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co-founder @blockworks // host @theempirepod

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1/ Thrilled to announce our Series A extension at a $192M valuation. Crypto is at an inflection point. The bottleneck to growth is no longer just the technology. It's the trust gap between issuers and investors. Blockworks will solve that.

1/ Thrilled to announce our Series A extension at a $192M valuation. Crypto is at an inflection point. The bottleneck to growth is no longer just the technology. It's the trust gap between issuers and investors. Blockworks will solve that.

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My fireside chat with the CEO of Western Union. > you crypto people think real time settlement is new > we've been doing real time settlement for 20 years > you can go to a WU and send money to your mom in guatemala and it lands in 3 seconds > but that only happens because I have liquidity pool of $1.5B > stablecoins are going to give me back that $1.5B > my stock trades at $2.7B > I'm going to take that $1.5B and use it to buy back a boat load of my stock > oh and also, we're going to use stablecoins to give all 100m+ customers a US dollar debit card aka mini bank account Stablecoins aren't going to kill Western Union... They're going to save it.
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My fireside chat with the CEO of Western Union. > you crypto people think real time settlement is new > we've been doing real time settlement for 20 years > you can go to a WU and send money to your mom in guatemala and it lands in 3 seconds > but that only happens because I have liquidity pool of $1.5B > stablecoins are going to give me back that $1.5B > my stock trades at $2.7B > I'm going to take that $1.5B and use it to buy back a boat load of my stock > oh and also, we're going to use stablecoins to give all 100m+ customers a US dollar debit card aka mini bank account Stablecoins aren't going to kill Western Union... They're going to save it.

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185,407 views • 5 months ago

Fantastic chat with Hayden Adams 🦄 I didn’t realize how much Uniswap has changed. From B2C to B2B… which means updating the business model, strategy, products, people, $UNI and more. If you like DeFi with fundamentals, you’ll like this podcast.
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Fantastic chat with Hayden Adams 🦄 I didn’t realize how much Uniswap has changed. From B2C to B2B… which means updating the business model, strategy, products, people, $UNI and more. If you like DeFi with fundamentals, you’ll like this podcast.

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19,909 views • 28 days ago

Oh boy... 🫣 Santiago R Santos: "20% chance that SOL flips ETH"
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Oh boy... 🫣 Santiago R Santos: "20% chance that SOL flips ETH"

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334,419 views • 2 years ago

Think this is the single best podcast to understand Vaults. My two takeaways: 1) Vaults will scale from $6B to $15B+ this year 2) DeFi and fintech will merge. DeFi is just better financial APIs Big thanks to Sun and John Zettler for doing this.
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Think this is the single best podcast to understand Vaults. My two takeaways: 1) Vaults will scale from $6B to $15B+ this year 2) DeFi and fintech will merge. DeFi is just better financial APIs Big thanks to Sun and John Zettler for doing this.

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78,487 views • 7 months ago

Morpho is top 5 hottest companies in crypto today. Sat down with my friend Paul Frambot 🦋 to cover how Morpho 🦋 has done it. Including: why fixed > floating, will DeFi become apps or infra, building a GTM machine, scaling teams, and more. Enjoy folks.
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Morpho is top 5 hottest companies in crypto today. Sat down with my friend Paul Frambot 🦋 to cover how Morpho 🦋 has done it. Including: why fixed > floating, will DeFi become apps or infra, building a GTM machine, scaling teams, and more. Enjoy folks.

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12,877 views • 1 month ago

Really enjoyed this conversation with Charles Hoskinson We covered a lot: politics, psychedelics, his bison + black hawk, his alien search, Japan’s influence on Cardano, personal security, and of course… Why he believes ADA is a better investment than BTC.
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Really enjoyed this conversation with Charles Hoskinson We covered a lot: politics, psychedelics, his bison + black hawk, his alien search, Japan’s influence on Cardano, personal security, and of course… Why he believes ADA is a better investment than BTC.

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86,124 views • 1 year ago

NEW POD The man the myth Mike Novogratz 1) Are markets frothy 2) Running a public company 3) Galaxy’s AI opportunity 4) Tokenizing Galaxy stock 5) The IPO window 6) The art of trading And importantly, how to raise kids who aren’t spoiled. Enjoy my friends.
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NEW POD The man the myth Mike Novogratz 1) Are markets frothy 2) Running a public company 3) Galaxy’s AI opportunity 4) Tokenizing Galaxy stock 5) The IPO window 6) The art of trading And importantly, how to raise kids who aren’t spoiled. Enjoy my friends.

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73,745 views • 11 months ago

This threadguy rant is what many are feeling but haven’t articulated. Crypto was just early to this trend but now everyone feels it. I look around and it’s like someone rushed to the cornucopia. And now everyone feels like they desperately have to win. Like RIGHT NOW. It's like this primal drive to win. Like right this second. Like there is a clock. And it’s ticking. And you just don’t know how much time is on it. And the dollar is getting worthless. And everyone is just printing money. It feels like we're in the early innings of desperation.
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This threadguy rant is what many are feeling but haven’t articulated. Crypto was just early to this trend but now everyone feels it. I look around and it’s like someone rushed to the cornucopia. And now everyone feels like they desperately have to win. Like RIGHT NOW. It's like this primal drive to win. Like right this second. Like there is a clock. And it’s ticking. And you just don’t know how much time is on it. And the dollar is getting worthless. And everyone is just printing money. It feels like we're in the early innings of desperation.

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74,309 views • 1 year ago

It's time! Introducing Grantfarm: crypto's most comprehensive grants platform Here's why we built this 🧵
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It's time! Introducing Grantfarm: crypto's most comprehensive grants platform Here's why we built this 🧵

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192,057 views • 3 years ago

One of my favorite podcasts in awhile. qw and I went deep into the impact of Claude Opus 4.5 on startups. We also talked about his 2026 portfolio and why he’s down to less than 1% tokens (except BTC). Must listen for founders.
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One of my favorite podcasts in awhile. qw and I went deep into the impact of Claude Opus 4.5 on startups. We also talked about his 2026 portfolio and why he’s down to less than 1% tokens (except BTC). Must listen for founders.

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51,987 views • 8 months ago

Bullish on Lighter after this. 1. Vlad Tenev relationship and their Robinhood partnership 2. Ken Griffin learnings 3. Lighter vs Hyperliquid 4. Why build on Ethereum 5. Equity vs token value accrual With Vladimir Novakovski Must listen if interested in perps.
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Bullish on Lighter after this. 1. Vlad Tenev relationship and their Robinhood partnership 2. Ken Griffin learnings 3. Lighter vs Hyperliquid 4. Why build on Ethereum 5. Equity vs token value accrual With Vladimir Novakovski Must listen if interested in perps.

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50,405 views • 7 months ago

STILL A GENERATIONAL TRADE 1) Phase II of the bull 2) Why Pantera holds $1B+ SOL 3) Dan’s macro outlook 4) Holding 2% of BTC in his head 5) The 4 year cycle intact 6) Next crypto IPOs 7) DAT trade is early 10/10 pod with Dan Morehead – highly recommend.
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STILL A GENERATIONAL TRADE 1) Phase II of the bull 2) Why Pantera holds $1B+ SOL 3) Dan’s macro outlook 4) Holding 2% of BTC in his head 5) The 4 year cycle intact 6) Next crypto IPOs 7) DAT trade is early 10/10 pod with Dan Morehead – highly recommend.

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64,334 views • 11 months ago

Wow, what a pod. I’ve gotten to know BlackRock’s CIO over the past year. Samara oversees $7.8 TRILLION and she’s all in on crypto. Finally got her to come on Empire and it did not disappoint. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Samara Cohen.
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Wow, what a pod. I’ve gotten to know BlackRock’s CIO over the past year. Samara oversees $7.8 TRILLION and she’s all in on crypto. Finally got her to come on Empire and it did not disappoint. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Samara Cohen.

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70,272 views • 1 year ago

For months I've wondered what triggered Selkis to shift from crypto entrepreneur to political mad man. Turns out, there's a method to the madness. Mippo 🟪 and I sat down with 人人有功练 I KNOW KUNG FU to discuss this and so much more. We covered: - Focusing on politics as a founder - Why this election is make or break for crypto in the US - Why he would consider leaving the US if Biden wins - Behind the scenes of his Mar-a-Lago story - The Blockworks Op-Ed - The Democrats' motivation for being anti-crypto - Best case / worst case for crypto - Addressing my biggest concerns about Trump - The ideal role of the US government Hope you enjoy this 2 hour conversation about the existential struggle for crypto in the US.
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For months I've wondered what triggered Selkis to shift from crypto entrepreneur to political mad man. Turns out, there's a method to the madness. Mippo 🟪 and I sat down with 人人有功练 I KNOW KUNG FU to discuss this and so much more. We covered: - Focusing on politics as a founder - Why this election is make or break for crypto in the US - Why he would consider leaving the US if Biden wins - Behind the scenes of his Mar-a-Lago story - The Blockworks Op-Ed - The Democrats' motivation for being anti-crypto - Best case / worst case for crypto - Addressing my biggest concerns about Trump - The ideal role of the US government Hope you enjoy this 2 hour conversation about the existential struggle for crypto in the US.

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96,759 views • 2 years ago

Blockworks is headed to KBW. Stoked to co-host the Origin Summit with Story. We have the biggest execs in Korean entertainment + US institutions + big whales coming. September 23rd in Seoul, don't miss it.
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Blockworks is headed to KBW. Stoked to co-host the Origin Summit with Story. We have the biggest execs in Korean entertainment + US institutions + big whales coming. September 23rd in Seoul, don't miss it.

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34,895 views • 1 year ago

Gong has been rung, fundraise is officially complete
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Gong has been rung, fundraise is officially complete

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15,506 views • 4 months ago

Chain abstraction is NEAR Great pod with Illia (root.near) (🇺🇦, ⋈) and pibblez on: 1) Illia's return to NEAR 2) Chain abstraction vision 3) Evolution of NEAR sharding 4) Account aggregation thesis 5) Modular vs Monolothic approach 6) DA competition 7) Why crypto x AI will become more important 8) Consumer growth Don't sleep on NEAR Protocol, shipping a lot of innovative stuff right now.
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Chain abstraction is NEAR Great pod with Illia (root.near) (🇺🇦, ⋈) and pibblez on: 1) Illia's return to NEAR 2) Chain abstraction vision 3) Evolution of NEAR sharding 4) Account aggregation thesis 5) Modular vs Monolothic approach 6) DA competition 7) Why crypto x AI will become more important 8) Consumer growth Don't sleep on NEAR Protocol, shipping a lot of innovative stuff right now.

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53,937 views • 2 years ago

The idea that I'm most obsessed with right now: ~ Headless Marketplaces ~ Brought on Jesse Walden and Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth) to chat Frames, Farcaster, Headless Marketplaces, and so much more. This was a refreshing episode. No talk of prices, just a whole lot of optimism for the future. Now live on the Empire pod!
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The idea that I'm most obsessed with right now: ~ Headless Marketplaces ~ Brought on Jesse Walden and Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth) to chat Frames, Farcaster, Headless Marketplaces, and so much more. This was a refreshing episode. No talk of prices, just a whole lot of optimism for the future. Now live on the Empire pod!

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53,705 views • 2 years ago