The Pomp Podcast

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 leisurewea...

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 u...

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 inflat...

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.  =================...

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...

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, an...

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, decentra...

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 multip...

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 th...

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.  ======================= E...

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, an...

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...

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-t...

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.  ===================...

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...

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 c...

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 bloc...

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 invest...

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...

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 change...

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 go...

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 lau...

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 leadi...

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...

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 sp...