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Conflict of Interest? Incoming CFTC Chair Has Deep Ties with Crypto and Prediction Markets

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Brian Quintenz, whom US President Donald Trump nominated to be the next Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), disclosed $3.4 million in assets, along with deep ties to the crypto industry and prediction markets.

Active Roles in Crypto and Prediction Markets

Quintenz, who served as a CFTC Commissioner from 2017 to 2021, is currently the Global Head of Crypto Policy at a16z, the crypto arm of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He will resign after the US Senate confirms him as the CFTC Chair.

He is also a board member at Kalshi, a US-based prediction market, and owns stock and unvested stock options in the firm. He also holds stock and vested stock options in the finance and lending brokerage Next Level Derivatives.

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His interests further extend to AH Capital Management investment funds, CNK Fund III, CNK Seed 1 Fund, and CNK IV Fund. He also has capital commitments to related general partners.

His ties to crypto and prediction markets have raised concerns over a potential conflict of interest, given his role as one of the top US regulators. The CFTC oversees both markets. Quintenz, however, addressed this in an agreement letter sent to John Einstman, the CFTC’s Designated Agency Ethics Official, dated 21 May. He confirmed that he would avoid any conflicts of interest if confirmed as the CFTC Chair.

Read more: CFTC Folds Its Hand in Election Betting Showdown with Kalshi

“I will not participate personally and substantially in any particular matter in which I know that I have a financial interest directly and predictably affected by the matter,” he stated.

He will also resign from all positions and divest all conflicting assets within 90 days of his confirmation.

CFTC Commissioners Stepping Down

Quintenz will replace Rostin Behnam, who departed from the top regulatory role after the Trump administration took office, putting Caroline Pham in charge of the agency. She is still serving as the Acting CFTC Chair.

Paul Atkins, who took over as SEC Chair, revealed in his confirmation disclosure that he holds around $6 million in crypto-related investments, including stakes in the crypto custody platform Anchorage Digital and blockchain tokenisation firm Securitize. He and his wife, Sarah Humphreys Atkins, have a joint net worth of $327 million.

Meanwhile, as Quintenz prepares to take over the CFTC Chair, the other four Commissioners are expected to leave the agency. Democrat Commissioner Kristin Johnson announced earlier this month that she will step down later this year. Commissioners Summer Mersinger and Christy Goldsmith Romero, both Republicans, will step down later this week. Pham has also hinted at her departure once the new Chair takes over.

Brian Quintenz, whom US President Donald Trump nominated to be the next Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), disclosed $3.4 million in assets, along with deep ties to the crypto industry and prediction markets.

Active Roles in Crypto and Prediction Markets

Quintenz, who served as a CFTC Commissioner from 2017 to 2021, is currently the Global Head of Crypto Policy at a16z, the crypto arm of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He will resign after the US Senate confirms him as the CFTC Chair.

He is also a board member at Kalshi, a US-based prediction market, and owns stock and unvested stock options in the firm. He also holds stock and vested stock options in the finance and lending brokerage Next Level Derivatives.

You may also like: Event Contracts Are Set to Become a “Trillion Dollar Asset Class”

His interests further extend to AH Capital Management investment funds, CNK Fund III, CNK Seed 1 Fund, and CNK IV Fund. He also has capital commitments to related general partners.

His ties to crypto and prediction markets have raised concerns over a potential conflict of interest, given his role as one of the top US regulators. The CFTC oversees both markets. Quintenz, however, addressed this in an agreement letter sent to John Einstman, the CFTC’s Designated Agency Ethics Official, dated 21 May. He confirmed that he would avoid any conflicts of interest if confirmed as the CFTC Chair.

Read more: CFTC Folds Its Hand in Election Betting Showdown with Kalshi

“I will not participate personally and substantially in any particular matter in which I know that I have a financial interest directly and predictably affected by the matter,” he stated.

He will also resign from all positions and divest all conflicting assets within 90 days of his confirmation.

CFTC Commissioners Stepping Down

Quintenz will replace Rostin Behnam, who departed from the top regulatory role after the Trump administration took office, putting Caroline Pham in charge of the agency. She is still serving as the Acting CFTC Chair.

Paul Atkins, who took over as SEC Chair, revealed in his confirmation disclosure that he holds around $6 million in crypto-related investments, including stakes in the crypto custody platform Anchorage Digital and blockchain tokenisation firm Securitize. He and his wife, Sarah Humphreys Atkins, have a joint net worth of $327 million.

Meanwhile, as Quintenz prepares to take over the CFTC Chair, the other four Commissioners are expected to leave the agency. Democrat Commissioner Kristin Johnson announced earlier this month that she will step down later this year. Commissioners Summer Mersinger and Christy Goldsmith Romero, both Republicans, will step down later this week. Pham has also hinted at her departure once the new Chair takes over.



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