03978cam a22004938i 4500 22176841 BJBSDDR 20231201114759.0 ta 231114s2022 nju 001 0 eng c 2021036636 9781119855088 (hardback) 111985508X (hardback) 9781119855101 (adobe pdf) 9781119855095 (epub) BJBSDDR spaeng rda DLC eng pcc n-us--- HG 1710 G433c 2022 332.4 Giancarlo, J. Christopher (James Christopher), 1959- author. 32984 CryptoDad : the fight for the future of money / J. Christopher Giancarlo. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022. xxiv, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "Foreword by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss"-- from cover Includes index. Foreword ix Preface xiii Introduction xvii Part I Opening Laps 1 Chapter 1 Down in the Swaps 3 Chapter 2 Starting Grid 19 Chapter 3 Heading Down the Highway 35 Chapter 4 Scanning the Horizon 49 Chapter 5 Meeting the Locals 69 Part II Reading the Dashboard 83 Chapter 6 Taking Hold of the Wheel 85 Chapter 7 Bitcoin Approaches the Beltway 115 Chapter 8 Go Time 135 Part III Slipstream 159 Chapter 9 Facing Resistance 161 Chapter 10 "CryptoDad" 179 Chapter 11 The Oval Office 193 Chapter 12 The Road Goes On 203 Part IV Finish Line 227 Chapter 13 Last Laps 229 Chapter 14 Checkered Flag 243 Chapter 15 The Winding Crypto Road 253 Chapter 16 Digital Dollars 279 Conclusion: Roadside Thoughts 307 Postscript 321 Appendix: Remarks of CFTC Chairman 323 Notes 335 Acknowledgments 359 About the Author 367 Index 369 Historical Bitcoin Prices 386 "I wrote this book to tell a story. A story of a five year journey through the center of financial power in Washington. A true story from my eyes and ears. Of what I saw and what I experienced, what was said and who said it. Much of it is serious, some of it funny, a bit of it is revealing about the way decisions are made at the highest levels that affect the lives of each one of us. It is a story of real events that took place during the later portion of the twenty-teens: 2014-2019. It is a story of real people, many of whom are wonderful, some are dear to me, a few underhanded, most of them important in more or less obvious ways to how the U.S. and global economy are run. I am telling this story to entertain readers who may wonder what it is like to be in the center of political power over financial affairs in Washington and, occasionally in London, Brussels, Basel and Hong Kong. I trust readers will enjoy the ride. I hope many will. I hope so because along the way, I have a more important message to impart. The message is that something big is going on all around us. Something bigger than one person's accidental and quixotic experience through the halls of power. It is a change that comes not once in a generation, but perhaps once in a millennium."-- Provided by publisher. Cryptocurrencies. Criptomonedas 6870 Digital currency. Moneda digital 33334 Finance United States. Finanzas Estados Unidos 155 Online version: Giancarlo, J. Christopher (James Christopher), 1959- CryptoDad Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2022] 9781119855101 (DLC) 2021036637 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK fba 120270 120270 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-11-14 0 HG 1710 G433c 2022 00000173615 2023-11-14 00:00:00 1 2023-11-14 BK