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The Trader Who Became a Celebrity, and Then a Suspect, in Two Days
Kimchi was said to have made $40 million on a presidential memecoin. The blockchain shows about $6 million, and his own token lasted an afternoon.
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The Dollar That Pays You to Be Short
Guy Young built Ethena's USDe into one of crypto's largest synthetic dollars in two years. The October 2025 crash showed what it costs to hold one.
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The Exchange That Nobody Funded
Jeff Yan's Hyperliquid says it took no venture money. It now settles a measurable slice of the world's perpetual futures, and the risks are unusually visible.
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The Dropout Who Priced the Election
Shayne Coplan built Polymarket in three months during lockdown. Five years on, it is a $9 billion bet that odds are the news.