Trump's nominee for CFTC chairman Quintenz holds $3.4 million in crypto assets and will resign from crypto-related positions and divest assets if appointed

Planet Daily News: U.S. President Trump's nominee for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman, Brian Quintenz, recently disclosed his personal assets and cryptocurrency-related investments. According to documents published by the U.S. Government Ethics Office, Quintenz holds at least $3.4 million in assets and serves in multiple cryptocurrency and market prediction companies. Quintenz currently serves as the global crypto policy head at venture capital firm a16z, and holds equity in three of the company's investment funds. He is also a board member of the prediction market platform Kalshi and owns stocks and unvested options in the company. Quintenz stated that if confirmed by the Senate, he will resign from all positions and divest related assets within 90 days to avoid conflicts of interest. (Cointelegraph)