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Under Giancarlo's watch as chairman, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in 2017 approved regulated futures contracts tied to bitcoin (BTC), and, to this day, they remain the only fully regulated crypto product traded in the U.S., he said during a speech Wednesday at CryptoX's Consensus 2023 event. Source
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Sommers served two terms for the CFTC, with the second term being a five-year stint beginning in 2009 when she was nominated by former President Barack Obama. Sommers also spent time as the Policy Director and Head of Government Affairs for the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), and also
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As the U.S. struggles to provide regulatory clarity to the domestic crypto industry, global regulatory frameworks like MiCA could fill the gap. CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham, who recently relaunched the CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee, told attendees on Thursday that market structures, once set, are extremely difficult to change. Original Source
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Giancarlo, now a senior counsel at law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher, said that while the restructuring proposal is only a starting point for the Hoboken, N.J.-headquartered lending platform, it will be the first time a federal bankruptcy court will weigh in on a crypto collateral-based bankruptcy. Original Source
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Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo has joined Digital Asset’s board of directors, and will advise the smart contracts-focused provider of software and services for financial services on a range of blockchain issues. Original Source
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“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 CryptoX. “As the regulatory framework continues to crystallize across Web 3, Chris will be able to deliver key insight
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"Crypto Dad" made his case for the next evolution of America's greenback. Source
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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. Source
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Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Christopher Giancarlo, who had parted ways with the regulator this summer, has stated that he expects 2019 to be the year when regulators may start considering some response to cryptocurrencies.Giancarlo voiced his opinion during an interview with industry news outlet The Block
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Cryptocurrency derivatives firm LedgerX alleges that former United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Christopher Giancarlo obstructed the approval of its amended Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) registration because of personal bias against the firm’s CEO Paul Chou.As Industry news outlet Coindesk reported on Sept. 28, LedgerX made the
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