The Pomp Podcast

Discover the vibe shift in America, culture wars, backing companies with American ideals, DEI and ESG considerations, the mission of Base to bring a billion people onchain, the rise of young entrepreneurs in hard tech, and the intersection of trustless protocols and trust-based communities in shaping societal frameworks.

Michael Zuber, a W2 employee who retired at 45 through real estate, shares insights on single family rental market. Pomp promotes Espresso portable display and Velo Data. Understand complex topics with Pomp's daily newsletter. Explore real estate strategies, avoid pitfalls, and analyze institutional investors in the housing market.

Andy Bromberg, CEO of Beam and contributor to the Eco Protocol, discusses the rise of stablecoins, on-chain payments, impact on individuals, and future outlook. The conversation explores the significance of stablecoins, consumer adoption, Beam stablecoin use cases, competitive pressures in the payment industry, and the value of payments across industries.

Jim Bianco, President of Bianco Research, discusses Bitcoin ETF pros and cons, centralized ownership, macro economy, Federal Reserve, and interest rates. They explore concerns about Bitcoin ETFs, volatility impact, and trade-offs in Bitcoin adoption. The conversation also touches on macroeconomic factors influencing Bitcoin, interest rate decisions, and managing a fixed income ETF.

Darius Dale, Founder & CEO of 42Macro, talks about global liquidity, quantitative risk management model, bitcoin's potential as an index for global liquidity, analyzing wage growth and data manipulation, and current market environment and client actions.

Lexy Franklin, former Facebook exec and CEO of Sidebar, discusses professional development, the future of work, importance of small groups, lessons from Facebook, and how Sidebar accelerates your career.

Peter Schiff, Chief Economist of Euro Pacific Asset Management, and Chairman of Schiff Gold, discusses the current US economy, inflation, global liquidity, national debt, credit system, gold, stocks, and his perspective on Bitcoin reaching $100,000. The podcast touches on the negative state of the US economy, rising inflation, tightening monetary policy, reckless government spending, the impact of government jobs on productivity and taxpayer funding, the rise of AI stocks and Bitcoin, the upsides and downsides of NFT investments, and the potential price of Bitcoin compared to gold.

Travis Kling, Founder & Chief Investment Officer of Ikigai Asset Management, discusses cryptocurrency prices & protocols, liquidity, bitcoin vs gold, Saylor vs Schiff, financial nihilism, and allocating capital in today's market.

Alex Kruger, a trader from Argentina, discusses his bullish outlook on risk assets and the connection between political figures and cryptocurrencies. They also talk about the current state of the economy, the trend of electing outsiders as leaders, and the role of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in the financial system.

Stefan Rust, Founder of Truflation, discusses the problems with government's CPI measurement, personalized inflation, global opportunities, building a startup team, real-time data analysis, and the risks of building an alternative measurement system.