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Crypto Market Wizards
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Podcast series exploring the minds of Crypto Market Wizards.
Nothing we say in this podcast is financial advice, and the guest's views represent their views only, and not of their employers.
Follow for more content: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA
Nothing we say in this podcast is financial advice, and the guest's views represent their views only, and not of their employers.
Follow for more content: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA
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Today you'll be listening to two washed DeFi midcurvers discuss our takes on where we are in the cycle. These two gooners will discuss the importance of selling and why it's important to normalize your crypto gains because crypto really does warp the value of your money.We discuss why crypto is a butthole, and why selling should be something you enjoy. Who cares what other people think of you, just elevate your lifestyle and change your life.Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/AgentChudJoin the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-armyFree Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/New Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FarmerTaikiTaiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearchPODCASTS:Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqASteady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLadsTimestamps:0:00 Where are we in the Cycle?8:58 Odds of a Market Top?14:10 Dealing with Underperformance25:05 How Cycles Have Changed30:10 How to Take Profits (Crypto is a Butthole)41:05 Thoughts on DeFi & Farming50:42 How to Make it This Cycle1:05:21 Crypto Warps Your Sense of Money1:08:57 Managing your Dopamine Addiction1:17:02 Elevating Lifestyle1:24:47 Selling = Post Nut Clarity1:30:00 Coming Back after Hitting Rock BottomMY VALUES:QUALITY OVER QUANTITYA lot of content creators are incentivized to pump out content for ad revenue. Taiki has never run YouTube ads on his channel because he believes in creating quality content, not monetizing your eyeballs via ads.On top of not running any YouTube ads, Taiki has never participated in a paid promotion, a channel sponsorship, or even a DEX/CEX ref-link.PREMIUM RESEARCHHFAResearch offers a Premium subscription. This is not meant to be a "copy trading" service or a “pump and dump” signal group. Taiki publishes two premium videos and an AMA livestream every week. Think of Taiki as your personal research analyst that keeps you on top of the markets so you can focus on what you do best. You also gain access to a private discord with the largest premium DeFi community. There, Taiki also gives frequent updates as well as real-time analysis on current events in crypto.
Today I'm joined by Law to discuss his journey starting from $5k in crypto during the 2022 crypto bear market. He ran up his bankroll doing RFV (risk free value) trades, buying tokens at a discount to the treasury and taking an activist approach to redeem it for profit. Despite his success, Law claims that he rarely takes month-over-month drawdowns and argues why his approach is superior to those who gamble on perps/memecoins.Law provides an interesting take on how there are many ways to profit in crypto, and what it takes to find edge in crypto. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/0xlawlolLaw's Journey: https://x.com/0xlawlol/status/1852023510517899379Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-armyFree Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/New Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FarmerTaikiTaiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearchPODCASTS:Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqASteady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLadsTimestamps0:00 How Law Got Started In Crypto4:50 $300k to $2M on $AERO10:33 Other Onchain Plays15:26 Airdrop Farming Plays19:49 Dropping Out Of School24:29 Do you Have To Take On Risk To Make Money?27:18 Advice to Younger Self29:00 Law's Research Process31:58 Other Big Wins 32:59 Whitehat Hacks36:38 Assessing Risk in DeFi39:52 How Law Approaches Crypto44:16 Farmers Make Markets Efficient45:53 Don't Gamble & Other Rules47:39 RFV trades on DATs50:05 How Law Views Markets and Cycles54:15 Advice On Making It58:05 Polymarket Trades & Airdrop Farming1:03:11 Wrap UpMY VALUES:QUALITY OVER QUANTITYA lot of content creators are incentivized to pump out content for ad revenue. Taiki has never run YouTube ads on his channel because he believes in creating quality content, not monetizing your eyeballs via ads.On top of not running any YouTube ads, Taiki has never participated in a paid promotion, a channel sponsorship, or even a DEX/CEX ref-link.PREMIUM RESEARCHHFAResearch offers a Premium subscription. This is not meant to be a "copy trading" service or a “pump and dump” signal group. Taiki publishes two premium videos and an AMA livestream every week. Think of Taiki as your personal research analyst that keeps you on top of the markets so you can focus on what you do best. You also gain access to a private discord with the largest premium DeFi community. There, Taiki also gives frequent updates as well as real-time analysis on current events in crypto.
Today I'm joined by Jez to discuss his journey from TradFi to becoming a successful crypto degenerate. We discuss how to recover from blowing up, why he prefers to full-port one bag when it comes to bet sizing, and how to win the crypto MMORPG.
Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/izebel_eth
Jez's Crypto MMO Article: https://oldcoinbad.com/p/a-starter-guide-to-the-crypto-mmo
Jez's Poker Hand History: https://www.worldpokertour.com/live-update/hands-37-38-colin-hong-eliminated-in-7th-place-186000-prime-wpt-prime-championship-season-2024-4-1600000-800000-1600000
Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army
Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/
Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2
HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch
PODCASTS:
Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA
Steady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads
Timestamps:
0:00 Jez's Background
4:26 How to Be Win in Crypto
11:17 Founder Intuition (RLB, HYPE)
17:01 Knowing When to Cut Bags
21:56 Bet Sizing & Full Porting
26:09 Bouncing Back from Blow Ups
34:08 Thoughts on AI Meta
41:25 Where are we in the Cycle?
45:40 How to Make It in 2025
52:18 Kelly Criterion
56:22 Hyperliquid Thoughts
1:01:14 Winning $186k in a Poker Tournament
1:13:15 Final Advice
MY VALUES:
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY
A lot of content creators are incentivized to pump out content for ad revenue. Taiki has never run YouTube ads on his channel because he believes in creating quality content, not monetizing your eyeballs via ads.
On top of not running any YouTube ads, Taiki has never participated in a paid promotion, a channel sponsorship, or even a DEX/CEX ref-link.
PREMIUM RESEARCH
HFAResearch offers a Premium subscription. This is not meant to be a "copy trading" service or a “pump and dump” signal group. Taiki publishes two premium videos and an AMA livestream every week. Think of Taiki as your personal research analyst that keeps you on top of the markets so you can focus on what you do best. You also gain access to a private discord with the largest premium DeFi community. There, Taiki also gives frequent updates as well as real-time analysis on current events in crypto.
Today I'm joined by Kel to discuss his journey from joining Messari out of college and now becoming an independent trader. We discuss why we think the AI meta is the trade of the cycle and talk about ai16z, Zerebro, Fartcoin, Alchemist, and GOAT. We also discuss how to bet on yourself, dealing with dark moments, and enjoying bull markets.
Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/kelxyz_
Kel's Substack: https://kelxyz.substack.com/
Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army
Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/
Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2
HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch
PODCASTS:
Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA
Steady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads
Timestamps:
0:00 Kel’s Background
3:08 Market Opportunity for the AI Omegacycle
8:24 Asymmetry & Inversion Theory
11:30 Investment Frameworks for AI
15:50 ai16z
18:36 Zerebro
21:38 Alchemist
23:26 Fartcoin
32:38 GOAT
40:50 Types of Agents with Value Capture
46:03 Unicorn Fart Dust
52:03 Betting on Yourself
57:13 Dealing with Dark Moments
1:04:34 How to Make it
Today I'm joined by David Gilz to discuss his journey from losing it all to making it all back by grinding in the markets. We discuss why we think the AI meta is the trade of the cycle and talk about ai16z, Zerebro, Fartcoin, and GOAT. He also discusses the art of not coping as a trader.
Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/d_gilz
Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army
Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/
Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2
HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch
PODCASTS:
Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA
Steady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads
Timestamps:
0:00 David's Origin Story
6:09 Guide to Making Money in a Bull Market
14:41 Understanding Market Regime
17:58 Why AI is the Trade of the Cycle
28:29 What Happens to GOAT?
31:26 How Big can AI Coins Get?
41:35 When to Sell?
50:29 How to Make It This Cycle
MY VALUES:
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY
A lot of content creators are incentivized to pump out content for ad revenue. Taiki has never run YouTube ads on his channel because he believes in creating quality content, not monetizing your eyeballs via ads.
On top of not running any YouTube ads, Taiki has never participated in a paid promotion, a channel sponsorship, or even a DEX/CEX ref-link.
PREMIUM RESEARCH
HFAResearch offers a Premium subscription. This is not meant to be a "copy trading" service or a “pump and dump” signal group. Taiki publishes two premium videos and an AMA livestream every week. Think of Taiki as your personal research analyst that keeps you on top of the markets so you can focus on what you do best. You also gain access to a private discord with the largest premium DeFi community. There, Taiki also gives frequent updates as well as real-time analysis on current events in crypto.
Today I was joined by Ejaaz to discuss how big the AI Omegacycle can get. We discuss the mental frameworks to use to spread bets across the meta and how to trade these boom and bust cycles.
Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213
Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army
Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/
Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2
HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch
PODCASTS:
Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA
Steady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads
Timestamps:
0:00 Ejaaz's Backbround
2:00 Fartcoin and GOAT
10:52 How Big Can the AI Omegacycle Get?
17:07 Categorizing AI Coins
23:45 How to Bet on the AI Omegacycle
39:27 When Do You Sell?
46:46 How to Make it
52:05 Advice to Younger Self
MY VALUES:
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY
A lot of content creators are incentivized to pump out content for ad revenue. Taiki has never run YouTube ads on his channel because he believes in creating quality content, not monetizing your eyeballs via ads.
On top of not running any YouTube ads, Taiki has never participated in a paid promotion, a channel sponsorship, or even a DEX/CEX ref-link.
PREMIUM RESEARCH
HFAResearch offers a Premium subscription. This is not meant to be a "copy trading" service or a “pump and dump” signal group. Taiki publishes two premium videos and an AMA livestream every week. Think of Taiki as your personal research analyst that keeps you on top of the markets so you can focus on what you do best. You also gain access to a private discord with the largest premium DeFi community. There, Taiki also gives frequent updates as well as real-time analysis on current events in crypto.
Today I was joined by Nachi, a top 10 trader on Binance making over $64M, discuss overcoming trauma, the Memecoin Supercycle, and the AI agents meta. I recorded this on my Macbook on bad wifi so sometimes I freeze up lol.
Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/alphawifhat
https://www.theblockbeats.info/en/news/55630
Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army
Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/
Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2
HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch
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 Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts.
Timestamps:
0:00 Nachi’s Story
7:06 Where are we in the Cycle?
12:58 Memecoin Supercycle Thesis
19:30 AI Memecoin Thesis
27:02 Building Conviction & Sizing into Trades
36:34 Overcoming Adversity
44:11 Characteristics of Home Run Trades
52:02 How to Make it This Cycle
Today I have the great Murad on my channel to discuss the Memecoin Supercycle. Why it's happening, and why it will continue.
Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army
Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/
Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2
HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch
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 Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts.
Timestamps:
0:00 Where are we in the Cycle?
4:20 Memecoin Supercycle Thesis
12:18 Why do people resist Memecoins?
21:50 CEXes listing Memecoins
23:27 What does Murad do everyday?
28:08 Murad's List
32:18 AI Memecoins
41:18 Memecoins having a "Cult Premium"
43:44 The People will Buy Memecoins
46:30 How to Make it This Cycle
50:04 How to Win in Crypto
55:26 How to Stop Midcurving Memecoins
In this episode of Crypto Market Wizards, I am joined by Qiao Wang from Alliance to discuss the Memecoin Supercycle and why ETH is struggling.
Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/QwQiao
Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army
Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/
Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2
HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch
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 Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts.
Timestamps:
0:00 Where are we in the Cycle?
5:50 Will Doge Flip Eth?
11:08 Memecoin Supercycle
14:07 Managing Your Own Emotions
20:11 AI x Memecoins
23:13 Death of High FDV Alts
25:33 Everything is a Meme
30:25 Advice for Traders
39:46 Health vs Wealth
42:16 Trader/Investor Psychology
48:21 Lessons Learned
For this episode of Crypto Market Wizards, I am joined by Darryl Wang from Tangent Ventures to discuss where we are in the cycle, how to manage your portfolio, and steps to make it this cycle.
Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/0xWangarian
Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army
Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/
Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2
Humble Farmer Army Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch
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 Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts.
Timestamps:
0:00 Where are we in the Cycle?
6:36 Memes vs Utility Coins
8:35 Outlook for ETH
13:48 Trading Strategy
20:33 Risk Management
24:12 Trader Psychology
28:43 Identifying when you're Wrong
36:11 Crypto x AI Meta
41:04 Timing Your Exit
47:38 Final Words of Advice
For Episode 27 of Crypto Market Wizards, I am joined again by Alex Good, one of the most prolific writers on Twitter/X when it comes to the intersection of Crypto and AI. We discuss the meteoric rise of $GOAT and what it means for the AI meta in the coming months/years.
Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/goodalexander
Alex's piece on the Murad Meta: https://goodalexander.com/posts/murad_meta_ai_cult/
Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army
Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/
Free Telegram: https://t.me/+3LgpNxIgJ4IzY2Fh
Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2
Humble Farmer Army Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch
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 Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts.
Timestamps:
0:00 Why $GOAT has gone so Viral
4:25 The Murad Meta & AI Cult Coins
11:19 Future of Crypto x AI
16:38 The Birth of a Digital God
23:49 LLM's Fetishizations
28:46 TAM of AI Cult Coins
38:50 Why this is only the Beginning
47:52 SBF is GOAT's Grandfather
56:18 What can we do about this?
1:04:14 Final Takeaways
Livestreamed on YouTube on October 10: https://www.youtube.com/live/G4Yo6AR9gAA
For Episode 26 of Crypto Market Wizards, I am joined LIVE by Dan Elitzer, co-founder of Nascent. We discuss the most recent news around Unichain and what that means for $UNI and the broader Ethereum ecosystem.
Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/delitzer
For Episode 25 of Crypto Market Wizards, I am joined by Stani Kulechov, founder of Avara. He discusses how his childhood shaped his interest in crypto and why he decided to build ETHLend (now AAVE) in 2017. He discusses the truth about building in crypto and what he learned from having to have surgery earlier this year.
Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/StaniKulechov
Stani's post on health: https://hey.xyz/posts/0x05-0x2694-DA-1cd727a6
Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA
Steady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads
Taiki is the founder of Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts.
Timestamps:
0:00 Stani's Childhood
3:49 Foray into Entrepreneurship
11:08 Discovering Ethereum & Building AAVE
15:16 Raising $16M in an ICO
18:24 Surviving the 2018-19 Bear Market
21:16 Memories of DeFi Summer
24:54 Neglecting Health & Requiring Surgery
30:33 Working with your Wife in Crypto
35:53 Avara's Endgame (AAVE, Lens, Family, GHO)
41:16 Advice to Younger Self
45:19 Does Vitalik Hate DeFi?
For Episode 24 of Crypto Market Wizards, I am joined by Kain Warwick, founder of Infinex and Havven/Synthetix. He shares what it was like growing up with a father who was a professional athlete. He discusses his fascination with entrepreneurship and what led to the Havven (now SNX) ICO in 2017. He shares his "lunatic" stories as a founder and what his vision is for Infinex.
At the end, he opens up about his drug addiction and what he learned after two full years being sober.
Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/kaiynne
Check out Infinex: https://infinex.xyz/
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 Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts.
Timestamps:
0:00 Kain's Token2049 Experience
0:57 Kain's Childhood
8:17 Importance of Money & Circumstance
13:09 Playing in a Band for 5 Years
17:13 Foray into Tech Entrepreneurship
19:50 Finding Bitcoin & Ethereum
28:06 Raising $30M ICO for Havven (now SNX)
32:51 Surviving the 2018-19 Bear Market
38:01 Having a Chip on Your Shoulder
41:15 The State of DeFi
46:45 What Vitalik Gets Wrong
51:04 Advice to Younger Self
53:29 Taking down Binance
1:00:02 Walking Away from Crypto
1:02:19 Drug Addiction
For episode 23 of Crypto Market Wizards, we have Arthur0x from DeFiance Capital to discuss his bull case for DeFi. Both Arthur and I have been calling for a "DeFi Renaissance," but that doesn't mean we are bullish on all of DeFi. We discuss the major coins in each DeFi sector such as lending, spot & perp DEXes, LST/LRT's, and stablecoin projects. I hope you enjoy the episode.
This was recorded on August 28th. Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast.
Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/Arthur_0x
Taiki's AAVE thesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmVZPGO1t0c
Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army
Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/
Free Telegram: https://t.me/+3LgpNxIgJ4IzY2Fh
Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2
Humble Farmer Army Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch
Taiki's AAVE thesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmVZPGO1t0c
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 Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts.
Timestamps:
0:00 Why we are bullish DeFi
7:16 Money Markets (AAVE vs Competitors)
11:43 "DeFi coins don't pump" Argument
16:30 LST and LRT's (LDO & LRT's)
25:58 Spot DEXes (Uniswap vs Competitors)
35:28 "Decentralized" Stablecoins (MKR vs Others)
41:18 Rate Cuts and Effects on DeFi
43:26 Perp DEXes (Hyperliquid vs others)
50:29 Vitalik's Stance on DeFi
54:27 Solana DeFi (Jupiter, JTO)
1:00:32 Final Questions & Summary
MY VALUES:
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY
A lot of content creators are incentivized to pump out content for ad revenue. Taiki has never run YouTube ads on his channel because he believes in creating quality content, not monetizing your eyeballs via ads.
On top of not running any YouTube ads, Taiki has never participated in a paid promotion, a channel sponsorship, or even a DEX/CEX ref-link.
PREMIUM RESEARCH
HFAResearch offers a Premium subscription. This is not meant to be a "copy trading" service or a “pump and dump” signal group. Taiki publishes two premium videos and an AMA livestream every week. Think of Taiki as your personal research analyst that keeps you on top of the markets so you can focus on what you do best. You also gain access to a private discord with the largest premium DeFi community. There, Taiki also gives frequent updates as well as real-time analysis on current events in crypto.
Episode 22 of Crypto Market Wizards, an interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Bainy Zhang from Fisher8 Capital (AKA hedgedhog7 on Twitter) to discuss where we are in the cycle and why he's generally bearish the markets. We also get into discussions around balancing health vs wealth and the tradeoffs we make being in crypto.
This was recorded on August 8th.
Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast.
Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/hedgedhog7
Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army
Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/
Free Telegram: https://t.me/+3LgpNxIgJ4IzY2Fh
Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2
Humble Farmer Army Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch
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 Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
3:01 Hog's Market Outlook
9:17 Thoughts on ETH Underperformance
13:34 Dealing with Being Wrong
16:59 Being Right with Conviction
24:26 How to NOT Baghold
26:52 How to Make it this Cycle
31:56 Are 4 Year Cycles Over?
33:31 Hog's Trading Style & Heuristics
37:40 Life without CT
40:33 How do You Trust People?
43:21 Wealth vs Health
50:41 Growing Pessimism/Cynicism
54:38 Successful Traits of Traders
56:43 Advice to Younger Self
1:00:22 Valuation Models
1:04:32 Final Words of Wisdom
Episode 21 of Crypto Market Wizards, an interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Darryl Wang from Tangent again to discuss where we are in the cycle and how he's playing crypto into the election. He still prefers longing SOL as the best way to get exposure in the markets, and discusses why DeFi might be a value trap.
This was recorded on July 15th.
Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast.
Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/0xWangarian
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Taiki is the founder of Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts.
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
3:56 Is Trump Bullish for Crypto?
7:21 The Updated Solana Thesis
13:58 DeFi as ETH Beta
19:40 Next Narrative Trades
32:04 Trading "Low Float High FDV" Tokens
40:14 Insights from OTC Desks
47:22 Cutting out Signals from Noise
53:24 Advice to Younger Self
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A lot of content creators are incentivized to pump out content for ad revenue. Taiki has never run YouTube ads on his channel because he believes in creating quality content, not monetizing your eyeballs via ads.
On top of not running any YouTube ads, Taiki has never participated in a paid promotion, a channel sponsorship, or even a DEX/CEX ref-link.
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HFAResearch offers a Premium subscription. This is not meant to be a "copy trading" service or a “pump and dump” signal group. Taiki publishes two premium videos and an AMA livestream every week. Think of Taiki as your personal research analyst that keeps you on top of the markets so you can focus on what you do best. You also gain access to a private discord with the largest premium DeFi community. There, Taiki also gives frequent updates as well as real-time analysis on current events in crypto.
Episode 20 of Crypto Market Wizards, an interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have yieldfarming, an amazing onchain farmer that grew his account from 10k to $6M. He discusses his crypto journey and takes on the current yield/airdrop farming meta. He shares lessons on why selling/dumping is good, and why most tokens are worthless scams. I hope you enjoy the conversation and learned a lot from hearing how he thinks about the farming market.
The audio quality is low this episode but I still hope you got value from this; had a lot of audio file issues I couldn't overcome. This was recorded on July 3rd.
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Taiki is the founder of Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts.
Timestamps:
0:00 Who is yieldfarming?
3:21 2021 Bull Market Stories
11:16 7 figure with Pendle
15:31 Thoughts on the current farming meta
27:32 What to Farm Now?
32:04 Advice for Making It
43:47 Smart Contract Risks
46:54 Crypto as a Means to an End
51:03 State of the Markets
58:17 Learning When/How to Sell
1:01:06 Hyperliquid
1:03:11 Market Edge
1:07:22 Advice to Younger Self
1:09:08 Final Banter
MY VALUES:
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY
A lot of content creators are incentivized to pump out content for ad revenue. Taiki has never run YouTube ads on his channel because he believes in creating quality content, not monetizing your eyeballs via ads.
On top of not running any YouTube ads, Taiki has never participated in a paid promotion, a channel sponsorship, or even a DEX/CEX ref-link.
PREMIUM RESEARCH & COMMUNITY
Humble Farmer Army offers a Premium subscription. This is not meant to be a "copy trading" service or a “pump and dump” signal group. Taiki publishes two premium videos and an AMA livestream every week. Think of Taiki as your personal research analyst that keeps you on top of the markets so you can focus on what you do best. You also gain access to a private discord with the largest premium DeFi community. There, Taiki also gives frequent updates as well as real-time analysis on current events in crypto.
Episode 19 of Crypto Market Wizards, an interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Joe McCann, the founder of Asymmetric discussing his story from being a tech entrepreneur to the top performing fund manager in the world. He discusses his SOL and BONK thesis and why Solana is destined to get to a one trillion market cap. Joe shares important lessons along his trading journey and what it takes to be successful in the industry.
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Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2
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Stake DYM with HFA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7qiSXpt47E
PODCASTS:
Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA
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Taiki is the founder of Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts.
Timestamps:
0:00 Joe's Tech & Trading Experience
6:50 Being the #1 Fund in the World
16:30 Solana & Memecoin Supercycle Thesis
28:44 Why does Solana get so much hate?
33:13 How to Make it This Cycle
38:39 Taking Profits Philosophy
43:07 JLP as the Ultimate Take Profit Tool
51:17 Books & Content Recommendation
55:11 Joe's Edge & Risk of Ruin
1:00:05 Advice to Younger Self
Episode 18 of Crypto Market Wizards, an interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Zaheer Ebtikar (founder of Split Capital) discussing his story and the change in market regimes. We also discuss the Eigenlayer airdrop and the "anti-VC" narrative this cycle. We also discuss why faith is important to him and why we need to not put too big an emphasis on money if we want to be successful.Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast.Guest's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SplitCapital
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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 Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:43 $EIGEN implications on the Airdrop Meta14:08 How to Make It in Crypto
21:44 Is Airdrop Meta Over?
25:16 Managing Emotions in Crypto
32:20 Zaheer's Trading Style
34:49 Intersection between Crypto & Faith
41:46 The State of Yield Farming
45:33 Managing Risk
48:04 Finding Home Run Trades
50:36 Thoughts on SOL Trade
55:02 5 Figs to 7 Figs