Garrett Harper


<p>In this episode of Empire, Jason is joined by Haseeb Qureshi and Tom Schmidt of Dragonfly Capital. Haseeb and Tom are top venture capitalists with unique insights into crypto&#8217;s current trends, new innovations and market sentiment. If you want expert advice on the market, these are two people you ask.</p>



<p>Haseeb Qureshi and Tom Schmidt discuss:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>the venture capital landscape</li><li>power is shifting to investors</li><li>being long crypto while fighting the Fed</li><li>supercharged crowdfunding</li><li>convertible bonds &amp; debt financing</li><li>the changing meta</li><li>how projects choose where to build</li><li>the end of airdrops</li><li>market outlook</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 Web3.</p>



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DeFi

Podcast: Can Crypto Find a New Narrative? | Haseeb Qureshi & Tom Schmidt


<p>In the latest episode of &#8220;<a href="https://youtu.be/p1j26w9DaHc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Empire</a>,&#8221; Blockworks&#8217; Co-founder Jason Yanowitz sits with Tom Schmidt of Dragonfly Cap and Tarun Chitra of Gauntlet for a DeFi deep dive. They cover a range of topics, from DAOs and governance, to the digitization of corporations in our increasingly technology-based world.</p>



<p>Plus, listen to hear their thoughts on:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>the deleveraging spiral in DeFi (decentralized finance)</li><li>the crypto outlook for 2022</li><li>tokenomics</li><li>and so much more!</li></ul>



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



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>About the show</strong></h3>



<p>&#8220;Empire&#8221; is a twice-a-week show. On Thursdays, Jason interviews crypto industry movers and shakers to talk about their struggles, bold moves and tough decisions. Friday&#8217;s weekly roundup episodes feature <meta charset="utf-8">co-host Santiago Roel Santos and cover the top news from the past week.</p>



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