BaseLayer S2 Ep 3: Wayne Sun (Founder, Upshot)

Tue, Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM

In episode 3 of BaseLayer S2 we meet Wayne, founder of Upshot, a platform reimagining prediction markets as trading cards. Every card is a prediction on the future. When it comes true, you get a shot at cash prizes. Wayne grew up in Perth, Western Australia. A self-described tinkerer who took apart his first computer as a kid and couldn't put it back together. His first internet business was selling World of Warcraft Gold, acting as a middleman between Indonesian farmers and American buyers. A market education that started long before crypto. Wayne breaks down how nostalgia and art belong in prediction markets, why bees and blockchains follow the same natural order, and what a hobby beekeeper can teach you about building. -- Try Upshot: https://upshot.cards/ Follow Wayne: https://x.com/retrimentum Follow Upshot: https://x.com/upshot_cards Follow Base: https://x.com/base