The Pomp Podcast

#667 Bitcoin Maximalism In Crypto w/ Udi Wertheimer

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Udi Wertheimer is a bitcoiner. He spends most of his time as an independent developer and consultant.  In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, eth...

#666 Investing in the Future Crypto World with Kyle Samani

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kyle Samani is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital, a thesis-driven investment firm with a global footprint that invests exclusivel...

#665 Bitcoin Whales Are Buying Like CRAZY w/ Will Clemente

18 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#664 How To Make An Extra $1k This Weekend w/ Sam Parr

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Parr is the Founder and CEO of The Hustle, a new age media company that uses email to deliver information to young people. He is also the co-host ...

#663 What Is Happening With Inflation? With Peter Schiff

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Schiff is the Chief Economist and Global Strategist at Euro Pacific Capital.   In this conversation, we discuss inflation, monetary policy, gol...

#662 Deflation Is The Key To An Abundant Future w/ Jeff Booth

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Booth is the author of the new book titled The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation Is the Key to an Abundant Future. In this conversation, we discu...

#661 REPLAY: The Ownership Economy with Jesse Walden

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jesse Walden is an investor at Variant Fund and previously worked on the crypto team at Andreessen Horowitz. In this conversation, we discuss the owne...

#660 What REALLY Happened with the Bitcoin Crash This Week?

11 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Episode, Pomp goes through the on-chain analytics and helps to explain the market forces that caused Bitcoin's crash this past week.

#659 Investing $750 Million in Crypto with Dan Tapiero

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Tapiero is the Managing Partner and CEO of 10T Holdings. He has more than 25 years of experience investing across asset classes on Wall Street and...

#658 Building Bootstrapped Businesses of Value w/ Andrew Gazdecki

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Gazdecki is the Founder of MicroAcquire. Former CEO & Founder of Bizness Apps and Altcoin (both acquired)   In this conversation, we discuss b...

#657 Bitcoin Beach and El Salvador w/ Mike Peterson

08 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Peterson is the Director of Bitcoin Beach and widely thought of as a major catalyst for El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin. In this conversatio...

#656 Power, Money, and Ego w/ Teddy Schleifer

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Teddy Schleifer is a reporter who writes about the influence of billionaires, particularly in Silicon Valley. He is also helping launch a new media co...

#655 Lessons from the best investors in the world w/ William Green

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#654 Building the Open Web w/ Illia Polosukhin

05 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

#653 Is Bitcoin About To Take Off?! w/ Will Clemente

04 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...

#652 How Crypto Will Fix South America’s Money Problems w/ Simon Chamorro

03 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 stream...

#651 Meet the 12-year old whiz kid selling NFTs

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

#650 Facebook’s Crypto Plans with David Marcus

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#649 Building a $80+ billion company w/ Brent Saunders

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Brent Saunders is the CEO of Vesper Healthcare Acquisition Corp. He was previously CEO of the pharmaceutical company Allergan.  In this conversation...

#648 A Conversation with Keith Rabois on Everything

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Ope...

#647 Understanding Decentralized Exchanges w/ Peng Zhong

29 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Peng Zhong is the CEO & President at Tendermint. In this conversation, we discuss decentralization, centralized infrastructure, the pros and cons of ...

#646 Building A Multi-Billion Dollar Bitcoin Company with Adam Back

29 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Bit...

#645 Did The Bears Win This Round?! w/ Will Clemente

28 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...

#644 Understanding Bitcoin and Blockchains with Nic Carter

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nic Carter is a Partner at Castle Island Ventures and a Co-Founder of CoinMetrics. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, mining, Ethereum, smart ...

#643 Monetizing Music On-Chain with Justin Blau

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#642 Bitcoin and Human Rights with Alex Gladstein

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 in...

#641 Bitcoin Mining with Mike Colyer

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Colyer is the CEO of Foundry. Previously, Mike led business development at Core Scientific, which grew into North America’s largest cryptocurre...

#640: Building On The Lightning Network with Graham Krizek

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Graham Krizek is the Founder and CEO of Voltage, which provides simple bitcoin infrastructure to everyone.  In this conversation, we discuss the ...

#639 Investing In Fine Wine with Anthony Zhang

22 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Anthony Zhang is the founder and CEO of VinoVest, an alternative asset platform focused on fine wine. In this conversation, we discuss alternative as...

#638 Bitcoin New ATH By September?! w/ Will Clemente

21 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...

#637 How To Acquire Businesses & Build Wealth w/ Codie Sanchez

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Codie Sanchez is a reformed journalist, turned institutional investor to cannabis investor and advisor, to now Founder at Contrarian Thinking and Cofo...

#636 A Bitcoin Skeptic Asks Pomp The Hard Questions - Darren Rovell

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#635 Creating Entrepreneurs and Problem Solvers with Chrisman Frank

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 an...

#634 Bitcoin, Stablecoins, and NFTs with Kevin O’Leary

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 nu...

#633 Independent Thought Is A Superpower with Zuby

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Zuby is a rapper, author, speaker, and coach. He graduated from Oxford and has quickly become an international sensation. In this conversation, we dis...

#632 Bitcoin Supply Shock w/ Will Clemente

14 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...

#631 The Leading Tax and Accounting Bitcoin Software w/ Austin Woodward

13 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Austin Woodward is the co-founder and CEO of Taxbit, the leading cryptocurrency tax software that recently raised $130 million from IVP, Insight Partn...

#630 Inflation Is Much Higher Than You Think w/ Peter Schiff

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Schiff is the Chief Economist and Global Strategist at Euro Pacific Capital. In this conversation, we discuss inflation, monetary policy, gold,...

#629 Infrastructure Bill is Torpedo’d By An 87 year old Senator

11 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Anthony Pompliano breaks down the most recent analysis of the infrastructure bill, including how crazy the governance process is, why bitcoin is good ...

#628 Bitcoin Is Inevitable with Max Keiser

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Max Keiser is a bitcoin maximalist who first started buying the digital currency around $1. He has a popular podcast called the Orange Pill Podcast an...

#627 Bitcoin Doesn’t Need Presidents, But Presidents Need Bitcoin

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Anthony Pompliano breaks down the most recent analysis of the infrastructure bill, including the importance of bitcoin, the political class’ awarene...

#626 The Bitcoin Bull Run is Back!

07 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...

#625 Overview of the Lightning Network with Kevin Rooke

06 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Rooke is a technology investor. He recently wrote a great analysis of the Lightning Network, which is what we discuss today. You can read it he...

#624: Bringing No Code To The World with Emmanuel Straschnov

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Emmanuel Straschnov is the founder of Bubble, the most powerful no-code platform, which empowers entrepreneurs to build production-ready web apps. In...

#623 Is Gold Failing As An Inflation Hedge?

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Anthony Pompliano analyzes gold’s performance over the last 12 months, evaluates the pros and cons of the asset, compares the performance to bitcoin...

#622: Jason Williams "Bitcoin: Hard Money You Can't F*** With"

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Williams is an investor and entrepreneur. He has built and sold numerous companies, including an approximately $500 million exit in the healthca...

#621 The Macro Economy, Stocks, and Bitcoin with Amanda Agati

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda Agati is the Chief Investment Officer for the PNC Financial Services Group. In this role, she is responsible for the firm’s overall investmen...

#620 The Bitcoin Supply Squeeze Thesis With Will Clemente

31 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...

#619 Buy Bitcoin, Short Fiat with Saifdean Ammous

30 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Saifdean Ammous is a leading researcher, communicator, and educator in the field of Bitcoin, and he has advised corporations on bitcoin strategy, and ...

#618 Elizabeth Warren Will Come Around To Bitcoin

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today is a new type of episode. We have no guest. I explain a situation, elaborate on the details, and finish with an opinion on where I think we are ...

#617 Why ESG May Not Be A Good Idea with Marty Bent

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Marty Bent is the man and legend behind Marty's Bent, a daily newsletter about Bitcoin, along with the host of Tales from the Crypt, one of the most p...

#616 Inflation, Bitcoin, and Monetary Policy with Lyn Alden

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lyn Alden is the founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, which provides market research to hundreds of thousands of individual investors and financi...

#615 How WeWork Grew, Fell From Grace, and Recovered

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Eliot Brown writes about startups and venture capital out of The Wall Street Journal's San Francisco office. He previously covered commercial real est...

#614 The Money Behind The Olympics with Polina Pompliano

25 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Polina Pompliano is the founder of The Profile, a new age media company that studies the world’s most successful people and companies. She previousl...

#613 Are We Setting Up For A Short Squeeze?

24 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...

#612 Paying Remote Employees in Bitcoin

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Marcelo Lebre is the CTO and co-founder of Remote. Marcelo previously worked as the VP of Engineering at Unbabel, has held several CTO positions and i...

#611 Why Bitcoin Will Be The Next Global Reserve Currency

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ma...

#610 The On-Chain Metrics OG w/ David Puell & Will Clemente

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...

#609 Building A Crypto Unicorn with Michael Wu

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Wu is the founder & CEO of Amber Group, a Hong Kong-based crypto finance startup that provides trading and asset management services. In t...

#608 Building a Vertically Integrated Bitcoin Mining Business

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Greg Beard is the co-founder and CEO of Stronghold Digital Mining, a vertically integrated cryptocurrency miner. He previously oversaw Apollo’s inve...

#607 Pay Me In Bitcoin - Saquon Barkley and Jack Mallers

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jack Mallers is the founder of Zap, which has created Strike, an application that allows anyone to send money instantly, with no fees, anywhere in the...

#606 Why Costco Is One of the Best Businesses in the World

14 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Morris is the man behind The Science of Hitting, a new equity research offering. Alex has an MBA and CFA, but really cut his teeth by publishing ...

#605: Peter Schiff on Inflation, Bitcoin, Gold, and Billionaire Status

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Schiff is the Chief Economist and Global Strategist at Euro Pacific Capital. In this conversation, we discuss inflation, monetary policy, gold,...

#604: The Future of Online Education with Gagan Biyani

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gagan Biyani is the co-founder and CEO of Maven, a new platform for cohort-based courses. He was a co-founder of Udemy, a large online education compa...

#603: Bitcoin Supercycle or the Last Bitcoin Cycle? With Willy Woo and Will Clemente

10 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...

#602: True Decentralized Finance on Bitcoin with Max Carjuzaa

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Max Carjuzaa is the co-founder and CEO of Money On Chain. In this conversation, we discuss Money on Chain, bitcoin defi, bitcoin collateral, bitcoin ...

#601 The Story Behind Bitcoin Pizza

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Sopchak and Rushir Parikh are the co-founders of PopChew, where creators launch their food brands. PopChew has developed a new drop-ship style of...

#600 Q&A

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Anthony Pompliano answers questions from the audience about topics across business, life, bitcoin, and investing.  ===============...

#599: Patrick Stanley On Creating Equity For Cities

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick Stanley is the founder and CEO of CityCoins, a new product that allows you to support your favorite cities while earning yield in Bitcoin. In...

#598 Colton Sakamoto on How To Get A New Job In Crypto

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Colton Sakamoto works with Pomp and is the CEO of their employment business, which has a goal of helping 10,000 people getting a new job in the crypto...

#597: Bitcoin Whales Are Selling To Retail Investors w/ Will Clemente and Checkmate

03 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...

#596 Jonathan Gheller Explains Bitcoin As The Best Central Bank

02 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan Gheller is an entrepreneur and investor. He previously founded multiple startups, including companies that were acquired by Facebook and Goog...

#595: Why Corporations Are Putting Bitcoin on Their Balance Sheet - Michael Moro

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Moro is the CEO of Genesis Global Trading. In this conversation, we discuss why corporations are putting bitcoin on their balance sheets, how...

#594 Nik Storonsky on Democratizing Access to Finance

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nik Storonsky is the cofounder and CEO of Revolut, one of the UK’s largest private businesses. Revolut offers everything from currency exchange and ...

#593: MacKenzie Sigalos on Mainstream Media & Bitcoin

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

MacKenzie Sigalos is a technology reporter based out of CNBC's San Francisco bureau, with a focus on bitcoin, cybersecurity, financial technology, and...

#592 Strong Hands Are Aggressively Accumulating Bitcoin w/ Will Clemente

27 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...

#591: Harry Campbell on How Much Money Uber and Lyft Drivers Make

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Harry Campbell is the Founder & CEO of The Rideshare Guy, a blog, Youtube channel, podcast, course and book for Uber and Lyft drivers and others in th...

#590 Amanda Goetz on Censorship in Payment Systems

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda Goetz is the founder of House of Wise, a luxury CBD brand for women, and half-time CMO at Teal. In this conversation, we discuss payment syste...

#589: The World’s Most Profitable Nightclub Starts Accepting Bitcoin - Marc Roberts

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Marc Roberts is a real estate mogul with more than $1 billion in assets across his portfolio. He is also the co-owner of E11even, the world’s most p...

#588 Delian on Space and Bitcoin

22 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Delian Asparouhov is an investor with Founders Fund and a co-founder and chairman of Varda, a space manufacturing startup. In this conversation, we d...

#587: Dave Rubin on Thinking for Yourself

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Rubin is a political commentator, YouTube personality, and talk show host. He is the creator and host of The Rubin Report, a political talk show ...

#586 Bitcoin Is WILDLY Oversold! w/ Will Clemente

20 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...

#585 Aleks Svetski on Bitcoin as Sovereign Money

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Aleks Svetski is the cofounder and CEO of Amber, a mobile company focused on making exposure to Bitcoin and the new wave of digital assets as simple, ...

#584 Joe Pompliano on Athletes Investors Buying Bitcoin

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Pompliano is the Founder of Huddle Up, a new media platform that breaks down the business and money behind sports. He also happens to be one of my...

#583 Bitcoin OG Explains How To Keep An Open Mind - Erik Voorhees

16 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Erik Voorhees is the founder and CEO of ShapeShift, a crypto trading platform that leverages 100% decentralized finance protocols to execute all funct...

#582: Austin Woodward on Building Tax Infrastructure in Bitcoin

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Austin Woodward is the co-founder and CEO of Taxbit, the leading cryptocurrency tax software that recently raised $100 million from Tiger Global and P...

#581 Shaan Puri on The Solo-capitalist Starter Pack

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shaan Puri is the Senior Director of Product, Mobile Gaming & Emerging Markets at Twitch. He previously built Bebo, before ultimately selling the ...

#580: Will Clemente on the Re-Accumulation Phase Is Almost Over

12 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...

#579 Joshua Steinman on Preventing Ransomware Attacks In Future

11 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joshua Steinman is a former National Security Council staff member and current startup founder. In this conversation, we discuss the National Securit...

#578: Bitcoin Mining with North America's Largest Miner

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fred Thiel is the CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings, one of the largest bitcoin miners in North America.  In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin mi...

#577 Scott Harrison on the Bitcoin Water Trust

09 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Harrison is the founder and current CEO of the non-profit charity: water. Harrison is the author of Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, a...

#576: Preston Pysh on Investing Lessons From Billionaires

08 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Preston Pysh is a financial investor and the host of the podcast, We Study Billionaires. In this conversation, we discuss investing lessons from bill...

#575 Edan Yago Explains DeFi on Bitcoin

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Edan Yago is a neuroscientist and entrepreneur who dropped everything nine years ago to focus on Bitcoin. He is driven by the opportunity to create a ...

#574 Will Bitcoin Break Out Of The Accumulation Phase?! w/ Will Clemente

05 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...

#573 Haider Rafique on Delisting BSV and BCH

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Haider Rafique is the Chief Marketing Officer at OKCoin. In this conversation, we discuss delisting BSV and BCH, rebranding a crypto exchange, defi o...

#572: Jeff Booth on How Inflation Is Stealing Your Wealth

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Booth is the author of the new book titled The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation Is the Key to an Abundant Future. In this conversation, we discu...

#571: Dan Held on The Monetary Experiment Scam

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Held is currently the Director of Business Development for Kraken, one of the OG Bitcoin spot exchanges. Dan has been in the Bitcoin community for...

#570: Isaiah Jackson on Black Bitcoin Billionaires

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Isaiah Jackson is the author of Bitcoin & Black America. In this conversation, we discuss banking crimes, Greenpeace, Black Wall Street, Floyd Maywea...

#569 QuickNode on Building World Class Blockchain Infrastructure

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Nabutovsky and Dmitry Shklovsky are co-founders and co-CEOs of Quicknode, where their mission is to help blockchain ecosystems scale, by providin...

#568 Is The Bitcoin Sell-Off Over?? w/ Will Clemente

29 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...