The Bad Crypto Podcast

Are there any Deadheads in the house? For those that don’t know, that means you are a fan of the legendary band, The Grateful Dead.  Are there are any Parrotheads listening in?  That makes you a Jimmy Buffet fan.  Now, are there any Cryptoheads in the hizzle?  I think so.  And today we welcome Todd Phillips, Executive Producer and star of Crypto Heads, the Movie, to...

One NFT Sells for $3.5 Million - Bad News For Dec 23rd All eyes are on the prize as the Bitcoin community watches for our precious to hit $25,000.  Elon Musk inquires about moving large transactions to Bitcoin. And the SEC is suing Ripple calling XRP a security. In just another piece of proof that NFTs are here to stay, one piece of digital art sold for $3.5 million on Nifty Gateway.  Sa...

Growing the Price Sharing Economy with Peter Harrigan You’ve got your white swans.  Beautiful and elegant birds. You’ve got your black swans. Also beautiful, but made for a creepy movie.  And then you’ve got your grey swans.  In a world that’s not all black and white, perhaps the most reasonable of swans.  And reasonable is what we are going for today as...

Bitcoin Breaks Through $23,000 - Bad News For Dec 17th It’s time to celebrate! With Bitcoin finally breaking through the $20,000 barrier, it’s been zero effort for it to move another $3000 and hit $23,000! It feels like 2017 all over again. So what’s different this time around, besides the obvious new high? Paypal stock has surged 17% since adding Bitcoin to their roster. One Sen...

Military Grade Blockchains with Constellation Building secure and reliable blockchain is serious business, especially when the military needs to trust the technology. It’s why we’ve become advisors for Constellation, and why we are welcome Matteo and Wyatt from the project to today’s show. Smart people building good stuff to help the world.  That’s who we like to have...

Bitcoin Will Eat Gold - Bad News For Dec 10th What did you have for dinner? Some like to eat Italian food. Some like Chinese food. Some of y’all crazy people are Vegans. But what does Bitcoin have for dinner?  According to JP Morgan, Bitcoin is going to feast on gold. The markets have had a bit of a pullback this week, which many see as a buying opportunity before Bitcoin rolls to $20,0...

Lolli, Lolli, Lolli, Earn Your Bitcoin Here Many are chasing Bitcoin as it’s hovering near it’s all time highs. But the real practical application comes when you spend that Bitcoin for everyday things and stuff.  What if you could shop at the stores you frequent and get Bitcoin back from your purchases. That’s exactly what Lolli is doing… and doing it quite well. In t...

Bitcoin Toying with $20,000 - Bad News For Dec 3rd With $20,000 Bitcoin insight, some pro traders are buying options at $32,000. The current rally has some on Wall Street speculating about the future of gold. And the Winklevi say bitcoin will be the decade's best performing asset, see '25x' gains from here. Paypal has suspended a user for trading crypto on their own service. Facebook’s Libra...

Anyone paying attention to the social media world is well-aware that censorship is taking place within the ranks of Silicon Valley tech giants. Those whose political speech may run contrary to the opinions of the social overlords often find themselves blocked, banned or de-platformed. In episode 465, we are pleased to welcome Dan Hensley of 3SpeakOnline to the show to discuss this anti-free speech...

It’s a very Happy Thanksgiving for fans of crypto as Bitcoin is almost back to it’s all time high. Even altcoins have come alive and the bull has been unleashed. Ethereum 2.0 is finally coming on December 1st, Bitcoin appears to be decoupling from Gold, and Ran Neuner of CNBC is launching the world’s first 24/7 crypto call-in station. Even Her Majesty has expressed an interest in...

The International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications with Marc Taverner This episode of The Bad Crypto is sponsored by CoinZoom. Stick around to learn more about them later in the episode. How do you develop transparent and inclusive governance and cooperation models for blockchain applications and promote regulatory convergence that drives potential impacts for society and the econom...

Bitcoin has hit an all-time high against numerous world currencies, Mike Novogratz said it’s going to $65,000 as the network effect takes over and a Citibank analyst says Bitcoin is going to $300,000 by next December. Would that be a merry Christmas for all? IBM is targeting fashion with their latest blockchain partnership,  some MIT cybersecurity experts don’t trust blockchain-ba...

Real-World Crypto Adoption with Richard Ells of Electroneum So many altcoins promise to deliver real-world application but never do. That’s not true when it comes to a cryptocurrency that did its ICO in 2017 and today has demonstrated that they meant what they said. We’re pleased to welcome Richard Ells, CEO and Founder of Electroneum, to the show to discuss their humble beginnings and...

The Bulls are Running Wild - Bad News For 11/12/2020 If it seems like Bitcoin is the lead story every week, it’s because Bitcoin IS the big story as the bull run continues. As of November 12th, finds Bitcoin passing the $16,000 mark and some analysts are saying there’s little resistance up to the all-time high. Is the government secretly tracking ballots using Blockchain technology? Th...

Uniswap and Beyond with Peter Girr Just because the DeFi insanity has cooled down doesn’t mean DeFi is over. In fact, many believe it here to stay… just without the hype.  One of the big triggers for the DeFi craze happened when Uniswap surprisingly dropped at least 400 UNI tokens on users of the platform.  In this episode, we are joined by Peter Girr, founder of Wisetoken....

Election Day is over, but we still don’t know who the President of the United States will be. Bitcoin doesn’t care. It’s now over $15,000 and the bulls may be in control. A Bitcoin enthusiast has won a US Senate seat. And $1B of Bitcoin from Silk Road wallet moves for first time since 2015. Speaking of elections, the AP News is publishing election results on blockchain.  Als...

Education in the Digital Age with Nadav Zeimer One of the biggest areas of society affected by the coronavirus lockdowns is education. Kids learning at home and virtual learning have led us to ask a variety of questions on the value of classroom learning, government-funded education and more. In episode 457, we are pleased to welcome Nadav Zeimer to the show. He’s the author of Education in...

The March to $20,000 BTC - Bad News For Thursday, Oct 29th We’re old enough to remember when Bitcoin hit almost $20,000, before crashing down to the three-thousand range. Ah, those were the days. Well the naysayers are saying nay less often as Bitcoin continues its march back to all-time highs. It’s being called digital gold by Mike Novogratz, a safe haven by Anthony Pompliano and very...

Building a Better Ethereum with Ben Jorgensen of Lattice Network To say Ethereum has issues is an understatement. While Vitalik’s little project that could soldiers forth with massive adoption and equally massive uncertainty, other blockchains have surfaced which fix many of the problems inherent in the current Ethereum code. In this episode, we welcome Ben Jorgensen of Lattice Network to th...

Bitcoin rallies to $13,000 on news that Paypal is embracing cryptocurrency. IBM has launched a blockchain-powered digital health pass for COVID-19. And apparently Bitcoin is now more popular then sex.  Legendary game developer Atari is entering blockchain in more ways than one. The First Presidential vote in the United States has been cast on blockchain, and smuggling gold is never a smart id...

DeFi truly is all the rage right now. And it makes sense, because who doesn’t want to separate from the traditional fiat banking system and become your own bank? Yet, decentralized finance is still risky, and a bit confusing.  In episode 453, we welcome Saeed Al Darmaki to the show to discuss all things DeFi. He’s the managing director of the Alphabit Digital Currency Fund and Cha...

If you were in the crypto space in 2017, you’ll remember the great bull run that saw Bitcoin go from $1500 to $20,000… and then come falling back to earth in 2018. Some say the charts and circumstances are now set up to mimic this euphoric period of time. And others are certain that crypto banks are set to swallow fiat banks in three years or less.  China has handed out $1.5 mill...

Are you registered to vote? If you are an American citizen, odds are you are being bombarded with messages on radio, tv, websites, social media, email and snail mail reminding you to vote as if your life depended on it. That’s not a bad thing as we need more citizens participating in the process. But it’s not a stretch to say things have gotten a little crazy as Election Day 2020 appro...

Remember Tom? He was everyone’s friend on MySpace. Tom was smart enough to exit the social media space with a sack of cash and leave the rest of us to fight it out. Unfortunately, centralization has led to some serious problems with the Silicon Valley social media giants.  Censorship, data theft, identity theft and many more issues have cast a dark cloud on social media. In this episode...

I’ve got some bad news for you guys. There are only 2.5 million bitcoin left… ever. And that’s it. Well, at least if you are mining them. And that’s actually good news because Bitcoin has set a record by closing over $10,000 for more than 2 months straight. New blockchain legislation has passed the US House of Representatives and now heads for the Senate. Jack Dorsey says...