Are You Ready For The Merge? & Coinbase's MakerDAO Proposal | Roundup

In this episode of Empire's Weekly Roundup, Jason and Santi discuss the upcoming Ethereum merge and how to maximize your profit opportunity (warning: this is not financial advice).

We also explore Coinbase's $1.6B Maker DAO proposal, Binance's BUSD announcement, value accrual frameworks, and more!

- -

(00:00) Intro

(02:23) A Web3 CRM

(04:48) How to Prep for the ETH merge

(19:30) MakerDAO Proposal To Send $1.6B USDC to Coinbase Prime

(27:24) Avalanche Ad

(28:50) Coinbase Deal

(36:16) Coinbase Backs Tornado Lawsuit Against the Treasury Department

(40:45) Binance BUSD Announcement

(46:02) Where Will Value Accrue In Crypto?

(53:15) Chaos Labs, Mysten Labs & Fund Raises

(59:20) Podcast & Book Recommendations

- -

Follow Santi: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel

Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz

Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod

Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j

Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7

Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw

- -

Referenced in the show:

Tomasz Tunguz articles

https://tomtunguz.com/

Robert Leshner's tweet thread on the merge

https://twitter.com/rleshner/status/1559727104903757826

Katie Haun - Tornado Cash: What web3 Needs to Know

https://bit.ly/3x9w4b8

Doug Colkitt blockspace fee tweet thread

https://twitter.com/0xdoug/status/1566491825942237184

Bell Curve podcast

https://spoti.fi/3DbPpwm

Take Notes podcast

https://spoti.fi/3Qow1yY

Matthew Ball's new Metaverse book

https://www.matthewball.vc/metaversebook

--

Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/

- -

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.