In his speech to CoinDesk’s Consensus festival yesterday, the head of the non-profit Digital Dollar Project says a U.S. central bank digital currency is too important to be left to central bankers to design. Money is a social issue requiring broad-based public engagement.
Just Saying No to Digital Dollars Means Cementing the Surveillance Status Quo
Political attacks on CBDCs gives a pass to existing government and commercial oversight of financial transactions, says Christopher Giancarlo, cofounder of the Digital Dollar Project.
Democracy Demands a Say in the Future of Money
The U.S. Treasury’s decision to impose know-your-customer rules to private cryptocurrency wallets is flawed in more ways than one.
Digital Dollar Project: Don’t Rush Digital Dollar During COVID-19 Crisis
The ex-chairman of the CFTC says a digital dollar should be a priority for the U.S. But he cautions against expediting the initiative during the pandemic.
Free Markets and the Future of Blockchain
J. Christopher Giancarlo is Chairman at U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the agency of the US government that regulates futures and options markets. This will be the last time I speak to you from the CFTC. Nevertheless, before I go, I wanted to share some thoughts, which I have been saving. My five years at […]
