Jonathan Gheller is an entrepreneur and investor. He previously founded multiple startups, including companies that were acquired by Facebook and Google. In this conversation, we discuss growing up in Venezuela, economic inequality, Silicon Valley tech companies, bitcoin, fixing the money, automated central bank, importance of censorship resistance, and the ideas of predictability and independence. ======================= Let’s talk about Okcoin - one of the most popular licensed exchanges. Okco...
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Michael Moro is the CEO of Genesis Global Trading. In this conversation, we discuss why corporations are putting bitcoin on their balance sheets, how they execute the transactions, what the accounting considerations are, and how this trend will evolve in the future. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide. Circle ...
Jun 30, 2021•56 min
Nik Storonsky is the cofounder and CEO of Revolut, one of the UK’s largest private businesses. Revolut offers everything from currency exchange and surcharge-free ATMs to global transfer payments and budgeting. In this conversation, we discuss building billion dollar fintech company, pandemic insights to user behavior, serving retail and enterprises, crypto & stock trading, lessons from 2020, and his personal portfolio. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that ...
Jun 29, 2021•34 min
MacKenzie Sigalos is a technology reporter based out of CNBC's San Francisco bureau, with a focus on bitcoin, cybersecurity, financial technology, and gaming. In this conversation, we discuss reporting process, mainstream media bias, her personal bitcoin journey, bitcoin mining, new story ideas, and how bitcoiners can help. ======================= Remote makes it easy for companies of all sizes to employ global teams. We take care of international payroll, benefits, taxes, and local compliance, ...
Jun 28, 2021•48 min
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 dives on various on-chain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss strong hands accumulating, SOPR, Miners in China, and Will's new chart. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to access crypto. Sign up toda...
Jun 27, 2021•24 min
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 the gig economy. In this conversation, we discuss drivers as small businesses, driver incentives, financial empowerment, driver supply shortage, prices going up, and driving packages vs passengers. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to access crypto. Sign up today at Revolut.com/po...
Jun 25, 2021•44 min
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 system censorship, CBD, distribution strategies, financial education, subscription models, astrology, and payment infrastructure. ======================= Did you know nearly 338 million dollars worth of NFTs were sent last year? And in 2021 that number is growing faster than ever. Looking to make your first NFT? Check out NEAR’s fast, scalable, low-cost,...
Jun 24, 2021•54 min
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 profitable nightclub per square foot. In this conversation, we discuss building a real estate empire, creating world’s most profitable nightclub, bitcoin, selling a penthouse for $22 million in crypto, and building the E11even brand. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness th...
Jun 23, 2021•52 min
Delian Asparouhov is an investor with Founders Fund and a co-founder and chairman of Varda, a space manufacturing startup. In this conversation, we discuss Founders Fund, Varda, Bitcoin, DeFi, Original thinking, Miami, Red pills, and Courage to say what you think. ======================= Public Rec is on a mission to make comfort look good. Their fan-favorite Flex Short is the ultimate crossover short you’ll need all summer long. From the beach to the gym, this quick-drying short has you covered...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 10 min
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 on YouTube and the network BlazeTV. Dave is also the founder of Locals, a new subscription service built for creators. In this conversation, we discuss critical thinking skills, eroding trust in institutions, censorship, decentralization, owning your audience, first principles, personal responsibility, democracy, and capitalism. ===================...
Jun 21, 2021•2 hr 6 min
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 dives on various onchain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss strong hands accumulating, NUPL, Illiquid Supply Change, and Short Term Holders Selling ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to access crypt...
Jun 20, 2021•25 min
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, low risk, and automated as possible. In this conversation, we discuss emerging nations embracing bitcoin, ETH is state sponsored attack on bitcoin, bitcoin as sovereign money, node level decision making, and Amber’s progress. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to access crypto. Sign ...
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 4 min
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 younger brothers, so this episode is packed with great stories and plenty of laughs. In this conversation, we discuss athlete investors, being paid in bitcoin, Rich Kleiman, Kevin Durant, Saquon Barkley, Tom Brady, Sterling Shepard, Danny Boy Hustle Hard, Conor McGregor, and a number of wildly entertaining stories. ======================= Did you ...
Jun 17, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Erik Voorhees is the founder and CEO of ShapeShift, a crypto trading platform that leverages 100% decentralized finance protocols to execute all functionality for users without KYC. In this conversation, we discuss centralization, decentralization, KYC, financial regulation, privacy gains, commoditization of trading, THORchain, Bitcoin, open source software, maximalism, and religious fundamentalism. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of a...
Jun 16, 2021•40 min
Austin Woodward is the co-founder and CEO of Taxbit, the leading cryptocurrency tax software that recently raised $100 million from Tiger Global and Paradigm. In this conversation, we discuss Taxbit’s product suite, tax loss harvesting, IRS, El Salvador’s bitcoin adoption, tax strategies of the rich, and cryptocurrency accounting software. ======================= Public Rec is on a mission to make comfort look good. Their fan-favorite Flex Short is the ultimate crossover short you’ll need all su...
Jun 15, 2021•44 min
Shaan Puri is the Senior Director of Product, Mobile Gaming & Emerging Markets at Twitch. He previously built Bebo, before ultimately selling the business to Twitch. Shaan is also the host of My First Million, one of the fastest growing business podcasts. In this conversation, we discuss solo-capitalists, copypreneurs, pros/cons of social reach, podcasts, newsletters, rolling funds, Howard Stern, Kanye West, Joe Rogan, Kardashians, and Mr Beast. ======================= Remote makes it easy f...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 26 min
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 dives on various onchain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss strong hands accumulating, futures open interest, miners selling, the re-accumulation phase, and bitcoin price action. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're t...
Jun 12, 2021•21 min
Joshua Steinman is a former National Security Council staff member and current startup founder. In this conversation, we discuss the National Security Council, the narrative world, centralization, authority organizations, credentialism, ransomware, bug bounties, and industrial control systems. ======================= Did you know nearly 338 million dollars worth of NFTs were sent last year? And in 2021 that number is growing faster than ever. Looking to make your first NFT? Check out NEAR’s fast...
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Fred Thiel is the CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings, one of the largest bitcoin miners in North America. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin mining, ESG bitcoin, OFAC compliant blocks, Taproot, and what Marathon plans to do moving forward. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to access crypto. Sign up today at Revolut.com/pomp and make 3 card transactions to get $15, which you can exchange for any tokens Revolut supports. As usu...
Jun 10, 2021•36 min
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, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World. In this conversation, we discuss charity water, non-profits, the bitcoin water trust, and doing good in the world after achieving enough. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and public blockchains...
Jun 09, 2021•42 min
Preston Pysh is a financial investor and the host of the podcast, We Study Billionaires. In this conversation, we discuss investing lessons from billionaires, bitcoin, ethereum, ETH 2.0, Elon Musk, Ray Dalio, Warren Buffett, and whether gold has failed or not. ======================= Public Rec is on a mission to make comfort look good. Their fan-favorite Flex Short is the ultimate crossover short you’ll need all summer long. From the beach to the gym, this quick-drying short has you covered. Co...
Jun 08, 2021•1 hr 23 min
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 new, open economic system that empowers individuals globally. He has been pivotal in establishing the recently-launched Sovryn protocol, a decentralized bitcoin trading and lending platform, one of the first Bitcoin-native DeFi platforms. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin defi, layer 1 scalability, smart contract platforms, altcoins vs token...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 15 min
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 dives on various onchain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss this week’s sideways movement, on-chain metrics, who is selling and who is buying, and much more. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to ac...
Jun 05, 2021•24 min
Haider Rafique is the Chief Marketing Officer at OKCoin. In this conversation, we discuss delisting BSV and BCH, rebranding a crypto exchange, defi on bitcoin, marketing’s value proposition, and the secret of OKCoin. ======================= Did you know nearly 338 million dollars worth of NFTs were sent last year? And in 2021 that number is growing faster than ever. Looking to make your first NFT? Check out NEAR’s fast, scalable, low-cost, open-source platform. Learn why NEAR is the infrastructu...
Jun 04, 2021•49 min
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 discuss inflation, deflation, abundance, ESG goals are nonsense, Personal Greed vs Survival, Weimar Republic, Bitcoin, and the old system vs the new system. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to access crypto. Sign up today at Revolut.com/pomp and make 3 card transactions to get $15, which...
Jun 03, 2021•1 hr 16 min
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 about 8 years and continues to be one of the brightest minds in the space. In this conversation, we discuss ESG bitcoin, OFAC compliant blocks, Bitcoin vs Ethereum, Taproot, Supercycle, Elon Musk, Bitcoin DeFi, and why Ethereum could be MySpace. ======================= Remote makes it easy for companies of all sizes to employ global teams. We take...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Isaiah Jackson is the author of Bitcoin & Black America. In this conversation, we discuss banking crimes, Greenpeace, Black Wall Street, Floyd Mayweather, Bitcoin Summer Camp, and why the noise never matters. ======================= Public Rec is where indoor comfort meets outdoor style. Their best-selling All Day Every Day Pant is a more stylish alternative to sweatpants, and a more comfortable alternative to jeans. From the couch to the gym to the grocery store, and everywhere in between, ...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Alex Nabutovsky and Dmitry Shklovsky are co-founders and co-CEOs of Quicknode, where their mission is to help blockchain ecosystems scale, by providing accessible core infrastructure. In this conversation, we discuss infrastructure importance, data structure, low latency, popular use cases, picking various chains, and the long term vision. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 ...
May 31, 2021•52 min
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 dives on various on-chain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss this week’s price sell-off, on-chain metrics, who is selling and who is buying, and much more. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to acce...
May 29, 2021•24 min
Barney Mannerings is founder of Vega Protocol, an innovative decentralised derivatives trading and settlement network. He previously created Pik, a web/mobile first payments company building a better deal for digital content creators and consumers. In this conversation, we discuss decentralized finance, non-custodial exchanges, liquidity, decentralized derivatives, layer 1 vs layer 2, and Vega Protocol. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simpl...
May 28, 2021•34 min
