Insilico Terminal Podcast

Jords joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about his path through crypto, from early trading mistakes and Solana NFTs to Hyperliquid, airdrops, logging off, and coming back when the market looked dead again.

We talked about why he avoids perps, how he became early to Solana NFTs, what made Hyperliquid stand out before the airdrop, why he prefers buying depressed assets over chasing leverage, and how logging off changed his relationship with crypto.

Also covered: missing Trump coin, the joy of missing out, buying when everyone thinks it’s over, BTC/HYPE positioning, crypto cycles, and why contributing to the industry can be a better path than gambling your net worth.

00:00 Who is Jords?

06:00 Getting into crypto through COVID markets

17:10 How he became early to Solana NFTs

20:25 Why he logs off when crypto gets euphoric

29:49 Why perps never worked for his trading style

33:01 Discovering Hyperliquid before the airdrop

41:03 What life looks like after “making it”

50:25 The joy of missing out on Trump coin

56:22 Buying when everyone thinks it’s over

59:11 Crypto outlook, BTC/HYPE, and advice for beginners

StonXBT joined the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about his path from early crypto, learning market profile and order flow, trading on a prop desk, and building a risk-first approach to markets.  We covered scalping DOM and iceberg orders, why most traders skip real source material, how he thinks about position sizing and leverage, turning £3k into £800k, and why the biggest returns usually come from boring trend-following rather than constantly chasing trades.  We also talked about Bitcoin, Hyperliquid, crypto losing its original identity, macro risk, oil, AI, the carry trade, and why markets can keep going up even when the world looks unstable.

00:00 Intro / how Sokio first found Ston on CT  

02:04 Ston’s origin story and getting into crypto 

12:14 From random TA to real risk management 

15:36 Scalping DOM, icebergs, and BitMEX execution 

20:21 Why risk management matters more than the strategy 

24:44 Why traders should read source material, not Twitter summaries 

34:21 Hyperliquid, crypto’s identity crisis, and real use cases 

42:38 Macro, war, oil, and why markets keep ignoring risk 

01:04:12 How to make big returns with BTC/ETH and trend following

Krillin joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about getting into crypto in 2017, riding the altcoin euphoria, losing money through the bear market, and slowly turning that into a real trading process.  We cover early altcoin trading, manual market making on IDEX, risk management, adapting across market conditions, why he moved more toward SPX and TradFi, how macro helped him sell the 2021 top, his thoughts on Hyperliquid, and why trading should be treated like a serious job - not a shortcut to getting rich.

0:00 Intro & Krillin’s CT origin story 

5:52 Getting into crypto in 2017 

8:19 Turning $10k into almost $200k 

13:45 Manual market making on early DEXs 

17:38 Rebuilding after the 2018 bear market 

24:58 When to be defensive vs offensive 

28:23 Using AI for stock research 

33:40 Macro, liquidity, and selling the 2021 top 

37:11 Why SPX fits his trading style 

48:39 Hyperliquid, Binance, and DEX liquidity 

58:49 Advice for newer traders

Rbit joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about his 15-year journey through crypto — from discovering Bitcoin on 4chan, mining BTC in 2011, losing funds on Mt. Gox, and trading the early BitMEX era, to building statistical arbitrage and HFT systems.  We cover the 2017 ICO cycle, Bitcoin fork trades, why 2018 pushed him toward quantitative trading, what stat arb actually means, how HFT signals differ from longer-term strategies, why smaller venues can still offer major edge, and how crypto market structure is becoming more competitive as exchanges move closer to TradFi infrastructure.

00:00 Getting into Bitcoin in 2010, mining, Mt. Gox, and coming back in 2017 

13:37 ICO mania, BitMEX, and the Bitcoin fork trade 17:14 Why 2018 pushed him toward quant trading 

24:52 Building a profitable stat arb business on FTX 

40:21 Stat arb vs HFT, and why crypto got more competitive 

49:09 What his trading operation looks like today 

55:13 The future of crypto market structure and where edge is going 

01:05:04 Advice for newer traders and why quant thinking differs from retail

TheCryptoNexus joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about his path from blowing up trading accounts to making it back through news trading, how his style evolved from short-term scalping into more selective swing trading, and what he’s learned about risk, market structure, and surviving in crypto. The episode covers news trading, Hyperliquid, market evolution, meme coins, Bitcoin, and why making it in crypto feels harder now than it used to.

Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 31 - Nexus

00:00 Intro, Nexus’ trading origin story from biotech stocks to crypto and short-term execution

09:20 The Luna blow-up, losing everything, rebuilding through News trading 

17:25 The iPad + Twitter notification News trading setup  

25:24 Discovering Hyperliquid early, trading niche perps and why DEX execution finally felt usable 

35:04 Managing the Hyperliquid airdrop, risk lessons from blowing up 

45:50 Crypto’s future, becoming a Bitcoin + Hyperliquid maxi  

57:08 Why crypto is harder now, smarter competition and better tools  

01:04:07 The downside of posting trades publicly, ego traps, Twitter pressure and final advice for traders trying to make it

Audy joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about his path from solo crypto trader to operations manager at Credo, how modern crypto prop firms actually work, and what separates traders who make it from those who don’t. The episode covers hiring, track records, discipline, confidence, portfolio construction, market regimes, and why working at a fund can be a much better path than trying to make it alone.

Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 30 - Audy, Head of Operations at Credo

00:00 Intro, Audy’s background, Bybit competition breakthrough and joining Credo

08:10 Inside the prop desk, remote trading floor, desk calls and trader freedom vs allocations

16:11 Hiring traders, track records, verifying edge and why one year can still be enough

25:42 Portfolio construction, navigating bull vs bear cycles and diversification across strategies

33:14 Why discipline fails, false signals, pressure, journaling and surviving bad periods

42:10 Crypto outlook, altcoin “cleansing”, token alignment and why the market structure is improving

49:02 Leading while trading, staying sharp yourself, handling bad months and trader morale

01:02:22 What edge really means, defining the counterparty, news trading and final hiring advice

Worst Contrarian joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about his path into full-time trading, why he approaches markets like a business, and where he thinks real edge actually comes from. The episode covers arbitrage, exploiter mindset, inefficiencies in crypto and TradFi, trading psychology, expected value, and why most people are better off not trying to become traders in the first place.

Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 29 - Worst Contrarian 

00:00 Intro, WC’s background, why he views trading as a business not speculation 

04:07 First major arbitrage breakthrough, Binance AUD tether trade and going full-time 

08:30 Why most people approach markets wrong, repeatable arbitrage vs lucky directional bets 

19:40 The “exploiter mindset”, how to think about protocols, oracles and metagame risk 

30:05 Building a trader network, why one phone call can unlock the next unusual trade 

40:54 Sports betting exploits, getting banned everywhere and finding edge in inefficiency 

53:33 Crypto vs TradFi today, where opportunity still exists and why chaos creates edge 

01:06:22 Final advice, relationships, martial arts, Education of a Speculator and closing

Liquidity Goblin joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about his path from TradFi HFT into crypto, how he approaches DeFi, arbitrage, venue selection, and the kinds of inefficiencies smaller traders can still exploit. The episode covers market structure, manual vs systematic trading, risk management, points farming, meme coins, prediction markets, and where real edge still exists in crypto.

Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 28 - Liquidity Goblin

00:00 Intro, Liquidity Goblin background and HFT → crypto transition 

08:05 How HFT actually works: signals, arbitrage and cross-venue edges 

16:31 Trading mindset: forecasts, horizons and avoiding thesis drift 

25:06 Systems vs discretion: monitoring models, manual overrides and execution 

33:15 DeFi strategies: flash loans, MEV evolution and carry trades 

41:35 Venue selection: finding “dumb flow” and inefficient markets 

49:00 Risk management: sizing, counterparty risk and portfolio construction 

58:33 Retail vs quant, meme coins, and final advice on making it in trading

Jim Talbot joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about his path from crypto trader to product manager, how trading shaped his market view, and why he found more meaning in building with a team. The episode covers burnout, market evolution, metals, high-timeframe trading, and the mindset shifts that come after the trader arc.

Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 27 - Jim

00:00 Intro, Jim’s background, perma-bear arc and joining Insilico Terminal 

08:05 Learning low timeframe trading, finding strategies, RSI divergence edge 

16:31 Shift to higher timeframes, volatility changes and FTX/Alameda inefficiencies 

25:06 2022 break, self-destructive cycles, relationships and personal growth 

33:15 Trading as self-discovery, mental strain vs physical work, discipline lessons 

41:35 Product management journey, Bonkbot to Insilico, building vs trading 

49:00 Risk appetite, complacency, boredom and evolving market participation 

58:33 Final advice: discipline, volatility, accountability and silver

In this episode, we’re joined by Bitcoin Charlie, a long-time crypto trader known for alt rotations and comparative “spaghetti” charts on CT. Charlie shares his journey from entering crypto in 2017, making and losing money in his first cycle, and returning more disciplined in the 2020–2021 bull market. We talk about the infamous missed SHIB fortune, lessons from fumbling huge gains, and how his trading style evolved around relative strength and altcoin rotations. The conversation explores cycle psychology, navigating bull-market mania, why most traders give profits back, and how Charlie approaches markets today after years of hard-earned experience.

Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 26 - BTC_Charlie

00:00 Intro, 2017 cycle, alt rotations and “spaghetti” origins 

08:59 2018–19 bear market, building systems, personality-driven trading style 

16:01 Shorting strategy, Bitcoin hedging, risk management philosophy 

23:05 Spaghetti scanner, sector rotations, position sizing framework 

30:06 On-chain gambling, meme coin cycles, influencer ethics 

35:04 Biggest mistakes, conviction, de-risking rules and FOMO lessons 

41:01 Is the cycle over? Bitcoin thesis, no more alt seasons, trader’s market 

52:34 Hope for crypto: SocialFi, AI, privacy coins, final advice & reflections