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which would be very good for the space as a whole imo
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While it might seem scary, regulation will be good for crypto.
Know your history.....
Trump Administration Popped 2017 Bitcoin Bubble, Ex-CFTC Chair Says
The Trump administration acted to deflate the bitcoin bubble of 2017 by allowing the introduction of futures products, a former official said Monday.
Christopher Giancarlo, who left the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) at the end of his five-year term as chairman in April, told CoinDesk in an interview:
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"One of the untold stories of the past few years is that the CFTC, the Treasury, the SEC and the [National Economic Council] director at the time, Gary Cohn, believed that the launch of bitcoin futures would have the impact of popping the bitcoin bubble. And it worked."
In a speech at the Pantera Summit in San Francisco on Monday, Giancarlo elaborated further, saying bitcoin's dramatic price run-up in December 2017 was the first major bubble following the 2008 financial crisis. That's why the Trump administration acted in concert to address it in a pro-markets manner, he said.
"We saw a bubble building and we thought the best way to address it was to allow the market to interact with it," Giancarlo told the crowd gathered at the Ritz-Carlton on Nob Hill.
In other words, "We saw competition for the US dollar and thought the best way to address it was to allow well connected banks and hedge funds to manipulate it to their advantage. **** you, John Q Public, we know what's best for you, shut up and take it....."
https://www.coindesk.com/trump-administration-popped-2017-bitcoin-bubble-ex-cftc-chair-saysWhere is this guy today?
Ex-CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo Joins BlockFi Board of Directors
Chris Giancarlo, the former top U.S. commodities regulator who pivoted to digital currency projects after leaving Washington, joined BlockFi's board of directors Tuesday.
The man known as "Crypto Dad" to the industry is now the first independent (non-equity holding) director on BlockFi's five-person board. That's an important distinction: Private companies look to strengthen their corporate boardrooms with independent voices before gearing up for a public debut.
https://www.coindesk.com/ex-cftc-chair-chair-giancarlo-joins-blockfi-board-of-directors