'CryptoDad' on stablecoins, bitcoin's role in -2-

I don't know if we made mistakes. What I would say is that today, eight years later, that bitcoin futures market that we greenlighted is deep, liquid and transparent. Most importantly, it's very well regulated by my former agency and relatively free of fraud and manipulation.

MarketWatch: What should a parent teach a teenager about crypto before the teenager buys their first coin?

Giancarlo: The same thing I taught my children: Buy one or two, and learn. When you learn, you can slowly expand your investment. If you're buying one or two crypto, make sure you're also buying a good-performing ETF index and other standard performing metrics. You understand markets generally while you're learning about crypto markets specifically.

MarketWatch: What can readers expect from your new book?

Giancarlo: On my new book, I think readers are going to enjoy it because it's not meant to be a textbook on crypto. It's really meant to be a series of storytelling about the development of this industry and where it's going, with some colorful stories about some of the characters in the industry - like Sam Bankman-Fried and Shayne Coplan, the inventor of Polymarket, and the president and some of his cabinet.

Michael Sincere is a freelance financial writer and the author of several books, including "Understanding Stocks" and "Understanding Options."

-Michael Sincere

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