#585 Aleks Svetski on Bitcoin as Sovereign Money

The Pomp Podcast

Anthony Pompliano

Business, Investing

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

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 up today at Revolut.com/pomp and make 3 card transactions to get $15, which you can exchange for any tokens Revolut supports. As usual, when you move your money from fiat to crypto your capital is at risk. See T&C's for details. Revolut is a financial technology company. Banking services provided by Metropolitan Commercial Bank, Member FDIC. Cryptocurrency services provided directly by Paxos Trust Company, LLC. ======================= Cosmos is building the Internet of Blockchains, marking a new era of interoperability, scalability, and usability. The free flow of assets and data between blockchains with bridges to Ethereum and Bitcoin will unleash the potential of DeFi, NFTs, and much more. Dive into Cosmos at cosmos.network/pomp ======================= OKEx is a world-leading cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchange that offers some of the most diverse and sophisticated trading products and crypto finance tools on the market. Trusted by millions of users globally, we believe that cryptocurrency will reshape our money and society, enabling more financial inclusion with alternative tools and methods for wealth creation.

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0:00.0	What's up, everyone? This is Anthony Pompliano. Most of you know me as Pomp. You're listening to the Pomp
0:07.4	podcast, simply the best podcast out there. Now let's kick this thing off. Alex Svetsky is the co-founder and
0:14.1	CEO of Amber, a mobile company focused on making exposure to Bitcoin and the new wave of
0:19.8	digital assets as simple,
0:21.1	low risk, and automated as possible. In this conversation, we discussed emerging nations
0:26.4	embracing Bitcoin, Ethereum as a state-sponsored attack on Bitcoin. Bitcoin is sovereign money,
0:32.0	node-level decision-making, and Amber's progress to date. I really enjoyed this conversation
0:36.9	with Alex, and I hope you do as well.
0:39.6	Before we get into this episode, though, I want to quickly talk about our sponsors.
0:43.4	First up is Revolut.
0:44.9	Let's go back to the basics for a second.
0:47.1	I've partnered with Revolut, a finance app in the United States and the UK that say they're the simplest way to access crypto.
0:53.7	They're putting their money where
0:54.8	their mouth is. You can sign up and make three card transactions and get 15 bucks. That's right,
1:00.1	$15. What can you do with the $15? You can exchange for Bitcoin or any of the other tokens
1:05.2	Revolut's support. Yep, they are crypto-enabled. These guys have made it easier to get some
1:10.6	skin in the game.
1:11.9	As usual, when you move your money from fiat to crypto, your capital is at risk.
1:16.8	Sign up now through Revolut.com slash pomp to get a $15 reward and put them to the test.
1:22.2	Revolut.com slash pomp to get $15 and you can let me know what you think.
1:27.6	Next up is Cosmos. Cosmos is building the internet of blockchains, marking a new era of
1:32.9	interoperability, scalability, and usability. The free flow of assets and data between
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