Giancarlo– the Crypto Dad Talks of CBDC; Calls them Freedom Coins

Ex-CFTC Chair said the rise of CBDCs is a change to reassess and rebalance current financial surveillance with American constitutional norms, the presumption of innocence and the rule of law. He also ...

Why did France include ‘Crypto Dad’ Chris Giancarlo in French Knighthood?

French Government Knighted Former CFTC Chair and known as ‘Crypto Dad’ for his keen support for crypto, Chris Giancarlo Chris Giancarlo, who was known for his contribution during his tenure at the Uni...

‘Crypto Dad’ Chris Giancarlo Knighted by French Government

This knighthood was founded in the last century to honor people who distinguish themselves in the military or civilian world, and includes 182,000 members globally, according to the organization’...

Polymarket appoints former CFTC chief Giancarlo as chair of advisory board

Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) head and crypto advocate Christopher Giancarlo has taken a seat as the chairman of crypto prediction platform Polymarket’s advisory board. The ...

Former Top Regulators Chris Giancarlo, Brian Brooks Invest In Crypto Risk Monitoring Startup Solidus Labs

Solidus founders from left to right: COO Chen Arad, CEO Asaf Meir, CTO Praveen Kumar Solidus Labs In 2018, struck by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s series of refusals to approve a bitcoin ET...

XRP is not a Security: Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo Says

Christopher Giancarlo, the former Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has shared his thought on the status of XRP Coin as the legal brawl between Ripple Labs and the Securitie...

Former CFTC Chairman Giancarlo Joins Coinfund As An Advisor

Giancarlo has been an outspoken proponent of cryptocurrencies and CBDCs, arguing for a “no harm” approach to blockchain legislation. CoinFund has made many investments in cryptocurrency-related firms ...

Ex-CFTC Boss Christopher Giancarlo Joins CoinFund as Advisor

Christopher Giancarlo, the former Chairman of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has joined blockchain-focused investment firm CoinFund as a strategic advisor. Billed to advise the firm on ma...

Former CFTC chair Giancarlo joins CoinFund as an adviser

Blockchain investment firm CoinFund has appointed former United States commodities regulator J. Christopher Giancarlo as a strategic adviser — a move that should help the Brooklyn-based company naviga...

Ex-CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo Joins CoinFund as Policy Adviser

“As former chairman of the CFTC, Chris was always on the cutting edge of technology and at the forefront of regulatory policy,” CoinFund President Christopher Perkins wrote in an email to CoinDesk. “A...