Navigating Crypto Ponzis with Game Theory w/ Jordi Alexander

Episode 10 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Jordi Alexander talking about his journey in crypto and the negative sum nature of ponzi coins. He shares major lessons learned from his experience playing tradfi and crypto markets, and what new participants should be aware of when trying to make money in the markets. Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast. Guest's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gametheorizing Podcast that Jordi and I do together: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads Jordi and I's podcast from 2 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gARBeNaN-fk Jordi's writings about ponzis: https://medium.com/@game_theorizing/of-smoke-and-mirrors-part-1-117c1f92e186 https://medium.com/@game_theorizing/of-smoke-and-mirrors-part-2-the-godsfather-cd24ff7476da Premium Discord: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ HFAResearch Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 Free Telegram: https://t.me/+3LgpNxIgJ4IzY2Fh Taiki is the founder of HFAResearch, a DeFi-focused research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts. We were frustrated with the lack of authentic educational content on Crypto YouTube/Twitter and took matters into our own hands. Timestamps: 0:00 Jordi's TradFi/Crypto Background 6:40 Work-Life Balance & Time Management 12:50 Lessons from Poker 19:23 (-4,+2) Games in Crypto 27:07 Truth about Crypto Narratives 33:07 ETH $6-7k in 2024 40:48 Dangers of Shorting Crypto 46:52 Traits of Successful Traders 51:52 Misconceptions about Crypto 1:00:15 Advice to Younger Self 1:06:08 2024 Predictions