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E132: Wintermute CEO Solves Crypto’s Biggest Conspiracies

E132: Wintermute CEO Solves Crypto’s Biggest Conspiracies

Update: 2025-07-31
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Evgeny Gaevoy, founder and CEO of Wintermute, dismantles crypto's biggest conspiracy theories with brutal honesty. 


He explains why market manipulation claims are "flat earth theory level stupidity" and reveals how markets actually work.


From price crash accusations to wash trading conspiracies, Evgeny addresses every major theory while sharing his journey from 1990s Russia to multi-billion dollar crypto empire and his ultimate dream: colonizing Mars.

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DISCLAIMER

The info contained herein is for informational purposes only. Nothing herein shall be construed to be financial, legal, or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speakers who are not a licensed financial advisor or registered investment advisor. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss. The speakers do not guarantee any particular outcome.

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0:00 Introduction

1:31 Please Subscribe

1:56 Partnerships

2:42 Market Making Made Simple

4:37 Who is Evgeny Gaevoy?

5:45 Business Feels Like a Game

8:34 Game Theory in Crypto

10:18 Self Custody with Trezor

11:12 Playing The Long-Term Game

12:21 From Finance To Crypto

16:19 Money Is Just A Leaderboard

17:36 The True Value Of Money

20:44 What is Market Making?

26:20 What Is Delta Neutral Trading?

29:38 Debunking Market Manipulation Myths

37:06 Inside A Token Launch

40:47 Price Discovery Is Competition

42:06 Controversies Around Token Pricing

47:22 Token Pricing Realities Explained

50:43 Spotting Fake Crypto Volume

54:33 How Market Makers Influence Prices

59:29 Market Manipulation vs Buybacks

1:04:47 Why Spoofing Goes Unpunished

1:06:32 How Market Makers Profit

1:10:27 Market Maker VC Conflicts

1:16:44 The Truth About Wash Trading

1:18:08 Handling FUD at Wintermute

1:22:03 Dreaming of Colonizing Mars

1:23:45 Concluding Remarks


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E132: Wintermute CEO Solves Crypto’s Biggest Conspiracies

E132: Wintermute CEO Solves Crypto’s Biggest Conspiracies

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