In today's episode of 1000x, we are joined by Don Wilson, the founder of DRW and one of the world's most successful traders. Don explains how to use probability distributions to make decisions, how he founded DRW, why BTC has negative convexity, how AI will change financial markets and more!

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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:57) How Don First Became a Trader
(06:28) Custom Valuation Models and Strategies
(10:37) The Transition to Electronic Trading
(14:56) Bitcoin’s Appeal: Removing Intermediaries
(19:21) Cumberland's Origin Story
(21:15) BTC's Negative Convexity
(26:35) How Will AI Impact Financial Markets?
(30:16) Crypto’s Evolution and Market Structure
(35:15) When Will RWAs Move to Crypto Rails?
(37:50) Today’s Infrastructure Shortfalls and the Canton Blockchain
(42:54) Don’s Decision-Making Process
(47:51) Favorite Trades of All Time
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Resources:
Golden Tree
https://www.goldentree.com/

Cumberland
https://cumberland.io/
https://twitter.com/CumberlandSays

DRW
https://drw.com/
https://twitter.com/DRWTrading

Digital Asset
https://www.digitalasset.com/

Canton Network
https://www.canton.network/
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