How Avalanche Will Outscale L2s | Emin Gün Sirer, John Wu
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 choose Avalanche, then quickly transition into the L2 d...
16 Jan 20231h 15min
Is Lido's Monopoly a Threat to Ethereum? | Roundup
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 withdrawals are enabled? Will LSD providers steal market...
13 Jan 20231h 13min
10 Investment Themes from Brevan Howard | Colleen Sullivan, Peter Johnson
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, trading infrastructure, stablecoins, regulation, AppCh...
9 Jan 20231h 37min
The Annual Empire Awards: Winners, Losers and Favorites
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, our wildest predictions, the most overhyped section o...
6 Jan 20231h 40min
Crypto in 2023: Predictions Episode
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 Wars, ETH vs Bitcoin, the rise of insurance, app-speci...
26 Dec 20221h 23min
Why 2023 Will be a Blood Bath for Crypto Startups | Roundup
In today’s episode of Empire, we explore the state of the crypto market. We discuss where we are in the market cycle, the investment landscape, why 2023 could be a blood bath for crypto startups and w...
23 Dec 20221h 13min
DeFi's Interest Rate Opportunity | Simon Jones
In this episode of Empire, Simon Jones joins us to discuss DeFi's interest rate opportunity. A year ago, DeFi's meme was, "Why earn .01% in your bank account when you can earn 20%+ in DeFi". Fast forw...
19 Dec 202245min
Smart Money Finds Opportunity Post Catastrophe | Avi Felman, Jonah Van Bourg
In this episode of Empire, Jason is joined by Avi Felman and Jonah Van Bourg to discuss their new podcast 1000x and the state of crypto markets. Avi and Jonah explain their trading mindset, how to eva...
16 Dec 202228min
