Good Game

Imran and Qiao are back to chat about the current state of the crypto market. No BS crypto insights for founders. (00:00) Intro (01:05) We’re Back (02:25) Where Are We In This Cycle? (04:31) AI and Stock Market (06:27) AI Bubble (10:15) Energy Consumption and Production (16:34) China and US Innovation (17:44) Aster (18:52) Hyperliquid and Aster Competition (22:48) Proxy Wars in Crypto (26:33) Futu...

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss launchpad wars, market reversal, Trump Tariff Pause, the AI Arms Race, and more. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:27) Short Term Market Predictions (02:01) Long Term Market Predictions (02:28) Tariffs (05:38) Believe (06:28) How Believe Works (09:03) Dupe (10:41) Crypto GTM for Startups (14:03) Crypto Kickstarter (16:21) Pump and B...

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss the trade war and the markets. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:46) Eric Trump (00:01:59) Movement Labs (00:04:37) Regulation in Crypto (00:08:34) Benefits of Going Public (00:09:25) OpenAI Tried to Buy Windsurf (00:12:48) OpenAI as a Super App (00:14:24) Investment in AI Companies (00:15:57) AI vs Crypto Startups (00:17:18)...

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss how AI and Robotics steal Crypto's thunder. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (00:47) The Only Narrative in Crypto Right Now (01:41) Competitive Landscape in Crypto (04:50) Robinhood's Future Plans (11:42) Future of Crypto Innovation (12:00) Noise (noise.xyz) (13:15) Circle IPO (16:51) USDC vs USDT (18:00) Predictions for Circle's Futur...

Imran and Qiao discuss how long this bear market will last. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:56) State of the Market? (03:23) Is Anyone Bullish? (04:08) Tariffs & the Economy (10:09) Crypto Sentiment Divergence (13:18) Ethena and Ondo Launching Their Own Layer 1 (15:55) Regulation and Counterparty Risk (18:28) Tokenizing Coin on Base (19:49) Stablecoins (20:41) Robinhood & Kalshi...

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss the current state and direction of crypto. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:46) $LIBRA (00:06:23) 4 Use Cases of Crypto (00:08:17) The End Goal for Payments (00:09:54) DePIN and Energy (00:12:12) Simplicity of Crypto (00:13:18) Crypto is Finance (00:14:43) “Web 3.0” is a Lie? (00:15:43) The Biggest Risk for Ethereum (00:16:16...

Imran and Qiao, together with Ilja and Richard (Tensor, Vector) sat down to chat about consumer crypto and more. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:57) Market Analysis (00:03:37) SBR is happening - David Bailey (00:05:22) Sovereign Wealth Fund (00:08:25) Government Impact on the Economy (00:09:46) "I'm glad Powell didn't cut" - Trump (00:13:39) DeepSeek (00:14:5...

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss crypto’s mainstream moment. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:13) Where Are We in This Cycle? (01:47) Bullish or Bearish? (04:01) Current Market Signals (05:14) Taking Some Chips Off the Table (06:12) Will the AI Meta Come Back? (08:35) "Everyone is competing for attention" (14:22) DeFi and Crypto Community Issues (15:22) $Trump (17...

Imran and Qiao are back to discuss the state of the crypto market this Q1. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:54) Imran's New Look (00:02:24) Winter Break Activities (00:03:26) Reflections on the New Era of Crypto (00:04:24) DeepSeek (00:09:30) The AI Agent Craze (00:10:59) "Are we near the end of the AI meta?" (00:16:50) AI Impact and Adoption (00:19:23) AI in...

Imran and Qiao sat down to review the year of 2024 and share 2025 market predictions. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:39) 2024 Review (00:02:09) 1st half of the year? (00:02:50) Review of Past GG Episodes (00:03:09) "Biggest Crypto Trends in 2024" (00:04:28) dogwifhat (00:06:05) AI Taking Mindshare Away from Crypto Twitter (00:08:32) Stablecoins (00:13:19) To...

Imran and Qiao discuss the current state of the crypto market. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (00:56) AI Crypto and GOAT (06:38) Ai16Z (06:57) Zerebro (14:09) The Next Wave of Internet Companies (16:40) AI Agents as DePIN Projects (18:18) AI Agents and Social Apps (20:30) AI Agents and Creator Tokens (22:52) Where Should We Go with AI Crypto? (28:19) AI Enterprise and...

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss the golden age of crypto. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (02:41) "Peanut is the result of how Trump won" (05:06) AI Coins (06:35) "DAOS.fun could be the next meta" (07:31) AI16Z High-level (08:47) Trump Won, What Will Change? (12:31) The Vibe Shift (15:10) The US Will Be The Crypto Capital Again (17:51) "There's never been a better t...

Imran sat down with Raj to talk about the history of Solana. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:13) Meeting Anatoly and Founding Solana (07:11) Building the Solana Team (10:26) Raj's Superpower (13:42) Persistence & Long-Term Vision (19:23) "There's always another motivation you can find" (20:19) Early Days of Solana (20:46) Recruiting for Solana (28:49) Persistence i...

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss how an AI became a crypto millionaire. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:19) Paul Tudor Jones on Bitcoin & Gold (02:06) Druckenmiller on Inflation (04:36) Election Scenarios and Market Predictions (09:04) New AI Meme Narrative - $GOAT (11:20) The Importance of Narrative and Lore (18:11) Terminal of Fun (20:43) Using AI to Work More...

Imran and Qiao sat down to talk about the current state of the crypto market. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (00:43) The New Main Character: Murad (02:55) Murad's Tactics (08:57) Bullish 2025? (10:14) Bittensor (11:06) Kamala On Crypto? (13:01) Price of Bitcoin Under Each Candidate (15:14) BTC vs. ALTs vs. Memecoins (18:24) Where Are We in This Cycle? (19:20) Moonshot...

Imran and Qiao sat with Nic Carter to discuss stablecoin adoption and Operation Chokepoint 2.0. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:10) Nic Carter’s Fights (03:19) Operation Chokepoint 2.0 (09:38) SBV (21:57) Who's Really Behind of All This? (24:51) What's The Real Threat? (25:43) Scenarios That Could Happen Post-Election (27:21) How Nic Sees Banking Infra (31:45) Inno...

Imran and Qiao sat down to talk about crypto product trends at Token2049. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (00:52) We're at Token2049! (02:07) Interesting Trends in Token2049 (03:36) Are We Hitting a Ceiling in Terms of Ideas? (05:22) PayFi - Huma (09:28) Session - Send Messages, Not Metadata (12:53) Bio.xyz - Molecule (15:18) Bluetooth and WiFi Direct Messaging (16:57)...

Imran and Qiao invited Anil and Yan of Delphi Digital to talk about the top trends in crypto VC. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (04:31) What's Currently Interesting in Crypto (07:48) One of the Most Important Lessons Qiao Learned (09:35) What Verticals Are You Excited About? (13:38) Soundmap (Pokemon Go for Music) (14:45) Anil's Music Crypto Experience (16:20) Music N...

Imran and Qiao sat down with Nigel Eccles, founder of FanDuel, to talk about the evolution of online speculation, fantasy sports, prediction markets, memecoins, and more. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:32) Crypto in Dating Apps (04:21) History of Dating Apps (08:06) The Growth of Prediction Markets (08:35) The FanDuel Story (14:28) Polymarket on Large News Publica...

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss how gen z and alpha will shape the future of crypto. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (00:41) MVP 2nd Trailer (01:42) Qiao's Bitcoin Nashville Experience (03:47) The Trump Speech (04:54) Is Trump's Speech at BTC Nashville Top Signal? (05:16) Imran's Experience at the ETH ETF Launch Closing Ceremony (07:59) NYSE and Nasdaq's Technology...

Imran and Qiao are back to talk about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the future of memecoins, and crypto VC markets. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (00:49) Trump Assassination Attempt and Market Impact (04:12) JD Vance's Background and Crypto Involvement (08:25) Silicon Valley's Political Shift (10:16) Trump's Influence on Tech and Crypto (15:32) Future...

Imran and Qiao sat down to talk about market exhaustion, prediction markets, and Pudgy L2. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (00:56) "Lots have happened in crypto (not really)" (01:45) The Old vs. The New (04:15) "Today everyone is so jaded" (06:40) "Let's talk about something that makes us feel optimistic" (07:45) Shitcoiners and Infra People (09:43) Qiao's Interesting...

Imran and Qiao review the first half of 2024 and share predictions for the rest of the year. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:22) Welcome to Good Game (01:48) Where Are We Going Next? (02:38) Andrew Kang's Eth ETF Analysis (07:15) "We had a lot of good news and the market couldn't go up" (10:19) "We're running out of good news" (10:36) Rate Cuts, Short-Term Bearish?...

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss Celebrity Coins. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:09) Jim Cramer Interviewing Gary Gensler (02:23) What's on Imran's Mind (02:43) Celebrity Coins (09:14) Calling Out the Bad Actors (10:05) Why Weren't People Angry at Trump NFTs? (14:22) "People are angry because Ansem is on the other side" (15:15) "Ansem's Angels is a meme, right?"...

Imran and Qiao sat down with Monad’s Keone Hon and Intern to deep dive into Monad and discuss Devs & Growth Leads. No BS crypto insights for founders. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:02) "Every brand now will have an intern" (02:46) The Shift in The Flow of Customer Acquisition Now (07:16) "Aside from memes, what was crucial upon building the hype around Monad?" (10:10) The Interesting Growth Strateg...