Depth and Spread: A Crypto Trading Podcast from dYdX

Listen to Antonio, the founder of dYdX, address the whole team the afternoon following the FTX collapse. He gives an impassioned tour of his hopes and fears for DeFi and dYdX.

In this episode we dive into Jordi's background in chess and poker, and how that led him to high-frequency trading, first in traditional markets, now also in crypto. We talk about his approach to discretionary vs. systematic trading, his philosophy on sharing ideas, in contrast to most HFT firms, and designing a good exchange as dYdX moves towards full decentralization in V4. Join us for one of our most interesting discussions yet!

Join us to hear from Nikita Fadeev from Fasanara Capital on a variety of topics related to crypto markets. Learn about his story starting Fasanara with a group of friends from university, providing liquidity to “arbitrage” funding rates, optimizing execution across different trading venues, his thoughts about the main types of players in crypto markets, and more!

In this episode, we chat with Dan Matuszewski, founder of CMS Holdings. CMS is one of the most well-known crypto trading and venture firms, and in this conversation, Dan tells us about his background, his firm, and his trading process. We hope you'll enjoy this conversation as much as we did! Follow your hosts: Ivo: https://twitter.com/ivo_crnkovic CMS: https://twitter.com/cmsholdings dYdX: https://twitter.com/dYdX Trade on dYdX: https://trade.dydx.exchange/r/depthandspread Download the mobile app for iOS: https://dydx.onelink.me/rNzl/tf3rbtzl Terms & Conditions & Disclosures The opinions and information presented in this podcast (the “Podcast”) are provided for general information purposes only, and are strictly those of the persons or individuals (whether the Podcast host or guests) expressing such opinions and information, including when applicable any featured interviewee (the “Presenter”), and are not representative of any other person, including dYdX Trading Inc. or any affiliate, agent, or representative thereof (“dYdX”). Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by dYdX. Guests' appearances on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. The content provided in this Podcast does not constitute, and should not be considered, or relied upon as, financial advice, legal advice, tax advice, investment advice, or advice of any other nature; and the information in this Podcast is not a call to action to purchase any investment, or crypto-asset, of any kind (the “Service”). By using the Service, you agree that you are responsible to conduct independent research, perform due diligence, and engage a professional advisor prior to taking any financial, tax, legal or investment action related to the subject matter presented. Any applicable sponsorship will be disclosed, and any reference to a sponsor during the Podcast is by way of disclosure, or informational in nature, and in any event is not a call to action to make an investment, acquire a service or product, or purchase cryptocurrency. Neither this Podcast, nor the Presenter offers the purchase or sale of securities. By using the Service, you agree that neither dYdX nor any Presenter is responsible, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss incurred by you in connection with the use of or reliance on any content, goods or services mentioned in this published media.

In this episode, we chat with Mitchell Dong, the CEO of Pythagoras, a crypto hedge fund. Mitchell is a serial entrepreneur with diverse experience starting both traditional business and trading firms. Mitchell talks us through some of frontier markets he has traded in his career, ranging from physical uranium to electricity futures to crypto. Along the way we distill some timeless principles for approaching new markets. Follow your hosts: Ivo: https://twitter.com/ivo_crnkovic Mitchell: https://twitter.com/MitchellDong Pythagoras: https://pythagoras.investments dYdX: https://twitter.com/dYdX Trade on dYdX: https://trade.dydx.exchange/r/depthandspread Download the mobile app for iOS: https://dydx.onelink.me/rNzl/tf3rbtzl Terms & Conditions & Disclosures The opinions and information presented in this podcast (the “Podcast”) are provided for general information purposes only, and are strictly those of the persons or individuals (whether the Podcast host or guests) expressing such opinions and information, including when applicable any featured interviewee (the “Presenter”), and are not representative of any other person, including dYdX Trading Inc. or any affiliate, agent, or representative thereof (“dYdX”). Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by dYdX. Guests' appearances on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. The content provided in this Podcast does not constitute, and should not be considered, or relied upon as, financial advice, legal advice, tax advice, investment advice, or advice of any other nature; and the information in this Podcast is not a call to action to purchase any investment, or crypto-asset, of any kind (the “Service”). By using the Service, you agree that you are responsible to conduct independent research, perform due diligence, and engage a professional advisor prior to taking any financial, tax, legal or investment action related to the subject matter presented. Any applicable sponsorship will be disclosed, and any reference to a sponsor during the Podcast is by way of disclosure, or informational in nature, and in any event is not a call to action to make an investment, acquire a service or product, or purchase cryptocurrency. Neither this Podcast, nor the Presenter offers the purchase or sale of securities. By using the Service, you agree that neither dYdX nor any Presenter is responsible, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss incurred by you in connection with the use of or reliance on any content, goods or services mentioned in this published media.

In this episode, we chat with Josu San Martin and Matt Downey, the co-founders of Sixtant, a trading firm and market-maker. Josu and Matt tell us about piloting their firm through the Terra ecosystem unwind. We speak about their typical strategies, how to think about profitability in a period of elevated volatility and go through their experience of living through the crash day by day. Follow your hosts: Ivo: https://twitter.com/ivo_crnkovic Josu: https://twitter.com/josusanmartin Sixtant: https://www.sixtant.io/careers dYdX: https://twitter.com/dYdX Trade on dYdX: https://trade.dydx.exchange/r/depthandspread Download the mobile app for iOS: https://dydx.onelink.me/rNzl/tf3rbtzl PODCAST: Terms & Conditions & Disclosures The opinions and information presented in this podcast (the “Podcast”) are provided for general information purposes only, and are strictly those of the persons or individuals (whether the Podcast host or guests) expressing such opinions and information, including when applicable any featured interviewee (the “Presenter”), and are not representative of any other person, including dYdX Trading Inc. or any affiliate, agent, or representative thereof (“dYdX”). Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by dYdX. Guests' appearances on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. The content provided in this Podcast does not constitute, and should not be considered, or relied upon as, financial advice, legal advice, tax advice, investment advice, or advice of any other nature; and the information in this Podcast is not a call to action to purchase any investment, or crypto-asset, of any kind (the “Service”). By using the Service, you agree that you are responsible to conduct independent research, perform due diligence, and engage a professional advisor prior to taking any financial, tax, legal or investment action related to the subject matter presented. Any applicable sponsorship will be disclosed, and any reference to a sponsor during the Podcast is by way of disclosure, or informational in nature, and in any event is not a call to action to make an investment, acquire a service or product, or purchase cryptocurrency. Neither this Podcast, nor the Presenter offers the purchase or sale of securities. By using the Service, you agree that neither dYdX nor any Presenter is responsible, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss incurred by you in connection with the use of or reliance on any content, goods or services mentioned in this published media.