Episode 10 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Jordi Alexander talking about his journey in crypto and the negative sum nature of ponzi coins. He shares major lessons learned from his experience playing tradfi and crypto markets, and what new participants should be aware of when trying to make money in the markets.
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Guest's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gametheorizing
Podcast that Jordi and I do together: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads
Jordi and I's podcast from 2 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gARBeNaN-fk
Jordi's writings about ponzis:
https://medium.com/@game_theorizing/of-smoke-and-mirrors-part-1-117c1f92e186
https://medium.com/@game_theorizing/of-smoke-and-mirrors-part-2-the-godsfather-cd24ff7476da
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Timestamps:
0:00 Jordi's TradFi/Crypto Background
6:40 Work-Life Balance & Time Management
12:50 Lessons from Poker
19:23 (-4,+2) Games in Crypto
27:07 Truth about Crypto Narratives
33:07 ETH $6-7k in 2024
40:48 Dangers of Shorting Crypto
46:52 Traits of Successful Traders
51:52 Misconceptions about Crypto
1:00:15 Advice to Younger Self
1:06:08 2024 Predictions
