Empire Newsletter

Unto’s Will Yoo and Liam Heeger spoke to the Empire newsletter about their raise and how they plan to build Thru

Néstor Palao spoke to Blockworks about the trends he’s seeing in crypto projects

BlackRock’s Samara Cohen said that this is an “important moment to play out” for bitcoin on the Empire podcast

Nexo announced it’s moving back to the US, in a move that could be positive for crypto overall

Veradittakit explains the sectors he’s interested in, how raising for Fund V is going, and what he looks for in the companies he invests in.

Arch Labs CEO told Blockworks that the team plans to launch a native token, but declined to give details

CEO Mike Silagadze tells Blockworks that the US is “open for business” and why its DeFi bank offering is the first of many

Base’s Jesse Pollak spoke to Blockworks about his bullish case for content coins and how he’s approaching a real-time learning curve

Blockworks managing editor Michael McSweeney and news editor Katherine Ross give their thoughts on content coins and their viability.

Zora’s announcement that its token is for “fun only” sparked a debate about the need for such tokens

Kado’s founder Emery Andrew spoke to Blockworks about the acquisition and what’s next for the team

LayerZero’s Bryan Pellegrino chatted with Blockworks about the firm’s next steps and its 10-year runway

“Be prepared to do more with less,” Framework Ventures’ Michael Anderson said

Q1 may have been “frustrating,” but things are looking brighter for Q2

A Blockworks Research report looked at how Hyperliquid has maintained its hype and how it can build out its businesses

Dragonfly’s Rob Hadick discussed how the firm is approaching investments in the current market

Taking a look at the biggest stablecoin players and where they stand

Both CeFi and DeFi lending have made a comeback, Galaxy noted

Forward Guidance’s Felix Jauvin noted that he’s bullish on both crypto and bitcoin on a “mean reversion basis”

This is the largest equity investment that Framework Ventures has ever made,” Framework’s Michael Anderson exclusively told Blockworks

The firm behind Helium announced that it reached a settlement with the SEC

SKALE’s Jack O’Holleran said that certain metrics are becoming more important to gauging the success of a project

Agora’s Nick van Eck says stablecoin adoption will ramp up after an education period

Agora’s Nick van Eck wants to break stablecoins into four categories to highlight differences