The Bad Crypto Podcast

By Joel Comm and Travis Wright

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What's The Bad Crypto Podcast about?

Technologists and crypto-enthusiasts Joel Comm and Travis Wright attempt to demystify the world of bitcoin, blockchain, litecoin, ethereum, alt-coins, token generation events, and ICOs in this podcast for cryptocurrency newbies.

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The Binance and OpenAI Saga...

11.28.2023

CZ settles for $4.3 billion in a plea deal with the SEC, US DOJ seizes a crapton of Tether and Grayscale meets with the SEC regarding ETF. Everywhere you turn the heavy hand of government is rearing its ugly head ...

The Bad Crypto Podcast episodes:

11.28.2023 The Binance and OpenAI Sagas - Bad News for Nov 28 CZ settles for $4.3 billion in a plea deal with the SEC, US DOJ seizes a crapton of Tether and Grayscale meets with the SEC regarding ETF. Everywhere you turn the heavy hand of government is rearing its ugly head ...
11.15.2023 Mainstream Adoption is Almost Here - Bad News for 11/14/2023 With less than six months to the Bitcoin halving and near certainty for ETFs rapidly approaching, the crypto world is abuzz with the early phases of a bull market and talks of mainstream adoption. Along with the usual price predictions, ...
11.06.2023 SBF Guilty! Seven guilty verdicts for Sam Bankman-Fried, Bitcoin ETFs and a happy recovery in crypto prices are providing the blockchain world with much to discuss. After a couple weeks off, we are back to do the thing where we look at ...
10.18.2023 Thoughts from the Bear Market - Episode 700! Time can move very slow when you are in a bear market. Watching your crypto and NFT value drop can be a depressing experience. We’ve survived one bear market and it appears we are going to survive another. Today your ...
10.11.2023 Is Your Bitcoin Safe? We love hearing peoples’ viewpoints on Bitcoin and what they believe are the most important aspects of crypto. Jameson Lopp is helping as many people as possible understand the importance of self-custody, and providing a way from them to make ...
10.04.2023 Bitcoin Breaks $28,000! - Bad News for October 4, 2023 Are there signs of life in the crypto market? Is the bear thinking about going into hibernation so the bull can run once again? Or is this upturn just another headfake. We’ll take a look at the latest news in ...
09.27.2023 Crypto Kingpins: The War Between SBF and CZ It’s been almost one year since FTX collapsed and created a horrific ripple effect in the crypto industry. Sam Bankman-Fried and Changpeng Zao have become key players in this incident, and a new podcast goes behind the scenes on what ...
09.13.2023 The Great Taking We’ve been talking about The Great Reset for years. Designed to strip normal citizens of power and privacy, the global elite have their eyes set on making themselves Kings and Queens of the modern era. You and I, we are ...
09.07.2023 Get Paid Satoshis to Listen Even though Bitcoin is a more efficient payment system, a minority of the world’s population is actually using it to buy and sell. As of today, the asset class is more like the digital gold that we often reference. But ...
08.30.2023 The Politics of Bitcoin with Bruce Fenton Common sense isn’t all that common. But today we’re going to load up on it with our guest Bruce Fenton. The co-host of The Satoshi Roundtable and founder of multiple financial organizations, Bruce has been in Bitcoin since 2013. He’s ...
08.16.2023 Legally Pay Less in Crypto Taxes! Imagine paying only 4% taxes to the government for your business income. And now imagine paying zero capital gains taxes for all of your crypto gains. Well, I don't imagine it. I live it legally. Sir Lord Travis is super ...
08.09.2023 Spatial Web Changes Everything With the launch of the world wide web, people and businesses have connected like never before. Evolving technologies such as ai and blockchain have advanced our ability to get stuff done faster and more efficiently. The complexities and challenges of ...
08.02.2023 Smart Contracts Made Easy When most of us interact with blockchain technology, we are experiencing the end-user product. But the smart contracts that run these projects are a bit more complicated. Akin to code, smart contracts require specific programming language to make them do ...
07.26.2023 Reflecting on Six Years of Bad Crypto We have been broadcasting for six years at The Bad Crypto Podcast. We have interviewed many of the big names in the space, attended events all over the world, and have shared the journey with YOU. In today's show, we ...
07.19.2023 The Truth about Quantum Computing In our last episode we shared news of Google’s new Quantum computer, which raised all kinds of questions about breaking Bitcoin’s cryptographic code. While we were able to speculate a bit about what that means, we decided to invite a ...
07.13.2023 Will Quantum Computing Destroy Bitcoin?! Bitcoin, the most decentralized, trustless cryptocurrency in the world. Its immutable ledger is unhackable. But will it always be that way? Google just announced a new Quantum computer that can change everything, and perhaps pose a threat to the Bitcoin ...
07.06.2023 Predictions on the Future of Technology What does the future of cryptocurrency look like? How will Bitcoin impact world financial systems? Are NFTs a fad or are they here to stay? What about the Metaverse, Play-2-earn and AI? Today we take a look at each of ...
06.28.2023 Decentralized Digital IDs with ENS Domains When someone wants to send you crypto or an NFT, it’s silly to try to tell them your wallet address. Oh, you can send to 0X5cB349bKa…. With ENS domains, you can have a simple identification for your wallet that can ...
06.22.2023 Bitcoin Breaks $30,000 - Bad News for June 21, 2023 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 ...
06.14.2023 Exploring the AI World with Matt Wolfe 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 ...
06.08.2023 Best of Bad Crypto: Decentralizing dApps with the Internet Computer 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 ...
05.31.2023 Best of Bad Crypto: A Heart to Heart with Richard Heart 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 ...
05.17.2023 Teaching Kids About Bitcoin with the Tuttle Twins - Episode #683 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 ...
05.10.2023 The Rise of Bitcoin Ordinals 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 ...
05.04.2023 Advancing Global Crypto Innovation with Sheila Warren 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 ...
04.26.2023 The End of US Dollar Dominance with Mati Greenspan 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 ...
04.20.2023 Gensler to Be Fired? - Bad News For April 19, 2023 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 ...
04.12.2023 Books on Blockchain with Book.io 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 ...
04.05.2023 Will CZ Get Arrested? Bad News For April 4, 2023 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 ...
03.29.2023 Passing Common Sense Crypto Legislation with Senator Eric Brakey 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 ...
03.23.2023 The Five Forces of The Next World Order with Chris J Snook 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? ...
03.17.2023 How to Beat the Crypto Tax Crisis with Clinton Donnelly 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 ...
03.13.2023 Is the Traditional Financial World Collapsing? - Bad News For March 13, 2023 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 ...
03.10.2023 US Government Doesn’t Want to Stifle Crypto - Bad News For March 8, 2023 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 ...
03.06.2023 The Bad AI Show is Coming! 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 ...
03.06.2023 How to Get Your Crypto from Bankruptcy 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 ...
03.01.2023 SCAM ALERT: Joel Got Phished for NFTs 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 ...
02.23.2023 These AI Tools Will Blow Your Mind 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 ...
02.17.2023 Stablecoin Crackdown - Bad News For Feb 16, 2023 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 ...
02.06.2023 NFT Sales Soar - Bad News For February 5, 2023 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 ...
01.31.2023 NFTs Moving Towards Mainstream - Bad News For 1/30/23 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 ...
01.26.2023 Learning about Zero Knowledge Proofs 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 ...
01.19.2023 Uncovering Capitalism’s Corruption with Raymond Baker 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 ...
01.13.2023 What in the World is Happening with Teeka Tiwari What in the world is happening with the financial markets? How about the crypto markets? Are we on the cusp of a recession and dystopian hellscape? Or are there reasonable steps you can take to ensure your financial and emotional ...
12.29.2022 The State of Crypto 2022 - Bad News For 12/28/22 Crypto Billionaires lost over $116 billion in 2022. In spite of that, Microstrategy added to their portfolio. A market exploiter has been arrested here in Puerto Rico. SBF is out on bail. And the Twitter Files show that we were ...
12.27.2022 Is HEX Crypto a Scam? with Tom Gillespie One of the most controversial figures in the crypto world is none other than Richard Heart. A former guest on this show, we found him to be quite likeable and knowledgeable. And yet the question remains, is the HEX token ...
12.24.2022 A Gift from The Bad Crypto Podcast - Holiday Extra Gather 'round the fireplace and tune in for some extra gifts from us to you. Travis has created a new motion NFT and we have a bonus holiday music compilation. Share The Bad Crypto Podcast with your friends and family ...
12.20.2022 Binance FUD - Bad "Creepy Dough" News for 12/19/22 Binance rumors cause FUD around Bitcoin, sending the price under $17,000 again. Sam Bankman-Fried will be extradited to the United States. And Elon Musk asks Twitter if he should resign as CEO of the company. It’s just another crazy day ...
12.14.2022 Fan Feedback and BAD NEWS for 12/12/22 Coinbase is asking users to switch from USDT to their USDC stablecoin. Do Kwon has been spotted in Serbia. And a US Senator is calling for Gary Gensler to testify on Capitol Hill. Will Sam Bankman-Fried be making an appearance ...
12.12.2022 A Visit with Anthony Di Iorio, Ethereum Co-Founder When we mention the word Ethereum, who do you think of first? Most would default to Vitalik Buterin. While he is the most active member from the original squad of creators, many don’t know that he was not acting alone. ...

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