The Bad Crypto Podcast

Original gangstas. There’s a small number of them in the Bitcoin world.  And today we get to speak with one of them about all things crypto.  From Bitcoin and Ethereum to DefI and NFTs, Jamie Burke has many thoughts and words to share. We have some decent questions as well. Some are more decent than others. Some may be indecent. We talk. You decide. Thoughts and words are coming yo...

Buy a Tesla with Bitcoin Bad News For March 25, 2021 Elon Musk has announced that customers can now pay for Tesla automobiles with Bitcoin, but that doesn’t seem to slow the Bitcoin’s slide back to $50,000.  Bitcoin rewards app, Lolli.com, raises $5 million dollars. And a Federal Judge’s decision could be a blow to the privacy rights of crypto owners.  Government meddli...

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of NFT’s You can’t look in any direction these days and not hear the word NFTs. Whether it’s a tweet from Gary V or Mark Cuban, NBA Top Shot selling millions of dollars worth of moments, Beeple’s $70 million sales or news pundits calling it all a bubble, NFTs so hot right now. As active creators and consumers in the space, we’ve had a...

Social Token Platform ROLL gets Ransacked - Bad News For March 18th, 2021 Bulls or bears? Who is going to win the latest war in the battle for Bitcoin? If you’re a bear, you don’t want to end up getting the horns. And if you’re a bull, those claws can be mighty. Coinbase is positioning for their NASDAQ listing.  And Bitcoin is now worth more than Visa and Mastercard…...

Just when you think you’ve heard everything about DeFi, along comes another protocol claiming to do it even better.  And that might be accurate when it comes to Aave. Stani Kulechov of Aave joins us today to share the vision of the platform and how some are developing Tamagotchi-like NFTs in the DeFi world.  Let’s jump down the DeFi rabbit hole once more and toss some NFTs in...

NFT Sells for $70 Million - Bad News For March 11, 2021 The number of Bitcoin ATMs in the US is on the rise. Bids for Jack Dorsey’s first tweet are on the rise. Mark Cuban says DOGECOIN is on the rise. So much rising. So much excite!  Speaking of rising, guess how much the world’s most expensive NFT was just purchased for? Well if you read the title of the show you’ll know t...

Jimmy Song Unloads on Everything We like to feature all points of view on this show, as we are continually learning and open to others’ opinions. And it’s been a long time since we have enjoyed the opinion of Jimmy Song on this show.  A Bitcoin maximalists’ maximalist, Jimmy has some very strong opinions about altcoins, ICOs, De-Fi and NFTs. Today, he unloads and we get into...

Bitcoin Whale is On the Move - Bad News For Thursday, March 4th Netflix may be the next megacorp to have bitcoin as holdings, according to Tim Draper. Mr. Wonderful has reversed his stance on Bitcoin. And an OG whale has moved Bitcoin from a wallet for the first time in 10 years.  Ethereum’s next move may be to $2000, Musician Blau crushes it with an NFT launch, and a mainstream band en...

DeFi and the Future of Stablecoins While we have discussed both DeFi and stables on this show several times, it’s always interesting to get fresh perspective from others innovating this space.  That’s why we’re pleased to bring you a candid talk with Rafael Cosman of TrustToken. As the creator of the True USD stablecoin, Rafael knows things and stuff and some other things. T...

The Fed Goes Down...Literally Bad News For Thursday, Feb 25th The crypto markets had the anticipated pullbacks this week as we saw Bitcoin drop over $10,000 in the blink of an eye. Are we going back up soon or will the bears take over for a time? Bitcoin and pizza are in the news once again as delivery driver received a pretty awesome tip. Merchants are looking towards crypto as VISA and Mastercar...

Bringing Crypto to the Masses with Crypto Wendy O Here at the Republic of Bad Cryptopia embassy, Travis and I are but two humble blockchain and crypto enthusiasts seeking to bring you news and entertainment. And let’s face it, two middle-aged guys telling bad dad jokes aren’t everyone’s slice of pie.  So it’s a good thing that there are other ambassadors who appeal to...

Bitcoin Breaks $50,000! Bad News For Feb 18th, 2021 It seems like just one year ago that Bitcoin was at $9600.  In fact, one year ago on this date, one Bitcoin was worth $9618. Fast forward to today and we are more than five times that as Bitcoin has skated across the $50,000 threshold and even tapped $52K.  Uber may start accepting Bitcoin for rides, Dapper Labs is crushing it with NBA...

How to Pay Your Crypto Taxes in 2021 with Clinton Donnelly We once again approach the time of year that most people face with fear and loathing… tax season. And with crypto now part of the equation, many people have no clue how to calculate their crypto taxes and keep the IRS at bay.  In this episode, we’re pleased to welcome Clinton Donnelly back to the show to provide all the l...

Tesla Goes In on Bitcoin -  Bad News For Feb 11, 2021 He need only wave his magic wand and things happen. No we aren’t talking about Houdini. We’re referring to Elon Musk, the world’s richest man. He announced that Tesla now owns $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, and the markets reacted with great delight.  $50,000 is now in sight as some speculate that Apple could be the next d...

Is DUST the Crypto of the Internet? A decade ago in this very galaxy, anyone could set up a bitcoin miner. You’ll be pulling down 55 bitcoin in nothing flat. You could even go to an online faucet, open it up, and bitcoin would flow into your wallet.  Those days are gone. But finding ways to innovate making crypto accessible to all is something that continues to this very day. Today we&r...

How do you move the price of Bitcoin? Well, if you’re Elon Musk you put Bitcoin in your Twitter bio, stand back and watch the fireworks. Robinhood is shelving their IPO in light of the recent Gamestop debacle. A crypto fund manager may face several years in prison for running a ponzi scheme.  If you’re not convinced by now that NFTs are the future, we’ve got some news that w...

Have you ever heard of algorithmic finance? Until recently, we hadn’t either. But this new transparent way of manage money apart from the traditional financial markets has our attention.  In this episode, we welcome pioneers of algorithmic finance to the show to discuss how this revolutionary earnings system embedded into a smart contract can change how we invest.  Jean-Phillipe Be...

GameStop Stops Wall Street - Bad News for Jan 28th Bitcoin momentarily dipped under $30,000 only to recover to $32,000.  Who’s in charge of the market right now?  The bears or the bulls? An amazing case study in the power of the people happened this week as Wall Street shorters were caught by the shorts when a subreddit moved GameStop’s stock from $20 to over $400. And the po...

The Rise of Social Money with Bradley Miles In 2017 ICOs were so hot. In 2018 STOs were so hot. In 2020 DeFi was so hot. In 2021 NFTs are going to be so hot.  Once upon a time we were hot. Now we’re just a couple of old curmudgeons. But you want to know what else is going to be super hot in 2021?  Social Money. In fact, we’re already seeing signs of it as rappers, rockers, ar...

Janet is Yellen about Crypto - Bad News For Jan 21st If anyone can mess up the fight for freedom and decentralization, it’s the government. Need more proof? Biden’s nomination for Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, referred to cryptocurrencies as being used for “illicit financing” and the markets responded with fear.  At the same time, Joe is putting a halt to FinCEN&rs...

Bitcoin is Dead. Bitcoin is Alive! Bad News For Jan 14th Since our last news episode, Bitcoin has died once again. It went from almost $42,000 to $32,000 in a flash crash. Some people panicked and mourned the demise of Satoshi’s creation. But for those of us who have been around for a while, we just smiled and waited. It didn’t take long, because 3 days later Bitcoin soared back up to...

 Enter the Encyclosphere with Larry Sanger The internet is rife with misinformation. Fake and biased news. So-called fact-checkers that are nothing more than political activists. Snopes. And then there’s Wikipedia. Yes, there are people out there that think Wikipedia is a trust-worthy source for information.  If you are one of them, we’re sorry to say that your bubble is goin...

Trillion Dollar Crypto Market Cap?! Bad News For Jan 6th Forget the moon. Bitcoin’s rocket is headed straight for Mars! Ethereum is headed for the moon. And many altcoins finding there way outside earth’s atmosphere as the crypto markets have absolutely exploded. We’re just about at one trillion dollars.  In other news… wait… there’s other news? Well, we...

Securing Your Vote with Blockchain Voting on blockchain. It’s a topic we’ve referenced many times in the past. Is it a good idea? Is it safe? Is it secure? Will it make you sexier? In episode 475, we welcome Eloisa Marchesoni and Giacomo Arcaro to the show to discuss this controversial topic.  Full Show Notes at:  http://badco.in/475 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podca...

Just when you thought the SEC was done harassing crypto projects for the year, Chairman Jay Clayton dropped the hammer on Ripple, stating that the company offered an illegal security. As a result, the price has tanked. Not so for Bitcoin as $29,000 is looking good and the magical $30,000 level not too far behind. This is Bitcoin’s longest winning streak since 2019 and whales are jumping on b...