Empire is a crypto industry podcast from Blockworks that features interviews with top crypto founders and weekly market roundups. Empire's Twitter Score is 142 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #4,140 (top 1%) among 493,668 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 2,877 posts on the platform and has accumulated 13,732 followers as of October 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 177 accounts a total of 412 times across the platform.
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The accounts that follow Empire include 488 founders, 151 angel investors, 204 influencers and 12 VCs, among them Toly, Ansem, Solana, Luca Netz, Hsaka and Santiago R Santos.