
Stacks
Stacks, hosted by Luke Martin, explores the most exciting opportunities & key trends in crypto. From hedge funds to venture firms, traders to longterm investors, you will learn how the smartest players are making money. Episodes cover Bitcoin, altcoins, NFTs, and more.
Latest episodes

May 16, 2022 • 35min
Key Takeaways from Crypto Market Disaster Last Week w/ Nic Carter
In this episode we discuss if the Tether stablecoin could also collapse, LUNA/UST lessons, what stablecoins are safe, changing meta for investors in bear market, AVAX & Solana, incoming regulation, and tips to best position your portfolio during periods high uncertainty + fear. Nic Carter is a general partner at Castle Island Ventures, and co-founder of Coin Metrics. Nic was early in warning about the risks of a UST/LUNA collapse and has a knack for understanding what's going to be important for crypto investors before others can spot the risk or opportunity. Thank you for tuning in. If you can spare 5 seconds to leave a review/rating on iTunes, I appreciate it. It helps others find the show. Tweet me your thoughts about the episode! Show sponsors: •Bybit: Trade Bitcoin, ETH, or your favorite altcoins on the best trading platform in crypto. Use the show link for a Bitcoin deposit bonus on new trading accounts: https://partner.bybit.com/b/luke

May 13, 2022 • 41min
How an Attacker Destroyed a Stablecoin to Make $1Billion w/ Onchain Wizard
In this episode we discuss the collapse of Luna/UST, how an attacker likely made ~$1billion orchastrating the attack, the on-chain footprint that helps us understand the steps taken, the timeline of events, and more. Onchain Wizard is a crypto analyst & investor dedicated to understanding on-chain moves from the largest crypto players, and how you can use that information to your advantage in crypto. He writes a substack publication sharing his research which you can learn more about here: https://onchainwizard.substack.com/ Thank you for tuning in. If you can spare 5 seconds to leave a review/rating on iTunes, I appreciate it. It helps others find the show. Tweet me your thoughts about the episode! Show sponsors: •Bybit: Trade Bitcoin, ETH, or your favorite altcoins on the best trading platform in crypto. Use the show link for a Bitcoin deposit bonus on new trading accounts: https://partner.bybit.com/b/luke

May 4, 2022 • 48min
Tracking the Largest Bitcoin Whale Activity w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware Inteligence, and my go-to resource for understanding how different groups of Bitcoin investors influence price. In this episode we discuss the largest Bitcoin whale addresses adding to their positions, what metrics help in bear markets, events that could lead to a reversal, benefits & critiques of on-chain analysis, key momentum levels to to watch, macro, and an exciting new Bitcoin valuation model that Will is developing. Thank you for tuning in. If you can spare 5 seconds to leave a review/rating on iTunes, I appreciate it. It helps others find the show. Tweet me your thoughts about the episode! Show sponsors: •Bybit: Trade Bitcoin, ETH, or your favorite altcoins on the best trading platform in crypto. Use the show link for a Bitcoin deposit bonus on new trading accounts: https://partner.bybit.com/b/luke

Apr 29, 2022 • 55min
Making Millions on Solana NFTs w/ Function
Function is a Web3 investor, and has a wild story which involves leaving crypto years ago to return this cycle through wildly successful NFT investments. In this episode we discuss the rise of Solana NFTs, his journey leaving crypto to pursue music, building an account from virtually nothing, emerging blue-chips, NFT strategy, how to find new projects, trading vs holding, best NFT flips, and tips that can help any Web3 investor. Thank you for tuning in. If you can spare 5 seconds to leave a review/rating on iTunes, I appreciate it. It helps others find the show. Tweet me your thoughts about the episode! Show sponsors: •Bybit: Trade Bitcoin, ETH, or your favorite altcoins on the best trading platform in crypto. Use the show link for a Bitcoin deposit bonus on new trading accounts: https://partner.bybit.com/b/luke

Apr 27, 2022 • 47min
GameFi: The Crypto Sector Primed for Hypergrowth w/ Vance Spencer
Vance Spencer is the Co-Founder of Framework Ventures, a $1.4B crypto venture firm. In this episode we discuss their new $400M Gamefi fund, why this will be the largest sector in crypto, mass adoption catalysts, how to evaluate new investments, new projects to keep an eye on, the future of Defi, play-to-earn experiments, NFTs in games, tips to navigate the market, and his vision for what the world will look like in 2030. Thank you for tuning in. If you can spare 5 seconds to leave a review/rating on iTunes, I appreciate it. It helps others find the show. Tweet me your thoughts about the episode! Show sponsors: •Bybit: Trade Bitcoin, ETH, or your favorite altcoins on the best trading platform in crypto. Use the show link for a Bitcoin deposit bonus on new trading accounts: https://partner.bybit.com/b/luke

Apr 25, 2022 • 1h 6min
Why You Aren't Bullish Enough on Bitcoin w/ Mike Alfred
Mike Alfred is a Bitcoiner & early stage investor. In this episode we discuss why BTC is headed higher, Bitcoin's relationship to tech stocks, why that correlation could break, billionaires accumulating coins, Michael Saylor, Elon taking over twitter, Bitcoin mining stocks, Coinbase, macro conditions, ETH's chances vs Bitcoin longterm, and why you aren't bullish enough. --------------------------------------------------- Thank you for tuning in. If you can spare 5 seconds to leave a review/rating on iTunes, I appreciate it. It helps others find the show. --------------------------------------------------- Tweet me your thoughts about the episode! --------------------------------------------------- Show sponsors: •Bybit: Trade Bitcoin, ETH, or your favorite altcoins on the best trading platform in crypto. Use the show link for a Bitcoin deposit bonus on new trading accounts: https://partner.bybit.com/b/luke

Apr 24, 2022 • 48min
Tracking the Largest Bitcoin Whales Activity w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware Intelligence, and is my go-to account for understanding how different groups of Bitcoin investors are influencing price. In this episode we discuss how Will got to where he is today, benefits & critique of on-chain analysis, what events could lead to a reversal, tracking the largest Bitcoin whale wallets, momentum metrics to watch, and an exciting new Bitcoin valuation model he is building. Thank you for tuning in. If you can spare 5 seconds to leave a review/rating on iTunes, I appreciate it. It helps others find the show. Tweet me your thoughts about the episode! Show sponsors: •Bybit: Trade Bitcoin, ETH, or your favorite altcoins on the best trading platform in crypto. Use the show link for a Bitcoin deposit bonus on new trading accounts: https://partner.bybit.com/b/luke

Apr 23, 2022 • 18min
Top Performing Coins This Week | Market Update
Market update covering the biggest moves in crypto this week. Bitcoin & stock correlation, ETH merge delayed, APE coin, NEAR, STEPN walk to earn, and Tron. Let me know if you enjoyed this episode and I'll do a weekly market wrap every friday. (nothing in this episode is financial advice) Thank you for tuning in. If you can spare 5 seconds to leave a review/rating on iTunes, I appreciate it. It helps others find the show. Tweet me your thoughts about the episode! Show sponsors: •Bybit: Trade Bitcoin, ETH, or your favorite altcoins on the best trading platform in crypto. If you use my link you get discounted fees and a Bitcoin deposit bonus for new accounts: https://partner.bybit.com/b/luke

Apr 18, 2022 • 42min
The Most Popular Game in The Metaverse: Poker w/ Miles Anthony
Miles is the Founder of Decentral Games, which builds web3 games for the metaverse. Their most popular game ICE Poker is a play & earn game and has quickly become the most popular game in the metaverse. We discuss how the game works, how much money you can make playing, gaming NFTs, how to value metaverse land, and more. (nothing in this episode is financial advice) Thank you for tuning in. If you can spare 5 seconds to leave a review/rating on iTunes, I appreciate it. It helps others find the show. Tweet me your thoughts about the episode! Show sponsors: •Bybit: Trade Bitcoin, ETH, or your favorite altcoins on the best trading platform in crypto. If you use my link you get discounted fees and a Bitcoin deposit bonus for new accounts: https://partner.bybit.com/b/luke

Apr 13, 2022 • 32min
Exploring Music NFTs w/ Cooper Turley
Cooper is a Web3 investor & creator who has shifted all his attention to music NFTs, which are still a very new sector even for crypto natives. We discuss his thesis, how much he's made, why this format could explode like other NFT sectors, Snoop Dogg & Diplo drops, investment strategy, where to find them, how to evaluate different pieces, and tips for anyone else diving in. (nothing in this episode is financial advice) Thank you for tuning in. If you can spare 5 seconds to leave a review/rating on iTunes, I appreciate it. It helps others find the show. Tweet me your thoughts about the episode! Show sponsors: •Bybit: Trade Bitcoin, ETH, or your favorite altcoins on the best trading platform in crypto. If you use my link you get discounted fees and a Bitcoin deposit bonus for new accounts: https://partner.bybit.com/b/luke