Brian Quintenz’s CFTC Chair Confirmation Delayed by the White House | COINDESK DAILY
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🗓️ 29 July 2025
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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as the confirmation process for Brain Quintenz to lead the CFTC has been delayed again.
The confirmation process for Brain Quintenz to lead the CFTC has again been halted and this time by the White House. Why did the administration step in to cancel the vote and will this affect the potential for Quintenz to chair the CFTC? CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”
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| 0:55.0 | Brian Quintenz's confirmation process to lead the CFTC has been delayed again, |
| 0:59.5 | and corporate treasury participation in Ethereum has skyrocketed. |
| 1:03.4 | You're watching Coin Desk Daily. |
| 1:04.9 | I'm your host, Jen Sanassi. |
| 1:19.0 | The confirmation process for Brian Quintends to lead the CFTC has again been halted this time by the White House. |
| 1:28.2 | Quintenz was poised for a sign-off from the Senate Agriculture Committee on Monday before the confirmation in the wider Senate, but the administration stepped in to cancel the vote. |
| 1:32.8 | The White House didn't immediately respond to a request for comment, so its reasoning remains unclear, |
| 1:37.2 | as does the potential for Quintends to continue in the process. The House of Representatives recently passed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act with a massive bipartisan vote. That bill |
| 1:42.1 | assigns the CFTC as the new watchdog for the spot |
| 1:44.8 | trading of digital assets that aren't securities. The Senate is working on its own version of the |
| 1:49.9 | bill. As Ethereum's 10-year anniversary approaches, corporate treasury participation in ether has |
| 1:54.6 | skyrocketed with institutional entities now holding 1% of ether circulating supply. This is according to report from standard |
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