{"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":"Clarity Window Closing, Robinhood Eating Ethereum Value & Coinbase's Base Reset","slug":"clarity-window-closing-robinhood-eating-ethereum-value-coinbase-s-base-reset","published_at":"2026-07-16T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empire-1487353/clarity-window-closing-robinhood-eating-ethereum-value-coinbase-s-base-reset","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empire-1487353","url":"https://chrt.fm/track/713ACD/traffic.megaphone.fm/BWG4662560629.mp3","audio_url":"https://chrt.fm/track/713ACD/traffic.megaphone.fm/BWG4662560629.mp3","summary":"Crypto's window for regulatory clarity is about to close while Robinhood raises questions about who actually captures the value created onchain. This week, we unpack Clarity’s narrowing path through Congress and what failure could mean for crypto markets and institutional adoption. We also debate Ethereum’s economics, Coinbase’s Base reset, the Ostium hack vs instant settlement, and Stripe’s reported PayPal bid. Enjoy! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 01:50 Clarity Act’s Closing Window 08:40 Trump’s Crypto Ethics Roadblock 14:07 What Clarity Means For Markets 18:13 Robinhood Exposes Ethereum’s Value Problem 28:14 Coinbase Resets Base’s Strategy 39:28 Ostium Hack Challenges Instant Settlement 50:50 Stripe’s Bid To Reinvent PayPal 01:04:57 AI Trades And Biohacking 01:10:20 Content Of The Week FOLLOW THE SHOW › Empire – https://x.com/theempirepod › Jason – https://x.com/jasonyanowitz › Santiago – https://x.com/santiagoroel › Rob – https://x.com/HadickM › 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 DISCLAIMER Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Any views expressed are opinions, not financial advice. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.","meta_description":"Crypto's window for regulatory clarity is about to close while Robinhood raises questions about who actually captures the value created onchain. This week…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4472,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/empire-1487353/episodes/clarity-window-closing-robinhood-eating-ethereum-value-coinbase-s-base-reset/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empire-1487353/clarity-window-closing-robinhood-eating-ethereum-value-coinbase-s-base-reset.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}