Michael Selig, tapped by President Donald Trump to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is regarded by his colleagues as a tech-savvy lawyer prepared to tackle the agency’s expanding crypto mission, even with other vacancies lingering at the top and perennial funding challenges.
Selig, set for a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, is Trump’s second pick for the job. His first nominee, Brian Quintenz—the head of global policy for a16z crypto and a former CFTC commissioner—stalled in hearings and was ultimately pulled following a dust-up with crypto billionaire Tyler Winklevoss.
Selig can point to a strong track record of crypto-focused policy ...
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