This is an episode of The Pomp Podcast with host Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano and guest, MacKenzie Sigalos. She 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. ------ https://Blockfi.com/POMP ------ Pomp writes a daily letter to over 140,000 investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy to understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/ Book a one-on-one video call with Pomp: Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/pompglobal Superpeer: https://superpeer.com/pomp Follow Pomp on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/APompliano Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pompglobal/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonypompliano/ Website: https://anthonypompliano.com/ Listen and subscribe on the platform of your choice: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2QwpFjz... Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?... Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:09 - The media's interest in Bitcoin 01:54 - Why MacKenzie started reporting on bitcoin 03:06 - MacKenzie's process 10:43 - Understanding the other side 12:26 - The Chinese Miner Story 17:04 - Bitcoin drives renewable energy RND 19:34 - Thoughts on Tesla 21:42 - Stories that MacKenzie wants to cover 22:48 - Ethereum's centralization 24:43 - ESG bitcoin 29:00 - Defi 35:43 - How bitcoiners can help 36:45 - Most important book 37:38 - Sleep habits 39:30 - Aliens 40:46 - Question for Pomp

• published: 28 Jun 2021
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