• XRP is not a security
    Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo claims XRP is no security
    People,  Regulation,  XRP

    ‘Crypto Dad’ Chris Giancarlo: XRP is not a security

    The former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair was a leading force in removing the scarlet ‘S’ from bitcoin and ether, and he remains influential. But making the same argument for XRP is weakened as his law firm works for Ripple

    June 18, 2020 /

    Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair and “Crypto Dad” Chris Giancarlo argued forcefully in a June 17 column that XRP is not a security but a currency under U.S. law. That’s a huge, potentially life-or-death question for Ripple.

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  • It seems Crypto Dad Chris Giancarlo has actual children.
    It seems Crypto Dad Chris Giancarlo has actual children.
    People,  Regulation

    Chris Giancarlo joins law firm, stays active in crypto

    At Willkie Farr & Gallagher, the ‘Crypto Dad’ says he will be at the juncture of ‘financial markets, emerging technologies and law and public policy’

    December 3, 2019 /

    J. Christopher Giancarlo, who resigned from the CFTC earlier this year, has landed at the swanky midtown Manhattan offices of leading law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher. From his perch as Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Giancarlo was a forceful advocate for American cryptocurrency and blockchain innovation.

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