How EigenLayer Unlocks Infrastructure Innovation | Sreeram Kannan, Calvin Liu
In this episode of Empire, Sreeram Kannan and Calvin Liu explain how EigenLayer creates a market for decentralized trust to enable permissionless infrastructure innovation. We explore EigenLayer's cor...
23 Jan 20231h 23min
The Wallet Wars: Rise of the SuperApp | Qiao Wang
In this episode of Empire, Qiao explains the upcoming Wallet Wars. Wallets are the decentralized access point for crypto, and the battle for distribution is about to get wild. Listen in to learn about...
20 Jan 20231h 5min
How Avalanche Will Outscale L2s | Emin Gün Sirer, John Wu
In this episode of Empire, Emin Gün Sirer and John Wu explain why Avalanche is the most scalable, decentralized L1. We start with why developers choose Avalanche, then quickly transition into the L2 d...
16 Jan 20231h 15min
Is Lido's Monopoly a Threat to Ethereum? | Roundup
In today’s episode of Empire, we discuss the upcoming Shanghai upgrade and Lido's liquid staking monopoly. What will happen to stake rates once withdrawals are enabled? Will LSD providers steal market...
13 Jan 20231h 13min
10 Investment Themes from Brevan Howard | Colleen Sullivan, Peter Johnson
In this episode of Empire, Colleen Sullivan and Peter Johnson join us to discuss their predictions for 2023. We cover the future of NFTs, gaming, trading infrastructure, stablecoins, regulation, AppCh...
9 Jan 20231h 37min
The Annual Empire Awards: Winners, Losers and Favorites
In today’s episode of Empire, Santi and Jason go full Michael Scott by hosting the Annual Empire Awards. We discuss our favorite projects of 2022, our wildest predictions, the most overhyped section o...
6 Jan 20231h 40min
Crypto in 2023: Predictions Episode
In today’s episode of Empire, we bring on Mike and Mark from On The Margin to discuss our 2023 crypto thesis. We debate predictions on the Wallet Wars, ETH vs Bitcoin, the rise of insurance, app-speci...
26 Des 20221h 23min
Why 2023 Will be a Blood Bath for Crypto Startups | Roundup
In today’s episode of Empire, we explore the state of the crypto market. We discuss where we are in the market cycle, the investment landscape, why 2023 could be a blood bath for crypto startups and w...
23 Des 20221h 13min
