Making $10M in DeFi w/ 0xLaw

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Aug 22, 2025

A fascinating journey unfolds as Law discusses transforming an initial $5K investment into $5M through unconventional trading in the crypto bear market. He emphasizes risk-free value trades and advocates for a calculated approach over gambling with perps and memecoins. With insightful reflections on navigating the crypto landscape, Law shares his strategies, experiences with homelessness, and the nuances of financial education. His story showcases the potential of undervalued assets and the importance of research and adaptability in trading.

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ADVICE

Buy Core Bitcoin Early If You Could

If you could redo things, buy BTC earlier; timing matters for outsized returns.
Learn from missed windows and prioritize durable core positions when appropriate.

ADVICE

Research By Talking To Teams

Talk to teams and build relationships as your primary research tool.
Be friendly and network broadly to access deal flow and complementary edges.

ANECDOTE

Finding And Whitehatting Exploits

Law whitehat exploited a $23M vulnerability and negotiated a bounty with the team.
He discovered eight exploits overall and responsibly disclosed or whitehat-executed several.

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Today I'm joined by Law to discuss his journey starting from $5k in crypto during the 2022 crypto bear market. He ran up his bankroll doing RFV (risk free value) trades, buying tokens at a discount to the treasury and taking an activist approach to redeem it for profit. Despite his success, Law claims that he rarely takes month-over-month drawdowns and argues why his approach is superior to those who gamble on perps/memecoins.Law provides an interesting take on how there are many ways to profit in crypto, and what it takes to find edge in crypto. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/0xlawlolLaw's Journey: https://x.com/0xlawlol/status/1852023510517899379Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-armyFree Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/New Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FarmerTaikiTaiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearchPODCASTS:Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqASteady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLadsTimestamps0:00 How Law Got Started In Crypto4:50 $300k to $2M on $AERO10:33 Other Onchain Plays15:26 Airdrop Farming Plays19:49 Dropping Out Of School24:29 Do you Have To Take On Risk To Make Money?27:18 Advice to Younger Self29:00 Law's Research Process31:58 Other Big Wins 32:59 Whitehat Hacks36:38 Assessing Risk in DeFi39:52 How Law Approaches Crypto44:16 Farmers Make Markets Efficient45:53 Don't Gamble & Other Rules47:39 RFV trades on DATs50:05 How Law Views Markets and Cycles54:15 Advice On Making It58:05 Polymarket Trades & Airdrop Farming1:03:11 Wrap UpMY VALUES:QUALITY OVER QUANTITYA lot of content creators are incentivized to pump out content for ad revenue. Taiki has never run YouTube ads on his channel because he believes in creating quality content, not monetizing your eyeballs via ads.On top of not running any YouTube ads, Taiki has never participated in a paid promotion, a channel sponsorship, or even a DEX/CEX ref-link.PREMIUM RESEARCHHFAResearch offers a Premium subscription. This is not meant to be a "copy trading" service or a “pump and dump” signal group. Taiki publishes two premium videos and an AMA livestream every week. Think of Taiki as your personal research analyst that keeps you on top of the markets so you can focus on what you do best. You also gain access to a private discord with the largest premium DeFi community. There, Taiki also gives frequent updates as well as real-time analysis on current events in crypto.