Winners & Losers From PUMP’S ICO With Santi, Yano & Rob Hadick | Weekly Roundup

In today's episode of 1000x, Jonah and Avi discuss markets and trading ETH:BTC. We also cover our worst trades and what we learned, why OG DeFi tokens pumped, how most NFTs resemble brands (not art), trading a BTC ETF approval, the setup for the next bull run and more! We'll drop a new 1000x episode on Empire's RSS feed and the 1000x YouTube channel every two weeks. Hit the links below and give us a follow! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:56) Our Worst Trades and Lessons from History (17:18) Addressing Crypto Naysayers (19:23) The OG DeFi Token Pump (24:51) Why Are You Bullish NFTs? (35:01) What Happens to ETH:BTC if an ETF is Approved? (43:40) The Setup for a Bull Run in 24/25 - - Follow Avi: https://twitter.com/AviFelman Follow Jonah: https://twitter.com/jvb_xyz Follow 1000x: https://twitter.com/1000xPod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3FuSarX 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/ - - Resources: The Great Game https://www.amazon.com/Great-Game-Emergence-Street-1653-2000/dp/0743200438/ The Alchemy of Finance https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Finance-George-Soros-ebook/dp/B0BHR5B749 Baruch My Own Story https://www.amazon.com/Baruch-My-Own-Story-Bernard/dp/163823289X/ The Prize https://www.amazon.com/The-Prize-Daniel-Yergin-audiobook/dp/B001GX9W5Y Golden Tree https://www.goldentree.com/ Cumberland https://cumberland.io/ https://twitter.com/CumberlandSays - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 1000x 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. Avi, Jonah and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

6 Juli 202346min

Today we are joined by Josh Rosenthal to learn how history predicts crypto's future. We discuss how history's revolutions shaped our beliefs and culture, what happens when technology outpaces society, what's next for crypto, why increased volatility is coming and more! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Technology Drives History (07:11) How the Renaissance Changed Everything (13:41) Global Revolutions: The Domino Effect (33:26) Carbon Ad (35:08) The SEC’s Clampdown Contextualized by History (57:44) How Crypto Will Shape Society (01:12:30) Incoming Chaos and Managing Volatility - - Follow Josh: https://twitter.com/JoshuaRosenthal Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santi: 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/  - - This episode is brought to you by Carbon. Carbon is a new DEX on Ethereum that makes concentrated liquidity easy. LPs can automate their liquidity strategy with custom on-chain limit and range orders: all from a beautiful UI.  Don't miss out on Carbon's "ROI Trading Competition" that's live until July 11! Here’s how to play: Click this Carbon link: https://bit.ly/43Vo2AB Create a new Carbon strategy  Boom. You're eligible to win USDC rewards based on the performance of your strategy - - Resources Josh Rosenthal on Empire (The Crypto Renaissance, May 2021) https://spoti.fi/3NLnh8c - -  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.

4 Juli 20231h 25min

In today's episode, Jason and Santiago discuss if now is the time to buy a Punk! We also cover our takeaways from the Punk6529 interview, how to pick which NFT to buy, NFT business models, Santi's view on the current investing/fundraising environment, the Prime Trust debacle and more. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:31) Punk6529 Interview Takeaways (06:16) Is Now the Time to Buy a Punk? (021:24) “Blockworks Research Ad” (22:56) Azuki’s “New” Collection & NFT Business Models (27:43) Santi on Crypto Fundraising/Investing (42:32) The Prime Trust Debacle (49:59) Superstate: Rob Leshner’s New Company - - Follow Santi: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz 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/ - - Resources: Punk6529: Why Crypto Matters https://spoti.fi/3JDghrv -- Research, news, data, governance and models – now, all in one place. As a listener of Empire, you can use code "EMPIRE10" for a 10% discount when signing up to Blockworks Research https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ -- Use code PODS20 to get 20% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - 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.

30 Juni 202354min

We are joined by Punk6529 to discuss how NFTs and Web3 rails will shape our digital lives. We cover the evolution of the metaverse, why we need permissionless protocols, the need for digital ownership, why 6529 bought The Goose and loves generative art, community-owned NFTs and more! - - Timestamps: 00:00 Defining the Metaverse 13:53 Why We Need Permissionless Protocols 36:48 The Value of Digital Ownership 53:38 Thales ad 54:33 Carbon Ad 56:13 NFT Deep Dive 01:08:54 The Pushback on NFTs 01:13:32 The Goose & Generative Art 01:30:11 Punk 6529’s Museum 01:46:18 Community-Owned NFTs and Punk 6529’s Fund 01:56:58 Thoughts on Punks, CryptoDickbutts and the NFT Future - - Follow Punk6529: https://twitter.com/punk6529 Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santi: 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/ - - This episode is brought to you by Carbon. Carbon is a new DEX on Ethereum that makes concentrated liquidity easy. LPs can automate their liquidity strategy with custom on-chain limit and range orders: all from a beautiful UI. Don't miss out on Carbon's "ROI Trading Competition" that's live until July 11! Here’s how to play: Click this Carbon link: https://bit.ly/43Vo2AB Create a new Carbon strategy  Boom. You're eligible to win USDC rewards based on the performance of your strategy - - This episode is brought to you by Thales. Thales is an innovative digital options platform on Arbitrum and Optimism that gets you exposure to crypto assets in the simplest way possible. As simple as choosing UP or DOWN! Experience the simplicity and power of Thales by visiting https://thalesmarket.io/mtm_campaign=blockworks today! - - Resources "The Goose" Twitter thread https://twitter.com/punk6529/status/1669733924317143042 - - 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.

27 Juni 20232h 9min

In today's episode of 1000x, Jonah and Avi discuss markets and how to trade crypto's mispriced volatility. We cover options strategies, how to evaluate the GBTC trade, why alts look dead, the bifurcation of crypto, if traders can pre-position telegraphed events and more! We'll drop a new 1000x episode on Empire's RSS feed and the 1000x YouTube channel every two weeks. Hit the links below and give us a follow! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:04) How to Spot Mispriced Volatility (16:34) Evaluating the GBTC Trade (24:13) Blackrock’s BTC ETF Filing (28:02) What’s Going on with Alts? (33:02) The Bifurcation of Crypto (38:40) Reflexivity and Macro Bullishness (41:52) Pre-Positioning Telegraphed Events (44:25) Miners are Pivoting to AI - - Follow Avi: https://twitter.com/AviFelman Follow Jonah: https://twitter.com/jvb_xyz Follow 1000x: https://twitter.com/1000xPod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3FuSarX 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/ - - Resources: Golden Tree https://www.goldentree.com/ Cumberland https://cumberland.io/ https://twitter.com/CumberlandSays - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on 1000x 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. Avi, Jonah and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

24 Juni 202354min

In today's episode, the fellas discuss what a Blackrock BTC ETF would mean for crypto, why you should watch BTC's dominance, if NFTs will make a comeback, Binances L2 and more! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:24) BTC ETF Filings & The Clash of Narratives (24:33) “Valora Ad” (25:31) Who Will Trade on EDX Markets? (33:11) SAP’s Announcement: Cross-Border USDC Payments (40:49) The Ethscriptions Thesis (45:46) Will NFTs Make a Comeback? (52:02) Binance’s L2 Announcement - - Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/im_manderson Follow Mike: https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_ Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Vance: https://twitter.com/pythianism Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3R1D1D9 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3pQTfmD Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXH - - This episode is brought to you by Valora. Valora is a self-custody, mobile-first wallet... and the easiest way to send, swap, collect and purchase digital goods on the Celo blockchain. Download the app and start exploring today at valoraapp.com/empire. - - Resources: SAP USDC blog post https://blogs.sap.com/2023/06/15/cross-border-payments-made-easy-with-digital-money-experience-the-future-today/ - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve or 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. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

23 Juni 202355min

00:00 Icebergy's Crypto Story 4:23 Finding Narratives from On-Chain Activity 11:17 Trading Tokens in Solana's Eco 14:24 Why Trade in Crypto vs Traditional Markets? 18:12 DeFi’s Underperformance 22:19 Evolving Investment Styles and Frameworks 40:39 Thales Ad 41:35 Carbon Ad 43:14 Inter-Rollup Competition 48:53 The Most Understood Thing in Crypto 50:26 What Could Revitalize DeFi? 58:12 Web3 Social Media and Social tokens 01:07:17 Why We Crypto

20 Juni 20231h 21min

In today’s episode, the team debates the launch of Uniswap v4! We explore the details of Uniswap v4, what this means for the future of Curve and other AMMs, as well as looking at the fee switch debate and how the industry could look to implement an interoperability standard. -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (04:13) Uniswap’s Origin Story and Product Journey (12:19) “Valora Ad” (13:14) Uniswap v4: The Design and Opportunity (32:58) How Will This Impact Curve and Other AMMs? (36:15) Should Uniswap Launch an AppChain? (41:00) The Fee Switch Debate (44:05) Did Uniswap Copy-Pasta? (47:15) Crypto Needs an Interoperability Standard (55:04) Liquidity Migration from v3 to v4 -- Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santi: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Ren: https://twitter.com/RebeccaRettig1 Follow EffortCapital: https://twitter.com/EffortCapital Follow Purplepill: https://twitter.com/purplepill3m 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/ - - This episode is brought to you by Valora. Valora is a self-custody, mobile-first wallet... and the easiest way to send, swap, collect and purchase digital goods on the Celo blockchain. Download the app and start exploring today at valoraapp.com/empire. - - Resources: Article on Uniswap’s history: https://blog.uniswap.org/uniswap-history Hyperstructure article: https://jacob.energy/hyperstructures.html Cosmos episode: https://spoti.fi/3NbI0Ax - - 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.

16 Juni 20231h