Nat Eliason — Crazy, Crypto, Confidential (EP.224)

Nat Eliason is a writer with a keen interest in writing about challenging and revealing things. His debut book, Crypto Confidential: Winning and Losing Millions in the New Frontier of Finance (out July 9th, 2024), charts his personal odyssey into Crypto’s Get-Rich-Quick underbelly.

Nat joins the show to discuss the highs and lows of the cryptocurrency market, the lessons learned from his financial adventures, the psychological effects of bubbles, crypto’s cutting-edge developments, and MUCH more!

Important Links:

• Nat’s Website
• Nat’s Twitter
• Nat’s YouTube

Show Notes:

• Making A Lot of Money, As Fast as Possible
• The Peer Pressure of Crypto Markets
• The Psychological Effects of Diamond Hands
• Signs of Peak Speculation
• How Bitcoin Has Carried the Crypto Story
• Ethereum’s Innovations
• The Emergence of Stablecoins
• What Makes USD A Reserve Currency?
• The Crazy Anonymity of Crypto Projects
• The Two Options of Getting Into Crypto
• Imagining the Money Pile
• What Nat Couldn’t Keep in the Book
• Nat’s Next Career as a Novelist
• Nat as Emperor of the World
• MORE!

Books Mentioned:

• Influence; by Robert Cialdini