Trump admin withdraws Brian Quintenz as CFTC nominee

Brian Quintenz told Cointelegraph he will return to the private sector after the White House pulled its nomination for him to chair the CFTC.

Update (Oct. 1, 1:20 am UTC): This article has been updated to add a comment from Brian Quintenz and further information.

The Trump White House has withdrawn Brian Quintenz’s nomination to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

“Being nominated to chair the CFTC and going through the confirmation process was the honor of my life,” Quintenz told Cointelegraph, confirming a Politico report on Tuesday

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