Brian Quintenz Alleges Winklevoss Twins May Have Misled Trump To Block CFTC Nomination
US President Donald Trump’s nominee for Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Brian Quintenz has accused Gemini co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss of undermining his confirmation. Quintenz was initially expected to fly through Senate confirmation with support from the broader crypto and financial industries. This all seemed to change when the Gemini co-founders wrote a letter to Trump that pressed him to reconsider. The White House subsequently halted a vote for unspecified reasons. Believing that the President may have been misled, Quintenz took to X to share a private exchange that took place between himself and the Winklevoss twins days before they sent the letter to Trump. Tyler Winklevoss Asked How Quintenz Would ‘Align With President Trump’ “I’ve never been inclined to release private messages,” he wrote on X. “But in light of my support for the President and belief that he might have been misled, I’ve posted he...