What's up, everyone? This is Anthony Pompliano. Most of you know me as Pomp. You're listening

Off the Chain, simply the best podcast in crypto. Let's kick this thing off. Jesse Powell is the

co-founder and CEO of Cracken Exchange. In this conversation, we discussed the founding story of

Cracken, what it means to build a company based on principles and ethos, the current regulatory environment, and why the work being done in Wyoming is compelling.

I really enjoyed this conversation, and I hope you do as well.

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All right, guys, bang, bang.

Super excited to have Jesse here with us.

He is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the cryptocurrency industry.

I've been around for a long time.

So I appreciate you taking time out of your day to come on and do this, Jesse.

Absolutely.

Thanks for having me.

For sure.

You've been around a long time.

And I would say a large majority of the people who are here today in the cryptocurrency

industry paying attention have not been around as long as you.

So maybe you can give us a background on yourself and how you got into crypto.

And then we can start talking about some of those early days before we get to crack in and

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