$160M Wintermute Exploit, Algo Stable Regulation & Arbitrum's Close Call | Roundup
In this episode of Empire's Weekly Roundup, Jason is joined by 0xpibblez and Westie from Blockworks Research to discuss this week's biggest stories. We start with the $160M Wintermute hack, Nasdaq's n...
23 Sep 202239min
The Cosmos App-Chain Thesis | Zaki Manian, Jack Zampolin
In this episode of Empire, Jason and Santi are joined by Zaki Manian and Jack Zampolin to explore the past, present and future of the Cosmos ecosystem and tech stack. What are the advantages of applic...
19 Sep 20221h 26min
ETH Merged, Cosmos Spotlight, LSDs & Doodle Raise | Roundup
In this episode of Empire's Weekly Roundup, Jason and Santi discuss the most anticipated event in crypto's history: the merge. It finally happened. How does the successful transition to PoS change ETH...
16 Sep 202255min
The Web3 Bank Of The Future | Bill Barhydt, Abra
In this episode of Empire, Jason is joined by Bill Barhydt, founder of Abra, to discuss the 80-year debt cycle, Bill's crypto thesis and the future of Web3 banking. We start with macro, Q4 predictions...
12 Sep 202251min
Are You Ready For The Merge? & Coinbase's MakerDAO Proposal | Roundup
In this episode of Empire's Weekly Roundup, Jason and Santi discuss the upcoming Ethereum merge and how to maximize your profit opportunity (warning: this is not financial advice). We also explore Coi...
9 Sep 20221h 2min
How to Build a Sustainable DeFi Protocol | Kain Warwick, Synthetix
In this episode of Empire, Jason and Mike are joined by Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix. This is one of my favorite episodes where we discuss why protocol fees are the next meta, the value of liqui...
5 Sep 20221h 26min
MakerDAO's End Game, Michael Saylor Tax Evasion & Arbitrum Nitro | Roundup
In this episode of Empire's Weekly Roundup, Jason and Santi discuss MakerDAO's end game. Maker is often called the backbone of DeFi and will have to choose if the protocol embraces regulation or maxim...
2 Sep 202250min
The DeFi Credit Boom | Season One Pilot
Blockworks just released a new podcast called Bell Curve! We're dropping the pilot episode here as we think you might want to add this podcast to the lineup. Season one of Bell Curve revolves around ...
30 Aug 202210min
