Crypto Confidential

The Wild Inside Story of Crypto’s Get-Rich-Quick Underbelly

Nathaniel "Nat" Eliason had six months to make as much money as possible before his first child was born. So, he turned to where so many others did in 2021.

Nat got into 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 for his family. 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-spectulative, hyper-addictive, nearly unregulated, and completely insane new world being build on the blockchain. A behind-the-scenes exposé of the bull runs and breakdowns, revealing exactly how the crypto-sausage gets made. It's 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.