PANews reported on November 15 that according to Cointelegraph, the Trump transition team is considering pro-crypto Summer Mersinger as the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Mersinger advocates a more relaxed regulatory policy for cryptocurrencies and has criticized the CFTC for dealing with crypto companies in a "law enforcement and regulatory" manner. Other candidates include former CFTC Commissioner Jill Sommers and former official Josh Sterling. This move may affect the regulatory direction of the US crypto market.