Wintermute
@wintermute_t
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Nine years of Wintermute’s arc in one episode
From learning the trade at Optiver to going deep on DeFi early, our CEO @EvgenyGaevoy joins @Archive_Pod to talk through his background and how Wintermute grew since 2017
Plus his favorite strategy games
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New episode of @Archive_Pod with @EvgenyGaevoy, CEO of @wintermute_t.
We discussed Wintermute's journey since 2017, how market-making has evolved, and how Evgeny's upbringing has shaped his philosophy. Wintermute is a unique company within crypto and Evgeny is a thoughtful guest, so I hope you'll enjoy this one.
(0:00) Intro
(1:07) What is Wintermute
(4:14) Evgeny's upbringing
(15:59) Joining Optiver and learning market making
(26:28) Leaving Optiver, moving to London, and discovering crypto
(36:00) Starting Wintermute and raising from VCs
(41:17) Getting into DeFi before it was obvious
(53:53) How Wintermute avoids bureaucracy and operated like a tech company
(1:03:33) The Golden Path for crypto
(1:23:01) What bad market making behaviour actually looks like
(1:35:33) Evgeny's thoughts on Hyperliquid
(1:39:09) Wintermute's next chapters, and building beyond market making
(1:51:57) DND, Warhammer, and grand strategy games
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