The Pomp sponsorship saga follows Bitcoin Twitter‘s relationship with Anthony Pompliano‘s podcast advertising — a cycle of outrage, renunciation, and outrage at the renunciation.

Beats

1. The renunciation and the petition (January 2023). After backlash over sponsors that were filing bankruptcy and misleading customers, Pomp swears off sponsorships entirely. The community reverses: Cory Klippsten reframes Pomp’s ad reads as a public early-warning system (“a very good track record of supporting products that guarantee you to lose money”), and a petition to bring the ads back passes 20,000 signatures. Pomp stays silent, reportedly aware that all roads lead to backlash (Members Of Bitcoin Twitter Urge Pomp To Resume Sponsorships).

Cast

• Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano — the sponsor-cursed podcaster
• Cory Klippsten — chief reappraiser

Themes

The podcast sponsorship economy as counterparty-risk oracle; Bitcoin Twitter’s consensus reversals; damned-if-you-do media careers.