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Crypto Market Wizards

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Nov 10, 2023 • 2h 4min

How Blurr.eth made $30M Through DeFi (EP5)

Episode 5 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Blurr.eth talking about his come-up in crypto and how he turned 3 figures into more than $30M in a few years through DeFi. Premium Discord: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ HFAResearch Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch Crypto Market Wizards Podcast: https://twitter.com/CryptoMarketWiz Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 Free Telegram: https://t.me/+3LgpNxIgJ4IzY2Fh Blurr's Wallet: https://debank.com/profile/0xef764bac8a438e7e498c2e5fccf0f174c3e3f8db?chain=eth My mission is to create high-quality, digestible (ad-free) content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi/NFT enthusiasts. I do not run YouTube ads, participate in seed investments, nor do paid promotions. Not Financial Advice. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro to Blurr 5:20 Blurr's Edge in Crypto 9:00 The 80/20 Rule 11:00 How Blurr views Yield Farming 15:55 Favorite Memories from Bull Market 23:03 Blurr's Bull Case for DeFi 29:25 RWA & Stablecoins 37:30 Blurr's MKR/CANTO/NFT Positions 50:25 Audience Question 1:01:13 Evolving as a Trader/Investor 1:16:30 Where DeFi goes from here 1:26:21 Biggest Misconceptions about Crypto 1:33:37 Catalyst for a Bull Market 1:47:30 Most Expensive Failed Transaction 1:52:41 Life Alpha
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Oct 31, 2023 • 1h 4min

How Crypto Funds Deploy Capital w/ Matt Klein

Episode 4 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Matt Klein from Nascent talking about the state of the market and expands on his theory of the two ways to make money in crypto. Follow Matt: https://twitter.com/mattyklein_ Premium Discord: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ HFAResearch Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch Crypto Market Wizards Podcast: https://twitter.com/CryptoMarketWiz Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 Free Telegram: https://t.me/+3LgpNxIgJ4IzY2Fh My mission is to create high-quality, digestible (ad-free) content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi/NFT enthusiasts. I do not run YouTube ads, participate in seed investments, nor do paid promotions. Not Financial Advice. Timestamps: 0:00 Matt's Crypto Background 3:14 How Nascent Makes Money 11:44 ETHBTC Outlook 17:08 Two Ways to Make Money 22:28 Problems with MKR 28:37 Position Sizing & Risk Management 35:17 Crypto as a Reflexive Asset 38:30 Underowned Crypto Sectors 44:42 How to be Early & be Right 48:02 Alameda Story 53:29 Rapid Fire Questions
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Oct 25, 2023 • 56min

How Crypto Hedge Funds Work w/ Jae Chung

Episode 3 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets (not VCs). Today we have Jae Chung from Manifold Trading talking about the state of the market and how he thinks the next bull market will play out. He also lays out his Web3 Consumer App thesis and how the next cycle has to be led by real products that real people use. Follow Jae: https://twitter.com/_jaechung Timestamps: 0:00 How Jae Got into Crypto 3:28 How Manifold Trading Makes Money 6:54 Pushing your Edge 8:36 Jae's Bullish Market Outlook 12:37 Why Jae's Bullish RLB & CANTO 16:08 Work/Life Balance 18:08 Web3 Consumer App Thesis (FriendTech, Blackbird) 20:50 Risk Management in the Liquid Markets 24:24 What will the Next Cycle look like? 28:10 Common Traits of Successful Traders 33:05 Biggest Misconceptions about Crypto 35:30 How Most L1's Lack Identity 41:08 ETHBTC & BTC ETF Thoughts 44:25 How to be a Successful Trader 49:20 Thoughts on Value Accrual & Memecoins 53:52 Trading Rules to Live By
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Oct 17, 2023 • 57min

Why Most Altcoins are Uninvestable Vaporware w/ thiccy

Thiccy, a crypto trader from Scimitar Capital, talks about the BTC ETF fake news pump, his road to full-time crypto, systematic vs discretionary trading, why crypto is an inefficient market, work/life balance, what makes a successful trader, why Thiccy is bearish alts, how we value crypto tokens, defining Thiccy's edge & EV, scaling into trades, thoughts on TA, and advice to make it in crypto.
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Oct 10, 2023 • 52min

Identifying Edge and Contrarian Trades w/ Eric Qiu

Episode 1 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets (not VCs). Today we have Eric Qiu from CMSHoldings. Eric's Twitter: https://twitter.com/cmspeary 0:00 Intro to Eric 1:15 BTC vs Alts 4:10 Liquid Markets vs VC 7:50 Understanding Edge & EV 10:08 Buying Hated Coins like MKR 20:15 Thoughts on RWAs 23:50 Regulatory Risks 26:55 How Unlocks Affect Markets (dYdX) 32:19 Time Horizon & Risk Hedging 36:55 Position Sizing & Leverage 39:45 Most Common Mistakes 41:39 Getting Over Bear Market PTSD 44:14 Trading Sentiment 46:30 Denominating Net Worth in BTC or ETH? 48:29 Catalyst for the Next Bull

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