Empire6 Jan 2025

Our 2025 Predictions

In today's episode Jason and Santi evaluate their 2024 predictions, from successful calls on Solana's growth to misses on NFTs and explosion of restaking products. They then move on to their predictions for 2025, forecasting major L1 chain differentiation, explosive stablecoin adoption driven by banks and tech companies, Bitcoin reaching $150K with potential strategic reserves, and traditional companies being acquired by crypto firms. They also predict AI's growing influence on crypto markets, warn about the risks of overvalued AI projects, and discuss centralized companies launching tokens. They close out by emphasizing the importance of surviving crypto's volatility and how to sustainably grow in 2025. Thanks for tuning in! Chat with us in our new telegram: https://t.co/uvyS3SSdUn - - Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross and David Canellis. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire?utm_source=podcasts Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santiago: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7 Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - The self-custody wallet that's built for swapping. Created for a multi-chain world by the most trusted team in DeFi. Available on Chrome, iOS, and Android. https://blckwrks.co/UniswapWallet - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:20) Santi's 2024 Predictions (17:50) Jason's 2024 Predictions (29:52) L1 Differentiation (Real) (38:27) Uniswap Ad (39:03) Stabelcoin Mass Adoption (44:08) Bitcoin Price Prediction (49:38) ICO's and Crypto Regulation (54:30) Crypto Companies Acquiring Companies (59:56) Crypto AI Explosion (01:13:13) AI Agents vs Meme (01:17:17) Centralized Companies Launching Tokens - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

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