The Pomp Podcast

Michael Sonnenshein is the managing director at Grayscale Investments, a trusted authority on digital currency and investing. In this conversation, Sonnenshein and Anthony Pompliano discuss bitcoin, institutional investors, and DCG's bet on Ethereum Classic.

Jake Chervinsky serves as Defense Counsel in U.S. government criminal investigation's at Kobre & Kim, a law firm based in Washington, DC. In this conversation, Jake Chervinsky and Anthony Pompliano discuss Securities Law, accreditation standards, terrorism financing, the applications of the Howey Test to crypto, and why Blockstream may be the most important company in the industry. As Jake says: he's a lawyer, but not your lawyer.

Frank Chaparro is a Crypto-Journalist currently at The Block, a global community for Crypto enthusiasts. He previously covered the intersection of Crypto on Wall Street in Business Insider. In this conversation, Anthony Pompliano and Frank Chaparro cover the current state of Crypto Media, what it takes to develop sources, how you deal with sources who lie to you, what happened when the CFO of Goldman Sachs called Frank's article fake news, and who the most important people in companies in Crypto are.

Travis Kling is the founder and CIO at Ikigai Asset Management, an investment firm focused on crypto assets. He previously was a portfolio manager at Point72 where he traded Long/Short Energy Equities.  In this conversation, Anthony Pompliano and Travis Kling discuss token structures, price movements and outlook, value accrual, the importance of BitMEX, and what needs to change for crypto to have sustainability.

Gabor Gubacs is Director of Digital Asset Strategy at VanEck where he focuses on the Bitcoin ETF.  In this conversation, Anthony Pompliano and Gabor discuss the ridiculous accreditation laws, Bitcoin and traditional ETFs, why regulators are currently concerned about crypto, and Gabor's prediction for the growth of retail crypto projects.

Zac Prince is the Founder & CEO of BlockFi, an asset backed lending platform for crypto. In this conversation, Anthony Pompliano and Zac Prince cover how asset backed lending works in crypto, the psychology of a borrower, and tokenized stores of value.

Micheal Moro is the CEO of Genesis Trading, a FINRA registered broker dealer providing liquidity for institutions in the crypto space.  Michael previously worked at SecondMarket and Citi.  In this conversation, Anthony and Michael cover crypto market infrastrucutre, how Genesis grew so quickly, what OTC trading is, and when institutional money will enter the market.

Niv Dror is the Founder of Shrug Capital, a venture fund focused on early stage consumer products. He previously worked at AngelList and Product Hunt.  In this conversation, Anthony and Niv cover consumer technology, how to build engaged communities, and what crypto projects can learn from successful Silicon Valley startups.

Marty Bent is the Editor In Chief at Marty's Bent, a newsletter about Bitcoin. He's also the host of Tales from the Crypt, a podcast about Bitcoin.  Marty is one of the most knowledgable people in the space. In this conversation, Anthony Pompliano and Marty cover all thing Bitcoin, crypto mining, why hash rate is way more important than people are giving it credit for.

Arjun Balaji is the Chief Investment Officer of Shomei Capital.  He consistently voices one of the most interesting perspectives in crypto. From diving into the many altcoin scams to a philosophical debate on "What is Money?", this is a conversation you don't want to miss.