Empire

In today's episode of 1000x, Avi & Jonah explore the bear case despite the XRP rally. Also discussed are the impact of XRP versus ETF news, Ripple effect on Alt Market, the multi-chain thesis, on-chain RWAs, and much 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...

In today's episode, Jason is joined by Luca Netz, CEO of Pudgy Penguins, to discuss his journey, Pudgy Penguins' business model, IP Houses, Brand Licensing, and Pudgy Penguins future.  - - Follow Luca Netz: https://twitter.com/LucaNetz Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Appl...

Uncommon Core - one of my favorite podcasts of all time - is back! This reboot is hosted by Hasu and Jon Charbonneau, two of the brightest minds in crypto. We are dropping their first episode here to share the news and because you’ll want to add this show to your podcast lineup! __ In this episode, we explore Jon’s journey into crypto and our mutual passion for research and the writing process. We...

In today's episode, Jason and Santiago dive into Ripples landmark victory over the SEC, Celsius CEO's arrest, the first smart contract exploit criminal case, On-chain RWAs, and Coinbase's Wallet-to-wallet messaging. -- Follow Santi: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl....

In today's episode, Jason is joined by Rob Leshner, former founder of Compound, to discuss his newly created venture Superstate. We cover the challenges & impacts of bringing RWAs on-chain, the go-to-market strategy and competitive landscape for Superstate, and the upcoming battleground for stablecoins.  - - Timestamps: (00:00) What is Superstate (08:06) Challenges of bringing RWAs on-chain (18:27...

In today's episode, Jason and Santiago discuss institutional impacts on crypto including BlackRock CEO Larry Fink's comments on Bitcoin as digital gold and Coinbase ETF rally affect. We also cover the NFT market capitulation, Blur scapegoating, Lido treasury conversion, and the excitement around Permissionless.  - - Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 3:10 Threads: The Twitter Killer? 13:41 Larry Fink...

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...

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 D...

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? (...

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...

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...

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 Ethscripti...

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 M...

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 v...

Today we are joined by Rebecca Rettig and Jake Chervinsky to discuss the SEC's attack on crypto and how the industry needs to respond. Rebecca and Jake explore the SEC lawsuits, the McHenry-Thompson Bill, their expected US regulation timeline, DC's sentiment and more! Regulation and policy are becoming must-know topics for crypto participants, and this is your go-to source for everything you need...

Today we are joined by Avichal Garg and Haseeb Qureshi to explain their investment frameworks and why their crypto thesis hasn't changed. We talk about the US crypto exodus, mental models for investing, why TAM (total addressable market) is useless, investing in private vs public markets, what crypto got wrong and more! - - Timestamps: (00:00) The SEC, Binance and Coinbase: We Ripped the Bandaid O...

In today's episode, Jason and Santiago discuss the SEC's attack on crypto. We discuss the differences between the Coinbase and Binance lawsuits, tokens as securities, how regulation will impact US crypto innovation and more. We also discuss Louis Vuitton's new NFTs, Arbitrum FUD and the Apple Vision Pro! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:12) The SEC Oversteps: Binance and Coinbase (42:41) “...

In today's episode of 1000x, we are joined by Mike Novogratz, legendary trader and founder of Galaxy Digital. We talk about how Mike built an intuition for markets, how to synthesize trades, crypto's outlook, macro policy expectations, Mike's favorite trade 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...

Today we are joined by Preston Evans and Mustafa Al-Bassam to discuss the sovereign rollup thesis. We discuss social vs technical sovereignty, the Sovereign SDK, why light clients are critical to scale, limitations of optimistic rollups, value accrual in a modular world and more! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Rollup Designs (05:40) Social Sovereignty vs Technical Sovereignty (09:58) Why Does the Rollup...

In today's episode, Jason and Santiago discuss their outlook on the bear market, why Lido FUD is overblown, Animoca's red flags to watch, the SEC's show of weakness and Santi's big announcement (he's building a new crypto bank!). - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:38) Why This Bear Market Seems So Dark (13:47) Santi Announces He's Building a Crypto Bank (24:54) “Valora Ad” (25:49) Lido FUD (...

Today we are joined by Rune Christensen to discuss MakerDAO's Endgame. The Endgame is MakerDAO's roadmap to create the world's most widely used stablecoin. We discuss how Maker has evolved since 2015, MKR's underperformance, the 5 phases of the Endgame, what could go wrong and more! - - Timestamps: 00:00 MakerDAO's History: From Creation to Today 08:51 Codifying Rules to Scale 19:36 MKR’s Underper...

In today's episode, we discuss how Metaplex, Solana's leading NFT infrastructure provider, surprised the community by announcing usage fees, causing a heated debate on public goods funding and protocol business models. We also explore the intersection of AI and crypto, the dangers of restaking, if crypto has PMF and Ledger's PR nightmare! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:57) Nvidia and AI...

In today's episode of 1000x, we are joined by Don Wilson, the founder of DRW and one of the world's most successful traders. Don explains how to use probability distributions to make decisions, how he founded DRW, why BTC has negative convexity, how AI will change financial markets and more! We'll drop a new 1000x episode on Empire's RSS feed and the 1000x YouTube channel every two weeks. Hit the...

Today we are joined by Lyn Alden and Jordi Alexander to discuss the Bitcoin blockspace debate, Bitcoin's long-term security and money vs tech crypto. Lyn and Jordi are two of the most prominent macro and Bitcoin investors. You don't want to miss their hot (and often conflicting) takes on the evolution and future of Bitcoin! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Bitcoin Blockspace Debate (10:59) The Bear Case an...

Jason’s traveling this week so we’ve dropped today’s Bell Curve episode in its place! In today's episode, we discuss if protocols should distribute revenue to token holders. This debate was sparked by a Lido proposal for a token revenue share mechanism that now has all of Crypto Twitter debating the merits of revenue distribution, buyback and burn vs dividends, protocol treasuries and more. Tokeno...