Trump Plans to Pick a16z Crypto’s Quintenz to Head CFTC: Report

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President Donald Trump plans to pick Brian Quintenz, the head of policy at Andreessen Horowitz’s (a16z) crypto division, to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. There has been no official statement, but Bloomberg cited a document sent by the White House to Capitol Hill on Feb. 11. Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham congratulated Quintez on the selection, according to Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett. “I worked with Brian on important initiatives that he led to success when he was a C...