Trump weighs new CFTC chair candidates as Quintenz confirmation stalls

Trump is reportedly exploring other CFTC leadership options after the Winklevoss twins derailed Brian Quintenz’s nomination over enforcement disputes with the Gemini exchange.

The Trump administration is reportedly considering a slate of new candidates to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, as Brian Quintenz’s confirmation has stalled.

New candidates being discussed include Michael Selig, chief counsel to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s crypto task force and a former asset management attorney, and Tyler Williams, Treasury counselor on digital asset policy, who previously worked at Galaxy Digital.  

Cointelegraph contacted the CFTC for further details but did not receive an immediate response.

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