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.
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.
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.