the New Adventures of CryptoDad: Values Money in Digital 21st Century

PRAISE FOR THE NEW ADVENTURES OF CryptoDad “Part memoir, part front-row history lesson, The New Adventures of CryptoDad captures the political theater, personal stakes, and policy substance behind crypto’s improbable rise from regulatory pariah to presidential priority.”—MICHAEL CASEY, Co-Author of The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and Digital Money Are Challenging the Global Economic Order and The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything “Chris Giancarlo saw the future of finance before most of Washington was willing to say the word ‘Bitcoin’ out loud. The New Adventures of CryptoDad is a rare insider’s account of how regulatory foresight—and regulatory myopia—shape the technologies that will define the next century of money.”—HEATH P. TARBERT, 14th Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and President, Circle Internet Group, Inc. “Giancarlo isn’t a bystander to the crypto revolution—he helped build the runway it took off from. This book is essential reading for anyone trying to understand how digital assets went from Senate punchline to national priority.”—CHARLES CASCARILLA, CEO and Co-Founder of Paxos, the first regulated stablecoin issuer to hold a New York trust charter “Long before tokenization was a boardroom buzzword, Chris Giancarlo was making the case for it from inside a federal agency. The New Adventures of CryptoDad is a clear-eyed guide to how Wall Street and Washington are finally converging on the future of finance.”—YUVAL ROOZ, Co-Founder and CEO of Digital Asset, creator of the Canton Network “Chairman Giancarlo provides a thrilling account of the bare-knuckle policy battles that accompanied the disruption that digital assets have brought to DC. For students of market design and policy, this book is a must-read from someone who led from the frontlines and ushered in innovation with vision, wisdom and an eye for history.”—YESHA YADAV, Milton R. Underwood Chair and Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School, and an expert on financial markets and digital asset regulation “When the history books are finally written, Chris Giancarlo’s legacy will be clear: after the fallout from the global financial crisis, he was the policy trailblazer who restored American leadership across financial markets by reclaiming its tradition of innovation and unlocking the promise of the emerging crypto asset class. The New Adventures of CryptoDad is the definitive insider account of how we got from regulatory hostility to the White House Crypto Summit.”—CHRIS PERKINS, Head of Franklin Crypto at Franklin Templeton, and member of the CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee “The future of money is being decided now, and Chris Giancarlo has helped shape that debate on both sides of the Atlantic. This book is a compelling reminder that how we build the future of finance matters as much as the technology itself.”—BARONESS KAY SWINBURNE, Member of the House of Lords; former Vice Chair, KPMG UK Financial Services; and former Vice Chair, European Parliament Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee An insider's account of crypto's fight to reshape global finance In The New Adventures of CryptoDad: The Quest for Financial Freedom in the 21st Century, former CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo delivers a firsthand account of cryptocurrency's emergence from Washington's political crossfire. Drawing on his experience at the highest levels of financial regulation, Giancarlo explains how tokenization on public blockchains will transform stocks, bonds, mortgages, real estate, identity, and money itself. The New Adventures of CryptoDad provides clear explanations of Bitcoin, stablecoins, and distributed ledgers, detailing what they are and how they represent a new phase of the Internet. Giancarlo takes readers inside pivotal meetings with world financial leaders and offers unique portraits of figures including Sam Bankman-Fried, David Sacks, Howard Lutnick, and President Trump. Readers will also find: Behind-the-scenes accounts from the White House, Congress, and global financial centers including London, Tokyo, and Palo Alto Straightforward explanations of how the Internet of Value is transforming the architecture of banking and finance Insights into the political and competitive forces shaping cryptocurrency regulation across the Obama, Biden, and Trump Administrations An exploration of how tokenized digital assets could create a more efficient, transparent, and equitable global financial system Perspectives on protecting free enterprise and individual financial sovereignty against digital surveillance and centralized control Written for the millions of cryptocurrency investors and anyone interested in financial technology, blockchain, or Washington policy, The New Adventures of CryptoDad equips readers to understand how crypto is reshaping banking and finance and to make more informed personal financial and investment decisions.