Steady Lads

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Steady Lads #24: How To Not Midcurve The Bitcoin ETF Launch Jan 05, 2024

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New year, who dis?! The Lads welcome in 2024, and the (hopefully) soon to be approved Bitcoin ETF with their first episode of the new year! It's a jam-packed episode full of giga-brains, degens, and midcurvers. Make sure to Like & Subscribe so you don't miss a single episode in this big year!

In this episode we cover:

00:00 Coming Up On This Episode…

00:44 Title & Intros

01:49 New Year's Market Dump & Recovery

12:18 EIP 4844: L2 Game-changer?

23:46 The Steady Lads Degen/Curve Matrix

27:04 Hacks, Exploits, & Sim Swaps

37:28 DeFi Farming, Alpha, & Airdrops

47:42 Pasta of the Week 🍝

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SL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/0xSteadyLads

SL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@0xsteadylads

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* Justin Bram • https://twitter.com/JustinCBram

* Thiccy • https://twitter.com/thiccy____

* Jordi Alexander • https://twitter.com/gametheorizing

* Taiki Maeda • https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2

Steady Lads #23: The Best & Worst of Crypto in 2023! What's Ahead in 2024? Dec 29, 2023

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The Lads finish out their last episode of the year by taking a look back over everything they've covered this year, and look ahead at what's in store for crypto in 2024!

In this episode we cover:

00:00 Coming Up On This Episode…

00:30 Title & Intros

02:28 Biggest L's of the Year

04:18 Founder of the Year

11:04 Bag Fumblers of the Year

17:08 Meme of the Year

22:16 Narratives of the Year

29:14 Looking Ahead: 2024 Predictions

41:28 2024 Crypto Comeback Story?

49:15 2024 Crypto Dark Horses?

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SL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/0xSteadyLads

SL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@0xsteadylads

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* Justin Bram • https://twitter.com/JustinCBram

* Thiccy • https://twitter.com/thiccy____

* Jordi Alexander • https://twitter.com/gametheorizing

* Taiki Maeda • https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2

Steady Lads #22: Lads LIVE w/ Special Guest: SalsaTekila Dec 22, 2023

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Steady yourself, because it's almost the end of the year, and the Lads are LIVE this week! The Lads are here to help you make it through the holiday home-stretch with their takes on market conditions, and chat up one of their fav Twitter personalities, @SalsaTekila. Chime in if you have a burning question or comment, as we're LIVE, baby! Make sure to click the notification bell! 🔔🚨

In this episode we cover:

00:00 Intro

01:12 SalsaTekila Joins the Lads Live

06:32 Market Talk LIVE

21:04 Questions for the Traders

35:15 Lamenting the Mid-Curve

40:45 Let's Talk About Ethereum A Little Bit

50:32 Pasta of the Week 🍝

1:00:55 Degen of the Week 🐸

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SL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/0xSteadyLads

SL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@0xsteadylads

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* SalsaTekila • https://twitter.com/SalsaTekila

* Thiccy • https://twitter.com/thiccy____

* Jordi Alexander • https://twitter.com/gametheorizing

* Taiki Maeda • https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2

Steady Lads #21: Is Retail Back? The Alt L1 Thesis! Meet The Lads — Justin Bram Dec 15, 2023

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GM! The whole gang is back this week! The Lads examine the Fed's pivot, and figure out if retail is really back. The real meat of the episode is getting to better know one of our own, Justin! We also look at the alt L1 landscape, and have a blast with Pasta of the Week!

In this episode we cover:

00:00 Coming Up On This Episode…

00:25 Title & Intros

01:51 A Dove At Heart: The Fed Pivot

09:49 Is Retail Back?

26:37 The Alt L1 Thesis

35:21 Meet The Lads: Justin

45:38 Pasta of the Week 🍝

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SL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/0xSteadyLads

SL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@0xsteadylads

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* Justin Bram • https://twitter.com/JustinCBram

* Thiccy • https://twitter.com/thiccy____

* Jordi Alexander • https://twitter.com/gametheorizing

* Taiki Maeda • https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2

Steady Lads #20: w/ Jeff Feng • Sei Labs — Co-Founder Dec 08, 2023

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This week, the Lads are joined by the co-founder of Sei Labs, Jeff Feng. Jeff talks about his background in TradFi at Goldman Sachs, and how he's "Parallelizing the Ethereum Execution Environment" with Sei Network. We get some of Jeff's contrary views on the idea that the bull market is back, and we finish strong with some delicious Pasta of the Week!

In this episode we cover:

00:00 Coming Up On This Episode…

00:21 Title & Intros

01:35 Jeff's Background

04:07 Recap: A Wild, Bullish Week

10:38 Is The Bull Market Back?

21:05 Do People Just Like The New Coins?

34:04 Is Community Money Real?

39:41 Sei V2: Parallelizing Ethereum

46:13 Pasta of the Week 🍝

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SL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/0xSteadyLads

SL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@0xsteadylads

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* Jeff Feng • https://twitter.com/jeffdfeng

* Justin Bram • https://twitter.com/JustinCBram

* Jordi Alexander • https://twitter.com/gametheorizing

* Taiki Maeda • https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2

Steady Lads #19: w/ Alwin Peng • Vertex Protocol — Co-Founder Dec 01, 2023

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This week, the Lads are joined by the co-founder of Vertex Protocol, Alwin Peng. We get Alwin's backstory of becoming the youngest ever hire at Jump Trading, and the ups & downs of managing Vertex. We do a deep dive into the Messari Derivatives Report, and finish strong with some delicious Pasta of the Week!

In this episode we cover:

00:00 Intros & Alwin's Backstory

08:09 Messari Derivatives Report

28:58 Persevering After A Pivot From Terra

33:41 What Brings You To A Platform?

42:30 Pasta of the Week 🍝

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SL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/0xSteadyLads

SL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@0xsteadylads

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* Austin Federa • https://twitter.com/Austin_Federa

* Justin Bram • https://twitter.com/JustinCBram

* Jordi Alexander • https://twitter.com/gametheorizing

* Taiki Maeda • https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2

Steady Lads #18: A Lads LIVE Thanksgiving! Nov 24, 2023

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Load up on leftovers, and get your comments ready, because the Lads are LIVE for Thanksgiving (the day after, but close enough)! A lot has happened this week, and the Lads will have plenty to say about it all. Drop your comments and questions for a live audience Q&A! Catch it all LIVE! Make sure to click the notification bell! 🔔🚨

In this episode we cover:

00:00 Intros

01:20 What The Lads Are Thankful For 🦃

07:23 What Do You Think of BLAST?

21:35 Binance & the CZ Settlement

23:26 Market Talk and Q&A

38:39 Could the ETF be Denied?

48:03 Pasta of the Week 🍝

57:04 Degen of the Week 🐸

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SL Twitter/X: ⁠https://twitter.com/0xSteadyLads⁠

SL YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@0xsteadylads⁠

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* Justin Bram • ⁠https://twitter.com/JustinCBram ⁠

* Thiccy/Alex • ⁠https://twitter.com/thiccy____⁠

* Jordi Alexander • ⁠https://twitter.com/gametheorizing ⁠

* Taiki Maeda • ⁠https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2

Steady Lads #17: w/ Austin Federa • Solana Foundation—Head of Strategy Nov 17, 2023

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This week, the Lads are joined by Head of Strategy at the Solana Foundation and host of Validated, Austin Federa. The Lads share their thoughts and experiences with Solana, ask "What is Money, Really", and dig into what separates Solana from other chains? A jammed-packed episode you're not gonna wanna miss!

In this episode we cover:

00:00 Intros/Jordi & Austin's Tweets

02:08 Solana Ecosystem Experiences

10:49 Is 'Crypto As Money' A Meme?

39:26 What Separates Solana?

59:45 Pasta of the Week 🍝

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SL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/0xSteadyLads

SL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@0xsteadylads

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* Austin Federa • https://twitter.com/Austin_Federa

* Justin Bram • https://twitter.com/JustinCBram

* Jordi Alexander • https://twitter.com/gametheorizing

* Taiki Maeda • https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2

Steady Lads #16: The Lads Go LIVE! Nov 10, 2023

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Steady yourself, because the market is wild, and the Lads are LIVE this week! Hear their takes on the crazy market conditions as it's happening, and chime in if you have a burning question during a live Q&A! Not only are you not gonna wanna miss this one, but you're gonna wanna catch it LIVE! So make sure to click the notification bell! 🔔🚨

In this episode we cover:

00:22 Escaping the Bear! Are We Back? Market Talk LIVE 📈

19:24 Audience Q&A! 🙋‍♂️

48:52 Pasta of the Week 🍝

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SL Twitter/X: ⁠https://twitter.com/0xSteadyLads⁠

SL YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@0xsteadylads⁠

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* Justin Bram • ⁠https://twitter.com/JustinCBram ⁠

* Thiccy/Alex • ⁠https://twitter.com/thiccy____⁠

* Jordi Alexander • ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/gametheorizing ⁠

* Taiki Maeda • ⁠https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2

Steady Lads #15: Is The Solana Pump Sustainable? Is This An Alt Season? Nov 03, 2023

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Thiccy is back and so is the market! The Lads have so much to talk about in this episode. Analyzing is we're really in an Alt Season, asking if the Solana pump can truly sustain, and if every coin outside of BTC & ETH are just uninvestable vaporware?! Tune in and find out!

In this episode we cover:

00:00 Intros w/ The Lads

02:01 Is This an Alt Season or What?

11:25 Is The Solana Pump Sustainable?

27:30 Are Alts Uninvestable Vaporware?

40:59 How Degen Am I? 🐸

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SL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/0xSteadyLads

SL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@0xsteadylads

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* Justin Bram • https://twitter.com/JustinCBram

* Thiccy/Alex • https://twitter.com/thiccy____