Empire, published by Blockworks, features interviews with crypto founders and a weekly roundup of crypto and AI markets news. The show has 677 episodes released about every 3.8 days, typical length 55 to 70 minutes. Estimated downloads per episode are 5,000 to 25,000, with a sponsorship rate of roughly $90 to $625 per episode.
Reach a finance-focused crypto audience through long-running weekly interviews and roundups
- 677 episodes released about every 3.8 days build a long-running, dependable audience
- Interviews with crypto founders attract listeners actively following onchain finance
- Apple Podcasts rating of 4.8 from 165 ratings indicates strong listener approval
Brand fit report
Content
- Formats
- interview, weekly news roundup, co-hosted discussion
- Tone
- analytical, informed
- Language
- English
- Production
- Clean, edited audio
- Typical length
- 50 to 70 minutes
Audience
Commercial
- Brands seen
- Blockworks
- Categories promoted
- None yet
- Affiliate links
- No
No sponsor mentions found in the feed; the show is published by Blockworks, its own publisher, and no funding links are listed.
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The feed carries an explicit flag of 1 (explicit content), though titles cover finance and technology topics without flagged subject matter.
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Where to listen
| Platform | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | blockworks.co/podcasts/empire/ |
| Apple Podcasts | podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1554930038 |
| RSS feed | feeds.megaphone.fm/empire |
Benchmark score: 83 / 100
Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.
Recent episodes
| Episode | Date | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Is The AI Debt Bubble Finally Popping? | Weekly Roundup | 2026-10-16 | 1 h 4 min |
| Kamino's Plan To Make Tokenized Assets Actually Useful | Michael Weisz | 2026-10-12 | 56 min |
| Jeff Yan On Hyperliquid’s Plan To Bring All Finance Onchain | 2026-10-07 | 31 min |
| Compute Is A Trillion-Dollar Market Trading In Group Chats | Brett Har | 2026-10-05 | 1 h 6 min |
| Everyone Is Watching AI While Crypto’s Bull Market Builds | Weekly Rou | 2026-10-02 | 60 min |
| Markets Sending, Just Buy Consensus, Meta's AI Moment & Who Wins Token | 2026-09-25 | 51 min |
Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 3 days ago, a new one about every 4 days.
Empire features interviews with top crypto founders to get the real stories that aren’t shared elsewhere. Empire is your look behind the curtain of the crypto industry. We release two episodes per week: guest interviews on Monday and a weekly roundup on Friday.
About Empire
Empire is a podcast published by Blockworks that features interviews with crypto founders and a weekly roundup of market news. The show has released 677 episodes at a cadence of roughly every 3.8 days, with a typical episode length of 50 to 70 minutes, according to the show's RSS feed. Apple Podcasts shows 165 ratings with an average of 4.8.
The feed lists Blockworks as owner and publisher, and the show's website describes it as a look behind the curtain of the crypto industry. Audience figures are estimates, not published data: the show's Apple rating count and back catalogue suggest roughly 5,000 to 25,000 downloads per episode, with an audience likely skewed toward English-speaking adults working in finance and technology.
No sponsors are visible in the feed. Based on the estimate, a host-read mid-roll could be priced at about $90 to $625 per episode, suiting fintech, trading, and crypto infrastructure brands. Source: the RSS feed, the Blockworks show page, and Apple Podcasts.
Written from the show's public RSS feed, its Podcast Index listing and episode titles. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Empire can edit or remove this page at any time.
Questions about Empire
How much does Empire charge for a podcast sponsorship?
Estimated rates are about $90 to $625 per episode for a host-read mid-roll, based on an estimated 5,000 to 25,000 downloads per episode. Final pricing depends on the publisher, Blockworks.
What is Empire about?
Empire is a Blockworks podcast with interviews with crypto founders and a weekly roundup of crypto and AI market news, released about every 3.8 days.
How do I contact Empire about sponsoring an episode?
The show's contact email unlocks on Starbooked for $0.80, and boosted shows can be booked through Starbooked.
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