The Bad Crypto Podcast

Bitcoin has raced back over $30,000. ETFs are on the way, for the traditional financial services. And the economy is crazy. What does it all mean?  Do you think we have any insight? We don’t, but we’re going to poke around and see if we can make sense of it on the Travis and Joel says just as many words as needed to keep you interested episode #685 of The Bad Crypto Podcast.  Full Show Notes at: h...

In the entire history of mankind, no technology has seen faster mainstream adoption then AI. Brands, governments, entrepreneurs and individuals are scrambling to figure out this new world. One person who has been following it closely for some time is Matt Wolfe.  Today we are going to jump into a future that might be the present by the time you hear this show as we discuss all things AI.  Full Sho...

Catch the fresh intro prepared by Travbot 3000 for this Best of Bad Crypto Podcast REPLAY of our 2021 interview with Dominic Williams about the Internet Computer ecosystem.  We'll be back soon with fresh content for your ears. In the meantime, LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, RATE AND REVIEW our Bad Media shows on your favorite platforms.  --------------------- How does one transform the public internet into a po...

Joel is on vacation, but we wanted to give a replay of our interview with Richard Heart, creator of HEX, Pulsechain, and PulseX. Pulsechain, a hard fork of Ethereum, launched on May 13. Tune in for insights into Richard Heart's ecosystem and projects in this Best of Bad Crypto episode, originally aired January 2022.  Full show notes: https://badco.in/582 Here at the Republic of Bad Cryptopia, we h...

If Bitcoin is the money of the future, the future had better be prepared for it. That means not only should they understand what it is and how to use it, but also the ideas and principles that money is built on. For this to happen, parents and teachers must indeed teach the children well. We are thrilled to welcome Daniel Harmon to the show today to discuss how the wildly successful Tuttles Twins...

You might think that the Bitcoin blockchain is only good for one thing. Payments. Granted, that one thing is super important and the core of what Bitcoin stands for. But the Bitcoin blockchain has been used for storing documents and other data for years.  Now, you can store NFT data on the Bitcoin blockchain, and it’s called Bitcoin Ordinals. Today we welcome Bob Bodily from Toniq Labs back to the...

Which countries around the world are welcoming towards crypto and blockchain innovation? How can we help advance these technologies both home and abroad?  That’s the mission of Sheila Warren, CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation. Formerly the Head of Blockchain at the World Economic Forum, Sheila’s lives, breathes, eats and sleeps unlocking the promise of Web3. Today we discuss how America is...

Will DeFi replace traditional finance? Will Bitcoin Ordinals cause Bitcoin transaction fees to skyrocket? And is this the end of the US dollar as the world’s dominant currency? Today we welcome Mati Greenspan of Quantum Economics back to the show to answer these questions and discover how a simple Bitcoin price prediction may or may not have caused a $2000 spike within hours.  We’re here for cutti...

Bitcoin mining is exploding as the SEC chairman, Gary Gensler, takes center stage at a congressional hearing.  What he said, and didn’t say, has many calling for his resignation. Ethereum unstaking is now a thing, but it hasn’t negatively affected the price of the token.  Israel considers a digital shekel.  And Bittrex exits the United States. Can crypto stay decentralized or will the US Governmen...

While many are focused on the financial use cases for blockchain, others are building out tech to utilize blockchain to make things we do better. In 2019, people around the world spent over $250 billion on books. Understanding how people purchase and consume the written word provides us with a use case begging for a better mousetrap. Today we welcome Joshua Stone, CEO and co-founder of Book.io, to...

Bank runs appear to be the in-thing for 2023, and Bitcoin seems to be holding its own as the hedge against the collapse of the US dollar. Tim Draper even recommends that startups hold Bitcoin for that very reason. Now the US government is going after CZ and Binance for selling illegal securities. Elon Musk trolls Twitter users and Dogecoin pops 30%. JP Morgan trolls Ripple on behalf of the SEC. An...

The Creature from Jekyll Island has fully co-opted federal and state governments. The powers-that-be want nothing more than to lord over you, the citizens, with their power. And yet, there are some in government who are not narcissistic sociopaths. They seek to make real change for the people who vote for them. Imagine that. Today we welcome Maine State Senator Eric Brakey to the show to discuss t...

These past few weeks will be noted in the history books as a turning point in both the world financial institutions and the exponential growth of AI tools. It’s like an earthquake metaphorically struck the globe.  Did you feel it? Perhaps not, but what the aftershocks from the early days of 2023 mean for the future of humanity, the direction of the global economy and the coming next world order, w...

Hey ChatGPT, what are five interesting facts about the state of Texas?  Size and population: Texas is the second-largest state in the United States, both in terms of area and population. As of the last census, the population of Texas was around 29 million, making it the second-most populous state in the U.S. after California. Six flags over Texas: The phrase "six flags over Texas" refers to the si...

Silvergate Bank. Silicon Valley Bank. Signature Bank. All three of them totally screwed the pooch. And all three of them are on and off ramps for crypto. What’s the moral of the story? Don’t trust your money at any bank that starts with an “S”   But all kidding aside, along comes the government with another bailout. USDC unpegged for a time over the weekend. And even tether is being wonky.   What...

The Fed says they don’t want to stifle crypto, but according to some the crypto industry is already exiting from the United States. $1 billion in Silk road bitcoin may be for sale by the government. And ambulance chasers are raking it in on FTX legal fees. Also DAOs have received legal recognition in the state of Utah.  We’ve got the latest news, brought to you by original intelligence, on this Ba...

After the great response to Episode #669, featuring mind-blowing AI tools, we've decided to create a spinoff show focused exclusively on artificial intelligence! Travis and Joel are pleased to announce The Bad AI Show, featuring the latest AI news and hands-on tutorials of the best tools out there.  Subscribe at BadAI.show and be sure to claim your Founder's Pass NFT while they last at BadAI.show/...

We don’t know exactly how many people were impacted by the crypto scandals of the past year, but retail investors have lost billions of dollars that were tied up in FTX, Celsius, Luna and 3 arrows. Today we are joined by Mark Sedigh, CEO of X-Claim, to discuss how they are helping people recover a portion of the money that they might not otherwise ever see again. If you are one of these investors,...

It seems a week doesn't go by that we don't hear about someone in the crypto space losing their crypto or NFTs to scammers, hackers and other ne'er do wells. Back in 2017 we talked about how Travis got hacked and almost lost his cryptos. Kevin Rose lost $1,000,000 in NFTs in a wallet draining attack just last month. And now it's finally happened. I got phished.  It was an incredibly stupid mistake...

2023 has been the year that artificial intelligence has gone mainstream. Not in an "everyone is using it" kind of way, but an "everyone is talking about it" kind of way. And if the ramp up on usage of tools like Chat GPT and Midjourney are any indication, the A.I. industry is about to experience a boom that will parallel the rise of the Internet and mobile phone adoption. Today we go down the rabb...

The thing about stablecoins is that they are designed to be stable.  When all else fails in the crypto market, $1 should equal $1.  That is, until they don’t. Like if you are Do Kwon and your UST collapses by pegging your currency to an overleveraged crypto. Or, until the SEC gets involved and brings instability to the space.  Crypto staking is also in the sights of the government as rumors circle...

Old school investor Charlie Munger says the government should ban cryptocurrencies. Michael Saylor says that old Charlie just hasn’t taken the time to understand Bitcoin. The US Congress is going to hold a crypto crash hearing on Valentine’s Day. The NFT market appears to be making a comeback.  And we take a look at the top 10 most famous programmers of all time. Of course, no episode of this show...

Bitcoin is on the move again and the rest of crypto is following suit. What is causing this rise in price? The US Congress has an FTX problem, and it may not be what you think. And a major player has announced that they will be getting into the NFT space. As if we couldn’t see that coming.  Who is it? You’ll find out today on our mark of the beast episode #666 of The Bad Crypto Podcast. Full Show...

A young man walks into a bar and says “gimme a vodka tonic”. Unsure of the man’s age, the bartender must ask to see his identification in order to prove he is old enough to drink. What if the bartender knew from the blockchain that the guy was old enough without even asking for an ID?  He would be accepting proof with no knowledge of actually having seen the proof.  That’s zero knowledge proof… or...

The Western world’s way of capitalism has brought about more prosperity than any other system in the history of man. But there are those who have corrupted the principles of capitalism to benefit themselves without any concern for society in general.  It’s that crony capitalism that is a direct threat to real democracy, at least according to our guest today, Raymond Baker. Raymond is author of a n...