Aptos Bull vs Bear, SBF Regulation & Modular Blockchains | Roundup
In this episode of Empire's Weekly Roundup, we discuss the highly contentious launch of Aptos, a new L1 blockchain marketing 160K+ TPS. We debate the bull vs bear case for Aptos and ask, "Do we need a...
21 Okt 202255min
Arbitraging Culture in Size | Meltem Demirors
In this episode of Empire, Jason and Santi are joined by Meltem Demirors to discuss the creation and monetization of culture. We explore how culture is already monetized today, just indirectly, and th...
17 Okt 20221h 12min
Market Vibez, Solana’s Mango Exploit & ZK Scaling Season | Roundup
In this episode of Empire's Weekly Roundup, Jason and Santi share their thoughts on the state of the market, the endless hacks in crypto and a few of the latest innovations. Santi gives his unique pri...
14 Okt 20221h 4min
Sequoia’s Crypto Thesis | Michelle Bailhe Fradin
In this episode of Empire, Jason is joined by Michelle Bailhe Fradin, Partner at Sequoia for a wide ranging discussion on venture capital in crypto. Michelle shares her thoughts on the fat protocol t...
10 Okt 202258min
Private Order Flow Is The New MEV | Weekly Roundup
In this episode of Empire's Weekly Roundup, we discuss one area of the market many aren’t paying attention to, private order flow (POF). As well as POF, Sushiswap announced a new head chef, MakerDAO p...
7 Okt 20221h 11min
Starkware, L3s and the ZK Rollup Future | Eli Ben-Sasson, Uri Kolodny
In this episode of Empire, Jason and Santi are joined by Eli Ben-Sasson and Uri Kolodny to discuss Starkware and the ZK-rollup future. This episode is an absolute masterclass on scaling Ethereum using...
3 Okt 20221h 9min
ATOM 2.0, Reversible Transactions & Polygon's BD Game | Blockworks Research
In this episode of Empire's Weekly Roundup, the Blockworks Research team takes over the pod! We start with a debate on the implications of ATOM 2.0 and USDC launching on Cosmos. Is ATOM no longer a me...
30 Sep 202250min
Music NFTs & The Next Generation Of Music | Cooper Turley
In this episode of Empire, Jason and Santi are joined by Cooper Turley, aka Coopahtroopa, for a master class on music NFTs. We all listen to music every day, yet monetization for 99% of artists is aby...
26 Sep 20221h 7min
