AI video has officially gone off the hook, off the chain, and possibly off the planet. In Episode 808 of The Bad Crypto Podcast , Joel Comm and Travis Wright are back in their original human form to explore just how crazy AI video creation has become. Travis shows off the latest evolution of his long-running Cornytopia project, including consistent AI-generated characters, animated scenes, and the kind of visual storytelling that used to require a full studio, a production crew, and a painful bu...
May 20, 2026•34 min•Season 1Ep. 808
Bitcoin has blasted past $81,000, but somehow that is not even the wildest story in crypto this week. In Episode 807 of The Bad Crypto Podcast, Joel Comm and Travis Wright break down a massive week where Bitcoin ETF inflows surged, Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin stack grew to nearly 4% of the total supply, Google committed up to $40 billion toward Anthropic, and AI agents began crossing into territory once reserved for humans: opening accounts, making payments, and deploying software. The boys also di...
May 06, 2026•16 min•Season 1Ep. 807
This week, Joel and Travis handed the producer role to AI and let it choose the top 10 stories in crypto. Surprisingly, the machine delivered. Episode 806 covers Kraken’s direct access to Fed payment rails, the growing push toward tokenized stocks, the stalled progress of the U.S. Bitcoin reserve, the latest Trump meme coin pump, and why stablecoins may be becoming the true financial infrastructure story of crypto. They also dig into Bitcoin outperforming gold during wartime, how banks are tryin...
Mar 20, 2026•30 min•Season 1Ep. 806
What if the internet stopped waiting for you… and started working for you? In this episode, Joel and Travis show the real AI tools, agents, and systems they’re building right now — from automated news engines and live signal feeds to content publishing systems, games, voice clones, and blockchain-powered experiments. This is why we think Web 4.0 has arrived . We break down: Why Web 4.0 means the web is now building itself How AI agents are researching, writing, coding, and running workflows Trav...
Mar 10, 2026•39 min•Season 1Ep. 805
What if your AI assistant could negotiate your next car purchase, trade prediction markets, manage your inbox, and research crypto… while you sleep? This week we break down the insane rise of ClaudeBot → Moltbot → OpenClaw , the open-source AI agent that rocketed past 200,000 GitHub stars and sparked a massive wave of autonomous agents almost overnight. But of course, crypto had to crypto. Along the way, the project triggered a triple rebrand , a $16M scam token spun up by opportunists, and a se...
Feb 23, 2026•38 min•Season 1Ep. 804
Two years ago, quantum computing was a “someday problem.” Now NVIDIA is lobbying Congress. Ethereum is funding post-quantum research. Coinbase has launched a Quantum Advisory Board. So the question isn’t theoretical anymore. What happens to Bitcoin when quantum computers become powerful enough to crack today’s cryptography? In Episode 803, we sit down with Christopher Steven Smith, CEO and co-founder of Quantus, a quantum-secure Layer 1 blockchain built using NIST-backed post-quantum cryptograph...
Feb 16, 2026•40 min•Season 1Ep. 803
Everything is fine… weeks where everyone is definitely not fine . In Episode 802 , we dig into the crypto panic, the blood-in-the-streets charts, and the uncomfortable question nobody wants to say out loud: Did the grown-ups finally show up to crypto… and ruin the party? We talk institutional adoption (ETFs, custody, control), how the “gatekeepers and suits” might be working the same old playbook, and why crypto feels weirdly toxic right now. Then we take a hard left into a truly bizarre rabbit ...
Feb 04, 2026•32 min•Season 1Ep. 802
Tax season is back, and crypto reporting is getting a lot more… specific. We’re joined by returning guest Clinton Donnelly of CryptoTaxAudit to break down the biggest crypto tax changes affecting U.S. traders this year—what forms are coming, what the IRS will see, and the most common ways people accidentally trigger problems. If you’ve traded on U.S.-based exchanges, this episode is your wake-up call. In this episode, we cover: Why crypto taxes are getting more complicated (and more visible) New...
Jan 28, 2026•28 min•Season 1Ep. 801
Eight hundred episodes in, crypto doesn’t feel wild anymore — and that might be the biggest story of all. In this milestone episode, Joel and Travis kick off 2026 by unpacking a market that refuses to behave like it used to. Bitcoin isn’t mooning, but it isn’t collapsing either. Institutions are quietly vacuuming up supply, ETFs keep stacking, and the once-predictable four-year cycle looks stretched, warped, or possibly broken altogether. The conversation moves beyond charts into bigger territor...
Jan 21, 2026•27 min•Season 1Ep. 800
2025 was supposed to be the year for crypto. Instead, it delivered all-time highs… followed by one of the most confusing pullbacks we’ve seen in years. Bitcoin hit new records, then gave them back. Altcoins struggled. Expectations got wrecked. And everyone was left asking the same question: What the hell just happened? In Episode 799 of The Bad Crypto Podcast , Joel and Travis close the books on 2025 and look ahead to what 2026 might bring — without pretending they have a crystal ball. They brea...
Dec 31, 2025•27 min•Season 1Ep. 799
For years, crypto traders have lived and died by the halving clock. Boom. Bust. Rinse. Repeat. But what if that old rhythm doesn’t work anymore? In Episode 798 of The Bad Crypto Podcast , Joel and Travis make the case that Bitcoin has officially graduated from “speculative science experiment” to institutional-grade asset class — and that changes everything. We break down why this cycle looks nothing like the last ones, including: • Why banks that mocked crypto are now quietly building custody, t...
Dec 17, 2025•25 min•Season 1Ep. 798
Everyone in crypto has a horror story. In this episode, Joel and Travis turn the mic on themselves and the community for a raw, honest look at loss, regret, and the painful side of the crypto journey. Travis recounts how he lost 55 Bitcoin he mined back in 2010 after a hardware failure and no backup of his keys. Joel shares how he was seconds away from reading a 2FA code to a fake “Google security” caller that could have compromised everything tied to his account. Add in a 10 ETH honeypot scam, ...
Dec 08, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 797
Bitcoin is stuck. The market feels heavy. Sentiment is terrible. And yet, none of the traditional bull-market top signals have fired. Not a single one. In Episode 796, Joel and Travis dig into one of the strangest phases Bitcoin has ever entered. A trillion dollars has fallen off the crypto market cap since early October, ETF flows have flipped negative, liquidity is thinning out, and institutions are repositioning. But at the same time, the larger macro picture, historical drawdowns, and long-t...
Nov 20, 2025•24 min•Season 1Ep. 796
Two AIs enter. One narrative leaves. In this episode of The Bad Crypto Podcast , Joel and Travis hand the debate over to their AI companions — Merlin, the bullish wizard who sees magic in the markets, and Vinny, the cynical crypto hustler who thinks the cycle is cooked. The question: Is the bull market over, or just getting started? No news. No guests. Just a raw, fast-paced AI cage match over Bitcoin’s future — where data meets sarcasm, metaphors clash with market logic, and hope fights head-on...
Nov 13, 2025•27 min•Season 1Ep. 795
In episode 794 of The Bad Crypto Podcast, the Republic of Bad Cryptopia is going through major life upgrades. Travis has officially moved to Dubai to become Chief Innovation & Web3 Marketing Officer at MultiBank.io , leading their $MBG token, RWA plays, and a wild new partnership with UFC legend Khabib that involves tokenized gyms. Meanwhile, Joel’s getting married in Breckenridge , rebooting his personal YouTube channel, dropping weekly AI for Everyone episodes, and shaping a new book built...
Nov 07, 2025•25 min•Season 1Ep. 794
The biggest crypto liquidation in history just rocked the markets as President Trump drops a 100% tariff on all Chinese imports , sparking a global sell-off that hit crypto first and hardest. But even as traders panic, Bitcoin is surging ahead of the Fed meeting , teasing a new all-time high. We’re breaking down the chaos — from $431 million in token unlocks to the mysterious rise of Hyperliquid , the DeFi exchange everyone’s suddenly obsessed with. Plus, Goldman Sachs says gold’s still got game...
Oct 21, 2025•35 min•Season 1Ep. 793
What if trading Bitcoin memecoins was as easy as logging in with your wallet and clicking “go”? This week, we’re pleased to welcome Bob Bodily , CEO of Toniq Labs, to discuss the platform that’s turning that vision into reality. No gas fees, no headaches, just fast and simple memecoin creation and trading that could change the game for all memecoins. From the Internet Computer to Bitcoin, Toniq has been pushing boundaries in decentralization and on-chain innovation. If you want to see the future...
Oct 02, 2025•40 min•Season 1Ep. 792
Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin play might crash the gates of the S&P 500 as early as Friday, Dogecoin moons on a $6M ETF launch, and Argentina’s peso freefall has Bitcoiners saying “told you so.” The U.S. Treasury is tinkering with stablecoin rules, lawmakers want crypto in your 401(k), and Tether swears it’s not bailing on Uruguay. Meanwhile, Ted Cruz drops a bill for an AI sandbox, and Google admits it’s been censoring political content on YouTube. We know all about being censored, huh YouTube? ...
Sep 24, 2025•35 min•Season 1Ep. 791
Bitcoin is en fuego—up 8% in September for its best month in 13 years as markets welcome a Fed rate cut. A sleeping whale just moved 1,000 BTC after 12 years, and political drama swirls around the Fed. Meanwhile, Google and Coinbase team up to bring stablecoin payments to AI agents, Dogecoin lands its own ETF (yes, seriously), and the U.S.–UK crypto alliance may reshape stablecoin regulation. It’s rate cuts, meme coins, and AI payments, along with some spontaneous banter from your two favorite c...
Sep 18, 2025•35 min•Season 1Ep. 790
The crypto community once again is dodging digital landmines as Ledger’s CTO screams “stop those onchain transactions!” thanks to a sneaky NPM supply chain attack hitting over a billion downloads. That’s right, hackers are out here snatching crypto like it’s candy. Meanwhile, Bitcoin Hyper’s presale is going full supernova, Oracle’s AI cloud dreams are spiking their stock, and Trump Media is hoarding $6 billion in CRO tokens for Truth Social’s big flex. From Nasdaq’s $50M Gemini IPO bet to World...
Sep 11, 2025•31 min•Season 1Ep. 789
An OG whale has unloaded 25,000 Bitcoin, sending the price lower. Ethereum hits a new all-time high. And Crypto.com scores with a Trump treasury. Are we on the verge of a major dump and is the bull market over? Or are things just getting lit for a massive takeoff? We’ll look at the charts and stuff to give our take. Expect a little AI update as well since we are transitioning to humanoid creatures for the next century on this Bad News episode #788 of The Bad Crypto Podcast. Full Show Notes at: h...
Aug 28, 2025•33 min•Season 1Ep. 788
Is crypto teetering on the precipice of a huge pullback or are we just setting up for the next move up? All eyes are on Jerome Powell to see if the fed is planning rate cuts. But should Bitcoin care? The US Treasury secretary is flip-flopping on Bitcoin. But you know who isn’t flipping or flopping? We aren’t. Now into our ninth year of covering this space, we got the latest Bitcoin, blockchain and AI news you can use, cause one of is the Jews… on this “the other one is an uncircumcised heathen” ...
Aug 21, 2025•36 min•Season 1Ep. 787
In the beginning, there were Cryptokitties. Well, maybe it wasn’t THE beginning, but it was the beginning of NFTs. In 2020, there were Blockchain Heroes. And meanwhile on Ethereum, some Punks and Apes took over the world, with some NFTs commanding 7-figure prices. The world was rife with birds, mutants, doodles and all varieties of digital art. Then, the crash happened. And it happened bigly. The promise of digital ownership had been betrayed and the value of everyone’s pixels came tumbling down...
Aug 14, 2025•49 min•Season 1Ep. 786
In this episode, we dive deep into the future of blockchain interoperability with the minds behind Apex Fusion — Jerry Fragiskatos (CEO of HAL8 and former Chief Commercial Officer at Cardano) and Tom Flynn (Founder & COO of Apex Fusion). These industry veterans are building what they call a “unified Web3 landscape,” connecting the isolated islands of today’s blockchains into a seamless, interoperable ecosystem. If you've ever wondered what it would take to get Bitcoin and Ethereum truly talk...
Jul 31, 2025•49 min•Season 1Ep. 785
You may have heard a little bit about what Michael Saylor and his company, Strategy, are doing by acquiring truckloads of Bitcoin. But do you understand the full scope of his master plan? Today we’ve invited our friend John Lee Dumas, host of Strategy Today show on Youtube, to fill us in on Saylor’s “Infinite Money Glitch” and how his certainty that Bitcoin is going to $21 million dollars is setting up his company to be the world’s richest company. This is a super important discussion and we hop...
Jul 23, 2025•57 min•Season 1Ep. 784
July 16, 2017. A day that will live in infamy. It was the day that Sir Lord Travis Wright and I invaded the beaches of Normandy… no, it was the day that we got on a space shuttle to become astronauts… well, ok. It was the day we decided to say words about Bitcoin, record them, and share them with the world. Perhaps not as epic as one would like, but it was a pretty big deal for us. Now, eight years later, we are the third longest-running Bitcoin podcast in the english language. Is humanity bette...
Jul 16, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 783
Some OG Bitcoin wallets have seen life after more than 14 years of dormancy. Stocks and crypto react favorably to Trump striking a trade deal with Vietnam. And Jack Dorsey is back with a decentralized messaging app designed to take on WhatsApp and work over Bluetooth. Some say history is getting ready to repeat itself with an epic bull run. Others say history means nothing when it comes to crypto cycles. We say with absolutely certainty that we have absolutely no idea. So if you are as clueless ...
Jul 09, 2025•40 min•Season 1Ep. 782
Bitcoin hashrate is declining even as interest in Bitcoin ETFs is growing. Robinhood has launched stock tokens. And the great state of Texas has made gold and silver legal tender once again. Along with crypto we’ve got some AI news for you. Are you tired of winning yet? We aren’t. And we’re going to bring you more winning on our bad news episode #781 of The Bad Crypto Podcast. Full Show Notes at: http://badco.in/781 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcast: http://badco.in/itunes Google Podc...
Jul 02, 2025•39 min•Season 1Ep. 781
It’s been a turbulent week in the world politically and cryptoly as Trump intervenes in the Israel/Iran conflict. The markets responded with fear and then bounced back when it appeared that all would be okay. It’s turbulence that we are used to by now, but it doesn’t mean you don’t feel it when the shaking is going on. Offline, Travis and I have been discussing the Bristol scale and wondering if you can chart Bitcoin prices along with your sharts. Get ready for more turbulence as we discuss the ...
Jun 25, 2025•44 min•Season 1Ep. 780
How crazy is it that even in spite of being on the brink of World War III, Bitcoin is still holding over $100,000? How crazy is it that the Genius Act has passed through the US Senate and is now heading for the House of Representatives? And how crazy is AI accelerating with all the crazy stuff you can do with it? If you’re looking for crazy you’ve come to the right place. We’re going to discuss the essential stories from the crypto market and dive into the AI rabbit hole with essential tools you...
Jun 20, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 779
