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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"cryptocurrency",<br>"author":"davidlanz",<br>"permlink":"cftc-chairman-j--christopher-cryptodad-giancarlo-to-retire-after-term-ends-in-2019",<br>"title":"CFTC Chairman J. Christopher \u2018Cryptodad\u2019 Giancarlo to Retire After Term Ends in 2019",<br>"body":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/248qms3nhmvl15d4ne1i4pxl-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/cftc-cryptodad-giancarlo-760x400.png\"><\/p><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccn.com\/cftc-chairman-j-christopher-cryptodad-giancarlo-to-retire-after-term-ends-in-2019\/\" title=\"CFTC Chairman J. Christopher \u2018Cryptodad\u2019 Giancarlo to Retire After Term Ends in 2019\">\n<img alt=\"cryptodad\" class=\"attachment-large-thumb size-large-thumb wp-post-image\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/248qms3nhmvl15d4ne1i4pxl-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/cftc-cryptodad-giancarlo-760x400.png\" width=\"760\"\/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-ads\">\n<div class=\"widget text-12 widget_text\"><h6 class=\"widget-title font-weight-bold\">Advertisement<\/h6> <div class=\"textwidget\"><p><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1513203250972-0\" style=\"height: 90px; width: 728px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/hacked.com\/continue-reading\">Join our community of 10 000 traders on Hacked.com for just $39 per month.<\/a><\/em><br\/>\n<p>The top markets regulator in the United States has confirmed that he will retire following the expiration of his term in 2019,<br> depriving the cryptocurrency industry of one of the Washington establishment\u2019s friendliest voices.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with financial publication <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iflr.com\/Article\/3803630\/EXCLUSIVE-CFTCs-Giancarlo-to-retire-at-end-of-term.html\">IFLR<\/a> at last week\u2019s International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) annual general meeting,<br> Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo confirmed his intention to retire when his five-year term ends next April rather than seek reappointment.<\/p>\n<p>Giancarlo has lately become a favorite among cryptocurrency enthusiasts due to his open-minded approach to the ecosystem,<br> which stands in stark contrast to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccn.com\/a-bubble-a-ponzi-scheme-and-an-environmental-disaster-banking-chief-blasts-bitcoin-as-stock-market-loses-trillions\/\">hostile stances<\/a> taken up by many regulators.<\/p>\n<p>As CCN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccn.com\/cryptodad-cftc-chairman-has-that-friday-fomo-feeling\/\">reported<\/a>,<br> Giancarlo received the nickname \u201cCryptodad\u201d after a congressional hearing in which he relayed a heartfelt opening statement that explained how cryptocurrencies have made his children and niece interested in investing for the first time.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt strikes me that we owe it to this new generation to respect their enthusiasm to respect their enthusiasm about virtual currencies with a thoughtful and balanced response,<br> not a dismissive one,<br>\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Obama appointee \u2014 who may be the first person to use the term \u201cHODL\u201d in a congressional hearing \u2014 has also tweeted about cryptocurrency on multiple occasions,<br> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccn.com\/not-everyones-a-fan-of-cryptodad\/\">consternation<\/a> of critics who argue that he should not take any actions that legitimize cryptocurrency as an asset class.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/crypto?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#crypto<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FOMO?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FOMO<\/a> your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FridayFeeling?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FridayFeeling<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DYOR?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DYOR<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JBWIJbZTo7\">https:\/\/t.co\/JBWIJbZTo7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CryptoDad?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CryptoDad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Giancarlo (@giancarloCFTC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/giancarloCFTC\/status\/969605376982372353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2,<br> 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><br<h2>Follow @davidlanz for real-time crypto news!<h2>",<br>"json_metadata":" \"app\": \"piston-lib\/0.5.7\" " |
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