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

- Channel: [Base](https://streameth.org/base)
- Date: 2026-06-09
- Duration: 02:55
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-NjWxhWq-oVQ
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjWxhWq-oVQ

## Description

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.

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