Michael Ippolito and Jason Yanowitz | Founders of Blockworks | World-Class Web3 Media | EP #56

Michael Ippolito and Jason Yanowitz are the Co-Founders of Blockworks. Blockworks is a media and information platform that delivers news and insights about crypto to millions of investors. Their editorial site, newsletters, podcasts, conferences, research, and data provide investors with the critical analysis and information you need to make smarter decisions about digital assets. Michael Ippolito's Twitter: @MikeIppolito_ Jason Yanowitz's Twitter: @JasonYanowitz Blockworks's Twitter: @Blockworks_ Blockworks Website: https://blockworks.co/ Logan Jastremski's Twitter: @LoganJastremski Frictionless's Twitter: @_Frictionless_ Frictionless's Website: https://frictionless.fund/ Timecodes: 0:00 - Blockworks early days 5:30 - Bull Market surprises 10:00 - Bubbles being an early glimpse into the future 13:00 - Blockworks research & 2023 narratives 20:30 - Scaling infrastructure 31:30 - Business Development in Web3 35:00 - Ethereum 42:00 - Solana 45:00 - Content creation in Web3 50:00 - Growing a company 56:45 - Questions for Logan ___ This Podcast was sponsored by Squads (https://squads.so) & Orca (https://www.orca.so/). Squads Protocol: the multisig standard you were looking for on Solana Securely manage your treasury, program upgrades and tokens with your Squad. - Multi-signature - A multisig requires multiple digital signatures in order to approve transactions. This is opposed to individual web3 wallets, which only require one signature. - Security - Multisigs spread the attack vector necessary for your assets to be compromised. By requiring confirmations from multiple private keys, a single point of failure is eliminated. - Collective Ownership - Multisigs allow teams to own and manage their on-chain assets together. You get to choose who is on your multisig. - Self-Custody - Your on-chain assets are always in your team’s control. By securing them in a multisig, you forego the risk of centralized entities losing your funds. ___ Orca is a Concentrated Liquidity Automated Market Maker (CLAMM, for short). - Orca is the easiest place to trade crypto and build applications on Solana. - On Orca, you can trade tokens lightning fast and confidently (thanks to our Fair Price Indicator). Additionally, you can provide liquidity to our concentrated liquidity pools (Whirlpools) to earn trading fees and token emissions.