This is an episode of The Pomp Podcast with host Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano and guest, Kevin O’Leary. He is a Canadian businessman, author, politician, and television personality. He is a Shark on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank and has had numerous previous business successes, including when he sold The Learning Company to Mattel for $4.2 billion in 1999.

In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, gold, risk management, institutional investors, DeFi, yield farming, regulatory environment, ESG mining, energy consumption, and Kevin’s portfolio.

------
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
00:17 - Miami
00:26 - Kevin’s stolen bike
01:30 - How the media business impacts the investment business
08:21 - How Kevin built an audience
10:49 - The wine business
16:20 - Investing in crypto
20:43 - Interest in Defi
22:04 - Why have a gold allocation?
23:01 - Kevin’s Defi project
25:34 - How Kevin invests in Defi
29:00 - Staying out of fiat
29:53 - Buying the dip
31:08 - Targeting lower yields in Defi
34:24 - Defi in 10 years
38:18 - Looking for the best opportunities
39:37 - Why Kevin still goes to work
42:58 - Shark Tank
46:13 - The potato story
49:46 - Kevin’s crypto allocation