Crypto Market Wizards

Today you'll be listening to two washed DeFi midcurvers discuss our takes on where we are in the cycle. These two gooners will discuss the importance of selling and why it's important to normalize your crypto gains because crypto really does warp the value of your money. We discuss why crypto is a butthole, and why selling should be something you enjoy. Who cares what other people think of...

Today I'm joined by Law to discuss his journey starting from $5k in crypto during the 2022 crypto bear market. He ran up his bankroll doing RFV (risk free value) trades, buying tokens at a discount to the treasury and taking an activist approach to redeem it for profit. Despite his success, Law claims that he rarely takes month-over-month drawdowns and argues why his approach is superior to those...

Today I'm joined by Jez to discuss his journey from TradFi to becoming a successful crypto degenerate. We discuss how to recover from blowing up, why he prefers to full-port one bag when it comes to bet sizing, and how to win the crypto MMORPG. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/izebel_eth Jez's Crypto MMO Article: https://oldcoinbad.com/p/a-starter-guide-to-the-crypto-mmo Jez's Poker Hand History: ht...

Today I'm joined by Kel to discuss his journey from joining Messari out of college and now becoming an independent trader. We discuss why we think the AI meta is the trade of the cycle and talk about ai16z, Zerebro, Fartcoin, Alchemist, and GOAT. We also discuss how to bet on yourself, dealing with dark moments, and enjoying bull markets. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/kelxyz_ Kel's Substack: http...

Today I'm joined by David Gilz to discuss his journey from losing it all to making it all back by grinding in the markets. We discuss why we think the AI meta is the trade of the cycle and talk about ai16z, Zerebro, Fartcoin, and GOAT. He also discusses the art of not coping as a trader. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/d_gilz Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free New...

Today I was joined by Ejaaz to discuss how big the AI Omegacycle can get. We discuss the mental frameworks to use to spread bets across the meta and how to trade these boom and bust cycles. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213 Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2...

Today I was joined by Nachi, a top 10 trader on Binance making over $64M, discuss overcoming trauma, the Memecoin Supercycle, and the AI agents meta. I recorded this on my Macbook on bad wifi so sometimes I freeze up lol. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/alphawifhat https://www.theblockbeats.info/en/news/55630 Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://...

Today I have the great Murad on my channel to discuss the Memecoin Supercycle. Why it's happening, and why it will continue. Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch PODCASTS: Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com...

In this episode of Crypto Market Wizards, I am joined by Qiao Wang from Alliance to discuss the Memecoin Supercycle and why ETH is struggling. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/QwQiao Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch...

For this episode of Crypto Market Wizards, I am joined by Darryl Wang from Tangent Ventures to discuss where we are in the cycle, how to manage your portfolio, and steps to make it this cycle. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/0xWangarian Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2...

For Episode 27 of Crypto Market Wizards, I am joined again by Alex Good, one of the most prolific writers on Twitter/X when it comes to the intersection of Crypto and AI. We discuss the meteoric rise of $GOAT and what it means for the AI meta in the coming months/years. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/goodalexander Alex's piece on the Murad Meta: https://goodalexander.com/posts/murad_meta_ai_cult/...

Livestreamed on YouTube on October 10: https://www.youtube.com/live/G4Yo6AR9gAA For Episode 26 of Crypto Market Wizards, I am joined LIVE by Dan Elitzer, co-founder of Nascent. We discuss the most recent news around Unichain and what that means for $UNI and the broader Ethereum ecosystem. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/delitzer

For Episode 25 of Crypto Market Wizards, I am joined by Stani Kulechov, founder of Avara. He discusses how his childhood shaped his interest in crypto and why he decided to build ETHLend (now AAVE) in 2017. He discusses the truth about building in crypto and what he learned from having to have surgery earlier this year. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/StaniKulechov Stani's post on health: h...

For Episode 24 of Crypto Market Wizards, I am joined by Kain Warwick, founder of Infinex and Havven/Synthetix. He shares what it was like growing up with a father who was a professional athlete. He discusses his fascination with entrepreneurship and what led to the Havven (now SNX) ICO in 2017. He shares his "lunatic" stories as a founder and what his vision is for Infinex. At the end, h...

For episode 23 of Crypto Market Wizards, we have Arthur0x from DeFiance Capital to discuss his bull case for DeFi. Both Arthur and I have been calling for a "DeFi Renaissance," but that doesn't mean we are bullish on all of DeFi. We discuss the major coins in each DeFi sector such as lending, spot & perp DEXes, LST/LRT's, and stablecoin projects. I hope you enjoy the episode....

Episode 22 of Crypto Market Wizards, an interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Bainy Zhang from Fisher8 Capital (AKA hedgedhog7 on Twitter) to discuss where we are in the cycle and why he's generally bearish the markets. We also get into discussions around balancing health vs wealth and the tradeoffs we make being in crypto. This was rec...

Episode 21 of Crypto Market Wizards, an interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Darryl Wang from Tangent again to discuss where we are in the cycle and how he's playing crypto into the election. He still prefers longing SOL as the best way to get exposure in the markets, and discusses why DeFi might be a value trap. This was recorded on J...

Episode 20 of Crypto Market Wizards, an interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have yieldfarming, an amazing onchain farmer that grew his account from 10k to $6M. He discusses his crypto journey and takes on the current yield/airdrop farming meta. He shares lessons on why selling/dumping is good, and why most tokens are worthless scams. I hope yo...

Episode 19 of Crypto Market Wizards, an interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Joe McCann, the founder of Asymmetric discussing his story from being a tech entrepreneur to the top performing fund manager in the world. He discusses his SOL and BONK thesis and why Solana is destined to get to a one trillion market cap. Joe shares important les...

Episode 18 of Crypto Market Wizards, an interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Zaheer Ebtikar (founder of Split Capital) discussing his story and the change in market regimes. We also discuss the Eigenlayer airdrop and the "anti-VC" narrative this cycle. We also discuss why faith is important to him and why we need to not put too b...

Episode 17 of Crypto Market Wizards, an interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Su Zhu discussing his story and how he sees the current cycle playing out. I understand he is a controversial figure but I personally learned a lot from him last cycle so I selfishly wanted to pick his brain on the market. I hope you enjoy the episode! Crypto Mark...

Episode 16 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Messi sharing his crypto story and how he "made it" after 10 years. He talks about the lessons learned through getting rekt MANY times; hopefully this discussion helps you believe that anything is possible in crypto as long as you believe in yourself...

Episode 15 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Darryl Wang talking sharing advice to 2nd cyclers who are midcurving the current markets. We discuss what mental blocks most of us have and how "dreaming bigger" is a requirement if you want to run it up. However, you always need to ground yourself in...

Episode 14 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Alex Good talking about how he uses Google advertising data to determine profitable trades in crypto.. He shares his bull case for crypto & AI in 2024 and his heuristics for rigged markets. Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast. Guest...

Episode 13 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Alex Kruger talking about his journey from trading TradFi to becoming crypto-pilled. He shares his bull case for risk assets in 2024 and why bears have continued to bang the bearish drum despite being wrong for the past couple months. Crypto Market Wizards is a...