Brian Quintenz, a former CFTC commissioner, is expected to rejoin the agency after his selection by President Donald Trump, according to several media reports citing a White House document from Tuesday.
Quintenz’s tenure as Chairman and Commissioner will end on April 13, 2029, following rumors in December that Trump was considering Quintenz among other candidates. Meanwhile, Rostin Behnam will take over as Vice Chair, succeeding Christy Goldsmith Romero.
Quintenz, who currently heads crypto policy at the crypto arm of venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), previously served as a Republican commissioner at the CFTC from 2017 to 2021.
His nomination could signal a pivot toward more crypto-friendly oversight of the $400 trillion derivatives market alongside other recent picks, including Treasurer Scott Bessent.
A16zcrypto, the venture capital firm’s crypto arm, has active investments in a portfolio that includes Solana, Uniswap, Story, Lido, Optimism, Farcaster, and EigenLayer, among others.
During his previous CFTC tenure, Quintenz emerged as one of crypto’s …
