Crypto Curious

Tracey and Craig are holding down the fort as Blake is away at NFT Fest with half of the Aussie Crypto scene. They discuss the Genesis fallout and ponder what this might mean for Grayscale, talk about the CZ & Coinbase tweet drama, and unpack a bunch of short sharp news as well! Download the Bamboo app and use code CURIOUS for $10 in ETH. Follow Crypto Curious on Instagram , or send the team a...

In this week's episode Trace, Blake and Craig give the most up to date information in the FTX / Sam Bankman Fried saga - and there is a LOT to cover off on!  This takes into consideration where the contagion may have reached and which other platforms and entities might be in trouble.  They discuss the announcement of a US Digital dollar, cover the new Nike NFT marketplace Swoosh and expl...

This week Trace and Craig are joined by a special guest and NFT Godfather here in Australia - Greg Oakford. Greg is the co-founder of NFT Fest Aus and is not only super knowledgeable in the NFT space in general, but has a good grasp on how things could shape the future for marketing and digital identity. They discuss the recent developments to break regarding Instagram and how they are incorp...

Trace, Blake and Craig record a special episode to take a deep dive into the spectacular demise of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Exchange. Exactly what happened, who was involved and why? They’ll try to answer some of these questions as best as possible in an ever evolving situation. Download the Bamboo app and use code CURIOUS for $10 in ETH. Follow Crypto Curious on Instagram, or send the team an emai...

On this week's episode Trace, Blake & Craig give you a market update with some key dates to look out for this November. They discuss what Elon taking over Twitter means for crypto and where the Dodge coin pump has come from. They unpack parts of the Bloomberg Crypto Story and also tell you a fascinating story about how the Ethereum blockchain is helping researchers around the wo...

This week it’s Blake and Trace again and they talk about the newly launched Aptos Blockchain, FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried’s published thoughts on the future of regulation and the success of Reddits users NFT profile pictures. Plus, how much have NFT creators been paid out in royalties since inception? Download the Bamboo app and use code CURIOUS for $10 in ETH. Follow Crypto Curious on Instagram...

This week, Blake and Tracey fly as a duo. They discuss the maturing Real Estate NFT market, the way FTX is taking on the regulators in Texas, and ask - is Board Apes Yaga Labs in trouble? Tim Ferris' NFT project is here . Download the Bamboo app and use code CURIOUS for $10 in ETH. Follow Crypto Curious on Instagram , or send the team an email with all your thoughts here .  ***** In the spiri...

This week, Blake, Tracey and Craig talk about the hackers who've stolen around $570 million in tokens from Binance. They also discuss the Celsius Dox story - the fact that during the bankruptcy proceedings for crypto platform Celsius, the identities of thousands of its customers has been revealed in court filings, DappRadar reporting that the metaverse is quite a lonely place to be, and they wrap...

In this week's episode Trace, Blake & Craig talk to the next chapter in the Celsius saga. They discuss how the California government is embracing blockchain tech and also touch on the Kim Kardashian story around her SEC troubles. There's also some NFT numbers to round out September as well as our short sharp news bites for the week. Get into it Curious Crew! Download the Bamboo app and use cod...

In this weeks episode Trace & Blake discuss how regulators are looking at Ethereum's new Proof of Stake mechanism. Staying with regulation they touch on recent discussions in the US around Defi lending and how it could look in years to come. They look into a recent crypto survey from here in Australia that's had some interesting results. As well as touching on a grand plan from digital wallet...

Coming up in this episode we’ll give you the inside scoop on Australia's largest Crypto Event Aus Crypto Con which took place last week on the Gold Coast. We’ll talk about the state of the crypto market over the last week and what news from the US is likely to impact it further. There's been yet another blunder from a well known crypto exchange resulting in free money and once again we finish with...

Today we talk to Luke McFarlane who is the co-founder of Vikara Capital, Ezel.life and Natural Medtech. He has over 15 years experience in investment management, equity capital markets and corporate finance. In todays interview with Luke we discuss all things WEB3. How its interacting with our lives now and how it will affect our lives in the future. We look at the difference between gaming and me...

Trace, Blake & Craig happened to be recording with the Ethereum Merge only an hour away! Join in the excitement as they’re not sure what to expect. Can it be done? … well, we know now it was a success! They explain what this now means for the crypto landscape. Those in it and those not. They also explain one of the bigger stories hidden amongst all the Merge talk this past week. Starbucks part...

Coming up in this episode we explain why we call September the peak of bear season. We look at how the Merge is progressing… and Ticketmaster is finally unveiling their NFTs rollout. We touch on Russia looking to legalize the use of crypto for international trade and explain the DXDY exchange doxing promotion which didn't going down well with the public. Download the Bamboo app and use code CURIOU...

In today's episode Trace & Craig explain why Jerome Powell's annual Jackson Hole speech was among a few other markers that contributed to the recent market volatility. They cover the downward spiral of the NFT market and go over the recent numbers published by Opensea. As always there's plenty in the short-sharp news bites for the week which includes the story of the woman who was acciden...

This week Trace & Craig are joined by co-host Dave Haslop from the Australian Crypto Con. They discuss the World First Token Mapping exercise which will bring more regulation to the Aussie crypto scene. Talk about the BendDao NFT Insolvency crisis which might flood the market with some cheap Board apes. AND Dave offers up some free tickets to the Gold Coast Crypto Con event next month! Downloa...

Coming up in this episode we explain the Ethereum Triple Halving phenomenon that is the talk of the crypto-town. We put Bitcoin & Gold side by side to see who comes up shinier. We talk a little about Alternative coin Monero and we share a problem that a Crypto Curious listener had so you don’t have the same one. Download the Bamboo app and use code CURIOUS for $10 in ETH. Follow Crypto Curious...

Today Trace, Blake and Craig talk about the fact the US Treasury dropped news out of the blue that they had added Tornado Cash to their sanction list. The guys discuss what this means for crypto users everywhere. Then they give us an update on the Tiffany drop, what Mastercard is doing to bring Bitcoin to Australia, and what is Coca-Cola up to? Don't forget to use the code, BAMBOO15, to get your F...

Today we’ll be giving you a run down on what’s been a huge month of news - plus just what happened with the Solana wallet hacks? We’ll talk about some developments in regulation as well as how NFT’s are changing the way we interact with sports and ticketing. We discuss how the gateway for institutional investors is widening with an exciting partnership that gave Coinbase shares a massive boost. Pl...

In this week’s episode, we discuss where Ethereum heads after The Merge, on the back of Vitalik announcing it will still only be 55% done. We touch on an important new crypto bill that was passed in the US. We’ll also spend some time talking about the Metaverse where Zuckerberg & Neil DeGrasse Tyson awkwardly fist-bump. There’s a Gamestop development to discuss as well and we have a laugh abou...

It's positive vibes on the episode this week, as at the time of recording ETH has been on an awesome run and has put on 48% in the last 7 days!! Even BTC’s has had a pump of 22%! Blake explains the positive sentiment around The Merge, and breaksdown the chatter about that movement. The team also discuss Binance flipping Coinbase to become the exchange with the most BTC held globally, examine Dubai...

This week Trace and Blake simplify the seemingly complex intersection of crypto and tax with the help of Danny Talwar who is Head of Tax at Koinly. As a crypto enthusiast, his experience as a chartered accountant and chartered tax adviser across Australia and Europe places him as a thought leader within the rapidly growing crypto taxation space. With extensive knowledge of the crypto tax issues fa...

Despite a quiet week in price action, it was a week full of fireworks as the turbulent times of the last few weeks came to somewhat of an end. The crew provide the ins and outs of Three Arrows Capital filing for bankruptcy, FTX bailing out Blockfi and provide an update on Celcius’ situation as more FUD spreads in the exchange world on the back of Vauld freezing funds. Trace, Blake and Craig recap...

It’s been a fortnight since our last news update and as always - there is never a dull moment in crypto. Crypto Winter has more Cefi Platforms in trouble leaving customers stuck with their funds frozen, questions unanswered and investments fate discussed in the boardroom battleground as some big name firms line up to pick up the pieces for pennies on the dollar. Despite this more adoption continue...

Blake and Craig take the anchor roles this week for an iconic interview with Stani Kulechov, the founder of Defi project AAVE. As passionate Defi users themselves, Craig and Blake get Stani to recollect the early days of AAVE including how it was built then discuss how it operates and how it will run in the future. To close Stani touches on the exciting innovations happening with decentralised soc...