Christopher Giancarlo

Christopher Giancarlo: Fight for the Future of Money in the U.S.
Christopher Giancarlo: Fight for the Future of Money in the U.S.
Christopher Giancarlo, the former chair of the CFTC, also known as ‘Crypto Dad’ said the U.S. is resisting digitization of the dollar due to it being a threat to the country’s...
Christopher Giancarlo: Fight for the Future of Money in the U.S.

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The U.S. Should Lead the Digital Future of Money
In his speech ay CoinDesk’s Consensus festival Wednesday, Chris Giancarlo, the head of the non-profit Digital Dollar Project, said a U.S. central bank digital currency is too...
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Just Saying No to Digital Dollars Means Cementing the Surveillance Status Quo
Political attacks on CBDCs give a pass to existing government and commercial oversight of financial transactions and forfeits opportunity to shape global standards in accord w...
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The Coming Digital Currency Wars
The Coming Digital Currency Wars
J. Christopher Giancarlo, Senior Counsel at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, joins MIT Media Lab's Director of the Digital Currency Initiative Neha Narula at Consensus 2022 to di...
The Coming Digital Currency Wars

Former CFTC Chief J. Christoper Giancarlo on "First Mover." (CoinDesk TV screenshot)
Ex-CFTC Chairman Discusses Celsius' Bankruptcy and CBDC Adoption
The former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chief joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss why the bankruptcy of lender Celsius Network could set legal precedent in f...
Former CFTC Chief J. Christoper Giancarlo on "First Mover." (CoinDesk TV screenshot)

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The Coming Digital Currency Wars
“Money Reimagined” Consensus 2022 panel discussion from Austin, Texas with Chris Giancarlo, Neha Narula and Emily Parker.
Money Reimagined Podcast Cover

Fmr CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo on Crypto Regulation, Digital Dollar
Fmr CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo on Crypto Regulation, Digital Dollar
Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo, aka “Crypto Dad,” discusses the new crypto bill from U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kir...
Fmr CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo on Crypto Regulation, Digital Dollar

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5 Questions for Chris ‘Crypto Dad’ Giancarlo
The ex Commodity Futures Trading Commission chief discusses regulation, digital dollars and financial inclusion. This article is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.
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Ex-CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo Joins Digital Asset’s Board of Directors
The former regulator will advise the company on a variety of subjects, including asset tokenization, distributed ledger technology and regulatory developments.
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Ex-CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo Joins CoinFund as Policy Adviser
Giancarlo will help the crypto venture capital firm navigate the Web 3 landscape.
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