Jake Ryan brings professional software engineering experience to the world of digital asset investing. Jake is the founder and chief investment officer at Tradecraft Capital, a macro driven crypto fund focused on the next long-wave economic cycle - something we call the Age of Autonomy. He is the author of 'CRYPTO DECRYPTED', an award-winning book published by John Wiley & Sons. This book debunks myths around crypto and answers the question, "What does solving a Top 10 Computer Science problem mean to you and why/how you can profit from it?" He's also the author of 'Crypto Investing in the Age of Autonomy', also published by Wiley, which is a US News & World Report '7 Best Books on Crypto and DeFi.' He's been a Guest Lecturer at Pepperdine's Graziadio Business School, MBA program. His book is being used as the textbook for course: Decentralized Digital Assets and Analytics. Finally, he is a co-author of 'Crypto: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review (HBR Insights Series)' book.Jake has been the keynote speaker at top AI conferences, is a frequent speaker on the crypto circuit and at investor conferences including DACFP Vision conference, LA Blockchain Summit (LABS), Crypto Investment Summit, Coin Agenda, Autonomy2040 & HedgeWeek. He's also a contributor at Bloomberg Radio, Newsweek, and Harvard Business Review (HBR). He was also a special contributor to the Digital Assets Council for Financial Professionals (DACFP). Jake is an advisor to several venture-backed startups focused on fintech or AI. Prior to Tradecraft, he ran a specialized software engineering firm for over a decade with clients like American Express & FOX Sports. He was an advisor & mentor at two VC accelerators and a private equity firm. Jake earned a BS in Computer Science with a concentration in AI from a "Public Ivy" and Top 10 CS School. He is the 1st author of published research work applying AI to cybersecurity, which has 800+ Google Scholar Citations. Check out the Age of Autonomy Podcast OR, join his Substack newsletter at https://jakeryan.substack.com