Empire Cross-Post: The Crypto Treasury Playbook With Ben Forman & Josh Solesbury From ParaFi Capital

Gm! Ben Forman and Josh Solesbury from ParaFi Capital join Yano for this episode to dive into all the details, developments, the good and the bad and the future for publicly traded crypto vehicles! -- Katana is a DeFi-first chain built for deep liquidity and high yield. No empty emissions, just real yield and sequencer fees routed back to DeFi users.  Pre-deposit now: Earn high APRs with Turtle Club https://app.turtle.club/campaigns/katana or spin the wheel with Katana Krates https://app.katana.network/krates -- Citrea is the first zero-knowledge rollup to enhance the capabilities of Bitcoin blockspace and enable Bitcoin applications (₿apps). Citrea is optimistically verified by Bitcoin, offering the most Bitcoin-secured and native way to extend BTC’s utility to DeFi.  Learn more about Citrea: https://citrea.xyz/?utm_source=bellcurve&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=website_promo  Follow Citrea on X/Twitter for the latest on its journey to mainnet: https://x.com/citrea_xyz -- Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire?utm_source=podcasts -- Follow Josh: https://x.com/joshsolesbury Follow Jason: https://x.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod -- Join the Empire Telegram: https://t.me/+CaCYvTOB4Eg1OWJh -- Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:53) Parafi Investor Letter (2:41) Digital Asset Treasuries Overview Today (10:03) Katana Ad (10:24) Why Q2 + Q3 For Public Crypto (15:36) Largest Convertible Issuer (22:18) Scale of Public Crypto Treasury Vehicles (23:49) Katana Ad (24:22) Green Flags To Launch A Treasury Company (37:10) Reputational Risks (40:38) Why don't Treasury vehicles Impact native token price action (48:35) Citrea Ad (49:11) Crypto Treasury Vehicles For Top 50 (56:13) Low Capital Market Crypto Liquidity (58:33) Top Signals (1:05:20) The End Game -- 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.