The Pomp Podcast

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, ethe...

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.  .  ======...

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 bu...

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 mor...

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, y...

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 co...

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 have...

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 cryptocurre...

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...

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...

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 Coi...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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,...

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.

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 giv...

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’...

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...

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...

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...

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. ==================...

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 r...

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 Isaia...