Opinion Pieces and Public Remarks
"“Personal Liberty In The Digitally Networked Future Of Money,” Delivered at the Harvard Blockchain Conference.
April 14, 2024
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“Statement of J. Christopher Giancarlo, On the Death of Mike Gill”
February 3, 2024
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“Exclusive: “Spot Bitcoin ETFs could be worth US$100bn by next year” says ex-CFTC chief
Best Execution, January 10, 2024
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“Our Money is Changing. We Have to Protect the U.S. Dollar’s Transition to a Digital World”
(with Daniel Gorfine), USA Today, December 5, 2023
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“Digital Assets Not Inherently Securities: Unraveling the Ripple and Terraform Decisions”
(with Conrad Bahlke & Michael James), International Financial Law Review, December 4, 2023, Read more
“Public Trust: The Role of the Private Sector in Exploring Digital Currency”
(with Daniel Gorfine), Central Banking, October 23, 2023
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“Three Keys to Ensuring the U.S. Maintains Dollar Primacy in the Age of Digital Money”
(with Daniel Gorfine), Fortune, August 22, 2023
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“Commentary: Libor Is Over. We Still Need More Benchmarks to Replace It”
(with Bruce Tuckman), Barrons, June 30, 2023
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Opinion: “The glaring omission in stablecoin legislation”
The Hill, June 20, 2023
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“The U.S. Should Lead the Digital Future of Money”
CoinDesk, April 28, 2023
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“Report: The Values of Money: Will Tyranny or Freedom Be in Your Digital Wallet?
(with Jim Harper), The American Enterprise Institute, February 28, 2023
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“Letter to Senate Committee on Agriculture regarding Senate Bill 4760 - Digital Commodity Consumer Protection Act”
September 15, 2022
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“Libor is Dead. Long Live Choice”
American Banker, July 21, 2021,
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“Why a Digital Dollar Could be Just What the Economy Needs”
(with Daniel Gorfine), CNBC, June 9, 2021,
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“Peer-to-Peer Governance: Why Cryptocurrency SROs Can Work”
(with Conrad G. Bahlke & Graham E. Pittman), Bloomberg Law, Feb. 11, 2021,
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“The Future Of Money Should Be Cashless: With A Digital Dollar Giving Faster, Easier And Cheaper Access To Your Savings”
(with Daniel Gorfine), MarketWatch, Nov. 5, 2020
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“Cryptocurrencies and US Securities Laws: Beyond Bitcoin and Ether”
(with Conrad Bahlke),” International Financial Law review, Jun. 17, 2020
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“Now is Not the Time to Change the Rules on CCP Resolution”
Risk.net, May 21, 2020
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“Don’t Rush Digital Dollar During Covid-19 Crisis”
Coindesk.com, Apr. 16, 2020
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“We Sent a Man to the Moon. We Can Send the Dollar to Cyberspace”
(with Daniel Gorfine), Wall Street Journal, October, 2019
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“The Future of the City of London: Global European Financial Center”
Guildhall, London, Jun. 4, 2019
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“The New Futurism: 21st Century Financial Markets, Technology and Regulation”
Remarks at Commissione Nazionale per le Societa e la Borsa (CONSOB)," Rome, Italy, Jun. 3, 2019
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“Free Markets and the Future of Blockchain”
CoinDesk, May 15, 2019
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“The Tao of Derivatives Clearing: Clearinghouse Resiliency, Recovery and Resolution”
Washington, D.C., May 10, 2019
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“Financial Stability Concerns regarding Brexit”
Washington, D.C., Dec. 6, 2018
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“The Complex and Dynamic Liquidity Hierarchy of the US Treasury Market”
Remarks at the Fourth Annual Conference on the Evolving Structure of the U.S. Treasury Market, New York, Dec. 3, 2018
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“Regulatory Enforcement and Healthy Markets: Perfect Together”
Remarks at Economic Club of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 2, 2018
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“Response to Vatican Bollettino ‘Oeconomicae et pecuniariae quaestiones’
Washington, D.C., Jul. 21, 2018
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“Remarks to Women in Derivatives Forum”
Washington, D.C., Jun. 12, 2018
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“Remarks to Association of German Banks”
Berlin, Germany, May 7, 2018
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“Derivatives Regulatory Reform: A Principles-Based Software Upgrade”
Sims Lecture at Vanderbilt Law School, Nashville TN, Apr. 13, 2018
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“Financial Market Regulation: A Moral Framework”
Jacobson Global Lecture, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY, Apr. 9, 2018
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“Remarks at 2018 Agricultural Commodity Futures Conference”
Overland Park, KS, Apr. 5, 2018
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“Regulators Are Looking at Cryptocurrency: At the SEC and CFTC, We Take Our Responsibility Seriously,”
with SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Wall Street Journal, Jan. 24, 2018
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“Joint CFTC/EU Announcement of Comparability Determination on EU Margin Requirements and Common Approach on Trading Venues,”
Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2017
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“Deference is the Path Forward in Cross-Border Supervision of CCPs”,
Les Echos, Paris, France, Sep. 11, 2017
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“Regulators and the Blockchain: First, Do No Harm,”
DTCC Blockchain Symposium, Mar. 29, 2016
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“Six “Mega-Trends” Facing 21st Century Financial Markets,”
Harvard Law School Fidelity Guest Lecture Series on International Finance, Cambridge, MA, Dec. 1, 2015
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“American Prosperity Requires Capital Freedom,”
Cato Journal, Vol. 35 (Fall 2015)
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White Papers
“Cross-Border Swaps Regulation Version 2.0: A Risk-Based Approach with Deference to Comparable Non-U.S. Regulation,”
(Oct. 1, 2018)
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“Swaps Regulation Version 2.0: An Assessment of the Current Implementation of Reform and Proposals for Next Steps”
(Apr. 26, 2018)
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“Pro-Reform Reconsideration of the CFTC Swaps Trading Rules: Return to Dodd-Frank,”
(Jan. 29, 2015)
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