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.

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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/

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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