Empire Podcast
1) How Hyperliquid Unlocks 24/7 Markets | Jake Chervinsky & MC Lader
This week, Jake Chervinsky & MC Lader join the show to discuss the growth of Hyperliquid in 2026 and beyond. We deep dive into Hyperliquid's 24/7 markets thesis, how Native Markets won the USDH propos...Show More
2) State of The Market, Polymarket Insider Trading & a16z Raising $2B | Weekly Roundup
This week, we're back with another weekly roundup where we discuss the current state of markets as Bitcoin holds steady around $70k. We then deep dive into how to unlock 24/7 markets, insider trading ...Show More
3) Hivemind: Can Bitcoin Reclaim $80k, State of The Market & The AI Trade
This week, the Hivemind team breaks down the current market sentiment as crypto tries to put in a bottom. We deep dive into reasons to be optimistic, the convergence of crypto and AI, Citrini's AI pie...Show More
4) Introducing: Inflection Point | The Crypto-TradFi Convergence
In this first episode of Inflection Point, we explore the accelerating convergence between traditional finance and crypto as institutional adoption begins reshaping the foundations of global financial...Show More
5) Building The Perfect Portfolio In 2026 | Tushar Jain & Pranav Kanade
This week, Tushar Jain & Pranav Kanade join the show to discuss the current state of markets. We deep dive into where are we in the cycle, where to allocate in 2026, how to value tokens, stablecoin ch...Show More
6) Terra vs Jane Street, Circle Earnings & Robinhood’s Venture Fund | Weekly Roundup
This week, we're back with another weekly roundup where we discuss the recent lawsuit filed by Terraform Labs against Jane Street. We then deep dive into Circle's earnings, Tether's investment in Whop...Show More
7) Zero Just Made Blockchains 100x Better | Bryan Pellegrino & Raz Zarick
This week, Bryan Pellegrino and Raz Zarick from LayerZero join the show to discuss Zero, the 100x breakthrough in blockchain architecture. We deep dive into the Zero origin story, the roadmap for 2026...Show More
8) Inside Dragonfly’s $650M Raise | Weekly Roundup
This week, we're back with another weekly roundup where Rob walks us through Dragonfly's most recent $650M raise. We deep dive into the state of crypto VC, what allocators look for when deploying into...Show More
9) Hivemind: Surviving Market Chop, Is Crypto Bottoming & Reasons to Be Optimistic in 2026
This week, the Hivemind team breaks down the current market chop as equities trade sideways and crypto tries to hold on after a huge downturn. We deep dive into whether we’ve finally bottomed, reasons...Show More
10) Quadrillions: The New Wall Street | Nick Shalek & Mathew McDermott
In the Quadrillions finale, we map the power shift from crypto building parallel markets to institutions integrating onchain rails into traditional finance. With Ribbit Capital’s Nick Shalek, and Gold...Show More