<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[0xJeff: The After Hour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sharing trade idea(s) that may or may not work]]></description><link>https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/s/the-after-hour</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MZda!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc14f6a8c-1d41-4092-88e3-05688ec51c1b_400x400.png</url><title>0xJeff: The After Hour</title><link>https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/s/the-after-hour</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 07:42:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The After Hour EP.52 — Gold in the Goose]]></title><description><![CDATA[DeFi yields are compressing into nothing &#8212; so I built an AI co-pilot to hunt prediction market mispricings instead. What's working, what isn't, and the strat top performers quietly run]]></description><link>https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep52-gold-in-the-goose</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep52-gold-in-the-goose</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[0xJeff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 06:55:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PFVc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F69867c34-7de2-4b76-b4f7-90d5cbfe8d0d_1456x1048.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PFVc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F69867c34-7de2-4b76-b4f7-90d5cbfe8d0d_1456x1048.png" 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most exciting experiment I&#8217;m running right now is <strong>PolyBond.</strong> This is my answer to combating low/compressing DeFi yields with higher return prediction market opportunities.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The After Hour EP.51 — A Drop in the Ocean]]></title><description><![CDATA[$300M gone. $5.5B pulled from Aave in a day. DeFi's risk-adjusted yield is broken &#8212; and I'm rotating into options, prediction markets, and specialized intelligence bets. 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The hacker used the fake money to take out real money and run away.</p><p>KelpDAO got exploited for almost $300M &#8212; the attacker exploited the vulnerability through LayerZero cross-chain bridge, minted 116,500 rsETH and immediately deposited it as collateral across major lending protocols </p><p>(Aave V3, Compound, Euler, SparkLend, etc.).  </p><p>The attacker then borrowed large amounts of real ETH/wstETH against it (creating ~$200M+ in bad debt across platforms). </p><p>Usually restaked ETH is backed 1:1 ETH on Mainnet but the way LayerZero OFT works is that it can mint/release tokens on verified messages + based on decentralized verifier network (DVN). </p><p>The security is app-specific, meaning Kelp or any other protocols using LayerZero, can configure how they release the funds/how many DVNs are needed. Kelp set DVN to only 1 (via LayerZero) on Unichain.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The After Hour EP.50 — A Centralized Man in the Decentralized Crowd]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poster child of Bittensor just left the ecosystem with $10M-14M, what it reveals about Bittensor&#8217;s structure, what's next and where the opportunities are]]></description><link>https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep50-a-centralized</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep50-a-centralized</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[0xJeff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:47:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tR7v!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe365ae12-0d58-4277-9973-0a313252290c_1456x1048.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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href="https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/i/193946496/ranking-token-opportunities-by-risk-profile">Positioning</a>: ranking investment opportunities by risk profile</p><div><hr></div></li></ul><h2><strong>What happened?</strong></h2><p>A tumultuous week for Bittensor. Sam, the founder of Covenant AI, the key driver behind the world&#8217;s first decentralized pre-training run &#8212; sold his stakes across 3 subnets (Templar, basilica, grail) and left the ecosystem.</p><p>Over $10-14M worth of $TAO was sold in the market, causing ecosystem-wide panic that resulted in broader sell-offs across subnets.</p><p>This is bad.... But also, kind of good.</p><p>Sam dumping the entire ecosystem made it crystal clear that there needs to be a better alignment mechanism between subnet owners and investors.  </p><p>It highlights the deepest flaw within Bittensor ecosystem &#8212; centralizations within decentralization.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The After Hour EP.49 — Different World out there]]></title><description><![CDATA[From ETHCC&#8217;s institutional shift to rising &#8220;vibecoders,&#8221; this breaks down where crypto attention and value are actually moving]]></description><link>https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep49-different-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep49-different-world</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[0xJeff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:38:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NYse!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcbf95ccd-3ce8-4da1-8f84-c023b5667080_1280x921.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Last week has been quite boring in crypto, but fun in the broader AI landscape if you&#8217;re experimenting around with Claude, OpenClaw, or Hermes which has been the talk of the town lately.</p><p>ETHCC happened last week and it seems like it&#8217;s very different compared to previous years. I went to ETHCC last year and it was jam-packed with projects across DeFi, RWAs, especially AI.</p><p>This year (according to the people who went) is less about building cool stuff and more about how do we deliver products &amp; features that institutions would use &#8212; totally different vibes, and it&#8217;s pretty much sums up the entire state of crypto right now.</p><p><strong>This week:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>ETHCC &amp; the institutional turn</strong> &#8212; what the conference reveals about product + capital direction</p></li><li><p><strong>AI Token Market Updates</strong> &#8212; [x] is outperforming the market thanks to its growing fundamentals</p></li><li><p><strong>Attention/crypto economics</strong> &#8212; retail is gone; vibecoders and agents are filling the gap; what that means for builders, investors, and creators positioning now</p></li></ul><p><strong>Here are snippets of insights from what I&#8217;ve observed last week</strong> &#8595;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The After Hour EP.48 — Curation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why "Curation" is your only edge in a bifurcated market dominated by AI slop and institutional giants]]></description><link>https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep48-curation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep48-curation</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[0xJeff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 06:38:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pjAF!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf7e6a1c-2b49-40f4-a54c-e6d294062722_1456x1048.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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US-Iran situation remains fluid. Rate cut is turning into rate hike due to global inflation (from lack of oil). Every country is starting to feel the impact of the war.</p><p>Since geopolitics &amp; macro isn&#8217;t my forte, I spent last week staying on top of things on Bittensor/Crypto AI + listened to a bunch of DAS NYC 2026 talks.  </p><p>Here are snippets of insights from both &#8595;</p><h2><strong>Bittensor Subnets are in a narrative-driven speculation phase</strong></h2>
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Arguably higher value than &#8220;revenue&#8221; in DeAI.</p><p>Sure revenue is great, you generate revenue, you use that revenue to scale the business + buyback the token. Everybody is happy. </p><p>Sounds simple but the reality is not so simple. Most teams have to pick between growth or buyback (due to lack of resources). Pick wrong and you handicap yourself over the long-term.</p><div class="twitter-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://x.com/0xJeff/status/2035208584553013521&quot;,&quot;full_text&quot;:&quot;What we've just learnt in the last 2 weeks is that\n&#8203;\nBreakthroughs &amp;gt; Short-term Revenue + Buyback\n&#8203;\n<span class=\&quot;tweet-fake-link\&quot;>@tplr_ai</span> made the impossible possible by choosing to tackle the most ambitious problem over short-term monetization.\n&#8203;\nResult &#8594; SN3 alpha up 4x in a month\n&#8203;\nCapital goes where the&quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;0xJeff&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;0xJeff&quot;,&quot;profile_image_url&quot;:&quot;https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/1846579538802982912/9qCfx_WU_normal.jpg&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-21T04:15:13.000Z&quot;,&quot;photos&quot;:[],&quot;quoted_tweet&quot;:{&quot;full_text&quot;:&quot;Bittensor is finally having its moment\n&#8203;\nBUT it's still hard to access + even harder to understand\n&#8203;\nThis handbook breaks down\n- How Bittensor &amp;amp; subnets actually work\n- How TAO vs Alpha pricing moves\n- How to evaluate subnets (signal vs noise)\n- How to get started + position&quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;0xJeff&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;0xJeff&quot;,&quot;profile_image_url&quot;:&quot;https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/1846579538802982912/9qCfx_WU_normal.jpg&quot;},&quot;reply_count&quot;:7,&quot;retweet_count&quot;:6,&quot;like_count&quot;:71,&quot;impression_count&quot;:6791,&quot;expanded_url&quot;:null,&quot;video_url&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM"></div><p>So teams have to pick 1 and Templar picked going after breakthroughs/innovations. </p><p>The team quickly rose to #1 spot in Bittensor ecosystem extremely fast because the public finally realize what just happened (i.e. the breakthrough that decentralized training run is possible at scale). The breakthrough did not just happen in the last 2-3 weeks but already a few months, it&#8217;s just that no one noticed (me included).</p><p>No one noticed because there&#8217;s just so much information, so many projects around, it&#8217;s definitely harder to pick something out especially during the bear market.</p><p>With that said, I aim to be more astute. And I aim to point out some interesting patterns &amp; projects I notice here + <strong>HIGHLIGHT DeAI categories/projects with highest likelihood for breakthroughs</strong> </p><p>Let&#8217;s dig in &#8595;</p><h2><strong>1. Another day, another DeFi exploit</strong></h2><p>Resolv just had a major exploit where the hacker was able to use $100k to exploit a vulerability and mint 50M USR (stablecoin) &#8212; so far the hacker already dumped over $20M+</p><p>Not going to comment on the vulnerability but man.... this just goes to show the risk of DeFi</p><p>While unrelated to other DeFi projects, the exploit adds a blow to the demand for DeFi-related tokens.</p><p>Onchain activity has been down, DeFi-native yields has been down, Defi tokens&#8217; been down across the board. The only way to expand is to capture value outside of DeFi (RWA = best bet) which is what major DeFi projects are doing.</p><div><hr></div><h2><strong>2. AI remains the best leverage for investors BUT you gotta know where to focus</strong></h2>
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BTC up 6.6%, ETH up ~8% and other key alts like HYPE and TAO up 25% and 53% respectively.</p><p>In this week&#8217;s After Hour, we&#8217;ll take a look at last week&#8217;s alts outperformers, the tailwinds, and where the demand is going to next</p><p>Let&#8217;s dig in &#8595;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The After Hour EP.45 — 2026 Investment Thesis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our Top 5 token picks for 2026]]></description><link>https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep45-2026-investment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep45-2026-investment</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[0xJeff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:06:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rjLE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ad915d9-73ba-4148-8017-549c5dedf9bd_1456x1048.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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is getting much faster.</p><p>RWA went ~2x in a month thanks to Tokenized Funds (T-Bills, Bonds, MMFs) and Tokenized Gold &amp; Commodities.</p><p>Fundamental use cases creeping up while general prices are ranging.</p><p>In today&#8217;s After Hour, we&#8217;ll share our investment thesis &#8212; what is investable and why (sharing top 5 picks)</p><p>Comprehensive/concise episode.</p><p>Let&#8217;s dig in &#8595;</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>Criteria for investable asset/token</strong></h3>
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href="https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/i/189527423/1-near-is-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with">Resilient Infrastructure</a>:</strong> Deep dive into &#9608;&#9608;&#9608;&#9608;&#9608; tokenomics and &#9608;&#9608;&#9608;&#9608;&#9608;&#8217;s institutional privacy model as resilient plays during bear.</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/i/189527423/3-there-might-be-a-shift-of-users-from-kalshi-to-polymarket">The Prediction Market Shift</a>:</strong> How Kalshi&#8217;s controversial resolution is driving power users and liquidity toward Polymarket.</p></li></ul><p><em>&#8220;We know when the war starts but we don&#8217;t know when it will end. Best thing to do is to prepare ourselves to what may come to meet us&#8221; </em></p><h3><strong>Conflict Between US-Iran</strong></h3><p>U.S. just kicked off major combat operation in Iran, targeting Iran&#8217;s nuclear facilities, ballistic missiles, navy, and security forces, following Israel&#8217;s preemptive strikes. </p><p>The situation has sent crypto market 3% down with alts experiencing 5-10% decline during the period. </p><p>But 1 day after the start of the conflict, Trump announced that Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the strikes. Market immediately rebound to pre-conflict level.</p><p>This doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s over, Trump has repeatedly stated that bombing will continue &#8220;uninterrupted throughout the week&#8221; or &#8220;as long as necessary&#8221; to achieve goals like dismantling Iran&#8217;s missile capabilities, degrading its military, preventing nuclear threats, and creating conditions for regime change/peace</p><p>If the situation does get prolonged, we might be in for an extended bear market. </p><p>20%-30% of global oil supply passes through The Strait of Hormuz. The narrow water way is currently in a highly disrupted and tense state due to the ongoing conflict. </p><p>If prolonged, oil price could continue to go up (supply chain disruption) &#10132; result in drastic increase in oil price &#10132; increase in inflation </p><p>If that happens, the Fed won&#8217;t be able to cut rate as fast &#10132; risk-on assets like crypto will be in a slump for an extended period of time.</p><h3>Hope remains as past conflict shows us an interesting pattern</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wgyz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F34ef6af6-1199-405e-abd8-c34179018ca1_1200x675.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Russia-Ukraine Invasion (Start: February 24, 2022)</strong></p><ul><li><p>De-escalation happened 41 days after (war still continues though)</p></li><li><p>Sharp dip &#8212; BTC went down from $39,000 to $34,300 (~14%) </p></li><li><p>Took 14 days to rebound to pre-conflict level</p></li><li><p>This happened during the start of bear market, right before Luna collapse</p></li><li><p>BTC pumped 27% a month after conflict</p></li><li><p>Dumped a quarter after due to rate hike</p></li></ul><p><strong>2. Israel-Hamas War Outbreak (Start: October 7, 2023)</strong></p><ul><li><p>De-escalation happened 48 days after (war still continues)</p></li><li><p>Mild dip &#8212; BTC from ~$27,800 to $26,500 (~5%)</p></li><li><p>Took 11-13 days to rebound </p></li><li><p>Happened during transition from bear bottom to early bull </p></li><li><p>Pumped 28% a month after conflict </p></li><li><p>Pumped 50%+ a quarter after conflict</p></li></ul><p><strong>3. US-Iran (Iran-Israel) 12-Day War (Start: June 13, 2025)</strong></p><ul><li><p>Ceasefire came after 12 days</p></li><li><p>Mild dip &#8212; BTC from ~$107,000 to $103,000 (~4%)</p></li><li><p>Took 15-17 days to rebound</p></li><li><p>Happened during bull (for BTC and key alts)</p></li><li><p>Pumped 5-10% a month after conflict</p></li><li><p>BTC hit new ATH of $126,000 in Oct</p></li></ul><p><em>Disclaimer: Using BTC as a proxy because it&#8217;s the best asset that represent the price performance/correlation of crypto assets</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rz-i!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb11ee04f-af1a-41bf-9bf1-a6b68b1f13f3_1200x675.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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DePIN</p></li><li><p><a href="https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/i/188779350/4-the-issing-pieces-for-institutional-adoption-by-azeem-khan-miden">The Institutional Blockers</a>: Breaking down the 4 key barriers</p></li><li><p><a href="https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/i/188779350/what-ive-observed-in-the-past-weeks">Market Resilience</a>: Analyzing the strength of Hyperliquid and Canton vs. the shift in AI toolkits.</p></li></ul><p>We&#8217;ve talked about how the focus has shifted to utility-focused infrastructure and how Web3 are pushing for enterprises &amp; institutional adoption last week. We&#8217;ve also touched on the sentiment and conversations in the east &#8212; at Consensus HK where a lot of builders, family offices, and institutions gathered.</p><p>This week we&#8217;ll highlight conversations in the west &#8212; at ETHDenver where a lot of builders &amp; community have gathered. I wasn&#8217;t there, but I have listened to a lot of talks, and bring you the most interesting insights (so you don&#8217;t have to). Will also share what I&#8217;ve observed in the market during the past week as well.</p><p>Let&#8217;s dig in &#8595;</p><div><hr></div><p>The conversations at ETH Denver are centered around practically the same topics as Consensus HK (e.g. shift from hype to fundamentals, stablecoins, payments, RWAs, privacy/compliance)</p><p>The underlying message across conversations is &#8220;<strong>Supply is solved but demand is scarce</strong>&#8220;. </p><p><strong>Supply is Solved</strong></p><ul><li><p>AI helps ship products fast/cheap (and will continue to be faster/cheaper)</p></li><li><p>Token &amp; blockchain help bootstrap network (L1/L2, DePIN, DeAI) </p></li><li><p>Infrastructure is getting cheaper &amp; easier to access</p></li></ul><p><strong>Demand is Scarce</strong></p><ul><li><p>Real users are limited (same group of retail)</p></li><li><p>Institutions remain cautious</p></li><li><p>Revenue is the constraint</p></li></ul><p>Investors used to invest in innovations &amp; infrastructure, there used to be a premium on infrastructure that gets passed from one narrative to the other (e.g. from L1/L2 to modular thesis to Restaking to AI infra and privacy). That premium has shifted.</p><p><strong>Infrastructure premium</strong> has shifted to <strong>distribution premium</strong> &#8212; being able to successfully acquire users (retail, institution) put your project ahead of the peers, which will reflect well on product adoption &amp; token valuation.</p><blockquote><p><em>It&#8217;s the shift from &#8220;how big this can get?&#8221; to &#8220;who actually use it?&#8221;</em>  </p></blockquote><p>The talk that resonates this the most for me is </p><div><hr></div><h3>1. <strong>From Boring to Billions: How RWAs Won Crypto, and What&#8217;s Next </strong></h3><ul><li><p>RWAs did not take off in the previous cycle because it lacked real demand. Speculative yields ran high across sectors &#8212; P2E games, Defi/points system resulting in high conservative yields opportunities (stablecoin fixed yields at 30-40% vs. T-Bill yields of 4-5%)</p></li><li><p>Now it&#8217;s the other way around. Speculative yields is gone and T-Bill/RWA yields is higher than or at the same level as Defi yields</p></li><li><p>On-chain allocators (especially stablecoin holders) gained real demand for T-Bills instead of Defi yields -&gt; PMF emerged for RWAs</p></li><li><p>BlackRock/Larry Fink publicly support tokenization + Improved U.S. regulatory clarity and structures = perfect inflection point for growth</p></li><li><p>Supply side got stronger (e.g., JP Morgan tokenized money market fund, BlackRock&#8217;s BUIDL)</p></li><li><p>Demand side primarily from on-chain capital allocators: stablecoins, foundations, treasury managers &#8212; they lack easy traditional access to these assets (no bank accounts, can&#8217;t easily buy T-Bills).</p></li><li><p>Traditional investors generally prefer off-chain versions (cheaper/easier) unless the tokenized version offers clear advantages</p></li><li><p>Examples of tokenized products becoming superior on-chain</p><ul><li><p>Off-chain: Apollo private credit fund (9% yield, quarterly redemption)</p></li><li><p>On-chain: Instant daily liquidity (for a fee) + Morpho enables borrowing/looping (e.g. borrow at 2% against 9% yield)</p></li></ul></li><li><p>Defi composability + liquidity + enhanced yields attract new on-chain demand</p></li><li><p>Challenges remain on liquidty due to lack of necessity for most current capital allocators to go on-chain (they already have easy off-chain access).</p></li><li><p>Meaningful improvements needed to bring them on-chain (fractionalization, 24/7 trading, faster settlement, atomic swaps, better composability in DeFi)</p></li><li><p>One good example is <strong>Ethena</strong> swapping between basis trades and T-Bills for yield flooring. Future consumer-facing apps using tokenized assets in the background to generate yields on idle capital, could drive more demand and therefore liquidity to RWAs.</p></li></ul><p>Other interesting ones are </p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>2. Is Crypto Hiring Cooked for 2026 by Dan Eskow - Up Top</strong></h3><ul><li><p>Hiring strongly correlates with price &#8212; significantly down compared to last year</p></li><li><p>Recent layoffs have occurred at prominent tier-1 companies/projects, including Uniswap, Magic Eden, OKX, and others that were expected to be more stable</p></li><li><p>More people are going on interviews but at the same time salary trends are increasing</p></li><li><p>Laid-off individuals are frequently high-quality talent who were simply on the &#8220;wrong side&#8221; of the pivot, creating a pool of experienced candidates available in the market</p></li><li><p>Low fear index + high-quality laid-off talent = best time to hire senior/experienced people due to reduced competition for them</p></li><li><p>Candidates are increasingly uninterested in projects without a token or clear token launch plan (one candidate explicitly rejected opportunities lacking this)</p></li><li><p>Shift away from &#8220;believe in something&#8221; / generational wealth via tokens &#8594; preference for proof over promises and stability over moonshots.</p></li><li><p>Low/declining demand: Ecosystem leads, partnership managers, community managers, Discord moderators, general growth roles tied to alt-L1s/rollups (era described as &#8220;super dead&#8221;).</p></li><li><p>High demand: Corporate/SaaS-trained sales people who can operate in professional environments, manage CRM processes, run structured sales/follow-up processes, and target real (non-crypto-native) companies</p></li><li><p>Institutions (e.g., Morgan Stanley reportedly hiring ~26 crypto roles) are leaning into the downturn and value crypto-native talent.</p></li><li><p>Advice for early-stage founders: Screen for actual talent rather than resume pedigree/experience (many founders fail at this).</p></li><li><p>Be willing to take calculated risks on less proven candidates and move quickly (&#8221;hire quick, fire quick&#8221;). Avoid over-relying on saturated talent pools targeted by everyone else.</p></li><li><p>Compensation must be at fair market cash value; low cash + huge upside/token promises no longer work.</p><div><hr></div></li></ul><h3><strong>3. Understanding DePIN Value Flow by Mustafa Qazi - Volt Capital</strong></h3><ul><li><p>DePIN aggregate metrics: ~$72 million in revenues vs. ~$10 billion in market cap</p></li><li><p>Revenues are low, inconsistent, and often cyclical</p></li><li><p>Subsidy ratio: Percentage of operator payments from emissions vs. real revenues.</p></li><li><p>Examples (as of Q4 2025):</p></li></ul>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The After Hour EP.42 — Consensus HK Debrief]]></title><description><![CDATA[A deep dive into why crypto is shifting from speculative hype to institutional utility, and what's needed to bridge the gap]]></description><link>https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep42-consensus-hk</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep42-consensus-hk</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[0xJeff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:17:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uJ5p!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf65ef0b-68db-4a72-a0c4-d4b254f2808a_1456x1048.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/i/188017633/app-layer-has-been-the-layer-that-captures-most-attention-and-speculative-value">The Crypto Value Stack</a></strong>: Breaking down the 4 layers and their previous &amp; new roles in value capture in 2026.</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/i/188017633/its-integrating-with-traditional-industries">Integrating with Traditional Industry</a></strong>: The necessity of selling to enterprises and institutions for long-term growth. </p><p>[<em>For Premium Subscribers below</em> &#8595;]</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/i/188017633/at-consensus-hk-the-underlying-theme-across-conversations-is-all-about-this">Core Themes of Consensus HK</a></strong>: Analyzing data sovereignty and the &#8220;provability gap&#8221; in institutional sales. </p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/i/188017633/why-web3-failed-so-far">The Adoption Chasm</a></strong>: Why Web3 has failed to scale with enterprises and what is required to bridge the gap.</p></li></ul><p>Let&#8217;s dig in &#8595;</p><div 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Before we dive into central themes driving conversations at Consensus HK, let&#8217;s talk about the state of the market, focusing on <strong>crypto value stack</strong>.</p><p>Since the beginning of time, there are 4 key layers in the stack, each with different purposes, capturing different kinds of value.</p><h3><strong>App layer has been the layer that captures most attention &amp; speculative value</strong></h3><ul><li><p><strong>During 2018 ICO boom:</strong> tokens represent the app layer. Speculation ran high, tokens pumped 1,000 - 10,000% due to its novelty fueled by hype &amp; speculation of blockchain</p></li><li><p><strong>During 2020-21 Defi summer &amp; P2E szn:</strong> Defi apps and Web3 games represent the app layer. Uniswap forks, Aave forks, Ohm forks, Axie Infinity, P2E games all delivering hundreds of thousands of APY for farming or buying the NFTs and playing the games. Again, fueled by hype &amp; speculation of Defi, tokenomics experimentations, and P2E games incentives.</p></li></ul><h3><strong>Then launchpads happened</strong></h3><p>Things change during 2023-25 szn where memecoins gained popularity. @Pumpfun captured the opportunity through the creation of memecoin launchpad, enabling anyone to launch a token in less than a minute. After the proliferation of pumpfun, variations of launchpads kept spawning left &amp; right with @virtuals_io arguably the most successful, nailing AI agent narrative.</p><p>Common thread across app layer &amp; launchpad cycles is attention, hype, and speculation. </p><div class="pullquote"><p><strong>Excitement -&gt; Speculation -&gt; FOMO -&gt; More capital flow -&gt; More supply -&gt; Loop continues -&gt; Until bubble pops</strong>.</p></div><p>While the loop is looping, the platform often derives the highest amount of value</p><ul><li><p>Investors spent hundreds of millions in P2E games</p></li><li><p>OHM/TIME Wonderland had hundreds of millions in treasury</p></li><li><p>Pumpfun made $500-$800M (forgot the exact number)</p></li><li><p>Virtuals made $50M+</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div></li></ul><p>Every new trend is often accompanied by <strong>forks &amp; copies</strong>. Novel forks derive more value than direct copies but every time a new trend happens, value derived tend to get lower and lower and lower.</p><p>We&#8217;re at a point where not a lot of speculative value is flowing anymore (i.e. fun &amp; excitement practically gone, CT aren&#8217;t trading/investing)</p><blockquote><p>That begs the question &#8212; if there&#8217;s no new stuff, no excitement, no speculation in crypto, then <strong>what&#8217;s next?</strong></p><div><hr></div></blockquote><h3><strong>It&#8217;s integrating with traditional industries</strong> </h3><p>(i.e. selling to enterprises, institutions, startups, everyday consumers)</p><p>If there&#8217;s no value in selling or playing games of hot potatoes in Web3, you have to go beyond Web3 to make money. There&#8217;s no other choice.</p><h3>This brings us to <strong>middleware &amp; infrastructure</strong></h3><p>Infra players spent the last half a decade building infra in the shadow. A few players already have a lot of B2B customers in Web3 and are selling to institutions. Some are exploring ways to nail down institutional sales.</p><p>Middleware is also in the same both as infra, trying to onboard institutions, enterprises, and builders outside of Web3 to adopt Web3 solutions.</p><p>The decline in speculative value put the spotlight on middleware &amp; infrastructure. Web3 industry maturing means more emphasis on <strong>utilities, problems &amp; solutions, revenue &amp; traction</strong>, rather than tokens &amp; speculation.</p><p>The shift is gradually getting reflected in token prices (i.e. $HYPE resilience during market dumps due to strong revenue + traction in HIP-3 infra)</p><blockquote><p><strong>The trend </strong>here<strong> </strong>is that crypto is maturing, and capital is flowing into middleware &amp; infrastructure but challenges/hurdles remain in onboarding institutions, enterprises, startups outside of Web3.</p></blockquote><div><hr></div><h3><strong>At Consensus HK, the underlying theme across conversations is all about this</strong> <strong> </strong></h3><p>There are 2 key themes that kept popping up in almost every single conversation. It&#8217;s <strong>data sovereignty</strong> and <strong>institutional sales</strong>.</p>
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In the rest of this briefing,</p><p>I&#8217;m digging into the specific setups I&#8217;m using to manage this risk:</p><ul><li><p><strong>The Yield Strategy</strong>: A step-by-step walkthrough of how I&#8217;m using options to farm upfront premiums on my core holdings&#8212;effectively netting income while the market moves sideways.</p></li><li><p><strong>Institutional Privacy</strong>: Why one privacy asset is outperforming the entire sector, and notes from my recent call with the team building the first regulated settlement layer for the EU.</p></li><li><p><strong>The 2026 Conviction List</strong>: Eight players in the privacy landscape I&#8217;m excited for.</p></li></ul><p>Let&#8217;s dig in &#8595; </p><h3><strong>2026 Macro Regime</strong></h3>
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In less than a week, gold is down 13%, silver has tanked 30%, and a liquidation cascade larger than FTX has swept through the majors. But while the traders are staring at the technical indicators, a massive architectural shift is happening under the surface.</p><p>In EP.40, we break down:</p><ul><li><p>Crypto Bloodbath: What just happened with the market</p></li><li><p>OpenClaw: The AI experiment that is both fascinating and terrifying</p></li><li><p>The Shared Private State: Why I believe we are currently in the &#8220;2019 DeFi equivalent&#8221; for privacy infrastructure.</p></li><li><p>Privacy alpha: A dive into the mainnet of a project bringing private swaps and shielded wallets to Solana.</p></li></ul><p>Let&#8217;s dig in &#8595;</p><div><hr></div><h2>Crypto Bloodbath</h2><p>The market is at a critical point in the span of less than a week,</p><ul><li><p>Gold is down ~13% from peak</p></li><li><p>Silver is down ~30% from peak</p></li><li><p>BTC &amp; ETH are down 12% and 17% respectively</p></li></ul><p>Billions wiped in liquidation cascade at a much bigger scale than the previous Covid, LUNA, or FTX crash. This is a result of risk-off market environment, exacerbated by escalating geopolitical tensions (US-Iran) in combination with Kevin Warsh getting picked as new Fed Chair (known to be more hawkish) and low liquidity environment during the weekend.</p><p>RSI across the board is at oversold territory and Crypto Fear &amp; Greed is back to Extreme Fear.</p><p>On the token performance side of things, only Hyperliquid/$HYPE was able to hold its ground. It shortly fell to $28 and got scooped back up to $32 like nothing happened. </p><p>The reasons behind the recent HYPE run up</p><ul><li><p>Initial team unlocks bounded for $100M-$200M in HYPE, people expected hundreds of millions to be dumped. Turns out, only 7-10% of this translated to sell pressure due to team holding &amp; staking the rest </p></li><li><p>Large sells by whales and Tornado Cash-linked clusters who have been selling since early Jan tapered off by late Jan</p></li><li><p>HYPE DATs ramped up accumulation off the back of exhausted sells, accumulating at rapid pace</p></li><li><p>Sideliners fomo&#8217;ed into the trade, sparking a rally up from $20-$22 level</p></li></ul><div class="twitter-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://x.com/defi_monk/status/2014034692509474938&quot;,&quot;full_text&quot;:&quot;From $38ish to low $20s we saw a bunch of factors come into play:\n\n- Team unlocks were approaching and communication wasn't super affirmative about them \n\n- The DAT flows were expected and thus far they have been buying in a more measured manner rather than flooding in bids\n\n-&quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;defi_monk&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;MONK&quot;,&quot;profile_image_url&quot;:&quot;https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/1977805812404809728/Grqd4wmw_normal.jpg&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-21T17:57:44.000Z&quot;,&quot;photos&quot;:[],&quot;quoted_tweet&quot;:{&quot;full_text&quot;:&quot;haven't really kept up with developments here, what are people attributing this too?\n\nI bought a bunch at higher levels and then never checked again&quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;mert&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;mert&quot;,&quot;profile_image_url&quot;:&quot;https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/1975912876243095552/YlVLO4Oz_normal.jpg&quot;},&quot;reply_count&quot;:38,&quot;retweet_count&quot;:46,&quot;like_count&quot;:355,&quot;impression_count&quot;:52491,&quot;expanded_url&quot;:null,&quot;video_url&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM"></div><p>All of this while HIP-3 garnered success from heightened volume across front-ends and across commodities, tokenized stocks, and crypto assets volume. </p><p>Goes to show how powerful it can be to have more net buyers + value prop of being on-chain NYSE + aligned app layer that accrues revenue to token holders.  </p><div><hr></div><h2>OpenClaw</h2><p>On the AI side of things, OpenClaw (previously known as Moltbot and Clawdbot, your personal AI assistant that knows you and can do a lot of things for you) went viral thanks to the Moltbook experiment where AI discuss &amp; share ideas in plain text in different forums (i.e. Reddit for AI). Many called this fascinating &amp; terrifying at the same time. </p><div class="twitter-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://x.com/DallasAptGP/status/2017623847873179810&quot;,&quot;full_text&quot;:&quot;I'm Terrified of ClawdBot\n\nEveryone's racing to set up bots that browse the web, read emails, and manage their lives.\n\nI'm sitting this one out.\n\nHere's the \&quot;sandboxing\&quot; trap people are falling for:\n\n\&quot;It's on a separate computer, it can't hurt me.\&quot;\n\n\&quot;I didn't give it permission&quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;DallasAptGP&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Barrett Linburg&quot;,&quot;profile_image_url&quot;:&quot;https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/2008390072689709056/7XihK8j0_normal.jpg&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-31T15:39:45.000Z&quot;,&quot;photos&quot;:[],&quot;quoted_tweet&quot;:{},&quot;reply_count&quot;:168,&quot;retweet_count&quot;:214,&quot;like_count&quot;:1459,&quot;impression_count&quot;:204630,&quot;expanded_url&quot;:null,&quot;video_url&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM"></div><p>Not because of the conversations, but the risk of having confidential information (API keys, credentials) exposed to the internet. The hype &amp; security concerns are equally growing pretty fast for OpenClaw. </p><p>Several crypto AI projects tried to leverage off of the hype to bring back the Crypto AI meta, some even hijacked the forums to shill token tickers. None were successful in bringing the hype back.</p><div><hr></div><h2>The Shared Private State</h2>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The After Hour EP.39 — The New Trenches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clear shift & trends in crypto, where the new opportunities are, and what to focus on]]></description><link>https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep39-the-new-trenches</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep39-the-new-trenches</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[0xJeff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 05:10:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YX8i!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33be512f-46fa-45d4-ad12-1d2603d14b5e_1456x1048.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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For the first time ever, many OGs or analysts in the space are pivoting to stocks and commodities or every other assets that pump.</p><p>Crypto has been in this deadlock of ranging up and down at this price for a long while. The macro backdrop (tariff &amp; geopolitical tensions) keep on compressing the BTC &amp; ETH valuation down while propping up gold &amp; silver.</p><p>Equities are in a similar predicament but when they recover, they tend to recover far more than crypto and then rally afterwards.</p><p>Number of crypto OGs going down, general on-chain activity is going down, the speculation from on-chain trenches is also going down, and the worse part? X algo killing general CT engagement, writers are migrating to Substack, video content are migrating to Instagram and Tiktok. </p><p>It simply just feels like everything is dead. </p><p>Is everything in crypto dead?</p><p>I don&#8217;t think so. But you can make a judgement based on what I observe in the market below &#8595;</p><h2><strong>1. Privacy narrative is leading and is going strong with Privacy 2.0</strong></h2>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The After Hour EP.38 — Bagging broke AI tech devs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new CT onboarding scheme (tech twitter to crypto twitter) and a new launchpad ecosystem that's grounded on real AI usage]]></description><link>https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep38-bagging-broke</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep38-bagging-broke</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[0xJeff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 06:09:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bzdk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F11895d19-9be7-4424-affc-b5b7ec380785_1456x1048.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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The narrative this time around is Claude Code vibe-coding experiments.</p><p>If you&#8217;re not caught up with Bags App yet, their playbook is pretty ingenious &#8212; give tech Twitter incentives and they&#8217;ll come running to CT (i.e. give them a taste of crypto and they&#8217;ll onboard themselves).</p><ul><li><p><strong>Step 1</strong> &#8212; KOL launch a token, acquiring a good chunk of it</p></li><li><p><strong>Step 2</strong> &#8212; Reach out to general tech devs (preferably broke ones)</p></li><li><p><strong>Step 3</strong> &#8212; Utilize a Bags App feature that allows that dev to claim the token as well as the fees accumulated on that token</p></li><li><p><strong>Step 4 </strong>&#8212; KOL dumps, profiting off of tech devs<strong> </strong></p></li></ul><p>$10k-30k tend to accumulate on tokens with good story &amp; a good trading volume. Broke devs see this money and tend to just grab it without understanding the ramification or the consequence of being an owner of a coin.</p><p>What happens next is Bags App community coming after the devs, pushing them to pump their bags. This reminds me of early days Believe but worse, instead of manually onboarding Web2 enterpreneurs, Bags App trick them into it, targeting the most vulnerable bunch.</p><p><strong>Did it work?</strong> </p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The After Hour EP.36 — Crypto x AI is back?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even in holiday mode, some narratives are quietly waking up]]></description><link>https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep36-crypto-x-ai-is</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep36-crypto-x-ai-is</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[0xJeff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 07:19:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UcpI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F376ef55f-1857-469a-a4d3-bea9b59c7ec0_1456x1048.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Launchpad as Crypto levered beta</strong></h2>
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But that&#8217;s usually when the real alpha starts forming.]]></description><link>https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep35-regime-shift</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/the-after-hour-ep35-regime-shift</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[0xJeff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 06:44:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjJ4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F477b5828-1b0c-4c06-b88a-1dd6e4295a68_1456x1048.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjJ4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F477b5828-1b0c-4c06-b88a-1dd6e4295a68_1456x1048.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Some people say &#8220;Crypto is dead&#8221;</p><p>Some say &#8220;The bull is over&#8221;</p><p>I say &#8220;we&#8217;re moving into a different regime&#8221;</p><p>Ever since 10/10 happened, things never quite felt the same. It feels like something is broken. Equities at the highs while crypto is always at the lows.</p><p>While the vibes are down, the regime has changed and something is brewing behind the scene ahead of 2026</p><p>I don&#8217;t have a full grasp on what that thing is yet but I&#8217;ll share what I&#8217;m seeing here</p><p>Let&#8217;s dig in &#8595;</p>
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