# 🎙 92 - The Fight for the Future of Money | CryptoDad Chris Giancarlo

*Author: David Hoffman*
*Published: Nov 15, 2021*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/de/-92-the-fight-for-the-future-of-money*

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**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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