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How to Be in Sync with Market | Next Crypto Cycle | Is Ethereum Good Long-Term Investment?
In this episode of Tascha Labs podcast, I cover:
- Contrarian investing v.s. trend following: which is better?
- Using market cycle indicators on individual tickers: is it applicable?
- Automating market cycle analysis with models: Should you do it?
- Outlook for next crypto cycle and factors of influence
- How to evaluate Ethereum as a long-term investing candidate
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Balancing Being a Contrarian and Going with the Market Trend
00:06:55 - Finding Your Investment Personality
00:13:56 - The Lifecycle of Individual Stocks
00:20:43 - Utilizing Computer Models for Pattern Recognition
00:27:53 - The Supply and Demand of Crypto Cycles
00:35:21 - Defining Long-Term Investing
00:42:15 - Seeking Growth and Minimizing Downside Risk
00:49:22 - Picking Investments Using a Framework
00:56:28 - Evaluating Investments with Risk and Upside
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8/27/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 5 seconds
What Caused Recent Crypto Selloff | A Fastest Way to Increase Your Investing Performance
In this episode of Tascha Labs podcast, I discuss:
- the possible drivers of recent selloffs in ETH and BTC
- whether it's time to re-enter the market
- how to think about the reward-risk profile of your investment decisions
- and what you can do to increase the expected value (EV) of your investing quickly without other major adjustments.
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Crypto Market Movement Analysis
00:05:19 - Understanding Price Movements in the Market
00:10:28 - Potential Financial Troubles for Crypto Entities
00:15:31 - Understanding the Mechanisms of Market Selling
00:21:08 - Assessing Reward-Risk in Buying the Dip
00:26:16 - Stability in the Market and Support Resistance
00:31:17 - Investing Framework and Defining the Downside
00:36:16 - Controlling What You Can Control
00:41:21 - The Impact of Widen Stop Losses on Win Rates
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8/19/2023 • 46 minutes, 43 seconds
This One Factor Could Make Or Break Your Investment Returns And How to Master It
In this episode of Tascha Labs podcast, I discuss one of the most important investment edges you can have-- the art of recognizing and being in sync with market cycles. I'll talk about how you can develop your own robust framework for mastering the market cycles, and continuously optimize it, to achieve better returns and minimize drawdowns.
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Importance of Understanding Market Cycles
00:05:40 - Detecting Market Cycles: An Investigative Framework
00:11:14 - Seasons and Market Cycles
00:16:29 - Assessing and refining the prediction process
00:22:13 - Detecting Market Turning Points
00:27:59 - Using multiple indicators to make accurate predictions
00:33:19 - The concept of dimensionality reduction
00:38:22 - Detecting Market Trends using Moving Averages
00:43:45 - The limitations of using ready-made indicators in market analysis
00:49:04 - Optimal Moving Average Lengths
00:54:36 - Describing Overbought and Oversold Markets
01:00:06 - Combining Moving Average Crossovers and Counter Channel Upper Bounds
01:05:31 - The Importance of the Options Market and the VIX Index
01:11:09 - Evaluating Features in Assessing Spring's Arrival
01:16:21 - Market Breath and the Crypto Market
01:21:47 - Analyzing Market Cycles
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8/13/2023 • 1 hour, 27 minutes, 18 seconds
Why Crypto Didn't Follow Stock Rally, Urgent Need for Regulation, Conditions for New Bull Market
In this episode of Tascha Labs podcast, I cover
- Why crypto didn't follow the recent rally in US equities, despite historical correlation
- The urgent need for regulations in web3 and what good regulation entails
- The unbalanced state of web3 innovation and how it may impact the sector's long term potential
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Lack of Exciting Developments in the Crypto Market
00:05:34 - The Market's Lack of Movement in the Past Months
00:11:09 - Bull Run Led by AI stocks
00:16:46 - Analyzing Crypto Trading Volume
00:22:37 - Institutional Investors in Crypto Market
00:28:17 - The Complications of Regulating Tokens in Different Contexts
00:33:45 - The Need for Regulation in the Crypto Space
00:44:55 - Financial engineering in the crypto space
00:50:43 - Unbalanced Innovation in Web3
00:56:05 - Reinforcement of Beliefs and Vested Interests
01:01:42 - The Potential of Digital Tokenization and Innovation
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8/6/2023 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 56 seconds
Is the Multi Chain Thesis Dead? with Sergey Gorbunov of Axelar
In this episode of the Tascha Labs podcast, we explore the current status of the Multi-Chain Thesis, with Sergey Gorbunov, Co-Founder and CEO of Axelar. We dive into the world of multi-chain ecosystems, the factors driving consolidation in crypto liquidity, and the benefits for web3 applications to go multi-chain. We also touch on the architectural pros and cons of different cross-chain tech stacks and the future of the multi-chain thesis.
Related links:
https://axelarscan.io/
https://dune.com/axelarnetwork/axelar
0:00 - The Multi-Chain Thesis
2:10 - Sergey Gorbunov and Axelar introduction
5:19 - Outlook about the changes in multichain world
8:09 - Reason behind consolidation in crypto liquidity
13:18 - Adding additional distribution with less hassle
17:39 - Long-term use case for cross chain transactions
22:14 - Axelar's cross-chain mechanism
27:05 - Usage growth in different segments of user base
32:56 - Architectural pros & cons
37:09 - Cost or speed advantage of Axelar's approach
40:05 - Direction of chain architecture in terms of general purpose vs application specific
42:50 - Distribute ledgers technologies aside from blockchain
50:18 - Things learned as an entrepreneur
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3/24/2023 • 53 minutes, 55 seconds
The simple secret of profitable crypto investing (with help from ChatGPT)
In this episode of the Tascha Labs podcast, I'll walk you through the steps to implement an internally consistent framework for profitable crypto investing, with a little help from our friend ChatGPT.
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3/19/2023 • 1 hour, 51 seconds
Bank crisis in Silicon Valley, crypto market outlook, and blockchains’ existential rivals
In this episode of Tascha Labs podcast I talk about:
*banking crisis in Silicon Valley: SVB, Silvergate, Signature and what it means for monetary policy direction
*crypto market outlook
*blockchain economies’ long term existential rivals
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3/13/2023 • 39 minutes, 58 seconds
Crash Course on Web3 Angel Investing
In this episode of Tascha Labs podcast, we talk all about angel investing in Web3-- the why, the how, the potentials, and the pitfalls. Joining me is Paul Pesek, cofounder of WAGMI Ventures, a fast growing Web3 angel syndicate. Tune in to learn about how to select deals, evaluate projects, and structure your portfolio as an angel investor, and recent trends in web3 early stage investing.
Interested in joining Tascha Labs x WAGMI syndicate and get in the know of future deal flows? Apply here 👉 https://taschalabs.com/syndicate
Timestamps
0:00 - Today's topic
0:58 - Paul’s background
6:32 - Problem with early stage investing in the bull market
13:57 - Thoughts on the angel investment process
21:07 - Having a thesis about what and where to invest
28:23 - Uniqueness of Web 3 angel investing compared to other early stage startup investments
33:50 - Average holding period
37:20 - Percentage of projects that have tokens
41:59 - Project valuation
48:16 - Win rate
51:09 - Importance of having consistency
53:41 - Capital allocation strategy
1:00:24 - Other advices on early stage investing
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3/2/2023 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 8 seconds
How to Increase Staking Yields on Ethereum with Sreeram Kannan of EigenLayer
In this episode of Tascha Labs podcast, I talk to Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer, about a new Ethereum staking modality called “re-staking”. This is a new innovation that can help scale a proof-of-stake ecosystem by improving the system’s capital efficiency.
Lots of interesting and potentially complex economic implications for the Ethereum platform can happen if this type of new regime gets adopted widely. We’ll dig into much of that in this conversation.
0:00 - Today's topic
0:15 - Ethereum staking as a financial primitive in blockchain world
2:16 - Problems EigenLayer is trying to solve
3:38 - Selling & buying in decentralized trust
10:42 - Dimensions of decentralized trust
12:40 - Reason behind the need for decentralization
16:31 - Problem with decentralized trust
20:59 - Staking Eth to validate for other protocols
24:19 - Return format & method of payment
30:36 - Impact of EigenLayer on amount of Eth staked
36:51 - Effect on volatility of the validator base
42:34 - Impact of EigenLayer on Ether's token price
45:38 - Risk comparison between using EigenLayer and going on your own for applications
53:35 - Details about EigenDA marketplace
1:01:47 - Sharing common decentralized trust framework among platforms
1:04:00 - Current status of EigenLayer
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2/25/2023 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 36 seconds
Crypto Macro Outlook 2023 + 3 Investment Ideas
In this episode of Tascha Labs podcast I talk about:
Macro big picture for this year
Crypto market outlook
Three investment perspectives
Timestamp
00:00 - Introduction
Macro big picture for this year
00:57 - What is the macro picture right now?
Crypto market 2023
14:30 - Is the bottom in?
16:20 - Does that mean we have a bull market?
17:40 - Why is crypto pumping so much in past few weeks?
21:30 - Sum up
Three Investment perspectives
23:50 - Beatendown names with good traction
28:15 - Undervalued platforms compared to historical valuations
29:20 - Smaller caps with traction
35:00 - Sum up
35:55 - A look at the tokens that have been pumping the hardest & the reasons behind
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1/25/2023 • 41 minutes, 37 seconds
How to know what a blockchain platform is worth quickly
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This simple web3 platform valuation tool helps you quickly estimate how much a blockchain (or other similar types of web3 platform) is worth given its traction level & crypto market condition.
This episode of Tascha Labs podcast gives a quick walkthrough of how to use this tool to valuate an Ethereum L2 like Arbitrum.
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1/8/2023 • 20 minutes, 41 seconds
A valuation framework for blockchain platforms | impact of token supply on price
In this episode of Tascha Labs podcast I talk about:
A valuation framework to assess blockchain platforms 👉 https://taschalabs.com/the-most-overvalued-undervalued-blockchain-platforms-right-now/
Impact of token supply on price 👉 https://taschalabs.com/the-curious-effect-of-token-supply-on-price/
Timestamp
00:00 - Introduction
1. A valuation framework to assess blockchain platforms
00:57 - What will determine the price of a blockchain native token?
07:40 - How is this useful for investment?
09:30 - Results of the analysis
11:05 - On “overvaluation”, “undervaluation” and “predicted value” terminology
14:15 - How this model can be used for any tokenized platforms
18:13 - Why do I only run the model with 12 blockchains?
19:51 - How is this model different from the cash flow-based model?
23:43 - Regarding undervalued tokens - Is it because of high inflation?
24:51 - Do Solana’s transactions include voting transactions?
25:26 - Regarding XRP result
31:44 - What does higher platform-specific markup mean?
33:40 - Regarding people having different opinions
2. Impact of token supply on price
34:47 - How was the analysis done?
35:33 - Result of the analysis
44:12 - Is token supply a good metric when losing private key cases are not included?
45:15 - Do NFTs have the same price mechanisms regarding the token supply versus price?
46:15 - Is crypto over? Will policy change affect how assets are priced?
49:38 - Does this model take into account veTokenomics?
52:53 - Can we split it into subcategories?
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12/29/2022 • 54 minutes, 42 seconds
Will layer 2 for Solana be a thing? with Kevin Lim of Nitro Labs
One day last year I was debating with a dear friend– who’s a bit of an ethereum maxi– about Ethereum vs other L1s.
He said, “Once Eth L2 rollups are up and running, cost and speed advantages of other L1s won’t exist anymore.”
I said, “I’m bullish on Eth L2s as well. But nothing’s stopping other L1s to also have rollups. You can have layer 2s on, say, Solana!”
Honestly though, I didn’t expect L2 for Solana to be happening, at least not soon. But web3 moves at warp speed– Solana L2 is a real thing now.
In this episode of Tascha Labs podcast I talk with Kevin Lim, founder of Nitro Labs, who’s building the first Solana virtual machine (SVM) scaling solution in Cosmos.
This conversation happened at an interesting time though– right after the FTX collapse which created something of an existential crisis for Solana. So I was keen to get Kevin’s take on the situation, even though I had my prior assumptions (https://taschalabs.com/my-top-3-l1-l2-investment-themes-for-the-beginning-of-next-cycle/).
Are we both biased? Yes. Though as always, you should be happy that there are people who bias in a different direction than you. At the end of day, that’s what makes a market possible.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:50 - Kevin's background & what is Nitro
3:24 - What is Solana VM (SVM)
5:54 - How is SVM better than EVM
8:59 - Having better tps with SVM
12:45 - Why choose Cosmos instead of Ethereum
20:57 - The equivalent of javascript in web 3
22:46 - Validating the idea of creating Nitro
24:44 - Who else is on the Nitro team
25:43 - How far along is Nitro in terms of development
27:07 - How does the Nitro launch campaign work
28:20 - Incentives for builders on Nitro
29:43 - Numbers of projects launched at the moment
30:21 - What types of projects are interested in Nitro
32:51 - Using a separate bridging solution to move assets
34:18 - Competitors of Nitro
36:38 - Why is Nitro focusing on building general purpose chain instead of app-specific chain
44:33 - Thoughts on challenges faced by Solana ecosystem
47:44 - Thoughts on funding and investment for the Solana ecosystem
50:47 - Funding for Nitro
52:00 - Kevin's prior entrepreneurship experience
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12/9/2022 • 56 minutes, 9 seconds
3 things to do to prepare yourself for market recovery in next few months + market update
In this episode of Tascha Labs podcast I discuss:
· where we are in the market cycle for equity and crypto
· how this bear market is different from previous lengthy market downturn such as 2008/09 cycle and what it means for market rebound pattern going forward
· what to do to prepare yourself for a market recovery in the next 6 months
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11/27/2022 • 13 minutes, 44 seconds
[Market update] Is this a local bottom or generational bottom?
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10/29/2022 • 6 minutes, 40 seconds
Product market fit of fan token, moat in move-to-earn, value prop of blockchains only built for DeFi
I’ve had several guests on the Tascha Labs podcast in the past month to talk about their projects. In this episode you’ll get my candid opinions about them, including:
· Socios
· Sweatcoin
· Sei Network
I also talk about the outlook for the web3 sectors these projects are in, namely, fan token platforms, move-to-earn platforms, and DeFi scaling infrastructure.
Enjoy!
0:00 - Intro
2:43 - Market updates
8:19 - Market outlook
10:12- What I think of Socios fan tokens
15:50 - Athlete / influencer / creator / other social tokens
20:53 - The need for creator tokens to be 100 times better than existing solutions
27:41 - What I think of Sweatcoin
29:00 - The need for network effect
32:08 - Large user base doesn't mean you have network effect
34:47 - What I think of SEI network
35:18 - If network congestion is a problem, why not build a side chain on other layer ones?
38:31 - DeFi today is unusable
41:29 - Why do we need a chain specifically for DeFi?
44:50 - The need of better traffic channels cross chains
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10/17/2022 • 50 minutes, 42 seconds
How tokenization will disrupt the $500 billion sports industry | w/ Alex Dreyfus of Socios
After I wrote about my thoughts on sports fan tokens recently (https://taschalabs.com/fan-tokens-new-ponzi-or-new-paradigm/), Alex Dreyfus, who is the CEO of Socios, the largest fan token platform in the world, reached out.
He told me I'm biased and some of my views are not correct. That's nice to hear :)
So I brought Alex on the Tascha Labs podcast to talk about his vision for fan tokens and how he thinks web3 will change the century-old business model of the sports industry.
This is exciting stuff, guys.
Enjoy!
0:00 - Intro
2:16 - What is socios?
5:16 - What made you see the vision and double down on it?
7:24 - Why is lack of fan engagement a problem to solve?
9:07 - Response of sports teams on the sales pitch
11:13 - What's your current business model and source of revenue?
12:43 - Portion of revenue in terms of sales vs transaction fees
16:21 - Performance indicators
18:28 - Active voting ratio of token holders
19:11 - How do fan tokens generate value?
30:05 - What is the value added for the sponsors?
37:54 - Who are your competitors?
42:40 - Why should someone partner with you?
44:42 - Reaching the main stream audience
47:31 - Opinions on the new sports leagues
49:42 - What kind of sports would be suitable for this model?
53:39 - Regulations
56:19 - Price performance
58:43 - Future of the sports industry
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10/12/2022 • 1 hour, 34 seconds
[Quick market update] When is the next bear market rally? Are we at a local bottom?
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10/8/2022 • 6 minutes, 14 seconds
How web3 helps this company to get 100 million users | Anton Derlyatka & Oleg Fomenko of Sweatcoin
A common criticism of current web3 landscape is a lack of “real world” use cases and successful applications beyond ponzi-nomic vaporware.
That’s why on today’s Tascha Labs podcast I’m super excited to chat with founders of Sweatcoin— a consumer company that has leveraged a web3 business model to get to 100 million+ users and continues to grow.
If you’re a web3 founder, this is a must listen as we go through every aspect of getting Sweatcoin off the ground, from tokenomics to growth strategy to common pitfalls of crypto projects.
If you’re an investor, this conversation will inspire you as to what’s possible and what’s yet to come in the web3 economy.
Also check out the 7 lessons from Sweatcoin on how to use tokenization to drive growth. https://taschalabs.com/how-to-use-tokenization-for-business-growth-7-lessons-from-a-successful-project/
Enjoy!
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10/4/2022 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 57 seconds
Quick market update | Bank of England monetary policy pivot | How it affects stocks & crypto
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9/30/2022 • 5 minutes
[Quick market update] Bank of England monetary policy pivot | How it affects stocks & crypto
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9/30/2022 • 5 minutes
How to scale DeFi to Nasdaq performance level, with Jay Jog of Sei Network
A while ago I wrote about the big problems of web 3.0 today https://taschalabs.com/the-next-big-investment-opportunities-in-web3-may-come-from-solving-these-big-problems/. My point is the projects that help successfully solve these problems will go places.
Many readers asked, “But Tascha, what are those projects?”
I figured it would be good to occasionally invite some projects that are solving big problems onto Tascha Labs podcast, to talk about what they’re doing.
These conversations aren’t for endorsement, but for information gathering. My goal is to give you perspectives of what may be coming into web 3 space in next 2-3 years.
Today I talk to Jay Jog, co-founder of Sei Network, a new layer 1 blockchain working to scale deFi for the next billion users.
I asked Jay questions that a potential investor / advisor would want to ask, such as:
· problems that Sei Network is solving
· value proposition & ideal customers
· team’s past experience
· project traction
· growth plans & competitions
We also talked about DeFi’s current challenges and how the industry will change in the next couple years.
Enjoy!
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9/19/2022 • 56 minutes, 35 seconds
Web3's current problems. Can utility tokens become money? Why boundary btw token & stock is blurring
In this episode I answer reader questions on:
· Challenges in DeFi scaling and user experience
· What it takes for NFTs to integrate real world assets
· How widely adopted utility tokens may compete w/ fiat currencies
· Token vs stock: is there a difference anymore?
Related article: The Next Big Investment Opportunities in Web 3 May Come From Solving These Big Problems https://taschalabs.com/the-next-big-investment-opportunities-in-web3-may-come-from-solving-these-big-problems/
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9/5/2022 • 55 minutes, 58 seconds
The #1 reason most retail investors don't make money & what you can do about it
In this video I talk about a key reason why most retail investors don't do well in the market and a process you can adopt to improve your investing.
The Next Big Investment Opportunities in WEB3 May Come From Solving These Big Problems https://taschalabs.com/the-next-big-investment-opportunities-in-web3-may-come-from-solving-these-big-problems/
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8/14/2022 • 50 minutes, 16 seconds
Is bear market over? July FOMC meeting, US recession prospect, what Web3 can do that Web2 cannot
In this video I talk about:· US Q2 GDP growth and July FOMC meeting· Why is the market up?· Is bear market ending?· Are utility tokens securities?· What Web3 can do that Web2 cannotAnd more.Related article: 35 Web3 Business Ideas to Disrupt Traditional Industrieshttps://taschalabs.com/35-web3-business-ideas-to-disrupt-traditional-industries/Join my free newsletter: https://taschalabs.com/newsletter/
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7/31/2022 • 57 minutes, 47 seconds
Where next wave of crypto adoption will come from, how tokenization can help companies grow
In this video I answer reader questions on:
· does web 3 need blockchain?
· how tokenization can lower marketing cost
· my view on Helium tokenomics
· why utility tokens may drive crypto adoption in next cycle
Related article:
Utility Tokens From Real Businesses Will Drive Next Wave of Crypto Adoption https://taschalabs.com/utility-tokens-from-real-businesses-will-drive-next-wave-of-crypto-adoption/
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7/17/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 16 seconds
How to think about crypto conviction, hodling vs trading, US GDP update, truth vs bullshit in web 3
In this video I talk about:
· US Q2 GDP nowcasting result & what it means for monetary policy
· Investment framework: cost & benefit of hodling vs trading
· How to think about long-term vs short-term conviction in crypto
· What is "intrinsic value"
· Is there a point to web 3 if it's not "decentralized / censorship-resistant"?
Related article:
Truth & Bullsh*t of Web 3.0 https://taschalabs.com/truth-bullsht-of-web-3-0/
BIS: The Future of Monetary System https://www.bis.org/publ/arpdf/ar2022e3.htm
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7/2/2022 • 51 minutes, 7 seconds
Crypto market outlook, macro environment, money policy capitulation, long term prospect of web 3.0
In this video I talk about
- Macro outlook after the June FOMC meeting
- When to expect monetary policy capitulation
- Macro impact on crypto market going forward
- Web 3.0's long term potential & missing ingredient
Related article:
Truth & Bullsh*t of Web 3.0 https://taschalabs.com/truth-bullsht-of-web-3-0/
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6/20/2022 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Why Luna failed, how to make algo stablecoins stable, creating industry standards for stablecoins
In this video I answer reader questions on:
· What's the biggest design issue with Luna (may not be what you think)
· Can algorithmic stablecoins ever work?
· How to assess the network effect of a stablecoin's reserve assets
· Why we need regulatory standards for stablecoins
Related article: 5 Lessons From Terra/Luna Fallout, for Future Stablecoin Designers, Investors, and Regulators
https://taschalabs.com/5-lessons-from-terra-luna-fallout-for-future-stablecoin-designers-investors-and-regulators/
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In this video I answer reader questions on:
· Best growth strategies for new blockchains
· Industrial policies blockchains can learn from nation states
· The future of decentralized organization structure
· Bear-market barbell portfolio
Related article:
7 Industrial Policy Tactics Blockchains Can Learn From Nation States https://taschalabs.com/7-industrial-policy-tactics-blockchains-can-learn-from-nation-states/
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5/9/2022 • 59 minutes, 50 seconds
DeFi tokenomics, moats for DEX, Cosmos value accrual, sustainability of Terra / Anchor
In this video I answer reader questions on:
· How to think about DeFi tokenomics?
· Why is high token emission not necessarily bad?
· How can DEXes build a defendable moat?
· How sustainable is the Terra/Anchor biz model?
Related article:
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4/25/2022 • 59 minutes, 8 seconds
Post-FOMC market outlook, government censorship of crypto, Luna BTC buy, credit distribution in web3
In this video I answer reader questions on:
- Factors affecting crypto outlook in coming months
- How blockchain can make the distribution of credit & debt more equal
- Why Luna BTC buy is a non-event
- Likelihood of widespread crypto ban by governments
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4/4/2022 • 28 minutes, 37 seconds
Future of play-to-earn, alt L1/L2 thesis, web3 passive income, correlation btw USD & crypto
In this video I answer reader questions on
· The future of play-to-earn economies
· Reward/risk outlooks of different web3 sectors
· Crypto passive income strategy
· Alt coin investment in bear market
· Impact of USD appreciation on crypto
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3/14/2022 • 54 minutes, 31 seconds
Ukraine impact on crypto, rate hike vs QT, short-term market outlook, asset valuation memes
In this video I answer reader questions on
· Short term crypto market outlook
· Impact of Fed rate hike vs quantitative tightening
· Effect of Ukraine-Russia conflict on financial markets & crypto
· If there’re any “intrinsic values” in tokens
· And more…
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2/28/2022 • 1 hour, 15 seconds
Ukraine impact on crypto, rate hike vs QT, short-term market outlook, asset valuation memes
In this video I answer reader questions on
· Short term crypto market outlook
· Impact of Fed rate hike vs quantitative tightening
· Effect of Ukraine-Russia conflict on financial markets & crypto
· If there’re any “intrinsic values” in tokens
· And more…
0:00: Intro
0:50: First question: Rates rikes vs quantitative Tightening
8:07: Second question: Short term market outlook
21:32: Effect of Ukraine-Russia conflict on financial markets & crypto
33:35: Growth rate of the stable coin market capitalization
41:07: Bear market strategy
50:23: Third question: If there’re any “intrinsic values” in tokens
58:05: Conclusion
Timestamps courtesy of @CryptoVinicius.
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2/28/2022 • 1 hour, 15 seconds
Tokenization of tradFi assets, web3 super currency, blockchain inequality & investment theme updates
In this video I answer reader questions on:
· Will tradFi assets be tokenized?
· What will be the “super currencies” of web3?
· How much does decentralization matter?
· Will web3 help or hurt inequality?
· Project/investment theme updates
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2/14/2022 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 23 seconds
Crypto investment framework, index funds vs individual tokens, profit taking criteria, hawkish Fed
In this video I answer reader questions on:
· investing in index funds vs individual tokens
· investing in BTC & ETH vs “alt coins”
· profit taking criteria
· impression of recent FOMC meeting messages
· and more…
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1/31/2022 • 51 minutes, 23 seconds
Macro environment, crypto market outlook for 2022, asset rotation & portfolio strategies
In this video I talk all abt market cycles—
· Monetary policy cycle & impact on crypto for 2022
· BTC & ETH dominance cycle & relative token performance
· Web3 innovation cycle
· Cyclical portfolio rotation & possible strategies
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1/18/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 7 seconds
High growth crypto picks for 2022, Ethereum outlook, algorithmic stablecoins & blockchain scaling
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1/9/2022 • 43 minutes, 14 seconds
Positioning for crypto bear markets, decoupling from bitcoin & nature of blockchain revolution
In this video I answer reader questions on--
· How to position for crypto bear market
· Crypto price decoupling from Bitcoin
· The nature of blockchain revolution
· Finding your own optimal investment zone
· And more...
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12/20/2021 • 53 minutes, 31 seconds
Alt L1s vs Ethereum L2s, meme coins, VCs in crypto, open-source culture & 2022 investment theses
In this Q&A video I answer reader questions on:
· Ethereum L2s vs alt L1s: which will win
· How to look at VC involvement in crypto
· Pros & cons of the open-source culture
· My investment theses for 2022
· & more
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12/6/2021 • 47 minutes, 45 seconds
Layer 1 blockchains as the new nation states, pricing L1 crypto tokens, & unbundling of money
In this Q&A video I cover:
· will L1 tokens replace fiat currencies
· economic advantages of PoS over PoW
· why “sound money” means price stability
· & more
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11/8/2021 • 56 minutes, 6 seconds
Bull case for DeFi, investing in layer 1 blockchains, real estate NFT, & bear case for Axie Infinity
In this Q&A video I cover:
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• How to build moat in DeFi
• Should you invest in L1 chains or DeFi protocols
• Challenges of real estate NFTs
• Will Axie Infinity make it
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This is a Q&A session about an article I wrote recently on how crypto will reduce wealth inequality. In this video I answer some interesting questions from readers. Questions covered:
- Current and future utilities of NFTs
- deFi's advantages over traditional finance and what will happen to banks
- productive assets vs store-of-value assets
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