CRYPTO 101

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** If we want the masses to use crypto, we will need more and more companies coming in to the market to innovate the way we are our own bank. We need to make it more convenient and simpler to use. Today Matthew Aaron has a chat with the CEO of CoolbitX Mr. Michael Ou, a company that is innovating the way we think of the hardware wallet. Show Links: CRYPTO1...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Over 5 million people have been tested by 23andMe. The process is simple. You pay about 100USD to the company and they send you a kit. You are waiting for some genetic information about your ancestery, your aliments, possible future health issues. Seems like a good deal. But, did you know that they then take your DNA data and sell it to whoever wants it...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** What if you were drafted by the L.A. Dodgers our of college? Would you quit to work in blockchain? Tyler Adkison, Managing Director of Blockterra Capital, had to make that decision. He recently sat down with Matthew to tell us about making that decision and why he thinks blockchain is so important. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.c...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** In this episode we take a look at the history of encyclopedia and try to find out what was the cons of each new technology to allow for innovation to take over. From hard bound volumes, to CD-Rom, to online, to blockchain, the encyclopedia has evolved rapidly of the past 3 decades. Where did it come from and where is it going? Show Links: CRYPTO101podca...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** In this episode I caught up with Josh Tobkin Founder & CEO of Unitychain Unitychain is a next generation consensus protocol and blockchain that does not rely on PoW or PoS. Utilizing Chaos Theory and The Butterfly Effect in conjunction with their system’s architecture, they are able to create an equitable protocol that leads to greater democratizati...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** In this episode Matthew sits with Edward Moncada the co-founder and CEO of Blockfolio, the #1 cryptocurrency portfolio tracking and information platform servicing over 5 million users around the world. We chat about the origins of the app, how they handled the rapid growth, operations and much more. Edward is also a founding board member of the Dash fou...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** MimbleWimble has been hailed as a scaling solution to the bitcoin network. But, what is it? Beam is creating a payment network that utilizes MimbleWimble, so who better to give us a 101 on MW than the CEO Alexander Zaidelson. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul1...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Climate change is on everyone’s mind. But, for different reasons. Some people really want to make a change in our consumption to put a halt to climate change, while others deny that climate change even exists. In this episode Chris Round gives us the 101 on what is climate change, the issues around the policies, the reasons for different perceptions, an...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Trace Mayer is a crypto evangelist, investor, podcaster, author, and founder of January 3rd Proof of Keys. Matthew sits down with him to get to know him a little, while picking his brain about the recent market. Trace has been in bitcoin since is was under a dollar. So, it goes without saying that he has been around the block and can shed some light on...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Mario Nawfal has an ICO consulting company in 2017 and he wants to hop on and tell some stories of what he was dealing with. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/PizzaMind www.instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/101Cr...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Matthew connects with Nabil Naghdy to chat the Status Network and the future of the market. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/PizzaMind www.instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/101Crypto/ https://www.facebook.com/CR...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Matthew connects with Lio Luu to chat the Kyber Network and working in the amazing city Singapore. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/PizzaMind www.instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/101Crypto/ https://www.facebook...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** In this episode we sat back down with Mario Costanz of Crypto Tax Prep to see what he learned from 2017 in order to save you more money on 2018 taxes. If you did not listen to the 2017n episode, the link is below. But, we also took some of the most important information and put it into this episode. Let’s do our taxes in 2018 and save as much money as p...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Matthew connects with Zhuling Chen COO of AELF to chat the AELF network and working in the amazing city Singapore. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/PizzaMind www.instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/101Crypto/ http...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Matthew connects with Mr. Xinshu Dong of Zilliqa to chat the Zilliqa network and working in the amazing city Singapore. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/PizzaMind www.instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/101Crypto/...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Matthew went to Singapore and met lots of people, and in this episode he chat to Alexi Lane about Everex. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/PizzaMind www.instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/101Crypto/ https://www.f...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Matthew wanted to know about regulation in the crypto space? In what form will it come? Well, we thought that the best way to understand the future of crypto regulations is to look toward the past and see how regulation evolved in the traditional markets. Matthew invited Jamie Khurshid & Mike Greenacre to discuss. Jamie Khurshid: Ex-Goldman Sachs In...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** ***Sponsored*** In this episode Aaron got a chance to speak with Jamal Hassim, Founder & CEO of Bolt. Aaron discusses both the challenges and opportunities doing business in emerging markets and why they decided to utilize blockchain technology to overcome those challenges. Bolt is an existing, mobile focused video content platform centered on deliv...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** In this episode Matthew sits down with Craig Cobb of tradercobb.com. In this episode we get to know about Craig, a bit about trading, and how to trade a bear market. Craig Cobb (TraderCobb) has been a trader, educator and commentator of markets since 2007. Craig is a globally sought after, and very engaging, International Speaker on the topics of financ...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** After seeing a tweet that Peter was not going to release and episode with David Gerard, which Matthew recently interviewed, Matthew was intrigued as to why. What started with curiosity as to Pete’s beef with David, turned into a truly authentic origin story. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Cr...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** ***Sponsored*** Yo yo everyone, thank you very much for listening to another episode of ICO 101. Today’s guest is JP Thieriot of Universal Protocol. The Universal Protocol Platform, a transformational development for the blockchain industry, making all cryptocurrencies accessible and convertible on a single network - and in a form significantly more con...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** With 10 shows, The Bitcoin Podcast Network combines professionals, entrepreneurs, and hobbyists on a channel for everything bitcoin/crypto. But, how did it all start? Matthew chats with Marcello, Demetrick, and Corey to hear the story of what brought them together. Plus, the 4 podcasters chat the space, people in the space, their influences, and who is...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Matthew Aaron sits down with some amazing listeners that have built businesses in the crypto space. Please join us in welcoming Alan, Felix, Andy, John, and Maya. We are excited to tell their stories and highlight their work. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul1...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** XYO Network is reinventing GPS by integrating blockchain technology. Co-founder Scott Scheper joins Matthew Aaron to speak about entrepreneurship in the crypto space and the mission of XYO Network. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/PizzaMind www...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** ***Sponsored*** In this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with JP Thorbjornsen of Thorchain. JP is a researcher and sits on the governance board of Thorchain. JP is a super fired up, passionate guy, really smart, and he does an amazing job of painting a picture of what decentralized exchanges will look like in the future. A decentralized future pow...