Why 2nd Cyclers Midcurve the Bull Market w/ Qiao Wang

Episode 11 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Qiao Wang talking about his journey in crypto and how he's embraced the left curve. He shares major lessons learned from his experience midcurving the crypto markets, and why everything is a memecoin in crypto. Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast. Guest's Twitter: https://twitter.com/QwQiao 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 PODCASTS: Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA Steady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads 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 Introduction 1:44 The Trap of Midcurving the 2nd Cycle 4:58 Why Everything in Crypto is a Memecoin 8:01 Identifying Token Cults & Religions 17:57 Evaluating Ecosystems & Developer Stats 25:03 How to Not Midcurve 28:03 How to Fix the ETH Narrative 32:15 Probability of the ETH ETF 36:37 How to Succeed in Crypto 43:29 Memecoins as a Sector 45:34 Common Mistakes People Make 47:00 Contrarianism & RWA Thesis 51:08 Advice to Younger Self