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Empire · August 20, 2026 · 55m

New SEC Crypto Proposal Could Finally Fix Tokens

Hosts Jason Yanowitz, Santiago Roel, and Rob Hadick discuss whether the SEC's new crypto framework can meaningfully change token design, capital formation, and investor protections. The conversation covers the four-year cycle, Hyperliquid's institutional moment, winners and losers from regulatory clarity, and which projects might move first under the new rules. They also touch on token transparency reaching Bloomberg and Travis Kalanick as an example of peak founder mode. The episode closes with a content-of-the-week segment.

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Can regulation revive crypto?00:04:16
The hosts debate whether the SEC's new crypto framework meaningfully changes token design, capital formation, and investor protections.
The four-year cycle and whether it's time to nibble00:16:23
The hosts examine the crypto four-year cycle and ask whether current conditions justify beginning to buy.

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