L2s Wont Scale Ethereum | Multicoin

Although our guests this week are managing partners of a registered investment adviser, nothing in this podcast is investment, tax, legal or other financial advice. In this episode of Empire, Kyle Samani and Tushar Jain of Multicoin join us in their first public discussion since the fall of FTX and Solana’s crash. We start with a detailed discussion about Multicoin’s relationship with SBF and FTX: how they met, their views on SBF, watching the blow-up and the implications for Multicoin’s fund. Kyle and Tushar then explain why they are still betting big on Solana, why most funds don’t earn excess returns, how L2s offer false security, why defi isn’t ready yet, prioritizing speed of security and more! Prediction: This will be the best episode of 2023. - - Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:37 SBF and FTX Backstory 15:48 Multicoin’s Solana Bet 23:04 Quicknode 24:51 Synthetix 26:34 Conviction, Sizing and Earning Excess Returns 33:43 The Intersection of AI and Crypto 42:15 Why DeFi Isn’t Ready 45:50 Decentralized Sequencers and the EVM 52:51 Poritizing Speed and L2 [False] Security 01:01:33 Multicoin’s Bet on Filecoin 01:08:47 BTC and the SoV Use Case - - Follow Kyle: Follow Tushar: Follow Jason: Follow Santi: Follow Empire: Subscribe on YouTube: Subscribe on Apple: Subscribe on Spotify: Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: - - This episode is brought to you by Quicknode. QuickNode is an end-to-end blockchain developer platform that makes building Web3 apps easy. Go to and use code Empire for a free month on their feature-packed Build Plan! - - This episode is brought to you by Synthetix. Synthetix Perps is the most efficient decentralized perpetual futures engine, with 5/10 bp fees and up to 25x leverage. With a growing list of over 20 tradable markets, Synthetix Perps are available on Optimism via and , with more coming soon! As a permissionless liquidity layer, Synthetix makes it easy for any protocol to integrate perps and earn 5%-10% of trade fees. - - Resources Multicoin Capital - - 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.