Host, Empire Podcast

Santiago Roel

Co-host of Empire. Covers regulatory, market, and investment trends in crypto and blockchain.

Known For

regulatory analysisfintech markets

Canon

AI Agents Flatten Team Structure and Compress Deployment Cycles

Government-Mandated AI Model Shutdown as Regulatory Precedent

Paradigm Shifts Are Invisible to Incumbents

Episodes

#Memecoins Are Stress-Testing The Future Of Tokenized Stocks | Weekly RoundupSep 11, 2026 #Crypto's Speculation Problem, Regulation Without CLARITY & The Gambling EconomyAug 14, 2026 #AI Fatigue, Robinhood & Every Market Becoming Crypto | Weekly RoundupJul 31, 2026 #Clarity Window Closing, Robinhood Eating Ethereum Value & Coinbase's Base ResetJul 16, 2026 #Crypto's Value Capture Problem & Why Robinhood Built Its Own BlockchainJul 10, 2026 #Anthropic's Fable Banned, Will Microstrategy Blow Up & Structuring A Portfolio in 2026Jun 19, 2026 #SpaceX's $1.75T IPO, Strategy Sells Bitcoin & Crypto's Hard ResetJun 5, 2026 #Why's Everyone So Bearish, Robinhood's AI Agent and SoFi's Stablecoin LaunchMay 29, 2026 #Hyperliquid Just Had Its Breakout MomentMay 22, 2026 #AI Feels Like Crypto In 2017, Circle Raises $222M and Anthropic Cracks Down On SPVsMay 14, 2026 #Big Tech Earnings, DeFi United and Pump Fun’s Token BurnMay 1, 2026 #DeFi’s Latest $290M Hack, Kalshi vs Polymarket & Will the Clarity Act Pass?Apr 24, 2026 #Markets Bounce Back, The Hyperliquid Thesis and Kraken Raises $200MApr 17, 2026