J. Christopher Giancarlo, Former US CFTC Chairman, joins Sygnum as Senior Policy Advisor

Zurich, Switzerland, 27 May 2025 — Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, today announces that J. Christopher (“Chris”) Giancarlo, former Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has joined Sygnum as Senior Policy Advisor. During his tenure, Chris Giancarlo was a strong supporter for open markets, innovation and balanced regulatory frameworks. His strong advocacy for cryptocurrency to the US Congress earned him the moniker “crypto dad.” Chris Giancarlo continues to be involved in a number of policy developments in the digital asset space and has recently participated in discussions on regulatory frameworks and industry collaboration at the White House Digital Asset Summit.

At Sygnum, Chris Giancarlo will share his extensive experience in regulatory frameworks, strategic partnerships and global digital asset markets, contribute his extensive network in both the public and private sectors, and work with the team to further strengthen the banking group’s mission to “empower everyone, everywhere to own digital assets with complete trust.”

The recent market reforms and regulatory developments in the US have the potential to drive significant changes to global digital asset markets, projects and infrastructure. As a global banking group, Sygnum has been following these developments closely and looks forward to working with Chris Giancarlo to explore collaboration, M&A and other strategic growth opportunities with global industry players.

Chris Giancarlo, Sygnum Senior Policy Advisor, says “I am excited to join Sygnum as Senior Policy Advisor as the global digital asset industry approaches an inflection point in institutional adoption. I look forward to contributing my regulatory knowledge, networks and perspectives to Sygnum’s growth strategy, as well as advancing the group’s mission to build new regulated bridges between the traditional and crypto economies on a global scale.”

“We are delighted that Chris Giancarlo is joining our Advisory Council” adds Mathias Imbach, Sygnum Co-Founder and Group CEO. “His deep understanding of the regulatory landscape, financial market infrastructure and public policy, as well as his extensive network – particularly in the US – will be invaluable as we continue our growth journey. However, it’s Giancarlo’s natural alignment with our belief that “the future has heritage” that is already resonating strongly with our leadership team.”

Chris Giancarlo joins an experienced group of executives on Sygnum’s Advisory Council including Vice Chair of Blackrock Philipp Hildebrand, and Connection Science Fellow at MIT, Alexander Lipton.

About Sygnum
Sygnum is a global digital asset banking group, founded on Swiss and Singapore heritage. We empower professional and institutional investors, banks, corporates and DLT foundations to invest in digital assets with complete trust. Our team enables this through our institutional-grade security, expert personal service and portfolio of regulated digital asset banking, asset management, tokenization and B2B services.

In Switzerland, Sygnum holds a banking license and has CMS and Major Payment Institution licences in Singapore. The group is also regulated in the established global financial hubs of Abu Dhabi and Luxembourg and is registered in Liechtenstein.

We believe that the future has heritage. Our crypto-native team of banking, investment and digital asset technology professionals are building a trusted gateway between the traditional and digital asset economies that we call Future Finance. To learn more about how Sygnum’s mission and values are shaping this digital asset ecosystem, please visit sygnum.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

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