Becoming a Whale: Influence in Niche Crypto Markets

From gaming guppy to Orca whale, this week we’re talking to Tetranode. Who is this whale man? Well, he’s an anonymous DeFi billionaire who has been a part of and has shaped the crypto world since the early days of the space.

Not everyone is a whale, but everyone is definitely trying to become one. If you dream of becoming a whale one day, this episode is your blueprint. We uncover all of Tetranode’s whale secrets, such as why farmers are the best alpha, why he’s team Ethereum vs. team Alt Layer 1s, and of course—Tetranode’s advice on becoming a whale yourself.

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 7:35 Gaming as Crypto Training 13:40 Who is Tentranode 18:35 Becoming a Whale 25:20 The Purpose of Wealth 30:55 Why ETH Bullishness? 38:55 Why Decentralization Matters 41:25 Tetranode’s Infinity Gauntlet 46:30 Farmers Have the Best Alpha 48:45 How to Move & Play Markets 1:03:08 Tetranode’s Infinity Gauntlet 1:25:32 Layer 2 Life 1:30:20 Dani Sesta Frog Nation Lessons 1:32:50 How to Trust Anons 1:36:06 Advice to be a Whale 1:38:20 Tetranode in the Future 1:45:20 Closing & Disclaimers

------ Resources:

Tetranode’s Twitter https://twitter.com/Tetranode 

Tetranode’s Infinity Gauntlet https://twitter.com/tetranode/status/1481687955223638016 

Sismo https://www.sismo.io/ Degen Spartan’s Twitter https://twitter.com/DegenSpartan 

DOPEX https://www.dopex.io/ 

Olympus DAO https://twitter.com/OlympusDAO 

FeiRari https://app.rari.capital/fuse/pool/8 

Rocket Pool https://rocketpool.net/ 

Curve https://curve.fi/ 

Arbitrum https://twitter.com/arbitrum 

zkSync https://zksync.io/ 

zkStark https://starkware.co/stark/ 

Dani Sesta’s Twitter https://twitter.com/danielesesta 

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