Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasic

A recently released batch of emails between IOTA and the Digital Currency Initiative at MIT, prompts the CryptoBasic team to release this rapid response BasicBlitz episode to explore the controversy in depth. Sit down with Brent and Karim as they cover the entire exchange and do their best to convey the general tone and substance on both sides. Who was right? What have we learned? Tune in to find out.

Brent and Karim sit down for a conversation about one of the most intriguing projects in the space. In this episode we explore the concept of the tangle, learn what a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) is, and find out exactly how it is IOTA accomplishes no-fee transactions. It’s not all rainbows and sunshine however, the boys have some harsh critique of the way IOTA has handled controversy. From admiration to admonition, tune in to hear everything we’ve learned about this unique giant.

On this Flagship episode the team talks everything from Coinbase (again) to Vitalik trying to make sure the world never gets overrun by Terminators. Feel bad for Brent as Karim and Mike try to argue that Wyoming belongs in the “international news” section, and then immediately remember you had him when he talks some smack about Wyoming. The mailbag drop gets improved, and adds a special guest.

Mike continues to pursue his music career as he and Brent discuss Steem. This exciting, but confusing coin, is demystified as much as it can be. This coin is extremely far along in development, and can be used fully right now. Learn why you might want to setup shop on Steem, or why you might not want to. The team brags about the $.12 they’ve made so far.

Mike and Karim sit down for an in-depth discussion about why it is Cardano has them so excited. We discuss science, peer review, engage in more than a few tangents, and Karim gets to swim in a sea of historical references. Join the crew to learn more about one of our favorite projects here at the CryptoBasic HQ.

Karim and Brent take on this week's episode themselves because Mike is busy being a big time poker player. They start with an apology about Wednesdays episode and go right into the craziness that's happening with Coinbase. Look out for some other scams rolling around in the community, and some super tough mailbag questions (without the 50 cent drop).

Brent, Karim, and Mike all sit down for a very special 101 episode. This is the first 101 topic that was decided by a listener. The user Edifice on Discord picked this topic, and the team goes over all of the areas that he wanted to speak about, and also gets wayyyy off topic to talk about a bunch of other tangents. This is one of the longest CryptoBasic episodes, but definitely the one with the smallest percentage of direct crypto references this side of a Fireside Chat.

Karim and Brent discuss everything from Bitcoin Cash to the forks of Bitcoin that are coming down the line. Maybe you want to learn about Bitcoin God? Perhaps Super Bitcoin is more your speed? We actually don’t tell you anything about those forks – we hate all the stupid Bitcoin forks.

Welcome to our 101 Episode on everyone's favorite bad guy, Ripple! 

Brent and Karim sit down to explore the history of Ripple, the problems it solves, and how its able to accomplish such incredible high transactions per second. Brent even explains how some of his previously held assumptions about Ripple changed as his research deepened. Is Ripple worth looking at? What makes it so fast? Is it too centralized? And what's Brent's adorable new nickname? Listen to the episode to find out!

The CryptoBasic team gets together for their weekly Flagship episode. They talk about the Market Downturn, Christopher Giancarlo, The Forbes Rich List, and they also get on Weiss for acting so smug about their ratings. Also, find out how Brent trolls Karim so hard that it takes him weeks to deal with the fallout in this week's edition of the Flagship.