U.S. CFTC Chairman nominee Brian Quintenz publicly released texts with Gemini co-founder, implying potential interference in nomination process

BlockBeats News, September 11th. According to Cointelegraph, Brian Quintenz, the nominee for chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) appointed by U.S. President Trump, recently made public his text message exchanges with Gemini co-founder Winklevoss brothers, implying that the brothers may have tried to intervene in his nomination process.

Quintenz stated that he made these text messages public out of concern that Trump might be "misled." The messages showed that the Winklevoss brothers had pressured Quintenz regarding Gemini's civil case with the CFTC, seeking his commitment, but Quintenz stated his refusal. Quintenz also mentioned that the brothers later contacted the White House to request a suspension of his confirmation process.

The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee originally planned to question Quintenz in July but delayed it at the White House's request. The text messages were made public less than 48 hours before Gemini's anticipated initial public offering (IPO) scheduled for this Friday.