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Intern to CEO at 24: Inside OX.FUN, Meme Coin Market Making & Crypto’s Game Theory (Nico Interview)
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in this video you’ll learn 1) how Nico went from interning to becoming CEO of OX.FUN in a few months, and what running a meme-coin perp exchange looked like during peak volume; 2) how market maker deals and exchange listings really work, including an example of a predatory deal structure and why understanding incentives matters; 3) why “insider info” often backfires, how crypto’s zero-sum game theory shapes products like points/airdrops, and what Nico thinks will matter next (everything-app terminals, perps, onchain equities/commodities, prediction markets). This is important if you trade memes, build in crypto, or want a practical view of how leverage, liquidations, and narratives drive outcomes.
00:00 Intern to CEO Teaser
01:03 Meme Coin Thesis Trading
03:31 Paid Interviews Exposed
06:59 OxFun Origins and Market Making
10:40 Meeting Su Zhu After Jail
13:51 Saving Retardio From Bad Deal
15:33 How Market Makers Profit
21:19 OxFun Exchange Model
25:49 DeFi Risk and HLP Yields
32:36 Why Ox Rebranded to Quanto
37:31 Coffee Break and Lifestyle
39:16 Insider Info Pitfalls
40:16 Bagholder Psychology
41:16 Meme Terminals and Points
43:46 Airdrop Promises and Delays
48:10 Farming Dilution and Referrals
50:03 What Comes Next in Crypto
54:21 Prediction Markets Edge
01:00:07 Build Your Trading Stack
01:07:44 ETH vs Solana Meme Cycles
01:12:41 Meritocracy and Self Responsibility
01:16:38 Advice and Final Picks
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