The Pomp Podcast

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 dir...

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 coll...

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-----B...

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 professiona...

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 U...

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 governme...

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 c...

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...

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 U...

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 e...

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 peo...

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, pu...

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 Consortiu...

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...

Kris Marszalek is the Co-Founder & CEO of Crypto.com. In this conversation, Kris and Anthony Pompliano discuss the obstacles to mass-adoption in crypto, how companies are currently expanding product lines in anticipation of the next bull market, why Crypto.com recently launched a new exchange, and what it has been like living in Hong Kong recently given Kris' 15+ year history in the city. BLOCKFI-...

This is episode #4 in the Automation Series. You can learn more about the Automation Series here. You can learn more about IOTA on their website. Tom Lee is a Managing Partner and the Head of Research at Fundstrat Global Advisors. He is an accomplished Wall Street strategist with over 25 years of experience in equity research, and has been top ranked by Institutional Investor every year since 1998...

Bill Barhydt is the Founder & CEO of Abra. In this conversation, Bill and Anthony Pompliano discuss Abra's recent announcements, the need for better banking globally, how Bill sees Bitcoin becoming more important in the future, and where he plans to take Abra next. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank accou...

Alan Lane is the CEO of Silvergate Bank. In this conversation, Alan and Anthony Pompliano discuss the Silvergate story, how Alan first discovered Bitcoin, how important the bank has become to the crypto industry, what Alan feels is important for the future of banking, and why Silvergate recently went public. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a...

David Kemmerer is the co-founder and CEO of CryptoTrader.tax. In this conversation, David and Anthony Pompliano discuss the new tax guidance from the IRS, why it’s so complex, why cryptocurrencies are becoming more difficult to report through the legacy infrastructure exchanges, and how CryptoTrader.tax is helping clients quickly and accurately report their tax treatments. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi all...

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 develo...

Zuby is a rapper, author, speaker, and coach. He graduated from Oxford and is quickly becoming an international sensation. In this conversation, Zuby and Anthony Pompliano discuss politics, guns, religion, social media, gender, and many more controversial topics. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account...

Dovey Wan is the Founding Partner at Primitive Ventures. In this conversation, Dovey and Anthony Pompliano discuss the current crypto ecosystem in Asia, how most Westerners are misinformed about the landscape in China, what's happening on the ground in the country, and why Dovey created a holding company instead of a fund for Primitive. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up...

Conner Brown is a Stanford Law student, and frequent Bitcoin Twitter commentator. In this conversation, Connor and Anthony Pompliano discuss smart contracts. common misunderstandings of Bitcoin, why every political candidate should love Bitcoin, and the relationship between open source software, power, and the institutions of the modern day. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put...

This is episode #2 in the Automation Series. You can learn more about the Automation Series here. You can learn more about IOTA on their website. Catherine Coley is the CEO of Binance US. Catherine started her career in traditional finance with Morgan Stanley working in both Hong Kong and London. She went on to advise Silicon Valley Bank’s foreign exchange before leading XRP institutional liquidit...

JP Baric is the founder and CEO of Mining Store. In this conversation, JP and Anthony Pompliano discuss mining, the lack of debt in the industry, how electricity use cases are quickly evolving, where renewable energy comes into play, and what JP is building today. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank accoun...