Crypto Market Wizards Taiki Maeda

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 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

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!

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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:
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:23 Su Crypto Origin Story
3:10 Most Memorable Trades
11:18 Similarities of Prior Cycle
21:02 Where are we in the Cycle?
26:14 Dealing with Drawdowns
34:51 5 Figs to 7 Figs
45:51 Predicting Narratives and Rotations
51:55 Liquid vs Private Markets
56:59 Investing Heroes
1:03:03 Biggest Mistakes People Make
1:06:20 Crypto Twitter
1:12:49 Su's Edge
1:20:25 Analyzing CT Metas
1:28:44 Fumbling Bags
1:35:08 Be Grateful

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.

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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

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.

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Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA
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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 Where are we in the cycle?
06:39 ETH: The Uncuckening?
13:18 What Does Retail Buy?
18:39 How to not Midcurve
26:51 Sizing Bets
30:50 Managing Fomo
33:35 Yield Strategies vs Trading Spot
35:32 Will Crypto Have a Use Case this Cycle?
38:05 Finding Clarity in Bull Markets
40:08 What will end this cycle?
45:37 Trading Role Models
48:42 Advice to Newcomers

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/
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Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2
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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
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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 Alex's Background
02:31 Profitable Trading by Running Google Ads
07:22 Building Conviction
10:38 Navigating Rigged Markets
16:18 The Upcoming Crypto x AI Superbubble
33:11 Defining Alex's Edge39:06 Successful Traders
41:35 Common Trading Mistakes
47:32 Trading Rules & Managing Emotions
54:08 Advice to Younger Self
56:16 How to Make it this Cycle

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.

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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:
0:00 Alex Krüger Background
01:49 Differentiating The Majors
06:14 Views on Macro Environment
11:46 Bitcoin Price Outlook & Flipping Gold
19:37 Overcoming Bear Market PTSD
22:22 Best & Worst Types of Content to Consume
26:20 Views on ETH
35:16 Views on SOL
40:08 How to Make it This Cycle
43:58 Building Conviction & Cutting Losses
46:34 Common Traits of Successful Traders
51:14 Managing Emotions
55:51 Advice to Younger Self