Exit interview with Brian Quintenz

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Exit interview with Brian Quintenz

Fintech Beat, Ep. 108

After departing the CFTC, Brian Quintenz, right, joined a16z, the crypto wing of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. (Getty Images for Yahoo Finance/O)

Posted September 14, 2021 at 4:00am

Former CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz joins Fintech Beat to talk about his tenure and the recent confrontations between the crypto industry and government.

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