The Case for Sovereign Blockchains | Sunny Aggarwal, Dmitriy Berenzon
There's a heated debate in crypto right now around AppChains and the modular vs monolithic paradigm. That's why we released this special episode today from our other favorite podcast, Bell Curve. Sun...
10 Feb 20231h 35min
Frax: Building the DeFi Trinity | Sam Kazemian
In this episode of Empire, Sam Kazemian joins Jason and Dan to discuss Frax's mission to build the most widely used stablecoins in DeFi. Sam starts by explaining how Frax has succeeded while other sta...
6 Feb 202357min
Will Companies Survive the Funding Drought? | Roundup
In today’s episode of Empire, we discuss how crypto startups are running out of cash. Will more companies quietly shut down, and how will the survivors navigate the market? One group of people can str...
3 Feb 202342min
Trading Crypto Inflection Points | Hal Press
In this episode of Empire, Hal Press joins Mike and Jason to discuss his investment thesis. It's no secret that Hal is an ETH super bull, and this episode makes it clear why. He explains ETH's unfair ...
30 Jan 20231h 23min
Bear Market: Stage 3 is upon us | Roundup
In today’s episode of Empire, we discuss how we've just entered the third phase of the bear market. A phase marked by apathy. We explore what this means for builders, investors and the industry. If yo...
27 Jan 20231h 5min
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
