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Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo sees the current set of financial systems – the older systems associated with the pre-digital age – as almost hopelessly obsolete.

By John Biggs

Feb 3, 2020 at 11:45 p.m. UTC

Feb 3, 2020

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Ex-CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo on Why He Launched Digital Dollar Project

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....

By John Biggs

Jan 23, 2020 at 8:21 p.m. UTC

Jan 23, 2020

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Why 'Crypto Dad' Is Building the Digital Dollar Foundation

With the proverbial digital currency barbarians at the gate, ex-CFTC chair Christopher Giancarlo launches a digital dollar initiative.

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Jan 16, 2020 at 8:10 p.m. UTC

Jan 16, 2020

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Former Fed Nominee Stephen Moore Backs Fractional Reserve Stablecoin

Stephen Moore, whose failed bid to join the Fed imploded within months, has a new plan to disrupt global finance: a fractional reserved-backed stablecoin.

By Danny Nelson

Oct 21, 2019 at 10:30 p.m. UTC

Oct 21, 2019

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