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.

J. CHRISTOPHER GIANCARLO, dubbed “CryptoDad” for his celebrated call on Congress to respect a new generation’s interest in cryptocurrency, served as the 13th Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. One of many notable accomplishments of his tenure was greenlighting the introduction of Bitcoin futures, the world’s first regulated market for cryptocurrency derivatives. Giancarlo is Co-Founder and Chairman of the Digital Dollar Project, and serves as a board director, advisor, and investor across numerous public and private technology, digital asset, and financial services companies. He received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University and his B.A. in government, Phi Beta Kappa, from Skidmore College. He plays guitar and banjo in the New York area band, The Crypto Kings.

LUKE GIANCARLO is the Digital Asset Americas Market Lead at Standard Chartered, driving the bank’s digital asset strategy and client engagement. Previously at Accenture’s Technology Innovation Strategy Group, Luke created its Digital Currency Treasury offering and directed the award-winning NY FinTech Innovation Lab. He is a founding member/advisor of the Digital Dollar Project, co-authoring its CBDC white paper and leading the first U.S. wholesale CBDC pilot with DTCC. Luke is the author’s son.