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Podcast of the Foot Guns Newsletter. Newsletter available foot.substack.com. Taking a traditional value investing approach to trading digital assets (aka crypto). By Square Grouper Media.

Foot Guns Podcast


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    Pod #61 The End Of The World Part 4.1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 37:55


    Tariffs, Tariffs, Tariffs, What Else Is There To Discuss?Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcastsHal and Villy talk about the new state of the world after Trump's Tariffs.Joined by special guest Tyblizzle.You can find him on discord:https://discord.gg/wjM9rfdCinstagram and twitter: @tyblizzle

    Pod #60 The End Of The World Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 63:51


    Hal, Cletus and Villy discuss the recent global sell off, the Yen carry trade, ETH/BTC and more Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts We talk: - Yen carry trade - US Equities sell off (AI) - Crypto sell off - What's next for markets?

    Pod #59 Trading the Biden Drop Out Market in Size

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 47:21


    An interview with Thomas, who is holding a 5-figure @polymarket bet that @BidenHQ will not Drop Out before the Democratic National Convention. Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts We talk: - Countertrading political hype - Position sizing, decision points, and market liquidity - How to detach from the US political scene to make better decisions - What Reporters to follow for alpha on Biden's position - Lessons learned from 5 digit prediction market losses PLUS - Arbing Fed rate cut markets - Trading e-sports - Polymarket vs Sportsbooks - How to improve the dispute process Links Mentioned: - https://x.com/MarkHalperin - https://polymarket.com/profile/0xa84bdfe6ffa8bc7dd21b5c412258062e7b765055 - https://coincado.com/

    Pod #58 The Polymarket Whale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 61:40


    Wasabi interviews @domahhhh, the top trader on Polymarket. We investigate the $DJT memecoin's realness, strategies for betting on the US elections, mental models for making better predictions, and more. NOTE: This podcast was recorded before Domer placed a $70k bet with Martin Shkreli on if the DJT coin has authentic Trump family provenance. Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts We talk: - Strategy for trading election night, the debates, and predicting Trump's VP pick - How Domer called the 25:1 pick of Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate. - Books & useful mental models for trading prediction markets - Boosting returns with LP rewards on Polymarket Follow @Domahhh on X and get his top list of book recommendations: https://x.com/Domahhhh/status/1087527042529222656

    Pod #57 The AGI, Bitcoin, Buffet, Kitties and Sick Birds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 50:14


    Wasabi and Hal discuss the recent signing of a woman's undergarments by the CEO of NVIDIA Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts On this episode Hal and Wasabi discuss: The rise of NVDA Bitcoin's recent break out ETH's lag and ETF potential Bird Flu AGI And More...

    Pod #56 The Resurgence of The Bitcoin Ethos

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 69:20


    Hal and Wasabi talk with Coronado from El Dorado about the financialization of Bitcoin and protocols that are leading the way. Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts On this episode Hal and Wasabi talk with Coronado: Introduction (crypto journey) Bitcoin Ethos Resurgence Thorchain and Maya Protocol El Dorado Market Current State of the Market And More…

    Pod #55 You Need To Really Worry About Non-Zero Risks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 67:59


    Hal and the gang talk about the markets. Also, we used some AI after production that seems to have overlapped some audio sections (blame Elon).

    Party Like It's 1999

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 55:45


    Cletus talks to Hal and Wasabi about Bitcoin, US equities and the current global macro climate.

    Pod #54 On The Bitcoin ETF

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 36:53


    Hal and Wasabi talk about the Bitcoin ETF Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcastsWasabi talks with Hal about the short term, mid term and long term impacts of the Bitcoin ETF.

    Pod #53 We Recorded A Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 57:34


    Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcastsWasabi is out recruiting hamsters to manufacture more Crox, so Hal, Cletus and Villy check in on the markets.

    Pod #52 Ham-Ham-Hamsters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 58:14


    "We don't know where these hamsters are coming from. There's a lot of risk here." Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Happy summer everyone.

    Pod #51 Why Shouldn't You Just Get Long Bitcoin Right Here?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 6:38


    Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Cletus joins Hal (July 12, 2023) to discuss why Bitcoin looks bullish in the current moment. Sadly, the podcast was cut short, but was finished for the premium subscribers.

    Pod #50 Name The Other Ten And I'll Believe You

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 41:53


    Hal and Cletus talk about the Debt Ceiling, Bitcoin, AI, and the Fed. Cletus joins us after a long hiatus and sideways markets to discuss the looming decision from the US Congress on the Debt Ceiling and how it could impact markets.

    Pod #49 The End Of The World: In Review

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 53:27


    Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Hal and Wasabi sit down to discuss: Current Crypto Market Sentiment Hyperinflation Debt Ceilings and Cletus Doom Prediction Denial Of Service Attack on Bitcoin or just Ordinal traffic? Meme coins Wasabi reviews his top stock picks Become a paid subscriber to get our Cheat Sheet 365 days a year. The Cheat Sheet gives support and resistance levels and our daily, weekly and monthly bias on BTC, ETH, CL, ES, and NQ as well as our favorite altcoins. Cheat Sheet

    Pod #48 Airdrops, Depegs and Weight Loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 48:28


    Hal and Wasabi recap recent events and discuss trading tactics Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Hal and Wasabi sit down to discuss: ETH Denver and Hal's trip to Costa Rica VCS, builders and Circle USD presence The Arbitrum airdrop How to farm airdrops What to do with airdrops (UniV3) Governance tokens and voting Building a portfolio of ETH and Layer 2 tokens USDC depeg and stablecoin depeg risks Reviewing the Silvergate trade Expressing trades using options Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk weight loss drugs trade

    Pod #47 Silicon Valley Goes Bankless

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 59:01


    Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Hal and Cletus discuss what just happened at Silicon Valley Bank, how it relates to the Great Financial Crisis, Haines Bottom, Hal argues why this is bullish for Bitcoin, and why there may be problems for Circle's USDC.

    Pod #46 Gabriel Haines: The Art of the Rant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 50:33


    Hal and Wasabi are joined by Gabriel Haines, who some describe as "the greatest ranter of all time" Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Gabriel Haines, the world's undisputed #1 ranter, stops by the Foot Guns studio to tell the story of his trip to infiltrate SBF's compound in the Bahamas. Plus: New tools for creators How trade the crypto twitter zeitgeist Secrets of ranting: The Art Of The Rant PLUS 9 bonus mini-rants Links To Find Gabriel: Juicebox: Rants Youtube Twitter

    Pod #45 Is This A Bull Trap?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023 21:41


    Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Hal and Cletus review how premium members used Foot Guns resources to make smart decisions in 2022 and can continue going into 2023. A short review of the beginning of the year rally, but most of the content is in the private podcast on this one. We'll be back soon with more public content. Want to hear the second part of this podcast? Sign up to become a premium member. Get 20% off now! Offer ends January 20th.

    Pod #44 The All In Podcast - With Mr. Wonderful

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 77:28


    The gang decides to go all in in 2023, and Cletus becomes the new Mr. Wonderful Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Wasabi is back with Hal and Cletus to breakdown what they expect for Q1 2023. Cletus reflects on the FTX situation and decides to take on the job of the new Mr. Wonderful. Want more from Foot Guns? Subscribe to become a premium member and get more podcasts, more updates and access to our private channels in discord were we actively discuss trade ideas.

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    Pod #43 Special Holiday Extravaganza- Reflections on 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 73:20


    Hal and Cletus discuss the biggest wins and losses in 2022 and what to look for in 2023. Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Hal and Cletus review their worst calls of 2022 and what they go right. They both reflect on 2022 and speculate on what 2023 will look like for Bitcoin, ETH, US Equities and Commodities. The conversation explores ideas about where crypto's place in the general financial ecosystem has become. Want more from Foot Guns? Subscribe to become a premium member and get more podcasts, more updates and access to our private channels in discord were we actively discuss trade ideas.

    Pod #42 What Happened at FTX? SBF, Alameda, What's Next?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 57:30


    "I don't know how to say this but.. a complete fraud" Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Hal and Wasabi recap the FTX bankruptcy news and discuss how far the contagion could spread. Twitter Account Leading A Space Tracking The FTX Story. Want more from Foot Guns? Subscribe to become a premium member and get more podcasts, more updates and access to our private channels in discord were we actively discuss trade ideas. Subscribe Now

    Pod #41 How To Predict The Future?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 121:51


    Buckle up for Hal & Wasabi's wide ranging conversation with Vinay Gupta. Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Vinay was an early contributor to the Ethereum launch and is now running Mattereum, a startup building rails for authenticating physical objects as NFTs. We talk: - The early days of Ethereum A taxonomy of crypto scams Tokenizing gold Real estate and trumpets Gold backed stablecoins Where ESG goes wrong How to predict the future A hierarchy of existential risks Eco yurts And much, much more. Links Mentioned: Mattereum Resiliency Maps Hexayurt Future Shock, Alvin Toffler The Limits To Growth Shockwave Rider, John Brunner Want more from Foot Guns? Subscribe to become a premium member and get more podcasts, more updates and access to our private channels in discord were we actively discuss trade ideas. Subscribe Now

    Pod #40 Are We All Doomed?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 68:36


    Doomberg joins Hal, Cletus and Wasabi to discuss the prospects for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the USA, crypto as freedom technology, European energy scenarios, nuclear power, and more. Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Doomberg Energy, finance, and the economy at-large Follow Doomberg: https://twitter.com/doombergt Want more from Foot Guns? Become a premium subscriber to access more videos from Hal, cheat sheets 365 days a year and private podcasts.

    Pod #39 Crypto Tornado Rally

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 66:41


    "You Don't Have To Give The Money Back Because It's a Short Covering Rally." -Cletus Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Summary of topics: Short Covering Rally Oil Markets, gasoline demand Tornado Cash Inflation print ETH Merge How to Trade It Want more from Foot Guns? Become a premium subscriber to access more videos from Hal, cheat sheets 365 days a year and private podcasts. Subscribe Now

    Pod #38 Ask Hal Anything

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 65:39


    A Foot Guns subscriber, Alex, chats with Hal about the history and future of Foot Guns. They discussion what makes a DAO a real DAO and Hal's experience working at BadgerDAO. Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Summary of topics: The history of Foot Guns and how Alex became a subscriber Onchain actions and airdrops The history of the FGNEWS token and plans for the future How Foot Guns is working to be a DAO How Hal got involved with Badger How Badger is shaping its governance to be the best DAO Bitcoin's place on Ethereum and the ETH2.0 merge Want more from Foot Guns? Become a premium subscriber to access more videos from Hal, cheat sheets 365 days a year and private podcasts. Subscribe Now!

    Pod #37 Foot Guns' One Year Anniversary Extravaganza

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 76:30


    Boomer, Hal and Wasabi with special guest Villy, sit down to chat about the first year in Foot Guns; where we've been and where we are going next Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Summary of topics: Inflation: CPI report Where is the bottom for BTC? Foot Guns year one in review Thoughts from Villy on how retail traders are viewing this market Wasabi's trade ideas : VIX calls and customizable Crocs Want more from Foot Guns? Be on the lookout for a special offer in the coming weeks to celebrate our one year anniversary.

    Pod #36 M&A Bankers Descend On Crypto

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 66:09


    Hal and Wasabi discuss fundamentals and valuation models of crypto protocols with Sam Bronstein and Jordan Stastny. Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Go subscribe to Alastor by Sam Bronstein and Jordan Stastny to keep up with everything M&A related in crypto. Summary of topics: Financial best practices for DAOs How tokens differ from equities Fei-rari merger Uniswap Genie deal Mergers vs Acquisitions Best DeFi Verticals Uniswap fee switch and the value of governance Fundamental valuations in crypto How to discount DeFi protocol future cash flows Want more from Foot Guns? Become a premium subscriber and receive daily cheat sheets 365 days a year, private podcasts, access to our private discord channels and more. Upgrade To Premium

    Pod #35 Uniswap and Panoptic Options

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 85:31


    UniswapV3 is a breakthrough technology in DeFi and possibly the core new technology to come out of this crypto cycle. Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Hal and Wasabi talk with Guillaume Lambert, Asst. Prof. of Applied Physics at @Cornell University, about Uniswap V3, the role it plays in Decentralized Finance and the options protocol he is building on top of Uniswap V3.

    Pod #34 EMERGENCY 69

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 45:35


    "What's wrong with cryptos market structure and the systemic risk perpetual futures contracts bring to Bitcoin and DeFi." Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Boomer (Cletus) joins Hal and Wasabi to discuss the issues with Crypto's market structure being revealed in the recent downturn, and what he thinks needs to be fixed before crypto can recover.

    Pod #33 Oh Boomer Where Art Thou

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 46:40


    Hal and Wasabi discuss potential trades around ETH merge, NVIDIA, and new crypto projects while Boomer is MIA. Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Update on Bitcoin and overview of what the Cheat Sheet is telling us. The ETH / NVIDIA trade. CREAM, Balancer and AURA. This podcast was recorded wednesday the 9th of Junes just before the stock market closes. Want more podcasts? Boomer's Guide to the Bear Market. This Private Podcast focuses on the depegging of Tether, the blow up of Terra USD, how it relates to traditional markets, and possible contagion. Available to Premium Subscribers only. Upgrade To Premium Now

    Pod #32 Trade Talk: Ripped Abs and Hot Takes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2022 38:45


    Boomer, Hal and Wasabi discuss how to short ETH and if it still makes sense Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts The stock market is on the edge of a defined recession. Hal talks about shorting on GMX and Wasabi pitches his ETH short to Boomer. This podcast was recorded wednesday the 18th of May just before the stock market closes. Want more podcasts? Boomer's Guide to the Bear Market. This Private Podcast focuses on the depegging of Tether, the blow up of Terra USD, how it relates to traditional markets, and possible contagion. Available to Premium Subscribers only. Listen Now

    Pod #31 Trust No One And Always Look Behind You

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 82:21


    Hal and Wasabi talk with Jasun Tate about Cyber Crisis Mitigation and Personal Security Internet security is essential to protecting your personal data and money. In crypto it is a necessity. In this podcast Jasun Tate, an ex three letter cyber security operative, gives you numerous ways to help protect yourself online. Follow Jasun and Black Alchemy Solution on Twitter. If you are looking for security consulting you can contant https://www.blackalchemysolutions.group/ Subscribe to our substack for newsletters and daily support and resistance levels for Crypto, stocks and Oil.

    Pod #30 MAYDAY

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 54:46


    Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Listen in to find out how Boomer recovers from a really bad day.

    Pod #29 The World According to Punk 6485

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 70:58


    Sign up for our newsletter on substack : Foot Guns Newsletter Alternate Listening Links: spotify, apple podcasts Crypto Punk 6485 (aka flippen.eth) joins Hal and Wasabi for this weeks public podcast to discuss: When will ETH flip BTC NFT Collecting vs NFT trading PFP projects - punks, moonbirds, apes, doodles, cool cats DeFi trading vs NFT trading NFT ownership rights NFT roles : utility , art, country club, sports tickets, bored ape restaurant Liquidity Risk in NFT markets NFT collections on Tradingview Identifying new projects Nesting vs Staking notifi_xyz - on chain messages Check out the Foot Guns' NFT collection. All proceeds go to shoes for our interns. Foot Guns' NFTs

    Pod #28 The Highest Alpha Podcast In The History of Podcasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 65:33


    The new version of Pickle Finance we aren't supposed to share Jintao describes the principles that brought him to DeFi. His full code stack for developing Frontend UIs and Backend APIs for DeFi How to hunt for NFTs like a DeFi-Dev-Ninja How to evaluate a new DeFi protocol for Safu vs Sifu What is the Citadel? Join our discord to chat with Jintao and other high alpha defi devs. We will soon add our NFT hunting bot. Foot Guns Discord Subscribe for Daily Cheat Sheets, Private Podcasts and Access to our private channels in Discord. Subscribe now

    Pod #27 This One's Probably Not Safe For Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 57:29


    Boomer makes fun of Hal for calling the Bitcoin price action perfectly… and more. Subscribe for Daily Cheat Sheets, Private Podcasts and Discord Access to our private channel. Subscribe now

    Pod #26 The Big Tethernickel Short

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2022 70:06


    Hal, Boomer and Wasabi discuss two big shorts on Tether and Nickel If you want access to cheat sheets every day, our private articles and private podcasts: Subscribe now Alternate Listening Links: spotify apple podcasts Join us in Discord and become a part of our community.

    Pod #25 War Edition (EMERGENCY #3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 47:13


    Cheat Sheet Boomer, Hal and Wasabi report on the recent developments out of the Ukraine. The impact on the energy markets, stocks & bitcoin. Trade ideas. Private Pod - Hal references in this podcast. Alternate Listening Links: spotify apple podcasts Join us in Discord and become a part of our community.

    Pod #24 Q1 Market Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 44:02


    It's been a wild Q1 so far in crypto. Hal and Wasabi give an update on the current state of the crypto space and discuss details of FGNEWS airdrop.

    Pod #23 EMERGENCY TWO

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 52:37


    The Frognation is Frogmenting - Hal and Wasabi discuss SiFu, Dani and the future of the Frognation Join us in Discord and become a part of our community.

    Pod #22 EMERGENCY POD

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 67:08


    Hal, Boomer and Wasabi discuss the global market sell off and the fate of Bitcoin and Ethereum.

    Podcast #21 Do Bears Hibernate?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 55:18


    Hal and Wasabi discuss crypto gaming; new projects in 2022; signs of a bear market Join us in Discord and become a part of our community.

    #20 BANKMORE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 43:07


    Boomer and Hal discuss the current state of the markets and the ETH POS upgrade

    Pod #19 FGNEWS Live NYE Spectacular!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 69:23


    2022 is brought to you by bass pro shops There is no proof this was not recorded live from inside a bass pross shop. The FGNEWS crew talk about their best and worst of 2021, what 2022 holds, and the transformation into DAOism. FGNEWS 2022 - Community lead crypto news with a token. Subscribe now FGNEWS Airdrops coming in 2022. TBA Join us in Discord to become a part of our community.

    Pod # 18 A Journalist And A Defi Degen Walk Into A Bar

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 70:33


    History is made this week as a nationally recognized journalist, @JVLast from the @Bulwarkonline discusses crypto with our very own Defi Degen @Haal69k. Boomer tries to keep the peace and bring the perspective of a global macro TradFi trader.

    Pod #17 Thomas Braziel's Net Worth YOLO into Mt. Gox $BTC bankruptcy Claims

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 65:23


    @haal69k and @wasabiboat420 talk with Thomas Braziel about distressed investments. Hot dog coin picks for Q4 pump szn Thomas' adventures in Eth / DeFi Distressed and special situations crypto investing $NXM and the value of DeFi insurance Being well compensated for risks and knowing when to size up Links: 507 Capital https://507capital.com/ Modern Distressed Investing https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMaY... Follow Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thomasbraziel

    Pod #16 You're Not Going To Jail Yet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 48:12


    No editing to get this out faster; Boomer tries to talk sense into Hal as he packs his computers onto a brand new sailboat with Starlink to launch Pirate DeFi. The days of BYOB are over. Welcome to days of BYO KYC. Boomer breaks down what's going on with the infrastructure bill in DC and how it relates to DeFi. Check us out on Substack Follow us on Twitter.

    Pod #15 DeFi Round Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2021 78:29


    Hal69k and Wasabi break down the latest defi news on the tail end of the Bitcoin all time high. Check out our newsletter for more content https://foot.substack.com/

    Pod #14 Stealing Fire From The Gods

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 70:44


    Hal and Wasabi sit down with members of Olympus down to discuss OHM, how its the currency of the people and its role in the present and future of DeFi.

    Pod #13 The Worst Podcast Ever

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 44:14


    Unlike other podcasters and newsletter writers, Hal and Boomer actually trade for a living. It was an incredible week as they both pulled out large wins in the TradFi and Crypto arena…but that left them exhausted. Boomer even became a Bitcoin Maxi for a bit. This may be the worst podcast ever. Enjoy. Subscribe to Foot Guns Newsletter.

    Pod #12 The New Finance

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 60:41


    A look at how traditional finance personalities are shifting into crypto, and how to play the current crypto market. Subscribe to Foot Guns Newsletter.

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