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Former CFTC Chair Giancarlo Says Fed Should Create a Digital Dollar
23.2.2020
Former CFTC Chair says time for Federal to create digital dollar and Bitcoin should co-exit along with it
LedgerX Board Member and Former CFTC Chair Named CEO of Miami Futures Exchange
29.1.2020
Former acting CFTC Chairman and LedgerX board member Mark Wetjen is the new CEO at Miami International Futures Exchange, where he will build out its crypto asset and derivatives products
Ex-CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo on Why He Launched Digital Dollar Project
23.1.2020
In this video from WEF 2020, former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo, also known as “Crypto Dad,” discusses his push to digitize the U.S. dollar and the future of global currencies
Regulated Derivatives Will ‘Legitimize’ Crypto, Says CFTC Chair
14.1.2020
Regulated derivatives will instill market confidence in cryptocurrencies, according to Heath Tarbert
Former CFTC Chair to Remain Focused on Crypto and Blockchain at New Law Firm
3.12.2019
Former CFTC chairman joins New York-based law firm where he will reportedly continue to advocate for the U.S. digital dollar
Ex-CFTC Chair Giancarlo to Push for Digital Dollar in New Role at White-Shoe Law Firm
2.12.2019
Christopher Giancarlo has joined law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher as its new senior counsel, where the former CFTC chief intends to continue advocating for a digital dollar and other policies
CFTC Chair on Crypto Regulation: We Don’t Want to Snuff out Innovation
22.11.2019
CFTC chairman Heath Tarbert says that the authority does not want to snuff out innovation by overregulating crypto
Trump Administration Popped 2017 Bitcoin Bubble, Ex-CFTC Chair Says
22.10.2019
"We saw a bubble building and we thought the best way to address it was to allow the market to interact with it," said Christopher Giancarlo
CFTC Chair Says Ether Futures ‘Likely’ in 2020
21.10.2019
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Heath Tarbert says the crypto world will see ethereum futures contracts sometime in 2020
LedgerX Claims ‘Personal Animus’ Drove Ex-CFTC Chair to Stall Approvals
28.9.2019
LedgerX claims former CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo threatened the company for personal reasons, two letters obtained by CoinDesk reveal
Ex-CFTC Chair ‘Crypto Dad’ Giancarlo Joins Digital Chamber Trade Group
17.9.2019
Former CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo has joined the advisory board of the Chamber of Digital Commerce
Facebook’s Libra Should Be Regulated Like a Security, Says Former CFTC Chair
16.7.2019
Former CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler believes Facebook's Libra looks – and should be regulated like – a security
US Senate Confirms New CFTC Chair to Succeed ‘Crypto Dad’ Giancarlo
6.6.2019
Giancarlo said the agency is in “safe hands.”
US CFTC Chair: Blockchain Would Have Improved Regulator Response to 2008 Financial Crash
4.6.2019
The U.S. CFTC chair says blockchain would have allowed for a “far faster, better-informed, and more calibrated regulatory intervention” in response to the 2008 crisis
Former CFTC Chair Gary Gensler Says Crypto Market Needs Regulation in Order to Grow
3.5.2019
Former chairman of the CFTC Gary Gensler said that the crypto market needs investor and consumer protection in order to grow