Chris Giancarlo (@giancarloMKTS) is senior counsel and Co-Chair of the Willkie Digital Works practice in the firm’s New York office. Chris served as the thirteenth Chairman of the U.S. CFTC, where he oversaw regulation of the futures, options and swaps derivatives markets. Chris was also a successful entrepreneur, helping GFI Group Inc. grow into a leading trading platform while managing GFI’s successful private equity financing and IPO.

In this conversation, Chris discusses the Digital Dollar Project, the history and future of money and the importance of instilling democratic values in the technology we use.