Gemini’s Tyler Winklevoss Lobbied Trump Against CFTC Nominee Brian Quintenz
Brian Quintenz, President Trump’s nominee for CFTC Chairman, claimed that Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss lobbied Trump against his confirmation after Quintenz refused to take a stance on Gemini’s complaint against the CFTC, which accused staff of misconduct. Quintenz shared messages showing a neutral response to the complaint and said the Winklevoss twins later contacted Trump to pause his confirmation for unrelated reasons. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss previously donated $21 million in bitcoin to the Digital Freedom Fund PAC to back crypto-friendly candidates. Tyler praised the Trump administration’s deregulatory actions, including halting “lawfare” against crypto and signing the GENIUS Act to advance U.S. leadership in digital currencies. The twins advocate for a streamlined, technology-neutral market structure bill for crypto, warning against a “Dodd-Frank-style” overreach.