New Podcast from Blockworks Showcases the Personal Stories of Crypto Founders

Many of today’s unicorn crypto companies started as a dream — entrepreneurs who took a leap of faith on a small internet phenomenon called Bitcoin.  Throughout my time in this space, I’ve been fortunate enough to meet hundreds of founders building […]

by Jason Yanowitz /
article-image

share

Many of today’s unicorn crypto companies started as a dream — entrepreneurs who took a leap of faith on a small internet phenomenon called Bitcoin. 

Throughout my time in this space, I’ve been fortunate enough to meet hundreds of founders building this new financial system. Everyday, we hear the announcements, the fund raises, and the product launches.

But I wanted to hear the real stories – the stories that usually aren’t publicly shared.

On Empire, I’ll reveal the personal struggles, bold moves, and tough decisions that these individuals have gone through to build this new industry. For any NPR or Guy Raz fans out there, you can think of Empire like a “How I Built This” for the Bitcoin and crypto industry.

Empire launches on Thursday, March 4th, 2021.

Episodes will be released every Thursday morning. Early guests include Muneeb Ali of Blockstack, Mike Belshe of BitGo, Bobby Ong of CoinGecko, and Joe Lubin of ConsenSys.

Subscribe to Empire today on Apple or Spotify. Watch the episode on YouTube.

Tags

Upcoming Events

Permissionless III

WED - FRI, OCTOBER 9 - 11, 2024

Pack your bags, anon — we’re heading west! Join us in the beautiful Salt Lake City for the third installment of Permissionless. Come for the alpha, stay for the fresh air. Permissionless III promises unforgettable panels, killer networking opportunities, and mountains […]

join us in Salt Lake City, UT

Digital Asset Summit 2024 | London

MON - WED, MARCH 18 - 20, 2024

Crypto’s premier institutional conference returns to London in March 2024. The DAS: London Experience:  Attend expert-led panel discussions and fireside chats  Hear the latest developments regarding the crypto and digital asset regulatory environment directly from policymakers and experts   Grow your network […]

join us in Hilton Metropole | 225 Edgware Rd, London

buy tickets

recent research

Pyth Cover.jpg

Research

Pyth Network: Pull, Not Push

Pyth is a low latency pull-based oracle. In a future that looks increasingly high frequency, with various alt L1s and L2s that have significantly shorter block times than Ethereum, and an explosion of “high-frequency” protocols such as oracle or CLOB perp DEXs, Pyth’s low latency oracle product looks much better positioned to capture a significant amount of market share in comparison to competitors.

by Ren Yu Kong

/

news

article-image

Policy

DOJ to announce ‘significant’ crypto enforcements alongside CFTC, Treasury

It’s unclear what “actions” the CFTC, DOJ and Treasury will announce Tuesday afternoon

by Katherine Ross /
article-image

DeFi

Wannabe L2 Blast bursts onto scene promising high ETH yield — in 3 months

Some 18,000 accounts have already sent $27 million in crypto to a one-way bridge controlled by a Blast multisig

by Macauley Peterson /
article-image

DeFi

Telegram trading bot tallies daily volume topping $16M

Telegram bots have seen a cumulative trading volume of over $4 billion

by Bessie Liu /
article-image

DeFi

Avalanche gets the ‘Ordinals’ bump, sets new transaction record

Avalanche has been inundated with transactions for inscriptions, similar to the Ordinals that already hit Bitcoin, Litecoin and Dogecoin

by Bessie Liu /
article-image

Web3

Sam Altman’s OpenAI exit won’t stop the use of ChatGPT among crypto devs, at least for now 

Like much of the tech world, crypto’s use of ChatGPT has been growing. Despite founder Sam Altman’s ouster, decentralized AI projects don’t seem ready to replace it

by Jack Kubinec /
article-image

Policy

SEC accuses Kraken of commingling customer funds, operating unregistered exchange

The allegations came in a new lawsuit filed by the US securities regulator on Monday

by Katherine Ross /