{"podcast":{"title":"Empire","slug":"empire-1487353","podcast_index_feed_id":1487353,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/empire","website_url":"https://blockworks.co/podcasts/empire/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/1d504076-753d-11eb-b286-4728944530b4/image/d5c385ebb66793b40b956008e4741044.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Blockworks","episode_count":672,"summary":"Empire features interviews with top crypto founders to get the real stories that aren’t shared elsewhere. Empire is your look behind the curtain of the crypto industry. We release two episodes per week: guest interviews on Monday and a weekly roundup on Friday.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-14T20:20:23.446340+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empire-1487353"},"episode":{"title":"Beezie & Collector Crypt CEOs on Why Onchain Collectibles Are Exploding","slug":"beezie-collector-crypt-ceos-on-why-onchain-collectibles-are-exploding","published_at":"2026-08-31T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empire-1487353/beezie-collector-crypt-ceos-on-why-onchain-collectibles-are-exploding","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empire-1487353","url":"https://chrt.fm/track/713ACD/traffic.megaphone.fm/BWG1473910108.mp3","audio_url":"https://chrt.fm/track/713ACD/traffic.megaphone.fm/BWG1473910108.mp3","summary":"Tokenized collectibles are one of the hottest markets right now, turning an antiquated resale market into a liquid, gamified form of commerce built around collectors. This week, Beezie and Collector Crypt CEOs, Andrea Miele and Tuomas (Tuom) Holmberg, explain why tokenized collectibles are finding product-market fit and how crypto is reshaping a market long dominated by traditional marketplaces. They discuss instant buybacks, collector liquidity, sustainable platform economics, token ownership, and why gamified commerce could expand far beyond trading cards. Enjoy! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 02:03 How Collectibles Became a Market 06:06 Why Are Pokémon Cards Booming? 09:22 What’s Broken In Collectibles? 14:53 How Digital Packs Actually Work 18:31 How Do The Economics Work? 27:04 Ads (TOKEN2049, Avalanche Summit) 28:47 Can Lower Fees Win Users? 37:42 What Does Blockchain Actually Add? 45:06 Can Gamified Commerce Go Mainstream? 48:36 Why Collector Crypt Has A Token 53:51 How Does Token Value Accrue? 57:09 How Big Can This Get? FOLLOW GUESTS › Andrea – https://x.com/AndreaMYellie › Beezie – https://x.com/beezie › Tuom – https://x.com/TuomHolmberg › Collector Crypt – https://x.com/Collector_Crypt FOLLOW THE SHOW › Empire – https://x.com/theempirepod › Jason – https://x.com/jasonyanowitz › Telegram – https://t.me/+CaCYvTOB4Eg1OWJh › Blockworks – https://x.com/Blockworks EVENTS › Join us at Digital Asset Summit 2026 Asia October 7th & Digital Asset 2026 London November 10-11th https://blockworks.com/events › TOKEN2049 Singapore is back October 7–8, bringing together 25,000 attendees, 300 speakers, and 500 exhibitors for one of the biggest weeks in crypto. Get your TOKEN2049 tickets here: https://checkout.token2049.com/events/asia?promo=DASPODCAST10&utm_source=Empire&utm_…","meta_description":"Tokenized collectibles are one of the hottest markets right now, turning an antiquated resale market into a liquid, gamified form of commerce built around…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3616,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/empire-1487353/episodes/beezie-collector-crypt-ceos-on-why-onchain-collectibles-are-exploding/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empire-1487353/beezie-collector-crypt-ceos-on-why-onchain-collectibles-are-exploding.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}