Episode Details

Empire Cross-Post: DC Crypto Week Takeaways With Rebecca Rettig & Alexander Grieve
7/22/2025
Bell Curve β†—

Key Insights

Bullish:

  • 🟒 $STABLES - Stablecoins are expected to see increased adoption and integration into traditional payment flows, driven by regulatory clarity from the Genius Act and potential cost savings for businesses.
    • β€œCrypto data firms have used stablecoins for the past however many years they've been in existence. But Genius passing gives those traditional firms the confidence that they need in order to integrate this into their payment flows.” - Alex (33:37)
    • β€œI had a call with somebody earlier this week, huge player in the space, like, very, very traditional, very consumer oriented, who was basically, like, being able to use stablecoins cuts all of our fees down. Like, we make more money if we start taking stablecoins.” - Rebecca (9:56)
  • 🟒 $DEFI - πŸ”’
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  • 🟒 $CRYPTO - πŸ”’
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Bearish:

  • πŸ”» $TRADFI - πŸ”’
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