Brian Quintenz’s CFTC Nomination Faces Delay Over Kalshi Board Conflict Concerns

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2025-07-30 15:15:01

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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.

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