Episodes

  • Hivemind: Saylor's MSTR Premium Playbook & Financializing AI Agents
    Nov 23 2024
    The Hivemind team unpacks MicroStrategy's leveraging of its premium to accumulate billions in Bitcoin. Yan discusses the sustainability of this strategy as BTC hits 95k and what this could imply for the wider market. Then the team explores how financialization of emerging AI agents may continue. To close out they discuss general market sentiment and their outlook and what tokens may perform the best. Thanks for tuning in! - - Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross and David Canellis. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire?utm_source=podcasts Follow Ceteris: https://twitter.com/ceterispar1bus Follow Jose: https://x.com/ZeMariaMacedo Follow Yan: https://x.com/YanLiberman Follow Duncan: https://x.com/FloodCapital Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7 Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:01 Saylor's BTC Buys 18:02 Bitcoin Dominance & Alt Season 22:08 AI Meta Over Hyped? 40:06 Increased CEX Listing Appetite 47:16 Was Murad Right? 54:33 Market Outlook 01:02:17 What to Buy? - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Crypto's Euphoria, Mass Stablecoin Adoption, and What Santi's Buying | Roundup
    Nov 22 2024
    In this week's roundup, Jason and Santi dive into weird lack of euphoria on crypto twitter despite Bitcoin hitting $98K and analyze why the market dynamics feel different this cycle. They explore Trump's recent pro-crypto moves, including meetings with Coinbase's CEO, suggesting a shift in US crypto policy. They also break down the emerging AI agents narrative, debate the significance of MicroStrategy's latest Bitcoin purchases, and explain why stable coin adoption is severely underestimated. Thanks for tuning in! Chat with us in our new telegram: https://t.co/uvyS3SSdUn - - Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross and David Canellis. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire?utm_source=podcasts Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santiago: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7 Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Explore the SKALE Ecosystem at skale.space/ecosystem and stay up to date with the gas-free blockchain on X at @skalenetwork - - Supra Containers are secured by Supra’s L1 nodes and get access to Supra’s 500k TPS throughput, sub-second consensus latency, and all their built-in services like oracle price feeds and onchain randomness without any overhead. Supra is also MultiVM compatible so you can easily deploy your EVM, Move, and SVM smart contracts here. Get all the freedom, control, and tools you need to build super dApps and bring the world onchain. To learn more, visit www.supra.com/blockworks - - Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors Empire podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20% of the world’s crypto, Ledger ensures the security of your assets. For the best self-custody solution in the space, buy a LEDGER™ device and secure your crypto today. Buy now at https://shop.ledger.com/?r=1da180a5de00 - - Toku simplifies every part of global token compensation — everything from paying full time employees in stablecoins, issuing token grants to your team and investors, all in 100 countries on one platform. Talk to Toku today at: https://www.toku.com/ - - Cronos zkEVM has launched its Pioneer Program,offering early users loyalty points for engaging with Cronos zkEVM & its dapps. Join the first quest by depositing CRO in the Cronos zkEVM bridge to receive zkCRO & loyalty points at mainnet launch, as well as a chance to win a part of a $30,000 zkCRO giveaway by depositing in the bridge. Visit https://zkevm.cronos.org/bridge for more info - - Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 03:04 Euphoria or Destiny? 10:39 Building vs Trading 13:13 Portfolio for this Bull Market 18:37 Alt Season Dynamics 22:15 Fund Performance 30:48 Skale Ad 31:25 Cronos 32:23 Toku Ad 33:14 Magic Eden Ad 33:58 Ledger Ad 34:43 Stablecoin Legislation 44:02 Market Volume 48:28 MicroStrategy Trade - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
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    57 mins
  • Finding Crypto's Next Big Trade | 1000x Live
    Nov 19 2024
    We're back with another live episode of 1000x. This week, we discuss what's performing in this market, finding crypto's next big trade, the BTC ETF options impact, 2021 vs today & much more. Enjoy! -- Follow Avi: https://twitter.com/AviFelman Follow Jonah: https://twitter.com/jvb_xyz Follow 1000x: https://twitter.com/1000xPod Join the 1000x Telegram: https://t.me/+fz-2f0cwC6o0MWNh -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:49) Is ETH The XRP Of This Cycle? (03:41) What’s Performing In This Market? (07:32) Avi = Locked In (09:00) DOGE (13:09) The 2021 Cycle vs Today (25:22) IBIT Options (32:55) Allocating To Crypto (34:53) Memes (40:29) Tips For Trading Crypto -- Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on 1000x is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Avi, Jonah and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed
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    48 mins
  • What Institutions are Actually Buying this Cycle | Eric Peters, One River & Coinbase Asset Management
    Nov 19 2024
    In today's episode we are joined by One River and Coinbase Asset Management CEO Eric Peters to unpack how institutions are thinking about crypto this cycle. Eric breaks down why infrastructure providers like Coinbase are positioned to be the biggest winners, how tokenized equities could transform global market access, and what the institutional capital cycle means for Bitcoin, ETH, and Solana. Eric also breaks down why we're at the beginning of a complete reboot of financial architecture and how to navigate this from a portfolio perspective. Thanks for tuning in! - - Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross and David Canellis. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire?utm_source=podcasts Follow Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesericpeters/ Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santiago: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7ww Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Explore the SKALE Ecosystem at skale.space/ecosystem and stay up to date with the gas-free blockchain on X at @skalenetwork - - It's time for an on chain Binance to emerge. Magic Eden is getting into token trading and their vision is to become on chain Binance and then much more as the entire world ends up moving on chain - - The self-custody wallet that's built for swapping. Created for a multi-chain world by the most trusted team in DeFi. Available on Chrome, iOS, and Android. https://blckwrks.co/UniswapWallet - - $cmETH, a Mantle native liquid restaking token, will launch together with Season 2: Methamorphosis, allowing users to easily participate in restaking, and earn $COOK rewards in addition to other yields. $COOK, the governance token of mETH Protocol, will allow holders to play a pivotal role in directing the strategic future of mETH Protocol. Learn more: https://x.com/mETHProtocol - - Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors Empire podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20% of the world’s crypto, Ledger ensures the security of your assets. For the best self-custody solution in the space, buy a LEDGER™ device and secure your crypto today. Buy now at Ledger.com - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:50) Impact of Election (16:27) Global Macro Outlook (29:42) Crypto's Secular Trend (42:31) Skale Ad (43:11) Magic Eden Ad (43:55) Uniswap Ad (44:27) Mantle Ad (45:21) Ledger Ad (46:04) Impact of Institutional Adoption (49:11) Bull and Bear Cases for BTC (54:11) Eth & Sol Outlook (01:01:50) The Cycle Trade (01:08:11) Corporates Buying BTC - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Coinbase’s Listing Frenzy, Massive ETF Flows, and Bull Market Phases | Roundup
    Nov 15 2024
    In this episode, Santi and Jason discuss the launch of Inversion Capital, the recent multichain expansion of BlackRock’s BUIDL, and Coinbase’s flurry of memecoin listings. They also dove into the recent ETF flows, and Ethereum 3.0. Finally, they closed out the episode with their thoughts on a Bitcoin strategic reserve, Blur’s fee switch proposal, and the phases of a crypto bull market Resources Ben Horowitz Clip: https://x.com/solana/status/1856523333090820378 RWA Dashboard: https://app.rwa.xyz/treasuries Pickle Crypto on Coinbase Listings: https://x.com/Pickle_cRypto/status/1856777061668622718 Coinbase Wallet Implements Free US Bank Accounts: https://x.com/zcabrams/status/1856731679651758144 Eric Balchunas on ETFs: https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1856081711706030300 BIP-1 - Blur Fee Switch & veBLUR: https://gov.blur.foundation/t/blur-improvement-proposal-1-bip-1-blur-fee-switch-veblur-tokenomics/1040 - - Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross and David Canellis. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire?utm_source=podcasts Follow Inversion Capital: https://x.com/inversion_cap Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santiago: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7ww Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ Join the Empire Telegram group: https://t.me/+CaCYvTOB4Eg1OWJh - - Explore the SKALE Ecosystem at skale.space/ecosystem and stay up to date with the gas-free blockchain on X at @skalenetwork — Cronos zkEVM has launched its Pioneer Program,offering early users loyalty points for engaging with Cronos zkEVM & its dapps. Join the first quest by depositing CRO in the Cronos zkEVM bridge to receive zkCRO & loyalty points at mainnet launch, as well as a chance to win a part of a $30,000 zkCRO giveaway by depositing in the bridge. Visit https://zkevm.cronos.org/bridge for more info -- Toku simplifies every part of global token compensation — everything from paying full time employees in stablecoins, issuing token grants to your team and investors, all in 100 countries on one platform. Talk to Toku today at: https://www.toku.com/ - - Supra Containers are secured by Supra’s L1 nodes and get access to Supra’s 500k TPS throughput, sub-second consensus latency, and all their built-in services like oracle price feeds and onchain randomness without any overhead. Supra is also MultiVM compatible so you can easily deploy your EVM, Move, and SVM smart contracts here. Get all the freedom, control, and tools you need to build super dApps and bring the world onchain. To learn more, visit www.supra.com/blockworks - - Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors Empire podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20% of the world’s crypto, Ledger ensures the security of your assets. For the best self-custody solution in the space, buy a LEDGER™ device and secure your crypto today. Buy now at Ledger.com - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (03:51) Inversion Capital (10:31) Crypto's Big Week (22:54) BlackRock's BUIDL Goes Multichain (28:27) Coinbase Memecoin Listings & Bank Accounts (33:09) Skale Ad (33:47) Ledger Ad (34:28) Supra Ad (35:24) Toku Ad (36:35) Cronos Ad (37:33) What Do You Do If You're Sidelined? (48:14) Crypto ETF Inflows & Ethereum 3.0 (1:02:31) Merger & Acquisition Activity in Crypto (1:09:29) Blur Fee Switch Proposal (1:18:25) Bull Market Phases - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guest
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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Inside Baseball of Building a Crypto Brand | Austin Federa & Ekram Ahmed
    Nov 14 2024
    In today's episode Austin Federa (Head of Strategy at Solana Foundation) and Ekram Ahmed (CMO of Celestia) - break down what actually works in crypto marketing. They discuss why Web2 marketing principles fail in crypto, reveal how Solana and Celestia developed their distinct narrative positions, and explain what most projects get wrong about crisis communications and community building. The conversation covers everything from the "modular vs monolithic" narrative war to why marketing agencies rarely work in crypto. Thanks for listening! - - Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross and David Canellis. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire?utm_source=podcasts Follow Ekram: https://x.com/ekrahm Follow Austin: https://x.com/austin_federa Follow Jason: https://x.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santiago: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7ww Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 04:54 Crypto vs Web2 Marketing 10:29 Creating a Brand in Crypto 36:44 Building Narratives 43:56 Genius of Modular 52:07 When to Pivot? 58:09 Hiring Marketers 01:09:58 Crisis Management 01:19:21 Value of KOLs - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Trading Crypto's Bull Market Breakout | 1000x Live
    Nov 13 2024
    Gm, we're back with another episode where we discuss crypto's bull market breakout. We deep dive into trading momentum vs profit taking, what's performing in this market, alt's, crypto stocks & so much more. Enjoy! -- Follow Avi: https://twitter.com/AviFelman Follow Jonah: https://twitter.com/jvb_xyz Follow 1000x: https://twitter.com/1000xPod Join the 1000x Telegram: https://t.me/+fz-2f0cwC6o0MWNh -- Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (4:10) Trading Momentum (10:06) Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (14:28) Taking Profits vs Riding Momentum (15:46) Alt's (18:57) Who's Allocating To Crypto? (26:38) What's Performing In This Market? (41:08) Bitcoin Miners (43:55) Zillow = Top Signal (47:58) Crypto Stocks -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on 1000x is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Avi, Jonah and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Inside Crypto's First Breakout Game: Off The Grid | Theodore Agranat, Gunzilla
    Nov 12 2024
    In today's episode Theo from Gunzilla Games joins us to break down how Off The Grid became web3's first successful AAA game, reaching over 8.3 million players in just weeks. We explore the 5-year, $100M journey of building the blockchain enabled battle royale game. Theo shares insights on their custom Avalanche chain, battle pass monetization strategy, and vision for building the "Nintendo of web3" through their Gunzilla gaming ecosystem. Thanks for tuning in! - - Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross and David Canellis. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire?utm_source=podcasts Follow Theodore: https://x.com/theodoreagranat Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santiago: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7ww Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Explore the SKALE Ecosystem at skale.space/ecosystem and stay up to date with the gas-free blockchain on X at @skalenetwork - - It's time for an on chain Binance to emerge. Magic Eden is getting into token trading and their vision is to become on chain Binance and then much more as the entire world ends up moving on chain - - The self-custody wallet that's built for swapping. Created for a multi-chain world by the most trusted team in DeFi. Available on Chrome, iOS, and Android. https://blckwrks.co/UniswapWallet - - $cmETH, a Mantle native liquid restaking token, will launch together with Season 2: Methamorphosis, allowing users to easily participate in restaking, and earn $COOK rewards in addition to other yields. $COOK, the governance token of mETH Protocol, will allow holders to play a pivotal role in directing the strategic future of mETH Protocol. Learn more: https://x.com/mETHProtocol - - Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors Empire podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20% of the world’s crypto, Ledger ensures the security of your assets. For the best self-custody solution in the space, buy a LEDGER™ device and secure your crypto today. Buy now at Ledger.com - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:31) Game Design (11:03) Blockchain Elements (21:17) Web3 Gaming Value Prop (38:59) Skale Ad (39:39) Magic Eden Ad (40:23) Uniswap Ad (40:55) Mantle Ad (41:46) Ledger Ad (42:29) Game Rentention Strategy (49:35) Development Journey (54:49) Token Dynamics - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
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    1 hr and 3 mins