The Bad Crypto Podcast

Once upon a time, Travis bought some IOTA. But since he didn’t have an iota of an idea of how to use their then-confusing wallet, Travis lost his IOTA. And he was sad Travis. Savis. But that could all change as we welcome Dan Simerman of IOTA to the show. Head of Financial Relations at IOTA, Dan might provide info that can help Travis recover his cryptos. Oh, and we’ll talk about lots...

We started this journey because the blockchain and crypto world fascinates us. And we knew that by doing so we’d have the opportunity to speak to some fascinating people. That is exactly what has happened. But nothing prepared us for the incredible conversation we were about to have with Professor Samson Williams. What started as a casual meeting at an event in Philadelphia led to a mind-blo...

Big players are abandoning Facebook’s Libra project, but Zuckerberg says the show will go on. The SEC has halted Telegram’s $1.7 billion dollar token offering. The Blockchain has helped officials bring down a major child pornography ring. And a major Bitcoin milestone may have happened while you are listening to this podcast.  This is weird, because Travis is in Denver today, but...

The majority of the massive Silicon Valley social and web tech companies don’t see you as a customer. They see you as a product. Capturing your data and selling it to the highest bidder, you exist to meet their bottom line. The behemoth known as Google, once committed to living to their now-defunct mantra, “Don’t be evil”, couldn’t care less about you.  But what...

Welcome to Bad Crypto. Mati Greenspan, Sr. Research Analyst from eToro to talk all things trading. Boom. Episode 320. Full Show Notes at:  http://badco.in/320 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcast:  http://badco.in/itunes Google Podcasts:  http://badco.in/google Spotify:  http://badco.in/spotify FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter:  @BadCrypto  -  @joelcomm...

It’s been five years since the Internal Revenue Service has issued any guidance on the tax implications of cryptocurrency. Well, the wait is over. And we’re not sure it was worth the wait. Andreas Antonopolous says that Google’s Quantum supremacy doesn’t affect Bitcoin and Tim Cook says that Apple won’t be making a crypto like Facebook’s Libra. Speaking of Libra...

Who wants to be a crypto millionaire? Well, duh. Who DOESN’T want to be a crypto millionaire. We love stories of people who took risks to follow their dreams. And today’s show features a gentleman who escaped the 9-to-5 cubicle life to follow his gut feeling that this crypto world was going to be huge. Now Dan Conway is a crypto millionaire and author of a new book. So, for the million...

Are you ready to be truly bad? Join Joel Travis and the Bad Crypto Podcast team at Las Vegas Blockchain Week. In the special episode the guys welcome Adam Williams of World Crypto con to the show to discuss the epic events that are taking place the last week of October. You won’t want to miss this so listen in and get registered now it  badco.in/wcc Support the show: https://badcryptopo...

Do you trade in a land down under? Trader Cobb does. And as a recurring guest on this show, we thought we would call on Craig for his expertise, and discover how to become a crypto-trader.  In the first part of a monthly series designed to teach you, and us, the skills of crypto trading, today we’ll discover the kinds of traders and the mindset you need to establish to be successful. So...

Crypto giants are coming together to rate coins, the number of crypto wallets is at an all-time high, McAfee is STILL standing by his $1,000,000 Bitcoin prediction, and Gold seems to be currently preferred over Bitcoin as a safehaven for concerned investors. The SEC has settled their charges with Block.one, Libra moves forward but some participants are beginning to question their involvement, and...

Greetings, Citizens of the Republic of Bad Cryptopia. Her Royal Highness welcomes you to an episode that would make Agent 007 proud. Blockchain is for everyone. And Sir John Hargrave wants the world to know about the cryptos. So he has written a book to make it so. Today, Sir John joins the Royal Jesters to discuss how he learned the secrets of the new millionaire class, and you can too. Her Majes...

We met many super-interesting people while in Bali at the Altcoin Mastermind. One guy really intrigued us with his story. And we thought you’d be intrigued as well. After making and losing over one million dollars twice in a row, Bruno Ver struck gold with his next investment in a major tech company. But he didn’t stop there. Bruno went down the crypto rabbit hole and is now a partner...

We knew that the quantum computing barrier would be broken sooner or later, but we honestly thought it would be later then sooner. However, Google announced that they have already achieved quantum supremacy, and many are wondering how this will affect Bitcoin. Bakkt has finally launched their Bitcoin futures market, Patrick Byrne sells his entire portfolio of Overstock holdings, and the fed prints...

Despite pop culture opinion, It’s not always sunny in Philadelphia.  But it was when we were in town for the Coinvention conference. We even did our show live on stage at the event.  But sometimes technology just fails. And we don’t have a good recording of that show. And unfortunately Travis had to leave before we had a chance to record additional content together. But the s...

By now we’re sure you are aware of what Hurricane Dorian did to the Bahamas.  The loss of life and property is truly unimaginable. And this has provided an opportunity for the blockchain community to come together and make a difference.  Today we welcome Don Cornish,  city administrator from Freeport on Grand Bahama to the show. Don shares where the greatest need is and provid...

Good Crypto - Binance US is opening this week. Bad Crypto - Trump may issue an executive order banning a crypto Good Crypto - Africa is using Blockchain to drive change Bad Crypto - Roger Ver and BCash are back in the news Good Crypto - It’s Miller time as you can now play a blockchain-based trivia game Bad Crypto - China Plans to kill most of the world’s bitcoin mining operations And...

Do we have any board game fans in the house? Today we are pleased to welcome Jason Burwood to the show. Jason has developed a new crypto board game called Crypto Millionaire, and it’s a great way to introduce your friends and family to cryptocurrency. Also, our own Rachel Wolfson had the opportunity to sit down with Bobby Lee, the founder of BTCC, China’s first crypto exchange. Bobby h...

A massive transfer of over 94000 Bitcoins took place all at once this week. Who dunnit? Apple teases that they are open to cryptocurrency and then let everyone down by not saying anything about it during their recent product announcement event. And the US Treasury admits that terrorists are more likely to use cash then crypto for their activities. Huh. How ‘bout dat? Also, a Bitcoin treasure...

You can’t pick all the winners, but when Travis and I came across The Divi Project, we recognized something really unique. And during a season when altcoins have languished and suffered horribly, Divi’s token price has increased 300%. They must be doing something right and it’s not just asking us to be advisors. Today we catch up with Nick Saponaro of Divi to discuss the latest d...

The blockchain community can talk all it wants about crypto changing the world, but until real-world solutions that make adoption quick, easy and transparent take the stage, that’s just a dream. Perhaps dreams do come true. While attending the Altcoin Mastermind in Bali, we had the opportunity to speak with two founders who are moving the needle closer and closer to mainstream adoption. You&...

Good golly, we are in Bali! That’s right, we are on the other side of the world for a crypto mastermind event. It’s absolutely beautiful here. And we could be on the beach right now, but there’s some blockchain news that needs to be covered. We’re here for you. Bitcoin shows signs that it may be preparing for its next move upward. Craig Wright says “that doesn’t...

For years, Coinbase has been the first point of contact for Americans wanting to enter the crypto world. But turns out there’s been a player on the other side of the pond for a number of years that has attracted over 11 million customers. That exchange is called eToro and they’ve been building what they believe is the world’s best crypto platform since 2007. What? There hasn&rsqu...

One of the keys to mainstream adoption of crypto is proof of real-world blockchain use cases. It would be an understatement to say there’s some stuff happening in the space. There’s a LOT happening. And on today’s episode we welcome Matt Harding of Zage.io to the show. He and his team have compiled a 255-page report with insights from 102 blockchain leaders sharing current blockc...

Hello comrades. Welcome Democratic Republic of Bad Cryptopia. We added democratic because that’s what you do when you go full socialist. And big lead story today puts Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne in spotlight… something about him dating Russian spy and having information about last US Presidential election. So, he is no longer Overstock CEO. Peter Schiff says Bitcoin will never hit $50...

Sometimes it feels like the Republic of Bad Cryptopia is the center of the blockchain Universe. But we know that we’re more like a moon… with a lambo on it… and plenty of bacon. There are many cool communities and pockets of blockchain buddies all over the world. And today we welcome Joe Blackburn, founder of Crypto Coin Trader, a Facebook community with over 100,000 members. J...