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Arthur Hayes is a crypto trading pioneer who co-founded BitMEX exchange, creator of the perpetual futures contract that now drives trillions in crypto volume, and is now CIO of the investment firm Maelstrom. His new project Ai project Flop Network is a decentralized marketplace where Ai agents buy computing power using a new form of cryptocurrency.

What happens to Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies if artificial intelligence continues to accelerate and is able to solve quantum computing or public cryptography? Nic discusses the potential scenarios for the crypto market, Bitcoin forks, doomsday scenarios, market signals to watch for, whether China or North Korea could be involved, and what he expects to happen.

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(00:00) Intro
(00:27) Bitcoin to 1 Million
(00:57) Why Governments Always Print Money
(03:31) Is AI Stealing Bitcoin's Liquidity?
(04:30) AI Is a Waste of Money
(06:11) Zcash vs. Ethereum
(07:29) Why Only a Few Coins Win
(10:38) China's Coming Money Printing
(11:51) Stablecoins vs. Local Currencies
(14:03) AI Model Companies Are Worthless
(15:17) What Is the Flop Network?
(16:29) Sponsored by Kraken
(17:28) Why Agents Won't Use Stablecoins
(18:56) Agent Poetry and Trading Competitions
(21:17) Why Flop Could Outgrow Bitcoin
(22:52) Is Tokenization the Supercycle?
(24:43) Is Saylor Still Relevant?
(26:12) Will Central Banks Buy Bitcoin?
(27:29) Is Quantum Risk Overhyped?
(27:54) The Most Dangerous Consensus Trade
(29:35) Arthur's Picks: Ethena and Uniswap
(30:20) Why ETH Will Outperform

Convergence is produced by DELPHI MEDIA, LLC, a member of the DELPHI DIGITAL family of companies. This content is solely for educational and informational purposes and is not, and should not be construed as, legal, tax, investment, or financial advice. Delphi is not a financial, tax, or legal advisor. You are expressly advised to consult with a professional advisor before making any investment decisions. Also, the views expressed by Podcast guests do not necessarily reflect those of Delphi.

 

Nic Carter is an investor, Founding Partner at Castle Island Ventures, previously founded Coin Metrics, and researcher. 

What happens to Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies if artificial intelligence continues to accelerate and is able to solve quantum computing or public cryptography? Nic discusses the potential scenarios for the crypto market, Bitcoin forks, doomsday scenarios, market signals to watch for, whether China or North Korea could be involved, and what he expects to happen.

 

 

Thank you for tuning in. If you can spare 5 seconds to leave a review/rating on iTunes or Spotify. It helps grow the show so I can continue to host great guests.

 

This episode is brought to you by Kraken by Payward. Get Kraken and use code CONVERGENCE1000 to unlock a $1,000 funded account once you pass the challenge at https://www.kraken.com/features/funded

Disclaimer: Terms apply. Not investment advice. Crypto trading involves risk of loss and is offered to US customers through Payward Interactive, Inc. View legal disclosures at kraken.com/legal/disclosures. Securities and brokerage services offered by Kraken Securities LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Digital asset services offered by Payward Interactive Inc., (NMLS ID:1843762) a FINCEN registered money services business, not a member of FINRA/SIPC and not FDIC insured. Kraken Funded is an unregulated service. Funded traders onboard with Payward Oceanic Ltd. Evaluation fees apply and are non-refundable for each attempt once trading begins, regardless of outcome. Availability varies by jurisdiction.

 

  (00:00) Intro  (00:50) Bitcoin Investor Unrest (02:08) Finding Risks and Ideas Early (05:36) Why Bitcoin Needs Upgrade (07:10) Satoshi Warning About Quantum (10:06) What Quantum Computers Can Break (11:46) Sponsored by Kraken (12:41) Crypto Market Examples (16:14) Lessons from the Bitcoin Cash Fork (17:49) The Unavoidable Risk for Bitcoin (19:54) Race Between China and US (22:01) The Base Case: Who Gets the BTC (25:21) Why BlackRock or Coinbase Can't Help (29:48) Michael Saylor Opinion of Quantum (34:29) Warning from Google (36:01) Are Altcoins like ZEC or ETH Safe? (38:20) How Markets Could React (41:22) Could This Boost Price (44:01) The Scariest Part About Quantum Risk (47:16) Is it Already Too Late? (48:41) How Ai is Accelerating Risk (50:08) What Happens Next  

Convergence is produced by DELPHI MEDIA, LLC, a member of the DELPHI DIGITAL family of companies. This content is solely for educational and informational purposes and is not, and should not be construed as, legal, tax, investment, or financial advice. Delphi is not a financial, tax, or legal advisor. You are expressly advised to consult with a professional advisor before making any investment decisions. Also, the views expressed by Podcast guests do not necessarily reflect those of Delphi.

Guests: Daniel Matuszewski is Co-Founder at CMS Holdings, one of the industry's more prolific funds. Zaheer Ebtikar is the Chief Investment Officer and founder of Split Capital, a hedge fund specializing in liquid token investments.

This episode is a deep dive into the circumstances that led to the cascading liqudiation selloff on Oct 10th, what it means moving forward, why this will happen again, bearwhale shortseller, alts vs BTC, cycle inflection points, new launches in Q4, altcoin ETFs, too many coins thesis, and more...

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Guest: Travis Kling is the CIO at Ikigai Asset Management, a crypto hedge fund. In this episode we discuss his 3 part thesis for 2024 which went viral after it accurately predicted how strange crypto would behave this cycle. We explore financial nihilism, the rise of memecoins, billions of dollars in FTX redemptions hitting the market, Bitcoin seperating itself from everything else, how the presidential election will impact prices, which sectors could emerge as the new meta, quiet quitting, and more.

 

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Crash (@CrashiusClay69) is one of most successful memecoin traders this bull cycle & has gained a loyal following of over 120k people who follow his analysis for new coins, trades, or themes to watch. We discuss how he finds big wins early, making his first million, the mental battle of trading, knowing when to sell, Base vs Solana, his personal strategy, top picks, and more.

 

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Weekly wrap of the most important trends in the crypto market covering Bitcoin seasonality, should you sell in May?, one sector of altcoins still performing well, the social-fi apps earning highest revenues of all crypto projects, and large funds taking memecoins seriously.

 

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Martin Shkreli entrepreneur, former hedge fund manager, and notoriously named the "Pharma Bro" who the media labeled as "Most Hated Man in America."

 

We cover his crypto Ai investigation, a potential $1Billion scam, trading crypto from prison, SBF & CZ prison life, why he believes Bitcoin will reach $1Million dollars this year, nation-states buying Bitcoin, SEC targeting Ethereum, why he's bullish on Solana, Neuralink and Elon Musk, shorting the market, early hedge fund days, and more...

 

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Su Zhu is previously co-founder of Three Arrows Capital, one of the largest crypto hedge funds last cycle. In this episode we discuss lessons learned from making & losing BILLIONS of dollars in crypto, understanding why memecoins are so important this cycle, biggest fumbles vs biggest wins, the risk of mixing trades with investments, Airdrop Points, ICOs, the ETH ETF trade, Dogecoin ETF, how the crypto exchange meta will evolve, the new L1 trade this cycle, and more.

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Kevin is the co-Founder of Delphi Digital, a leading crypto research firm. We talk about his Bitcoin 4 year cycle prediction which has played out perfectly. What does the outlook & indicators show for the rest of 2024, how you can use this model, global liquidity, macro update, what factors to watch out for, inflation, how presidential cycles affect the market, and more.

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Jihoz is a co-founder of Axie Infinity, which was one of the biggest crypto gaming projects ever that produced a 1,600x return last cycle. In this discussion we talk about why there hasn't been another 1000x crypto game this cycle, most exciting gaming projects right now, is gamefi happening on Solana or Ethereum, play-to-earn, new trends, Ethereum L2s, memecoins vs gaming projects, and more.

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Colton Kirkpatrick, the founder of ZYN coin: one of the most popular memecoin or culture coins in the 2024 bull run. We discuss the origin story, why memecoins are playing such a big role in this bull market, how this sector evolves, finding the next big opportunity, what he would do different, advice to people creating coins, how traders can identify these early, culture coins, and more.

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Guy Young, the founder of Ethena Labs: which you can think of as a crypto-dollar system. In the first week it has already achieved 100k+ users and billions in market value. As one of the most anticipated new token launches, Ethena has been discussed nonstop across Twitter with traders split about risks and exciting potential. We discuss the concerns some investors have about the risks of these stablecoin systems creating an eventual market collapse like Terra Luna did last cycle. We also discuss how the trade works, bullish scenarios, what it means for traders, highlight the best questions from crypto twitter, and more. 

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Anil Lulla is Co-Founder & President of Delphi Digital, the top crypto research firm who works with many of the largest crypto hedge-funds, VCs, and protocols. In Part-2 of our conversation we look at the sectors of crypto which should be on everyone's radar after memecoins. Which themes would perform the best, what the next meta will be, will Defi ever come back, L3s, socialfi, finding the next Axie Infinity, crypto Ai, best Ai projects, and more. 

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Anil Lulla is Co-Founder & President of Delphi Digital, the top crypto research firm who works with many of the largest crypto hedge-funds, VCs, and protocols. We discuss his recent analysis of new-money coming into crypto and how it differs from what native crypto investors are looking at. This covers their love for memecoins, how their trading behavior is different this cycle, the Bitcoin ETF's impact on converting tradfi investors, if DeFi will become attractive again, the decline of NFT trading, and the sectors of crypto where attention could flow next.

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Eric Balchunas, senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg, joins the show to discuss Blackrock's Bitcoin ETF proposal. We cover why this one is different, timeline for approval, hidden details to watch, how much it would impact price, SEC vs crypto, comparisons to Gold ETF, and more.

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Jeff Dorman is the CIO of Arca, a crypto hedge fund, and we cover what is happening at Grayscale which is the largest Bitcoin fund in the world. The Bitcoin trust (GBTC) is trading at a massive discount and the parent company may also be in financial trouble. The Winklevoss twins published a public letter to twitter claiming that they are also owed a large amount of money from the parent company. It's a messy situation and Jeff breaks it all down in simple terms, we cover all the scenarios that could happen, bullish or bearish signs, whether the Bitcoin bottom is in, and what to expect in 2023.

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Maajid Nawaz is a political activist, author, host of Radical, and has been featured regularly on the Joe Rogan Experience. In this episode we explore the most bizarre facts about the FTX collapse involving the World Economic Forum, Sam's relationships to regulators, political donations, partnership with the National Bank of Ukraine, and the scary potential that this was something much more sinister than a crypto exchange collapse. I urge you to listen to the full episode as it's one of the most powerful and interesting discussions I've ever had. There are portions where the audio quality is choppy but it improves throughout the show. As more facts come out this story gets crazier everyday.

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Full breakdown of the FTX aftermath including news about bankruptcy, exchange hack, how they stole billions from crypto traders, insiders that knew, warning for anyone that traded on FTX, macro update, and how the crypto market is responding. I hope all of you guys are okay, this is the worst week in crypto history by most measures. I'm going to keep bringing you episodes about the most exciting topics in crypto from the smartest guests I can find, but thought this update was necessary to keep you informed.

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Alex Valaitis, founder of W3T, published the most in-depth analysis of the FTX exchange collapse & market crash. We discuss how this all started, CZ vs Sam, did CZ know before everyone else, Binance trying to buy FTX, new info, Sam's letter to investors, Alameda insolvency, forced selling after events like this, clients not being able to withdrawal, and what could happen next.

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ProTheDoge has been featured in CNBC, MSNBC, and across the world as the Dogecoin millionaire for going all-in Dogecoin last cycle. We discuss the recent revival of meme coins, Elon Musk teasing Dogecoin integration with twitter, why this move is different than last cycle, what it's like holding through a bear market, take profit plans, where he plans to take profits this time, and more.

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Bitcoin climbs above $20k, altcoin market gaining 20% last week, can that momentum continue, what is driving this move, bear market rally or the start of a new trend, Bitcoin levels to watch, ETH trading setup, types of altcoins that will do best next cycle, Reddit NFTs, and more.

Weekly crypto update co-hosted by TraderMayne breaking down the biggest news events, exciting trades, current trend, and more.

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Erik Voorhees is Bitcoin OG investing since 2011, and founder of Shapeshift. We discuss the new crypto regulations being debated, how this could go wrong, the best outcome, how we win, how to regulate Defi, when the changes could take place, what it means for your coins, and more. You might have seen the debates on Twitter or across Youtube and this episode perfectly sums up why crypto regulation is such a hot topic right now.

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The SEC launches an investigation into FTX, Bitcoin teasing a move to $20k, Do-Kwon speaks for first time since Luna collapse, Sushi altcoin setup, and bear market entertainment.

Weekly crypto update co-hosted by TraderMayne breaking down the biggest news events, exciting trades, current trend, and more.

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We discuss the most interesting crypto charts this week, Celsius doxxing their customers, that only altcoin that still looks good, compare previous crypto cycle lengths, biggest news event for crypto this week, and more.

Weekly crypto update co-hosted by TraderMayne breaking down the biggest news events, exciting trades, current trend, and more.

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George Harrap, founder of Step Finance, joins the show to discuss his 11 year experience in crypto, previous market cycles, Solana blockchain data, Solana vs ETH, new blockchains launching like Sui & Aptos, which chain has the most users, and more.

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Hanwe is a NFT trader & creator with over 1 million Youtube subscribers, and we discuss how NFT mint bots work, strategies that are still working in a bear market, being hacked for 100 ETH, making it all back in 3 months, setup costs, lessons for anyone else trying this strategy, and more.

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Bitcoin is sitting RIGHT AT support, correlation to the stock market is dropping, giant crypto youtuber scam investigation, unique group of altcoin outperformers, key levels for BTC & ETH, watchlist this week, and more.

Weekly crypto update co-hosted by TraderMayne breaking down the biggest news events, exciting trades, current trend, and more.

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Bitcoin has historically done very well in October, we review XRP's giant gain last week, levels to watch for ETH & BTC, macro update, how the market is reacting vs stocks, previous market bottom patterns, and more.

Weekly-wrap co-hosted by TraderMayne breaking down the biggest news events, exciting trades, current trend, and more.

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Maren Altman is a financial astrologist who uses her celestial expertise for crypto forecasts. We talk about what the analysis process looks like, how reliable it is, previous predictions, dealing with a million followers, what else it can predict, presidential elections, key dates to be aware of, and more.

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Post-merge thoughts on Ethereum, two coins that are doing surprisingly well, Bitcoin's reaction to new data, lessons from 2018 bear market, and more.

Weekly-wrap co-hosted by TraderMayne breaking down the biggest news events, exciting trades, current trend, and more.

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Bitcoin is not trading like an inflation hedge and that narrative is dead. BUT, there's an important naunce here...the longterm thesis & potential for Bitcoin is not affected. If you can seperate the short-term impact of high inflation data vs long-term impact effects, you're in a much better position to manage your crypto portfolio through any cycle.

This quick 10 minute episode is a market update with pieces from Cliff Asness, Ari Paul, and Tyler Winklevoss included for added context.

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Martin Shkreli is an entrepreneur known for starting two pharmaceutical companies & running a hedge fund before serving time in prison for a securities violation. We discuss his decision to focus on crypto, learning Defi in prison, the Wu-Tang album, twitter censorship, NFTs, decentralized science, getting hacked, and his new startup. 

Martin can be a polarizing character for some, but it's impossible to deny his intellect & passion for cryptocurrencies. Thought it was worth hearing his perspective and I'm glad that we had this conversation.

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Fan tokens have been one of the best performing sectors of crypto lately and in this episode Alexandre Dreyfus, CEO of Socios & Chiliz, explains how they work, which crypto apps will reach mainstream first, NFTs vs tokens, real world utility, expanding to the NBA & NFL, and more.

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Dreesus, crypto investor & contributor to Rugenerous DAO, joins the show to discuss his massive 400ETH NFT purchase, why he's bullish on this specific project, creating a token worth $1billion, other NFT projects he likes, his thesis for high value NFTs, and more.

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Biggest headlines driving crypto markets last week were the Jackson Hole meeting, macro, ETH merge date confirmation, and a giant new conspiracy involving Avalanche + Binance + FTX. 

Weekly-wrap co-hosted by TraderMayne breaking down the biggest news events, exciting trades, current trend, and more.

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Jordi Alexander, Chief Investment Officer of Selini Capital, breaks down the biggest narratives surrounding the ETH merge & makes a rational case for why it may be overhyped. We talk about how much yield staked ETH will earn, what the supply change will be, how that affects price, risks, what people are right about, sell the news event?, and more.

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This week we talk about the brutal end of crypto's bear market rally, Dogechain, FTX cease-and-desist, ETH merge trade still alive?, and trades to watch for next week.

Weekly-wrap co-hosted by TraderMayne breaking down the biggest news events, exciting trades, current trend, and more.

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Kevin Zhou, co-founder of Galois Capital, talks about all the unique trading opportunities around the Ethereum merge taking place next month. We discuss the ETH fork, what fork coins could be worth, strategies pre-fork vs post-fork, risks, how investors are positioning, why some people are so upset he's talking about this topic, and how to prepare.

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Weekly-wrap where we break down the biggest news stories of the week, exciting trades, current trend, and more. This week we discuss the bullish start to August, Michael Saylor, new anti-inflation bill, Coinbase doubling, Blackrock entering crypto, BNB, ETH merge update, Arthur Hayes predicts bottom is in, Solana hack, and what is on our watchlist to trade.

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Murad is a Bitcoin & Defi investor who has ammassed a loyal following for his timely crypto analysis. We discuss why his conviction in Bitcoin has never been stronger, BTC vs inflation, global money supply, historical examples that hints how this plays out, and his new project STFX which lets traders invest in single trade funds.

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Punk9059 is the best NFT resource on twitter with analysis covering floor price changes, new collections to watch, NFT volumes, why certain projects outperform, NFT indexes, correlations, and trader behavior. We discuss the slump in NFT volume, which projects are doing best right now, and trades to watch out for.

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Welcome to the new weekly wrap segment co-hosted by TraderMayne, full-time crypto trader. We will break down the biggest news stories of the week, exciting trades, current trend, with a nice mix of entertainment. This week we discuss the relief rally, what coins to watch, Elon Musk selling Tesla's bitcoin, Coinbase inside trading, and what coins we are buying.

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Mike Dudas is the Founder of 6th Man Ventures, an early stage crypto VC fund. We discuss the best investments last cycle, what future opportunities will look like, choosing projects on Solana or Ethereum or Avalanche, STEPN, mobile crypto apps, mainstream adoption, LinksDAO, and creating the most popular crypto news site.

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Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst, and James Seyffart of Bloomberg Intelligence discuss the chances a Bitcoin ETF passes this year, why it's taken so long, FTX's plans to speed it up, Greyscale suing the SEC, and give their predictions for the exact date it happens. This is the best analysis of the ETF situation you are going to get and I'm grateful they took the time to join me & explain how this likely plays out.

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Mike McDonald is a former professional poker player & crypto investor. In this episode we discuss why jpegs can be worth so much money, which NFT projects will survive, difference between altcoin trading & NFT trading, owning 16 cryptopunks, owning two Ether Rocks, what signs signal a bottom in crypto, and his unique advice for the bear market that I highly valuable. Such a fun episode.

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We discuss Bitcoin whale activity during this price crash, the on-chain metrics that are most helpful for bullish AND bearish signals, and the newly published Bitcoin adoption cycle research that I guarantee will surprise you.

Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware, and one of the most followed Bitcoin analysts in the world. He's an expert in on-chain analysis & I always appreciate his perspective about Bitcoin's longterm trajectory.

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In this episode we discuss how a $500 altcoin position turned into 6 figures, relive the Luna crash firsthand, unique opportunities in this market, the role of chance in life & in markets, and how anyone affected by the Luna collapse could potentially benefit from the same trade.
James Martin works in commercial real estate, and has invested in crypto passively for the past 5 years. It was so much fun to be joined by my brother for an episode to tell this story.
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James Lavish was an institutional investor for 25 years doing arbitrage trading for various hedge funds, and is now an avid bitcoiner. His framework for valuing Bitcoin's investment upside is something everyone needs to hear.
In this episode we discuss when the Fed could step in to save stocks & crypto from crashing further, Bitcoin's asymmetry, upside potential, getting drafted in the NHL, arbitrage trading at hedge funds, how institutions think about Bitcoin, and more.
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How to capture major trends in crypto, building a VC firm from scratch, Dubai becoming a crypto hub, early stage investing, how Defi is evolving, preserving capital in a bear market, biggest NFT winners, metaverse utility plays, and more.
Charles Read is a Founding Partner at Rarestone Capital, a crypto VC firm & web3 incubator.
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We discuss using game theory for investing, what price is too cheap for Bitcoin & ETH, central banks influence on markets, which altcoins will survive, ETH merge, avoiding ponzis, trading the Luna collapse, Luna 2.0, HEX, the difference between Bitcoin & alts that people forget, his $10million bet, biohacking, and how to approach crypto from a first principles perspective.
Jordi Alexander, CIO of Selini Capital, game theorist & former poker pro.

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