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Christopher Giancarlo

J. Christopher Giancarlo, Acting Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading  Commission during a press conference at the Bank of England in London in 2019.
J. Christopher Giancarlo, Acting Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission during a press conference at the Bank of England in London in 2019. Photo: Kirsty O’Connor/PA Images (Getty Images)

Chris Giancarlo, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) under President Trump, joined several crypto companies after leaving government. Giancarlo, who many in the crypto community call “Crypto Dad,” according to CoinDesk, serves on the board of Digital Assets and is a policy advisor to the crypto venture capital firm CoinFund.