E130: How Luca Netz & his team survived the 90%+ PENGU crash and how he plans to take over the crypto world by storm I recently sat down with @LucaNetz, CEO of @pudgypenguins, and one of the minds behind the $PENGU token and the @AbstractChain. He opens up about the state of his mental health during the huge February market-wide drawdown, how he got back on his feet, and shares some big alpha about ETH, what it takes to launch one of the most successful MEME coins, the challenges of building a L2, and much, much more. Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 2:08 Partnerships: @JupiterExchange, @BitwiseInvest, @SuiNetwork, @Mantle_Official, @ForzaBitcoin 2:54 Spending your stablecoins with @KASTcard 3:46 When Crypto Drops 90% 7:50 Getting Back On Your Feet 9:19 Self-Custody with @Trezor 10:12 Why Launch A Meme Coin 13:04 Biggest Mistake at Launch 17:23 Making Pengu the Meme King 24:02 Are NFTs Coming Back? 26:19 Building Crypto’s First Real Brand 29:21 Why I’m Holding Penguins Forever 31:34 Why ETH is Back 35:41 Crypto’s Most Consistent Podcast 40:42 Abstract’s Consumer Portal Explained 43:54 Challenges of Building Blockchain 47:57 Building a Unified Ecosystem 53:08 Challenging BASE and World Chain 1:01:21 Trying to Flip Dogecoin 1:05:14 Fixing Pengu Airdrop Mistakes 1:12:02 Concluding Remarks