Brian Quintenz’s CFTC Nomination Faces Delay Over Kalshi Board Conflict Concerns
President Trump's nomination of Brian Quintenz, a16z's head of policy, to chair the CFTC has stalled amid scrutiny over his ties to prediction market platform Kalshi. Reports indicate Quintenz's team requested confidential CFTC data on competitors Polymarket and PredictIt during transition planning—while he remained on Kalshi's board.
Eleanor Terrett's crypto America podcast reveals multiple pressure points: Senate vote uncertainties, opposition from the American Gaming Association, and discomfort from crypto figures like the Winklevoss twins. A detailed blog post from The Closing Line has amplified regulatory concerns on Capitol Hill.