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On this episode, Jarrett discusses the crazy couple of weeks crypto and the entire financial world has had: 1. Will Bitcoin go to a million dollars as Balaji has predicted? 2. Is the US banking system okay? 3. Will a unified China/Russia supplant the US and its global currency? Please follow us on social media and check out our website: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/morethanblockchain/ Twi...

In 2021, I started to spend more time on LinkedIn and since I’ve been able to tap into a thriving community where discussions around web3, crypto, bitcoin and Ai dive deeper into the larger conversations of tech, society, economics, employment, social media, geopolitics and much more. One of the leading voices of many of these conversations is this episode’s guest - Tiago Amaral.  Tiago is the Fou...

Blockchain as a tech solution for real world challenges is often lost among the 5 minute news cycle noise that tends to focus on blockchain only as the tech behind bitcoin, cryptocurrency and/or NFTs; however, blockchain can be used to better our day to day lives and support communities around the globe to increase financial inclusion initiatives and climate resiliency efforts. On this episode, I...

I rarely, as this is the first time ever on More Than Blockchain, share other people's content but I felt that this was worth the "re-sharing". I feel that his article, which is linked below, is a foundational piece that should be read by as many as possible.  To read the full article from Raoul's substack, please click here - https://raoulpal.substack.com/p/the-economies-of-crypto?sd=pf To f...

One of the complaints I often hear about web3 is that a lot of the projects, companies and ideas are solutions looking for a problem. Meaning that we already have suitable web2 solutions and that just because your project is backed by blockchain doesn’t make it necessarily the best real-world fit to solve the outlined problem. To be honest, I understand this criticism. I think it’s valid. As it is...

On this episode, I chat with Jack Snell about how he's approaching the blockchain world and he shares about how he's started a blockchain club at Texas A&M, gotten the club big name sponsorships/partnerships, how he's diving into real-world use cases for NFTs and how he's investing money for a HNWI from Texas who's looking to get some cryptocurrency exposure.  To contact Jack, please use...

As a kid, I remember watching episodes of Star Trek and seeing them communicate via video and thinking whoa that’s wild, it’s almost like magic. Fast forward 30 years later and millions if not billions of people around the world have the technology and connection to make a FaceTime or video chat with little to no effort. The younger me saw Star Trek’s video chats as other worldly or so far in the...

Season 4 of More Than Blockchain is here where we'll continue with a weekly podcast episode, add in new YouTube exclusive weekly content, create content in Spanish, document various crypto events, create more videos for YouTube and also start streaming Not Crypto Bros live episodes on the More Than Blockchain YouTube channel.  To listen to the Not Crypto Bros show on Spotify, click here - htt...

The more Bitcoin haters has, the more one should consider learning about and then investing in Bitcoin. This is not financial advice but if history of technological advancements is any indicator - the radio, automobile, smartphone, the internet and a laundry list of other new technologies have had their fair share of haters and all changed their world in their own way.  To check out the tweet...

Recently, I was reminded that patience and curiosity are the two greatest soft-skills that one can have in crypto and web3 and instead of creating another episode on Bitcoin, Ethereum, DAOs, or NFTs, I figured I'd talk openly about these two undervalued superpowers - especially in the crypto winter! Please follow us on social media and check out our website: Instagram - https://www.instagram....

TLDR: Did you know the following companies are investing in blockchain tech and solutions? Check out the episode to hear more about the following 27 companies: Visa Mastercard Paypal Block (formerly Square) Stripe Venmo CashApp Black Rock Goldman Sachs Fidelity Bank of America Ebay Shopify Instagram Meta (formerly Facebook) Disney Starbucks Draftkings Reddit Adidas Nike The NFL Adobe Twitter Sales...

Bitcoin is scarce, but how scarce? On this episode, Jarrett explores the current and future potential value of only 0.1 Bitcoin. If you're too assume that one day Bitcoin becomes a reserve global currency, then owning only 0.1 could be a life-changing amount of BTC. Check out this QuickPod today! Please follow us on social media and check out our website: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/more...

Boredom is something that died when the iPhone was released back in 2007, or at least that's what they say. So, to follow up episode 55 where I talk about how ChatGPT helped me to refine and improve my 2023 New Year's resolution process, I wanted to share with everyone how I'll be searching for boredom in 2023 and wonder if it might benefit you? Please let me know what you think! To listen to epis...

As a final episode to 2022, I wanted to share with you the results of asking OpenAI's ChatGPT for 10 tips on how to create new year's resolutions.  Here are ten tips for creating new year's resolutions: Start small: Rather than trying to make major changes all at once, focus on making small, achievable goals that you can gradually build upon. Be specific: Rather than setting a vague goal like...

On the 54th episode of More Than Blockchain, Jarrett chats with Grant Nieddu about how he's balancing his portfolio in anticipation of a bearish 2023. It's rare that someone can not only balance but speak about a portfolio including crypto, stocks and real estate and Grant is that person. Please know that all of the information in this episode is not financial advice but rather an inside look into...

Just as we implore the CEXs (Centralized Exchanges) to be transparent, I wanted to be on this episode by sharing the lessons I've learned from losing funds in the FTX meltdown. Now, as I admit in this episode, my funds were lost on BlockFi, which was a domino that fell in the fallout of the FTX debacle. To hear my 6 lessons learned, please check out the episode.  Please follow us on social me...

There’s really nothing exciting about taxes but that’s only if you’re thinking of them in the context of tradfi or traditional finance or even the way we’ve thought about them for seemingly well . . . forever. Although, in crypto taxes are different. This is because in crypto, NFTs and DeFi or decentralized finance - there is a lot of volatility in prices, unreal interest yields and just generally...

2023 will be a zombie year for crypto. It will be full of sideways price action, low morale, and an overall not very exciting space. On this episode, we explore how if this podcast can weather the depths of the crypto winter, in what I refer to as a zombie year, then this podcast will be primed and ready to make a splash in 2024.  Please follow us on social media and check out our website: In...

Before we start on the second half of our episodes on the road to 100, we wanted to take a moment and look back at the guests we've had, their corresponding statistics and briefly discuss where the podcast is heading for the next 50 episodes. BIG THANKS to all the guests who've helped to make More Than Blockchain what it is today! Please follow us on social media and check out our website: Instagr...

Education and onboarding into web3 and crypto is a very important part of ensuring newcomers understand the space, risks and how to find their place in the ever expanding word of blockchain. My guest today, Arndt, is a Co-Founder of what he calls the “duolingo of web3 and crypto” called Crypto Hunt. Crypto Hunt is an online platform that offers those interested in the world of blockchain and beyon...

If cryptocurrency is half as big as I and many others believe it will be, please don't sleep on it. You don't need to invest in it but you should consider learning more about how it will impact you both professionally and personally. To learn more about crypto, follow us on social media and check out our website: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/morethanblockchain/ Twitter - https://twitter.c...

Which current social media network will be the last to adopt a digital in-app wallet? I’m betting it’s the one that won’t make it to 2030 and that's just a hunch. By 2025, I think all of the big social media apps used around the world will likely have crypto wallets built into or linked to a third party account. It will start with Twitter and before you know it, voila crypto will be tied into the...

In order for crypto and all the web3 innovations discussed on this podcast to work out, onboarding new people into the space needs to be easier. This episode’s guest, George Mosomi, is the Head of Africa’s Unstoppable Domains team which, after learning more from the recording of this episode, creates easy to use tech that will make the exchange of crypto that much more frictionless which is someth...

Like any other industry, web3 and crypto has its fair share of conferences. You know the ones with panel discussions, keynote speakers, SWAG, company booths, sponsorship branding everywhere and well you get the picture. And while I have not admittedly attended a web3 or crypto specific conference yet, I've been told by fellow web3 and crypto community members, including even guests...

As cryptocurrency grows in its global adoption, it will continue to fuel a new world of possibilities. Currently cryptocurrency is being used to facilitate cross border payments, remittances, tuition fees, bitcoin backed mortgages for  real estate, it's how some are paying their bills, even their taxes and it's also becoming a growing medium through which we support the causes we ca...