
Early Stage Crypto Ventures With Jim From Figment Capital
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Jim Perillo from Figment Capital sits down to talk why applications beat infrastructure, the early call on HIP-3, and leverage tokens as a smarter way to get leverage. Plus the token versus equity problem, and the story behind his Wall Street Journal Katana win.
0:00 From KPMG Tax Advisor To Crypto VC
6:22 How Figment Pivoted From Infrastructure To Applications
11:54 The Predicate Thesis And Middleware Investing
16:40 MegaETH And Bedlam Research's Early HIP-3 Call
20:40 Leverage Tokens As An Alternative To Active Management
26:01 Why Figment Passed On Hype And SOL On The Public Side
27:13 Zcash, VVV And The Token Versus Equity Problem
30:22 Winning The Legend Trade Series And The Wall Street Journal
34:59 The Solana Versus HyperLiquid Hater Wars
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