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What Empire Says About Communication

41 episodes about communication

Empire features interviews with top crypto founders to get the real stories that aren’t shared elsewhere. Empire is your...

Key Insights on Communication

The person asking questions actually controls and directs the conversation, not the one giving answers

  • Dr. Christina Maher combines software engineering, finance, and neuroscience backgrounds to develop brain-computer interfaces for enhanced human communication
  • Future brain-to-brain communication could bypass language limitations, enabling direct neural activity transmission between individuals
  • "Weird wins" - startups can thrive building products touching disagreement, persuasion, and sexuality that big tech committees explicitly avoid due to brand risk
  • People who get prenups usually don't get divorced, suggesting the vulnerable conversation required builds relationship skills
  • Communication and education help average people access medical wisdom and research they wouldn't otherwise have
  • Tucker Carlson allegedly under DOJ investigation for back-channel communications with Iranian IRGC officials via text
  • Case revealed terabytes of MSS officer communications, emails, and classified documents for first time in US history

Episodes

Anthropic's Fable Banned, Will Microstrategy Blow Up & Structuring A Portfolio in 2026

Anthropic's Fable Banned, Will Microstrategy Blow Up & Structuring A Portfolio in 2026

The Bull Case For Hyperliquid | Ryan Watkins

The Bull Case For Hyperliquid | Ryan Watkins

Blockworks Acquires Messari

Blockworks Acquires Messari

Figure Co-Founder: How Figure Became A $10B Business | Mike Cagney

Figure Co-Founder: How Figure Became A $10B Business | Mike Cagney

AI Feels Like Crypto In 2017, Circle Raises $222M and Anthropic Cracks Down On SPVs

AI Feels Like Crypto In 2017, Circle Raises $222M and Anthropic Cracks Down On SPVs

How KelpDAO's $290M Exploit Nearly Killed DeFi | Stani Kulechov & Mike Silagadze

How KelpDAO's $290M Exploit Nearly Killed DeFi | Stani Kulechov & Mike Silagadze

A Quantum Fork is Coming to Bitcoin | Alex Pruden & Philip Martin

A Quantum Fork is Coming to Bitcoin | Alex Pruden & Philip Martin

DeFi’s Latest $290M Hack, Kalshi vs Polymarket & Will the Clarity Act Pass?

DeFi’s Latest $290M Hack, Kalshi vs Polymarket & Will the Clarity Act Pass?

The Blockworks Vision

The Blockworks Vision

How To Make DeFi Great Again | Adrian Cachinero Vasiljevic & Luca Prosperi

How To Make DeFi Great Again | Adrian Cachinero Vasiljevic & Luca Prosperi

Why DeFi Is Unattractive, Claude Mythos and Cryptos's Biggest Winners

Why DeFi Is Unattractive, Claude Mythos and Cryptos's Biggest Winners

Hivemind: Ceasefire In Iran, Is AI a Bubble & Drift Exploited For $280M

Hivemind: Ceasefire In Iran, Is AI a Bubble & Drift Exploited For $280M

Paxos CEO on Crypto Today & Why Stablecoins Are Exploding | Charles Cascarilla

Paxos CEO on Crypto Today & Why Stablecoins Are Exploding | Charles Cascarilla

Making Tokenization a Reality: Bringing Assets Onchain | Samara Cohen

Making Tokenization a Reality: Bringing Assets Onchain | Samara Cohen

Western Union CEO: Western Union's Stablecoin Future

Western Union CEO: Western Union's Stablecoin Future

The Two Biggest Issues In Crypto Today | Weekly Roundup

The Two Biggest Issues In Crypto Today | Weekly Roundup

Copper Founder: Building a Billion Dollar Company & Fixing Crypto Custody

Copper Founder: Building a Billion Dollar Company & Fixing Crypto Custody

It's Still a Bull Market, But Not The One You Wanted

It's Still a Bull Market, But Not The One You Wanted

Hivemind: State of The Market, Saylor’s End Game & AI Growth in China

Hivemind: State of The Market, Saylor’s End Game & AI Growth in China

State of The Market, How to Value Hyperliquid & Tempo Launches Mainnet

State of The Market, How to Value Hyperliquid & Tempo Launches Mainnet

How To Fix Crypto's Token Problem | Weekly Roundup

How To Fix Crypto's Token Problem | Weekly Roundup

How Hyperliquid Unlocks 24/7 Markets | Jake Chervinsky & MC Lader

How Hyperliquid Unlocks 24/7 Markets | Jake Chervinsky & MC Lader

State of The Market, Polymarket Insider Trading & a16z Raising $2B | Weekly Roundup

State of The Market, Polymarket Insider Trading & a16z Raising $2B | Weekly Roundup

Hivemind: Can Bitcoin Reclaim $80k, State of The Market & The AI Trade

Hivemind: Can Bitcoin Reclaim $80k, State of The Market & The AI Trade

Introducing: Inflection Point | The Crypto-TradFi Convergence

Introducing: Inflection Point | The Crypto-TradFi Convergence

Building The Perfect Portfolio In 2026 | Tushar Jain & Pranav Kanade

Building The Perfect Portfolio In 2026 | Tushar Jain & Pranav Kanade

Terra vs Jane Street, Circle Earnings & Robinhood’s Venture Fund | Weekly Roundup

Terra vs Jane Street, Circle Earnings & Robinhood’s Venture Fund | Weekly Roundup

Zero Just Made Blockchains 100x Better | Bryan Pellegrino & Raz Zarick

Zero Just Made Blockchains 100x Better | Bryan Pellegrino & Raz Zarick

Inside Dragonfly’s $650M Raise | Weekly Roundup

Inside Dragonfly’s $650M Raise | Weekly Roundup

Hivemind: Surviving Market Chop, Is Crypto Bottoming & Reasons to Be Optimistic in 2026

Hivemind: Surviving Market Chop, Is Crypto Bottoming & Reasons to Be Optimistic in 2026

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