SpaceX’s $1.75T IPO, Strategy Sells Bitcoin & Crypto’s Hard Reset

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming SpaceX IPO and the current state of the cryptocurrency market with insights from guest Ryan Zurrer.

This week, we’re back with another weekly roundup to discuss the upcoming SpaceX IPO with early investor Ryan Zurrer. We deep dive into how to value SpaceX, why this crypto bear market feels worse than others, opportunities in DeFi today, Strategy selling Bitcoin and more. Enjoy! -- Follow Ryan: https://x.com/kukulabanze Follow Jason: https://x.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santi: https://x.com/santiagoroel Follow Rob: https://x.com/HadickM Follow Empire: https://x.com/theempirepod -- Robots will soon outnumber humans onchain. peaqOS turns them into a new trusted liquid asset class, with yield tied to real-world workloads. It gives robots all they need to do business on any chain — and lets humans earn from automation. Explore the Machine Economy: https://peaq.xyz -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:52) Takeaways From Money 2020 & All-In Summit (07:50) The Bull vs Bear Case For SpaceX (19:02) peaq Ad (19:48) Why This Bear Market Feels Worse Than Others (30:17) The Aftermath of SpaceX’s IPO (36:20) DeFi Opportunities In 2026 (48:50) Strategy Sells Bitcoin, Will BTC Hit $40k? (01:10:40) Content of The Week -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jason Yanowitz, Santiago Roel, Rob Hadick

Guest: Ryan Zurrer

Topics covered

• SpaceX IPO
• cryptocurrency
• DeFi opportunities
• Bitcoin
• bear market
• investment strategy

Keywords

• SpaceX
• IPO
• cryptocurrency
• bear market
• DeFi
• Bitcoin
• investment strategy

Sponsors

peaqOS

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Organizations: SpaceX, Empire

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