Episode 16 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Messi sharing his crypto story and how he "made it" after 10 years. He talks about the lessons learned through getting rekt MANY times; hopefully this discussion helps you believe that anything is possible in crypto as long as you believe in yourself and keep grinding. Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast. https://twitter.com/AgentChud Premium Discord: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 HFAResearch Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 Free Telegram: https://t.me/+3LgpNxIgJ4IzY2Fh HFA Research Dashboard: https://hfaresearch.io/ Stake DYM with HFA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7qiSXpt47E PODCASTS: Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA Steady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads Taiki is the founder of HFAResearch, a DeFi-focused research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts. We were frustrated with the lack of authentic educational content on Crypto YouTube/Twitter and took matters into our own hands. Timestamps: 00:00 Messi's Crypto Background 15:26 Playing the 2020-21 Bull Market 30:09 Managing Emotions from Losses 37:17 Bank Robber Mentality 42:26 How to Make it this Cycle 51:42 Lessons from Top Traders 59:05 Get Addicted to Selling 01:06:00 It Pays to be a Perpetual Optimistic 01:11:18 Messi's Fantom Pitch 01:21:39 How is this Cycle Different? 01:28:55 Personal Growth in Crypto 01:40:50 Playing the Next Bull Market 01:50:10 Ape Dance