DSA’s Adrian Wall and Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo Discuss Future of U.S. Crypto Regulation at Strobe Summit

Adrian Wall, managing director of the Digital Sovereignty Alliance, moderated a fireside chat with former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Christopher Giancarlo at the Strobe Summit on the U.S. digital asset regulatory landscape and financial markets. The DSA is a nonprofit focused on public policy, research, and education on emerging technologies. Giancarlo, who led the CFTC and founded the Digital Dollar Project, advocated clear exchange rules under existing CFTC authority alongside congressional action to address remaining gaps. The discussion covered the GENIUS Act, privacy concerns, dollar-backed stablecoins as a possible 24/7 global payment rail, and regulatory challenges involving prediction markets, perpetual futures, decentralized finance, event contracts, offshore derivatives, round-the-clock trading, and accountability for decentralized platforms.