Insilico Terminal Podcast

Insilico Terminal

Dive into the fast-paced world of cryptocurrency trading with the Insilico Terminal Podcast, the ultimate audio companion for traders of all levels. Hosted by the team behind Insilico Terminal - the high-performance, user-friendly platform. We bring you expert insights, market analysis, and behind-the-scenes stories straight from the crypto trenches.

Each episode features in-depth discussions on trading-strategies, execution tips, emerging trends in crypto, and exclusive interviews with top traders, builders, and industry innovators. Tune in for actionable advice, real-time market breakdowns, and the latest updates on Terminal's advanced features.

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#51
Thursday · 1 hr 5 min
From crypto arbitrage to AI: finding edge with iArbpairs
Arb joins Sokio to explain how reading the details led him to a Tari arbitrage and a series of oil trades on Hyperliquid. The conversation moves from finding temporary market inefficiencies and knowing when to walk away to using AI for data collection, research, and building trading systems. He also shares his case for owning compute, why systems thinking matters, and the opportunities he sees for small teams. 00:00 Introducing Arb and his first crypto arbitrage 09:25 Oil perps: trading the market rules 16:43 Bitcoin, hardware and the AI opportunity 26:40 Where AI value accrues 33:26 Why small teams can move faster 39:08 AI for trading research and automation 45:51 How to think in systems 51:07 Manual trading and AI-built systems 55:38 AI workflows and what changes next
#50
September 3 · 1 hr 19 min
How Trader Morin built a repeatable edge after 18 months at breakeven
Trader Morin turned more than 18 months at breakeven into a repeatable trading process built around ranges, mean reversion, order flow and strict risk management. He explains how he plans trades days in advance, builds price-action and footprint execution playbooks, sizes positions using confluence, and distinguishes reaccumulation from redistribution. We also discuss surviving the unprofitable years, handling FOMO, reviewing trading data, using leverage responsibly and why Morin deliberately reduces risk after a major winner. 00:00 First blow-up and playing the long game 08:05 Why Morin focused on BTC and ETH 18:07 Building conviction, trade plans and playbooks 25:27 Surviving 18 months at breakeven 35:00 Turning discretionary trading into a system 41:00 Range trading and footprint execution 48:39 Reaccumulation vs redistribution 58:16 Leverage, risk and reviewing the data 01:08:56 Teaching, monetization and staying grounded
#49
August 27 · 1 hr 23 min
Cryptopia, FTX and the hunt for overlooked edge - Beniduboss
Benoit Dubosson, better known as Beni the Boss, joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast for his first interview about crypto. He explains how he built a trading career around markets other people ignored—from Cryptopia arbitrage and onchain deposit signals to FTX funding trades, the Luna collapse, TradeOgre market making, and strange dislocations across CFD brokers and fintech apps. Beni also talks about counterparty risk, the mental cost of trading your own money, why he eventually left crypto, the role of luck in success, and why beginners should spend far more time researching than trading. 00:00 From online poker to early crypto arbitrage 13:55 What trading crypto was really like in 2017 22:42 Finding edge where others do not look 31:09 FTX trades and the Luna collapse 41:44 Market making Monero on TradeOgre 50:47 The mental cost of trading 01:00:04 Advice for new crypto traders 01:09:07 Networking, luck and when not to trade
#48
August 20 · 46 min
Trading Everything on Hyperliquid | Perps.fun Co-Founder Parker
Parker, co-founder of perps.fun, joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to discuss building the first HIP-3 launchpad and opening Hyperliquid market creation to teams outside the existing deployer structure. We cover why perps.fun pivoted from building a trading terminal, how new markets are vetted, fee sharing and market ownership, exotic and long-tail perps, sourcing liquidity, oracle and funding design, the Kinetiq partnership, and why permissionless perp creation comes with serious risks. We also get into the wider Hyperliquid ecosystem: HIP-3 market concentration, HIP-4, regulation, institutional adoption, Trade XYZ, competition between DEXs, and the long-term vision of being able to trade wherever the volatility goes. 00:00 What is perps.fun? The first HIP-3 launchpad 05:15 What kinds of markets will launch? 10:17 The perps.fun fee-sharing model 15:10 Why official brands and indices matter 19:24 Building safe markets: liquidity, oracles & funding 25:03 The Kinetiq partnership and HIP-3 economics 30:30 Where Hyperliquid stands today 35:32 Regulation, institutions & the “gray market” 39:38 Hyperliquid vs other DEXs & trading everything
#47
August 13 · 51 min
HypeTrader on million-dollar drawdowns and rebuilding his edge
HypeTrader, also known as @MomentumKevin, joins Sokio to talk about the wins, losses and mindset shifts behind his journey as a high-volume Hyperliquid trader. Kevin traces his path from buying the 2013 Bitcoin top and trading the 2017 altcoin cycle to BitMEX liquidations, NFTs and eventually HYPE. He speaks openly about million-dollar drawdowns, losing most of two years of trading P&L, and why he is now sizing down and focusing on more repeatable intraday trades. They also discuss trading stock perps on Hyperliquid, sentiment and order flow, execution costs, competing perp DEXs, the future of HYPE and whether Hyperliquid can become the home for every financial market. 00:00 Buying HYPE at TGE 05:56 From the 2013 BTC top to the 2017 altcoin boom 14:26 Getting liquidated on BitMEX 22:15 Losing two years of P&L on HYPE 29:37 Making money during the 10/10 crash 34:19 Trading stocks, sentiment and order flow 37:56 Can rival perp DEXs compete? 43:19 Why he is still bullish on Hyperliquid 47:35 Tokenized stocks and Hyperliquid’s endgame
#46
August 6 · 59 min
StonkTrump on options flow, crowded trades and buying market fear
Stonk Trump joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to explain how he uses institutional positioning, options flow and technical analysis to find swing trades across equities and options. We discuss why the worst headlines often arrive near market bottoms, how he structures longer-dated calls and takes profit, and why good earnings cannot save a trade that everyone already owns. He also breaks down the semiconductor unwind, what crypto traders can bring to TradFi, and why he is waiting for better Bitcoin opportunities into the fall. 00:00 From crypto to options 06:30 Meme stocks, silver and early trading lessons 14:07 Reading institutional positioning at market extremes 24:22 Finding stocks through options flow 32:50 Why TradFi beats onchain complexity 38:10 What crypto traders can learn from equities 42:18 The AI bull case and the next market correction 50:04 When a trade becomes too crowded 55:25 Bitcoin’s setup into the fall
#45
July 30 · 1 hr
Felix Jauvin - Macro, AI & why crypto looks underowned
Felix Jauvin, Head of Content at Blockworks and host of Forward Guidance, joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk macro, crypto, AI and the current market setup. We get into why macro has become harder to apply to Bitcoin, which economic signals actually matter for traders, how Felix structures his own portfolio, the risks around Saylor and Strategy, and why he thinks much of the easy money in the AI trade may already have been made. Felix also explains why he’s becoming more constructive on crypto again, how the CLARITY Act could become an important catalyst, what stablecoins actually mean for US debt demand, and where he sees opportunity across perps, prediction markets and new token models. 00:00 Felix Jauvin, Forward Guidance & His Trading Background 07:30 Why Macro Has Become Harder to Trade in Crypto 15:34 The Macro Data That Actually Matters for Bitcoin 23:13 American Exceptionalism, Europe & Global Markets 31:12 Saylor Risk, Quantum FUD & Fading Bearish Catalysts 36:01 Is the AI Trade Over? Capital Rotating Back to Crypto 40:01 The CLARITY Act Could Be Crypto’s Next Major Catalyst 48:38 Stablecoins, US Debt & Financial Repression 55:14 The New Fed Regime & What Could Drive the Next Crypto Cycle
#44
July 23 · 1 hr
Hyperliquid's Next Chapter - Omnia on Kinetiq, HIP-3 & the House of All Finance
Omnia joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to discuss his path from NFT market making and crypto investing to building Kinetiq, the largest protocol on Hyperliquid. We cover what convinced him to bet on Hyperliquid early, how HyperBFT and HyperEVM work, what K-HYPE offers holders, and how Markets by Kinetiq is approaching HIP-3 markets. We also discuss the challenges of building inside the Hyperliquid ecosystem, the future of perp DEX competition, crypto tribalism, institutional adoption, and what it would take for Hyperliquid to become the house of all finance. 00:00 NFT Market Making & Omnia’s Crypto Origin 07:05 From Hedge Fund Analyst to DeFi Builder 14:25 HyperBFT, HyperEVM & Hyperliquid’s Technical Edge 21:07 What Kinetiq Actually Does 28:13 K-HYPE for Traders vs Native Staking 35:07 Why Building on Hyperliquid Is So Difficult 41:15 Can Hyperliquid Become the House of All Finance? 48:58 Hyperliquid as an Existential Risk for Crypto 55:55 Perp DEX Competition & Hyperliquid’s Shrinking Moat
#43
July 16 · 1 hr
Block Scholes: Crypto Derivatives, Prediction Markets, and Why Institutions Are Still Here
Andrew from Block Scholes joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about crypto derivatives, options data, volatility surfaces, prediction markets, AI market makers, and why institutions are still building in crypto despite the bear market. We covered what Block Scholes does, how their data is used by exchanges, market makers, banks, and DeFi teams, why prediction markets are basically retail-friendly options, how volatility surfaces help price markets that don’t exist yet, and what changes when AI tooling makes it easier for anyone to build trading bots. We also talked about the current state of crypto, why headline prices don’t tell the full story, how institutional interest has changed, why real projects keep building through bear markets, and what regulation could mean for long-term adoption. 00:00 What Block Scholes Does 05:40 Data, Oracles & Crypto Derivatives 12:16 Prediction Markets Are Actually Options 16:03 Volatility Surfaces Explained Simply 23:29 How Retail Can Use Institutional Data 27:40 AI Market Makers & Trading Bots 30:20 Will AI Make Markets Efficient? 38:59 Why Institutions Are Still Building 48:05 The Future of Prediction Markets 55:59 Crypto Regulation & Long-Term Adoption
#42
July 9 · 54 min
HackermanAce: Finding Edges with Ichimoku, Options, and On-Chain Trading
HackermanAce joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about Ichimoku trading, finding a real system, crypto options, volatility, hedging, on-chain venues, LPing memecoins, Solana, Hyperliquid, and where the next cycle could come from. We covered how Ace went from early crypto mistakes to full-time trading, why he built his style around Ichimoku Cloud setups, why day trading burns people out, how crypto traders can start learning options, when options make more sense than perps, why hedging is underrated, and how LPing memecoins can work almost like an options strategy. 00:00 Ace’s Crypto Origin Story 06:31 Why Day Trading Burns People Out 13:57 Learning Options After Crypto Perps 20:19 Hyperliquid, Airdrops & Missed Opportunities 26:18 Current Market Outlook & Bear Market Timing 32:38 Insilico Terminal, Execution Tools & Product Talk 38:48 What Drives the Next Crypto Cycle? 44:27 LPing Memecoins Like an Options Strategy 49:08 Michael Saylor, Bitcoin Holders & Market Risk
#41
July 2 · 1 hr 4 min
Why options are easier than you think - Thalex founder Hendrik Ghys on volatility and delta hedging
Hendrik Ghys, Co-Founder & CEO of Thalex, joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about crypto options, volatility trading, market makers, delta hedging, and why options are easier than most traders think. We cover how Thalex is building a crypto options exchange, why options are harder to bring on-chain than perps, how MOVE-style contracts work, what market makers actually do when they hedge, and how traders can think about perps vs options. The episode also covers selling volatility, delta hedging straddles, OPEX, gamma, call spreads, longer-dated options, and why many retail traders might be making trading harder than it needs to be. 00:00 Intro: Hendrik Ghys from Thalex 01:47 Building a Crypto Options Exchange 06:15 Why Thalex Focused on Better Options Products 13:26 Why DeFi Options Are So Hard 16:53 Perps vs Options for Traders 30:13 How Options Market Makers Hedge 40:18 Selling Vol and Delta Hedging 49:34 Simple Options Rules for Retail Traders 55:16 Day Trading Options vs Perps 01:01:56 Learning Options by Doing
#40
June 25 · 58 min
No Brains, All Balls, and Why Execution Beats Analysis with EmptyBrainTrader
EmptyBrainTrader joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about crypto trading, execution, mean reversion, and the psychology of actually clicking the button. We covered his early mistakes buying XRP and Zcash, blowing up in 2022, studying DOM and auction market theory, building a mean reversion style, dealing with FOMO and revenge trading, and why execution often matters more than perfect analysis. We also talked about the current crypto market, Saylor fear, BTC downside risk, HYPE, Hyperliquid, perp DEXs, Extended, Variational, prediction markets, and why traders should focus on not losing big. 00:00 No Brains, All Balls and why execution matters 08:00 Mean reversion, footprint, and fading extremes 16:00 FOMO, patience, and learning to sit out 24:18 Stocks, war fear, and why markets keep grinding higher 33:35 Perp DEXs, Hyperliquid, Extended, and liquidity 41:44 Market orders, swarm orders, TWAPs, and limit fills 48:28 HYPE, HIP-3, and why Hyperliquid still matters
#39
June 18 · 59 min
CryptoGoon: Finding Edges in Broken Markets
CryptoGoon joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about leaving TradFi, discovering early DeFi, getting rugged, and finding real trading edges across crypto markets. We cover the difference between solo trading and working inside a trading firm, how simple arbs and broken on-chain mechanics turned into profitable trades, what market making actually looks like, and why new perp DEXs and prediction markets can still offer opportunities for traders willing to dig. He also shares his thoughts on Hyperliquid, HYPE, points farming, the current state of crypto, and why quant trading is often less about complex math and more about finding weird things before everyone else. 00:00 Intro + CryptoGoon’s background 04:31 Getting rugged and discovering early DeFi 07:08 Why TradFi-style edges worked in 2021 crypto 11:03 Solo trading vs trading inside a firm 15:25 The on-chain casino arb that became PvP 24:13 Finding edge early on new perp DEXs 31:10 Why quant trading is simpler than people think 38:39 Why points farming can reveal real edge 53:01 Crypto morale, HYPE, and where the market is now
#38
June 4 · 1 hr 4 min
Selling Vol, Market Making, and the Future of Crypto Options | Marty
Marty joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about his path from early Bitcoin and BitMEX to becoming a top perps and spot market maker on FTX, and later moving deeper into crypto options. We discuss why options market making is so different from perps, why retail still prefers simple up/down leverage, how structured products work, what went wrong with DeFi options, and why portfolio margin matters. Marty also shares his view on volatility selling, surviving major market stress events, the current state of Bitcoin and ETH, and why Hyperliquid has become one of the most important venues in crypto. 00:00 Marty’s path from early Bitcoin to market making 06:17 Becoming a top FTX perps and spot market maker 12:00 Why crypto options are still behind perps 16:17 How institutions use structured products 20:31 Why DeFi options struggled and what changed 25:03 Prediction markets, binary options, and retail gambling 30:37 Better ways to express directional trades with options 37:51 Surviving 10/10, volatility spikes, and exchange outages 43:14 Why Marty is skeptical about the current crypto market 52:01 Bitcoin’s narrative problem and what could bring it back
#37
May 28 · 1 hr 5 min
Most traders fool themselves with backtests - GoshawkTrades on systematic trading
In this episode, we’re joined by @GoshawkTrades, a systematic and algorithmic trader running 12+ live strategies across futures, equities, and crypto. We talk about how he got into trading, why he moved toward systematic strategies, what he got wrong early, and what his trading looks like today. We also cover where strategy ideas come from, how to test them properly, the most common backtesting mistakes, strategy decay, correlation across multiple algos, risk management, kill switches, quant vs discretionary trading, and how AI agents could change markets over the next few years. 00:00 Getting into trading and moving from discretionary to systematic 03:47 Shorting small cap gappers and finding his first profitable system 08:50 Moving from small caps into futures and crypto 13:44 Discretionary trading, FOMO, and scratching the itch responsibly 18:57 Where systematic strategy ideas come from 23:34 Building a portfolio across trend, mean reversion, and inefficiencies 31:41 Whether trend following still works in sideways markets 40:07 How he sizes and allocates between strategies 46:24 Dealing with drawdowns and knowing when to cut a strategy 53:33 The biggest mistakes newer algo traders make 01:05:50 Finding edge in new markets
#36
May 21 · 1 hr 5 min
Why Retail Gets Trapped - Skew on Order Flow, Altcoins, and Crypto Market Structure
Skew joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about how crypto markets have changed, why trading is more competitive now, and how he uses order flow, market structure, CVD, OI, funding, and sentiment to find trades. We covered his early Bitcoin story, learning to trade on BitMEX, the difference between speculation and real trading, how large players create traps in the market, how to find strong altcoins, and what he is watching in the current macro and crypto cycle. 00:00 The story behind “52kskew” and finding Bitcoin early 09:07 Learning to trade on BitMEX and why price action comes first 15:28 Market traps, liquidity games, and how crypto changed since 2019 23:28 How Skew trades today: trend, momentum, and order flow 29:14 Using OI, funding, CVD, and footprint without getting misled 34:13 Speculation vs real trading, and the mistakes most traders make 38:13 Finding strong altcoins, sizing positions, and managing risk 46:09 Trading ranges, sentiment extremes, and market psychology 53:54 Market maker games, toxic flow, and reading large players 58:13 Current market outlook, macro risks, and advice for newer traders
#35
May 14 · 1 hr 4 min
The joy of missing out - Jords on Hyperliquid, Solana, and making it in crypto
Jords joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about his path through crypto, from early trading mistakes and Solana NFTs to Hyperliquid, airdrops, logging off, and coming back when the market looked dead again. We talked about why he avoids perps, how he became early to Solana NFTs, what made Hyperliquid stand out before the airdrop, why he prefers buying depressed assets over chasing leverage, and how logging off changed his relationship with crypto. Also covered: missing Trump coin, the joy of missing out, buying when everyone thinks it’s over, BTC/HYPE positioning, crypto cycles, and why contributing to the industry can be a better path than gambling your net worth. 00:00 Who is Jords? 06:00 Getting into crypto through COVID markets 17:10 How he became early to Solana NFTs 20:25 Why he logs off when crypto gets euphoric 29:49 Why perps never worked for his trading style 33:01 Discovering Hyperliquid before the airdrop 41:03 What life looks like after “making it” 50:25 The joy of missing out on Trump coin 56:22 Buying when everyone thinks it’s over 59:11 Crypto outlook, BTC/HYPE, and advice for beginners
#35
May 7 · 1 hr 10 min
StonXBT: Turning 3K Into 800K, Prop Trading, Risk Management & Macro
StonXBT joined the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about his path from early crypto, learning market profile and order flow, trading on a prop desk, and building a risk-first approach to markets. We covered scalping DOM and iceberg orders, why most traders skip real source material, how he thinks about position sizing and leverage, turning £3k into £800k, and why the biggest returns usually come from boring trend-following rather than constantly chasing trades. We also talked about Bitcoin, Hyperliquid, crypto losing its original identity, macro risk, oil, AI, the carry trade, and why markets can keep going up even when the world looks unstable. 00:00 Intro / how Sokio first found Ston on CT 02:04 Ston’s origin story and getting into crypto 12:14 From random TA to real risk management 15:36 Scalping DOM, icebergs, and BitMEX execution 20:21 Why risk management matters more than the strategy 24:44 Why traders should read source material, not Twitter summaries 34:21 Hyperliquid, crypto’s identity crisis, and real use cases 42:38 Macro, war, oil, and why markets keep ignoring risk 01:04:12 How to make big returns with BTC/ETH and trend following
#33
April 30 · 1 hr 1 min
Crypto isn't what it used to be - Krillin on markets, macro, and adapting as a trader
Krillin joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about getting into crypto in 2017, riding the altcoin euphoria, losing money through the bear market, and slowly turning that into a real trading process. We cover early altcoin trading, manual market making on IDEX, risk management, adapting across market conditions, why he moved more toward SPX and TradFi, how macro helped him sell the 2021 top, his thoughts on Hyperliquid, and why trading should be treated like a serious job - not a shortcut to getting rich. 0:00 Intro & Krillin’s CT origin story 5:52 Getting into crypto in 2017 8:19 Turning $10k into almost $200k 13:45 Manual market making on early DEXs 17:38 Rebuilding after the 2018 bear market 24:58 When to be defensive vs offensive 28:23 Using AI for stock research 33:40 Macro, liquidity, and selling the 2021 top 37:11 Why SPX fits his trading style 48:39 Hyperliquid, Binance, and DEX liquidity 58:49 Advice for newer traders
#32
April 24 · 1 hr 6 min
Rbit: Bitcoin Mining, Mt. Gox, Stat Arb & the Future of Crypto HFT
Rbit joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about his 15-year journey through crypto — from discovering Bitcoin on 4chan, mining BTC in 2011, losing funds on Mt. Gox, and trading the early BitMEX era, to building statistical arbitrage and HFT systems. We cover the 2017 ICO cycle, Bitcoin fork trades, why 2018 pushed him toward quantitative trading, what stat arb actually means, how HFT signals differ from longer-term strategies, why smaller venues can still offer major edge, and how crypto market structure is becoming more competitive as exchanges move closer to TradFi infrastructure. 00:00 Getting into Bitcoin in 2010, mining, Mt. Gox, and coming back in 2017 13:37 ICO mania, BitMEX, and the Bitcoin fork trade 17:14 Why 2018 pushed him toward quant trading 24:52 Building a profitable stat arb business on FTX 40:21 Stat arb vs HFT, and why crypto got more competitive 49:09 What his trading operation looks like today 55:13 The future of crypto market structure and where edge is going 01:05:04 Advice for newer traders and why quant thinking differs from retail

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