Cryptocurrency in India with Dr. Ayush Gaur With a population of almost 1.4 billion people, India accounts for nearly 18% of the world’s population. The opportunities for cryptocurrency to better the lives of the country’s citizens are phenomenal. And when a citizen of India reached out to us eager to discuss the future of crypto in India, and told us how amazing we were, how could we not invite him to this show? And that’s exactly what we did. In episode 521, we welcome Dr. Ayush Gaur for a fas...
Jun 07, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 521
Crypto Spotlight: GetDiscreet ICOs are so 2017. In fact, there were so many of them in 2017 that we had special episodes of the show called the ICO Spotlight. Since that time we’ve seen multiple new variations of token offerings with different names and acronyms to comply with regulations and securities laws. Yet, the principle remains the same. A company wishes to fundraise for their new project and they orchestrate a token sale to make it happen. As you might imagine, our inbox is packed with ...
Jun 05, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 520
Electric Car Mines Crypto - Bad News For 6/2/21 What’s in the news this week? Well, there’s a story about Bitcoin. There’s another story about Bitcoin. And wouldn’t you know it, there’s yet another story about Bitcoin. Pundit, investors, speculators, bears and bulls are all playing a tug of war to see which way the cryptocurrency is going to go next as the sideways game has been going on all week. Mark Cuban has made an investment in Polygon, international politicians say there’s no way to avoid...
Jun 03, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 519
Discussing Defi with Brian Kerr of Kava Labs We are the blockchain blockheads, the crypto clowns, and the defi dufi. Defi is a big deal as Ethereum finds its sweet spot. Today we welcome Brian Kerr of Kava Labs to the show to discuss all the beautiful ways you can earn interest in your cryptos with decentralized finance. And who doesn’t like interest? So unless you are uninterested in interest you will be interested in how interesting our discussion with Brian will be on our super interesting ep...
May 31, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 518
Talkin’ Tokens with Teeka Tiwari Bitcoin and crypto geniuses seem to be popping up all over the place. That’s what happens whenever there is a bull run. All of a sudden, everyone including your mom becomes a crypto expert. But there are some analysts who have stood the test of time. One such person is Teeka Tiwari. Founder of the Palm Beach Letter, a former hedge fund manager and Wall Street executive, he’s widely considered one of the world’s premier cryptocurrency analysts. We have the privile...
May 29, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 517
Dalio Says “Bitcoin Over Bonds” - Bad News For 5/26/21 Another Bitcoin critic has seen the light as Billionaire Ray Dalio has stated he prefers Bitcoin over bonds. Hey, we’ll take it. The US Treasury is calling for stricter cryptocurrency compliance with the IRS. And Elon Musk says he won’t sell his Dogecoin. Around the world, China is doing what China does. Canada is doing what Canada does. And Iran is doing what Iran does. So what are they doing? We’ll fill you in on all the stuff and some of ...
May 27, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 516
Giving Away Bitcoin with Jeff Garzik Every now and then someone tells us that we are OGs of crypto. We have to remind them that while we have been in the space for four years, we’re relatively green compared to the real OGs. Take, for example, Jeff Garzik. One of the earliest contributors to Bitcoin, Jeff once gave away over 15,000 Bitcoin for developer bounties. And while he isn’t handing out Bitcoin today, he is dropping stories and knowledge for the past, present and future of the daddy of al...
May 24, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 515
Bitcoin $hits the Bed - Bad News For May 19th Great shades of 2018! The world awoke today to see the crypto market tumble in the biggest market crash we’ve seen in three years. Hitting a low of $30,000, and bringing just about every coin downward in its wake, there are many theories about what may have caused this precipitous plummet. Was it Elon Musk? Was it a plan to force some into liquidation? Were there others forces at play? We’ll dive into all the stories surrounding black Wednesday, as w...
May 20, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 514
IDOs on Binance with Michael Terpin With so many new companies in the blockchain space seeking ways to raise capital, it can often be challenging to connect with investors. And with so many investors wanting to find solid investments that aren’t going to take the money and run, if only there were a better way to connect the dots. In episode 513, we welcome Michael Terpin back to the show to discuss how investors can avoid rug pulls on the Binance Smart Chain with BSC Starter. We go down several ...
May 17, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 513
Vitalik Shakes the Memecoin Marketplace - Bad News For May 12th SHIB, LEASH, ELON, AKITA, KISHU. There are just some of the meme-inspired tokens which have flown up the charts following hot on the heels of DOGE hype. But Vitalik made a move today which may have taken the steam out of the memecoin movement, or fueled it to go to the moon. The Bitcoin price has wobbled a bit but rumors are that Mark Zuckerberg has purchased $10 billion in Bitcoin after sharing a photo featuring his goats, Max and ...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 512
Good Wizard? Or Bad Wizard? Producer Notes: The guys did this episode with zero notes & this them telling the story of what happened per their experience. They are as completely transparent as they can be with their dealing with the Blue Wizard. As Joel mentions around 45 minutes they were paid for an upcoming “spotlight” interview 5 million $WIZ each transferred to their wallets. This is still there as we are waiting to hear if the Blue Wizard wants to appear on the podcast under the condit...
May 11, 2021•54 min
Aircoins: The Pokemon Go of Crypto Remember when Pokemon Go came out? The app became an instant sensation with people of all ages scouring the landscape to catch them all. What if that same technology was available for cryptocurrency? Imagine being able to find actual coins in the wild using augmented reality? In this episode, we welcome Emal Safi, CEO of Aircoins, to the show to discuss how they have made it a reality. We’re also pleased to be joined by Tim Frost of Yield app. A wealth manageme...
May 10, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 511
Will DOGE Hit $1.00? Will ETH Hit $5000? - Bad News For 5/6/21 Warren Buffet once called Bitcoin “rat-poison squared”. Now his right-hand man says Bitcoin’s success is “disgusting”. Ha ha ha… we are laughing. Grayscale has signed a deal with the NY Giants making them the first crypto organization to sponsor an NFL team. NYDIG is making it simple for people to buy Bitcoin from US Banks. Meanwhile, what is up with DOGEcoin? Dog-E-Coin for the uninformed, is seeing new highs as people are starting ...
May 07, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 510
How China Can Kill Bitcoin with Stephen Leeb Bitcoin has been declared dead more than 400 times by pundits and critics. And yet, it’s so NOT dead. And while there has been a lot of speculation about the various things that could allegedly kill Bitcoin, today’s guest brings up a scenario that we found interesting. Might we be able to change his mind? Author Stephen Leeb joins us for one of the most intriguing conversations we’ve had in some time. Does China have their sights set on taking down Bi...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 509
Bitcoin is set to close its first red April for the first time in 6 years. Kansas City Chiefs player to be paid entirely in Bitcoin. Visa & Mastercard moving into crypto big-time. Elon Musk & Dogecoin in the news once again. We've got all the Bad News you need for the week in episode 508. Full Show Notes at: http://badco.in/508 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcast: http://badco.in/itunes Google Podcasts: http://badco.in/google Spotify: http://badco.in/spotify FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL ...
Apr 30, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 508
Disrupting Music and Film with Blockchain Two of the most anticipated use cases for blockchain technology have revolved around the entertainment industry. The music and film industries have suffered greatly due to the Covid-19 shutdowns, and the field is ripe for disruption. In episode 507, we welcome two disruptors to the show to discuss how they intend to revolutionize music and film through blockchain and NFTs. We’re not rock stars, but we can spell real good. So welcome to a very entertainin...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 507
The Fed Says Bitcoin is a Store of Value - Bad News For 4/22/21 Bitcoin slumps to $50,000 before bouncing back. Is China at fault? If so it’s okay because they are now endorsing Bitcoin investments. Sound schizophrenic? Perhaps, but not as weird as both the US dollar and Bitcoin slumping together. Cuba is adopting crypto as part of the communist party agenda, Venmo is launching crypto trading and the cockles of your heart will be warmed when you hear what happened to a dude who started playing m...
Apr 23, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 506
Early Stage Crypto Investing with Megan Kaspar How many people have you met that were early investors in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Sia, Qtum, Cosmos Network, Polkadot, EOS and others? Megan Kaspar has spent her entire career investing in and advising companies in blockchain and related sectors. We’re privileged to have her with us today to discuss early-stage crypto investing, SPACS, NFTs and a bunch more stuff. We’re still on a journey of learning and we invite you to join us. On the other side of thi...
Apr 19, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 505
SEC Comments on Banning Bitcoin - Bad News For 4/15/21 The bitcoin bulls continue to run as many prolific commentators foresee massive highs in the future. Binance allows users to trade tokenized stock tokens. The SEC has issued comments on what it would take to ban bitcoin. You don’t want to miss this. People are buying real estate with Bitcoin, people are getting paid with Bitcoin, and we just like to say the word Bitcoin. Get ready for some blockchain news sprinkled with a few giggles, chortl...
Apr 16, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 504
Casual Gaming for Crypto with Gamee The gaming market has grown to be bigger than Hollywood. And it makes sense for gaming to be one of the gateways into blockchain for the masses. Gamee has been doing casual gaming right on mobile devices and now in partnership with Animoca, they are taking it the chain. Today, we welcome Bozena Rezab, CEO and co-founder of Gamee to the show to discuss tokenizing casual gaming. Dust off your Atari 2600 and get your joystick ready for super happy fun on episode ...
Apr 12, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 503
$2 Trillion Crypto Market Cap - Bad News For 4/8/21 $2 Trillion dollar crypto market cap. That’s it. That’s the opening teaser for this bad news episode #502 of The Bad Crypto Podcast. Full Show Notes at: http://badco.in/502 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 - @teedubya Facebook: /BadCrypto - /JoelComm - /teedubyaw Facebook Masterm...
Apr 09, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 502
How Cryptocurrency Will Change Everything with Ethan Turer Happy Easter to all our friends in the Republic of Bad Cryptopia! Whether this day finds you in church, at the beach, at the local pub, skiing in the mountains or just chilling with family, we just want you to know that we are grateful that you’re part of our family. Except for the one guy. You know who you are. While the rest of the world is going about their business, those of us tracking blockchain and crypto understand that this tech...
Apr 05, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 501
Paypal Launches "Checkout with Crypto" - Bad News For April 1st, 2021 Hear ye, hear ye, Citizens of the Republic of Bad Cryptopia! We hereby decree this show to be the official five hundredth episode produced for your infotainment pleasure. Only it’s really not. It’s more like 600. Confused yet? That’s okay. So are we. Bitcoin has continued to hover around $58,000, Peter Schiff says he is wrong about Bitcoin, the SEC goes after LBRY and Paypal brings crypto closer to mainstream providing consume...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 500
Original gangstas. There’s a small number of them in the Bitcoin world. And today we get to speak with one of them about all things crypto. From Bitcoin and Ethereum to DefI and NFTs, Jamie Burke has many thoughts and words to share. We have some decent questions as well. Some are more decent than others. Some may be indecent. We talk. You decide. Thoughts and words are coming your way, so fasten your seatbelt and don’t forget to check your rearview mirror for episode #499 of The Bad Crypto Podc...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 499
Buy a Tesla with Bitcoin Bad News For March 25, 2021 Elon Musk has announced that customers can now pay for Tesla automobiles with Bitcoin, but that doesn’t seem to slow the Bitcoin’s slide back to $50,000. Bitcoin rewards app, Lolli.com, raises $5 million dollars. And a Federal Judge’s decision could be a blow to the privacy rights of crypto owners. Government meddling with the peoples’ personal business? Imagine that. Speaking of the Fed, chairman Powell says that cryptos are not useful stores...
Mar 26, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 498
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of NFT’s You can’t look in any direction these days and not hear the word NFTs. Whether it’s a tweet from Gary V or Mark Cuban, NBA Top Shot selling millions of dollars worth of moments, Beeple’s $70 million sales or news pundits calling it all a bubble, NFTs so hot right now. As active creators and consumers in the space, we’ve had a front-row seat to the entire industry by talking about it since Cryptokitties first stepped into the digital litter box and creati...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 497
Social Token Platform ROLL gets Ransacked - Bad News For March 18th, 2021 Bulls or bears? Who is going to win the latest war in the battle for Bitcoin? If you’re a bear, you don’t want to end up getting the horns. And if you’re a bull, those claws can be mighty. Coinbase is positioning for their NASDAQ listing. And Bitcoin is now worth more than Visa and Mastercard… combined. Once again, the ugly side of crypto shows it’s face as criminals have taken more than $5 million in social money from pla...
Mar 18, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 496
Just when you think you’ve heard everything about DeFi, along comes another protocol claiming to do it even better. And that might be accurate when it comes to Aave. Stani Kulechov of Aave joins us today to share the vision of the platform and how some are developing Tamagotchi-like NFTs in the DeFi world. Let’s jump down the DeFi rabbit hole once more and toss some NFTs in while we’re at it. Open up and say “aaaaaaahve” for episode #495 of The Bad Crypto Podcast. Full Show Notes at: http://badc...
Mar 14, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 495
NFT Sells for $70 Million - Bad News For March 11, 2021 The number of Bitcoin ATMs in the US is on the rise. Bids for Jack Dorsey’s first tweet are on the rise. Mark Cuban says DOGECOIN is on the rise. So much rising. So much excite! Speaking of rising, guess how much the world’s most expensive NFT was just purchased for? Well if you read the title of the show you’ll know the answer. But for those who trust us enough to just push play, the number will astound you. It will amaze you. You may even...
Mar 12, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 494
Jimmy Song Unloads on Everything We like to feature all points of view on this show, as we are continually learning and open to others’ opinions. And it’s been a long time since we have enjoyed the opinion of Jimmy Song on this show. A Bitcoin maximalists’ maximalist, Jimmy has some very strong opinions about altcoins, ICOs, De-Fi and NFTs. Today, he unloads and we get into some interesting banter. It’s not like he walked into the Ethereum room, dropped his drawers and left a surprise for fans o...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 493
