In this episode we speak with Joe DeTommaso, who is Head of Strategy at Composable Finance. 

Joe has a unique insight into crypto given he's worked for crypto hedge funds, a leading crypto market maker, and also one of the largest VC's in the space. His next challenge is scaling the liquid re-staking market. 

In this episode you'll learn: 

• An overview of what is re-staking and who the major players are on each chain
• Recent developments in Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) and why it's important
• Catalysts for the Cosmos and SOL ecosystems
• Chain abstraction, wallet abstraction and the modular thesis

Sometimes we interview traders, and sometimes we interview product people that deeply understand the technology that will ultimately shape the next narratives. 

Enjoy the pod.

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Layer 2's are in vogue, but how many of them are focused on institutional use cases? 

In particular, if RWA's are to come on-chain, regulated firms need to feel comfortable with who they are dealing with. This is where KYC L2's like Kinto can come in.

Is it topical? absolutely - and we touch upon the philosophical tradeoffs when having permissioned access. 

In this episode you'll learn:

- What tech stack they are using to achieve this.
- How you can get involved in Kinto.
- What dApps are currently being built and who the potential builders are.

As well as Ramon's learnings from building Babylon Finance (a DeFi social asset management) and other narratives he's watching out for including GameFi.

Ramon is both an investor and a builder so it's great to pick the brains of someone who fully puts their money and all their time into progressing the on-chain revolution.

Follow Kinto here

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Interns rule crypto twitter right?

In this episode we go behind the scenes with the GMX Intern and learn:

- How he found out about GMX early and created a role for himself
- Why you may be underestimating where GMX is going with their v2 product
- How he identifies opportunities, whether it be DeFi or memecoins

and a whole lot more.

Our industry is full of smart and colourful people, and amidst the vc's, founders and liquid token funds it's really nice to hear the stories of the people that are deep in the weeds of various communities and how they are run.

Enjoy the pod!

This episode is sponsored by Pear Protocol.

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DeltaXBT is one of the most seasoned crypto traders who also is a highly profitable Tradfi trader.

We touched upon his strategy for trading Bitcoin and Ethereum and some of the tools that he uses to screen for altcoin strength.

In this episode you'll learn;

- The transformative impact of journaling your trading.
- What is Orion Terminal and how can you use that to inform your trading.
- Position sizing & risk management.

Plus so much more.

Follow him on twitter here. 

This episode is sponsored by Pear Protocol.

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Honeybadger is one of the most consistent traders in crypto. He has a few edges including systematic/algorithm strategies and a deep understanding of where we are in the cycle with narratives.

In this episode you'll learn:

- How he creates, backtests and optimises his algorithmic strategies
-  What contrarian trading and being aware of 'mind-virus' versus what the data is showing you
- What is trdr.io 
- How he thinks about short term and long term asset allocation
- Using stop losses (if at all)

This episode was recorded back when $BTC was at $37k and his level of conviction and clarity of thought has played out to a tee.

There's a lot to learn and apply in 2024!

This episode is sponsored by Pear Protocol.

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Blocmates is the perfect balance between a professional analyst and a complete degen.

He has an incredible ability to spend most of his time on the right hand side of the curve, but bring in the mindset of the left-hand side - a strategy that continues to pay.

In this episode you'll learn:

- His research process and sources of information
- Narratives ranging from LP-DeFi, liquid re-staking and intents
- His original Solana ecosystem thesis and whether that plays out in 2024

The best way to follow him is on Twitter and his research via blocmates.com

This episode is sponsored by Pear Protocol.

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Heart is the "trader's trader", followed by many of the biggest names on crypto twitter.

In this episode we:

- how he splits his portfolio between perps and on-chain activity
- spotting meme coin narratives and what looks interesting for next year
- reflections on 2023 and how he could have traded it better
- finding macro confluence with your trade setups
- managing your own psychology and who to surround yourself with

I really enjoyed this episode with someone who has crushed the markets this year and is likely to do so in 2024 too.

This episode is sponsored by Pear Protocol.

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Yes, *the* Charlie Lee, creator of Litecoin (LTC).

I was fortunate enough to spend a few days playing poker and hanging out with Charlie recently. 

If you'd like to be a fly on the wall in our conversation, then this episode is definitely for you. You'll learn:

- How Charlie approaches his personal trading (spot and options)
- Why you might want to pay attention to the Litecoin Foundation 
- His thoughts on CBDC's and the wider regulatory environment
- What verticals he is angel investing into
- Thoughts on some of his best and worst trades ever

Charlie is one of the pioneers of our industry, and remains a thought leader on where crypto is going. 

Enjoy the pod :)

This episode is sponsored by Pear Protocol.

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Vega are at the forefront of building on-chain trading infrastructure, onboarding TradFi firms at the core of their offering.

We all know and love retail perp DEXes, but these guys have built something quite different.

In this episode you'll learn:

- What differentiates Vega, and why have a dedicated app chain for a trading protocol
- His thoughts on various L1s , L2's and the tech stack needed to build something like Vega
- How community-led liquidity works (AMM x Orderbook)

and so much more..

Follow them on X and you can check them out here.

This episode is sponsored by Pear Protocol.

Pear Protocol is the first and only dedicated platform for pairs trading (Long-Short)

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RunnerXBT works for a propriety crypto trading fund.

His edge is in a) analyzing order flow and b) trading narratives.

In this episode you'll learn:

- What is orderflow analysis and how does it inform his trading strategy
- Which data sources he finds most valuable
- His playbook for the ETF launches
- Managing your physical and mental game
- What narratives he is observing

...and so much more!

Give him a follow on Twitter where he shares a lot of analysis on the markets.

This episode is sponsored by Pear Protocol.

Pear Protocol is the first and only dedicated platform for pairs trading (Long-Short)

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