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Crypto Market Wizards
Taiki Maeda
34 episodes
1 week ago
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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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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Crypto Market Wizards
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-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.

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3 months ago
1 hour 18 minutes 35 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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 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

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3 months ago
1 hour 13 minutes 39 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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 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.

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3 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes 36 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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.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.

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3 months ago
58 minutes 21 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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: 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

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4 months ago
1 hour 1 minute 16 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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 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

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4 months ago
58 minutes 36 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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-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

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4 months ago
52 minutes 46 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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://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

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4 months ago
52 minutes 49 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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://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

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5 months ago
1 hour 6 minutes 54 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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

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5 months ago
1 hour 2 minutes 59 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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=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?

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6 months ago
48 minutes 19 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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: 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

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6 months ago
1 hour 8 minutes 7 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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: 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.

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7 months ago
1 hour 6 minutes 56 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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: 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

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8 months ago
1 hour 9 minutes 5 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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/0xWangarian 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 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 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.

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8 months ago
58 minutes 51 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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 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. Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/delucinator Premium Discord: 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 Free Telegram: https://t.me/+3LgpNxIgJ4IzY2Fh HFA Research Dashboard: https://hfaresearch.io/ 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 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.

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9 months ago
1 hour 25 minutes 28 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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 Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/joemccann My 41 minute video on JLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqeCzu4ETbQ Premium Discord: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 HFAResearch Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch 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: 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

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10 months ago
1 hour 2 minutes 24 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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 podcast.Guest's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SplitCapital Premium Discord: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 HFAResearch Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch 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

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11 months ago
1 hour 2 minutes 21 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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 Premium Discord: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 HFAResearch Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch 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: 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

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11 months ago
1 hour 38 minutes 13 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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 Premium Discord: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 HFAResearch Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch 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 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

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12 months ago
1 hour 53 minutes 23 seconds

Crypto Market Wizards
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