

The Pomp Podcast
Anthony Pompliano
Host Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano talks to the most interesting people in business, finance, and Bitcoin. From billionaires to cultural icons, Pomp helps you get smarter every day.
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Apr 24, 2019 • 46min
David Sønstebø, Founder of IOTA: Digitally Native Assets and the Future Economy
David Sønstebø is the founder of IOTA. In this conversation, David and Anthony Pompliano discuss machine to machine transactions, automation, and how digitally native assets, accounting, and contracts fit into the future digital world.
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This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at:
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Apr 23, 2019 • 47min
David Post, Ph.D. Managing Director, IBM Blockchain Accelerator: How to Decentralize a Centralized Network
David post is Managing Director at IBM Accelerator. In this conversation, David and Anthony Pompliano discuss transaction volumes, smart cities, and how to decentralize a centralized network.
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This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at:
https://www.blockworksgroup.io

Apr 22, 2019 • 51min
Max Mersch, General Partner at Fabric: Why Nobody is Paying Attention to Rising Surveillance States
Max Mersch is a General Partner at Fabric. In this conversation, Max and Anthony Pompliano discuss surveillance states, Web 3.0, what areas of crypto are over-hyped, and what areas people should be paying more attention to.
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BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10,000,000, and they're perfect for helping you reach your financial goals of all sizes.
Visit BlockFi.com/Pomp to learn more about putting your crypto to work without having to sell it.
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This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at:
https://www.blockworksgroup.io

Apr 19, 2019 • 47min
Viktor Radchenko, Founder of Trust Wallet: A Ukraine Immigrant Talks the Future of the Digital Wallet Ecosystem
Viktor Radchenko is the Founder of Trust Wallet. In this conversation, Viktor and Anthony Pompliano discuss Viktor's time growing up in Ukraine, how he immigrated to the U.S., why he initially learned to code software, what drove him to focus on the crypto space, why he sold his company to CZ and Binance, and what Viktor thinks is going to happen in the digital wallet ecosystem moving forward.
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This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at:
https://www.blockworksgroup.io

Apr 18, 2019 • 50min
Juan Hernandez, Founder & CEO of Open Finance Network: Crypto's Biggest Impending Issues
Juan Hernandez is the founder and CEO of Open Finance Network. In this conversation, Juan and Anthony Pompliano discuss the current state of digital securities, the quality of assets being tokenized today, and the challenges facing the industry moving forward.
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This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at:
https://www.blockworksgroup.io

Apr 17, 2019 • 1h 39min
Adam Draper, Co-Founder of Boost VC: Why Investing in Weird Things Leads to Great Returns
Adam Draper is a Co-Founder of Boost VC. In this conversation, Adam and Anthony Pompliano discuss Bitcoin, Blockchain, cryptocurrencies, space, aliens, oceans, and why investing in weird things delivers great returns.
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Ethereal Summit returns to New York City this May 10th to 11th to kick off Blockchain Week and offer you a chance to go deep into the heart of crypto, blockchain, and Ethereum. Get up close with outspoken crypto leaders like Mike Novogratz, Joe Lubin, Tushar Jain, Danny Ryan, and yours truly Anthony Pompiliano. Ethereal Summit is where you can get in the mix with the builders of blockchain. Check out Etherealsummit.com with discount code POMP to get 20% off tickets to come hang with the brightest minds in blockchain at Ethereal Summit New York, May 10th to 11th at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn.
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If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.
This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at:
https://www.blockworksgroup.io

Apr 16, 2019 • 37min
Kiana Danial, CEO of Invest Diva: How Sanctions Impact the Development of Cryptocurrency
Kiana Danial is the CEO of Invest Diva and author of Cryptocurrency Investing for Dummies. In this conversation, Kiana and Anthony Pompliano discuss Kiana growing up in Iran, the Bitcoin Lightning Torch, how to write a book on a subject you know nothing about, and the impact of sanctions on foreign countries.
Get the book for your cousin who knows nothing about crypto: https://learn.investdiva.com/cryptocurrency-investing-for-dummies
Invest Diva home page; https://www.investdiva.com/
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If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.
This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at:
https://www.blockworksgroup.io

Apr 15, 2019 • 48min
Joyce Yang, Founder of Global Coin Research: China's Hostile Position Against Bitcoin
Joyce Yang is the Founder of Global Coin Research. In this conversation, Joyce and Anthony Pompliano discuss the regulation of crypto in Asia, how China is responding to the interest in Bitcoin, and what U.S. based teams don't understand about the global aspect of the cryptocurrency markets.
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BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10,000,000, and they're perfect for helping you reach your financial goals of all sizes.
Visit BlockFi.com/Pomp to learn more about putting your crypto to work without having to sell it.
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If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.
This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at:
https://www.blockworksgroup.io

Apr 12, 2019 • 1h 20min
Jeremy Gardner, Managing Partner at Ausum Ventures: How We Built the First Crypto Prediction Market
Jeremy Gardner is a Co-Founder of Auger, and a Managing Partner at Ausum Ventures. In this episode, Jeremy and Anthony Pompliano discuss the early days of Bitcoin college clubs, how the first prediction market got built, what it was like to be part of the team that built the first STO, and how crypto is going to evolve moving forward.
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Ethereal Summit returns to New York City this May 10th to 11th to kick off Blockchain Week and offer you a chance to go deep into the heart of crypto, blockchain, and Ethereum. Get up close with outspoken crypto leaders like Mike Novogratz, Joe Lubin, Tushar Jain, Danny Ryan, and yours truly Anthony Pompiliano. Ethereal Summit is where you can get in the mix with the builders of blockchain. Check out Etherealsummit.com with discount code POMP to get 20% off tickets to come hang with the brightest minds in blockchain at Ethereal Summit New York, May 10th to 11th at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn.
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If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.
This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at:
https://www.blockworksgroup.io

Apr 11, 2019 • 32min
Muneeb Ali, Co-Founder of Blockstack: Publicly Filing or a Reg A+ Token Sale
Muneeb Ali is a Co-Founder of Blockstack, a new internet for decentralized apps. For the last year, Muneeb and his team have been working to conduct a regulated token offering under the Reg A+ Exemption. This morning, they publicly filed their application, and in this conversation Muneeb and Anthony Pompliano discuss why they are doing this, what the progress has been to date, and what you should expect moving forward.
Blockstack is a new internet for decentralized apps where users own their data directly. For developers, it is the easiest way to build decentralized apps that can scale. For more information visit: https://blockstack.org/pomp
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If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.
This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at:
https://www.blockworksgroup.io


