Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWill Companies Survive the Funding Drought? | Roundup
Episode 167
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 survivo…
3 years, 2 months ago
Trading Crypto Inflection Points | Hal Press
Episode 166
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 ep…
3 years, 2 months ago
Bear Market: Stage 3 is upon us | Roundup
Episode 165
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 me…
3 years, 3 months ago
How EigenLayer Unlocks Infrastructure Innovation | Sreeram Kannan, Calvin Liu
Season 1 Episode 164
In this episode of Empire, Sreeram Kannan and Calvin Liu explain how EigenLayer creates a market for decentralized trust to enable permissionless inf…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Wallet Wars: Rise of the SuperApp | Qiao Wang
Season 1 Episode 163
In this episode of Empire, Qiao explains the upcoming Wallet Wars. Wallets are the decentralized access point for crypto, and the battle for distribu…
3 years, 3 months ago
How Avalanche Will Outscale L2s | Emin Gün Sirer, John Wu
Season 1 Episode 162
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 choo…
3 years, 3 months ago
Is Lido's Monopoly a Threat to Ethereum? | Roundup
Episode 161
In today’s episode of Empire, we discuss the upcoming Shanghai upgrade and Lido's liquid staking monopoly. What will happen to stake rates once withd…
3 years, 3 months ago
10 Investment Themes from Brevan Howard | Colleen Sullivan, Peter Johnson
Season 1 Episode 160
In this episode of Empire, Colleen Sullivan and Peter Johnson join us to discuss their predictions for 2023. We cover the future of NFTs, gaming, tra…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Annual Empire Awards: Winners, Losers and Favorites
Season 1 Episode 159
In today’s episode of Empire, Santi and Jason go full Michael Scott by hosting the Annual Empire Awards. We discuss our favorite projects of 2022, ou…
3 years, 3 months ago
Crypto in 2023: Predictions Episode
Episode 158
In today’s episode of Empire, we bring on Mike and Mark from On The Margin to discuss our 2023 crypto thesis. We debate predictions on the Wallet War…
3 years, 4 months ago