Former CFTC Boss' Digital Dollar Project Ready to Kick Off First US CBDC Tests
The Digital Dollar Project's first five pilots will launch during the next year.
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May 3, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
May 3, 2021
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Blockchain Bites: Canada Approves Bitcoin ETF, Options Markets Not Pricing for $100K BTC
Also: Did the CFTC "pop" the 2017 bitcoin bubble?
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Feb 12, 2021 at 5:25 p.m. UTC
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Senate Hearing Sees Digital Dollar as a Tool for Economic Supremacy
The digital dollar again appeared during a Senate hearing. However, it wasn't the focus of the hearing but just another tool that can be used to maintain U.S. hegemony.
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Jul 23, 2020 at 12:00 a.m. UTC
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Digital Dollar Project Calls for 2-Tiered Distribution System in First White Paper for US CBDC
The Digital Dollar Project's first white paper describes how a two-tiered system underpinning a tokenized dollar could modernize the U.S. financial system.
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May 29, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 29, 2020
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Ex-CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo on Why He Launched Digital Dollar Project
In this video from WEF 2020, former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo, also known as “Crypto Dad,” discusses his push to digitize the U.S....
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Jan 23, 2020 at 8:21 p.m. UTC
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Former CFTC Officials Ramp Up Push for Digital Dollar With Accenture Partnership
Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo and LabCFTC head Dan Gorfine are forming the Digital Dollar Foundation, working with Accenture to determine how best to create a U.S. central...
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Jan 16, 2020 at 1:58 p.m. UTC
Jan 16, 2020
Ex-CFTC Chair Giancarlo to Push for Digital Dollar in New Role at White-Shoe Law Firm
Christopher Giancarlo has joined law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher as its new senior counsel, where the former CFTC chief intends to continue advocating for a digital dollar a...
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Dec 2, 2019 at 9:01 p.m. UTC
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Trump Administration Popped 2017 Bitcoin Bubble, Ex-CFTC Chair Says
"We saw a bubble building and we thought the best way to address it was to allow the market to interact with it," said Christopher Giancarlo.
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Oct 22, 2019 at 7:15 p.m. UTC
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Fearing USD Decline, Ex-CFTC Heads Propose a Blockchain-Based Digital Dollar
Two former ranking members of the CFTC offered up a plan for a government-sanctioned, blockchain-based digital dollar.
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Oct 16, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 16, 2019
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LedgerX Claims 'Personal Animus' Drove Ex-CFTC Chair to Stall Approvals
LedgerX claims former CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo threatened the company for personal reasons, two letters obtained by CoinDesk reveal.
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Sep 28, 2019 at 8:08 p.m. UTC
Sep 28, 2019