The Pomp Podcast

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 pla...

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....

Illia Polosukhin is the co-founder of NEAR, a new application platform designed to bring blockchain to wide variety of mainstream applications.

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...

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. ======================= Ge...

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 t...

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 regulate...

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 wher...

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 conve...

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 t...

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 fin...

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, an...

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,...

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 ti...

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 cry...

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 f...

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...

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...

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, an...

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 cr...

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...

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.  =======================...

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, inf...

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 exci...

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 $4...