Memecoins: Good or Evil with Ledger & Stephen Cesaro
Today on the show we have two guests debating the merits and costs of crypto memecoins. Ledger (Brian Krogsgard) from the UpOnly podcast thinks that memecoins are financial nihilism that creates room for bad actors and grifters. Stephen Cesaro, from the Alfalfa Podcast, thinks memecoins are something to appreciate and celebrate.
Which side are you on?
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------ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro 8:35 Ledger’s Memecoin Arc 11:53 Stephen’s Memecoin Arc 13:20 $DOGE vs. $BTC 18:38 Tokenization of Memes 22:28 Memecoin Intent & Transparency 33:24 Memecoin Theory & Practice 44:30 Investing in Brands 51:55 Reframing Memecoins 56:27 Memecoins vs. Scams 1:09:01 Closing & Disclaimers
------ RESOURCES
Ledger https://twitter.com/ledgerstatus
Stephen https://twitter.com/0xmagiclines
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Bull or Bear? Crypto Market Analysis with Ledger from UpOnly!
Ledger from UpOnly joins Ryan and David without Cobie or an appendix. However, Ledger brings the heat. He gives his takes, predictions, and everything in between on all things ETH, BTC, Shitcoins, Gensler's grilling, and macro.
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Ledger https://twitter.com/ledgerstatus
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UpOnly & Flip with Brian Krogsgard (Ledger) | ETHDenver 2023 Interview #8
Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto.
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In this episode, we’re talking to the Up Only legend, Ledger, aka Brian Krogsgard, and also Co-Founder and CMO of Flip, a growing NFT aggregation platform. Brian and David talk about the past, present, and future of UpOnly and Flip.
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------ Timestamps:
0:00 Intro 3:35 Brian or Ledger & Camera Formatting? 4:50 UpOnly Status 5:24 Flip 10:44 Who is Flip For? 12:37 Fundraising 13:32 Fees & Liquidity 14:32 Customers & Business Development 15:45 Content & Future of UpOnly 16:23 Closing
----- Resources:
Brian https://twitter.com/Krogsgard
Flip https://twitter.com/Flip_xyz
Ledger https://twitter.com/ledgerstatus
UpOnly https://twitter.com/UpOnlyTV
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Bull or Bear? What the Charts Are Saying | Ledger from Up Only
Co-Founder, CMO of Flip, and Co-Host of Up Only, Brian Krogsgard—aka—Ledger joins David and Ryan to discuss WTF is happening. Are we in a Bull or Bear market? What are the charts telling us?
With the Ukraine & Russian War—ripple effects from said war—inflation at an all-time high, stocks down, commodities, and crypto being all over the place...there's a lot to unpack. Where do experts go to find answers? The charts.
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------ Timestamps:
0:00 Intro 7:15 Exciting Times? 17:50 Charty Charts 24:00 200-Week Moving Average 32:20 Will the ETH Merge Change Anything? 39:15 200-Week Moving Average Cont. 43:40 ETH/BTC Indicator 46:24 Alt L1 Ecosystem 51:03 How Bad Could it Get? 54:30 Potential Supercycle? 1:01:40 Macro 1:17:27 What’s in Ledger’s Portfolio 1:21:44 Advice From Ledger
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Ledger's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ledgerstatus
Up Only: https://twitter.com/UpOnlyTV
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SotN #49- The State of the Charts, with Ledger Status
In this week's State of the Nation, we bring on UpOnly co-host Brian Krogsgard (AKA LedgerStatus) to teach us about the charts. This is the official Bankless TA episode 📈
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Bankless is not a trading or market-specific podcast by any means, but the chaos we have observed in the markets over the past several months warrants discussion. So we brought on Brian Krogsgard (AKA Ledger Status) to help us understand the price action in the markets from a variety of perspectives. Brian is a host on the Ledger Status and UpOnly podcasts, and co-founder of the FlipMetrics data platform.
Brian introduces the concept of investing and trading as a pyramid -- at the bottom of the pyramid lies fundamentals and an overall investing thesis. As one moves up the pyramid, the time frames become increasingly shorter, and at the top are the pure psychological and analytical-based trades. Having sound plans throughout this pyramid is what makes for strong investing. Fundamentals, narratives, and tactics form a holistic approach which dictates how you should execute rotations and denominate wealth.
Ledger screens by fundamentals, and enters by technicals, while keeping the tactical side of things as simple as possible to avoid "analysis paralysis." The technical top of the pyramid is influenced by market psychology, and is inherently chaotic and more difficult to grasp. With a broad approach to playing this money game, Brian went down the DeFi rabbit hole throughout the course of 'DeFi Summer' in 2020. The object of this game is a quest to get more ETH. Although there are countless ways to view a chart, these 'horoscopes' can easily become self-fulfilling prophecies when it comes to aggregate market psychology.
------ Resources:
Ledger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ledgerstatus?s=20
Flip Metrics: https://flipmetrics.com/
UpOnly: https://uponly.tv/
Ledger Status Podcast: https://ledgerstatus.com/
----- Topics Covered:
0:00 Intro 7:12 Brian Krogsgard aka Ledger 10:53 The DeFi/Miami Rabbit Hole 15:35 Trading, Narratives, and Fundamentals 22:25 The Work of Savvy Investing 27:41 The Approach 36:30 Diving into the Charts 39:40 The BTC Death Cross 42:15 Ledger's Favorite Charts 45:23 Moving Averages 51:43 Where do I wanna buy? 55:26 Decoupling, Dragging, & PR 1:03:59 Visualizing 2017 and Psychology 1:08:00 The Not So Happy Scenario 1:11:00 The Happier Scenario (For ETH) 1:15:00 ETH / DeFi Ratio 1:20:28 DeFi's and Tech Growth Stocks 1:25:55 Flip Metrics 1:28:27 So... Up or Down? 1:35:15 Closing & Disclaimers
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