Empire

Empire features interviews with top crypto founders to get the real stories that aren’t shared elsewhere. Empire is your look behind the curtain of the crypto industry. We release two episodes per week: guest interviews on Monday and a weekly roundup on Friday.

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Every guest on Empire

314 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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Dmitriy Berenzon

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Donnie Dinch

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Drew Patel
Why Crypto Needs Better Insurance Models | Drew Patel, Karak · Jul 2024

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Ekram Ahmed

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Eric Saraniecki

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Felix Sim
The Future of Play-To-Earn Gaming | Felix Sim & Gabby Dizon · Mar 2022

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Flori Marquez
Flori Marquez on founding BlockFi: the fastest-growing Fintech in the world · Mar 2021

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Genia Mikhalchenko

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Harry Kalodne

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Hilmar Orth

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Ilja Moisejevs

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Jack O'Holleran
Gasless Crypto, Finding Narrative Market Fit, and Surviving Hype Cycles | Jack O'Holleran, Skale · Sep 2024

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James Zhang
Crypto Needs Its iPhone Moment | James Zhang · 2 episodes

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Jason Kam
Inside China’s Crypto Scene | Jason Kam · Jan 2022

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Jay Clayton
Will Regulation Kill Crypto? | Jay Clayton · Apr 2022

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John Crain

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John Zettler
Why Kraken Is Betting Big on Onchain Vaults | John Zettler & Sun Raghupathi · Jan 2026

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Jonathan Dockrell
Why Air Rights are Trading on Crypto Rails | Jonathan Dockrell, SkyTrade · Jul 2024

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Josh Bowen
How Rollups Will Decentralize Their Sequencer | Josh Bowen, Ben Fisch · May 2023

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Josh Solesbury

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Joshua Tobkin
Supra’s Vision For Automatic DeFi aka AutoFi Featuring Joshua Tobkin · Jun 2025

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Julian Holguin
Doodles: The Pixar of Web3 | Julian Holguin · Apr 2023

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Justin Peterson

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Kevin Sekniqi
Avalanche: What are Subnets and What's Wrong With Appchains | Kevin Sekniqi & Patrick O'Grady · Dec 2023

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Kevin Yedid-Botton

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Kieran Warwick
How Illuvium Will Outplay P2E | Kieran Warwick · Apr 2022

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Konstantin Richter
How to Build Through Bull & Bear Markets With Konstantin Richter | Permissionless IV Fireside Chat | Bonus Episode · Jul 2025

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Leah Wald
Bitcoin ETF: Everything You Need to Know | Leah Wald & Eric Balchunas · Nov 2021

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Lei Yang

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Logan Jastremski
Solana vs Hyperliquid, Why Ethereum Is Overvalued & Crypto In 2026 | Logan Jastremski · 3 episodes

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Luca Prosperi

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MC Lader

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Martin Leinweber

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Mathew McDermott

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Matthew Blumberg
J.P. Morgan’s Aave Trade Explained | Matthew Blumberg, Byron Gilliam · Nov 2022

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Michelle Bailhe Fradin
Sequoia’s Crypto Thesis | Michelle Bailhe Fradin · Oct 2022

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Mohamed Afifi
Quadrillions: Stablecoins: We’ve Only Just Begun | Mohamed Afifi · Feb 2026

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Mohamed Baioumy

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Myles O'Neil

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Nathan McCauley
The Hidden Costs of USDC | Nathan McCauley & Charles Cascarilla · Jan 2025

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