CRYPTO 101

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** It is rare that we have someone that is not crazy for Bitcoin and cryptocurrency on the show. But, it is sure refreshing to chat with someone that is not a member of the choir. Please welcome David Gerard, the author of Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain. In this episode we go through chapter by chapter his criticisms of bitcoin, the space, and blockchain...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** John Mcafee is brutally honest, some say controversial, and has a legendary bet. But, who is he? Do we really know what he thinks, believes, and who he is? After this episode we hope that we are all a step closer to understanding Mr. John McAfee. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod t...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** For this weeks episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Linda Wang the Chief Commercial Officer of Lendingblock. Linda has been in the crypto space since 2014 and is an enthusiastic crypto investor and entrepreneur. Our goal was to give you all the 101 on lending on the blockchain. I am fascinated on the future of lending on the blockchain. Its somet...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Jameson Lopp is back to talk about his efforts living off the grid. Also chats about anarcho-capitalism, his theme park experience, the future of crypto security, and the future world he would like to live in. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/P...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** ***Sponsored*** In today’s episode I sat down with the founders of the DUSK Network to talk about their privacy blockchain. What is it, how does it work, and what are the future use cases of DUSK? If you want to learn more about DUSK then check out their website which has links to everything we discussed in this episode. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Matthew sits down with COO of AELF Mr. Chen Zhuling to learn about AELF. They also chat 101 about main chains, side chains, kernels, nodes, and cloud computing. 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: h...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Malta! Malta! Malta! Everyone always talks about Malta and their strives to become a crypto friendly country. But, people are missing the leaps and bounds that a little friendly island in the pacific is making. Taiwan’s “crypto congressman” Jason Hsu is leading the charge in making Taiwan the “Malta” of Asia. Listen to this episode to see what is alread...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Is blockchain the next world computer? Does 100,000 TPS matter? Listener to computer 101 to help us answer those questions. Enjoy Matthew and Mr. Rong Chen founder of Elastos in chatting computer basics to find out what blockchain can be used for in the future. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** No matter a centralized or decentralized exchange, regulation will be there. But, what does regulation mean? What goes into becoming a regulated exchange? In this episode CEO of Liquid exchange Mike Kayamori talks about creating a Japanese regulated exchange and its operations. Inspired by the innovative disruption of blockchain and digital currencies,...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** ***Sponsored*** For this episode, we have an ICO Preview and it is sponsored. Therefore, I need to give you my personal integrity disclaimer. I was objective when doing this preview in order to give you the facts as I see them. As always follow best practices when choosing to invest by doing your own research AND remembering that it is not okay, it is n...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Ad fraud is the seconds most profitable illegal business to drugs. What is ad fraud? How does the advertising industry work? And, what can blockchain do about it? In this episode Matthew sits down with Angelo Dodaro of AdBank to answer those questions. Angelo Dodaro is an advertising and marketing expert, entrepreneur and speaker with a special focus on...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** ***Sponsored*** In this weeks episode Aaron had the pleasure of interviewing Phil Zamani. Phil is the Chairman & CEO of AERGO. He is a veteran business manager with over 20 years experience in building businesses using leading edge open source solutions and now blockchain. Phil is experienced and successful in both disruptive small start-ups and lar...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Jake Ryan brings over 20 years of professional experience in software technology to the world of cryptoasset investing. Jake is the founder / GP of Tradecraft Capital and handles all aspects of investment management for the firm. Prior to Tradecraft Capital, he was the founder / CEO of the Venice Consulting Group (VCG). In addition, Jake writes long-for...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Is it harder to steal your money today than a yer ago? What progress has been made to make it easier and safer to be your own bank? Matthew sits down with Mr.. Dan Rice of Sagewise to evaluate these questions. 
 DAN RICE is the Co-founder and CTO of Sagewise which recently announced the close of a 1.25 million dollar seed round. He is a veteran software...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** In this episode, Matthew Aaron sits down with Anna Vladi the founder and organizers of the Women4Blockchain Hackathon and Conference. In this episode she highlights the guest speakers, the events, and the spirt of the event. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul10...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** What is a node, a full node, and a master node? We don’t know! But, we will after chatting with Tom and Earl. Thomas McLaughlin is a cryptocurrency investor and the founder of Blockstake, a proof of stake mining company. Previously, Thomas worked on Wall St. as a Lev Fin banker at BofAML, later joining the Restructuring Group at Alvarez & Marsal. Ea...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** OpSec, PerSec, InfoSec: If you cannot explain these 3 terms to someone, then you need to listen to this episode on all things security. Ray [REDACTED] is a technologist for a global provider of connectivity and cyber security solutions. He has 20 years of expertise in application solution design, next-generation network architectures, and evolving techn...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** CRYPTO 101 is celebrating over a year of making educational podcasts in the crypto space. Thank you to all of the guests, the listeners, the community, and the team for making this such an amazing year. Here’s to many more years and episodes of CRYPTO 101! Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Cryp...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Have you even wondered why an general from 330AD was still giving us problems to deal with? In this episode Doug Pike of Vericoin and Verium joins Matthew on the show to explain to him this infamous general’s problem. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitt...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Smart Contracts 101 is a mashup of two podcasts. First is an October 2017 podcast with Matthew Aaron explaining the basic principles of smart contracts. And the Second is a December 2017 19k BTC episode with Founder and CEO of Sagewise Amy Wan explaining the finer points of smart contracts and the future of litigation. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com P...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** How do centralized and decentralized exchanges work? Where are my coins? What happen with Mt. Gox? And, how safe are exchanges really? We talk a lot about the system we all use daily to trade or store our coin. This is a must listen to episode with Dan Rice Co-Founder and CTO of Sagewise. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** We are back with a new episode where we sit down with the listeners of CRYPTO 101. Please welcome us in meeting Tori Cruse, Sina Sahami, & Valentina Khan. Thank you three for coming on the show and listening to CRYPTO 101. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** ***Sponsored*** Hi everyone! My last preview looked at Formosa Financial. As a follow up to that preview, I have on today, Ryan Terribilini, the Co-Founder & CEO of Formosa Financial. It was pretty cool to be able to ask him some of the questions I had in the preview. His patience and willingness to answer my 101 questions was much appreciated. As a...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Mr. Shill Nye became one of the most prevalent crypto personalities on Twitter. His tweets stand out not because of the crypto content, but because of the personal. Nye is the average consumer that merged into crypto. Join Matthew in getting to know more about his motivations and vision for the future of himself and crypto. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast....

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** It is really hard to figure out what is a good investment in the ICO space when there is so much fake information. The question is, “what can be faked in the ICO space?” The answer is EVERYTHING! Listen to this episode for the behind the scenes info on creating ICO’s. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twit...