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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.
Phantom CEO: The Next Chapter For Phantom | Brandon Millman & Donnie Dinch
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1 hour 25 minutes
1 week ago
Phantom CEO: The Next Chapter For Phantom | Brandon Millman & Donnie Dinch
This week Brandon Millman & Donnie Dinch join the show to discuss the past, present & future of Phantom. We deep dive into why did Brandon originally build Phantom, recent M&A activity, building perps, how does Phantom generate revenue, will Phantom IPO & more. Enjoy!
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(00:00) Intro
(04:08) Why Did Brandon Start Phantom?
(12:05) Building For Crypto Users vs Normies
(20:57) Ads (Zcash, Katana)
(22:11) Launching Phantom CASH
(27:26) How To Scale As a Startup
(35:42) Launching Perps
(47:12) Ads (Zcash, Katana)
(48:26) How Does Phantom Generate Revenue?
(53:16) The Next Chapter of Phantom
(56:24) Phantom's Recent M&A
(01:02:16) Ads (mantle)
(01:03:15) Will Phantom Launch a Chain?
(01:11:25) Prediction Markets
(01:15:31) Will Phantom IPO?
(01:21:01) Phantom Connect
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Empire
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.
