Arthur Cheong is the Founder & CEO of DeFiance Capital. He is one of the biggest legends in crypto and his story is pretty extraordinary: he went in less than 3 years from a humble Malaysian dude to more than 100x’ing his mid-5 figure portfolio.

- Trust Issues and Startup Failures

- Role of Ego in Success and Failure

- Do not trust the "authority"!

- Why Crypto is the biggest wealth-building opportunity ever

- Resilience masterclass

- Buying a Lambo

and much more!

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Chapters:

01:34 Arthur's Entry into Crypto

10:30 Background and Early Life

12:43 Early Career and Investments

20:32 Family's Financial Influence

26:13 Shift to Crypto Investing

29:20 Crypto's Future Potential

51:30 Committing Full-Time to Crypto

55:47 Starting a Crypto Startup

01:01:05 100x’ing your portfolio

01:04:09 Crypto's Impact on Finance

01:05:18 Bullish On Gaming

01:16:44 Dealing with Market Downturns

01:19:35 Trust and Risk in Crypto

01:22:10 Learning from Financial Losses

01:39:40 Perils of Blindly Following Influencers

01:40:05 False Success Stories' Impact

01:41:20 Reality of Crypto Success

01:46:43 Cynical Optimism in Business

01:52:48 The VC FOMO

02:02:25 Resilience in Business

02:18:00 Trust and Betrayal in Business

02:21:38 Learning from Mistakes