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Circle
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Artificial Intelligence
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Empire features interviews with top crypto founders to get the real stories that aren’t shared elsewhere. Empire is your look behind the curtain of the crypto industry. We release two episodes per week: guest interviews on Monday and a weekly roundup on Friday.

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Is tokenization pointless until you can borrow against it?

This week, we sit down with Kamino's new CEO Michael Weisz on why he left fintech to build the onchain credit layer.

We explore Kamino's invisible distribution strategy, why Goldman won't l... more

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What if Hyperliquid’s biggest opportunity is helping the exchanges it’s compared against?

This week, Hyperliquid Labs CEO & Co-founder Jeff Yan explains how Hyperliquid is building shared infrastructure for the entire financial system.

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How do you price a commodity that still clears in text messages?

This week, we're joined by Brett Harrison of Architect and Andrawes Bahou of Compute Desk to discuss why GPU compute needs a futures market for better pricing and hedging.

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AI is absorbing investor attention while crypto fundamentals keep improving and fueling growing signs of the long-awaiting bull market.

This week, we debate the economics behind AI’s boom and whether crypto’s recovery deserves more attention.

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Recent Guests

Yan Liberman
Co-founder of Delphi Digital; managing partner of the venture book at Delphi
Delphi Digital
Episode: The Six Tokens To Own This Cycle | Yan Liberman
Matthew Prince
CEO of Cloudflare
Cloudflare
Episode: Cloudflare CEO: The Man Deciding The Internet’s Next Business Model
Tuomas (Tuom)
Founder/CEO of Collector Crypt
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Episode: Beezie & Collector Crypt CEOs on Why Onchain Collectibles Are Exploding
Andrea (Beezie)
Founder/CEO of Beezie
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Episode: Beezie & Collector Crypt CEOs on Why Onchain Collectibles Are Exploding
Hayden Adams
Founder of Uniswap
Uniswap
Episode: Uniswap Is Building The Liquidity Network For Everything | Hayden Adams
Paul Frambot
Founder of Morpho
Morpho
Episode: Morpho Is Coming For The $200 Trillion Credit Market | Paul Frambot
Johan Kerbrat
Head of Crypto at Robinhood
Robinhood
Episode: Robinhood's Plan to Bring Global Finance Onchain | Johann Kerbrat
Greg Xethalis
General counsel of Multicoin
Multicoin
Episode: The Bill That Could Reshape Crypto In America with Greg Xethalis from Multicoin
Jesse Krautman
Makara founder, crypto investor
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Episode: What’s Circle’s End Game, Robinhood Launches A Chain & Venice Raises $65M

Hosts

Santi
Host in multiple episodes; appears as co-host with diverse affiliations (Empire / Blockworks).
Rob
Host; coordinates conversation; appears across episodes.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 592 ratings
  • Thanks for the alpha, I'm a convert. Update: I really like the Content section recommendations. Please keep it.

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    DbONZ
    8 months ago
  • 1000x

    I wish 1000x had its own feed. Those guys are genuinely smart and insightful. The other shows on this feed are very broey and kind of just mid-curve.

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    0010010
    United States2 years ago
  • It gives me hope as an investor

    Regularly listening to Avi and whatever the other guys name is, knowing that not only do they remain confident to continue publishing content but also put their money into markets lets me know that there are market participants less sophisticated than I. I especially enjoy how they see their own conjecture as some sort of fundamental thesis. The only thing I enjoy more is how often they are wrong; I guess if you always call for a bottom you’ve got to nail it sometimes but I guess I missed those ... more

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    Rscat
    United States2 years ago
  • First time listener. Thanks for the alpha, I'm a convert.

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    5
    DbONZ
    2 years ago
  • Understanding Web3 - Source Found 🚀

    Consolidated 5 stars and would be six after the recent explanation of restaking economics - well deserved for this podcast. An amazing series of guests around the Crypto / Web3 industry, interviewed by a host in the know. Recommended 👍

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    @K_Speckmann
    Italy2 years ago

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A top resource for crypto, Web3, and macro perspectives with strong guest lineup.
Genuinely smart and insightful; stands out from other shows in the same feed.
Consistently deep crypto discussions with balanced, thoughtful guests.

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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

The Six Tokens To Own This Cycle | Yan Liberman
Q: How are you viewing the current market and your allocation?
Yan describes a generally constructive view with a preference for staying long, acknowledging limited new equity capital entering crypto and expecting altcoins to be selective, with a focus on durable earnings and tokenized value rather than crowded trades.
Uniswap Is Building The Liquidity Network For Everything | Hayden Adams
Q: What's the 30-second takeaway for listeners about why this matters?
The core impact is dramatically lowering the barrier to creating markets while increasing global liquidity and making the yield from market making more accessible to a broader set of participants, from retail to large institutions.
Uniswap Is Building The Liquidity Network For Everything | Hayden Adams
Q: Yeah. How do you think about Hayden what Uniswap is today?
Hayden frames Uniswap as a liquidity network, not merely an exchange, highlighting its role as a platform that enables easy market creation and expansive distribution through APIs, front ends, and ecosystem partnerships.
Cloudflare CEO: The Man Deciding The Internet’s Next Business Model
Q: What does the next five to ten years look like for Cloudflare and internet infrastructure?
The company will continue investing in AI-enabled tooling, scalable micro-payments, and interoperable architectures, aiming to support both vast traffic from agents and fair compensation for content creators, while keeping options open to partner or acquire external solutions as needed.
Robinhood's Plan to Bring Global Finance Onchain | Johann Kerbrat
Q: What is the actual benefit of doing all this stuff on chain?
On-chain access expands who can participate, allows permissionless development by external partners, and enables a broader ecosystem of interfaces and yield strategies while keeping pricing competitive through automated, contract-backed pricing.

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1. Unchained
2. Bankless
3. On The Brink with Castle Island
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Recent guests on Empire include:

1. Yan Liberman
2. Matthew Prince
3. Tuomas (Tuom)
4. Andrea (Beezie)
5. Hayden Adams
6. Paul Frambot
7. Johan Kerbrat
8. Greg Xethalis

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