In a report published on November 12, 2026, ChainCatcher summarized former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Chris Giancarlo’s interview with Bitcoin Magazine. Giancarlo said Democrats controlled both chambers of Congress and suggested that the direction of US Bitcoin and crypto regulation would face a new political contest.
Giancarlo said the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and CFTC had clarified their respective regulatory scopes and were cooperating well. In his view, the next dispute over jurisdiction would be “less about good regulation than about turf.”
He also pointed to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) progress on tokenized collateral as a sign that Wall Street was moving toward digital-network finance regardless of policy changes in Washington. That is Giancarlo’s interpretation, not a measure of broader adoption supplied by the report.
The interview also covered stablecoin regulation, which regulator should oversee prediction markets and perpetual contracts, and central bank digital currencies. Giancarlo has been called “Crypto Dad” for his longstanding support of the crypto industry.
Original report: ChainCatcher · Published November 12, 2026, at 05:21 (UTC+8).
