
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

Apr 11, 2022 • 44min
Finding Early Investment Opportunities in Crypto w/ Jack (Sicarious)
Jack is a crypto trader & early stage investor, and one of the first accounts I followed on Twitter in my crypto journey. In this conversation we discuss how he finds new investments early, signs that it might be a good investment, sizing bets, investing in Stargate/Layerzero, lessons from previous cycles, crypto VCs, 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 1, 2022 • 41min
How to Invest in the Future of NFT/Crypto Gaming w/ Brycent
Brycent is a top NFT/crypto gamer and also founder of Lootsquad, a play-to-earn guild focused on blockchain gaming. He's well known as an active investor in the metaverse, NFT, and gaming ecosystems in crypto. In this conversation we discuss why Play-to-Earn models are failing, what new crypto gaming opportunities are his favorite, best strategies for finding new NFT gaming investments, STEPN move-to-earn, and market outlook. (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

Mar 30, 2022 • 39min
What You Need to Know About Ethereum's Major Catalyst in 2022 w/ Jack Niewold
Jack Niewold is the founder of Crypto Pragmatist, which provides cutting-edge research for altcoin investors. In this conversation we discuss the Ethereum merge happening later this year, how it works, how investors can benefit, and why it's making some traders so bullish. (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

Mar 29, 2022 • 14min
Massive Crypto Breakout & How Traders Spotted the Move Early | Market Update
Market update covering Bitcoin's break above the yearly open level, technical outlook, the narrative driving this reversal, why it could last longer than some anticipate, and the traders who front-ran the move higher. (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, EOS, and XRP derivatives and get a deposit bonus with the show link: https://partner.bybit.com/b/coinistBONUS

Mar 18, 2022 • 51min
Finding Contrarian Trades & Key NFT/Crypto Trends w/ Keyboard Monkey
KM is a full-time crypto & equities trader, and in this episode we discuss the newly launched APE coin, making contrarian bets, difference between short & long trading, degen stories from the bear market, mean reversion, market outlook 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, EOS, and XRP derivatives and get a deposit bonus with the show link: https://partner.bybit.com/b/coinistBONUS

Mar 3, 2022 • 1h
Hedge Funds Are Moving into NFTs w/ Sasha Fleyshman
Sasha Fleyshman is a portfolio manager at Arca, a crypto hedge fund which just launched a new $50million dollar NFT focused portfolio. We discuss the state of the NFT market, individuals vs institutional approach, whether metaverse is overpriced/overhyped, marketplaces, new sectors of the digital asset landscape to focus on, and tips for anyone getting started with NFTs in 2022. (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, EOS, and XRP derivatives and get a deposit bonus with the show link: https://partner.bybit.com/b/coinistBONUS

Feb 18, 2022 • 57min
Bitcoin ETF Coming Soon? w/ Eric Balchunas
Eric Balchunas is a senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg, and we discuss the chances a Bitcoin spot ETF gets approved, why it hasn't yet, the boomerati, Joe Biden's executive crypto order, Ethereum ETF chances, metaverse, conspiracy theories, and how bullish it would be for Bitcoin. 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, EOS, and XRP derivatives and get a deposit bonus with the show link: https://partner.bybit.com/b/coinistBONUS

Feb 15, 2022 • 1h 4min
5 Crypto Trends to Focus on in 2022 w/ Ansem
Ansem is a full-time crypto trader that publishes sharp, thorough, and entertaining market commentary. We discuss his big ideas for 2022, which trends have the most upside, ETH vs Layer 1s, play-to-earn opportunities, and more. 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, EOS, and XRP derivatives and get a deposit bonus with the show link: https://partner.bybit.com/b/coinistBONUS

Feb 14, 2022 • 1h 32min
Half Hedgefund Manager Half Metaverse Pimp w/ Eric Wall
Eric Wall is the CIO of Arcane Assets, and we discuss SimpDAOs: a sector of crypto combining NFTs & social tokens. Our discussion covers how they work, why they will be massive in 2022, his experience creating one, and thoughts on the metaverse. We also discuss the Bitcoin price model that survived longer than Stock-to-Flow. Thank you for listening to the show. If you could please leave me a rating on iTunes, I would really appreciate it. Tweet me your thoughts about the episode! Show sponsors: •Bybit: Trade Bitcoin, ETH, EOS, and XRP derivatives and get a deposit bonus with the show link: https://partner.bybit.com/b/coinistBONUS

Feb 11, 2022 • 33min
Pivotal Moment for Bitcoin as Momentum Shifts w/ Avi Felman
Avi Felman is a portfolio manager at Blocktower Capital, a crypto hedgefund, and we discuss his current framework for approaching Bitcoin/crypto, momentum returning to the market, what smart money is doing, activity acrosss exchanges, Bitfinex hack & LEO, and simple tricks to help your investing approach. (not financial advice) Thank you for listening to the show. If you could please leave me a rating on iTunes, I would really appreciate it. Tweet me your thoughts about the episode! Show sponsors: •Bybit: Trade Bitcoin, ETH, EOS, and XRP derivatives and get a deposit bonus with the show link: https://partner.bybit.com/b/coinistBONUS