zoomerjd interviews: Recent Episodes
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This is a special Mad Max edition of the zoomerjd interviews! We have our first Aussie guest on the show. Alongside being the CEO of Oxen and Chainflip, Simon Harman is one of my best mates - we both got into crypto back when we were still in high school! Enjoy the show, we talk about building crypto projects, what it has been like trading over the years and where the market is at right now.
00:01:20 Chainflip!
00:13:25 Can cross chain tech bring crypto together?
00:16:35 Bitcoin 2021
00:27:30 Who's coming in to crypto right now?
00:34:20 Building in a bear market
00:42:33 Privacy coins, why no pamp?
00:50:10 Getting rekt back in the day
00:55:00 Where are we at in the market right now?
01:01:35 Advice for people starting a crypto project
01:12:50 More on Chainflip!
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Is the bottom in? Trollbox legend TheBoot of BitMEX join the show for an exclusive interview. This is a man who has made money, lost money and then made it all back again. Hopefully he can help you make sense of this hectic market.
00:00:40 Hectic market!
00:03:50 Making money, losing money and then making it back again
00:07:25 Is crypto an addiction?
00:09:05 Trading in a bear market
00:14:34 Emotions in trading
00:15:35 BitMEX
00:23:45 New exchanges
00:31:50 Does TheBoot farm?
00:38:00 Exchange coins
00:52:45 Tips for new traders
00:55:15 Traveling
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The rally continues! Kyle Davies, co-founder of Three Arrows Capital joins the show. (Apologies for the sound quality on this episode, I am currently on the road so don't have access to my usual set up.) Enjoy!
00:00:40 Who is Kyle and what is Three Arrows Capital?
00:04:00 How does Three Arrows Capital approach trading?
00:05:20 What threats are left for Bitcoin?
00:06:35 Scaling Ethereum
00:08:00 Institutional funds
00:10:25 Institutional fuds
00:11:35 When does Bitcoin become mainstream finance?
00:15:50 Why hedge funds are more powerful than banks
00:20:20 Institutional funds into Altcoins
00:21:25 Privacy coins when moon
00:24:30 Money printer
00:27:50 Did Elon save Bitcoin?
00:29:20 Horses
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All time high! Dan from CMS Holdings joins the show to celebrate and talk trading, enjoy.
00:00:30 Who is Dan and what is CMS Holdings?
00:06:30 Real deal institutional funds
00:12:00 Inflation
00:14:35 WSB and GME
00:16:40 ICOs > IPOs?
00:19:25 CorpoCoins
00:25:15 Privacy coins
00:30:10 Ethereum and it's competitors
00:40:20 NFTs
00:44:10 Preparing for the bull rally to end
00:46:15 Systemic risks in crypto
00:50:50 Bitcoin inflation
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The first zoomerjd interview of 2021, with special guest DonAlt. How good is the bull rally? Happy days and so much to talk about, enjoy.
00:00:30 Thoughts on the biggest crypto bull rally ever
00:02:10 How to trade a bull rally
00:04:00 How is this bull rally different?
00:05:30 The New Paradigm cycle
00:08:45 Billionaire buying
00:10:55 How DonAlt got into crypto
00:16:55 Bitcoin, Ethereum, Altcoins, repeat
00:23:20 The price of ETH
00:26:20 Will there be an Ethereum killer, if so who?
00:39:00 How good's bitcoin?
00:40:15 Decentralised, centralised? What's the difference?
00:44:30 NFTs!
00:51:40 Staying cool and relevant
00:54:35 Staying rich (good tips for people new to crypto)
00:57:13 Staying sane/relaxed (good tips for all people who do crypto)
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Merry Christmas loyal listeners, yet again you will be enjoying an exclusive guest! CL joins the show to talk DeFi and what moves markets. Enjoy the all time high, have a good break over Christmas and the New Year, then come back for more zoomerjd interviews in 2021.
00:00:30 When ATH?
00:01:50 When institutional funds?
00:03:00 Is this the beginning or the end of the bull market?
00:06:50 Riding the bull
00:07:30 When alt season?
00:13:30 When crash?
00:18:00 Talkin trad finance (CeFi)
00:20:10 Leverage
00:23:15 DEXes
00:29:15 Regulation
00:31:05 Crypto cultcha
00:33:20 Fresh short term market analysis
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Time for another exclusive! Ashdrake, a true OG, joins the zoomerjd interviews to share his story. This is the most personal interview yet and is filled with excellent life lessons and a historical perspective on crypto.
00:00:40 The Ashdrake Effect
00:01:45 The Wolf of Wall Street
00:04:10 The Big Short
00:08:35 It’s all relative
00:11:00 When the exchange rug pulls
00:16:50 Bitcoin is king
00:22:45 How to know you can’t trade
00:32:45 Bots bots bots
00:36:00 Stock split…for bitcoin
00:41:00 Exchanges over the years
00:45:30 QE for crypto
00:52:45 Getting rekt as a newbie
00:59:00 The future of crypto
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Keeping the zoomerjd interviews coming! Special guest Flood drops some knowledge on trading mindset, with a focus on DeFi and derivatives.
00:01:30 Corona time
00:06:00 Getting into crypto
00:11:00 Arbitrage and governance tokens
00:21:20 “Narrative Analysis”
00:34:25 Solana and Serum
00:40:05 Best and worse trades ever
00:52:00 The future of derivatives
00:59:55 Risk management and position sizing
01:06:00 What percent of crypto twitter makes money?
01:09:55 Income outside of trading and work lyf balance
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Another day, another dolla, another zoomerjd interview! This time with special guest Su Zhu.
00:00:30 Getting into crypto
00:04:00 Philosophy of crytpo
00:07:00 Stonks chat
00:13:00 Is DeFi dead!?
00:16:20 Long live DeFi
00:22:20 Is Ethereum Dead!?
00:29:20 Long live Eth
00:36:50 More stonks chat
00:46:15 Real estate chat
00:59:30 How to get started trading
01:00:00 The psychology of numbers
Follow Su Zhu on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zhusu
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We're back at it! "zoomerjd interview" with guest Zack Voell.
00:01:00 College days, intro to crypto
00:07:00 DeFi, financial obstacle course
00:12:30 Why is DeFi popping off now?
00:20:10 Is Ethereum good?
00:24:00 Economy of games
00:29:15 Opting out of the mainstream economy
00:32:45 Flippening 2
00:37:20 Modern Monetary Theory
00:49:30 What would you do if there was no crypto?
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Another exclusive guest! This is a very fun "zoomerjd interview" - Cryptopathic joins the show to talk crypto, economics and sci-fi.
00:00:50 Corona time
00:02:10 Trading origins
00:06:03 Trading style
00:07:25 Are crypto market manipulated?
00:18:02 Crypto money, dumb money
00:22:20 Quit crypto?
00:25:47 Zoomers be tradin’
00:32:00 Inequality
00:38:40 Social stability
00:45:35 Abundance economy
00:49:55 Boomers ponzi schemers
00:53:00 Social media exodus
01:00:26 VR saves the environment
01:02:30 CSGO skins on a blockchain
01:04:10 Gambling for zoomers
01:09:45 2020 price predications
Follow Cryptopathic on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cryptopathic
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Mike van Rossum joins the "zoomerjd interview" to talk arbitrage, market making and...social stability.
00:01:18 Gekko
00:05:50 Bot platforms
00:12:00 Using Gekko on stonks
00:17:20 Why so many Dutch traders?
00:20:10 Triangular arbitrage
00:28:00 Arbitrage and price stability
00:35:00 Exchange chat
00:40:15 Start your own exchange?
00:45:00 Crypto fixed income
00:48:00 Ethereum chat
01:02:20 Twitter echo chamber
01:08:00 Rene Girard and mimesis
01:15:20 Stonks in the 21st century
01:25:50 Will you ever leave crypto?
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The second "zoomerjd interview" - this time with incredible guest, Hasu.
00:00:54 Poker stars
00:09:00 Playing Monopoly
00:11:56 Trading crypto
00:14:30 Getting into research
00:19:55 Transparency in crypto
00:26:15 Crypto as religion
00:31:52 Process of doing research
00:41:40 Block size debate
00:51:35 How to get into research
01:01:43 Hidden secret of crypto
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The inaugural "zoomerjd interview" with exclusive guest Loomdart.
00:01:30 First coin, Dogecoin
00:04:00 Behind the name Loomdart
00:05:40 Thoughts on TA
00:10:05 March mayhem
00:11:55 Playing on BitMEX
00:19:45 Bitcoin goes mainstream
00:25:55 DeFi
00:30:10 Aussie Satoshi and BSV
00:35:25 Crypto cultcha
00:46:05 Exchange discussion
00:50:06 Stonks
00:56:42 Antiques Roadshow
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