Ep. 675 Bull Market Portfolio Construction, Market Signals, and Emerging Narratives in Crypto

Austin Barack, founder of Relayer Capital and a veteran investor in both crypto venture and liquid markets, shares deep insights on portfolio construction, market signals, and emerging narratives in crypto. He emphasizes a thesis-driven approach favoring DeFi due to its real revenue, sticky user behavior, and product-market fit, while also exploring rising narratives like Solana staking, CeDeFi, and AI agents. Austin discusses the cyclical nature of crypto markets, the role of fear and greed indices, and the growing institutionalization of digital assets via ETFs and staking integrations. He also highlights tools like Moby Screener, DefiLlama, and trusted analyst networks that guide his research and edge in trend prediction. 00:00 - Intro  01:40 – Austin shares his origin story, from trading at age 10 to launching Relayer Capital 06:15 – Why Ethereum and DeFi sparked his long-term conviction in crypto 10:44 – Portfolio construction strategy: max exposures, individual limits, rebalancing 13:57 – Bear market lessons and the unique advantage of being a nimble small fund 20:56 – Ethereum ETF inflows, staking, and potential for Solana to follow 25:32 – Research stack breakdown: DeFiLlama, Token Terminal, Dune, Moby Screener, X/Twitter 34:40 – What happened to AI agents and why they’ll resurge, with a spotlight on Rei Network 43:42 – CeDeFi (CeFi + DeFi) as the next underappreciated meta, featuring Maple, Morpho, Aerodrome Efani Sim Swap Protection: Get $99 Off: http://efani.com/crypto101 Check out Gemini Exchange: https://gemini.com/card Check out Plus500: https://plus500.com Get immediate access to my entire crypto portfolio for just $1.00 today!  https://www.crypto101insider.com/cryptnation-directm6pypcy1?utm_source=Internal&utm_medium=YouTube&utm_content=Podcast&utm_term=Description Get your FREE copy of "Crypto Revolution" and start making big profits from buying, selling, and trading cryptocurrency today:  http://www.cryptorevolution.com/free?utm_source=Internal&utm_medium=YouTube&utm_content=Podcast&utm_term=Description MERCH STORE https://cryptorevolutionmerch.com/ Subscribe to YouTube for Exclusive Content: https://www.youtube.com/@crypto101podcast?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on social media for leading-edge crypto updates and trade alerts: https://twitter.com/Crypto101Pod https://instagram.com/crypto_101 Guest Link https://x.com/AustinBarack *This is NOT financial, tax, or legal advice* Boardwalk Flock LLC. All Rights Reserved    ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Fog by DIZARO https://soundcloud.com/dizarofr Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0  Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/Fog-DIZARO Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/lAfbjt_rmE8 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Our Sponsors: * Check out Plus500: https://plus500.com * Check out Plus500: https://plus500.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy