New episode out now! Dan Smith mert | helius | hSOL

We discuss:
- Stripe's Solana demo
- MEV on Solana
- Drift Protocol & Kamino airdrops
- Firedancer & more!

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:15 Stripe Is Bullish
13:36 Helium Mobile Ad
17:10 MEV On Solana
28:34…

Funding Wrap: a16z purchased $90M of Optimism’s OP token, and an ex-Revolut exec launches his own hybrid exchange

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OPINION: The ownership revolution is here; it's up to us to seize it

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We're back Quinn Thompson fejau Tyler Neville Mippo 🟪

New weekly roundup out now!

We discuss:
- Dovish FOMC
- QRA recap + market impact
- Time to be bullish?
- BoJ yentervention, Japan's Minsky moment & more!

Links below ↓

New episode out now! Dan Smith mert | helius | hSOL

We discuss:
- Stripe's Solana demo
- MEV on Solana
- Drift Protocol & Kamino airdrops
- Firedancer & more!

Links below! ↓

We hear a lot about bitcoin ETF flows.

But why should we care? And why maybe, should we tune it out?

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BTC is back in the $60K range and ETH is above $3K after a disappointing week

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NEW EP

This is how Movement & Aptos are making security sexy again.

Featuring rushi, neil | aptos 🌐, and Santiago R Santos | #9159

Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(06:26) Why Aptos & Move Language
(19:18) Institutional Support
(29:00) Aptos Roadmap
(38:54) Onchain User…

Is there institutional appetite for bitcoin ETFs? Here’s what a filing can tell us:

blockworks.co/news/13f-filin…

We’re assembling an elite list of DeFi OGs

You know Stani^ gonna be there.

Higher marks across transaction volumes, Base users, and stablecoin revenue.

Peek under the hood at Coinbase’s meaty Q1 results, and where the company goes from here:

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New episode with deAlex deBridge out now!

We discuss:
- Bridging & interoperability
- The intent bridging model
- MEV
- Bringing liquidity on chain & more!

Links below! ↓

Full episode out now! Jonah Avi

We discuss:
- Bearish at $70k, time to flip bullish?
- The next big trade
- ETH bull case
- Supply unlocks
- Using Grok for alpha

Timestamps:
0:00 Turning Bearish At $70k, Time To Flip Bullish?
12:45 Perennial Ad
14:17 The…

In today’s Empire newsletter:

- Tracking Champions League fan token performance
- Another bipartisan crypto bill doomed to die
- Plus, reading the Coinbase tea leaves

Subscribe by 8:30 am to get this morning’s news in your inbox: blockworks.co/newsletter/emp…

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NEW INTERVIEW

M^0 Labs co-founder and CEO Luca Prosperi unpacks:
- M minting, collateral, & redemption design
- 2-token governance system
- $100B+ endgame for M^0
- Incentivizing active governance

Timestamps
(0:00) Introduction
(3:23) M Minting & Redeeming
(13:17) Collateral &…