Garrett Harper


<p>On today&#8217;s episode of &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEOv-8wHvYC6mzsY2Gm5WcQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Empire</a>,&#8221; the long-awaited return of Santi and Jason discussing the latest in crypto, DeFi and more has finally landed. They refresh some predictions around ETH for 2022 and discuss Optimism&#8217;s airdrop, the BAYC Instagram hack, Osmosis’s canonical bridge vote, and announcements from funds and initiatives alike. You won’t want to miss this!</p>



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<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Optimism&#8217;s two-body &#8220;government&#8221;</li><li>L2 token value vs. ETH</li><li>Does every L1 need its own stablecoin?</li><li>BTC as the base trading pair</li><li><span style="color: initial;">And so much more!</span></li></ul>



<p>Check out what they had to say in the video below.👇</p>



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<p>&#8220;Empire&#8221; is a twice-a-week show where we share the real crypto stories that aren’t heard elsewhere. On Mondays, Jason and Santiago Santos interview crypto industry movers and shakers to talk about their struggles, bold moves and tough decisions. Finish off the week with Friday&#8217;s weekly roundup episode that covers the top news and narratives of the week.</p>



<p>For any NPR or Guy Raz fans out there, you can think of &#8220;Empire&#8221; as a &#8220;How I Built This&#8221; for the bitcoin and crypto industry.</p>



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BAYC

Podcast: Optimism’s Airdrop Is the Future of Governance | Weekly Roundup


<p>On today&#8217;s episode of &#8220;<a href="https://youtu.be/pprRKQSr6Ug" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Empire</a>,&#8221; Santiago Roel Santos is joined by Kieran Warwick, co-founder of <a href="https://www.illuvium.io/">Illuvium</a>. Illuvium is an open world, collector and auto-battler game with high-resolution graphics and dynamic gameplay mechanics. Illuvium focuses on bringing both entertainment and earning into the core gameplay. It might just be the Pokémon of Web3.</p>



<p>Santiago and Kieran discuss the inspiration behind Illuvium, how to build a AAA studio-level game, how NFTs empower gameplay and the key to Illuvium&#8217;s success.</p>



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<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Scarcity vs. utility</li><li>NFT interoperability</li><li>Building crypto communities </li><li><span style="color: initial;">And so much more!</span></li></ul>



<p>Check out what they had to say in the video below.👇</p>



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<p>Empire is a twice-a-week show where we share the real crypto stories that aren’t heard elsewhere. On Mondays, Jason and Santiago Santos interview crypto industry movers and shakers to talk about their struggles, bold moves and tough decisions. Finish off the week with Friday&#8217;s weekly roundup episode that covers the top news and narratives of the week. </p>



<p>For any NPR or Guy Raz fans out there, you can think of &#8220;Empire&#8221; as a &#8220;How I Built This&#8221; for the bitcoin and crypto industry.</p>



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