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Ex-CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo Joins Swiss Effort to Fund COVID Relief Projects

Ex-CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo Joins Swiss Effort to Fund COVID Relief Projects

The Swiss crypto exchange leading a $200,000 effort to support tech-driven solutions to the coronavirus-led economic crisis has snagged a high-profile advisor: former U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo.

The Lykke-led Open Initiativewill give four grants of 50,000 Swiss Francs ($51,300) to projects in four areas: a digital vouchers platform for…

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Digital Dollar Project: Don’t Rush Digital Dollar During COVID-19 Crisis

J. Christopher Giancarlo is Senior Counsel at Willkie, Farr & Gallagher and former Chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

As you read this, the United States along with the rest of the world has been struck with the COVID-19 pandemic. As Washington has implemented the policy response of social distancing with the resulting braking of the economy, it has set upon issuance of…

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Chris Giancarlo’s Digital Dollar Project Names Ex-Treasury, CFTC Officials to New Board

The Digital Dollar Foundation – an effort by former CFTC officials Christopher Giancarlo and Daniel Gorfine in partnership with Accenture – has tapped a number of former government officials and industry experts to boost its advocacy efforts.

The Digital Dollar Foundation unveiled a board of advisors on Thursday, naming 24 individuals who will help develop the framework for creating a U.S. CBDC.

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Former CFTC Officials Ramp Up Push for Digital Dollar With Accenture Partnership

Former CFTC Officials Ramp Up Push for Digital Dollar With Accenture Partnership

Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo, former LabCFTC Director Daniel Gorfine and investor Charles Giancarlo want to take the dollar digital – and they’re not waiting for the Federal Reserve.

The three are forming the Digital Dollar Foundation, working with Accenture to design and push for a potential U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC).

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