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‘Crypto Dad’ squashes rumors that he could replace Gensler as SEC Chair

DIGIT — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:57:35 +0000

Former CFTC Acting Chair Chris Giancarlo said he’s “already cleaned up earlier Gary Gensler mess,” shooting down speculation he’d replace the SEC Chair.

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Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo joins Paxos board

DIGIT — Tue, 14 May 2024 15:25:43 +0000

Former CFTC Chair J. Christopher Giancarlo founded the Digital Dollar Project and currently works as an advisory board member for the Chamber of Digital Commerce.

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That’s ‘Sir’ Crypto Dad: French order knights former CFTC chair Chris Giancarlo

DIGIT — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:30:00 +0000

The first of his name, king of the punks and the first regulators, protector of the seven tokens, the keeper of the great CBDC, the breaker of blockchains and father of crypto.

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Former CFTC chair Chris Giancarlo joins Digital Asset’s board

DIGIT — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:49:47 +0000

Many in the crypto and blockchain space referred to Giancarlo as “Crypto Dad” for his role in supporting digital assets during his five years at the CFTC.

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Pantera CEO Wants a Reminder the Day Before a US Bitcoin ETF Launches — ‘I Might Want to Take Some Chips off the Table’

DIGIT — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 14:15:37 +0000

On October 6, Pantera Capital published an investor’s note written by Dan Morehead, the company’s CEO. Unlike the myriad of crypto investors who believe that a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) will send the crypto asset’s value to the moon, Morehead explains it could be a negative event and when it officially launches he said he […]

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Brian Armstrong Meets With Fed Chair Jerome Powell – ‘US Needs to Be a Major Crypto Player to Stay Relevant’

DIGIT — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 16:00:01 +0000

According to Jerome Powell’s conference calendar, the CEO of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, met with the Federal Reserve chairman and former House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan to speak about the implications of digital currencies. The meeting’s details are unclear but most of the discussions seemingly revolved around the construction of an American central bank digital […]

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Ripple CEO Threatens to Relocate Company Overseas Due to Unfavorable US Regulation

DIGIT — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 16:15:06 +0000

Ripple chief executive officer Brad Garlinghouse has threatened to move the company’s headquarters overseas should the U.S. fail to level the playing field with an unambiguous regulatory framework. In a series of tweets on Oct.12, Garlinghouse said: “The lack of a single national regulatory framework is putting U.S. innovation and U.S. companies at a significant […]

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Can Central Bank Digital Currencies Protect Individual Privacy?

DIGIT — Mon, 11 May 2020 16:09:00 +0000

Top crypto industry and policy experts debated the privacy ramifications of state-issued virtual currencies during the first day of Consensus.

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CFTC Chair Explains Why US Has Regulated Bitcoin Futures but Not Bitcoin ETFs

DIGIT — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 15:50:01 +0000

The chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has explained why bitcoin futures have been approved in the U.S. but bitcoin ETFs have not. He also shared his thoughts on the future of cryptocurrencies and how they can potentially solve currency-related problems in as much as two-thirds of the world’s countries. Also read: 160 […]

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This Week in Bitcoin: Who Do You Believe?

DIGIT — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 08:00:46 +0000

The bitcoin space is a constant battle of truth versus untruth, rumor versus fact and optimism versus pessimism. With market manipulators up to their usual tricks and salty altcoiners crying FUD, it can be hard to tell what’s real and what’s fake. This week truly had it all: keks, lies, and videotape beamed live from […]

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