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The 1000x Bear Market Trade w/ James Martin Jun 13, 2022

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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. Thank you for tuning in. If you can spare 5 seconds to leave a review/rating on iTunes, I appreciate it. It helps others find the show.

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The Asymmetric Upside For Bitcoin w/ James Lavish Jun 07, 2022

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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. Thank you for tuning in. If you can spare 5 seconds to leave a review/rating on iTunes, I appreciate it. It helps others find the show. Tweet me your thoughts about the episode! Show sponsors: •Bybit: Trade Bitcoin, ETH, or your favorite altcoins on the best trading platform in crypto. Use the show link for a Bitcoin deposit bonus on new trading accounts: https://partner.bybit.com/b/luke

Early-Stage Investing & Building Web3 w/ Charles Read Jun 02, 2022

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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. Thank you for tuning in. If you can spare 5 seconds to leave a review/rating on iTunes, I appreciate it. It helps others find the show. Tweet me your thoughts about the episode!

Game Theory for Crypto Investors w/ Jordi Alexander May 30, 2022

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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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How to Land a High Paying Job in Crypto w/ Rob Paone May 27, 2022

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We discuss how you can secure a job with a crypto exchange, investment firm, defi project, or Bitcoin company. Rob shares his experience connecting crypto people with the top firms in this space & how you can use that to build relationships + your portfolio during a bear market.

Rob Paone is the founder of Proof of Talent, a tech recruiting firm focused exclusively on the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. We both joined crypto around the same time and it's been incredible to watch him build this empire that can help you get ahead in crypto.

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Crypto Bear Market - Is This Time Different? w/ CMS Holdings & Split Capital May 25, 2022

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In this episode we discuss whether the macro situation changes crypto's bear market, seperating signal from noise, changing meta for crypto traders, Tron copying Luna's stablecoin, rise of ETH, when to start buying, Bitcoin narratives, and cooking.

Two guests make an appearance on this episode: Dan Matuszewski is a Co-Founder of CMS Holdings, a crypto fund. Zaheer is a PM at Ledger Prime, a quantitative digital asset investment firm.

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Key Takeaways from Crypto Market Disaster Last Week w/ Nic Carter May 16, 2022

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In this episode we discuss if the Tether stablecoin could also collapse, LUNA/UST lessons, what stablecoins are safe, changing meta for investors in bear market, AVAX & Solana, incoming regulation, and tips to best position your portfolio during periods high uncertainty + fear.

Nic Carter is a general partner at Castle Island Ventures, and co-founder of Coin Metrics. Nic was early in warning about the risks of a UST/LUNA collapse and has a knack for understanding what's going to be important for crypto investors before others can spot the risk or opportunity.

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How an Attacker Destroyed a Stablecoin to Make $1Billion w/ Onchain Wizard May 13, 2022

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In this episode we discuss the collapse of Luna/UST, how an attacker likely made ~$1billion orchastrating the attack, the on-chain footprint that helps us understand the steps taken, the timeline of events, and more.

Onchain Wizard is a crypto analyst & investor dedicated to understanding on-chain moves from the largest crypto players, and how you can use that information to your advantage in crypto. He writes a substack publication sharing his research which you can learn more about here: https://onchainwizard.substack.com/

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Tracking the Largest Bitcoin Whale Activity w/ Will Clemente May 04, 2022

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Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware Inteligence, and my go-to resource for understanding how different groups of Bitcoin investors influence price.

In this episode we discuss the largest Bitcoin whale addresses adding to their positions, what metrics help in bear markets, events that could lead to a reversal, benefits & critiques of on-chain analysis, key momentum levels to to watch, macro, and an exciting new Bitcoin valuation model that Will is developing.

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Making Millions on Solana NFTs w/ Function Apr 29, 2022

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Function is a Web3 investor, and has a wild story which involves leaving crypto years ago to return this cycle through wildly successful NFT investments.

In this episode we discuss the rise of Solana NFTs, his journey leaving crypto to pursue music, building an account from virtually nothing, emerging blue-chips, NFT strategy, how to find new projects, trading vs holding, best NFT flips, and tips that can help any Web3 investor.

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