The Bad Crypto Podcast - Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum, Altcoins, Fintech and Cryptocurrency for Newbies

We are not professional athletes. We are not brain surgeons. We are not rocket scientists. We are not rock stars. We are not nuclear physicists. We are not investment experts. We are not financial advisors. We’re just two dudes talking crypto on episode #90 of The Bad Crypto Podcast.

What does it take to pick winners in the ICO space? Ian Balina knows a thing or two as his system for choosing the companies most likely to moon has gone viral in the crypto community. Today, we welcome Ian to the show to discuss this system, his biggest wins in the ICO space, his projections for the overall crypto markets and your questions. It’s going to be epic, so put on your spaceman spiff helmet, hop in your lambo and get ready for takeoff. It’s episode #89 of The Bad Crypto Podcast.

In the next 60 minutes you will encounter three companies who are doing interesting things using blockchain technology. Synapse will discuss artificial intelligence. Kora wants to make financial services available to those without technology. And Incremint involves investors in the process for how and when ICOs get paid. It’s smart stuff for smart people. If you’re smart, stick around. If you’re not, stick around. You’ll get smarter. It’s a sponsored ICO spotlight edition of The Bad Crypto Pod

A hotbed of technology, Asia has massive influence on the cryptocurrency markets. From chinese miners to regulation in south korea, knowing the players and what they are up to can be helpful for enthusiasts and investors. In this episode, we’ll survey the landscape in major Asian countries, check in with the latest crypto news and toss in some shenanigans and fol-de-rol.

Bad Crypto is LIVE from d10e in Silicon Valley, where we are recording before a studio audience. In this episode you’ll discover how one emmy-award winning producer is seeking to disrupt media. You’ll also meet 10 people who are invited to provide their 30-second crypto pitch. And there will be high stakes competition in the crypto quiz show. It's time for episode #87 of The Bad Crypto Podcast.

Greetings to all citizens of the republic of bad cryptopia. We come in peace and we are delighted to spread the good news of crypto far and wide. On today’s episode we welcome a super cool crypto chick that is on the front lines of evangelizing for making digital currency a practical reality for day-to-day purchase. Her name is Amanda B. Johnson and she is the spokesperson for DASH, one of the top coins by market cap.

What if you could enter a magical world where concerts from top artists are brought directly to your virtual reality headset on demand? Where you can meet your perfect match, or get paid to play matchmaker to someone else? Where you participate in a cloud-based platform that would make computing from any device, anywhere, as easy as pushing a button?

Credit card companies are making it difficult to buy crypto. But Coinbase is making easier to accept crypto on your site. Millenials are a crypto-friendly generation. And how would you like to paid to stream media from YouTube, Spotify and others? We’ve got things to say. And we’ve got questions to ask. You’re here. We’re here. So let’s do this. It’s episode #85 of The Bad Crypto Podcast.

In a world where bitcoin confusion and crypto craziness have gripped the hearts and minds of a forward-thinking people, and of those who are frightened because they can only see the past, two men stand strong in the fight to make complicated stuff easy to understand. As lightbearers of the promise for blockchain technology to bring forth decentralization and power to all the people of the world, Travis Wright and Joel Comm are couple of regular guys who enjoy being regular. It must be all that fiber.

When lambo? When moon? Perhaps there are better questions we can be asking about ICOs. We’re pleased to welcome John Wise, CEO of Loci, back to the show to discuss how we should be paying attention to the business models offered by these companies. Initially intended to be a brief discussion at Crypto HQ in Davos, John’s depth of knowledge kept the recorder rolling. Ready or not, here comes episode number #83 of The Bad Crypto Podcast.

I want my choice in travel. I want to pay fewer fees and have zero intermediaries for my financial transactions. And I’d love to get rewarded for my unused SMS texts that I am paying for and not using. Well, I’ve come to the right place if the guests on today’s show have their way. In this episode we welcome founders of Winding Tree, Bankera and Birdchain to discuss the ways in which their blockchain solutions can provide me with game-changing methods of engaging with the world around me.

You’ve heard Travis and myself do shows together, but what happens when we are interviewed by other podcast hosts? In this episode, our producer, Aaron The Tech, creates a mashup of our two appearances in what is sure to be an entertaining and enlightening look at blockchain from each of our perspectives.

It’s been a sad couple weeks in the crypto markets as Bitcoin and all its children have taken an absolute pounding. With the market cap dropping more than 60% in just a few weeks, many people are beginning to ask if crypto is over? Let’s explore the truth in this Bad Crypto Quickie episode of The Bad Crypto Podcast.

Do you ever wonder why United States residents can’t participate in so many ICOs? What’s the real difference between a security token and a utility token? And what happens if someone who isn’t supposed to buy a token ends up doing it?

We got a message from Ronnie Moas this morning, and he’s steaming mad! Not at you or me, but at Paypal. So we thought we’d get him on to share what’s going on as well as catch up on his take of the current state of crypto. We also do a quick catch-up with Brian Ten of Paycent.com. You may remember them from an ICO Spotlight show back in October of last year. Are you ready to do this? I hope so, because it’s the “look out Ronnie’s mad” episode #80 of The Bad Crypto Podcast.