Summary
- The Trump transition team announced that they are considering six candidates for the next CFTC chair, including Brian Quintenz and Summer Mersinger.
- Brian Quintenz is currently mentioned as the most likely candidate.
- CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam stated that there is a high possibility that the CFTC will play an important role in overseeing virtual asset trading.
According to Fox Business News on the 8th (local time), the Trump transition team announced that they are considering six candidates for the next CFTC chair, including Brian Quintenz, a16z policy head, Summer Mersinger, CFTC commissioner, and Marco Santori, former CLO of Kraken.
Other candidates include Republican Caroline Pham, attorney Neal Kumar, and Josh Sterling.
Among them, Brian Quintenz and Summer Mersinger are considered the most likely candidates.
Meanwhile, CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam stated in a speech that "there is a high possibility that the CFTC will play a more significant role in overseeing virtual asset (cryptocurrency) trading someday," adding, "I will continue to support this."
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