#130 - Chris Giancarlo, former CFTC Chair on the SEC's approach to crypto

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.

During his tenure at the CFTC (2014-2019), Chris oversaw the first bitcoin futures products entering the marketplace. He’s also published a book, CryptoDad: The Fight for the Future of Money, which I highly recommend.

Show highlights:

[1:14] Digital based monetary systems

[16:25] Writing guides for entrepreneurs

[26:06] Leading the CFTC

[31:18] Gensler, the SEC and the CFTC

[35:36] Why embrace Blockchain?

[1:05:17] Activity-based regulation

& much more.

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