Empire Newsletter

Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier tells Blockworks that institutions have reached out about security in the wake of the Bybit attack

CEO Tanner Taddeo told Blockworks that institutions are looking to utilize stablecoins to make transfers cheaper, faster

Tokenized private equity is the next “greatest” opportunity, BWR analyst Carlos Gonzalez Campo writes

Ethena and Securitize’s Converge will launch within the next three months

Carson Cook and James Roth of Membrane Labs join the Empire podcast to discuss the state of lending and how custodians impact market growth

A popular equity investing strategy, which considers network effects, is paying off for this crypto index

BWR analyst Carlos Gonzalez Campo explains the consequences of SOL inflation and transfers lost to “leaky buckets”

Empire co-host Santiago Santos makes the case that memecoins have actually helped push infra forward…just not in the way you think

A16z Crypto lists seven buckets for tokens and recommendations for how to regulate them, in a filing submitted to the SEC

A Glassnode report found that the accumulation range for bitcoin is ‘weak,’ indicating a decline in demand

CEO Bam Azizi said he’ll only be seeking stablecoin-exclusive funding rounds from now on

Pillsbury partner Brian Montgomery said that banks are mulling how to gain exposure to crypto

Dinocoins like XRP and ADA are getting more attention, and it’s not just because of President Trump

Anthony Pompliano looks for folks who are running away from something rather than towards it

VC activity was slightly down month over month, according to TIE data

Here’s what we know about the bitcoin strategic reserve and the digital asset stockpile ahead of today’s summit

Moonrock Capital’s Simon Dedic thinks that we have to treat infra and consumer apps like the internet: build them side by side

Seismic, an encrypted blockchain, plans to release its developer testnet in a month

The market’s short-lived rally isn’t something to be too worried about, analysts say

Altcoin season may still be a ways off, and that could be the new norm as we adjust to potential “microcycles”

PayPal’s Jose Fernandez da Ponte explained why he’s not only focused on stablecoin market caps when growing PYUSD

And why the SEC’s memecoin statement is a mixed bag, though a positive for crypto regulation

Satoshi’s identity is crypto’s version of the moon landing

Manic markets have us all dreaming of sensible projects making steady but decent revenue