The Pomp Podcast

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 kee...

Erik Voorhees is the founder and CEO of ShapeShift, and one of the original Bitcoiners. In this conversation, Erik and Anthony Pompliano discuss the early days of Bitcoin, how he built and sold Satoshi Dice, how ShapeShift has evolved, how Erik thinks about KYC, AML, and other regulations, and what he's most excited about as Bitcoin continues into the future. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep...

Trace Mayer is a true Bitcoin OG. He was buying Bitcoin in 2011, and is the Hodler of Last Resort. In this conversation, Trace and Anthony Pompliano discuss the early days of Bitcoin, how Trace built his initial conviction, where the asset is today, what Trace thinks are the most important things to watch, and where we're heading next. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up...

Rob Paone, a.k.a. Crypto Bobby, is the Proof of Talent and the host of the popular YouTube channel "Crypto Bobby." In this conversation, and Anthony Pompliano discuss recruiting in the cryptocurrency industry, the Dos and Donts of the interview process, and how engineers, business development executives, management, data analysts, and marketers can enter the crypto industry. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi al...

Ben Goertzel is Founder & CEO of SingularityNET, a blockchain based AI marketplace. In this conversation, Ben and Anthony Pompliano discuss the current state of artificial intelligence, how it could impact the world moving forward, what Ben's doing to build up the two-sided marketplace, and where he sees Bitcoin, crypto, and AI intersecting in the future. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep you...

Kevin Kelly is the co-founder of Delphi Digital. In this conversation, Kevin and Anthony Pompliano discuss the macro economy, whether he thinks a recession is coming, where people should be watching out for, the current pension crisis in the United States, dethroning the King Dollar, where DeFi plays into all of this, and whether an ETF is on the horizon or not. You can find additional resources a...

Zac Prince is the co-founder & CEO of BlockFi. In this conversation, Zac and Anthony Pompliano discuss lending in the crypto markets, how to earn 6-8% interest on your Bitcoin and Ether, why BlockFi just removed their account minimums and fees, and what Zac is excited about moving forward. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded di...

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...

Eyal Hertzog is creator of Bancor. In this conversation, Eyal and Anthony Pompliano discuss his background, how he got into crypto so early, what Bancor is and how it works, and a couple of new announcements of things changing within the project. CRYPTO.COM-----Crypto.com is a pioneering payment and cryptocurrency platform that seeks to accelerate the world's transition to cryptocurrency. With the...

Michael Goldstein is the President of the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute, and CEO of Bitstein Consulting. In this conversation, Michael and Anthony Pompliano discuss Austrian Economics, how Bitcoin doesn't change for anyone, the Cantillon Effect, and communicating Bitcoin's ideas effectively. CRYPTO.COM-----Crypto.com is a pioneering payment and cryptocurrency platform that seeks to accelerate the wor...

Sven Henrich is the founder & Lead Market Strategist at NorthmanTrader. In this conversation, Sven and Anthony Pompliano discuss the macro environment, how we got here, what central bank options are moving forward, what is "The Confidence Game," and why some people are forced to buy overvalued assets. CRYPTO.COM-----Crypto.com is a pioneering payment and cryptocurrency platform that seeks to accel...

Bill Pulte is the CEO of Pulte Capital. In this conversation, Bill and Anthony Pompliano discuss Twitter philanthropy, inner city blight, building companies, and inspiring others to be kind and generous. 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 wallet"...

Leemon Baird is Founder and Chief Scientist at Hedera Hashgraph. In this conversation, Leemon and Anthony Pompliano discuss his time in the Air Force, building jam resistance technology, consensus algorithms, why Leemon built Hedera Hashgraph, and what his plans for the future of the project are. CRYPTO.COM-----Crypto.com is a pioneering payment and cryptocurrency platform that seeks to accelerate...

Jason Willams is the Co-Founder & Partner at Morgan Creek Digital. For the 151st episode of Off the Chain, Jason and Anthony Pompliano discuss building a 500 million dollar healthcare company, thermal demanufacturing, Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks, universal healthcare, plants as quantum computers, and what it was like experiencing a plane crash. CRYPTO.COM-----Crypto.com is a pioneering payment and...

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 aff...

Mike Slagh is a military veteran and the CEO of Shift.org, a company powering successful career shifts for veterans. In this conversation, Mike and Anthony Pompliano discuss how Shift is disrupting the job market, why the VA and Department of Defense are so excited about this company, what trends Mike sees in job seekers, where the level of interest in cryptocurrency is for military veterans, and...

Brandon Arvanaghi is a security engineer at Gemini, specializing in security in cryptocurrency and the Gemini dollar. In this conversation, Brandon and Anthony Pompliano discuss the best security practices for protecting yourself and your crypto assets, popular hacking methods of nefarious actors, and prevention tactics. CRYPTO.COM-----Crypto.com is a pioneering payment and cryptocurrency platform...

Silvio Micali is the founder of Algorand, and an Italian computer scientist at MIT's computer science and AI laboratory. In this conversation, Silvio and Anthony Pompliano discuss the origins of cryptography, why a blockchain is so important, what Silvio thinks about Bitcoin, why he created Algorand, how the system works, and what's in store for Algorand moving forward. CRYPTO.COM-----Crypto.com i...

Ouriel Ohayon is the CEO of ZenGo. In this conversation, Ouriel and Anthony Pompliano discuss digital wallets, security, Facebook's Libra, and how wallets may support various assets 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 wallet", the C...

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...

Anthony Scaramucci is the founder of SkyBridge and the former White House director of communications. In this conversation, Anthony and Pomp discuss the macro economy, the history of money, the current structural issues in America, what Anthony took away from his time in the White House, and why he thinks Bitcoin could be interesting. BLOCKFI-----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up a...

Ben DiFrancesco is the founder and CEO of ScopeLift. In this conversation, Ben and Anthony Pompliano discuss the current state of blockchain development tools, where the big obstacles for engineers currently lie, how smart contracts work, why they are so important, and what the future of blockchain development will look like. -----Curious about Cryptocurrency but don’t know where to begin? Storm P...

Kyle Bass is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Hayman Capital Management. In this conversation, Kyle and Anthony Pompliano discuss the housing short trade that made him famous, what it was like to buy millions of nickels, what he believes is happening in Hong Kong today, what the structural issues that he sees in the global economy are, and what Kyle's thoughts are on Bitcoin and the fut...

Adi Sideman is the CEO of YouNow. In this conversation, Adi and Anthony Pompliano discuss creating incentives using tokens, how to build crypto products that people actually use, what went into gaining Reg A+ approval, and where YouNow goes next. YouNow SEC Offering -----If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presente...

Isaiah Jackson is the author of Bitcoin & Black America. In this conversation, Isaiah and Anthony Pompliano discuss why he wrote the book, how black America is treated differently by the financial system, and how Isaiah believes Bitcoin can help change. -----Curious about Cryptocurrency but don’t know where to begin? Storm Play is a free and fun way to start earning in exchange for you time. Simpl...