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Empire DAO: The WeWork Built on Blockchain?

Mike Fraietta, founder of Empire DAO, wants to transform how people interact with each other in the home office era.

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In this episode of Unchained Premium, Laura spoke with Mike Fraietta, founder of Empire DAO.

The project aims to repurpose commercial spaces into community co-owned social and working spaces using blockchain technology to manage ownership and governance, with each building locally owned by a community.

Show Highlights:

  • Mike's background and why he values decentralization so much   

  • what Empire DAO is and what it aims to achieve in the commercial real estate business

  • the regulatory challenges to bring the physical space to the blockchain 

  • the role of the IRL token in decentralizing the project

  • how the architecture of Empire is designed, with a combination of Solana and Bitcoin

  • why people are more lonely than ever, especially after COVID, according to Mike

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