Why DeFi Is Unattractive, Claude Mythos and Cryptos's Biggest Winners

About this episode

The episode discusses the current challenges in DeFi, the announcement of Anthropic's Mythos, and the state of crypto fundraising.

This week, we’re back with another weekly roundup to discuss the biggest problem within DeFi today. We then deep dive into Anthropic's announcement of Mythos, the state of crypto fundraising, the biggest winners in crypto today, are we buying the dip and more. Enjoy! -- Follow Jason: https://x.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santi: https://x.com/santiagoroel Follow Empire: https://x.com/theempirepod -- ZKsync is the Bank Stack of Ethereum. It is a network of chains secured by cryptography, not validators. Its cutting-edge ZK innovation enables the privacy, performance and connectivity that businesses need to thrive in the digital assets economy. To find out more visit: https://www.zksync.io/ -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (03:32) Why Is DeFi Unattractive? (26:45) ZKsync, Blockworks IR (28:16) Anthropic Announces Mythos (49:46) What’s Happening In Crypto Fundraising? (57:34) The Biggest Winners in Crypto Today (01:04:45) Are We Buying The Dip? (01:13:35) Content of The Week -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jason Yanowitz, Santiago Roel

Topics covered

• DeFi
• crypto fundraising
• crypto winners
• ZKsync
• Mythos
• buying the dip

Keywords

• DeFi
• crypto
• fundraising
• Mythos
• ZKsync
• blockchain
• investing
• digital assets

Sponsors

ZKsync

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Anthropic, ZKsync, Blockworks, Empire

Products: Mythos

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