E69: Tangent Co-Founder: How I Made My First $1M in Crypto

When Shift Happens Podcast

Darryl Wang is the co-founder at Tangent, a collective of experienced operators and founders behind some of the largest projects and protocols in Web 3. He is also one of the most brilliant crypto traders in Asia-Pacific.

In this conversation, we dive into:

- What does a Bitcoin ETF mean for the Crypto Industry?

- The Future of Crypto Currency

- Reasons for Owning Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency

- Potential Risks of Web3 and the Centralization of Crypto

- How to Master this Crypto Cycle

- Memecoins

- Alpha: Pudgy Penguins, Ronin Network and Prime

- Advice to Crypto Newcomers

- How to Mitigate Losses to be a profitable crypto investor and trader

And more!

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Connect with Darryl 👇

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darryl-wang-096326104/?originalSubdomain=sg

Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xWangarian

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wangarian_brewmaster/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tangent_xyz

Website: https://www.tangent.ventures/

Contents of the Video

0:00 Who is Darryl Wang?

1:34 Mantle Partnership

3:42 Exploring Moral Integrity in Crypto Communities

6:31 FOMO and Greed within Crypto Communities

9:21 What’s your Moral Code?

11:41 Meet Darryl Wang: Co-Founder of Tangent

12:07 Getting into and Transitioning into Crypto

16:11 Getting Hired by DeFiance

18:21 Life Lessons Learned from DeFiance

18:51 Making First Million from Crypto

21:00 Managing Risk in Liquid Trading

22:44 Balancing Conviction with Investments

25:46 Investment Strategies and Risk Management

28:44 Solana: Missing Opportunity and Bouncing Back

35:06 Knowing When to Double Down

41:47 Astar Network Partnership

42:37 Crypto Genius’s Take on Meme Coins

47:45 Crypto Founders and their Skill Sets

49:31 Fundamentals in Crypto in Meme Coins

53:35 Investing in Crypto as a ‘Normal Person’

54:51 Michael Saylor and Bitcoin Cycles

55:28 Decision-Making in Crypto as a ‘Normal Person’

58:13 Protecting Yourself in Market Cycles

1:00:06 Darryl Wang: Meme Coin Trading

1:04:22 How to Know When to Stop?

1:07:51 Bitcoin Halving and its Cycle Position

1:11:16 Factors that Affect Crypto Cycles (Bitcoin)

1:12:26 Investing Through Market Cycles

1:14:30 Reading Market Cycles and Their Patterns

1:17:22 When to Invest in Market Cycles to Mitigate Losses

1:18:45 How to Stay Disciplined while Investing?

1:19:54 Impact of ETFs on Crypto Market Cycles

1:22:25 Leveraging Friendships for Smarter Investing

1:25:21 Repeating Financial Crises in Crypto

1:27:39 Predicting the Next Blow-Up in Crypto

1:29:05 Lost Bitcoin Story

1:30:32 What is Tangent? And Why did it Start?

1:32:48 Managing your First Crypto Cycles as a Beginner

1:34:09 How to Bring Value to Crypto Teams

1:36:56 Darryl Wang on Pudgy Penguin

1:38:21 The Potential of Pudgy Penguin

1:41:53 Darryl Wang on Ronin

1:45:14 Darryl Wang on Prime

1:47:26 Investing in Ceilingless Narratives

1:49:35 Advice to Crypto Newcomers

1:51:40 Prediction for the Future of Crypto