The Bad Crypto Podcast

Using AI to Make Nudes - Bad News for 12/15/23

16 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Good news for businesses holding crypto as the method of accounting will now be fair value for FASB rules. El Salvador is looking to rake in over $1 B...

Bitcoin Got Back! - Bad News for Dec 6, 2023

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I like Bitcoin and I cannot lie.   Those others monies can’t deny. When Satoshi walks in with a stack so true A wallet gone to the moon You get sp...

The Binance and OpenAI Sagas - Bad News for Nov 28

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Mainstream Adoption is Almost Here - Bad News for 11/14/2023

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

SBF Guilty!

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Seven guilty verdicts for Sam Bankman-Fried, Bitcoin ETFs and a happy recovery in crypto prices are providing the blockchain world with much to discus...

Thoughts from the Bear Market - Episode 700!

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Is Your Bitcoin Safe?

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We love hearing peoples’ viewpoints on Bitcoin and what they believe are the most important aspects of crypto. Jameson Lopp is helping as many peopl...

Bitcoin Breaks $28,000! - Bad News for October 4, 2023

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ju...

Crypto Kingpins: The War Between SBF and CZ

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

The Great Taking

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Get Paid Satoshis to Listen

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

The Politics of Bitcoin with Bruce Fenton

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Legally Pay Less in Crypto Taxes!

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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....

Spatial Web Changes Everything

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With the launch of the world wide web, people and businesses have connected like never before. Evolving technologies such as ai and blockchain have ad...

Smart Contracts Made Easy

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 b...

Reflecting on Six Years of Bad Crypto 🥳

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

The Truth about Quantum Computing

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In our last episode we shared news of Google’s new Quantum computer, which raised all kinds of questions about breaking Bitcoin’s cryptographic co...

Will Quantum Computing Destroy Bitcoin?!

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin, the most decentralized, trustless cryptocurrency in the world. Its immutable ledger is unhackable. But will it always be that way? Google jus...

Predictions on the Future of Technology

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 abo...

Decentralized Digital IDs with ENS Domains

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 do...

Bitcoin Breaks $30,000 - Bad News for June 21, 2023

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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?  D...

Exploring the AI World with Matt Wolfe

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the entire history of mankind, no technology has seen faster mainstream adoption then AI. Brands, governments, entrepreneurs and individuals are sc...

Best of Bad Crypto: Decentralizing dApps with the Internet Computer

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 Intern...

Best of Bad Crypto: A Heart to Heart with Richard Heart

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 fo...

Teaching Kids About Bitcoin with the Tuttle Twins - Episode #683

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

The Rise of Bitcoin Ordinals

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 Bitc...

Advancing Global Crypto Innovation with Sheila Warren

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Which countries around the world are welcoming towards crypto and blockchain innovation? How can we help advance these technologies both home and abro...

The End of US Dollar Dominance with Mati Greenspan

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Gensler to Be Fired? - Bad News For April 19, 2023

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ma...

Books on Blockchain with Book.io

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 2...

Will CZ Get Arrested? Bad News For April 4, 2023

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 e...

Passing Common Sense Crypto Legislation with Senator Eric Brakey

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 citi...

The Five Forces of The Next World Order with Chris J Snook

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

How to Beat the Crypto Tax Crisis with Clinton Donnelly

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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,...

Is the Traditional Financial World Collapsing? - Bad News For March 13, 2023

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 cryp...

US Government Doesn’t Want to Stifle Crypto - Bad News For March 8, 2023

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 Si...

The Bad AI Show is Coming!

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After the great response to Episode #669, featuring mind-blowing AI tools, we've decided to create a spinoff show focused exclusively on artificial in...

How to Get Your Crypto from Bankruptcy

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

SCAM ALERT: Joel Got Phished for NFTs

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

These AI Tools Will Blow Your Mind

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 abo...

Stablecoin Crackdown - Bad News For Feb 16, 2023

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

NFT Sales Soar - Bad News For February 5, 2023

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Old school investor Charlie Munger says the government should ban cryptocurrencies. Michael Saylor says that old Charlie just hasn’t taken the time ...

NFTs Moving Towards Mainstream - Bad News For 1/30/23

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Learning about Zero Knowledge Proofs

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Uncovering Capitalism’s Corruption with Raymond Baker

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 co...

What in the World is Happening with Teeka Tiwari

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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?  ...

The State of Crypto 2022 - Bad News For 12/28/22

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Crypto Billionaires lost over $116 billion in 2022. In spite of that, Microstrategy added to their portfolio. A market exploiter has been arrested her...

Is HEX Crypto a Scam? with Tom Gillespie

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 like...

A Gift from The Bad Crypto Podcast - Holiday Extra

24 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 com...

Binance FUD - Bad "Creepy Dough" News for 12/19/22

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 Mu...

Fan Feedback and BAD NEWS for 12/12/22

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 Gensle...

A Visit with Anthony Di Iorio, Ethereum Co-Founder

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 origi...

The Power of the Immutable Ledger with Chairman Elijah Bowdre

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There are many reasons people enter the crypto space. Some are fascinated by blockchain technology. Some love the web3 aspects of play and earn, NFTs ...

Covid-19, Inflation and Elon Musk Buying Twitter with G. Edward Griffin

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s time to put on your conspiracy realist hat today, because we’re going deep, deep, deep down the world financial system rabbit hole.  To this...

Will Tether Crash Next?

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There are a lot of questions surrounding Tether, the third largest crypto by market cap. With the collapse of UST, people want to be sure that there i...

On the Run with John McAfee

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

John McAfee was without a doubt one of the most controversial guests we’ve ever had on this show. We got to interview him six times before his death...

Web Pioneer Legend Brendan Eich

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A long time ago in a galaxy the same as this one, pointy-headed nerds built the foundation of the Internet. One of those pointed-headed nerds was the ...

Grim Outlook for Bitcoin - Bad News For 11/21/22

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Is Bitcoin in big trouble? Many say we are in danger of much lower prices because of the continued fallout from the FTX scandal. More than 3500 Bitcoi...

Is ALL DeFi Bullsh*t? with Brad Mills

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you had been paying attention to the guest on today’s show, you may have gotten out of Luna or Celcius before they came crumbling down. His take ...

Using Data to Predict Bitcoin Price with Continuum Market

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

While the world is focused on the FTX debacle, there are many things happening in the broader economic, political and cultural marketplaces. How can w...

The FTX Collapse - Bad News For 11/14/2022

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve not been living in a cave this past week, you’re aware of the massive scandal surrounding FTX and Alameda research. The name Sam Bankman...

‘Monumental Step’ for Blockchain - Bad News for Nov 11, 2022

12 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The new British Prime Minister is pushing for Central Bank Digital Currencies, but down in Africa Nigerians are rejecting their governments’ push fo...

$3 Billion in Bitcoin Seized - Bad News for Nov 9 2022

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The US DOJ has seized over 3.36 billion in Bitcoin tied to Silk Road. CZ has made an investment to Twitter, and you can tell him what you think about ...

FTX WTF? SBF & CZ = LOL - BAD NEWS for Nov 7, 2022

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin is now less volatile than the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, as BTC seems to come to life just before the US elections. Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX ...

Decentralizing the Film Industry with Alveena Khalid of Filmio

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The entertainment industry is a global multi-billion dollar sector. Video games, television and movies help us to escape and recharge. But there are s...

Tips to Get Through the Bear Market - BAD NEWS for Nov 4, 2022

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What changes can we expect from Twitter and how will crypto be involved? VISA has some new crypto and blockchain patents. And more news from the SEC v...

The Future of The Metaverse - Bad News for Nov 3, 2022

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There’s so much talk about the Metaverse right now as brands and platforms are hustling to find their place in the brave new world that is coming. I...

Tinder Founder Builds Web3 Social Platform

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Swipe technology has changed the way we consume content. Whether flipping through reels on Instagram, the vacuous communist hellhole known as Tik-Tok,...

Bitcoin Whitepaper 14th Anniversary - Bad News For October 31, 2022

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s Halloween once again but the crypto markets aren’t very spooky.  In fact, it appears that we’ve got a tiny Halloween bounce that isn’t b...

Jim Cramer Cries 😢 Over Meta Fail 😂 - Bad News For October 28, 2022

30 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a great day for the social media world as Elon Musk fires top Twitter execs and promises big changes. And just when you think it can’t get an...

Elon Musk Buys Twitter - Bad News For October 26, 2022

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin and crypto have had an up day and we think we know why. Green is always better than red, unless you are a short-seller. Meanwhile, there’s a...

Dogecoin Finds Utility on Dogechain with Roc Zacharias

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nine years ago, Jackson Palmer and Billy Markus founded Dogecoin. Initially intended as a joke memecoin, Doge has taken on a life of its own. Doge cul...

Rich Dad Author Says US Dollar is “Toast” - Bad News For October 24, 2022

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

UK Prime Minister of the Month Club has a new featured member,  Google is sued over biometric data collection that took place without consent, and fi...

Coding with Smart Contracts - Alex McCurry of Solidity.io

23 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you want to code a smart contract on blockchain, odds are you will be working with Solidity, the primary software being used to conduct such activi...

Whales Dumping Crypto? 🐳💩 Bad News For October 21, 2022

22 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dapper Labs is restricting Russian users thanks to new EU sanctions, Binance is training law enforcement around the world on how to combat crypto crim...

Google Goes Crypto - Bad News for October 20, 2022

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Google taps Coinbase. The SEC taps Kim Kardashian. And Paypal attempts to tap its users.  We’re back from vacation to tap into some of the biggest ...

Best of The Bad Crypto Podcast: Intro to Blockchain, Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We recapped the basics of blockchain, Bitcoin, and cryptocurrency in November 2018 for listeners to share the crypto rabbit hole with friends and fami...

Best of The Bad Crypto Podcast: G. Edward Griffin on the Federal Reserve, Inflation, and Modern Money

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you want to understand the mysteries of the modern monetary system and how the Federal Reserve and Central Banks control the flow of money, you can...

Best of The Bad Crypto Podcast: Shredding Fiat Currency with Max Keiser

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're revisiting our July 2020 interview with Max Keiser, a Bitcoin purist and fiat shredder (literally). Inflation and the Fed money printing continu...

Best of The Bad Crypto Podcast: Changpeng Zhao (CZ) CEO of Binance

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

From the archives, another Best of The Bad Crypto Podcast with CZ, CEO of Binance crypto exchange while Joel and Travis are on a break from broadcasti...

Best of The Bad Crypto Podcast: William Quigley of WAX on Blockchain Gaming, Digital Collectibles, and E-Commerce in web3

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Best of The Bad Crypto Podcast continues with a replay of Episode 279 with William Quigley of WAX blockchain. Great nuggets of information here explai...

The Best of Bad Crypto Podcast: Andreas Antonopoulos - Crypto and Blockchain Explained for Everyone

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

No person has been more requested as a guest for this show than Andreas Antonopolous. An incredible thinker with a passion for blockchain technology, ...

The Best of The Bad Crypto Podcast: John McAfee

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We revisit our first interview with the legendary John McAfee with a replay of Episode #100 of The Bad Crypto Podcast.  There is no one in the blockc...

The Best of The Bad Crypto Podcast: Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is a Best of Bad Crypto Podcast replay while Sir Lord Travis and Sir Lord Joel are on vacation. We harken back to Episode #067, which originally ...

The Best of The Bad Crypto Podcast: Travis Gets Hacked - Episode #041

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're sharing our best shows from the last five years as Joel and Travis take a break from broadcasting new content for the crypto curious and the cry...

Protecting Your Privacy with Efani

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Picture this scenario. You wake up in the morning, pick up your cell phone and discover you have no service provider. You have been sim-jacked, with a...

TRUE CRIME - The Missing Cryptoqueen with author Jamie Bartlett

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The cryptocurrency world is a lot like the wild, wild west. Pioneers and trailblazers are breaking new ground to serve humanity. All the while, scalli...

Has crypto experienced maximum pain?! - Bad News for August 31, 2022

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My name is Max. Max Pain. And in case you are wondering if the crypto world has encountered me yet? Some say yes. But some say no. What we know for su...

What is the Ethereum Merge with Matt Cutler

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ethereum is the second biggest thing in crypto, and it may one day flip Bitcoin in market cap. But the big news around Vitalik’s creation is the upc...

Fed Guidelines for Crypto Banks - Bad News for August 16, 2022

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Do Kwon talks, Fed guidelines for crypto banks, Tornado Cash developer arrest in Bad News for August 16, 2022 Bitcoin almost tips $25,000. Ethereum to...

Deploying DApps Made Easy with Pavel Salas of Gear Technologies

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As blockchain development continues forward, there is a greater need for tools that make it simple for developers to roll out DApps. Some chains are m...

Regulating Crypto with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the subjects that arises again and again in the crypto world is regulation. With so many rug pulls, scams and ways for consumers to lose money ...

Cultural Appropriation Bad News for July 31, 2022

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin and crypto seem to be finding their legs back again after a brutal downturn.  Is this the beginning of the bull market or just another bull t...

Building for the Web3 Future with Mario Nawfal

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

He’s a successful entrepreneur, an early investor in crypto projects, an early adopter of Bitcoin and the host of one of the crypto world’s larges...

Is This the REAL Satoshi Nakamoto?

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Over the years, many have speculated as to the identity of the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of the Bitcoin whitepaper. From Craig Wright t...

What We've Learned in Five Years

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What We've Learned in Five Years of The Bad Crypto Podcast Life comes at you fast, and so does crypto. It seems like just yesterday that Travis and I ...

Russia Bans Bitcoin, Celsius Bankruptcy, and Bidenflation 9.1% - Bad News for July 17, 2022

17 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Greetings comrades. This is Vladimir Putin, President of Russia. I am here to tell you that I have banned ze bitcoin from being used as legal tender i...

The Free Republic of Liberland with Vit Jedlicka

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Vit Jedlicka, President of Liberland With the global elites attempting to control how the nearly 8 billion people of the world should live their lives...

What Women Want with Erin Cell

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve been in the crypto space or observed it for any amount of time, what would you think is most missing from the blockchain world? Is it regu...

Into the Metaverse with Cathy Hackl

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Metaverse, your name here. Please take your shoes off and make yourself comfortable. In the metaverse, all your needs will be tended to...