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Empire

Welcome to Empire, hosted by Jason Yanowitz and Santiago Santos, where we share the real crypto stories that aren’t heard elsewhere. If you're looking for the best content in crypto - with insights from the top founders, investors and builders in the space - you just found it. Tune in for our new episodes every Monday and Friday! Built by Blockworks

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Compute Is A Trillion-Dollar Market Trading In Group Chats | Brett Harrison & Andrawes Bahou

05 Oct 2026AI processed

The financialization of compute markets is essential to address the inefficiencies and risks inherent in the rapidly expanding AI economy. Currently, compute functions as a non-fungible commodity with opaque, peer-to-peer pricing, creating significant market dislocations for AI companies struggling to secure capacity. ...

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Everyone Is Watching AI While Crypto’s Bull Market Builds | Weekly Roundup

02 Oct 2026AI processed

The AI investment landscape currently faces significant scrutiny due to massive capital expenditure requirements, persistent compute constraints, and deeply negative unit economics for foundational models. While hyperscalers and AI startups command multi-billion dollar valuations, the sustainability of these investment...

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CLARITY Failed, Many Stablecoins Debate, Circle Launches Arc & Meta's AI Edge | Weekly Roundup

18 Sep 2026AI processed

The cryptocurrency industry is undergoing a significant shift as traditional financial institutions and regulatory bodies increasingly shape the landscape of on-chain markets. The recent failure of the CLARITY Act in the Senate highlights ongoing legislative hurdles, yet the SEC’s new conditional exemptive relief for t...

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The Bull Case For DePIN, RWAs on Hyperliquid & The Onchain Endgame | Weekly Roundup

30 Jan 2026
1h 18m
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Why Kraken Is Betting Big on Onchain Vaults | John Zettler & Sun Raghupathi

26 Jan 2026
1h 3m
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The discussion centers on the growth and future of onchain vaults, exploring their potential to revolutionize DeFi. Sun Raghupathi and John Zettler join the conversation to share their insights on the evolution of vaults, from early iterations like Yearn Finance to more sophisticated, multi-chain, multi-protocol platfo...

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AI Breaking Software Economics, CLARITY Bill, & Debating BitGo’s IPO | Weekly Roundup

23 Jan 2026
1h 18m
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Hivemind: Bitcoin Volatility, Perp DEX Trends, and Crypto Market Cycles

22 Jan 2026
1h 4m
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Quadrillions: How to Win the World | Chris Maurice

21 Jan 2026
48m
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Inside Lighter’s Plan to Overtake Hyperliquid | Vladimir Novakovski

19 Jan 2026
54m
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Claude Code, Stablecoin Adoption, and 2026 Trends | Weekly Roundup

16 Jan 2026
1h 14m
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Claude Opus 4.5’s Breakout Moment & Investing in 2026 with Qiao Wang

12 Jan 2026
57m
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Lighter’s Token Launch, Erebor Raises $350M & Walmart's Crypto Strategy

09 Jan 2026
49m
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Hivemind: Will 2026 Be Bullish & Crypto's Token vs Equity Problem

08 Jan 2026
1h 4m
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Quadrillions: The Crypto Capital of the World | Acting Chairman Pham

07 Jan 2026
35m
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Our 2026 Crypto Predictions

26 Dec 2025
1h 30m
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The State of Crypto, 2026 Predictions & Espresso's Token Launch | Jill Gunter

22 Dec 2025
57m
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Is 2025 Crypto's Dot-com Moment? | Weekly Roundup

19 Dec 2025
1h 3m
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Hivemind: Crypto Is Dead with Dougie DeLuca

18 Dec 2025
48m
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Fundamentals Are The New King of Crypto | Smac & Noah Goldberg

15 Dec 2025
1h 3m
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Tempo Testnet Goes Live, Burnout In Crypto, and Farcaster’s Pivot | Weekly Roundup

12 Dec 2025
1h 3m
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