
E69: Tangent Co-Founder: How I Made My First $1M in Crypto
When Shift Happens Podcast
Introduction to MENTAL: Enhancing Ethereum Transactions and Access to Pre-Sales Deals
Introducing MENTAL, a partner focused on scaling the Ethereum network with a layer two solution, offering faster and cost-effective transactions. Highlighting their impressive total value locked, diverse treasury, eco-fund, and exclusive pre-sales including a notable partnership with E thin labs.
Darryl Wang is the co-founder at Tangent, a collective of experienced operators and founders behind some of the largest projects and protocols in Web 3. He is also one of the most brilliant crypto traders in Asia-Pacific.
In this conversation, we dive into:
- What does a Bitcoin ETF mean for the Crypto Industry?
- The Future of Crypto Currency
- Reasons for Owning Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency
- Potential Risks of Web3 and the Centralization of Crypto
- How to Master this Crypto Cycle
- Memecoins
- Alpha: Pudgy Penguins, Ronin Network and Prime
- Advice to Crypto Newcomers
- How to Mitigate Losses to be a profitable crypto investor and trader
And more!
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Connect with Darryl 👇
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darryl-wang-096326104/?originalSubdomain=sg
Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xWangarian
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wangarian_brewmaster/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tangent_xyz
Website: https://www.tangent.ventures/
Contents of the Video
0:00 Who is Darryl Wang?
1:34 Mantle Partnership
3:42 Exploring Moral Integrity in Crypto Communities
6:31 FOMO and Greed within Crypto Communities
9:21 What’s your Moral Code?
11:41 Meet Darryl Wang: Co-Founder of Tangent
12:07 Getting into and Transitioning into Crypto
16:11 Getting Hired by DeFiance
18:21 Life Lessons Learned from DeFiance
18:51 Making First Million from Crypto
21:00 Managing Risk in Liquid Trading
22:44 Balancing Conviction with Investments
25:46 Investment Strategies and Risk Management
28:44 Solana: Missing Opportunity and Bouncing Back
35:06 Knowing When to Double Down
41:47 Astar Network Partnership
42:37 Crypto Genius’s Take on Meme Coins
47:45 Crypto Founders and their Skill Sets
49:31 Fundamentals in Crypto in Meme Coins
53:35 Investing in Crypto as a ‘Normal Person’
54:51 Michael Saylor and Bitcoin Cycles
55:28 Decision-Making in Crypto as a ‘Normal Person’
58:13 Protecting Yourself in Market Cycles
1:00:06 Darryl Wang: Meme Coin Trading
1:04:22 How to Know When to Stop?
1:07:51 Bitcoin Halving and its Cycle Position
1:11:16 Factors that Affect Crypto Cycles (Bitcoin)
1:12:26 Investing Through Market Cycles
1:14:30 Reading Market Cycles and Their Patterns
1:17:22 When to Invest in Market Cycles to Mitigate Losses
1:18:45 How to Stay Disciplined while Investing?
1:19:54 Impact of ETFs on Crypto Market Cycles
1:22:25 Leveraging Friendships for Smarter Investing
1:25:21 Repeating Financial Crises in Crypto
1:27:39 Predicting the Next Blow-Up in Crypto
1:29:05 Lost Bitcoin Story
1:30:32 What is Tangent? And Why did it Start?
1:32:48 Managing your First Crypto Cycles as a Beginner
1:34:09 How to Bring Value to Crypto Teams
1:36:56 Darryl Wang on Pudgy Penguin
1:38:21 The Potential of Pudgy Penguin
1:41:53 Darryl Wang on Ronin
1:45:14 Darryl Wang on Prime
1:47:26 Investing in Ceilingless Narratives
1:49:35 Advice to Crypto Newcomers
1:51:40 Prediction for the Future of Crypto