E178: Tushar Jain - Why Multicoin is betting big on Hyperliquid, Zcash and Solana
Tushar Jain is Managing Partner at
@Multicoin. He's back on the show to talk about where crypto is in the cycle, how he sizes bets across $SOL, $HYPE, and $ZEC, and the frameworks he uses to manage his own psychology.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:31 - Who is Tushar Jain
3:44 - Are we at a crypto turning point?
4:57 - Buying into bad news before confirmation
6:24 - Buying vs. selling: which is harder
7:13 - Still bullish on
@solana ?
9:15 - TradFi issuers and credible neutrality
11:47 - Sponsors:
@variational_io @Bitwise
12:39 - How to size two competing bullish bets
14:13 - Category leader vs. "better play"
17:00 - Most obvious trade for 2026: $ZEC
19:39 - What
@Zcash represents
22:27 - Valuing an asset with no revenue
24:18 - Trading framework vs. buy-and-hold
26:40 - Valuing $SOL and $HYPE
31:45 - Sponsors
@KASTxyz @Trezor
32:54 - Timing entries in volatile assets
36:26 - Why
@Multicoin doesn't trade, only manages
39:25 - The four sources of investing edge
41:14 - Edge examples: $ZEC, $HYPE, $ENA
43:21 - What Ethena represents
45:37 - How much founder quality matters :
@gdog97_ example
47:09 - When to take profits
49:50 - Thoughts on Ethereum and $ETH
51:44 - Kyle leaving Multicoin
53:03 - Sponsors
@JupiterExchange @ethena
53:46 - Why Tushar is still in crypto
58:26 - Wrap-up and thanks
1:00:37 - Bonus segment intro - Zcash drama + Hyperliquid report
1:00:39 - What happened with the Zcash bug
1:04:13 - Zcash's fix: the Ironwood pool
1:05:50 - How long it took to decide to buy more
1:08:13 - Multicoin's Hyperliquid report
1:09:55 - Base case: $319 $HYPE price target, key assumptions
1:15:21 - Is the crypto bottom in?
1:18:11 - Closing thanks