The following statement is attributed to Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger following the Senate Agriculture Committee’s notice to advance the nomination of Brian Quintenz to lead the CFTC:
“We look forward to the Senate Agriculture Committee’s business meeting today to consider Brian Quintenz’s nomination to serve as Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Brian’s deep expertise and forward-looking perspective—especially on emerging technologies like cryptocurrency and decentralized finance—make him uniquely qualified to lead the CFTC at this pivotal moment. We encourage the Committee to advance his nomination swiftly and look forward to his confirmation by the Senate.”
