The Bad Crypto Podcast

Tim Draper and Brock Pierce Talk UEI, Crypto, and World Politics In this episode, we discuss Brock Pierce's run for President including upgrading the United States operating system. We also talk in-depth about Universal Earned Income, yes, it's different than Universal Basic Income & Brock explains what he means by that. In the past, we’ve had the pleasure of welcoming a Presidential can...

Craig Wright is denied once again… now he heads to court. The whales are clustering. Where is it happening and what could it mean for the price of Bitcoin? Tyler Winklevoss says Bitcoin is better than gold. A bitcoin skeptic has turned bitcoin bull by buying up 17,000 Bitcoin is 3 days. If you are a fan of vintage video game systems, you’ll be excited to see the moves Atari is making...

No shoes, no shirt, no service. Don’t step on the grass. No spitting. Don’t drink while you are pregnant. Don’t enter the store without your mask. Don’t leave the toilet seat up. Chew your food before you swallow.  So many rules. So much to remember. So many things you don’t have permission to do. But in the world of blockchain, there are both permissioned and pe...

DeFi so hot right now. In fact more than $1 billion in Bitcoin has been tokenized for DeFi. eToro’s Good Dollar launches and hopes to bring Universal Basic Income to people. And Gene Simmons of Kiss wants to rock and roll your blockchain all night, and bitcoin every day.  There’s plenty of interesting news to cover this week as well as an exciting interview with Pascal Lauria of C...

Imagine this. You are two teachers who go down the crypto rabbit hole. You are sucked into the world of blockchain and digital currency. And you want to tell others about it. But you want to stay anonymous, just like Satoshi. Johnny Crypto and the “P” have written a book called “The Satoshi Manifesto” and they are here to share their story, and their new book, with us today...

Bitcoin is World’s 6th Largest Currency – Bad News For Thursday, Sept 10th Bitcoin is dead… again. But it didn’t die as many times in 2020 as it has in past years. In fact, it is now measured as the world’s sixth largest currency. Not too shabby for being dead. Did Peter Schiff capitulate and buy bitcoin? Is Starbucks deploying a blockchain network? Will a quantum co...

Coronavirus has shown us many things, but if nothing else it has accelerated the need for a cashless society. This paves the way for different types of currency, advancing the move to a new digital financial system. So can a cashless society work? Are there advantages? Do digital currencies play a role? In episode 442, we welcome Steven Becker of MakerDAO to the show to discuss what a functioning...

As the US dollar appeared to show newfound strength, the crypto markets responded by… going down. The plunge into the $10,000s range has some people concerned we could go lower. But for those who aren’t new to this rodeo, it’s just more of the same old thing. And in spite of the pullback, we’ve nothing but optimism coming from those most intimately acquainted with the cryp...

There may be a lot wrong with the world. But there’s also a lot that’s right. For example, there’s Travis Wright.  And there’s also Del Wright.   A professor of Law at the UMKC School of Law, Del teaches in the areas of finance, business, securities, crypto, and tax. His current research focus is crypto and the regulation of blockchain technologies. He’...

With Bitcoin currently in the low $11,000s range, many are suggesting an end-of-month spike is in-sight. The Internal Revenue Service is going to be direct about asking if US Citizens have invested in cryptocurrency. And a mining simulation projects that Satoshi mined over 1 million Bitcoin using nothing more than a PC computer.  Mr. Travis Wright is somewhere in Albania, and for perhaps only...

First, we had ICOs. Then we had IEOs. Now we have STOs. And some of you may need to see a doctor about that STD.  The method for bringing cryptocurrencies to investors has changed throughout the years, and it’s important to keep up. That’s why we’ve invited Alex Nascimento, faculty member & Co-founder of Blockchain at UCLA, to join us for a discussion on blockchain busin...

Ahoy Matey, there be whales in these deep waters. They be seeking some Bitcoin booty by the trunkload. And paying attention to what they do may be the key to the next bull run. Warren Buffet knows a thing or two about booty, too. He decided to load up his treasure chest with gold. That also could be big news for Bitcoin.  And the digital dollar is finally in sight for the Fed as they begin to...

Fraud. Scam. Sham. Flim-flam. There’s no shortage of bad people seeking to cause harm to unsuspecting consumers and businesses by stealing their identity and their finances. Of course, that includes crypto scams. In episode 436, we focused on how to avoid various types of scams and we’ve got an expert on board to help us navigate it all. Julia Baranovskaya of NDAX has the 411 on this s...

Bitcoin keeps rejecting the $12,000 mark and it appears to be hurting its feelings. Is this a sign that the bull market is taking a breather? The world’s biggest business intelligence firm just spent $250 million on Bitcoin.  And Google is failing to protect people from crypto scams. Good old John McAfee is in the news and arrested once again.  Turns out you can’t wear a thon...

Alpha means beginning. Omega means ending.  This show will have both, an Alpha and an Omega. But as long as we’re going down the greek rabbit hole, let’s toss some Delta and Theta in for good measure. Today we welcome Kyle Laffey from Theta.tv to the show to discuss the future of decentralized live streaming video. And then Nicholas van Hoorde from the Delta app joins us to share...

What do Bitcoin & Gold have to do with each other? Find out in this Bad News episode of the Bad Crypto Podcast.  As Bitcoin once again is close to testing $12,000, or maybe already has by the time this episode is released, one of the Winklevi suggests the next bull run will be much different.  That’s good because the United States has printed more money in the last month than i...

Hey yous guys. Gather round and listen in cause you now in the Big Apple. Populated by millions of people it’s no surprise to find out dat some big stuff goes down here.  And when you talkin’ about Bitcoin, dis here is where the very first Bitcoin Center opened its doors in 2013. Today, we’ve happy to welcome Mr. Nick Spanos, founder of the Bitcoin Center NYC to da show. So...

Bitcoin is back, baby. As we race past $10,000 and upwards of $11,000, we may be seeing signs that something truly parabolic could happen soon.  A DC Federal court has ruled that Bitcoin is indeed a form of money.  Visa is getting into the crypto game. The Woz is suing YouTube.  And Shatner sharded. Along with this week’s big news, we’re pleased to introduce you to Judd...

The Bitcoin halving of 2020 has come in gone, and perhaps now we are beginning to see the effects of the difficulty adjustment as the price of Bitcoin increases.  Prior to the event, we spoke with CPA Matt D’Souza to discuss what would happen next.  We discussed mining gear and why this is just one more step towards Bitcoin becoming true digital gold. So grab your pick and shovel....

There’s a coin shortage happening in the United States right now. And it’s impacting how businesses are operating. It’s also providing an excellent time for crypto to shine. Case in point, Mastercard is finally making moves into the cryptocurrency world. The Former Chairman of the CFTC makes the case for the digital dollar. And Coinbase steps in to stop a major hack. The Blockcha...

We are celebrating 3 years of blockchain and cryptocurrency podcasting here at the Republic of Bad Cryptopia, and we’ve got a special gift for you today. We’ve invited hosts from four other podcasts to join us to discuss their crypto journey. We’ll be joined by American Idol contest, Taryn Southern, Brent and Drew of Wild West Crypto Show, our buddy Rice Crypto, and Ashton Addiso...

Covid-19. Lockdowns. Protests. Riots. Murder Hornets. 2020 has just been loads of fun, hasn’t it? Well let’s throw in a massive scheme to steal Bitcoin from people through influential Twitter accounts for good measure. That’s what happened this week and we’ve got the details. A Texas man allegedly used $1.1M in COVID-19 relief funds to buy crypto.  Two crypto promoters...

At the rate the Federal Reserve is printing money, it won’t surprise anyone when the dollar eventually crumbles. Max Keiser is taking a pro-active stance on making fiat worthless.  Hand him a twenty and see what happens. It’s been a couple years since we first spoke with the co-host of The Keiser Report so we thought it was a good time to catch up and get his current thoughts on l...

If you thought you’d seen all the drama from the US Presidential race that you could handle for the year, 2020 continues its run of surprises as Kanye West and Brock Pierce toss their hats into the ring. Dogecoin makes a surprise run due to one major social app talking about it. And some key indicators could point to Bitcoin being the new “Apple” of investments.  Venezuelan...

By a show of hands, how many of you collected some kind of trading card when you were little? How many are still collecting trading cards today?  Whether baseball, star wars, Marvel, Garbage Pail Kids or something else, odds are you have purchased from the Topps brand. And with the digitization of the Garbage Pail Kids brand on the WAX blockchain, Topps has entered a whole new era.  Toda...