Empire

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Jun 3, 2021 • 1h 3min

Why the 2021 bull market mirrors 2013, with Will Clemente

Empire is on pause this week. For now, enjoy Crypto Data 101 with Will Clemente. See you next week for part 2 with Dan!In this special episode, Will and I talk about why retail is buying when whales are selling, and how the 2021 bull run looks like 2013.Will built a steady following on Twitter this year with his market predictions and analytics, and predicts an eventual $300k Bitcoin.–––LUKKALukka Prime is crypto asset pricing data aligned to accounting standards like GAAP and IFRS. Lukka Prime Pricing Data is the pricing source used by S&P Dow Jones Indices’ for their new cryptocurrency indices. Lukka Prime is the world’s first fair market value pricing source for crypto assets and the best option for all post-trade reporting needs. Visit lukka.tech/empire to learn more.–––EXODUSDownload the app today at http://exodus.com/empire and iOS users can buy up to $500 in Bitcoin for just $1 for a limited time.–––Empire is brought to you by Blockworks. For the next 24 hours, you can get tickets to DAS before the price increases on Friday. Act soon! https://blockworks.co/events/For more podcasts like this one, check out http://blockworks.co/podcasts.Don't forget to follow me on Twitter @JasonYanowitz and let me know what you thought of the show!
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May 27, 2021 • 1h 9min

Dan Held explains why the Supercycle will push Bitcoin above $500,000

Dan Held is currently the director of growth marketing at Kraken. We talked about Elon's impact on the field, energy and the environment, and of course, the possible $500k Supercycle.This is part 1 of a 2 part series with Dan. Check out his Substack if you can't wait for part 2! https://danheld.substack.com/–––LUKKALukka Prime is crypto asset pricing data aligned to accounting standards like GAAP and IFRS. Lukka Prime Pricing Data is the pricing source used by S&P Dow Jones Indices’ for their new cryptocurrency indices. Lukka Prime is the world’s first fair market value pricing source for crypto assets and the best option for all post-trade reporting needs. Visit lukka.tech/empire to learn more.–––EXODUSDownload the app today at http://exodus.com/empire and iOS users can buy up to $500 in Bitcoin for just $1 for a limited time.–––Empire is brought to you by Blockworks, a financial media brand delivering breaking news and premium insights about digital assets to millions of investors. For more content like Empire, visit http://blockworks.co/podcasts.Follow me on Twitter @JasonYanowitz and let me know what you thought of the show!
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May 20, 2021 • 1h 24min

Why $USDC will become a $10 trillion stablecoin, with Jeremy Allaire

Jeremy Allaire takes us deep into the world of $USDC, stablecoins, and the future of money.–––LUKKAMinimize your crypto taxes and maximize your refund with Lukka Essentials. Dozens of exchange APIs and hundreds of mapped file formats makes it easy to upload your transaction history. With no limits on exchanges or transaction count, file your 2020 taxes for just $19.95 whether you have 10 transactions or 1 million. Go to http://tax.lukka.tech/empire to sign up and generate 2020 tax forms today.–––EXODUSDownload the app today at http://exodus.com/empire and iOS users can buy up to $500 in Bitcoin for just $1 for a limited time.–––Empire is brought to you by Blockworks, a financial media brand delivering breaking news and premium insights about digital assets to millions of investors. For more content like Empire, visit http://blockworks.co/podcasts.Follow me on Twitter @JasonYanowitz and let me know what you thought of the show!
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May 13, 2021 • 1h 1min

VC Colleen Sullivan explains how institutions and regulators view DeFi

Colleen Sullivan is a founder at CMT — but before that, she spent her summers fighting for space in the pit in Chicago. We talked about how those experiences informed her career, and what her legal experience has taught her about the landscape today.–––LUKKAMinimize your crypto taxes and maximize your refund with Lukka Essentials. Dozens of exchange APIs and hundreds of mapped file formats makes it easy to upload your transaction history. With no limits on exchanges or transaction count, file your 2020 taxes for just $19.95 whether you have 10 transactions or 1 million. Go to http://tax.lukka.tech/empire to sign up and generate 2020 tax forms today.–––EXODUSDownload the app today at http://exodus.com/empire and iOS users can buy up to $500 in Bitcoin for just $1 for a limited time.–––Empire is brought to you by Blockworks, a financial media brand delivering breaking news and premium insights about digital assets to millions of investors. For more content like Empire, visit http://blockworks.co/podcasts.Follow me on Twitter @JasonYanowitz and let me know what you thought of the show!
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May 6, 2021 • 1h 12min

Why many Africans still use WhatsApp to buy Bitcoin, with Nelly Chatue-Diop

Nelly Chatue-Diop left her home in Cameroon to dive in to the tech world. Now she's bringing what she learned back to Africa with Ejara, which she hopes will soon let people on the continent invest in crypto. We talked about everything from Ejara's founding story, to what it could look like to tokenize a herd of cattle.–––LUKKAMinimize your crypto taxes and maximize your refund with Lukka Essentials. Dozens of exchange APIs and hundreds of mapped file formats makes it easy to upload your transaction history. With no limits on exchanges or transaction count, file your 2020 taxes for just $19.95 whether you have 10 transactions or 1 million. Go to http://tax.lukka.tech/empire to sign up and generate 2020 tax forms today.–––EXODUSDownload the app today at http://exodus.com/empire and iOS users can buy up to $500 in Bitcoin for just $1 for a limited time.–––Empire is brought to you by Blockworks, a financial media brand delivering breaking news and premium insights about digital assets to millions of investors. For more content like Empire, visit http://blockworks.co/podcasts.Follow me on Twitter @JasonYanowitz and let me know what you thought of the show!
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Apr 29, 2021 • 1h 22min

Michael Moro on Why Corporations Bought $8 Billion of Bitcoin in Q1

Michael Moro remembers when Bitcoin felt like it could go to $0. We talked about the transition from that to corporations buying $8 billion in BTC in a quarter, the time he was forced to spend a bitcoin on a case of wine, and the rise of Genesis. –––LUKKAMinimize your crypto taxes and maximize your refund with Lukka Essentials. Dozens of exchange APIs and hundreds of mapped file formats makes it easy to upload your transaction history. With no limits on exchanges or transaction count, file your 2020 taxes for just $19.95 whether you have 10 transactions or 1 million. Go to http://tax.lukka.tech/empire to sign up and generate 2020 tax forms today.–––EXODUSDownload the app today at http://exodus.com/empire and iOS users can buy up to $500 in Bitcoin for just $1 for a limited time.–––Empire is brought to you by Blockworks, a financial media brand delivering breaking news and premium insights about digital assets to millions of investors. For more content like Empire, visit http://blockworks.co/podcasts.Follow me on Twitter @JasonYanowitz and let me know what you thought of the show!
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Apr 22, 2021 • 1h 16min

Why Jameson Lopp burned down his life to live in extreme privacy

After being Swatted, Jameson Lopp decided to burn down every trace of his identity. Even his own family members don't know where he lives. Now, he's using what he learned to build Casa — a secure storage for crypto that he hopes will ease users' transition into financial sovereignty.–––LUKKAMinimize your crypto taxes and maximize your refund with Lukka Essentials. Dozens of exchange APIs and hundreds of mapped file formats makes it easy to upload your transaction history. With no limits on exchanges or transaction count, file your 2020 taxes for just $19.95 whether you have 10 transactions or 1 million. Go to http://tax.lukka.tech/empire to sign up and generate 2020 tax forms today.–––EXODUSDownload the app today at http://exodus.com/empire and iOS users can buy up to $500 in Bitcoin for just $1 for a limited time.–––Empire is brought to you by Blockworks, a financial media brand delivering breaking news and premium insights about digital assets to millions of investors. For more content like Empire, visit http://blockworks.co/podcasts.Follow me on Twitter @JasonYanowitz and let me know what you thought of the show!
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Apr 15, 2021 • 1h 9min

Ex Goldman Trader: The 80 Year Debt Cycle Will End With Wealth Redistribution

Before Bill Barhydt started Abra, he build security systems for the CIA and NASA. We talked about his time working for the government, as well as his role getting banks online through Netscape, and what is looks like to come out of a debt cycle.–––LUKKAMinimize your crypto taxes and maximize your refund with Lukka Essentials. Dozens of exchange APIs and hundreds of mapped file formats makes it easy to upload your transaction history. With no limits on exchanges or transaction count, file your 2020 taxes for just $19.95 whether you have 10 transactions or 1 million. Go to http://tax.lukka.tech/empire to sign up and generate 2020 tax forms today.–––EXODUSDownload the app today at http://exodus.com/empire and iOS users can buy up to $500 in Bitcoin for just $1 for a limited time.–––Empire is brought to you by Blockworks, a financial media brand delivering breaking news and premium insights about digital assets to millions of investors. For more content like Empire, visit http://blockworks.co/podcasts.Follow me on Twitter @JasonYanowitz and let me know what you thought of the show!
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Apr 8, 2021 • 51min

Bootstrapping CoinGecko: The Fastest Growing Crypto Data Platform, with Bobby Ong

Bobby Ong co-founded the fastest-growing crypto data aggregator, CoinGecko. We talked about how to build a crypto company so that it can last through a bear market — and why honesty is central to his business model.–––LUKKAMinimize your crypto taxes and maximize your refund with Lukka Essentials. Dozens of exchange APIs and hundreds of mapped file formats makes it easy to upload your transaction history. With no limits on exchanges or transaction count, file your 2020 taxes for just $19.95 whether you have 10 transactions or 1 million. Go to tax.lukka.tech/empire to sign up and generate 2020 tax forms today.–––EXODUSDownload the app today at exodus.com/empire and iOS users can buy up to $500 in Bitcoin for just $1 for a limited time.–––Empire is brought to you by Blockworks, a financial media brand delivering breaking news and premium insights about digital assets to millions of investors. For more content like Empire, visit http://blockworks.co/podcasts.Follow me on Twitter @JasonYanowitz and let me know what you thought of the show!
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Apr 1, 2021 • 1h 12min

How Sam Bankman-Fried made $10 billion by the age of 28

Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX made headlines when they acquired the naming rights to Miami's basketball stadium. We talk about how he got there, including everything from his childhood to his experience juggling arbitrage in Japan.–––LUKKAMinimize your crypto taxes and maximize your refund with Lukka Essentials. Dozens of exchange APIs and hundreds of mapped file formats makes it easy to upload your transaction history. With no limits on exchanges or transaction count, file your 2020 taxes for just $19.95 whether you have 10 transactions or 1 million. Go to tax.lukka.tech/empire to sign up and generate 2020 tax forms today.–––EXODUSDownload the app today at exodus.com/empire and iOS users can buy up to $500 in Bitcoin for just $1 for a limited time.–––Empire is brought to you by Blockworks, a financial media brand delivering breaking news and premium insights about digital assets to millions of investors. For more content like Empire, visit http://blockworks.co/podcasts.Follow me on Twitter @JasonYanowitz and let me know what you thought of the show!

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