People familiar with the matter: Trump nominates a16z crypto policy director Brian Quintenz as CFTC chairman

PANews reported on February 12 that according to Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett, citing three people familiar with the matter, U.S. President Trump has chosen Brian Quintenz as the official chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Quintenz is currently the director of a16z encryption policy and has served as a former CFTC committee member.

Caroline Pham, the current acting chairman of the CFTC, has congratulated this and said Quintenz has promoted a number of important initiatives during his tenure as a CFTC committee member and is expected to play a leading role in the field of crypto and innovation. The White House has not issued an official statement.