Empire is a crypto industry podcast from Blockworks that features interviews with top crypto founders and weekly market roundups. Empire's Twitter Score is 143 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #4,089 (top 1%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Empire releases two episodes per week, with guest interviews on Mondays and a roundup on Fridays. The show is hosted by Jason Yanowitz, Santiago Roel Santos, and Rob Hadick. Empire has published 2,810 posts on the platform and has accumulated 13,659 followers as of August 2026.
Empire's parent company, Blockworks, has grown significantly as a crypto media and data business. Per Axios, Blockworks raised $12 million at a $135 million post-money valuation in a round led by 10T Holdings, with participation from Framework Ventures and Santiago Santos. Per Blockworks, the company later raised a Series A extension at a $192 million valuation co-led by ParaFi and Reciprocal Ventures. Blockworks also announced in June 2026 that it acquired Messari, combining two crypto data platforms, a deal that Empire itself covered in an episode.
Empire has been mentioned by 170 accounts a total of 401 times across the platform.
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The accounts that follow Empire include 479 founders, 153 angel investors, 205 influencers and 12 VCs, among them Toly, Ansem, Solana, Luca Netz, Hsaka and Santiago R Santos.