In today's episode we are joined by One River and Coinbase Asset Management CEO Eric Peters to unpack how institutions are thinking about crypto this cycle. Eric breaks down why infrastructure providers like Coinbase are positioned to be the biggest winners, how tokenized equities could transform global market access, and what the institutional capital cycle means for Bitcoin, ETH, and Solana. Eric also breaks down why we're at the beginning of a complete reboot of financial architecture and how to navigate this from a portfolio perspective. Thanks for tuning in!

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It's time for an on chain Binance to emerge.

Magic Eden is getting into token trading and their vision is to become on chain Binance and then much more as the entire world ends up moving on chain

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$cmETH, a Mantle native liquid restaking token, will launch together with Season 2: Methamorphosis, allowing users to easily participate in restaking, and earn $COOK rewards in addition to other yields.

$COOK, the governance token of mETH Protocol, will allow holders to play a pivotal role in directing the strategic future of mETH Protocol.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(02:50) Impact of Election

(16:27) Global Macro Outlook

(29:42) Crypto's Secular Trend

(42:31) Skale Ad

(43:11) Magic Eden Ad

(43:55) Uniswap Ad

(44:27) Mantle Ad

(45:21) Ledger Ad

(46:04) Impact of Institutional Adoption

(49:11) Bull and Bear Cases for BTC

(54:11) Eth & Sol Outlook

(01:01:50) The Cycle Trade

(01:08:11) Corporates Buying BTC

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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

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