Crypto Confidential

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THE WILD INSIDE STORY OF CRYPTO’S GET-RICH-QUICK UNDERBELLY

Nat Eliason had six months to make as much money as possible before his first child was born. So, he turned to where countless others did in 2021: Crypto. 

Within a year, he’d made millions writing code holding hundreds of millions of dollars of other people’s money. He’d been hacked. He’d sold a picture of a monkey for two hundred grand. He’d become an influencer, speaking at conferences, and writing a weekly newsletter to tens of thousands of fans. Best of all, Nat had amassed a small fortune. But how much of this money was even real? And how many times can someone double down before they eventually lose everything? 

Crypto Confidential is Nat’s unfiltered, insider’s account of the hyperactive, hyper-speculative, hyper-addictive, nearly unregulated, completely insane world being built on the blockchain. A behind-the-scenes exposé of the bull runs and breakdowns, revealing exactly how the crypto-sausage gets made. A story of getting rich, going broke, scamming and getting scammed— and how we can all be more educated participants during the inevitable next bull run.“In the exhilarating tradition of Michael Lewis’s classic Wall Street memoir Liar’s Poker, Nathaniel Eliason’s Crypto Confidential offers a riveting insider’s account of the cryptocurrency casino. With penetrating wit and hard-boiled wisdom, he chronicles the soaring highs and punishing lows of life inside the crypto bubble, documenting the heady early days when a few keystrokes could conjure digital fortunes. It’s funny, honest, and moving in equal measure — a true triumph for a book about bits and bytes. Crucially, Eliason doesn’t only give the reader a breezy personal account, but also asks harder questions about meaning, connection, and the siren songs that call to us all. In the end, Crypto Confidential beautifully entwines monetary pursuits with the eternal journey of self-knowledge and awakening, producing a gem of a book that glimmers with wisdom about what truly matters when all is won or lost.”

— Jimmy Soni, bestselling author of The Founders

“Crypto Confidential is the perfect way to understand the culture of the crypto craze. Fast-paced and informative, newcomers will be shocked and veterans will feel seen.”
— Eric Jorgenson, author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant Nathaniel “Nat” Eliason is a writer and a crypto insider with a wildly popular newsletter and podcast. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and children.US

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