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The Chopping Block: How Wintermute Avoids ‘Zombie’ Exchanges, Base’s Early Success, Bank Fraud in the AI Era - Ep. 532
Aug 17, 2023
Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy joins The Chopping Block to discuss market making in quiet crypto markets. They also cover Base's early success and the impact of bank fraud in the AI era.
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- Wintermute focuses on building better algorithms and their DeFi stack in slow market periods.
- Coinbase's Layer 2 solution, base, has gained significant engagement and traction.
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Crypto trading volumes at Wintermute at lowest levels in years
According to Evgeny, a trader at Wintermute, the trading volumes in the crypto market, particularly at Wintermute, have hit their lowest levels in years. The slow market activity has resulted in boredom and short attention spans among participants, leading to the emergence of new activities such as trading meme coins like Harry Potter Sonic Obama Ten. During slow periods, the team at Wintermute focuses on building better algorithms, software, and hardware, with the most notable improvement being their DeFi stack.
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