Empire Newsletter
Squads CEO Stepan Simkin explained why the firm launched Altitude and how he’s thinking about stablecoins
Apollo’s Christine Moy explained how the “velocity” of innovation in crypto has led to the evolution of RWAs
Roshan Robert told Blockworks that OKX brought him on back in September to plan out its US expansion
Stripe announced Stablecoin Financial Accounts, which will allow businesses to have “stablecoin-powered accounts”
Altcoin season may be on a permanent pause as the market matures and paths grow more selective
Sentora aims to create an ecosystem focused on institutional investors’ DeFi needs
Ripple is eyeing ways to boost its financial profile, on top of social usefulness
Kraken’s chief security officer Nick Percoco said the exchange turned the tables on a North Korean hacker
Unto’s Will Yoo and Liam Heeger spoke to the Empire newsletter about their raise and how they plan to build Thru
BlackRock’s Samara Cohen said that this is an “important moment to play out” for bitcoin on the Empire podcast
Nexo announced it’s moving back to the US, in a move that could be positive for crypto overall
Veradittakit explains the sectors he’s interested in, how raising for Fund V is going, and what he looks for in the companies he invests in.
Arch Labs CEO told Blockworks that the team plans to launch a native token, but declined to give details
CEO Mike Silagadze tells Blockworks that the US is “open for business” and why its DeFi bank offering is the first of many
Base’s Jesse Pollak spoke to Blockworks about his bullish case for content coins and how he’s approaching a real-time learning curve
Blockworks managing editor Michael McSweeney and news editor Katherine Ross give their thoughts on content coins and their viability.
Zora’s announcement that its token is for “fun only” sparked a debate about the need for such tokens
Kado’s founder Emery Andrew spoke to Blockworks about the acquisition and what’s next for the team
A Blockworks Research report looked at how Hyperliquid has maintained its hype and how it can build out its businesses
Dragonfly’s Rob Hadick discussed how the firm is approaching investments in the current market