Cryptodad: The Fight for the Future of Money

ISBN-13: 9781119855088 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 416 str.

Christopher Giancarlo

Spis treści

Foreword ixPreface xiiiIntroduction xviiPart I Opening Laps 1Chapter 1 Down in the Swaps 3Chapter 2 Starting Grid 19Chapter 3 Heading Down the Highway 35Chapter 4 Scanning the Horizon 49Chapter 5 Meeting the Locals 69Part II Reading the Dashboard 83Chapter 6 Taking Hold of the Wheel 85Chapter 7 Bitcoin Approaches the Beltway 115Chapter 8 Go Time 135Part III Slipstream 159Chapter 9 Facing Resistance 161Chapter 10 "CryptoDad" 179Chapter 11 The Oval Office 193Chapter 12 The Road Goes On 203Part IV Finish Line 227Chapter 13 Last Laps 229Chapter 14 Checkered Flag 243Chapter 15 The Winding Crypto Road 253Chapter 16 Digital Dollars 279Conclusion: Roadside Thoughts 307Postscript 321Appendix: Remarks of CFTC Chairman 323Notes 335Acknowledgments 359About the Author 367Index 369Historical Bitcoin Prices 386

O autorze

J. CHRISTOPHER GIANCARLO is a renowned blockchain technology advocate and key contributor to the global discourse on cryptocurrencies and digital assets. He served as the 13th Chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Giancarlo was first nominated by President Obama and again nominated by President Trump, each time unanimously confirmed. Today, Giancarlo is Senior Counsel to the international law firm, Willkie Farr & Gallagher and a Co-founder of the Digital Dollar Project, a not-for-profit initiative to advance exploration of a U.S. central bank digital currency.