The Bad Crypto Podcast

What We've Learned in Five Years of The Bad Crypto Podcast Life comes at you fast, and so does crypto. It seems like just yesterday that Travis and I discussed creating a podcast to help regular folks like us understand the emerging blockchain world. And in the blink of an eye, five years have passed. We’re incredibly grateful for the fantastic audience and community that has been created in the R...

Greetings comrades. This is Vladimir Putin, President of Russia. I am here to tell you that I have banned ze bitcoin from being used as legal tender in Russia. I’m sure this will stop all citizens from using the evil cryptocurrency. I am commandeering this show to tell you more about this very important news, and maybe will also tell you about other news. My plan to eliminate decentralized crypto...

Vit Jedlicka, President of Liberland With the global elites attempting to control how the nearly 8 billion people of the world should live their lives, there are freedom and liberty-focused people that believe we should live and let live. And some of them are dedicating their efforts to making that a reality.  One such individual it Vit Yedlichka, President of The Free Republic of Liberland, a ver...

If you’ve been in the crypto space or observed it for any amount of time, what would you think is most missing from the blockchain world? Is it regulation? How about transparency? According to some, one of the biggest problems with the space is that it’s one big sausage fest. No, we’re not saying blockchain should become vegan, not that there’s anything wrong with that. We’re talking about male do...

Welcome to the Metaverse, your name here. Please take your shoes off and make yourself comfortable. In the metaverse, all your needs will be tended to. You will work, play, live, eat, sleep, breathe and poop, all from the confines of your virtual world. What is this Metaverse thing all about? If you have a VR headset, put one on now. If you don’t, put on your pretend VR headset. You know, like the...

Hackers. Viruses. Malware. There must be more than 50 ways to lose your crypto. But one of the ways is when you voluntarily hand it over to criminals demanding a ransom. This can be the result of Ransomware.   What is this insidious method of extracting money from people, how did it come to be and how are you and your data at risk? Today we are joined by Trent Fowler, an expert in the area of Rans...

Inflation. Crypto crashes. Currency wars. Land wars. Star Wars. These are crazy times and it’s said in an insane society the sane man must appear insane. Whether or not we are sane or insane is up for debate, but we think today’s guest at least appears sane. Wait, does that mean he is insane? We don’t know, but what we do know is that Bill Tai is a really interesting guy. As an incredibly successf...

Bad News in Space(s) for June 19, 2022 From time to time, we do a news-centric episode of this show. Five years into this podcast and we still like to experiment with new ideas. At the behest of Sir Lord Travis, we decided to do news in a LIVE Twitter Spaces this week. Not only did we cover important stories, but we invited some in the audience to share their thoughts as well. Thanks to Twitter we...

Are the markets as bad as they look? Yeppp. They’re that bad. First we got LUNA, then we got out-of-control inflation, now a Celsius shit show. The whole thing is a shit show. In fact, today’s conversation between myself and Sir Lord Travis Wright is probably going to be nothing more than a shit show. As you join us from my terrace in Puerto Rico as we talk all things that are currentl...

An Open Conversation with Janice McAfee In the history of this podcast, there are only a handful of people who have been on more than once. But there’s only one man who visited with us FIVE times. That would be enigmatic and mysterious John McAfee.  Reported dead by suicide in a Spanish prison in June of 2021, there are still many questions around his life and his death. Today we are ho...

Dearly Beloved, we are gathered together to get through this thing called a bear market. Crappy word, “bear”, but it’s not forever and that’s a good thing. I’m here to tell you there’s something more… the bull market. A world of never-ending enthusiasm and financial profits. You can always refresh your portfolio, day or night.  So when you call up th...

As Bitcoin continues hovering around $30,000, the blockchain world continues growing at breakneck pace.  Bank of America has blockchain patents waiting in the wings.  Russia reconsiders crypto regulations.  China says.. .eh, who cares what China says. Gamestop crushes it with digital assets, Taco tokens are on the way, and USDT may quench your thirst. Oh, and in case you are living...

We’ve invited attorney Vanessa Clark to the show to answer some really important questions about crypto estate planning. Planning for what happens to your stuff when you die or become incapacitated may not be on your radar for stuff you want to hear, but if you’ve got loved one who you want to have access to your crypto, you definitely don’t want to miss this “we’re a...

FBI Seizes Bitcoin with Elena Obukhova Just as there are 50 ways to leave your lover, there are a lot of ways to lose your Bitcoin. While none of these are good, I imagine that having the FBI seize your Bitcoin is one of the less agreeable ways for this to take place. In this episode, we welcome crypto OG Elena Obukhova to the show to share her encounter with the FBI, to discuss the importance of...

 The Crypto Bear Market Redux? With Bitcoin off 57% from its all-time high, many are saying that crypto is now in a bear market. We can’t conclusively say if that’s true or not, but the markets are definitely experiencing a lot of fear. Travis and I have seen this movie before, and in this episode, we talk about what it was like to live through a verified crypto bear market, and t...

Stablecoin LUNAcy with Brad Mills  The crypto world is notorious for its risk and its unpredictability. This past week has seen both of these features surface in a big way as the Terra ecosystem has collapsed upon itself losing investors billions of dollars. What happened and what can we learn from it? In this episode, we welcome podcaster and author Brad Mills to the show to discuss in detai...

AMA with Sylvester Stallone He’s a legend of pop culture. He’s the only living actor to have topped the box office in the last 6 decades. He’s one of the most inspirational people of our time.  Countless people have run up the Philadelphia courthouse steps and raised their hands in the air triumphantly, mimicking his iconic character.  If you haven’t figured it ou...

Nothing but Bitcoin with CK of Bitcoin Magazine Full Show Notes: Badco.in/606 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: iTunes: http://badco.in/itunes Spotify: http://badco.in/spotify Stitcher: http://badco.in/stitcher Google Play: http://badco.in/play Soundcloud: http://badco.in/soundcloud YouTube: http://badco.in/youtube FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @BadCrypto - @joelcomm - @teedubya Facebook: &nbsp...

The End of the US Dollar? We’ve heard predictions of the imminent economic collapse in the west for decades. But with the Fed printing more US dollars than ever before in history, the signs of the end sure seem to be drawing nearer. Today we speak with an author who has been writing about these economic and political issues in fiction books. But he’s an OG in the crypto world and is ab...

Is NFT.com the Next Big Thing? A year ago you may have gotten away with laughing at NFTs as silly little profile pictures of cartoon apes and penguins. But if you are still laughing, it’s probably because you are laughing all the way to the bank. NFTs are still in the early adopter phase, but some companies are pushing towards mainstream adoption by bringing practical services to the masses....

Have you ever tried looking for someone to do Web3 associated work? It’s hard to find talent, and it’s even harder to find talent at a price that fits your budget.  This new Web 3 world is RIPE with opportunities for those who want to build a career.  Bondex is attempting to solve the problem of decentralized hiring by turning everyone into a recruiter. By gamifying the proce...

Helium's People-Powered Network with Nik Hawks There’s something in the air. It may sound funny, but it is a paradigm shift for decentralized wireless infrastructure. It’s powered by the Helium blockchain. In this episode, we welcome Nik Hawks, otherwise known as The Gristle King, to the show to discuss how this people-powered network can help seize back power from the major telcos. No...

‘Member all that stuff we’ve been telling you about NFTs for the past five years?  Well, it’s all a scam. That is, according to our buddy Jimmy Song.  A friend of the show a Bitcoin maximalist to the core, Jimmy has some harsh words for NFTs and every token that isn’t Bitcoin.  It’s great to visit with him once more and get his hot takes on the state of...

The Incredible, Amazing Episode 600 The Incredible, Amazing Episode 600 It is with great fanfare and a smattering of pomp and circumstance that we welcome you to our 600th episode of this podcast. We’ve got a handful of voicemails from listeners, some big news around a $600 million dollar heist and some thoughts on the future of where we are going in the Republic of Bad Cryptopia.  To q...

The Future of Marketing and Web 3 The world is rapidly changing and Web3 plays a huge part in the future that is to come. With Blockchain and cryptocurrency making their way into the mainstream dialogue, adoption is on its way. And with that comes the proliferation of NFTs, Play-2-earn, decentralized social media, and the metaverse Recently, Joel gave the closing keynote at the annual Social Media...