The Pomp Podcast
Anthony Pompliano
Host Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano talks to the most interesting people in business, finance, and Bitcoin. From billionaires to cultural icons, Pomp helps you get smarter every day.
#1535 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Why Bitcoin Bull Market Is Just Beginning!
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss bitcoin, the economy, why gold continues to surge, why the bears are wrong, and why asset prices are going higher.=======================Today’s episode is brought to you by Consensus. Consensus, crypto’s longest-running and most influential event, is coming to Toronto this May 14-16, 2025. Curated by Coin
Apr 22, • 32:08
#1534 Erik Hirsch | Wall Street Legend on the Future of Finance
Erik Hirsch is the Co-Chief Executive Officer at Hamilton Lane. In this conversation we talk about global uncertainty, bitcoin, gold, investing strategies, tokenization, and why they are putting so much effort and time into it. ===================Core is the leading Bitcoin scaling solution, enabling you to lock in yield by locking up your Bitcoin. Simply lock it on the Bitcoin blockchain to secure the Core network, and get rewards. No bridging. No lending. Just holding. Still your keys. Still y
Apr 21, • 37:09
#1533 Jordi Visser | Why Bitcoin Will Hit An ATH This Year
Jordi Visser is a macro investor with over 30 years of Wall Street experience. He also writes a Substack called “VisserLabs” and puts out investing YouTube videos. In this conversation we discuss what is happening in the market, world reserve currency outlook, how tariffs could impact markets, AI, machine learning, stock market, small businesses, and what a bitcoin future could look like.=======================Figure Markets is where crypto meets real-world finance. Trade 24/7 with speed and tra
Apr 19, • 45:40
#1532 Natalie Brunell, Marty Bent, Thomas Pacchia | Bitcoin Will Be The Global Reserve Currency
Natalie Brunell is the Host of Coin Stories, bitcoin educator, and journalist. Marty Bent is the Founder of TFTC - a media company focused on bitcoin, and Managing Partner of Ten31. Thomas Pacchia is the Founder of PubKey - a bitcoin themed bar in New York City. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Week in New York. In this conversation we talk about their journey into bitcoin, balancing bitcoin adoption vs the ethos of bitcoin, bitcoin vs US dollar, what success looks like for b
Apr 17, • 27:30
#1531 David McIntosh | Insider Reveals What Trump Really Thinks of Bitcoin
David McIntosh is the President of “The Club For Growth” and the Co-Founder of The Federalist Society. In this conversation we talk about bitcoin, stablecoins, what is going on inside the US government, taxes DOGE, tariffs, and much more. ========================BitcoinIRA: Buy, sell, and swap 75+ cryptocurrencies in your retirement account. Take 3 minutes to open your account & get connected to a team of IRA specialists that will guide you through every step of the process. Go to https://bi
Apr 16, • 50:25
#1530 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Why Bitcoin Will DOMINATE During Economic Chaos
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss bitcoin, crypto, gold, tariffs, Anthony recaps his trip to the White House, and he explains why he thinks bitcoin will skyrocket past gold. =======================The future is being built today and the future of currency isn’t dollars, euros, pounds, or yen, it’s crypto. And Gemini thinks that’s a great t
Apr 15, • 36:03
#1529 Bo Hines | America Is Going ALL-IN On Bitcoin
Bo Hines is the Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisers on Digital Assets. This conversation was recorded at the White House. In this conversation we talk about the US bitcoin strategic reserve, stablecoins, regulation, how decisions are being made, gold, tariffs, law enforcement side, motivational aspect inside Trump admin, biggest surprises so far, and what Bo is looking forward to. ====================Simple Mining makes Bitcoin mining simple and accessible for everyone. We
Apr 14, • 1:05:51
#1528 Jordi Visser | Bitcoin Is Primed To PUMP As The Dollar Collapses
Jordi Visser is a macro investor with over 30 years of Wall Street experience. He also writes a Substack called “VisserLabs” and puts out investing YouTube videos. In this conversation we discuss how the market broke, what is going to happen, what that means for your portfolio, how US gets out of this situation, how China will react, and how bitcoin plays into all of it.=======================Core is the leading Bitcoin scaling solution, enabling you to lock in yield by locking up your Bitcoin.
Apr 12, • 41:21
#1527 Zach Weinberg | TARIFF DEBATE: Are Tariffs Actually Good For The U.S.?
Zach Weinberg is the Founder of Curie.Bio, and we debate everything about tariffs. We discuss the current state of the US economy, why people don’t feel wealthy, production vs consumption, purchasing power of the dollar, what America should manufacture, and what we should ultimately do with tariffs?=======================Reed Smith is a dynamic international law firm dedicated to helping clients move their businesses forward. With an inclusive culture and innovative mindset, Reed Smith delivers
Apr 10, • 1:39:05
#1526 Darius Dale | Trump Tariffs Will Destroy The Economy?!
Darius Dale is the founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we discuss tariffs, risk assets, blue collar vs. Wall Street, and what could happen next. ========================Today’s episode is brought to you by Consensus. Consensus, crypto’s longest-running and most influential event, is coming to Toronto this May 14-16, 2025. Curated by CoinDesk, Consensus will welcome 20,000 builders, investors, policymakers, and pioneers shaping the future of the digital economy. From understanding
Apr 9, • 27:15
#1525 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Exposing Why Wall Street Hates Tariffs
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss everything that is going on with tariffs, why the tariffs will work, what the tariffs will accomplish, and what Wall Street and the media do not understand. =======================The future is being built today and the future of currency isn’t dollars, euros, pounds, or yen, it’s crypto. And Gemini thinks
Apr 8, • 37:49
#1524 Anthony Pompliano | The TRUTH About Trump’s Tariffs
Anthony Pompliano records a solo episode explaining everything that is currently going on with tariffs, how we got here, President Trump’s tariff plan, examples in history, and where we could be headed from here. =======================Simple Mining makes Bitcoin mining simple and accessible for everyone. We offer a premium white glove hosting service, helping you maximize the profitability of Bitcoin mining. For more information on Simple Mining or to get started mining Bitcoin, visit https://w
Apr 7, • 25:25
#1523 Jordi Visser | Bitcoin Holds Strong As Stocks CRASH
Jordi Visser is a macro investor with over 30 years of Wall Street experience. He also writes a Substack called “VisserLabs” and puts out investing YouTube videos. In this conversation we discuss all the chaos going on in the the market right now, tariffs, stock market, recession, what we expect other countries to do, interest rates, bitcoin, gold, and how to navigate uncertainty in this volatile market.=========================Today’s video is brought to you by Coinbase, the most trusted gatewa
Apr 5, • 42:38
#1522 Tim, Dan, Ben, Jeff | Could Microstrategy’s Bitcoin Strategy Blow Up?
Tim Kotzman is the host of the Bitcoin Treasuries Podcast. Dan Hillery is an analyst and trader. Ben Workman is the Founder of NumerisX. Jeff Walton is the Founder of $MSTR True North. In this conversation we talk about Microstrategy's bitcoin strategy, potential risks, options market, metrics to keep an eye on, why bitcoin companies stocks trade at a premium, and what could be the next phase of the bitcoin treasury strategy? =======================Core is the leading Bitcoin scaling solutio
Apr 4, • 22:47
#1521 Denelle Dixon | Banks Are Going ALL-IN On Crypto
Denelle Dixon is the CEO and Executive Director of the Stellar Development Foundation. In this conversation we talk about what’s happening around the world with this technology, how people in emerging markets are using stablecoins and payment rails, Wall Street, and what the future will look like. ======================BitcoinIRA: Buy, sell, and swap 75+ cryptocurrencies in your retirement account. Take 3 minutes to open your account & get connected to a team of IRA specialists that will gui
Apr 3, • 35:21
#1520 Tarun Gupta | Will Stablecoins Be Bigger Than Bitcoin?
Tarun Gupta is the Founder & CEO of Coinshift. In this conversation we talk about what is going on with stablecoins, how big they can get, why so many people are trying to launch stablecoins, and the impact of yield-bearing stablecoins around the world. ========================Franzy makes franchise ownership accessible for dreamers, go-getters, and investors alike. With the AI-powered Franzy Fit Score, match with the best brands for your financials, experience, and goals. Explore franchise
Apr 2, • 29:28
#1519 Anthony & John Pompliano | BlackRock’s Insanely Bullish Bitcoin Take
John Pompliano and Anthony Pompliano discuss Larry Fink being a big bitcoin bull, tariffs, stock market, recessions, crypto assets, and is a recession coming?=======================Simple Mining makes Bitcoin mining simple and accessible for everyone. We offer a premium white glove hosting service, helping you maximize the profitability of Bitcoin mining. For more information on Simple Mining or to get started mining Bitcoin, visit https://www.simplemining.io/=======================Reed Smith is
Apr 1, • 31:10
#1518 Asher Genoot | Bitcoin & AI Data Center Deep Dive
Asher Genoot is the CEO of Hut 8 Corp, one of the leading companies when it comes to bitcoin mining and AI data centers. In this conversation he breaks down what the business is, why it’s important, how they are thinking about deploying capital, how they are selecting the sites, and the difference between bitcoin mining and data centers.=======================BitcoinIRA: Buy, sell, and swap 75+ cryptocurrencies in your retirement account. Take 3 minutes to open your account & get connected t
Mar 31, • 35:55
#1517 Jordi Visser | Bitcoin & AI Will Change The World FAST
Jordi Visser is a macro investor with over 30 years of Wall Street experience. He also writes a Substack called “VisserLabs” and puts out investing YouTube videos. In this conversation we talk about bitcoin, AI, what is going on in the stock market, and what areas Jordi thinks are undervalued. =======================Simple Mining makes Bitcoin mining simple and accessible for everyone. We offer a premium white glove hosting service, helping you maximize the profitability of Bitcoin mining. For m
Mar 29, • 40:19
#1516 Caitlin Long | Every Bank Wants A LOT Of Bitcoin
Caitlin Long is the Founder & CEO of Custodia Bank. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Week in New York. In the conversation we talk about the struggles around debanking, bitcoin, stablecoins, regulation, US bitcoin strategic reserve, and what Caitlin thinks the US government will do. ========================BitcoinIRA: Buy, sell, and swap 75+ cryptocurrencies in your retirement account. Take 3 minutes to open your account & get connected to a team of IRA specialists that
Mar 28, • 25:36
#1515 Chris Kline | Tax Trick The Rich Use For Bitcoin
Chris Kline is the Founder & COO at Bitcoin IRA. In this conversation we talk about bitcoin capital gains tax, what rich people do, different retirement accounts, how BitcoinIRA operates, and what you can do to save money. =======================This episode is brought to you by Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR), a global leader in Bitcoin mining and high-performance computing for AI. Led by a seasoned management team, Bitdeer is driving innovation with its proprietary SEALMINER ASICs for Bitcoin minin
Mar 27, • 31:45
#1514 Nik Bhatia | Buying Bitcoin Makes Your Life 99% Cheaper
Nik Bhatia is the Founder of the Bitcoin Layer, and the author of a brand new book called “Bitcoin Age.” In this conversation we talk about bitcoin, it’s relationship between the dollar and other traditional assets, why self-custody is protected under the first amendment, what the US government should be doing with bitcoin, how they plan on helping the middle class, and what Nik thinks the future looks like. =======================Simple Mining makes Bitcoin mining simple and accessible for ever
Mar 26, • 46:56
#1513 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Bitcoin Rises As Trump Rebuilds The American Dream
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss bitcoin, US economy, stock market, tax rates, tariffs, and how we can improve the future for millions of Americans.=====================Today’s episode is brought to you by Consensus. Consensus, crypto’s longest-running and most influential event, is coming to Toronto this May 14-16, 2025. Curated by CoinD
Mar 25, • 49:57
#1512 Simon Greovich | Bitcoin Made Metaplanet Stock EXPLODE
Simon Greovich is the President & CEO of Metaplanet. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Week in New York. In this conversation we discuss Metaplanet buying bitcoin and becoming the best stock of the year, the best tools for acquiring bitcoin, economic conditions in Japan, getting exposure to global markets, growth expectations, educating Wall Street, and how people can help. ========================Bitwise is one of the largest and fastest-growing crypto asset managers. As of
Mar 24, • 23:56
#1511 Jordi Visser | Is A Recession Coming Soon?!
Jordi Visser is a macro investor with over 30 years of Wall Street experience. He also writes a Substack called “VisserLabs” and puts out investing YouTube videos. In this conversation we discuss the Fed’s interest rate decision, stock market outlook, Tesla, AI, Nvidia, and how investors are approaching April 2. =====================Xapo Bank, the world’s first fully licensed Bitcoin-enabled bank, offers military-grade security with an unmatched blend of physical and digital security, as well as
Mar 22, • 40:48
#1510 Jason Les | Big Money Is Coming To Bitcoin Mining
Jason Les is the CEO and Director of Riot Platforms, a bitcoin mining and digital infrastructure company. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Week in New York. In this conversation we talk about the bitcoin mining landscape, regulatory changes, the truth around bitcoin mining, buying vs mining bitcoin, how to deal with bear markets, and more.=========================Bitwise is one of the largest and fastest-growing crypto asset managers. As of December 31, 2021, the company manage
Mar 20, • 33:42
#1509 Cynthia Lummis | Bitcoin Senator Reveals US Bitcoin Plan
Cynthia Lummis is a U.S. Senator from Wyoming, and is the first-ever chair of the new Senate panel devoted to digital assets. In this conversation we discuss stablecoin regulation, what the bitcoin strategic reserve could look like, what the US should do to embrace crypto, how bitcoiners are working with politicians, and what the bitcoin community can do to help. =======================Are you ready to level up your Bitcoin mining game? Mining Disrupt, the world’s largest Bitcoin mining conferen
Mar 19, • 32:05
#1508 Jan Van Eck | How Bitcoin Is Taking Over Wall Street
Jan Van Eck is the CEO at VanEck. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Week in New York. In this conversation we talk about the relationship between bitcoin and gold, how bitcoin will disrupt Wall Street, the impact Trump will have on financial markets, and what crypto milestones Jan is looking forward to in 2025.=======================Simple Mining makes Bitcoin mining simple and accessible for everyone. We offer a premium white glove hosting service, helping you maximize the prof
Mar 18, • 30:17
#1507 Mike Novogratz | Did Trump Make Bitcoin Crash?
Mike Novogratz is the Founder & CEO of Galaxy Digital. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Week in New York. In this conversation we discuss the current bitcoin narrative, sovereign wealth funds interest in bitcoin, what the future of crypto looks like, Trump’s impact on bitcoin, Galaxy, and why Wall Street is embracing bitcoin.=======================Bitwise is one of the largest and fastest-growing crypto asset managers. As of December 31, 2021, the company managed over $1.3
Mar 17, • 29:37
#1506 Jordi Visser | Trump Throws Bitcoin & Stocks Into CHAOS
Jordi Visser is a macro investor with over 30 years of Wall Street experience. He also writes a Substack called “VisserLabs” and puts out investing YouTube videos. In this conversation we discuss Trump’s economic plan, tariffs, tax proposals, Trump vs Powell, inflation, gold, stocks, and the relationships and uncertainty from the Trump admin.=======================Simple Mining makes Bitcoin mining simple and accessible for everyone. We offer a premium white glove hosting service, helping you ma
Mar 15, • 54:57
#1505 James Lavish & Sam Callahan | Bitcoin Has EXPONENTIAL Growth Ahead
James Lavish is the Co-Managing Partner of the Bitcoin Opportunity Fund, and is the author of the ‘The Informationist’ a weekly newsletter that simplifies financial concepts. Sam Callahan writes simple, insightful updates on bitcoin called “The News Block Weekly Newsletter.” This episode was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Week in New York. In this conversation we discuss if Trump admin will be able to balance the budget, what a balanced budget could mean for bitcoin, global liquidity, gold, and na
Mar 14, • 25:09
#1504 Anthony Scaramucci | Is Trump REALLY Good For Bitcoin?
Anthony Scaramucci is the Founder & Managing Partner of SkyBridge. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Week in New York. In this conversation we talk about bitcoin, the impact it has on SkyBridge, Trump's impact on bitcoin, regulation, and what the democrats should do with crypto.=======================This episode is brought to you by Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR), a global leader in Bitcoin mining and high-performance computing for AI. Led by a seasoned management team, Bitdeer
Mar 13, • 24:54
#1503 Eric Semler | Bitcoin Is Taking OVER Corporate America
Eric Semler is the Chairman of Semler Scientific, Founder of TCS Capital Management, and serves on the board of Fundstrat Global Advisors. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Week in New York. In this conversation we talk about why Semler Scientific put bitcoin on the balance sheet, feedback from customers and shareholders, challenges, thinking through leverage percentage, potential market reaction if companies start to sell bitcoin, and more. =======================Reed Smith is
Mar 12, • 24:39
#1502 Jack Mallers | Bitcoin Could 400x From Here!
Jack Mallers is the Founder & CEO of Strike. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Week in New York. In this conversation we evaluate nation state adoption of bitcoin, what happens when US starts to accumulate bitcoin, how bitcoin can help Americans, operating on a bitcoin standard as a private company, bitcoin cycles, regulation, Wall Street, and what Jack thinks the future of bitcoin looks like.========================Simple Mining makes Bitcoin mining simple and accessible fo
Mar 11, • 32:30
#1501 Cathie Wood | Institutions Are All-In On Bitcoin
Cathie Wood is the Founder & CEO of Ark Invest. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Week in New York. In this conversation we talk about what the environment was like buying bitcoin in 2015, why bitcoin is so innovative, institutional interest in bitcoin, global macro world, market uncertainty, DOGE, bitcoin strategic reserve, and the future outlook on the market and bitcoin.========================Are you ready to level up your Bitcoin mining game? Mining Disrupt, the world’
Mar 10, • 31:19
#1500 Jordi Visser | Why Bitcoin CRASHED After Trump Strategic Reserve News
Jordi Visser is a macro investor with over 30 years of Wall Street experience. He also writes a Substack called “VisserLabs” and puts out investing YouTube videos. In this conversation we talk about what is going on with tariffs, how it’s impacting the economy, how to think about the bitcoin strategic reserve, and what investors are currently thinking about. =========================Bitwise is one of the largest and fastest-growing crypto asset managers. As of December 31, 2021, the company mana
Mar 8, • 52:23
#1499 Micheal Cagney | Insane New Way To Get More Bitcoin
Michael Cagney is the co-founder and CEO of Figure Technologies, a member of the founding team of Provenance Blockchain and the co-founder and former CEO of SoFi. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Week in New York. In this conversation we talk about using bitcoin as collateral for a home, why bitcoin is pristine collateral, stablecoins, blockchain RWA thesis, institutional adoption, KPIs to measure success, and what the future looks like. =======================Simple Mining mak
Mar 7, • 24:57
#1498 Vivek Ramaswamy | Can Bitcoin Save America?
Vivek Ramaswamy is the Co-Founder of Strive Asset Management, entrepreneur, author, and running to be the governor of Ohio. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Week in New York. In this conversation we talk about how bitcoin is a new era for the United States, how bitcoin and leadership can drive excellence, Vivek’s plan for Ohio, DOGE, and how citizens can help. ====================BitcoinIRA: Buy, sell, and swap 75+ cryptocurrencies in your retirement account. Take 3 minutes to
Mar 6, • 33:59
#1497 Adam Haynes | Will The Government Mine Bitcoin?!
Adam Haynes is the Founder & CEO of Simple Mining. In this conversation we talk about hash rate, how that affects bitcoin miners, what Simple Mining is, how they built the business, and geopolitical environment around bitcoin. =======================This episode is brought to you by Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR), a global leader in Bitcoin mining and high-performance computing for AI. Led by a seasoned management team, Bitdeer is driving innovation with its proprietary SEALMINER ASICs for Bitcoin m
Mar 5, • 39:15
#1496 Darius Dale | Trump Is Crashing The Market On Purpose?!
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation we talk about global liquidity, what’s going on with inflation expectations, why the government may be taking the market for a foundation of strength, and how this impacts asset prices. =======================The future is being built today and the future of currency isn’t dollars, euros, pounds, or yen, it’s crypto. And Gemini thinks that’s a great thing. Because a future where money is decentralized, inclusive, and globally
Mar 3, • 27:51
#1495 Ivan Soto Wright | How Crypto Is Changing Payments Forever
Ivan Soto Wright is the Co-Founder & CEO of MoonPay. In this conversation we talk about what is going on with stablecoins, payments, various places around the world, how enterprises are beginning to get interested in allowing customers to pay in crypto, regulation, and where Ivan thinks the future looks like. =====================BitcoinIRA: Buy, sell, and swap 75+ cryptocurrencies in your retirement account. Take 3 minutes to open your account & get connected to a team of IRA specialist
Feb 28, • 40:51
#1494 Adam Back | How Bitcoin Hits $1,000,000
Adam Back is the Co-Founder & CEO of Blocksteam, and has been involved with bitcoin since the very early days. In this conversation we discuss what is going on with bitcoin, how institutional adoption is going, the potential bitcoin strategic reserve, Satoshi, and much more. =====================BitcoinIRA: Buy, sell, and swap 75+ cryptocurrencies in your retirement account. Take 3 minutes to open your account & get connected to a team of IRA specialists that will guide you through every
Feb 27, • 49:42
#1493 Edan Yago | Bitcoin Is Ready To Explode Globally
Edan Yago is the CEO at BTCS OS & Core Contributor to BitcoinOS. In this conversation we talk about bitcoin, what is going right, areas of improvement for bitcoin, and how bitcoin can continue to scale to many different use cases. =======================Franzy makes franchise ownership accessible for dreamers, go-getters, and investors alike. With the AI-powered Franzy Fit Score, match with the best brands for your financials, experience, and goals. Explore franchise options, get pre-qualifi
Feb 26, • 40:01
#1492 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Why Bitcoin Is CRASHING?
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss the bitcoin crash, what’s going on, Coinbase, Ken Griffin jumping into the crypto trading game, regulation, and what is going on with the Bybit hack.=======================Ledger has been trusted for 10 years to secure 20% of the world’s digital assets. Their latest devices, Ledger Stax and Ledger Flex, fe
Feb 25, • 30:57
#1491 John Linden | How Crypto & Gaming Are Shaping The Future
John Linden is the CEO of Mythical Games. In this conversation we talk about what’s going on in the gaming world, why gaming is always at the tip of the innovation sphere, how this has infiltrated into the crypto world, and what it means for the future. =======================Reed Smith is a dynamic international law firm dedicated to helping clients move their businesses forward. With an inclusive culture and innovative mindset, Reed Smith delivers smarter, more creative legal services that dri
Feb 24, • 42:26
#1490 David Tse | How To Safely Get Yield On Your Bitcoin
David Tse is the Co-Founder of Babylon Protocol. In this conversation he explains two use cases for bitcoin, why he is trying to build a third use case, staking in the bitcoin network, and what David thinks the future looks like. =======================This episode is brought to you by Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR), a global leader in Bitcoin mining and high-performance computing for AI. Led by a seasoned management team, Bitdeer is driving innovation with its proprietary SEALMINER ASICs for Bitcoin mi
Feb 20, • 31:19
#1489 Bill Barhydt | This Bitcoin Bull Run Is Just Getting Started
Bill Barhydt is the Founder & CEO of Abra. In this conversation we talk about bitcoin, regulation tailwinds, how we think about DeFi for institutions, memecoins, stablecoins, and what Bill is excited about in the future.======================The future is being built today and the future of currency isn’t dollars, euros, pounds, or yen, it’s crypto. And Gemini thinks that’s a great thing. Because a future where money is decentralized, inclusive, and globally accessible, that’s a future that
Feb 19, • 44:48
#1488 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Bitcoin Falls As Elon Audits The Government
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss bitcoin, how DOGE is slashing government spending and how that could impact the economy, and the gold audit situation at Fort Knox. =========================Bitwise is one of the largest and fastest-growing crypto asset managers. As of December 31, 2021, the company managed over $1.3 billion across an expa
Feb 18, • 30:39
#1487 Anthony Pompliano | What’s Going On With Bitcoin?
Anthony Pompliano records a solo on everything bitcoin. Topics include why the price has been sideways, words of caution, rise of memecoins, nation state adoption, bitcoin strategic reserve, companies that are buying bitcoin, Trump administration embracing bitcoin, and where bitcoin goes up from. =======================Today’s episode is brought to you by ExpressVPN, rated #1 by top tech reviewers like CNET and The Verge. Without ExpressVPN, third parties can still see every website you visit, e
Feb 17, • 22:31
#1486 Anthony & John Pompliano | BlackRock & Metaplanet Buying Bitcoin
John Pompliano and Anthony Pompliano discuss why Metaplanet continues to buy bitcoin, what is so special about their strategy, bitcoin market, what the most important thing is for the price, taxes, tariffs, and how Rohinhood is changing financial markets.======================Bitwise is one of the largest and fastest-growing crypto asset managers. As of December 31, 2021, the company managed over $1.3 billion across an expanding suite of investment solutions, which include the world's larges
Feb 13, • 39:39
#1485 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Buy Bitcoin, Eliminate Pennies, & Add Tariffs!
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss bitcoin, tariffs, Trump’s plan to stop production of pennies, and what’s going on with OpenAI, Elon Musk, Sam Altman. =======================Consensus is where the industry does business. Join global leaders, innovators, investors, founders and brands in Hong Kong from Feb. 18-20, 2025. Curated by CoinDesk
Feb 11, • 32:44
#1484 Chad Cascarilla | Millionaire Buys Bitcoin At 3 Cents & Refuses To Sell!
Chad Cascarilla is the CEO & Co-Founder at Paxos, a regulated blockchain infrastructure provider and stablecoin issuer. Visit Paxos.com to learn more. Chad is also one of the earliest investors in bitcoin. In this conversation we talk about the early days of bitcoin, the rise of ethereum and other blockchains, the importance of stablecoins, tokenization, helping onboard enterprises, where we are going, and the mission of Paxis. =======================BitcoinIRA: Buy, sell, and swap 75+ crypt
Feb 10, • 1:01:13
#1483 Murda Beatz Is ALL-IN on Bitcoin
Murda Beatz is an award winning DJ, producer, and solo artist. In this conversation we talk about why he thinks bitcoin will hit $1 million, his journey into crypto, investing, his portfolio, business and revenue streams around music, building his brand, and what he wants his legacy to be.=======================Franzy makes franchise ownership accessible for dreamers, go-getters, and investors alike. With the AI-powered Franzy Fit Score, match with the best brands for your financials, experience
Feb 6, • 42:00
#1482 Chris Kline | Tax-Free Bitcoin Is Here!
Chris Kline is the Co-Founder & COO of Bitcoin IRA. In this conversation we talk about the bitcoin strategic reserve, what Trump administration could do for bitcoin, Czech central bank consider holding bitcoin as reserve asset, how many other countries are getting into the game, repeal of SB121, banks holding bitcoin, and putting bitcoin in your retirement account. ======================= BitcoinOS is bringing Bitcoin into a new era. For the first time, Bitcoiners can access real DeFi acros
Feb 5, • 42:06
#1481 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Bitcoin & Economy Will EXPLODE From Trump Tariffs?!
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss tariffs, why so many people misunderstand how they work, 2018 tariff impact, bitcoin, volatility, brand new sovereign wealth fund, and how that will change the way the government acts. ======================= Polina recently released a brand new business profile on Anthony Scaramucci. Read it here =======
Feb 4, • 1:04:55
#1480 Darius Dale | Trump Tariffs Are Not What You Expect
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation we talk about tariffs, impact on global liquidity, how asset markets and stock prices are reacting, DOGE cutting government spending, and the impact of artificial intelligence. ======================= BitcoinIRA: Buy, sell, and swap 75+ cryptocurrencies in your retirement account. Take 3 minutes to open your account & get connected to a team of IRA specialists that will guide you through every step of the process. Go to h
Feb 3, • 28:56
#1479 Alex Smereczniak | How To Make Millions By Quitting Your Job
Alex Smereczniak is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Franzy, a platform revolutionizing franchise discovery and acquisition. In this conversation, we talk about how you can own your own business, the success rate of franchises, timeline, risks, negotiating tips, impact on the US economy, and why you should use Franzy. ======================== BitcoinOS is bringing Bitcoin into a new era. For the first time, Bitcoiners can access real DeFi across the entire crypto ecosystem, p
Jan 30, • 34:20
#1478 Will Clemente | Is The Bitcoin Bull Run Over?
Will Clemente is the co-founder of Reflexivity Research. In this conversation we talk about bitcoin, on-chain data, ETF’s, MicroStrategy, AI coins, meme coins, and some of the lessons Will has learned over the years. ======================= Ledger has been trusted for 10 years to secure 20% of the world’s digital assets. Their latest devices, Ledger Stax and Ledger Flex, feature secure touchscreens for safer, easier crypto management.Go to ledgerpomp.com to take control of your digital future =
Jan 29, • 50:22
#1477 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Should Trump Buy Bitcoin & Abolish Income Tax?!
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss bitcoin, strategic national reserve, what Donald Trump is likely to do, idea of removing federal income tax, government spending, and the impact of DeepSeek on America. ======================= Consensus is where the industry does business. Join global leaders, innovators, investors, founders and brands in
Jan 28, • 38:13
#1476 Anthony & John Pompliano | This Company Just Crashed Bitcoin & Stocks?!
John Pompliano and Anthony Pompliano discuss bitcoin, why the price is crashing, why you shouldn’t care, the future outlook for bitcoin, Donald Trump tariff threats, DeepSeek, why investors are scared, and why America needs to compete. ======================= The future is being built today and the future of currency isn’t dollars, euros, pounds, or yen, it’s crypto. And Gemini thinks that’s a great thing. Because a future where money is decentralized, inclusive, and globally accessible, that’s
Jan 27, • 34:18
#1475 Anthony Pompliano & Phil Rosen | The Bitcoin Reserve Is Not What We Expected
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss President Trump’s brand new crypto executive orders, David Sacks and the working group that was established, how stablecoins and CBDCs will be treated moving forward, regulation, bitcoin strategic reserve, Project Stargate, and the importance of strong leadership. ======================= BitcoinOS is bringing Bitcoin into a new
Jan 24, • 28:16
#1474 Kenny DeGiglio | How To Get A Job In Bitcoin & Crypto
Kenny DeGiglio is the CEO & Co-Founder of The Crypto Academy, and we have helped over 3,000 people get new jobs. In this conversation we discuss how to land a job in the crypto industry, helpful data points, tips, how to grow connections, importance of being a participant, and helping you design where you want to be. ======================= This episode is brought to you by Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR), a global leader in Bitcoin mining and high-performance computing for AI. Led by a seasoned man
Jan 23, • 25:44
#1473 Matt Cole | Investors Are ALL-IN On Bitcoin
Matt Cole is the CEO of Strive Asset Management. In this conversation we talk about American capitalism, merit, bitcoin, how the world is changing, the political shift, and what it all means for your portfolio. ===================== Ledger has been trusted for 10 years to secure 20% of the world’s digital assets. Their latest devices, Ledger Stax and Ledger Flex, feature secure touchscreens for safer, easier crypto management. Go to ledgerpomp.com to take control of your digital future ========
Jan 22, • 37:19
#1472 Anthony & John Pompliano | Trump Inauguration Sends Bitcoin Flying
John Pompliano and Anthony Pompliano discuss bitcoin hitting another all-time high, meme coins, Trump’s inauguration, why so many tech CEO’s were there, how Stanley Druckenmiller looks at the economy moving forward, Joe Biden’s legacy, and the outlook for the Trump presidency. ======================= BitcoinIRA: Buy, sell, and swap 75+ cryptocurrencies in your retirement account. Take 3 minutes to open your account & get connected to a team of IRA specialists that will guide you through eve
Jan 21, • 1:02:26
#1471 James Lavish | Will Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Happen?
James Lavish is a Managing Partner & Portfolio Manager at The Bitcoin Opportunity Fund. He is also the author of a newsletter called ‘The Informationist.’ In this conversation we discuss the current state of the US economy, how we fix it, economic changes Donald Trump will make, inflation, why bitcoin should be added to everyone’s portfolio, tailwinds for bitcoin, bitcoin strategic reserve, global game theory, investing opportunities, and what James looks forward to in 2025. ===============
Jan 16, • 54:27
#1470 Anthony Pompliano & Phil Rosen | This Metric Controls Bitcoin’s Price
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss bitcoin’s relationship to global liquidity, inflation moving forward, interest rates, Donald Trump, federal reserve, and what is going on with TikTok? ======================= The future is being built today and the future of currency isn’t dollars, euros, pounds, or yen, it’s crypto. And Gemini thinks that’s a great thing. Bec
Jan 15, • 34:55
#1469 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Will The US Embrace Bitcoin?!
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss Jamie Dimon’s recent comments about bitcoin, why global liquidity matters so much, what is going on with the LA fires, who is responsible, President Biden’s comments on the economy, and Mark Zuckerberg’s recent changes at META. ======================= BitcoinIRA: Buy, sell, and swap 75+ cryptocurrencies i
Jan 15, • 47:48
#1468 Dave Collum | Financial Disaster Is On The Horizon?!
Dave Callum is a Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. In this conversation we discuss his 2024 year in review, bitcoin, gold, stock valuations, frontier justice, cancel culture, Elon Musk, government spending, healthcare administrations, and much more. ========================= Ledger has been trusted for 10 years to secure 20% of the world’s digital assets. Their latest devices, Ledger Stax and Ledger Flex, feature secure touchscreens for safer, easier crypto management.Go to ledgerpom
Jan 13, • 1:54:03
#1467 Ethan Peck | How To Get Microsoft & Amazon To Buy Bitcoin
Ethan Peck is the Deputy Director for the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project. He also wrote a proposal to Microsoft and Amazon for them to put bitcoin on their balance sheet. In this conversation we discuss what he did, why he did it, how these shareholder proposals work, Saylor’s 3 minute pitch, how it gets approved, and what the impact will be. ======================= BitcoinIRA: Buy, sell, and swap 75+ cryptocurrencies in your retirement account. Take 3 minut
Jan 9, • 32:49
#1466 Paul Grewal | Regulators Tried To Kill Bitcoin?!
Paul Grewal is an American attorney working as Chief Legal Officer at Coinbase. In this conversation we talk about it all, why regulations have been so abrasive toward the crypto industry, what is going on with de-banking, Operation Chokepoint 2.0, what happened with Tornado Cash, why Trump administration is so bullish for crypto regulation, and what milestones Paul looks forward to in 2025. ======================= This episode is brought to you by Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR), a global leader in Bit
Jan 8, • 48:17
#1465 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Bitcoin Has Entered A New Era
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss why bitcoin is coming to every single corner of the financial market, Mark Zuckerberg and META committing to free speech, why he is moving some of his teams out of California, why you have to pay attention to the congestion pricing in New York City, Justin Trudeau, and how the media is evolving over time.
Jan 7, • 53:54
#1464 Darius Dale | Bitcoin & Stocks Are In For A Wild 2025
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation we talk about a strong US dollar, impact on stocks, bitcoin, many other assets, why international investors own so much of US assets, and what could possibly happen if they decide to sell. ======================= Xapo Bank, the world’s first fully licensed Bitcoin-enabled bank, offers military-grade security with an unmatched blend of physical and digital security, as well as pioneering regulatory oversight, so your funds are
Jan 6, • 25:08
#1463 Peter Diamandis | How To Make Money Forever
Peter Diamandis is the Founder & Curator of Abundance360 and the Founder & Executive Chairman of XPRIZE. He is also the author of “Longevity Guidebook: How to Slow, Stop, and Reverse Aging — and not die from Something Stupid. In this conversation we discuss, his keys to longevity, sleep, morning routine, futuristic technology, the power of mindsets, XPRIZE Foundation, what longevity escape velocity is, and more. ======================= This episode is brought to you by Bitdeer (NASDAQ: B
Jan 4, • 50:52
#1462 Jordi Visser | Bitcoin Is The King Says Hedge Fund Manager
Jordi Visser is a macro investor with over 30 years of Wall Street experience. He also writes a Substack called “VisserLabs” and puts out investing YouTube videos. In this conversation we discuss important themes of investing for the next decade, all the value that is flowing into the digital world, bitcoin, artificial intelligence, traditional economy, national debt, and more. ======================= Xapo Bank, the world’s first fully licensed Bitcoin-enabled bank, offers military-grade securit
Jan 2, • 1:22:07
#1461 Anthony Pompliano | Bitcoin Predictions For CRAZY 2025
Anthony Pompliano records a solo episode breaking down the historical year of 2024 for bitcoin. Topics include institutional adoption, price hitting $100,000, bitcoin ETFs, nation states, MicroStrategy, other publicly traded companies, bitcoin miners, political environment, and where bitcoin goes from here. ======================= Ledger has been trusted for 10 years to secure 20% of the world’s digital assets. For a limited time, upgrade to the Ledger Flex and get $70 of bitcoin. Go to ledger
Jan 1, • 15:38
#1460 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Bitcoin Will SHOCK People In 2025
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss what is going with bitcoin, potential threats to bitcoin, market manipulation, why the stock market should be open 24/7, immigration, and 2025 predictions. ======================= Ledger has been trusted for 10 years to secure 20% of the world’s digital assets. For a limited time, upgrade to the Ledger Fle
Dec 31, 2024 • 1:01:48
#1459 Pascal Gauthier | Can Quantum Computers Steal Your Bitcoin?!
Pascal Gauthier is the CEO at Ledger. In this conversation we discuss, what products they have launched recently, regulatory environment, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and what he is excited about in 2025. ======================= The Pomp Podcast is powered by BetOnline.ag, the premier crypto-friendly place to gamble on politics and sports, casino, poker and horse racing. BetOnline.ag gives you the ability to use Bitcoin and more than a dozen altcoins to make deposits and withdraw
Dec 28, 2024 • 41:47
#1458 Charlie Gasparino | Bitcoin, Trump Victory, The Economy & Woke America
Charlie Gasparino is a New York Post columnist and author of the book “Go Woke, Go Broke.” He is also a Senior Correspondent at FOX Business. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, we review the political campaigns for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the problem with mainstream media, the impact Trump will have on bitcoin & financial markets, the border, artificial intelligence, and why he wrote his new book, “Go Woke, Go Broke.” ========================== Ledger has been trusted for 10 y
Dec 26, 2024 • 1:15:10
#1457 Vlad Tenev | Robinhood Goes ALL-IN on Bitcoin & Crypto
Vladimir Tenev is the co-founder & CEO of Robinhood. In this conversation we discuss, embracing crypto trading, how big Robinhood is, what he thinks is going to change in financial markets, 24/7 trading, tokenization, prediction markets, and Vlad gives us his vision for the future. ======================= Meanwhile is the world’s first licensed and regulated life insurance company built for the Bitcoin economy. Protect your loved ones with sound money built to manage life’s uncertainty and
Dec 23, 2024 • 50:07
#1456 Anthony Pompliano & Phil Rosen | Bitcoin Is Taking Over Traditional Finance
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss bitcoin, federal reserve, housing regulations, home affordability, why the market is telling the fed what to do, and why you need to become an investor. ======================= Ledger has been trusted for 10 years to secure 20% of the world’s digital assets. For a limited time, upgrade to the Ledger Flex and get $70 of bitcoin
Dec 18, 2024 • 26:29
#1455 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Will The Fed Push Bitcoin Higher?!
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss bitcoin hitting another all-time high, why the fed has such a big impact on bitcoin, SoftBank’s $100 billion investment, how Donald Trump will draw more investments in the US, New Jersey complex drone situation, how a reality TV show could fix government waste, and how Argentinian President Javier Milei f
Dec 17, 2024 • 54:44
#1454 Anthony Pompliano | Bitcoin Hits New ALL TIME HIGH
Anthony Pompliano records a solo episode explaining why bitcoin has exploded in 2024, and where it could be headed. Topics include historical bull markets, media coverage, Wall Street, Donald Trump, US bitcoin strategic reserve, MicroStrategy, federal reserve, and more. ======================= The future is being built today and the future of currency isn’t dollars, euros, pounds, or yen, it’s crypto. And Gemini thinks that’s a great thing. Because a future where money is decentralized, inclusi
Dec 16, 2024 • 17:14
#1453 David Steinberg | How Short Sellers Attack Public Companies
David Steinberg is the founder, chairman, & CEO of Zeta Global. In this conversation, we talk about the brand new ever evolving financial market where short sellers are going after companies and the companies are fighting back, why David continues to buyback stock, narratives, truth, execution, structure of the business, and what is next for Zeta Global. ======================= The Pomp Podcast is powered by BetOnline.ag, the premier crypto-friendly place to gamble on politics and sports, ca
Dec 12, 2024 • 51:13
#1452 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Does Microstrategy Own Too Much Bitcoin?
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss MicroStrategy owning 2% of all bitcoin supply, Daniel Penny case, UnitedHealthcare CEO & the shooter, the vibe shift happening in America, politics, and asset prices. ======================= Ledger has been trusted for 10 years to secure 20% of the world’s digital assets. Their latest devices, Ledger
Dec 10, 2024 • 52:18
#1451 Anthony Pompliano & Phil Rosen | Why Bitcoin Could Go Up Forever!
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss why markets are broken, how the federal reserve has made sure investors will make money forever, why bear markets have been outlawed, and outlook on asset prices. ====================== Meanwhile is the world’s first licensed and regulated life insurance company built for the Bitcoin economy. Protect your loved ones with sound
Dec 9, 2024 • 43:36
#1450 Codie Sanchez | Millionaire Reveals Secret To Financial Freedom
Codie Sanchez is the founder of Contrarian Thinking, and the author of a brand new book called “Main Street Millionaire: How to Make Extraordinary Wealth Buying Ordinary Businesses.” In this conversation, we discuss the process to find, buy, and scale small businesses, the amount of wealth that can be generated, how you can do it, and why it is so important for you to own upside in whatever you do. ======================= Buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Main-Street-Millionaire-Extraordinary-Bu
Dec 6, 2024 • 53:32
#1449 Darius Dale | Wall Street Is BULLISH On Bitcoin
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we evaluate the bull market, the 60/30/10 investment portfolio, dollar strength, the impact of potential global refinancing, and can DOGE be successful in cutting government costs? ======================= Show notes: https://42macro.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the_pomp_podcast&utm_content=dec_4 ======================= Meanwhile is the world’s first licensed and regulated life insurance c
Dec 4, 2024 • 27:59
#1448 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Bitcoin Preparing To Burst Into End of Year?!
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss bitcoin having one of its biggest months of all-time, where the price could be headed, risks, how the market is changing now that Donald Trump is coming into office, Elon Musk pay package, Joe Biden pardon of Hunter Biden, impact of tariffs, and more. ======================= The Pomp Podcast is powered by
Dec 3, 2024 • 54:06
#1447 Anthony Pompliano & Phil Rosen | Will Bitcoin Crush Everything In 2025?!
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss bitcoin’s historical November performance, the narrative in markets around Donald Trump, why this generation loves risk & volatility, and predictions of assets that could outperform bitcoin in 2025. ======================= Ledger has been trusted for 10 years to secure 20% of the world’s digital assets. Their latest device
Dec 3, 2024 • 59:41
#1446 Anthony Pompliano | Bitcoin Is Having A Monster Month!
Anthony Pompliano records a solo episode explaining why bitcoin and stocks had an insane month. Topics includes federal reserve, interest rates, money supply, Trump administration, government spending, bitcoin strategic reserve, historical bull markets, and 2025 outlook. ======================= The Pomp Podcast is powered by BetOnline.ag, the premier crypto-friendly place to gamble on politics and sports, casino, poker and horse racing. BetOnline.ag gives you the ability to use Bitcoin and more
Nov 30, 2024 • 14:38
#1445 Anthony Pompliano | What Happens When Bitcoin Hits $100,000?!
Anthony Pompliano records a solo episode explaining what happens when bitcoin hits $100,000. Topics include long-term thinking, hashrate all-time highs, long-term holders with conviction, historical trends, drawdowns, investing strategies, US government, and future outlook as bitcoin price rises. ======================= Bitkey, built by the team behind Square and Cash App, makes bitcoin self-custody easy and secure. Compare prices across exchanges, send and receive bitcoin, and track your wallet
Nov 29, 2024 • 12:47
#1444 Anthony Pompliano & Phil Rosen | Why Is Bitcoin Crashing Right Now?!
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss why bitcoin is crashing, MicroStrategy, risks, why no one can identify what could go wrong, a brand new theme appearing in the market, and why there always needs to be competition in the free market. ======================= Bitkey, built by the team behind Square and Cash App, makes bitcoin self-custody easy and secure. Compar
Nov 26, 2024 • 46:57
#1443 BlueCotton | Bitcoin Makes This Small Business Rich!
Mike Coffey and Julie Denton-Price are the owners of BlueCotton, a small retail-grade screen printing business in Bowling Green, Kentucky. They previously plugged their business into the bitcoin network in a very unique way, and it is changing the lives of 130 employees. In this conversation we discuss, why they did it, how the employees earn bitcoin, and what the impact has been. ======================= Xapo Bank, the world’s first fully licensed Bitcoin-enabled bank, offers military-grade sec
Nov 25, 2024 • 36:40
#1442 Paolo Ardoino | Bitcoin Is The Perfect Currency Says Tether CEO
Paolo Ardoino is the CEO of Tether. This episode was recorded at Crypto Investor Day in New York. In this conversation we discuss, stablecoins, growth metrics, institutional adoption, how investors can benefit from stablecoins, possibility of Tether going public, why bitcoin is the perfect currency, and how stablecoins will impact central banks. ======================= Bitkey, built by the team behind Square and Cash App, makes bitcoin self-custody easy and secure. Compare prices across exchang
Nov 22, 2024 • 25:44
#1441 Anthony Pompliano | Bitcoin Is About To Hit $100,000!
Bitcoin is about to cross $100,000 and Anthony Pompliano explains why it will change the world. Topics include historical trends, reflexivity, why higher price means less risk, why companies are buying, use case, and where bitcoin is headed. ======================= Bitkey, built by the team behind Square and Cash App, makes bitcoin self-custody easy and secure. Compare prices across exchanges, send and receive bitcoin, and track your wallet—all in one app. Named a Time Best Invention of 2024, Bi
Nov 21, 2024 • 12:14
#1440 Anthony Pompliano & Phil Rosen | MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Strategy Is INSANE
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss bitcoin treasuries, how it works, why MicroStrategy has bought some much bitcoin, why their stock trades at a premium, how Michael Saylor continues to raise money, why other companies are starting to copy, what that means for you as an investor, prediction markets, Howard Lutnick named commerce secretary, and Trump’s transition
Nov 20, 2024 • 43:03
#1439 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | The Global Race For Bitcoin Has Begun!
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss Donald Trump, bitcoin strategic reserve, why the US should print $250 billion today to buy bitcoin, tax cuts, Trump’s cabinet, and future market outlook. ======================= The future is being built today and the future of currency isn’t dollars, euros, pounds, or yen, it’s crypto. And Gemini thinks
Nov 19, 2024 • 43:50
#1438 Chris Pavese | Wall Street Investor on Bitcoin, Zyn, and Great Stocks
Chris Pavese is the President & Chief Investment Officer at Broyhill Asset Management. In this conversation, we discuss investing strategy, time horizons, what makes his firm successful, evaluating stocks, reasons to sell, why he invested in Philip Morris, ZYN trend, book recommendations, and bitcoin. ======================= Buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Extraordinary-Life-Anthony-Pompliano/dp/0857199927/ ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 265,000+ investors
Nov 15, 2024 • 1:41:03
#1437 Anthony Pompliano & Phil Rosen | Are Countries Buying Bitcoin?!
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss bitcoin, all-time highs, why Wall Street is coming into the market, stocks with exposure to bitcoin, United States putting bitcoin on balance sheet, other countries interest in bitcoin, and what will happen with the ETFs. ======================= Polkadot is a scalable, secure, and decentralized blockchain technology aimed at c
Nov 13, 2024 • 30:42
#1436 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Bitcoin $100,000 Coming Soon?!
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss bitcoin hitting all-time highs, where it is heading, Elon Musk, Trump tax cuts, balancing the budget, Kamala Harris campaign spending, Gary Gensler, and regulatory environment. ======================= The future is being built today and the future of currency isn’t dollars, euros, pounds, or yen, it’s cry
Nov 12, 2024 • 53:41
#1435 Anthony Pompliano | Bitcoin All-Time High Signals BULL RUN!
Anthony Pompliano records a solo episode as bitcoin smashes through $80,000. He explains how we got here, and personal thoughts on where we are going. ======================= Xapo Bank, the world’s first fully licensed Bitcoin-enabled bank, offers military-grade security with an unmatched blend of physical and digital security, as well as pioneering regulatory oversight, so your funds are always protected. Beyond secure storage, they enable you to grow and use your Bitcoin. Earn daily interest
Nov 11, 2024 • 18:35
#1434 Anthony Pompliano & Phil Rosen | Bitcoin & Stocks LOVE Donald Trump Right Now!
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss Trump Presidency, why stocks are so high, bitcoin, risks, inflation, and how your investment portfolio will be impacted. ======================= Buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Extraordinary-Life-Anthony-Pompliano/dp/0857199927/ ======================= Xapo Bank, the world’s first fully licensed Bitcoin-enabled bank, off
Nov 7, 2024 • 33:25
#1433 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Bitcoin All-Time High As Trump Wins Election!
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss 2024 election, why Donald Trump won in landslide, what that means for your investment portfolio, stocks, bitcoin, predictions during a Trump Presidency, JD Vance, Elon Musk, and all the impacts of the election. ======================= Polkadot is a scalable, secure, and decentralized blockchain technology
Nov 6, 2024 • 1:00:07
#1432 Adam Kobeissi | Bitcoin Is Going To Skyrocket After The Election
Adam Kobeissi is the founder of ‘The Kobeissi Letter.’ In this conversation, we break down the US economy, inflation, national debt, Warren Buffett stacking cash, why homes have become unaffordable, gold bitcoin, stocks, and where the market is going. ======================= The Pomp Podcast is powered by BetOnline.ag, the premier crypto-friendly place to gamble on politics and sports, casino, poker and horse racing. BetOnline.ag gives you the ability to use Bitcoin and more than a dozen altcoi
Nov 5, 2024 • 1:27:33
#1431 Dylan LeClair | Michael Saylor's Bitcoin Bet Will Make Him Billions?!
Dylan LeClair is the Director of Bitcoin Strategy at Metaplanet & Market Intelligence at UTXO Management. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin being put on the balance sheet of publicly traded companies, why it has created the best performing stocks in the entire world, what it means for all the individual businesses, and where he sees these companies going moving forward. ======================= The future is being built today and the future of currency isn’t dollars, euros, pounds, or
Nov 4, 2024 • 53:19
#1430 Anthony Pompliano & Phil Rosen | Bitcoin Showdown: Donald Trump vs Kamala Harris
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss bitcoin, US economy, stocks, Presidential election, prediction markets, and what we expect to happen throughout the end of the year. ======================= The Pomp Podcast is powered by BetOnline.ag, the premier crypto-friendly place to gamble on politics and sports, casino, poker and horse racing. BetOnline.ag gives you the
Oct 31, 2024 • 26:44
#1429 Erik Prince | Bitcoin Will Protect You From The Government
Erik Prince is the former founder of Blackwater, and the current founder of the Unplugged Phone. In this conversation, we talk about geopolitics, American security, national debt, government inefficiency, and what Erik thinks about the various conflicts that are happening around the world. ======================= Polkadot is a scalable, secure, and decentralized blockchain technology aimed at creating Web3. Created by Gavin Wood, co-founder of Ethereum, Polkadot empowers users to build decentra
Oct 30, 2024 • 1:53:00
#1428 Sam Callahan | Bitcoin Will EXPLODE With Global Liquidity
Sam Callahan writes simple, insightful updates on bitcoin called “The News Block Weekly Newsletter.” In this conversation, we talk about global liquidity, why bitcoin is so sensitive to it, Paul Tudor Jones comments on bitcoin, companies putting bitcoin on balance sheets, interest rates, and where you can get smarter on a daily basis. ======================= Buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Extraordinary-Life-Anthony-Pompliano/dp/0857199927/ ======================= Xapo Bank, the world’s fi
Oct 29, 2024 • 50:37
#1427 Howard Lutnick | Bitcoin & Tariffs Will Save The US Economy
Howard Lutnick is the CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald. Howard is one of the most interesting people in finance, he is a billionaire, and has incredible ideas to improve America. In this conversation, we talk about the national debt, inflation, why he is the co-head of the Trump transition team, what their plan is to balance the budget, how they are going to change things around economically, and a touching story about 9/11. ======================= Buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Extraordinary-Li
Oct 28, 2024 • 2:05:59
#1426 Ephraim Mattos | Inside Life Saving Missions with a Navy SEAL
Ephraim Mattos is a former Navy SEAL, the Founder of Stronghold Rescue, and the author of “City of Death: Humanitarian Warriors in the Battle of Mosul.” In this conversation, we talk about how Ephraim went from a Navy SEAL to a humanitarian, what actually goes on in the ground in conflict zones, how he is saving lives on a daily basis, and all the complexities that go into this work. ======================= Buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Extraordinary-Life-Anthony-Pompliano/dp/0857199927
Oct 24, 2024 • 1:40:59
#1425 Anthony Pompliano & Phil Rosen | Paul Tudor Jones Is ALL-IN On Bitcoin
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss Paul Tudor Jones being long gold and long bitcoin, why he is doing that, what that means for your portfolio, Goldman Sachs S&P 500 long-term outlook, and prediction markets. ======================= Buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Extraordinary-Life-Anthony-Pompliano/dp/0857199927/ ======================= Xapo Bank, th
Oct 23, 2024 • 41:47
#1424 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | Is Bitcoin Ready To EXPLODE Higher?!
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss why bitcoin is going up, why the mainstream media reports don’t matter, Goldman Sachs S&P prediction for the next decade, Elon Musk, and prediction markets. ======================= Buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Extraordinary-Life-Anthony-Pompliano/dp/0857199927/ ======================= Gemini
Oct 22, 2024 • 1:00:37
#1423 Keith Rabois & Mike Shebat | How To Build A Successful Business
Keith Rabois is the Managing Director at Khosla Ventures & CEO at OpenStore. Mike Shebat is the Co-Founder & CEO at Traba. This conversation was recorded at the BUILD Summit in New York. In this conversation, we discuss how elite entrepreneurs stand out, the importance of an ambitious culture, how to build a great team, utilizing AI, their current investing themes, and more. ======================= Buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Extraordinary-Life-Anthony-Pompliano/dp/0857199927/
Oct 18, 2024 • 28:53
#1422 Anthony Pompliano & Phil Rosen | Why Bitcoin Continues To Go Up
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss why bitcoin is going up, presidential impact on the digital currency, US dollar being devalued, and future economic outlook. ======================= Polkadot is a scalable, secure, and decentralized blockchain technology aimed at creating Web3. Created by Gavin Wood, co-founder of Ethereum, Polkadot empowers users to build dec
Oct 17, 2024 • 31:47
#1421 Tom Sosnoff | World’s Greatest Trader Reveals His Secrets
Tom Sosnoff is the Founder of TastyTrade and the CEO of TastyLive. He is also an entrepreneur with over $2 billion in exits. In this conversation, we discuss economic data points that may be wrong, how he built such great products, how he thinks about trading 100 positions a day, why he makes 18,000 trades per year, and the daily mindset of a trader. ======================= Buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Extraordinary-Life-Anthony-Pompliano/dp/0857199927/ ======================= Gemini i
Oct 14, 2024 • 1:01:12
#1420 Phil Rosen & Anthony Pompliano | The Investment Case For Bitcoin
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss everything about bitcoin, why it’s the best performing asset so far in 2024, volatility, bitcoin as a savings account, the global impact of bitcoin being successful, and the recent documentary about Satoshi. ======================= Buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Extraordinary-Life-Anthony-Pompliano/dp/0857199927/ ======
Oct 10, 2024 • 42:17
#1419 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | BlackRock Is All-In On Bitcoin
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss what Blackrock is telling investors about bitcoin & crypto, why so many people are becoming Republicans that used to be Democrats, how America is spending its money, Trump & Kamala, FEMA, and the job market. ======================= Buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Extraordinary-Life-Anthony-Po
Oct 9, 2024 • 50:57
#1418 Jeff Park | The INSANE Bitcoin Super Cycle Thesis
Jeff Park is the Head of Alpha Strategies at Bitewise Asset Management. In this conversation, we discuss the big deal about bitcoin ETF options, bitcoin volatility, why Bitewise recently bought 2 companies, what he expects to see in public markets, how Wall Street is using bitcoin ETFs, and what that means for you. ======================= Buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Extraordinary-Life-Anthony-Pompliano/dp/0857199927/ ======================= Wondering where to go for financial advice?
Oct 7, 2024 • 49:22
#1417 Phil Rosen & Anthony Pompliano | ALERT: US ECONOMY HELD HOSTAGE
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss interest rates, port strike, reactions to the VP debate, bitcoin, asset performances, and future outlook. ======================= Buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Extraordinary-Life-Anthony-Pompliano/dp/0857199927/ ======================= CrossFi is the Apple Pay for Crypto. For the first time in history, anyone with
Oct 3, 2024 • 49:43
#1416 Darius Dale | Will The Port Strike Crash The Economy?
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation we discuss, why Republicans & Democrats are both responsible for the national debt, inflation, economic impact on the port strikes, and why both political parties practice socialism? ======================= Buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Extraordinary-Life-Anthony-Pompliano/dp/0857199927/ ======================= Xapo Bank, the world’s first fully licensed Bitcoin-enabled bank, offers military-grade security with an
Oct 2, 2024 • 19:29
#1415 Anthony & Polina Pompliano | The Fed Will Make Bitcoin & Stocks Skyrocket!
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss why Jerome Powell can’t stop cutting interest rates, all-time high number of US citizens dependent on government aid, using bitcoin to pay your taxes, and what will happen when cheap capital floods the market. ======================= Buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Extraordinary-Life-Anthony-Pomplia
Oct 1, 2024 • 51:42
#1414 Richard Teng | EXCLUSIVE: Binance CEO on Bitcoin, Macro Impact & CZ's Release
Richard Teng is the CEO of Binance, the largest global cryptocurrency exchange. In this conversation, we discuss how big Binance is, macro environment, why bad monetary policies are driving people towards crypto, the nuances of running a global exchange, an employee being held in Nigeria, recent release of CZ from prison, and where crypto is headed. ======================= Buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Extraordinary-Life-Anthony-Pompliano/dp/0857199927/ ======================= Wonderin
Sep 30, 2024 • 43:06
#1413 Anthony Pompliano | Is Bitcoin Due For A Crash?
Anthony Pompliano records a solo episode to answer the questions, are stocks overvalued? Is bitcoin due for a crash? Topics include federal reserve, interest rates, Mag 7 vs. 2000s tech bubble, historical stock performances, and more. ======================= Xapo Bank, the world’s first fully licensed Bitcoin-enabled bank, offers military-grade security with an unmatched blend of physical and digital security, as well as pioneering regulatory oversight, so your funds are always protected. Beyon
Sep 28, 2024 • 12:23
#1412 James Lavish | Bitcoin & The National Debt Crisis
James Lavish is the Co-Managing Partner of the Bitcoin Opportunity Fund, and is the author of the ‘The Informationist’ a weekly newsletter that simplifies financial concepts. In this conversation, we break down the macro environment, how inflation has been ravaging America, national debt & the future impact on the economy, bitcoin, potential solutions, risk of CBDCs, and where the world is going. ======================= Gemini is the safe and secure way to trade crypto. Gemini is offering e
Sep 26, 2024 • 55:25
#1411 Polina & Anthony Pompliano | This Bitcoin Data Will SHOCK You
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, Author of ‘How To Live An Extraordinary Life’ and CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss comments made by Vice President Harris on digital assets, why she has an advantage for crypto voters over Trump, why investing at all-time high prices is actually a good idea, housing affordability, President Biden attempting to ban software from certain countries, Anthony’s new book, ‘How To Live An Extra
Sep 25, 2024 • 56:56
#1410 John Avlon | Bitcoin Politician Will Shock You!
John Avlon is an American journalist and political commentator running for U.S. House representative of New York’s 1st congressional district. In this conversation, we break down what the Founding Fathers were thinking when they wrote the Constitution, how we should be thinking about technology, the impact of technology on the economy, what the Founding Fathers would have thought about crypto, what John thinks about crypto, and what it will take to push America forward. =======================
Sep 21, 2024 • 56:02
#1405 Will Reeves | Bitcoin Company With 1,000 Bitcoin Is Going Public?!
Will Reeves is the Founder & CEO of Fold, a gateway to earning, buying, and living on bitcoin. Fold is now going public via SPAC deal, and it’s estimated that they will be in the public markets with over 1,000 bitcoin on their balance sheet. In this conversation, we discuss what the business is, how they executed the Microstrategy bitcoin playbook in the private markets, what their products are, and what he thinks will be built in the future. ======================= Gemini is the safe and s
Sep 19, 2024 • 51:47
#1409 Polina & Anthony Pompliano | Federal Reserve Will EXPLODE Bitcoin & Stocks
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss the economy, upcoming interest rate cuts, what that means for the average American, mortgages, Amazon employees required to be back in office, and recent assassination attempt of President Trump. ======================= Wondering where to go for financial advice? Domain Money makes financial planning simple. No hidden fees and no sales pitches - you get
Sep 17, 2024 • 52:40
#1408 Phil Rosen & Anthony Pompliano | Bitcoin Is STRONGER Than Stocks?!
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss bitcoin, bitcoin resilience vs. stock market, inflation, job market, takeaways from presidential debate, and economic solutions to fix the pain American families are facing. ======================= Buy and sell cryptocurrency in a tax-advantaged crypto IRA with iTrustCapital. Enjoy 24/7 access, lowest fees in the industry, and tax benefits for your retirement. Open and fund a
Sep 12, 2024 • 36:33
#1407 Polina & Anthony Pompliano | Bitcoin, Presidential Debate, OnlyFans & Elon Musk
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss what is going on with bitcoin, future catalyst, and price outlook into bull market, we break down the OnlyFans business, shocking revenue share breakdown, SpaceX, Starlink, Elon Musk, and predictions for the Presidential debate. ======================= Wondering where to go for financial advice? Domain Money makes financial planning simple. No hidden fee
Sep 10, 2024 • 1:14:30
#1406 Dave Collum | The Economy Is Worse Than You Think
Dave Collum is the Department Chair and Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. In this conversion, we talk about the economy, inflation, stock market, investing outlook, politics, Trump, Harris, Vance, Walz, RFK Jr, geopolitical analysis, and how you can start to think more independently. ======================= Xapo Bank, the world’s first fully licensed Bitcoin-enabled bank, offers military-grade security with an unmatched blend of physical and digital security, as well as pioneering r
Sep 9, 2024 • 1:55:39
#1404 Phil Rosen & Anthony Pompliano on Why Bitcoin & Stocks Are Crashing (And What To Do)
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss why stocks and bitcoin are down, economic policies for Trump & Kamala, proposed capital gains tax increase, and outlook on asset prices during interest rate cuts. ======================= Wondering where to go for financial advice? Domain Money makes financial planning simple. No hidden fees and no sales pitches - you get a personalized roadmap to your goals, from dream va
Sep 5, 2024 • 28:21
#1403 Polina & Anthony Pompliano | Trump vs Kamala, Elon Musk vs Brazil & The Economy
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss historical September performance for asset prices, $100 billion OpenAI funding round, battle over X between Elon Musk vs Brazil, similarities and differences between Kamala Harris & Donald Trump, and economic data points. ======================= Xapo Bank, the world’s first fully licensed Bitcoin-enabled bank, offers military-grade security with an u
Sep 4, 2024 • 1:09:55
#1402 Darius Dale | Stock Market Predictions To End 2024!
Darius Dale is the founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we discuss inflation, productivity, asset prices, political impact, federal reserve interest rate decisions, and outlook for 2024. ======================= CrossFi is the Apple Pay for Crypto. For the first time in history, anyone with a web 3 wallet like Metamask can spend crypto through a physical or virtual visa cards anywhere in the world where Visa is accepted. Be one of the first to get your hands on a CrossFi card and
Sep 3, 2024 • 22:13
#1401 Anthony Pompliano | Invest Like A Millionaire In A Recession
Anthony Pompliano records a solo episode about how we got in this current economic situation, historical trends, inflation, asset prices, how to prepare for a recession, election year, and long-term macro environment outlook. ======================= Wondering where to go for financial advice? Domain Money makes financial planning simple. No hidden fees and no sales pitches - you get a personalized roadmap to your goals, from dream vacations to retirement. Flat-fee advisors create a plan tailore
Aug 31, 2024 • 15:49
#1400 Phil Rosen & Anthony Pompliano | Nvidia Earnings & Warren Buffett Hits $1 Trillion
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss Nvidia, hype behind AI stocks, how to think about future earnings for these companies, Berkshire Hathaway hitting $1 trillion market value, potential recession, housing prices, inflation, CEO’s switching companies, and more. ======================= CrossFi is the Apple Pay for Crypto. For the first time in history, anyone with a web 3 wallet like Metamask can spend crypto thr
Aug 28, 2024 • 54:01
#1399 Polina & Anthony Pompliano | Bitcoin Will Go Up, Interest Rate Cuts & Taxing Unrealized Gains
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss the US economy, interest rates decision, taxing of unrealized gains, arrest of Telegram CEO, the impact of the two astronauts stranded in space, and more. ======================= Xapo Bank, the world’s first fully licensed Bitcoin-enabled bank, offers military-grade security with an unmatched blend of physical and digital security, as well as pioneering
Aug 27, 2024 • 1:12:00
#1398 Daniel Batten | Countries Buy Bitcoin Worth $1 TRILLION?!
Daniel Batten is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of CH4 Capital. Daniel is an ESG investor and believes bitcoin mining is one of the most important technologies when it comes to the environment. In this conversation, we talk about what is holding back sovereign wealth funds from investing 1% of their assets into bitcoin, ESG decision making process, what it will take to educate them, and what the impact of sovereign wealth funds and countries will have. ======================= CrossFi is th
Aug 22, 2024 • 41:50
#1397 Phil Rosen & Anthony Pompliano | Government Just Erased 1 Million Jobs!
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss the government revision of 1 million jobs, Fed’s interest rate decision, asset prices, big tech stocks, economic data vs portfolio, and market outlook for the rest of the week. ======================= Xapo Bank, the world’s first fully licensed Bitcoin-enabled bank, offers military-grade security with an unmatched blend of physical and digital security, as well as pioneering r
Aug 21, 2024 • 29:34
#1396 Polina & Anthony Pompliano | Trump Owns Crypto & Kamala Harris Economic Plan
Polina Pompliano, Author of ‘Hidden Genius’ and Founder of The Profile, and Anthony Pompliano, CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss the new economic plan from Kamala Harris, price gouging, housing, tax credits, Trump’s current crypto portfolio, Mark Spitzngal’s recession comments, and takeaways from Peter Thiel on Joe Rogan. ======================= Xapo Bank, the world’s first fully licensed Bitcoin-enabled bank, offers military-grade security with an unmatched blend of physical and
Aug 20, 2024 • 54:40
#1395 Anthony Pompliano | Should America Have Price Controls?
Anthony Pompliano reflects on the latest remarks from Vice President Kamala Harris, as the campaign proposes a “federal ban on corporate price-gouging” on groceries. Topics include inflation, socialism, grocery store margins, competition, macro environment, free market, historical price caps, and the best solution to lower prices. ======================= Xapo Bank, the world’s first fully licensed Bitcoin-enabled bank, offers military-grade security with an unmatched blend of physical and digit
Aug 15, 2024 • 12:23
#1394 Anthony Pompliano | Bitcoin & Stocks Are Going Crazy!
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss the economy, inflation, volatility in the stock market, and future outlook for financial assets. ======================= Wondering where to go for financial advice? Domain Money makes financial planning simple. No hidden fees and no sales pitches - you get a personalized roadmap to your goals, from dream vacations to retirement. Flat-fee advisors create a plan tailored to you
Aug 13, 2024 • 28:00
#1393 Jason Les | Largest Bitcoin Miner Responds To Critics
Jason Les is the CEO of Riot Platforms, one of the largest miners in North America. They are a publicly traded company that is exclusively focused on mining as much bitcoin as possible. In this conversation, we talk about public policy, politicians becoming interested in bitcoin mining, what is going on with the bitcoin halving, hardware updates, rise of AI, competition for power, and much more. ======================= Meanwhile is the world’s first licensed and regulated life insurance company
Aug 12, 2024 • 39:11
#1372 Pranav Kanade | Billions Coming To Bitcoin and Stablecoins
Pranav Kanade is the Portfolio Manager for VanEck’s Digital Assets Alpha Disclosure. He is deep in the weeds of crypto. In this conversation, we talk about bitcoin, ethereum, altcoins, memecoins, regulation, the future of stablecoins, and much more. ======================= CrossFi is the Apple Pay for Crypto. For the first time in history, anyone with a web 3 wallet like Metamask can spend crypto through a physical or virtual visa cards anywhere in the world where Visa is accepted. Be one of th
Aug 9, 2024 • 1:05:30
#1392 Alessandro Palombo | Bitcoin Can Give You Portugal Citizenship?!
Alessandro Palombo is the Co-Founder of Unbound with a mission to design the future of global citizenship. They are using bitcoin indirect exposure to help you get a Golden Visa in Portugal. In this conversation, we talk about how it works, risks, requirements, family implications, and the potential of expanding to other cryptos? ======================= Wondering where to go for financial advice? Domain Money makes financial planning simple. No hidden fees and no sales pitches - you get a perso
Aug 8, 2024 • 26:46
#1391 Darius Dale | How Japan Broke Bitcoin and Stocks!
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we talk about what is going on in Japan, how that affects US monetary policy, global impact of a weaker US dollar, inflation, global liquidity, and what you should be paying attention to as an investor. ======================= CrossFi is the Apple Pay for Crypto. For the first time in history, anyone with a web 3 wallet like Metamask can spend crypto through a physical or virtual visa cards anywhere in the world where Visa i
Aug 7, 2024 • 24:41
#1390 Kenny DeGiglio on How To Get Rich With A Bitcoin Job
Kenny DeGiglio is the Co-Founder of Dream Startup Job and Crypto Academy. Anthony and Kenny have helped over 3,000 people get a job in bitcoin & crypto. In this conversation, we discuss the transition into bitcoin & crypto industry, levering up your skillset, best way to build relationships, tricks to get recruiters attention, importance of a proof-of-work project, knowing how to sell yourself, likability, and compensation potential in crypto. ======================= Apply for my Crypto
Aug 6, 2024 • 44:57
#1389 Anthony Pompliano | Why Bitcoin and Stocks Are Declining Fast!
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, CEO of Professional Capital Management discuss all the panic in the markets, aggressive drop in the stock market, what is happening in Japan, why crypto has dropped so much, and what you can do at home to protect yourself. ======================= Xapo Bank, the world’s first fully licensed Bitcoin-enabled bank, offers military-grade security with an unmatched blend of physical and digital security, as well as pioneering reg
Aug 5, 2024 • 23:17
#1388 Jeremy Allaire | The $34 Billion Stablecoin King
Jeremy Allaire is the Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Circle. In this conversation, we talk about USDC, what it is, where it is popular, who is using it, why they are using it, and the future of stablecoins. ======================= Gemini is the safe and secure way to trade crypto. Gemini is offering eligible new users the opportunity to earn $100 in BTC when they trade $1000 in crypto within their first 30 days of signing up. Head over to https://www.gemini.com/partners/pomp and start trading
Aug 1, 2024 • 58:55
#1387 Hany Rashwan | Donald Trump Will Convince Countries To Buy Bitcoin?!
Hany Rashwan is the Founder & CEO of 21Shares, they have over $7 billion in assets and they are all focused on crypto. In this conversation, we talk about everything they have learned, ETFs, institutional vs retail, what is going on around the world in terms of regulation, politics, and what the United States can learn about those regions to decide what comes next for us. ======================= Wondering where to go for financial advice? Domain Money makes financial planning simple. No hid
Jul 30, 2024 • 37:47
#1386 Phil Rosen & Anthony Pompliano | Donald Trump SHOCKS The Bitcoin World
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss President Donald Trump at the Bitcoin conference, what he plans to do, campaign promises, and his future plans including “bitcoin is going to the moon.” They also talk about the track market of the stock market under various Presidents. ======================= Buy and sell cryptocurrency in a tax-advantaged crypto IRA with iTrustCapital. Enjoy 24/7 access, lowest fees in the
Jul 29, 2024 • 30:18
#1385 James Davolos on Turning Your Land Into Bitcoin
James Davolos is a Portfolio Manager at Horizon Kinetics. In this conversation, we discuss oil & gas coming together with bitcoin mining & AI data centers, what is going on down in Texas, how the companies work, impact on artificial intelligence, bitcoin mining, data centers, and where the world is headed. ======================= Wondering where to go for financial advice? Domain Money makes financial planning simple. No hidden fees and no sales pitches - you get a personalized roadmap
Jul 25, 2024 • 46:54
#1384 Johann Kerbrat | Robinhood's Crypto Strategy Revealed
Johann Kerbrat is the Vice President and General Manager of Crypto at Robinhood. In this conversation, we talk about what they are building, who is using the product, surprising data points, Bitstamp acquisition, licenses, and future outlook for crypto and Robinhood. ======================= Buy and sell cryptocurrency in a tax-advantaged crypto IRA with iTrustCapital. Enjoy 24/7 access, lowest fees in the industry, and tax benefits for your retirement.Open and fund an account today at https:/
Jul 22, 2024 • 40:20
#1383 Phil Rosen & Anthony Pompliano | Bitcoin Reveals The Trump Trade Is On!
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano, CEO of Professional Capital Management, discuss small cap vs big tech, future outlook for interest rate cuts, what Trump trade means for investors & impact on bitcoin, and Jamie Dimon change of mind on bitcoin? ======================= Wondering where to go for financial advice? Domain Money makes financial planning simple. No hidden fees and no sales pitches - you get a personalized roadmap to your goals, from dream vac
Jul 18, 2024 • 27:52
#1382 Kian Sadeghi | This Man Measures Your Intelligence Gene
Kian Sadeghi is the Founder & CEO of Nucleus Genomics. In this conversation, we talk about DNA sequencing, how he is disrupting the old school companies, why he believes so much in giving power to the people, taking control of your health with your DNA, regulation, ethics, and more. ======================= CrossFi is the Apple Pay for Crypto. For the first time in history, anyone with a web 3 wallet like Metamask can spend crypto through a physical or virtual visa cards anywhere in the worl
Jul 11, 2024 • 47:44
#1381 Mike Maples | Investor Reveals Secret To Finding Billion Dollar Companies
Mike Maples is a Founding Partner at Floodgate, and the author of a brand new book called, “Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change The Future.” In this conversation, we talk about startup capitalism vs corporate capitalism, how startups win, evaluating founders, stress testing ideas, pattern breaking actions, embracing chaos, finding opportunities, startup investments, and his new book. ======================= Buy and sell cryptocurrency in a tax-advantaged crypto IRA with iTrustCapital. En
Jul 9, 2024 • 49:32
#1380 Owning Manhattan’s Nile Lundgren Is ALL-IN On Bitcoin
Nile Lundgren is the star of the new show on Netflix called "Owning Manhattan" and is one of the top luxury real estate agents in the world. He has solid billions of dollars of real estate. In this conversation, we talk about the similarities between bitcoin & luxury real estate, scarcity, psychology, inflation, macro economy, interest rates, and filming "Owning Manhattan". ======================= CrossFi is the Apple Pay for Crypto. For the first time in history, anyone
Jul 8, 2024 • 46:54
#1379 Anthony Pompliano & Phil Rosen | Will The Stock Market Crash?!
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, and Anthony Pompliano discuss the US economy, future outlook for the stock market, home affordability, and Presidential solutions for tackling the home affordability crisis so people can chase the American Dream. ======================= CrossFi is the Apple Pay for Crypto. For the first time in history, anyone with a web 3 wallet like Metamask can spend crypto through a physical or virtual visa cards anywhere in the world where Visa is accepted.
Jul 3, 2024 • 28:05
#1378 Lance Lambert on 4 Mind-Blowing Reasons Why Homes Are Unaffordable
Lance Lambert is the Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief at ResiClub. He is also the former Real Estate Editor at Fortune Magazine, and is the foremost expert in residential real estate. In this conversation, we talk about the 4 reasons why houses are so expensive, as it is the most unaffordable housing market we have had in history. This is a major crisis for the US economy, and people need to understand what it will take to get us out of this. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the w
Jul 2, 2024 • 31:35
#1377 Alex Thorn | Bitcoin Is Taking Over Wall Street
Alex Thorn is the Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy Digital. In this conversation, we talk about bitcoin, bitcoin mining, ETFs, regulation, politics, global adoption, potential problems, token unlocks, Galaxy Digital, and more. ======================= CrossFi is the Apple Pay for Crypto. For the first time in history, anyone with a web 3 wallet like Metamask can spend crypto through a physical or virtual visa cards anywhere in the world where Visa is accepted. Be one of the first to get your
Jun 27, 2024 • 57:31
#1376 Nic Carter on Bitcoin Mining, Trump vs Biden, and AI
Nic Carter is the Co-Founder and General Partner at Castle Island Ventures. In this conversation, we talk about bitcoin, artificial intelligence, energy consumption, regulation, politics, Trump vs Biden stance on crypto, stablecoins, impact of ETH ETF, and future outlook on the industry. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incredibly light, comes with a nice stand, and the user interface is very easy.
Jun 26, 2024 • 1:00:22
#1375 Anthony Pompliano on How Stablecoins Can Solve The Debt Crisis
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, interviews Anthony Pompliano. Topics include stablecoins, US debt, interest rates, and geopolitics. ======================= CrossFi is the Apple Pay for Crypto. For the first time in history, anyone with a web 3 wallet like Metamask can spend crypto through a physical or virtual visa cards anywhere in the world where Visa is accepted. Be one of the first to get your hands on a CrossFi card and a prize pool of $3 Million Dollars by joining and pa
Jun 24, 2024 • 27:46
#1374 Annelise Osborne | Why Wall Street Is All-In On Crypto
Annelise Osborne is the author of a brand new book, “From Hoodies to Suits: Innovating Digital Assets for Traditional Finance.” She also is the Chief Business Officer at Kadena. In this conversation, we talk about a brand new trend where Wall Street is starting to interface with the hoodies, what the suits are interested in, where they are putting their money, what the hoodies are doing, banks vs. bitcoin, and more. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive por
Jun 21, 2024 • 43:17
#1373 JP Thor | Crypto Millionaire on DeFi and Humanity’s Future
JP Thor is one of the lead contributors to THORChain, master of the memes, and has some insane ideas. In this conversation, we talk about his background, we talk about building a billion dollar platform with only 5 engineers in 18 months, promise of crypto, milestones and obstacles we need to overcome, and then conversation ends with some wild ideas you need to listen to. ======================= Meanwhile is the world’s first licensed and regulated life insurance company built for the Bitcoin e
Jun 20, 2024 • 1:20:34
#1371 Anthony Pompliano on Bitcoin, Trump, and Interest Rates
Phil Rosen, the Co-Founder of Opening Bell Daily, interviews Anthony Pompliano. Topics include bitcoin, President Trump's recent support of the industry, interest rates, financial media, and more. ======================= Meanwhile is the world’s first licensed and regulated life insurance company built for the Bitcoin economy. Protect your loved ones with sound money built to manage life’s uncertainty and a broken financial system. Their BTC-denominated Whole Life Insurance policies allow H
Jun 12, 2024 • 25:52
#1370 Will Clemente on Bitcoin Bull Market
Will Clemente is the Co-Founder of Reflexivity Research. In this conversation, we talk about Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, meme coins, portfolio management, ETFs, regulation, culturally relevant ideas, what you should be paying attention to, and where opportunities exist in the next 18 months. ======================= CrossFi is the Apple Pay for Crypto. For the first time in history, anyone with a web 3 wallet like Metamask can spend crypto through a physical or virtual visa cards anywhere in the
Jun 10, 2024 • 36:49
#1369 Solo Episode | Altcoins Are Coming To Wall Street
Anthony Pompliano records a solo episode about altcoins coming to Wall Street. Anthony explains how it is going to happen, why it is happening, what you should be paying attention to, and what assets could become valuable, and what assets may not become valuable. ======================= Meanwhile is the world’s first licensed and regulated life insurance company built for the Bitcoin economy. Protect your loved ones with sound money built to manage life’s uncertainty and a broken financial syste
Jun 8, 2024 • 11:14
#1368 Matthew Sigel | Bitcoin Investor Says BILLIONS Are Coming
Matthew Sigel is the Head of Digital Assets Research and Portfolio Manager at VanEck. In this conversation, we talk about bitcoin, ethereum, miners, global adoption, regulation, conversations VanEck is having with their clients, where opportunities exist, and how crypto and politics are intersecting with each other. ======================= Buy and sell cryptocurrency in a tax-advantaged crypto IRA with iTrustCapital. Enjoy 24/7 access, lowest fees in the industry, and tax benefits for your reti
Jun 5, 2024 • 1:07:17
#1367 Peter McCormack | This Football Team Is All-In On Bitcoin
Peter McCormack is the Chairman of Real Bedford, and the host of “What Bitcoin Did” podcast. In this conversation, we talk Peter buying Real Bedford men’s team and plugging it into the bitcoin network, his plan to make the Premier League, raising capital, sponsors, merchandise, treasury management, bitcoin market cycles, women’s team, opening a bar, building a stadium, investing in the community of Bedford, and potential risks. ======================= BetOnline.ag is a proud sponsor of the the
May 30, 2024 • 47:16
#1366 Solo Episode | Is The ETH ETF Bad For Bitcoin?
With the ETH ETF getting approved, is that a distraction to bitcoin? Anthony Pompliano shores this thoughts on the BTC/ETH relationship, regulatory process, the token density theory, and what the future will look like. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incredibly light, comes with a nice stand, and the user interface is very easy. Anyone who listens to this podcast can go to us
May 29, 2024 • 10:40
#1365 Solo Episode | Wall Street & Politicians LOVE Bitcoin
What is going on with Wall Street and Politicians when it comes to bitcoin and crypto? Anthony Pompliano records a solo episode explaining the milestone of having both Wall Street and Washington as advocates for crypto. Anthony breaks down what is happening, why it’s important, and what he thinks the future looks like. ======================= Join me at Consensus 2024 May 29-31 in Austin, Texas. This year marks the tenth annual Consensus, making it the largest and longest-running event dedicat
May 28, 2024 • 11:12
#1364 Jack Mallers | Bitcoin Could Hit $1 Million This Cycle
Jack Mallers is the Founder & CEO of Strike. In this conversation, we talk about the macro environment, the edge case, use case, investment case for bitcoin, bitcoin vs shitcoins, politics, regulation, and why he believes Wall Street will capitulate and all become bitcoiners. ======================= BetOnline.ag is a proud sponsor of the the Pomp Podcast. Use crypto to bet on sports, play poker and enjoy casino games at BetOnline. Visit https://promotions.betonline.ag/pomp and use promo cod
May 23, 2024 • 1:08:30
#1363 Quinn Thompson | Bitcoin's Future In America Is BRIGHT
Quinn Thompson is the Founder of Lekker Capital. I think he is one of the more interesting investors in crypto, he takes a macro overlay and puts in on this industry. In this conversation, we talk about the relationship between the macro environment and the crypto industry, where he is allocating capital, how he evaluates different assets, data points he looks at in the macro environment, global vs. United States, upcoming election, and meme coins. ======================= Introducing Espresso -
May 22, 2024 • 54:21
#1362 Noah Kerner | Invest In Bitcoin & Build Wealth With This App
Noah Kerner is the CEO & Chairman of Acorns, the financial app helping everyday citizens invest with spare change. In this conversation, we talk about building a brand, design & product decisions, why they are serving such a unique customer, surprises, and what Acorns looks like in the future. ======================= Join me at Consensus 2024 May 29-31 in Austin, Texas. This year marks the tenth annual Consensus, making it the largest and longest-running event dedicated to all sides of
May 21, 2024 • 37:23
#1361 Kenny DeGiglio on The Best Way To Get A Crypto Job
Kenny DeGiglio is the Co-Founder of Dream Startup Job and Crypto Academy. In this conversation, we discuss tips and tricks for landing a job in crypto, remote work vs in-office, US-based vs. international firms, compensation, bear vs. bull market, Dream Startup Job, an overview of Crypto Academy, and the benefits of going through the training program. ======================= Apply for my Crypto Academy: https://www.thecryptoacademy.io/ View 12k+ open startup jobs: https://dr
May 16, 2024 • 42:20
#1360 Cyrus Shirazi | Early Bitcoin Investor Building MASSIVE Company
Cyrus Shirazi is the Founder & CEO of Haven, a brand new company that is dedicated to focusing on exactly to solve all your accounting needs as a startup founder or business owner. In this conversation, we talk about how to build a venture scalable business with a service, why being profitable early on is a huge advantage, identifying great talent, operational structure, evaluating customers, and long-term vision for Haven. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most int
May 15, 2024 • 29:37
#1359 Anthony Pompliano on Julian Dorey Podcast About Bitcoin & Deployment To Iraq
Anthony Pompliano went on Julian Dorey's Podcast to talk playing football in college, being deployed in the middle of the season to Iraq, America today, making Facebook millions of dollars, discovering bitcoin, bitcoin adoption, and a theory between the Mafia and the fall of America. Subscribe to Julian's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDorey ======================= Join me at Consensus 2024 May 29-31 in Austin, Texas. This year marks the tenth annual Consensus, making it the l
May 13, 2024 • 3:15:27
#1358 Jihan Bowes-Little | Bitcoin Volatility Signals Opportunity Says Coinbase Investor
Jihan Bowes-Little is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Bracket Capital, an investment firm focused on special situation opportunities in growth / late-stage private companies. In this conversation, we talk about the similarities and differences investing in Coinbase, SpaceX, Stripe, landscape of private markets, financialization of venture capital, investing trends & sectors, cross-over investment example, market liquidity, bitcoin, and more. ======================= Meanwhile is th
May 8, 2024 • 48:49
#1357 Marko Papic | Bitcoin Saves Central Banks During Global Crisis?!
Marko Papic is a macro strategist who incorporates geopolitics into his investment analysis. He is also the author of "Geopolitical Alpha: An Investment Framework for Predicting the Future." In this conversation, we talk about geopolitical alpha, how to apply it to your investment process, China, Ukraine, Russia, Isreal, El Salvador, United States, rest of the world, commodity prices, public media narrative, inflation, proxy wars, bitcoin, and more. ======================= Join me at C
May 7, 2024 • 1:00:57
#1356 Kyle Bass | Bitcoin Could Explode On Global Chaos
Kyle Bass is the Founder & CIO of Hayman Capital Management. In this conversation, we talk about global conflict, why the traditional financial system incentives attacks on each other, China, Taiwan, Ukraine, Russia, Hamas, Israel, why inflationary pressures will continue to be a problem across the world, bitcoin, gold, and portfolio construction. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incredibly ligh
May 6, 2024 • 59:03
#1355 Hannah Maruyama | Bitcoin Is Destroying Colleges
Hannah Maruyama is the Founder of Degree Free. In this conversation, we talk about the data as to why college may not be as lucrative as people think, examples that include an 18-year-old bitcoin developer, why proof-of-work is so important, role of the parents, and a brand new launch program working one-on-one with teenagers. ======================= Book - degreefree.co/otheroptionsPodcast - degreefree.co/podcastLaunch Program - degreefree.co/launch ======================= In this podcast, we
May 2, 2024 • 33:52
#1354 Darius Dale | Presidential Election Could Make Assets EXPLODE
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we talk about Secretary Yellen’s hawkish tone on quarterly refunding announcement, liquidity dynamics, impact of decision to flood the market with bills, rising inflation, asset prices, and future macroeconomic outlook leading up to the election. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incredibly light, comes with a nice stand, and the
May 1, 2024 • 21:03
#1353 Nick Neuman | How The Rich Protect Their Bitcoin
Nick Neuman is the Co-Founder & CEO of Casa, one of the preeminent custody providers in bitcoin and crypto industry. In this conversation, we talk about what custody used to look like before the digital age, how Casa is solving problems around bitcoin custody, examples of why self-custody makes it more secure, brand new inheritance feature, risks, and future of self-custody. ======================= Join me at Consensus 2024 May 29-31 in Austin, Texas. This year marks the tenth annual Consen
Apr 30, 2024 • 42:48
#1352 Bill Barhydt | $50 Trillion Is Coming To Bitcoin & Crypto
Bill Barhydt is the Co-Founder & CEO of Abra, a new type of digital cash payments app and network enabling the transfer of cash between any two smartphones. In this conversation, we talk about the brand new regulatory approval as a registered investment advisor, what that means for Abra, how they can service both credited & uncredited investors now, why allowing basic financial services has been so difficult, and where the industry is going. ======================= Buy and sell cryptocu
Apr 29, 2024 • 31:49
#1351 Russell Star, Zach Pandl, Brett Tejpaul | Institutions Are Buying A LOT of Bitcoin
Russell Star is the Head of Capital Markets at Defi & Valour. Zach Pandl is Managing Director of Research at Grayscale Investments. Brett Tejpaul is the Head of Coinbase Institutional. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Day in New York. In this conversation, we talk about fee structures for bitcoin ETFs, institutional demand, business operations with price volatility, bitcoin, ethereum, altcoins, industry still being retail driven, regulation across the world, asset selection
Apr 26, 2024 • 38:50
#1350 Renato Moicano | UFC Fighter Is ALL-IN on Bitcoin
Renato Moicano is a UFC Fighter who went viral after his most recent fight, talking about defending liberty, importance of private property rights, and suggest everyone read the 6 lessons of Ludwig Von Mises. In this conversation, we talk about the lessons he has learned from Brazilian constitution vs American constitution, private property rights, why he suggested Ludwig Van Mises, principles of America, why he views bitcoin as a lifeboat, capitalism, national debt, taxation, upcoming elections
Apr 25, 2024 • 30:28
#1349 Adam Sullivan | Core Scientific CEO on Bitcoin Halving & Mining Industry
Adam Sullivan is the CEO at Core Scientific, one of the largest bitcoin miners in North America. In this conversation, we talk about building Core Scientific, public company impact, bitcoin halving, bitcoin ETFs, future of bitcoin miners, consolidation in the industry, metrics to evaluate a business, and future plans for Core Scientific. ======================= Buy and sell cryptocurrency in a tax-advantaged crypto IRA with iTrustCapital. Enjoy 24/7 access, lowest fees in the industry, and tax b
Apr 24, 2024 • 35:48
#1348 Tom Shaughnessy | Crypto Investor Reveals His Top Investment Ideas
Tom Shaughnessy is the Co-Founder of Delphi Digital and Founding Partner at Delphi Ventures. In this conversation, we talk about the intersection between AI & crypto, OpenAI & ChatGPT, open-source, where value is accruing, monetization, risks, and what he Is doing at Delphi. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incredibly light, comes with a nice stand, and the user interface is very easy. Anyon
Apr 23, 2024 • 36:10
#1347 Zac Townsend | Bitcoin Life Insurance Is Coming Fast!
Zac Townsend is the Co-Founder & CEO of Meanwhile, the world’s first bitcoin denominated life insurance company. In this conversation, we talk about traditional life insurance, protection, tax advantages, opportunities, and what Zac is building at Meanwhile using bitcoin to eliminate risk. ======================= In this podcast, we dive into the revolutionary concept of PropyKeys, an application that allows anyone to mint home addresses all over the world on blockchain. PropyKeys.com is a
Apr 22, 2024 • 32:55
#1346 Mark Yusko, David Alderman, Adam Sullivan | Bitcoin Halving Is NOT Priced In: Supply Shock INCOMING
Mark Yusko is the Founder, CIO, & Managing Director of Morgan Creek Capital Management. David Alderman is a Digital Asset Research Analyst at Franklin Templeton. Adam Sullivan is the CEO at Core Scientific. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Day in New York. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin halving, institutional demand, bitcoin miners, ethereum, and future outlook of crypto industry. ======================= Buy and sell cryptocurrency in a tax-advantaged crypto IRA
Apr 20, 2024 • 38:41
#1345 Sandy Kaul | Trillion Dollar Investor Is All-In on Crypto
Sandy Kaul is the Senior Vice President at Franklin Templeton. In this conversation, we talk about bitcoin, client demand, tokenization, real world assets, regulation, portfolio construction, future narratives, meme coins, and where Franklin Templeton sees value in the future. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incredibly light, comes with a nice stand, and the user interface is very easy. Anyone who
Apr 18, 2024 • 30:49
#1344 Greg Beard | Bitcoin Miner DESTROYS Bitcoin Halving Myth
Greg Beard is the CEO of Stronghold Digital Mining, the only environmentally beneficial and vertically integrated public bitcoin mining company. In this conversation, we talk about the macro situation of bitcoin and the US dollar, potential structural problems, bitcoin mining, impact of bitcoin halving, BlackRock and bitcoin ETFs, and tokenization. ======================= In this podcast, we dive into the revolutionary concept of PropyKeys, an application that allows anyone to mint home address
Apr 17, 2024 • 51:21
#1343 Chris Dixon | World's Best Investor Is ALL-IN on Crypto
Chris Dixon is the Founder & Managing Partner at a16z crypto, and the author of “Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet.” In this conversation, we talk about the original promise of the internet, what went wrong, lack of control from companies in the digital world, how blockchains and crypto can change that, bitcoin, ethereum, how crypto will interact with artificial intelligence, regulation, and more. ======================= Buy and sell cryptocurrency in a tax-advantaged cry
Apr 16, 2024 • 52:24
#1342 Trevor Bacon | Crypto Will Let You Day Trade Real Estate?!
Trevor Bacon is the Co-Founder & CEO of Parcl, a decentralized real estate trading platform. In this conversation, we talk about where they are getting real estate data from, how they want to help you trade on real estate prices, the impact of real time real estate data, and more. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incredibly light, comes with a nice stand, and the user interface is very easy. Any
Apr 15, 2024 • 32:15
#1341 Research Panel | Fidelity, ARK, VanEck Reveal How They Evaluate Bitcoin
Chris Kuiper is the Director of Research for Fidelity Digital Assets. Yassine Elmandjra is the Director of Digital Assets at Ark Invest. Matthew Siegel is the Head of Digital Assets Research for Vaneck. Will Clemente is the Co-Founder of Reflexivity Research. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Day in New York. In this conversation, they discuss bitcoin evaluation process, bitcoin ETFs, client demand, regulation, crypto industry, and future outlook. ======================= Core S
Apr 11, 2024 • 38:10
#1340 Darius Dale | Inflation Is Sticky & Bitcoin Will Skyrocket?!
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we talk about the probability of different economic outcomes, why "no landing" might happen, what that means, inflation, optimism index, small business survey, and outlook on asset prices. ======================= Buy and sell cryptocurrency in a tax-advantaged crypto IRA with iTrustCapital. Enjoy 24/7 access, lowest fees in the industry, and tax benefits for your retirement. Open an account today at www.itrustcapi
Apr 9, 2024 • 24:04
#1339 Robert Mitchnick | The REAL Reason Why Blackrock is Buying Bitcoin
Robert Mitchnick is the Head of Digital Assets at BlackRock. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Day in New York. In this conversation, we talk about process of BlackRock launching bitcoin ETF, client demand, regulation, future outlook for bitcoin, crypto industry, and more. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incredibly light, comes with a nice stand, and the user interface is very easy.
Apr 8, 2024 • 28:41
#1338 Hunter Horsley & Matt Hougan | They Bought Billions In Bitcoin In Eight Weeks!
Hunter Horsley is the Founder & CEO of Bitwise Asset Management. Matt Hougan is the CIO of Bitwise Asset Management. In this conversation we talk about bitcoin ETF launch, 20,000 meetings & calls with various advisors, where they see the industry going from here, how folks are thinking about allocating capital, and more. ======================= Buy and sell cryptocurrency in a tax-advantaged crypto IRA with iTrustCapital. Enjoy 24/7 access, lowest fees in the industry, and tax benefits
Apr 4, 2024 • 33:18
#1337 Cathie Wood | Bitcoin Could Reach $1.5 Million
Cathie Wood is the Founder & CEO of Ark Invest. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Day in New York. In this conversation, Cathie talks about why she is so bullish on bitcoin, ETFs, macro factors, price target of $1.5 million, areas in the industry she is excited about, and more. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incredibly light, comes with a nice stand, and the user interface is
Apr 3, 2024 • 35:55
#1336 Dan Tapiero | Bitcoin Is The Greatest Macro Bet of All-Time
Dan Tapiero is the CEO & CIO at 1RoundTable Partners and 10T Holdings. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Day in New York. In this conversation, we talk about bitcoin, digital assets, tokenization, billionaires private discussions, bitcoin vs gold, and where Dan is allocating capital himself. ======================= Get the freshest price feeds free for 12 months. Join Supra’s early integration program for zero-cost access to the fastest oracles and dVRF across 50+ blockchai
Apr 2, 2024 • 33:52
#1335 Anthony Scaramucci | Sovereign Wealth Funds Are Buying Bitcoin
Anthony Scaramucci is the Founder & Managing Partner of SkyBridge. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Day in New York. In this conversation, we talk about his thesis on bitcoin and cryptocurrency, macro environment, political landscape, who will be the next president, and future outlook for bitcoin. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incredibly light, comes with a nice stand, and t
Apr 1, 2024 • 33:16
#1334 Mike Novogratz | Billionaire Reveals Why Bitcoin Keeps Going Up
Mike Novogratz is the Founder & CEO of Galaxy Digital. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Day in New York. In this conversation, we talk about the macro environment, bitcoin, political overlay, regulation, what Galaxy is doing, and how Mike sees the next couple months playing out. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain. But what exactly is Base? It's an Ethereum L2 offering a seamless experience for both builders and use
Mar 28, 2024 • 30:56
#1333 Dan Roberts on The Future of Bitcoin & AI Data Centers
Dan Roberts is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of IREN. In this conversation, we talk about data centers for both bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence, energy sources, decision making framework, market reactions, competitors, future of bitcoin, future of AI, and more. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incredibly light, comes with a nice stand, and the user interface is very easy. Anyone who listens t
Mar 27, 2024 • 29:35
#1332 John Arnold | Bitcoin Is Eating The World
John Arnold is the Principal at Ten31, a bitcoin focused investment platform. In this conversation, we talk about the total addressable market for bitcoin, what that means for financial returns, where to place capital, products, services, industries that will get built around bitcoin, and more. ======================= In this podcast, we dive into the revolutionary concept of PropyKeys, an application that allows anyone to mint home addresses all over the world on blockchain. PropyKeys.com is a
Mar 25, 2024 • 42:53
#1331 Solo Episode | Bitcoin Supercycle Incoming?
Anthony Pompliano records a solo episode breaking down the question, "is this time different?" Topics include historical bitcoin cycles, bitcoin halving, bitcoin drawdowns, interest rates, global liquidity, gold, volatility, El Salvador, Microstrategy, and more. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incredibly light, comes with a nice stand, and the user interface is very easy. Anyone who liste
Mar 21, 2024 • 18:24
#1330 Mark Yusko | All Investors Want Bitcoin In Their Portfolio?!
Mark Yusko is the Founder, CEO & CIO of Morgan Creek Capital Management. In this conversation, we talk about bitcoin, ETFs, macro environment, opportunities, memecoins, and future outlook of the industry. ======================= In this podcast, we dive into the revolutionary concept of PropyKeys, an application that allows anyone to mint home addresses all over the world on blockchain. PropyKeys.com is a part of the Propy ecosystem, that has a grand mission to make homeownership more affor
Mar 19, 2024 • 57:35
#1329 Arthur Hayes | Bitcoin Is Going To $1 Million!
Arthur Hayes is the Co-Founder of BitMEX and CIO of Maelstrom Fund. In this conversation, we talk about bitcoin, macro environment, banks, Microstrategy, Altcoin ETFs, stablecoins, various playbooks different nations are using, bull market predictions, portfolio construction, and more. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain. But what exactly is Base? It's an Ethereum L2 offering a seamless experience for both builders and users. With near-z
Mar 18, 2024 • 1:14:57
#1328 Natalia Karayaneva | How Crypto Is Revolutionizing Real Estate
Natalia Karayaneva is the Founder & CEO of Propy. In this conversation, we talk about the real estate market, how blockchain technology can potentially make transactions cheaper and faster, why she is launching a brand new product, PropyKeys, and more. ======================= In this podcast, we dive into the revolutionary concept of PropyKeys, an application that allows anyone to mint home addresses all over the world on blockchain. PropyKeys.com is a part of the Propy ecosystem, that has
Mar 15, 2024 • 36:00
#1327 Sam Corcos on How To Run A High-Performance Startup
Sam Corcos is the Founder & CEO of Levels. In this conversation, we talk about how to run a high performing startup, calendar management, team management, personal productivity tips, decision making, networking, and more. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain. But what exactly is Base? It's an Ethereum L2 offering a seamless experience for both builders and users. With near-zero gas fees and rapid transaction speeds, Base is shaping th
Mar 14, 2024 • 54:59
#1326 Augustus Doricko | Bitcoiner Wants To Control The Weather
Augustus Doricko is the Founder & CEO of Rainmaker Technology. In this conversation, we talk about controlling the weather by sending precision drones up to the clouds, critics, United States role, weather modification, technology required, China, private companies, and more. ======================= BetOnline.ag is a proud sponsor of the the Pomp Podcast. Use crypto to bet on sports, play poker and enjoy casino games at BetOnline. Visit https://promotions.betonline.ag/pomp and use promo code
Mar 13, 2024 • 1:06:43
#1325 Darius Dale on Bitcoin, Stocks All-Time Highs: Remain Bullish?
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we talk about inflation, small business optimism, bitcoin, stocks, energy, global liquidity, and macro environment. ======================= In this podcast, we dive into the revolutionary concept of PropyKeys, an application that allows anyone to mint home addresses all over the world on blockchain. PropyKeys.com is a part of the Propy ecosystem, that has a grand mission to make homeownership more affordable and user friendly
Mar 12, 2024 • 21:32
#1324 Sam McLemore on How To Invest Billions Of Dollars Intelligently
Sam McLemore is the Founder and CIO at Patient Capital Management. In this conversation, we talk about time arbitrage, volatility, 3 sources of edge, lessons from Bill Miller and other great investors, independent thinking, bitcoin, macro, technology stocks, and more. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain. But what exactly is Base? It's an Ethereum L2 offering a seamless experience for both builders and users. With near-zero gas fees and r
Mar 11, 2024 • 56:40
#1323 Josh Neuroth | Company Helping Access Your Data on Blockchain
Josh Neuroth is the Vice President of Product at QuickNode. In this conversation, we talk about all the new data that's being created on blockchains, what users are doing with this information, how QuickNode is helping them access it, and the new product QuickNode launched. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incredibly light, comes with a nice stand, and the user interface is very easy. Anyone who
Mar 8, 2024 • 34:42
#1322 John Egan on How Stripe Is Building for Bitcoin & Crypto
John Egan is the Head of Crypto at Stripe. In this conversation, we talk about the crypto industry and how Stripe is interfacing with the technology, what they have been building, how their products work, bridging the gap between Web2 and Web3, stablecoins, and more. ======================= In this podcast, we dive into the revolutionary concept of PropyKeys, an application that allows anyone to mint home addresses all over the world on blockchain. PropyKeys.com is a part of the Propy ecosystem
Mar 7, 2024 • 42:22
#1321 Bitcoin Update: All-Time High and Where We Are Headed
Anthony Pompliano records a solo episode explaining what is going on in the bitcoin market, historical context, analysis of where we currently are, macro environment, and where we are headed. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incredibly light, comes with a nice stand, and the user interface is very easy. Anyone who listens to this podcast can go to us.espres.so/pomp. They have a brand n
Mar 6, 2024 • 16:51
#1320 Mauricio Tovar | Bitcoin Saves People In Latin America
Mauricio Tovar is the Co-Founder at Tropykus.com and CEO at TRUWeb3. Tropykus Fiance offers simple digital loan and credit products focused on emerging economies. In this conversation, we talk about bitcoin in Latin America, governments and leaders, benefits, risks, stablecoins, DeFi, Web3, and what the future may look like. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain. But what exactly is Base? It's an Ethereum L2 offering a seamless experience
Mar 5, 2024 • 33:08
#1319 Isaiah Taylor | Nuclear Power Can Save The World
Isaiah Taylor is the Founder & CEO of Valar Atomics. Valar is an atomic energy company focused on mass manufacturing nuclear fission reactors. In this conversation, we talk about what it is, how it works, risks, and what the future will look like if they are successful. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain. But what exactly is Base? It's an Ethereum L2 offering a seamless experience for both builders and users. With near-zero gas fees
Feb 29, 2024 • 44:16
#1318 Darius Dale | Bitcoin Hits $60,000 and Still Bullish?!
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we look at their Weather Model and what it is telling us about stocks, bonds, bitcoin, we also talk about global liquidity, inflation, and impact of politics on financial markets. ======================= This episode is brought to you by Frec — Just as easy as investing in an ETF, Frec Direct Indexing can help you earn more by unlocking tax savings, no matter the market. Done for you, automatically. Check them out at
Feb 28, 2024 • 22:18
#1317 Alex Tapscott | OG Bitcoiner Explains What He Is Excited About Now
Alex Tapscott is the author of a new book, "Web3: Charting the Internet's Next Economic and Cultural Frontier." Alex has been in the bitcoin and crypto industry for a long time. In this conversation, we talk about the current adoption of bitcoin, AR/VR, NFTs, metaverse, Web3, regulation, and how artificial intelligence plays into all of this. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain. But what exactly is Base? It's an Ethereum L2
Feb 27, 2024 • 49:35
#1316 Nate Fischer on The Shocking Future of Bitcoin, Economy, Government & Geopolitics
Nate Fischer is the Founder of New Founding and American Reformer. In this conversation, we talk about economics, geopolitics, where the world is headed, why he owns an ammunition company, breakdown of globalization and how that could occur, allocating capital, and much more. ======================= This episode is brought to you by Frec — Just as easy as investing in an ETF, Frec Direct Indexing can help you earn more by unlocking tax savings, no matter the market. Done for you, automatically.
Feb 26, 2024 • 1:22:32
#1315 Santiago Pilego | What Created The Vibe Shift In America
Santiago Pilego is the Director who leads the venture side of a company called New Founding. In this conversation, we talk about the vibe shift that is happening in America, culture wars, backing companies defined by American ideals and positive national vision, DEI and ESG, bitcoin, and creating solutions. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain. But what exactly is Base? It's an Ethereum L2 offering a seamless experience for both builders
Feb 22, 2024 • 1:07:43
#1314 Michael Zuber | The Fed Broke The Housing Market
Michael Zuber is a W-2 employee who retired at the age of 45 through real estate, and created a brand called "One Rental at a Time." In this conversation, we talk about the single family rental market, how Micheal built a life of financial security, thousands of hours of content on the internet teaching others, current market conditions, and more. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incredibl
Feb 21, 2024 • 47:31
#1313 Andy Bromberg on How To Disrupt TradFi with Bitcoin & Stablecoins
Andy Bromberg is the CEO of Beam, and a contributor to the Eco Protocol. In this conversation, we discuss why stablecoins are so popular, on-chain payments, meaning of peer-to-peer electronic cash and how that may become a reality now, Beam, impact on individuals, and future outlook. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain. But what exactly is Base? It's an Ethereum L2 offering a seamless experience for both builders and users. With near-zero
Feb 20, 2024 • 33:32
#1312 Jim Bianco | Wall Street REALLY Wants Your Bitcoin
Jim Bianco is the President and Macro Strategist at Bianco Research. He also has an ETF, called the WisdomTree Bianco Fund (WTBN). In this conversation, we talk about the pros and cons of bitcoin ETF, similarities to the gold ETF, centralized ownership of bitcoin, macro economy, federal reserve, interest rates, and more. ======================= This episode is brought to you by Frec — Just as easy as investing in an ETF, Frec Direct Indexing can help you earn more by unlocking tax savings, no ma
Feb 19, 2024 • 51:31
#1311 Darius Dale | Will Global Liquidity Push Bitcoin To All-Time Highs?
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we talk about global liquidity, quantitative risk management model, bitcoin, other assets, and macro environment conditions. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incredibly light, comes with a nice stand, and the user interface is very easy. Anyone who listens to this podcast can go to us.espres.so/pomp. They have a brand new
Feb 15, 2024 • 26:10
#1310 Lexy Franklin | Former Facebook Exec Will Help You Get A Promotion
Lexy Franklin is the Founder & CEO of Sidebar, and a former Facebook employee who has tons of lessons learned from one of the greatest companies in all of Silicon Valley. In this conversation, we talk about professional development, future of work, importance of small groups for career growth, lessons from Facebook, and how Sidebar can accelerate your career. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain. But what exactly is Base? It's an Ether
Feb 14, 2024 • 44:13
#1309 Peter Schiff Says Bitcoin To $100,000?
Peter Schiff is the Chief Economist of Euro Pacific Asset Management, and the Chairman of Schiff Gold. In this conversation, we talk about the current US economy, inflation, soft landing, global liquidity, national debt, credit system, gold, stocks, and why he is mentioning bitcoin and $100,000 in the same sentence. ======================= This episode is brought to you by Frec — Just as easy as investing in an ETF, Frec Direct Indexing can help you earn more by unlocking tax savings, no matter
Feb 13, 2024 • 56:13
#1308 Travis Kling | Bitcoin Saves The World From Speculation
Travis Kling is the Founder & Chief Investment Officer of Ikigai Asset Management. In this conversation, we talk about cryptocurrency prices & protocols, the ultimate use case, liquidity, bitcoin vs gold, Saylor vs Schiff, financial nihilism, allocating capital in today’s market, and more. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incredibly light, comes with a nice stand, and the user interface is ve
Feb 8, 2024 • 1:09:21
#1307 Alex Kruger | Bitcoin ETF Is A Trojan Horse!
Alex Kruger is a trader from Argentina, and he continues to figure out what is going on in the macro economic world, along with cryptocurrencies. In this conversation, we talk about why he is incredibly bullish on risk assets, relationship between Milei, Bukele, Trump, Zelenskyy, United States national debt, bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, how he evaluates assets, and portfolio construction. ======================= This episode is brought to you by Frec — Just as easy as investing in an ETF, Frec Dir
Feb 7, 2024 • 46:43
#1306 Stefan Rust | Inflation Is Wrong — Here is Proof
Stefan Rust is the Founder of Truflation, it’s an alternative economic measurement platform using new data to better measure inflation. In this conversation, we talk about the problems with the current CPI measurement from the government, what Truflation is doing differently, how they are collecting data, personalized inflation, global opportunities, and more. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incre
Feb 6, 2024 • 36:53
#1305 Peter Diamandis on Bitcoin, XPRIZE, Longevity, Artificial Intelligence
Peter Diamandis is the Founder & Executive Chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, which leads the world in designing and operating large-scale incentive competitions. He is also the Executive Founder of Singularity University, a graduate-level Silicon Valley institution that counsels the world’s leaders on exponentially growing technologies. In this conversation, we talk about XPRIZE, longevity, importance of health span & life span, artificial intelligence, bitcoin, and more. =============
Feb 5, 2024 • 51:29
#1304 Jay Jog on Layer One Wars: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Sei & More
Jay Jog is the Co-Founder of Sei Labs. Sei is the fastest Layer 1 blockchain, designed to scale with the industry. In this conversation, we talk about the evolution of the L1 landscape from Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, to Sei, various tradeoffs, use cases, what the L1 landscape looks like in the future, and what Sei does. ======================= This episode is brought to you by Frec — Just as easy as investing in an ETF, Frec Direct Indexing can help you earn more by unlocking tax savings, no ma
Feb 1, 2024 • 33:43
#1303 Darius Dale on Interest Rates, Fed, Election Year, Macro Outlook
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we talk about the labor market, economics, Federal Reserve, interest rates, election year, and macro outlook. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is incredibly light, comes with a nice stand, and the user interface is very easy. Anyone who listens to this podcast can go to us.espres.so/pomp. They have a brand new offer waiting for yo
Jan 31, 2024 • 22:38
#1302 Leif Abraham | Bitcoin Is Taking Over Stock Trading Apps!
Leif Abraham is the Co-Founder & CEO of Public.com. They are creating technology that makes building a multi-asset portfolio fast, secure, and frictionless. In this conversation, we talk about the shift in investing trends, bitcoin ETF, technology vs financial advisors, giving revenue back to users, and operating the business. ======================= Trust and Will has simplified the process of creating and managing your will or trust online. They leverage a data-driven, design-first approa
Jan 30, 2024 • 39:22
#1301 Hany Rashwan | Wall Street Will FOMO Into Bitcoin ETF
Hany Rashwan is the Co-Founder & CEO of 21Shares. In this conversation, we talk about the bitcoin ETF, historical bull markets, tokenization, institutional interest vs retail, regulation, altcoin ETFs, and more. ======================= This episode is brought to you by Frec — Just as easy as investing in an ETF, Frec Direct Indexing can help you earn more by unlocking tax savings, no matter the market. Done for you, automatically. Check them out at https://frec.com/ ===================
Jan 30, 2024 • 34:15
#1300 Reflexivity & Elementus | Bitcoin Network Data Is VERY BULLISH
Today’s episode is a joint podcast with the team at Reflexivity Research and the team at Elementus. From Reflexivity, we have Will Clemente (Founder). From Elementus we have, Max Galka (Founder & CEO) and Alex Mologoko (Head of Research). This conversation covers a brand new massive report covering year-in-review of 2023 of everything that happened on-chain. Topics include bitcoin rally, open interest, wallet activity, inscriptions, stablecoins, and more. ======================= Introducing
Jan 25, 2024 • 43:23
#1299 Fred Thiel | Largest Bitcoin Miner Explains Why Bitcoin Will Explode
Fred Thiel is the Chairman & CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA), a digital asset company that mines cryptocurrencies with a focus on the blockchain ecosystem and the generation of digital assets. In this conversation, we talk about energy harvesting, brand new bitcoin mining sites, bitcoin halving, hashrate, outlook for 2024, and more. ======================= This episode is brought to you by Frec — Just as easy as investing in an ETF, Frec Direct Indexing can help you earn more
Jan 24, 2024 • 41:56
#1298 Juan Meisel | Entrepreneur Built $100M+ Business In 1 Year
Juan Meisel is the Founder & CEO of Grip Shipping. In this conversation, we talk about how he took his business from 0 to 8 figures in revenue, attacking an incumbent industry using innovation & technology, hiring, processes, and how the world is changing. ======================= Cal.com is leading the charge of scheduling platforms in the open-source sphere, offering you the chance to harness the efficiency previously reserved for elite corporations and tech gurus. That's right, Ca
Jan 22, 2024 • 44:20
#1297 Darius Dale | Bitcoin Data Is Giving The Green Light?!
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we talk about global liquidity, Macro Weather Model, bitcoin & other risk assets, and impact of fiscal stimulus. ======================= Trust and Will has simplified the process of creating and managing your will or trust online. They leverage a data-driven, design-first approach and amazing customer support to help you protect your legacy from the comfort of your home starting at just $159. Sign up today for 10% off us
Jan 18, 2024 • 19:29
#1296 Aravind Srinivas | Perplexity CEO Wants To Destroy Google
Aravind Srinivas is the Founder & CEO of Perplexity AI. Perplexity is on a mission to build the world's most known centric company. In this conversation, we talk about how Perplexity is building Larry Page’s dream of a true search engine, Jeff Bezos backing Perplexity, artificial intelligence, hardware, advertising, trends, his learning experiences, and more. ======================= Introducing Espresso - the world’s most interactive portable display. They have a portable screen that is
Jan 18, 2024 • 39:14
#1295 Raoul Pal on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana & Macro Environment
Raoul Pal is the Co-Founder & CEO of Real Vision. He also writes ‘Global Macro Investor” and he has a brand new asset management firm (EXPAAM), with a mission to deliver leading returns on invested capital and serve as catalysts of crypto adoption. In this conversation, we talk about the bitcoin ETF, who is going to win the Cointucky Derby, Ethereum, Solana, his “Everything Code” thesis, macro environment, and more. NFT + Real Vision for free – realvision.com/pomp Twitter @RaoulGMI GMI –
Jan 16, 2024 • 50:57
#1294 Jeff Sands on How To Fix Any Business In 100 Days
Jeff Sands is the Founding Partner at Dorset Partners. He is also the author of a great book, “Corporate Turnaround Artistry: Fix Any Business in 100 Days.” In this conversation, we talk about Jeff’s experience turning around struggling businesses, crisis mode, hard decisions & hard conversations needed, vendor relations, debt, labor, and more. ======================= Cal.com is leading the charge of scheduling platforms in the open-source sphere, offering you the chance to harness the effi
Jan 15, 2024 • 52:44
#1293 James Seyffart | Bitcoin ETF APPROVED: What You Need To Know
James Seyffart is a ETF research analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin ETF approvals, what this means for capital inflow, predictions for the first 48 hours, 30 days, & year, fund structures, issuers, and regulatory oversight. ======================= This episode is brought to you by Frec — Just as easy as investing in an ETF, Frec Direct Indexing can help you earn more by unlocking tax savings, no matter the market. Done for you, automatically. Check t
Jan 10, 2024 • 33:26
#1292 Mitchell Askew | Will Bitcoin ETF or Bitcoin Halving Be More Impactful?
Mitchell Askew is the head analyst at Blockware Solutions. In this conversation, we talk about volatility, bitcoin ETFs, institutions, inscriptions, miners, bitcoin halving, and more. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, AI, and privacy, has unveiled the world's first 4nm Bitcoin mining systems, featuring breakthrough EnergyTune™ technology, setting new standards in performance and energy efficiency. The Teraflux™ product line from
Jan 9, 2024 • 30:39
#1291 Anthony Pompliano on 12 Bitcoin ETF Predictions
Anthony Pompliano breaks down his 12 bitcoin ETF predictions that he thinks will happen once we get the bitcoin ETF approval. Predictions include how the launches of the funds will go, asset inflow perspective, marketing, fees, and more. ======================= This episode is brought to you by Frec — Just as easy as investing in an ETF, Frec Direct Indexing can help you earn more by unlocking tax savings, no matter the market. Done for you, automatically. Check them out at Frec.com ==========
Jan 8, 2024 • 12:28
#1290 Darius Dale on Bitcoin ETF: Wall Street Can't Wait!
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we talk about global liquidity, Wall Street investors on bitcoin ETF, Macro Weather Model on asset prices in 2024, and more. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, AI, and privacy, has unveiled the world's first 4nm Bitcoin mining systems, featuring breakthrough EnergyTune™ technology, setting new standards in performance and energy efficiency. The Teraflux™ produ
Jan 3, 2024 • 22:07
#1289 Dave Collum Says Disaster Is Coming In 2024
Dave Collum is a Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. In this conversation we discuss his year in review of 2023, which includes financial markets, bitcoin, digital totalitarianism, political landscape, climate change, biological males, and more. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain. But what exactly is Base? It's an Ethereum L2 offering a seamless experience for both builders and users. With near-zero gas fees and rapid transact
Jan 3, 2024 • 1:52:59
#1288 Joe McCann | Legendary Trader on Bitcoin, BONK, Meme Coins, & Internet Culture
Joe McCann is the Founder, CEO, & CIO of Asymmetric Financial. In this conversation, we discuss meme coins & internet culture, bitcoin vs BONK, macro environment, portfolio construction, and meaning behind “full blown depression, or dog coins to a trillion.” ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, AI, and privacy, has unveiled the world's first 4nm Bitcoin mining systems, featuring breakthrough EnergyTune™ technology, setting
Dec 28, 2023 • 45:22
#1287 Eric Jorgenson | Balaji Srinivasan’s Big Ideas on Bitcoin, Tech & Media
Eric Jorgenson is the author of, “Almanack of Naval Ravikant” and “Anthology of Balaji.” He also serves as CEO of Scribe Media, and General Partner at Rolling Fund writing checks to high-tech startups. In this conversation, we talk about his books, the process, Scribe Media, and then we dig deep into the ideas and takeaways of Balaji Srinivasan. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain. But what exactly is Base? It's an Ethereum L2 offering a
Dec 20, 2023 • 46:40
#1286 Qiao Wang | Crypto Analyst Reveals His Big Bets for 2024
Qiao Wang is the Founding Member of Alliance DAO & Messari. In this conversation, we talk about speculation with VC's vs crypto users, degens & early adopters, the decentralized utopia, Coinbase's brand new blockchain, stablecoins vs bitcoin in Friedrich Hayek's vision, artificial intelligence, and more. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, AI, and privacy, has unveiled the world's first 4nm Bitcoin mining syste
Dec 20, 2023 • 52:37
#1285 Bill Miller IV | Bitcoin Will Dominate Wall Street In 2024
Bill Miller IV serves as CIO and Chairman at Miller Value Partners, he also serves as a Portfolio Manager. In this conversation, we talk about the bitcoin market, ETF’s, miners, regulation, halving, stablecoins, artificial intelligence, and a non-bitcoin yield focus fund that Bill also manages. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain. But what exactly is Base? It's an Ethereum L2 offering a seamless experience for both builders and users. Wi
Dec 18, 2023 • 42:35
#1284 Danny Masters | Investing Legend Has BILLIONS In Bitcoin & Crypto
Danny Masters is a bitcoin pioneer and the Executive Chairman at CoinShares, a European leading alternative asset manager specializing in digital assets. In this conversation we talk about prior bull markets, bitcoin outlook for 2024, bitcoin ETF, regulation, macro economy, CoinShares, and Danny reveals a surprise at the end. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, AI, and privacy, has unveiled the world's first 4nm Bitcoin mining sys
Dec 14, 2023 • 45:53
#1283 Kevin Erdmann | National Emergency for Affordable Housing Is Here
Kevin Erdmann is one of the most interesting analysts when it comes to the US housing market. He writes on Substack at kevinerdmann.substack.com. He also has 2 books, called “Shut Out” and “Building from the Ground Up: Reclaiming the American Housing Boom.” In this conversation, we go through ideas on how to make housing more affordable, how we get here, Federal Reserve, who is responsible, and solutions. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain.
Dec 13, 2023 • 46:22
#1282 CNBC Sit Down | Bitcoin’s Bull Market Has Begun
Anthony Pompliano sat down with CNBC's Talia Kaplan. Topics include Federal Reserve, financial markets, interest rates, bitcoin, why he expects capital to flow into the asset class, and why he believes bitcoin bull market has begun. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, AI, and privacy, has unveiled the world's first 4nm Bitcoin mining systems, featuring breakthrough EnergyTune™ technology, setting new standards in performance a
Dec 12, 2023 • 24:01
#1281 David Pakman | 2024 Outlook for Bitcoin Regulation and Web3
David Pakman is a Managing Partner at CoinFund, a blockchain & crypto-native investing firm. In this conversation, we talk about bitcoin, Web3, regulation, stablecoins, and what he is expecting in 2024 & beyond. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain. But what exactly is Base? It's an Ethereum L2 offering a seamless experience for both builders and users. With near-zero gas fees and rapid transaction speeds, Base is shaping the futu
Dec 11, 2023 • 33:52
#1280 Peter Berg | Microsoft’s VC on Artificial Intelligence & Bitcoin
Peter Berg is a Managing Partner at M12, Microsoft’s venture capital arm. He leads the fund’s vertical SaaS invests & work. Peter is also a two-time founder, and most recently ran strategy & business development for Very Good Security. In this conversation, we talk about corporate venture capital, success stories for M12 & his career, artificial intelligence, recent OpenAI news, and advice for founders & entrepreneurs. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastruc
Dec 7, 2023 • 44:25
#1279 Darius Dale Reveals Bitcoin Strategy
Darius Dale is the founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we talk about their Weather Model, economy & financial market conditions, and his brand new strategy that incorporates bitcoin to outperform the standard 60/40 portfolio. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain. But what exactly is Base? It's an Ethereum L2 offering a seamless experience for both builders and users. With near-zero gas fees and rapid transaction speeds,
Dec 6, 2023 • 20:53
#1278 Graham Weaver | Investing Legend Reveals His Investment Secrets
Graham Weaver is the Founder & Managing Partner of Alpine Investors, a people-driven private equity firm that invests in software & service businesses. He also teaches a top-rated Strategic Management course at Stanford Graduate School of Business. In this conversation, we talk about his philosophies, how he built Alpine, hiring & firing, company culture, favorite quotes, childhood, and more. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockc
Dec 4, 2023 • 54:04
#1277 Bradley Tusk on Insane Story Of How Startups Beat Politicians
Bradley Tusk is a venture capitalist, political strategist, writer, and owner of P&T Knitwear bookstore. In this conversation, we talk about his brand new book, called “Obvious in Hindsight.” It is all about a fictional story of innovative technology, flying cars, and what they have to go through with politicians, mafia members, etc. This is a great conversation about how technology meets politics, and the reality on the ground. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bri
Nov 30, 2023 • 42:52
#1276 Oliver Rust | Here Is Proof That Inflation Data Is Wrong...
Oliver Rust is the Head of Product at Truflation. In this conversation, we talk about outdated process used for calculating CPI, what Truflation is doing with new data collection, how good data would change Fed’s response & lead to better decision making, why Truflation believes inflation will be sticky in 2024, and what success looks like for Truflation. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, AI, and privacy, has unveiled the world&
Nov 28, 2023 • 32:42
#1275 Cliff Weitzman | This Immigrant Just Helped 25 Million People Read
Cliff Weitzman is the founder & CEO at Speechify. In this conversation, we talk about the explosion in audio content on the internet, how text to speech audio has become so great, why exactly so many people are now listening vs reading or watching, and how this impacts content creators and human productivity. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain. But what exactly is Base? It's an Ethereum L2 offering a seamless experience for both bui
Nov 20, 2023 • 41:01
#1274 Aaron Ginn | This Founder Raised $10 Million To Protect Artificial Intelligence From Governments
Aaron Ginn is the CEO & co-founder of Hydra Host, revolutionizing the way data centers operate by bringing GPUs everywhere to you easily and quickly. He also is the founder of the Lincoln Network, which connects the tech industry with policy makers. In this conversation, we talk about the state of venture capital, advanced computing, geopolitical conflict, politics, contrarian ideas, and more. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, A
Nov 15, 2023 • 1:11:58
#1273 Bailey Pumfleet | This 19-Year Old Raised $25 Million To Build A New Calendar
Bailey Pumfleet is the co-founder & co-CEO of Cal.com. Cal.com is taking open source calendar management to a whole different level. In this conversation, we talk about how to manage your calendar, how to become more efficient, and what Bailey is doing with Cal.com. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain. But what exactly is Base? It's an Ethereum L2 offering a seamless experience for both builders and users. With near-zero gas fees and
Nov 14, 2023 • 32:54
#1272 Dan Reese On Building A Million Dollar Milkshake Brand
Dan Reese is the President of Milkshake Factory. In this conversation, we talk about his time working at Heinz & Kraft, his interactions with 3G Capital and their ruthless prioritization of cost cutting, scaling of Milkshake Factory, economics of the business, and why they may become one of the next great premium brands in food & beverage. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, AI, and privacy, has unveiled the world's first
Nov 13, 2023 • 48:12
#1271 Guillermo Rauch | Artificial Intelligence Will Change Everything
Guillermo Rauch is the founder & CEO of Vercel, working on giving developers the frameworks, workflows, and infrastructure to build a faster, more personalized web. In this conversation, we talk about whether artificial intelligence is going to replace jobs or create more of them, open-source vs closed-source, role of government & regulations, most over-hyped areas vs areas that need more attention, how value will accrue, and what Guillermo is doing with Vercel. =======================
Nov 8, 2023 • 39:08
#1270 Ron Shaich | Panera Founder On Building Billion Dollar Companies
Ron Shaich is the Founder of Panera Bread, the Chairman of Cava, and the author or a brand new book called, “Know What Matters: Less from a Lifetime of Transformations.” In this conversation, we talk about innovation in the restaurant industry, how to evaluate people, how to deal with activist investors, investing through the full life cycle of a company, inflation & supply chains, and where his inspiration comes from. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutio
Nov 7, 2023 • 48:26
#1269 Greg Lukianoff on Bringing Free Speech Back To America
Greg Lukianoff is the President of The FIRE Organization, and a free speech lawyer. He is also the co-author of "The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All―But There Is a Solution." FIRE is the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. In this conversation, we talk about why free speech is so important, what they are doing to protect people, how exactly "cancel culture" has taken over America, why the codling of our young p
Nov 6, 2023 • 48:11
#1268 Praying for Exits on Investing in Space, AI, and Defense Tech
Praying for Exits is a pseudonymous account that is run by one of the most interesting early stage investors in venture capital. In this conversation, we talk about aerospace, artificial intelligence, defense technology, current state of venture capital, media, and why being pseudonymous is so advantageous for this specific investor. ======================= Base is making it their mission to bring a billion people onchain. But what exactly is Base? It's an Ethereum L2 offering a seamless ex
Nov 2, 2023 • 45:55
#1267 Lyn Alden | Bitcoin Solves Broken Money
Lyn Alden is the author of a brand new book called "Broken Money: Why Our Financial System is Failing Us and How We Can Make it Better." This book is almost 500 pages, and it is a fantastic breakdown of the history of money, why the system is broken, and where we go from here. In this conversation, we talk about how the average individual is being impacted, saving vs investing, diversification, energy as the arbiter of truth, interest rates, US treasury, national debt, and more. =====
Oct 31, 2023 • 49:29
#1266 Will Clemente | Bitcoin Bear Market Is Over. Here Is Proof.
Will Clemente is the co-founder of Reflexivity Research. In this conversation, we talk about bitcoin, why the price has gone up, ETF speculation, various metrics, bitcoin halving, and more. ======================= Trust and Will has simplified the process of creating and managing your will or trust online. They leverage a data-driven, design-first approach and amazing customer support to help you protect your legacy from the comfort of your home starting at just $159. Sign up today for 10% off
Oct 26, 2023 • 22:25
#1265 Lance Lambert | The Housing Market Is Completely Broken
Lance Lambert is the co-founder, editor-in-chief, & CEO of ResiClub, a brand new media publication that I co-founded with Lance to cover residential real estate. In this conversation, we talk about housing affordability, how we got here, why it’s so bad, impact of interest rates, specific market analysis of what’s hot & what’s not, potential solutions, and what Lance is building with ResiClub. ======================= Trust and Will has simplified the process of creating and managing you
Oct 23, 2023 • 39:00
#1264 Elbridge Colby on How America Can Prepare For China Conflict
Elbridge Colby is the co-founder and principal of the Marathon Initiative, a policy initiative focused on developing strategies to prepare the United States for an era of sustained great power competition. He is the author of “The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict.” In this conversation, we talk about the threat from China, Ukraine & Russia, what is happening between Hamas & Israel, how this all feeds into the economic strength of America, how private
Oct 18, 2023 • 52:08
#1263 Shaun Maguire | Sequoia Partner on Bitcoin, Elon Musk, SpaceX, and DARPA
Shaun Maguire is a partner at Sequoia Capital. In this conversation, we talk about Shaun’s time with DARPA, including a deployment to Afghanistan, and what DARPA was thinking of bitcoin in the early days. We also talk about a company that Shaun helped co-found which sold for a billion dollars, breakdown of Sequoia Capital, SpaceX, Tesla, Elon Musk, and more. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, AI, and privacy, has unveiled the world
Oct 17, 2023 • 1:05:46
#1262 Mike Beckham | This Man Built $1B+ Business Selling Water Bottles
Mike Beckham is the founder & CEO of Simple Modern, a global producer of premium drinkware & lifestyle products. In this conversation, we talk about entering markets with high competition, how to sell an established product, strategy differentiation, core principle of achieving excellence, why you should always be generous, challenges of American manufacturing, and how to scale between a player & coach. ======================= Trust and Will has simplified the process of creating an
Oct 16, 2023 • 57:29
#1261 Constantine Karides on How To Use Your Lawyer To Win In Startups
Constantine Karides is a partner in Reed Smith’s Financial Industry Group, Office Managing Partner of the firm’s Miami office, and the co-lead for On Chain: Reed Smith’s Crypto & Digital Assets Group. This discussion was recorded at the BUILD Summit in New York. In this conversation, we discuss what a startup founder can do to evaluate law firms, test their competency, and how to work with them in the early days of your company to ensure the greatest success possible. ======================
Oct 14, 2023 • 39:03
#1260 Billion Dollar Companies Reveal Their Marketing Secrets
The following episode is a panel discussion from the BUILD Summit in New York led by Nik Sharma, the CEO of Sharma Brands. He is joined by Ryan Babenzien, the CEO & co-founder of Jolie, Ali Moiz, the founder of Native, and Juhi Pikale, the VP of Performance Marketing at Fabletics. Topics include how to build CPG brands, how to market, how to scale your company, and how to actually have a product people want. ======================= Trust and Will has simplified the process of creating and m
Oct 13, 2023 • 41:37
#1259 Darius Dale on How Markets Are Reacting To Global Conflict
Darius Dale is the founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we talk about their Weather Model, economy & financial market conditions, how US fiscal policy reacts to conflicts around the world, and how investors can think through various outcomes. ======================= Trust and Will has simplified the process of creating and managing your will or trust online. They leverage a data-driven, design-first approach and amazing customer support to help you protect your legacy from th
Oct 12, 2023 • 17:07
#1258 Entrepreneurship Is Essential To A Better Future - BUILD Summit Opening Remarks
This episode contains the opening remarks from the BUILD Summit in New York. Anthony Pompliano reflects on why entrepreneurship is so important, why founders are the most important people in the world, and why capitalism is the best system ever created. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, AI, and privacy, has unveiled the world's first 4nm Bitcoin mining systems, featuring breakthrough EnergyTune™ technology, setting new standards
Oct 11, 2023 • 11:07
#1257 Peter Pham on How To Raise Millions For Your Startup
Peter Pham is the co-founder & managing director of Science, an incubator based in Los Angeles. This conversation was recorded at the BUILD Summit in New York. In this conversation, we talk about the art of fundraising for founders with startups, materials to use, timing & process, how to create a bidding war, and why up & to the right charts are so important. Peter is one of the best fundraisers I have ever met, and he drops insanely valuable information in this episode. ==========
Oct 10, 2023 • 47:14
#1256 Amjad Masad | The Company Arming Coders With Superpowers
Amjad Masad is the co-founder & CEO of Replit. The conversation was recorded at the BUILD Summit in New York. In this conversation, we discuss the customer obsession that Replit has, importance of being technical, current state of artificial intelligence, culture of Replit, e/acc movement, and why we must accelerate the adoption, creation, & scaling of technology. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, AI, and privacy, has unveil
Oct 9, 2023 • 40:32
#1255 Emma Hinchliffe on Kim Kardashian’s Secret Plan To Dominate Wall Street
Emma Hinchliffe is a senior writer at Fortune, where she covers women in business. She also is the author of the 5-time a week newsletter called "Broadsheet." Emma recently wrote an article "Kim Kardashian turned Skims into a $4 billion company. She wants to build the next generation of unicorns with SKKY Partners, her new private equity firm." In this conversation, Emma breaks down why Kim Kardashian is going into the private equity sector, advantages & disadvantages, bi
Oct 6, 2023 • 18:16
#1254 Rahul Vohra on 7 Email Hacks To Be More Productive
Rahul Vohra is the founder & CEO of Superhuman, the fastest way to do email. This conversation was recorded at the BUILD Summit in New York. In the conversation, Rahul reveals email hacks to be more productive, why responsiveness is so important, bad founders vs good founders, and why he built Superhuman. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, AI, and privacy, has unveiled the world's first 4nm Bitcoin mining systems, featuring b
Oct 5, 2023 • 25:21
#1253 Howard Lerman | Serial Entrepreneur Shares Cheat Codes For Startups
Howard Lerman is the co-founder & CEO of Roam. Howard previous built Yext, and took it public at a multi-billion dollar valuation. This conversation was recorded at the BUILD Summit in New York. In this conversation, we talk about tips, tricks, & hacks of a second time founder, 5-minute meetings, how Howard constructs the board, calendar zero, and many other insights. ======================= Trust and Will has simplified the process of creating and managing your will or trust online. Th
Oct 4, 2023 • 50:00
#1252 Lulu Meservey | Top CEO Advisor Reveals How To Handle Mainstream Media
Lulu Cheng Meservey is the Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Chief Communications Officer at Activision Blizzard. This conversation was recorded at the BUILD Summit in New York. In this conversation, Lulu breaks down how you can cut through the noise and make people care about what you're doing, how to tailor your message to people externally & internally, tactics you can use, how to prepare for a crisis way before it comes, and Lulu breaks down why there is no peace time
Oct 3, 2023 • 45:52
#1251 Avlok Kohli | AngelList CEO on How To Build A Startup
Avlok Kohli is the CEO of AngelList. This conversation was recorded at the BUILD Summit in New York. In this conversation, we talk about the culture of shipping speed at AngelList, fundraising environment, how cap tables are usually wrong, treasury management, hiring, private equity, and numerous industry trends. ======================= Trust and Will has simplified the process of creating and managing your will or trust online. They leverage a data-driven, design-first approach and amazing cus
Oct 2, 2023 • 1:01:52
#1250 Keith Rabois on How To Build A Billion Dollar Company
Keith Rabois is a general partner at Founders Fund, co-founder of OpenDoor, current CEO of OpenStore, part of the PayPal Mafia, worked at Square, and had many other important roles throughout Silicon Valley. This conversation was recored at the BUILD Summit in New York. Topics include common traits of the best founders, operating in uncertain chaotic environments, balancing transparency, fundraising, & more. ======================= Trust and Will has simplified the process of creating and m
Sep 28, 2023 • 46:06
#1249 Kat Cole on How AG1 Made Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
Kat Cole is the President & COO of AG1, they have built a business that does hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue off of a single product. This conversation with recorded from the BUILD Summit in New York, many attendees claimed it was one of the best conversations they have ever seen at a conference. Topics include the power of focus, long-term thinking, solutions for unhappy customers, building trust, company culture, balancing incentives, and advice for young founders. ============
Sep 27, 2023 • 1:01:25
#1248 Darius Dale on Why China's Economy Is Collapsing
Darius Dale is the founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we talk about the current situation in the Chinese economy, there is a lot of debt, liquidity traps, and all of a sudden a lot of investors who were excited about investing in the region, seem to be changing their mind. Darius breaks it all down. ======================= Trust and Will has simplified the process of creating and managing your will or trust online. They leverage a data-driven, design-first approach and amazing
Sep 26, 2023 • 17:57
#1247 David Marcus on How Bitcoin Will Increase Global GDP
David Marcus is the CEO & co-founder of Lightspark. In this conversation, we talk about one of David’s big ideas, how global GDP is being constrained by existing archaic technology. Topics also include, what they are building at Lightspark, demand from customers, stablecoins & bitcoin as payment options, and why allowing people to get paid in real-time could completely transform humans working in the global economy. ======================= Trust and Will has simplified the process of cr
Sep 25, 2023 • 48:47
#1246 Chase Fisher | The Man Behind Deion Sanders’ Sunglasses
Chase Fisher is the CEO & Founder of Blenders Eyewear. The company that is behind Deion Sanders’ brand new sunglasses. They experienced millions of dollars of sales after both Deion Sanders, The Rock, and many others started to talk about it on national television. Chase has been building this company for a decade, and it is a great message to many entrepreneurs that you’re just around the corner from the big break through. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure so
Sep 21, 2023 • 21:15
#1245 Patrick Lowry on Why European Regulators Love Bitcoin
Patrick Lowry is the CEO of Samara Asset Group. In this conversation, we talk about the differences between The European Union and The United States when it comes to crypto regulation, importance of crypto ETFs, the accredited investor laws, their bitcoin thesis, why the Samara Alpha platform is trying to take a tried and true investment strategy from traditional markets and bring it into the crypto world. ======================= Trust and Will has simplified the process of creating and managin
Sep 20, 2023 • 52:20
#1244 Rajiv Khemani | Bitcoin Can Save American Infrastructure
Rajiv Khemani is the co-founder & CEO of Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, artificial intelligence, and security. With over 25 years of experience in building and scaling technology businesses, Rajiv is a serial entrepreneur, and an industry leader who has successfully led multiple exits of multi-billion dollar companies. In this conversation, we talk about his new company, Auradine. They are trying to solve one of the biggest problems United States fac
Sep 19, 2023 • 38:47
#1243 Paolo Ardoino | Tether Founder Reveals Truth About Reserves
Paolo Ardoino is the CTO of Tether. In this conversation, we talk about the rise of stablecoins, whether the market is winner-take-all or not, treasury management, how they ensure the peg stays actually backed by dollars, regulation & audits, accumulating bitcoin, banks, FDIC insurance, and more. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 250,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing o
Sep 18, 2023 • 47:20
#1242 Darius Dale | Will Inflation Come Back Hot?
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation we talk about inflation, what is going on with headline CPI, core CPI, confusing data, sticky inflation, should the Fed move the inflation target to 3%? ======================= Trust and Will has simplified the process of creating and managing your will or trust online. They leverage a data-driven, design-first approach and amazing customer support to help you protect your legacy from the comfort of your home starting at just
Sep 14, 2023 • 15:24
#1241 Solo Episode | Interest Payments on the National Debt are Exploding Higher
Anthony Pompliano breaks down a major problem in the US economy, as interest payments on the national debt continue to explode higher. Topics include why it is happening, what the problems are, where the money is going, and potential solutions. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, AI, and privacy, has unveiled the world's first 4nm Bitcoin mining systems, featuring breakthrough EnergyTune™ technology, setting new standards in perfo
Sep 13, 2023 • 15:02
#1240 Ross Gerber on Bitcoin, Elon Musk, Tesla, and ETFs
Ross Gerber is the Co-Founder, CEO, & CIO at Gerber Kawasaki. In this conversation we talk about Tesla, Elon Musk, bitcoin, ETF’s, various themes in the public stock market, AI, and other disruptive industries. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 250,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack
Sep 7, 2023 • 1:01:57
#1239 Peter Johnson | Stablecoins Are The True Killer App of Crypto
Peter Johnson is the Co-Head of Venture Investments at Brevean Howard Digital. In this conversation we talk about the epic rise of stablecoins, how they have become the killer app of blockchain technology, where stablecoins are being used, why they are being used, and who is using stablecoins. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, AI, and privacy, has unveiled the world's first 4nm Bitcoin mining systems, featuring breakthrough Ener
Sep 4, 2023 • 29:54
#1238 Eric Langan | The Man Building $1 Billion Night Club Empire
Eric Langan is the President, CEO, & Chairman of RCI Hospitality Holdings. They are a publicly traded company that owns bars, restaurants, nightclubs, and strip clubs. In this conversation, we talk about how this business works, revenue streams, margin, tech products, M&A, the streak of 31 consecutive quarterly cash dividends, private jet, and what they think about the rise of loneliness in young males in America. ======================= Sign up for a StartEngine account today using th
Aug 31, 2023 • 46:50
#1237 Darius Dale | Will Bitcoin Crash Before The Halving?
Darius Dale is the founder & CEO of 42Macro, they are one of the best analytics firms I have found in the research space on Wall Street. In this conversation we talk about their macro weather forecast, we also break down bitcoin, and the pre-halving cycle. ======================= Auradine, a leader in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, AI, and privacy, has unveiled the world's first 4nm Bitcoin mining systems, featuring breakthrough EnergyTune™ technology, setting new st
Aug 30, 2023 • 19:19
#1236 Caitlin Long on the Fed and Bitcoin ETFs
Caitlin Long is the founder & CEO of Custodia Bank. In this conversation we talk about why she thinks the Fed is a bigger threat to the crypto industry than the SEC, bankruptcy cases, banks, bitcoin ETF applications, regulatory environment, Jerome Powell, FTX, presidential candidates, and bitcoin halving. ======================= Get Better Crypto Data: Do you want faster, easier crypto data? Sign up for Velo Data, a new product that we have been working on to solve this problem: velowaitl
Aug 22, 2023 • 46:35
#1235 Carson Block | The King of Short Selling Reveals His Secrets
Carson Block is the founder of Muddy Waters Research. In this conversation we talk about the short selling environment, ESG grift, AI stocks, US & China relations, and what exactly is happening with tech companies with sky high valuations in private market & have come out in the public market. ======================= Backed by world-class investors, including Google's AI Fund, Range has redesigned wealth management from the ground up. Range delivers a tech-first experience that prov
Aug 21, 2023 • 1:10:58
#1234 Darius Dale | Central Banks Control The Stock Market
Darius Dale is the founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation we talk about global liquidity, what drives it - both in private & public sector, and how to understand its future impact on asset prices. ======================= Sign up for a StartEngine account today using the link below and explore live investment opportunities where you can start investing with as little as $100:https://invest.startengine.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=anthonypomp&utm_campaign=startengin
Aug 15, 2023 • 15:59
#1233 Ana Lorena Fabrega on Artificial Intelligence Fixing Our Broken Schools
Ana Lorena Fabrega is an entrepreneur, writer, and the Chief Evangelist at Synthesis. In this conversation, we talk about the state of the education & schools, critical thinking, independent thought, what parents can do, what they are doing at Synthesis, and her new book 'The Learning Game.' ======================= Backed by world-class investors, including Google's AI Fund, Range has redesigned wealth management from the ground up. Range delivers a tech-first experience that pr
Aug 14, 2023 • 46:08
#1232 Billionaire SHOCKS TV Host With Bitcoin Knowledge
Anthony Pompliano breaks down billionaire David Rubenstein’s thoughts on bitcoin, BlackRock, and why he believes bitcoin is not going away. ======================= Sign up for a StartEngine account today using the link below and explore live investment opportunities where you can start investing with as little as $100:https://invest.startengine.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=anthonypomp&utm_campaign=startengine-own The information provided in this marketing material is for illustr
Aug 9, 2023 • 14:11
#1231 Darius Dale | US Economy Is VERY STRONG Right Now
Darius Dale is the founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we talk about consumer spending, durable goods, whether the economy is heading to a recession, what the Fed possibly could end up doing, and what it means for the US economy to be resilient. =======================Sign up for a StartEngine account today using the link below and explore live investment opportunities where you can start investing with as little as $100:https://invest.startengine.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm
Aug 2, 2023 • 20:59
#1230 Christian Keil on What is Effective Accelerationism or e/acc?
Christian Keil is the Chief of Staff at Astranis. In this conversation we talk about effective accelerationalism, what is it, why is it important, and why have so many people in tech industry grabbed onto it? Technology can be a force for good, and the world can improve, that is ultimately what affective accelerationalism is all about, and Christian does a good job of breaking it down. ======================= Backed by world-class investors, including Google's AI Fund, Range has redesigned
Aug 1, 2023 • 48:21
#1229 Matteo Franceschetti on The Sleep Secret of Elon Musk & Mark Zuckerberg
Matteo Franceschetti, co-founder & CEO of Eight Sleep. In this conversation we talk about how to optimize your sleep, importance of sleep fitness, and how Eight Sleep is working to improve your sleep. Eight Sleep creates premium mattress covers that improve members' sleep quality through intelligent cooling and warming technology. Go to https://www.eightsleep.com/pomp/ and save $150 on the Pod Cover. Invest in the rest you deserve with Eight Sleep, now shipping within the USA, Canada, th
Jul 31, 2023 • 16:43
#1228 Remi Adeleke | Navy SEAL Exposes Hollywood Secrets
Remi Adeleke is a former Navy SEAL, and also the author of 2 books, "Transformed: A Navy SEAL’s Unlikely Journey from the Throne of Africa, to the Streets of the Bronx, to Defying All Odds" & "Chameleon: A Black Box Thriller. "Chameleon" is his brand new fiction story of his life, and many of the experiences he went through. This man has not only gone from being a Navy SEAL, but he has also broke into the media & entertainment industry. ======================= B
Jul 24, 2023 • 1:04:18
#1227 How The Lottery Funded America And Grew To $1 Billion Jackpots
Anthony Pompliano breaks down how the lottery has funded America, and how we are seeing a ton of $1 billion jackpots. Why is that happening? What have the rule changes been? Where does that money go? What do you mean the lottery has funded America? ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 250,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can
Jul 20, 2023 • 7:27
#1226 Darius Dale | Wall Street Is Calling The Fed's Bluff?!
Darius Dale is the founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we talk about the S&P 500, bitcoin, consumer spending, manufacturing, capacity utilization, and what will the Fed do with interest rates later this year? ======================= Get Better Crypto Data: Do you want faster, easier crypto data? Sign up for Velo Data, a new product that we have been working on to solve this problem: velowaitlist.com ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 250,000+ investor
Jul 18, 2023 • 18:22
#1225 Daniel Batten on Making Millions Turning Trash Into Bitcoin
Daniel Batten is an ESG analyst, and the co-founder of CH4 Capital. In this conversation we talk about a wild idea, taking waste from landfills and turning it into energy, then mining bitcoin right there on-site. Why would you want to do this? Not only can you mine bitcoin with cheap energy, there is also the potential to capture methane instead of leaking it out into the environment, and make bitcoin mining a net negative methane emission. ======================= Backed by world-class investor
Jul 17, 2023 • 35:42
#1224 Jaime Leverton | Bitcoin Miners Are Perfectly Positioned For Artificial Intelligence
Jaime Leverton is the CEO of Hut8 Mining, one of North America’s largest innovation-focused digital asset mining pioneers and high-performance computing infrastructure providers. In this conversation, we cover their diversified approach to mining, capital allocation, geographic approach, regulation, & more. ======================= Backed by world-class investors, including Google's AI Fund, Range has redesigned wealth management from the ground up. Range delivers a tech-first experience
Jul 13, 2023 • 22:29
#1223 Jeff Weniger On State Of The 2023 Macro Economy
Jeff Weniger is the Head of Equity Strategy at WisdomTree Asset Management. In this conversation, we talk about the federal reserve, inflation, bitcoin, housing market, bank crisis, and the insanity that has ensued since 2020. Jeff helps break down all the chaos in the markets. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 250,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspe
Jul 12, 2023 • 1:05:07
#1222 Pomp On Bitcoin Journey | FX Summit 2023
Anthony Pompliano talks at FX Summit 2023 in Miami about his bitcoin journey, bitcoin vs altcoins, bitcoin as a threat to US dollar, bitcoin halving, fiat currency devaluation, craziest experience in bitcoin, and more. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 250,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.subst
Jul 12, 2023 • 45:11
#1221 Fred Thiel | BITCOIN: This Country Is Secretly Mining
Fred Thiel is the Chairman & CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings, a digital asset technology company that mines cryptocurrencies with a focus on the blockchain ecosystem and the generation of digital assets. In this conversation we discuss, vertically integrated technology, competition around the world, nuclear power, zero-cost energy, mining facilities, and predictions for miner revenue, hashrate, & bitcoin price in five years. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 25
Jul 10, 2023 • 21:56
#1220 Javier Ramírez Lugo | Million Dollar Sales Secrets Revealed
Javier Ramírez Lugo is the founder of Cuota. He has had an incredible experience doing sales at Zenefits, Rippling, and WeWork. He is one of the most experienced and insightful people I have ever talked to about sales, and I always learn something every time we speak. This conversation breaks down how you as a founder or a salesperson can get better, how you can drive revenue, processes, hiring, firing, how to manage, and other hacks & tricks. ======================= Pomp writes a daily let
Jul 7, 2023 • 43:33
#1219 Scott Patterson | CHAOS KINGS: The Men Who Profit Off Disaster
Scott Patterson is the author of a brand new book, 'Chaos Kings: How Wall Street Traders Make Billions in the New Age of Crisis.' In this book, he breaks down two of the greatest traders in history, Nassim Taleb and Mark Spitznagel. At Universa hedge fund, which both of them have set up and run, they are returning over 100% annually based on audited returns. They have been doing that for over a decade, one of the great runs, but the strategy they employ is even more fascinating. ======
Jul 6, 2023 • 56:45
#1218 Darius Dale | Wall Street Insider Reveals When Recession Will Hit
Darius Dale is the founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we talk about global liquidity and its relationship to various asset markets, such as stocks, real estate, & bitcoin. Darius also speaks on the historic relationship between inflation and recessions. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 250,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects
Jul 5, 2023 • 21:15
#1217 Anthony Pompliano on Fatherhood
Anthony Pompliano recently went on the Present Father's Podcast. Topics include being a dad, what I've learned, what I am still trying to learn, and what knowledge I can pass on. The first 2 years of being a dad has been such a cool experience, and I had the opportunity to talk about it. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 250,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinio
Jun 29, 2023 • 51:52
#1216 Brett Adcock | Insane Billionaire Wants To Replace Humans With Robots
Brett Adcock is the founder & CEO at Figure, they are building an autonomous humanoid robot. He also previously built numerous other business, including Archer, which is a vertical take-off and landing electric vehicle trying to solve the traffic problem inside urban areas. To say that Brett has big ambition and ruthless execution would be an understatement. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 250,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down
Jun 26, 2023 • 1:04:16
#1215 Solo Episode | Will Commercial Real Estate Collapse?!
The $20.7 trillion commercial real estate market is in trouble. People from Janet Yellen to Elon Musk have both sounded the alarm. This is a solo episode which breaks down the impending collapse of commercial real estate using data and examples, provides potential solutions, and the impact it could bring on the banking system. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 235,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understa
Jun 22, 2023 • 16:37
#1214 Darius Dale | Central Banks Are Secretly Controlling Stock Prices?!
Darius Dale is the founder & CEO of 42Macro, one of the best research shops in all of Wall Street. In this conversation, we discuss global liquidity, we talk about which of the central banks are pushing liquidity up, and which of the central banks are driving liquidity out of the system. The global liquidity is one of the most important inputs to understanding asset prices, and Darius does a great job of breaking that down. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 235,000+
Jun 21, 2023 • 21:35
#1213 Polina Marinova Pompliano On The Hidden Genius Behind Millionaires and World Champions
Polina Marinova Pompliano is the founder of The Profile, the author of a brand new book Hidden Genius, and also my wife & best friend. In this conversation, we talk about her book Hidden Genius, and all of the lessons and insights that she packed into the book. There has been years and years of her reading thousands of profiles on the world's most successful people and companies, in order for her to distill it all down into the book. Order Book: https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Genius-sec
Jun 20, 2023 • 40:07
#1212 Eric Balchunas & James Seyffart On BlackRock Going ALL-IN On Bitcoin
Eric Balchunas & James Seyffart are two ETF experts at Bloomberg. In this conversation, we break down BlackRock's announcement that they are filing for a publicly traded bitcoin trust, that essentially will give investors all of the benefits and exposure to a spot bitcoin ETF. Eric & James explain what the difference between this fund vs Grayscale's fund, potential market implications, how the regulatory environment could change, and predictions on if it will get approved & h
Jun 16, 2023 • 33:07
#1211 Bill Clerico On Investing MILLIONS To Solve Wildfire Crisis
Bill Clerico is an investor at Convective Capital. He is an early investor in 50+ companies, and he is the former CEO of WePay which was acquired by JPMorgan. In this conversation, we talk about Bill's investment thesis - his entire firm is focused on investing in technology, software, & hardware related to wildfires. Bill and his team are looking for startups that are trying to help mitigate, treat, & prevent all of those issues. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter t
Jun 15, 2023 • 34:58
#1210 Jess Jonas On Bitcoin Under Attack In UK Court
Jess Jonas is the chief legal officer at the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund. She is also the point person organizing the defense of 13 bitcoin developers across two court cases in the United Kingdom. In this conversation, she breaks down what is going on in those court cases, why this is so important for bitcoin development & open source software, and then she describes how you can get involved to support their work. BLDF Website: https://bitcoindefense.org ======================= Pomp writes a
Jun 14, 2023 • 36:34
#1209 Dom Bei | Firefighters Are Buying Bitcoin!
Dom Bei is a Santa Monica firefighter, he is also the former president of the Firefighters Union, and a bitcoin author. In this conversation, we talk to him about the Santa Monica Firefighter Union being the first union in the country to not only buy bitcoin, but also hold it in self-custody. Dom describes how they did it, why they did it, what the risks were, and what the response has been. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 235,000+ investors about business, technology
Jun 11, 2023 • 29:00
#1208 Darius Dale | Bitcoin Is Falling Because Of China & Japan?
Darius Dale is the founder & CEO of 42Macro, they are one of the best sources of information I have found across asset classes, markets, and Wall Street. In this conversation, we talk about the global liquidity cycle, specifically focusing in on China & Japan -- what is going on with that monetary policy, their contribution to global liquidity, and how certain assets are responding. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 235,000+ investors about business, technology,
Jun 6, 2023 • 18:12
#1207 Yuri Sagalov On How To Invest In Billion Dollar Startups
Yuri Sagalov is the founder of Wayfinder Venture Capital Firm. In this conversation, we talk about his background, working at YC as a partner, various investments like Flexport & Boom Supersonic, how he thinks about early stage market conditions, what he looks for in a potential partner, and what the benefits are of being a solo investor. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 235,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into
Jun 5, 2023 • 1:06:01
#1206 BREAKING: Peter Schiff Is Now A Bitcoiner
Peter Schiff is the co-founder of Euro Pacific Asset Management. In this conversation, we talk about the macro environment, Fed policy, interest rates, inflation, banking crisis, debt limit crisis, and impact on asset prices such as real estate, gold, bitcoin, and stocks. This is a special episode, Peter Schiff is now a bitcoiner, he is using the bitcoin network to do things with Ordinals and artwork. Welcome Peter Schiff to the bitcoin community. ======================= Pomp writes a daily let
Jun 2, 2023 • 54:17
#1205 Cullen Roche | The Disastrous 2023 US Economy Explained
Cullen Roche is the founder & CIO of Discipline Funds. In this conversation, we talk about the macro economy, inflation, interest rates, debt ceiling, Fed policy, savings rate, credit card debt, banking crisis, and much more. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 235,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https:
Jun 1, 2023 • 1:17:37
#1204 Rob Henderson On Luxury Beliefs: This Idea Will Change Your Life
Rob Henderson is the author of a brand new book, 'Troubled: A Memoir Of Foster Care, Family, And Social Class.' Rob has pioneered a number of new ideas, such as luxury beliefs, which will make you think much more critically about your life, how society operates, and how you can actually learn from those above, beside, and beneath you in society. We also talk about how these luxury beliefs permeate across all different industries, and different socioeconomic classes. ====================
May 31, 2023 • 1:09:57
#1203 Ben Smith | Famous Journalist Reveals Media Secrets
Ben Smith is the co-founder of Semafor, and the author of a brand new book called, ‘Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, And Delusion In The Billion-Dollar Race To Go Viral.’ In this conversation, we talk about the state of the media, what is going right, what is going wrong, what he learned from working at BuzzFeed, Politico, New York Times, and now starting his own media company. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 235,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He bre
May 30, 2023 • 49:13
#1202 Ashlee Vance On Elon Musk, SpaceX, and Startups Launching Rockets
Ashlee Vance is the author of a brand new book, 'When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach.' He is also the New York Times bestselling author of the book, 'Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future.' We talk about space, SpaceX, Elon Musk, and a bunch of space startups that are all racing to be on the frontier of what appears to be one of the big industries in the future. This book by Ashlee Vance is absolutely f
May 25, 2023 • 54:22
#1201 Build Wealth with Real Estate: Strategies for 2023 | Build or Die Real Estate Conference
Welcome to the Real Estate | Build Or Die Conference. It’s going to be a day of learning from some of the top minds in the real estate world. We have a lineup of speakers that all have specialization and expertise across the real estate industry. ================== Thank you to our event partners: Investment.com: http://investment.com/ Investment.com specializes in real estate franchises and income strategies, all while putting the customer in focus. They prioritize equitable and inclusive i
May 25, 2023 • 2:29:28
#1200 Darius Dale On Debt Crisis, Recession, Central Banks, Global Liquidity
Darius Dale is the founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we talk about global liquidity, debt limit crisis, treasury issuance potentially up-ticking, and what this all means for asset prices. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 235,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/
May 23, 2023 • 23:32
#1199 Mike. On Making Millions As Independent Rapper
Mike. (formerly known as Mike Stud) is one of the most interesting music artists in the world. He has consistently pioneered different ways to make music, distribute music, and make money off of his music. Mike. continues to build out subscription services while building audiences with a very high degree of engagement. It all started as a baseball player at Duke University. Mike. continues to push the edge of everything from content and monetization. You can learn a lot from people who are pione
May 17, 2023 • 1:19:17
#1198 Anthony Pompliano Reveals His Investing Secrets
This episode is a special one. I went on a podcast called 'Under The Timfluence' hosted by Tim Luong. We talked about the financial economy, my life, creating content, building business, investing strategies, & much more. Anthony Pompliano shares his journey from army veteran to successful entrepreneur and investor. He emphasizes the importance of surrounding oneself with knowledgeable people and constantly learning new skills. He also discusses the impact of easy money on society an
May 16, 2023 • 1:40:38
#1197 Jordi Visser On The Intersection Of Bitcoin, AI, Debt Limit, & Banking Crisis
Jordi Visser is the President and CIO of Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisors. In this conversation, we talk about a brand new idea Jordi recently wrote about, which includes the intersection of bitcoin, artificial intelligence, debt limit, and the banking crisis. This is a fascinating conversation about how he sees new technologies and old problems coming together. Weiss also has $4 billion in assets, and Jordi reveals where they are invested given this new thesis. ======================= Pomp writes
May 10, 2023 • 52:18
#1196 Kevin Kelly On Bitcoin, AI, Future Optimism, & Excellent Advice For Living
Kevin Kelly is the Senior Maverick at Wired, and is the author of a number of different best-selling books on the future of technology. His latest book, "Excellent Advice For Living | Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier" is a powerful book. In this conversation, we talk about his optimism for the future, why he believes technology is mirroring the biology of humans, and how he sees the world revolving across things like bitcoin, blockchain, artificial intelligence, and many other areas
May 8, 2023 • 57:17
#1195 John Andrew Entwistle | The Man Taking On Airbnb
John Andrew Entwistle is the founder & CEO of Wander, he also is a former Thiel Fellow. In this conversation, we talk about Wander, which is a brand new type of vacation rental platform that is marrying software and hardware for a better experience. We also cover artificial intelligence, hiring & managing people as a young person, bitcoin & cryptocurrency, space, manufacturing, and other industries that are at the cutting edge of innovation. ======================= Pomp writes a dai
May 3, 2023 • 43:25
#1194 Dr. David Andolfatto | First Central Banker To Present Bitcoin Publicly
Dr. David Andolfatto is the professor and chair of the economics department at the Miami Herbert Business School at the University of Miami. He was the very first central banker to ever give a public presentation on bitcoin. In this conversation, we talk about bitcoin, federal reserve, economics, why bitcoin may be something that the world needs to pay attention to, potential risks, central banks, what David learned, intersection between economics, markets, legal, technology, bitcoin, USD, and w
May 1, 2023 • 1:51:21
#1193 Daniel Kelly On 10 Ways To Increase Your Testosterone
Daniel Kelly is a peak performance coach. In this conversation, we talk about why there is such a pandemic of low testosterone in males, what the right range to target is, and how you can naturally increase your testosterone to have a clearer mind, more energy, and perform better in your job. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 235,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions o
Apr 30, 2023 • 25:25
#1192 Brady Dale | Reporter Exposes SBF’s Secrets
Brady Dale is a journalist at Axios, and the author of a brand new book "SBF: How The FTX Bankruptcy Unwound Crypto's Very Bad Good Guy." In this conversation, we talk about Sam Bankman-Fried, collapse of FTX, Three Arrows Capital, Terra Luna, and many other things that led up the situation we are in today. I really enjoyed talking to Brady, because he has done the work through interviewing people and doing the research. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 2
Apr 27, 2023 • 43:38
#1191 Darius Dale On Global Liquidity & Bitcoin Halving
Darius Dale is the founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we talk about global liquidity, bitcoin, halving, what institutional investors are doing, and the President of the United States impact on financial markets. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 235,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https:/
Apr 25, 2023 • 25:15
#1190 Daniel Westgarth On How To Build A $12 BILLION Company
Daniel Westgarth is the COO of Deel. In this conversation, we talk about building an international behemoth, unscalable things they had to do to get operational in many different countries, entrepreneurial start, what he learned growing up on a farm, flipping parking spots, and all the lessons he has learned along the way. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 235,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand la
Apr 23, 2023 • 48:54
#1189 Nick Huber On How He Built $100 Million Empire
Nick Huber is one of the world's most interesting entrepreneurs. In this conversation, we talk about his real estate portfolio, various companies he has started, challenges with scaling, hiring operators, when to pull-the-plug or reinvest, and the day-to-day struggles of being an entrepreneur on the internet. I always enjoy talking to Nick, and you can find him on Twitter at @sweatystartup. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 235,000+ investors about business, technol
Apr 19, 2023 • 1:20:01
#1188 Brent Beshore | Millionaire Shares Secret To Buying Businesses
Brent Beshore is the founder & CEO of Permanent Equity. In this conversation, we talk about the types of businesses that he buys, the structure of the firm, how macro environment plays into investment decisions, operating businesses, nuances behind transactions, family relationships, and balancing the success of businesses in the local environment. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex to
Apr 17, 2023 • 1:46:33
#1187 Dan Tapiero | Wall Street Insider: Bitcoin To $10 Trillion Market Cap
Dan Tapiero is the co-founder of 1RoundTable Partners & 10T Holdings. In this conversation, we talk about the Fed, problems with the legacy banking system, bitcoin, ethereum, rest of crypto ecosystem, where Dan sees opportunities, themes & trends he is paying attention to in the future, and what is going on in the macro billionaire circles behind closed doors. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks
Apr 13, 2023 • 1:12:39
#1186 Darius Dale on Bitcoin Rally, Interest Rates, Inflation, & Banking Crisis
Darius Dale is the founder & CEO of 42 Macro. He is one of my favorite people to talk to about the financial markets. In this conversation, we talk about interest rates, inflation, bitcoin rally, stocks, cash, and what the Fed has to do moving forward. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry.
Apr 12, 2023 • 27:49
#1185 Will Clemente On Bitcoin: Start Of The Next Bull Run?
Will Clemente is the co-founder of Reflexivity Research. In this conversation, Anthony Pompliano and Will Clemente discuss a new report that explains bitcoin's performance in Q1 and how this sets up the asset for the rest of the year. Report includes core network activity, wallet addresses, ordinals, miners, and the lightning network. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy
Apr 10, 2023 • 18:49
#1184 Nathan Barry | Future Billionaires Will Come From Social Media
Nathan Barry is the founder and CEO of ConvertKit, a leading creator marketing platform, which does over $30 million a year in revenue. In this conversation, we talk about being a billion dollar creator, building companies from scratch versus buying them, how the greatest minds on the internet have built audiences, and how they think about monetizing them over time. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks d
Apr 6, 2023 • 1:16:20
#1183 Matt Mochary | CEO Whisperer Shares His Secrets
Matt Mochary is a CEO and executive coach for some of the top tech CEOs in the world. In this conversation, we talk about how to run meetings, how to fire people, how to deal with investors, how to deal with co-founder problems, and how to run a more effective, productive, and efficient organization. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing o
Apr 5, 2023 • 1:04:01
#1182 Matt Hougan | Bitcoin or Ethereum? Institutional Investor Reveals His Answer
Matt Hougan is chief investment officer at Bitwise Asset Management. In this conversation, we talk about bitcoin, ethereum, digital assets, what the institutional world is currently saying about crypto, why the assets have started 2023 so well, macro environment, banking crisis, inflation, interest rates, and much more. Matt always has great views on what is going on in the industry, where regulation is moving, and shares what Bitwise is currently up to. ======================= Pomp writes a da
Apr 3, 2023 • 39:22
#1181 Michael Shaulov | The Man Protecting Bitcoin Self-Custody
Michael Shaulov is the CEO of Fireblocks. In this conversation, we talk about counterparty risk, current banking crisis, self-custody wallets, and what Fireblocks has built to help people in the bitcoin and crypto world keep their assets safe. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subsc
Apr 2, 2023 • 38:54
#1180 Delian Asparouhov | INSANE: Space Factories Are Coming!
Delian Asparouhov is a principal at Founders Fund and the co-founder of Varda Space Industries. In this conversation, we talk about building space factories, what is going on in the venture investing community, why Delian believes more people should be starting tech companies, AI, and bitcoin. This conversation was held at Lyceum Miami. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-t
Mar 29, 2023 • 42:46
#1179 Sam Parr | The Founder Creating Insane Internet Companies
Sam Parr is one of my most interesting friends. He previously built The Hustle, which has over 3.5 million readers, he also is the host of My First Million podcast. Sam recently co-founded and launched Hampton, which is a private community for super successful CEO's and founders. We also talk about his personal operating system, how he builds various companies, why tinkering is such an important skill on the internet, artificial intelligence, and who some of our heroes are. ================
Mar 28, 2023 • 1:51:20
#1178 Chris Williamson On 10 Principles To Handle The Chaos Of Life
Chris Williamson is the host of the Modern Wisdom Podcast. This conversation was held at Lyceum Miami. Chris talks through 10 principles to help you survive and thrive in the chaos of life. A few principles include choosing our regrets, confidence starts with action, a rich vocabulary results in a rich life, and more. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand langua
Mar 27, 2023 • 34:03
#1177 Caitlin Long On Bitcoin & The Banking Crisis
Caitlin Long is the co-founder & CEO of Custodia Bank. In this conversation, we talk about the current banking crisis, short-term & long-term solutions, what should happen to the US dollar, inflation, FedNow & CBDC, traditional finance, bitcoin, and Caitlin's effort to create a safe bank. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while shari
Mar 23, 2023 • 1:19:49
#1176 Balaji Srinivasan On Bitcoin & The Stealth Banking Crisis
Balaji Srinivasan is an entrepreneur and an investor. He was the former chief technology officer at Coinbase, a former general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, and he also has a number of nine figure exits as a founder of companies. In this conversation, Balaji and I discuss the current banking crisis, the potential of hyperinflation, what happens to the U.S. dollar moving forward, why he made a $1 million bitcoin bet over the next 90 days, and what exactly Balaji thinks
Mar 21, 2023 • 1:10:24
#1175 Raoul Pal On Bitcoin And The 2023 Financial Crisis
Raoul Pal is the co-founder & CEO of Real Vision, he is also the brilliant mind behind Global Macro Investor. In this conversation, we talk about the recent bank failures, macro environment, how the Fed can respond, why quantitative easing is coming back, and what will happen to bitcoin in that scenario. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while s
Mar 19, 2023 • 1:22:59
#1174 EMERGENCY PODCAST: The 2023 Financial Crisis Has Begun
Banks are failing. Interest rates are rising. Bitcoin is pumping. What is going on in the economy? Anthony Pompliano gives an in depth explanation of what we are seeing in the economy so far in 2023. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.co
Mar 17, 2023 • 24:40
#1173 Mike Solana | Will A.I. Destroy The World?
Mike Solana is the editor-in-chief of Pirate Wires, an independent media company that continues to question the public narrative and talk about all of the topics that people care about. He is also an entrepreneur in residence at Founders Fund, and is one of the best independent and critical thinkers. This conversation was held at Lyceum Miami, it covers all the insanity of the last couple of years, and tries to seek out truth and fact. Topics include COVID, politicians vs citizens, evaluati
Mar 16, 2023 • 47:03
#1172 Business Empires of Top Adult Stars Brandi Love, Lisa Ann, Eva Lovia & Damon Dice
These individuals are some of the top earning folks from the adult film industry, we have Brandi Love, Lisa Ann, Eva Lovia & Damon Dice. This conversation was held at Lyceum Miami. These four individuals are pioneers in technology adoption, business, and investment portfolios. This is a fascinating conversation that includes the adult film business, starting other businesses, balancing identities, writing books, social media, OnlyFans, and how big of a team they each have when it comes to re
Mar 14, 2023 • 55:47
#1171 Codie Sanchez | The Secret To Thriving In A Recession
Codie Sanchez is the founder of Contrarian Thinking, and has a goal of creating one million financially free individuals. This conversation was held at Lyceum Miami. Topics include preparing for a recession, the benefits of investing in private markets & "boring" businesses, the importance of winning the war for attention, how to negotiate business deals effectively, her financial Fridays, her daily schedule & how she conducts meetings, strategies for finding talent & scaling t
Mar 13, 2023 • 36:05
#1170 Cathie Wood on Bitcoin, Tech, Venture Capital, and Innovation
Cathie Wood is the founder, CEO, and CIO of Ark Investment Management. This conversation was recorded at Lyceum Miami. Topics include investing in innovative companies & technologies, volatility in the market, dealing with critics, investment horizon in oil & energy, bitcoin & the crypto market, regulation, and importance of thinking indecently. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down
Mar 9, 2023 • 52:47
#1169 Vivek Ramaswany | 2024 Presidential Candidate on Being Proud to be an American
Vivek Ramaswamy is the co-founder of Strive Asset Management, and he is a 2024 Presidential Candidate. This conversation was recorded at Lyceum Miami. Topics include exploring the meaning of “wokeness” and being adopted by corporations, the last ten years of politics, national identity & what it means to be an American, and why Vivek decided to run for President. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks d
Mar 8, 2023 • 46:39
#1168 Kris Krohn | Broke To Financially Free In 4 Years
Kris Krohn is a real estate investor, a business coach, and owns more than 400 different companies. I have never met someone who has created so many systems, processes, and continues to acquire so much real estate. Topics include learning from successful people, how to hire CEOs, managing businesses, social media, and what his most important metric in life is. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks do
Mar 7, 2023 • 1:10:07
#1167 John Shahidi on Happy Dad, NELK Boys, Full Send, Elon Musk, & SteveWillDoIt
John Shahidi is the president of Happy Dad, Shots Podcast Network, & NELK Boys. In this conversation, we talk about the rise of the NELK Boys, how they make money, what the business is behind all the content. This includes the Full Send Podcast, SteveWillDoIt being banned from YouTube, how they interviewed Elon Musk, sales figures & product plan for Happy Dad. Happy Dad is one of the fastest growing seltzers in the world. John is one of the greatest minds when it comes to scaling product
Mar 6, 2023 • 1:18:26
#1166 Laura Spaulding On Making $18 Million For Cleaning Up Crime Scenes
Laura Spaulding is the founder of Spaulding Decon Industries, which is a full service restoration company for crime scene cleaning. In this conversation, we talk about the economics of cleaning a crime scene, prostitution, drug busts, and many more topics. This is one of the most wild episodes yet. We also break down all the finances and businesses Laura has been involved with. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp.
Mar 2, 2023 • 1:10:21
#1165 Dylan LeClair On Bitcoin, Nostr, Ordinals, Regulation, & The Fed
Dylan LeClair is the head of research at Bitcoin Magazine, & the co-founder of 21st Paradigm. In this conversation, we talk about bitcoin, macro economy, Nostr, ordinals, Lightning Network, bitcoin mining, regulation, & more. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in a series of bold discussions, covering topics from investing, emerging tech, longevity, s
Feb 28, 2023 • 38:37
#1164 Richard Ryan | Founder of Black Rifle Coffee on Product vs Distribution, Social Media Influencers, Blockchain & Web3
Richard Ryan is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Black Rifle Coffee Company. In this conversation, we talk about his entrepreneurial career, building mobile apps before YouTube was in the app store, how he built a media company with Verizon, all the secrets of Black Rifle Coffee, and tips to grow an audience online. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage i
Feb 27, 2023 • 57:14
#1163 Robert Bryce | Russia, Ukraine, Nuclear, & Bitcoin: Energy Market Deep Dive
Robert Bryce is one of the foremost experts and reporters on the energy business around the world. He is also the author of a book, “A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations.” In this conversation, we talk about energy markets, about renewables, can the United States become energy independent? What is going on with Russia & Ukraine? Why does China have a monopoly on different metals and magnets that are necessary to actually build renewable technology? And what does Robert
Feb 23, 2023 • 43:15
#1162 Chloe Melas | Escaping A German POW Camp: Frank Murphy's WWII Story
Chloe Melas is an entertainment reporter at CNN. She recently rewrote the foreword to her grandfathers book, "Luck Of The Draw by Frank Murphy." In the book, Frank unpacks his experience in World War 2 as a bomber who got shot down, spent months in a German POW camp, and eventually got back home safely. The book is an incredible tale of what so many people in the greatest generation went through. I really enjoyed talking to Chloe about the book, why they are republishing it, how her & her mo
Feb 22, 2023 • 39:40
#1161 Jon Finkel | The Author Documenting Your Sports Heroes
Jon Finkel is the author of a number of books across the sports industry, everyone from Charlie Ward, Nate Robinson, and more. He also writes a newsletter every week 'Books & Biceps'. In this conversation, we talk about greatest athletes, best sports moments, writing process, the rise of social media in sports, and much more. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of
Feb 21, 2023 • 1:48:54
#1160 Lance Lambert | Is Real Estate About To Crash?
Lance Lambert is the real estate editor at Fortune Magazine. In this conversation, we talk about the housing market, mortgage applications, interest rates, federal reserve, and trends & insights across housing and rent. Lance studies the housing market day-to-day, and has a lot of information. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in a series of bold discus
Feb 20, 2023 • 48:13
#1159 Shane Mac | Private, Secure Texting Disrupts iMessage
Shane Mac is the co-founder & CEO of XMTP Labs. In this conversation, we talk about decentralized messaging, what exactly happens when you send an encrypted message, how XMTP hopes to build the protocol that various applications & technologies can be built on top to empower private direct messaging. This is an important problem, and they are working diligently to come up with a solution that can usher in global adoption of private messaging. ======================= Announcing LYCEU
Feb 16, 2023 • 1:04:12
#1158 Jake Wurzak | Investing Lessons From Billion Dollar Hotel Owner
Jake Wurzak is the CEO of DoveHill Capital Management, and Wurzak Hotel Group. In this conversation, we talk about the hotel industry, everything from investing to operating both boutique and roadside businesses. When you think about this hotels that you visit, there is an operator that owns both the business & real estate, and they constantly think about how they can drive a profit. Jake is an expert, and has been doing it now with multiple hotels around the country. Jake breaks down both t
Feb 15, 2023 • 1:14:51
#1157 Calley Means | Whistleblower Exposes Corrupt Food Industry
Calley Means is the co-founder of True Med. In this conversation, we talk about the incentives in the food and pharmaceutical industries. We also break down why eating sugar and processed wheat is so bad for you. We uncover what exactly is keeping so many people sick for so long, who is profiting from it, why he is speaking out, and what the response has been. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an
Feb 14, 2023 • 1:17:43
#1156 Peter Schiff On The Fed, Interest Rates, Labor Market, Gold, & Bitcoin
Peter Schiff is the co-founder of Euro Pacific Asset Management. In this conversation, we talk about the federal reserve, inflation, interest rates, employment market, gold, bitcoin, and much more. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in a series of bold discussions, covering topics from investing, emerging tech, longevity, space exploration, entertainment and
Feb 13, 2023 • 1:16:25
#1155 Zack Greenberg On How Jay-Z Became A Billionaire
Zack O'Malley Greenberg is an author and a former reporter at Forbes. I recently read the book "Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office" which Zack wrote. I wanted to sit down and talk to him about how Jay-Z became a billionaire, lessons learned, what insights did he learn, and who else in the music industry, sports, or celebrity circuit will be the next Jay-Z. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th, 2023 in M
Feb 9, 2023 • 56:27
#1154 David Pakman on Biden, Trump, Guns, & The Fed
David Pakman is the host of The David Pakman show. In this conversation we cover a lot, everything from Republican to Democrat perspectives on various issues, what the federal reserve should be doing with the economy, the gun issue, race, geopolitics, and regulation in the private sector. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th, 2023 in Miami hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in a series of fascinating disc
Feb 8, 2023 • 1:56:57
#1153 Bill Perkins | Millionaire Talks Elon Musk, Dan Bilzerian, Dying With Zero, & SkyFi
Bill Perkins is one of the most well-known natural gas traders in the world, and the co-founder of multiple companies including satellite imagery provider SkyFi. In this conversation, we talk about Bill's philosophy around dying with zero, the book he wrote about it, natural gas, oil, energy markets, Elon Musk, Dan Bilzerian, & poker. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th, 2023 in Miami hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of exp
Feb 6, 2023 • 2:03:14
#1152 Julian Dorey | Inside The FBI, CIA, & Criminal Minds
Julian Dorey is the host of the TRENDIFIER podcast. In this conversation, we talk about many of the different episodes that he has recorded. Episodes include a CIA spy, FBI integrator, and many criminals. We discuss what criminals Julian believes and which ones he does not believe. We also talk about FTX and bitcoin. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th, 2023 in Miami hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in
Feb 1, 2023 • 1:43:47
#1151 JK Molina On How He Made Millions From Twitter
JK Molina is the founder of Tweet Hunter, which was recently acquired by lempire. JK has an incredible story, just 4 years ago he was selling perfume door-to-door with his grandmother in Guatemala, then built and sold a software company for seven figures. This is a great example of the internet allowing for the export of the American Dream. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th, 2023 in Miami hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of e
Jan 31, 2023 • 39:24
#1150 Dr. Richard Huntsman | Doctor Explains How To Increase Your Testosterone
Dr. Richard Huntsman is a chiropractor with a master's degree in nutrition, he also has a practice that focuses on creating healthier humans by improving their lifestyle and nutrition. In this conversation, we cover insulin resistance, estrogenic foods, testosterone, magnesium, vitamin D, sleep, stress, TRT, & much more. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th, 2023 in Miami hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage
Jan 30, 2023 • 1:40:40
#1149 Elle Scott | This Woman Can Tell Your Health From A Picture Of Your Eye
Elle Scott is a clinical iridologist and a cellular regenerative detox specialist. In this conversation, we talk about iridology, the lymphatic system, cell regeneration, daily routine, what she eats, how to optimize for longevity, her evolving sexual orientation, being conservative in the gay community, and many other fascinating topics. This conversation took a lot of twists and turns that you won't expect. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th, 2023
Jan 25, 2023 • 2:35:27
#1148 Konstantin Kisin On Free Speech, Vladimir Putin, Jordan Peterson, Greta Thunberg, & Bitcoin
Konstantin Kisin is a comedian and co-host of TRIGGERnometry Podcast. He also authored a best selling book, called “An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the West.” In this conversation, we talk about free speech, woke culture, Russia & Ukraine, China, India, Jordan Peterson, Vladimir Putin, Greta Thunberg, Bitcoin, & more. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th, 2023 in Miami hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in a s
Jan 23, 2023 • 1:15:08
#1147 Matthew Ferranti | Harvard Says Bitcoin Is Sanctions Hedge
Matthew Ferranti is a PHD candidate in economics at Harvard University. In this conversation, we talk about a brand new paper that Matthew published titled: "Hedging Sanctions Risk: Cryptocurrency in Central Bank Reserves." We talk about bitcoin, US sanctions, and how central banks around the world use cryptocurrency to hedge the risk of the sanctions. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th, 2023 in Miami hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive grou
Jan 18, 2023 • 1:17:27
#1146 Howard Lerman | Millionaire Reveals How He Runs Company With No Meetings
Howard Lerman is a serial entrepreneur, inventor, and co-founder & CEO of Roam. In this conversation, we talk about productivity hacks, how to run meetings, how to make a more effective organization, favorite books, YouTube interests, and the future of remote work. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th, 2023 in Miami hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in a series of fascinating discussions. We'll cover topi
Jan 16, 2023 • 1:33:37
#1145 Will Clemente On Bitcoin 2023 Outlook & 2022 Review
Will Clemente is the co-founder of Reflexivity Research. In this conversation, we talk about bitcoin, bitcoin miners, 2022 crypto contagion, and the bitcoin outlook for 2023. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th, 2023 in Miami hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in a series of fascinating discussions. We'll cover topics from investing, emerging tech, scientific research, sports, music and more.We have some massive na
Jan 11, 2023 • 56:36
#1144 Eric Spofford | Shocking Story Of Former Drug Addict Turned CEO
Eric Spofford is an entrepreneur, investor, and recovering drug addict. In this conversation, we talk about addiction, sober living, the Affordable Care Act, business economics, and real estate. This is an emotionally charged conversation that will impact many.
Jan 9, 2023 • 1:44:04
#1143 Dave Collum | 2022 Was A Disaster Year
Dave Collum is a professor of chemistry at Cornell University. In this conversation, we talk Dave's year in review of 2022. The discussion includes Federal Reserve, macro economy, geopolitics, the war in Russia & Ukraine, US military, and the impact of FTX collapse.
Jan 5, 2023 • 2:27:05
#1142 Michael Shellenberger | Bitcoin Debate
Michael Shellenberger is the bestselling author of "Apocalypse Never" and "San Fransicko." He also is the founder of Environmental Progress. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin and why we don't see eye-to-eye on it. Topics include common core values, confiscation of wealth, security of assets, use cases for bitcoin, and Cyprus banking crisis. ======================= With a Messari Pro subscription, you gain access to exclusive industry-leading long-form daily research reports, daily c
Jan 4, 2023 • 48:24
#1141 Bill Pulte On Twitter, Elon Musk, Bot Farms & Bitcoin
Bill Pulte is an entrepreneur, investor, Founder of Twitter Philanthropy, & CEO of Pulte Capital. In this conversation, we discuss Bill’s recent controversy involving a $15B company and a bot farm, Elon Musk's Twitter and why Bill invested, the Bitcoin bear market, the housing market, and how bad will the U.S. economy could be in 2023. ======================= Exodus is the world’s leading browser, desktop, mobile, and hardware crypto wallet with support for over 230 cryptocurrencies. Founded
Dec 27, 2022 • 55:04
#1140 Gideon Powell On Bitcoin Mining, The Oil Industry, & Criminal Justice Reform
Gideon Powell is the CEO & Chairman of Cholla Petroleum. In this conversation, we discuss oil & gas field workers, his family’s story, the rise of Bitcoin mining in West Texas, why Texas will dominate the future, his work in criminal justice reform, the books he reads and why, and a deep dive into the famous builders and thinkers in history. ======================= This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep. The Eight Sleep Pod is a tech layer that fits onto your mattress like a fitte
Dec 23, 2022 • 1:39:19
#1139 Tank Sinatra | The World’s Most Famous Meme Lord
Tank Sinatra is one of the best meme makers in the world. In this episode, we discuss Tank's journey to becoming a meme lord, his insane meme output, his views on the internet, why some creators make it and some don't, and Tank explains his new board game "Influencers In The Wild." ======================= The number one name in NFT domains and the world’s most powerful wallet are teaming up to bring something new to the crypto and Web3 world: <Your Name.Blockchain> That’s right, Unstoppabl
Dec 19, 2022 • 2:14:03
#1138 Eric Tarczynski | These Technologies Will Change The World
Eric Tarczynski is the Founder & Managing Partner at Contrary Capital. In this conversation, we discuss the future of venture capital, innovative technologies, seeking out people over companies, how Eric raised his first fund, and how he's building one of the most exciting venture capital firms in the world. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading
Dec 15, 2022 • 1:10:14
#1137 PJ Kev On The Private Jet Market, The Rise of Ghana, and Bitcoin & Crypto in Africa
PJ Kev is an entrepreneur, investor, Founder of Approved Jets, and your number one source for all private jet needs. In this conversation, we get an update on the private jet market during the bear market. We also dive into all things Africa in Nigeria & Ghana, including the emergence of Afrobeats, crypto usage in Africa, why PJ Kev and others are building in Ghana, and Ghana's path to the global stage. ======================= Arculus is the next generation crypto & NFT cold storag
Dec 13, 2022 • 1:02:51
#1136 Jon Gordon On Becoming Mentally Tough With These Secrets
Jon Gordon is a 14 time best selling author with 26 published books. In this conversation, we discuss positivity, leadership, walks of gratitude, high state of mind vs. low state of mind, how to think differently, the “energy bus” and why it’s important, eating a clean diet, and the physiological and psychological ways to get into better mental shape. ======================= Exodus is the world’s leading browser, desktop, mobile, and hardware crypto wallet with support for over 230 cryptocurrenc
Dec 12, 2022 • 59:26
#1135 Liver King On Steroids, Joe Rogan, and Billionaire Status
This episode is with Brian Johnson, aka "Liver King." Through his "ancestral living" lifestyle, he has taken the internet by storm, amassed a large following and built multiple businesses. However, Liver King has been involved in major controversy lately over the discovery that he has taken steroids, a claim that Brian has repeatedly disputed in the past. In this conversation, We dive into all the controversy as well as talk about his life before the "Liver King" persona, how he built his busine
Dec 12, 2022 • 2:08:20
#1134 Omar Morales On Selling $3B In Real Estate In South Florida
Omar Morales is an Associate at Berkadia and has been part of selling $3B in real estate in South Florida. In this conversation, we discuss the math behind deals, the biggest players in the space, and why South Florida continues to be a hot spot for individuals & businesses moving down. ======================= Arculus is the next generation crypto & NFT cold storage wallet that combines one of the world’s strongest security protocols with the easiest to use form factor and app. Arculus r
Dec 8, 2022 • 55:43
#1133 Frank Chaparro On The FTX Fallout
Frank Chaparro is the Editor at Large at The Block. In this conversation, we discuss the FTX aftermath, the crypto contagion, Frank's soul searching after interviewing SBF multiple times, and what he expects to happen in the crypto industry going forward ======================= Valour (formerly DeFi Technologies) represents what’s next in the digital economy -- providing simplified, trusted access to crypto, decentralized finance and Web 3.0 investment opportunities. Institutions and investors c
Dec 6, 2022 • 50:20
#1132 Tim Draper On Elon Musk, Tesla, Bitcoin & The Future Of The U.S.
Tim Draper is a venture capitalist at Draper Associates, creator of "Viral Marketing", and is a Bitcoin believer. Tim has seed funded Tesla, Space-X, Twitch, Coinbase, Hotmail, Skype, and many others. In this conversation, we discuss innovative technology, being early on multiple unicorn companies, the future hope of Bitcoin and why Tim believes in it so much, governments trusting their citizens, and Tim's belief in personal freedoms. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading sol
Dec 5, 2022 • 1:03:06
#1131 Dr. Shawn Baker On The Carnivore Diet
Dr. Shawn Baker is a physician, a former orthopedic surgeon and Founder of Revero Health. In this conversation, we discuss the carnivore diet & the potential health impacts, how Shawn changed his life, and competing at a high level late in life. Shawn also gives insights into what individuals can do about their consumption of sugar, salt, light, water, caffeine & more. ======================= With a Messari Pro subscription, you gain access to exclusive industry-leading long-form daily r
Dec 1, 2022 • 1:51:08
#1130 Jake Paul on Andrew Tate, MrBeast, UFC, Logan Paul & Making Millions
Jake Paul is a boxer, investor, entrepreneur, and content creator. In this conversation, we discuss his boxing career, if he could have been a bigger Youtuber than MrBeast, how much money he makes and how he spends it, investments in various businesses, who he wants to box next, his boxing legacy, his issues with Dana White & UFC, and much more. ======================= OKX is the world's most powerful crypto exchange and is now the second largest in terms of volumes. It offers a comprehensiv
Nov 30, 2022 • 1:10:29
#1129 Shawn Ryan | Inside CIA Contracting with a Navy SEAL
Shawn Ryan is a former Navy SEAL, CIA Contractor & current host of the "Shawn Ryan Show" podcast. In this conversation, we discuss his military career, his time as a contractor, lessons learned from the military that he applies to the business world, his positive experience using psychedelics, and what he's learned from hosting his own podcast. ======================= Valour (formerly DeFi Technologies) represents what’s next in the digital economy -- providing simplified, trusted acce
Nov 29, 2022 • 2:10:40
#1128 Chris Williamson On Understanding Human Nature & Modern Wisdom
Chris Williamson is the host of the “Modern Wisdom” podcast. In this episode, we discuss evolutionary psychology, changing careers, the modern man, space travel, human evolution, and his takeaways from speaking to individuals like Jordan Peterson & Jocko Willink. ======================= Amberdata provides the critical data infrastructure enabling financial institutions to participate in the digital asset class. We deliver comprehensive data and insights into blockchain networks, crypto marke
Nov 28, 2022 • 1:18:24
#1127 Nick Santhanam On How Industrial Technology Can Create a Better America
Nick Santhanam is the CEO of Fernweh Group and author of the book "The Titanium Economy". In this conversation, we discuss the industrial sector, where the opportunities lie today, and why industry is needed more than ever in a world of advancing technologies. ======================= OKX is the world's most powerful crypto exchange and is now the second largest in terms of volumes. It offers a comprehensive trading platform with over 730 spot trading pairs, 280 derivatives markets, and 1000 opti
Nov 23, 2022 • 1:02:44
#1126 Peter Diamandis On Achieving Longer Lifespans & Improving The Human Condition
Peter Diamandis is an Author, Investor & Founder. In this conversation, we discuss achieving longer lifespan, improving human quality of life, why the future will be better than the past, health hacks, mindset, ambition, and Bitcoin . This episode offers optimism for a better future if we work hard today on the right problems to solve. ======================= Bullish is a digital asset exchange that offers industry-leading order depth, consistently tight spreads, and new ways to earn, with w
Nov 22, 2022 • 1:00:50
#1125 Saad Alam On How to Optimize Your Body’s Hormones
Saad Alam is the Co-Founder & CEO of Hone Health. In this conversation, we discuss alarming lowered testosterone rates, how to optimize your body, daily health protocols, bringing your body back into balance, age appropriate approaches, and living a longer & healthier life. ======================= Arculus knows a thing or three about security. Your assets are accessible through 3-factor authentication and by using the Arculus Wallet App and Arculus Key Card. Your keys are generated and e
Nov 21, 2022 • 1:38:41
#1124 Darius Dale | Should We Expect The Fed To Pivot?
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro. In this conversation, we discuss the current state of inflation, the potential Fed Pivot, what to expect in the coming months, the liquidity washout from the past 2 years, and how Bitcoin has proven itself to be resilient amidst all the chaos in crypto. ======================= Amberdata provides the critical data infrastructure enabling financial institutions to participate in the digital asset class. We deliver comprehensive data and insights in
Nov 17, 2022 • 28:56
#1123 Max Levchin On How To Be War Time CEO
Max Levchin is the Co-Founder of Paypal and the current Founder & CEO of Affirm. In this conversation, we discuss building a new credit score, how to navigate market downtowns, and building company culture in a remote environment, ======================= Arculus is the next generation crypto & NFT cold storage wallet that combines one of the world’s strongest security protocols with the easiest to use form factor and app. Arculus requires 3-Factor Authentication to ensure only you
Nov 16, 2022 • 42:17
#1121 Mike Salguero | The Founder Who Bootstrapped To $500 Million In Revenue
Mike Salguero is the Founder & CEO of Butcher Box. In this conversation, we discuss his journey from failing at his first business to bootstrapping a $500M business at Butcher Box. We also talk about Mike's methods to building businesses, interacting with his executives, and how he structures his day. ======================= Valour (formerly DeFi Technologies) represents what’s next in the digital economy -- providing simplified, trusted access to crypto, decentralized finance and Web 3.0 in
Nov 15, 2022 • 1:51:14
#1120 Chris Tarbell | Former FBI Agent On Early Bitcoin & Silk Road Takedown
Chris Tarbell is a former FBI Agent and the Founder of NAXO Cybersecurity. In this conversation, we talk about his time at the FBI & the stories behind the takedown of "Silk Road" and the arrest of Ross Ulbricht. We also get into current cybersecurity threats for individuals and nation states. ======================= Amberdata provides the critical data infrastructure enabling financial institutions to participate in the digital asset class. We deliver comprehensive data and insights into bl
Nov 14, 2022 • 1:57:42
#1119 Nicolette Hartman On How To Hire The Best Talent For Your Business
Nicolette Hartman is a Partner at Daversa Partners. In this conversation, we discuss the recruiting market, the changes in the economic environment, how to hire great talent, finding the right fit in at company, and how you as a candidate can navigate the job market. ======================= The number one name in NFT domains and the world’s most powerful wallet are teaming up to bring something new to the crypto and Web3 world: <Your Name.Blockchain> That’s right, Unstoppable Domains and B
Nov 10, 2022 • 54:12
#1118 Joel Nagel On How To Protect Your Wealth During The Bear Market
Joel Nagel is a Managing Partner and Founder of the international law firm Nagel & Associates LLC. In this conversation, we discuss asset protection, estate planning, managing your Bitcoin, tax mitigation, and all the ways you can protect your wealth as you go through life. ======================= With a Messari Pro subscription, you gain access to exclusive industry-leading long-form daily research reports, daily crypto news & insights in your inbox, advanced asset screeners, curated se
Nov 9, 2022 • 54:00
#1117 Toto Wolff & Matteo Franceschetti On Chasing Excellence & Building Winning Organizations
Toto Wolff is the Team Principal & CEO of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team and Matteo Franceschetti is the Founder & CEO of Eight Sleep. In this conversation, we talk about the path to excellence and the leadership necessary to build winning teams. We discuss how these two men hire employees, optimize their schedule, and delegate their personal time throughout a week. ======================= The Pod Pro Cover by Eight Sleep is the most advanced solution on the market for thermoregu
Nov 8, 2022 • 40:21
#1116 Matt Lohstroh On Why Every Oil & Gas Company Will Mine Bitcoin
Matt Lohstroh is the Co-Founder Of Giga Energy. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin mining, flare mining, fracking, how major oil & gas companies are getting involved, which countries are mining Bitcoin, the battle over clean energy, and what Matt & his company are doing to get more companies involved with flare mining. ======================= Bullish is a digital asset exchange that offers industry-leading order depth, consistently tight spreads, and new ways to earn, with world-cl
Nov 7, 2022 • 1:01:20
#1115 Mike Shelby | This Interview Will Scare You
Mike Shelby is the Founder & CEO of Forward Observer, a modern age Intel service. In this conversation, we discuss many geopolitical situations including China & Taiwan, the Russia & Ukraine conflict, the threat of nuclear war, and domestic issues across the United States. This episode provides an inside look into all of the major conflicts around the world and will give you a framework on how you can prepare yourself at home with the proper knowledge. ======================= With a
Nov 3, 2022 • 1:55:23
#1114 Matt Gresia | The Man Behind Your Favorite TikTok Accounts
Matt Gresia is a TikTok star with 4 Million Followers and runs many other popular channels. In this conversation, we discuss content creation on Tiktok, Instagram and Youtube, the business behind creators, the rise of short form videos, and how Matt would build a new account from scratch. ================== With a Messari Pro subscription, you gain access to exclusive industry-leading long-form daily research reports, daily crypto news & insights in your inbox, advanced asset screeners, cura
Nov 2, 2022 • 1:09:38
#1113 Rikki Schlott | Gen-Z Journalist Exposes Woke Culture
Rikki Schlott is New York Post columnist and writer of the forthcoming book "The Cancelling Of The American Mind". In this conversation, we discuss her time at NYU, the college exodus, Zoom university, insane policies at NYU, right think vs. wrong think in the public discourse, squashing descent, self censorship, why Gen-Z is politically homeless, Andrew Yang's "Forward Party", Jordan Peterson, and more. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system
Nov 1, 2022 • 1:42:47
#1112 Codie Sanchez On How To Get Rich During A Recession
Codie Sanchez is an entrepreneur, investor, & founder of "Contrarian Thinking". In this conversation, Codie gives us all of the alternative ways you can earn your way to millions of dollars. Some of these strategies involve buying "boring businesses", which can bring in large amounts of yearly cashflow. We also discuss how young people can win during this recession, various business ideas, how to make money if you have no money, and tips on how to get paid more at your job. ============
Oct 31, 2022 • 1:26:31
#1111 Alex Feinberg Debunks The Fitness Lies
Alex Feinberg is an entrepreneur & metabolic hacker. In this conversation, we discuss what everyone gets wrong about consuming food, why you're shopping for the wrong food & wrong ingredients, and the incentive structures in the fitness industry that create more unhealthy citizens. During this episode, Alex will help you develop new daily and night time routines to get you to feeling better & eating healthier. ======================= Arculus is the next generation crypto & NFT co
Oct 27, 2022 • 1:33:50
#1110 Ben Askren | Olympian On UFC, Sterioids & Jake Paul
Ben Askren is an Olympic gold medalist, MMA fighter, and author of the brand new book "Funky". In this conversation, we discuss his fight with Jake Paul, PED usage in professional sports, the future of wrestling, the wrestling academy that Ben has built, and the business behind combat sports. ======================= Arculus is the next generation crypto & NFT cold storage wallet that combines one of the world’s strongest security protocols with the easiest to use form factor and app. Arculus
Oct 26, 2022 • 1:37:27
#1109 Vivek Ramaswamy On Using Money As A Weapon
Vivek Ramaswamy is the Co-Founder of Strive Asset Management. In this conversation, we discuss capitalism, pursuing excellence, how money is weaponized, how woke capital became the system, if the free market exists anymore, how China took over American companies, and the geopolitical tension between China & Taiwan. ======================= The number one name in NFT domains and the world’s most powerful wallet are teaming up to bring something new to the crypto and Web3 world: <Your
Oct 25, 2022 • 2:45:16
#1108 Ryan Holiday On How To Get Rich Writing Books
Ryan Holiday is a NYT best selling author, podcaster & content creator who just released a new book "Discipline Is Destiny". In this conversation, we discuss the business behind the best selling books, choosing which content to post, taking risks, building a team, Ryan's writing process, the discipline he applies to his own life, and personal ambitions. ======================= Compass Mining is the world's first online marketplace for bitcoin mining hardware and hosting. Compass was founded
Oct 24, 2022 • 1:49:25
#1107 Madison Malloy - Stop Being Offended & Lighten The F*ck Up
Madison Malloy is a comedian, producer, podcast host of "Next To Madison", and author of the new book "Time To Lighten The F*ck Up". In this conversation, we discuss her career as a comedian, escaping tunnel vision, why we need to be offended, and Madison's book about the various ways you can improve your life right now. ======================= Compass Mining is the world's first online marketplace for bitcoin mining hardware and hosting. Compass was founded with the goal of making it easy for e
Oct 20, 2022 • 1:35:18
#1106 Tiago Forte On How To Build A Second Brain
Tiago Forte is the CEO of Forte Labs and author of the book "Building A Second Brain". In this conversation, we discuss various productivity hacks, the best note taking process, information overload, instant access to information you already learned, and using these strategies to unlock your full creative potential. ======================= Bullish is a powerful new exchange for digital assets that offers deep liquidity, automated market making, and industry-leading security. Combining the innova
Oct 18, 2022 • 1:22:47
#1105 Ranjay Gulati On The Secret To Building Multi-Billion Dollar Companies
Ranjay Gulati is a Professor at Harvard Business School, author of the book "Deep Purpose" and host of the podcast "Deep Purpose". In this conversation, we discuss everything around finding purpose for your business. A company's shared purpose leads to creating resilient organizations, recruiting the best talent, and amassing larger corporate profits. ======================= Valour (formerly DeFi Technologies) represents what’s next in the digital economy -- providing simplified, trusted access
Oct 17, 2022 • 1:13:01
#1104 Dr. Philip Ovadia - Heart Surgeon Explains What To Eat To Save Your Life
Dr. Philip Ovadia is a Heart Surgeon with over 3,000 operations, and is the author of the book "Stay Off My Operating Table". Philip's mission is to teach people how to live a healthier life in order to avoid becoming a heart surgery patient. In this conversation, we discuss how Philip lost 100lbs, how metabolic health affects mental health, and choosing quality food at the grocery store. We also get into supplements, various diets such as Keto, building muscle, glucose monitoring, bloodwork and
Oct 13, 2022 • 1:53:41
#1103 Geoff Woo On Why Mr. Beast & Jake Paul Will Be Billionaires
Geoff Woo is an Entrepreneur, Investor, and a partner with Jake Paul at Anti Fund. In this conversation, we discuss the rise of creators, how creators are now private equity firms, Geoff's investment strategies, building vs. investing, and human optimization. We also talk about some of Geoff's companies including HVMN, Betr, Archive.com and more. ======================= The number one name in NFT domains and the world’s most powerful wallet are teaming up to bring something new to the crypto and
Oct 11, 2022 • 1:23:50
#1102 Meet Kevin - Millionaire YouTuber Reveals His Business Strategies
Meet Kevin is a popular Youtuber & Entrepreneur. In this conversation, we discuss Kevin's creative process, the macro economy, what the Fed will do in the coming months, Crypto, launching an investment fund, and taking on the housing market. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with the deepest pool of crypto liquidity. LMA
Oct 10, 2022 • 1:43:08
#1101 Braeden Anderson On When Crypto Regulation Is Coming
Braeden Anderson is an Attorney at Kirkland & Ellis and Author of the book "Black Resilience". In this conversation, Braeden gives us the latest updates on regulation in the crypto space and when we might see progress on these important decisions. We also discuss Braeden's background and his tough upbringing that led him to become the success he is today. ======================= Arculus is the next generation crypto & NFT cold storage wallet that combines one of the world’s strongest sec
Oct 6, 2022 • 55:37
#1100 Eric Balchunas On The Greatest Investor You Never Heard Of
Eric Balchunas is an ETF Analyst at Bloomberg and Author of "The Bogle Effect". In this conversation, we discuss why John Bogel is the OG of DeFi and the father of low cost investing, how big Vanguard is today, why Vanguard is a populist uprising. We also get the latest updates from Eric about the chances of a Bitcoin ETF coming soon. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building beautiful and user-friendly blockchain products. With its f
Oct 4, 2022 • 1:11:17
#1099 Robert Breedlove On Money, Power, War & Bitcoin
Robert Breedlove is one of the great thinkers in the Bitcoin space. In this conversation, we talk about money as a proxy for power, the difference between physical & political power, and Bitcoin as an indestructible symbolic system. ======================= If you’re trying to grow and preserve your crypto-wealth, optimizing your taxes is just as lucrative as trying to find the next hidden gem.Alto IRA can help you invest in crypto in tax-advantaged ways to help you preserve your hard earned
Oct 3, 2022 • 1:36:34
#1098 Erick Brimen On Starting A NEW City Of The Future
Erick Brimen is the Founder & CEO of Próspera. In this conversation, we discuss building new cities, why it's so important, the risks associated with this project, why Prospera is taking on this challenge, and where Erick sees as the next frontier for city construction. ======================= If you’re trying to grow and preserve your crypto-wealth, optimizing your taxes is just as lucrative as trying to find the next hidden gem.Alto IRA can help you invest in crypto in tax-advantaged ways
Sep 29, 2022 • 1:17:21
#1097 Hamish McKenzie On How This Tech Startup Is Disrupting Mainstream Media
Hamish McKenzie is the Co-Founder Of Substack. In this conversation, we discuss the downfall of legacy media, the rise of independent media, where money is being made in this new industry, supporting free speech, the creator "middle class", and the Substack subscription model. ======================= Arculus is the next generation crypto & NFT cold storage wallet that combines one of the world’s strongest security protocols with the easiest to use form factor and app. Arculus requires 3-Fact
Sep 28, 2022 • 1:27:21
#1096 Kaj Larsen Is The Navy SEAL Taking On Wall Street
Kaj Larsen is a former NAVY Seal, War Correspondent, and is the Co-Founder of Guild Financial In this conversation, we discuss his Seal training during 9/11, transitioning into the media post-military, the declining public opinions of the U.S. military, his philanthropic work, and his current focus on financial education and wealth building services for our military veterans. ======================= The number one name in NFT domains and the world’s most powerful wallet are teaming up to bring s
Sep 27, 2022 • 1:51:16
#1095 David McIntosh On How To Save America
David McIntosh is the President of "The Club For Growth" In this conversation, we dive into all the issues in America today including prosperity, opportunity, economic freedom, taxes, cutting government spending, expanding school choice, Fed policy, inflation, Bitcoin and more. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with the dee
Sep 26, 2022 • 2:00:01
#1094 Danny Jones On Searching For The World's Weirdest People
Danny Jones is on a mission to talk to the world's weirdest people. In this conversation, Anthony Pompliano and Danny Jones discuss Danny's podcast, Koncrete, how he finds strange people, talking to members of the cartel, Charles Manson, scientology, censorship, and more. ======================= Arculus is the next generation crypto & NFT cold storage wallet that combines one of the world’s strongest security protocols with the easiest to use form factor and app. Arculus requires 3-Factor Au
Sep 22, 2022 • 1:52:16
#1093 Giuliano Giacaglia On How A.I. Will Take Over Your Life
Giuliano Giacaglia is the Author of "Making Things Think". In this conversation, we discuss how A.I. will take over every aspect of our life and how it's doing so already. We break down the A.I. in companies like Tesla, OpenDoor and Tiktok, and discuss how every company will utilize Artificial Intelligence. ======================= Amberdata provides the critical data infrastructure enabling financial institutions to participate in the digital asset class. We deliver comprehensive data and insig
Sep 20, 2022 • 1:47:51
#1092 Tech Insider Antonio Garcia-Martinez Reveals All The Secrets
Antonio Garcia-Martinez is an author of best-selling book “Chaos Monkeys”, the Founder of “Spindle”, and was previously a product manager at Facebook. In this conversation, we talk about American states going in opposite directions, why the people of Miami understand capitalism, what the tech industry gets right and what it gets wrong, user growth in the new digital age, going to Ukraine during the war, thoughts Balaji Srinivasan’s “Network State”, and “dying for the DAO”. ======================
Sep 19, 2022 • 2:20:17
#1091 David Puell On If The ETH Merge Will Affect Bitcoin
David Puell runs On-Chain Research at ARK Invest. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin's recent performance, how the macro economy is affecting Bitcoin, long-term vs. short-term holders, Ethereum's merger, and what risks are associated with this move. ======================= Amberdata provides the critical data infrastructure enabling financial institutions to participate in the digital asset class. We deliver comprehensive data and insights into blockchain networks, crypto markets, an
Sep 15, 2022 • 29:00
#1090 Michael Millerman On How Colleges Tried To Cancel Him
Michael Millerman is a Philosopher, the Founder of Millerman School, and Author of the book “Inside Putin’s Brain”. In this conversation, we discuss the declining state of education, what Stoicism teaches us, the importance of philosophy, being a free & critical thinker, controversial thinkers like Alexander Dugin, the new world order, and institutional collapse. ======================= Bullish is a powerful new exchange for digital assets that offers deep liquidity, automated ma
Sep 14, 2022 • 1:41:45
#1089 Eric Satz On How To Retire Off Bitcoin & Crypto
Eric Satz is the Founder & CEO of Alto IRA. In this conversation you’ll learn everything you need to know about opening up a retirement account. We also discuss Alto’s unique offering of adding Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies to your retirement account along with the potential benefits and risks. ======================= Compass Mining is the world's first online marketplace for bitcoin mining hardware and hosting. Compass was founded with the goal of making it easy for everyone to mine
Sep 13, 2022 • 30:34
#1088 Zuby Exposes Everything Wrong With Society
Zuby is a world famous rapper, author, podcast host, and public speaker. In this conversation we discuss everything off-limits, including coward-ness, mass shootings, politicization of everything, the obsession with diversity, the secretaries of "health", cults, Andrew Tate, and much more. ======================= The number one name in NFT domains and the world’s most powerful wallet are teaming up to bring something new to the crypto and Web3 world: <Your Name.Blockchain> That
Sep 12, 2022 • 2:38:15
#1087 Chess Grandmaster Andrii Baryshpolets On Artificial Intelligence, War, and Critical Thinking
Andrii Baryshpolets is a Chess Grandmaster and has a PHD in Economics. In this conversation, we discuss the path to becoming a grandmaster, computer learning, cheating, Bitcoin & Crypto, and books and resources to become better at chess. Andrii also gives us insight into the Russia, Ukraine war as a Ukrainian and shares his thoughts on the macro economic environment. ======================= Exodus is the world’s leading browser, desktop, mobile, and hardware crypto wallet with support for o
Sep 8, 2022 • 1:14:27
#1086 Ed Latimore On Don't Get Outworked By A Crackhead
Ed Latimore is a former heavyweight boxer, best-selling author, and chess enthusiast. In this conversation, we discuss the crackhead work theory, Ed's recovery from alcohol addiction, why the world has gone so crazy, critical thinking, and narrative violations in recent years. ======================= This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens, the best option for easy, optimal nutrition out there. You take one scoop of AG1 and you’re absorbing 75 high-quality vitamins, minerals, who
Sep 7, 2022 • 2:43:24
#1085 Shiva Singh Sangwan On If India The Next Silicon Valley
Shiva Singh Sangwan is an Investor and Founder at 1947 Rise Fund. In this episode, we discuss the country of India, population growth, why more tech companies are being founded in India, and the reverse "brain drain" of talent choosing to work for India-based tech companies. ======================= The Pod Pro Cover by Eight Sleep is the most advanced solution on the market for thermoregulation. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking. Even better? Eight Sleep recently laun
Sep 5, 2022 • 37:18
#1084 David Rubenstein On How To Make Billions And Then Give It All Away
David Rubenstein is a well known entrepreneur and investor, the Co-Founder of The Carlyle Group, and hosts his own show through Bloomberg. In this conversation, David gives a masterclass on his tips and lessons learned in the past 50 years of investing and entrepreneurship. We also discuss the current economic environment, the future of the United States, young people leading the next revolution through Crypto, and how to become a better thinker and decision maker. ======================= If yo
Sep 1, 2022 • 1:23:10
#1083 We’re Living In A Clown World | Layah Heilpern
Layah Heilpern is an author, content creator and speaker In this conversation, we talk about the war on masculinity, how feminism is a scam, woke-ness, lockdowns and government control, and opting out through Bitcoin. We also get Layah's thoughts on Andrew Tate, Jordan Peterson and Donald Trump. ======================= If you’re trying to grow and preserve your crypto-wealth, optimizing your taxes is just as lucrative as trying to find the next hidden gem.Alto IRA can help you invest in crypto
Aug 31, 2022 • 2:09:14
#1082 Samir Vasavada The 22 Year Old Genius Who A Built $1 Billion Company
Samir Vasavada is the Founder of Vise In this conversation, we discuss being "crazy" as a founder and if that's a necessary trait for success. We also talk about building A.I. systems, how Samir started his company at 16, changing the financial advisor market, the future of Crypto and advice he has for young founders. ======================= Don't miss Mainnet, the most anticipated crypto event of the year, September 21-23 in New York City. Join 4000+ crypto builders and thought leaders for 3-da
Aug 29, 2022 • 1:28:32
#1081 Texas Slim On How Your Food May Be Killing You
Texas Slim is the Founder of 'The Beef Initiative" and "Food Intelligence" In this conversation, we talk about everything that's wrong with our current food supply today. Some of these topics include seed oils, the beef supply system, why market access has become so difficult, declining testosterone levels, the food being served to our children in school, obesity, fake meat propaganda, and how the decline in food quality matches up with the decline in U.S. Dollar over the past generation. This i
Aug 25, 2022 • 2:26:45
#1080 Kimberly Ho Misiasek On How To Raise Intelligent Children
Kimberly Ho Misiasek is a Clinical Child Psychologist and a Professor at The University Of Miami In this conversation we talk about nature vs. nurture, the exposure to adults, the impact of Covid lockdown & mask mandates, how the digital age effects children growing up today, and how to avoid raising a spoiled kid. ======================= BCB Group is the leading payment services partner for the digital assets industry. BCB Group provides payment services in 30+ currencies, FX, cryptocu
Aug 23, 2022 • 3:26:46
#1079 Aaron Daniel On How Free Speech Is Under Attack
Aaron Daniel is a Partner and Board Certified Appellate Attorney at Kula & Associates. The future of speech is in peril. As new technologies emerge, the definition of protected speech becomes more uncertain every day. In this interview, First Amendment Lawyer, Aaron Daniel, explains everything you need to know about the latest battles in free speech. Topics include Tornado Cash, Bitcoin, and Alex Jones. ======================= Crypto wallets and browser extensions are outdated, limited in featu
Aug 22, 2022 • 2:08:35
#1078 Sergej Kotliar On Why Bitcoin Is Not Close To Global Adoption
Sergej Kotliar is the CEO of Bitrefill. In this conversation, we discuss the Circular Economy, Bitcoin the tool vs. Bitcoin the monetary movement, if the lightning network is overated, and all of the hypocrisies that exist in the Bitcoin maximalism space. ======================= Valour (formerly DeFi Technologies) represents what’s next in the digital economy -- providing simplified, trusted access to crypto, decentralized finance and Web 3.0 investment opportunities. Institutions and investors
Aug 18, 2022 • 1:30:58
#1077 Dave Collum On Why Everything Is Worse Than You Think
Dave Collum is a Professor at Cornell University and is a leading thinker on markets and the larger world around us. In this conversation, we discuss why he's so bearish on the market and how he's preparing for the next 12 months. We also get into various controversial topics including China, Putin, the election and the virus. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and sec
Aug 16, 2022 • 2:31:57
#1076 Lucas Bagno On Why We Must Make America Rational Again
Lucas Bagno is an investor at Village Global and the host of the "Solarpunk" podcast In this conversation, we discuss the threat of the CCP, Taiwan, the importance of rare earth metals & semiconductors, the reinvigoration of the American spirit, the role of government in innovation, and the decline of free speech & critical thinking in America. ======================= BCB Group is the leading payment services partner for the digital assets industry. BCB Group provides payment services in
Aug 15, 2022 • 2:04:52
#1075 Dwarkesh Patel On Why The Future Will Be Wild
Dwarkesh Patel is the Host of "The Lunar Society" podcast, and blogs on his website https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/ In this conversation, we discuss everything from artificial intelligence, The "Miracle Years" of past visionaries, Longtermism, effective altruism, talent as leverage, the myth of the myth of the well read person, the power of the human brain, and human enhancement. This one is a marathon and we cover everything. I hope you enjoy the tremendous value in this episode. ==============
Aug 11, 2022 • 3:42:52
#1074 Frank Downing | Wall Street Analyst Compares Bitcoin & Ethereum
Frank Downing Is an Analyst at Ark Investment Management. In this conversation, we break down their new monthly report "The Bitcoin Monthly". Frank discusses bullish signals for Bitcoin, the macro environment that's driving the market, and how to think of Bitcoin & Ethereum together. ======================= The number one name in NFT domains and the world’s most powerful wallet are teaming up to bring something new to the crypto and Web3 world: Either sign up for a free blockchain.wallet or
Aug 10, 2022 • 46:58
#1073 Alex Epstein On Why Everyone is Wrong About Climate Change
Alex Epstein is the Author of the book "Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less" In this conversation, Alex breaks down the common misconceptions about climate change and energy use that he feels everyone is getting wrong. Whether you agree or disagree about climate change, it's good to listen to another perspective on a commonly held narrative. This audio episode was originally released on May 25, 2022. We are releasing the video on my Yout
Aug 8, 2022 • 58:52
#1072 Mike Solana On How Woke People Are Destroying America
Mike Solana is a Vice President of Founders Fund, the ring leader of Hereticon, and Editor-In-Chief At Pirate Wires. In this conversation, we talk about everything: politics as theater, if the truth exists anymore, why science is no longer science, the changing definitions in society, AOC, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Gavin Newsom, conspiracy theories such as lab leak & Hunter Biden, and more! Nothing is off limits in this conversation. ======================= Crypto wallets and br
Aug 4, 2022 • 2:05:34
#1071 Murad Mahmudov On Why Bitcoin Will Be Worth Trillions
Murad Mahmudov is the Founder of STFX, a brand new piece of technology that assists with short-term trades. In this conversation. we discuss Bitcoin's rise to a global reserve currency and if the transition will be peaceful or not, building STFX, returning to Twitter, and storylines that will define the next Crypto bull run, ======================= Don't miss Mainnet, the most anticipated crypto event of the year, September 21-23 in New York City. Join 4000+ crypto builders and thought leader
Aug 3, 2022 • 49:46
#1070 Andrew Tate Is The New Alex Jones
This episode is a conversation with Andrew Tate, the most viral person on the internet right now. This conversation was recorded back in May of 2021. In this discussion, Andrew shares his unique and often controversial opinions about society. Some I agree with, some I do not. What's clear is that Andrew has mastered the internet and the social media algorithm, and I thought it would be important to share his opinions as part of the broader conversation in a free speech society. =================
Aug 2, 2022 • 1:43:26
#1069 Adam Kurkiewicz On How To Invest Like The Best Performing Endowment
Adam Kurkiewicz is the Managing Director of Investments for the Washington University In St. Louis Endowment. In this conversation, we discuss endowments, asset allocation, portfolio construction, how they know when to buy and when to sell, and his views on alternative assets like cryptocurrencies. ======================= Crypto wallets and browser extensions are outdated, limited in features, and don’t meet the needs of today’s Web3 users. Core, the free, non-custodial browser extension built
Aug 2, 2022 • 1:01:44
#1068 Robert Greene On Power, Seduction, War, and Human Nature
Robert Greene is the author of "The 48 Laws Of Power", "The 50th Law Of Power", "Mastery", and "The Laws Of Human Nature" In this conversation, we go deep into Robert's mind, including how he thinks of nature, social media, and where the world is headed. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building beautiful and user-friendly blockchain products. With its focus on design and user experience, Exodus has become one of the most popular an
Aug 1, 2022 • 1:36:13
#1067 AJ Agrawal On Building & Selling An 8 Figure CBD Business
AJ Agrawal is the Founder of Verma Farms. In this conversation, we discuss SEO, affiliate marketing, where his interest in CBD came from, selling his CBD business for 8 figures in just 72 hours, and how using Pipe has helped AJ grow his businesses. ======================= Crypto is all about giving the power back to the people and our sponsor, Pipe, is doing that in a big way. Pipe is the world’s first trading platform that allows you to trade recurring revenue streams for up-front capital. An
Jul 31, 2022 • 27:35
#1066 Lyn Aden Gives A Masterclass On Current Financial Environment
Lyn Alden is the Founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy. In this conversation, we discuss the macro environment, how we got here, The Federal Reserve raising interest rates, when we may see improvements in the economy, Bitcoin, and where she sees the world going in the coming years. ======================== The number one name in NFT domains and the world’s most powerful wallet are teaming up to bring something new to the crypto and Web3 world: That’s right, Unstoppable Domains and Blockcha
Jul 31, 2022 • 59:20
#1065 Will Clemente On Why He Feels Optimistic About Bitcoin
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He is one of my favorite writers on all things Bitcoin, including deep dives on various on-chain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the Bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. WIll joins us every Friday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Will references throughout the interview,
Jul 30, 2022 • 25:04
#1064 Matteo Franceschetti On How Entrepreneurs Can Navigate A Recession
Matteo Franceschetti is the Co-Founder & CEO of Eight Sleep. In this conversation, we discuss healthy sleeping habits, diet & exercise, and how you can optimize your body and mind for a productive day. We also discuss how Matteo is running his company during a down economy, the advice he has for fellow entrepreneurs, the combination of hardware & software needed to build Eight Sleep, and the announcement of Eight Sleep's newest product, the Pod 3. ======================= BCB Group is the leadin
Jul 29, 2022 • 24:16
#1063 Darius Dale Gives The Truth On How Bad The Economy Is
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, the changing definition of recession, the Feds 75 basis point raise, the strong employment numbers, and we debate if we are actually in a recession. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Darius references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Channel ==
Jul 29, 2022 • 31:52
#1062 Pascal Gauthier On Why Everyone Needs To Self-Custody Their Crypto
Pascal Gauthier is the CEO of Ledger In this conversation, we discuss self custody, the bear market, regulation coming to Crypto, the latest updates in digital security, and how Ledger has been able to build one of the most trusted brands in self-custody. ======================= If you’re trying to grow and preserve your crypto-wealth, optimizing your taxes is just as lucrative as trying to find the next hidden gem.Alto IRA can help you invest in crypto in tax-advantaged ways to help you preser
Jul 28, 2022 • 36:33
#1061 Alyse Killeen On Investing In Bitcoin’s Layer 3
Alyse Killeen is a Founding Managing Partner at Stillmark, A Bitcoin focused Venture Capital fund. In this conversation, we discuss the erosion of institutions, investments that Stillmark is making in the Bitcoin space, Taro and why it could be a Trojan Horse for mass adoption of the Lightning Network, and why Bitcoin Layer 3 is so important. ======================= If you’re trying to grow and preserve your crypto-wealth, optimizing your taxes is just as lucrative as trying to find the next h
Jul 28, 2022 • 34:15
#1060 Dylan LeClair On The Continued Decline Of Consumer Sentiment
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss how consumers are feeling, what the yield curve inversion means, Bitcoin's correlation with the S&P 500, and what options does the Fed have left to get the economy back on track. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the correspon
Jul 27, 2022 • 30:19
#1059 Alan Lane On Traditional Banks Using Bitcoin As Collateral
Alan Lane is the CEO of Silvergate Bank. In this conversation, we discuss their Q2 earnings, the transition to incorporate digital assets, using Bitcoin as collateral, and why Alan believes that Bitcoin is the best collateral that he has experienced in 40 years in the industry. ======================= If you’re trying to grow and preserve your crypto-wealth, optimizing your taxes is just as lucrative as trying to find the next hidden gem. Alto IRA can help you invest in crypto in tax-advantaged
Jul 26, 2022 • 45:29
#1058 Why Are So Bitcoin Miners Selling?!
In this episode, I'm joined by my brother John Pompliano. We discuss the massive amount of Bitcoin selling that has occurred recently by Bitcoin miners. We dig into the charts and see which mining companies hold the most Bitcoin, which have sold the most Bitcoin, and what exactly all of this means to the broader Bitcoin ecosystem. ======================= Crypto wallets and browser extensions are outdated, limited in features, and don’t meet the needs of today’s Web3 users. Core, the free, non-cu
Jul 25, 2022 • 30:01
#1057 Will The Bitcoin Rally Continue? - BTC On-Chain
Today's episode is my weekly Bitcoin on-chain analytics update. I go through the Blockware Solutions newsletter and various other metrics to help you understand the state of Bitcoin, why the Bitcoin price rallied up this week, and if this rally will continue. To see the full video with the corresponding charts referenced throughout the interview, go to the Anthony Pompliano YouTube Channel ======================= The number one name in NFT domains and the world’s most powerful wallet are t
Jul 23, 2022 • 9:20
#1056: John Wu On Bridging Bitcoin To Other Ecosystems
John Wu is the President of Ava Labs In this conversation, we discuss the state of the Crypto market, bridging Bitcoin to Avalanche, the Avalanche ecosystem, who's building on Avalanche, building a better DeFi 2.0, and what John is excited about in the Crypto world. ======================= BCB Group is the leading payment services partner for the digital assets industry. BCB Group provides payment services in 30+ currencies, FX, cryptocurrency liquidity, digital asset custody and BLINC, which i
Jul 22, 2022 • 27:47
#1055 Alysse Killeen On VCs Investing In Bitcoin Mining
Alyse Killeen is a Founding Managing Partner at Stillmark, A Bitcoin focused Venture Capital fund. In this conversation, we discuss the Bitcoin market, the hardware and software investments into Bitcoin mining, teaching self-custody, and why Bitcoin self-custody for is more in demand than ever for both retail and institutional buyers. ======================= Bullish is a powerful new exchange for digital assets that offers deep liquidity, automated market making, and industry-leading security.
Jul 21, 2022 • 33:13
#1054 Pomp Explains The Current Economic Environment
Today's episode is a little different that usual, there is no guest joining me. Instead, I give my thoughts on the current economic crises, how we got here, what to expect going forward, and what you can do at home to help your economic situation. ======================= BCB Group is the leading payment services partner for the digital assets industry. BCB Group provides payment services in 30+ currencies, FX, cryptocurrency liquidity, digital asset custody and BLINC, which is BCB’s free, instan
Jul 20, 2022 • 29:38
#1053 Brandon Arvanaghi On Offering Corporate Treasury On Crypto Rails
Brandon Arvanaghi is the Founder of Meow. In this conversation, we discuss yield generation, why corporate yield differs from the retail yield products, Meow's new fundraise, onboarding new companies, the risks associated with this technology. and the future of Crypto and corporations using crypto rails. ======================= Crypto wallets and browser extensions are outdated, limited in features, and don’t meet the needs of today’s Web3 users. Core, the free, non-custodial browser extension
Jul 19, 2022 • 37:14
#1052 Chase Perkins On Building On Bitcoin’s Layer 3
Chase Perkins is the Founder of Impervious.ai. In this conversation, Chase helps to explain what Bitcoin's layer 3 is. We also discuss the brand new browser that Chase & Impervious are building on top of the Lightning Network, the expansion of the Bitcoin Network, and how Bitcoin will begin to integrate into our daily lives in the coming decade. ======================= BCB Group is the leading payment services partner for the digital assets industry. BCB Group provides payment services in 30+ c
Jul 18, 2022 • 31:37
#1051 Stephanie McVey On Operating An 8 Figure Photo Business
Stephanie McVey is The CFO of SmugMug. In this conversation, we discuss how photos are digital assets, the acquisition of companies like Flickr, operating as a private family business, navigating difficult economic conditions, and how SmugMug incorporates Pipe for their reoccurring revenue. ======================= Crypto is all about giving the power back to the people and our sponsor, Pipe, is doing that in a big way. Pipe is the world’s first trading platform that allows you to trade recurrin
Jul 17, 2022 • 16:51
#1050 Miners Continue to Sell Bitcoin - BTC On-Chain Analytics
Today's episode is my weekly Bitcoin on-chain analytics update. I go through the Blockware Solutions newsletter and various other metrics to help you understand the state of Bitcoin during this difficult time in the market. To see the full video with the corresponding charts referenced throughout the interview, go to the Anthony Pompliano YouTube Channel ======================= The number one name in NFT domains and the world’s most powerful wallet are teaming up to bring something new to
Jul 16, 2022 • 7:31
#1049 Darius Dale On How The Fed Is Losing The War With Inflation
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, 9.1% inflation rate in the United States, why Inflation does not appear to be subsiding any time soon, and how can we get out of this current economic crises. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Darius references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube
Jul 15, 2022 • 32:03
#1048 Eric Weiss On Helping Family Offices Invest In Bitcoin
Eric Weiss is a Digital Asset Manager and CEO of Bitcoin Investor Group & Blockchain Investment Group. In this conversation, we discuss Inflation in the United States, how family offices are discussing Bitcoin, how Eric is helping investors come around to adopting Bitcoin, and how Eric has seen demand in Bitcoin change over the past year. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transpa
Jul 14, 2022 • 42:14
#1047 Alyse Killeen On Crypto Investors Coming Back To Bitcoin
Alyse Killeen is a Founding Managing Partner at Stillmark, A Bitcoin focused Venture Capital fund. In this conversation, we discuss the inflation report in the United States, the macro environment for Bitcoin, and Alyse gives us an inside look into the conversations she's having with investors regarding Bitcoin. ======================= FTX.US is the safe, regulated way to buy and sell Bitcoin and other digital assets. Trade crypto with up to 85% lower fees than top competitors. There are no fix
Jul 14, 2022 • 22:35
#1046 Matthew Ball Explains The Metaverse
Matthew Ball is the Author of the book "The Metaverse: And How it Will Revolutionize Everything" In this conversation, Matthew gives us an intro into everything that is the metaverse and what it may become in the coming decade. This is a great starting point if you are hoping to learn more about the metaverse. ======================= FTX.US is the safe, regulated way to buy and sell Bitcoin and other digital assets. Trade crypto with up to 85% lower fees than top competitors. There are no fixed
Jul 13, 2022 • 40:08
#1045 Dylan LeClair On How Bitcoin Humbled Everyone
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss how everyone was reminded about Bitcoin's decentralized market, why Bitcoin's price could continue to drop, and why Bitcoin is historically undervalued right now. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Dylan refere
Jul 13, 2022 • 34:37
#1044 Brandon Wurz Explains The Current Reality Of The Construction Industry
Brandon Wurz is the Founder of Renovation Capital. In this conversation, Brandon helps to inform us of what's actually happening in home construction. From the rising prices of materials to time of delivery, this episode will give you all of the info you need to know about this sector of the economy during a market downturn. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and se
Jul 12, 2022 • 29:04
#1043 Russell Starr On Why Now Is The Time To Build In Crypto
Russell Starr is the Executive Chairman & CEO of Valour (formerly DeFi Technologies) In this conversation, we talk about regulation needed for the Crypto industry, why Crypto companies should be hiring right now, and why this bear market presents so many opportunities for builders. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with
Jul 12, 2022 • 31:24
#1042 Balaji Srinivasan On The Network State
Balaji Srinivasan is the author of the new book "The Network State". In this conversation, we break down Balaji's thoughts on the Network State, the history of nation states, the decline of the United States, Bitcoin vs. fiat currencies, and how long the Network State will take to come to fruition. To see the video with the corresponding images referenced throughout the interview by Balaji, go to my Anthony Pompliano YouTube Channel. ======================= Bullish is a powerful new exchange f
Jul 11, 2022 • 1:41:53
#1041 Ben Sebley On Banking For Crypto Companies
Ben Sebley is the Chief Growth Officer at BCB Group In this conversation, we discuss why a Crypto company would need traditional banking, the current market status, recent failures of various yield products, and how regulation could help the Crypto industry. ======================= FTX.US is the safe, regulated way to buy and sell Bitcoin and other digital assets. Trade crypto with up to 85% lower fees than top competitors. There are no fixed minimum fees, no ACH transaction fees, and no withdr
Jul 10, 2022 • 24:55
#1040 Tory Reiss On Providing Everyone Access To Alternative Investments
Tory Reiss is the Co-Founder of Equi. In this conversation, we talk about public and private markets, out-performing the markets, how family offices find unique investment opportunities, and how Tory and his team are offering their clients access to these investments that were previously hard to obtain. ======================= FTX.US is the safe, regulated way to buy and sell Bitcoin and other digital assets. Trade crypto with up to 85% lower fees than top competitors. There are no fixed minimu
Jul 10, 2022 • 29:21
#1039 Alyse Killeen On If Bitcoin Maximalism Good For Bitcoin
Alyse Killeen is a Founding Managing Partner at Stillmark, A Bitcoin focused Venture Capital fund. In this conversation, we discuss investing in Bitcoin, if Bitcoin maximalism is a net postive or net negative, the current market crash, and where Alyse is seeing some of the biggest opportunities in Bitcoin right now. ======================= The number one name in NFT domains and the world’s most powerful wallet are teaming up to bring something new to the crypto and Web3 world: That’s right, Unst
Jul 9, 2022 • 31:47
#1038 Will Clemente On Navigating The Worst Bitcoin Market Sentiment In Years
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. WIll joins us regularly on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Will references throughout the
Jul 9, 2022 • 33:01
#1037 Mike Shebat On Building The Future Of Work
Mike Shebat is the Co-Founder & CEO of Traba. In this conversation, we discuss Traba's mission to change the future of work, how they connect workers with open shifts, the work ethic of the employees at Traba, and why they are focused on in-office work instead of remote. ======================= BCB Group is the leading payment services partner for the digital assets industry. BCB Group provides payment services in 30+ currencies, FX, cryptocurrency liquidity, digital asset custody and BLINC, wh
Jul 8, 2022 • 37:48
#1036 Darius Dale On Why The Fed Will Tighten Until Something Breaks
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, the recession that is already here, The Fed tightening and their efforts to lower inflation, and how low the Bitcoin price may go in the coming weeks. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Darius references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Channel
Jul 8, 2022 • 36:46
#1035 - Ryan Selkis On The State Of Crypto After The Market Crash
Ryan Selkis is the Founder of Messari. In this conversation, we discuss Grayscale's attempt to convert GBTC into an ETF, Crypto regulation, the Crypto contagion that has swept through the industry, the failure of CeFi platforms, where Crypto stands today, and Crypto & Politics going into the midterm elections. ======================= Bullish is a powerful new exchange for digital assets that offers deep liquidity, automated market making, and industry-leading security. Combining the innovations
Jul 7, 2022 • 46:16
#1034 Kevin O’Leary On Why Crypto Regulation Is Coming Fast
Kevin O'Leary a.k.a. "Mr. Wonderful" is the Host of "Shark Tank" and is the Chairman of O’Shares and Beanstox. In this conversation, we talk about Bitcoin moving to nuclear power, the collapse of the Crypto markets, Crypto regulation, what the Fed and current administration got wrong about the economy, and why we have not hit the market bottom yet. ======================= Bullish is a powerful new exchange for digital assets that offers deep liquidity, automated market making, and industry-lead
Jul 7, 2022 • 27:55
#1033 - Dylan LeClair On Why Crypto Companies Are Failing Right Now?
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss why miners are selling their Bitcoin, how the fed is destroying demand, and where the Bitcoin & Crypto industry currently stands after weeks of market crashes and failing Crypto companies. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the
Jul 6, 2022 • 33:38
#1032 Zach Weinberg & Logan Bartlett Debating Pomp On Bitcoin’s Utility
Zach Weinberg & Logan Bartlett are the hosts of "Cartoon Avatars" In this conversation, we debate the bull and bear case for Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies. Zach & Logan have recently been critics of this market, so I decided to bring them on the show to go through their thoughts on the digital currency. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, to
Jul 5, 2022 • 1:16:53
#1031 Brent Donnelly On How Bitcoin Saves Us From Insane Monetary Policy
Brent Donnelly is the President of Spectra Markets and is the author of AM/FX and Alpha Trader. In this episode, I'm joined by Julia La Roche. We discuss with Brent if Bitcoin is an inflation hedge, or is it a hedge against loose monetary policy. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with the deepest pool of crypto liquidity. LMAX
Jul 5, 2022 • 35:09
#1030 Adam Singer Shares His Bitcoin Concerns With Pomp
Adam Singer is a digital marketing executive and the writer of the Substack "Hot Takes" In this conversation, we have an open-minded debate about Bitcoin. Adam shares is concerns around many aspects of the digital currency in an attempt to find answers to these concerns and to find common ground on both sides. ======================= Since 2018 Copper has been at the forefront of institutional digital asset development. From award winning custody solutions, to creating the first truly off-exc
Jul 4, 2022 • 1:07:04
#1029 Colton Sakamoto & Kenny DeGiglio On The 5 Proven Ways To Get A Job In Crypto Now
Colton Sakamoto & Kenny DeGiglio work with me on building a 3 week intensive training course that offers anyone the opportunity to get up to speed with Bitcoin & Crypto and prepare them for a job in the industry. In this conversation, Kenny & Colton help to break down the 5 top strategies that have been used successfully by individuals. This is a great starting point for anyone looking to change their career soon and enter the Crypto industry. ======================= FTX.US is the safe, regulat
Jul 3, 2022 • 30:41
#1028 Bitcoin Just Experienced It’s Worst Quarter In A Decade - BTC On-Chain
Today's episode is my weekly Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics update. I go through the Blockware Newsletter and various other metrics to help you understand the state of Bitcoin today during this difficult time in the market. To see the video with the corresponding charts referenced throughout the interview, go to my Anthony Pompliano YouTube Channel ======================= The number one name in NFT domains and the world’s most powerful wallet are teaming up to bring something new to the crypto
Jul 2, 2022 • 11:09
#1027 Darius Dale On How To Navigate These Difficult Moments In The Market
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. This week, Julia La Roche filled in for my weekly conversation with Darius. In this conversation, they discuss the macro economy, consumer expectations, recessionary fears, Darius' concerns about Bitcoin dropping below $20k, and how to navigate the market during these rough times. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Darius references
Jul 1, 2022 • 34:47
#1026 Alyse Killeen On How The Bitcoin Lightning Network Is Taking Over The World
Alyse Killeen is a Founding Managing Partner at Stillmark, A Bitcoin focused Venture Capital fund. In this conversation, we discuss investing in Bitcoin, innovation currently being built on top of Bitcoin, Taro, the expansion of the Lightning Network, Stablecoins coming to the Bitcoin network, and how Bitcoin is helping millions of people globally. ======================= Bullish is a powerful new exchange for digital assets that offers deep liquidity, automated market making, and industry-lead
Jun 30, 2022 • 42:41
#1025 Keith Rabois On The Critical Thinking Crises That’s Underway
Keith Rabois is a General Partner at Founders Fund, A member of the "Paypal Mafia" and has helped build and invest in multiple billion dollar companies. This audio podcast was pulled from my live event with Keith Rabois at Showfields in Miami, Florida. In this conversation, we talk about the frameworks around critical thinking, including how it's done, changing your mind on closely held beliefs, and the downsides to having so much conviction. We also discuss the macro economy and other current e
Jun 29, 2022 • 51:35
#1024 Jesse Pujji Gives Tactical Advice On How To Build A Company
Jessi Pujji is the Founder & CEO of GatewayX and Co-Founder of Ampush. In this conversation, Jessi helps to give the advice you need to start building a company today, including the mistakes made along the way. We use one of Jessi's companies as a framework to go step by step on how you can replicate similar success. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure tradin
Jun 28, 2022 • 37:08
#1023 Mark Moss On How Bitcoin Is A TimeChain, Not A Blockchain
Mark Moss is a Financial Educator and Host of "The Mark Moss Show" On iHeart Radio and Youtube. In this conversation, we talk about the future of the decentralized world, advantages to a deflationary currency like Bitcoin, Mark's theory around Bitcoin being a "timechain", and the possible innovations that may be built on top of Bitcoin in the coming decades. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients
Jun 28, 2022 • 39:45
#1022 Adam Back On How To Get Through A Bitcoin Bear Market
Adam Back is the Co-Founder In this conversation we discuss the macro environment for Bitcoin, navigating bear markets, nation-state adoption of Bitcoin, the building of Bitcoin's infrastructure, and what Adam thinks of all the chaos and collapse around the non-Bitcoin industry. ======================= Brave Wallet is the first secure crypto wallet built natively in a web3 crypto browser. No extension required. Store, manage, and grow your portfolio, get NFT & multi-chain support, and more.
Jun 27, 2022 • 36:27
#1021 Caitlin Long On Building A New Bank That Doesn’t Rely On Leverage & Lending
Caitlin Long is the Founder & CEO of Custodia Bank. In this conversation, we talk about all the liquidation in the crypto market, other factors that caused Bitcoin's price drop, the macro economy. Fed interest rates, and how long the bear market may last. We also break down Caitlin's company that is attempting to change the way banks are operated. ======================= FTX.US is the safe, regulated way to buy and sell Bitcoin and other digital assets. Trade crypto with up to 85% lower fees t
Jun 26, 2022 • 51:42
#1020 When Will Bitcoin Miner Capitulation End? - BTC On-Chain Analytics
In today's episode, I break down Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. I'm usually joined by WiIl Clemente on Saturdays to discuss his research through articulating his weekly newsletter. Unfortunately, Will was unable to join us this week. Instead, I go through the Blockware Newsletter and discuss the on-chain data. In this weeks update, I talk about the Fed Funds Rate, Future Market Expectations, Miner Selling, The continued de-leveraging, and when the Bitcoin bottom may be in. To see the video with
Jun 25, 2022 • 9:36
#1019 Darius Dale On How We Get To Deflation
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, how Jerome Powell is starting to tell the truth about inflation, we we get to a deflationary environment, if stagflation is near, if the 60/40 portfolio is no longer valuable, and how Bitcoin is the only free market currently. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Darius references thr
Jun 24, 2022 • 34:20
#1018 Dr. Jeff Ross On Why Holding Cash Is Important Now
Dr. Jeff Ross is the Founder& CEO Vailshire Capital Management LLC. In this conversation, we discuss Jeff's career transition from being a doctor in the medical field to working in Bitcoin. We also discuss the macro environment, why Jeff believes we haven't reached a market bottom, why holding the dollar is important right now, and how Bitcoin will become a global reserve currency. ======================= Bullish is a powerful new exchange for digital assets that offers deep liquidity, automate
Jun 23, 2022 • 45:31
#1017 Max Keiser On Helping A Nation Build On The Bitcoin Standard
Max Keiser is a Bitcoin OG, popular podcast host, and has a new book "The Book Of Max". In this conversation we discuss Max moving to El Salvador, helping El Salvador build on the Bitcoin standard, and the progress that has been made in the country. We also go over Michael Saylor's 10 points on how Bitcoin can be strengthened over time. ======================= Bullish is a powerful new exchange for digital assets that offers deep liquidity, automated market making, and industry-leading security
Jun 23, 2022 • 46:44
#1016 Ben Klein On Going From Public Defender To Working In Crypto
Ben Klein is the Head of Community at Shipyard Software. In this conversation, we discuss how Ben was able to change the course of his career to get a job in Crypto, why Ben decided to go work in the Crypto industry, why he enjoys his new career so much, and how you can begin to change your career today. ======================== BCB Group is the leading payment services partner for the digital assets industry. BCB Group provides payment services in 30+ currencies, FX, cryptocurrency liquid
Jun 22, 2022 • 23:33
#1015 Dylan LeClair On The Liquidation Of The Crypto Market
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin, on-chain metrics, the bond market, inflation, all of the leverage that has been liquidated in the Crypto market, and when we might see a bottom in this bear market. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding char
Jun 22, 2022 • 30:32
#1014 Oscar Merry On Pioneering Listen To Earn With Bitcoin
Oscar Merry is the Co-Founder of Fountain, a new podcast platform where viewers can get paid to listen to their favorite podcasts and is powered by the Bitcoin Lightning Network. In this conversation, we talk about podcasting 2.0, how the Fountain product works, why podcasters should be interested in paying their listeners, and on-boarding people to the Bitcoin network through Fountain. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodi
Jun 21, 2022 • 29:48
#1013 Caleb Franzen On What Needs To Happen For Inflation To Fall
Caleb Franzen is a Senior Market Analyst at Cubic Analytics. In this conversation, we talk about the Fed and how much they're in control, what it's going to take to lower inflation, Bitcoin's crash, Bitcoin's correlation to various stocks and commodities, and how long a recession may last. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with
Jun 21, 2022 • 33:32
#1012 Joe Carlasare & BitcoinT.I.N.A. On Changing Paradigms In Our Global Financial System
Joe Carlasare is a Commercial Litigator at SmithAmundsen and BitcoinT.I.N.A. is a Bitcoin personality. In this conversation, we discuss the massive changes we're seeing in our economy, how long a recession may last, why this period can be good for Bitcoin holders, and how to navigate this economic landscape. ======================= Brave Wallet is the first secure crypto wallet built natively in a web3 crypto browser. No extension required. Store, manage, and grow your portfolio, get NFT & mult
Jun 20, 2022 • 48:47
#1011 Joe Pompliano On Apple’s $2.5 Billion Bet On Major League Soccer
In this conversation, my brother, Joe Pompliano, joins me to talk about the recent licensing deal between Apple And Major League Soccer. MLS continues to grow in the United States, but is this a good business move by Apple? Joe helps break down the pros and cons of the deal. ======================= FTX.US is the safe, regulated way to buy and sell Bitcoin and other digital assets. Trade crypto with up to 85% lower fees than top competitors. There are no fixed minimum fees, no ACH transaction fee
Jun 19, 2022 • 21:20
#1010 Here Is Proof That Bitcoin Is Very Cheap - BTC On-Chain Analytics
In today's episode, I break down Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. I'm usually joined by WiIl Clemente on Saturdays to discuss his research through articulating his weekly newsletter. Unfortunately, Will was unable to join us this week. Instead, I go through the Blockware Newsletter to help you understand why Bitcoin crashed this week and what you should do during a crash. To see the video with the corresponding charts referenced throughout the interview, go to my Anthony Pompliano YouTube Channel ==
Jun 18, 2022 • 8:33
#1009 Darius Dale On Why We’re Already In A Recession
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, what's happening in the financial markets, the most hawkish Fed we've seen in 40 years, how the recessionary environment is already affecting American citizens, and The Feds sole focus to stop inflation. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Darius references throughout the interview,
Jun 17, 2022 • 33:05
#1008 Mike Singleton Explains The Importance Of The Bond Market
Mike Singleton Is a Senior Analyst at Invictus Research. In this conversation, Mike breaks down the Bond Market and why you should pay attention now. This Is an excellent starting point for anyone who is looking to learn more about the bond market and its relation to current economic conditions. ======================= Bullish is a powerful new exchange for digital assets that offers deep liquidity, automated market making, and industry-leading security. Combining the innovations of DeFi with t
Jun 16, 2022 • 29:21
#1007 Nic Carter On The Systemic Issues In American Financial System
Nic Carter is a Partner at Castle Island Ventures and is a Co-Founder of Coin Metrics In this conversation, we talk about the Bitcoin price crash and all the factors that have led up to the crash. Nic helps to break down Celsius & stETh, discusses why Bitcoin may no longer be an inflation hedge, and why the price of Bitcoin may continue to drop due to selling by miners. ======================= Bullish is a powerful new exchange for digital assets that offers deep liquidity, automated market mak
Jun 16, 2022 • 55:18
#1006 Joe Pompliano On If Crypto Sports Sponsorships Are In Danger
Joe Pompliano is the Founder of "Huddle Up" and is the host of "The Joe Pomp Show" podcast. In this conversation, we talk about all of the Crypto sponsorships in professional sports over the past few years and if these companies are at risk of losing their sponsorship during this bear market. ======================= BCB Group is the leading payment services partner for the digital assets industry. BCB Group provides payment services in 30+ currencies, FX, cryptocurrency liquidity, digital asset
Jun 15, 2022 • 16:55
#1005 Dylan LeClair Explains The Celsius Crash
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we why Celsius crashed this past week and how long will Bitcoin price continue to fall. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Dylan references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube C
Jun 15, 2022 • 30:05
#1004 Julia La Roche Consumer Trends During Economic Downturn
In this episode, Julia La Roche joins us to talk about consumer trends over the last few months, and how big chain stores such as Target & Walmart are struggling with excess supply as consumer demand shrinks. Julia joined us live on "The Best Business Show" in our Miami studio. To see the video of the segment, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Channel ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clie
Jun 14, 2022 • 24:32
#1003 Charlie Bilello On Why Fed Is Crashing Stocks
Charlie Bilello is the founder & CEO of Compound Capital Advisors In this conversation, we break down the macro economy, the Federal Reserve policy, how bad the economy may get, and if we can grow our way out of debt. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with the deepest pool of crypto liquidity. LMAX Digital is also a primary pri
Jun 14, 2022 • 38:27
#1002 Ben Miller On How To Invest In Real Estate During The Bear Market
Benjamin Miller Is The Co-Founder & CEO of Fundrise. In this conversation, we discuss the macro environment, The Fed, looming recession, stagflation, investing in real estate in this environment, and how Fundrise helps customers invest in real estate. ======================= Brave Wallet is the first secure crypto wallet built natively in a web3 crypto browser. No extension required. Store, manage, and grow your portfolio, get NFT & multi-chain support, and more. Download th
Jun 13, 2022 • 28:50
#1001 Uncle Rockstar On The Cypherpunk Movement
Uncle Rockstar is a Core Contributor at BTCPay Server and the VP of Engineering at Strike. In this conversation, we talk about the cypherpunk movement that lead to Bitcoin's creation, developing on the Bitcoin network, and building towards the future. ======================= Brave Wallet is the first secure crypto wallet built natively in a web3 crypto browser. No extension required. Store, manage, and grow your portfolio, get NFT & multi-chain support, and more. Download the Br
Jun 13, 2022 • 31:53
#1000 Inflation Is Out Of Control
Today is the episode #1000 of the Pomp Podcast. I felt it would be appropriate to talk about the most important topic in our economy today, Inflation. The Inflation number in the United States hit a 40 year high this past week coming in at 8.6%. In this episode, I break down the inflation numbers and explain why this will be so damaging to the working class in America. Thank you all for listening to the podcast these past few years. I appreciate all of your support! ======================= FTX.
Jun 12, 2022 • 8:21
#999 Bitcoiners Are Not Selling - BTC On-Chain Analytics
In today's episode, I break down Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. I go through the Blockware Newsletter to help you understand what happened this past week in Bitcoin. In this weeks update, I talk about Inflation hitting a 40 year high, Bitcoin's hash rate and miner update, and how 65% of supply has not moved in the past year. To see the video with the corresponding charts referenced throughout the interview, go to my Anthony Pompliano YouTube Channel ======================= BCB Group is the leadin
Jun 11, 2022 • 9:03
#998 Will Clemente & Mitch Askew On How Bitcoin’s Adoption Is Just Getting Started
Will Clemente and Mitch Askew are from Blockware Solutions. This past week, they released the "Bitcoin User Adoption Report" to give an update on user adoption on the network today, and where we are headed from here. In this conversation, we break down the report. Will and Mitch compare previous technological adoption curves, explain why we are still so early, and tell us how Bitcoin will reach 10% worldwide adoption by 2030. ======================= BCB Group is the leading payment services par
Jun 11, 2022 • 36:22
#997 Darius On Why Inflation May Be Here To Stay
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, what's happening in the financial markets, how Darius is looking at various metrics, and what you should be considering as you're investing your capital. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Darius references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Chann
Jun 10, 2022 • 40:45
#996 Jamie Catherwood On Using History To Understand The Market Today
Jamie Catherwood is a Financial Historian and Creator of the course "History Amnesia" In this conversation, we discuss studying history to help navigate todays markets, and why Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies is just history repeating itself. ======================= Bullish is a powerful new exchange for digital assets that offers deep liquidity, automated market making, and industry-leading security. Combining the innovations of DeFi with the regulated environment of traditional finance, Bullish
Jun 9, 2022 • 35:58
#995 Nik Bhatia On Why Bitcoin Is The Layered Money We Need Now
Nik Bhatia is the Author of the book "Layered Money" and is a Professor at USC. In this conversation, we discuss Nik teaching Bitcoin to college students, the death of Ethereum, why the U.S. Dollar is broken, if the Fed will stop crashing the stock market, if we can grow our way out of debt, and why Bitcoin will co-exist with the U.S. Dollar in the coming decades. Nik joined us in our Miami studio. To see the video of the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Channel ========
Jun 9, 2022 • 54:44
#994 Bruce Fenton On Running For Senator As A Bitcoiner
Bruce Fenton Is Running For United States Senator in the state of New Hampshire. In this conversation, we discuss Bruce's campaign, why we need more Bitcoiners in Congress, Bruce's reaction to Senator Lummis' Crypto Bill, why CBDCs are a threat to American citizens, and why Bitcoin represents free speech. ======================= Brave Wallet is the first secure crypto wallet built natively in a web3 crypto browser. No extension required. Store, manage, and grow your portfolio, get NFT & mult
Jun 8, 2022 • 28:32
#993 Dylan LeClair On The Bitcoin Miner Bear Market
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect from the rest of the bitcoin bull market. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Dylan references throughout the interview, go to "The
Jun 8, 2022 • 30:43
#992 Josip Rupena On How To Use Your Bitcoin To Get A Mortgage
Josip Rupena is the Founder & CEO of Milo Credit. They offer clients Bitcoin-backed mortgages for the purchase of real estate in the United State.s. In this conversation, we discuss this new mortgage strategy, the credit market, why you might be interested in a Bitcoin backed mortgage, how the product works, and why no one has started a Bitcoin-backed mortgage company before Milo Credit. Josip joined us in our Miami studio. To see the video of the segment, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE"
Jun 7, 2022 • 35:43
#991 Keith Wasserman on Buying Billions Of Dollars Of Real Estate
Keith Wasserman is the Founder & Partner at Gelt Inc, a multi-billionaire real estate asset management firm. In this conversation, we talk about the real estate market, interest rates, raising capital, why real estate is still one of the best assets to invest in, how you can invest with Gelt Inc., and what Keith expects to happen in the real estate market in the coming months. Keith joined us in our Miami studio. To see the video of the segment, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Cha
Jun 7, 2022 • 54:35
#990 The State of the 2022 Economy
Today's episode is a little bit different. Last night I did a 1 hour livestream on Youtube discussing the state of the 2022 economy. I gave an overview of the past 2 years with monetary and fiscal policy, where we stand today, current risks, where I think the economy is headed in the next few months, and what you can do right now. I also take questions from the audience at the end. To see the video of this livestream, go to my Anthony Pompliano YouTube Channel ======================= Choice is a
Jun 6, 2022 • 1:03:32
#989 David Perell & Johnathan Bi on Understanding Modern Memetics From René Girard
In this episode, I speak to David Perell & Johnathan Bi. They have recently released a new multi-episode discussion on the work of philosopher René Girard. This is a fascinating conversation around memetics and how the affect everything in our lives. ======================= Bullish is a powerful new exchange for digital assets that offers deep liquidity, automated market making, and industry-leading security. Combining the innovations of DeFi with the regulated environment of traditional finance
Jun 5, 2022 • 37:35
#988 Will Clemente & Blake Davis On The Bull Case For Bitcoin Right Now
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things Bitcoin, including deep dives on various on-chain analytics. This week, Will is also joined by Blake Davis, the Equity Analyst at Blockware Solutions for additonal market analysis. In this conversation, we discuss the current state of the economy, buyers vs. sellers, why this moment in time may be bullish for Bitcoin bulls, and what to expect from Bitcoin in the coming months.
Jun 4, 2022 • 39:38
#987 Darius Dale On The Chain Reaction Of A Recession
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, what's happening in the financial markets, how Darius is looking at various metrics, and what you should be considering as you're investing your capital. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Darius references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Chann
Jun 3, 2022 • 31:58
#986 John Pompliano On How Walmart Took Over The Retail Space
In this conversation my brother, John Pompliano, breaks down the business of Walmart and their recent earnings report. Is Walmart in trouble with their sales? John explains Walmart's history, why the founders who aren't involved anymore so wealthy, and the future prospects for this behemoth retail business. ======================= FTX.US is the safe, regulated way to buy and sell Bitcoin and other digital assets. Trade crypto with up to 85% lower fees than top competitors. There are no fixed min
Jun 2, 2022 • 19:41
#985 Joe Pompliano On How LeBron James Turned $10M Into $100M As A Rookie
Joe Pompliano is the Founder of Huddle Up & the host of The Joe Pomp Show. In this conversation, Joe breaks down the bidding war to sponsor LeBron James coming out of high school. Joe talks about how LeBron turned his initial offer from Reebok into a $100M deal from Nike and how Nike structures their sponsorship deals today. ======================= Brave Wallet is the first secure crypto wallet built natively in a web3 crypto browser. No extension required. Store, manage, and grow your
Jun 1, 2022 • 18:09
#984 Alex Kruger On Identifying The Macro Bottom
Alex Kruger is an Economist and Trader. In this conversation, we discuss the macro environment, how the Feds actions are deciding the market, how Alex trades in this economic environment, converting to trading 100% Crypto, and what may happen to Bitcoin & Crypto in the coming months. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with the d
May 31, 2022 • 45:55
#983 Mark Yusko On Why Governments Can’t Print Unlimited Money
Mark Yusko is the Founder, CEO & CIO of Morgan Creek Capital Management In this conversation, we talk about how our economy got into this downward spiral, mistakes made by the Fed, what to expect for the rest of year & if interest rates will continue to rise, why China will become the next global reserve currency, and how we could potentially fix the current economic crises. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listen
May 30, 2022 • 50:42
#982 Chris Adamo On How Miami Is Taking Over The Tech World
Chris Adamo is the Co-Founder of Flamingo Capital In this conversation, we talk about the growth in Miami that he's witnessed in the past 2 years, the capital and talent that has moved to Miami, and if the growth is sustainable. We also discuss how the NFT market is just getting started, new projects that are emerging, and what is Chris and his team at Flamingo Capital looking to invest in. ======================= This episode is sponsored by my favorite place to buy, trade, and stake crypto, O
May 29, 2022 • 45:04
#981 Will Clemente On If Bitcoin Just Hit The Bottom
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things Bitcoin, including deep dives on various on-chain analytics. This week, my brothers Joe and John filled in for me and spoke to Will for our weekly Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. In this conversation, they discuss the current state of Bitcoin, if we've hit the bottom of the market low, and what needs to happen for Bitcoin to bounce back. Will joins us every Friday on "The Best Bu
May 28, 2022 • 31:16
#980 Marc Roberts & Michael Simkins On Building A Global Luxury Brand
Marc Roberts & Michael Simkins are Co-Owners Of E11even Nightclub. They are on a path to bring global expansion to the E11even brand In this conversation, we discuss how they built the most profitable per square foot nightclub, creating a global brand name, licensing their brand, E11even residencies, being the first nightclub to accept Bitcoin and Crypto, and their new NFT-based membership. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building b
May 27, 2022 • 39:25
#979 Brent Johnson On How A Sovereign Crisis Could Happen Soon
Brent Johnson is the Co-Founder of Santiago Capital. In this conversation, we discuss Brent's infamous "Dollar Milkshake Theory", the current macro environment, the collapse of currencies, Fed interests rates, how Brent is managing capital during an uncertain market, and why Brent does not recommend Bitcoin to his clients at this time. ======================= Since 2018 Copper has been at the forefront of institutional digital asset development. From award winning custody solutions, to creati
May 26, 2022 • 45:35
#978 Dylan LeClair On Bitcoin’s Illiquid Supply Continues To Hit All-Time Highs
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect from the tough economic climate. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Dylan references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business S
May 25, 2022 • 26:44
#977 Alex Epstein On Why We Need More Fossil Fuels Not Less
Alex Epstein is the author of the new book "Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less" In this conversation, we discuss the ESG narrative and why it may not be as accurate as you may think, energy poverty around the world, why fossil fuels demand continues to grow, and what Alex thinks we should do to solve our energy problems. We also go through all of the crackpot narratives that are rewarded in the mainstream discourse, but don't offer any
May 25, 2022 • 57:42
#976 Hannah Maruyama On How To Get A Tech Job Without A College Degree
Hannah Maruyama is the host of the podcast and TikTok channel "Degree Free", she's also a graduate of our crypto training course "Crypto Academy". In this conversation, we talk about getting a job in Crypto, pivoting and learning new skills for a career change, the "Degree Free" movement of opting out of a college, and how you can make six figures a year without a college degree. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial serv
May 24, 2022 • 29:34
#975 Jason Williams On Timeless Principles To Help You Succeed During A Bad Economy
Jason Williams is an entrepreneur, investor, business partner of mine and the author of the book "Bitcoin : Hard Money You Can’t F*ck With" In this conversation, we discuss the current state of the market and economic concerns. Jason helps to provide excellent knowledge on his investment strategies during this time of uncertainty. He also provides additional advice as to how you can build your skills and wealth, even during a bad economy. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leadi
May 24, 2022 • 34:44
#974 Chamath Palihapitiya on How To Invest Through A Crisis (2020 Replay)
Today's episode is a replay of the most listened to "Pomp Podcast" ever with Chamath Palihapitiya. This episode was recorded during the height of the 2020 Covid crash that sent the markets into a tailspin and investors panicking. Given today's macro environment and current market lows, I thought it would be a good idea to revisit this episode to help you and I navigate this market instability. This episode is filled with timeless investing principals that will help anyone in any scenario. Whethe
May 23, 2022 • 1:27:35
#973 Brad Mills On The Case For Bitcoin Maximalism
Brad Mills is an investor and host of the "Magic Internet Money" podcast. In this conversation we talk about the state of Bitcoin Maximalism by debate the pros and cons of the current message that maximalists send to the broader Crypto community. ======================= This episode is sponsored by my favorite place to buy, trade, and stake crypto, Okcoin. They're the fastest growing US based exchange, serving over 190 countries globally with the easy onboarding and low fees. If you haven't tri
May 22, 2022 • 38:59
#972 Will The Bitcoin Bear Market Continue Through The Summer?
In today's episode, I break down Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. I'm usually joined by WiIl Clemente on Saturdays to discuss his research through articulating his weekly newsletter. Unfortunately, Will was unable to join us this week. Instead, I go through the Blockware Newsletter to help you understand why Bitcoin continues to struggle around $30k, the macro environment, and how long this market downtown may last. To see the video with the corresponding charts referenced throughout the interview,
May 21, 2022 • 10:41
#971 Peter Schiff On Why We Are Officially In A Recession
Peter Schiff is the Chief Economist & Global Strategist At Euro Pacific, the Chairman of Schiff Gold, and the Host of Schiff Radio. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, why we're already in a recession, what Peter would do if he was in charge at the Fed, and debate Gold vs. Bitcoin. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building beautiful and user-friendly blockchain products. With its focus on design and user experience, E
May 20, 2022 • 54:06
#970 Brett Hagler On Solving Homelessness Worldwide
Brett Hagler is the CEO of New Story, a non-profit company focused on bringing affordable housing to nearly 3 billion people who are experiencing inadequate housing around the world. In this conversation, we discuss how New Story is bringing affordable housing to so many people through construction innovation and financing innovation to help their residents. We also discuss New Story's efforts in El Salvador to build housing, accept payments on the Bitcoin standard, and how Bitcoin is helping s
May 19, 2022 • 53:50
#969 David Sacks The Return Of Capitalism & Critical Thinking
David Sacks is a world-renowned entrepreneur & investor and host of the All-In Podcast. He is a member of the Paypal Mafia, sold Yammer to Microsoft for a billion dollars, and currently operates one of the most successful VC firms at Craft Ventures. In this conversation, we discuss everything from the success of the All-In Podcast & the All-In Summit in Miami, the lost of trust in traditional media outlets, why people being red-pilled over the past few years, The Fed's mishandling of the market
May 19, 2022 • 1:30:50
#968 Jennifer Schonberger On The Real Reasons Why Inflation Is Out Of Control
Jennifer Schonberger is a Cryptocurrency reporter for Yahoo! Finance In this conversation, we discuss the current macro environment, what is the real cause of inflation, why the Fed can't stop a recession at this point, Bitcoin as a risk-asset, Cryptocurrency regulation necessary for adoption, and ESG debates. ======================= Brave Wallet is the first secure crypto wallet built natively in a web3 crypto browser. No extension required. Store, manage, and grow your portfolio, get NFT &
May 18, 2022 • 31:37
#967 Dylan LeClair On Bitcoin’s Health After Last Weeks Crash
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect going forward from this bear market. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Dylan references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Busine
May 18, 2022 • 30:14
#966 Dmitry Shklovsky and Dan van der Merwe On Building Infrastructure In Crypto
Dmitry Shklovsky is the Co-Founder of Quicknode and Dan van der Merwe is the Co-Founder of Icy.Tools In this conversation, I talk to Dmitry and Dan about Quicknode's acquisition of Icy.Tools, the connectivity needed to various blockchains, how Icy.Tools' product helps give people more insight to the NFT market, and how both companies hope to build a stronger infrastructure in the Crypto space. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading &
May 17, 2022 • 25:26
#965 Ric Edelman On Why The #1 Financial Advisor Is All-In On Crypto
Ric Edelman is the author of the new book "The Truth About Crypto" and is the #1 Independent Financial Advisor in the country. In this conversation, we talk about the macro environment, Bitcoin, why Ric pivoted to focus on Crypto, the role of Cryptocurrencies in an individual's portfolio, and why the invention of the Blockchain is one of the greatest human inventions of all time. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial serv
May 17, 2022 • 32:44
#964 Joe Pompliano On The World’s Highest Paid Athletes
In this episode, my brother Joe Pompliano breaks down Sportico's list of the highest paid athletes in the world. We discuss the differences of salaries in each major sport and the varied endorsement deals that are presented to each these athletes off the court. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retirement accounts with dollars in them, but no
May 16, 2022 • 19:42
#963 Yat Siu On Why Digital Property Rights Are So Important
Yat Siu is the Chairman Of Animoca Brands, one of the largest investors in the Crypto Industry. In this conversation we discuss Animoca Brands' decision to pivot and focus on the Crypto Industry. We also talk about NFTs, Web3, Blockchain games, and how the Metaverse will provide digital property rights to millions of people. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bi
May 16, 2022 • 44:03
#962 Daniel Batten On The ESG Case For Bitcoin
Daniel Batten is an ESG Analyst and a Clean Tech Fund Manager. In this conversation, we clear up the misconceptions around Bitcoins energy use and preset a pro-ESG case for Bitcoin. Daniel provides statistics and insights into Bitcoin's current renewable energy use, and how Bitcoin will continue to lead the way to a ESG-friendly future. ======================= This episode is sponsored by my favorite place to buy, trade, and stake crypto, Okcoin. They're the fastest growing US based exchange, s
May 15, 2022 • 29:13
#961 Why Did Bitcoin Crash Down To $25K This Week?
In today's episode, I break down Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. I'm usually joined by WiIl Clemente on Saturdays to discuss his research through articulating his weekly newsletter. Unfortunately, Will was unable to join us this week. Instead, I go through the Blockware Newsletter, and various Bitcoin metrics to help you understand why Bitcoin crashed this week and what you should do during a crash. To see the video with the corresponding charts referenced throughout the interview, go to the Anthon
May 14, 2022 • 9:45
#960 John Pompliano On Netlix’s Insane 20 Year Takeover Of The Movie Industry
In this episode, I talk to my brother John as he breaks down Netflix's wild story behind the past 2 decades of growth into the company we know today. John also shares surprising stats about their DVD rentals and why despite their recent challenges, Netflix isn't going anywhere anytime soon. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building beautiful and user-friendly blockchain products. With its focus on design and user experience, Exodus h
May 13, 2022 • 19:48
#959 Darius Dale On The Brutal Macro Environment
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, what's happening in the financial markets, how Darius is looking at various metrics, and what you should be considering as you're investing your capital. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Darius references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Chann
May 13, 2022 • 30:04
#958 Allen Helm On How You Can Change Your Career And Work In The Crypto Industry
Allen Helm is an Account & Project Manager at BTC Inc. He's also one of the success stories of the Crypto Academy course that we run. In this conversation we talk about Allen's journey to change his career, why he decided to join the Crypto industry, applying for jobs in the crypto industry, and tips on how you can find a job in the Crypto Industry. ======================= Since 2018 Copper has been at the forefront of institutional digital asset development. From award winning custody solut
May 12, 2022 • 17:33
#957 Chris Powers On Building A Real Estate Investing Machine
Chris Powers is the Founder & Chairman at Fort Capital In this conversation we talk about real estate, interests rates, the macro environment and how to build a great asset management firm. ======================= Since 2018 Copper has been at the forefront of institutional digital asset development. From award winning custody solutions, to creating the first truly off-exchange settlement function, Copper pioneers technology, products, and services, in lock-step with a rapidly changing world.
May 12, 2022 • 38:13
#956 Josh Jenkins-Robbins On Creating Instant 3-D Animated Characters For Everyone
Josh Jenkins-Robbins is the Co-Founder Immi, a company that is pioneering a new real-time avatar and animation technology that is available to the the masses. In this conversation, we discuss building Immi, the technology behind it, real world use cases, how this technology will usher in a new virtual world, and partnering with large studios. ======================= Brave Wallet is the first secure crypto wallet built natively in a web3 crypto browser. No extension required. Store, manage, and g
May 11, 2022 • 22:02
#955 George Taylor On Teaching Entrepreneurship To Gang Members
George Taylor is the Co-Founder & CEO of TRU Colors, a company with a new business model of attempting to solve gang violence in Wilmington, North Carolina by hiring gang members in an attempt to reform them. In this conversation, we discuss George's business, the tactics of hiring the gang members, the opportunities he presents to the new employees, why he is taking on this mission, and what are some the tangible results of this new business model. ======================= Brave Wallet is th
May 11, 2022 • 31:08
#954 Travis Kling On Why The Fed Is Crashing The Market Intentionally
Travis Kling is the Founder & CIO of Ikigai Asset Management In this conversation, we discuss the market crash & the macro environment, where Bitcoin's price may fall to, what he expects the Fed will do in the coming months. the large pool of capital that is pouring into the Crypto industry, and how you can make money during a recession. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transpar
May 10, 2022 • 1:07:00
#953 Joe Pompliano On How Michael Jordan Made $2.5 BILLION
In today's episode, I talk to my brother Joe Pompliano about Michael Jordan's massive empire fueled by the multi-decade cultural success of his Jordan sneaker line. Joe will be providing deep dives on the business of professional sport leagues and athletes weekdays on "The Best Business Show". To see the video of the segment, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Channel ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening t
May 9, 2022 • 20:14
#952 John Pompliano On How Pablo Escobar Made $420 Million Per Week
In this episode, I talk to my brother John and break down the insane drug empire that Pablo Escobar built. John will be providing deep dives on various companies, entrepreneurs and interesting business stories every weekday on "The Best Business Show". To see the video of the segment, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Channel. ======================= This episode is sponsored by my favorite place to buy, trade, and stake crypto, Okcoin. They're the fastest growing US based exchange,
May 8, 2022 • 19:44
#951 Will Bitcoin Continue To Fall To $30k? - BTC On-Chain Analytics
In today's episode, I break down Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. I'm usually joined by WiIl Clemente on Saturdays to discuss his research through articulating his weekly newsletter. Unfortunately, Will was unable to join us this week. Instead, I go through the Blockware Newsletter to help you understand why Bitcoin crashed this week and what you should do during a crash. This on-chain breakdown was streamed live on the "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts referen
May 7, 2022 • 11:35
#950 Michael Sonnenshein On When We Should Expect A Bitcoin ETF
Michael Sonnenshein is the CEO of Grayscale Investments, a trusted authority on digital currency investing and Cryptocurrency asset management. In this conversation, we discuss the Bitcoin spot ETF and the regulatory environment currently restricting its approval in the United States. We also discuss the Crytpo industry at large and the growing institutional participation. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building beautiful and user-
May 6, 2022 • 28:03
#949 Darius Dale On Why Investors Should Be Very Nervous
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, what's happening in the financial markets, how Darius is looking at various metrics, and what you should be considering as you're investing your capital. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Darius references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Chann
May 6, 2022 • 23:26
#948 Ross Gerber On The Bull Thesis for Bitcoin and Tesla
Ross Gerber is Co-Founder & CEO at Gerber Kawasaki. In this conversation we discuss Twitter, Elon Musk, Tesla and Bitcoin. Ross gives us some brand new insights as to how Saudi Arabia owns Twitter and where Tesla will begin building 2 new Gigafactories very soon. ======================= Since 2018 Copper has been at the forefront of institutional digital asset development. From award winning custody solutions, to creating the first truly off-exchange settlement function, Copper pioneers techn
May 5, 2022 • 39:11
#947 Nic Carter On Destroying All Bitcoin Energy Critics
Nic Carter is a Co-Founder at Coin Metrics and is a Partner at Castle Island Ventures. In this conversation we talk about all the misinformation around Bitcoin mining and present the true story around energy consumption. We also discuss the recent letter to the EPA and the what the champions of ESG get wrong in their argument. ======================= Since 2018 Copper has been at the forefront of institutional digital asset development. From award winning custody solutions, to creating the fi
May 5, 2022 • 36:35
#946 Pascal Gauthier On The Best Way To Secure Your Bitcoin
Pascal Gauthier is the Chairman & CEO of Ledger In this conversation we talk about hardware wallets, E.U. regulation, why cold storage Is so important, and self sovereignty. ======================= Brave Wallet is the first secure crypto wallet built natively in a web3 crypto browser. No extension required. Store, manage, and grow your portfolio, get NFT & multi-chain support, and more. Download the Brave privacy browser at brave.com/Pomp, and click the wallet icon to get st
May 4, 2022 • 33:04
#945 Nick Maggiulli On Proven Ways To Save Money And Build Wealth
Nick Maggiulli is the Author of "Just Keep Buying", COO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, and writer of the Newsletter "Of Dollars And Data" In this conversation, we discuss some of the contrarian investing views that Nick holds. Some of these views include why you shouldn't max out your 401k, why you shouldn't buy the Bitcoin dip, and why your birth date may be more important than any investment decision you make, ======================= Brave Wallet is the first secure crypto wallet built na
May 4, 2022 • 39:02
#944 Kyle Trouble On Becoming A Sovereign Individual
Kyle Trouble is an online personality who I've enjoyed following for his independent, clear thinking on how people can become sovereign individuals. In this conversation, we discuss building businesses, digital nomad, living in Ukraine, Bitcoin, and regulation. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with the deepest pool of crypto l
May 3, 2022 • 26:42
#943 Colton Sakamoto On How To Get A Job In The Crypto Industry
Colton Sakamoto Is The CEO of Inflection Points Inc. In this conversation, we talk about getting a job in the Bitcoin and Crypto Industry. Some of the topics include industry trends, where people are applying, how much they are getting paid, and all the methods you can use to help you get a new job in this fast growing industry. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and s
May 3, 2022 • 26:11
#942 There Is No Return To Normal
Today's episode is a discussion about how the Federal Reserve is going to raise interest rates, but not at the rate and severity that people are expecting. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retirement accounts with dollars in them, but not bitcoin. I was in that situation too. Now you can actually buy real Bitcoin in your retirement account.
May 2, 2022 • 10:41
#941 Russell Starr On Bringing Crypto To The Public Markets
Russell Star is the Chairman & CEO of DeFi Technologies. In this conversation we talk about building DeFi, the macro economy, regulation, institutional investors, the current state of the European Crypto markets and How DeFi is helping to merge the Public Markets with Crypto. ======================= This episode is sponsored by my favorite place to buy, trade, and stake crypto, Okcoin. They're the fastest growing US based exchange, serving over 190 countries globally with the easy onboarding an
May 1, 2022 • 28:57
#940 64% Of Bitcoin Has Not Moved In The Last Year - BTC On-Chain Analytics
In today's episode, I break down Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. I'm usually joined by WiIl Clemente on Saturdays to discuss his research through articulating his weekly newsletter. Unfortunately, Will was unable to join us this week. Instead, I go through the Blockware Newsletter to help you understand why Bitcoin crashed this week and what you should do during a crash. To see the video with the corresponding charts referenced throughout the interview, go to my Anthony Pompliano YouTube Channel ==
Apr 30, 2022 • 11:08
#939 Understanding The Current State Of Bitcoin w/ Darius Dale, Perianne Boring, & Brian Estes
This is a special episode of the Pomp Podcast. I was unable to record this episode, so my friend Darius Dale from 42 Macro helped to fill in. In this episode, Darius interviews Perianne Boring, the Founder & President Of The Chamber Of Digital Commerce and Brian Estes, the Off The Chain Capital CEO & CIO. In this conversation, they discuss the latest legislation out of New York State to ban Bitcoin mining and what Perianne and her team are doing to prevent this legislation from passing. They
Apr 29, 2022 • 1:03:56
#938 Lindsay Drucker Mann On Pioneering Digital Securities
Lindsay Drucker Mann In this conversation, we discuss ======================= Since 2018 Copper has been at the forefront of institutional digital asset development. From award winning custody solutions, to creating the first truly off-exchange settlement function, Copper pioneers technology, products, and services, in lock-step with a rapidly changing world. No other infrastructure provider covers as many assets, across as many exchanges, with the speed and security that Copper can offer.
Apr 28, 2022 • 26:34
#937 Fidelity Brings Bitcoin To Retirement Accounts
In today's episode, I break down the retirement crises in the U.S. and explain Fidelity's brand new initiative to allow clients to put Bitcoin in their 401k and retirement plans. ======================= Brave Wallet is the first secure crypto wallet built natively in a web3 crypto browser. No extension required. Store, manage, and grow your portfolio, get NFT & multi-chain support, and more. Download the Brave privacy browser at brave.com/Pomp, and click the wallet icon to get started.
Apr 27, 2022 • 10:15
#936 Abubakar Nur Khalil On Bringing Bitcoin Development To Africa
Abubakar Nur Khalil is the CEO & CTO at Recursive Capital In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin development, adoption of Bitcoin in African nations, and funding infrastructure to help get Bitcoin into the hands of the people who need it the most around the world. I also talk to Abubakar about sitting on the board of the Bitcoin Trust alongside Jack Dorsey. ======================= Brave Wallet is the first secure crypto wallet built natively in a web3 crypto browser. No extension requ
Apr 27, 2022 • 32:23
#935 Adam Dell On Building Successful Fintech Companies
Adam Dell is the Founder Domain Money. He previously sold one of his companies to Goldman Sachs and is the former Head Of Product at Marcus. In this conversation, we discuss building technology companies, the viewpoints of legacy financial firms on Crypto, and how Adam and his team of 30 people from Goldman are building Domain Money to become the leading platform for managed funds in Crypto. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & cu
Apr 26, 2022 • 30:43
#934 Chris Power On Building 21st Century Manufacturing Facilities
Chris Power is the Co-Founder & CEO of Hadrian, a brand new 21st Century software enabled, manufacturing facility focused on the aerospace industry. In this conversation. we discuss building this new manufacturing model, space travel, going to Mars, Elon Musk, advancements in the aerospace industry, and the current macro economic climate. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transpa
Apr 26, 2022 • 1:10:40
#933 Bill Barhydt On How Bitcoin Will Disrupt Everything
Bill Barhydt Is the Co-Founder & CEO of Abra In this conversation, we discuss regulation, crypto payments, DeFi protocols, building Abra, bringing Crypto to the mainstream, and how Bitcoin will take over all financial institutions sooner than we think. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retirement accounts with dollars in them, but not bit
Apr 25, 2022 • 25:21
#932 Enes Freedom On The Corporate Profits Behind Human Rights Violations
Enes Freedom is an NBA Player and Activist. In this conversation, we discuss Enes growing up in Turkey, China's human rights violations, speaking up for what he believes in and his recent conflicts with the NBA and Players Association. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retirement accounts with dollars in them, but not bitcoin. I was in that s
Apr 25, 2022 • 37:28
#931 Nader Al-Naji On Building Decentralized Social Media
Nader Al-Naji is the Head of the DeSo Foundation In this conversation, we talk about building a decentralized social media network and why it's so important. We also talk about why the current social media landscape creates misalignments in incentive structures. ======================= This episode is sponsored by my favorite place to buy, trade, and stake crypto, Okcoin. They're the fastest growing US based exchange, serving over 190 countries globally with the easy onboarding and low fees. If
Apr 24, 2022 • 29:51
#930 Mortgage Rates Are Highest In 12 Years, But Home Purchasers Aren’t Slowing Down
Today's episode I discuss the explosion in mortgage rates, the decline of refinancing, and why despite the jump on rates the buyers market continues to be as strong as ever. ======================= Today’s episode is brought to you by Coinbase Wallet, your key to the world of crypto. Crypto wasn’t made to just buy, sell, and hodl. With Coinbase Wallet, you can do so much more: Collect more NFTs, earn more with DeFi, and trade more than 4,000 tokens. Whether you’re looking to play, stake, spend,
Apr 23, 2022 • 7:30
#929 Will Clemente On Bitcoin Investors Refusing To Sell Their Bitcoin
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. WIll joins us every Friday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Will references throughou
Apr 23, 2022 • 26:09
#928 Elon Musk Is The Greatest Entrepreneur Of All Time
In today's episode, I break down Tesla's recent earnings report and explain why Elon Musk is the greatest entrepreneur ever. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building beautiful and user-friendly blockchain products. With its focus on design and user experience, Exodus has become one of the most popular and loved cryptocurrency apps. It’s supported on both desktop and mobile, allowing you to sync your wallet across multiple devices so
Apr 22, 2022 • 8:06
#927 Darius Dale On The Odds Of A Recession This Year
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, what's happening in the financial markets, how Darius is looking at various metrics, and what you should be considering as you're investing your capital. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Darius references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Chann
Apr 22, 2022 • 35:06
#926 Is The Federal Reserve Preparing To Increase Their Inflation Target?
In today's episode, I break down Inflation Targeting and why the Fed changing its target is such a big deal for the economy. ======================= Since 2018 Copper has been at the forefront of institutional digital asset development. From award winning custody solutions, to creating the first truly off-exchange settlement function, Copper pioneers technology, products, and services, in lock-step with a rapidly changing world. No other infrastructure provider covers as many assets, across
Apr 21, 2022 • 8:59
#925 Paul DeJoe On Selling $50 Million of a Coffee Alternative
Paul DeJoe is the Co-Founder & COO of MUD\WTR, a subscription-based alternative to drinking coffee. In this conversation, we discuss their integration with Pipe by using their recurring revenue to finance the future growth of their business in a non-dilutive way. We also talk about holding Bitcoin on their balance sheet and why Paul hopes to change peoples morning coffee routine through their market-disrupting product. ======================= Today's Episode is brought to you by Pipe. Crypto i
Apr 21, 2022 • 36:59
#924 Free Speech Is For Sale
In this episode, I discuss Elon Musk's recent bid to buy Twitter and why free speech is finally for sale. ======================= Brave Wallet is the first secure crypto wallet built natively in a web3 crypto browser. No extension required. Store, manage, and grow your portfolio, get NFT & multi-chain support, and more. Download the Brave privacy browser at brave.com/Pomp, and click the wallet icon to get started. ======================= The Pomp Podcast is powered by BetOnline.ag, the
Apr 20, 2022 • 10:52
#923 Dylan LeClair On Why The Bond Market Is Flashing Warning Signs
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect from the rest of the bitcoin bull market. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Dylan references throughout the interview, go to "The
Apr 20, 2022 • 24:41
#922 Codie Sanchez On Building Cashflow Through Boring Businesses
Codie Sanchez is an entrepreneur, investor and the founder of the "Contrarian Thinking" Newsletter. She focuses on acquiring small businesses with hopes of turning them into immediate cashflow. In this conversation, we talk about all the "boring" businesses that will give you cashflow and help build an incredible portfolio. We cover everything from ice machines, ATMS, and renting out your pool and car. Codie and I also talk about new sectors in tech that she's excited about and how you can make
Apr 19, 2022 • 50:32
#921 Alexander Leishman On Bitcoin As Major Political Force
Alexander Leishman is the Co-Founder & CEO of RIver, It's a Bitcoin-only company that allows you to buy Bitcoin as well as mine Bitcoin In this conversation, we discuss building a Bitcoin-only company, updates on the regulatory space, Bitcoin maximalism, and why this is the year that Bitcoin is establishing itself as a major pillar in our political system. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are li
Apr 18, 2022 • 33:49
#920 Constantine Karides on Building The Leading Crypto Law Practice
Constantine Karides is a Lawyer and is currently a Partner at Reed Smith. In this conversation, we discuss intersections of law and Crypto and how Constantine's firm is leading the way in providing legal frameworks for this fast changing industry. ======================= This episode is sponsored by my favorite place to buy, trade, and stake crypto, Okcoin. They're the fastest growing US based exchange, serving over 190 countries globally with the easy onboarding and low fees. If you haven't tr
Apr 17, 2022 • 43:10
#919 Most Of The Bitcoin Supply Has Not Moved In Past Year
In today's episode, I break down Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. I'm usually joined by WiIl Clemente on Saturdays to discuss his research through articulating his weekly newsletter. Unfortunately, Will was unable to join us this week. Instead, I go through the Blockware Newsletter and various other Bitcoin metrics. Today I discuss the aftermath of the Bitcoin Conference, Inflation, how we have reached an all-time of bitcoin supply that has not moved in the last 12 months, and Terra continuing to pu
Apr 16, 2022 • 9:20
#918 Ken Seiff On Why He Pivoted To Go All-In On Crypto Investments
Ken Seiff is a General Partner at Blockchange Ventures and is one of the top venture capitalists in the Crypto ecosystem. In this conversation, we talk about the changing market in the past few years, why Ken is so bullish on this industry, and what products and services Ken is looking at right now. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building beautiful and user-friendly blockchain products. With its focus on design and user experience,
Apr 15, 2022 • 58:27
#917 Darius Dale On Why The Fed Has A Serious Inflation Problem On Their Hands
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, what's happening in the financial markets, how Darius is looking at various metrics, and what you should be considering as you're investing your capital. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Darius references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Channe
Apr 15, 2022 • 33:38
#916 Central Banks Are Showing Signs Of Extreme Stress
In this episode, I break down the recent news that the government of Sri Lanka has recently declared bankruptcy. This is a trend that we see occurring in nations all around the world due to reckless monetary and fiscal policies. ======================= Since 2018 Copper has been at the forefront of institutional digital asset development. From award winning custody solutions, to creating the first truly off-exchange settlement function, Copper pioneers technology, products, and services, in lo
Apr 14, 2022 • 8:11
#915 Benyamin On Becoming A 13 Year Old Crypto Millionaire
Benyamin is a 13 year old who has made 7 figures selling NFTs.. you read that right. In this conversation, we talk about his NFT project "Weird Whales", Benyamin's other business opportunities, and he gives us an update at the NFT market. ======================= Since 2018 Copper has been at the forefront of institutional digital asset development. From award winning custody solutions, to creating the first truly off-exchange settlement function, Copper pioneers technology, products, and serv
Apr 14, 2022 • 27:38
#914 Inflation Is Here And Putin Didn't Create It
In this episode, I discuss the recent Inflation reports. At 8.5%, Inflation is officially out of control in the United States. I'll break down the numbers and tell you why this has nothing to do with Putin, despite what the White House claims. ======================= Brave Wallet is the first secure crypto wallet built natively in a web3 crypto browser. No extension required. Store, manage, and grow your portfolio, get NFT & multi-chain support, and more. Download the Brave privacy bro
Apr 13, 2022 • 9:00
#913 Dylan LeClair Explains The Financial Repression Occurring Right Now
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. This week, my brothers Joe & John helped fill in to speak Dylan for our weekly podcast. In this conversation, they discuss the Bitcoin Conference, the most important chart in finance right now, Bitcoin's correlation to the Stock Market, and Inflation. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Sh
Apr 13, 2022 • 27:39
#912 Udi Wertheimer On Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism
Udi Wertheimer is a independent developer and consultant. He also runs one of my favorite Twitter accounts. In this conversation, we discuss his thoughts on the The Bitcoin Conference, Bitcoin mining, U.S. vs. Non-U.S. regulation, toxicity in the Bitcoin community, and what Udi is excited about in the Bitcoin industry. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trad
Apr 12, 2022 • 58:14
#911 Peter McCormack On How Far Bitcoin Has Come In The Last Decade
Peter McCormack is the host of the "What Bitcoin Did" podcast and is the new owner of the Real Bedford Football Club. In this conversation, we discuss the Bitcoin Conference, Peter's thoughts on toxic Bitcoin maximalism, concerns with El Salvador, and the progress on Real Bedford F.C. since acquiring the team. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading envi
Apr 12, 2022 • 1:02:14
#910 Natalie Brunell On Why Bitcoin Is The American Dream
Natalie Brunell is the host of "Coin Stories" one of the most popular podcasts in the Bitcoin. She was also recently an MC on the main stage at the Bitcoin Conference. In this conversation we discuss her thoughts on the Bitcoin Conference and the announcements made, Bitcoin education, the macro environment, and why she see's Bitcoin as a renaissance of the American Dream. ======================= This episode is brought to you by SoFi, a financial super app that helps to bridge traditional finan
Apr 11, 2022 • 24:26
#909 Jason Les On Bringing Hashrate To The U.S.
Jason Les is the CEO of Riot Blockchain. In this conversation we discuss Bitcoin mining and the ongoing ESG conversations, the mining industry, the importance of capital markets, and why he wants the United States to be the leader in Bitcoin mining. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retirement accounts with dollars in them, but not bitcoin. I
Apr 11, 2022 • 52:03
Strike Is Bringing Freedom To Retail Merchants #908
In this episode, I break down Jack Mallers & Strike's announcement from the Bitcoin Conference to bring Bitcoin & The Lighting Network to merchants all over the United States and why this news is so important. ======================= Fundrise is the largest direct-to-investor real estate investment platform out there, giving you the opportunity to achieve upside of an asset class previously reserved for institutions and high net worth individuals. That’s right, Fundrise is making high-end priva
Apr 10, 2022 • 8:46
Richard Ryan On Building A Billion Dollar Coffee Company #907
Richard Ryan is the Co-Founder of Black Rifle Coffee Black Rifle Coffee Company. In this conversation we discuss Richard's experience building companies through digital media marketing, how he built Black Riffle Coffee, free speech, understanding emerging technologies, Bitcoin and why Richard is so excited about the Crypto Industry. ======================= Fundrise is the largest direct-to-investor real estate investment platform out there, giving you the opportunity to achieve upside of an ass
Apr 10, 2022 • 57:44
Bitcoin's Illiquid Supply Continues To Go Parabolic - BTC On-Chain Analytics #906
In today's episode, I break down Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. I'm usually joined by WiIl Clemente on Saturdays to discuss his research through articulating his weekly newsletter. Unfortunately, Will was unable to join us this week. Instead, I review the Bitcoin charts from the past week to see how the market is looking. In this update I discuss the Bitcoin Conference, It's correlation with The Nasdaq, and how retail buyers continue to buy up all of the Bitcoin supply. To see the video with the
Apr 9, 2022 • 7:58
Allen Farrington On Why Bitcoin Is Venice #905
Allen Farrington is a former institutional investor and author of the new book "Bitcoin Is Venice". In this conversation we discuss institutional adoption, errors of modern economic theory and why Bitcoin is such an elegant solution to many of the world's problems. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building beautiful and user-friendly blockchain products. With its focus on design and user experience, Exodus has become one of the most
Apr 8, 2022 • 1:00:08
Jeff Booth On How Inflation Is Theft #904
Jeff Booth is a well respected entrepreneur & investor and is the author of the book "The Price Of Tomorrow" In this conversation, we discuss central banking, financial censorship, inflation, the possible looming recession, Bitcoin, and El Salvador. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building beautiful and user-friendly blockchain products. With its focus on design and user experience, Exodus has become one of the most popular and love
Apr 8, 2022 • 59:08
Yoni Assia on eToro Adding NFTs To Their Balance Sheet #903
Yoni Assia is the Founder & CEO of eToro. In this conversation, we discuss NFTs, Portfolio Tracking, The Metaverse eTorro.art, and eTorro's brand new announcement of adding $20M of NFTs to their balance sheet. ======================= The Pomp Podcast is powered by BetOnline.ag, the world's largest sports betting, casino, poker and horse racing website that accepts cryptocurrency for wagering. BetOnline.ag gives you the ability to use Bitcoin and more than a dozen altcoins to make deposits and
Apr 7, 2022 • 24:15
David Mercer On How Institutions Will Make Bitcoin Price Explode #902
David Mercer is the CEO of LMAX Group. In this conversation, we discuss the Bitcoin spot market, massive amount of Institutional capital going through LMAX, regulation, The Russia/Ukraine conflict, and where David sees the industry going in the next decade. ======================= Since 2018 Copper has been at the forefront of institutional digital asset development. From award winning custody solutions, to creating the first truly off-exchange settlement function, Copper pioneers technology,
Apr 7, 2022 • 38:46
Dylan LeClair On Central Banks Going Bankrupt #901
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss The Bitcoin Conference this week in Miami, Michael Saylor buying more Bitcoin, Elon Musk joining Twitter Board of Directors, and Central Banks losing control of their currencies. Dylan joined us in person at our Miami studio for "The Best Business Show." To see the video with
Apr 6, 2022 • 55:00
What To Expect At The Bitcoin Conference This Week - #900
This week is the Bitcoin Conference In Miami Beach. In this episode, I break down what you may expect to see at the conference along with a message of staying rooted with your feet on the ground. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with the deepest pool of crypto liquidity. LMAX Digital is also a primary price discovery venue, st
Apr 5, 2022 • 6:47
Thomas Farley On Leaving The NYSE For The Crypto Industry - #899
Thomas Farley is the former President of the New York Stock Exchange and is the Incoming CEO of Bullish. In this conversation, we discuss Tom deciding to transition to the Crypto industry, Exchange Infrastructure, Bitcoin, Regulation, Liquidity Pools, and Institutional Adoption. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with the deepes
Apr 5, 2022 • 47:25
#898 Understanding Ape Coin & The Latest NFT Projects w/ Jason WIlliams
Jason Williams is an Entrepreneur and Investor. In this conversation, we discuss Jason's recent gains in Ape Coin and what exactly is this project. We also jump into various NFT projects that Jason is looking at and how to keep your investments secure. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retirement accounts with dollars in them, but not bitcoin
Apr 4, 2022 • 25:24
#897 Keeping Your Crypto Assets Secure w/ Adam Healy
Adam Healy is the Chief Security Officer at BlockFi In this conversation, we discuss security breaches in DeFi protocols and how Adam and his team at BlockFi work to prevent hackers from invading institutions. ======================= Fundrise is the largest direct-to-investor real estate investment platform out there, giving you the opportunity to achieve upside of an asset class previously reserved for institutions and high net worth individuals. That’s right, Fundrise is making high-end priva
Apr 3, 2022 • 31:19
#896 Bitcoin Poised To Go Higher As Recession Looms - BTC On-Chain Analytics
In today's episode, I break down Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. I'm usually joined by WiIl Clemente on Saturdays to discuss his research through articulating his weekly newsletter. Unfortunately, Will was unable to join us this week. Instead, I go through the Blockware Newsletter to help you understand how Bitcoin compared to other assets, how Luna is Bitcoin's current whale in the market, and how Bitcoin's price relates to the recent Inverted Yield Curve. To see the video with the corresponding c
Apr 2, 2022 • 9:26
#895 Takeaways From My Conversation With Chris Larsen, Co-Founder of Ripple
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today I give my thoughts about my recent interview with Chris Larsen and his recently announced "Change The Code, Not The Climate" campaign. We had a lot a things we agreed with and a lot of things we disagreed with. I wanted to take the time to clarify my thoughts around the podcast episode and this controversial topic. ================
Apr 1, 2022 • 10:19
#894 Personalized Monetary Policy Is Coming w/ Darius Dale
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, CBDCs, individualized inflation rates, and what the Fed is going to do next. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Darius references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Channel ======================= Crypto is all about giving the power back to the p
Apr 1, 2022 • 39:11
#893 How FTX Marketing Is Taking Over Culture w/ Avinash Dabir
Avinash Dabir is the Vice President of Business Development at FTX In this conversation, we discuss the massive FTX sponsorships with professional sports and other industries. Avinash gives us a behind the scenes look at some of these deals and provides insight into the other creative advertisement campaigns FTX has done to arbitrage the market. ======================= The Pomp Podcast is powered by BetOnline.ag, the world's largest sports betting, casino, poker and horse racing website that ac
Mar 31, 2022 • 43:17
#892 Bitcoin & Climate Change w/ Chris Larsen
Chris Larsen is the Co-founder & Executive Chairman of Ripple. In this conversation, we talk about Chris's thoughts around Bitcoin, Climate Change and ESG after his recent Op-Ed. ======================= The Pomp Podcast is powered by BetOnline.ag, the world's largest sports betting, casino, poker and horse racing website that accepts cryptocurrency for wagering. BetOnline.ag gives you the ability to use Bitcoin and more than a dozen altcoins to make deposits and withdraw your winnings. There a
Mar 31, 2022 • 51:04
#891 There Is Not Enough Bitcoin Available In The Market
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today I discuss Bitcoin's increasing illiquid supply and provide charts that show how much Bitcoin has not moved in the past year. ======================= Bitcoin 2022 is the LARGEST Bitcoin event in the world that takes place April 6th - 9th in Miami Beach, Florida. All four days will be jammed-packed with exclusive content, exciting ann
Mar 30, 2022 • 7:41
#890 Bitcoin Is Breaking Out w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect from the rest of the bitcoin bull market. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Dylan references throughout the interview, go to "The
Mar 30, 2022 • 21:41
#889 Free Markets vs. Market Interventionists
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today I discuss how the free markets continue to lead the way in positively changing society despite market interventionists claiming the contrary. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environme
Mar 29, 2022 • 8:43
#888 Why Bitcoin Is Good For America w/ Senate Candidate Blake Masters
Blake Masters is the former COO of Thiel Capital and the Co-Author of "Zero To One". He is now running for the U.S. Senate in the state of Arizona. In this conversation we discuss the economy, Bitcoin, individual rights and how Blake intends to provide solutions to the American people if elected to the Senate.. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading envi
Mar 29, 2022 • 31:28
#887 Legendary Investor Explains How Bitcoin Will Be Worth Millions w/ Peter Doyle
Peter Doyle is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Horizon Kinetics. In this conversation, we discuss Fed policy, Bitcoin and how Peter and his team find disruptive market opportunities. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retirement accounts with dollars in them, but not bitcoin. I was in that situation too. Now you can actually buy real Bitc
Mar 28, 2022 • 42:46
#886 How To Invest During The Fast Changing Macro Environment w/ Jeff Richards
Jeff Richards is a Managing Partner at GGV Capital In this conversation, we discuss the best advice for founders in this fast changing macro environment, to the performance of various asset markets, and what he's currently observing as potential investment opportunities. ======================= Fundrise is the largest direct-to-investor real estate investment platform out there, giving you the opportunity to achieve upside of an asset class previously reserved for institutions and high net wort
Mar 27, 2022 • 44:49
#885 Oil and Gas Will Usher In The Bitcoin Standard
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today, I discuss the recent developments with ExxonMobil and Bitcoin mining, as well as Russia potentially accepting oil sales in Bitcoin. These changes present a monumental disruption to how Bitcoin is viewed on the global stage. ======================= Today’s episode is brought to you by Coinbase Wallet, your key to the world of crypt
Mar 26, 2022 • 8:26
#884 Bitcoin Is Up 30% In The Last 2 Months w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. WIll joins us every Friday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Will references throughou
Mar 26, 2022 • 36:54
#883 What The Hell Is A DAO?! w/ Alexander Taub
Alexander Taub is the Co-Founder of Upstream. If you are confused about what a DAO is and hoping to learn more, this is a perfect starter episode for you! In this conversation, Alex gives us a complete breakdown of what a DAO is and explains why they will be Important in the next decade. Alex also provides insight to what him and his team at Upstream are building. ======================= Crypto is all about giving the power back to the people and our sponsor, Pipe, is doing that in a big way. P
Mar 25, 2022 • 28:33
#882 Bitcoin & Ethereum Are Going To Break Out Of Bear Market w/ Darius Dale
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, what's happening in the financial markets, how Darius is looking at various metrics, and what you should be considering as you're investing your capital. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Darius references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Chann
Mar 25, 2022 • 42:00
#881 Mine Bitcoin Now, Pay Later w/ Wit Gibbs & Zain Allarakhia
Zain Allarakhia is the Founder & CTO of Pipe. Whit Gibbs is the CEO of Compass Mining In this conversation, we talk about the brand new partnership with Pipe and Compass Mining that allows users to finance Bitcoin mining equipment using Pipe's innovative recurring revenue marketplace. This allows anyone to get involved with Bitcoin mining right away. Zain also explains Pipes market disrupting technology and how it works from the users perspective. ======================= Since 2018 Copper has b
Mar 24, 2022 • 25:38
#880 The $10 Billion Stablecoin Bet on The Bitcoin Standard w/ Do Kwon
Do Kwon is the Co-Founder of Terra. He is one of the great brains behind Luna and UST Stablecoin. In this conversation, we discuss Terra's brand new $10 Billion Bitcoin Bet to move UST Stablecoin onto the Bitcoin Standard. ======================= Since 2018 Copper has been at the forefront of institutional digital asset development. From award winning custody solutions, to creating the first truly off-exchange settlement function, Copper pioneers technology, products, and services, in lock-st
Mar 24, 2022 • 25:09
#879 Sell Your Company Without Venture Capital w/ Andrew Gazdecki
Andrew Gazdecki the Founder & CEO of MicroAcquire. In this conversation we discuss entrepreneurship, bootstrapping, celebrating success, and how MicroAcquire is building a platform to help people buy and sell businesses without any venture funding. ======================= Bitcoin 2022 is the LARGEST Bitcoin event in the world that takes place April 6th - 9th in Miami Beach, Florida. All four days will be jammed-packed with exclusive content, exciting announcements and an incredible lineup of
Mar 23, 2022 • 21:51
#878 Is a Bitcoin Supply Squeeze Underway? w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect from the rest of the bitcoin bull market. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Dylan references throughout the interview, go to "The
Mar 23, 2022 • 22:42
#877 The $10 Billion Bitcoin Bet On Stablecoins
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today I discuss Terra and USTs plans to back their stablecoins with Bitcoin. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with the deepest pool of crypto liquidity. LMAX Digital is
Mar 22, 2022 • 11:35
#876 The Truth Behind The Russia vs. Ukraine War w/ Peter Zeihan
Peter Zeihan is a Geopolitical strategist and author of the upcoming book "The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization" In this conversation, we break down the Russia vs. Ukraine situation. Peter gives us all of the details on how we got here and what might happen with the war in the coming months. Also, Peter is not a supporter of Bitcoin, so we have an open debate about the pros and cons of Bitcoin. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leadin
Mar 22, 2022 • 1:12:34
#875 Culture Is Fueling Interest In Money And Finance
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today I discuss how Bitcoin has become a big part of today's culture and give examples of famous athletes and musicians who are educating their fans. The game is changing. Culture has embraced the new world. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you a
Mar 21, 2022 • 9:22
#874 The Fight For The Future Of Money w/ Chris Giancarlo
Chris Giancarlo is the Former Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and is the author of the book "CryptoDad: The Fight for the Future of Money" In this conversation we discuss regulation around Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies, law enforcement In the Crypto industry, and when the Bitcoin ETF will be approved. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bi
Mar 21, 2022 • 27:12
#873 Is Tether Actually Backed By Real Money? w/ Paolo Ardoino
Paolo Ardoino is the CTO of Tether and Bitfinex. In this conversation, we discuss some of the controversial rumors around Tether, it's backing to the U.S. dollar, how Tether is audited and how Paolo is working to push the industry forward. ======================= Fundrise is the largest direct-to-investor real estate investment platform out there, giving you the opportunity to achieve upside of an asset class previously reserved for institutions and high net worth individuals. That’s right, Fun
Mar 20, 2022 • 32:42
#872 Bitcoin Price Is Primed To Take Off w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. WIll joins us every Friday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Will references throughou
Mar 19, 2022 • 39:38
#871 Bitcoin Is For The Working Class w/ Blue Collar Bitcoin Podcast
Josh & Dan are hosts of the "Blue Collar Bitcoin Podcast". They're two firefighters who focus on bringing Bitcoin education to the working class through their podcast episodes. In this conversation, we discuss their background as firefighters, how they got into Bitcoin, why Bitcoin is so important to the average American worker, and how they are helping to change the narrative around this asset class. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by
Mar 18, 2022 • 48:40
#870 How To Invest During A Recession w/ Darius Dale
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, what's happening in the financial markets, how Darius is looking at various metrics, and what you should be considering as you're investing your capital. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the full video interview live from our Miami studio, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Channel. ======================= Exodus i
Mar 18, 2022 • 38:49
#869 Money Is A Made Up Thing w/ Jacob Goldstein
Jacob Goldstein is an Executive Producer at Pushkin Industries and host of the podcast "What's Your Problem?". He's also the Author of "Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing". In this conversation, we discuss the history of money through various technologies and money as a belief system. We also talk about gold, Stablecoins and inflation rates. ======================= Since 2018 Copper has been at the forefront of institutional digital asset development. From award winning custody solution
Mar 17, 2022 • 28:12
#868 Bitcoin Holding Steady Through Macro Uncertainty w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect from the rest of the bitcoin bull market. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Dylan references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business
Mar 17, 2022 • 21:38
#867 Educating Congress on Bitcoin w/ Rep. Ro Khanna
Congressman Ro Khanna Represents California's 17th District and is the author of "Dignity In A Digital Age" In this conversation, we discuss the politics around Bitcoin and how Ro is attempting to educate his fellow Representatives about this emerging technology. ======================= Bitcoin 2022 is the LARGEST Bitcoin event in the world that takes place April 6th - 9th in Miami Beach, Florida. All four days will be jammed-packed with exclusive content, exciting announcements and an incredibl
Mar 16, 2022 • 27:02
#866 Bitcoin Is A National Strategic Defense Issue w/ Jason Lowery
Jason Lowery is a member of the U.S. Space Force and is a National Defense Fellow at M.I.T. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin, its role as a National Defense strategy, and how it all relates to the current conflict overseas. ======================= Bitcoin 2022 is the LARGEST Bitcoin event in the world that takes place April 6th - 9th in Miami Beach, Florida. All four days will be jammed-packed with exclusive content, exciting announcements and an incredible lineup of bitcoin speakers, ar
Mar 16, 2022 • 55:57
#865 Taking Control of Your Online Identity w/ Brad Kam
Bradley Kam is the Co-Founder of Unstoppable Domains. In this conversation, we discuss digital property rates, identity verification, domains that can't censored, and the future roadmap for Unstoppable Domains. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with the deepest pool of crypto liquidity. LMAX Digital is also a primary price disc
Mar 15, 2022 • 27:01
#864 Investing During Macro Uncertainty w/ Anastasia Amoroso
Anastasia Amoroso is the Chief Investment Strategist at iCapital Network. In this conversation, we talk about the market bottom, the price of oil, inflation, and future fed interest rates. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with the deepest pool of crypto liquidity. LMAX Digital is also a primary price discovery venue, streamin
Mar 15, 2022 • 43:34
#863 How FTX Is Taking Over The Crypto Industry w/ Brett Harrison
Brett Harrison is the President of FTX. In this conversation, we discuss FTX's product suite, crypto regulation, NFTs and how the Russia/Ukraine conflict is affecting the industry. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retirement accounts with dollars in them, but not bitcoin. I was in that situation too. Now you can actually buy real Bitcoin in
Mar 14, 2022 • 37:07
#862 The Bitcoin ETF Is Being Held Hostage w/ Jan Van Eck
Jan Van Eck is the CEO of VanEck, an $80B Asset Management Firm and are heavily involved in Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies In this conversation, we discuss Crypto regulation, the Bitcoin ETF, the importance of stablecoins, and how investors are changing their minds about Cryptocurrency. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retirement accounts wi
Mar 14, 2022 • 38:30
#861 Why Crypto Cold Storage Is Needed NOW w/ Adam Lowe
Adam Lowe is the Chief Innovation Officer Of CompoSecure and The Founder of Arculus. In this conversation, we discuss cold storage for your Crypto and how Arculus is pushing the industry forward through their self-custody product suite. We also discuss the importance of self-sovereignty and regulation for the Crypto industry. ======================= Fundrise is the largest direct-to-investor real estate investment platform out there, giving you the opportunity to achieve upside of an asset clas
Mar 13, 2022 • 21:33
#860 Automating Your Charitable Donations With Crypto w/ Adam Nash
Adam Nash is the CEO & Founder of Daffy, a fintech service to help you donate money to the charities of your choice with ease. He is one of the most influential investors in Silicon Valley with over 100 companies. In this conversation, we discuss how crypto enables frictionless charitable donations and how these donations can help lower your tax bill every year. ======================= Fundrise is the largest direct-to-investor real estate investment platform out there, giving you the opportuni
Mar 13, 2022 • 32:24
#859 Inflation Is Officially Out Of Control
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today I discuss Inflation hitting a four-decade high of 7.9%. What does this mean for future monetary policy? And what you should be doing now with your finances. ======================= Today’s episode is brought to you by Coinbase Wallet, your key to the world of crypto. Crypto wasn’t made to just buy, sell, and hodl. With Coinbase W
Mar 12, 2022 • 8:03
#858 Bitcoin's Wild Price Action This Past Week - BTC On-Chain Analytics
In today's episode, I break down Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. I'm usually joined by WiIl Clemente on Saturday's to discuss his research through articulating his weekly newsletter. Unfortunately, Will was unable to join us this week. Instead, I go through the Blockware Newsletter to help you understand Bitcoin's wild price movement in the past week and how the macro economy is affecting Bitcoin whales. To see the video with the corresponding charts referenced throughout the interview, go to my A
Mar 12, 2022 • 8:22
#857 Fan Controlled Football - The Ultimate Fantasy League w/ Sohrob Farudi
Sohrob Farudi is the Co-Founder & CEO of Fan Controlled Football In this conversation we talk about this brand new indoor football league, integrations with Web3, and why fan participation mixed with sports is so powerful. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building beautiful and user-friendly blockchain products. With its focus on design and user experience, Exodus has become one of the most popular and loved cryptocurrency apps. It’s
Mar 11, 2022 • 25:51
#856 Inflation is At Least 10% w/ Darius Dale
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, what's happening in the financial markets, how Darius is looking at various metrics, and what you should be considering as you're investing your capital. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." This week, he joined us in our Miami studio. To see the video of the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Channel. ============
Mar 11, 2022 • 40:54
#855 The White House Wants To Lead In Bitcoin And Crypto
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today, I discuss the recent Crypto Executive Order by President Biden. What does this mean for the Crypto Industry? and why this signals that the United States will be the leader in Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency innovation. ======================= Since 2018 Copper has been at the forefront of institutional digital asset development. From
Mar 10, 2022 • 9:10
#854 Bitcoin Hash Rate Has Never Been Stronger w/ Whit Gibbs
Whit Gibbs is the Founder & CEO of Compass Mining. In this conversation, we discuss the hash rate response since China's ban, Biden's recent Crypto Executive Order, Regulation, and the Bitcoin Mining Industry. ======================= Since 2018 Copper has been at the forefront of institutional digital asset development. From award winning custody solutions, to creating the first truly off-exchange settlement function, Copper pioneers technology, products, and services, in lock-step with a ra
Mar 10, 2022 • 24:03
#853 The Insiders Are Yelling Warning Signs
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today's episode covers commodity prices related to the Russia/Ukraine Complex and I read a letter from Zoltan Pozsar of Credit Suisse explaining the risks to The U.S. Dollar Reserve Status. ======================= Bitcoin 2022 is the LARGEST Bitcoin event in the world that takes place April 6th - 9th in Miami Beach, Florida. All four days
Mar 9, 2022 • 11:33
#852 Are We At Economic War? w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we dive into various markets such as commodities and bonds and how they relate to the uncertainty in the macro environment. We also look at Bitcoin On-Chain analytics and discuss if a recession is near. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the
Mar 9, 2022 • 27:20
#851 Is The U.S. Dollar Reserve Status At Risk? w/ Peter Schiff
Peter Schiff is everyone's favorite gold bug. He is the Chief Economist & Global Strategist at EuroPac and Founder of Schiff Gold. In this conversation, we discuss Federal Reserve policy, monetary stimulus injected into the global economy, how the Russia/Ukraine conflict affects the U.S. dollar, and of course and Bitcoin vs. Gold debate. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transpar
Mar 8, 2022 • 55:09
#850 Operating A Baseball Team On The Bitcoin Standard w/ Steven Nelkovski
Steven Nelkovski is the CEO of the Perth Heat Baseball Team. They are the first baseball team to operate on a Bitcoin Standard In this conversation, we discuss starting back up in Australia after the pandemic, Expanding the Bitcoin Standard to more teams, Education the people about Bitcoin, and the recent world events that helped to Orange Pill more individuals. Steven joined us in studio last Friday as a guest host on "The Best Business Show". To view the full video interview, go to the "Best B
Mar 7, 2022 • 56:04
#849 Legitimizing The Crypto Industry w/ Bradley Tusk
Bradley Tusk is the Founder & CEO of Tusk Venture Partners In this conversation, we discuss regulation in the crypto space and efforts to legitimize the Industry. We also discuss Crypto companies going public, Tusk Venture's investments, and the future effects from the Russia/Ukraine invasion. ======================= Mode, UK Fintech app, allows you to buy, earn and grow Bitcoin, all in one app. Not only is it a secure app to buy & hold Bitcoin, Mode allows you to pay & receive up to 10% Bitcoi
Mar 6, 2022 • 33:06
#848 Can Bitcoin Stay Above $40k? - BTC On-Chain Analytics
In today's episode, I break down Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. I'm usually joined by WiIl Clemente on Saturdays to discuss his research through articulating his weekly newsletter. Unfortunately, Will was unable to join us this week. Instead, I go through the Blockware Newsletter to help you understand why Bitcoin pumped this week and how the Russia/Ukraine crises is affecting the macro enviorment. To see the video with the corresponding charts referenced throughout the interview, go to the Anthon
Mar 5, 2022 • 9:26
#847 How Russian Sanctions Will Affect The U.S. w/Darius Dale
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. For today's episode, my brothers Joe and John helped fill-in and conduct the interview. In this conversation, they discuss the macro economy, reaction to Russia/Ukraine war, The Fed raising interest rates, and what you should be considering as you're investing your capital during these uncertain times. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." This week, Darius joined us in our Miami studio.
Mar 4, 2022 • 33:42
#846 Investors Are Running To Bitcoin w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. This week, my brother John helped fill-in and interview Dylan. In this conversation, they discuss Bitcoin's recent pump, the short squeeze, market structure, and how the Ukraine/Russia war is affecting the Bitcoin price. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding
Mar 3, 2022 • 23:00
#845 We Should Not Normalize Economic War On Innocent Civilians
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today I discuss the long-term implications and risks to the United States Dollar from the recent financial sanctions. While strategic in the short-term, removing Russia from the global financial system presents a threat to the U.S. Dollar as the global reserve currency. ======================= Bitcoin 2022 is the LARGEST Bitcoin event in
Mar 2, 2022 • 10:06
#844 Russia Sanctions Lead To Long-Term Problems For The U.S.
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with the deepest pool of crypto liquidity. LMAX Digital is also a primary price discovery venue, streaming real-time market data to the
Mar 1, 2022 • 12:01
#843 Bitcoin's Expansion Around The World w/ Nic Carter
Nic Carter is a Partner at Castle Island Ventures. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin, Mining, Mexico Senator Encouraging Bitcoin, Russia/Ukraine conflict, and Canada's financial censorship. Nic joined us in the studio as a guest host on "The Best Business Show". To see the video of this episode, head over to the "The Best Business Show: LIVE" Youtube Channel. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offer
Mar 1, 2022 • 1:11:14
#842 Bitcoin Stops Politicians From Having Too Much Control w/ Marty Bent
Marty Bent is the founder of TFTC, a media company focused on Bitcoin, beauty and freedom in the digital age. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin, mining, authoritarian states, the World Economic Forum, digital freedom, and why you should start paying attention to Bitcoin now. Marty joined us in the studio as a guest on "The Best Business Show". To see the video of this episode, head over to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" Youtube Channel. ======================= Choice is a new self-directe
Feb 28, 2022 • 1:01:37
#841 Central Bank Digital Currencies Will Be A Violation Of Human Rights
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today I break down Central Bank Digital Currencies (or CBDCs) and explain why their creation will lead to some of the biggest violations of human rights that we have ever seen. ======================= The Pod Pro Cover by Eight Sleep is the most advanced solution on the market for thermoregulation. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating wi
Feb 27, 2022 • 11:36
#840 How Bitcoin On-Chain Is Looking After Russia/Ukraine War Begins
In today's episode, I break down Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. I'm usually joined by WiIl Clemente on Saturdays to discuss his research through articulating his weekly newsletter. Unfortunately, Will was unable to join us this week. Instead, I go through the Blockware Newsletter to help you understand what happened to Bitcoin this week after war broke out between Russia and Ukraine. To see the video with the corresponding charts referenced throughout the interview, go to my Anthony Pompliano YouT
Feb 26, 2022 • 7:43
#839 Russia, Ukraine, China, Oil, and Bitcoin
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today I share my thoughts on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. What does this mean for the geopolitical powers? And why the U.S. government should consider buying Bitcoin now for national security purposes. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building beautiful and user-friendly bloc
Feb 25, 2022 • 10:40
#838 How Will The Market Respond To Russian War? w/ Darius Dale
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, what's happening in the financial markets, how Darius is looking at various metrics, and what you should be considering as you're investing your capital. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video of the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Channel ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of
Feb 25, 2022 • 38:57
#837 Current State Of The Stablecoin Market w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect from the rest of the bitcoin bull market. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Dylan references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business
Feb 24, 2022 • 22:38
#836 Balancing Work & Marriage w/ Polina, Pomp, Alex & Matteo
This is a special episode of the Pomp Podcast. I sat down with Polina and our friends Alex Zatarain and Matteo Franceschetti who are the founders of Eight Sleep. In this conversation, we discuss our personal lives, running businesses, partnerships, how we see the world, and share a few embarrassing stories along the way. Sofia also makes a special guest appearance later in the episode. ======================= Bitcoin 2022 is the LARGEST Bitcoin event in the world that takes place April 6th - 9th
Feb 23, 2022 • 1:08:44
#835 Bitcoin Is The Freedom Technology The Western World Needs
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today I discuss the current financial suppression occurring in Canada. In response to Canada's authoritarian actions, people are getting Orange-Pilled in real time. Longtime adversaries of Bitcoin are starting to change their mind and are seeing why Bitcoin is so important. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solu
Feb 22, 2022 • 11:14
#834 NFTs Taking Over Professional Sports w/ Andy Spellman & Jerod Mayo
Andy Spellman is the Founder and Managing Partner at Fifth Down Capital. Jerod Mayo is a former NFL Linebacker and Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots and is now a top coach within the Patriots organization. In this conversation we discuss technology investing, financial management for athletes, and the sports card and NFT boom. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7
Feb 21, 2022 • 15:11
#833 Building Institutional Crypto Infrastructure w/ David Mercer
David Mercer is the CEO of LMAX Group. Based in Europe, they're a leading specialist in FX trading and now have LMAX Digital, a leader in institutional trading in the Crypto Industry In this conversation we discuss institutions, high frequency trading, and all of the market infrastructure needed for the Crypto markets to mature. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bit
Feb 21, 2022 • 41:53
#832 The Sports Card Investing Boom w/ Dan Fleyshman
Dan Fleysham is an entrepreneur and investor. He is the Founder of Elevator Studios, and the youngest founder to ever take a company public. He also owns a card shop in LA called "Cards and Coffee" I spoke with Dan while in Los Angeles for Super Bowl Weekend. In this conversation, we discuss technology investing and the sports card industry. ======================= BlockFi provides financial products for crypto investors. Those products include BlockFi Wallet, no fee Trading, crypto collaterali
Feb 20, 2022 • 14:43
#831 Bitcoin Market Is In A Trendless Chop w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. WIll joins us every Friday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Will references throughou
Feb 19, 2022 • 46:22
#830 How Will Russia & Ukraine Impact The Macro Economy w/ Darius Dale
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, what's happening in the financial markets, how Darius is looking at various metrics, and what you should be considering as you're investing your capital. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." This week, he joined us in our Miami studio. To see the video, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Channel. ======================= Exodu
Feb 18, 2022 • 45:36
#829 The Massive Business Of The NFL And Super Bowl Weekend w/ Darren Rovell
Darren Rovell is a Sports Business Reporter and Senior Executive Reporter for Action Network. He focuses on the businesses of sports betting, memorabilia, NFTs and more. My brother Joe and I sat down with Darren last weekend in Los Angeles before the Super Bowl. In this conversation, we discuss Super Bowl Weekend, Gambling On The Big Game, The Olympics and Darren shows us some of his personal memorabilia. he brought with him. ======================= Mode, UK Fintech app, allows you to buy, earn
Feb 17, 2022 • 49:44
#828 BlockFi's $100M Settlement Explained
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today I break down BlockFi's recently settlement with the SEC. I explain the situation, provide my commentary on the decision, and why this is a watershed moment for the Crypto Industry and its future success. ======================= Bitcoin 2022 is the LARGEST Bitcoin event in the world that takes place April 6th - 9th in Miami Beach, Fl
Feb 16, 2022 • 12:33
#827 Bitcoin Frees Us From Censorship NOW w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect from the rest of the bitcoin bull market. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Dylan references throughout the interview, go to "The
Feb 16, 2022 • 27:13
#826 Financial Censorship Is Becoming Pervasive
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today I discuss the recent financial censorship occurring in Afghanistan, Russia and Canada. These socio-economic trends emphasize the value of Bitcoin and it's decentralized properties. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, t
Feb 15, 2022 • 10:08
#825 Studying Elon Musk & The Founders Of Paypal w/ Jimmy Soni
Jimmy Soni is the author a brand new book called "The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley" In this conversation we talk about Paypal and the individuals who made that company, and why PayPal is so important to Silicon Valley. Jimmy also shares some stories about Elon Musk that have never been told publicly before. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are li
Feb 14, 2022 • 33:47
#824 Social Investing w/ Rishi Khanna
Rishi Khanna is the CEO of Stocktwits. In this conversation, we discuss Stocktwits' business model, social investing, NFTs, Cryptocurrency and the vertical integration of trading infrastructure and the social audience that Stocktwits has. ======================= Mode, UK Fintech app, allows you to buy, earn and grow Bitcoin, all in one app. Not only is it a secure app to buy & hold Bitcoin, Mode allows you to pay & receive up to 10% Bitcoin Cashback from its growing list of online partner brand
Feb 13, 2022 • 26:48
#823 Is The Bitcoin Bull Run Back?! - BTC On-Chain
In today's episode, I break down Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. I'm usually joined by WiIl Clemente on Saturdays to discuss his research through articulating his weekly newsletter. Unfortunately, Will was unable to join us this week. Instead, I go through the Blockware Newsletter to help you understand what is going on in the Bitcoin market this past week. To see the video with the corresponding charts referenced throughout the interview, go to the Anthony Pompliano YouTube Channel. ==============
Feb 12, 2022 • 7:56
#822 Inflation Hits 7.5% w/ Darius Dale
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, what's happening in the financial markets, how Darius is looking at various metrics, and what you should be considering as you're investing your capital. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Darius references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Chann
Feb 11, 2022 • 32:00
#821 Russia Is Playing Geopolitical Chess
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today I discuss the recent regulation news out of Russia and how they will now be treating Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies as currencies. What will this mean for Russia's status on the global stage, and what should the U.S. do in response? ======================= Mode, UK Fintech app, allows you to buy, earn and grow Bitcoin, all in one ap
Feb 10, 2022 • 10:50
#820 Building Consumer Products For Millions w/ Aarthi Ramamurthy
Aarthi Ramamurthy is the head of International at Clubhouse. She co-hosts "The Good Time Show" and was recently signed with WME as a creator focused on telling optimistic stories about technology. In this conversation, we talk about building technology products, connecting shared experiences globally, and Aarthi's fascinating background to get to where she is today. ======================= Mode, UK Fintech app, allows you to buy, earn and grow Bitcoin, all in one app. Not only is it a secure ap
Feb 10, 2022 • 51:52
#819 How Macro Investors Are Investing In Crypto w/ Dan Tapiero
Dan Tapiero is the Founder & CEO of 10T Holdings. In this conversation we discuss how macro investors are viewing Bitcoin, Ethereum and other digital assets. We also discuss Dan's current investment thesis and his team's recent investments in growth stage rounds of Crypto companies. ======================= Bitcoin 2022 is the LARGEST Bitcoin event in the world that takes place April 6th - 9th in Miami Beach, Florida. All four days will be jammed-packed with exclusive content, exciting announ
Feb 9, 2022 • 35:09
#818 Bitcoin's Comeback w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect from the rest of the bitcoin bull market. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Dylan references throughout the interview, go to "The
Feb 9, 2022 • 25:10
#817 Educating The Masses About NFTs w/ Randi Zuckerberg
Randi Zuckerberg is an entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. She has recently gone all-in on the NFT world, including buying NFTs, mentoring artists, and education as many people as she can about the power of this technology. In this conversation, we discuss the importance of NFTs for artists, women and different generations. Randi also shares her stories and experiences since getting involved in this space. This interview is brought to you by Okcoin. ======================= Okcoin is one
Feb 8, 2022 • 39:11
#816 American Dynamism - Investing In America's Future w/ Katherine Boyle
Katherine Boyle is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. She recently published an article about "American Dynamism" and how we should approach investing into the future of American infrastructure. In this conversation, we break down this article and discuss the meaning of "American Dynamism", investing in Anderil and Flock Safety, optimism for the future, and why building American-centric technologies is so important. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'
Feb 7, 2022 • 1:01:04
#815 The Canadian Trucker Convoy Explained w/ Mackenzie Collins
Mackenzie Collins is the Founder & CEO of Mack's Installations. Mack was previously on the podcast and its one of my favorite episodes to date. Mackenzie is a Canadian who helped give us an on the ground report from the trucker protest. In this conversation, we discuss media misinformation, politics, Bitcoin, and what it means for every day citizens to achieve freedom from this technology. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building b
Feb 6, 2022 • 20:51
#814 Understanding DAOs w/ Yury Lifshits
Yury Lifshits is the Founder & CEO of Superdao, an oppressing system for Decentralized Automated Organizations. In this conversation, Yury walks us through everything related to DAOs. This is a great conversation to help you understand the basics of DAOs and why they are we important. We also discuss what Yury is building at Superdao and where he sees the industry heading in the next decade. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building
Feb 6, 2022 • 24:58
#813 Bitcoin Bounces Back To $40k - BTC On-Chain Analytics
In today's episode, I break down Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. I'm usually joined by WiIl Clemente on Saturdays to discuss his research through articulating his weekly newsletter. Unfortunately, Will was unable to join us this week. Instead, I go through the Blockware Newsletter to help you understand why Bitcoin crashed this week and what you should do during a crash. This on-chain breakdown was streamed live on the "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts refere
Feb 5, 2022 • 9:22
#812 The Fed Didn't Raise Rates - What Now? w/ Darius Dale
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, what's happening in the financial markets, how Darius is looking at various metrics, and what you should be considering as you're investing your capital. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Darius references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Chann
Feb 4, 2022 • 31:55
#811 Bitcoin Steady After A Rough Start To 2022 w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect from the rest of the bitcoin bull market. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Dylan references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business
Feb 3, 2022 • 25:41
#810 Fidelity Thinks Bitcoin Can't Be Replaced
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today's episode is about Fidelity and their recent research paper about Bitcoin being the superior Crypto asset. ======================= Bitcoin 2022 is the LARGEST Bitcoin event in the world that takes place April 6th - 9th in Miami Beach, Florida. All four days will be jammed-packed with exclusive content, exciting announcements and an
Feb 2, 2022 • 10:01
#809 Congressman Wants To Be Paid In Bitcoin w/ Rep. Tom Emmer
Tom Emmer Is a Congressman for Minnesota's 6th District. He is one of the leading voices in the Congress in regards to Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin, Inflation, The current issues with our economy, why Tom would like to be paid in Bitcoin, and what he would do as President of the United States. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent a
Feb 1, 2022 • 37:48
#808 Beating The Corporate News w/ Saagar Enjeti
Saagar Enjeti is the Host of "Breaking Points with Krystaal and Saagar", a fully independent show focused on taking out cable news and bringing trust back to journalism. In this conversation, we discuss the broken cable news structure, the economy, Joe Rogan's popularity and why Saagar loves Bitcoin. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retireme
Jan 31, 2022 • 36:38
#807 Long Term Investing
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today I discuss long term investment strategies. The same strategy that made legends like Warren Buffett incredibly successful. Controlling your emotions and viewing your investment with a long time horizon will help you navigate these market selloffs. ======================= BlockFi provides financial products for crypto investors. Prod
Jan 30, 2022 • 7:57
#806 Fear In The Markets - How To Control Emotions
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today I discuss controlling emotions and how to be intellectually honest and humble when evaluating a difficult market environment. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building beautiful and user-friendly blockchain products. With its focus on design and user experience, Exodus h
Jan 30, 2022 • 9:11
#805 Finding New Web3 Investments w/ Chris Perkins
Christopher Perkins is the President of CoinFund, the diverse Investment Management firm focused on Web3 and Decentralized Technologies. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin, Ethereum, Web3 and Building Infrastructure. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building beautiful and user-friendly blockchain products. With its focus on design and user experience, Exodus has become one of the most popular and loved cryptocurrency apps. It’s
Jan 29, 2022 • 21:28
#804 Bitcoin Whales Are Starting To Accumulate w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various on-chain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. Will joins us every Friday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Will references througho
Jan 29, 2022 • 31:01
#803 How To Evaluate NFT Projects w/ Andrew Steinwold
Andrew Steinwold is the managing partner at Sfermion, one of the leading NFT funds. He's an investor in OpenSea, Art Blocks and many other NFT projects. In this project, we discuss the growing NFT space, evaluating new projects, gaming and how to think about NFTs vs. NFT infrastructure. ======================= Today’s episode is sponsored by Abra. Based in California and backed by top VC firms, Abra is an all-in-one simple, secure app that allows you to trade over 110 cryptocurrencies, get 0% i
Jan 28, 2022 • 29:32
#802 Inflation Continues To Hurt The Poor The Most w/ Darius Dale
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, what's happening in the financial markets, how Darius is looking at various metrics, and what you should be considering as you're investing your capital. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Darius references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Chann
Jan 28, 2022 • 32:13
#801 The $1B Nutrition Drink Company w/ Chris Ashenden
Chris Ashenden is the Founder and CEO of Athletic Greens. They recently raised $100M and are currently valued at $1B. In this episode we discuss health, nutrition, daily routines and how Chris built a massive business before taking any outside investment capital. ======================= Mode, UK Fintech app, allows you to buy, earn and grow Bitcoin, all in one app. Not only is it a secure app to buy & hold Bitcoin, Mode allows you to pay & receive up to 10% Bitcoin Cashback from its growing lis
Jan 27, 2022 • 31:33
#800 Bitcoin Skeptic Changes His Mind w/ Sven Henrich
Sven Henrich is the Founder of Northman Trader. He's a highly respected technical analyst and commentator about markets and the macro economic environment. Sven recently changed his stance on Bitcoin and has started to allocate capital into the asset. In this conversation we talk about the macro environment, fiscal policy and how these unprecedented times led Sven to considering Bitcoin as an allocation in his portfolio. ======================= Mode, UK Fintech app, allows you to buy, earn and
Jan 27, 2022 • 57:06
#799 Bitcoin Debate!! w/ Darren Rovell
Darren Rovell is a Sports Business Reporter and Senior Executive Reporter for Action Network. He focuses on the businesses of sports betting, memorabilia, NFTs and more. Darren has been very outspoken against Bitcoin lately on social media, so we invited Darren to come on The Best Business Show to have a healthy debate. In this conversation we discuss why Darren dislikes Bitcoin, comparisons to sports gambling, and what he thinks is wrong with the Crypto Industry. I have immense respect for Darr
Jan 26, 2022 • 38:56
#798 Bitcoin Sells Off But Fundamentals Still Strong w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect from the rest of the bitcoin bull market. Dylan joins us every Tuesday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Dylan references throughout the interview, go to "The
Jan 26, 2022 • 31:48
#797 Bitcoin In Your Retirement Account w/ Ryan Radloff
Ryan Radloff Is The CEO of Choice By Kingdom Trust. Choice is the first company to offer their users the option to purchase Bitcoin and place it into their retirement account. This allows individuals to achieve the tax free benefits of holding an appreciating asset, while still holding their personal Bitcoin. In this conversation, we discuss the savings crises in America, the problem with current retirement accounts, and what you at home can do in order to leverage the savings technology of Bit
Jan 25, 2022 • 53:21
#796 Why Memes Rule The World w/ Luke Burgis
Luke Burgis is the Author of "Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life" and writes the "Anti-Memetic" Newsletter. In this conversation, we dive deep into Memetics and how it control our lives in more ways than we may think. We discuss how memetic desires affect our investments through meme stocks, memes in politics and celebrity culture, and what you should do when you recognize that you're in a situation where you could be adversely affected through said memetic desires. ==========
Jan 24, 2022 • 30:49
#795 The Lightning Network Continues To Grow w/ Graham Krizek
Graham Krizek is the Founder & CEO of Voltage, an enterprise-grade infrastructure services for Bitcoin that recently raised $6M. In this conversation, we talk a lot about the Bitcoin Lightning Network, Infrastructure as a service, and how he feels about the growth of Bitcoin & The Lightning Network. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have r
Jan 24, 2022 • 22:54
#794 Competition Instead Of Conflict
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today I discuss the relationship between the United States and China and ideas around competition and conflict. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with the deepest pool o
Jan 23, 2022 • 11:32
#793 Why Is Bitcoin Is Crashing?! - BTC On-Chain Analytics
In today's episode, I break down Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. Usually, WiIl Clemente joins me on Saturdays to discuss his research through articulating his weekly newsletter. Unfortunately, Will was unable to join us this week. Instead, I go through the Blockware Newsletter to help you understand why Bitcoin crashed this week and what you should do during a crash. This on-chain breakdown was streamed live on the "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts referenced
Jan 22, 2022 • 12:03
#792 The Insane Real Estate Market Today w/ Ben Miller
Ben Miller is the Co-Founder & CEO of Fundrise, America's largest real estate investment platform. In this conversations, we discuss real estate market, interest rates, and the different trends for investors in the real estate investment asset class since the start of the global pandemic. ======================= Today’s episode is sponsored by Abra. Based in California and backed by top VC firms, Abra is an all-in-one simple, secure app that allows you to trade over 110 cryptocurrencies, get 0%
Jan 21, 2022 • 20:01
#791 How The Macro Economy Is Affecting Your Investments w/ Darius Dale
Darius Dale is the Founder & CEO of 42 Macro, the leading macro risk manager adviser. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, what's happening in the financial markets, how Darius is looking at various metrics, and what you should be considering as you're investing your capital. Darius joins us every Thursday on "The Best Business Show." To see the video with the corresponding charts that Darius references throughout the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Chann
Jan 21, 2022 • 31:28
#790 Build An Insane Real Estate Portfolio TODAY w/ Richard Fertig
Richard Fertig is the Founder of Stomp Capital and is the creator of Short Term Rental University In this conversation, we discuss everything around short term rentals. Richard helps to break down the real estate market and how you can get started today in this emerging asset class. This is a masterclass in learning all about why short term rentals are the future of real estate investing. ======================= Mode, UK Fintech app, allows you to buy, earn and grow Bitcoin, all in one app. Not
Jan 20, 2022 • 33:29
#789 Bitcoin & Philanthropy w/ Bill Pulte
Bill Pulte is the leader of Pulte Capital, inventor of Twitter Philanthropy and is the author of the new free E-book "The Home That Pulte Built", a book dedicated to his grandfather. Bill joined us in studio for 2 hours on The Best Business Show. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin, why Bill believes the next six months may be difficult in the market, the current state of the housing market, Bill's current investments, and his philanthropic impacts. You can watch the full interview on the
Jan 20, 2022 • 1:13:00
#788 World Class Artist Joins the NFT Space w/ Paul Gerben
Paul Gerben is a world class artist who has created some of the most in-demand sculptures and paintings around the world. He's got a brand new NFT project launched with SuperRare. In this conversation we are joined with the team at SuperRare to discuss this new project, Paul entering the NFT space, his thoughts on the future of NFTs, and why it's important for other artists to get involved. ======================= Bitcoin 2022 is the LARGEST Bitcoin event in the world that takes place April 6th
Jan 19, 2022 • 27:37
#787 What In The World Is Going On With Bitcoins Price w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect from the rest of the bitcoin bull market. ======================= Bitcoin 2022 is the LARGEST Bitcoin event in the world that takes place April 6th - 9th in Miami Beach, Florida. All four days will be jamme
Jan 19, 2022 • 35:43
#786 Every Country Will Mine Bitcoin Soon w/ Kevin O'Leary
Kevin O'Leary is a world-class entrepreneur and investor, and is also the host of the popular ABC show "Shark Tank". In this conversation, we discuss Kevin's growing crypto portfolio, regulation necessary for the Crypto space, Institutional Capital, and where he see's the industry going in 2022. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, togethe
Jan 18, 2022 • 45:57
#785 Is Borrowing Against Your Bitcoin A Smart Investment? w/ Jason Williams
Jason Williams is an investor and entrepreneur.. He has built and sold numerous companies, including an approximately $500 million exit in the healthcare space. Jason and Pomp have also worked together to invest more than $100 million in the bitcoin and crypto industry. In this conversation, we discuss leveraging your Bitcoin and Real Estate for liquidity, the risks involved when borrowing against your Bitcoin, and the 5 things that Jason is excited for in Crypto this next year. ==========
Jan 17, 2022 • 22:19
#784 Rio De Janeiro Joins Bitcoin's Worldwide Adoption
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today I break down Rio De Janeiro's decision to buy Bitcoin with the city's balance sheet. What does it mean for Brazil? And which country will be next? ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building beautiful and user-friendly blockchain products. With its focus on design and user
Jan 16, 2022 • 6:28
#783 What's Keeping Bitcoin At $43k? w/Will Clemente
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building beautiful and user-friendly bl
Jan 15, 2022 • 23:16
#782 Should We Ban Central Bank Digital Currencies?
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. Today I break down the recent decision by Representative Tom Emmer to put forward a legislative order to ban the Federal Reserve from creating a Central Bank Digital Currency. ======================= Today’s episode is sponsored by Abra. Based in California and backed by top VC firms, Abra is an all-in-one simple, secure app that allows
Jan 14, 2022 • 9:01
#781 Is The Bitcoin Bear Market Over? w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect as we go deeper into 2022. ======================= Mode, UK Fintech app, allows you to buy, earn and grow Bitcoin, all in one app. Not only is it a secure app to buy & hold Bitcoin, Mode allows you to pay & receive up to
Jan 13, 2022 • 29:46
#780 The Economics Behind Vaccinations w/ Dr. Peter McCullough
Dr. Peter McCullough is an American Cardiologist. He previously was the Vice Chief of Internal Medicine at Baylor University Medical Center and a Professor at Texas A&M University. Dr. McCullough has become well known in the Internet circles for speaking out against many of the well held consensus around Covid-19, Vaccinations, and Public Health decisions. In this conversation we discuss the capitalistic pursuits of vaccine manufactures. Who is making money? How much? And why this is importa
Jan 12, 2022 • 20:07
#778 Developers Are Choosing Bitcoin, Crypto & Web3 w/ Avichal Garg
Avichal Garg is the Founder of Electric Capital, one of the leading Cryptocurrency focused Investment managers. Every year, Avichal and his team create the Electric Capital Developer Report. In this conversation, we break down the report, get Avichal's takeaways, and reveal the surprises found throughout. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environmen
Jan 11, 2022 • 42:01
#779 Seek Out Alternative Viewpoints This Year
This episode is a little different than the usual podcast format. There is no guest. Instead, I will share a couple of thoughts I have around a specific topic. This week is is Hereticon, a conference centered around individuals and topics that are usually deemed off limits by the general public. We live in a society that demonizes heretics and critical thinkers who dare to go outside the lines. Instead of attempting to censor these people, I challenge you to seek out alternative viewpoints this
Jan 11, 2022 • 7:52
#777 The Bitcoin Ecosystem Report w/ Yassine Elmandjra
Yassine Elmandjra is an Analyst at Ark Investment who heads up their Crypto research. They recently released a report about on-chain metrics and the Bitcoin ecosystem. In this conversation, we break down the paper and discuss on-chain metrics, why Ark believes this data is so important, and how you can use this information to educate yourself. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the
Jan 10, 2022 • 32:00
#776 Building Decentralized Exchanges For Retail Traders w/ Mark Lurie
Mark Lurie is the CEO of Shipyard Software. They specialize in building decentralized exchanges focused on specific types of users in the DeFi space. In this conversation we discuss Decentralized Exchanges, technical trade-offs, liquidity management, and changes in incentive structures. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with th
Jan 9, 2022 • 28:55
#775 Fear In The Markets - What's Next For Bitcoin? w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. ======================= Exodus is leading the world out of the traditional financial system by building beautiful and user-friendly bl
Jan 8, 2022 • 44:53
#774 Investing In Human Longevity And Future Tech w/ Christian Angermayer
Christian Angermayer is a billionaire and the founder Apeiron Investment Group. In this conversation, we deep dive into Christian's investments and his views on where the world is going. We discuss human longevity and health optimization, Bitcoin, Inflation, Fed policy, the future of human communication, and how Christian views the next year for the U.S. economy. ======================= Today’s episode is sponsored by Abra. Based in California and backed by top VC firms, Abra is an all-in-one s
Jan 7, 2022 • 1:53:03
#773 Bividend - The World's First Bitcoin Dividend w/ Charles Allen
Charles Allen is the CEO of Nasdaq listed BTCS, they are the world's first publicly traded company to announce that they will issue the dividend paid out in Bitcoin. It's a corporate dividend paid from their balance sheet to their shareholders. You can elect to receive it in cash or Bitcoin In this conversation, we discuss the dividend, why they decided to offer this to shareholders, the BTCS business, and future plans. ======================= Mode, UK Fintech app, allows you to buy, earn and g
Jan 6, 2022 • 36:01
#772 Free Market Solution To A Broken Cost Of Capital w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect from the rest of the bitcoin bull market. ======================= Bitcoin 2022 is the LARGEST Bitcoin event in the world that takes place April 6th - 9th in Miami Beach, Florida. All four days will be jamme
Jan 5, 2022 • 28:27
#771 The Future Of Free Speech In America w/ Jason Miller
Jason Miller is the CEO of GETTR, a new social media site focused on free speech. In this conversation, we discuss social media platforms, free speech, censorship, Joe Rogan joining GETTR, and Jason's time working with President Trump. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with the deepest pool of crypto liquidity. LMAX Digital is
Jan 4, 2022 • 43:01
#770 Q&A - Looking Ahead To What 2022 Will Bring
Today is a special Fan Q&A Episode. I asked you guys on Twitter for questions, and Polina is here to help read the questions to me. In this episode I discuss my thoughts on the next year, goals I hope to achieve, and new investment strategies. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retirement accounts with dollars in them, but not bitcoin. I w
Jan 3, 2022 • 20:08
#769 Bitcoin Market Outlook 2022
Today we're looking ahead to 2022. Normally, we have Will Clemente every Saturday to break down the Bitcoin On-Chain metrics from the past week. Will was unable to join us this week, so instead, I'll be breaking Blockware's report analyzing the market outlook for Bitcoin in 2022. At the end of this episode, I go through the themes that I am looking forward to in 2022 such as regulation and brain drain, I hope you enjoy this episode! ======================= Nasdaq-listed BTCS was the first US-pu
Jan 1, 2022 • 15:18
#768 Building a 9 Figure Empire With Zero Public Funding w/ Val Katayev
Val Katayev is a serial entrepreneur with over $100M in profits and exits. He's successfully lead 4 different start-ups to hyper-growth that center around digital media. He has also recently made significant investments in real estate. In this conversation, we discuss building and selling companies, structuring a holding company, how he hires individuals to run each company, his unique work/sleep schedule, and why he's getting heavily invested in real estate. Val is someone you may not know, b
Dec 31, 2021 • 39:52
#767 Bitcoin Year In Review w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we look back on Bitcoin's 2021 on-chain analytics. What went right, what went wrong and what's to come in 2022? ======================= Matrixport is Asia’s fastest-growing digital asset platform founded by crypto veterans Jihan Wu and John Ge. With $10 billion in assets under management and cust
Dec 30, 2021 • 27:57
#766 Bitcoiner Buys A UK Football Club w/ Peter McCormack
Peter McCormack is the host of the "What Bitcoin Did" podcast and is the brand new owner of Real Bedford FC in the UK. In this conversation Peter discusses his new team, how he's going to adopt a Bitcoin Standard, and why he believes he can take the club for the 10th level in the division all the way up to the Premiere League. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and se
Dec 29, 2021 • 41:47
#765 Small Business Converts To Bitcoin Standard w/ Kevin McGarvey
Kevin McGarvey is the Co-Founder & President of All Out Parking Lots. Kevin has built a great 30 person small business and has recently converted to a Bitcoin Standard. They have put Bitcoin on the balance sheet and have started paying out weekly Bitcoin bonuses to employees. This is a fascinating conversation to understand how an entrepreneur of a non-public, non Wall Street backed, company can successfully convert to the Bitcoin Standard to run their business. ======================= My frie
Dec 29, 2021 • 24:42
#764 Orange Pill Your Family
This is a special episode of the podcast. Last night, I held an event called "Orange Pill Your Family." People from all over the world got their parents, siblings and family together as I held a free webinar that walked through the basics of Bitcoin. In this webinar, I discuss problems in the legacy financial world, what is Bitcoin, how it works, common Bitcoin misconceptions, how monetary policy works, and why they should start to learn more today. This a great episode to share with anyone you
Dec 27, 2021 • 47:30
#763 What Is Going On With Bitcoin This Week? w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect from the rest of the bitcoin bull market. ======================= Matrixport is Asia’s fastest-growing digital asset platform founded by crypto veterans Jihan Wu and John Ge. With $10 billion in assets under management an
Dec 23, 2021 • 31:48
#762 Crypto Trends To Watch In 2022 w/ Graham Jenkin
Graham Jenkin is the CEO of CoinList. They recently ran a survey to 4,000 users asking them about the state of the crypto industry. Questions ranged from "What Technologies Do You Plan To Use in 2022?" to "What are your favorite use cases for blockchain?" and even "Do you think other countries will soon follow El Salvador's Bitcoin adoption?" In this conversation we break down the results from this survey and look ahead to the Crypto Industry in 2022. ======================= With 10M+ users, Cr
Dec 22, 2021 • 29:09
#761 The 50 Most Promising Start Ups w/ Hannah Miller & Kate Clark
Hannah Miller & Kate Clark are Reporters at the Information. They put together a list of the 50 Most Promising Start Ups which includes many Crypto companies In this conversation, we dissect the list and discuss the companies included, lessons learned this year and potential storylines heading into 2022. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environmen
Dec 21, 2021 • 33:15
#760 Hiring Physical Work Through The Digital World w/ Scot Wingo
Scot Wingo is the Co-Founder & CEO of Spiffy, an on-demand car cleaning and car servicing app. In this conversation, we discuss inflation, entrepreneurship, crypto, Web3 and NFTs ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retirement accounts with dollars in them, but not bitcoin. I was in that situation too. Now you can actually buy real Bitcoin i
Dec 20, 2021 • 39:52
#759 Protecting Your Online Privacy w/ Brendan Eich
Brendan Eich is the CEO of Brave Software, A Browser that focuses on your privacy and features integration of a crypto wallet. He previously created Java Script Programming Language and was one of the Co-Founders of Mozilla Corporation. In this conversation, we discuss ads, privacy, internet revenue models, tracking, and how you can get payed to use the internet. ======================= Nasdaq-listed BTCS was the first US-public company to secure today’s top layer one protocols. Recently, BTCS
Dec 19, 2021 • 39:51
#758 Is Bitcoin Bullish Again? w/ Will Clemente
Will ClementeWill Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. ======================= Nasdaq-listed BTCS was the first US-public company to secure today’s top layer one protocols. Rec
Dec 18, 2021 • 27:17
#757 Earning Passive Bitcoin w/ Zac Prince
Zac Prince is the CEO of BlockFi In this conversation, we go on a deep dive into BlockFi's product suite and discuss the Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card, Earning Rewards In Other Cryptocurrencies, Interest Accounts, BlockFi's regulatory update, and future products. ======================= Mode, UK Fintech app, allows you to buy, earn and grow Bitcoin, all in one app. Not only is it an easy and safe way to buy and hold Bitcoin, with Mode you can shop and receive up to 10% Bitcoin Cashback for FREE
Dec 17, 2021 • 26:12
#756 Creating The New Standard For On-Chain Metrics w/ Artem Lazarev & Andy Bohutsky
Artem Lazarev & Andy Bohutsky are the Founders of Whalemap, an on-chain analytics platform. In this conversation we discuss on-chain metrics, how centralized exchanges make money, the metrics they are building that give information before actions happen, and their Web3 focused business model ======================= Matrixport is Asia’s fastest-growing digital asset platform founded by crypto veterans Jihan Wu and John Ge. With $10 billion in assets under management and custody. Matrixport offe
Dec 16, 2021 • 25:34
#755 Bitcoin On-Chain Metrics and Leverage w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect from the rest of the bitcoin bull market. ======================= My friends at Coin Cloud will give you $50 in FREE Bitcoin when you buy $200 or more at any of their 4,000+ machines. Use promo code POMP to get your free
Dec 15, 2021 • 41:42
#754 Build An Amazing Life By Owning Boring Businesses w/ Nick Huber
Nick Huber an Entrepreneur, Investor and the founder of Sweaty Startup. He's built a great portfolio of self-storage facilities and service businesses. In this conversation, we discuss real estate, inflation, cash flow businesses, and how young people can get started today. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with the deepest poo
Dec 14, 2021 • 1:08:57
#753 Bringing Coding To The Masses w/ Amjad Masad
Amjad Masad is the Co-Founder & CEO of Replit, a website dedicated to writing code and building apps. In this conversation, we discuss software development, the importance of coding, how to educate more people on this technical endeavor, and why Replit is such an impressive business. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retirement accounts w
Dec 13, 2021 • 37:19
#752 How British Businesses Are Adopting Bitcoin w/ Ryan Moore
Brian Moore is the CEO of Mode, a publicly traded U.K. Bitcoin Exchange. Mode offers a product suite of buying holding Bitcoin, Bitcoin Rewards Program, and payroll services for companies. They were also the fist company in the U.K. to put Bitcoin on their balance sheet. In this conversation, we discuss the Bitcoin Standard, Focusing on the U.K. market, and expanding their products to the U.S. and other countries. ======================= Mode, UK Fintech app, allows you to buy, earn and grow Bi
Dec 12, 2021 • 19:47
#751 What Needs To Happen To Be Bullish On Bitcoin Again w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various on-chain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the recent Bitcoin crash by taking a look at Bitcoin Fundamentals, on-chain metrics, explaining how the crash occurred, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. ======================= BlockFi provides financial products for crypto investors. Produc
Dec 11, 2021 • 38:10
#750 The First Decentralized Talent Network w/ Adam Jackson
Adam Jackson is the Co-Founder of Braintrust. In this conversation, we discuss hiring networks, marketplaces, Web3, economic incentives, and the future of this industry. ======================= Mode, UK Fintech app, allows you to buy, earn and grow Bitcoin, all in one app. Not only is it an easy and safe way to buy and hold Bitcoin, with Mode you can shop and receive up to 10% Bitcoin Cashback for FREE from its growing list of online partner brands. Available on the App Store and Google Play.
Dec 10, 2021 • 25:19
#749 This Bitcoin Conversation Blew My Mind w/ Jason Lowery
Jason Lowery is a member of the U.S. Space Force In this conversation we discuss Bitcoin, The Network, Kinetic vs. Electric Power Production, and Jason gives us some new frameworks of Bitcoin. This is one of the most powerful conversations I've ever had on Bitcoin, I hope you enjoy and share it with your friends and family. ======================= BlockFi provides financial products for crypto investors. Products include high-yield interest accounts, USD loans, and no fee trading. To start ea
Dec 10, 2021 • 1:07:43
#748 Building Ethernity Into A Massive NFT Platform w/ Nick Rose
Nick Rose is the Founder & CEO of Ethernity. In this conversation we discuss NFTs, Intellectual Property, Signing superstars like Messi, Culture, and what it would cost to play in an NBA game. ======================= With 10M+ users, Crypto.com is the easiest place to buy, and sell 100+ cryptocurrencies. The Crypto.com Visa Card gives you up to 8% back instantly, and 100% back on Spotify and Netflix. Also, Crypto.com lets you earn up to 8.5% p.a. on BTC, and 14% p.a. on stablecoins. Get $25 w
Dec 9, 2021 • 29:02
#747 NFTs Can Be a 10 Trillion Dollar Business w/ Tom Bilyeu
Tom Bilyeu is the Founder and CEO of Impact Theory. Former founder of Quest Nutrition, Tom is bringing education to the masses through his popular Youtube channel. In this episode, we discuss everything from NFTs, to the creation and purchase of Intellectual Property. ======================= Matrixport is Asia’s fastest-growing digital asset platform founded by crypto veterans Jihan Wu and John Ge. With $10 billion in assets under management and custody. Matrixport offers one-stop crypto-financ
Dec 9, 2021 • 32:01
#746 The Bitcoin Difference w/ Aleks Svetski
Aleks Svetski is the cofounder and CEO of Amber, a mobile company focused on making exposure to Bitcoin and the new wave of digital assets as simple, low risk, and automated as possible. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, dollar cost averaging, El Salvador, NFTs, multi-chain world, and time preference. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading envi
Dec 8, 2021 • 37:05
#745 Bringing Stablecoin Yield To Corporate Treasuries w/ Brandon Arvanaghi
Brandon Arvanaghi is the the CEO of Meow, the alternative to a savings account for businesses. Meow offers a Corporate Treasury product that helps companies convert their balance sheet to yield generating Stablecoins that earn up to 4% In this conversation we discuss Stablecoins, yield generation, potential risks, Bitcoin on the balance sheet, and the institutional repsonse to the product. ======================= With 10M+ users, Crypto.com is the easiest place to buy, and sell 100+ cryptocurr
Dec 8, 2021 • 24:28
#744 Moving To El Salvador For Bitcoin w/ Max Keiser & Stacy Herber
Max Keiser & Stacy Herbert are Bitcoin OGs who got into Bitcoin when it was under $10, and then went around the world teaching people about the digital currency. Today, they the popular Bitcoin podcast "The Orange Pill Podcast" and "The Keiser Report". In this episode, we discuss moving to El Salvador, emerging markets, issues with the legacy financial system, the macro economic state, and if states like Texas & Florida will look to leave the U.S. ======================= LMAX Digital - the mar
Dec 7, 2021 • 1:28:49
#743 NFTs And Shark Diving w/ Greg Norman Jr
Greg Norman Jr is the Founder & CEO of Shark Wake Park. He's also the Co-Founder and CEO of Jupiter Group In this conversation we talk about everything from NFTs, to intellectual property licensing, to literally diving with sharks. I hope you enjoy! ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with the deepest pool of crypto liquidity. L
Dec 6, 2021 • 38:23
#742 Bringing Decentralized Technology To Public Markets w/ Russell Starr
Russell Starr is the Executive Chairman and CEO at DeFi Technologies Inc, a digital asset investment firm bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized finance. The company trades under the ticker symbol DEFTF. In the conversation, we discuss bitcoin, decentralized finance, public markets, regulation, equity and debt markets, managing the balance sheet, and where innovation is happening. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that
Dec 6, 2021 • 30:28
#741 Building A Landscaping and Home Service Empire w/ Mike Botkin
Mike Botkin is the Founder of Benchmark Group. In this conversation, we discuss purchasing every day businesses and building a scalable service company. This episode is a must if you want to get into the world of business acquisition and how you can get started.
Dec 5, 2021 • 24:23
#740 The Ultimate Bitcoin vs. Gold Debate w/ Peter Schiff & Peter McCormack
Peter Schiff is the Chief Economist & Global Strategist at EuroPacific Capital. Peter McCormack is the host of the popular Bitcoin podcast "What Bitcoin DId". This is a very special episode with Peter Schiff and Peter McCormick in the same studio together. In this conversation, we discuss the economy and inflation with Peter Schiff. Then Peter McCormack joins the show and we discuss Gold vs. Bitcoin, Bitcoin backed loans, Store of value, and the digital economy. If you enjoyed this conversatio
Dec 4, 2021 • 1:44:48
#739 Human Readable Domains Deep Dive w/ Brantly Millegan & Matthew Gould
Brantly Millegan is the Director Of Operations at ENS (Ethereum Naming Service) and Matthew Gould is the Co-Founder & CEO of Unstoppable Domains. This is a special episode with two guests, completely dedicated to human readable domains. Through this service, Crypto users are able to set customizable wallet addresses instead of an address based on random numbers and letters. It's something I think about a lot when buying, selling or transacting on-chain. The advancement of human readable domains
Dec 3, 2021 • 57:58
#738 The 2022 Crypto Thesis Report w/ Ryan Selkis
Ryan Selkis is the Founder and CEO of Messari. In this conversation, we dissect his 2022 Crypto Thesis Report. It's a monster of a report that provides you with the information you need entering into the next year of Crypto. Its a must read report and this podcast will help break it all down. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together
Dec 3, 2021 • 1:20:23
#737 How Everyone Can Become A Bitcoin Miner w/ Whit Gibbs
Whit Gibbs is the Founder and CEO of Compass Mining. One of the fastest growing mining businesses in the industry In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin Mining, Geometric Hashrate Distribution, Decentralization of the network, and how you can invest and get in the mining game today. ======================= BlockFi provides financial products for crypto investors. Products include high-yield interest accounts, USD loans, and no fee trading. To start earning today visit: http://www.blockfi.com
Dec 2, 2021 • 38:59
#736 The First Bitcoin Baseball Team w/ Steven Nelkovski & Patrick O'Sullivan
Steven Nelkovski is the CEO and Patrick O'Sullivan is the Chief Bitcoin Officer of the Perth Heat, an Australian Baseball Team. They have fully converted their entire organization to a Bitcoin Standard by holding Bitcoin on their balance sheet. They will be paying players in Bitcoin, accepting payments in Bitcoin at their stadium, and placing Bitcoin logos on the team merchandise. In this conversation, we discuss pitching the idea to the organization, creating a Chief Bitcoin Officer role, payi
Dec 1, 2021 • 31:11
#735 Analyzing The Bitcoin Market Sell-Off
Today's episode is a little different than usual.. I break down the sell-off in the Bitcoin Market this past Friday and why it may not be as big of a deal as many people thought. I then continue the analysis by taking a took at the on-chain addresses and explaining why Bitcoin holders are becoming more decentralized. If you like this kind of breakdown of the news and on-chain analytics, you can watch The Best Business Show on my Youtube Channel every weekday from 11am-1pm. =====================
Nov 30, 2021 • 25:18
#734 The Economy Is Worse Than You Think w/ Preston Pysh
Preston Pysh is a financial investor and host of the "We Study Billionaires" podcast. In this conversation, we discuss negative yielding debt, increasing stress on pension plans, and how Bitcoin can solve recent macro economic problems. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide. Circle is also a principal developer
Nov 29, 2021 • 40:13
#733 Bitcoin's Black Friday Sale w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin's recent sideways trading through on-chain analytics and what macro-economic forces are causing BTC's price drop. ======================= With 10M+ users, Crypto.com is the easiest place to buy, and sell 100+ cryptocurrencies. The Crypto.com Visa Card gives you up to 8% back
Nov 28, 2021 • 17:04
#732 Bringing Bitcoin To Every U.S. City w/ Mayor Suarez & Jack Mallers
Francis Suarez is the Mayor Of Miami and Jack Mallers is the Founder & CEO of Strike. In this conversation, we discuss "Pay Me In Bitcoin", Miami's Bitcoin Adoption, and the what the future looks like for Bitcoin and American city adoption. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with the deepest pool of crypto liquidity. LMAX Digit
Nov 28, 2021 • 25:45
#731 Weekly BTC On-Chain Update w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. ======================= This Interview was part of our special 4.5 Hour Black Friday Bonanza on The Best Business Show. Go To My Yout
Nov 27, 2021 • 9:36
#730 What is going on with the price of Bitcoin?! w/ Dylan LeCLair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect from the rest of the bitcoin bull market. ======================= Mode, UK Fintech app, allows you to buy, earn and grow Bitcoin, all in one app. Not only is it an easy and safe way to buy and hold Bitcoin, with Mode you
Nov 24, 2021 • 28:53
#729 The Bitcoin Bull Case w/ Murad Mahmudov - Pomp Podcast BEST OF
This is a throwback episode that was recorded with Murad Mahmudov that was recorded on October 31, 2018. It was only the 25th episode we had created for the podcast. In the conversation, Murad explains why he is so bullish on bitcoin, including the path to bitcoin reaching $10 million per coin. Enjoy! ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have r
Nov 22, 2021 • 1:41:32
#728 Increasing Bitcoin Adoption w/ Chris McAlary
Chris McAlary was an early bitcoin miner and today serves as the founder and CEO of CoinCloud, the world’s largest network of two-way digital currency kiosks. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, mining, ATMs, increasing adoption, and how Chris has built such a large company. =======================
Nov 21, 2021 • 22:43
#727 What Is Going On With Bitcoin? w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. This week's interview with Will is guest hosted by my brother Joe from the Best Business Show.
Nov 20, 2021 • 44:04
#726 Find Cash Flow Businesses Today w/ Codie Sanchez
Codie Sanchez is a journalist and investor. She is the founder of the "Contrarian Thinking" newsletter, focused on alternative approaches to investing and cash-flow businesses. This is a special guest host episode by my brothers Joe and John from The Best Business Show. In this conversation, they discuss inflation, finding boring companies with huge cashflows, Recession-proof businesses and how to make $1,000 this weekend. ======================= Gemini is a leading regulated cryptocurrency ex
Nov 19, 2021 • 35:18
#725 Changing The Name Of The Staples Center To Crypto.Com w/ Steve Kalifowitz
Steve Kalifowitz is the CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) of Crypto.com. In this conversation, we discuss all of Crypto,com's sponsorship deals - including Formula 1, The UFC and their brand new 20 year, $700 million deal, to obtain the naming rights of the iconic Staples Center in Los Angeles. ======================= With 10M+ users, Crypto.com is the easiest place to buy, and sell 100+ cryptocurrencies. The Crypto.com Visa Card gives you up to 8% back instantly, and 100% back on Spotify and N
Nov 18, 2021 • 22:23
#724 Why Did Bitcoin Crash?! w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect from the rest of the bitcoin bull market. ======================= Mode, UK Fintech app, allows you to buy, earn and grow Bitcoin, all in one app. Not only is it an easy and safe way to buy and hold Bitcoin, with Mode you
Nov 17, 2021 • 28:02
#723 The Early Days of Bitcoin w/ Jameson Lopp and Pete Rizzo
Jameson Lopp is a cypherpunk, software engineer, columnist, and Bitcoin advocate. Lopp is also co-founder and CTO of bitcoin security provider Casa. Pete Rizzo is Editor at Bitcoin Magazine and Editor-at-Large at Kraken. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, the launch of bitcoin, Patoshi, and Satoshi’s email communications. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulate
Nov 16, 2021 • 37:37
#722 The Macro Economy and Your Portfolio w/ Lyn Alden
Lyn Alden is the founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, which provides market research to hundreds of thousands of individual investors and financial professionals. Lyn’s focus is on value investing with a global macro overlay, including currency differentials, shifts in monetary policy, and equity valuations. In this conversation, we discuss inflation, employment, supply chain disruptions, monetary policy, fiscal policy, stocks, bonds, commodities, and bitcoin. =======================
Nov 15, 2021 • 41:00
#721 Paying Bitcoin Dividend To Miami Citizens w/ Patrick Stanley and Muneeb Ali
Dr Muneeb Ali is the co-founder of Stacks, a platform to build smart contracts on top of Bitcoin. Patrick Stanley is the founder and CEO of Freehold and the Community Lead of CityCoins, a new product that allows you to support your favorite cities while earning yield in Bitcoin. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, Stacks, CityCoins, bitcoin yield, bitcoin dividends, and Miami’s plan to pay citizens in bitcoin. =======================
Nov 14, 2021 • 26:26
#720 Is The Bitcoin Bottom In?! w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward.
Nov 13, 2021 • 36:49
#719 Inflation and Employment w/ Peter Schiff
Peter Schiff is the Chief Economist and Global Strategist at Euro Pacific Capital. In this conversation, we discuss inflation, employment, monetary policy, fiscal policy, the US dollar, bitcoin, and gold. ======================= Gemini is a leading regulated cryptocurrency exchange, wallet, and custodian that makes it simple and secure to buy, sell, store, and earn bitcoin, ether, and over 40 other cryptocurrencies. Offering industry-leading security, insurance and uptime, Gemini is the go-to
Nov 12, 2021 • 27:18
#718 The Inflation Game w/ Jason Williams
Jason Williams is an entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder and Partner at Morgan Creek Digital. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, inflation, real estate, using debt wisely, the bull market, and what young people should think about financially. ======================= With 10M+ users, Crypto.com is the easiest place to buy, and sell 100+ cryptocurrencies. The Crypto.com Visa Card gives you up to 8% back instantly, and 100% back on Spotify and Netflix. Also, Crypto.com lets y
Nov 11, 2021 • 25:32
#717 Bitcoin Market Structure w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Senior Market Analyst at UTXO Management, a digital asset fund investing in the analog to digital transformation of money and the emergent financial system. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, market structure, and what to expect from the rest of the bitcoin bull market. ======================= If you haven’t started building your crypto portfolio on Okcoin, there’s no better time. They’re one of the fastest growing global exchanges around and th
Nov 10, 2021 • 30:47
#716 Bitcoin Is The Best Asset w/ Michael Saylor
Michael Saylor is an entrepreneur and business executive, who co-founded and leads MicroStrategy, a company which provides business intelligence, mobile software, and cloud-based services. He has become well known in the Bitcoin community for using the company's balance sheet to purchase more than $7 billion in bitcoin. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, MicroStrategy’s bitcoin allocation, politics, monetary policy, and how individuals should think about bitcoin. ======================
Nov 9, 2021 • 2:28:07
#715 The Most Popular Social Media Creator In The World w/ Julius Dein
Julius Dein is the most popular social media creator in thew world. He has tens of millions of followers across various platforms and earns billions of views per month. Julius is also an incredibly intelligent business man who understands the business behind content better than most. In this conversation, we discuss growing social channels, earning billions of views per month, making videos go viral, scaling a content team, building an eight-figure business, and why Julius is excited about
Nov 8, 2021 • 1:08:12
#714 Growing Your Business Using AppSumo w/ Noah Kagan
Noah Kagan is the founder and CEO of AppSumo. He was the 30th employee at Facebook and is well known for helping early stage founders. In this conversation, we discuss App Sumo, their marketplace, how to build a startup, developing your own investing strategies, audience growth hacks, Crypto, and Noah’s thoughts on a litany of other interesting topics. appsumo.com/pomp
Nov 7, 2021 • 45:49
#713 Bitcoin Whales Are Taking MAJOR Gains w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward.
Nov 6, 2021 • 37:59
#712 Bringing Bitcoin To The Developing World w/ Ray Youssef
Ray Youssef is the founder and CEO of Paxful. He is the co-founder of the Built with Bitcoin Foundation. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, Nigeria, India, El Salvador, and bringing bitcoin to the developing world. ======================= Gemini is a leading regulated cryptocurrency exchange, wallet, and custodian that makes it simple and secure to buy, sell, store, and earn bitcoin, ether, and over 40 other cryptocurrencies. Offering industry-leading security, insurance and uptime, G
Nov 5, 2021 • 58:39
#711 The Psychology of Bitcoin and Crypto Markets w/ Geoffrey Miller
Geoffrey Miller is an American evolutionary psychologist, author, and Associate Professor of psychology at the University of New Mexico. He is known for his research on sexual selection in human evolution. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, crypto markets, psychology, behavioral economics, the innovator’s dilemma, and how to convince the oldest generation to take the orange pill. . ======================= With 10M+ users, Crypto.com is the easiest place to buy, and sell 100+ cryptocurr
Nov 4, 2021 • 55:10
#710 Decentralizing and Open-Sourcing a Web2 Business w/ Sahil Lavingia
Sahil Lavingia is the co-founder and CEO of Gumroad, a technology platform that helps creatives earn a living selling the stuff they make directly to their audience. He is the author of the new book, The Minimalist Entrepreneur and a prolific investor. Sahil was previously the number two employee at Pinterest. In this conversation, we discuss asynchronous workflow, open-sourcing a traditional business, hiring people without talking to them, decentralizing ownership and work, and investing. =
Nov 3, 2021 • 49:32
#709 Building a Media Empire w/ Rich Antoniello
Rich Antoniello is the Founder & CEO of Complex (now Complex Networks). They recently sold the business for approximately $300 million to BuzzFeed. In this conversation, we discuss media, entrepreneurship, capital markets, bitcoin, NFTs, and some of the CRAZY stories from over the years. ======================= My friends at Coin Cloud will give you $50 in FREE Bitcoin when you buy $200 or more at any of their 4,000+ machines. Use promo code POMP to get your free Bitcoin. For details or to
Nov 2, 2021 • 50:35
#708 Inflation Is Permanent w/ George Gammon
George Gammon is an investor, entrepreneur, and real estate expert who teaches macroeconomics and investing. In this conversation, we discuss macro economics, monetary policy, bitcoin, gold, investing, real estate, international markets, and personal freedom. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retirement accounts with dollars in th
Nov 1, 2021 • 1:01:57
#707 Launching a $200M Fund Backed By FTX w/ Matthew Graham
Matthew Graham is the CEO of Sino Global Capital, where he has almost a decade of investment banking experience in mainland China and has been investing in crypto for a few years. In this conversation, we discuss FTX fund, his current portfolio, China, India, and where Matthew sees the big opportunities today. ======================= MiamiCoin is the first token to be released by CityCoins, a community-driven project built on Bitcoin. CityCoins aims to give people around the world a new way
Oct 31, 2021 • 43:23
#706 Major Bitcoin Buying Is Going On Right Now w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. ======================= If you haven’t started building your crypto portfolio on Okcoin, there’s no better time. They’re one of the f
Oct 30, 2021 • 42:52
#705 The Bitcoin Only Exchange w/ Alexander Leishman
Alexander Leishman is a Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of River Financial. Prior to that, he was the Engineer and Investor at Polychain Capital and the Security Software Engineer at Airbnb. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, brokerage, custody, mining, River Financial, personal principles, and lessons learned as CEO. ======================= Gemini is a leading regulated cryptocurrency exchange, wallet, and custodian that makes it simple and secure to buy, sell, store, and earn
Oct 29, 2021 • 24:10
#704 Building Beautiful Affordable Housing w/ Alexis Xavier Rivas
Alexis Xavier Rivas is the co-founder & CEO at Cover, a company focused on using technology to build beautiful, affordable housing that everyone would aspire to own. In this conversation, we discuss housing, technology, first principles thinking, hiring, architecture, backyard homes, and much more. ======================= If you haven’t started building your crypto portfolio on Okcoin, there’s no better time. They’re one of the fastest growing global exchanges around and they have some prom
Oct 28, 2021 • 45:41
#703 Uncovering Alpha in the Crypto Market w/ Delphi Digital
Delphi Digital is the leader in crypto research. Today we are joined by Anil Lulla and Yan Liberman from the Delphi team. In this conversation, we discuss Delphi Digital’s inception, their research division, the Delphi track record, where alpha exists in the market, and why institutions may struggle to win. ======================= With 10M+ users, Crypto.com is the easiest place to buy, and sell 100+ cryptocurrencies. The Crypto.com Visa Card gives you up to 8% back instantly, and 100% back
Oct 28, 2021 • 33:39
#702 Bitcoin Will Protect Institutions From Economic Collapse w/ Greg Foss
Greg Foss is the CFO and Bitcoin Strategist at Validus Power Corp. He has spent over 30 years of his career in various credit markets, where he has managed hundreds of millions of dollars. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, negative yielding bonds, institutional asset allocation, pricing energy in bitcoin, and why $2 million is Greg’s big number. ======================= My friends at Coin Cloud will give you $50 in FREE Bitcoin when you buy $200 or more at any of their 4,000+ machines
Oct 27, 2021 • 37:43
#701 Stablecoins, Yield Generation, and Regulation w/ Jeremy Allaire and Kevin O’Leary
Jeremy Allaire is the Founder and CEO of Circle, a digital currency company. Kevin O’Leary is an institutional investor and star of ABC’s Shark Tank. In this conversation, we discuss stablecoins, yield generation, regulation, USDC, institutional investment interest, and corporate balance sheets. ======================= BlockFi provides financial products for crypto investors. Products include high-yield interest accounts, USD loans, and no fee trading. To start earning today visit: http://w
Oct 26, 2021 • 36:21
#700 Self Custody DIscussion w/ Adam Lowe
Adam Lowe is the Chief Innovation Officer at Composecure and Arculus. In this conversation we discus Self-Custody, Securing Your Private Keys and The Arculus Product Suite.
Oct 24, 2021 • 21:45
#699 Bitcoin On-chain Metrics w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Head of Market Research at Bitcoin Magazine. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, on-chain metrics, funding rates, Bitcoin Futures ETF, long term holders, bull market price action, and what we should expect through the end of the year. ======================= It’s time to stop paying capital gains taxes on your bitcoin -- and Choice is here to help. Choice is rebuilding the way bitcoiners approach retirement by making it possible to invest in bitcoin and 19 other dig
Oct 23, 2021 • 31:39
#698 The Future Of Crypto Banking w/ Bill Barhydt
Bill Barhydt is the CEO of Abra, where you can buy, trade, borrow and invest on crypto. https://www.abra.com/ In this conversation, we discuss macro economics, the inflation lie, reaction to the Bitcoin Futures ETF, and Institutional Investors coming into Bitcoin.
Oct 22, 2021 • 34:38
#697 Institutions Are Coming To Bitcoin w/ Kevin O’Leary
Kevin O’Leary is a Canadian businessman, author, politician, and television personality. He is a Shark on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank and has had numerous previous business successes, including when he sold The Learning Company to Mattel for $4.2 billion in 1999. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin ETF, monetary policy, inflation, fixed income managers, international money interest, regulation, decentralized finance, and stablecoins. ======================= Gemini is a leading regulated cr
Oct 22, 2021 • 45:14
#696 Portfolio Construction For Young Investors w/ Liz Young
Liz Young is Head Of Investment Strategy at SoFi. In this conversation, we discuss macro monetary policy, fiscal policy, Portfolio construction, Bitcoin, and how young investors can get started in the market.
Oct 21, 2021 • 23:06
#695 Owning $1B of Bitcoin w/ Anthony Scaramucci
Anthony Scaramucci is the founder of SkyBridge and the former White House director of communications. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, institutional adoption, Skybridge going all in, ETF launch, regulation, sovereign wealth funds, and RIA interest. ======================= With 10M+ users, Crypto.com is the easiest place to buy, and sell 100+ cryptocurrencies. The Crypto.com Visa Card gives you up to 8% back instantly, and 100% back on Spotify and Netflix. Also, Crypto.com lets you e
Oct 21, 2021 • 52:13
#694 Bitcoin Can Make You Better with Pete Rizzo
Pete Rizzo is Editor at Bitcoin Magazine and Editor-at-Large at Kraken. He previously served as Editor-in-Chief at Coindesk. Pete has spent the last few years documenting the early days of Bitcoin. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, maximalism, toxicity, ETF, and end of year price predictions. ======================= If you haven’t started building your crypto portfolio on Okcoin, there’s no better time. They’re one of the fastest growing global exchanges around and they have some pro
Oct 20, 2021 • 47:05
#693 Bitcoin ETF Deep Dive w/ Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart
Eric Balchunas is Senior ETF Analyst at Bloomberg and James Seyffart is the ETF Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. In this conversation, we discuss ETFs, Bitcoin, Futures vs Spot, ETFs vs Trusts, Grayscale, the SEC, and future capital inflows. ======================= My friends at Coin Cloud will give you $50 in FREE Bitcoin when you buy $200 or more at any of their 4,000+ machines. Use promo code POMP to get your free Bitcoin. For details or to find your nearest Coin Cloud machine,
Oct 19, 2021 • 42:09
#692 The US-China Gray War w/ Jacob Helberg
Jacob Helberg is a senior adviser at the Stanford University Center on Geopolitics and Technology and an adjunct fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Jacob is also the author of Wires of War, a fantastic book on technology policy, China, and U.S. national security. In this conversation, we discuss US-China relations, technology, national security, Gray Wars, and why the US must start taking this much more seriously. ======================= Choice is a new self-dir
Oct 18, 2021 • 58:30
#691 Proof of Work vs. Proof of Stake with Jack Zampolin
Jack Zampolin is a core developer at Cosmos and a co-founder of Sommelier. In this conversation, we discuss proof of work, proof of stake, and when each is applicable for specific use cases. ======================= Compass Mining is the world's first online marketplace for bitcoin mining hardware and hosting. Compass was founded with the goal of making it easy for everyone to mine bitcoin. Visit compassmining.io to start mining bitcoin today! ======================= AG1 by Athletic Greens, th
Oct 17, 2021 • 42:12
#690 The Bitcoin Bulls Are Running Through 60k! w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the Bitcoin back at 60K, The fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. ======================= If you haven’t started building your crypto portfolio on Okcoin, there’s no better time. The
Oct 16, 2021 • 31:03
#689 Bitcoin Mining Deep Dive w/ Nic Carter
Nic Carter is a Partner at Castle Island Ventures and a Co-Founder of CoinMetrics. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin mining, renewable energy, Texas, inflation, and debunking FUD. ======================= If you haven’t started building your crypto portfolio on Okcoin, there’s no better time. They’re one of the fastest growing global exchanges around and they have some promotions happening right now to help even more people be part of the future of finance. If you have an account already
Oct 15, 2021 • 1:12:56
#688 The Ground Truth About BItcoin w/ Isaiah Jackson
Isaiah Jackson is the author of the best selling book “Bitcoin and Black America.” He is one of the most underrated people in the Bitcoin ecosystem and is constantly educating one of the most important communities for mainstream adoption. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, inflation, wealth inequality, access to financial services, how young kids are making $100,000 in months, and why Isaiah thinks bitcoin is going to $250,000 this year. ======================= If you haven’t started b
Oct 14, 2021 • 51:41
#687 Breaking Down The Macro Economy w/ Darius Dale
Darius Dale is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at 42 Macro LLC, an online financial media company specializing in macro risk management.. He was previously the Managing Director at Hedgeye Risk Management. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, inflation, employment, wealth inequality, wage growth, monetary policy, and bitcoin. ======================= MiamiCoin is the first token to be released by CityCoins, a community-driven project built on Bitcoin. CityCoins aims to
Oct 13, 2021 • 47:03
#686 Bitcoin Could Go To $5 Million w/ Plan B
Plan B is one of the most notorious Bitcoin investors in the world. He has amassed a loyal and engaged following on Twitter. Plan B also invented the stock-to-flow model that is widely cited throughout the Bitcoin community. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, the stock-to-flow model, price targets, gold, macro economics, and external tailwinds. ======================= My friends at Coin Cloud will give you $50 in FREE Bitcoin when you buy $200 or more at any of their 4,000+ machines. U
Oct 12, 2021 • 54:01
#685 The Vibe Capitalist w/ Geoff Lewis
Geoff Lewis is a Founder and Managing Partner of Bedrock. In 2019, Geoff was named as one of the Top 100 Venture Capitalists in the world by CB Insights and The New York Times. In this conversation, we discuss having no investing framework, being outside information flow, best investors doing nothing, investing in defense, Austin Texas, Bitcoin, Midas List, and being positive sum. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listenin
Oct 11, 2021 • 32:46
#684: Are We Watching A Repeat of the 2020 Bull Run?
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. ======================= If you haven’t started building your crypto portfolio on Okcoin, there’s no better time. They’re one of the f
Oct 9, 2021 • 17:29
#683 Robinhood’s Recent Rise w/ Vlad Tenev
Vlad Tenev is the co-founder and CEO of Robinhood. In this conversation, we discuss financial markets, reducing friction for accessibility, payment for order flow, crypto wallets, the Gamestop saga, and much more. ======================= If you haven’t started building your crypto portfolio on Okcoin, there’s no better time. They’re one of the fastest growing global exchanges around and they have some promotions happening right now to help even more people be part of the future of finance. I
Oct 8, 2021 • 52:33
#682 Building A Multi-Billion Dollar Business w/ Peter Smith
Peter Smith is a Co-Founder and CEO at Blockchain. In this conversation, we discuss Blockchain, building a multi-billion dollar business, hiring the best talent, treasury management, bitcoin, ethereum, and private investing. ======================= If you haven’t started building your crypto portfolio on Okcoin, there’s no better time. They’re one of the fastest growing global exchanges around and they have some promotions happening right now to help even more people be part of the future of fi
Oct 7, 2021 • 32:38
#681 Creating Breakthrough Innovations w/ Peter Diamondis
Peter H. Diamandis is an engineer, physician, and entrepreneur best known for being the founder and chairman of the X Prize Foundation and the cofounder and executive chairman of Singularity University. In this conversation, we discuss innovation, disruption, longevity, bitcoin, space travel, X Prize, Singularity University, and how the best in the world create breakthrough moonshots. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to ha
Oct 6, 2021 • 59:14
#680 Investing in the Crypto Market w/ Raoul Pal
Raoul Pal is the CEO of Real Vision Group, the world's premier finance and business video channel featuring exclusive in-depth interviews, research, documentaries, analysis and investment ideas from impossible to access guests and the sharpest minds in global finance. In this conversation, we discuss macro investing, economic stimulus, bond portfolios, bitcoin, ethereum, solana, NFTs social tokens, price predictions, and what institutional investors are doing. Cryptocurrencies offer boundless
Oct 5, 2021 • 51:07
#679 Play to Earn Gaming w/ Gabby Dizon
Gabby Dizon is the co-founder of Yield Guild Games, a play-to-earn gaming guild, bringing players together to earn via blockchain-based economies. They consider themselves the settlers of new worlds in the metaverse. In this conversation, we discuss blockchain-based games, DAOs, sub-DAOs, yield generating digital assets, economic impact in various populations, and YGG’s future vision. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you ar
Oct 4, 2021 • 31:14
#678 Smart Contracts on Bitcoin w/ Muneeb Ali
Dr Muneeb Ali is the co-founder of Stacks, a platform to build smart contracts on top of Bitcoin. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, smart contracts, decentralization, financial services, MiamiCoin, and why distributed networks are so important. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide. Circle is also a p
Oct 3, 2021 • 41:11
#677 Shocktober is Here! Bitcoin Prepares For Liftoff w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. ======================= If you haven’t started building your crypto portfolio on Okcoin, there’s no better time. They’re one of the f
Oct 2, 2021 • 24:32
#676 Building A Fintech Unicorn with Eric Glyman
Eric Glyman is the Founder and CEO of Ramp, the only corporate card and spend management platform designed to help you spend less. He has raised approximately $700M for the company in debt and equity, which helped the business become valued at more than $3 billion. Previously, Eric founded Paribus, the price-tracking app that was acquired by Capital One in 2016. In this conversation, we discuss selecting an idea, testing your assumptions, fundraising, scaling your business, hiring great people,
Oct 1, 2021 • 1:03:57
#675 Building Wealth & Helping Others with Bill Pulte
Bill Pulte is the CEO of Pulte Capital. He is also the inventor of Twitter Philanthropy, a global movement to help our fellow humans. In this conversation, we discuss everything from Bitcoin to rising home prices to Pulte's advice on building wealth. Hope you enjoy this one! This episode is a condensed edit from Bill Pulte's 2 hour, in-studio appearance on The Best Business Show. You can watch the full show on my Youtube Channel. The Best Business Show streams live on Youtube every weekday fr
Sep 30, 2021 • 53:50
#674 Building Multi-Billion Dollar Companies w/ Jihan Wu
Jihan Wu is the co-founder of Matrixport, a crypto asset management firm with more than $10 billion in AUM. He previously co-founded Bitmain, one of the largest mining companies in the industry. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, Bitcoin cash, blocksize wars, Matrixport, Bitmain, Bitdeer, his personal portfolio, and what Jihan is most excited about moving forward.
Sep 29, 2021 • 45:19
#673 Making Miami the Bitcoin Capital with Mayor Francis Suarez
Francis Suarez is the Mayor of the city of Miami. In this conversation, we discuss Miami, bitcoin, local government in the digital age, MiamiCoin, and whether he is going to run for President. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide. Circle is also a principal developer of USD Coin (USDC), the fastest growing,
Sep 28, 2021 • 37:54
#672: Bitcoin As A Payment Rail To Disrupt The World w/ Jack Mallers
Jack Mallers is the founder of Strike, an application that allows anyone to send money instantly, with no fees, anywhere in the world. Strike was recently integrated into Twitter, so any user can now send dollars anywhere else in the world through the social media platform. In this conversation, we discuss the Lightning Network, Strike's product, Twitter integration, Strike API, disrupting legacy payment systems, and why Bitcoin is inevitable. ======================= Choice is a new
Sep 27, 2021 • 35:11
#671 Whales Are EATING UP Bitcoin Supply w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. ======================= If you haven’t started building your crypto portfolio on Okcoin, there’s no better time. They’re one of the f
Sep 25, 2021 • 30:30
#670 Building The Future of Crypto with Brian Armstrong
Brian Armstrong is the founder and CEO of Coinbase, the largest publicly traded cryptocurrency company. In this conversation, we discuss Coinbase, regulation, the SEC, bitcoin, ethereum, smart contracts, NFTs, DAOs, company culture, remote work, and operating a publicly traded company. ======================= Polymarket is the world’s leading information markets platform where you can trade on the most pressing global questions and see unbiased, real-time data on what the market thinks will
Sep 24, 2021 • 1:05:23
#669 Bitcoin Solves Inflation w/ Dylan LeClair
Dylan LeClair is the Head of Market Research at Bitcoin Magazine. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, central banks, inflation, negative yielding debt, portfolio construction of a 20 year old, dropping out of college, energy value, bitcoin hash rate, and illiquid supply. ======================= With 10M+ users, Crypto.com is the easiest place to buy, and sell 100+ cryptocurrencies. The Crypto.com Visa Card gives you up to 8% back instantly, and 100% back on Spotify and Netflix. Also, C
Sep 23, 2021 • 44:31
#668 Building The Fintech Super App with Anthony Noto
Anthony Noto is the CEO of SoFi. He is the former COO of Twitter. Previously, Anthony was a managing director at Goldman Sachs, CFO of the National Football League, COO of Twitter, and head of Twitter Ventures. In this conversation, we discuss SoFi, their vision, building a super app, bank charter, buying bitcoin, ROI of NFL sponsorship, Noto’s personal portfolio, best advice for young people, and most rewarding part of the job. ======================= Cosmos is building the Internet of Bloc
Sep 22, 2021 • 44:14
#667 Bitcoin Maximalism In Crypto w/ Udi Wertheimer
Udi Wertheimer is a bitcoiner. He spends most of his time as an independent developer and consultant. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, ethereum, smart contract platforms, maximalism, investing in assets vs believing in them, and what are the strengths and weaknesses of bitcoin today. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial
Sep 21, 2021 • 39:12
#666 Investing in the Future Crypto World with Kyle Samani
Kyle Samani is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital, a thesis-driven investment firm with a global footprint that invests exclusively in the crypto ecosystem. Multicoin Capital manages several billion in assets across hedge funds and venture funds. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, crypto investment thesis, and how Kyle sees the future unfolding in crypto. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really exc
Sep 20, 2021 • 28:19
#665 Bitcoin Whales Are Buying Like CRAZY w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is the Lead Insights Analyst at Blockware. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. ======================= If you haven’t started building your crypto portfolio on Okcoin, there’s no better time. They’re one of the f
Sep 18, 2021 • 21:53
#664 How To Make An Extra $1k This Weekend w/ Sam Parr
Sam Parr is the Founder and CEO of The Hustle, a new age media company that uses email to deliver information to young people. He is also the co-host of a great podcast, My First Million. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, asset allocation, portfolio construction, companies to go work at, how to make an extra $1k this weekend, and the best internet businesses. ======================= AppSumo is the leading digital marketplace for entrepreneurs, and a great way to get your product in
Sep 17, 2021 • 58:52
#663 What Is Happening With Inflation? With Peter Schiff
Peter Schiff is the Chief Economist and Global Strategist at Euro Pacific Capital. In this conversation, we discuss inflation, monetary policy, gold, bitcoin, taxes, and where inflation will be one year from today. ======================= MiamiCoin, the first CityCoin, is now live! This is a community-launched program built on Bitcoin, and it’s far more than a currency: MiamiCoin is a protocol, and a platform for innovation. So, the CityCoins team is announcing something pretty cool: MiamiCoi
Sep 15, 2021 • 46:46
#662 Deflation Is The Key To An Abundant Future w/ Jeff Booth
Jeff Booth is the author of the new book titled The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation Is the Key to an Abundant Future. In this conversation, we discuss inflation, deflation, bitcoin, asset allocation, central banks, quantitative easing, technology trends, and how to protect yourself. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applicatio
Sep 14, 2021 • 42:12
#661 REPLAY: The Ownership Economy with Jesse Walden
Jesse Walden is an investor at Variant Fund and previously worked on the crypto team at Andreessen Horowitz. In this conversation, we discuss the ownership economy, NFTs, social money, piracy, Compound, Uniswap, and locked value. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retirement accounts with dollars in them, but not bitcoin. I was in that situati
Sep 13, 2021 • 51:01
#660 What REALLY Happened with the Bitcoin Crash This Week?
In this Episode, Pomp goes through the on-chain analytics and helps to explain the market forces that caused Bitcoin's crash this past week.
Sep 11, 2021 • 11:11
#659 Investing $750 Million in Crypto with Dan Tapiero
Dan Tapiero is the Managing Partner and CEO of 10T Holdings. He has more than 25 years of experience investing across asset classes on Wall Street and is one of the most well-known macro investors in the world. Dan previously spent time working with Julian Robertson, Stanley Druckenmiller, Steve Cohen, and many other luminaries. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, ethereum, venture capital, digital asset ecosystem, raising $750 million, institutional investor interest, and billionaire Wal
Sep 10, 2021 • 37:39
#658 Building Bootstrapped Businesses of Value w/ Andrew Gazdecki
Andrew Gazdecki is the Founder of MicroAcquire. Former CEO & Founder of Bizness Apps and Altcoin (both acquired) In this conversation, we discuss bootstrapped businesses, MicroAcquire, how it works, who it is for, and the state of tech media outlets. ======================= Okcoin is one of the most popular licensed exchanges. Okcoin is the first to bring new cryptos to market, offering some of the lowest fees in the industry, an easy to use app, and Earn feature--you got to check out their
Sep 9, 2021 • 1:06:11
#657 Bitcoin Beach and El Salvador w/ Mike Peterson
Mike Peterson is the Director of Bitcoin Beach and widely thought of as a major catalyst for El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, El Salvador, President Bukele, the local perspective, and how bitcoin can help the country continue to grow economically moving forward. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and public blockchains for payments, commerce an
Sep 8, 2021 • 28:44
#656 Power, Money, and Ego w/ Teddy Schleifer
Teddy Schleifer is a reporter who writes about the influence of billionaires, particularly in Silicon Valley. He is also helping launch a new media company called Puck. thestratosphere.news In this conversation, we discuss billionaires, philanthropy, good intentions vs bad outcomes, power, influence, money, and ego. ======================= Polymarket is the world’s leading information markets platform where you can trade on the most pressing global questions and see unbiased, real-time data
Sep 7, 2021 • 59:02
#655 Lessons from the best investors in the world w/ William Green
William Green is the author of RICHER, WISER, HAPPIER: How the World’s Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life. Green has interviewed many of the world’s most successful investors, exploring in depth the question of what principles, processes, insights, habits, and traits enable them to achieve spectacular success—and how we can profit by reverse engineering and replicating their winning ways. In this conversation, we discuss rational thinking, habits of the best investors, risk management, d
Sep 6, 2021 • 1:07:50
#654 Building the Open Web w/ Illia Polosukhin
Illia Polosukhin is the co-founder of NEAR, a new application platform designed to bring blockchain to wide variety of mainstream applications.
Sep 5, 2021 • 33:35
#653 Is Bitcoin About To Take Off?! w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, what happened in the past week, and what the on-chain data is telling us to be prepared for moving forward. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power o
Sep 4, 2021 • 28:33
#652 How Crypto Will Fix South America’s Money Problems w/ Simon Chamorro
Simon Chamorro was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. He co-founded Valiu to make it easier to transfer money from Colombia to Venezuela by streamlining remittances using cryptocurrency. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, stablecoins, Venezuela, Latin America, hyperinflation, El Salvador, and what the true situation on the ground is from a monetary standpoint. ======================= Gemini is a leading regulated cryptocurrency exchange, wallet, and custodian that makes it simple and
Sep 3, 2021 • 46:07
#651 Meet the 12-year old whiz kid selling NFTs
Benyamin Ahmed is a 12-year old from London who has made more than $400,000 selling NFTs in the last few weeks. He is incredibly smart and was a joy to speak with. In this conversation, we discuss NFTs, booking $400,000 in revenue, being 12 years old, teacher’s reaction, potentially buying the school and renaming it, and what Benyamin is planning next. ======================= Okcoin is one of the most popular licensed exchanges. Okcoin is the first to bring new cryptos to market, offering so
Sep 2, 2021 • 20:44
#650 Facebook’s Crypto Plans with David Marcus
David Marcus is the Head of Facebook Financial. He is the former president of PayPal and Vice President of Messaging Products at Facebook where he ran the Facebook Messenger unit from 2014 until 2018. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, stablecoins, Novi, digital wallets, Libra, Diem, financial regulation, trust issues, and the metaverse. ======================= Gemini is a leading regulated cryptocurrency exchange, wallet, and custodian that makes it simple and secure to buy, sell, sto
Sep 1, 2021 • 38:30
#649 Building a $80+ billion company w/ Brent Saunders
Brent Saunders is the CEO of Vesper Healthcare Acquisition Corp. He was previously CEO of the pharmaceutical company Allergan. In this conversation, we discuss Allergan, building a $80+ billion business, growing through M&A, The Beauty Health Company, bitcoin, crypto, and Brent tells some amazing stories. ======================= Polymarket is the world’s leading information markets platform where you can trade on the most pressing global questions and see unbiased, real-time data on what the
Aug 31, 2021 • 1:28:20
#648 A Conversation with Keith Rabois on Everything
Keith Rabois is a General Partner at Founders Fund and is one of the most respected minds in Silicon Valley. Keith is also a co-founder and CEO of OpenStore. He previously was part of the PayPal mafia, served as the COO of Square, and co-founded real estate company OpenDoor. Keith also has invested in many industry defining businesses including Yelp, Linkedin, and hundreds of others. In this conversation, we discuss building tech companies, great hiring questions, identifying the best founders,
Aug 30, 2021 • 59:36
#647 Understanding Decentralized Exchanges w/ Peng Zhong
Peng Zhong is the CEO & President at Tendermint. In this conversation, we discuss decentralization, centralized infrastructure, the pros and cons of decentralized exchanges, and what to expect as more users move into decentralized products. ======================= Do you have a business idea you’ve been dreaming about, but don’t know how to actually start building it? Use Bubble’s drag-and-drop tool to develop custom, interactive, multi-user web apps in hours. Go to Bubble.io to build, launch
Aug 29, 2021 • 31:45
#646 Building A Multi-Billion Dollar Bitcoin Company with Adam Back
Adam Back is a cryptographer and cypherpunk. He is the CEO of Blockstream, which he co-founded in 2014. He invented Hashcash, which is used in the Bitcoin mining process. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, mining, Liquid side-chain, Lightning Network, ASIC chips, decentralization, bitcoin maximalism, Blockstream, and whether he is Satoshi or not. ======================= BlockFi provides financial products for crypto investors. Products include high-yield interest accounts, USD loans, an
Aug 29, 2021 • 56:47
#645 Did The Bears Win This Round?! w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, miner accumulation, all-time high in an important metric, and what Will’s guess for a bull market top is. ======================= MiamiCoin, the first CityCo
Aug 28, 2021 • 31:59
#644 Understanding Bitcoin and Blockchains with Nic Carter
Nic Carter is a Partner at Castle Island Ventures and a Co-Founder of CoinMetrics. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, mining, Ethereum, smart contract platforms, Castle Island Ventures, Coinmetrics, geo-political issues, and then we roll the FUD dice. ======================= Gemini is a leading regulated cryptocurrency exchange, wallet, and custodian that makes it simple and secure to buy, sell, store, and earn bitcoin, ether, and over 40 other cryptocurrencies. Offering industry-leadi
Aug 27, 2021 • 1:08:33
#643 Monetizing Music On-Chain with Justin Blau
Justin Blau, who is best known as 3LAU, is a DJ and electronic dance music producer. He has also been an early advocate for Bitcoin and digital art as well. Today is he revealing a new company, Royal, which he has cofounded. In this conversation, we discuss NFTs, 3LAU’s success in the industry, how music economics are coming on-chain, what Royal does, and how he anticipates this evolving over time. ======================= Polymarket is the world’s leading information markets platform where yo
Aug 26, 2021 • 29:49
#642 Bitcoin and Human Rights with Alex Gladstein
Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and the Vice President of Strategy for the Oslo Freedom Forum since its inception in 2009. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, human rights, Afghanistan, Cuba, Nigeria, bitcoin development fund, the Oslo Freedom Forum, and what you can do at home to pitch in. ======================= Gemini is a leading regulated cryptocurrency exchange, wallet, and custodian that makes it simple and secure to buy, sell, store, an
Aug 25, 2021 • 45:10
#641 Bitcoin Mining with Mike Colyer
Mike Colyer is the CEO of Foundry. Previously, Mike led business development at Core Scientific, which grew into North America’s largest cryptocurrency hosting company. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin mining, market cycles, China mining ban, building a mining pool, North America focus, and the importance of low cost power. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and public blockchain
Aug 24, 2021 • 40:26
#640: Building On The Lightning Network with Graham Krizek
Graham Krizek is the Founder and CEO of Voltage, which provides simple bitcoin infrastructure to everyone. In this conversation, we discuss the Lightning Network, how it works, why it is so valuable, current progress, the importance of infrastructure, and how products are leveraging Lightning. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retiremen
Aug 23, 2021 • 37:43
#639 Investing In Fine Wine with Anthony Zhang
Anthony Zhang is the founder and CEO of VinoVest, an alternative asset platform focused on fine wine. In this conversation, we discuss alternative assets, portfolio construction, wine as an asset class, how VinoVest works, and the investment case for wine. ======================= Do you have a business idea you’ve been dreaming about, but don’t know how to actually start building it? Use Bubble’s drag-and-drop tool to develop custom, interactive, multi-user web apps in hours. Go to Bubble.io
Aug 22, 2021 • 32:47
#638 Bitcoin New ATH By September?! w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss the bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain metrics, miner accumulation, all-time high in an important metric, and what Will’s guess for a bull market top is. ======================= MiamiCoin, the first CityCo
Aug 21, 2021 • 30:57
#637 How To Acquire Businesses & Build Wealth w/ Codie Sanchez
Codie Sanchez is a reformed journalist, turned institutional investor to cannabis investor and advisor, to now Founder at Contrarian Thinking and Cofounder of Unconventional Acquisitions. In this conversation, we discuss cash flow, buying businesses, angel investing as a scam, mental toughness, due diligence checklists, and much, much more. ======================= Gemini is a leading regulated cryptocurrency exchange, wallet, and custodian that makes it simple and secure to buy, sell, store,
Aug 20, 2021 • 52:28
#636 A Bitcoin Skeptic Asks Pomp The Hard Questions - Darren Rovell
Darren Rovell is a sports business analyst who works for The Action Network. He previously worked for ESPN. Darren is also an avid sports memorabilia collector, along with various alternative assets. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, decentralization, value of autographs, and Darren asks Pomp various hard questions about bitcoin. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, trans
Aug 19, 2021 • 52:52
#635 Creating Entrepreneurs and Problem Solvers with Chrisman Frank
Chrisman Frank is the co-founder and CEO of Synthesis, a new educational experience for children aged 8-14 that focuses on teaching problem solving and critical thinking skills. In this conversation, we discuss the Synthesis story, Elon Musk, critical thinking, independent thought, first principles, the broken education system, and why Synthesis is better than classrooms. ======================= With over $1B AUM, Amber Group is a world-leading crypto finance platform helping institutions and
Aug 18, 2021 • 54:36
#634 Bitcoin, Stablecoins, and NFTs with Kevin O’Leary
Kevin O’Leary is a Canadian businessman, author, politician, and television personality. He is a Shark on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank and has had numerous previous business successes, including when he sold The Learning Company to Mattel for $4.2 billion in 1999. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, regulation, stablecoins, yield generation, institutional compliance departments, ETFs, NFTs, inflation, and Larry Fink capitulating on bitcoin. ======================= Whether you're an experie
Aug 17, 2021 • 53:53
#633 Independent Thought Is A Superpower with Zuby
Zuby is a rapper, author, speaker, and coach. He graduated from Oxford and has quickly become an international sensation. In this conversation, we discuss freedom of speech, independent thinking, problem solving, social pressures, education, bitcoin, decentralization, and how the world is changing rapidly. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who h
Aug 16, 2021 • 1:49:35
#632 Bitcoin Supply Shock w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss the supply squeeze, strong hands buying, dormancy looking better, and what happens when bitcoin broke $42,000. ======================= Gemini is a leading regulated cryptocurrency exchange, wallet, an
Aug 14, 2021 • 29:22
#631 The Leading Tax and Accounting Bitcoin Software w/ Austin Woodward
Austin Woodward is the co-founder and CEO of Taxbit, the leading cryptocurrency tax software that recently raised $130 million from IVP, Insight Partners, and Tiger Global. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, tax software, accounting standards, and raising $230 million in less than 6 months. ======================= Gemini is a leading regulated cryptocurrency exchange, wallet, and custodian that makes it simple and secure to buy, sell, store, and earn bitcoin, ether,
Aug 13, 2021 • 28:01
#630 Inflation Is Much Higher Than You Think w/ Peter Schiff
Peter Schiff is the Chief Economist and Global Strategist at Euro Pacific Capital. In this conversation, we discuss inflation, monetary policy, gold, bitcoin, increasing wages, how to construct a portfolio, and whether Peter thinks bitcoin will increase in price. ======================= Okcoin is one of the most popular licensed exchanges. Okcoin is the first to bring new cryptos to market, offering some of the lowest fees in the industry, an easy to use app, and Earn feature--you got to chec
Aug 12, 2021 • 51:57
#629 Infrastructure Bill is Torpedo’d By An 87 year old Senator
Anthony Pompliano breaks down the most recent analysis of the infrastructure bill, including how crazy the governance process is, why bitcoin is good for business, and what is going to happen next. You can watch more segments like this every day on our new live show, The Best Business Show, which is streamed on YouTube each day from 11am-1p EST. ======================= With over $1B AUM, Amber Group is a world-leading crypto finance platform helping institutions and individual investors to bu
Aug 11, 2021 • 25:28
#628 Bitcoin Is Inevitable with Max Keiser
Max Keiser is a bitcoin maximalist who first started buying the digital currency around $1. He has a popular podcast called the Orange Pill Podcast and co-hosts the Keiser Report with Stacy Herbert on RT network. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, economics, geopolitical strategy, mainstream adoption, decentralization, a list of famous people Max told about bitcoin under $10, and his price predictions. ======================= Whether you're an experienced crypto trader or just startin
Aug 10, 2021 • 51:01
#627 Bitcoin Doesn’t Need Presidents, But Presidents Need Bitcoin
Anthony Pompliano breaks down the most recent analysis of the infrastructure bill, including the importance of bitcoin, the political class’ awareness of the new industry, and where we go from here. ======================= Remote makes it easy for companies of all sizes to employ global teams. We take care of international payroll, benefits, taxes, and local compliance, so you can focus on growing your business. Sign up for Remote today and receive 50% off your first employee for the first
Aug 9, 2021 • 13:00
#626 The Bitcoin Bull Run is Back!
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss the supply squeeze, strong hands buying, dormancy looking better, and what happens when bitcoin broke $42,000. ======================= Gemini is a leading regulated cryptocurrency exchange, wallet, an
Aug 7, 2021 • 20:17
#625 Overview of the Lightning Network with Kevin Rooke
Kevin Rooke is a technology investor. He recently wrote a great analysis of the Lightning Network, which is what we discuss today. You can read it here: https://www.kevinrooke.blog/the-lightning-network-is-bigger-than-you-think/ ======================= Gemini is a leading regulated cryptocurrency exchange, wallet, and custodian that makes it simple and secure to buy, sell, store, and earn bitcoin, ether, and over 40 other cryptocurrencies. Offering industry-leading security, insurance and upti
Aug 6, 2021 • 36:18
#624: Bringing No Code To The World with Emmanuel Straschnov
Emmanuel Straschnov is the founder of Bubble, the most powerful no-code platform, which empowers entrepreneurs to build production-ready web apps. In this conversation, we discuss the no code movement, bootstrapping, raising $100 million Series A, corporations using no code, and where the industry is going. ======================= Okcoin is one of the most popular licensed exchanges. Okcoin is the first to bring new cryptos to market, offering some of the lowest fees in the industry, an easy
Aug 5, 2021 • 40:17
#623 Is Gold Failing As An Inflation Hedge?
Anthony Pompliano analyzes gold’s performance over the last 12 months, evaluates the pros and cons of the asset, compares the performance to bitcoin and real estate, and asks the question - Is gold’s narrative falling apart as an inflation hedge? You can watch more segments like this every day on our new live show, The Best Business Show, which is streamed on YouTube each day from 11am-1p EST. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all s
Aug 4, 2021 • 13:46
#622: Jason Williams "Bitcoin: Hard Money You Can't F*** With"
Jason Williams is an investor and entrepreneur. He has built and sold numerous companies, including an approximately $500 million exit in the healthcare space. Jason and Pomp have also worked together to invest more than $100 million in the bitcoin and crypto industry. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin mining, alternative power sources, renewable energy, tire recycling, Saudi Aramco, personal finance, real estate, and debt to income ratios. ======================= Whether you're an ex
Aug 3, 2021 • 28:23
#621 The Macro Economy, Stocks, and Bitcoin with Amanda Agati
Amanda Agati is the Chief Investment Officer for the PNC Financial Services Group. In this role, she is responsible for the firm’s overall investment strategy, portfolio and risk management, investment solutions and the development and execution of investment policies. In this conversation, we discuss the COVID recession, Fed policies, interest rates, monetary stimulus, inflation, public market valuations, bitcoin, crypto, and where we go from here. ======================= Remote makes it easy f
Aug 2, 2021 • 53:43
#620 The Bitcoin Supply Squeeze Thesis With Will Clemente
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss whales buying, new holders selling, miner accumulation, strong onchain buy signals, and the convergence of fundamentals and price. ======================= Gemini is a leading regulated cryptocurrency
Jul 31, 2021 • 29:08
#619 Buy Bitcoin, Short Fiat with Saifdean Ammous
Saifdean Ammous is a leading researcher, communicator, and educator in the field of Bitcoin, and he has advised corporations on bitcoin strategy, and helped many investors with performing their due diligence on Bitcoin. He is the author of The Bitcoin Standard and has a new book, The Fiat Standard, available for pre-sale now. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, inflation, the importance of debt, hard assets, monetary policy, political incentives, and the transition of monetary networks.
Jul 30, 2021 • 42:50
#618 Elizabeth Warren Will Come Around To Bitcoin
Today is a new type of episode. We have no guest. I explain a situation, elaborate on the details, and finish with an opinion on where I think we are headed. Today’s topic is Elizabeth Warren’s recent comments about bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market. ======================= Did you know nearly 338 million dollars worth of NFTs were sent last year? And in 2021 that number is growing faster than ever. Looking to make your first NFT? Check out NEAR’s fast, scalable, low-cost, open-source plat
Jul 29, 2021 • 25:31
#617 Why ESG May Not Be A Good Idea with Marty Bent
Marty Bent is the man and legend behind Marty's Bent, a daily newsletter about Bitcoin, along with the host of Tales from the Crypt, one of the most popular Bitcoin podcasts. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin mining, ESG initiatives, gas flare capture energy production, proof of work, proof of stake and whether bitcoin is winning. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and public bloc
Jul 28, 2021 • 46:12
#616 Inflation, Bitcoin, and Monetary Policy with Lyn Alden
Lyn Alden is the founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, which provides market research to hundreds of thousands of individual investors and financial professionals. Lyn’s focus is on value investing with a global macro overlay, including currency differentials, shifts in monetary policy, and equity valuations. In this conversation, we discuss monetary policy, fiscal policy, inflation, portfolio allocations, macroeconomics, bitcoin, gold, Federal Reserve actions, and MMT. ==================
Jul 27, 2021 • 37:49
#615 How WeWork Grew, Fell From Grace, and Recovered
Eliot Brown writes about startups and venture capital out of The Wall Street Journal's San Francisco office. He previously covered commercial real estate and economic development from New York City. Eliot’s new book, The Cult of We, breaks down what happened over the last few years with WeWork. In this conversation, we discuss WeWork, startup funding, Adam Neumann, Softbank, and a few crazy stories. ======================= Remote makes it easy for companies of all sizes to employ global team
Jul 26, 2021 • 41:04
#614 The Money Behind The Olympics with Polina Pompliano
Polina Pompliano is the founder of The Profile, a new age media company that studies the world’s most successful people and companies. She previously was a technology reporter at Fortune and also happens to be my wife. In this conversation, we discuss the economics behind the Olympics, how Olympians make money, the net worth of your favorite competitors, Simone Biles story, and the strategy to making it big financially as an Olympic athlete. ======================= Public Rec is on a mission
Jul 25, 2021 • 37:10
#613 Are We Setting Up For A Short Squeeze?
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss RSI, perpetual funding rate, strong hand accumulation, OTC outflows, whale purchases, miner activity, and UTXO realized price distribution. ======================= Gemini is a leading regulated crypto
Jul 24, 2021 • 30:52
#612 Paying Remote Employees in Bitcoin
Marcelo Lebre is the CTO and co-founder of Remote. Marcelo previously worked as the VP of Engineering at Unbabel, has held several CTO positions and is a startup advisor. In this conversation, we discuss the remote working trend, compensation structures, legalities and compliance of paying international employees, democratization and decentralization of wealth, stablecoins, and bitcoin. ======================= Did you know nearly 338 million dollars worth of NFTs were sent last year? And in
Jul 23, 2021 • 41:02
#611 Why Bitcoin Will Be The Next Global Reserve Currency
Greg Foss is the CFO and Bitcoin Strategist at Validus Power Corp. He has spent over 30 years of his career in various credit markets, where he has managed hundreds of millions of dollars. In this conversation, we discuss nation state defaults, credit markets, bitcoin, decentralized central banks, asset allocation, flare gas capture mining, and South/Central America. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power
Jul 22, 2021 • 48:45
#610 The On-Chain Metrics OG w/ David Puell & Will Clemente
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. We are joined this week by David Puell, the OG on-chain analyst. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ Read Daivd’s work here: https://medium.com/@kenoshaking In this conversation, we discuss the history of on-chain analytics, what happened over the last few months, curre
Jul 21, 2021 • 49:36
#609 Building A Crypto Unicorn with Michael Wu
Michael Wu is the founder & CEO of Amber Group, a Hong Kong-based crypto finance startup that provides trading and asset management services. In this conversation, we discuss building a crypto unicorn, servicing institutions, market making, crypto finance, and centralized vs decentralized services. ======================= Remote makes it easy for companies of all sizes to employ global teams. We take care of international payroll, benefits, taxes, and local compliance, so you can focus
Jul 20, 2021 • 42:08
#608 Building a Vertically Integrated Bitcoin Mining Business
Greg Beard is the co-founder and CEO of Stronghold Digital Mining, a vertically integrated cryptocurrency miner. He previously oversaw Apollo’s investment activities in the energy, metals and mining and agriculture sectors. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin mining, environmental impact, coal waste energy production, vertical integration for miners, and Stronghold’s future plans. ======================= Did you know nearly 338 million dollars worth of NFTs were sent last year? And in 20
Jul 16, 2021 • 34:57
#607 Pay Me In Bitcoin - Saquon Barkley and Jack Mallers
Jack Mallers is the founder of Zap, which has created Strike, an application that allows anyone to send money instantly, with no fees, anywhere in the world. Saquon Barkley is the best running back in the NFL and plays for the New York Giants. In this conversation, we discuss Saquon being paid in bitcoin, financial education, Strike, inflation, and building generational wealth. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial ser
Jul 15, 2021 • 27:10
#606 Why Costco Is One of the Best Businesses in the World
Alex Morris is the man behind The Science of Hitting, a new equity research offering. Alex has an MBA and CFA, but really cut his teeth by publishing his equity research publicly for everyone to scrutinize. You can subscribe to his equity research here: https://thescienceofhitting.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss the Costco story, membership model, scale efficiency, customer renewal rates, revenue per warehouse, international expansion, Amazon Prime, and the infamous hot dog stor
Jul 14, 2021 • 46:30
#605: Peter Schiff on Inflation, Bitcoin, Gold, and Billionaire Status
Peter Schiff is the Chief Economist and Global Strategist at Euro Pacific Capital. In this conversation, we discuss inflation, monetary policy, gold, bitcoin, taxes, and becoming a billionaire. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to access crypto. Sign up today at Revolut.com/pomp and make 3 card transactions to get $15, which you can exchange for any tokens Revolut supports. As usual, when you move your money from fiat to crypt
Jul 13, 2021 • 59:33
#604: The Future of Online Education with Gagan Biyani
Gagan Biyani is the co-founder and CEO of Maven, a new platform for cohort-based courses. He was a co-founder of Udemy, a large online education company, and was co-founder and CEO of Sprig, a food delivery company. In this conversation, we discuss online education, cohort-based courses, building a startup, importance of focus, scaling platforms, Bitcoin & Crypto course, and what students want from online education. ======================= Remote makes it easy for companies of all size
Jul 12, 2021 • 43:23
#603: Bitcoin Supercycle or the Last Bitcoin Cycle? With Willy Woo and Will Clemente
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. We are joined this week by Willy Woo, the OG on-chain analyst. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ Subscribe to Willy Woo’s new email newsletter here: https://willywoo.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss the history of on-chain analytics, what happened over t
Jul 10, 2021 • 55:07
#602: True Decentralized Finance on Bitcoin with Max Carjuzaa
Max Carjuzaa is the co-founder and CEO of Money On Chain. In this conversation, we discuss Money on Chain, bitcoin defi, bitcoin collateral, bitcoin ethos, Argentina’s economy, and censorship resistance. ======================= Matrixport, Asia’s fastest growing digital asset platform with $10 billion in assets under management and custody, it offers one-stop crypto financial solutions including fixed income, DeFi in 1-click, structured products, Cactus Custody™, spot OTC as well as lending.
Jul 9, 2021 • 33:19
#601 The Story Behind Bitcoin Pizza
Nick Sopchak and Rushir Parikh are the co-founders of PopChew, where creators launch their food brands. PopChew has developed a new drop-ship style of executing the launch and operations of a national food brand. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin Pizza, the origin story, how we launched it, metrics of success, what we are doing next, and why virtual food brands are the future. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custod
Jul 8, 2021 • 27:44
#600 Q&A
In this episode, Anthony Pompliano answers questions from the audience about topics across business, life, bitcoin, and investing. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide. Circle is also a principal developer of USD Coin (USDC), the fastest growing, fully reserved and regulated dollar stablecoin in the world. T
Jul 7, 2021 • 23:34
#599: Patrick Stanley On Creating Equity For Cities
Patrick Stanley is the founder and CEO of CityCoins, a new product that allows you to support your favorite cities while earning yield in Bitcoin. In this conversation, we discuss CityCoins, how they work, municipal equity vs debt, government’s role, how citizens benefit, why this benefits bitcoin, and why Miami was the first city. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to access crypto. Sign up today at Revolut.com/pomp and make 3
Jul 6, 2021 • 45:03
#598 Colton Sakamoto on How To Get A New Job In Crypto
Colton Sakamoto works with Pomp and is the CEO of their employment business, which has a goal of helping 10,000 people getting a new job in the crypto industry during 2021. In this conversation, we discuss how to find open roles in crypto, how to prepare for interviews, how you can learn more about the industry, and what types of companies are hiring currently. ======================= Remote makes it easy for companies of all sizes to employ global teams. We take care of internationa
Jul 5, 2021 • 35:36
#597: Bitcoin Whales Are Selling To Retail Investors w/ Will Clemente and Checkmate
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. We are joined this week by Checkmate, an analyst from Glassnode, who focuses full-time on onchain metrics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss whales selling to retail, mining ban in China, and the other market movements from this week.
Jul 3, 2021 • 32:50
#596 Jonathan Gheller Explains Bitcoin As The Best Central Bank
Jonathan Gheller is an entrepreneur and investor. He previously founded multiple startups, including companies that were acquired by Facebook and Google. In this conversation, we discuss growing up in Venezuela, economic inequality, Silicon Valley tech companies, bitcoin, fixing the money, automated central bank, importance of censorship resistance, and the ideas of predictability and independence. ======================= Let’s talk about Okcoin - one of the most popular licensed exchanges.
Jul 2, 2021 • 1:08:15
#595: Why Corporations Are Putting Bitcoin on Their Balance Sheet - Michael Moro
Michael Moro is the CEO of Genesis Global Trading. In this conversation, we discuss why corporations are putting bitcoin on their balance sheets, how they execute the transactions, what the accounting considerations are, and how this trend will evolve in the future. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide. Circ
Jun 30, 2021 • 55:47
#594 Nik Storonsky on Democratizing Access to Finance
Nik Storonsky is the cofounder and CEO of Revolut, one of the UK’s largest private businesses. Revolut offers everything from currency exchange and surcharge-free ATMs to global transfer payments and budgeting. In this conversation, we discuss building billion dollar fintech company, pandemic insights to user behavior, serving retail and enterprises, crypto & stock trading, lessons from 2020, and his personal portfolio. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that
Jun 29, 2021 • 34:26
#593: MacKenzie Sigalos on Mainstream Media & Bitcoin
MacKenzie Sigalos is a technology reporter based out of CNBC's San Francisco bureau, with a focus on bitcoin, cybersecurity, financial technology, and gaming. In this conversation, we discuss reporting process, mainstream media bias, her personal bitcoin journey, bitcoin mining, new story ideas, and how bitcoiners can help. ======================= Remote makes it easy for companies of all sizes to employ global teams. We take care of international payroll, benefits, taxes, and local compli
Jun 28, 2021 • 48:23
#592 Strong Hands Are Aggressively Accumulating Bitcoin w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various on-chain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss strong hands accumulating, SOPR, Miners in China, and Will's new chart. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to access crypto. Sign up
Jun 27, 2021 • 24:13
#591: Harry Campbell on How Much Money Uber and Lyft Drivers Make
Harry Campbell is the Founder & CEO of The Rideshare Guy, a blog, Youtube channel, podcast, course and book for Uber and Lyft drivers and others in the gig economy. In this conversation, we discuss drivers as small businesses, driver incentives, financial empowerment, driver supply shortage, prices going up, and driving packages vs passengers. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to access crypto. Sign up today at Revolut.com/pom
Jun 25, 2021 • 44:23
#590 Amanda Goetz on Censorship in Payment Systems
Amanda Goetz is the founder of House of Wise, a luxury CBD brand for women, and half-time CMO at Teal. In this conversation, we discuss payment system censorship, CBD, distribution strategies, financial education, subscription models, astrology, and payment infrastructure. ======================= Did you know nearly 338 million dollars worth of NFTs were sent last year? And in 2021 that number is growing faster than ever. Looking to make your first NFT? Check out NEAR’s fast, scalable, low-co
Jun 24, 2021 • 54:13
#589: The World’s Most Profitable Nightclub Starts Accepting Bitcoin - Marc Roberts
Marc Roberts is a real estate mogul with more than $1 billion in assets across his portfolio. He is also the co-owner of E11even, the world’s most profitable nightclub per square foot. In this conversation, we discuss building a real estate empire, creating world’s most profitable nightclub, bitcoin, selling a penthouse for $22 million in crypto, and building the E11even brand. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harnes
Jun 23, 2021 • 52:12
#588 Delian on Space and Bitcoin
Delian Asparouhov is an investor with Founders Fund and a co-founder and chairman of Varda, a space manufacturing startup. In this conversation, we discuss Founders Fund, Varda, Bitcoin, DeFi, Original thinking, Miami, Red pills, and Courage to say what you think. ======================= Public Rec is on a mission to make comfort look good. Their fan-favorite Flex Short is the ultimate crossover short you’ll need all summer long. From the beach to the gym, this quick-drying short has you cover
Jun 22, 2021 • 1:10:21
#587: Dave Rubin on Thinking for Yourself
Dave Rubin is a political commentator, YouTube personality, and talk show host. He is the creator and host of The Rubin Report, a political talk show on YouTube and the network BlazeTV. Dave is also the founder of Locals, a new subscription service built for creators. In this conversation, we discuss critical thinking skills, eroding trust in institutions, censorship, decentralization, owning your audience, first principles, personal responsibility, democracy, and capitalism. =============
Jun 21, 2021 • 2:06:03
#586 Bitcoin Is WILDLY Oversold! w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss strong hands accumulating, NUPL, Illiquid Supply Change, and Short Term Holders Selling ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to access cr
Jun 20, 2021 • 25:03
#585 Aleks Svetski on Bitcoin as Sovereign Money
Aleks Svetski is the cofounder and CEO of Amber, a mobile company focused on making exposure to Bitcoin and the new wave of digital assets as simple, low risk, and automated as possible. In this conversation, we discuss emerging nations embracing bitcoin, ETH is state sponsored attack on bitcoin, bitcoin as sovereign money, node level decision making, and Amber’s progress. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to access crypto. Sig
Jun 18, 2021 • 1:03:30
#584 Joe Pompliano on Athletes Investors Buying Bitcoin
Joe Pompliano is the Founder of Huddle Up, a new media platform that breaks down the business and money behind sports. He also happens to be one of my younger brothers, so this episode is packed with great stories and plenty of laughs. In this conversation, we discuss athlete investors, being paid in bitcoin, Rich Kleiman, Kevin Durant, Saquon Barkley, Tom Brady, Sterling Shepard, Danny Boy Hustle Hard, Conor McGregor, and a number of wildly entertaining stories. ======================= Did y
Jun 17, 2021 • 1:01:00
#583 Bitcoin OG Explains How To Keep An Open Mind - Erik Voorhees
Erik Voorhees is the founder and CEO of ShapeShift, a crypto trading platform that leverages 100% decentralized finance protocols to execute all functionality for users without KYC. In this conversation, we discuss centralization, decentralization, KYC, financial regulation, privacy gains, commoditization of trading, THORchain, Bitcoin, open source software, maximalism, and religious fundamentalism. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses
Jun 16, 2021 • 40:11
#582: Austin Woodward on Building Tax Infrastructure in Bitcoin
Austin Woodward is the co-founder and CEO of Taxbit, the leading cryptocurrency tax software that recently raised $100 million from Tiger Global and Paradigm. In this conversation, we discuss Taxbit’s product suite, tax loss harvesting, IRS, El Salvador’s bitcoin adoption, tax strategies of the rich, and cryptocurrency accounting software. ======================= Public Rec is on a mission to make comfort look good. Their fan-favorite Flex Short is the ultimate crossover short you’ll need al
Jun 15, 2021 • 43:35
#581 Shaan Puri on The Solo-capitalist Starter Pack
Shaan Puri is the Senior Director of Product, Mobile Gaming & Emerging Markets at Twitch. He previously built Bebo, before ultimately selling the business to Twitch. Shaan is also the host of My First Million, one of the fastest growing business podcasts. In this conversation, we discuss solo-capitalists, copypreneurs, pros/cons of social reach, podcasts, newsletters, rolling funds, Howard Stern, Kanye West, Joe Rogan, Kardashians, and Mr Beast. ======================= Remote mak
Jun 14, 2021 • 1:25:30
#580: Will Clemente on the Re-Accumulation Phase Is Almost Over
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss strong hands accumulating, futures open interest, miners selling, the re-accumulation phase, and bitcoin price action. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they'
Jun 12, 2021 • 20:55
#579 Joshua Steinman on Preventing Ransomware Attacks In Future
Joshua Steinman is a former National Security Council staff member and current startup founder. In this conversation, we discuss the National Security Council, the narrative world, centralization, authority organizations, credentialism, ransomware, bug bounties, and industrial control systems. ======================= Did you know nearly 338 million dollars worth of NFTs were sent last year? And in 2021 that number is growing faster than ever. Looking to make your first NFT? Check out NEAR’s f
Jun 11, 2021 • 1:03:02
#578: Bitcoin Mining with North America's Largest Miner
Fred Thiel is the CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings, one of the largest bitcoin miners in North America. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin mining, ESG bitcoin, OFAC compliant blocks, Taproot, and what Marathon plans to do moving forward. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to access crypto. Sign up today at Revolut.com/pomp and make 3 card transactions to get $15, which you can exchange for any tokens Revolut supports. As
Jun 10, 2021 • 35:44
#577 Scott Harrison on the Bitcoin Water Trust
Scott Harrison is the founder and current CEO of the non-profit charity: water. Harrison is the author of Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World. In this conversation, we discuss charity water, non-profits, the bitcoin water trust, and doing good in the world after achieving enough. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and public blockcha
Jun 9, 2021 • 42:05
#576: Preston Pysh on Investing Lessons From Billionaires
Preston Pysh is a financial investor and the host of the podcast, We Study Billionaires. In this conversation, we discuss investing lessons from billionaires, bitcoin, ethereum, ETH 2.0, Elon Musk, Ray Dalio, Warren Buffett, and whether gold has failed or not. ======================= Public Rec is on a mission to make comfort look good. Their fan-favorite Flex Short is the ultimate crossover short you’ll need all summer long. From the beach to the gym, this quick-drying short has you covered.
Jun 8, 2021 • 1:23:25
#575 Edan Yago Explains DeFi on Bitcoin
Edan Yago is a neuroscientist and entrepreneur who dropped everything nine years ago to focus on Bitcoin. He is driven by the opportunity to create a new, open economic system that empowers individuals globally. He has been pivotal in establishing the recently-launched Sovryn protocol, a decentralized bitcoin trading and lending platform, one of the first Bitcoin-native DeFi platforms. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin defi, layer 1 scalability, smart contract platforms, altcoins vs token
Jun 7, 2021 • 1:15:24
#574 Will Bitcoin Break Out Of The Accumulation Phase?! w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss this week’s sideways movement, on-chain metrics, who is selling and who is buying, and much more. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way t
Jun 5, 2021 • 24:03
#573 Haider Rafique on Delisting BSV and BCH
Haider Rafique is the Chief Marketing Officer at OKCoin. In this conversation, we discuss delisting BSV and BCH, rebranding a crypto exchange, defi on bitcoin, marketing’s value proposition, and the secret of OKCoin. ======================= Did you know nearly 338 million dollars worth of NFTs were sent last year? And in 2021 that number is growing faster than ever. Looking to make your first NFT? Check out NEAR’s fast, scalable, low-cost, open-source platform. Learn why NEAR is the infrastru
Jun 4, 2021 • 49:09
#572: Jeff Booth on How Inflation Is Stealing Your Wealth
Jeff Booth is the author of the new book titled The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation Is the Key to an Abundant Future. In this conversation, we discuss inflation, deflation, abundance, ESG goals are nonsense, Personal Greed vs Survival, Weimar Republic, Bitcoin, and the old system vs the new system. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to access crypto. Sign up today at Revolut.com/pomp and make 3 card transactions to get $15, whi
Jun 3, 2021 • 1:15:32
#571: Dan Held on The Monetary Experiment Scam
Dan Held is currently the Director of Business Development for Kraken, one of the OG Bitcoin spot exchanges. Dan has been in the Bitcoin community for about 8 years and continues to be one of the brightest minds in the space. In this conversation, we discuss ESG bitcoin, OFAC compliant blocks, Bitcoin vs Ethereum, Taproot, Supercycle, Elon Musk, Bitcoin DeFi, and why Ethereum could be MySpace. ======================= Remote makes it easy for companies of all sizes to employ global teams. We t
Jun 2, 2021 • 1:06:03
#570: Isaiah Jackson on Black Bitcoin Billionaires
Isaiah Jackson is the author of Bitcoin & Black America. In this conversation, we discuss banking crimes, Greenpeace, Black Wall Street, Floyd Mayweather, Bitcoin Summer Camp, and why the noise never matters. ======================= Public Rec is where indoor comfort meets outdoor style. Their best-selling All Day Every Day Pant is a more stylish alternative to sweatpants, and a more comfortable alternative to jeans. From the couch to the gym to the grocery store, and everywhere in between, P
Jun 1, 2021 • 1:05:30
#569 QuickNode on Building World Class Blockchain Infrastructure
Alex Nabutovsky and Dmitry Shklovsky are co-founders and co-CEOs of Quicknode, where their mission is to help blockchain ecosystems scale, by providing accessible core infrastructure. In this conversation, we discuss infrastructure importance, data structure, low latency, popular use cases, picking various chains, and the long term vision. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1
May 31, 2021 • 52:04
#568 Is The Bitcoin Sell-Off Over?? w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various on-chain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss this week’s price sell-off, on-chain metrics, who is selling and who is buying, and much more. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to
May 29, 2021 • 24:12
#567: Barney Mannerings on Decentralized Derivatives
Barney Mannerings is founder of Vega Protocol, an innovative decentralised derivatives trading and settlement network. He previously created Pik, a web/mobile first payments company building a better deal for digital content creators and consumers. In this conversation, we discuss decentralized finance, non-custodial exchanges, liquidity, decentralized derivatives, layer 1 vs layer 2, and Vega Protocol. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the si
May 28, 2021 • 33:45
#566 Chris Zarou on Building An Engaged Fan Base
Chris Zarou is an entrepreneur and investor. He is the mastermind behind the legendary rise of artist Logic, along with a host of other incredibly talented individuals. In this conversation, we discuss the creator world, how to build an audience, intersection of entertainment and tech, fans vs listeners, music distribution, talent in startups, playing not to lose, and bitcoin. ======================= Did you know nearly 338 million dollars worth of NFTs were sent last year? And in 2021 that
May 27, 2021 • 1:00:28
#565: Jessica Vaugn on Bitcoin As Freedom
Jessica Vaugn is a former Playboy Playmate who has reinvented herself as a talented photographer. She also has become a staunch proponent of bitcoin over the last few months. In this conversation, we discuss fake news, Elon Musk, Miami, Federal Reserve, Laser Eyes, Relative Wealth, Optimism vs Realism, and how she is getting others into bitcoin. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and pub
May 26, 2021 • 1:09:28
#564 Matt James on Bitcoin, The Bachelor, and Life After The Show
Matt James is a businessman, former football player, and bitcoiner. Matt is best known for being The Bachelor in season 25. In this conversation, we discuss The Bachelor, Matt’s relationship with Rachel, watching the show like sports, how Matt got into Bitcoin, and why Matt has an unique opportunity to tech new people about bitcoin. ======================= Public Rec is where indoor comfort meets outdoor style. Their best-selling All Day Every Day Pant is a more stylish alternative to sweatpa
May 25, 2021 • 59:42
#563: Kevin O’Leary on Investing in Bitcoin and Crypto
Kevin O’Leary is a Canadian businessman, author, politician, and television personality. He is a Shark on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank and has had numerous previous business successes, including when he sold The Learning Company to Mattel for $4.2 billion in 1999. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, gold, risk management, institutional investors, DeFi, yield farming, regulatory environment, ESG mining, energy consumption, and Kevin’s portfolio. ======================= Choice is a new self-dir
May 24, 2021 • 55:43
#562: Bitcoin Crashed! Who Was Buying And Selling?! Livestream w/ Will Clemente
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss this week’s price sell-off, on-chain metrics, who is selling and who is buying, and much more. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to a
May 23, 2021 • 28:18
#561: Polina Pompliano on The World’s Most Successful People
Polina Marinova Pompliano is the founder and author at The Profile, which is a community that studies the world's most successful people and companies. She previously was the author of Term Sheet at Fortune Magazine. In this conversation, we take a look at 6 recent profiles and discuss lessons learned from Dolly Parton, Keanu Reeves, Kris Jenner, and more. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to access crypto. Sign up today at R
May 21, 2021 • 41:57
#560 Felix Hartmann on De-Fi, The Metaverse, DeWeb and Privacy
Felix Hartmann serves as the Managing Partner of Hartmann Capital, navigating its flagship Hartmann Digital Assets Fund. In this conversation, we discuss yield farming, ponzinomics, rug pulls, fair launches, AMMs, DAOs, metaverse, VR/AR, Aave restricted pool, and buy & burn. ======================= Did you know nearly 338 million dollars worth of NFTs were sent last year? And in 2021 that number is growing faster than ever. Looking to make your first NFT? Check out NEAR’s fast, scalable, low-
May 20, 2021 • 59:08
#559: Bobby Goodlatte on Bitcoin, Design, And Investing
Bobby Goodlatte is the co-founder and General Partner at Form Capital, an early stage venture capital firm focused on leveraging their design expertise. Previously, Bobby has made over 50 angel investments and was a former early designer at Facebook. In this conversation, we discuss the importance of design, angel investing, hunting deals, rational vs irrational investors, Facebook, Coinbase, Form Capital, UX/UI in crypto, and Miami. ======================= Circle is a global financial techn
May 19, 2021 • 1:08:18
#558 Alexandra Zatarain on How To Get Better Sleep
Alexandra Zatarain is the co-founder and VP of Brand and Marketing at Eight Sleep, the world's first sleep fitness company. Eight Sleep designs tech-enabled products, content and services that make people sleep fit. In this conversation, we discuss sleep science, creating a new category, marketing hardware, building a cult, turning customers into marketers, and building Eight Sleep from scratch. ======================= Public Rec is where indoor comfort meets outdoor style. Their best-selling
May 18, 2021 • 55:13
#557: Joshua Browder on Automating Consumer Rights
Joshua Browder is the co-founder and CEO of DoNotPay, the world's first robot lawyer. He fundamentally believes in using the internet to empower the average consumer to defend their rights. In this conversation, we discuss DoNotPay’s product development, company growth, Robinhood of the Internet, regulatory pushback, credit dispute letters, HOA products, photo ninja, and angel investing. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you
May 17, 2021 • 1:11:46
#556 Will Clemente on What Happened to Bitcoin When Elon Tweeted
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss Elon’s tweet, Bitcoin’s on-chain metrics, miner accumulation, NVT, whale purchases, and whether the bull market is still in tact. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, tha
May 15, 2021 • 26:00
#555 Sam Cassatt as the Degen King
Sam Cassatt is the Founder at Aligned Capital. He is the former Chief Strategy Officer at Consensys. In this conversation, we discuss Ethereum, Decentralized Finance, Degens, Yield Farming, Asymmetric Investments, the dark corners of Crypto, and where Sam sees opportunity. ======================= Did you know nearly 338 million dollars worth of NFTs were sent last year? And in 2021 that number is growing faster than ever. Looking to make your first NFT? Check out NEAR’s fast, scalable, low-co
May 14, 2021 • 43:26
#554 Amanda Cassatt on Marketing In Crypto
Amanda Cassatt is the CEO of Serotonin, a marketing firm and product studio for transformative technologies. She is the former Chief Marketing Officer of Consensys. In this conversation, we discuss brand positioning, public relations, marketing, what most teams get wrong, how to talk about your product, and the positive impact of marketing. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and public b
May 13, 2021 • 44:06
#553: Pete Rizzo on Satoshi Nakamoto’s Story
Pete Rizzo is Editor at Bitcoin Magazine and Editor-at-Large at Kraken. He previously served as Editor-in-Chief at Coindesk. Pete has spent the last few years documenting the early days of Bitcoin. In this conversation, we discuss Satoshi Nakamoto, who it could be, what we can learn from the early communications, why Satoshi disappeared, and how important Satoshi is moving forward. ======================= Public Rec is the first to bring tailored sizing to leisurewear so that you don’t have
May 12, 2021 • 53:26
#552: Chrisman Frank on Teaching Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Chrisman Frank is the co-founder and CEO of Synthesis, a new educational experience for children aged 8-14 that focuses on teaching problem solving and critical thinking skills. In this conversation, we discuss the industrial education system, why students are suffering, how teachers fit into the system, why the old model doesn’t work, how Synthesis works, the current traction of the business, and what parents are saying. ======================= BlockFi provides financial products for crypto
May 11, 2021 • 1:09:25
#551: Hany Rashwan on Building Crypto Products
Hany Rashwan is the founder of crypto companies Amun AG and 21Shares AG. He previously founded social commerce company Ribbon and enterprise fintech company Payout. In this conversation, we discuss crypto indexing, US market vs European market, institutional interest, ESG bitcoin, 21 Shares’ AUM growth, and when countries will buy bitcoin. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to access crypto. Sign up today at Revolut.com/pomp an
May 10, 2021 • 58:18
#550: Will Clemente on Bitcoin Coiling Like A Spring
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin’s on-chain metrics, miner accumulation, strong hands buying up weak hands, dormancy, and continued bullish movements. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that sa
May 8, 2021 • 17:15
#549 Alex Taub on Digital Horse Racing
Alex Taub is the co-founder and CEO of Upstream, a new social professional network. He is also an avid investor in, and user of, Zed, a new digital horse racing ecosystem. In this conversation, we discuss digital ecosystems, virtual horse racing, stud farms, various investment strategies, the metaverse, and building a new professional network. ======================= Did you know nearly 338 million dollars worth of NFTs were sent last year? And in 2021 that number is growing faster than ever.
May 7, 2021 • 58:12
#548: Caitlin Long on the Federal Reserve Payment Proposal
Caitlin Long is the Founder and CEO of Avanti Bank, a new US bank based in Wyoming that intends to serve the digital asset industry with new products and services that are not currently available in US dollar markets. In this conversation, we discuss the Fed payment system, OCC trust companies, SPDIs, FDIC insurance, uninsured institutions gaining Fed access, and settlement risk in crypto. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes
May 6, 2021 • 22:51
#547 Mike Gonzalez on Building A New Category In Finance
Mike Gonzalez is the CEO and co-founder at Trace, the first service desk for finance teams. Before Trace, Mike developed a deep empathy for the problems finance teams face as the VP of Finance & Strategy at Zenefits, where he led FP&A. Before that, Mike built and managed financial systems at Facebook. In this conversation, we discuss working at Facebook and Zenefits, building finance teams, real-time data, financial planning, asset allocation, startups, and entrepreneurship. =================
May 5, 2021 • 1:21:39
#546: Srivatsan Prakash On The 6 Most Legendary Trades of All-Time
Srivatsan Prakash is the Host of the Market Champions podcast and one of the best read people in the finance industry. You can follow him on Twitter at @elite_investor. In this conversation, we discuss George Soros breaking the Pound, Paul Tudor Jones in 1987 crash, Andy Kreiger with the Kiwi Dollar, David Tepper during the Global Financial Crisis, John Paulson using Credit Default Swaps, and John Arnold trading natural gas in 2006. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA produ
May 3, 2021 • 28:56
#545: Jesse Proudman on Automated Crypto Investing
Jesse Proudman is the co-founder and CEO of Strix Leviathan, a quantitative crypto hedge fund algorithmically trading digital assets. He and his team is spinning out Makara, which is the first SEC-registered crypto robo-advisor. In this conversation, we discuss automated investing, defensive crypto, market drawdowns, bull market cycles, importance of SEC registration, and what is next for Makara. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of
Apr 30, 2021 • 36:22
#544 Brian Barnes on the Finance Super App
Brian Barnes is the founder and CEO of M1 Finance, a free automated brokerage offering a modern approach to managing an investment portfolio. In this conversation, we discuss building a finance super app, long term investing trends, generational differences, legacy finance platforms, and how M1 has grown so fast over the last year. ======================= Polymarket is the world’s leading information markets platform where you can trade on the most pressing global questions. Choose from a vari
Apr 29, 2021 • 36:11
#543: Brad Kam on Bringing Crypto to Developing Markets
Brad Kam is the Co-Founder of Unstoppable Domains. In this conversation, we discuss human readable domains, the recent Opera browser integration, NFT galleries, and bringing crypto to internet users in the developing world. ======================= Public Rec is the first to bring tailored sizing to leisurewear so that you don’t have to choose between comfort and style. They make leisurewear in waist and inseam sizes because they believe comfort starts with a better fit. And when things fit be
Apr 28, 2021 • 19:55
#542 Will Clemente on The Science Behind A Price Drawdown
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various on-chain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss leverage, bitcoin price, short liquidations, market cycles, and the science behind the recent bitcoin price drawdown. ======================= Remote makes it easy for companies of all sizes to employ global full-time employees and contractors. We take care of international payr
Apr 27, 2021 • 24:42
#541: Capital Bleed on What People Get Wrong about Elon Musk
Capital Bleed is a pseudonymous account on Twitter who has proven to be an independent thinker. He recently published an article on Substack titled “The Problem with Elon Haters.” Read it here: https://capitalbleed.substack.com/p/the-problem-with-elon-haters In this conversation, we discuss Elon Musk, Tesla, short selling, independent thinking, cognitive dissonance, mental models, investor bias, and social media trends. ======================= Gemini is a regulated cryptocurrency exchange,
Apr 26, 2021 • 37:53
#540: Chad Barraford on Cross-Chain Swaps
Chad Barraford is a software engineer and the Technical Lead for THORchain. In this conversation, we discuss THORchain, how it works, why cross-chain swaps are important, how ShapeShift adopted the system, and what the impact on DeFi will be. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide. Circle is also a principal
Apr 22, 2021 • 38:25
#539 Jeremy Allaire on USDC’s Incredible Growth
Jeremy Allaire is the co-founder and CEO of Circle, the company behind USDC, which is issued by regulated financial institutions, backed by fully reserved assets, redeemable on a 1:1 basis for US dollars. In this conversation, we discuss USD Coin, how it works, current progress, how Circle makes money, most popular use cases, Visa partnership, DeFi, treasury management product, and streaming money. ======================= Polymarket is the world’s leading information markets platform where yo
Apr 21, 2021 • 40:39
#538: Jeff Bezos Shareholder Letter
Today is a special episode. I record the latest shareholder letter from Jeff Bezos, including what I think is most interesting as his last letter as CEO of Amazon. ======================= Public Rec is the first to bring tailored sizing to leisurewear so that you don’t have to choose between comfort and style. They make leisurewear in waist and inseam sizes because they believe comfort starts with a better fit. And when things fit better, they look better. No tailors. No settling. No stress. C
Apr 20, 2021 • 31:46
#537: Duncan Cock Foster on the NFT Boom
Duncan Cock Foster is a co-founder of Nifty Gateway, the leading platform and exchange for digital art and NFTs. In this conversation, we discuss the current state of NFTs, successful drops, sale dynamics, digital museums, physical NFT displays, impact on artists, and the response from the legacy market. ======================= Remote makes it easy for companies of all sizes to employ global full-time employees and contractors. We take care of international payroll, benefits, taxes a
Apr 19, 2021 • 42:43
#536: Rahul Sidhu on Police and Technology
Rahul Sidhu is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SPIDR Tech. SPIDR Tech provides the world's first automated customer service software for public safety agencies around the world. In this conversation, we discuss the Taliban war wagon, racial profiling, police training, defunding the police, alternate resources, social resources, and the militirazation of the police. ======================= Gemini is a regulated cryptocurrency exchange, wallet, and custodian that makes it simple a
Apr 18, 2021 • 58:18
#535 Wouter Witvoet on Decentralized Finance
Wouter Witvoet is the CEO at DeFi Technologies (NEO.DEFI) and previously founded SecFi. In this conversation, we discuss decentralized finance, why he launched a public company, investing in Sovryn, NFTs, current adoption cycle, the legacy system, and what happens next. ======================= Polymarket is the world’s leading information markets platform where you can trade on the most pressing global questions. Choose from a variety of markets to trade: Will Trump launch a new social media
Apr 15, 2021 • 39:46
#534: MetaKovan on the Metaverse
MetaKovan is a Singapore-based blockchain entrepreneur, coder and angel investor. He holds one of the largest digital art and NFT collections in the world, including the winner of $69 million purchase of Beeple’s Everyday from Christie’s Auction House. In this conversation, we discuss virtual worlds, digital goods, identity, pseudonymity, contrarian investing, asymmetric markets, digital museums, and being the Donald Trump of the metaverse. ======================= Circle is a global financial
Apr 14, 2021 • 53:23
#533: JP Richardson on Tokenizing His Equity
JP Richardson is the founder and CEO of Exodus, one of the most popular crypto applications and blockchain wallets. In this conversation, we discuss the idea of tokenizing equity, benefits to a corporation, benefits to an investor, the biggest risks, and how regulators are net winners in all of this. ======================= Public Rec is the first to bring tailored sizing to leisurewear so that you don’t have to choose between comfort and style. They make leisurewear in waist and inseam sizes
Apr 13, 2021 • 25:14
#532: Zach Goldstein on Building The Best Pants
Zach Goldstein is the founder and CEO of Public Rec, which makes the most comfortable leisure apparel. He has an unique solo founder story and has now grown Public Rec into 8 figures in revenue annually. In this conversation, we discuss leaving investment banking, original idea for Public Rec, the initial kickstarter campaign, being a solo founder, self-funding the business, achieving profitability, and being a product-first founder. ======================= Remote makes it easy for companies of
Apr 12, 2021 • 40:31
#531: Michael Lastoria on Pizza and Workplace Innovation
Michael Lastoria is the co-founder and ceo at &pizza. In this conversation, we discuss mobile kitchens, pizza cubes, sharing the CEO’s cell phone number, balance between innovation and product, and how to be a good employer. ======================= Polymarket is the world’s leading information markets platform where you can trade on the most pressing global questions. Choose from a variety of markets to trade: Will Trump launch a new social media platform? Will NFT trading volume continue to s
Apr 9, 2021 • 51:48
#530: Q and A
In this special episode, Pomp answers questions taken from Twitter. He talks about balancing ambition and happiness, whether or not you should time markets, the likelihood of a bitcoin ban, and much more.
Apr 8, 2021 • 23:43
#529: David Mercer on Institutional Trading Trends
David Mercer is the founder and CEO of LMAX Group, which owns LMAX Digital, the leading trading platform for institutional investors. In this conversation, we discuss why institutions want to trade cryptocurrencies, how important latency and infrastructure is, how LMAX Digital is servicing customers, and what trends David is seeing on a day-to-day basis. *This conversation audio is from a YouTube Live Q&A* ======================= OKCoin.com is the leading crypto exchange for both beginners and
Apr 7, 2021 • 54:37
#528: Catalina Lauf on Freedom
Catalina Lauf is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 16th Congressional District. She previously served as an advisor at the US Department of Commerce. In this conversation, we discuss misinformation, term limits, social media censorship, gun rights, immigration, free enterprise, law and order, and education. ======================= Public Rec is the first to bring tailored sizing to leisurewear so that you don’t have to choose between comfort and style. They make le
Apr 6, 2021 • 52:41
#527: Jessica Vaugn on Playmate Turned Bitcoiner
Jessica Vaugn is a former Playboy Playmate who has reinvented herself as a talented photographer. She also has become a staunch proponent of bitcoin over the last few months. In this conversation, we discuss her career as a Playboy Playmate, professional reinvention, independent thinking, the Federal Reserve, Bitcoin as freedom, the legacy system, and meme masters. ======================= Remote makes it easy for companies of all sizes to employ global full-time employees and contractors. We tak
Apr 5, 2021 • 51:35
#526: Raj Lala on Innovative Technology ETFs
Raj Lala is President and Chief Executive Officer of Evolve ETFs. He previously served as head of WisdomTree Canada. In this conversation, we discuss disruptive technology, bitcoin, cyber security, cloud computing, electric vehicles, and eSports. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space, and we’ve teamed up to offer an exclusive discount for you, as listeners of the podcast. Sign up for Exodus today using my promo code Exodus.com/pomp. This is a no
Apr 2, 2021 • 47:57
#525: Gary Hoberman on No Code for Enterprises
Gary Hoberman is CEO and Founder of Unqork. Gary was formerly Executive Vice President and CIO of MetLife. In this conversation, we discuss automation, creativity, the no code movement, financial services, how recruiting will change, and why no code is the future. ======================= OKCoin.com is the leading crypto exchange for both beginners and experienced users. You can fund your account in under 2 minutes, and get access to the most advanced trading engine, all while paying the lowes
Apr 1, 2021 • 39:23
#524: Anthony Di Iorio on Early Days of Bitcoin & Ethereum
Anthony Di Iorio is primarily known as a co-founder of Ethereum and an early investor in Bitcoin. Di Iorio is the founder and CEO of the blockchain company Decentral, and the associated Jaxx wallet. He also served as the first chief digital officer of the Toronto Stock Exchange. In this conversation, we discuss the early days of bitcoin, co-founding Ethereum, how to compound impact, and what he is building with Decentral and Jaxx. ======================= LMAX Digital is the leading institutio
Mar 31, 2021 • 57:25
#523: Chris Miller on Leading the Defense Industry During War
Chris Miller previously served as Acting United States Secretary of Defense. Before that, Miller served as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center. Prior to serving in civilian leadership at the Department of Defense, Miller was a Green Beret, commanding 5th Special Forces Group in Iraq and Afghanistan. This episode is co-hosted with my wife, Polina Pompliano, the founder of The Profile. In this conversation, we discuss the invasion of Afghanistan, America’s wars in the Middle East,
Mar 30, 2021 • 1:25:01
#522: Will Clemente on Bitcoin Analytics
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss macroeconomics, quantitative easing, interest rates, universal basic income, bitcoin analytics, miner accumulation, and why sound money is inevitable. ======================= Remote makes it easy for companies of all sizes to employ global full-time employees and contractors.
Mar 29, 2021 • 33:48
#521: Scott Lynn on NFTs and Iconic Art Sales
Scott Lynn is the Founder of Masterworks, which allows anyone to purchase and trade shares in iconic artworks. In this conversation, we discuss the high end art market, importance of scarcity, fractional ownership, digital art, Beeple, and NFTs. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space, and we’ve teamed up to offer an exclusive discount for you, as listeners of the podcast. Sign up for Exodus today using my promo code Exodus.com/pomp. This is a no
Mar 26, 2021 • 32:01
#520: Jordi Visser on Allocating Billions of Dollars Today
Jordi Visser is President and Chief Investment Officer of Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers, which manages $1.7 billion in assets. In this conversation, we discuss the macroeconomic environment, the federal reserve, inflation, alternative assets, bitcoin, and digital assets. ======================= OKCoin.com is the leading crypto exchange for both beginners and experienced users. You can fund your account in under 2 minutes, and get access to the most advanced trading engine, all while paying th
Mar 25, 2021 • 44:51
#519: Synthesis: The Future of Childhood Education
Synthesis is an innovative new way for young students to learn critical thinking and problem solving skills. Pomp was so fascinated with the program that he invested. This episode is with Josh Dahn, Chrisman Frank, and Ana Lorena Fabrega. In this conversation, we discuss the challenges is legacy education, why critical thinking and problem solving is so important, how Josh started a school with Elon Musk, and what Synthesis is doing. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game change
Mar 24, 2021 • 57:24
#518: Katherine Boyle on Innovation and Independent Thinking
Katherine Boyle is a partner at General Catalyst, a venture capital firm that works with seed to endurance-stage founders to help build companies that can withstand the test of time. She co-leads General Catalyst’s seed platform. She focuses on early-stage investments in highly-regulated industries, including aerospace and defense, financial technology, healthcare and computational biology. In this conversation, we discuss shadow capitals, rebuilding civic institutions, government competition,
Mar 23, 2021 • 1:13:42
#517: Jim Cramer on Bitcoin’s Performance and Future
Jim Cramer is the host of Mad Money on CNBC. He is a former hedge fund manager as well as an author and a co-founder of TheStreet.com. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, gold, corporate treasuries, Wall Street, Gamestop, and NFTs. ======================= Remote makes it easy for companies of all sizes to employ global full-time employees and contractors. We take care of international payroll, benefits, taxes and local compliance, so you can focus on growing your business. Learn more
Mar 22, 2021 • 48:40
#516: Narek Gevorgyan on Managing Your Crypto Portfolio
Narek Gevorgyan is the founder of Coin Stats, a cryptocurrency research and portfolio management app available for iOS, Android and Desktop with over 500,000 active portfolios tracked worldwide. In this conversation, we discuss crypto portfolios, importance of user experience, decentralized finance, Coin Stats growth, and where Narek sees the market going in the next few years. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space, and we’ve teamed up to offer
Mar 19, 2021 • 34:26
#515: Justin Rhedrick on Bitcoin’s Power to Lift People Up
Justin Rhedrick is best known as Bitcoin Vegan. Justin was tired of running the rat race, the seemingly never-ending paycheck to paycheck cycle working in retail merchandising and that’s when he decided to learn about Bitcoin back in 2016. In 2016, Justin also started his very own business “Vegan On The Go”, where he cooked and delivered vegan food. In this conversation, we discuss the power of bitcoin, the black community, being early to markets, no excuses, his new book, and why Justin’s stor
Mar 18, 2021 • 54:04
#514: Ted Seides on The LP Perspective
Ted Seides, CFA has spent 25 years as an institutional investor, allocating money to managers. He started in 1992 at the Yale University Investments Office, seven years after David Swensen arrived at Yale. Ted spent five years learning under David’s tutelage and departed to attend Harvard Business School shortly before David wrote the bible in the industry, Pioneering Portfolio Management. In 2017, Ted launched the Capital Allocators podcast, a series of interviews with leading Chief Investment
Mar 17, 2021 • 1:07:42
#513: JP Richardson on Exiting The Traditional Financial System
JP Richardson is the founder and CEO of Exodus, one of the most popular crypto applications and blockchain wallets. In this conversation, we discuss distrust in institutions, defi maturation, improving user experiences, the Exodus product suite, and their recent tokenized shares and fundraise. ======================= Public Rec is the first to bring tailored sizing to leisurewear so that you don’t have to choose between comfort and style. They make leisurewear in waist and inseam sizes becau
Mar 16, 2021 • 38:00
#512: Ken Goldin and Ross Hoffman on Collectibles
Ken Goldin is the founder and chairman of Goldin Auctions. Ross Hoffman is the new CEO of Goldin Auctions, which has grown into the industry leader in collectible and memorabilia auctions. Goldin Auctions recently received a large investment from The Chernin Group and Ross joined Ken and the Goldin Auction team as part of that transaction. I’m joined by my brother, Joe Pompliano, for the conversation. In this conversation, we discuss the Goldin Auctions story, the trading card market, auct
Mar 15, 2021 • 39:54
#511: Zach Herbert on Building Crypto Hardware
Zach Herbert is founder and CEO of Foundation Devices, which is building open devices for a sovereign internet powered by Bitcoin. In this conversation, we discuss hardware wallets, open source wallets, Apple, Google, decentralized internet, restricting innovation, and what is next in the suite of Foundation products. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space, and we’ve teamed up to offer an exclusive discount for you, as listeners of the podcast. S
Mar 12, 2021 • 44:05
#510: Jesse Walden on the Ownership Economy
Jesse Walden is an investor at Variant Fund and previously worked on the crypto team at Andreessen Horowitz. In this conversation, we discuss the ownership economy, NFTs, social money, piracy, Compound, Uniswap, and locked value. ======================= Public Rec is the first to bring tailored sizing to leisurewear so that you don’t have to choose between comfort and style. They make leisurewear in waist and inseam sizes because they believe comfort starts with a better fit. And when things
Mar 11, 2021 • 53:28
#509 Job van der Voort on Building A High Performance Remote Team
Job van der Voort is co-founder and CEO of Remote. He was previously the VP of Product at Gitlab, the largest remote organization in the world. In this conversation, we discuss asynchronous communication, documentation, international payments, Gitlab, off-sites, Remote.com growth, and Bitcoin. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space, and we’ve teamed up to offer an exclusive discount for you, as listeners of the podcast. Sign up for Exodus today us
Mar 10, 2021 • 44:17
#508: Karen Petrou on the Federal Reserve & Wealth Inequality
Karen Petrou is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Federal Financial Analytics, Inc., a privately-held company that since 1985 has provided analytical and advisory services on legislative, regulatory, and public-policy issues affecting financial services companies doing business in the U.S. and abroad. In this conversation, we discuss the Federal Reserve’s role, COVID-19 response, asset inflation, deflationary environments, interest rate decisions, and what the Fed should do. ============
Mar 9, 2021 • 40:46
#507 Beeple on Becoming The World’s Greatest Digital Artist
Beeple is one of the world’s greatest digital artists. He started as a graphic designer and animator, but has seen his digital art NFT grow to become worth millions of dollars per piece. In this conversation, we discuss digital art, creator tools, NFTs, alternative asset classes, the concept of everydays, physical tokens, his ideation process, and the recent Christie’s auction. ======================= BlockFi provides financial products for crypto investors. Products include high-yield inter
Mar 8, 2021 • 51:26
#506 Ethan Buchman on Standardization And Interoperability
Ethan Buchman is the cofounder of Cosmos. In this conversation, we discuss sustainable economic systems, localism, sovereignty, interoperability, proof of stake, and why standardization is so important. ======================= LMAX Digital is the leading institutional crypto currency exchange with current average daily columes of $2bn. Built on proven, trusted LMAX Group trading technology, LMAX Digital delivers a market-leading solution for trading and custodial services for the most liquid
Mar 5, 2021 • 46:54
#505: Daniel Scrivner on Great Design & Crypto
Daniel Scrivner is the Chief Executive Office & Chief Designer Officer at Flow. Previously he was the Head of Design at Digit and Square. In this conversation, we discuss his time working at Square, why he took the Flow CEO role, public market chaos, crypto investing, and how Daniel sees the world unfolding. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space, and we’ve teamed up to offer an exclusive discount for you, as listeners of the podcast. Sign up for
Mar 4, 2021 • 46:55
#504: Michael Shaulov on Crypto Infrastructure
Michael Shaulov is the CEO and co-founder of Fireblocks, a secure digital asset infrastructure company. Prior to Fireblocks, he co-founded Lacoon Mobile Security, which was acquired by Check Point, and was then appointed the Head of Products, Mobile and Cloud Security for Check Point. In this conversation, we discuss an overview of the Fireblocks business, legacy financial infrastructure, decentralized finance, stablecoins, and the recent surge in interest across the crypto industry. ========
Mar 3, 2021 • 40:38
#503: Marcus Swanepoel on Crypto in Emerging Markets
Marcus Swanepoel is co-founder and CEO of Luno, a leading global cryptocurrency company on a mission to upgrade the world to a better financial system. In this conversation, we discuss emerging markets financial infrastructure, myths of emerging markets, technology strategies vs distribution strategies, regulatory environments, and the DCG acquisition. ======================= Own crypto in multiple exchanges and wallets? Sync them to CoinStats so you track and manage them from one place. Trac
Mar 2, 2021 • 49:34
#502: Robert Breedlove on Bitcoin As The Apex Predator
Robert Breedlove is a bitcoin educator and runs the “What is Money?” show. In this conversation, we discuss the current state of bitcoin, corporate America protecting their balance sheets, when central banks will join us, and what the world will look like in 25 years. , ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retirement accounts with dollars
Mar 1, 2021 • 1:12:57
#501: Annabelle Huang on Crypto in Asia
Annabelle Huang is a Partner at Amber Group, a leading crypto finance service provider. She previously served as the Asia Lead at Airswap and structured FX work at Nomura and Deutsche Bank. In this conversation, we discuss the crypto industry in Asia, the rise of institutional interest, digital payments, decentralization vs centralization, and privacy centric technology. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space, and we’ve teamed up to offer an excl
Feb 26, 2021 • 36:33
#500: Jonathan Chester on Being Paid in Bitcoin
Jonathan Chester is the cofounder and CEO of Bitwage, one of the oldest bitcoin businesses helping employers pay their employees in bitcoin. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin payroll, dollar cost averaging, remote work, stablecoins, and why employees are so excited to receive bitcoin as compensation. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space, and we’ve teamed up to offer an exclusive discount for you, as listeners of the podcast. Sign up for
Feb 25, 2021 • 31:57
#499 Danny Masters on Asset Management in Crypto
Danny Masters is the Chairman of Coinshares, an asset management firm focused on Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and other digital assets. In this conversation, we discuss inside baseball markets, digitization, driverless banks, distribution, digital asset investment strategies, and deregulated markets. ======================= The Stacks 2.0 mainnet launched on January 14, 2021. Stacks, which you may recognize as Blockstack, is a layer-1 blockchain that uses the Bitcoin blockchain as a secure bas
Feb 24, 2021 • 56:54
#498 Edan Yago on Decentralized Infrastructure for Bitcoin
Today’s episode is with Sovryn community founder Edan Yago. This podcast is a a recordeding from a Youtube Livestream on 2-15-21. In this conversation, we discuss decentralized infrastructure, synthetic assets, Bitcoin, Ethereum, oracles, permissionless innovation, wrapped Bitcoin, and Bitcoin mutants. ======================= Remote makes it easy for companies of all sizes to employ global full-time employees and contractors. We take care of international payroll, benefits, taxes and local co
Feb 23, 2021 • 1:04:56
#497 Sahil Bloom On Financial Education
Sahil Bloom is a Vice-President at a Private Equity Firm, as well as a frequent contributor to CNBC. He also holds a degree in economics, and a master's degree in public policy, both from Stanford University. In this conversation, we discuss financial education, mental models for investors, accreditation laws, democratization of investing, and community/audience building. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening t
Feb 22, 2021 • 49:31
#496: Stani Kulechov on Decentralized Lending
Stani Kulechov is the founder and CEO of Aave, a leading startup in the decentralized lending space. In this conversation, we discuss decentralized finance, improving user experience and user interface, onboarding more developers, disrupting the banks, and decentralized lending. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space, and we’ve teamed up to offer an exclusive discount for you, as listeners of the podcast. Sign up for Exodus today using my promo c
Feb 19, 2021 • 54:03
#495 James Peyer on Longevity and Curing Cancer
James Peyer, PhD is the Founder and CEO of Cambrian Biopharma, a Distributed Drug Discovery Company developing therapeutics targeting the biology of aging. Cambrian builds, finances, and manages a pipeline of therapeutics. In this conversation, we discuss the nine hallmarks of aging, molecular damage, how to add healthy years to your life, prevention vs reversal of diseases, and distributed drug companies. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space,
Feb 18, 2021 • 1:02:24
#494: Ian Sigalow on Venture Capital as a Platform
Ian Sigalow is a Co-Founder of Greycroft and a Partner in the firm’s New York office. In this conversation, we discuss the venture capital industry, digital assets, and Ian’s investments in Braintree, Venmo, Public.com, Plated, Buddy Media, and many others. ======================= The Stacks 2.0 mainnet launched on January 14, 2021. Stacks, which you may recognize as Blockstack, is a layer-1 blockchain that uses the Bitcoin blockchain as a secure base-layer and enables developers to harness i
Feb 17, 2021 • 54:11
#493 Brian Requarth on Startups in Latin America
Brian Requarth is the co-founder and former CEO of Viva Real, the leading real estate marketplace in Brazil. He recently wrote a book titled “Viva the Entrepreneur: Founding, Scaling, and Raising Venture Capital in Latin America.” In this conversation, we discuss entrepreneurship in Latin America, why the region is seeing an explosion of startups, global competition for resources, and where investors and founders should look for opportunity. ======================= OKCoin.com is the leading c
Feb 16, 2021 • 50:36
#492: Chris Giancarlo and Jake Ryan on Crypto Regulation
Chris Giancarlo is a lawyer who served as the prior Chairman of the CFTC. He earned the nickname of Crypto Dad for his innovative thinking while serving in that role. Jake Ryan is the founder and CIO of Tradecraft Capital, a macro/thesis driven crypto fund. In this conversation, we discuss the current regulatory environment, long wave cycles of technology, and the intersection of markets, law, and technology. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really
Feb 15, 2021 • 49:40
#491 Jeremy Boynton on Digital Asset Active Management
Jeremy Boynton is the Founder of Laureate Wealth Management, a comprehensive wealth management firm for affluent investors generally ranging from $5 million to $25 million in total net worth. In this conversation, we discuss value accrual, institutional adoption, active management, private market investing, and digital asset fund of funds. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space, and we’ve teamed up to offer an exclusive discount for you, as liste
Feb 12, 2021 • 37:05
#490: Simon Chamorro on Crypto in the Developing World
Simon Chamorro is the co-founder and CEO of Valiu, which is making cross border payments much more effective for millions of people. I was so impressed with Simon and his team’s plans that I became an investor in the company. In this conversation, we discuss the legacy payment systems in South America, Valiu’s solution, why Bitcoin is so important in emerging markets, hyperinflation, oppressive governments, and crypto’s future. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the
Feb 11, 2021 • 42:47
#489 Dave Rodman on Law in the Decentralized World
Dave Rodman is the Managing Partner of The Rodman Law Group. He specializes in business, cannabis, crypto, IP, hemp, and securities law. In this conversation, we discuss the decentralized world, state recognized DAO entities, pseudonymity with legal repercussions, accreditation laws, schedule 1 drugs, Satoshi Nakamoto, and regulatory environment. ======================= The Stacks 2.0 mainnet launched on January 14, 2021. Stacks, which you may recognize as Blockstack, is a layer-1 blockchain
Feb 10, 2021 • 52:03
#488: Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart on the Bitcoin ETF
James Seyffart is an ETF Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence and Eric Balchunas is a Senior ETF Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. In this conversation, we discuss advantages of public market fund structures, Grayscale, Bitwise, institutional interest in Bitcoin, the historical analysis of gold ETFs, and the future prospects of a Bitcoin ETF. ======================= OKCoin.com is the leading crypto exchange for both beginners and experienced users. You can fund your account in under 2
Feb 9, 2021 • 58:41
#487 Tony Thomas on Defense, Technology, and Leadership
Tony Thomas is a retired 4-star General and was the 11th Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). General Thomas is one of our nation's greatest warfighters and he also happens to be an even better human being. In this conversation, we discuss the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the modern battlefield, the greatest threats to the United States, Tony’s leadership lessons, and the intersection of defense and technology, including drones, machine learning, artificial intelligence
Feb 8, 2021 • 1:31:13
#486: Ouriel Ohayon on Introduction to Crypto
Ouriel Ohayon is the CEO of ZenGo, a cryptocurrency wallet that has cutting-edge cryptography, security, and UX/UI for crypto assets. In this conversation, we discuss an introduction to crypto assets for beginners, how the ZenGo wallet works, and why so many corporations and institutions are jumping into the space. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space, and we’ve teamed up to offer an exclusive discount for you, as listeners of the podcast. Sign
Feb 5, 2021 • 36:54
#485 Neil Sheppard on the Future of Derivatives
Neil Sheppard is the COO of Financial Services at Diginex, where he oversees capital markets, trading, exchange and trading products. Previously, he spent 13 years at Nomura in various roles across equity products in London, Tokyo and Hong Kong. In this conversation, we discuss Diginex, derivatives, risk management, capital efficiency, and the crypto exchange Equos. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space, and we’ve teamed up to offer an exclusive
Feb 4, 2021 • 40:32
#484: Nik Bhatia on Counterparty Free Money
Nik Bhatia is the author of the new book, Layered Money. He is an Adjunct Professor of Finance and Business Economics at USC Marshall. In this conversation, we discuss an overview of the monetary system, layered money, the recent OCC ruling, coexistence between bitcoin and CBDCs, and counterparty free money. ======================= The Stacks 2.0 mainnet launched on January 14, 2021. Stacks, which you may recognize as Blockstack, is a layer-1 blockchain that uses the Bitcoin blockchain as a se
Feb 3, 2021 • 39:50
#483 Matteo Franceschetti on Improving Your Sleep
Matteo Franceschetti is the cofounder of Eight Sleep, the world's leading sleep enhancement company. In this conversation, we discuss sleep fitness, how to improve your sleep, the importance of getting the full eight hours, and the product suite of sleep enhancement devices that Eight offers. ======================= OKCoin.com is the leading crypto exchange for both beginners and experienced users. You can fund your account in under 2 minutes, and get access to the most advanced trading engin
Feb 2, 2021 • 43:49
#482: Senator Lummis on Bitcoin and Government
Cynthia Lummis is a United States Senator from Wyoming. She is the first Senator in history to own Bitcoin and has become a strong advocate for the digital currency. In this conversation, we discuss her passion for Bitcoin, how to educate Congressmen and Senators, the geopolitical landscape, government sentiment on Bitcoin and CBDCs, and what people at home can do to help. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening
Feb 1, 2021 • 29:19
#481 Brad Kam and Haider Rafique On Human Readable Domains For Exchanges
Haider Rafique is the Chief Marketing Officer at OKCoin and Bradley Kam is the cofounder of Unstoppable Domains. In this conversation, we discuss human readable domains, why the user experience must improve in crypto, and why OKCoin and Unstoppable Domains partnered to bring human readable domains to the first exchange. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space, and we’ve teamed up to offer an exclusive discount for you, as listeners of the podcast.
Jan 29, 2021 • 26:18
#480: Rahul Rana on Moonshot Ideas
Rahul Rana is an Associate at Lux Capital and the Author of “Making Moonshots." In this conversation, we discuss what a moonshot is, why they are important, how the best entrepreneurs go after moonshots, and why iterative progress in science and technology is not enough. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space, and we’ve teamed up to offer an exclusive discount for you, as listeners of the podcast. Sign up for Exodus today using my promo code Exodu
Jan 28, 2021 • 31:28
#479 Jeff Morris Jr on Investing In Product Companies
Jeff Morris Jr is the founder and Managing Partner of Chapter One. He was previously the VP of Product, Revenue at Tinder In this conversation, we discuss the product thinking that built the highest grossing app in the app store, why Jeff is so product focused as an investor, what makes a good product, and what Jeff has learned as a solo-capitalist. ======================= The Stacks 2.0 mainnet launched on January 14, 2021. Stacks, which you may recognize as Blockstack, is a layer-1 blockchai
Jan 27, 2021 • 1:10:54
#478: Harley Finkelstein on Entrepreneurship
Harley Finkelstein is an entrepreneur, lawyer, and the President of Shopify In this conversation, we discuss Shopify, the expansion of the digital economy, competing with Amazon, how he spends his day, digital as default, and the role for Bitcoin and crypto moving forward. ======================= OKCoin.com is the leading crypto exchange for both beginners and experienced users. You can fund your account in under 2 minutes, and get access to the most advanced trading engine, all while paying
Jan 26, 2021 • 53:54
#477 Avichal Garg on His Crypto Thesis
Avichal Garg is a co-founder and partner on the investment team at Electric Capital. Avichal is a successful serial entrepreneur with executive experience at Google and Facebook, which acquired his previous company in 2012. In this conversation, we discuss Avichal’s crypto thesis, decentralized finance, why smart contracts are undervalued, crypto infrastructure, and why decentralization is the natural end state. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm rea
Jan 25, 2021 • 58:48
#476: Mason Jappa on The State of Bitcoin and Mining
Mason Jappa is the cofounder and CEO of Blockware Solutions, a blockchain infrastructure company and network advisory firm. In this conversation, we discuss the latest Blockware research report on Bitcoin, including why $40,000 is just the beginning and how the network metrics suggest Bitcoin is stronger than ever. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space, and we’ve teamed up to offer an exclusive discount for you, as listeners of the podcast. Sign
Jan 22, 2021 • 39:39
#475 Robert Materazzi on Standardizing Crypto
Robert Materazzi is the CEO of Lukka, which bridges the gap between the complexities of blockchain data and traditional business needs. Formerly he was a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, specializing in large risk, regulatory, and cybersecurity driven technology implementations for traditional financial institutions and foreign banking organizations. In this conversation, we discuss the importance of creating industry standards, how crypto is transitioning from innovation labs to business un
Jan 21, 2021 • 37:34
#474: Josh Clemente on Improving Metabolic Health
Josh Clemente is the Co-Founder of Levels. Josh is a rocket scientist and worked at SpaceX for 6 years, managing the team that designed the life support systems in their space shuttles. In this conversation, we discuss biowearables, metabolic health, physical output vs food consumption, real time biological information, and working at SpaceX and Hyperloop One. ======================= The Stacks 2.0 mainnet launched on January 14, 2021. Stacks, which you may recognize as Blockstack, is a layer
Jan 20, 2021 • 1:04:07
#473 Everett Cook on Building A Modern Fintech
Everett Cook co-founded Rho Business Banking to fundamentally change the way businesses manage their finances. He also previously spent time as a macro hedge fund trader. In this conversation, we discuss the rise of fintechs, how Rho has navigated the pandemic, why they focus on high growth businesses, and what Everett is able to apply to entrepreneurship from his macro trading days. ======================= OKCoin.com is the leading crypto exchange for both beginners and experienced users. You
Jan 19, 2021 • 41:11
#472: Isaiah Jackson on Bitcoin and Black America
Isaiah Jackson is the author of the best selling book “Bitcoin and Black America.” He is one of the most underrated people in the Bitcoin ecosystem and is constantly educating one of the most important communities for mainstream adoption. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin, the plight of black Americans in the legacy financial system, why decentralization and pseudonymity are advantageous, and why Isaiah is writing a second book. You can buy his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Bitc
Jan 18, 2021 • 32:06
#471 Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar on Decentralized Infrastructure for Bitcoin
Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar is the CEO of IOVLabs, which is focused on leveraging RSK to build decentralized infrastructure for the Bitcoin ecosystem. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin, decentralized infrastructure, Ethereum, DeFi, and current trends in the developing world. This podcast audio was recorded from livestream on my Youtube Channel on 1-13-21. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space, and we’ve teamed up to offer an exclusive disco
Jan 15, 2021 • 1:03:19
#470: Kevin Rose on Decentralization on the Internet
Kevin Rose is an Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Revision3, Digg, Pownce, and Milk. He has been building compelling products for a long time and today serves as a partner at True Ventures. In this conversation, we discuss early days of building on the internet, modern media models, content moderation, deplatforming, and the importance of decentralization. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space, and we’ve teamed up to offer an exclusive disco
Jan 14, 2021 • 32:26
#469 Ric Edelman on RIAs Investing In Bitcoin
Ric Edelman is the chairman and co-founder of Edelman Financial Services, LLC, the author of several personal finance books and the host of a weekly personal finance talk radio show called The Ric Edelman Show. In this conversation, we discuss 60/40 portfolios, Bitcoin regulation, Federal Reserve actions, Bitcoin adoption among RIAs, and the new financial advisor certificate program Ric helped launch. ======================= The Stacks 2.0 mainnet is launching on January 14, 2021. Stacks, whic
Jan 13, 2021 • 51:21
468: Jason Yanowitz and Michael Ippolito on Crypto Media
Jason Yanowitz and Michael Ippolito are cofounders of Blockworks, a new media business focused on helping institutional investors understand Bitcoin and digital assets. In this conversation, we discuss the current state of media companies, the challenges institutions face when trying to learn about Bitcoin and crypto, and how Jason and Mike helped Pomp launch The Pomp Podcast. ======================= OKCoin.com is the leading crypto exchange for both beginners and experienced users. You can f
Jan 12, 2021 • 59:01
#467 Lauren Johnson on the Performance Mindset
Lauren Johnson is the Mental Conditioning Coordinator at the New York Yankees, where she is responsible for aiding in the development of athletes and staff through education, application, and support. In this conversation, we discuss mental toughness, invincibility, breaking out of a slump, the importance of environment, visualization, how to change your behavior, and the secrets of the top professional athletes. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm re
Jan 11, 2021 • 1:04:08
#466: Cliff Hudson on Scaling Sonic Nationally
Cliff Hudson is a business executive best known for serving as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Oklahoma City-based Sonic Corp. He also served as a trustee of the Ford Foundation and is a past chairman of the board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In this conversation, we discuss scaling businesses, building a brand, intellectual curiosity, the value of being a master of none, and why flexibility and adaptation is so important. ======================= Exodu
Jan 8, 2021 • 55:08
#465 Dave Collum on The Wild Year of 2020
Dave Collum is a Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. He is a popular staple of FinTwit and writes one of the best annual summaries at the end of each year. In this conversation, we discuss investing, markets, wealth creation, social justice issues, the virus, anatomy of riots, mind alteration, bitcoin, conspiracy theories, and the political landscape. ======================= Exodus is an absolute game changer in the crypto wallet space, and we’ve teamed up to offer an exclusive disc
Jan 7, 2021 • 1:25:23
#464: Mitch Garber on Understanding Bitcoin
Mitch Garber is an investor and entrepreneur from Canada. He was previously the CEO of Caesars Interactive Entertainment and has served on the Board of Directors of Cirque du Soleil, Caesars Entertainment, RackSpace, Shutterfly and many others. In this conversation, we discuss Mitch’s numerous business successes, how he currently invests his capital, and then we dive deep into his questions around Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. ======================= The Stacks 2.0 mainnet is launching on Jan
Jan 6, 2021 • 1:11:55
#463 Griffin Johnson on Building Generational Wealth
Griffin Johnson is one of the most famous TikTok stars on the planet. He recently has begun spending more time investing, along with creating companies and products. In this conversation, we discuss how Griffin built his audience, why he is interested in investing, how he makes money, the Gruen Gang, and how Griffin wants his career to play out. ======================= BlockFi provides financial products for crypto investors. Products include high-yield interest accounts, USD loans, and no f
Jan 5, 2021 • 42:54
#462: Josh Richards on Becoming an Entrepreneur
Josh Richards is one of the most famous TikTok stars in the world. He has recently started to spend most of his time as an investor and entrepreneur. This conversation unpacks the transition. In this conversation, we discuss how Josh built his large audience, where his income comes from, why he is interested in building companies, and the types of businesses that he is looking to invest in. ======================= OKCoin.com is the leading crypto exchange for both beginners and experienced u
Jan 4, 2021 • 46:14
#461 Chamira Gamage on Potential Pardon for Julian Assange
Chamira Gamage is a Philanthropy Manager at Amnesty International and cofounder at Thinkrs.io. In this conversation, we discuss Julian Assange’s story, freedom of the press, why he was arrested, the potential issues with his case, how a pardon would work, and what the potential outcome will be. ======================= Crypto.com is the only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY / SELL / STORE / EARN / LOAN / INVEST crypto all from one place. Join over 1 million users currently using the
Dec 30, 2020 • 52:29
#460: Ilir Sela on Empowering Local Pizzerias
Ilir Sela is the founder and CEO of Slice, the easiest way to order your favorite local pizza. In this conversation, we discuss small business challenges, biggest learning from Dominos, why Slice has been so successful, how they scaled nationally, and what the growth plan is moving forward. ======================= OKCoin.com is the leading crypto exchange for both beginners and experienced users. You can fund your account in under 2 minutes, and get access to the most advanced trading engine,
Dec 29, 2020 • 58:36
#459: George Goldsmith on Improving Mental Health
George Goldsmith is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of COMPASS Pathways, which aims to treat depression through psychedelic mushrooms. In this conversation, we discuss mental health, depression, psychedelics, psilocybin therapy, and regulation. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retirement accounts with dollars in them, but not bit
Dec 28, 2020 • 53:38
#458: Rameez Tase on Subscription Business Models
Rameez Tase is co-founder & CEO of ANTENNA Analytics, a new media measurement company using an advanced data approach to provide analytics for subscription businesses. Previously, he was VP of Audience Growth & Analytics at Axios and Mic, where he led performance marketing, customer retention, content insights, and data analytics teams. In this conversation, we discuss modern media companies, the subscription business model, what is working for the world class subscription businesses, and why d
Dec 23, 2020 • 41:20
#457 Liron Shapira on Relationships and Rationality
Liron Shapira is the co-founder and CEO of Relationship Hero. He’s a serial entrepreneur, founding his first company at age 21, which raised over $130 million. In this conversation, we discuss the YCombinator experience, rationality community, superintelligence artificial intelligence, Relationship Hero, investing in Coinbase, and Bitcoin. ======================= OKCoin.com is the leading crypto exchange for both beginners and experienced users. You can fund your account in under 2 minutes, a
Dec 22, 2020 • 56:31
#456: Eddie van der Walt on Gold and Bitcoin
Eddie van der Walt is a financial journalist at Bloomberg based in London, with a background in covering commodity markets, an awareness of currencies and expertise in precious metals trading. He previously was a Bitcoin skeptic, but recently converted to a Bitcoin believer. In this conversation, we discuss the macroeconomy, gold, bitcoin, market structure, what changed his mind about the digital currency, and a 2021 outlook. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that
Dec 21, 2020 • 42:23
#455 Kate Clark and Amir Efrati on the Technology Industry
Kate Clark is a reporter for The Information, covering venture capital and startups, with a specific interest in fintech. Amir Efrati is the Executive Editor of The Information, which he helped to launch in 2013. In this conversation, we discuss The Information’s 50 Most Promising Startups, the 2020 biggest VC winners, who is leaving SF and why, and then we discuss Sequoia, A16Z, Cameo, Bunch, and Stripe. ======================= Smart investors know being early is critical to success in crypt
Dec 18, 2020 • 44:18
#454: Rafael Ilishayev on Scaling a Consumer Business
Rafael Ilishayev is a Co-Founder and Co-CEO of goPuff. A first-generation immigrant, Mr. Ilishayev grew up in an entrepreneurial family in the New York metro area. In this conversation, we discuss the instant needs market, managing a fast growing business, how he raised $1+ billion while operating fairly quietly, the COVID-19 impact, and where GoPuff will be in 20 years. ======================= Want to sell your wonderful internet business? Tiny partners with founders to give them quick, strai
Dec 17, 2020 • 45:59
#453 Nick Huber on Profitable Real Estate Investing
Nick Huber is an entrepreneur and investor. He owns a number of self-storage facilities and also previously built a large student storage business. Nick is documenting all of his work at Sweaty Startup in both audio and written form. In this conversation, we discuss the advantages to real estate, how cash out refinancing works, why bonus depreciation is your friend, and the logic behind Nick’s focus on self-storage facilities. ======================= OKCoin.com is the leading crypto exchange
Dec 16, 2020 • 40:35
#452: Alex Gladstein on Funding Bitcoin Development
Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and the Vice President of Strategy for the Oslo Freedom Forum since its inception in 2009. In this conversation, we discuss the Bitcoin Development Fund, how recipients are selected, who is supporting this effort, why it is important for non-profits to play a role, and where Bitcoin regulation is going. ======================= The Rodman Law Group is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs realize their vision by helping th
Dec 15, 2020 • 55:11
#451 Christian Angermayer on Investing in Innovation
Christian Angermayer is the founder and CEO of Apeiron Investment Group, which serves as his family office. Christian has previously built and invested in numerous multi-billion dollar companies. In this conversation, we discuss investing in innovation, including biotech, longevity, psychedelics, cannabis, fintech, Bitcoin, crypto, and deep tech. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely par
Dec 14, 2020 • 1:19:03
#450: Jed McCaleb on Building Payment Technologies
Jed McCaleb is the co-founder and the CTO of Stellar. Prior to co-founding Stellar, McCaleb founded and served as the CTO of the company Ripple until 2013. McCaleb is also known for creating the infamous Mt. Gox. In this conversation, we discuss payment technologies, how Stellar works, the STABLE Act, financial inclusion, and the future of money. ======================= Smart investors know being early is critical to success in crypto. CoinList is where early adopters invest in, earn, and trad
Dec 11, 2020 • 36:33
#449 Polina Pompliano on The World’s Most Successful People
Polina Marinova Pompliano is the founder and author at The Profile, which is a community that studies the world’s most successful people and companies. In this conversation, we discuss the world’s most successful people, including Elon Musk, Sara Blakely, Martha Stewart, Grant Achatz, Anthony Bourdain, and many others. ======================= Want to sell your wonderful internet business? Tiny partners with founders to give them quick, straightforward exits that protect their team and cultur
Dec 10, 2020 • 37:32
#448: Mike Solana on Independent Thinking
Mike Solana is a Vice President at Founders Fund focused on community and brand. He runs creative programming and is the creator / producer of Anatomy of Next. In this conversation, we discuss freedom of speech, independent thinking, science, the gold standard, tech vs anti-tech conversation, and Silicon Valley. ======================= OKCoin.com is the leading crypto exchange for both beginners and experienced users. You can fund your account in under 2 minutes, and get access to the most adv
Dec 9, 2020 • 1:18:47
#447 Ryan Sekis on Crypto Theses for 2021
Ryan Selkis is the founder of Messari, an open data library and curation tool that helps researchers, investors, and regulators make sense of the crypto industry. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin, Grayscale, Coinbase, FATF, Ethereum, DeFi, crypto exchange unbundling, and the final boss of the Bitcoin ascension. ======================= The Rodman Law Group is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs realize their vision by helping them operate defensibly in sectors where laws and regulations
Dec 8, 2020 • 1:15:12
#446: Lyn Alden on Investing Across Asset Classes
Lyn Alden is the founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, which provides market research to hundreds of thousands of individual investors and financial professionals. Lyn’s focus is on value investing with a global macro overlay, including currency differentials, shifts in monetary policy, and equity valuations. In this conversation, we discuss long term debt cycle, government finance, sovereign debt problems, trade deficits, petro dollar system, 60/40 portfolios, emerging markets, bitcoin, and
Dec 7, 2020 • 58:56
#445: Nicole Arbour on Creating Viral Content
Nicole Arbour is a comedian and digital renegade that has racked up more than 1 billion video views online. She is constantly reinventing the game, both for herself and for your favorite brands. In this conversation, we discuss how Nicole has built her audience, where she makes the most money, how to create a viral video, how comedy has helped her, and the importance of freedom of speech. ======================= Smart investors know being early is critical to success in crypto. CoinList is wh
Dec 5, 2020 • 57:19
#444 Raoul Pal on Bitcoin & The Macro Economy
Raoul Pal is the cofounder and CEO of Real Vision. He spent his entire career as a successful macro investor, retired at an early age, and is one of the most prolific investor voices on Twitter. In this conversation, we discuss what the world’s best investors are saying behind closed doors, the macro economy, Bitcoin, gold, institutional asset allocation, CBDCs, DeFi, what would change Raoul’s mind, and recent progress at Real Vision. ======================= The Rodman Law Group is dedicated t
Dec 4, 2020 • 1:25:50
#443: McKenzie Collins on Providing For Your Family
McKenzie Collins is the owner of Mack’s Flooring Installations. He is an everyday person who lives in Canada and has discovered Bitcoin over the last few years. This is an amazing episode. You can follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mack.the.builder/. In this conversation, we discuss McKenzie’s background, how he discovered Bitcoin, how he thinks of time vs money, why Bitcoin changed his spending habits, and why an everyday person believes so strongly in the digital currency’s
Dec 3, 2020 • 42:22
#442 Edwin Dorsey on Short Selling
Edwin Dorsey is the creator and writer behind the Bear Cave newsletter, where he covers the weekly developments in the short selling community. His work has previously been featured in various publications, including the Wall Street Journal and Institutional Investor. In this conversation, we discuss short selling, activist investing, FOIA requests, the Bear Cave newsletter, Robert Smith, and red flags of a fraud. ======================= Want to sell your wonderful internet business? Tiny pa
Dec 2, 2020 • 41:00
#441: Kevin O’Leary on Alternative Assets
Kevin O’Leary is a Canadian businessman, author, politician, and television personality. He is a Shark on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank and has had numerous previous business successes, including when he sold The Learning Company to Mattel for $4.2 billion in 1999. In this conversation, we discuss the economic impact of the pandemic, the PPP loan program, the current state of personal finance in North America, and alternative assets, including wine, watches, and Bitcoin. =======================
Dec 1, 2020 • 51:38
#440 Sergey Nazarov on Oracles and Smart Contracts
Sergey Nazarov is the CEO of Chainlink, where he is focused on smart contracts and oracles. In this conversation, we discuss decentralized finance, what is driving the growth of this part of the industry, and how Chainlink’s technology can accelerate smart contracts and oracles. ======================= Smart investors know being early is critical to success in crypto. CoinList is where early adopters invest in, earn, and trade the best new crypto assets before they list on other exchanges. Tr
Nov 27, 2020 • 46:15
#439: Brad Garlinghouse on Crypto Regulation
Brad Garlinghouse is the CEO of Ripple. In this conversation, we discuss crypto regulation, the US approach compared to other jurisdictions, whether Ripple would ever move from the US, how the SEC and OCC affect regulation, and what a Biden presidency could look like for crypto. ======================= Crypto.com is the only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY / SELL / STORE / EARN / LOAN / INVEST crypto all from one place. Join over 1 million users currently using the Crypto.com app.
Nov 26, 2020 • 40:25
#438 Diogo Monica on Crypto Custody
Diogo Monica is the Co-Founder and President of Anchorage. Anchorage brings the world’s most advanced and proven security architecture to cryptocurrency custody, to deliver the services institutions expect from a traditional custodian. In this conversation, we discuss institutional custody requirements, Anchorage’s new national bank charter application, why every bank now needs a crypto strategy, and what he thinks about DeFi. ======================= LVL is a new crypto investing platform tha
Nov 25, 2020 • 37:48
#437: Nic Carter on Measuring Bitcoin’s Growth
Nic Carter is a Partner at Castle Island Ventures and a Co-Founder of CoinMetrics. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin’s market cap all-time high, GBTC’s premium, DeFi, Satoshi’s coins, Ray Dalio, and what metrics Nic checks every morning when he wakes up. ======================= Want to sell your wonderful internet business? Tiny partners with founders to give them quick, straightforward exits that protect their team and culture. We’ll make an offer within a week, close the deal within
Nov 24, 2020 • 49:51
#436 Dan Tapiero on Gold and Bitcoin
Dan Tapiero has more than 25 years of experience investing across asset classes on Wall Street and is one of the most well-known macro investors in the world. He previously spent time working with Julian Robertson, Stanley Druckenmiller, Steve Cohen, and many other luminaries. In this conversation, we discuss the gold thesis, the bitcoin thesis, the recent divergence, whether they will co-exist in the future, how to think of an ideal allocation to either, and stock-to-flow models. ========
Nov 23, 2020 • 1:18:13
#435 Zach Cox the 12-year old Trading Wonder
Zach Cox is a 12-year old from the UK who recently gained popularity on the internet. Here is his story.
Nov 20, 2020 • 17:34
#434: Max Rofagha on Building Internet Communities
Max Rofagha is founder and CEO of Finimize, one of the world’s largest and most engaged finance communities. Max previously founded DeinDeal, an online retailer that was acquired by media conglomerate, Ringier. In this conversation, we discuss audience growth, monetization, copywriting, hiring for substance, the importance of community, and why Max is driven to increase financial education. ======================= LVL is a new crypto investing platform that I'm an investor in. They allow anyo
Nov 20, 2020 • 44:32
#433 Eric Siu on Hacking Revenue on the Internet
Eric Siu is the CEO of digital marketing agency Single Grain. Single Grain has worked with companies such as Amazon, Uber and Salesforce to help them acquire more customers. He is also the author of a new book called Leveling Up: How To Master The Game Of Life. In this conversation, we discuss marketing, SEO optimization, relationship banks, how to become IG famous, turning distractions into productive skills, book funnels, and launchpad businesses. ======================= OKCoin.com is the l
Nov 19, 2020 • 47:00
#432: Michael Weisz on Investing in Alternative Assets
Michael Weisz is co-founder and President of YieldStreet, an investing platform that believes in the power of technology to drive equality and transparency to investing. Previously, Michael was the Vice President at a New York-based credit opportunities hedge fund with $1.2 billion under management. In this conversation, we discuss alternative asset investing, compressed yields, COVID’s impact on specific markets, portfolio construction, side hustles, investor protections, and a Biden presidenc
Nov 18, 2020 • 1:08:06
#431 Yoni Assia on eToro’s Incredible Growth
Yoni Assia is the founder and CEO of eToro, the largest social trading platform in the world. He has been a Bitcoin proponent for almost a decade and was part of the team that built the original colored coins too. In this conversation, we discuss institutional services, rise of millennial investor, staking, SPACs, renewable energy, sustainable meat, gene editing, and retail investor behavior during recent crypto boom. ======================= Harvested Financial makes options incredibly simple
Nov 17, 2020 • 55:10
#430: Nikhil Basu Trivedi on The Mind of a Venture Capitalist
Nikhil Basu Trivedi is a venture capitalist who has spent the last decade investing in various successful startups, including Canva, Imperfect Foods, Color, and ClassDojo. In this conversation, we discuss democratizing access as a business model, consumerization of healthcare, consumer subscriptions, decreasing division between consumers and enterprises, and Bitcoin. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to thi
Nov 16, 2020 • 1:04:28
#429 Bo Jiang on Secure Virtual Cards
Bo Jiang is the co-founder and CEO at Privacy.com, a company focused on protecting your privacy online. Their team builds easy to use online privacy and security technology for everyday users. In this conversation, we discuss secure virtual cards, better security at checkout, how they got the privacy.com URL, their API growth strategy, and what the recent partnership with 1Password means. ======================= LVL is a new crypto investing platform that I'm an investor in. They allow anyone
Nov 13, 2020 • 36:02
#428: Ronan Levy Gives An Overview of Psychedelics
Ronan Levy is a pioneer in the medical cannabis and psychedelic industries. He is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Field Trip, along with a partner at Grassfed Ventures. In this conversation, we discuss a psychedelics overview, mental health, microdosing, psilocybin, legalization vs decriminalization, and how Field Trip is attacking the space. ======================= Want to sell your wonderful internet business? Tiny partners with founders to give them quick, straightforward exits tha
Nov 12, 2020 • 1:19:56
#427 Andrew Wilkinson on Why He Buys Certain Companies
Andrew Wilkinson is the co-founder and Managing Partner at Tiny. He previously founded MetaLab, one of the world’s top design agencies. He has gone from working out of his apartment a little over a decade ago, to today overseeing a group of companies with over 300 employees and tens of millions in revenue. In this conversation, we discuss economic freedom, importance of speaking the language of founders, hiring advice, capital allocation for non-profits, and then we unpack a number of Tiny’s ac
Nov 11, 2020 • 54:11
#426: Ryan Denehy on How To Be A Startup CEO
Ryan Denehy is a 3x entrepreneur and the founder/CEO of Electric, which is revolutionizing IT support with the world’s first automated IT platform. His previous two startups were both acquired by public companies. In this conversation, we discuss the 3 jobs of a CEO, hiring and firing, the most underrated startup hire, how to communicate with a board of directors, and why you can’t outwork bad people. ======================= Get fresh, pre-measured ingredients and mouthwatering seasonal reci
Nov 10, 2020 • 49:07
425: Eliza Orlins on Criminal Justice Reform
Eliza Orlins is a Manhattan public defender who has represented thousands of New Yorkers over the last decade. She is currently running for Manhattan District Attorney with a focus on criminal justice reform. In this conversation, we discuss private prisons, bail reform, the war on drugs, mass incarceration, police immunity, mandatory minimums, sentencing reform, and how we can change the system. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If
Nov 9, 2020 • 2:07:22
#424: Bradley Kam on Crypto Payments
Brad Kam is the Co-Founder of Unstoppable Domains. In this conversation, we discuss crypto payments, real world IDs, oracles, how to access the decentralized web, and Twitter verification. ======================= Digital art is here, and it's real. NFTs are selling for hundreds and thousands of dollars. The only platform I buy on is Nifty Gateway, which is an official sponsor of the Pomp Podcast.They release content from the best NFT artists in the world twice weekly, and have featured many w
Nov 6, 2020 • 34:19
#423 Brock Blake on Small Businesses During The Pandemic
Brock Blake is founder and CEO of Lendio, an online marketplace for small business loans. Lendio offers borrowers access to loan options from more lenders than any other marketplace in the industry. In this conversation, we discuss the small business reality right now, how PPP funding impacted these entrepreneurs, and how Brock and his team serviced 100k businesses with $8+ billion in funding. ======================= OKCoin.com is the leading crypto exchange for both beginners and experienced
Nov 5, 2020 • 45:14
#422: Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster on Digital Art
Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster are the founders of Nifty Gateway, which was recently acquired by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss’ Gemini crypto exchange. The Cock Foster twins are two of the most knowledgeable and experienced people in the digital art world. In this conversation, we discuss the digital art world, why digital art is better than analog art, how you can invest in digital art, what the Nifty Gateway tech stack looks like, and what the team’s future goals are. =======================
Nov 4, 2020 • 39:13
#421 Mario Gabriele on Writing About Technology Companies
Mario Gabriele is the Founder and Writer at The Generalist, a new publication that covers the technology industry from idea to IPO. He previously worked at a number of venture capital firms, including Charge Ventures and Red Sea Ventures. In this conversation, we discuss how Mario built The Generalist so far, why he enjoys writing so much, how he has handled a hedge fund bully who is threatening him, and his stories on Ant Group and Audience + Wealth. ======================= Masterworks quali
Nov 3, 2020 • 48:34
#420: Anna Irrera on PayPal Entering the Crypto Industry
Anna Irrera is a Chief Correspondent at Reuters in London where she covers the financial technology sector and technology related developments at some of the world's largest financial institutions. In this conversation, we discuss PayPal’s entrance into the crypto industry, central bank digital currencies, macro fintech trends, and how COVID-19 has accelerated the digitization of finance. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are
Nov 2, 2020 • 28:06
#419: Justin Blau on Monetizing Creativity in Today’s World
Justin Blau, who is best known as 3LAU, is a DJ and electronic dance music producer. He has also been an early advocate for Bitcoin and digital art as well. In this conversation, we discuss how Justin became a world famous DJ, the business behind music, how he grew a fanbase organically, why he gravitated towards Bitcoin, and how he is thinking about leveraging NFT art. ======================= Digital art is here, and it's real. NFTs are selling for hundreds and thousands of dollars. The only pl
Oct 30, 2020 • 40:02
#418: Dave Nemetz on The Current State of Media Companies
Dave Nemetz previously founded Bleacher Report and Inverse. Today he serves as the General Manager at BDG Media, along with spending time advising and investing in early stage startups. In this conversation, we discuss new media models, building digital audiences, the value of persistence, DTC media, the rise of creators, and new trends that Dave is exploring. ======================= Want to sell your wonderful internet business? Tiny partners with founders to give them quick, straightforwar
Oct 29, 2020 • 51:36
#417: Chris Herd on The Future of Work
Chris Herd is the Founder and CEO of Firstbase, which provides remote teams with all the tools they need to be as safe, comfortable, and productive at home as they could be in office. In this conversation, we discuss the emerging trends of remote work, how companies are changing their operations, and what employees need to know as corporations transition to a remote-first world. ======================= Crypto.com is the only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY / SELL / STORE / EARN /
Oct 28, 2020 • 31:43
#416 Zuben Mathews on Solving Financial Stress with Technology
Zuben Mathews is the CEO and Co-founder of Brigit. Prior to founding Brigit, Zuben was the Managing Director of Mergers & Acquisitions at Infosys. He started his career at Deutsche Bank, where he created and led a principal investment and banking group, the Strategy Partnership Group, mostly focusing on financial technology and software companies. In this conversation, we discuss the current financial stress for the lowest socioeconomic classes, what Brigit’s goal is, how the product works, an
Oct 27, 2020 • 28:08
#415: Jon Steinberg on The Current State of Media
Jon Steinberg is the President of Altice News & Advertising. He previously founded Cheddar, which was eventually acquired by Altice. Jon also served as the President and COO of BuzzFeed in the early 2010s. In this conversation, we discussed the Cheddar story, what Jon is building at Altice, and what his thoughts are on live television, newsletter, podcasts, e-commerce, and the rise of creators. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really exci
Oct 26, 2020 • 47:04
#414: Jordan Harbinger on Building A World Class Podcast
Jordan Harbinger is an American podcaster and radio personality. He hosts one of the most popular podcasts in the United States, The Jordan Harbinger Show. In this conversation, we discuss Jordan’s story, how we grew his podcast, what the guest selection process looks like, why Jordan won’t sell to any podcast networks, and how his life experience informs his content. ======================= Digital art is here, and it's real. NFTs are selling for hundreds and thousands of dollars. The only p
Oct 23, 2020 • 43:54
#413: Mark Phillips on Why Derivatives Are for Everyone
Mark Phillips is the founder and CEO of Harvested Financial. He has spent much of his career at Group One Trading in Chicago, where he learned how to trade derivatives. In this conversation, we discuss options trading, what Harvested Financial’s mission is, how the product works, and why Mark believes everyone should have some derivatives exposure. ======================= Crypto.com is the only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY / SELL / STORE / EARN / LOAN / INVEST crypto all from one
Oct 22, 2020 • 32:25
#412: Peter Doyle on Modern Value Investing
Peter Doyle is a Managing Director and co-founder of Horizon Kinetics. He is a senior member of the research team, along with being a member of the Investment Committee and the Board of Directors. In this conversation, we discuss inflation, how technology is deflationary, why capitalism is broken in the US, saturation of tech companies, and how Peter currently views the global macro environment. =========================== LVL is a new crypto investing platform that I'm an investor in. They a
Oct 21, 2020 • 55:20
#411: Li Jin on the Passion Economy
Li Jin is the Founding Partner at Atelier Ventures. She previously worked at Andreessen Horowitz and is well known for coining the term "Passion Economy." In this conversation, we discuss an overview of the passion economy, how platforms have evolved to empower this transition, the new small businesses of America, rebuilding the middle class, how creators are monetizing, and how Li is investing in these themes today. ===================== Smart investors know being early is critical to success
Oct 20, 2020 • 42:54
#410: Jeff Richards on Investing In Innovation
Jeff Richards is a Managing Partner at GGV Capital. He has been at the firm since 2008 and previously spent 13 years as an entrepreneur and operating executive in the US and Asia. Jeff founded two technology startups, including R4 which was acquired by VeriSign. In this conversation, we discuss Jeff's investment strategy, Wish, Coinbase, Lambda School, Slice, his biggest winners & losers, the advantages to being a public company, the resiliency in Silicon Valley, and various geographic investm
Oct 19, 2020 • 58:51
SPECIAL EPISODE: Pomp Answers Listeners' Questions
This is a special episode of The Pomp Podcast where I answer questions from listeners about everything, including Bitcoin, crypto, finance, investing, asset allocation, technology, and the macro environment. ===================== Nifty Gateway is the premium NFT platform. They release content from the best NFT artists in the world twice weekly, and have featured many world famous artists including Kenny Scharf, Trevor Jones and WhIsBe. NFTs on Nifty Gateway are in extremely high demand. Sign up
Oct 18, 2020 • 52:26
#409: Mike Colyer on Building North America's Mining Industry
Mike Colyer is the CEO of Foundry, a new DCG subsidiary focused on crypto mining. Foundry was created to meet the institutional demand for improved capital access, market efficiency, and transparency in the bitcoin mining industry. The company currently offers three services for the mining ecosystem: equipment financing and procurement; mining and staking; and consulting and advisory services. In this episode, we discuss Foundry's launch, how they invested $100 million so far, a general mining
Oct 16, 2020 • 46:33
#408: CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert on Crypto Regulation
Heath Tarbert is Chairman and Chief Executive of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The mission of the CFTC is to promote the integrity, resilience, and vibrancy of the U.S. derivatives markets through sound regulation. This conversation was recorded during the LA Blockchain Summit. In it, we discuss the CFTC's role in financial markets, the importance of US leadership on crypto, the Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2020, decentralized exchanges, and central bank digital currenci
Oct 15, 2020 • 26:34
#407: Alexander Leishman On Building A Bitcoin Company
Alexander Leishman is a Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of River Financial. Prior to that, he was the Engineer and Investor at Polychain Capital and the Security Software Engineer at Airbnb. In this conversation, we discuss what River Financial does, why they only focus on Bitcoin, how it is going so far, why so many boomers are using their service to buy Bitcoin, what self-custody products they offer, and how he sees the current economic situation. ============================== Want t
Oct 14, 2020 • 35:54
#406: Reid Hailey on The Business Behind Memes
Reid Hailey is the Co-Founder and CEO of Doing Things Media, a digital content and entertainment company that owns over 20 brands and shows with a combined following of over 60 million. Some of our brands include ShitheadSteve, NeatDad, AnimalsDoingThings, MiddleClassFancy, DoggosDoingThings, GamersDoingThings, and NoChaser. One of our most popular original shows is All Gas No Brakes, hosted by the now-famous internet celebrity Andrew Callaghan. In this conversation, we discuss memes, shareable
Oct 13, 2020 • 46:40
#405: Hong Fang on Building A World Class Crypto Exchange
Hong Fang is the CEO of OKCoin, a leading fiat-focused digital asset exchange with service in 184 countries. She previously served as a former Goldman Sachs banker, a growth equity investor, a global citizen, and a longtime member of OK Group's Board of Directors. In this conversation, we discuss Hong's background, why she has such deep conviction in Bitcoin, the OKCoin story, why the company is funding Bitcoin development, and what the future of global crypto adoption looks like. ============
Oct 12, 2020 • 51:55
#404: Wes Barton on Venture Capital in Middle America
Wes Barton is co-founder and Managing Partner of Third Prime. He started his career as a tobacco farmer, spent time on Wall Street, and now is focused on venture capital. Third Prime is a venture capital firm that likes to invest in entrepreneurs shaping a better future for humankind. In this conversation, we discuss what is happening in Middle America, the current income disparity, Nashville and other emerging geographies for VC, and Wes' thesis around health and wealth. =====================
Oct 9, 2020 • 41:25
#403: Tesla Daily's Rob Maurer on Tesla Battery Day
Rob Maurer is the man behind Tesla Daily, a media platform focused on covering all things Tesla. This includes news on Tesla Motors, Tesla Energy, Tesla Solar, and Tesla Network and is discussed in a concise and consistent manner, making it easy to stay up-to-date on the latest from Tesla. In this conversation, we discuss Tesla, battery day, automobile industry disruption, electric vehicles, and the media platform that Rob has built. ============================== Nifty Gateway is the premium
Oct 8, 2020 • 48:40
#402: Nicholas Hinrichsen on How To Build A Successful Startup
Nicholas Hinrichsen started his first company, Carlypso, in 2013. He participated in YCombinator and raised $10M in venture funding, before eventually selling the business to Carvana in 2017. Nicholas is now building a new company in the automobile space called Clutch. In this conversation, we discuss learnings from building Carlypso, vertical integration, margin competition, propensity for action, neobanks, and the financialization of everything. ============================== Crypto.com is t
Oct 7, 2020 • 55:55
#401: Parker Lewis & Will Cole on Bitcoin As A Reserve Asset
Will Cole is the Chief Product Officer at Unchained Capital and Parker Lewis is the Head of Business Development at Unchained Capital. In this conversation, we discuss the recent trend of corporations holding Bitcoin as a reserve asset on their balance sheet, the macro and micro trends driving this transition, why corporations are the next group after individuals to do this, how businesses can hold their private keys, and what Unchained is building currently. ============================== Ath
Oct 6, 2020 • 48:06
#400: Kraken Financial CEO David Kinitsky on Crypto's First Bank
David Kinitsky is the CEO of Kraken Financial, the first approved SPDI bank under Wyoming's new crypto-friendly legislation. He previously worked at Circle, Fidelity, and Grayscale Investments as well. In this conversation, we discuss the SPDI banking license, what it allows, why Kraken applied, how incumbents are likely to react, and what users can expect from the business moving forward. ============================== Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If
Oct 5, 2020 • 40:23
#399: Fred Pye on Launching A Publicly Traded Bitcoin Fund
Fred Pye is the President and Chief Executive Officer of 3iQ Corp, who manage The Bitcoin Fund is a public bitcoin fund listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. In this conversation, we discuss the challenges with getting a crypto-related fund listed on a public exchange, how The Bitcoin Fund works, what the value proposition to investors is, and what else Fred is currently working on. ============================== Diginex is the first company with a cryptocurrency exchange to be listed in the US
Oct 3, 2020 • 51:10
#398: Web Smith on The Future of Media
Web Smith is the Founder of 2PM, an unique company that creates some of the best reports and summaries breaking down the DTC industry. In this conversation, we discuss the future of media, owning the relationship with your customer, linear commerce, DTC brands, and how Web has built 2PM. ============================== Athletic Brewing is re-imagining beer for the modern adult. We love beer. But we also love being healthy, active and at our best. No matter your motivation, if you want to keep a
Oct 2, 2020 • 52:38
#397: Congressman Davidson, Caitlin Long, and Adam Traidman on Stablecoins
Today's episode features Congressman Warren Davidson, Avanti Bank Founder Caitlin Long, and BRD Founder Adam Traidman. We focus the conversation exclusively on Stablecoins. We spend time talking about what stablecoins are, what value they bring to the market, how governments plan to use them, what the impact on banks may be, and how the future is likely to play out in the eyes of our panelists. ============================== Blockset by BRD is the leading Bitcoin and Ethereum digital asset tool
Oct 1, 2020 • 52:42
#396: Matt Leising on the Story of Ethereum and the $55 Million Heist that Almost Destroyed It All
Matt Leising is a Los Angeles-based reporter with Bloomberg News covering the derivatives markets. He moved to Los Angeles from New York as part of Bloomberg's West Coast expansion. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin, Ethereum, the DAO, crypto Twitter's understanding of finance, and Matt's new book "Out of the Ether." ============================== Crypto.com is the only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY / SELL / STORE / EARN / LOAN / INVEST crypto all from one place. Join over 1
Sep 30, 2020 • 47:20
#395: Comedian Rachel Feinstein on COVID-19 and 2020
Rachel Feinstein is a stand-up comedian. She is also a new mother and married to a NY Fire Department Captain, which provides a never-ending amount of hilarious content. In this conversation, we discuss having a baby during coronavirus, the impact of the economic shock to comedians, and what has been going on inside NY fire houses over the last few months. ============================== Smart investors know being early is critical to success in crypto. CoinList is where early adopters invest in
Sep 29, 2020 • 59:00
#394: Amanda Agati on Tactical Asset Allocation
Amanda Agati is the Chief Investment Strategist for PNC Financial Services Group. In this role, Amanda leads the team which establishes overall strategic and tactical asset allocation guidance of client portfolios, oversees the evolution of investment processes, provides thought leadership on key investment issues, and authors numerous publications. In this conversation, we discuss COVID-19, the Federal Reserve, inflation, the Presidential election, trade policy, whether 60/40 portfolios are dea
Sep 28, 2020 • 1:17:11
#393: Lisa Shields on Building Tech-enabled Financial Services
Lisa Shields is FI.SPAN’s founder and CEO. She previously founded Hyperwallet System, which sold to PayPal for $400 million. In this conversation, we discuss the difference between marketing and sales, building an intentional business, open banking, embedded banking, rise of fintechs, and the importance of data ownership. ============================== BlockFi provides financial products for crypto investors. Products include high-yield interest accounts, USD loans, and no fee trading. To star
Sep 26, 2020 • 55:42
#392: Dave Portnoy on Barstool, Betting, and Bitcoin
Dave Portnoy is the founder of Barstool Sports. In this conversation, we discuss the business behind Barstool, the new sportsbook they launched, why Dave started trading stocks, how he manages his money, and whether he is going to buy Bitcoin or not. ============================== Athletic Brewing is re-imagining beer for the modern adult. We love beer. But we also love being healthy, active and at our best. No matter your motivation, if you want to keep a clear head and drink healthier, we are
Sep 25, 2020 • 1:17:11
#391: Eric Jorgenson on Capturing Naval's Knowledge
Eric Jorgenson is a startup growth guy, writer, and (rarely) an angel investor. He is on the founding team of Zaarly, and has been publishing online since 2014. His business blog, Evergreen, has educated and entertained over a million readers and he most recently wrote the best seller "The Almanack of Naval Ravikant." In this conversation, we discuss Eric's book, the process he used to write it, the lessons he learned, and what he hopes the impact will be for readers around the world. ========
Sep 24, 2020 • 56:26
#390: Ben Golub on Decentralized Computing & Storage
Ben Golub is a serial entrepreneur and CEO, who has played a key role in building six start-ups. Three of these were as CEO, including Docker, Gluster, and Plaxo. Today he serves as Executive Chairman and Interim CEO of Storj Labs. In this conversation, we discuss decentralized cloud storage, economic incentives, scaling software companies, acceleration of computing trends, and real world use cases. ============================== Crypto.com is the only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY
Sep 23, 2020 • 51:43
#389: Sam Bankman-Fried On Capturing Profits In Crypto
Sam Bankman-Fried is the CEO of crypto derivatives exchange FTX and Alameda Research. He majored in Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In this conversation, we discuss crypto exchanges, DeFi, yield farming, governance airdrops, toxic environments, SushiSwap, and the Effective Altruism Community. ============================== Smart investors know being early is critical to success in crypto. CoinList is where early adopters invest in, earn, and trade the best new crypto asset
Sep 22, 2020 • 1:17:31
#388: Robert Rosenberg on Lessons Learned Running Dunkin Donuts
Robert Rosenberg served as the CEO of Dunkin Donuts for 35 years. He took a company with 100 shops and $10 million in sales when he first became CEO, to 6500 outlets including Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Shops and nearly $2.5 billion in sales the year he retired. In this conversation, we discuss how to hire, how to fire, finding culture fits, defining competence in specific areas, the four primary functions of a leader, when to go public vs stay private, and the value of a brand. ==================
Sep 21, 2020 • 45:35
#387: Tor Bair on Private Smart Contracts
Tor Bair is the founder of Secret Foundation, an organization dedicated to building, researching, and scaling the adoption of decentralized technologies for the public good, with privacy at their core. In this conversation, we discuss privacy as a human right, why a risk to privacy is a risk to security, and general-purpose private smart contracts. ============================== ExpressVPN lets you access the internet as if you’re from a different country. There are hundreds of VPNs out there,
Sep 18, 2020 • 50:57
#386: Richard Byworth on Becoming Public Market Crypto Exchange
Richard Byworth is the CEO at Diginex based in Hong Kong. Previously he was Managing Director at Nomura where he ran Multistrategy Sales for Asia Pacific product globally. In this conversation, we discuss Diginex, their Nasdaq listing, the SPAC structure, various products they have built, and Richard's time at Nomura. ============================== Diginex is the first company with a cryptocurrency exchange to be listed in the US. That exchange, EQUOS, has been built to institutional standard
Sep 17, 2020 • 1:00:45
#385: Michael Saylor On Buying Bitcoin With His Balance Sheet
Michael Saylor is an entrepreneur and business executive, who co-founded and leads MicroStrategy, a company which provides business intelligence, mobile software, and cloud-based services. He has become well known in the Bitcoin community for using the company's balance sheet to purchase more than $400 million of Bitcoin. In this conversation, we discuss how Michael built MicroStrategy, what his $500 million dilemma earlier this year was, and why he choose to put more than $400 million into Bit
Sep 16, 2020 • 1:27:30
#384: Erik Torenberg on Decentralizing Venture Capital
Erik Torenberg is a co-founder and partner of Village Global, an early stage venture capital firm. He is also the host of Venture Stories. Erik was the first employee at Product Hunt and has also co-founded various companies, including Rap.fm, Token Daily, and OnDeck. In this conversation, we discuss personal moats, individuals over institutions, hundreds of people on cap tables, decentralization of venture, student debt, and attributes of great investors. ============================== CoinLis
Sep 15, 2020 • 1:17:06
#383: Jim Cramer Becomes A Bitcoin Bull
Jim Cramer is the host of Mad Money on CNBC. He is a former hedge fund manager as well as an author and a co-founder of TheStreet.com. In this conversation, we discuss Jim's early days in the business, how he views the current economic environment, and then we go really in-depth on Bitcoin, gold, and inflation-hedge assets. ============================== Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million b
Sep 14, 2020 • 1:10:20
#382: Alex Konrad on The Best Stories In Tech
Alex Konrad is a Senior Editor at Forbes covering venture capital, cloud and enterprise software out of New York. He also edits the Midas List, Midas List Europe, Cloud 100 list and 30 Under 30 for VC. In this conversation, we discuss the various stories Alex has written, including Dustin Moskovitz, Lee Fixel, Masayoshi Son, Chris Sacca, Canva, Clubhouse, Zoom, and Snowflake. =============================== ExpressVPN lets you access the internet as if you’re from a different country. There are
Sep 11, 2020 • 1:16:55
#381: Andy Rachleff on Wealthfront & The Future of Fintech
Andy Rachleff is a co-founder and Executive Chairman of Wealthfront. He also co-founded Benchmark Capital in 1995 and was a general partner until 2004. In this conversation, we discuss disruption theory, product-market fit, exponential organic growth, self-driving money, payment for order flow, and delight as the greatest form of virality. ============================= Athletic Greens is an all-in-one daily drink to support better health and peak performance. Even with a balanced diet, it’s dif
Sep 10, 2020 • 1:17:06
#380: AJ Vaynerchuk on Building The Next Great Sports Agency
AJ Vaynerchuk is the co-founder of the athlete representation firm VaynerSports. He is also the former COO of VaynerMedia, a social-media-first digital agency. In this conversation, we discuss the current state of sports, how athletes are becoming entrepreneurs and investors, the best operational lessons AJ learned after building multiple large companies, and where he sees opportunity today. =============================== Crypto.com is the only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY / SEL
Sep 9, 2020 • 1:19:31
#379: Keith Grossman on The Future of Media
Keith Grossman is President of TIME, where he leads the business operations of the company, including global advertising, marketing, and their digital and consumer businesses. He previously served as Global Chief Revenue Officer at Bloomberg. In this conversation, we discuss the legacy media business model, the rise of creators, the importance of distribution, existing shift to digital, challenges with scaling, and the future of media. ======================== Athletic Brewing is re-imagining
Sep 8, 2020 • 1:02:58
#378: Chris Ashenden on the Importance of Food, Sleep, and Immune System Support
Chris Ashenden is a serial entrepreneur, a health and fitness expert, an investor and world traveler. He is the founder of Athletic Greens, an all-in-one supplement that industry experts swear by as their nutritional insurance policy. In this conversation, we discuss the importance of food and sleep, nutritional disorders, fad diets, learning vs experimentation, immune system support, quantified self, essentialism, and building the 8-figure Athletic Greens business. ========================== Ch
Sep 7, 2020 • 1:10:04
#377: Geoff Lewis on The New World We Live In
Geoff Lewis is a Founder and Managing Partner of Bedrock. In 2019, Geoff was named as one of the Top 100 Venture Capitalists in the world by CB Insights and The New York Times. In this conversation, we discuss narrative violations, inflation, resurgence of religiosity, serological test agreements, 3 paths to live in the West, solopreneur platforms, and Fortnite vs Apple. ============================ Bybit currently has over 300,000 users, with the number growing in double-digit percentages mont
Sep 4, 2020 • 52:50
#376: Ryan Begelman on Buying and Building Profitable Companies
Ryan Begelman and his partners bootstrapped Bisnow Media, an email newsletter and conference business, to over 7M in annual profit after only an initial $50,000 investment. They ultimately sold the business for over $50M. Most recently, Ryan is the cofounder of Summit, which has been called Davos for Gen Y by Forbes. He is also an early investor in startups like Uber, Warby Parker, and CoinBase. Today, he’s on the hunt for small companies to acquire. In this conversation, we discuss the tactics
Sep 3, 2020 • 1:30:41
#375: Ben Cohen on The Mystery and Science of Streaks
Ben Cohen is a sports reporter for The Wall Street Journal in New York covering the NBA, college basketball and college football. He is also the author of the new book titled: The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks. In this conversation, we discuss the NBA, the playoff bubble, Lebron James, Damian Lillard, Kawhi Leonard, the financials of the Golden State Warriors, Bitcoin, and his new book on the science of streaks. ============================ Crypto.com is the only all-in-one plat
Sep 2, 2020 • 55:25
#374: Morgan Housel on the Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel is a partner at The Collaborative Fund and a former columnist at The Motley Fool and The Wall Street Journal. He also recently wrote a fantastic book titled, The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness. In this conversation, we discuss his writing process, what content he consumes, his biggest investing mistake, portfolio allocation, risk/reward, index funds, mental models, 60/40 portfolios, and Bitcoin. ============================ Athletic Greens is
Sep 1, 2020 • 1:29:11
#373: Matthew Dellavedova on Investing as a Professional Athlete
Matthew Dellavedova is a professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. Dellavedova won an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 and has become a fairly active investor across various asset classes, including real estate and venture capital. In this conversation, we discuss Delly's basketball career, playing with Lebron James and JR Smith, how he got interested in investing, why he likes real estate and venture capital, which deals he has done, and w
Aug 31, 2020 • 1:23:12
#372: Mark Nadal on Decentralized Network Infrastructures
Mark Nadal is the founder and CEO of ERA, an innovation lab focused on bringing the decentralized web to life across infrastructure, applications and security with an open-source mindset. In this conversation, we discuss the issues with a centralized internet, the prospects of the decentralized web, handshake theory, resilience vs efficiency, edge computing, and building a database for freedom fighters. =============================== Athletic Brewing is re-imagining beer for the modern adult.
Aug 29, 2020 • 1:10:46
#371: Rapper FiDi Guy on Financial Education
FiDi Guy is a New York City-based rapper who has built a significant following on social media by using hip-hop to share financial education and market insights. In this conversation, we discuss how he learned to rap, why he put out the first song at the intersection of finance and music, what the response has been so far, and what his goals around financial education are moving forward. =============================== Bybit currently has over 300,000 users, with the number growing in double-di
Aug 28, 2020 • 39:22
#370: Jack Mallers on the Future of Strike, Zap, & Lightning Network
Jack Mallers is the founder of Zap, which has created Strike, an application that allows anyone to send money instantly, with no fees, anywhere in the world. In this conversation, we discuss the Lightning Network, Strike's recent progress, tiered KYC, and Ethereum's misleading marketing. =============================== ExpressVPN lets you access the internet as if you’re from a different country. There are hundreds of VPNs out there, but ExpressVPN is ridiculously fast. You can stream everythi
Aug 27, 2020 • 37:06
#369: Alex Masmej on Personalized Tokens
Alex Masmej is the creator of the $ALEX token. He is interested in how decentralized computing and smart contracts can significantly change the world. In this conversation, we discuss crypto's low barrier to entry, personalized tokens, Decentralized Finance, Bitcoin and Ethereum, and how athletes and musicians are likely to monetize themselves in the future. =============================== Crypto.com is the only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY / SELL / STORE / EARN / LOAN / INVEST cr
Aug 26, 2020 • 59:45
#368: Leah McGrath Goodman on Searching for Satoshi Nakamoto
Leah McGrath Goodman is an American best-selling author and award-winning investigative journalist who writes from New York City and London. She will be best known to this audience for her Newsweek cover story on the search for Satoshi Nakamoto. In this conversation, we discuss the Newsweek story, Satoshi Nakamoto, the global oil market, the importance of reading, corruption, wealth inequality, and the child abuse scandal on the island of Jersey. ============================ Athletic Greens is
Aug 25, 2020 • 1:29:06
#367: John St Capital Breaks Down Public and Private Companies
John St Capital is the pseudonym used on Twitter by one of the smartest people I know on Wall Street. He works at a large family office during the day and spends nights and weekends producing content on Medium that showcases a high degree of intellectual rigor. You'll see what I mean in this episode. In this conversation, we discuss asset allocation, structural shifts in 60/40 portfolios, interest rates, public vs private companies, metrics on various public equity verticals, Square/Lemonade/Zoo
Aug 24, 2020 • 1:26:27
#366: Avlok Kohli on AngelList Rolling Funds
Avlok Kohli is the CEO at AngelList Venture. This includes the Syndicates, Funds and Capital products. He previously built and sold two companies, including an exit to Square pre-IPO. In this conversation, we discuss the AngelList Ventures platform, how it aligns incentives for founders/investors/LPs, what a rolling fund is, why the rolling fund has structural advantages, and where the venture capital industry is moving towards. ============================ Athletic Brewing is re-imagining beer
Aug 21, 2020 • 57:38
#365: Zac Prince on Raising BlockFi's $50M Series C Financing
Zac Prince is the co-founder & CEO of BlockFi, the industry-leading wealth management platform for crypto asset investors. In this conversation, we discuss BlockFi's $50M Series C fundraising round, an update on revenue and assets under management, and what BlockFi is working on for future product launches. ============================ BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000
Aug 20, 2020 • 43:30
#364: Nelson Chu on Digitizing Private Credit Markets
Nelson Chu is the founder and CEO of Cadence, the leading digital securitization and investment platform for private credit. He is a 3x startup founder with several years of experience at the top investment management firms, including Bank of America and BlackRock. In this conversation, we discuss the private credit market, the pros/cons for each market participant, how it got so fragmented, what Cadence is doing to solve the issues, how they have been impacted by the pandemic, and what future
Aug 19, 2020 • 46:42
#363: Joe Pompliano on the Business and Money Behind Sports
Joseph Pompliano is the Founder of Huddle Up, a new media platform that breaks down the business and money behind sports. He also happens to be one of my younger brothers, so this episode is packed with great stories and plenty of laughs. In this conversation, we discuss new media models, how Joe continues to go viral on the internet, how an NBA player turned his $300k salary into a $600M net worth, and many other crazy stories about the business and money behind sports. =======================
Aug 18, 2020 • 1:11:43
362: Pattie Sellers on the World’s Most Powerful & Successful People
Pattie Sellers is an an award-winning writer, producer, and multimedia journalist. She currently serves as the Co-CEO of SellersEaston Media and the Chair of the annual Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit, where she previously worked for 32 years. In this conversation, we discuss the world's most successful and powerful people, including Warren Buffett, Ted Turner, Melinda Gates, John Mack, Martha Stewart, Rupert Murdoch, Oprah, and Alex Rodriguez. This was a masterclass in what makes these indi
Aug 17, 2020 • 1:23:40
361: Chris Fenton on Chinese Propoganda & Censorship in Hollywood
Chris Fenton served as president of DMG Entertainment Motion Picture Group and GM of DMG North America for 17 years, internationally orchestrating the creative and business activities of DMG--a multi-billion dollar global media company headquartered in Beijing. He has produced or supervised twenty-one films, grossing $2 billion in worldwide box-office. In this conversation, we discuss China and US relations, how Hollywood has been complicit in spreading Chinese propaganda, why the US needs an u
Aug 14, 2020 • 1:30:08
360: Bill Barhydt on Building A Crypto Bank
Bill Barhydt is the founder of Abra, a simple to use cryptocurrency investment platform. After working for the CIA, NASA and Goldman Sachs, Bill decided to join Netscape working on telecom and Internet banking deals, mostly in Europe. After the AOL acquisition of Netscape, Bill founded WebSentric. The technology for WebSentric exists today in SAP's online portal service. In this conversation, we discuss macroeconomics, the Federal Reserve, monetary policy, Bitcoin as a reserve asset in corporat
Aug 13, 2020 • 58:23
359: Pierre Rochard on the Ethereum Supply Issue
Pierre Rochard is the Founder of Bitcoin Advisory and one of the strongest public proponents of Bitcoin. He has the unique combination of skills and experiences that can only be captured with a background in accounting and software development. In this conversation, we discuss the Ethereum supply controversy. We review what happened, why Pierre thinks this is a big deal, how the Ethereum community responded, what the latest update is, and what Pierre hopes will come out of this debacle. ======
Aug 12, 2020 • 36:25
LIVE Q&A: Pomp and Jason Williams talk Bitcoin, Crypto, and the Decentralized World
Jason Williams is a co-founder and partner at Morgan Creek Digital. He previously built and sold FastMed, an approximately $500 million healthcare business. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, the Federal Reserve, maximalism, and the core principles to build wealth. =============================== ExpressVPN lets you access the internet as if you’re from a different country. There are hundreds of VPNs out there, but ExpressVPN is ridiculously fast. You can stream everythin
Aug 11, 2020 • 1:16:42
358: Shaan Puri on Building Companies & Riding Trends
Shaan Puri is the Senior Director of Product for Mobile Gaming at Twitch. He previously built Bebo, before ultimately selling the business to Twitch. In this conversation, we discuss startup studios, getting startup reps, how to sell a company, project selection, the issue with dabbling, scaling tech companies, and why anyone can be an entrepreneur if they really focus on it. =============================== Our second sponsor is Choice, a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited abo
Aug 10, 2020 • 1:18:29
BREAKING NEWS: Coinbase Is Now Supporting Human-Readable Domains!
Bradley Kam is the co-founder of Unstoppable Domains, a company focused on popularizing blockchain-based domain names. This is a special "breaking news" episode of the podcast where we discuss the recent announcement by Coinbase Wallet to support Unstoppable Domains as a replacement for cryptocurrency addresses. You can learn more about the company and their product at unstoppabledomains.com =============================== Pomp writes a daily letter to over 50,000 investors about business, te
Aug 9, 2020 • 38:18
357: Yan Liberman on Liquidity and DeFi
Yan Liberman is Managing Partner at Delphi Digital. He focuses on the quantitative side of the business, including predictive on-chain metrics and automated market makers. Yan previously served as a Dividend Forecasting Analyst at Bloomberg, LP. In this conversation, we discuss liquidity pools, decentralized finance, market makers, on-chain metrics, token economics, value accrual, and whether Yan thinks there will be another alt season. =============================== Athletic Greens is an all
Aug 8, 2020 • 1:00:10
356: LIVE Camila Russo and Catherine Coley on Defi and Ethereum
Camila Russo is a financial journalist with experience across continents and asset classes. She is the author of a new book, The Infinite Machine, and the founder of The Defiant. Catherine Coley is the CEO of Binance US and previously the Head of Institutional Liquidity at Ripple. In this conversation, we discuss Ethereum, DeFi, ETH 2.0, Camila's new book, the cost of gas, NFT's, early stories around the launch of Ethereum, and digital art. =============================== BlockFi allows you to
Aug 7, 2020 • 1:00:54
355: Jarrod Dicker on The Rise of Individual Creators
Jarrod Dicker is the Vice President of Commercial at The Washington Post, where he oversees strategy, engineering, product operations, technology and R&D. In this conversation, we discuss newsletters, streaming music, individual creators growing bigger than media companies, bundling and unbundling, and audience as the core unit of value. =============================== Crypto.com is the only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY / SELL / STORE / EARN / LOAN / INVEST crypto all from one pla
Aug 6, 2020 • 1:20:27
354: Caleb Pressley on Creating Viral Internet Content
Caleb Pressley is one of the most electric people on the internet. He currently works at Barstool Sports, run the @thinker account on Instagram, and previously played football at the University of North Carolina. In this conversation, we discuss college football, pro athletes creating content and building audiences, social media trends, default digital value of assets, volatility as Bitcoin's PR team, and many behind the scenes stories of Caleb's escapades. =============================== Athl
Aug 5, 2020 • 1:26:30
353: Peter McCormack on Bitcoin, Podcasting, and The World
Peter McCormack is a journalist who hosts two popular podcasts, What Bitcoin Did and Defiance. He previously ran an advertising agency and has grown to be one of the most recognizable people in the Bitcoin industry. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin, Roger Ver, podcasting, the pandemic, the recession, the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing response, and the US election. =============================== When the New Yorker magazine asked Mark Zuckerberg how he gets his news he said the
Aug 4, 2020 • 1:27:15
352: Congressman Tom Emmer on Bitcoin and Decentralization
Congressman Tom Emmer has served the people of Minnesota as their elected official in the US House of Representatives since 2015. He also currently sits on the House Financial Services Committee and is one of the leading voices for blockchain technology in the US government. In this conversation, we discuss wealth vs debt, sound money, the Federal Reserve, issues with centralization, the current economic situation, a digital dollar, the stimulus bills, technology trends, and Bitcoin. ===========
Aug 3, 2020 • 54:17
351: Roger Ver on Personal Freedom and Bitcoin
Roger Ver is an early investor in Bitcoin and Bitcoin-related startups. He has been known as "Bitcoin Jesus" for his promotion of Bitcoin. In this conversation, we talked about Roger's background, the early days of Bitcoin, why the world needs a decentralized digital currency, what drove Roger to support Bitcoin Cash, how he has allocated his portfolio, and what it would take to change his mind. =============================== Did you know only 1% of day traders actually turn a profit? So why a
Aug 1, 2020 • 2:28:57
350: Ross Gerber on Tesla and Bitcoin
Ross is the Co-Founder, President and CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management. Ross has become one of the most influential investors on social and in traditional media. In this conversation, we discuss the 2008 financial crisis, how he leveraged social media early, what his Tesla thesis entails, what the Tesla bears got wrong, his lack of belief in cash, bitcoin as a global reserve currency, government corruption, and negative yielding bonds. =============================== Cryp
Jul 31, 2020 • 1:38:03
349: Tom Wright on the Billion Dollar Whale
Tom Wright is a co-author of the best selling book Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World. He is a Hong Kong-based journalist who previously spent years with The Wall Street Journal. In 2011, he was also one of the first journalists to arrive at the scene of the raid in which Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden. In this conversation, we discuss the best selling book, the process required to confirm so many details and facts, who tried to stop him and how, w
Jul 30, 2020 • 1:05:59
348: Zuby on Building a Business as an Individual Creator
Zuby is a rapper, author, speaker, and coach. He graduated from Oxford and has quickly become an international sensation. In this conversation, we talk about Zuby's decade as an individual creator, how he sees technology empowering creators, what it takes to survive profitably on your own, why the legacy media has created a divisive society, the importance of seeking truth over consensus, and why he continues to be a fan of Bitcoin. =============================== Athletic Greens is an all-in-
Jul 29, 2020 • 1:01:01
347: Steven Galanis on Creating The New Autograph With Cameo
Steven Galanis is the CEO of Cameo, the world's leading marketplace for personalized video shoutouts. He previously helped finance films in Hollywood and spent 5 years as a professional options trader in Chicago after graduating from Duke University. In this conversation, we discuss the original idea for Cameo, how they found product-market fit, the celebrity acquisition process, who makes the most money on the platform, deep fakes and generative media, how they raised more than $65 million, a
Jul 28, 2020 • 1:19:07
346: Caitlin Long On Federal Banks and Bitcoin
Caitlin Long is the Founder and CEO of Avanti Financial Group. She spent 22 years on Wall Street, including Morgan Stanley, where she was Head of Corporate Strategies and Pension Solutions. In this conversation, we discuss the macro economy, bank balance sheets, monetary stimulus, inflation, impact of the OCC decision, an update on Avanti, and the potential effect on Bitcoin and banks from the Presidential election. =============================== Choice is a new self-directed IRA product tha
Jul 27, 2020 • 1:02:34
345: Ian Cassel on Micro Cap Investing
Ian Cassel is the founder of Micro Cap Club and CIO of Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management. He has spent the last 20 years learning about and investing in micro cap public equities. In this conversation, we discuss the micro cap sector of public equities, why the smallest decile performs best, liquid vs illiquid opportunities, what Ian's process looks like, how he thinks about portfolio construction and diversification, what the impact of the pandemic has been, and his best and worst investm
Jul 25, 2020 • 1:10:16
344: Sahil Lavingia On Building Technology Companies
Sahil Lavingia is the co-founder and CEO of Gumroad, a technology platform that helps creatives earn a living selling the stuff they make directly to their audience. He was previously the number two employee at Pinterest. In this conversation, we discuss the Gumroad story, the pros and cons of raising venture capital, why Sahil operates with such transparency, how he decided to start a fund, the economics of a VC fund, how to evaluate product-market fit, the no code movement, and his thoughts
Jul 24, 2020 • 1:52:36
343: Joe Lallouz On Building Blockchain Infrastructure
Joe Lallouz is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor in New York City. He is the CEO of Bison Trails, a leading blockchain infrastructure company helping democratize access to blockchain networks. Joe previously co-founded a business that was acquired by Etsy in 2014. In this conversation, we discuss having employees mine Bitcoin on company servers, modern crypto networks, decentralized infrastructure, ASW centralization risk for altcoins, and creating technical resilience. ================
Jul 23, 2020 • 59:36
342: Kendrick Nguyen on The Future of Digital Securities
Kendrick Nguyen is Co-Founder and CEO of Republic, a crowdfunding platform with a mission to democratize fundraising and a vision to become a true marketplace for private investing. In this conversation, we discuss the state of digital securities, COVID-19's impact on early stage fundraising, how the Republic Note works, and how Kendrick believes digital securities are likely to evolve over the next five years. =============================== The BTSE exchange allows you to trade confidently. T
Jul 22, 2020 • 47:12
341: Chris Slaughter On A Better Crypto Exchange Business Model
Chris Slaughter is co-founder and CEO of LVL, a new full-fledged banking account that I invested in that is focused on providing all of the fiat and Bitcoin financial services you would expect for only $9/month. This disruptive business model is already growing in popularity with users, so I wanted to bring Chris on to explain it in more detail. In this conversation, we discuss demand deposit accounts, custodial accounts, importance of FDIC insurance, why monthly subscriptions make more financi
Jul 21, 2020 • 1:08:04
340: Greg Isenberg On Building Consumer Internet Products
Greg Isenberg is the Founder of Late Checkout and a Growth Advisor to TikTok. He previously built and sold a number of technology companies, including acquisitions by Stumbleupon and WeWork. In this conversation, we discuss businesses as vending machines, why momentum matters for social companies, working at WeWork, the no code movement, and various startup ideas that people should go build. =============================== Our second sponsor is Choice, a new self-directed IRA product that I'm re
Jul 20, 2020 • 1:05:13
339: Brooke Pollack On The Blockchain VC Landscape
Brooke Pollack is the Founder and Managing Partner at Hutt Capital, a blockchain venture capital fund of funds and direct investment firm. In this conversation, we discuss the institutional LP world, how a traditional due diligence process works, common mistakes fund managers make, and the current blockchain VC fund landscape. =============================== The World Series of Trading (WSOT) is the first of its kind to bring the exhilaration of crypto trading competition to the global stage. WS
Jul 18, 2020 • 50:22
338: ByBit CEO Ben Zhou On Building A Leading Derivatives Exchange
Ben Zhou is the co-founder and CEO of Bybit, a global crypto derivatives exchange. He previously ran a retail forex brokerage for almost a decade. In this conversation, we discuss Bybit's founding story, how they used affiliate marketing to grow so fast, mobile trading trends, the World Series of Trading event, and what Ben thinks about the Chinese digital currency plans. =============================== Blockset by BRD is your hosted blockchain infrastructure. Blockset enables enterprises and de
Jul 17, 2020 • 48:14
337: Kingdom Trust CEO Ryan Radloff On Advancing Bitcoin Adoption
Ryan Radloff is the CEO of Kingdom Trust, an independent qualified custodian focused on leveraging technology to provide customized and innovative custody solutions for clients including alternative asset investments. He previously was the co-founder and CEO of CoinShares, which led the charge for crypto adoption in Europe. In this conversation, we discuss Ryan's background, why he started Coinshares and how they grew, the importance of leveraging Kingdom Trust's Choice product to get Bitcoin i
Jul 16, 2020 • 1:02:57
336: Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein On Investing In Crypto
Michael Sonnenshein is the Managing Director at Grayscale Investments, the largest digital currency asset manager. In this role, Michael oversees the daily operations and growth of the business and its more than $4 billion in assets under management. In this conversation, we discuss Grayscale's Q2 results, where the capital inflows are coming from, why investors are flocking to digital assets, how Grayscale thinks about the premiums, and whether Grayscale will eventually own all the Bitcoin bein
Jul 15, 2020 • 45:40
335: Former Professional Skateboarder Mikey Taylor On Winning In Business
Mikey Taylor is a former professional skateboarder who now spends his time investing in real estate across the United States at Commune Capital. He previously was also the co-founder of Saint Archer Brewery before they were acquired by MillerCoors. In this conversation, we discuss Mikey's epic run as a pro skateboarder, learning to be an entrepreneur, how he used self-evaluation to pursue self-improvement, how the Saint Archer acquisition happened, what he is seeing happen in the real estate mar
Jul 14, 2020 • 1:16:16
334: Ana Lorena Fabrega On How To Learn
Ana Lorena Fabrega is a former teacher who now spends her time focused on building products to reimagine education. In this conversation, we discuss what traditional education gets wrong, how to unlearn what you learned, the toxic school culture of memorization, the changing role of educators, the future of online learning, and how to raise generations of entrepreneurs, creators, and producers. =============================== Our second sponsor is choice, a new self-directed IRA product th
Jul 13, 2020 • 1:09:41
333: Jesse Proudman On Quantitative Investing In Crypto
Jesse Proudman is the co-founder and CEO of Strix Leviathan, a quantitative crypto hedge fund algorithmically trading digital assets. In this conversation, we discuss quantitative trading in crypto, the lack of institutional infrastructure, why prime brokerage is so important, and the power of narratives. ========================== The World Series of Trading (WSOT) is the first of its kind to bring the exhilaration of crypto trading competition to the global stage. WSOT believes in the importan
Jul 11, 2020 • 55:46
332: Julie VerHage On The State Of FinTech
Julie VerHage is the Senior Correspondent at FinTech Today. She also serves as a fintech analyst for a number of well known Silicon Valley venture capital funds after having spent a number of years as a journalist at Bloomberg. In this conversation, we discuss Square, Robinhood, Apple, Uber, Stripe, Brigit, Libra, neo-banks, streaming payments, the lending industry, technology companies helping distribute PPP money, what is next for fintech companies, and how incumbents are likely to respond to
Jul 10, 2020 • 1:03:02
331: Hiten Shah On Building Successful Startups & Products
Hiten Shah is the co-founder of FYI, a company that helps you find your documents in 3 clicks or less. He previously co-founded CrazyEgg and KISSmetrics as well. In this conversation, we discuss lessons learned over the last 20 years in the tech industry, venture capital vs bootstrapping, the future of remote work, why labor costs decrease and marketing costs increase, and why creators are so well positioned to build massive companies in the future. =============================== Blockset by BR
Jul 9, 2020 • 57:55
330: Kat Cole - The Best Business Leader In America?
Kat Cole is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Focus Brands, a company doing nearly $5 billion in annual revenue. She is the former president of Focus Brands' subsidiary Cinnabon. Prior to that, she was an Executive Vice President of Hooters. In this conversation, we discuss leading through hyper-growth, obsession with truth, why time is bad when dealing with problems, what the hotshot rule is, the importance of consumer-obsessed mindsets in business, and how Focus Brands is handling t
Jul 8, 2020 • 1:44:18
329: Jon Najarian On Wall Street and Bitcoin
Jon ‘DRJ’ Najarian was linebacker for the Chicago Bears before he turned to another kind of contact sport – trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He became a member of the CBOE, NYSE, CME and CBOT and worked as a floor trader for some 25 years. He built and sold a number of companies, including a $750 million exit to E*TRADE in September 2016. In this conversation, we discuss the physicality of the old school trading pits, how Wall Street has evolved over the years, Robinhood, Davey Day
Jul 7, 2020 • 1:19:56
328: Pomp Answers Listeners' Questions
This is an episode of The Pomp Podcast with host Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano. He answers a bunch of questions from listeners about everything from finance to business to his personal story. =============================== BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10,000,000, and they're perfect for helping you reach your financial goals of all sizes. Visit BlockFi.com/Pomp to le
Jul 3, 2020 • 1:15:03
327: Cameron Porter On Apple Becoming A Healthcare Company
Cameron Porter is a Venture Architect at Alley Corp, an organization in New York that originates a startup idea, hires the team, funds the initial 6-12 months and launches the company. Occasionally, they invest in very early stage companies as the first seed investors as well. In this conversation, we discuss Apple as a services company, the rise of the quantitative self, why Apple will need to get into healthcare, how switching costs get higher over time, and why Cameron thinks Apple may prescr
Jul 2, 2020 • 56:52
326: John Shahidi is the Architect Behind Your Favorite Digital Content
John Shahidi is a businessman, software developer, manager and producer. He and his brother started Shots Studios, a management company that produces content and serves as the creative studio for top internet talent. In this conversation, we discuss data-driven content creation, how audience is the new currency, why Shots Studios focuses on YouTube, the importance of Shopify, creators as a micro platform, and various monetization strategies for the modern internet. ==============================
Jul 1, 2020 • 1:21:01
325: Michael Arrington On The Future Of Crypto
Michael Arrington is the founder of Arrington XRP Capital. He is also the founder and former co-editor of TechCrunch, a blog covering the Silicon Valley technology start-up communities. In this conversation, we discuss the modern media landscape, what he learned from TechCrunch, how regulation is affecting crypto, what is happening in US politics, why the 2nd Amendment is important, and a conversation around Bitcoin, Ripple, and XRP. =============================== Blockset by BRD is your hosted
Jun 30, 2020 • 1:14:09
324: Former Public Pension Chairman Marc Levine On Investing During The Pension Crisis
Marc Levine is the Former Chairman of the Illinois State Board of Investment. He also started Chicago Asset Funding, which navigated the 2008 financial crisis very profitably. In this conversation, we discuss runaway pension liabilities, the disciplined systematic approach Illinois used to go from 3rd quartile of performance to top 8% in 3 years, the importance of overweighting tech and innovation, the index model of pensions, and what it will take to get Bitcoin in every pension portfolio. ====
Jun 29, 2020 • 1:34:36
323: Douglas Boneparth on Financial Education And Risk
Douglas Boneparth is the president and founder of Bone Fide Wealth. He is also the co-author of The Millennial Money Fix, which helps millennials learn the reasons for their financial challenges and provides the mechanics for their solutions. In this conversation, we discuss how access without knowledge is dangerous, why advisors are better than roboadvisors, FOMO culture, Doug's current view on crypto, and his best & worst investment ever. =============================== BlockFi allows you to
Jun 26, 2020 • 54:35
322: Amir Haleem on Building the World's First Peer-to-Peer Wireless Network
Amir Haleem is the co-founder and CEO of Helium, a technology company that built the Helium Hotspot. The Helium Hotspot has created an innovative way to decentralize and democratize ownership of wireless networks. In this conversation, we talked about Amir's time as one of the top gamers in the world, why he thinks we have to decentralize wireless networks, how the Helium Hotspot works, and what it means to build the people's network. =============================== Blockset by BRD is your host
Jun 25, 2020 • 1:06:26
321: Parker Lewis Gives An Overview Of The Federal Reserve
Parker Lewis is the Head of Business Development at Unchained Capital. In this conversation, we discuss the Federal Reserve, their mandate, what actions they have recently taken, how the economy has been impacted, and why Bitcoin continues to be an obvious solution to the structural issues presented by fiat currencies. =============================== Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bi
Jun 24, 2020 • 1:10:57
320: Jason Calacanis - The World’s Most Successful Angel Investor?
Jason Calacanis is a technology entrepreneur, angel investor, and the host of the popular podcast, This Week in Startups, and Angel. He boasts one of the top angel investor track records in recent history in Silicon Valley and has written a book to teach others how to replicate his success as well. This conversation was a little different than normal as we recorded a dual-podcast episode. Rather than argue over who got to interview who, we recorded one two hour episode where we interview each o
Jun 23, 2020 • 2:13:07
319: Bradley Miles Explains Social Money
Bradley Miles is the Co-founder and CEO of Roll, a platform that helps individuals create unique and branded fan-based digital currency or what they call social money. In this conversation, we discuss social money, how content is currency, what the bull case for fan-based currencies are, and how big of an opportunity this could end up being. =============================== Our second sponsor is choice, a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to t
Jun 22, 2020 • 54:57
318: Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins On Criminal Justice Reform
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins is an American social justice advocate and the co-founder and CEO of Promise, a California-based company reworking the bail system. In this conversation, we discuss the devaluing of content, radical honesty, criminal justice reform, bail reform, and how technology can solve society's problems in a for-profit model. =============================== The Helium Hotspot is a new product that enables the people, not the telcos, to own and operate a wireless network in their city
Jun 19, 2020 • 43:02
317: Soona Amhaz On The Future of Crypto Outside The US
Soona Amhaz is a Co-Founder of Token Daily and General Partner at Volt Capital. In this conversation, we discuss open finance applications, the failure of the Lebanese Lira, end user infrastructure, crypto's opportunity in African countries, and inflationary vs deflationary shocks. =============================== BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10,000,000, and the
Jun 18, 2020 • 1:01:30
316: Tyrone Ross On The Need For Financial Education In America
Tyrone Ross is a financial consultant, early-stage start-up advisor, entrepreneur, and athlete. In this conversation, we discuss the importance of financial education, how Bitcoin was built for the inner city communities, what financial advisors are missing right now, and what you can do as an average person listening at home. =============================== The Helium Hotspot is a new product that enables the people, not the telcos, to own and operate a wireless network in their city for Intern
Jun 17, 2020 • 1:04:44
315: Scientist P.D. Mangan On Using Diet & Exercise To Fight Aging
PD Mangan is a 65 year-old author and scientist focused on using pharmacology, biochemistry, and microbiology to better understand how diet and exercise can be used for anti-aging and longevity. In this conversation, we discuss the importance of lean muscle mass, the science behind caloric restriction, why he is a proponent of high intensity resistance training, and the difference between lifespan and healthspan. You can read more of PD's work here: https://roguehealthandfitness.com/ =======
Jun 16, 2020 • 1:13:32
314: Master Sommelier Dustin Wilson Shares The Secrets Of The Wine Industry
Dustin Wilson is a Master Sommelier and a co-founder of Verve Wine. He was previously the Wine Director at Eleven Madison Park, a 3 Michelin-starred restaurant in New York City. Dustin was also featured in Somm, a popular documentary about the challenging Master Sommelier exam. In this conversation, we discuss the Master Sommelier process, how he built Verve Wine, the COVID-19 impact on the hospitality industry, the recent cheating scandal in the wine world, an overview of wine as an investment
Jun 15, 2020 • 1:32:00
313: Adam Townsend on Rich People Money vs Poor People Money
Adam Townsend is a private investor who now manages his own capital through his family office. He previously was one of the largest producers on Wall Street and has spent the last two decades investing in some of the world's most valuable companies. In this conversation, we discuss Wall Street in the 1990s, why Adam started a family office, how society has exchanged the Constitution for Terms of Service, what his biggest investments are right now, why he refrained from investing in Amazon, and w
Jun 12, 2020 • 1:59:49
312: Mark Jeffrey On The Importance Of Timing
Mark Jeffrey is the co-founder and CEO of Guardian Circle, a service tackling emergency response through a unique community approach. He's also a serial entrepreneur with five exits, a published author, and worked closely with some of the biggest names in tech including Jason Calacanis and Travis Kalanick. In this conversation, we discuss how emergency response can improve, why disbanding the police probably won't happen, what it has been like to work with some of Silicon Valley's most successfu
Jun 11, 2020 • 49:45
311: Jack Murphy On The Use Of The Military During Social Unrest
Jack Murphy is an eight-year Army Special Operations veteran who served as a Sniper and Team Leader in 3rd Ranger Battalion and as a Senior Weapons Sergeant on a Military Freefall team in 5th Special Forces Group. In this conversation, we discuss the use of military personnel on American soil during periods of social unrest, what it takes for a soldier to disobey unlawful orders, what average citizens can do right now, and how the state of the press is evolving in real time. You can purchase Jac
Jun 10, 2020 • 1:09:31
310: Peter Pham On The Secret Art Of Fundraising
Peter Pham is the co-founder of startup studio Science, which is behind many of the world's best consumer internet companies, where they co-build these companies with founders in Santa Monica, CA. In this conversation, we discuss the secret art of fundraising, what Science looks for in great companies, why Peter spends so much time networking, how to build a great brand, and the stories behind Dollar Shave Club, Liquid Death, RealBlocks, and PlayVS. =============================== BlockFi allo
Jun 9, 2020 • 1:07:56
309: Daryl Morey On Using Data To Make Decisions
Daryl Morey is the general manager of the Houston Rockets of the NBA. He is a strong proponent of analytical methods, having created the true shooting percentage statistic, and co-founded the annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. In this conversation, we discuss the latest NBA update, how the Rockets use advanced analytics to make decisions, why Daryl spends so much time supporting civil liberties, what he thinks of SpaceX, and why he has been a proponent of Bitcoin since 2011. =========
Jun 5, 2020 • 1:10:29
308: Matt Ridley On Rationalism & Innovation In The Current Environment
Matt Ridley is a British journalist and businessman. He is best known for his writings on science, the environment, and economics, including The Rational Optimist and his new book, How Innovation Works And Why It Flourishes In Freedom. In this conversation, we discuss how prosperity evolves, why optimism is important, the difference between innovation and invention, how innovation is bottoms up, why China has been so innovative, and the future of stateless innovation. ==========================
Jun 4, 2020 • 1:04:17
307: Alex Kantrowitz On Big Tech's Role In Society
Alex Kantrowitz, the author of a new book on big technology called Always Day One: How The Tech Titans Plan To Stay On Top Forever. He was previously the lead technology reporter at BuzzFeed, but recently left to start his own media company called Big Technology. In this conversation, we discuss the role of big tech in society, the commonalities between each of them, why Alex left his job to go out on his own, and why the individual media company will be more popular in the future. Alex's Book
Jun 3, 2020 • 1:08:43
306: Andrew Wilkinson On Building Profitable Businesses With No Funding
Andrew Wilkinson is the Co-founder and Managing Partner at Tiny. He previously founded MetaLab, one of the world's top design agencies. He has gone from working out of his apartment a little over a decade ago, to today overseeing a group of companies with over 300 employees and tens of millions in revenue. In this conversation, we discussed the no code movement, subscription business models, how to hire executives, lessons learned from acquiring so many businesses, and what the internal narrativ
Jun 2, 2020 • 1:21:22
305: Shervin Pishevar On Identifying Industry-Defining Entrepreneurs
Shervin Pishevar is one of the most successful venture capitalists in Silicon Valley. He has previously invested heavily into companies like Uber, Airbnb, and many others. Shervin was also the former founder and executive chairman of Hyperloop One, an ambitious plan to change the way that humans and cargo are transported. In this conversation, we discuss Elon Musk, Travis Kalanick, the various industry-defining companies that Shervin has backed, why creators control the new media paradigm, and w
Jun 1, 2020 • 1:16:50
304: Jo Bhakdi On The Future Of Genomic Sequencing
Jo Bhakdi is the founder and CEO of Quantgene, a company deploying the world’s leading Deep Genomics solution. Their mission is to save lives through early detection, better prevention and more effective cures for all disease, starting with cancer. In this conversation, we discuss machine learning, sequencing technology, and DNA extraction procedures defines the cutting edge of genomic diagnostics, early disease detection, and precision medicine. ========================= Pomp writes a daily le
May 28, 2020 • 1:04:58
303: Jeff John Roberts Tells The Coinbase Origination Story
Jeff John Roberts writes about intellectual property, blockchain and cyber security for Fortune. He has a new book about Coinbase titled Kings of Crypto: One Startup’s Quest to Take Cryptocurrency Out of Silicon Valley and onto Wall Street. In this conversation, we discuss the Coinbase story, Satoshi Square, the various players that helped build the US' largest crypto exchange, and why Coinbase may tokenize their equity rather than go public one day. =============================== Blockset b
May 27, 2020 • 53:47
302: Spencer Dinwiddie of the Brooklyn Nets
Spencer Dinwiddie is a professional basketball player on the NBA's Brooklyn Nets. He is also one of the most forward thinking business minds in the league, which led him to create the first tokenization of a professional athlete's revenue in the United States. In this conversation, we discuss who the best NBA scorer, defender, and shit talker is, along with a surprise choice for the Greatest Of All-Time. We also discuss the latest on Spencer's tokenized bond and what the goal of his recent GoFu
May 26, 2020 • 40:07
301: Travis Kling On The Future Of Bitcoin
Travis Kling is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Ikigai Asset Management. In this conversation, we discuss the great accelerator, quantitative easing, modern monetary theory, inflation, strong dollar, politics, China, the generational divide, and Bitcoin. =============================== BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10,000,000, and they're perfect fo
May 22, 2020 • 1:49:24
300: Denise Shull On Using Modern Psychoanalysis To Be A Better Investor
Denise Shull is a performance coach who uses neuroeconomics and modern psychoanalysis in her work with hedge funds and professional athletes. She is also the founder of The ReThink Group. In this conversation, we discuss the market as emotions, the importance of self-awareness, keys to being a good listener, difference in investing and sports performance, and modern psychoanalysis. =============================== Blockset by BRD is your hosted blockchain infrastructure. Blockset enables enterpr
May 21, 2020 • 59:25
299: Dave Collum Explores Big, Dangerous Ideas
Dave Collum is a Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. He is a popular staple of FinTwit and writes one of the best annual summaries at the end of each year. In this conversation, we discuss the COVID-19 crisis, the economic crisis, the role of the Federal Reserve, the 2020 Presidential race, his Jeffrey Epstein theory, Gold & Bitcoin, and how Dave would invest his time and money as a young person today. =============================== Pomp writes a daily letter to over 50,000 investor
May 20, 2020 • 2:48:49
298: Julia Cheek On Being The CEO Behind The First At-Home COVID-19 Test
Julia Cheek is the Founder and CEO of Everlywell, which makes at home health testing easier than ever. They recently became the first company to receive FDA approval to offer an at-home COVID-19 test. In this conversation, we discuss their COVID-19 response, the lab testing market, how healthcare and telemedicine are changing, why healthcare cost transparency is so important, and why Julia thinks they are just getting started. You can learn more about Everlywell at https://www.everlywell.com/
May 19, 2020 • 1:18:29
297: Scott Lynn On The Argument For Investing In Fine Art
Scott Lynn is the Founder of Masterworks, which allows anyone to purchase and trade shares in iconic artworks. In this conversation, Scott and Anthony discuss what the private art market is, how big of a business it is, why art has outperformed the S&P 500 since 2000, and how Masterworks is democratizing access to this growing asset class. Learn more about Masterworks here: https://bit.ly/2LyECQC =============================== Pomp writes a daily letter to over 50,000 investors about busine
May 18, 2020 • 42:40
296: Robin Hanson On The Argument For Variolation
Robin Hanson is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. In this conversation, we discuss the current COVID-19 response, why variolation is a viable option to develop a solution, what futarchy is, why the stock market is a prediction market, and whether aliens are real or not. =============================== Blockset by BRD is your hosted blockchain infrastructure. Blockset enables enterpr
May 17, 2020 • 1:08:29
295: Balaji Srinivasan On The Argument For Decentralization - Part 1
Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor and entrepreneur. He is formerly the CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He was also the cofounder of Earn.com (acquired by Coinbase), Counsyl (acquired by Myriad), Teleport (acquired by Topia), and Coin Center. In this conversation, we discuss centralization vs decentralization, total state vs market anarchy, land vs cloud, the impending political realignment, failing institutions, and MMT vs Bitcoin. This is Part 1 of the convers
May 15, 2020 • 1:26:14
294: Cullen Roche Explains The Ultimate Breakdown Of The Federal Reserve
Cullen Roche is the Founder at Orcam Financial Group, a financial services firm offering research, personal advisory, institutional consulting and educational services. In this conversation, we discuss how the Fed works, what is the most common misconceptions, whether we will see deflation or inflation in the future, the consequences of not having recessions, how markets would look with no QE, and what he thinks about Bitcoin & gold. =============================== Blockset by BRD is your host
May 14, 2020 • 1:35:48
293: Josh Wolfe On Investing In Frontier Technology
Josh Wolfe is a cofounder of Lux Capital. His goal is to support scientists and entrepreneurs who pursue counter-conventional solutions to the most vexing puzzles of our time in order to lead us into a brighter future. In this conversation, we discuss finding the outcasts that build valuable companies, why science is not based on consensus, deflation vs inflation, how censorship can stop innovation, Elon Musk & Tesla, Ray Dalio, space travel & aliens, and Bitcoin. =============================
May 13, 2020 • 1:26:39
292: Jameson Lopp on Bitcoin Privacy & Sovereignty
Jameson Lopp, a co-founder at Casa. He is one of the most well known technical minds in Bitcoin and has quickly become an expert on personal privacy. In this conversation, Jameson and Anthony discuss the Bitcoin halving, personal privacy, individual sovereignty, risks to Bitcoin's adoption, hash rate in China, and what would change Jameson's mind about Bitcoin. =============================== BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded dire
May 12, 2020 • 1:09:59
291: Phil Demers Is The Walrus Whisperer
Philip Demers is a former professional marine mammal trainer at Marineland of Canada in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He is best known for his relationship with a captive walrus named Smooshi. In this conversation, Phil tells Smooshi's story, explains the animal cruelty that happens at various entertainment facilities, and highlights why animal ownership is such a big business. This episode was a fun one to record and if you find Phil's story compelling, please go support him and Smooshi at www.save
May 9, 2020 • 50:30
290: Aleks Svetski On Why Bitcoin Is A No Brainer
Aleks Svetski is the cofounder and CEO of Amber, a mobile company focused on making exposure to Bitcoin and the new wave of digital assets as simple, low risk, and automated as possible. In this conversation, we discuss the Bitcoin halving, how natural systems function, why quantitative hardening matters, and what Ray Dalio is missing on his analysis of Bitcoin. =============================== BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded dire
May 8, 2020 • 1:01:04
289: Mike Maples on Finding World-Class Founders
Mike Maples, Jr is a Partner at Floodgate. He has been on the Forbes Midas List since 2010. He is one of the most successful early stage technology investors in the world with previous investments in Twitter, Twitch.tv, and Lyft. In this conversation, we discuss how to build a breakthrough company, why a founder's insight is more important than their original product, a new scientific method for identifying attractive markets, and what patterns Mike has recognized in the best founders over the
May 7, 2020 • 1:34:42
288: Keith Rabois on the State of the World
Keith Rabois is a General Partner at Founders Fund and is one of the most respected minds in Silicon Valley. He previously was part of the PayPal mafia, served as the COO of Square, and co-founded real estate company OpenDoor. Keith also has invested in many industry defining businesses including Yelp, Linkedin, and hundreds of others. In this conversation, we discussed the coronavirus, the economic crisis, the Federal Reserve's actions, the issue with bad data, what we should learn from all o
May 6, 2020 • 1:50:59
287: Nathan Latka On Growth Hacking Everything
Nathan Latka is a serial entrepreneur with a top business podcast, an investor in B2B SaaS companies, and a bestselling author. In this conversation, we discuss the future of media, how he tactically grew his podcast to 10 million downloads, why he believes debt financing for SaaS businesses is the next frontier, and how business in a post-COVID world will evolve. =============================== Blockset by BRD is your hosted blockchain infrastructure. Blockset enables enterprises and develop
May 5, 2020 • 1:21:54
286: Bill Perkins on Investing in Natural Gas
Bill Perkins is an American hedge fund manager, film producer, and high stakes poker player from Houston, Texas. He specifically focuses on venture capital and energy markets. In this conversation, we discuss the energy markets, universal basic income, how investing is a psychology test, why Bill plays high-stakes poker, and what the big idea behind "Die with Zero" really means. =============================== Pomp writes a daily letter to over 45,000 investors about business, technology, a
May 4, 2020 • 1:09:00
285: Dan Held on Bitcoin and The Halving
Dan Held is currently the Director of Business Development for Kraken, one of the OG Bitcoin spot exchanges. Dan has been in the Bitcoin community for about 8 years and continues to be one of the brightest minds in the space. In this conversation, we discussed the early days of Bitcoin, his current portfolio allocation, the financialization of Bitcoin, how greed is built into the protocol, and what would make him change his mind about Bitcoin. =============================== Pomp writes a dai
May 2, 2020 • 1:11:06
284: Peter Zeihan Explains The Geopolitical Landscape
Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical strategist, author, and speaker who specializes in global energy, demographics and security. He analyzes the realities of geography and populations to deepen the understanding of how global politics impact markets and economic trends. In this conversation, we discuss how demographics drive economies, why consumption led growth will become impossible, what is happening in the oil markets, why Peter believes China won't be a unified or industrialized country in a de
May 1, 2020 • 1:22:22
283: Adam Traidman on the Future of Crypto in Asia
Adam Traidman is currently CEO and co-founder of BRD, one of the first Bitcoin wallets in the app store. He is also currently the CEO of Ripple Asia and the CEO of SBI Mining Chip Company. In this conversation, we discussed the founding story of BRD, how the company has evolved over the last few years, what the current environment for crypto in Japan is, how the chip manufacturing business has changed due to coronavirus, and what Adam thinks of China's digital currency efforts. =============
Apr 30, 2020 • 57:50
282: Taylor Lorenz on Internet Culture
Taylor Lorenz is a technology reporter at The New York Times covering internet culture. Before joining The Times, she was a technology and culture writer at The Atlantic and The Daily Beast. In this conversation, we discussed what internet culture is, how memes are the message, the business behind the largest influencers, how content houses work, what exactly is happening on TikTok, and the dark side of an influencer's fame. =============================== Crypto.com is the only all-in-one pl
Apr 29, 2020 • 1:04:37
281: Ben Baller On Being An Innovator Of Culture
Ben Baller is a musician, actor, and jeweler. He founded IF and Co, which creates extravagant diamond-encrusted jewelry. Baller has attracted many client celebrities, such as Kayne West, Drake, Nas, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Snoop Dogg, Black Eyed Peas, and Mariah Carey. He even created a diamond-encrusted belt buckle for Michael Jackson. In this conversation, we discuss the wild stories from Ben's days at Priority Records and Aftermath, how he became the number one jeweler in the world, why Ben is an ent
Apr 28, 2020 • 1:44:47
280: Cindy Eckert on Making Women Really Rich
Cindy Eckert is an entrepreneur who built and sold two pharmaceutical companies, including Sprout Pharmaceuticals which created the “female Viagra." In this conversation, Cindy and Anthony discuss selling the female viagra for $1 billion in cash, why it is so important to make women rich, how healthcare will change after COVID-19, and how Cindy is helping to put women on top. =============================== BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loa
Apr 27, 2020 • 1:04:53
279: Chandan Lodha on Building Products in Crypto
Chandan Lodha is the Co-founder of Cointracker, a digital product that provides cryptocurrency tax and portfolio assistance across thousands of cryptocurrencies and hundreds of exchanges & wallets. In this conversation, we discussed working on Project Loon at GoogleX, tax strategies for crypto traders to save money, the difficulties in building a portfolio tracking product, and what it was like to go through the PPP loan process. Sign-up for CoinTracker with a 10% discount at www.cointracker.i
Apr 25, 2020 • 56:10
278: Alex Gladstein on Fighting the Normalization of Surveillance
Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and the Vice President of Strategy for the Oslo Freedom Forum since its inception in 2009. In this conversation, we discuss the culture war over privacy, digital contact tracking, over the skin to under the skin surveillance, and why authoritarian systems are not better for fighting public health crisis. =============================== BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD
Apr 24, 2020 • 1:15:02
#277: Arjun Sethi on Data-Informed Investing
Arjun Sethi is a Co-founder and Partner at Tribe Capital. He previously built multiple successful companies with 9 figure exits. In this conversation, we discuss market timing for product-market fit, the cyclical nature of growth tactics, slow vs fast money, N-of-1 companies, and Tribe's view on cryptocurrency. =============================== Crypto.com is the only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY / SELL / STORE / EARN / LOAN / INVEST crypto all from one place. Join over 1 million u
Apr 23, 2020 • 1:29:41
#276: Jihan Bowes-Little on Identifying Private Market Opportunities
Jihan Bowes-Little is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Bracket Capital. Jihan began his investing career in London on Goldman Sachs’ esteemed Global Macro Proprietary Trading Desk, the first analyst in the firm’s history to be asked to join. In 2006, he moved to Credit Trading, where he managed a multi-billion dollar portfolio throughout the subprime crisis, generating record profits and gaining invaluable expertise investing in illiquid markets and emerging asset classes. He later joined Mi
Apr 22, 2020 • 1:13:14
#275: Yassine Elmandjra of ARK Invest on Bitcoin
Yassine Elmandjra is a Thematic Analyst at ARK Invest focused on Bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies. In this conversation, Anthony and Yassine discuss ARK Invest's philosophy on crypto, why they are so bullish on Square, what people should understand about Bitcoin's volatility during COVID-19, how the halving should play out, the latest on Libra, and how Yassine thinks about Ethereum. =============================== Crypto.com is the only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY / SELL
Apr 21, 2020 • 1:19:18
#274: Alexis Ohanian on Building and Investing in the Modern Digital World
Alexis Ohanian is the Co-founder of Initialized Capital, a half-billion dollar early stage venture capital firm. He is also the Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Reddit, one of the most popular websites in the world. In this conversation, Anthony and Alexis discuss the founding story of Reddit, what Alexis learned as a Partner at YCombinator, whether he has ever beat Serena at anything athletic, what industries should benefit from behavior shifts due to the virus, and what org structure and i
Apr 20, 2020 • 1:24:06
#273: Igor Jablokov on Building an AI Ready Workforce to Improve Operational Resilience
Igor Jablokov is the CEO of Pryon, an AI company focused on augmented intelligence for the enterprise. He previously founded industry pioneer Yap, the world's first high-accuracy, fully-automated cloud platform for voice recognition. In this conversation, Anthony and Igor discuss voice recognition technology, machine learning, artificial intelligence, the best and worst current applications of these technologies, whether AI is evil or not, and how our society should think through educating more
Apr 18, 2020 • 1:10:02
#272: Jim Bianco on The Potential Separation of State and Money
Jim Bianco is President and Macro Strategist at Bianco Research, L.L.C. Since 1990 Jim’s commentaries have offered a unique perspective on the global economy and financial markets. In this conversation, Anthony and Jim discuss the current state of the economy, how monetary policy decisions will drive future movements in the financial markets, and why Jim believes the next global reserve currency will be a cryptocurrency. =============================== Crypto.com is the only all-in-one platform
Apr 17, 2020 • 1:20:53
#271: Cathie Wood Explains Why Innovation Thrives During A Financial Crisis
Cathie Wood is the Founder, CEO and CIO at ARK Invest. Prior to this, she spent twelve years at AllianceBernstein as Chief Investment Officer of Global Thematic Strategies where she managed over $5 billion. In this conversation, Anthony and Cathie discuss COVID-19, the economic implications of monetary policy decisions, how innovation gains market share during times of crisis, her thoughts on Square/Tesla, and her latest views on Bitcoin. =============================== TaxBit is a refund-maxim
Apr 16, 2020 • 1:23:31
#270: Mark Cuban on What He Would Do As President
Mark Cuban is a billionaire entrepreneur and investor. He is the owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks and chairman of AXS TV. He is also one of the main "shark" investors on the ABC reality television series, Shark Tank. In this conversation, Anthony and Mark discuss the current economic and health crises, the subsequent monetary policy decisions, how various asset classes will perform, what small businesses are doing to survive, whether corporations should receive bailouts, what privacy concerns
Apr 15, 2020 • 49:56
#269: Dan Fleyshman Reveals the Secrets of Influencer Marketing
Dan Fleyshman is the Founder of Elevator Studio, a social media agency that's handled celebrity & influencers campaigns for products ranging from top tier fitness & apparel brands to mobile apps like Postmates & Lyft. In this conversation, Anthony and Dan discuss the story behind the "Who's Your Daddy" brand, how Dan became the youngest CEO to take a company public, what the early days of influencer marketing entailed, how he currently assesses each social media platform, the importance of educa
Apr 14, 2020 • 58:30
#268: Jeff Booth on Why We Need to Embrace Deflation
Jeff Booth is the author of the new book titled The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation Is the Key to an Abundant Future. In this conversation, Anthony and Jeff discuss the difference between inflation and deflation, why technology is inherently deflationary, how easy credit has led to a massive asset bubble, why the world will need to move to a deflationary economy, and how Jeff is currently thinking about the economic crisis we are facing. =============================== Crypto.com is the only a
Apr 13, 2020 • 58:56
#267: Preston Byrne on Constitutional Rights During the Quarantine
Preston Byrne is a partner at Anderson Kill, where his practice focuses on early-stage technology companies with complex cross-border legal issues, including industrial cryptography, cryptocurrency and interactive computer services businesses. In this conversation, Anthony and Preston discussLibertarian politics, the US Constitution, various recent government actions and whether they violate the constitution or not, and what citizens need to pay attention to in order to ensure the government doe
Apr 12, 2020 • 53:44
#266: Ruben Harris on The Future of Education and Training
Ruben Harris is the Co-host of the Breaking Into Startups podcast, he is also the CEO of Career Karma, an organization that matches people who want to learn to code with the right support circle and coding boot camp for their needs. In this conversation, Anthony and Ruben discuss the current unemployment numbers, what part of the workforce is most affected, how individuals can gain new skills, what the job prospects in technology look like, how education will change in the future, and what peopl
Apr 10, 2020 • 54:25
#265: Ali Hamed on Seeking Value in Today’s Private Credit Market
Ali Hamed is the co-founder of Coventure, an asset management firm focused on deploying capital across venture capital and unique credit strategies. In this conversation, Anthony and Ali discuss the private credit market, how borrowers and lenders are treating each other, where the areas of opportunities will be, how founders can respond to the pandemic, and how source data in advertising and e-commerce has given Ali a better sense of the trends in those industries. ============================
Apr 9, 2020 • 1:03:08
#264: Dan Primack on How Covid-19 will Impact the Early-Stage Investment Climate
Dan Primack is the business editor at Axios and author of the daily Axios Pro Rata newsletter and podcast, where he covers the world of dealmakers across VC, PE and M&A. In this conversation, Anthony and Dan discuss the current economic crisis, the approved stimulus package, how small businesses are affected, the current impact on private equity and venture capital companies, and what limited partners are saying. =============================== Crypto.com is the only all-in-one platform that all
Apr 8, 2020 • 45:40
#263: Robert Kiyosaki on How The World’s Wealthiest Invest Their Money
Robert Kiyosaki is an American businessman and author. Kiyosaki is the founder of Rich Global LLC and the Rich Dad Company, a private financial education company that provides personal finance and business education to people through books and videos. His book, Rich Dad Poor Dad, is the number 1 personal finance book of all time. In this conversation, Anthony and Robert discuss the current global economy, why the Fed is a cartel, what every individual needs to understand about finance, where you
Apr 7, 2020 • 1:12:07
#262: Tim Kennedy on Individual Freedom and Responsibility During The Crisis
Tim Kennedy is the Founder of Sheepdog Response, a company focused on training in self-defense, martial arts, and weaponry. Kennedy is also a Ranger qualified Special Forces Sniper with almost 20 deployments under his belt. Prior to his retirement from professional mixed martial arts, Tim was ranked among the top Middleweights in the UFC, while also fighting in almost every competitive MMA league that exists. Tim has been featured on many television shows, most recently “Hunting Hitler” on the H
Apr 6, 2020 • 1:13:45
#261: CZ explains Why Binance is Paying A Rumored $400 Million for CoinMarketCap
CZ is the founder of Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world by volume. In this conversation, Anthony and CZ discuss how COVID-19 is impacting Binance, why CZ is paying a rumored $400 million for CoinMarketCap, what trends Binance is seeing in non-US countries, and why CZ wants to potentially turn Binance into a Decentralized Autonomous Organization. =============================== TaxBit is a refund-maximizing, cryptocurrency tax software you can depend on. Visit taxbit.com/in
Apr 5, 2020 • 1:01:03
#260: Andy Bromberg on How the Crypto Economy is Withstanding the Coronavirus Crisis
Andy Bromberg is the CEO of CoinList, a trusted platform for running compliant token sales. In this conversation, Andy and Anthony discuss crypto companies being pandemic proof, how investor communication has to change, what the difference in city-by-city responses has been, how Coinlist has been growing, and what is next for them over the coming months. =============================== BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your
Apr 4, 2020 • 45:52
#259: Josh Constine on the Future of Video Sharing - TikTok vs. YouTube
Josh Constine is the Editor-At-Large at TechCrunch, where he analyzes social and consumer products. In this conversation, Josh and Anthony discuss the falcon at his wedding, what his main critiques of Twitter are, whether YouTube will be able to compete with TikTok, how he thinks about Bitcoin, and why he believes VR arcades will be popular in the future. =============================== BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to you
Apr 3, 2020 • 1:21:19
#258: Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya on How To Invest Through This Crisis
Chamath Palihapitiya is the CEO of Social Capital, the Chairman of Virgin Galactic, and the owner of the Golden State Warriors. In this conversation, Chamath and Anthony discuss how billionaires quarantine, where Chamath currently has capital invested, how he thinks we can solve the structural issues in health and economics, why being a patient investor will pay off, where he is looking for opportunity right now, what he thinks should happen with the NBA, and how the world is going to change aft
Apr 2, 2020 • 1:24:40
#257: Polina Marinova on Building Resilience in Times of Uncertainty
Polina Marinova is the Founder of 'The Profile', a weekly newsletter featuring the best long-form profiles of the world's most successful people and companies. She previously worked at Fortune, where she wrote the popular 'Term Sheet' on a daily basis. In this conversation, Polina and Anthony discuss their recent engagement, growing up in Bulgaria, moving to the United States, leading a mass walkout in college, her 5 years at Fortune Magazine, and making the jump into entrepreneurship during a g
Apr 1, 2020 • 1:15:03
#256: Matt D'Souza on the Upcoming Bitcoin Halving, Miner Sell Pressure, and Why it's Important
Matt D'Souza is the CEO of Blockware Solutions, a blockchain infrastructure company specializing in Bitcoin mining hardware procurement, mining rig colocation, as well as professional Mining & Staking Pool operations. In this conversation, Anthony and Matt discuss Blockware's recent analysis of miner selling pressure, how profitable various miners are around the world, what to expect during the Bitcoin halving, and how hash rate should fluctuate over the next few months. ========================
Mar 31, 2020 • 46:10
#255: Matt Luongo on Bridging the Gap between Bitcoin and the Real-World
Matt Luongo is the CEO of Thesis, a cryptocurrency venture production studio that includes Fold App, Keep, and tBTC. In this conversation, Anthony and Matt discuss bringing the worlds of Bitcoin and Ethereum together, how Matt is a monetary maximalist, what tBTC is and why it should be valuable to the DeFi community, and how crypto companies are prepared for working through the COVID-19 crisis. =============================== BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as colla
Mar 30, 2020 • 37:07
#254: Ben Askren on the Evolution of MMA and Wrestling
Ben Askren is a retired professional mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler. In this conversation, Ben and Anthony discuss his views on Bitcoin, involvement in the NCAA and Olympic wrestling communities, challenges facing small businesses due to the COVID-19 outbreak, transitioning from wrestling to MMA, Jon Jones' arrest, and his take on rising stars in the UFC. =============================== CRYPTO.COM-----The only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY / SELL / STORE / EARN / L
Mar 27, 2020 • 51:35
#253: Julie Maupin & David Sønstebø on Enabling the true Internet-of-Things through the Machine Economy
This is episode #7 in the Automation Series. You can learn more about the Automation Series here. You can learn more about IOTA on their website. David Sønstebø and Julie Maupin of the IOTA Foundation join Anthony Pompliano for this special episode of the Automation Series. David, the Co-Founder and Julie, the Director of Social Impact and Regulatory Affairs dive into the intersection of distributed ledger technology. In this conversation, Julie, David, and Anthony discuss the philanthropic miss
Mar 27, 2020 • 50:09
#252: Mark Yusko on How we got to QE Infinity from the Fed
Mark Yusko is the Founder and CEO of Morgan Creek Capital Management. In this conversation, Mark and Anthony discuss what is driving the current market chaos, how we got to QE infinity from the Fed, where we are in the economic cycle, who the winners and losers are right now, how institutions are currently thinking about their portfolio, and what certain assets should do over the next 5-10 years. =============================== BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as col
Mar 26, 2020 • 1:09:46
#251: Brent Johnson, The Originator of the Dollar Milkshake Theory
Brent Johnson is the CEO of Santiago Capital and the originator of the Dollar Milkshake Theory. In this conversation, Brent explains the dollar milkshake theory, what impact the strong dollar will have on other assets, why comparison's of currency strength are all relative, how gold and Bitcoin should perform moving forward, and what would change Brent's mind about a strong dollar outlook. =============================== CRYPTO.COM-----The only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY / SELL /
Mar 25, 2020 • 52:15
#250: Peter Schiff on Why The US Dollar Is Unsustainable and The Fed Has to Print Infinite Dollars
Peter Schiff, the CEO and Chief Global Strategist at Euro Pacific Capital Inc. He previously made a number of great calls during the Global Financial Crisis and it looks like he is turning out to be right again this time. In this conversation, Anthony and Peter discuss what happened in 2008, why that crisis has led to the current one, what the Fed's actions right now mean, why they are likely to be ineffective, and what the world will look like in 5-10 years. =============================== BLOC
Mar 25, 2020 • 43:26
#249: Preston Pysh Explains Why Bitcoin's Volatility is a Feature, Not a Bug
Preston Pysh is a financial investor the host of the podcast, We Study Billionaires. In this conversation, Anthony and Preston discuss his past as a former Apache helicopter pilot, the current liquidity crisis, stock-to-flow model, the Fed's monetary stimulus plans, the proposed digital dollar for UBI, how currencies have historically failed, and why Bitcoin's volatility is a feature, not a bug. =============================== CRYPTO.COM-----The only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY
Mar 24, 2020 • 1:28:50
#248: Jason Williams, Operational Challenges in Healthcare Around COVID-19
Jason Williams is the Co-Founder of Morgan Creek Digital. Previously, Jason was the Founder and CEO of FastMed, the second largest ambulatory care system in the United States. In this conversation, Anthony and Jason discuss all things healthcare and operations. Jason provides a walkthrough into how the healthcare system works, what their operational questions are, where they're being stressed tested currently, and how the economics of a hospital system and the healthcare services are being chall
Mar 23, 2020 • 53:47
#247: James Todaro, MD on Coronavirus, What Makes it Unique, and Potential Vaccines
James Todaro is the Managing Partner at Blocktown Capital and a Physician with a Medical Degree from Columbia University. In this conversation James and Anthony discuss the Coronavirus, applying existing medication to treat it, timelines for potential cures, how we can prevent it from spreading, and what to expect in the coming weeks. =============================== LEDGER----- Ledger hardware wallets empower you to optimally secure, own and control your crypto. Visit ledger.com and give yourse
Mar 20, 2020 • 42:56
#246 David Sonstebo - The Power of Technology to Transform Human Progress
This is episode #6 in the Automation Series. You can learn more about the Automation Series here. You can learn more about IOTA on their website. David Sonstebo is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for any kind of technology that can push human progress forward. In this conversation, Anthony and David dive into the intersection of distributed ledger technology and automation. Specifically, around digital currencies, digital wallets, machine to machine transactions, and how distributed ledger
Mar 19, 2020 • 45:51
#245 Meb Faber - Understanding the Current Market Mayhem
Meb Faber is co-founder and the Chief Investment Officer of Cambria Investment Management. In this conversation, Meb and Anthony discuss if these crazy markets are outside the norm historically, why global asset allocation is important, how passive and active strategies stack up, what people need to know about share buybacks and bailouts, and why Meb is so heavily invested in farmland. =============================== Resources from this conversation: Meb’s books and white papers (free downloads
Mar 19, 2020 • 1:36:28
#244 Michael Novogratz on Consumer Confidence in Markets
Mike Novogratz is the founder of Galaxy Digital, a merchant bank focused on the digital asset and blockchain industry. He is an ex-hedge fund manager, formerly of the investment firm Fortress Investment Group. In this conversation, Anthony and Michael discuss the current macroeconomic chaos, coronavirus and its impact on society, various social justice issues, how Mike is personally navigating the uncertainty, and how he thinks Bitcoin and digital assets are affected by recent market movements.
Mar 18, 2020 • 39:19
#243 Scott Adams on the Coronavirus and the Upcoming Presidential Election
Scott Adams is the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, and business. His recent books include Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America (2019) and Win Bigly (2017). In this conversation, Anthony and Scott discuss the Coronavirus, the impact on the healthcare system and the economy, how he evaluates President Trump's response, what his current thoughts on the November election are, why he recently sold Bitcoin, and what
Mar 17, 2020 • 1:24:14
#242 Cock Foster Twins - Nifty Gateway: the Future of Digital Collectibles
Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster are the founders of Nifty Gateway which was recently acquired by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss' Gemini crypto exchange. In this conversation, Anthony and the Cock Foster twins discuss what it was like growing up together, why they pursued startups, how NFTs work, why Nifties are likely to be so valuable in the future, how the Gemini acquisition came together, and what artists are launching collections on their new US dollar centralized NFT exchange. ================
Mar 17, 2020 • 1:18:45
#241 Caitlin Long - Coronavirus: The Pin that Popped the Credit Bubble
Caitlin Long is the Founder of Avanti Bank, a new US bank based in Wyoming that intends to serve the digital asset industry with new products and services that are not currently available in US dollar markets. In this conversation, Anthony and Caitlin discuss the structural issues in the legacy finance world, why coronavirus is the pin that popped the credit bubble, what is happening in the repo market, why banks should immediately go raise equity capital, how the government is forced to respond
Mar 16, 2020 • 1:23:06
#240 Christoph Strnadl - The Intersection of Distributed Ledger Technology and IoT
This is episode #5 in the Automation Series. You can learn more about the Automation Series here. You can learn more about IOTA on their website. Christoph F. Strnadl is the VP of Innovation & Architecture at Software AG. In this conversation, Anthony and Christoph dive into the intersection of distributed ledger technology and automation. Specifically, around digital currencies, digital wallets, machine to machine transactions, and how distributed ledger technology will empower the full potenti
Mar 13, 2020 • 54:13
#239 Chris Sparks - How to Manage Risk with One of the Top Poker Players in the World
Chris Sparks is one of the top online poker players in the world and the Founder of The Forcing Function, a company which is empowering the next generation of entrepreneurship by transforming the way we think about work. In this conversation, Anthony and Chris discuss game theory, decision making frameworks, how to control emotions during times of stress, what it takes to walk away from imbalance risk-reward scenarios, how poker lessons relate to business and investing, and why routines are almo
Mar 12, 2020 • 1:27:10
#238 PlanB - Why Bitcoin’s Stock-To-Flow Model Is Becoming More Accurate Over Time
PlanB is one of the most notorious Bitcoin investors in the world. He has amassed a loyal and engaged following on Twitter and has popularized the stock-to-flow model that is widely cited throughout the Bitcoin community. In this conversation, Anthony and PlanB discuss his discovery of Bitcoin, what it took to feel comfortable enough to invest, how he came across the s2f model, why his team hasn't bought Bitcoin in their institutional funds, and why PlanB believes the s2f model is actually getti
Mar 10, 2020 • 1:10:17
#237 Alex Pack - Partner at Dragonfly Capital on Why ETH is Money
Alex Pack is a Managing Partner at Dragonfly Capital Partners, an asset management firm focused on investing in and supporting the most promising opportunities in the cryptoasset class. In this conversation, Alex and Anthony discuss his views of the Asian crypto markets, why the Dragonfly team is focused on investing in infrastructure, how he sees certain market narratives playing out, whether Ethereum (ETH) is money, and where Alex will be focused on investing in the coming 3-5 years. BLOCKFI--
Mar 9, 2020 • 1:29:14
#236 Raoul Pal - CEO of Real Vision Group Calls for a Potential Depression in the Next Few Years
Raoul Pal is the CEO of Real Vision Group, the world's premier finance and business video channel featuring exclusive in-depth interviews, research, documentaries, analysis and investment ideas from impossible to access guests and the sharpest minds in global finance. In this conversation, Raoul and Anthony discuss the current economic environment, how the coronavirus could be the accelerant to a global slowdown, why Raoul thinks we are unfortunately headed towards a depression instead of a rece
Mar 5, 2020 • 1:53:15
#235 David Enrich - Business Investigations Editor, NYT on Deutsche Bank and their Trail of Destruction
David Enrich is the Business Investigations Editor at the New York Times and Author of Dark Towers: Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump and an Epic Trail of Destruction. In this conversation, David and Anthony discuss the time he was threatened with jail, asked not to appear on a national television show, the 200+ interviews that went into writing Dark Towers, Deutsche Bank helping the Nazis build Auschwitz, manipulating markets, violating international sanctions to aid terrorist regimes, scamming inves
Mar 4, 2020 • 1:30:13
Robert Breedlove, Founder of Parallax Digital: An Open Letter to Ray Dalio re: Bitcoin
Robert Breedlove is the Founder and CEO of Parallax Digital, a professional services firm specializing in Digital Asset Investments and Digital Securities Consulting. In this conversation, Robert and Anthony breakdown the historical perspective of breakdown of money, why gold served that purpose for so long, how free-market capitalism must be allowed to thrive, and go point by point in his open letter to Ray Dalio on why Dalio agrees with Bitcoiners assessment on the macroeconomy; but is missing
Mar 3, 2020 • 1:52:24
Marty Bent, Host of Tales from the Crypt: The Mirage of Central Banking
Marty Bent is the man and legend behind Marty's Bent, a daily newsletter about Bitcoin, along with the host of Tales from the Crypt, one of the most popular Bitcoin podcasts. In this conversation, Marty and Anthony discuss the importance of freedom of speech, the mirage of central banking, why Bitcoin can change an individual's mindset, how relationship between technology and privacy is evolving, why it is difficult to live in a time where information can't be treated, what is going on with Coro
Mar 2, 2020 • 2:00:09
Austin Rief, Co-Founder of Morning Brew: How The Morning Brew Increased Revenue 5X In One Year
Austin Rief is the Co-Founder of Morning Brew, a new media company bringing you informative and digestible business news. In this conversation, Austin and Anthony discuss the founding story of Morning Brew, what media companies he is obsessed with, how his team grew their email list so quickly in college, and why Morning Brew is expanding into other verticals and media formats. CRYPTO.COM-----The only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY / SELL / STORE / EARN / LOAN / INVEST crypto all fro
Feb 26, 2020 • 1:26:44
Sam Parr, Founder of The Hustle: How He Built The Hustle to $10s of Millions in Revenue
Sam Parr is the Founder and CEO of The Hustle, a new age media company that uses email to deliver information to young people. In this conversation, Sam and and Anthony discuss launching The Hustle, gaining over 1 million subscribers so quickly, what makes a great email newsletter, getting fired from Airbnb the day before he was suppose to start, and why great entrepreneurs usually bet on themselves. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD
Feb 25, 2020 • 1:42:39
Tieshun Roquerre, CEO of Namebase: The Decentralized Web Explained
Tieshun Roquerre is the CEO of Namebase, a secure and easy platform to interact with Handshake. In this conversation, Tieshun and Anthony discuss what Handshake is and why it’s important, how the decentralized web is coming fast, and how Namebase empowers people to buy, sell, and hold Handshake coins while also buying and selling domains. TRAVALA.COM-----Travala.com is the world’s leading blockchain-based travel booking platform trusted by thousands of customers worldwide as their preferred onli
Feb 21, 2020 • 1:06:38
Brian Norgard, Ex-CPO of Tinder: The Architect Behind the Highest-Grossing Mobile App in the World
Brian Norgard is the former Chief Product Officer at Tinder and a current board member at AngelList. In this conversation, Brian and Anthony discuss Tinder, how he helped build the highest grossing app in the app store, what his views and ethos on product development are, why he’s so excited about the audio interface, and what he thinks venture capital and angel investing are heading in the future. CRYPTO.COM-----The only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY / SELL / STORE / EARN / LOAN /
Feb 19, 2020 • 1:33:09
Geoff Lewis, Co-Founder of Bedrock Capital: In Search of Narrative Violations
Geoff Lewis is a Founder and Managing Partner of Bedrock Capital. Previously, he was a Partner at Founders Fund and was named one of the Top 100 Venture Capitalists in the world by CB Insights and The New York Times in 2019. In this conversation, Geoff and Anthony discuss his time at Founders Fund, what he learned from working with Peter Thiel, why he started Bedrock, what narrative violations are and why looks for them, what he thinks about new media models, and why growth valuations are overva
Feb 17, 2020 • 1:33:54
Michael Venuto, Co-Founder of Toroso Investments: Inside the World of ETFs
Michael Venuto is an ETF industry veteran with over a decade of experience in design and implementation of ETF-based investment strategies. In this conversation, Michael and Anthony discuss how ETFs are built, why they’re important, the benefits of access, and what he thinks is going to happen with the Bitcoin ETF in the future. FIGURE-----Figure provides consumer financial solutions powered by blockchain to improve financial transactions (behind the scenes) and make them more efficient, secure
Feb 14, 2020 • 1:13:06
Zac Prince, Co-Founder of BlockFi: The Details Behind a $30 Million Fundraise
Zac Prince is the Co-Founder of BlockFi, a company building wealth management services for cryptocurrency investors. They announced a $30 million Series B funding round today, so Zac stopped by for a livestream to discuss how the business is doing, what they are going to use the money for, and what clients can expect from BlockFi in the coming months. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do
Feb 13, 2020 • 46:25
Rich Greenfield, Partner at LightShed Partners: The War for Time and Attention
Rich Greenfield is a Partner at LightShed Partners. In this conversation, Rich and Anthony discuss new media models like Barstool Sports, The Athletic, & Substack, what’s going on in the streaming wars between ESPN, Disney+, Netflix, Apple, & Amazon Prime, the podcast world with Bill Simmons, Gimlet Media, Anchor, & Luminary, and what he thinks is going on with Twitter, TikTok, & Quibi. CRYPTO.COM-----The only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY / SELL / STORE / EARN / LOAN / INVEST crypt
Feb 12, 2020 • 1:55:05
Meltem Demirors, CSO of CoinShares: Bitcoin, Central Bank Digital Currencies, and the Current Pension Crisis
Meltem Demirors is the Chief Strategy Officer at CoinShares, a digital asset management firm that provides professional-grade tools and services for investors. In this conversation, Meltem and Anthony discuss CoinShares, Tesla, central bank digital currencies, Barstool Sports, the shitcoin waterfall, politics, the average age of regulators, pensions, retirement funds, venture/macro markets & how crypto may connect them, and what the wealthy elite do to control the government. BLOCKFI-----BlockF
Feb 10, 2020 • 1:57:31
Natalia Karayaneva, CEO of Propy: How Blockchain is Transforming Real Estate
Natalia Karayaneva is the Founder and CEO of Propy, a Silicon Valley prop-tech company revolutionizing home purchasing globally by deploying smart contracts on the blockchain. In this conversation, Natalia and Anthony discuss growing up in Russia and Bulgaria, the current fundraising environment for blockchain companies, how real estate markets are evolving globally, and where international investor demand has gone for U.S. based real estate. American Airlines-----airline tickets, cheap flights
Feb 7, 2020 • 1:00:51
Kamal Ravikant, Author & Investor: The Ultimate Self-Love Guide
Kamal Ravikant is the best selling author of the book Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It. He is also an Army veteran and an early stage technology investor. In this conversation, Kamal and Anthony discuss everything from his writing process, to what he looks for in early stage investments, and even spend time debating the current media landscape and how various technology platforms fit in. CRYPTO.COM-----The only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY / SELL / STORE / EARN / LOAN / I
Feb 5, 2020 • 1:45:52
Jarred Winn of Binance Charity: The New Era of Giving (Part 2/2)
Jarred Winn is a member of the Binance Charity Foundation. In this conversation, Jarred and Anthony discuss what Binance Charity is working on, how blockchain can help solve many of the issues in the philanthropic world, and how you as a listener can get involved and make a real impact. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10,000,000, and they're perfect for
Feb 3, 2020 • 47:00
Helen Hai, Head of Binance Charity: The New Era of Giving (Part 1/2)
Helen Hai is the Head of the Binance Charity Foundation. In this conversation, Helen and Anthony discuss what Binance Charity is working on, how blockchain can help solve many of the issues in the philanthropic world, and how you as a listener can get involved and make a real impact. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10,000,000, and they're perfect for hel
Feb 3, 2020 • 1:00:09
Dan Doney, CEO of Securrency: National Security Debate - Bitcoin vs. The Dollar
Dan Doney is the CEO of Securrency, a financial markets infrastructure technology company focused on enhancing capital formation and stimulating global liquidity. In this conversation, Dan and Anthony discuss his time working as the Chief Innovation Officer of the Defense Intelligence Agency, how innovation works in the CIA and NSA, why a focus on innovation inside large organizations is important, what he’s building with Securrency, and why capital formation and global liquidity is important to
Jan 31, 2020 • 1:09:08
Sriram Krishnan, Angel Investor: Lessons From Silicon Valley's Top Thought Leaders
Sriram Krishnan is an Angel Investor currently focused on writing and investing in early-stage companies. Previously, he was Senior Product Lead at Facebook, Snapchat, & Twitter. In this conversation, Anthony and Sriram discuss his time growing up in India, how he met his wife on Yahoo Messenger, what he learned from Mark Zuckerberg, Evan Spiegel and Jack Dorsey, why organizations are systems, where his obsession with memos came from, and who the greatest basketball player of all time is. CRYPTO
Jan 29, 2020 • 2:12:58
David Pakman, Partner at Venrock: The Age of Automation
David Pakman is a Partner at Venrock, where he focuses on early-stage venture investing in consuming and enterprise tech companies with a recent focus on robotics, crypto, and consumer products. Formerly he was a Product Manager at Apple and was the co-creator of Apple’s Music Group. In this conversation, David and Anthony discuss his views on audio and voice, artificial intelligence, robotics, competition on the internet, how crypto can disrupt venture capital, and why he’s so interested in the
Jan 27, 2020 • 1:51:39
Jeremy Boynton, Founder of Laureate Wealth Management: How Rich People Invest Their Money
Jeremy Boynton is the Founder of Laureate Wealth Management, a comprehensive wealth management firm for affluent investors generally ranging from $5 million to $25 million in total net worth. In this conversation, Jeremy and Anthony discuss how rich people and rich rich people invest their money, what types of alternative investments he is currently excited about, why he’s been drawn to Bitcoin and crypto, what his clients are currently saying about the industry, and what Jeremy believes is nece
Jan 24, 2020 • 1:25:47
Peter Johnson, Principal at Jump Capital: How Crypto is Revolutionizing Financial Systems Around the World
Peter Johnson leads Jump Capital's investments in the fintech, insurtech, and crypto/blockchain sectors. In this conversation, Peter and Anthony discuss the stages and types of companies that Jump Capital is investing in, how they work with companies, the value that Jump Trading brings, why he is so bullish on stable coins, and Peter’s deep personal conviction in where the space is going as well as how committed Jump as an institution is to it. CRYPTO.COM-----Crypto.com is a pioneering payment a
Jan 22, 2020 • 1:25:22
David Perell, Founder of Write of Passage: The Downfall of Mainstream Media
David Perell is the Founder at Write of Passage, In this conversation, David and Anthony discuss the importance of writing publicly, downfall of mainstream media, what blogging did to transform the traditional journalism landscape, how the internet is enabling individuals to become a self sustaining business instead of working for large companies, why we will start seeing teenage billionaires within the next decade, and the shift in education from traditional methods to online-based eLearning co
Jan 20, 2020 • 1:37:37
Perianne Boring, President of the Chamber of Digital Commerce: The Current State of Crypto Regulation
Perianne Boring is the Founder & President of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, the world’s leading blockchain trade association. In this conversation, Perianne and Anthony discuss the current state of crypto regulation, the roles of the SEC, CFTC, & FinCEN, the biggest potential concern in Washington, D.C. around crypto regulation, and what you at home can do to help organizations like the Chamber of Digital Commerce be more effective. ETORO-----This episode of Off the Chain is sponsored by eTor
Jan 17, 2020 • 1:11:24
Brian Estes, Founder of Off the Chain Capital: The Unknown Bitcoin OG
Brian Estes is a Bitcoin OG and the Founder of Off the Chain Capital, a crypto fund focused on finding value opportunities across the industry. In this conversation, Brian and Anthony discuss some of their awesome stories from the early days of crypto, investment strategies that have been quite profitable, and opportunities that are likely to present themselves over the coming years. CRYPTO.COM-----Crypto.com is a pioneering payment and cryptocurrency platform that seeks to accelerate the world'
Jan 15, 2020 • 1:15:32
Austin Woodward, CEO of TaxBit: How to Save Money on Your Crypto Taxes
TaxBit is a cryptocurrency tax calculation and withholding service that serves investors, exchanges, and payment services. In this conversation, Austin and Anthony discuss the current complexities in crypto tax treatment, what the most common mistakes people make are, the basic information every crypto investor needs to know, what is like building a company outside of Silicon Valley, the current fundraising environment in crypto, and how TaxBit plans to take the industry by storm. BLOCKFI-----Bl
Jan 14, 2020 • 1:10:10
Michael Dunworth, CEO of Wyre: How Blockchain is Transforming Cross-Border Payments
Michael Dunworth is the CEO of Wyre, a company focus on connecting crypto companies to the fiat world. In this conversation, Michael Dunworth and Anthony Pompliano discuss rugby, why nerds go to Silicon Valley, how to build compelling products, and how Wyre is building the essential infrastructure for fiat on and off-ramps. ETORO-----This episode of Off the Chain is sponsored by eToro, the smartest crypto trading platform, and one of the largest in the world. Join 11 million other traders and cr
Jan 10, 2020 • 1:20:40
Mark Schneider, Nuclear Futurist and President Gen IV Nuclear Inc: How Nuclear Power Works
Mark Schneider is a Nuclear Futurist and a leading expert in emerging Gen IV nuclear power. He has a bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering Technology and has spent 20 years working with advanced small scale nuclear reactors within the U.S. Naval Nuclear Power Program. In this conversation, Mark and Anthony discuss all things nuclear power, how it works, and where the industry is going. CRYPTO.COM-----Crypto.com is a pioneering payment and cryptocurrency platform that seeks to accelerate the w
Jan 8, 2020 • 2:00:00
Darius Dale, Managing Director at Hedgeye Risk Management: The Truth about Bitcoin's Future
Darius Dale is the Managing Director and Partner at Hedgeye Risk Management. In this conversation, Anthony Pompliano and Darius discuss the macroeconomy, monetary policy, the role of the Federal Reserve, China’s economic development, Bitcoin’s future potential, and the importance of financial literacy in today’s world. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10
Jan 6, 2020 • 1:37:17
REPLAY - Mark Yusko, Founder & CEO of Morgan Creek Capital Management: Inside the Minds of the Best Investors in the World
Mark Yusko is the Founder & CEO of Morgan Creek Capital Management, and one of Pomp's two partners at Morgan Creek Digital. In this conversation, the 150th episode of Off the Chain, Mark and Anthony Pompliano discuss Mark's background, what it's like running a university endowment, the Morgan Creek founding story, how institutional investors think about portfolio construction, how demographics affect financial asset performance, why inflation steals wealth from the poor, how banks take control o
Jan 3, 2020 • 2:31:52
REPLAY - Peter Schiff, Chief Economist and Global Strategist at Euro Pacific Capital: Bitcoin Scarcity and Why Censorship is Futile
Peter Schiff is the Chief Economist and Global Strategist at Euro Pacific Capital. In this conversation, Peter and Anthony Pompliano discuss the history of money, the macro economy, the current signs of an impending crisis, why he's so bullish on gold, what his concerns around Bitcoin are, and Peter confirms that Bitcoin is scarce, and that it can't be censored or seized. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your b
Jan 2, 2020 • 1:57:55
REPLAY - Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple: One on One with the Man Running Ripple and XRP
Brad Garlinghouse is the CEO of Ripple. In this conversation, we discuss what Ripple does, how XRP is related, the current progress to date, and Brad answers a number of hard questions crowdsourced from Twitter. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10,000,000, and they're perfect for helping you reach your financial goals of all sizes. Visit BlockFi.com/Pomp
Jan 1, 2020 • 1:34:38
REPLAY - CZ, Founder and CEO of Binance: Binance and the Future of Global Crypto Regulation
CZ is the Founder and CEO of Binance, a company with 400 employees, and hundreds of millions of dollars in profit. In this conversation, CZ and Anthony Pompliano discuss what he understood that many others didn't when he started the company, how he scaled, and what their future plans are. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10,000,000, and they're perfect fo
Dec 31, 2019 • 1:01:22
REPLAY - Charlie Lee, Founder of Litecoin: Crypto's Decade Long Evolution
Charlie Lee is the founder of Litecoin. In this live conversation, Charlie and Anthony Pompliano discuss the early days of Coinbase, why Charlie originally built Litecoin, how crypto has evolved over the last decade, what the current challenges in the industry are, and where Charlie sees Bitcoin and Litecoin going in the future. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,0
Dec 30, 2019 • 1:10:19
Rong Chen, Founder of Elastos: The Man Building the New Internet
Rong Chen is building the world's first decentralized internet powered by blockchain. Rong Chen is the Founder of Elastos. In this conversation, Rong and Anthony discuss working at Microsoft in the early days, building network operating systems, why the decentralized internet is important, how Elastos is pushing the pace of innovation, and where Rong thinks dapps may have gone wrong. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded direct
Dec 19, 2019 • 1:08:05
Joe McGill, Founder & CEO of CyChain: How the Secret Service Fights Cybercrime and Tracks Stolen Crypto
Joe McGill is the Founder of CyChain and a former investigator at the U.S. Secret Service. In this conversation, Joe and Anthony Pompliano discuss what the Secret Service does, how cybercrime investigations work, what Joe has seen criminals use crypto for, why law enforcement is quickly catching up to the nefarious activity, and what Joe is building at CyChain for these law enforcement professionals and regulators. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and
Dec 18, 2019 • 1:10:19
Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise Asset Management: Why Crypto Should be on Every Financial Advisors Radar
Hunter Horsley is the Founder and CEO of Bitwise Asset Management. In this conversation, Hunter and Anthony Pompliano discuss his time working at Facebook and Instagram, layout the case for Financial Advisors to get exposure to crypto, address the common detractions, alien invasions, and Mars colonization. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10,000,000, and
Dec 17, 2019 • 1:47:46
Ask Pomp (AMA), Anthony Pompliano & Polina Marinova: Celebrating 200 Episodes of Off The Chain
Anthony Pompliano hosts a special AMA to celebrate the 200th episode of Off The Chain Featuring Polina Marinova. Listeners were asked to submit their questions on Twitter using the hashtag #AskPomp. In this conversation, Pomp answers what lead to his interest in crypto and digital assets, how to educate relatives about Bitcoin, his favorite episodes of Off The Chain, and three reasons why governments should adopt cryptocurrency and blockchain. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto,
Dec 16, 2019 • 44:11
Akin Sawyerr, Team Lead at Decred: How Crypto is Bridging the Gap Between the Banked and Unbanked
Akin Sawyerr is helping to build the future through Decred. In this conversation, Akin and Anthony discuss the current state of banking in Africa, how consumers are discovering and using crypto there, what Decred is and how it works, and why less developed countries are poised to leapfrog the world's superpowers today with the help of cryptocurrencies. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do
Dec 12, 2019 • 1:26:29
Warren Davidson, Representative for Ohio’s 8th Congressional District: Modernizing U.S. Financial Laws to Keep Pace with Innovative Tech
Warren Davidson is one of the biggest Bitcoin proponents in congress. We recently had the chance to schedule this interview during the Blockland Conference in Cleveland Ohio. In this conversation, Congressman Davidson and Anthony discuss Bitcoin, financial privacy, taxation as theft, debasing currencies, and Libra's future prospects. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from
Dec 10, 2019 • 1:05:56
Chris Gure, Investment Consultant: How Wealth Advisors are Explaining Crypto
Chris Gure manages the finances of various wealthy families and advises on their investment portfolios. In this conversation, Chris and Anthony Pompliano discuss portfolio construction, the macro economy, the psychology of money and investments, and how Bitcoin is currently perceived by his type of client. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10,000,000, and
Dec 6, 2019 • 1:04:11
Ryan Leslie, CEO of Superphone: How a Grammy-Nominated Producer Became Hooked on Crypto
Ryan Leslie is the CEO of Superphone and a Grammy-nominated producer who has worked with the likes of Kanye West, Beyonce, Britney Spears, and more. In 2014, Leslie launched Superphone to help enterprise brands acquire, retain, and engage with mobile customers in a new and impactful way. Investors in Superphone include renowned VC Ben Horowitz, TechCrunch's Josh Constine, and Kanye West. In this episode with Anthony Pompliano, Leslie discusses his journey from attending Harvard at the age of 15
Dec 4, 2019 • 1:06:51
Nischal Shetty, Founder & CEO of WazirX: The Real View of Crypto In India
Nischal Shetty is the founder & CEO of WazirX, one of the most popular crypto exchanges in India. WazirX was recently acquired by Binance. In this conversation, Nischal and Anthony Pompliano discuss Nischal's journey to crypto, what it's like building startups in India, the current state of crypto in the country, how regulators are currently thinking about the industry, and Nischal's advice to people looking to serve Indian users, or Indians looking into crypto. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to
Dec 2, 2019 • 1:07:28
Andreas Klinger, Head of Remote at AngelList: What the Concept of Work Looks Like in the Future
Andreas Klinger is the Head of Remote at AngelList, and previously part of the founding team of Product Hunt. In this conversation, Andreas and Anthony Pompliano discuss the future of work, the rise of remote work, best practices for managing remote teams, and a list of actionable productivity hacks that Andreas has seen work well in the past. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ra
Nov 27, 2019 • 1:43:15
Richard Soley, Chairman & CEO of the Object Management Group Inc: Creating Standards for Technology and the Integration of IoT and DLT
This is episode #5 in the Automation Series. You can learn more about the Automation Series here. You can learn more about IOTA on their website. Richard Soley is an American computer scientist and businessman, and Chairman & CEO of the Object Management Group Inc. He is also the Executive Director of the Cloud Standards Customer Council, and Executive Director of the Industrial Internet Consortium, managed by the OMG. In this episode, Anthony Pompliano and Richard Soley cover how standards are
Nov 26, 2019 • 47:13
Will Reeves, CEO of Fold Inc: Scaling Bitcoin and Solving Merchant Issues with Pizza
Will Reeves is the CEO of Fold Inc. and Lightning Pizza. In this conversation, Will and Anthony Pompliano discuss the lightning network, consumer products, how Fold is driving mainstream adoption, what they've done to solve merchants' issues with accepting Bitcoin, why Lightning Pizza became so popular quickly, and of course, aliens. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from
Nov 25, 2019 • 1:25:51
Jason Shepherd, CTO of IoT and Edge Computing at Dell: The Future of Advanced Computing
This is episode #3 in the Automation Series. You can learn more about the Automation Series here. You can learn more about IOTA on their website. Jason Shepherd is the CTO of IoT and Edge Computing at Dell. As the leader of the Dell Technologies IoT Solutions Division, he and his team are responsible for technology strategy, standardization, business model innovation and strategic ecosystem development within the Dell Technologies IoT and Edge Computing Solutions Division. Jason was recognized
Nov 14, 2019 • 37:27
Dan Conway, Author of Confessions of a Crypto Millionaire: Betting his Savings, his Marriage, and his Future on Crypto
Dan Conway is the author of Confessions of a Crypto Millionaire: My Unlikely Escape from Corporate America. In this conversation, Dan and Anthony Pompliano discuss his backstory, the process of writing the book, the ups and downs of crypto market volatility why Dan cashed out $13 million in January 2013, and what he's doing from an investment standpoint today. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account.
Sep 27, 2019 • 52:01
REPLAY - Murad Mahmudov and The Ultimate Bitcoin Argument
Murad Mahmudov is one of the highest conviction Bitcoin Maximalists in the world and partner at Adaptive Capital. In this conversation, Murad and Anthony Pompliano discuss what Bitcoin is, how it works, the importance of its deflationary monetary system, why all Fiat Currencies are doomed to fail, and how central banks and institutions should be thinking about Bitcoin. CRYPTO.COM-----Crypto.com is a pioneering payment and cryptocurrency platform that seeks to accelerate the world's transition to
Sep 13, 2019 • 1:42:48
Matt Odell, Co-Founder of Final Message: The Past, Present, and Future of Bitcoin
Matt Odell is the co-founder of Final Message and co-host of the popular podcast episode "Rabbit Hole Recap" on Tales from the Crypt. In this conversation, Matt and Anthony Pompliano discuss Bitcoin, mining, interest rates, Bitcoin twitter, financial privacy, and where Matt believes we're going in the future. CRYPTO.COM-----Crypto.com is a pioneering payment and cryptocurrency platform that seeks to accelerate the world's transition to cryptocurrency. With the vision of "cryptocurrency in every
Aug 7, 2019 • 1:04:32
Saifedean Ammous, Author of The Bitcoin Standard: The Future of Bitcoin and the Global Economy
Saifedean Ammous is the author of The Bitcoin Standard. In this conversation, Saifedean and Anthony Pompliano discuss Austrian economics, Bitcoin as a risk-on asset, bank fines, the Bitcoin maximalists in congress, and what his current outlook is on the global macro economy. -----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10,000,000, and they're perfect for helping you reach y
Jul 22, 2019 • 1:16:54
Danny Kim, Head of Growth at SFOX: The Technology Behind Cryptocurrency Trade Execution
Danny Kim is the Head of Growth at SFOX. In this conversation, Daniel and Anthony Pompliano discuss what liquidity in crypto markets looks like, how best trade execution technology works, and how operations at a place like SFOX is actually executed. -----If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, vi
Jul 19, 2019 • 37:42
