Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Author’s Note ix
Introduction – Why This Book and Why Now xi
Part I The History of Economic Cycles and Monetary Policy 1
1 The Fed and You: A Brief History 3
2 Understanding Economic Cycles 16
3 The Long-wave Economic Cycle 27
4 Safe is the New Risky 35
5 Credit and Commodity Currencies 43
6 The Fall of Credit Money and the Rise of Multicurrencies 56
Part II The Rise of Blockchain and the Age of Autonomy 79
7 A Digital Commodity: Bitcoin as Digital Gold 81
8 Blockchains 100
9 The Age of Autonomy 117
10 Clusters of Innovation in the Age of Autonomy 130
11 The Case for Investing in Crypto Assets 141
Part III Crypto Investment Strategies 155
12 A Primer on Crypto Asset Investing 157
13 Quantitative Analysis Frameworks 176
14 Understanding Crypto Asset Classes 198
15 Investment Themes 209
16 Building an Investment System 223
Notes 245
Further Reading and Resources 255
Appendix 259
Index 265