DeFi Dad has 152,100 Twitter followers. He’s a DeFi podcaster, head of portfolios at Fourth Revolution Capital and a prolific crypto YouTuber.
Who is this guy anyway?
Podcaster and influencer DeFi Dad has been actively making crypto content since 2019 and now has a whopping 152,100 Twitter followers.
He’s also the head honcho of marketing and portfolio support at Fourth Revolution Capital, an adviser for several Web3 projects, including Zapper and Push Protocol, and hosts two podcasts, The Edge Podcast and The DeFi Podcast.
Somehow, he still manages to tuck his two kids into bed every night and fight off monsters for them – which is completely on brand.
Been fairly checked out this week on vacation with kids and I have to say, it feels good to tune out while still having FOMO for what I missed.
— DeFi Dad ⟠ defidad.eth (@DeFi_Dad) February 24, 2023
Got asked “don’t you enjoy being away from work?” and answer is “nah, I love what I do. And I love crypto.”
😁 pic.twitter.com/631kznAFSU
DeFi Dad, or DD, is a jack of many trades but has defied the old saying and actually mastered some, too.
After completing his studies at the University of Chicago, he started a chemistry Ph.D. program with aspirations of becoming a teacher. He got bored of that idea and started a food delivery business, which he says “was a great and horrific experience.”
“This was before Uber Eats and before the whole food delivery craze started. It was an exciting business.”
“I’m pretty convinced I would be divorced today and probably have no children if I had stayed in food delivery,” he jokes.
Seeking new challenges, DeFi Dad transitioned to software startups and then unexpectedly found himself selling “all sorts of camera equipment” in a camera shop.
“I definitely have a lot of experience hopping different industries, which is probably why I ended up in crypto at one point in my life.”
It was during yet another role as a project manager at an events company in New York, where he was assigned to blockchain events, that DD discovered his passion for crypto, and he hasn’t looked back since.
Who knows? In five years’ time, we might catch up with him only to find out he has become an astronaut.
What led to Twitter fame?
DeFi Dad exudes the vibe of a hustler determined to ensure his kids have a full plate every night.
“No doubt it’s the typical combination of a lot of focus, really hard work, grinding it out and being present across as many different parts of Crypto Twitter at the same time,” he explains.
His early DeFi videos began amassing over 10,000 views during the first surge of interest in the topic in the lead-up to “DeFi Summer” in 2020.
“I was very lucky with the timing that I was into DeFi in, like mid-early 2019, and obviously, it took off within a year’s time. It has exploded and become a mainstream talking point and financial news — that’s luck. Right place, right time.”
What to expect from his Twitter content
DD describes his Twitter content as “advice on how to get started and how to upscale yourself in relation to DeFi, and Web3 games,” adding:
“I’m more there to kind of help tell the story of what’s being built and why games need Web3 elements because we’re just not there yet — it’s way too early.”
He warmly welcomes memecoin enthusiasts to follow him on Twitter but wants to make one thing clear: He won’t be pumping them anytime soon.
“I’m not someone who’s going to trade a memecoin like PEPE. I’m more of a long-term investor, but I’m super happy for folks making money off it,” he says.
Every now and then, you might be lucky enough to catch DD throwing out a cheeky price prediction.
I think ARB goes to near $5-$10
— DeFi Dad ⟠ defidad.eth (@DeFi_Dad) March 21, 2023
Mid take: But that would put FDV at $100B! And that's absurd if you compare it to Optimism, Polygon, and others.
I think the ARB price could shock people.
What do you enjoy on Crypto Twitter?
DD is an unashamed fanboy of Guy Turner, the founder and face of Coin Bureau, whose ethics he admires.
“He has a team that acts with a lot of integrity, at least in my experience, and they are such great storytellers,” he says.
DD admits he is “definitely trying to emulate” what Guy is doing by being very objective and creating content that is “going to onboard as many folks in the space as possible.”
“There is a really fine line to ensuring that you don’t compromise on your ethics and become something of a shill.”
Twitter Beef
DD proudly states that he holds no grudges against anyone and jokes that his lack of Crypto Twitter beefs is “not going to be good for engagement on this article.”
However, he doesn’t shy away from throwing some shade every now and then. When crypto exchange FTX collapsed, he didn’t hold back, taking a dig at Sam Trabucco, co-CEO of Alameda Research, calling him a “f*cking terrible trader.”
No, you didn't "reach the point in life where I have to prioritize other things."
— DeFi Dad ⟠ defidad.eth (@DeFi_Dad) November 11, 2022
You're only ~29 yrs old and worked a job for 3 years.
You misused customer deposits from FTX, lost 11 figures, and then left before shit hit the fan.
You're a liar and a f*cking terrible trader. pic.twitter.com/XVOGwUQOmD
While he’s a fan of healthy debates to keep people informed, he tends to avoid confrontation.
“I don’t like being in conflict with people; I’d rather be more of a cheerleader for these different DeFi protocols,” he says.
He also tries to rally the troops following negative events, like the collapse of FTX, telling his followers that “crypto is so much bigger than FTX.”
Can we stop saying today was the worst day in crypto history?
— DeFi Dad ⟠ defidad.eth (@DeFi_Dad) November 9, 2022
Crypto is so much bigger than FTX
Crypto is trustless
Crypto is permissionless
Crypto is decentralized
FTX and Alameda were none of this
So good riddance
Let’s get back to crypto
Onward and upward
🚀
Predictions?
Despite being a man who steers clear of making price predictions, DD has confidence that Bitcoin’s price will skyrocket in the next decade, declaring:
“I would be shocked if Bitcoin doesn’t go to $500,000, to a million, in the next 10 years.”
But as a DeFi Dad, it’s probably unsurprising that his big love is Ethereum.
“To me, Ethereum is just woefully undervalued because of all the economic activity built on it,” he says.
He even likens Ethereum to the network effects and moats of Customer Relationship management platforms Salesforce and Marketo.
“People use [Salesforce] as a database of all their contacts and all of the deal flow that they’re tracking,” believing that it hooks people in by seamlessly integrating with their business operations.
“If you track all of your contacts and all of your sales data in it, that’s going to be very difficult to migrate away from and use a different software in the world,” DD says.
He compares this to Ethereum, saying that the more time is invested and “resources and data put into Ethereum, the more powerful it becomes over time.”
As for Ether’s price, DD states that $10,000 “is a conservative [price for Ether] at this point.”
“It could go to $20,000 to $30,000 easily.”
DD takes pleasure in shooting down those who underestimate the price potential of Ethereum.
What FUD campaign is this @BanklessHQ?
— DeFi Dad ⟠ defidad.eth (@DeFi_Dad) November 3, 2022
Is this an $ETH price for ants? pic.twitter.com/qasmZsxS6s
Ciaran Lyons
Ethereum is eating the world — ‘You only need one internet’
“Is there a need for more than one internet?’ And we know the answer is ‘Hell no.’”
Read more
Crypto City: Guide to New York
The city that never sleeps is one of the major hubs in the crypto world despite the best efforts of regulators.
Read moreRipple says SEC lawsuit ‘over,’ Trump at DAS, and more: Hodler’s Digest, March 16 – 22