In today's episode of Empire Jason and Santi are checking-in on their market sentiments. Jason explains how ad-revenue may be a helpful indicator of market sentiment. Santi explores portfolio construction, decision making, and market potential. To finish out the cover the latest news including Blockchain Capital $580M, FTX disclosures, Eclipse SVM L2 Launch, and Paypal pyUSD on Venmo. 
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Timestamps:
0:00 Sentiment Check
05:11 Ad-Revenue Proxy for Sentiment
16:57 Impact of Marketing
22:15 Evaluating Portfolio
26:31 Decision Making in Bear Markets
38:23 Bumper Ad 
39:27 Chronicle Ad 
40:43 Blockchain Capital Raises $580M
43:39 Paypal pyUSD on Venmo
45:54 FTX Disclosed
48:28 Eclipse SVM L2 Launch

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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 opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.