Former CFTC chair 'Crypto Dad' Giancarlo joins Jefferies as advisor

Christopher Giancarlo, the former chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) known as "Crypto Dad," has joined Jefferies Financial Group as a senior advisor to its investment banking division, Bloomberg reported. During his tenure at the CFTC, Giancarlo supported the launch of BTC futures products by CBOE and CME and was also involved in advancing the self-certification of BTC derivatives.