The White House is reportedly exploring new pro-crypto candidates to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s initial pick, Brian Quintenz, has stalled.

White House Eyes More Crypto-Friendly Candidates

On Thursday, Bloomberg reported that the Trump administration is allegedly weighing additional candidates to chair the CFTC following the delay in Brian Quintenz’s confirmation process, according to people familiar with the matter.

Although the White House has not announced that it’s shifting away from Trump’s original chairman pick, a new list of potential picks has emerged over the past few weeks, the report revealed.

Among the CFTC chair contenders, the White House is considering Michael Selig, chief counsel to the Securiti

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