The Bad Crypto Podcast

Beware Ransomware with Trent Fowler

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hackers. Viruses. Malware. There must be more than 50 ways to lose your crypto. But one of the ways is when you voluntarily hand it over to criminals ...

What in the World is Going On with Bill Tai

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Inflation. Crypto crashes. Currency wars. Land wars. Star Wars. These are crazy times and it’s said in an insane society the sane man must appear in...

Bad News in Space(s) for June 19, 2022

20 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bad News in Space(s) for June 19, 2022 From time to time, we do a news-centric episode of this show. Five years into this podcast and we still like to...

The Crypto Shit Show

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Are the markets as bad as they look? Yeppp. They’re that bad. First we got LUNA, then we got out-of-control inflation, now a Celsius shit show. ...

An Open Conversation with Janice McAfee

13 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

An Open Conversation with Janice McAfee In the history of this podcast, there are only a handful of people who have been on more than once. But there&...

Preaching the Gospel of Bitcoin with Crypto Jebb

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dearly Beloved, we are gathered together to get through this thing called a bear market. Crappy word, “bear”, but it’s not forever a...

Tokens for Tacos: Bad News June 5, 2022

05 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As Bitcoin continues hovering around $30,000, the blockchain world continues growing at breakneck pace.  Bank of America has blockchain patents w...

Crypto Estate Planning with Vanessa Clark

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve invited attorney Vanessa Clark to the show to answer some really important questions about crypto estate planning. Planning for what happe...

FBI Seizes Bitcoin with Elena Obukhova

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

FBI Seizes Bitcoin with Elena Obukhova Just as there are 50 ways to leave your lover, there are a lot of ways to lose your Bitcoin. While none of thes...

The Crypto Bear Market Redux?

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

 The Crypto Bear Market Redux? With Bitcoin off 57% from its all-time high, many are saying that crypto is now in a bear market. We can’t c...

Stablecoin LUNAcy with Brad Mills

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Stablecoin LUNAcy with Brad Mills  The crypto world is notorious for its risk and its unpredictability. This past week has seen both of these fea...

AMA with Sylvester Stallone

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

AMA with Sylvester Stallone He’s a legend of pop culture. He’s the only living actor to have topped the box office in the last 6 decades. ...

Nothing but Bitcoin with CK of Bitcoin Magazine

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nothing but Bitcoin with CK of Bitcoin Magazine Full Show Notes: Badco.in/606 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: iTunes: http://badco.in/itunesSpotify: ht...

The End of the US Dollar?

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The End of the US Dollar? We’ve heard predictions of the imminent economic collapse in the west for decades. But with the Fed printing more US d...

Is NFT.com the Next Big Thing?

24 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Is NFT.com the Next Big Thing? A year ago you may have gotten away with laughing at NFTs as silly little profile pictures of cartoon apes and penguins...

Democratizing Talent with Bondex

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever tried looking for someone to do Web3 associated work? It’s hard to find talent, and it’s even harder to find talent at a pri...

Helium's People-Powered Network with Nik Hawks

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Helium's People-Powered Network with Nik Hawks There’s something in the air. It may sound funny, but it is a paradigm shift for decentralized wi...

NFTs Are a Scam with Jimmy Song

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

‘Member all that stuff we’ve been telling you about NFTs for the past five years?  Well, it’s all a scam. That is, according to...

The Incredible, Amazing Episode 600

03 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Incredible, Amazing Episode 600 The Incredible, Amazing Episode 600 It is with great fanfare and a smattering of pomp and circumstance that we wel...

The Future of Marketing and Web 3

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Future of Marketing and Web 3 The world is rapidly changing and Web3 plays a huge part in the future that is to come. With Blockchain and cryptocu...

Fully Redundant NFT Storage with Jonathan Victor

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fully Redundant NFT Storage with Jonathan Victor With NFTs getting close to going mainstream, it’s more important than ever that creators and co...

Crypto Roulette with Travis and Joel

20 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Crypto Roulette with Travis and Joel Did you know there are currently 13,297 coins listed on CoinGecko.com? We’ve never heard of the majority of...

Own Your DNA Sequencing with Aldo de Pape of Genomes.io

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Own Your DNA Sequencing with Aldo de Pape of Genomes.io We can’t change our skin color. It’s in our DNA. We can’t change how tall we...

Tax Time 2022 with Clinton Donnelly

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tax Time 2022 with Clinton Donnelly Gather round all ye citizens of these United States of America. Once again, the taxman is about to come calling on...

Celebrating International Women's Day with Natalie Brunell

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Celebrating International Women's Day with Natalie Brunell Natalie Brunell is a former network journalist who is all in on Bitcoin, and now seeks to e...

Is Avalanche the World’s Fastest Smart Contract Blockchain?

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Is Avalanche the World’s Fastest Smart Contract Blockchain? Jay Kurahashi-Sofue, VP Marketing, Ava Labs Continuing our series of exploring other...

Is Algorand the Future of Finance?

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Is Algorand the Future of Finance? With many new blockchain solutions now finding an audience, we’re learning more and more about the different ...

Cybersecurity with Joseph Steinberg

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cybersecurity with Joseph Steinberg Yo ho, yo ho, a pirates life for me., But beware ye landlubbers… there be nasty scoundrels on the high seas...

The Crypto Renaissance with Josh Rosenthal, PhD

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

They say history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.  According to today’s guest, we are in the midst of the greatest Renaiss...

Jayden Sage in the Land of Infinity

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jayden Sage in the Land of Infinity Ground control to Major Tom. Ground control to Major Tom. Take your protein pills and put your helmet on. And whil...

Art on the Blockchain Revisited with Vesa

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Art on the Blockchain Revisited with Vesa As we rapidly approach the fifth anniversary of this podcast, it’s amazing to us how quickly time has ...

Why We Need Bitcoin with Joshua Scigala, Vaultoro

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

 Why We Need Bitcoin with Joshua Scigala, Vaultoro Let’s get ready to REEEEE!!!! This episode has it all… Journeys down conspiracy r...

How to Keep Your Ethereum Wallet Private with Alan Scott, Railgun

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How to Keep Your Ethereum Wallet Private with Alan Scott, Railgun Privacy is something all humans instinctively value. It is a well-recognized human r...

A Fireside Chat with Eryka Gemma

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A Fireside Chat with Eryka Gemma Remember a couple of episodes back when Eryka Gemma moderated a fireside chat with us at The North American Bitcoin C...

Hacking the World with Mohsan Farid

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hacking the World with Mohsan Farid Are you secure in your cryptos?  How do you know?  The world is a crazy place full of hackers and ne&rsq...

The Future of Web 3.0 from Bitcoin Miami 2022

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Future of Web 3.0 from Bitcoin Miami 2022 In case you weren’t aware, Travis and I are from the future.  It’s our job as futurists...

A Heart to Heart with Richard Heart

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A Heart to Heart with Richard Heart Here at the Republic of Bad Cryptopia, we have interviewed hundreds of people from the crypto world. There are jus...

NFTs as the Key to Everything with Tom Bilyeu

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

NFTs as the Key to Everything with Tom Bilyeu What can you do with an NFT? After all, there’s way more to it than a piece of art. NFTs unlock ex...

Relocating to Puerto Rico

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Relocating to Puerto Rico  As listeners of this show, you know by now that both Travis and I relocated our bad selves and our businesses to the t...

HODLing with Dan Held

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

HODLing with Dan Held In episode 579, we are pleased to welcome Dan Held to the show to do more held puns and discuss the past decade of Bitcoin and c...

From Alpha to Zeta with Theo Agranat

03 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

From Alpha to Zeta with Theo Agranat Here on the beautiful tropical paradise of Puerto Rico we have had the opportunity to meet many amazing people.&n...

Cryptokitties Revisited

30 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cryptokitties Revisited It’s hard to believe that we’ve been tracking the NFT world for more than four years. In fact, it started with hil...

Privacy Stable Coins with Haven Protocol

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Privacy Stable Coins with Haven Protocol Many in the crypto world are big fans of privacy coins. Many are also fans of stable coins.  But if you ...

Monster Bull Move On the Way? - Bad News For Wednesday, Dec 15th

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Monster Bull Move On the Way? - Bad News For Wednesday, Dec 15th Bitcoin lingers below $50,000 again and people are beginning to question if we have s...

Is Telos EOS Done Right?

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is Telos EOS Done Right? In episode 574, we have Douglas Horn, former movie director, writer, game creator and all-around good guy turned blockchain b...

Creating a Blockchain Gaming Ecosystem with 99Starz

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Creating a Blockchain Gaming Ecosystem with 99Starz If we’ve said once we’ve said it at least a couple dozen times… 2022 will be th...

Running a Massive Crypto Exchange with Stephen Stonberg of Bittrex Global

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Running a Massive Crypto Exchange with Stephen Stonberg of Bittrex Global What does it take to run a massive crypto exchange?  In episode 572, we...

Everything You Wanted to Know About Rebasing But Were Afraid to Ask

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Everything You Wanted to Know About Rebasing But Were Afraid to Ask Crazy interest rates. DeFi on steroids. Massive competition. It’s all happen...

Giving Thanks to our Listeners

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Giving Thanks to Our Listeners We hope you had a great Thanksgiving, and here at the Republic of Bad Cryptopia, we are thankful for you, our listeners...

The Internet of All the Things with IoTeX

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Internet of All the Things with IoTeX There’s no shortage of things in our world. Big things, little things, fancy things, dull things, cool...

Social Intelligence for Crypto with LunarCrush

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Social Intelligence for Crypto with LunarCrush How can you learn more and increase profits from your crypto trades? Pay attention to social media and ...

Sports Stadiums Go Crypto - Bad News For Nov 17th

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sports Stadiums Go Crypto - Bad News For Nov 17th Crypto moves further towards the mainstream as another major arena has been bought out for the next ...

Travala.com Disrupts the Travel Industry

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Travala.com Disrupts the Travel Industry In an era of when lambo/when moon, many people forget that the reason Bitcoin was created was so that people ...

Is SuperDoge the Next Shib?

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is SuperDoge the Next Shib? Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s SuperDoge! What is that? SuperDoge is an entert...

Tamagotchis for the Blockchain Age with Starchi

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tamagotchis for the Blockchain Age with Starchi One of the wonderful things about doing this show is all of the incredible people and projects that we...

The Crypto Undo Button: Bad News For Nov 4th

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

 The Crypto Undo Button: Bad News For Nov 4th There’s nothing worse than sending a crypto transaction only to discover that you’ve ma...

Play to Earn Crypto with MimirQuiz

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Play to Earn Crypto with MimirQuiz In episode 562, we are pleased to welcome Viktor Sodermark, CEO of MimirQuiz, to the show to discuss this exciting ...

Blockchain Antitrust Law with Thibault Schrepel

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Blockchain Antitrust Law with Thibault Schrepel The law. Whether we like it or not, we have to adhere to it or people more powerful than us lock us up...

Building a Better NFT Marketplace with Niftify

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Building a Better NFT Marketplace with Niftify Since 2021 is the Year of the NFT, it’s been impossible to go on Twitter or listen to the news an...

Intelligent NFTs are Coming with Altered State Machine

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Intelligent NFTs are Coming with Altered State Machine Since 2021 is the Year of the NFT, it’s been impossible to go on Twitter or listen to the...

Getting Local with the Puerto Rico Blockchain Trade Association

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Getting Local with the Puerto Rico Blockchain Trade Association Here on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, we are surrounded by lush mountains, sand...

Jihan Wu: Mining His Own Business

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

 Jihan Wu: Mining His Own Business After doing this show for almost 4 ½ years, some consider us OGs in the space. We aren’t unless O...

Overcoming a Rigged Market with Patrick McConlogue

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Overcoming a Rigged Market with Patrick McConlogue If there’s one thing we know to be true, it’s that traditional financial markets don&rs...

A Chat with Diamond Hands, Jaime Rogozinski of Wall Street Bets

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A Chat with Diamond Hands, Jaime Rogozinski of Wall Street Bets Earlier this year, it was impossible to turn on the news without hearing about Gamesto...

Decentralizing dApps with the Internet Computer

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Decentralizing dApps with the Internet Computer How does one transform the public internet into a powerful decentralized cloud to host the next genera...

Ready Player One with Lex Sokolin of ConsenSys

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ready Player One with Lex Sokolin of ConsenSys Some people come on our show to talk about blockchain tech. Some come on the show to discuss DeFi. Some...

Magic Dust Miners Come to Ethereum

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Magic Dust Miners Come to Ethereum Crypto. Mining. Defi. NFTs. While all different segments of the same blockchain space, we are seeing more of these ...

Is This the End or Just the Beginning? Bad News For Sept 22nd

24 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is This the End or Just the Beginning? Bad News For Sept 22nd Did anyone notice that Bitcoin dumped this week? People new to the space may have panick...

Cross Chain Functionality with Sergey Gorbunov of Axelar

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cross Chain Functionality with Sergey Gorbunov of Axelar In the beginning, there was Bitcoin. One chain to rule them all. Until more chains started po...

Crypto is Useless Bad News For Sept 15th

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Crypto is Useless Bad News For Sept 15th Ask anyone which buffet in Las Vegas is the best and you are bound to hear The Venetian again and again. Epis...

Reboot Camp with David Koechner

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Reboot Camp with David Koechner As crypto and NFTs move closer and closer to mainstream adoption, it’s not a surprise to discover names you migh...

Bull Run Takes a Breather - Bad News for Sept 8, 2021

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bull Run Takes a Breather - Bad News for Sept 8, 2021 Just when you think the bull run is here to stay, the carpet gets pulled out from under everyone...

Scaling Blockchain with SKALE Labs, Jack O'Holleran, CEO

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Scaling Blockchain with SKALE Labs, Jack O'Holleran, CEO As more and more businesses, governments and individuals use blockchain, it’s essential...

Will Ethereum Flip Bitcoin? Bad News For Sept 1st

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Will Ethereum Flip Bitcoin? Bad News For Sept 1st As the markets ponder which way to go next, we’re seeing incredible strength from Ethereum, wh...

Tracking Altcoins with Richard Fetyko of altFINS

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tracking Altcoins with Richard Fetyko of altFINS It was in 2017 during the ICO craze that this podcast was birthed. We’re not the only ones who ...

Time-Framing Your Crypto with Chainge.Finance

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Time-Framing Your Crypto with Chainge.Finance By now, we’re sure you are familiar with staking. But what happens when you inject staking with so...

Taking Blockchain Games to the Next Level with Vulcan Forged

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Taking Blockchain Games to the Next Level with Vulcan Forged With Axie Infinity selling over $1 billion in NFTs, there’s no question that blockc...

Creating a More Private Future with Anne Fauvre-Willis, COO of Oasis Lab

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Creating a More Private Future with Anne Fauvre-Willis, COO of Oasis Lab In the words of Rockwell, “I always feel like somebody’s watching...

More or Less Talking Crypto with Les Borsai

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

More or Less Talking Crypto with Les Borsai Sometimes our listeners ask us to do more on certain crypto subject matter. We’ve heard you, and tod...

Blockchain Goes Hollywood with Gorav Seth of Mogul Productions

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Blockchain Goes Hollywood with Gorav Seth of Mogul Productions Hollywood has been churning out what they think the public wants for decades.  The...

All Things XRP with Ripple CTO, David Schwartz

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

All Things XRP with Ripple CTO, David Schwartz Perhaps one of the most maligned and misunderstood cryptos in the top ten is XRP. True believers stand ...

After Bitconnect: A Visit with Carlos Matos

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After Bitconnect: A Visit with Carlos Matos During the bull run of 2017-2018, one voice stood out among the crowd. He became a cheerleader for the cry...

Regulating Crypto Exchanges with Kevin Murcko of CoinMetro

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Regulating Crypto Exchanges with Kevin Murcko of CoinMetro  We’ve had hundreds of guests on this show since we started over four years ago....

NFT Chat with Origin CEO, Josh Fraser

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

NFT Chat with Origin CEO, Josh Fraser It’s impossible to talk about blockchain these days without discussing NFTs. While we do another podcast s...

Bad Crypto Podcast Fourth Anniversary Show

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bad Crypto Podcast Fourth Anniversary Show Did you feel it? It happened, whether you felt it or not. It wasn’t exactly a seismic event. It was m...

The Blockchain Developer Toolbox with Michael Godsey

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Blockchain Developer Toolbox with Michael Godsey In the beginning, Blockchain developers didn’t really have tools to build out applications....

Mining Bitcoin More Profitable Than Selling Electricity - Bad News For Wednesday, July 14th

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mining Bitcoin More Profitable Than Selling Electricity - Bad News For Wednesday, July 14th We could share stories about why the price of Bitcoin is d...

Remembering John McAfee

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Remembering John McAfee The older you get the more you realize that life is indeed short. While the meme featuring Dwight Shrute says “false, it...

The Bitcoin King Arrested - Bad News For July 7th with Give Directly

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Bitcoin King Arrested - Bad News For July 7th with Give Directly Depending on which articles you read and who you ask, Bitcoin is looking bearish ...

Pokemon & Poker Chips with Christian Kameir

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Pokemon & Poker Chips with Christian Kameir Here at the Republic of Bad Cryptopia we cover a variety of topics and include a variety of opinions. ...

Bitcoin Flashes Big Buy Signal - Bad News For June 30th

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin Flashes Big Buy Signal - Bad News For June 30th Alex Mashinsky has tripled down on bitcoin saying it can hit $160,000 this year. This is as ke...

Charting a Path to the Moon with MoonPay

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Charting a Path to the Moon with MoonPay Paving the way for others to use crypto in commerce is essential for the growth and adoption of cryptocurrenc...

Microstrategy Owns ½ Percent of All Bitcoin - Bad News For June 24th

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Microstrategy Owns ½ Percent of All Bitcoin - Bad News For June 24th Bitcoin has bounced back $5000 on some news or rumors. Microstrategy now o...

Breaking New Ground with Gala Games

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Breaking New Ground with Gala Games Guess which of these three industries grosses more money each year? Games, movies or music? Both music and movies ...

Elon Flip-Flops Again - Bad News For June 16th

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Flip-Flops Again - Bad News For June 16th Bitcoin has spiked over $40,000 once again. Who saw that coming? Tim Draper says everyone will accept B...

Taking Blockchain Games to the Next Level with Animoca

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Taking Blockchain Games to the Next Level with Animoca Blizzard/Activision, Rock Star Games, Epic Games… these are some of the behemoths of the...

El Salvador Makes Bitcoin Legal Tender - Bad News For Wednesday, June 9th

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

El Salvador Makes Bitcoin Legal Tender - Bad News For Wednesday, June 9th Exactly where is the bottom for the Bitcoin price? How low can it go? Anonym...

Cryptocurrency in India with Dr. Ayush Gaur

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 populat...

Crypto Spotlight: GetDiscreet

05 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 calle...

Electric Car Mines Crypto - Bad News For 6/2/21

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 s...