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 affect financial asset performance, why inflation steals wealth from the poor, how banks take contr...
Aug 26, 2019•2 hr 28 min
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 how veterans are uniquely positioned to be successful in a corporate environment. CRYPTO.COM-----Cry...
Aug 16, 2019•44 min
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 that seeks to accelerate the world's transition to cryptocurrency. With the vision of "cryptocurren...
Aug 14, 2019•24 min
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 is a pioneering payment and cryptocurrency platform that seeks to accelerate the world's transition t...
Aug 12, 2019•56 min
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 Crypto.com App offers a full range of financial products with competitive pricing, well designed UX a...
Aug 09, 2019•1 hr 1 min
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 to accelerate the world's transition to cryptocurrency. With the vision of "cryptocurrency in every ...
Aug 07, 2019•1 hr 5 min
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 as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging fro...
Aug 05, 2019•37 min
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 Play is a free and fun way to start earning in exchange for you time. Simply download, register and d...
Jul 31, 2019•53 min
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 future. -----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan fu...
Jul 29, 2019•48 min
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 presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and...
Jul 26, 2019•32 min
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. Simply download, register and discover microtasks that meet your interests and be rewarded with Storm...
Jul 24, 2019•41 min
Saifedean Ammous is the author of The Bitcoin Standard. In this conversation, Saifedean and Anthony Pompliano discuss Austrian economics, Bitcoin as a risk-on asset, bank fines, the Bitcoin maximalists in congress, and what his current outlook is on the global macro economy. -----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 y...
Jul 22, 2019•1 hr 17 min
Danny Kim is the Head of Growth at SFOX. In this conversation, Daniel and Anthony Pompliano discuss what liquidity in crypto markets looks like, how best trade execution technology works, and how operations at a place like SFOX is actually executed. -----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...
Jul 19, 2019•38 min
Tavi Costa is a Global Macro Analyst at Crescat Capital. In this conversation, Tavi and Anthony Pompliano discuss Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, the current U.S. economic markets, China, precious metals, how central bankers handle recessions, and what Tavi thinks is most likely to occur in the macro world over the next few months. -----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. Simply download, register and ...
Jul 17, 2019•1 hr 1 min
Farbood Nivi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Coinmine. In this conversation, Farbood and Anthony Pompliano discuss cryptocurrency mining, privacy, freedom, building consumer products, and and why the team built a new feature called Bitcoin mode. -----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....
Jul 15, 2019•1 hr 10 min
Patrick O'Meara is the Chairman and CEO of Inveniam Capital Partners. In this conversation, Patrick and Anthony Pompliano discuss the issues with traditional financial asset structures, what it means to model financial assets for data and not code, how tokenized assets are currently being selected, and what an automated future of finance could look like. -----If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by Bl...
Jul 12, 2019•51 min
Robert Beadles is the President of Monarch Token and the Founder of CryptoBeadles. In this conversation, Robert and Anthony Pompliano discuss digital wallets, the current fundraising environment, how Robert thinks about bootstrapping businesses, and why he keeps his head down and keeps shipping. -----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. Simply download, register and discover microtasks that meet yo...
Jul 10, 2019•47 min
Charlie Shrem is the founder of Crypto.IQ, and one of the earliest proponents Bitcoin. In this conversation, Charlie and Anthony Pompliano discuss the early days of Bitcoin, what it was like building one of the first Bitcoin companies, what he experienced when he was arrested and put in jail, and how crypto has changed over the years. You can listen to Charlie's podcast, Untold Stories, here. -----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded dire...
Jul 08, 2019•1 hr 35 min
James Slazas is the founder of DARMA Capital. In this conversation, James and Anthony Pompliano discuss his decision to use Quant strategies in crypto, how important institutional infrastructure is, what he's doing with the Open Law Initiative, and how crypto is related to the 2008 financial crisis. And that's it for season 2! Keep an eye on Pomp's twitter for news on the premiere of Season 3, coming this July 8th. -----If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friend...
Jun 28, 2019•41 min
Rachel Feinstein is an actress & stand-up comedian. She's married to a Captain in the NYFD who has been in Bitcoin for the last six years. In this conversation, Rachel and Anthony Pompliano discuss the daily routine of a comedian, how Rachel builds her career, what she finds so funny about finance folks, and she tells a number of hilarious stories about her husband and his friends' obsession with Bitcoin. -----If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rat...
Jun 27, 2019•1 hr 33 min
Chris Hutchins is the founder & CEO of Grove, a personal financial planning product. In this conversation, Chris and Anthony Pompliano discuss the biggest mistakes people make in financial planning, how Bitcoin compares to other assets, and where Bitcoin should fit in your portfolio. -----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 insigh...
Jun 26, 2019•46 min
Ben Askren is an olympic wrestler, and current UFC fighter with a 19-0 record in his MMA career. He is joined on the podcast with Martin Floreani, the founder and CEO of RokFin. In this conversation, Ben, Martin, and Anthony Pompliano discuss what it takes to be a UFC fighter, what drew Ben to Bitcoin and crypto, what the current issues with content platforms are today, how RokFin is attempting to solve some of those issues, and where Ben and Martin see crypto evolving in the future. -----Curiou...
Jun 25, 2019•49 min
Frederic Chesnais is the CEO and Chairman of the Board at Atari. In this conversation, Frederic and Anthony Pompliano discuss the history of Atari's brand, how cryptocurrencies can incentivize new types of work, why gaming is finding product/market fit in crypto, and what Atari plans to do to capitalize on the crypto opportunity. -----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 ...
Jun 24, 2019•51 min
Andrew Keys is the Co-Founder of ConsenSys Capital, and current Managing Partner at DARMA Capital. In this conversation, Andrew and Anthony Pompliano discuss the early days of ConsenSys, the reason why Blockchain technology is ultimately about automation, what Andrew's derivative of the Fat Protocol thesis is, and what it's like to live in Puerto Rico. -----If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by Bloc...
Jun 21, 2019•43 min
Misir Mahmudov is an analyst at Adaptive Capital, and recently graduated from Columbia University. In this conversation, Misir and Anthony Pompliano discuss the importance of understanding money, scarcity as a driver of value, why gold used to be money, why Bitcoin is the digital gold, an analysis of Bitcoin's future market cap, and the idea of Bitcoin as stored time. You can find the Bitcoin modified version of Salvador Dali's "The Persistence of Time" here: https://bit.ly/2KqHP66 -----If you e...
Jun 20, 2019•1 hr 15 min
Jesse Powell is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kraken Exchange. In this conversation, Jesse and Anthony Pompliano discuss the founding story of Kraken, what it means to build a company based on principles and ethos, the current regulatory environment, and why the work being done in Wyoming is compelling. -----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 pr...
Jun 19, 2019•59 min
Dmitry Tokarev is the CEO of Copper. In this conversation, Dmitry and Anthony Pompliano discuss the buy-side problems with legacy markets, what financial infrastructure actually entails, how custody and prime brokerage in crypto is evolving, and why LPs drive decision making in investing. -----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. Simply download, register and discover microtasks that meet your inte...
Jun 18, 2019•50 min
Ben Mezrich is the author of Bitcoin Billionaires, a story about Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss' foray into digital money. Ben has also written multiple books, including the books that became The Social Network movie and 21. In this conversation, Ben and Anthony Pompliano discuss how he found the Bitcoin Billionaires story, what he learned while writing the book, why he's fascinated by Bitcoin, and what he believes the future of money holds. -----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up a...
Jun 17, 2019•44 min
Jake Yocom-Piatt is the project lead for Decred. In this conversation, Jake and Anthony Pompliano discuss how he was early in Bitcoin, why he stepped away, how Decred works, how different people in the Decred ecosystem make money, why experts shouldn't be deferred to, and why managing ego is so important in the cryptocurrency industry. -----If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For...
Jun 14, 2019•41 min
David Fauchier is the founder of Cambrial Capital. In this conversation, David and Anthony Pompliano discuss why he chose to create a fund of funds, why he's so interested in the intersection of DeFi, generalized mining, Quant, and VC, where the current investment opportunities are for professional LPs, and some of the bad things he's seen people do already. ----- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented ...
Jun 13, 2019•51 min
