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Ex-TradFi Exposes The 2025 Crypto Trap w/ Dominic Ryder

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Oct 6, 2025

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Dominic Ryder

Dominic Ryder, an ex-TradFi wealth manager and co-founder of Alvera, dives deep into the potential pitfalls lurking beneath the surface of the 2025 crypto landscape. He draws parallels between today’s digital asset treasuries and the financial engineering of 2008, cautioning against Ponzi-like behaviors. Ryder also highlights the risks of hyperinflation, the importance of avoiding emotional decision-making in investing, and offers practical advice for navigating potential market bubbles with a focus on risk management.

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Monetary System Is A Fragile Ponzi

Once you learn how the monetary system works you see its structural fragility.
Dominic says that knowledge makes you aware the Ponzi can collapse anytime yet must be propped up.

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Treasuries Signal Late-Stage Financial Engineering

Digital-asset treasuries and price-control tools are late-stage market signals.
Dominic warns these instruments look like financial engineering that masks underlying risk.

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ANECDOTE

2008 Banks Packaged Debt And Profited

Dominic recounts parallels with 2008 securitization and CDS behavior.
He says banks packaged bad debt, sold protection, then profited while offloading losses onto others.

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Dominic’s Background and First Reactions to Bitcoin’s ATH

02:18 • 1min

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How Bitcoin Dominance Signals Altseason Flow

03:44 • 2min

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Why Digital Asset Treasuries Raise Red Flags

05:42 • 59sec

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Are We Late-Cycle? Assessing Market Position

06:41 • 4min

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Global Debt, Inflation Behavior, and Hyperinflation Risks

10:22 • 2min

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Thesis: Ride the Rally but Respect the Risks

12:26 • 8min

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Investment Banks, Securitization, and 2008 Parallels

20:18 • 5min

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On Timing Markets, Shorting, and Time-In-The-Market

24:58 • 5min

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Did Robinhood’s Outage Reflect Market Manipulation?

30:10 • 4min

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Tokenized Stocks: Regulatory Limits and Global Coordination

33:51 • 7min

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Where Capital Will Flow: Boring, Revenue-Generating Infrastructure

40:47 • 3min

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Practical Portfolio Advice: Stay Boring and Avoid Leverage

43:41 • 2min

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How to Spot Weak Projects and Unsustainable L1s

Is this 2025 bull market just a repeat of 2021, or something much riskier under the surface? In today’s episode, Jay Hamilton is joined by Dominic Ryder, a former TradFi wealth manager and VC-turned-crypto founder, to dissect the hidden risks no one wants to talk about. From digital asset treasuries that smell a lot like 2008, to the eerie signals of late-cycle euphoria, Dominic pulls no punches.

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📃 Disclaimer 📃

The information presented in this video is for educational and informational purposes only. It should not be considered as financial, legal. The views and opinions expressed by the speakers, are their own and do not constitute professional advice. Investing in cryptocurrencies carries significant risks, including the potential for substantial losses.

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