Episode 15 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Darryl Wang talking sharing advice to 2nd cyclers who are midcurving the current markets. We discuss what mental blocks most of us have and how "dreaming bigger" is a requirement if you want to run it up. However, you always need to ground yourself in order to not get rekt at the end.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Where are we in the cycle?
06:39 ETH: The Uncuckening?
13:18 What Does Retail Buy?
18:39 How to not Midcurve
26:51 Sizing Bets
30:50 Managing Fomo
33:35 Portfolio Strategies
35:32 Will Crypto Have a Use Case this Cycle?
38:05 Finding Clarity in Bull Markets
41:36 DOGE Anecdote
44:28 Takeaways & Role Models
48:42 Advice to Newcomers

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