92 - The Fight for the Future of Money | CryptoDad Chris Giancarlo
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🗓️ 15 November 2021
⏱️ 98 minutes
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Summary
Chris Giancarlo, aka CryptoDad, is the former chair of the CFTC, the governing body that oversees Commodity Futures Trading. He's now an advisor in crypto, a senior advisor at a law firm, and of course, a father.
This conversation circles around many of the topics Chris covers in his new book, 'The Fight for the Future of Money.' We move through the specifics like the differences between Futures and Spot ETFs, but then we turn towards the big picture.
What are American values? How do we instantiate them into our digital institutions? America has a remarkable history of saying 'yes,' and the stakes couldn't be higher as America decides whether to say yes to credibly neutral, decentralized protocols.
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Topics Covered:
0:00 Intro
6:30 Chris Giancarlo
10:06 CryptoDad & BTC Futures
18:27 Facing Resistance
22:13 Fear & Regulation
28:02 Vindicated
31:55 Futures vs Spot ETFs
41:29 Liquidity & Price
47:00 ETH Futures
53:09 Trust in Money
58:00 Getting the Values Right
1:04:43 Will People Care?
1:10:31 The CFTC’s Approach
1:16:03 Encouraging Innovation
1:21:31 Regulatory Clarity
1:26:44 Free Markets & Free People
1:33:56 The Crypto Dad
1:37:37 Closing & Disclaimers
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Resources:
CryptoDad on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/giancarloMKTS?s=20
The Fight for the Future of Money:
https://www.chrisgiancarlo.org/book
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Bankless, where we explore the frontier internet money and internet finance. |
| 0:12.4 | This is how to get started, how to get better, and how to front-run the opportunity. |
| 0:16.6 | This is Ryan Sean Adams. |
| 0:17.6 | I'm here with David Hoffman, and we're here to help you become more Bankless. |
| 0:22.4 | David, what an episode, Christian Carlo, former CFTC chair, but also crypto dad. |
| 0:28.8 | If that wasn't an episode, spedding an episode with your dad, crypto's dad, I don't |
| 0:35.3 | know what it was. |
| 0:36.3 | It could not have been better. |
| 0:37.8 | What were some of your thoughts and takeaways coming out of this? |
| 0:40.0 | It was a combination of one of the most heartwarming, wholesome episodes that I've ever |
| 0:44.7 | listened to, with very concrete, very high-wisdom actionable insights. |
| 0:51.3 | It's the most dad episode possible. |
| 0:53.6 | Here's how you live a life. |
| 0:54.8 | Here's how you, like, principles, here's some actions. |
| 0:58.0 | There's some really, really good advice. |
| 1:00.2 | Also, I just feel like I got this virtual pat on the head at the end of the show. |
| 1:04.4 | I was like, all right, millennial generation, younger generations, you guys got this, |
| 1:08.3 | you guys can take it from here. |
| 1:10.4 | Chris just really spanning the gamut of just being a good regulator, regulating an entire |
| 1:15.6 | nation. |
| 1:16.6 | He's no longer a regulator, but once was, and then also just words of encouragement. |
| 1:20.9 | It's just extremely refreshing. |
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