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Crypto Market Wizards

Taiki Maedawhop.com
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
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Episodes

How to (Actually) Win in Crypto w/ Jez

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...

Jan 08, 20251 hr 19 min

Why AI Coins will go PARABOLIC w/ Kel

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 Newsl...

Dec 20, 20241 hr 14 min

Making it Back after Losing it All w/ David Gilz

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 Rese...

Dec 18, 20241 hr 5 min

How to Make it with AI Coins w/ Ejaaz

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....

Dec 15, 202458 min

How to Navigate the Crypto Supercycle w/ Nachi

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: htt...

Nov 28, 20241 hr 1 min

Make Generational Wealth with Memecoins w/ Murad

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...

Nov 15, 202459 min

Don't Midcurve Memecoins w/ Qiao Wang

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-HSuTPp0L...

Nov 14, 202453 min

How to Make it This Cycle w/ Darryl Wang

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:...

Nov 13, 202453 min

Rise of $GOAT and AI Cult Coins w/ Alex Good

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://hfaresearc...

Oct 21, 20241 hr 7 min

Is Unichain Bullish? with Dan Elitzer

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

Oct 21, 20241 hr 3 min

Stani Kulechov on Whether Vitalik Hates DeFi and the Truth about Being in Crypto

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=PL...

Sep 25, 202448 min

Kain Warwick on Drug Addiction, $30M ICO, and What Vitalik Gets Wrong

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: htt...

Sep 24, 20241 hr 8 min

The Bull Case for DeFi w/ Arthur0x

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: http...

Aug 29, 20241 hr 7 min

Are We Entering a Bear Market? w/ hedgedhog7 (Bainy Zhang)

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: http...

Aug 12, 20241 hr 9 min

Where are we in the Cycle? w/ Darryl Wang

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/0...

Jul 18, 202459 min

Turning $10k to $6M through DeFi w/ yieldfarming

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 ...

Jul 10, 20241 hr 25 min

Solana's Path to $1 Trillion w/ Joe McCann

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. Crypto Market Wiz...

Jun 07, 20241 hr 2 min

How to Consistently Outperform in Crypto w/ Zaheer Ebtikar

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 podca...

May 03, 20241 hr 2 min

Are We in a Supercycle? w/ Su Zhu

Episode 17 of Crypto Market Wizards, an interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Su Zhu discussing his story and how he sees the current cycle playing out. I understand he is a controversial figure but I personally learned a lot from him last cycle so I selfishly wanted to pick his brain on the market. I hope you enjoy the episode! Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast. Guest's Twitter: https://twitter.com/zhusu Premiu...

Apr 17, 20241 hr 38 min

How to Make it This Cycle w/ CryptoMessi

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...

Apr 11, 20241 hr 53 min

How to (Not) Underperform your 2nd Cycle w/ Wangarian

Episode 15 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Darryl Wang talking sharing advice to 2nd cyclers who are midcurving the current markets. We discuss what mental blocks most of us have and how "dreaming bigger" is a requirement if you want to run it up. However, you always need to ground yourself in order to not get rekt at the end. Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast. Guest's Twitt...

Mar 08, 202453 min

Prepare for the Crypto x AI Supercycle w/ Alex Good

Episode 14 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Alex Good talking about how he uses Google advertising data to determine profitable trades in crypto.. He shares his bull case for crypto & AI in 2024 and his heuristics for rigged markets.Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast.Guest's Twitter: https://twitter.com/goodalexanderGuest's Writing: https://goodalexander.com/ Premium Disco...

Feb 25, 20241 hr

Why Crypto Bears are still Sidelined w/ Alex Kruger

Episode 13 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Alex Kruger talking about his journey from trading TradFi to becoming crypto-pilled. He shares his bull case for risk assets in 2024 and why bears have continued to bang the bearish drum despite being wrong for the past couple months. Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast. Guest's Twitter: https://twitter.com/krugermacro Premium Discord...

Feb 08, 20241 hr 3 min

High-stakes Poker to Crypto Whale w/ Jason Mo

Episode 12 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Jason Mo talking about his journey from high-stakes poker to being early to BTC and participating in the ETH ICO. He shares major lessons from his poker days and how he's able to eliminate bagholder bias by being objective and rational.Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast.Guest's Twitter: https://twitter.com/cuntycakes123 Premium Disco...

Jan 18, 20241 hr 6 min

Why 2nd Cyclers Midcurve the Bull Market w/ Qiao Wang

Episode 11 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Qiao Wang talking about his journey in crypto and how he's embraced the left curve. He shares major lessons learned from his experience midcurving the crypto markets, and why everything is a memecoin in crypto. Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast. Guest's Twitter: https://twitter.com/QwQiao Premium Discord: https://whop.com/humble-far...

Jan 13, 202453 min

Navigating Crypto Ponzis with Game Theory w/ Jordi Alexander

Episode 10 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Jordi Alexander talking about his journey in crypto and the negative sum nature of ponzi coins. He shares major lessons learned from his experience playing tradfi and crypto markets, and what new participants should be aware of when trying to make money in the markets. Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast. Guest's Twitter: https://twit...

Dec 30, 20231 hr 15 min

Why ETH is Cucked This Cycle w/ Wangarian

Episode 9 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Darryl Wang talking about his outlook for the next bull market and why ETH has underperformed so much in the past year. Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast. Guest's Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xWangarian Premium Discord: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ HFAResearch Twitter: https:...

Dec 20, 20231 hr 7 min

Proving ETH Maxis Wrong w/ Ansem

Episode 8 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Ansem talking about his crypto journey and how he became the leader of the Soylana Manlets and other retail traders. He shares his thoughts on the upcoming cycle and how he expects the markets to unfold. Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast. Ansem's Twitter: https://twitter.com/blknoiz06 Premium Discord: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-a...

Dec 13, 202358 min

Liquid Venture Investing in Crypto w/ Arthur0x

Episode 6 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Arthur0x from DeFiance Capital talking about the opportunities he sees in the liquid crypto markets. He believes that there is a dislocation of capital allocation in crypto, which present these opportunities. Arthur's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Arthur_0x Premium Discord: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ H...

Nov 26, 202359 min

Becoming Everyone's Favorite Cat w/ CL207

Episode 7 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have CL207 talking about his crypto journey and what it's like being a pseudonymous cat. He also shares some of his favorite memories from the last cycle and how he tries to be a "happiness maxi." CL is the most humble cat I've ever met! Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast. CL's Twitter: https://twitter.com/CL207 Premium Discord: https://wh...

Nov 26, 20231 hr 3 min
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