Brian Quintenz

Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Brian Quintenz is expected to be nominated by Donald Trump to lead the federal commodities regulator, according to sources familiar with the matter. Quintenz, who previously served at the CFTC from 2017 to 2021, was known for his efforts to...

Brian Quintenz, a prominent figure in digital assets and former Republican commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is reportedly a frontrunner to lead the agency under President-elect Donald Trump. What Happened: Quintenz, who currently heads policy for a16z Crypto, the...

The cryptocurrency industry voiced its frustration with regulators' inability to provide a suitable regulatory framework for the emerging asset class at the International Futures Industry Association conference, March 13-16. Recent enforcement actions by regulators, including the...

  Crypto and Web3 venture firm a16z has appointed former CFTC commissioner Brian Quintenz as the company’s new head of policy a year after hiring him as senior advisor for its crypto team. Quintenz was nominated by both Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump and unanimously confirmed...