The Bad Crypto Podcast

Coin: a flat, typically round piece of metal with an official stamp, used as money. Genius: a person who is exceptionally intelligent or creative, either generally or in some particular respect. CoinGenius: an advanced intelligence and analytics platform specifically intended for cryptocurrency traders. Today we welcome Jeremy Born, the creator of Coin Genius, to the show to discuss a new platform...

Is the Crypto winter almost over? What lessons have we learned from last year’s crypto exuberance? And what role will active governance take in the blockchain world going forward? These are just some of the questions addressed as we welcome David Drake back to the show for an encore performance. With a special interest in real estate tokenization, David has been around the crypto block a few...

Mt. Gox. The very mention of the now defunct exchange brings shivers to the bitcoin world and tears to those who lost their crypto in 2014. But all is not lost, says Brock Pierce. In fact, Brock is on a mission to make Mt Gox victims whole again with the project Goxrising. Today, Brock is joined by attorney Andrew Rossow for an epic discussion of how he intends to help revive Mt. Gox and bring equ...

What started out as a worthless token created to help our listeners understand how crypto works is about to become a real thing with a real function… to make crypto fair for everyone to mine. Ladies and Gentlemen, today we welcome Marshall Long, crypto OG, to the show to discuss the creation of the new BADcoin blockchain. This may be the most exciting thing to come out of the Republic of Ba...

If blockchain can be used to solve the double-spending problem and keep an immutable ledger, why can’t it be used to validate identity? Well, it can. And if Vinny Lingham has his way, his project will lead the way in the global digital identity revolution. Civic has an app that stores your digital identity and makes it as simple as scanning a QR Code to prove that you are who you are. Today...

Paris Blockchain Week is the biggest Blockchain & Digital Assets event in Europe. During one week in the City of Lights, numerous events will be held by the most prominent blockchain organizations. On April 13 2019, join us for a week in the biggest concentration of events peaking with the flagship event: Paris Blockchain Week Summit on April 16-17 in the largest incubator in the world: Statio...

Founded in 2017, Binance is now the world’s biggest crypto exchange based on trading volume. Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ in the crypto world, is the CEO responsible for this virtually overnight success. Today we’re pleased to welcome CZ to the show for a discussion that covers the gamut. From humble beginnings to crypto world domination, we’ve got it all. And now, you are gonna g...

What the heck is a masternode and why should you care? Well, of all the topics we’ve been asked to cover on this show, masternodes have been requested again and again. Masternodes used to be complex, but with today’s guest you’ll discover how easy it can be to begin mining crypto. We welcome Tim Sanders and Nick Saponaro from DiviProject to deliver the goods and help make you mas...

We present, for your consideration, a tale of two podcasts. Both about blockchain. Both targeted for newbies. Both started within 3 days of one another. Both with at least one devastatingly handsome host. The Bad Crypto Podcast launched on July 18th, 2017. Matthew Aaron’s Crypto 101 launched on July 21st, 2017. Coincidence? Or perhaps there are deeper forces at work. Forces that would have y...

It’s a snowy day in Denver and we are surrounded by a cornucopia of intelligence and creativity at ETHDenver. The State of Colorado is a thriving hub of Ethereum blockchain innovation and today we’re going to bring you proof. John Paller was and Kevin Owocki are going to join us for a special panel where we’ll explore the future of work. Sean Li of Formatic is going to tell us ab...

Andreas Antonopolous. John McAfee. Roger Ver. What do they all have in common? Well, yes, they have all been guests on this show. But what ELSE do they have in common? Along with a number of other blockchain luminaries, they are in a new book by Paul Democritou. It’s called The Crypto Factor, and it provides a peek behind the blockchain to discover what it will take to succeed in the crypto...

You may remember in 2018 when crypto YouTuber Ian Balina had $2 million in crypto stolen from him while he was broadcasting live. We are pleased to say that we had nothing to do with it. And we’re also pleased to welcome Ian back to the show for his second appearance. He’ll discuss the theft, as well as his current thoughts about the crypto space. Try not to get hacked while you listen...

No person has been more requested as a guest for this show than Andreas Antonopolous. An incredible thinker with a passion for blockchain technology, Andreas has become one of the most trusted names in the industry. Today we’re pleased to welcome Andreas to the show to answer a bunch of questions, both from us and from listeners to this show.  It’s a jam-packed conversation and yo...

It’s all sunshine and rainbows in the Republic of Bad Cryptopia as the crypto markets have taken a nice ride upwards this week. With Bitcoin dancing around $4000, people are wondering if the bull run could be near. Or is this just another head fake? The Bitcoin symbol is now on the Google keyboard, so that’s something, right? Elon Musk says paper money is going away. And Tim Draper say...

Brock Pierce. Roger Ver. John McAfee. The Bad Crypto Hall of Fame has welcomed many of these legendary blockchain personalities. But today we are pleased to welcome the man who has claimed to be part of the team who created the Bitcoin whitepaper… Satoshi Nakomoto. Dr. Craig Wright says Bitcoin core is not true to his original vision, but Bitcoin Cash SV is. He’s incredibly opinionate...

In what was one of the most unusual and successful ICOs in crypto history, EOS raised $1 billion dollars in their year long token sale. Now on it’s own blockchain, EOS is quietly gaining adoption for dAPP creation among the development community. We weren’t aware of just how many dAPPs were being built and used until we met Kurt Braget, a card-carrying member of the Republic of Bad Cry...

Ah… It’s Valentine’s Day and love is in the air. We love our cryptos and we love our listeners. So much love. Crypto ATMs are being installed in the Philippines. We love that. Mortgage rates are low and could fuel a crypto boom. Ya gotta love that. Brock Pierce wants to help make Mt. Gox whole again. What’s not to love? JP Morgan is rolling out the first US bank-backed cry...

As the head of Overstock.com, Patrick Byrne has been on the front line of crypto adoption. His site has been accepting Bitcoin since 2014. But now Patrick is selling Overstock so he can focus full time on tZero, a blockchain-based trading platform. Today we welcome Patrick back to the show to discuss what’s up at this new project as well as to get his thoughts on the state of crypto. Two of...

Depending on where you live in the world, you have a certain amount of freedom. If you live in North Korea, you don’t have much individual liberty. If you live in the United States, you are in the country founded on the greatest amount of individual liberty ever. But how free are you really? Today’s guest, Jeff Berwick, says you aren’t nearly as free as you think you are. And he...

Some say a crypto rally is expected one year before the next halving, Facebook makes their first blockchain acquisition and a Canadian exchange has lost all their crypto in a story with a bizarre twist. But bizarre is the new normal in the blockchain world. And bizarre is normal for the Republic of Bad Cryptopia. Come inside, kick off your shoes and grab an adult beverage from the fridge. You&rsqu...

After our last episode featuring Michael Terpin, the entrepreneur who had his cell phone sim card jacked and subsequently lost $24 million in crypto, we thought it would be important to understand which cell phone carriers were the most and least secure. Today we welcome Oz Sultan back to the show. An expert well versed in counterterrorism, social media and big data, Oz will explain why some carri...

What would you do if you discovered that your cell phone had been hacked and that $24 million dollars in crypto was gone? It happened to Michael Terpin, founder of BitAngels, the world’s first angel network for digital currency startups. As a result, Michael is suing his cellular carrier, AT&T, for ten times that amount. Today we speak with Michael about the hack, the lawsuit and the fut...

Round the world and home again That's the podcast’s way Faster faster, faster faster There’s no earthly way of knowing (knowing) Which direction crypto’s going (going) There’s no knowing where it’s going (going) Or which way the market’s flowing (flowing) Is it selling, is it buying Is an alt-coin out there crying Another fork of bitcoin is showing So the blockc...

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I checked my crypto, weak and weary, Over many a tear for the volume of forgotten crypto lore— While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping on my door. “’Tis some bull run?,” I muttered, “tapping on my door?— Only bears and nothing more.” And now Ravencoin, today we&...

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