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GENIUS Act: Signed Law ▲ Jul 18 2025| MiCA Status: Live ▲ Dec 2024| CLARITY Act: Senate Pending ▲ Jul 2025| Crypto Lobbying 2024: $202M PAC ▲ Fairshake| OECD CARF Countries: 75+ ▲ +12| CBDC Projects: 130+ Active ▲ Atlantic Council| FATF Travel Rule: 73% Compliant ▲ Jun 2025| Pro-Crypto Congress: 300+ Members ▲ +91| GENIUS Act: Signed Law ▲ Jul 18 2025| MiCA Status: Live ▲ Dec 2024| CLARITY Act: Senate Pending ▲ Jul 2025| Crypto Lobbying 2024: $202M PAC ▲ Fairshake| OECD CARF Countries: 75+ ▲ +12| CBDC Projects: 130+ Active ▲ Atlantic Council| FATF Travel Rule: 73% Compliant ▲ Jun 2025| Pro-Crypto Congress: 300+ Members ▲ +91|

Commodities

Brian Quintenz: From CFTC Commissioner to A16z Advisor to CFTC Chair

Brian Quintenz's career — CFTC commissioner, a16z policy advisor, nominated CFTC Chair — encapsulates the revolving door dynamics of US crypto regulation and represents the most crypto-friendly CFTC leadership in the agency's history.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 8 min read

CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission)

The CFTC's crypto jurisdiction over Bitcoin and Ether as commodities, the FTX enforcement action, and its expanding role under the CLARITY Act.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026

Security vs Commodity: The Classification That Determines Everything

The foundational US regulatory classification dispute that determines whether a crypto asset falls under SEC or CFTC jurisdiction, with fundamentally different compliance implications for each outcome.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026
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