Off The Chain

Nathaniel Whittemore is one of the best known voices in Crypto. He has pioneered Long Reads Sunday, where he summarizes the top news of the week in a single long thread. In this conversation, Whittemore and Anthony Pompliano cover everything from Bitcoin to crypto-marketing to fraudulent ICOs.

Edward Woodford is the co-founder of Seed CX, an institutional trading platform that recieved approval from the CFCT as a Swap Execution Facility (SEF) in August 2016. In this conversation, Woodford and Anthony Pompliano discuss crypto financial products, emerging markets, how institutional investors think, and why crypto is such an interesting problem for anyone building regulated exchanges.

Austen Allred is the co-founder and CEO of Lambda School, a full computer science education that’s free until you get a high paying job. In this conversation, Allred and Anthony Pompliano Discuss Y Combinator, the challenges of building a startup, what it takes to train a computer engineer, why the current student debt problem is so bad, and how Lambda School is helping hundreds of people avoid debt and build a better career.

Josh Brown is famous on Twitter and is the CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management. In this conversation Brown and Anthony Pompliano discuss ghosts, aliens, bubbles, stocks, Bitcoin, Tesla, Tilray, a mysterious fidelity investment report that disappeared, and how Jim Kramer was once harassed in Costco.

Andy Bromberg is the CEO of CoinList, a trusted platform for running compliant token sales. In this conversation we cover the Stanford Bitcoin Club, airdrops, security tokens, accreditation laws, and why some companies in crypto are doomed to fail.

Ken Seiff is the Managing Partner at Blockchange, a venture capital firm investing exclusively in early stage block chain companies, protocols, and applications that are trying to make a dent in the universe. In this conversation, Ken Seiff and Anthony Pompliano discuss the anatomy of an early stage company, what investments Ken has made previously, and where he sees the biggest opportunities in the future.

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.

Mike Dudas is the Founder of The Block, a crypto focused community that helps people cut through the noise. He previously Co-Founded Button and before that, worked at Venmo and PayPal.  In this conversation, Anthony and Mike discuss the role of media in the crypto industry, why CoinBase is the most important company in the space, and why CNBC is more entertainment than substance.

Ryan Shea is the Co-Founder of Blockstack, a new internet for decentralized apps. In this conversation, Anthony Pompliano and Ryan discuss freedom of speech, the manipulation of user data in the digital world, how decentralization will improve the internet, and how governance will evolve in the digital age.

Muneeb Ali is the Co-Founder of Blockstack, a new internet for decentralized apps.  In this conversation, Anthony Pompliano and Muneeb discuss the problems with today’s internet giants, why you should care about decentralization, and what scares him about the future built on a blockchain.

Caitlin Long spent 22 years on Wall Street, including Morgan Stanley, where she was Head of Corporate Strategies and Pension Solutions.  In this conversation, Anthony Pompliano and Caitlin discuss why Wall Street's involvement may hurt Bitcoin (rather than helping it as many think), including why the Bitcoin ETF could actually be a bad idea and how Wall Street could actually kill Bitcoin.