CoinVoice has recently learned that, according to Eleanor Terrett, the confirmation process for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman nominee Brian Quintenz is facing resistance. Internal emails obtained through the Freedom of Information Act indicate that Quintenz may have accessed CFTC confidential information while serving on the board of the prediction market platform Kalshi, raising ethical concerns.

The White House has asked the Senate Agriculture Committee to postpone the scheduled nomination vote. [Original link]