#102 | Jensen Huang's AI Shilled Project Rugs $10M & OpenClaw Meets Blockchain with @563defi

Is the market so dead that founders are just rugging and running? In Episode 103, 2lambro sits down with @563defi, Head of Research at Blocmates, to uncover exactly what happens when the crypto dopamine dries up. They do a massive deep dive into the BitTensor (TAO) drama—explaining how the highly-praised Templar subnet pre-trained a 72B parameter AI model, got a shoutout from Nvidia's Jensen Huang, and then abruptly pulled $10M out of the ecosystem in a shocking "rug." They also break down the hidden battle between PolyMarket and Kalshi, the terrifying manipulation happening with dead L2 tokens like StakeStone, and the dark side of Crypto AI (including the founder of Surf getting arrested in China). Plus, 2lambro shares his exact strategy for farming up to 200% APR by selling Bitcoin puts while shorting trash altcoins.---------Follow Marco's Twitter https://x.com/ManoppoMarco/Follow Lambro's Twitter https://x.com/2lambro/Read our free newsletter for the next best web3 products, strategies, and trends. Join 17,000+ web3 builders and investors at: https://launchy.app/--------Chapters[01:00] Intro & Guest: 563 (Head of Research at Blocmates)[02:10] PolyMarket vs. Kalshi & Risk-Free ICO Arbitrage[06:20] Bootstrapping Liquidity: XO Markets & Hyperliquid[11:40] Trading Alpha: Shorting Altcoins & Selling BTC Puts for High Yield[15:31] Market Manipulation: Shorting Dead L2s & The StakeStone Trap[18:08] 🚨 The $10M TAO Rug: BitTensor Drama & Nvidia's Jensen Huang[29:23] MetaDAO Mechanics & Why Pendle is Dumping[31:52] Crypto AI Drama: Surf Founder Arrested in China[34:35] "Spoiled by Crypto": Dopamine Detox & Using AI as a Therapist[43:22] Building Autonomous AI Agents with Hermes & OpenClaw------------------------------DisclaimerAll views expressed by the me is solely my opinions. I may maintain positions in the assets discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and nothing in the podcast is intended to be financial, legal, or even life advice.