The Crypto Basic Podcast is an educational, honest, and entertaining exploration of the fascinating world of cryptocurrencies. Join hosts Brent Philbin, Karim Baruque, and Adam "Roothlus" Levy as they explore concepts and cryptos such as Bitcoin, NEO, Ethereum, Litecoin, Blockchain, Cardano and much more. How does Bitcoin actually work? Should I use Coinbase or Binance? What in the world is an IEO? Listen to our 101 episodes on each topic for an in-depth, beginner friendly discussion to find out. Join this trio of professional poker players and lifelong friends as they learn, teach, and joke their way into serious crypto knowledge.
Wed, June 09, 2021
Decentralized Finance: The future of cryptocurrency. It's time for Karim and spearhead the CryptoBasic breakdown of this space in the longest episode that CryptoBasic has ever recorded. We go over everything from Liquidity Farming, to Rug Pulls, and more. This episode spent nearly 6 months on the shelf. It's something of a swan song for the CryptoBasic team as they just couldn't keep the project afloat without sacrificing their morals.
Tue, September 15, 2020
Hello everybody and welcome to the Crypto Basic Podcast! Now, before you start rage-tweeting us, we know we've been away for quite some time, but people need vacation, and we're definitely people. Besides vacation though, we decided that the Crypto Basic Podcast will be releasing episodes less often, but with more concise and in-depth information. By releasing weekly episodes, we're doing a disservice to the quality of the podcast as sometimes we scramble to find interesting stuff that frankly, sometimes is just not there, and that way we're doing a disservice to you, the listener. However, we're not going anywhere. Sorry haters. So, expect less but better Crypto Basic goodness from now on. In today's episode we talk about Sushiswap, a decentralized exchange on the Ethereum blockchain that shows a lot of promise. There has been some drama -its creator fucking up big time, that is- that we didn't cover because we recorded this episode about a week ago and didn't release it in time, but talking about the project and its ins and outs still made for a very interesting and engaging discussion. Tune in to find out more!
Thu, July 23, 2020
Welcome to the Crypto Basic Podcast! Joining you are Brent "Pump and Dump" Philbin, Adam "The TikToker" Levy, and Karim "You guys are insane" Baruque. Our issue for today is a call to action posted on TikTok, that urges users to invest 25$ in dogecoin en masse, leading to artificial inflation of its price, AKA a pump and dump. We discuss its implications, it's dangers, and what it means for the future of crypto that these kinds of things are now reaching the teen and preteen demographics. Tune in now! Hey Karim, what's the price of Dogecoin?? Dogecoin spikes 1900% in 2 days. Global search interest in “how to buy dogecoin” also skyrocketed from a score of 25 to 100, the highest possible search popularity score, over the past few days, according to 12-month Google Trends data analyzed by CoinDesk. Why is Dogecoin spiking?? Not entirely sure the exact origin of it but a few TIk Tokkers posted a video talking about how if you invest $25 into Dogecoin you get 10k shares. if it goes to $1 we all make $10k. then people started buying it and it actually spiked 20% tuesday. Effect of Tik Tok on crypto. Gen Z is growing up. Do you think they will adopt? Could this be the start of a bull? This could also be the start of another Bitconnect with people getting hurt by a pump and dump. Could be a bunch of Dogecoiners getting together and trying to get the coin to blow up on tik tok. Things can go viral there in a hot second. Videos on videos coming out talking about how Doge is a good investment. For those who don't know, Jackson Palmer, the CEO of Dogecoin, created it as a memecoin bc Coinmarketcap and Doge memes were the two tabs open in his web browser. It has no real use case. Kid influencers https://twitter.com/jespow/status/1281021629632352256?s=20
Tue, July 14, 2020
Welcome to another episode of the Crypto Basic Podcast! Today the gang is doing a self-reflective session on our predictions and critique of various coins and projects throughout the time the podcast has been active. How did we do in making judgments and assumption on projects such as Substratum, Kucoin, Bitcoin Hex, Tether, Divi, Dragonchain and others? Did our scam callouts turn out to be scams? All of the above and more on today's episode of the Crypto Basic Podcast. Coins CryptoBasic called out on previous shows, how did they end up? Substratum Episode 1 Episode 2 Our position on the? VERY hard scam. We had 3 full episodes and talked a lot of shit with their community. Subreddit has been dead since 9 months ago. Highest price point AFTER the 2017 bubble - $.82 in May of 2018. For reference we released the first episode warning listeners of the scam in November of 2018. They raised $13M in ICO funds and delivered nada. They announced that they were seeking private funding in September of 2019, and now it is a completely dead project. Verdict - WE WERE RIGHT Kucoin Episode where we first mentioned Kucoin Our position on them? Lukewarm. Mike really liked them, but I didn't like their pyramid style marketing. I also had some issues with their interface. I never went so far as to call them a scam, but never trusted them with a single cent. We did pull the referral bonus from the shownotes. We called the flags "offwhite" Hilariously shitty MLM style video. They're still operational, subreddit is booming, and they're one of the exchanges with name recognition. Storytime about Kucoin. My first troll. We did cover some of the red flags over the course of the time after we talked about them. They had some issues with where their location was and they got Highest price point after the 2017 bubble - $4.99 May 2018 Current price as of recording - $.81 Verdict - We were basically wrong here. More risk than a high end exchange, but they're ranked just below Gemini. Cryptopia Our position on the scam: I wouldn't put my money on the site. Didn't call them an outright scam. Went down on July 3, 2019. They're still in liquidation. People will not be made whole. Bitcoin Hex This is an ongoing scam - I want to do a red flags episode which we'll record next week on Bitcoin hex. Right now, they're still kicking. Wh
Fri, July 03, 2020
Welcome to the Crypto Basic Podcast! We'd been gone for a little while (blame our editor and his "exams", yeah right) but we're back and this week we're talking about the big ol' Fed, which announced that it will start buying individual corporate bonds. What does that mean for the economy and the banking system? What the hell are SMFCCs and SPVs? And are they sexually transmitted diseases, or do they just sound like that? Tune into today's episode for the answer to this truly profound and engaging question, and many many more. Fed says it is going to start buying individual corporate bonds The Federal Reserve said Monday it will start buying individual corporate bonds. In order to “support market function and eases credit conditions.” they added functions to its Secondary Market corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF) SMCCF? - It is a Special Purpose Vehicle launched by the Fed in March SPV? - A subsidiary created by a parent company to isolate risk Basically creates separate company with isolated balance sheet SPV operations limited to acquiring and financing specific assets SPV may be created solely to securitize debt so that investors can be assured of repayment. Can help companies securitize assets, create joint ventures, isolate corporate assets, or perform other financial transactions. Fed is trying to ensure banks continue to lend to corporations The SMCCF then buys corporate bonds and Bond ETFs, To encourage lending by ensuring demand for the bonds But it was only started with bond ETFs…. So lets talk about these functions So whereas before it was “passively” buying ETFs at fair market value is (metrics and restrictions) Now it has $750b to buy individual corporate bonds directly (with a maturity of within 5yrs) This is on top of ETFs in the market The loans will be tailored to small- and medium-sized companies and can range from $250,000 to $300 million. Dow went from down 700 to a +157pt spike after announcement Fed has yet to launch its Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility.
Thu, June 18, 2020
Welcome to the CryptoBasic Podcast! This time around we don't go over a lot of things - we just focus on the basics, the important info, the headlines. Kung Fu, private militias, corporate coups, you know, the good stuff. If this sounds weird to you, tune in to find out what the heck has been going on with Bitmain and how the crypto space can sometimes offer stories and incidents that are truly hollywood-worthy. What is Bitmain exactly? Bitmain produces ASIC miners for the Bitcoin Blockchain. The Antminer. Basically the gold standard in mining gear. They also run Antpool, which is a big mining firm that has a lot of hashpower - but they aren't the biggest. Remember when we covered this in a flagship? Lets go back over . This was back in October 2019. Jihan Wu sent an e-mail to the entire Bitmain team that said that Ketuan Zhan was dismissed from the company. Wu was then given the roles of executive director and legal representative. Then is, Zhan still had 36% of the company in shares, and it wasn't clear what was happing with them. Zhan then filed a lawsuit in the Cayman islands to try and stop this from happening. They also filed to go public in the US with the SEC right before all of this. Zhan wins a victory in April. So the Bejing District Bureau if Justice actually went ahead and blocked Bitmain's attempt at replacing the legal representative with their current CFO. Even though Jihan Wu was the representative, Bitmain wanted to switch. This has been in courts since Jan 2. He was then granted the right to return to his post as legal representative. When he tried to attend the beaureau to collect his registration, he was surrounded by those loyal to Wu, and his license was grabbed from his hands. Then shit got physical, details are sparse. There's now TWO official seals somehow. Zhan wasn't in possession of the real one because it was physically taken from him. I guess in Chinese law the physical seal is pretty important. So there are now two serial numbers and there's dispute as to which one is accurate. Getting more interesting So most of the staff was working from home because of the Pandemic On June 4 Zhan actually sent all employees a notification via wechat that he was back in the office starting the day before, and that they needed to return to the office to work. <a href="https:
Fri, June 05, 2020
Today the gang's all here, gathered around the fireplace, eating metaphorical marshmallows as papa Karim, our resident economist, busts out the spit facts. We're going over the current economic state of the US, monetary strategies, how they affect economies and trade between them, and much, much more. So, grab a stick, poke a marshmallow and relax while Karim gets them FACTS into your brain. The U.S. Treasury Will Borrow A Record $3 Trillion This Quarter As Stimulus Spending Soars Over last two months Congress has authorized more than $3 Trillion in emergency stimulus In order to come up with that cash the Treasury will have to issue record breaking amount of debt Last quarter, the Treasury borrowed about $500 billion, and it plans to borrow another $677 billion in the third quarter. relatively cheap to borrow with record low interest rates (10 year note yielding about 0.6%) The Treasury’s numbers only account for legislation that has been passed to date. Another stimulus package is in the works US Debt big picture $25 Trillion threshold crossed, $7 trillion in the last 5 years According to data from the US Treasury growth is $1.2 million per minute $1.7+ billion per day National Debt Clock Every 15 secs our tax revenue is falling by like 100k Debt per citizen $75,600 Per Tax payer though that’s $200,000 Currency Creation (M2 Money supply) +$100,000 every few seconds Who owns that debt? Majority of US debt owned by Americans (investors, fed, banks). 30% owned by foreign entities China and Japan more than 1 Trillion each Debt to GDP 2019 -publicly held federal debt was almost 80% percent, $17 trillion According to CBO estimates then, debt was already rising faster than the economy and was projected to reach 98% by 2030 now at 107% and projected to 108% by 2021 , our record was 106% year after WWII Another chart shows Gross debt to GDP after WWII at around 118% Checked again this morning on Nat debt clock, looks like we broke this barrier as of 5/21 119.08% Saw this back of envelope simplifications <a href="https://www.titusvilleherald.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/article_83fe1ef2-95c2-11ea-bba7-1f928e1b6615.html" rel="nofol
Fri, May 29, 2020
Welcome to another episode of the Crypto Basic Podcast, where today we’ll be talking about -surprise surprise- the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s not a random commentary episode though, no general rambling, but a discussion on what we think might be a possible solution for the coronavirus crisis: Contact Tracing. Decentralized, blockchain based, anonymous and, as far as the data predicts, VERY effective. Tune in now to learn the ins and outs of it, and how it would revolutionize pandemic management. Relevant Links NCase.me Website that has the covid playable simulators Source Code for DP-3T Labs A website we've referenced on the show before - ncase.me . This is a great website and it takes you step by step through the process of epidemiology. Why is the virus acting like it does, what ways could it act if things were different? You can play with the simulations to see how even one little thing about the virus changes, and it brings everything into or out of balance. After going on and on down the line, they come to this conclusion - the lockdown doesn't do anything but flatten, and then inevitably reset the curve. Testing doesn't solve the problem, and neither does herd immunity. Enter contact tracing. So what is google building with contact tracing? Well Google isn't exactly building it, but they are funding it. This is being created by a company called DP-3T. Which is a cute short name for Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing. It is being worked on by cytologists, but it isn't using blockchain. Phones will broadcast via bluetooth what looks like a wallet key every few minutes. If you're close to another phone, your phones will exchange strings. Both phones store those strings for 14 days. If someone gets covid, they're marked as being in a hospital / doctor. The doctor can put in a one time passcode that confirms that the phone holder has been diagnosed with covid. Positive strings get stored in a database, and phones check the database every 5 minutes for any strings that they've heard recently. It's compatible with anyone's app that uses the source code, and the code is public. I see an interesting future, where if this were implemented properly with a public database and zero knowledge proofs, it would solve the problem and keep liberties in tact. The Nuance of the argument. Why it's hard to know where to stand. Fuck Plandemic
Sat, May 23, 2020
_Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of late capitalism, where the labor theory of value is VIOLENTLY becoming obsolete, because now you might be able to get paid in cryptocurrency to perform tasks such as walk, talk, cook (for yourself), throw a tennis ball against the wall, or even just exist. Wow. Tune in to hear the guys talk about sMiles, the weird yet intriguing project that promises all of the above, and find out a couple more unconventional ways to earn crypto on top of that._ sMiles app will let you earn Bitcoin for simple everyday activities such as walking or playing games. The app is based on the Lightning Network, Bitcoin's second-level scaling solution. “sMiles stands for sats&miles. What is some sort of activity that could really benefit from this type of incentivizing? Cooking? The startup, StandApp, will soon launch SMiles, an app that allows users to earn crypto for performing simple everyday activities. CEO of Shape Igor Berezovsky says he wants to make people healthier, wealthier, and happier. Shape was started in 1999 and appears to be a company that makes apps. "SHAPE is one of a few startups worldwide that managed to develop more than one bestselling app." Started an app called IM+ that aggregates all your messages from all the different apps. According to Berezovsky, users will get satoshis even for driving, although not as much as for walking since the app wants to promote a healthy lifestyle. This got me thinking about the future. Is this one of the standards we are going to see over the coming years ? Brave was the first one to do this. Is this going to make users lazier or healthier? Like getting paid for Beta testing a video game? What's the incentive for getting paid for driving? Or running? Gamifying life seems dangerous but also kinda cool. Having sex? What is the incentive for an app to pay for running? Is this the new model?
Tue, May 19, 2020
Welcome to the Crypto Basic Podcast! Today the gang is in a talkative mood and goes on tangents on several issues, but we're focusing on some stuff like Brent's BIG crypto mistake (tune in to find out) and what similar mistakes you should look out for, Adam's dating life, post-covid bailouts, cruise ships and more. Press play! It's a good one.
Fri, May 15, 2020
Welcome to the show people! Today the gang assesses a hot topic - a user claimed on reddit that Binance "took" money from him and it blew up. Even CZ commented and got blasted. Also, we take a look at an admittedly cringy article listing the "7 deadly sins of CZ". What a day. Tune in now! Relevant Links: Reddit user calls out Binance for "accidentally" taking 12061.48 and won't give it back. CZ Responds to the reddit user The user posts some so called proof proof Some more so called proof Another user piggy backs off of the hype and posts "7 Deadly Sins of Changpeng Zhao" Wayback machine of CZ calling out OK coin So What happened? Text of the Post background on the 28th of January I happend to be trading on the futures platform. Due to a mistake by binance my orders weren’t executed and I was liquidated. Well I opened a ticket demanding back my funds. After a couple months of mails every 2 or 3 days. Binance denied everything and weren’t giving back the money, so I opened another ticket. This time I didn’t ask for a refund up front. Binance straight up told me it was their mistake and that they would compensate me 3bnb. Well I didn’t take that well, so I asked for my full amount back. Binance went in to a defensive mode and decided mixing up different cases would settle the issue. (Binance had messed up again and I lost 3600 USDT, so they compensated me 1018 USDT) they told me they had already compensated me and that I shouldn’t ask for more. When I called them out on the fact that the cases weren’t related, they told me they weren’t going to give me the 12061.48 USDT back anyway. I pointed out that by admitting their mistake in this ticket they broke their own policy. It states that Binance has to execute a trade. After I mentioned this they went silent, I have bugged support every 2 days, but I have not received anything as of yet and it has been almost a month. I wanted more people to know as Binance is the biggest in the industry, and they bury the negative very easily. I need your help in demanding an answer for Binance her mistakes.<
Mon, May 11, 2020
Today Adam is joined by Nathan Sexer and Sebastien Borget from The Sandbox, a community-driven platform where creators can monetize voxel ASSETS and gaming experiences on the blockchain. Tune in to learn what their goals are, what amazing partnerships they've managed to secure and how they're planning to bring blockchain gaming to the forefront. Check them out over at sandbox.game !
Thu, April 30, 2020
Welcome to the show! Today the gang goes over a very interesting scenario found on twitter - what would the world look like during this pandemic, but with blockchain? Would we be better or worse off? We've got a few thoughts on that. Tune in to find out! Notes: Some of the interesting points from the thread: Here's the post from Ownejj and some quotes I'm a huge advocate for crypto and have always defended it when discussing with other people. I am struggling to find an answer to the question on why a world using crypto would be better than the current cash system we are using today to handle the pandemic. For example Aus has just announced a 130b package to support workers who have lost their jobs. I'm assuming they are printing money daily to handle this crisis. Also America's plan to inject trillions into the economy. Can someone smarter than me explain how this situation would have been handled with crypto or why crypto would be the better choice. Thanks heaps for the replies! User Ketifus said DLT is the key to an open honest world and crypto is the natural vehicle for value exchange when this shit show goes pop. My guess is that this virus will take the blame this time but the QE coming off the printer now will store up the final collapse of fiat. In the mean time we can look forward to another 10 years of global austerity, 4-5 years of a phoney asset based recovery. Then inflation and rising interest rates causing the global debt load to make the world insolvent Hopefully crypto is ready, if it isnt we’re fucked. I’m setting my life up to deal with the latter User dontlikecomputers said Under the current system the government has 100% credibility to repay if it borrows in the currency it controls, under a crypto standard, everyone is on a level playing field because we all have the same fundamental ability to repay. User Karma_z says If the world was purely crypto based we’d be in a crippling economic depression right now and most of the world would not survive the coming six months. This isn’t even remotely hyperbole. User BitsAndBobs304 I think all speculations are void on both sides simply because humanity has never existed under such a system and it would have so many unforeseen consequences that the whole economy and production and world of jobs would be radically different in so many unpredictable ways. Brent example 1 Is Bitcoin the global currency? No, but it's still the largest network. Another more versatile coin could be the global currency What role does fiat play in this society, if any at all? Fiat is a thing of the past, and there was all kinds of weird things that happened with stablecoins What other things are we assuming for y
Wed, April 29, 2020
Welcome to the Crypto Basic Podcast! This time around we're going over a truly unexpected turn of events which baffled even the most economically savvy of us (Karim. That's just Karim.) Oil went negative! A never before seen event, we try to make sense of it and pose the important questions: 1. What the hell? 2. What's the reason? 3. What will the repercussions be? All of this and more on today's show, so tune in now! Interesting topic to learn about and extrapolate from We have just witnessed an oil price crash like never before taking prices of West Texas Intermediate into deeply negative territory. WTI Crude Oil Spot Price is the price for immediate delivery of West Texas Intermediate grade oil reached minus US$40.32 a barrel How can a price turn negative? industry has not been able to slow production fast enough to counter the drop in demand. global demand for oil has reduced by 29 million barrels a day (100 to 71) Storage can stabilize prices, but its nearing capacity WT mainly stored at Cushing Facility in OK, now almost full 62m Barrel capacity - Can fill half tanks in the US Worlwide, current rates of supply/demand have estimates of inventories increasing by 1.6B barrels in first half of 2020, but only 1.6B barrel capacity still available Context - Amount of production that could be stored if exports dry up US - 30 days, SA - 18, Russia - 8 Nigeria, largest producer in Africa....1.5 days Traders with contracts to take delivery of oil in May fear they won't be able to store it. They are willing to pay not to have to take it and have nowhere to put it. June contracts and later are still positive, so supply demand imbalance may be corrected Fun Trivia - Guess what the name of the other price benchmark for oil It stayed around $25, they can be put on ships and taken to storage anywhere Responses Halliburton (oilfield engineering) said that the pandemic has created so much turmoil in the industry that it "cannot reasonably estimate" how long the hit will last. OPEC-Plus - Responded by cutting output by 9.7m barrels per day, which ends the duel between Russia and SA But note still significantly less than the drop in demand Oil importing countries taking advantage and filled up what they could in storage Investors using Giant oil tankers for storage Record 160m barrels stored this way, each can hold up to 2m barrels. Of course this is bidding up charter rates, more than doubling to $350,000 a day Last time we saw something close was 2009, about 100m barrels Shiff Quote on Gold The oil price is now negative $3 per barrel. What is happening now in the #Oil market will soon happen in reverse in the #gold market. In oil the shorts are
Sat, April 25, 2020
Welcome to the Crypto Basic Podcast! This time around we're going over one of the hottest topics of today, given the obvious circumstances: what's the safest way to handle assets during the coronavirus economic crash? What assets provide the most security, and could Bitcoin, as the flagship of the cryptoverse, be one of them? All of the above and more on today's episode. Tune in now! Report in the Economic Bulletin from the Kansa City Fed "In recent years, some have questioned whether Bitcoin could also serve as a safe haven. We compare the behavior of government bonds, gold, and Bitcoin from January 1995 through February 2020 " They point out that historically during times of financial stress people tend to shift towards safer assets Safe Haven defined - an asset which is uncorrelated or negatively correlated with riskier assets during times of stress US Gov securities considered "quintessential safe haven against stock market." but they point out some studies have found Gold behaves this way as well "In theory, Bitcoin’s fixed supply and algorithm-based issuance allow it to be independent from traditional markets, which could make it a desirable asset in times of economic stress." They examine 10-year Treasury note & Gold by looking at correlations of daily returns compared to SP 500 1995 to 2020, and they chose this spread to have an equal pre and post bitcoin period Comparison Bunch more charts, essentially showing that 10 year Treasury negative and statistically significant correlation across all stress periods gold has only behaved like a safe haven in certain periods of financial stress Bitcoins correlations with the S&P 500 are not statistically significant in any period and positive in all but one Extra tidbit on current downturn, Bitcoin again has a positive, statistically significant correlation, suggesting it performed like a risk asset in March rather than a safe haven. "Overall, our results suggest that the 10-year Treasury has generally exhibited safe-haven behavior, gold has occasionally exhibited safe-haven behavior, and Bitcoin has never exhibited safe-haven behavior since its introduction" Note: We are not financial advisors.
Wed, April 22, 2020
Stablecoins are a part of the crytpocurreny space for better or for worse. What happens in a future where more people are using digital assets? What does the stablecoin environment do to the US Dollar? Are stablecoins like Tether and Libra a systemic threat to fiat currency? These questions are investigated by the Crypto Basic Podcast team - what place do stablecoins have in a future, and what can Tether do to get more users? Does the podcast agree with the G20’s assessment of Stablecoins in general? Where can you go to learn more about the study that was released? Well the podcast has answers for you. Pertinant Links - Are Stablecoins a systemic threat? Published Study by FSB G20 Website Financial Security Board The FSB is inviting comments on this consultative document and the questions set out below. Responses should be sent to fsb@fsb.org by 15 July 2020. Responses will be published on the FSB’s website unless respondents expressly request otherwise. HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Patreon - $1 an episode would be the best thing ever and keeps us afloat. Join our Discord right here Subscribe Via iTunes Ledger Nano S or Ledger Nano X - This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. Cash App has Bitcoin - If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasic Podcast Email
Sun, April 12, 2020
Welcome to this week's Crypto Basic News episode! Tune in to listen to the gang talk about the progress of blockchain adoption, Cryptopia's big win in court, new lawsuits against 11 crypto companies in new York and much more! Rapid Fire Reddit may be devising a point system on the blockchain Redditor MagoCrypto posted the video, which is a walkthrough of a new build of the Reddit app that shows a feature with mention of community points. When delving into the FAQs of the wallet feature there appear to be pages on distribution, wallet, backup and recovery, and on the blockchain Crypto Funding Dropped Considerably in March Due To COVID VC funding for crypto projects was reduced to March 2019 levels after COVID swept the nation. Aside from a Bakkt $300 Million deal with Microsoft, the total VC funding was $117 million Former UFC fighter Ben Askren shows support for Bitcoin Halving . He was sponsored by Litecoin back in January 2020 for a fight and changed his Twitter handle to "Bitcoin Halving May 13th". Ya love to see it. Also of note, UFC partnered with Dapper Labs in February, a company that builds digital collectibles on the blockchain. It appears Bank of America is partnering with Ripple Question: "What do you see as the things sort of coming down in the next sort of five to 10 years that our clients should maybe start thinking about or even getting ready for?" Answer: "So not just the capability but the actual experience and ability to get things done anytime, anywhere because we are an around the clock society. And the second one is the ability to integrate. And Derrick touched on this a lot, it's not about our platform and our capabilities, it's about you as a client and the infrastructure you have and the ability for us to integrate, whether that's with platforms and capabilities that we built or partnerships that we have with the likes of Ripple or Swift . These are Fintechs that we're partnering with. They've come through all of our rigor of legal and compliance and we're able to leverage our banking as a platform to deliver that to you. So I really think the future is all about client experience and integrated platforms versus siloed products and capabilities. And then of course we've for Bank of America talk a lot about intelligent treasury, which brings all of that together. And you touched on this, Jonathon, as being an advocate for our clients and helping them navigate this changing environment. So I'm really excited and looking forward to see what the next few years brin
Mon, April 06, 2020
Hi all! Welcome to this week's edition of Crypto Basic News. This time around we're going over Microsoft's new crypto mining patent, an April fools guessing game, celebrating Banano's 2 year anniversary, and more. Tune in! Rapid Fire Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad tweeted something regarding the current state of the economy Ethereum-based game The Sandbox sells out third presale They recently contacted us. It seems similar to a blockchain-based Minecraft. And not gonna lie, the trailer looked pretty cool. Much like Decentraland you can buy virtual plots of land. Sold out faster than it's February presale. 3,330 ETH, equivalent to 440k. 12,384 LAND parcels to be exact. A total of 166,464 LANDS will ever be available in the map that will form The Sandbox metaverse. LAND is the basic sandbox unit on the platform’s map and each LAND comprises 96x96 meters in the game world. Fourth LAND presale will be announced later this year as well as the game release. Bitcoin outperformed Dow & S&P in Q1 BTC started at $7,182 at the beginning of the year. Pushed up to $10.4k and dipped below $5k for a moment a few weeks ago. It's currently at...Karim? Bitcoin is actually only down 10% in Q1. S&P lost 20% and the Dow 23%. Folding@Home is now the world's fastest supercomputer CoinMarketCap gets bought out by Binance . Annnd speaking of CoinMarketCap... Also, CMC had a decent April Fool's joke. And they responded to my tweet about it with a decent joke as well. -A April Fools or Not April Fools? - Brent BItcoin Creator also founded Monero, research suggests. Github has decided to bury Bitcoin's code inside an arctic mountain to preserve it for at least 1,000 years. Craig Wright Victorious in Kleiman Case After Signing with Satoshi's Keys FDIC has warned you not to withdraw cash from
Wed, April 01, 2020
Welcome to another edition of Crypto Basic News! Our editor is SO busy in quarantine that he forgot to post this episode so you're getting it with a few days of delay. We still love him though. He may or may not be the one writing this description. Anyway, today we're talking about shady senators dumping stocks after a private coronavirus briefing, Steemit developers forking into a new platform called Hive due to Justin Sun's shenanigans, and much more. Oh, and coronavirus. Surprise surprise. Tune in now! Rapid Fire Global cryptocurrency wallet usage has tripled in the last three years. 10 mill in 2016 to 40mil end of 2019. Devs Plot Launch of Telegram’s Blockchain Without Company’s Involvement So says the TON Community Foundation, a group of more than two dozen software developers and investors, who are now discussing possible ways to launch the Telegram Open Network (TON) without the messaging platform's participation. Coinbase Wallet integrates DeFi directly into app. Users will be able to borrow and lend crypto with interest thru the app now. Which US cities own the most crypto? Let's hear your guesses. Congress Bill Looks to create a digital dollar (B?) ANNNNND ITS GONE https://www.coindesk.com/digital-dollar-stripped-from-latest-us-coronavirus-relief-bill Fed Pledges asset purchases with no limits , Bitcoin and Gold Spike - K Federal Reserve said Monday it will launch a barrage of programs to help stimulate the economy Unlike previous crisis where there was a commitment to a set amount of balance sheet expansion, this time they are indicating no limits The Fed also will be moving for the first time into corporate bonds Also a lending program for Main Street businesses ($300 Billion) to support flow of credit “The central bank is shifting from being not just the lender of last resort, but now it is the buyer of last resort. Don’t ask how much they will buy, this is truly QE infinity.” -Chris Rupkey, chief finacial economist at MUFG Union Bank will lower the interest rate on its repo operations to 0% from 0.1%. (T
Fri, March 20, 2020
Hello and welcome to Crypto Basic News! This week we're cozying up in quarantine, staying calm and collected, and we're talking about all kinds of stuff like Tezos getting into digital card games, millions of dollars being usurped through the MakerDAO smart contract mechanism, and of course, we talk COVID-19, from its health risks to its massive possible socioeconomic effects. Wash your hands and then click play to tune in! Rapid Fire Apparently it's alt season according to that index we talked about a few weeks ago???? 50 Days Out From Bitcoin Halvening IRS Deadline has been extended by 90 days (July 15th) Coinbase CLO Resigns to Oversee US National Banking System WHO impersonators are trying to steal your bitcoin The fake email claims funds will be used to “enable all countries to track and detect the disease...send personal protective equipment to frontline health workers...enable communities to prevent infection and care for those in need...and accelerate efforts to fast-track the development of lifesaving vaccines.” Tezos gets in the digital card game space (Adam) Coase, a company launched by Tezos aims to solve with its new game, Emergents Coase’s innovation: Let people easily acquire and swap the cards they actually want Alpha will be available in April For Coase co-founder Zvi Mowshowitz – who is also a 2007 inductee to Magic Hall of Fame – both distribution approaches leave a lot to be desired. Emergents will take a radically simple approach: Let people buy the cards they want. Brian David-Marshall, a third co-founder, said Coase has "an economic model for doing a collectible card game on the blockchain that captures a lot of what makes physical card games great." Coase will be the primary and secondary marketplace all in one. Like bitcoin on Square’s Cash App, Coase will be the seller and the buyer for Emergents cards, essentially acting as a market maker.The company is using bonding curves, much like Ethereum's token-swapping platform Uniswap, to distribute the cards. Cards will have a fixed supply and their prices will swing with demand, determined by an algorithm. New cards will come out and be sold on the site at a low price. <a href="https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1240365047421054976
Mon, March 16, 2020
Welcome to another 101 episode, where we go over the basic aspects of a crypto project in order to get an insight into what it is and how it works. This time around, we're taking a look into Kyber with the help of Loi Luu, CEO and co-founder of the project! Loi is a researcher working on cryptocurrencies and the CEO of Kyber Network, an on-chain liquidity protocol that powers decentralized applications, including exchanges, funds, lending protocols, payments wallets and so on. Also, for the Star Wars fans out there, yes - we do address the question that you have in mind. Tune in to learn more! Find more on Loi and Kyber on the following links: Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/kybernetwork/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kybernetwork/ Telegram group: https://telegram.me/kybernetwork Developer group: https://telegram.me/kyberdeveloper Website: https://kyber.network/ Dev Portal: https://developer.kyber.network/
Mon, March 09, 2020
Welcome to the very first re-branded episode of Crypto Basic News! It's basically Flagship Friday, but without the Friday part. Blame our lazy editor for that. Just kidding, he's the best and we love him very much. This time around we talk about Justin Sun's new drama with Steemit, about the new CoronaToken (who would've thought...), about CZ's twitter beef with the CEO of OkEx and more. Tune in now! Rapid Fire Supreme Court of India reversed the crypto ban the order lifted ban on trading in virtual currency, cryptocurrency and bitcoins Robinhood goes down at the worst possible time On Monday and Tuesday, as global markets rebounded after a sell-off last week and then sank again, Robinhood’s trading platform went offline, leaving many customers to watch their portfolios drop in value without being able to do anything about them Germany recognizes Bitcoin as a legal financial instrument Cryptocurrencies are not to be confused with electronic money. Not issued or guaranteed by any central bank or public body; Don’t have the legal status of currency or money; Can be used by individuals or legal entities as a means of exchange or payment; Serve investment purposes; Can be transmitted, stored and traded electronically. Elon Musk says Dogecoin is the best cryptocurrency Chainlink Partners w/ Chiliz to Automatically Mint Tokens For Teams Like FC Barcelona . Chiliz also partnering with Dota2 squad OG to launch a fan token on socios.com . You may soon be able to buy a stake in a professional athlete's tokenized contracts NBA star Spencer Dinwiddie has announced a partnership with a new broker-dealer to help issue shares in his tokenized contract. His platform, Dream Fan Shares (DFS). The NBA has remained quiet on whether they will continue to oppose Dinwiddie’s venture. Dinwiddie is prepared to move forward without the NBA's blessing and said investors can expect more details soon. Do you like this idea? Good or bad? Dinwiddie first announced plans in September to issue the first <a href="ht
Fri, February 28, 2020
Welcome to Flagship Friday! This week the gang is all together and ready to talk about... mostly the coronavirus and Brent's provisions. No panic though because we also talk crypto - as we always do. We went over Warren Buffet going over crypto, fresh new hacks, and new shots being fired. Eventful week - tune in to learn more! Rapid Fire CZ Talks Craig Wright “He claims to be the founder of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, which is a lie. He hurts the credibility of Bitcoin and is a disgrace to our entire industry.” Enjin launches game development platform on Ethereum Mainnet (altcoinbuzz) Previously, only early adopters and members from the Enjin Spark program had access to the Mainnet tools. Now, anybody will be able to mint their own ERC-1155 tokens for their own use. Over 2,500 projects adopting ERC-1155 have already been created on the testnet version of the Enjin Platform.More than 1% of the total ENJ supply is locked into over 50 million ERC-1155 assets. ERC-1155 has become an official Ethereum token standard. Lionel Messi-led FC Barcelona set to have its own token for ‘over 300M’ fans worldwide (theblockcrypto) Lionel Messi-led soccer club FC Barcelona is set to have its own token in Q2 of this year The club has partnered with blockchain startup Chiliz for the initiative Alexandre Dreyfus, founder and CEO of Chiliz, told The Block that the deal took 17 months to close Winklevoss-led Gemini Custody to add Filecoin, trading may be next (Decrypt) Filecoin will be added to Gemini custody. remember Filecoin? One of the biggest ICOs that was completely private in 2017 “The Simpsons” Predict that Cryptocurrency and Blockchain will Gain in PopularityRead more at TheCryptoTime.com: (TheCryptoTime) Shopify joins Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra Association - K Last time we left them Visa, eBay, Stripe had left Libra Scored a win getting Shopify (Rev -1.58b, Net -.12, Total Assets 3.02B, 5000 employees) Will contribute at least $10m towards Libra and will operate a node Seems like a significant incentive is gaining a way to process transactions
Sun, February 16, 2020
_Welcome to this week's (bit late) Flagship Friday (Flagship Sunday just this once, sorry - our editor was on a boat. For many many hours.) This time around we go over the Trump administration's new plans for crypto, about Yang bailing out of the presidential race, and Brave's brave venture into investigative journalism, sort of. All of this and more on today's episode - tune in now!_ Rapid Fire Bitcoin business, CoinSource, has now expanded to over 600 Bitcoin ATMs Minnesota Fed president calls crypto a giant dumpster fire Virtual reality beats blockchain as the hottest job in tech demand for augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) engineers increased by 1,400% in 2019 (blockchain was +517 last year, +9 this year) Not just gaming, also companies like Sephora (beauty) and Wayfair (furniture) Blockchain developers still banking, 162k yr in 2020 Proof of concept blockchain voting concept DeFi Reaches $1 Billion In Locked Up Crypto Trump admin to release new FinCEN requirements for crypto. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Congress on Wednesday that the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is set to release new requirements related to cryptocurrencies. “We want to make sure that technology moves forward, but on the other hand, we want to make sure that cryptocurrencies aren't used for the equivalent of old Swiss secret number bank accounts,” he added. Mnuchin seemed to strike a positive tone on the topic, remarking that "we do think technology can be used to reduce payment processing quite considerably, particularly for small dollar payments cross-border." Andrew Yang bows out of the 2020 Presidential Race The only nominee who cares about crypto has bowed out of the race. We hope to see him in 2024. I think he made an impact seemingly coming out of nowhere. Brave uncovers widespread surveillance of UK citizens by private companies embedded on UK council websites - K They release a report called <a href="https://brave.com/wp-content/upload
Fri, February 07, 2020
Welcome to the Crypto Basic Podcast! Today Brent is joined by Amrit Kumar, president of Zilliqa, a high-performance, high-security blockchain platform for enterprises and next-gen applications. Amrit goes over the ins and outs of Zilliqa, how it works and what the project's goals for the future are. Tune in to find out more! Ziliqa's Website: https://zilliqa.com/ Amrit's LinkedIn profile: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/amrit-kumar-6aa66151
Sat, February 01, 2020
Hello everyone and welcome to this week's Flagship Friday (Saturday? Who knows at this point) where we go over the most important crypto news of the past week! This week we're talking about smART contracts (not a hard pun to figure out), Justin Sun being sort of a doofus, Dubai going full on tax haven mode on crypto, and much much more. Tune in now! Rapid Fire Taxact is charging more for your service if you click "I traded crypto" and it doesn't add any steps. Don't use them If you make under 66k the IRS lets you file for free. Blockchain.com Has Created A Crypto Gateway for the Turkish Lira (Decrypt) Now they can convert lire to bitcoin, eth or tether without using a third party payment processor. Cool Website Talking About If It's Alt Season A season is three months, so we looked at the performance of all Top 50 Coins over the last 90 days. The more Altcoins are up against BTC, the higher the Altcoin Season Index. If 75% of all Altcoins are up against Bitcoin over the last 3 months, it's Altcoin Season! And to spoil it for the listeners, no, no it is not alt season yet. The heat index is currently at a 51. Hey Telegram, you're crypto is worth less than donuts (CoinTelegraph) In the memo, the SEC included a few barbs against the instant messenger service. It called out Telegram for doing “a two-step around the registration provisions” and performing “sleight of hand” by fabricating the difference between a purchaser’s investment in Grams and their delivery of the Grams, which would allow them to withhold info normally in regulatory statements. Pavel Durov’s creation, the document contends, gave a “strawman” argument about “existence” since “Grams will never be tangible.” The SEC put the frosting on when it wrote: “Telegram’s attempt to avoid this economic truth by labelling Grams ‘commodities’ also fails. Grams are not commodities. Unlike gold, comic books, and Krispy Kreme donuts — commodities Telegram compares to Grams — Grams have no intrinsic value.” Art project uses Ethereum to validate their art pieces As Thomas Crown Art’s tech expert and business analyst Ian Mcleod, explained, each piece of artwork is embedded with blockchain technology. “All our works of art are logged on the Ethereum’s blockchain with a unique ‘smART’ contract,” he s
Fri, January 24, 2020
Hello hello hello! Welcome to another episode of Flagship Friday, our weekly show where we cover all kinds of crypto news and shenanigans. This week we're talking about things like new bills concerning taxation and crypto, as well as Canada's fresh new way of looking at things crypto related. Also, Peter Schiff's 7-step program to not making any sense will a-maze you. Finally, Venezuela is unfortunately doing worse and worse, and scammers do, in fact, still be scammin. What a life. Tune in now! Dive into the cryptoverse with us on this episode of the Crypto Basic Podcast. Rapid Fire Pornhub is using Tether since PayPal has banned them. WHAT A PUNT OMG it's even worse. They're using the TRON version of USDT lmao. Brave MOBILE loads websites significantly faster than Chrome or Firefox - up to 3x or 6x faster using less memory and data. Iota released a new coordicide whitepaper. Remember that Telegram Token sale that had to be refunded? Well they actually did it . They promised a launch date refund if they didn't launch, and refunded. Good on them. Bill Proposed For You To Only Pay Taxes On Profits Over $200 - B So this bill would say that transactions would not be subject to gains unless it's over that amount. Apparently 95% of transactions on chain would fall into this category. Bill was introduced in the House of representatives. It's long and confusing, and there was a top post on Reddit even saying that this would re-classify crypto into currency and make it worse for tax reasons, but this isn't the case. It simply creates one more exemption that says that these transactions that result in $200 or less profit, are fine. Right now, if I were to buy 1 bag of coffee from you every month with my Bitcoin, it would create tax issues for you, and me. That's not the case with money, so it's a step in the right direction. Peter Schiff is an idiot, but we can learn from it. - B Step 1 I just lost all the #Bitcoin I have ever owned. My wallet got corrupted somehow and my password is no longer valid. So now not only is my Bitcoin intrinsically worthless; it has no market value either. I knew owning Bitco
Wed, January 22, 2020
Today we have a new episode format for you! It's called Red Flags , and in it we're gonna be going over some of the crypto projects of the world that are, let's say... questionable. After reviewing certain events or clues that might be considered red flaggish, we'll be giving our final verdict. So, for the first installment we'll be going over coss.io, a crypto exchange with a troublesome past and worrisome present. The future still lies ahead, but we're not convinced that it's gonna be good news for anyone involved. Tune in now!
Fri, January 17, 2020
Hello everyone! Welcome to Flagship Friday. This week we're going over blockchain development's rise in demand, Akon founding a city and Craig Wright... again. Tune in for more! Rapid Fire Blockchain is Most In-Demand Skill in 2020 LinkedIn Report Companies weren't even looking at blockchain a year ago and now it's the top in-demand hard skill—beating out other hot skills like AI and cloud computing. Warren Buffett had his worst year in a decade. Berkshire Hathaway lagged behind in 2019. While it did perform at a reasonable 11% in 2019, it lagged behind the S&P in 2019 which posted a 29% return. Sure, Berk still has 700 Billion with a capital B but his unwillingness to hop on the Bitcoin bandwagon seems to be having an effect. Luxury giant Kering certifies its watches with Bitcoin. Ulysee Nardin, the Swiss watchmaker behind Kering, is using blockchain to certify the authenticity of it's watch. The idea is that the watchmaker will log each watch on the blockchain, meaning owners can rest in the knowledge that they have a one of a kind timepiece. It also means that they won't be swindled, and sold a fake. Once bought from Ulysee Nardin, a customer will receive a PDF that contains all the information about the watch, such as the serial number, model, and warranty information. With that, the customer can trace the watch on the Bitcoin blockchain's immutable ledger. This will be handy when selling the watch, as this information can be used to certify the watch's authenticity, as well as its maintenance history. List of prices where mainstream media declared Bitcoin dead. Karim what's BTC at currently? (Twitter) https://twitter.com/bloqport/status/1214887680686858240 Space gets just a bit less scammy - K We had 518 blockchain and crypto projects falling by the wayside in 2019 still marks a 20% decrease from the previous year. largest number of cryptocurrency projects disappeared during the early months of 2019 (the deep red) 115 folded in January, with 48 collapsing in February and a further 120 in March remember deadcoin? Deceased, hack, scam, and parody Most dead projects were scams (55% in 2018, 58% 19) Most scams seem to have a life cycle less than 1 yr, 1-3yr for legitimate fails <a href="https://www.investor
Mon, January 13, 2020
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, tooo... The Crypties 2019! - our YEARLY award show where we give awards out to the people, companies and even events that deserve them. We've got old categories, new categories, serious categories - like Crypto Person of the Year, and dumb categories - like the Carlos Matos Award (self-explanatory). Join us in the gala and see you in the afterparty! Favorite Person in Crypto 2019 - K Charles Hoskinson Peter McCormack CZ - WINNER Andreas Antonopoulos Andrew Yang Craig Wright Award (Biggest Douche in the Cryptoverse) 2019 - A Craig Wright Mark Facebookerg Substratum Community Gerald Cotten Justin Sun Matos Award (THATS A SCAMMM) - B Quadriga CX The Binance $40M Hack Bitcoin Hex Tether Scammers Impersonate Us SIM Scam Brock Pierce and the EXW Walllet Convention (Happened 2 days ago - promises .33% daily return generate by a trading bot) Biggest Disappointment 2019 K Bakkt Cardano Iota's Coordicide Bitcoin Dying Ethereum 2.0 The Lightning Network The Brent Philbin Award For Usablility 2019 (why was this mine?) B Cash App's Bitcoin Brave Browser Enjin ERC1155 Tokens Maker's Leverage Platform Crypto Around The World's Hurrah-Crypto-Law Award K France - Crypto-to-crypto trades are not taxable. Germany - Banks are allowed to work with cryptocurrencies. Iran - Endorses mining of crypto, considers it Industrial activity (licence required) New Zealand - bitcoin and several other coins are approved as salary payment alternatives Favorite Altcoin Project 2019 - B Cardano - Staking Pools Maker - Multi-Collateral DAI Tron - DLive :) Nano - Unreal Integration XLM - Partnership with IBM for international payments. Weather the storm 2019 - A Tether Tron Bitcoin SV Ethereum Classic EOS Cmon Mannnn K Charles Hoskinson tries to fight Chico Crypto Justin Sun buys dinner time with Warren Buffet but has Kidney Stones Craig Wright Cries in Court Justin Sun announces partership with Liverpool FC, Liverpool denies it CryptoBasic Lowest Lows 2019 B Adam Defends Tron Brent has to take a shit and misses Andreas Antonopoulos episode. Mike Leaves the show Adam Joins the show. Favorite Episode 2019 A Joel Comm, Matthew Aaron, and Hashoshi on a round table panel. Bitcoin Takeover Podcast Crossover Andreas Antonopoulos Peter McCormack ZuckBucks with Colin Fausnaught Worst episode 2019 B Collectively having too many flagships Marius Kramer - Emberfund Manager Bitcoin 102 SXSW Recap Epi
Fri, January 03, 2020
Welcome to the first Flagship of the decade! Unfortunately Adam's preoccupied with other biznis this week, so Brent and Karim are here to start 2020 off, going over the stories that we missed over the holidays. In this episode we talk about Google possibly targeting crypto on their platforms, about the past decade's investing rundown, about Brent finally (maybe) tracking down the guy that scammed him and much, much more - only on the CryptoBasic Podcast. Rapid Fire KARIM QUESTION VICE has an episode out on Crypto, I haven't watched but I love Vice. You can now send Crypto to EMAIL addresses in Coinbase accounts. This is contained within Coinbase, and honestly I have no idea why this took so long. Is Google Targeting Bitcoin / Crypto? Many youtubers have been de-monetized over the last few weeks that have their channels primarily dedicated to crypto content. It appears google is targeting links in exchanges. This was huge channels like Ivan on Tech, Boxmining, Data Dash, etc. Youtube DID release a statement saying it was in error. They also took Metamask off of their Play store. This isn't the first time Metamask has been shut down, but last time it was because there was a clone that was doing something wrong. This time it was for "mining" and metamask lost their appeal. Currently there is an Early Access version of Metamask with 0 reviews, so don't download this version until you are told. Bitcoin Kicks Off 2020 More Secure Than Ever as Hash Rate Hits Record multiple monitoring resources including Blockchain and Coin Dance confirmed hash rate was higher than ever on the first day of the new year. 119-143 quintillion hashes per second wtf is quintillion? - 1q Pennies laid out flat would cover the earth 2.5x over One quintillion is one thousand quadrillions, which is one thousand trillions It would take between 25,000-100,000 galaxies like our own to total a quintillion stars Bitcoin Declared Legal Commodity in Chinese Court This was in Mid July! Originally shared by Dovey Wan, someone Adam loves following on Twitter that ISN'T Justin. This is the second such case in China that made this ruling "the cryptocurrency meets the virtual property requirements because it has value, is scarce, and disposable" This whole thing was based on a lawsuit on TaoBao, which is like AliBaba without the english version. They had a FXBTC exchange, and and the case dragged out so long that the planiff, Mr. Wu (really). lost 2675 BTC, but was only suing for $11,000 originally. It looks like this might have been a "you canceled my trade so I lost
Tue, December 24, 2019
Welcome to this episode of the CryptoConvos series of the Crypto Basic Podcast! Today we've got Grant Blaisdell of Coinfirm on the show, here to talk all about what they do and how they do it over at Coinfirm, a crypto exchange risk assessment service. He goes in depth about the mission of Coinfirm to eliminate the crypto world's tarnished, scammy reputation, as well as help people reclaim their stolen crypto. Grant was super compelling to talk to, and his chat with Brent made for an excellent episode. Tune in to discover more! Find Grant and Coinfirm on the following links: Coinfirm's website Reclaim Crypto AMLT Token Network on Twitter Grant's Twitter Grant's Instagram
Sat, December 14, 2019
Welcome to Flagship Friday, where we go over the most important crypto news of the week. This time around we're talking about Ethereum's new Istanbul upgrade, about India proposing banning cryptocurrency, and we're going over scams. A lot of them. You'll have to tune in and see. Rapid Fire Jack Dorsey Tweet Thread For Open Sourced Social Media Standards BitMex Gets Sued By Seed Investor Basically saying their $30k investment should be worth $50M now, so they're suing for $300M Charles Hoskinson decided he wanted to fight Chico Crypto? Jesus. I think it's not happening now. In a very un-ripple move (at least for my bias) they are rolling out a digital marketplace for music where the creator gets 100% of proceeds. Called XSongs Coinbase's debit card has added a stablecoin. Craig Wright Tries To Avoid Paying $658k Legal Fees Matic Massive Dump After rising 180% in 2 weeks, Shed 70% of its value in minutes on Tuesday A trader pointed out holders of the coin "basically became 1% poorer every 15 seconds for 30+ minutes in a row" there was speculation of it being a p&d within the Matic Team but then CZ refuted that claim pretty quickly the Matic COO tweeted out that he woke up to this nightmare and claiming it had nothing to do with them. They would post a detailed analysis and will come out stronger than ever" (He's indian, lost in translation slightly) Matic was one of Binances IEO's, initial exchange offering, and CZ raised the question on if exchanges should interfere in situations like this in the future. What do you guys think about that? Major bank ING looks to offer cryptocurrency custody Dutch Bank ING is working on plans to offer its customers secured cryptocurrency storage Reuters relays that crypto custody will be among one of ING's many blockchain
Fri, December 06, 2019
Welcome to this week's Flagship Friday, our weekly series where we discuss all the latest news from the cryptoverse! This episode actually covers the past two weeks, as we skipped last week due to Thanksgiving. So, tune in to hear about crypto CEOs being appointed as senators, crypto developers being arrested for working with North Korea and what the 5 biggest trends for cryptocurrency in 2020 will be. All of the above -and more- in this episode of the Crypto Basic Podcast. Rapid Fire Georgia Governor Appoints Bakkt CEO Loeffler as New US Senator So I'm gonna be honest, I didn't realize Senators could be appointed. Kelly Loeffler stepping in for Johnny Isaakson. Was appointed against the wishes of Trump who wanted someone else. She'll be stepping down from her position to take the seat. Unclear who takes the helm at Bakkt but it will likely be Adam White, COO & former Coinbase exec. Dwight Schrute talks Mona Foundation and Bitcoin Mona Foundation educates children in need globally. Rainn Wilson, Dwight talks about why you should donate it to help these children. Also trolls bitcoiners a bit jokingly saying its useless and quoting mark cuban who said it was more useless than a banana lol. You can now vote for what Juventus dances when they score a goal with Socios Alex Dreyfus who used to be heavily involved in poker started Socios, a few years ago. You get fan tokens and can vote on stuff with teams they have signed on and one of them is Juventus where you can actually vote what their next goal celebration will be Binance Makes A Deal In India Binance acquired WazirX, an Indian cryptocurrency exchange with 200k users. To launch multiple fiat-to-crypto gateways allowing traders to use the Indian Rupee Thailand is putting visas on the blockchain eVisa to help streamline entry into the country. Aussie startup Sharering will provide its blockchain tech and will enable millions of tourists to apply securely for a travel visa online. Could be a big step for real blockchain adoption. FBI arrested a cryptocurrency developer for speaking in North Korea (Tweeted about making this bullish or bullshit - honestly I wanted to really dive into this story as almost a "main story"
Wed, November 27, 2019
Welcome to another episode of CryptoConvos, where today we have a VERY special guest who needs no introduction to most of our listeners! He is very well known in the cryptoverse for his educational work and to-the-point, in-depth analysis of various aspects of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. He has published several books about crypto and has been attending conferences as a speaker since as early as 2012. Join us in welcoming Andreas M. Antonopoulos to the CryptoBasic Podcast! Karim and Adam sit down with Andreas to discuss all kinds of issues, ranging from the political aspects of crypto's rapid development to the future of crypto's adoption within the framework of contemporary economic trends and infrastructure. However, we wouldn't want to spoil the episode for you, so tune in for an engaging and interesting conversation! Find Andreas on the following links: Andreas' Twitter Andreas' Official Website Andreas' publications on Amazon
Sat, November 23, 2019
Welcome to this week's Flagship Friday, where we discuss all the happenings in the crypto space of the past week! Tune in to find out what China is up to again, what a political simulation revealed about the crypto-Yuan's flexibility and potential, and much, much more. Also, we've got a couple of announcements... a certain Greek SOMEONE will be joining us for an interview next week, so be sure to stay updated! Also, we're excited to announce that we're nearing this year's broadcast of the Crypties award show! Everything's brewing in the discord, so make sure to join! Dive into the cryptoverse with us on this week's Flagship Friday. Rapid Fire Fidelity gets bitcoin custody and trading license from NY regulator Fidelity obtains a trust license from the New York Department of Financial Services to offer Bitcoin custody service to New York residents. Additionally, Fidelity also received the license to operate a trading platform on which New York’s institutional investors can securely purchase, sell, store or transfer Bitcoin. NEO launched blockchain course in St. Petersburg State University The course aims to provide insights into distributed ledger in general and Neo technology in particular, and help students building skills in developing with core components of Neo technology. Poloniex closing US accounts December 16th Poloniex is closing US accounts by 12/16/2019 Make sure you have your funds out, this isn't like the Binance closing - they are going to make things harder and charge fees past that date. Coinbase is going to offer insured IRAs - This is pretty sick. comes with $200 million of inusrance by Lloyds which is the most you can get Former CFO of Facebook has bank account shut down without explanation. (Roelof Botha - though he left the company in 2003. Dude was 31!) A bunch of other crypto-related people also got their account shut down including Justin Sun. Reminder from Reddit - Jed McCaleb can sell 750m XRP this year, and 1B XRP next year. - B Here's a quick recap of the Jed situation with XRP - Basically he was given 9B XRP as the founder of the project. He Left the project and forked to Stellar. When
Fri, November 15, 2019
Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to this week's Flagship Friday! We do apologize for last week's absence but Brent had to scramble off to NY and Karim and Adam just couldn't figure out a recording time. Lovely lads. Anyway, enough about our inability to function - today we're looking at topics like Brave 1.0 and the Samsung Blockchain being released, Bitcoin's all time highs going under investigation, scams galore (who would've thought?) and much, much more. Bonus: we don't talk about Libra OR Craig Wright. This is truly an exceptional episode. Dive into the cryptoverse with us on this week's Flagship Friday. Rapid Fire Brave 1.0 has been released Iphone and Ipad users now have full access to Brave 1.0 which now gives access to Brave Rewards, Brave Ads, and Brave Shields. Previously in beta, Brave has 8.7 monthly active users and 300k verified publishers already. Ledger Vault secures $150 mil Crime Insurance Policy Ledger Vault, the custody are of hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has developed a crime insurance policy with broker and risk advisory firm, Marsh and insurance company, Arch Insurance Unlimited Ledger now provides a crime insurance program and protects against third-party theft of the master seed and private keys—even insider theft caused my collusion Iran Offering Bounties For Illicit Mining Operations Previously reported, Iran is a hot spot for crypto mining with low costs per kilowatt per hour. The Iranian government had to slap a tariff to stop exporting electricity. Now they are offering bounties for up to 20% of damages to anyone who reports illegal mining operations within the country. Coinbase has announced new confirmation requirements. Basically your transactions will get faster for most coins they changed. BTC cut in half, Zcash cut 33%, ETC cut about 40%ish (But still a ton of confirmations) LTC has doubled. Pornhub models were all blocked from using Paypal and had to switch their payout methods. (Use Case) John Mcafee Launches WHACKD — An Epstein didn't kill himself crypto It will be launched on McafeeDex.com , his own exchange lol. <a href="https://www.newsweek.com
Sat, November 02, 2019
Come one, come all, to this week's Flagship Friday, where we cover the week's crypto news and happenings! Today we're taking a look at Uber getting into the crypto world with Uber Money, we're taking a look at China that, in true China fashion, goes bullish on blockchain in the most authoritarian, orwellian way possible, and finally - we're celebrating! Big Daddy Bitcoin is 11 years old as of today! All of the above and more on today's episode! Dive into the cryptoverse with us on this week's edition of Flagship Friday! Rapid Fire Bitcoin Is 11 Years Old!! Mt. Gox Bitcoin Refunder Pushed Back Deadline to Spring 2020 Congressman Tom Emmer Introduces A Bill To Limit SEC's Reach Substratum CEO bought a $1.5M house while tweeting about how everyone should buy SUB A German engineering consultancy DMT has launched CERA, a blockchin-based certification scheme that tracks raw materials. Volkswagen and the United Nations are on its advisory board in hopes that CERA can be a universal standard for the raw materials industry. Uber Is Creating Its Own Payments Service Called Uber Money On Monday, October 28th Uber launched it's own payments service called Uber Money initially aimed towards its 4 mill drivers. Can store money, track transaction history and make electronic payments. One cool feature is the overdraft protection of up to $100. So if a driver is strapped for cash, they can fill up their tank with gas so they can go out and work. No cryptocurrency element. Crypto can be murky with the law, and expensive and slow if transferring small amounts. Financial firms have actually been improving their own tech to make mobile payments faster and cheaper. Uber could one day offer a bank account to consumers. “We wanted to help everybody understand that there’s a new part of Uber that’s focused on financial services, and that has a mission of giving people access to the type of financial services they were excluded from,” Uber Money head Peter Hazlehurst told CNBC. Industry observers see this as a way to bind users to their platform to keep them engage
Sat, October 26, 2019
Welcome to another Flagship Friday, where we discuss the most important happenings in the crypto community weekly! Today we're talking a lot about what the big ol' giants have been up to, with Google's quantum computer running big ol' data pretty quickly, and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg doing a big ol' testimony for like, what, the billionth time? Also, we're taking a look at a... questionable feature of the Lightning Network and talking about something very unfortunate that happened to the CryptoBasic community last week - we got attacked by scammers. Dive into the cryptoverse with us on this week's Flagship Friday. Rapid Fire [Ripple Adds Four Members to Regulatory Team, Joins Blockchain Association](Ripple Adds Four Members to Regulatory Team, Joins Blockchain Association) Including Treasury Department experience, and CFTC Senior Advisors Bakkt Follows Up Record Volume With Another Forecasted All-Time High Yes, maybe in the short term a lot of the volume is shorting BTC but that doesn't really matter. What matters is the institutional money is starting to flow in. Wednesday 640 traded contracts (new ATH). Day before was 85 lol. Previous record was 224. Institutional investors made long positions of over 1k BTC in October, up from 500 BTC the previous month. Bakkt To Launch Options Trading in December Dec 9th launch and fully regulated and approved by its backer, The Intercontinental Exchange and the CFTC, the governing agency on derivatives. Hopes to bring trust and utility to digital assets Boris Johnson has pledged to deliver Brexit by October 31st. $10k has been put on Brexit not happening by the end of the month on the Augur platform. Only 5% on it actually happening. Augur is a decentralized prediction market that depends on "wisdow of crowds" and has been pretty on point thus far.. Predicted Dems taking the house, price of BTC above 4k October 22nd, Justin Trudeau winning Canada reelection, etc. What's an atomic swap? Binance Academy posted an article explaining what an atomic swap is. Basically it allows two different cryptocurrencies to be exchanged quickly. You can trade them directly from your personal wallets. Essentially peer to peer trades across different blockchains. This allows for users more security by not having to put it on a third party exchange and also cuts one step out for most alt coins by not having to convert it into one of the bigger coins like BTC or Eth to then convert it to the coin you wanted initially.
Sat, October 19, 2019
Another week, another Flagship! This week, the CryptoBasic Avengers have assembled to talk shit about big tech. The roasting session begins with Telegram and ends with Libra, given the fact that all bullshit leads to the Big Zucc. Additionally, Epic Games is starting to get its feet wet with crypto and eToro is making... interesting strides in the world of bot trading. All of the above and more on today's episode, so tune in! Dive into the cryptoverse with us on this week's Flagship Friday. Rapid Fire Crypto Question Added to 1040 Form for 2019. $550M Worth of ETH is locked up in various DeFi Solutions at the moment Satoshi is officially a word in the Oxford Dictionary Oxford added 650 words to the their English dictionary and one of them was Satoshi. "The smallest monetary unit in the Bitcoin digital payment system, equal to one hundred millionth of a bitcoin. Bitcoin was added in 2013. Other words added were whatevs and chillax lol Bitcoin Mining Revenue Jumps By $1bil in 2 months Took 8 years to reach $5 billion revenue, One year after that it reached $10 billion in August 2018 And now it's about to eclipse $15bill in early 2020. Booking.com Latest Firm To Drop Out Of Libra Booking.com left on Monday of this week and now 21 of it's original 28 backers are still there. Seven backers have all left within the past week. Happened on the same day FB was in Geneva with all the other companies formally signing on. Telegram In Hot Water With The SEC SEC has formally instructed Telegram Group to halt the sales of cryptocurrency Gram "filed an emergency action and obtained temporary restraining order against two offshore entities" Why? - "conducting an alleged unregistered, ongoing digital token offering in the U.S. and overseas" Remember they raised $1.7 billion So by failing to register the sale of tokens back in Jan 2018, which are considered securities, they are in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 “Our emergency action today is intended to prevent Telegram from flooding the US
Fri, October 18, 2019
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Sun, October 13, 2019
Rapid Fire UNICEF launches crypto fund UNICEF can now receive, hold, and disperse donations of ether and bitcoin cryptocurrencies. Funding open source technology benefiting children and young people around the world Median US Income by year in BTC Vitalik Buterin claimed that Ethereum will be more secure than Bitcoin after it moves to proof of stake over the next few years. POS introduces a system where validators can be questioned. So you can challenge a block for being illegitimate . "This is how the blockchain becomes more expensive to attack. If someone wants to really bring the network down, they would have to create a lot of malicious blocks. To do so, they would have to stump up a huge amount of ether as collateral—which they would lose if challenged. This makes a major attack much more expensive to run, which Buterin claimed, would be an improvement on proof of work." McAfee started a decentralized "no restrictions" crypto exchange. Called the McAfee DEX, completely decentralized crypto exchange running on the Ethereum blockchain. no KYC, opened in Beta, only ERC=20s. Nothing on the exchange will ever be monitored, recorded, or restricted. Hearthstone Player Blitzchung speaks out and gets banned by Blizzard. Gods Unchained responds with an invite to $500k tournament Update: Gods Unchained hit by cyberattacks after speaking out Earlier this week Hearthstone player, Blitzchung, spoke out against Hong Kong in a Twitch interview saying "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age!" in a gas mask. Blizzard then removed him from the Hearthstone Grand Masters tournament taking away his prize money ($10,000) and effectively banning him from future tournaments. Tencent, a Chinese conglomerate has a large stake in Activision/Blizzard Gods Unchained reaches out and says they will reimburse his lost winnings plus invite him to their upcoming $500k tournament. Went on to say that Blizzard will exploit their players if it is in their immediate financial interest. And how
Sun, October 06, 2019
This week the team talks about cryptocurrency news regarding Libra, scams and more. Rapid Fire IKEA just allowed an invoice to be paid via the Ethereum blockchain (This was a stablecoin of some kind) BlockOne was fined 24M by the SEC. Siacoin only had to pay 225k CEO of Beaxy Exchange disappears, looks like they're insolvent. ( Crypto Exchanges Creating a Token Rating System ) Coinbase Blog - " Introducing the Crypto Rating Council " Create system that rates tokens on how close they are to a security "Although the U.S SEC has issued helpful guidance... Analysis requires fact-intensive analysis by knowledgeable experts Analysis is difficult, expensive, and will lead to judgement calls & disagreements So Coinbase brought together industry leaders, securities law experts to create " a scalable, points-based rating system centered around a set of several dozen, yes / no factual questions." Question derived directly from SEC guidance and case law They say they focused on "objective, repeatable, fact-driven questions" Council Members Anchorage Part of the Libra association Basically a crypto vault were transactions are validated by Quorum No usernames/passwords/phonenumbers nothing a hacker could use or get " clients whitelist devices held by their employees, who use the Anchorage app to submit transactions. You’d propose selling $10 million worth of Bitcoin or transferring it to someone else as payment, and a minimum of two-thirds of your designated co-workers would need to concur to form a quorum that approves the transfer." Also uses behavioral analysis, biometric signals, network signals. Its human AI mix Bittrex Circle Coinbase DRW Cumberland Genesis Grayscale Investments Kraken Scores range between 1 and 5 (5 being most like a security) Expected to chang
Fri, September 27, 2019
Another week, another flagship. This time, all 3 of the guys are on the show, as Brent's sniffles have subsided and he's pumped up to talk crypto with the crew. Today we go over how Kik's ditching its messaging service to focus on crypto, how Telegram is about to bamboozle libra, as well as the entire crypto space, in the most cool-guys-don't-look-at-explosions way possible, and we're taking a look at 640 crypto projects that haven't pubished a single line of code in over a YEAR. We also (lightly) touch on the price of bitcoin (so that it doesn't trip and fall further down) and we answer a mailbag question concerning halvenings asked by yours truly, America's favourite editor, Jason. Dive into the cryptoverse with us on this week's Flagship Friday. Rapid Fire https://www.binance.us/?ref=35015918 Kik is Killing it Messaging App to Focus on Crypto Blockchain Transparency Institute says Kraken and Coinbase have clean trading volumes. In the same report they revealed that 73% of exchanges are faking 90% of their volume. Facebook Libra is pushing it's release date back Zuck has refused to commit to the planned 2020 launch date. Bogged down by regulators saying it poses a risk to financial stability and could be used in financial crimes and a threat to sovereign currencies. Zuck posted on FB that FB is taking a more cautious approach bringing forward projects that are "sensitive to society" and allowing a period of consultation and "working thru the issues" Kumbaya Bitcoin Lightning Network hits 10k nodes. 3.1% increase over last 30 days. Unlike BTC network more nodes on Lightning Network will make it more efficient Justin Sun seeks Andrew Yang’s attention First off he did announce on Tuesday during a live stream that he's going to reschedule his lunch with Buffett "very soon" <li
Sat, September 21, 2019
Welcome once again to Flagship Friday! Although one day late, we're still calling it Flagship Friday to keep our tradition alive. Flagship Extended Weekend didn't sound all that nice. Tune in as Karim and Adam (Brent's got the sniffles :') dive into EOS and its latest scandal, talk about North Korea's crypto project and the Federal Reserve's intervention on the economy, along with some juicy commentary and rants by Karim, our in-house "important things" expert. So if you wanna hear Karim spit some fire preaching and Adam PASSIONATELY agreeing with him, put on your headphones and press play cause this episode is a feisty one. Dive into the cryptoverse with us on this week's Flagship Friday. Rapid Fire Netflix has an upcoming series on crypto. Altcoins to be exact. Will be interviewing Vitalik, Charles, and Da Hongfei (NEO) Alcoin Documentary Coming In Late 2019 What To Expect From Netflix's Upcoming Crypto Series EA tweets out “invest in Crypto”. New character in Apex Legends Electronic Arts on Twitter Istanbul, the Ethereum mainnet update has a release date after most recent maintenance update. Istanbul is Ethereum’s long-debates hard fork. First update will be by in October or November and the second update will be 1Q 2020. That update will include ProgPoW (progressive proof of work) Ethereum reveals launch dates for testing Istanbul J.P. Morgan's nlockchain-based network grows to over 330 banks. It's called the Interbank Information Network. Deutschbank is big players. They are using Quorum, a permissioned version of the Ethereum blockchain. J.P. Morgan's blockchain-based network grows to over 330 banks Ethereum celebrates the end of August with more than 75 million unique addresses. [ cryptoslate.com/ethereum-celebrates-successful-august-with-more-than-75-million-unique-addresses/ ](Ethereum Is Sweet) Ethereum has had a steady rise Q1 of 2018. Basically looks like a 45 degree angle since then. Back in July of 2017 it was at roughly 2 million addresses. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/18/business/ny-fed-overnight-lending-rescue/index
Fri, September 13, 2019
The CryptoBasic crew is back from the dead! Last week Brent had the amazing idea of recording an episode while sitting on the passenger seat of his car and talking to the rest of us through his mobile data connection, all while recording NOT through an actual microphone, but an external recorder. This trainwreck of a sentence itself should be, I believe, enough explanation as to why last week's Flagship didn't happen. This week however, all's set to go and we're back at it again! Tune in to find out what's up with plagiarization accusations against Binance, learn about bitcoin hitting the ONE BILLION USD in a single transaction milestone, discover the true identity of Karim's CryptoBasicStalker, and find out why our co-host Adam Levy ditched this episode. Spoiler alert: he's got the heartache blues. Dive into the cryptoverse with us on this week's Flagship Friday. What have we released? Interview with Marius Interview with CryptoCanary Rapid Fire Russell Okung - Left Tackle for the Chargers - Changed his Twitter Handle to Pay me in Bitcoin Substratum Officially Dead after raising 13.8M just a couple years ago - lays off last working engineer Dan Weibe Burger King in Germany now accepts Bitcoin. Fanduel now accepts Bitcoin via BitPay. [LINE Wins Japan License for Crypto Exchange]( https://www.coindesk.com/messaging-giant-line-wins-japan-license-for-crypto-exchange-business) ( https://www.coindesk.com/messaging-giant-line-wins-japan-license-for-crypto-exchange-business ) https://np.reddit.com/r/GirlsGoneBAT/ ( Someone moved $1 billion in a single bitcoin transaction ) Bullish or Bullshit - Binance caught plagiarizing Bit Mex's Documentation on Futures? ( Trump demands Fed to cut interest rates to zero 'or less' ) Crypto Around the World <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/new-data-gives-un
Mon, September 02, 2019
We're starting the week off with an exciting interview, as we've got Marius Kramer, number #1 writer on Quora for cryptocurrencies and fund manager on Emberfund! We talk all kinds of bitcoin, and of course, all kinds of shitcoin. Marius shares his insights on today's crypto market and its future, goes over his process of evaluating a project and -get this- goes over ALL of the top 300 coins. All of them. If your favourite kinda-red-flaggy coin is on his shit list... then you're probably gonna have to rethink your investments. Join Brent and Marius for a trip to the cryptoverse on this episode of the CryptoBasic Podcast! Check out Marius' page on Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Marius-Kramer
Sun, September 01, 2019
On today's show, Brent is joined by Kevin Ting, co-founder of CryptoCanary, a website focused on consolidating opinions and reviews of various projects in the cryptocurrency/blockchain world, providing users with a community-driven platform for researching before investing. Kevin talks to us about how the platform works, what shapes a crypto project's rating, how they deal with "review-bombing" issues and inaccurate reviews and what the project's near future looks like. If you wanna know how your preferred shitcoin that "will be the next ethereum, bro, I swear" fares against the rest of the space, go to cryptocanary.app. Before you do that though, make sure to tune in to today's C ryptoConvos episode! Links from the show: CryptoCanary's telegram channel: https://t.me/cryptocanaryapp/ CryptoCanary's website: https://cryptocanary.app/?=cryptobasic Kevin Ting on Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/kevinhting/ Quick diclaimer - we are not financial advisors. The CryptoBasic Podcast provides entertainment only. Every investment has inherent risk.
Fri, August 30, 2019
Any Flagship Friday is a happy Flagship Friday when we've got shit to talk about Craig Wright, scamlord extraordinaire, Satoshi Suck-a-moto, the douchebag to end all douchebags. And guess what: this is a happy Flagship Friday. :) So, JOIN US on this episode to listen to us talk shit about Craig Wright and discuss his defeat in court, something that we've been longing for for quite some time. Also, the wonderful People's Republic of China is making a step towards transparency and democracy with launching its own cryptocurrency! Maybe...! Does something smell fishy...? Anyway - on the side of good news, we're talking official crypto banks in Switzerland, crypto bird feeders and more! Dive into the cryptoverse with us on this week's Flagship Friday. --- Rapid Fire - Wikipedia is a verified Brave browser publisher. Considering they send emails out every year asking for donations, this is another great way to donate to Wikipedia. - https://twitter.com/batgrowth/status/1166228879444459521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.notion.so%2Fcryptobasic%2FFlagship-Friday-8-30-19-11c48208b4f6492e8868966bbe44fb6c - Venezuelan pharmacy, Farmarket, has added Dash as a payment option in 22 locations.: https://dashnews.org/dash-integrated-into-venezuelan-pharmacy-chain-farmarket-with-22-locations/ - US Air Force Partners With Constellation Blockchain Firm: https://www.coindesk.com/us-air-force-partners-with-blockchain-firm-to-automate-data-management - Interactive Bird Feeder With Crypto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otpqipL3H8Q - Interactive Bird Feeder where for $0.50 USD you can feed the birds with BTC, LTC, Dogecoin or NANO. Birds that pop in are House Sparrows, Collared Doves, Great Tit, and Blue Tit. - Located in Slovakia. --- - Craig Wright Loses Case again Ira Kleinman - A Reporter named Katie Ananina was in the courtroom for the case and was live Tweeting it on Monday. - Wright's lawyers continue to argue Wright can't provide proof YET (remember he was moving the goalposts - this time to Jan 21, 2020) - They just kept begging for more time in different ways. - Kleinman family lawyer gets to recap all CSW lies, including the phrash "Dr. Wright is dishonest. He is a Serial Forger" - He even kinda quotes Twain - "The problem wi
Sat, August 24, 2019
FLAGSHIP FRIDAY (8/23/19) Rapid Fire Pro Crypto Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne resigns. Banano has released their whitepaper, and I'm pissed it's not called a Yellow Paper. Holy shit I clicked on it and it's a yellow paper. Pepe is on the cover. Omg it's animated lol Horizon State (HST) Folds - maybe we should have a that's a scam rapid fire? Lumiflux and his Dust Attack Someone on reddit posted a reminder that this would not work on Monero. ( 2020 Presidential candidate Andrew Yang is in favor of blockchain voting ) - K Running on Dem ticket, outsider type On his site in his policies he has " modernize voting " section With current tech we shouldn't have to wait in line at polling stations Machines being used are just as vulnerable to tampering/hacking " Americans should be able to vote via their mobile device, with verification done via blockchain. This would dramatically increase participation in all elections, whether local, state or federal. " "It is 100% technically possible to have fraud-proof voting on our mobile phones today using the blockchain." Modernize Voting - Andrew Yang for President CRYPTO AROUND THE WORLD Bitcoin & The Hong Kong Protests - K Going into 11th weekend of protests, 1.7m people marching (about 25%) One of the Crypto ATM providers, Genesis block, giving out water bottles and umbrellas Funded by international BTC donations Bottles themselves have QR code to donate more btc to fund more supplies (rant) Overall ATM providers say they see a decrease in volume (about 10%) and premium price in HK dollars Ukrainian Power Plant Officials Accused of Unauthorised Cryptocurrency Mining - K <ul
Fri, August 16, 2019
Join us on another Flagship Friday for your weekly dose of crypto news, shenanigans and goings-on! This week we talk about New Zealand's new step towards adoption, as it legalized using crypto as payment for employees, Moscow's Ethereum-based blockchain designed for transparently functioning city services, and Binance's coins listed for its US platform. Also, Brent never fails to remind us that there are more douchebags in the crypto scene other than Craig Wright, Karim just CANNOT stop buying Cardano and Adam almost died. Twice. Honestly. Dive into the cryptoverse with us on this week's Flagship Friday. --- Rapid Fire - Bullish or Bullshit - Mark Cuban sees gold & BTC as the same thing: https://coinworld360.com/billionaire-mark-cuban-sees-gold-and-bitcoin-as-being-the-same-thing/ - And now Dallas Mavs accept Bitcoin, the 2nd NBA team to do so behind, the Kings who were accepting BTC in 2014. Mavs will be using BitPay - Binance unveils the coins that will be available on it's US exchange https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-considering-support-for-30-tokens-for-us-customers - New Jersey has started a Blockchain Initiative Taskforce: https://www.publish0x.com/bitcoinz-news/new-jerseys-blockchain-initiative-task-force-vote-confidence-xknwvk --- - Barclays ends partnership with Coinbase: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-barclays-coinbase/barclays-ends-partnership-with-cryptocurrency-exchange-coinbase-sources-idUSKCN1V40ZV - Relationship began in March last year when Coinbase was expanding in Europe - Was mean t to make it easier for users to deposit and withdraw pounds to buy/sell crypto - Neither company was down to comment - Barclays declined to comment, while Coinbase did not respond to ***repeated*** requests for comment - Common problem for crypto, one survey showed 3/4ths of crypto businesses in Britain have to bank overseas - Even firms that don't handle digital coins, like web designers, just for being crypto associated --- Crypto Around the World - New Zealand just became the first country to legalize salary payments in cryptocurrencies: https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/new-zealand-legalizes-cryptocurren
Sat, August 10, 2019
What a week for the cryptocurrency space. We've got a brand new exit scam (like we didn't have enough of those already), we've got bitcoin being traded at high volumes in Venezuela, and we've got.. Craig Wright? Again? You bet! Tune in to find out whether bitcoin is the world's eleventh largest money supply (hint: it is) and discover which four European countries are the most adoption-oriented out of all (you know you wanna invest in Europe). Dive into the cryptoverse with us on today's Flagship Friday. - Bitcoin Trading is at an all-time high in Venezuela - https://cryptodailynews.online/bitcoin-trading-in-venezuela-hits-all-time-high/ - Ethereum's on-chain stablecoin transaction volumes surpassed Venmo's total payment volume in Q2. Does include Tether though. - https://twitter.com/cburniske/status/1157780542013792257 - EtherDelta being investigated by Chinese police for a $176k exit scam. The initial owner sold it to Chinese investors who then created an ICO for it in Jan 2018, a month after it was sold. Then they ran off with investors money. Dovey Wan reported it and she's constantly reporting events - https://decrypt.co/8263/chinese-police-investigates-alleged-etherdelta - Gods Unchained hires a former director of Magic The Gathering Arena - https://decrypt.co/8280/gods-unchained-levels-up-hires-former-magic-the-gathering-executive - Bitcoin Now the World’s Eleventh Largest Money Supply - https://www.newsbtc.com/2019/08/07/bitcoin-now-the-worlds-eleventh-largest-money-supply/ - VERGE! YESSSSS( - https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/cmmrzu/vergecurrencys_x17_mining_algorithm_is_being/ - False KYC Leak at Binance - https://www.binance.com/en/blog/365766157488967680/Statement-on-False-KYC-Leak - Craig Wright has to pay $73,000 in Legal Fees for Roger Ver - Bullish or Bullshit - https://stmarket.co/en/news/536/Craig-Wright-to-Pay-73-000-in-Legal-Fees-for-Losing-Libel-Claims-Vs-Roger-Ver.html - North Kor
Fri, August 02, 2019
Today's show is very very crypto. Not that it isn't generally, but most of the time we tend to touch on other issues too - politics, economics, business - but not today. Today's episode is all about cryptocurrency: we talk about Nano's lightning fast confirmation times, Bitcoin's new milestone of 85% of its total supply mined, as well as Litecoin's imminent halving, with the reward going down to 12.5 LTC per block. Additionally, a sort of motif is present throughout this entire episode. One not very pleasant, one could say. I mean we've got senator Crapo talking about Bitcoin's resilience one one hand, and a "Shitcoin Futures Index" on the other... everything's a bit poopy. This is not a shitty episode however - and that's for sure. Dive into the cryptoverse with us on today's Flagship Friday. Links from the show: -V19 Nano confirmation times are happening very fast. Here's a pic of it happening in .18 seconds: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/cjsngc/v19_nano_confirmation_times_are_approaching/ -Q2 Summary of dApps. 1460 active dApps - Ethereum, 664 Ethereum, 354 EOS, 338 Tron. 71 Steem, 19 IOST, 14 TOMOCHAIN: https://i.redd.it/6pb7t5ylwgd31.png -The IOTA Foundation Announces a $5Mil Grant For Coordicide-related Research: https://blog.iota.org/iota-announces-5-million-in-grants-for-coordicide-related-research-e586547cc948 -CoinJazeera Reports Brock Pierce Running for Gov of Puerto Rico in 2020 lol: https://coinjazeera.news/brock-pierce-running-for-governor-of-puerto-rico-in-2020/?fbclid=IwAR2dvzg67ycGt96Q0gT7grJwxnW_rCWBbHwKupYysYLB2yvs2aJxMfzE51A -US Senator Crapo (R) says that we couldn't ban Bitcoin even if we wanted to: https://www.ccn.com/news/us-senator-wanted-to-we-couldnt-ban-bitcoin/2019/07/31/ -Litecoin Halving is imminent. Block reward going down to 12.5 LTC per block on August 5th: https://www.coindesk.com/litecoin-is-halving-soon-whats-happening-and-what-you-should-know -Bitcoin Passes New Milestone as Network Mines 85% of Its Total Supply: https://co
Sat, July 27, 2019
Another Friday, another Flagship, another excuse to dive into all the crypto shenanigans and goings-on of this past week. What has Justin Sun been up to again and how is it related to the word "chicken"? What do recent stats show about the future use cases of Bitcoin? Could it become the global reserve currency of the 21st century, replacing the gold standard and becoming the basis for a worldwide system of Cyber-Keynesianism or is the person writing this just a closeted bitcoin maximalist? What more could Karim possibly have to say about macroeconomics and politics and what's his new segment all about? Additionally, today we talk once again about our favorite subject of the month, the Ministry of Truth's cryptocurrency, Libra. Did I say Ministry of Truth? I meant Facebook. Did I quote George Orwell? In the times we live in, can you even blame me? Dive into the cryptoverse with us on today's Flagship Friday.
Tue, July 23, 2019
On today’s show, Brent is joined by a fellow Facebook-hating, privacy-loving comrade, namely Colin Fausnaught, creator of ZuckBucks, a memecoin designed as a joke and a protest to Facebook’s ever-growing need to have its greedy tentacles probing into more and more aspects of people’s lives - this time the financial one, with Libra. Colin created ZuckBucks on a whim, but never expected that it would actually blow up, gathering a dedicated community around it and even making it onto exchanges. Listen in as we talk about privacy, altcoin specifics, meme economies and the all-seeing eye of The Zucc. THIS IS OUR REFERRAL LINK PLEASE SHOW EMBERFUND YOUR SUPPORT - https://emberfund.app.link/CryptoBasic Subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2&at=1001lJEw Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/3EnWx6J Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic Ledger Nano X - https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 Cash App: Free $5 - https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL Cryptobasicpodcast@gmail.com
Sat, July 20, 2019
Today we’re getting super political, so Karim is all excited. Don’t worry, we’re talking about it being related to Crypto. The House had a hearing and we break down some opinions of some people in Congress. We also go on to talk about a couple of scams from across the globe. It’s Flagship Friday-ish on the CryptoBasic Podcast. Rapid Fire ZCash/ YCash Fork happened today Thursday at block 570,000. If you own ZCash you'll be getting it at 1:1 ratio YCash is being made to restore mining on commodity hardware which was largely abandoned on the ZCash blockchain. 27% of the enterprises plan to invest roughly between $1-$5mill in blockchain over the next 12 months. Source Deloitte & Touche Reddit Co-founder Alexis Ohanian invests $3.75 mill with a Hearthstone competitor using ERC-1155 tokens bought with DAI The funds have been used to scale up production on a new card game called Skyweaver and a gaming platform called Arcadeum. "Trading card from another dimension". Also Gods Unchained, another blockchain card game using ERC-721 tokens (nfts) has had a 50% increase in games played in the past week. You can hold these in Enjin wallet. Brave ads are live on Android. Litecoin has sponsored the Miami Dolphins All Kinds of US Policiking about Libra. This was 7 hours long. Donald Trump - (R) Does not like BTC (no obvious opinion on Libra) Tom Emmer - (R) Anti Libra, seems to be pro BTC "Individuals insistent on the exclusion of middlemen and the freedom of the individual will continue to create open networks separate from central control. Unfortunately Libra is not designed to minimize middlemen. It in fact relies on them." Kevin McCarthy - (R) Anti Libra, pro BTC "I like bitcoin "Likes decentrlaized nature of BTC "I want to see decentralization because Libra concerns me that they're going to control the market" Ron Paul - (R/I) Pro Crypto, No stance on libra. Treasury Secretary Munchin - Pro Crypto/ BTC, and says Treasury is OK with it with full AML. He was not comfortable with Libra, but was not anti-Libra. Denver Riggleman - (R) He knows his shit. Started right away asking questions about open source, whitepapers, he actually looked
Sat, July 13, 2019
Flagship Friday! We're talking about John McAfee and what he wants to do for Cuba. We cover whether or not Tron headquarters was raided by the police, and this particular episoe without Adam we talk about a lot of different tangents, and more. THIS IS OUR REFERAL LINK PLEASE SHOW EMBERFUND YOUR SUPPORT - https://emberfund.app.link/CryptoBasic Subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2&at=1001lJEw Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/3EnWx6J Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic Ledger Nano X - https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 Cash App: Free $5 - https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL Founder of SpankChain creates YangDAO - https://www.yangdao.org/ Samsung releases ETH SDK - https://developer.samsung.com/blockchain Zimbabwe bans the USD - https://www.scribd.com/document/416240547/NYAG-AFFIRMATION#fullscreen&from_embed Tether is loaning USDT to traders - https://www.scribd.com/document/416240547/NYAG-AFFIRMATION#fullscreen&from_embed Top 10 Companies are Murican - https://www.investopedia.com/articles/active-trading/111115/why-all-worlds-top-10-companies-are-american.asp Turhey's new roadmap https://www.coindesk.com/turkeys-new-economic-roadmap-calls-for-central-bank-cryptocurrency Bullish or BS - Police Raid Tron - https://medium.com/@Tronfoundation/the-wave-field-community-scam-and-our-response-55631a6b2df1 They didnn't - https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/caj9e1/police_raids_at_tron_offices_in_beijing/ Mcafee wants to build it for Cuba - Cryptobasicpodcast@gmail.com
Sat, July 06, 2019
Craig Wright cries in court, thus proving he is Satoshi Butthurtamoto. . We go over tons of stories from across the globe, including what’s happening with Facebook’s Libra in China. Our friends Waltonchain make another cameo appearance in our “That’s a scam” Section, and we learn how Adam almost lost $10k by being cocky. # Episode 192 - Flagship 80 # Episode 192 - Flagship 80 - Rapid Fire - [Tether has a Blacklist -](https://tether.to/wallet-service-and-platform-update/) - [Netflix has an Altcoin doc coming out](https://ourbitcoinnews.com/netflix-is-all-set-to-launch-an-altcoin-and-bitcoin-documentary-show-big-names-of-the-industry-involved/) - Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum Founder) - Jihan Wu (Bitmain Founder) - Justin Sun (Tron Founder) - Yi He (Binance Founder) - Charles Hoskinson (Cardano Founder) - Sunny Lu (VeChain Founder) - Jun Hasegawa (OmiseGo Founder) - Da Hongfei (Neo Founder) - Roger Ver (Bitcoin Cash Founder - [David Marcus - "You won't have to trust Facebook to get the benefit of Libra"](https://www.coindesk.com/facebooks-david-marcus-libra-crypto-users-wont-have-to-trust-us) - [Reddit to build in tipping with BAT and other coins, but mostly BAT](https://decrypt.co/7688/reddit-tip-crypto-bots) - A craft beer company named Brewdog is now accepting shares in their company in cryptocurrency. [Cryptocurrency](https://efp.brewdog.com/equityforpunks/cryptocurrency) - Currencies accepted for Equity for Punks are the following: - Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin SV, Ethereum, Litecoin, OmiseGO, Qtum, Augur, Ripple, 0x- [CRAIG WRIGHT](https://zerobin.net/?54865f020b8ad9be#hxdsnaQoV0DarYLJHZ4P72PBR8mmNqBwqtjpuHeexfk=) - This hearing was to see why CSW couldn't provide access to the wallets that are a part of the Kleinman case. - There was a court journalist named Carolina Bolado that was covering the drama in the courtroom with CSW live. - Some of the highlights - remember that e-mail that he send that it turned out he forged? Well the only reason we knew about that was that he submitted it in court. On the stand he accused the opposing counsel of committing purjury by submitting the document. HE SUBMITTED THE E-MAIL. - Then he threw the e-mail across the courtroom. - “You throw another document in my courtroom, you will be in handcuffs so fast your head will spin,†Judge Reinhart said. - He made up some new reasons why he couldn't get the BTC, saying that he will get access to some of the info he needed in 2020 - That really pissed off the judge who clarified that he knew that at the beginning of the trial. - At some point he was crying. - Next trial date is 7/10 - [A new document submitted to the courts before that date - one of the companies "Tulip Trading Limited" was actually purchased in 2014 - which is 3 years after he said he created, but it was purchased as a "shelf" company which mean
Sat, June 29, 2019
Bitcoin's price goes to 13k, but then back to 10k. The price is on everyone's minds so the team actually sits down and talks about it. We also have some dumb CSW stuff, more of a deep dive on Libra and more. THIS IS OUR REFERAL LINK PLEASE SHOW EMBERFUND YOUR SUPPORT - https://emberfund.app.link/CryptoBasic Coinbase goes offline - https://www.ccn.com/crypto/bitcoin-price-crash-coinbase-offline/2019/06/26/ BTC Market Cap - https://i.redd.it/0rlm5f6v1o631.png Blockchain Products - https://twitter.com/DMemelines/status/1143861718918942720 Pool Together - https://www.pooltogether.us/faq Libra Distribution - https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/c54f39/75_of_the_libra_association_members_are_from_the/ Cyber Criminial - https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/06/26/europol-british-dutch-27m-bitcoin-theft/ Subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2&at=1001lJEw Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/3EnWx6J Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic Ledger Nano X - https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 Cash App: Free $5 - https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL Typo Website - https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/06/24/calibra-fake-cryptocurrency-site-scam-ethereum/ Hackers be hackin - https://micky.com.au/completely-cut-off-city-caves-and-pays-hackers-600k-bitcoin-ransom/ CSW - https://www.ccn.com/crypto/craig-wright-declared-satoshi-nakamoto/2019/06/23/ CSW 2 - https://beincrypto.com/craig-wright-reportedly-failed-to-submit-court-ordered-bitcoin-wallet-addresses/ Fight over Facebook's crypto - https://www.coindesk.com/a-monumental-fight-over-facebooks-cryptocurrency-is-coming Libra and Financial System - https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/25/tech/facebook-libra-hearings/index.html Cryptobasicpodcast@gmail.com
Tue, June 25, 2019
IOST is an application-friendly, next generation public blockchain infrastructure, helping decentralized app developers overcome some of the most challenging problems with mass adoption. First and foremost, IOST solves the scalability trilemma, or having to select between levels of security, scalability, and decentralization. Through a “Proof-of-Believability” consensus mechanism, IOST enables DApps to build and deploy more meaningful services on its platform, helping more everyday users experience the mass benefits of blockchain services. IOST's website: https://iost.io/ IOST's twitter page: https://twitter.com/IOStoken Terrence's Twitter Account - https://twitter.com/terrence_iost IOST's medium page: https://medium.com/@iostoken Whitepaper - https://iost.io/iost-whitepaper/ Subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2&at=1001lJEw Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/3EnWx6J Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic THIS IS OUR REFERAL LINK PLEASE SHOW EMBERFUND YOUR SUPPORT - https://emberfund.app.link/CryptoBasic Ledger Nano X - https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 Cash App: Free $5 - https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL Cryptobasicpodcast@gmail.com The CryptoBasic Podcast is an educational, honest, and entertaining exploration of the fascinating world of cryptocurrencies. Join hosts Brent Philbin, Karim Baruque, and Adam "Roothlus" Levy as they explore concepts and cryptos such as Bitcoin, NEO, Ethereum, Litecoin, Blockchain, Cardano and much more. How does Bitcoin actually work? Should I use Coinbase or Bittrex? What in the world is an ICO? Listen to our 101 episodes on each topic for an in-depth, beginner friendly discussion to find out. Join this trio of professional poker players and lifelong friends as they learn, teach, and joke their way into serious crypto kn
Fri, June 21, 2019
Today we're talking about how the new ZuckBucks (aka Libra) stacks up to Bitcoin. Is it the same? Is it different? Is it even a crypto? We talk about all of these questions in the most basic way that we can. Today we're talking about how the new ZuckBucks (aka Libra) stacks up to Bitcoin. Is it the same? Is it different? Is it even a crypto? We talk about all of these questions in the most basic way that we can. This is a great episode for those that might know what both Bitcoin and Libra are, but aren't really sure how they work together. So share it with your friends, and join us for Flagship Friday number 78 THIS IS OUR REFERAL LINK PLEASE SHOW EMBERFUND YOUR SUPPORT - https://emberfund.app.link/CryptoBasic Bee Keepers like their crypto - https://coinyspace.com/merchants/drapis/ERC-1155 Becoming the gold standard - https://blog.enjincoin.io/erc-1155-the-final-token-standard-on-ethereum-a83fce9f5714 Reddit make LibraCashSV - https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/c2ddk3/roger_wright_libracashsv_is_the_real_libra_coin/ Ethereum 2.0 planned for launch - https://www.trustnodes.com/2019/06/15/ethereum-2-0-planned-for-launch-on-the-3rd-of-january-2020 THAT'S A SCAM - Quadriga Report - https://documentcentre.eycan.com/eycm_library/Quadriga%20Fintech%20Solutions%20Corp/English/CCAA/1.%20Monitor's%20Reports/6.%20Fifth%20Report%20of%20the%20Monitor/Fifth%20Report%20of%20the%20Monitor%20dated%20June%2019,%202019.PDF Tweetstorm - https://twitter.com/evanmthomas/status/1141501872467001344 Whitepaper - https://libra.org/en-US/white-paper/#introducing-libra
Tue, June 18, 2019
On today's featured project episode we are talking with Alex Wang, the Co-Foudner of Emberfund.io. He has helped create a project that solves a need in the space, and honestly investing in general. Emberfund is a non-custodial fund that allows you to have the benefits of a managed fund, and the security of owning your own funds with your own private keys. Listen to Brent ask the questions, learn the process, and get to the bottom of this new asset of fund management. Alex is all about keeping this accessible to all investors, and e goes into exactly how all of this is accomplished in detail on this episode of the CryptoBasic Podcast. THIS IS OUR REFERAL LINK PLEASE SHOW EMBERFUND YOUR SUPPORT - https://emberfund.app.link/CryptoBasic Website: https://www.emberfund.io/ Telegram: https://t.me/EmberFund/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmberFund Subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2&at=1001lJEw Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/3EnWx6J Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic Ledger Nano X - https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 Cash App: Free $5 - https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL Cryptobasicpodcast@gmail.com
Sat, June 15, 2019
FLAGSHIP 76 - 6/14/19 Brent is back on the show just in time to get hacked. Binance is coming to the US, but weren't they already there? Facebook announces more plans for the Libra and announces the help of some serious tech giants. Giants that gave them $10M of course. There's a lot more news to cover on this edition of the flagship. Rapid Fire r/CryptoCurrency - Uber, MasterCard, Visa and other big companies have reportedly signed on to Facebook's blockchain efforts https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-enlists-uber-mastercard-visa-back-cryptocurrency-2019-6?utm_source=reddit.com Uber, MasterCard, Stripe, Visa, and Booking.com have been persuaded to support it's new crypto. Binance Says It's Launching a US Exchange With FinCEN-Registered Partner - CoinDesk Binance is launching a US exchange with a FinCEN registered partner called BAM Trading Service Reuters & Bloomberg to add a Crypto Index to the terminal Reuters and Bloomberg will soon provide cryptocurrency data and will be able to access the top 100 performing cryptocurrencies. adoption of crypto indices into conventional trading terminals is definitely positive BULLISH OR BULLSHIT - Google will integrate Chainlink in their approach to smart contract adoption . We always like to hear Google and Blockchain together, so what gives here Quick version - they're using Chainlink as a Decentralized Oracle on an Ethereum Smart Contract. They haven't implemented anything, just used it. Quick explanation of an oracle. Use cases google thinks this provides - Prediction Markets Hedging Against Blockchain Platform Risk Enabling commit/reveals across Ethereum using submarine sends (huh?) Basically this is a pseudo privacy option. One of the things that happens on DEXs is that you can take advantage of the fact that transactions have to go on a blockchain in a certain order. If you know an order was filled you can put in a bigger order later and it would get moved to the top, or even bump
Sat, June 08, 2019
Apple said tey're going to be pushing something called the CryptoKit. What's that? What is Facebook doing? Where the hell did Brent go? Find out about all of this and more in the cryptospace on Flagship Friday-ish. Binance DEX to geo-block 28 countries including US - https://www.notion.so/cryptobasic/Flagship-Friday-75-cfb287e07feb4bad8497716f6f1c97bf#6489d4ba7932446c83b9e5b1bf941081 Vitalik Says BSV is a scam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggyABjicZt8 Facebook's Cryptocurrency Plans Revealed - https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2019/06/06/facebooks-radical-bitcoin-beating-cryptocurrency-plans-revealed/#1da1f25c3564 Kik Gets in Trouble with the SEC - https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/06/04/kik-messaging-app-sued-100-million-sec-cryptocurrency/1347266001/ Justin Sun - https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/bxe46n/justin_sun_invites_the_founders_of_eth_ltc_and/ Why Blockchain and Crypto Are Picking Up Steam in Tiny Countries - https://www.pcmag.com/news/368788/why-blockchain-and-crypto-are-picking-up-steam-in-tiny-count Subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2&at=1001lJEw Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/3EnWx6J Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic Ledger Nano X - https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 Cash App: Free $5 - https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL Cryptobasicpodcast@gmail.com
Fri, May 31, 2019
Karim is back on the show after his trip to Europe, and he's brought a bunch of crypto aroudn the world news with him. He's talking Africa, he's talking Europe, and he's calling Brent out for being wrong on stuff. Karim is back on the show after his trip to Europe, and he's brought a bunch of crypto aroudn the world news with him. He's talking Africa, he's talking Europe, and he's calling Brent out for being wrong on stuff. EOS and CSW appear on every show at this point, but the news is never good. Why is EOS not a good blockchain? Did they pump their own ICO? Who knows, we talk about the evidence. You can now buy bitcoin at Coinstar machines at the grocery store (adoption) - https://i.redd.it/uk7fdi2fz7131.jpg Excel lists Bitcoin as a currency - https://i.redd.it/pja93uz5nr031.jpg Kraken paid 250 salaries in crypto - https://beincrypto.com/nobod-work-bitcoin-except-everyone/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=btc&utm_content=sne Samsung moving to integrate crypto to Samsung Pay - https://cryptoticker.io/en/samsung-cryptocurrency-smart-pay/ IOTA has announced a solution to remove the Coordinator - https://coordicide.iota.org/ Reserve Bank of Malawi spooked by Crypto - https://www.ccn.com/cryptocurrencies-not-legal-tender-says-malawis-central-bank Mthuli Ncube - https://www.ccn.com/cryptocurrency-could-solve-zimbabwes-cash-shortages-finance-minister Project Khokha - https://www.ccn.com/real-world-ethereum-based-blockchain-payments-trial-a-success-south-africas-central-bank North Korea Launched Cryptocurrency Attacks in Response to Sanctions, Says FBI - https://cointelegraph.com/news/north-korea-launched-cryptocurrency-attacks-in-response-to-sanctions-says-fbi Egypt Lifts Cryptocurrency Ban & Will Allow Licensed Companies -
Thu, May 30, 2019
It's a round Table episode: Poker, Gambling, Crypto. These names can be synonymous. Today we've got Brett Richey on the show - he's the founder of a company called Blitz Predict and he has a lot of interesting information to share about what he feels is a match made in heaven of Crypto and Gaming. Their company didn't build their own coin, they actually USED another existing platform to create their content. Augur provides the frame work, Blitz Predict provides the app, and you provide the action. Blitz Predict - https://www.blitzpredict.io/ Brett's Twitter - https://twitter.com/BrettRichey Brett's Rap Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyBCDv8GXTs Blitz Predict Subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/BlitzPredict/ Blitz Predict Telegram - https://t.me/BlitzPredict Blitz Predict Discord - https://discordapp.com/invite/e9vTTTw Blitz Predict Twitter - https://twitter.com/BlitzPredict Subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2&at=1001lJEw Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/3EnWx6J Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic Ledger Nano X - https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 Cash App: Free $5 - https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL Cryptobasicpodcast@gmail.com
Tue, May 28, 2019
It's time for another Crypto Convo episode - and today we're going to be having a chat with Monica Quaintance from the Kadena Project. It's an open ended conversation Where we discuss anything and everything blockchain and beyond. Learn about how Kadena developed a language that you can read, even if you can't code. Kadena Website - https://kadena.io/ Kadena Twitter - https://twitter.com/kadena_io Monica's Twitter - https://twitter.com/quaintm Monica's Linked in - https://www.linkedin.com/in/monica-quaintance/ Monica's Medium - https://medium.com/kadena-io Pact Language - https://pactlang.org/ Subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2&at=1001lJEw Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/3EnWx6J Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic Ledger Nano X - https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 Cash App: Free $5 - https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL Cryptobasicpodcast@gmail.com
Fri, May 24, 2019
Scams. So many of these projects are turning out to be scams, and we knew it was coming. This space is perfect for scammers, and perfect for seizing control from the bankers. HitBTC, Cobinhood, Cryptopia, yo never know which exchange is next. Find out what we’ve seen, as well as some other news from across the land. DAI On Coinbase - https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1131614714113527808 ETH raises $30M - https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-foundation-funding-development-upgrade-plasma?hootPostID=baacd72a28d0318ddb1429b0e59447c6 Tim Draper talks BTC - https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/bitcoin-5-global-market-share-earth-tim-draper Craig's Copyright 1 - https://www.coindesk.com/us-copyright-office-says-it-does-not-recognize-craig-wright-as-satoshi Craig's Copyright 2 - https://www.change.org/p/karyn-temple-remove-craig-wright-s-name-from-bitcoin-whitepaper-copyright Enjin teaming with Minecraft - https://www.asiacryptotoday.com/enjin-and-minecraft-launch-worlds-first-blockchain-powered-server-called-enjincraft/ Bitconnect is back? - https://beincrypto.com/bitconnect-2-july-1-joke/ HitBTC might be insolvent? - https://www.cointelligence.com/content/is-hitbtc-insolvent-coinfirm-analysis-and-research-by-cointelligence-paint-a-disturbing-picture/ Tether admits to investing in BTC - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/05/21/tether-admits-in-court-to-investing-some-of-its-reserves-in-bitcoin/ Cobinhood likely exit scam - https://beincrypto.com/cobinhood-exit-scams-after-raising-3m-last-month/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cobinhood&utm_content=sne
Fri, May 17, 2019
Yeah right you thought we were going to talk about price on a CryptoBasic episode? We talk about all the goings on of the week. From Cryptopia closing and bring liquidated to Bakkt getting clearer with their direction we cover it all this week. Are Whole Foods and Starbucks really taking CryptoCurrency? What is the Adam Levy Effect? Is it real? Brent roasts a portfolio, and more. Subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2&at=1001lJEw Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/3EnWx6J Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic Ledger Nano X - https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 Cash App: Free $5 - https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL Cryptobasicpodcast@gmail.com Origin Trail Tracking stolen coins - https://medium.com/origintrail/40-million-worth-of-bitcoin-stolen-from-binance-now-traced-using-origintrail-b938bd179d2e?sk=fde34107a8a5f22c6469ac8500b3d6c5 NEO Gets 100mil - https://mobile.twitter.com/NEO_Blockchain/status/1128291681483350016 Cryptopia Gets Liquidated - https://www.grantthornton.co.nz/press/press-releases-2019/cryptopia-limited-appoints-grant-thornton-as-liquidators/ Bullish or Bullshit - Startbucks and Wholefoods accept Crypto - https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2019/05/13/starbucks-nordstrom-and-whole-foods-now-accept-bitcoin-just-dont-ask-them/#294f607a2252 Bakkt Update - https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/bo43fk/bakkt_today_were_pleased_to_update_you_on_the/ Website link to Podcast https://www.cryptobasicpodcast.com/home/177
Thu, May 16, 2019
Decred means Decentralized Credits, and this was a tough nut to crack. The team decided to bring in the big guns and have Richard Redd on the show - he's a part of the Decred Team, in so far as he has Decred's DAO pay him for many many things. He has answers to all of Brent's questions as Brent takes him through the 101 series - Decred, and finds a new coin that he likes a lot. Links - Richard's Medium - https://medium.com/@richardred Richard's Github - https://github.com/RichardRed0x Richard's Twittter - https://twitter.com/RichardRed0x Whitepaper - https://docs.decred.org/ Politeia - https://proposals.decred.org/ Website - https://www.decred.org Subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/decred/ Held Support CrytpoBasic Subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2&at=1001lJEw Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/3EnWx6J Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic Ledger Nano X - https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 Cash App: Free $5 - https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL Cryptobasicpodcast@gmail.com
Fri, May 10, 2019
EPISODE 179 - FLAGSHIP Rapid Fire Bitcoin has reached 6k!! Regulators Ready to Approve Ethereum Futures Regulators Ready to Approve Ethereum Futures, CFTC Insider Says - CoinDesk A futures contract might bring in fresh institutional funding to the crypto space The CFTC is willing to let an ether futures contract go to market after soliciting market feedback last year Microsoft Azure Blockchain DK For Ethereum Has been released Azure Blockchain Development Kit for Ethereum Released - Build Azure provides developers an enhanced experience for building Blockchain apps utilizing Azure Blockchain Service, or even the public Ethereum network. It also enables you to utilize popular, open source Blockchain tools such as Solidity and Truffle. Fidelity Will Offer Cryptocurrency In A Few Weeks Binance is going to allow Margin Trading Kinda hilariously updated in the same tweet where they mention the hack, as the 2nd most important thing. Executives polled on Crypto (K) Poll by Deloitte conducted of 1,386 Senior Executives (500m+US, 100m World)Feb-March, dozen countries (Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Luxembourg, Singapore, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States) 53% Say blockchain is top five strategic priorities (up from 43% in 2018) Financial sector is leader in adoption right now, but we do see technology, media, and healthcare diversifying blockchain projects 27% said important but not top priority, 14% some relevance but not strategic initiative Only 3% said it would not be relevant, down from 4% last year 86% Broadly scalable and will eventually achieve mainstream adoption, 83% said their executive teams see compelling case for blockchain 81% plan on replacing systems of record, 77% think the los
Wed, May 08, 2019
Binance was hacked, this is not a drill. Guess what? Everything is fine. Adam and Brent decide to talk abou this for a quick episode of the podcast, and of course, there's some Jutin Sun bullshit thrown in on the top of it all. CZ Twitter Live - https://twitter.com/binance/status/1125959459782553600?s=20 Binance Blog Post - https://binance.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360028031711 Binance SAFU Funds - https://www.binance.vision/glossary/secure-asset-fund-for-users Reddit Thread - https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/bly0dd/funds_are_safe_but_still_binance_hacked/ Subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2&at=1001lJEw Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/3EnWx6J Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic Ledger Nano X - https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 Cash App: Free $5 - https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL Cryptobasicpodcast@gmail.com Website link to Podcast https://www.cryptobasicpodcast.com/home/177 Links to topics from the show
Sat, May 04, 2019
EPISODE 177 - FLAGSHIP 70 This week's top story - Tether is in trouble again. Is this a tale of sound and fury signifying nothing like the Bitcoin Maximalists such as Adam Back would like you to believe? Or is there something more going on here? Before we get to that story we talk about Vitalik, Elon, some scams and more. Rapid Fire Coinbase Custody now offers their first chain swap with KIN. Offline storage and insurance coverage Mainnet KIN is now available on Coinbase Custody NYTimes is now routinely reporting on crypto. In this case it's 1q thefts—roughly 1.2 billion Cryptocurrency Thefts, Fraud Hit $1.2 Billion in First Quarter-Report Electrum wallet botnet infects 152,000 users, steals $4.6mill USD In response to this, attackers then started DDoSing legitimate Electrum servers in an attempt to trick older clients into connecting to malicious nodes, while legitimate nodes becoming overwhelmed. Rapidly Growing Electrum Botnet Infects Over 152,000 Users; Steals $4.6 Million Ethereum.org has gone through a redesign relaunching as a work in project like Ethereum itself being iterated by the community just like Ethereum. r/ethtrader - ethereum.org completely redesigned Bitcoin whale moved $212 million in cryptocurrency - for just $3.93 Vitalik and Elon chat on Twitter (Story 1) Elon Musk on Twitter Elon Musk on Monday sent out a one word tweet, Ethereum. Then apparently said jk. Then Vitalik got involved and said to come to Devcon in Denver. THe internet erupted. How absurd is it that someone can just say one word on the internet and have the internet in an uproar. Then Elon asked what should be developed on Ethereum and Vitalik replied with a mini tweet storm on projects with different use cases he likes on the Ethereum platform MolochDAO, Ethereum Name Service, Ethresear.ch, Hurricaneguard.io were all named. then a bunch of trolls on twitter said dumb things about tesla and crypto. Justin Sun got in there to mention Tron, all the reg
Sat, April 27, 2019
FLAGSHIP FRIDAY 176 Rapid Fire Yelp added a filter for whether a place accepts cryptocurrency or not. BRAVE ADS ARE LIVE! Butttttttt not in my region. Damnit. https://cryptocurrencynews.design/nike-releases-patent-for-cryptokicks-cryptocurrency/ files for patent in cryptocurrency space. The patent is for something called "Cryptokicks". Pure speculation but it could be a way to get shoes on the blockchain so when a shoe changes owners, it is cemented there. Secondary markets are huge with shoe sales. Also, could be an incentive system, reward mechanism so people can get CryptoKicks coins every time they purchase a Nike shoe. TD Ameritrade Reportedly Testing Bitcoin (BTC) and Litecoin (LTC) Trading - BeInCrypto Bandit makes off with Million of ETH by brute force - BRENT Has gotten away with nearly 45,000 ETH There was a firm that was trying to find a way to guess wallets They started with wallets that began with the number 1. They then tried to narrow down the wallets with 2, 3, 4, and so on When they actually managed to guess some, they were a little shocked to realize that the wallets had already been emptied. They found 732 wallet keys with this method They were all emptied by the same attacker Their conclusion is that some ETH private keys can be guessed by using cloud computing tech - and this was likely from a wallet provider taking shortcuts in the code and cutting off a lot of the complex parts. Or that the wallet's code was malicious to begin with. They were also able to replicate the experiment on Bitcoin, but without finding as many private keys. They still found 100 - and every wallet was also already emptied. BMW announces VerifyCar powered by VeChain (Story 1) - BMW using blockchain at VeChain Summit 2019 "We built a digital ledger using the VeChainThor blockchain, and every interaction of the car will have a stored hash key on the blockchain." - Cihan Albay, Lead of IT Tech Office Singapore BMW Group This was announced at VeChain's first summit April 18th i
Tue, April 23, 2019
Anthony Lusardi is back on the show and he's here to explain all the different ways that we can attack a blockchain. They're not perfect yet, and there's a lot of work to be done. We're so glad he's back on the show to really drive home some of these points. Check out the links below to see more of Anthony's content! Subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2&at=1001lJEw Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/3EnWx6J Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic Ledger Nano X - https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 Cash App has BTC - https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL Cryptobasicpodcast@gmail.com Crappy Photography - https://crappyphotography.com/ Anthony Lusardi's Twitter - https://twitter.com/pyskell?lang=en Medium Articles - https://medium.com/@pyskell Anthony on Vlad's Previous Show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOxhBxaIPi0 Anthony on CryptoDaily - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMwwd0fHLWc
Sat, April 20, 2019
You’ve seen the drama. We’re a little late to the party but we weight in on the ridiculous Craight Wright and Calvin Ayre antics. We stand with Hodlnaut, we stand with Peter McCormack, and we can’t wait to see this court battle for the ages. We also talk about the Satoshi Treasure prize that’s out there, the US states rulings with regards to crypto laws, and talk about Forbes articles because we can. Subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2&at=1001lJEw Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/3EnWx6J Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic Ledger Nano X - https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 Cash App has BTC - https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL Cryptobasicpodcast@gmail.com Coinbase added 11 more countries for crypto-crypto trading - https://www.notion.so/cryptobasic/Flagship-Friday-Template-174-761f5338a23b4a5c89cd8bad0cc6f04b#b3723ee763bd40819b47dde40a303001 Crypto.com Lists ENJ - https://www.notion.so/cryptobasic/Flagship-Friday-Template-174-761f5338a23b4a5c89cd8bad0cc6f04b#90291bcf65e843f9834c820f283e6480 Brave rewards is Live in android. - https://brave.com/brave-rewards-now-on-android/ Check out the Binance Academy - https://www.binance.vision/playlists Bitcoin Fees are the highest they've been in over a year - https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-fees-jump-to-nearly-1-year-highs-but-why Craig Wright shit - https://www.notion.so/cryptobasic/Flagship-Friday-Template-174-761f5338a23b4a5c89cd8bad0cc6f04b#5981e250e8ec4da68223bb6e23e6aaaf Kraken Delists - https://www.notion.so/cryptobasic/Episode-174-761f5338a23b4a5c89cd8bad0cc6f04b#5981e250e8ec4da68223bb6e23e6aaaf More CSW Fraud - https://www.notion.so/cryptobasic/Episode-174-761f5338a23b4a5c89cd8bad0cc6f04b#3a47fd19f0404919b848abf66312fe81 Satoshi's Treasure - https://www.notion.so/cryptobasic/Flagship-Friday-Template-174-761f5338a23b4a5c89cd8bad0cc6f04b#bf0e0f9000e745829102cbbbbe8746c6 Nomics Ratings - https://nomics.com/exchanges Nomics Article - https://blog.nomics.com/essays/transparency-ratings/ Forbes and huge companies - https://www.notion.so/cryptobasic/Episode-174-761f5338a23b4a5c89cd8bad0cc6f04b#40ffdf092e654828a5ee2815a429559c
Wed, April 17, 2019
Adam "Roothlus" Levy. He's famous in the poker world and he's about to be famous in the Crypto World. Why do you ask? Because he's joining the ranks of the CryptoBasic Podcast. And it's time to talk with him and see what he's like, who he is, and what stories he has to bring to the table in this edition of the cryptobasic podcast. Subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2&at=1001lJEw Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/3EnWx6J Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic Ledger Nano X - https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 Cash App has BTC - https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL Cryptobasicpodcast@gmail.com Adam Twitter - https://twitter.com/search?q=Roothlus&src=typd&lang=en Vitalik Clapping - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lmNpMSPu0k Whiteboard Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja9D0kpksxw Adam vs Phil Hellmuth - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuoc_M4HNGM
Fri, April 12, 2019
Coinbase is adding a debit card - is crypto being adopted sooner than we think? Who knows?! We also go over the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange being expelled from his embassy even though we don't know anything about it - and we reiterate that Craig Wright isnt' Satoshi. Subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2&at=1001lJEw Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/3EnWx6J Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic Ledger Nano X - https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 Cash App has BTC - https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL Cryptobasicpodcast@gmail.com Help Support the show Coinbased Debit Card - https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2019/04/10/coinbase-and-visa-are-making-bitcoin-ethereum-ripples-xrp-and-litecoin-payments-a-reality/#6399946d5943 First black hole pic - https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-hole-first-picture-event-horizon-telescope?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=r_science NYDFS - https://www.dfs.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2019/04/dfs-bittrex-letter-41019.pdf Bitcoin Interest - https://imgur.com/gallery/AiyVWgo China wants to ban - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-cryptocurrency/china-says-it-wants-to-eliminate-bitcoin-mining-idUSKCN1RL0C4?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm_source=reddit.com China again - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-cryptocurrency/china-says-it-wants-to-eliminate-bitcoin-mining-idUSKCN1RL0C4?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm_source=reddit.com LA Times and Wash POst -https://twitter.com/batgrowth/status/1116264266649280513 Harvard investing - https://www.notion.so/cryptobasic/Flagship-Friday-172-7ff997ae1fba44b7977dfaa9dd681d00#78295898ac844b0fbf445a942cf0201a
Fri, April 05, 2019
The SEC has made some more information public about crypto, do they narrow anything down? CNBC says don't buy Bitcoin. Bithumb was hacked for $19M (but it was in EOS and XRP so who cares) - Tron gives away a Tesla, kinda? The EU has a new blockchain consortium. Andreesen Horowitz is Blow up the VC world. Subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2&at=1001lJEw Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/3EnWx6J Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic Ledger Nano X - https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 Cash App has BTC - https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL Cryptobasicpodcast@gmail.com Help Support the show Links from the show https://imgur.com/1tZ5FU3 Twitch removed subscrption - https://bloxlive.tv/stories/s73news/17988-20190329-nob/88916-amazons-twitch-streaming-service-removes-crypto-payments Nanex Exchange is shutting down - https://medium.com/@nanex/nanex-is-shutting-down-april-30th-9b3f48d52b7f DASH Default Privacy - https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/444548130122498049/562802731476320257/image0.png SEC Statement on Crypto - https://www.notion.so/cryptobasic/Flagship-Friday-170-4-5-19-368e54e185c24544b5f54265b3c8afdf#f95a4539759949b8ac81e4e5ef75a3cd SEC PDF - https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/statement-framework-investment-contract-analysis-digital-assets Don't buy Bitcoin - https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/04/02/dont-buy-bitcoin-says-wealth-manager-peter-mallouk.html Bithumb Hacked - https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-bithumb-hacked-for-13-million-in-suspected-insider-job Tron Video - https://archive.org/details/TodayIsTheDayCongratulationsTouzgarothForWinningTheTeslaDMMeWithYourContactInfor EU Blockchain Association - https://venturebeat.com/2019/04/03/eu-launches-blockchain-association-to-accelerate-distributed-ledger-technology-adoption/ It Crowd Clip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9ixvD0_CmM Andreessen Horowitz VC Game - https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2019/04/02/andreessen-horowitz-is-blowing-up-the-venture-capital-model-again/#7bf16e347d9f Volume at all time high - https://coinrivet.com/cryptocurrency-trade-volume-hits-new-all-time-high/ Waves taunts Justin - https://twitter.com/wavesplatform/status/1112683718882328577?s=19 Elon Shits on Btc - https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1113009339743100929 Elon Shits on SEC - https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2019/04/03/as-bitcoin-soars-teslas-elon-musk-reveals-his-surprise-fav-cryptocurrency/#5ea08dc169ba Become a patron - https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=9506233
Wed, April 03, 2019
Peter McCormack is a podcaster with a particular love for Bitcoin in the space. He's flown around the globe to interview some of the most important people in cryptocurrency, and he's really done well along the way. He's interviewed people that won't sit down with anyone else, and he's done so consistently for years. Peter decided he would come on the CryptoBasic Podcast and have a chat with Brent about podcasting, the pressures, the problems, and of course - how he wouldn't trade it for anything else. Subscribe Via iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2 CrryptoBasic Website - https://www.cryptobasicpodcast.com SUPPORT THE PODCAST - Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic Ledger Nano X - https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 Cash App - https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL Join the Discord - https://discordapp.com/invite/cQe8wGf E-mail us at - CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com **Links From the Show** The What Bitcoin Did Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-bitcoin-did-podcast-bitcoin-crypto-trading-strategy/id1317356120?mt=2 Website including income report - https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/ Peter's Twitter - https://twitter.com/petermccormack The What Bitcoin Did Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/whatbitcoindid Peter's Medium - https://medium.com/@whatbitcoindid Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/whatbitcoindid/ Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/user/mccormack555/
Sat, March 30, 2019
# Episode 169 - Flagship Friday Today we talk about everything from Formula One Racing to Metamask. Karim, Adam, and Brent are hardly able to even get through a rapid fire section without some commentary, and they go over the dumb and dumber that is the Weiss Ratings on this edition. - Rapid Fire [Fidelity has so many people at the firm on board with crypto. The MOST RELEVANT real money firm is turning into a crypto culture. How great is it that the work culture is beaming with crypto enthusiasts. It’s a part of the pipeline that needs to be laid for mainstream mass adoption](https://twitter.com/aridavidpaul/status/1110824390646743041?s=21) [Ari Paul â›“ï¸ on Twitter](https://twitter.com/aridavidpaul/status/1110824390646743041?s=21) [Initial Exchange Offering -](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethtrader/comments/b6b2ev/initial_exchange_offering_a_new_alternative_to_ico/?st=JTSBN1LZ&sh=fd4021d2) [r/ethtrader - Initial Exchange Offering: A New Alternative to ICO?](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethtrader/comments/b6b2ev/initial_exchange_offering_a_new_alternative_to_ico/?st=JTSBN1LZ&sh=fd4021d2) [Tether had 100% of the Stablecoin market this time last year. Now it's 75%](https://twitter.com/ceterispar1bus/status/1109782306372255744?s=20) [r/ethereum - The Samsung Galaxy S10 has shipped but only users in Germany, Korea and the U.S. are able to use its crypto features for now. Not a bad start!](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/b6660y/the_samsung_galaxy_s10_has_shipped_but_only_users/) - [Formula One is getting into blockchain](https://www.trustnodes.com/2019/03/27/formula-one-enters-partnership-to-launch-ethereum-based-blockchain-game). - Adam - They will have nfts in the game. Makes me think you’ll be able to collect cars old and new - What are some of the best games you’ve seen in the blockchain space so far? - Formula One, or their parent company Liberty Media, has not yet responded to confirm the partnership, with it unclear at this stage whether they’ve just bought the branding rights or whether there is closer collaboration. - This is actually a big deal for blockchain gaming [Formula One Enters Partnership to Launch Ethereum Based Blockchain Game](https://www.trustnodes.com/2019/03/27/formula-one-enters-partnership-to-launch-ethereum-based-blockchain-game) - [Metamask has been in the news](https://twitter.com/metamask_io/status/1110989506134446081?s=19) - Brent - Metamask has a setting that makes it non-private. It basically does this to communicate with DApps, but in doing so it basically broadcasts your public ETH address to every website that you access. - They've always had a private mode, but it would make it a little clunkier to operate with the sites that it integrates with (imagine like using radar relay, they already know you have metamask when you go there). - Well the community started to have an outcry about this
Fri, March 29, 2019
This episode Brent did a special crossover with Vlad from the Bitcoin Takeover podcast. Obviously based on the name we needed to keep it Bitcoin, and of course say good things about it. That didn't stop Brent he got some good information in there about altcoins, and even admits he was too harsh on Bitcoin itself. Find out how they feel about BTC across the pond, and maybe learn about some political views along the way. LINKS TOP TOPICS Bitcoin-Takeover.com HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Patreon - $1 an episode would be the best thing ever and keeps us afloat. Join our Discord right here Subscribe Via iTunes Binance Jersey referral link - Well we don’t technically use this, because we can’t. Non-US only. Ledger Nano S or Ledger Nano X - This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. Cash App has Bitcoin - If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasic Podcast Email
Sat, March 23, 2019
# Episode 167 - Flagship Friday - Rapid Fire [Co-Founder of Wikipedia says that you should use Brave.](https://larrysanger.org/2019/01/how-im-locking-down-my-cyber-life/) [Coinbase Pro ends 0% maker fees.](https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-pro-market-structure-update-fbd9d49f43d7) [Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang was tweeting about bitcooin corrections in 2013!](https://bitcoinist.com/andrew-yang-2020-president-bitcoin/) - [Tether is not fully backed by fiat](https://breakermag.com/tether-now-admits-its-not-fully-backed-by-dollars/) (Bullish or Bullshit?) - Brent - From Tether's New Terms - "Every Tether is always 100% backed by our reserves, which include traditional currency and cash equivalents and, from time to time, may include other assets and receivables from loans made by Tether to third parties, which may include affiliated entities (collectively, “reservesâ€). Every tether is also 1-to-1 pegged to the dollar, so 1 USDâ‚® is always valued by Tether at 1 USD." - They also made a proof of funds page, to make it seem like they're on par with other stable coins that show what they have in reserve...It's the same document from months ago that says they totally had the funds on a specific day. - **[Binance Lite Becomes the Firm’s First Fiat-to-Crypto On-Ramp in Australia](https://www.newsbtc.com/2019/03/19/binance-crypto-cryptocurrency/) - Adam** - Over 1300 newsagents (whatever that is) will have access to bitcoin - In order to remain compliant with Australian regulations, users need to register with Binance Lite. There's already a map charting all the newsagents in Australia where you can utilize this. - Binance is making strides to make their presence known world-wide. Pretty insane for a company less than 3 years old. - They also have plans to do the same thing in Singapore. - [IBM Partners With Stellar](https://www.ibm.com/blockchain/solutions/world-wire) - Brent - 72 Countries, 47 currencies, 44 banks. - It's called the IMB Blockchain World Wire. - This is basically IBM entry and exit points as a trusted gateway on the Stellar Network. - I know they have their own internal Blockchain services. - Reddit hates IBM - It's already live. - Discuss - why didn't they choose XRP? - [Facebook’s blockchain cryptocurrency could kill 'fake news'](https://www.computerworld.com/article/3373506/facebooks-blockchain-cryptocurrency-could-mean-big-money-and-kill-fake-news.html)? Or just make them money - Karim - As we've covered before FB has begun developing their own cryptocurrency (bloomberg and NYT) - FB has not confirmed reports, just admitted to exploring DLT, so the rest of the story is from unamed sources - First they claim the crypto would allow you to send money to your WhatsApp contacts, so taking on venmo & paypal - - NYT report claimed they already talked to crypto exchanges about it, ot
Fri, March 15, 2019
- Rapid Fire - [Stellar (XLM) Listed on Coinbase pro](https://www.coindesk.com/stellar-lumens-is-about-to-begin-trading-on-coinbase-pro) - [Someone posted on reddit that the sites CrashDoge, CrashingBitcoin, and CrashingCrypto are scams](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/azh66t/crashdoge_crashingbitcoin_and_crashingcrypto_are/)...WOW that was a hard one to figure out. Also they are run but someone named HERPES. - [You actually can earn BAT now on the developer Brave Browser](https://brave.com/ad-platform-enters-second-phase/), we incorrectly reported you could before. - [OneCoin leader arrested for scamming in the US.](https://www.coindesk.com/a-multibillion-dollar-cryptocurrency-based-on-lies-us-arrests-alleged-onecoin-leader) - [This Stupid Ass Movie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYZut3DWvek&t=10s) - Shoutout @anthony in the CB Discord. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYZut3DWvek](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYZut3DWvek) - [The NEO Blockchain was DOWN for over an hour.](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/azfiuz/the_neo_blockchain_is_down_for_over_1_hour/) (BULLISH OR BULLSHIT) - Brent - This was because of ONE node. - Obviously the response was "centralized POS" - But, this is what we're supposed to get. - The way their consensus works is that if they do have a downed node, they keep trying until they get consensus. If they don't get it, they try 15 seconds later, then 30, then 60, then 120, then 240 etc. - They is actually based on probability - once a node goes down this starts firing and most of the time it happens on the first try, but it COULD go as high as 10 retrys in a very unlucky scenario which would be over 4 hours. - NEO is still centralized, and that's part of your tradeoff. - [Binance adding Ripple to their Trust Wallet. Also, credit card support available.](https://decryptmedia.com/5841/binance-trust-wallet-xrp-credit-card) Brent - Their trust wallet is similar to other offerings by coinbase, ENJ, etc. It's in the app store. - They have plans for web, desktop, and hardware wallets. - There's a bunch of coins in this one - ETH, ETH Classic, Gochain, POA Network, Vechain, Tron, Wanchain, Callisto, ICON, Bitcoin, Litecoin, BitcoinCash, TomoChain, Dash, Zcash, Zcoin, XRP - Legit don't even know what half of those are. - The person that nails this first could be the paypal. - Metamask is continually improving their experience though. - Coinbase has something similar. - [ETH Is not a security](https://coincenter.org/link/sec-chairman-clayton-just-confirmed-commission-staff-analysis-that-ethereum-and-cryptos-like-it-are-not-securities) @Karim Baruque this looks like it's all you - Story starts with a comment back in June of 2018 from the SECs Director of Corporate Finance (William Hinman) - "[Based on my understanding of the present state of Ether, the Ethereum network and its
Fri, March 08, 2019
There's a special guest on the show - Adam "Roothlus" Levy. He's going to help us navigate these murky waters of scams, bullshit stories, and more. Why is Coinbase losing good will? Why is Kraken gaining it? Why wasn't Brent hired at Kraken? Also - Brent got hacked on this edition. # Episode 165 - Flagship Friday [QuadrigaCX Granted 45 More days to repay funds](https://u.today/quadrigacx-granted-45-more-days-to-recover-lost-140-mln-exchange-may-be-sold-later-on) [Bitgrail CEO must repay 170mil](https://whichblockchain.com/news/bitgrail-ceo-must-repay-170-million-in-missing-funds/) [XRP and XLM were approved by Thailand SEC](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/aw52k8/xrp_xlm_approved_by_thailand_sec/) [IOTA Released a Testnet without the COO - AND they went fully discord transparent.](https://blog.iota.org/a-coo-less-testnet-879ad17ca1af) [ENJ Released their SDK for Unity](https://twitter.com/enjin/status/1102362183462195200?s=09) - They're not on Samsung though. - You know we gotta do our weekly QuadrigaCX Update. - [First of all last week Kraken offered a $100k reward](https://blog.kraken.com/post/2155/were-offering-a-100000-reward-for-discovery-of-quadriga-coins/) for any information regarding the QCX situation that leads to the discovery of funds. - They also put out two full podcast episodes about it. ([Their 3rd](https://www.kraken.com/#episode3) and [4th episode](https://www.kraken.com/en-us/learn/podcast#episode4)). They're combined almost 3 hours worth of information. I didn't listen. - [It fuckin worked somehow.](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/avwzce/breaking_over_600k_ethereum_belonging_to/) They found over 600k in ETH the next day. Roughly 90-100M depending on the ETH price at the time. - Some of it was on Kraken lol. Most of it was on Bitfinex. - Even though some was found, this doesn't necessarily mean that it was QCX or that it can be recovered. - There's somehow more. - ***[Their cold wallets were found empty.](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ax6i7q/quadrigacx_plot_thickens_as_cold_wallets_are/)*** - Guess who was never audited before now? - Guess who else still hasn't been audited? - Guess where most of that found ETH was? - [New Bitcoin Betting Game Adds Thousands of Waitlisted Users](https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-betting-game-hxro) - You can bet on MOON (up) or REKT (down) with a new card where you can place bets starting every five minutes. - The company is called HXRO (Hero) and they plan on releasing new betting games down the road. - Beta started Jan 1st and over 115k people on the waiting list - Guess this is a simplified version of Augur? - Seems popular thus far. - COINBASE IS SCUM!!! - [So Coinbase acquired a team called Neutrino](https://www.coindesk.com/what-coinbase-needs-to-learn-from-the-neutrino-scandal). - They had a
Wed, March 06, 2019
It's time for a revisit of a classic villian. Ripple, XRP, Banks, it's known by many names and it was just released on Coinbase. It's had a hell of a year, and honestly has performed less bad than a lot of these coins. Has Brent changed his tune? Will his hatred go down further? Is this a sympathetic villian? How much did Karim call Brent Fat the last time this coin was in the spotlight? Find out now. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Previous Episode Whitepaper Subreddit Website Block Explorer FAQ Article on McCaleb's Freezing XRP Governance 99 Bitcoins Article Site for standard XRP Fud that's basically links to tweets. HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Patreon - $1 an episode would be the best thing ever and keeps us afloat. Join our Discord right here Subscribe Via iTunes Binance Jersey referral link - Well we don’t technically use this, because we can’t. Non-US only. Ledger Nano S or Ledger Nano X - This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. Cash App has Bitcoin - If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasic Podcast Email 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Sat, March 02, 2019
HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Patreon - $1 an episode would be the best thing ever and keeps us afloat. Join our Discord right here Subscribe Via iTunes Binance Jersey referral link - Well we don’t technically use this, because we can’t. Non-US only. Ledger Nano S or Ledger Nano X - This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. Cash App has Bitcoin - If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasic Podcast Email 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017) LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW EPISODE 163 Date of Release: 3/1/19 What have we released? Substratum Delisting Round Table Interview #2 with Luke Mulks from Brave Rapid Fire NASDAQ BTC and ETH indices went Live. Elon Musk says whoever owns the early BTC deserves a Nobel prize in delayed gratification. But he still only owns .25 BTC so don't get too excited. Cryptopia releases its final hack estimates at 9.4% of its total assets. Maybe there's hope? There was a sweet bull market as BTC rose above 4k. ANNNNND It's gone. BAT Announces partnership with TAP Network Coinomi Wallet situation Coinomi Response A red
Wed, February 27, 2019
Today we have a discussion about the broken ad ecosystem with returning guest Luke Mulks, Director of Business Development at Brave. This time our audio is MUCH better and we discuss everything from the changing Ecosystem of Brave, to Uphold concerns. There’s definitely some hard core Brave shilling here, but overall we do get some great discussions about the advertising industry, and what Brave can do to break it. Luke definitely did not mention the TAP Network Announcement, but I’ve included it in the show notes. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Brave Subreddit Luke Mulks Twitter CryptoBasic Brave Download BAT Rocket Chat BAT Telegram Blogs Brave announcement Luke NEGLECTED to mention HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Patreon - $1 an episode would be the best thing ever and keeps us afloat. Join our Discord right here Subscribe Via iTunes Binance Jersey referral link - Well we don’t technically use this, because we can’t. Non-US only. Ledger Nano S or Ledger Nano X - This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. Cash App has Bitcoin - If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasic Podcast Email 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Mon, February 25, 2019
Brian Li of [Decrypto.Net](https://decrypto.net/) and William McKenzie of getting attacked by Substratum fame are back on the show again since Substratum was recently delisted from Binance. We unpack their delisting, their assertions to each of the delisting points, and what it means to the crypto space. Brian and William are basically the boogeymen for the entire SUB community. They’ve been called everything from Chinese government shills to Russian spies. In the end, there is a massive intersection of the SUB community that blames these two individuals for their own shortcomings as a project. We discuss that as well in this episode. # LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW * [Substratum Response to Deslisting – Short Version]( https://substratum.net/substratum/response-to-binance-token-delisting/ ) * [Response to Binance Delisting – Long Version]( https://substratum.net/binance/binance-delisting-factors-explained/ ) * [Brian’s detailed response]( https://decrypto.net/2019/02/16/sayonara-substratum/ ) * [Brian on possible Security Fraud]( https://decrypto.net/2018/11/07/did-substratum-commit-securities-fraud/ ) * [William talks about Substratum Securities Fraud]( https://medium.com/@williammckenzie1997/is-substratum-a-security-and-did-substratum-commit-u-s-securities-fraud-cdd10622d392 ) * [William talks about the smart contract update]( https://medium.com/@williammckenzie1997/substratums-recent-smart-contract-update-and-treasury-management-fe9f9b770955 ) * [Brian Tracks down missing ICO funds]( https://decrypto.net/2019/01/06/substratums-missing-ico-funds/ ) * [SEC on Filing a form D Notice]( https://www.sec.gov/smallbusiness/exemptofferings/formd ) * [SEC Form D Search]( https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html ) * [SEC Talks about I
Fri, February 22, 2019
This week the boys are at it again to talk about the usual updates on the Quadriga CX fiasco, it gets even weirder believe it or not. They talk about the Samsug blockchain project, get into what they’re going to be doing at the SXSW event, and even get their minds blown when they find out that Vitalik Buterin is rich. Find out what happens when someone accidentally sends 2100 ETH as a transaction fee, and just how much of the world is actually interested in crypto currency? # LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW * [Samsung announces the release of a blockchain phone]( https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-galaxy-s10-more-screen-cameras-unpacked-2019/ ) * [Someone accidentally sent 2100 ETH as a transaction fee]( https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/asapta/someone_just_paid_2100_eth_for_transaction_fees/ ) * [Vitalik is rich]( https://cryptoslate.com/vitalik-buterin-discloses-his-cryptocurrency-holdings-corporate-investments-and-other-potential-conflicts-of-interest/ ) * [Binance delists a bunch of coins]( https://support.binance.com/hc/en-us/articles/360023570292-Binance-Will-Delist-CLOAK-MOD-SALT-SUB-and-WINGS ) * [FBI is interested in talking to Bitconnect victims]( https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/fbi-looking-for-investors-who-lost-money-in-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme ) * [zerononcense report on Quadriga]( https://blog.zerononcense.com/2019/02/16/report-shows-quadrigacx-cold-wallets-actively-involved-in-significant-criminal-activity-ties-to-silk-road-hacked-funds-identity-theft-and-drug-human-trafficking ) <
Thu, February 14, 2019
It’s Flagship Friday and we’re talking about everything from Quadriga CX (again) to the curiosity Rover dying on Mars and why. We discuss the NASDAQ and more flirting with crypto, and we go on a long rant with Craig Wright and Wikipedia. Mike was absent from this one, but that’s OK we let Karim go off the handle, and he even says toward the end of the episode that he’s Triggered. Love it. # LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW * [QuadrigaCX says oopsie]( https://www.scribd.com/document/399507173/EY-QuadrigaCX-Report#from_embed ) * [More from QuadrigaCX](https://www.ccn.com/quadrigacx-sent-400000-dead-ceo-bitcoin-wallet) * [Is JP Morgan the New Ripple](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/13/jp-morgan-is-rolling-out-the-first-us-bank-backed-cryptocurrency-to-transform-payments--.html) * [BitcoinFundManager Still Scammin](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/aor3xk/bitcoinfundmanager_scam_channel_banned_buys_more/) * [Canadian Regulators rule about Mining Contracts](https://www.newsbtc.com/2019/02/13/quebec-cryptocurrency-mining/) * [Nasdaq Crypto Octopi](https://blockmanity.com/news/bitcoin/nasdaq-will-add-bitcoin-btc-and-ethereum-eth-indexes-to-its-global-index-service/) * [NASDAQ Official Source]( http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/TraderNews.aspx?id=fpnews2019-3 ) * [Craig Wright Wikileaks Feud]( https://chainbulletin.com/wikileaks-doubles-down-on-craig-wright-accusations-calls-him-the-bernie-madoff-of-bitcoin/ ) * [Craig Wright more stuff]( https://medium.com/@craig_10243/careful-what-you-wish-for-c7c2f19e6c4f ) * [Video that Karim mentioned is a good watch, about 7 min](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqKGREZs6-w) # HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! * [Patreon]( https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic ) - $1 an episode would be the best thing ever and keeps us afloat. * [ Join our Discord right here](https://discordapp.com/invite/cQe8wGf) * [Subscribe Via iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2) * [Binance Jersey referral link](https://www.binance.je/?ref=35026922) - Well we don’t technically use this, because we can’t. Non-US only. * [L
Thu, February 14, 2019
Today CryptoBasic talks about something near and dear to their hearts – scams. This isn’t just crypto, but knowing what scams we’ve seen in the past and where they might be going in the future is very important in this unregulated market. Listen to Karim and Brent talk about the red flags you should be on the lookout for, and learn about this insane con man that had 10 commandments written about him. There’s plenty of crypto content, plenty of scams, and it’s all here on this episode. # LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW * [Enron Scam Movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron:_The_Smartest_Guys_in_the_Room) * [Bernie Maddoff](https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/l1zgi/eli5_bernie_madoffs_ponzi_scheme/) * [Charles Ponzi](https://www.biography.com/people/charles-ponzi-20650909) * [Tiffany’s Miner Scam](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-diamond-hoax-of-1872-2630188/) * [Pretorian Guard sale scam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didius_Julianus) * [The daddy of them all – count Victor Von Lustig](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Lustig) # HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST * [Patreon]( https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic ) - $1 an episode would be the best thing ever and keeps us afloat. * [ Join our Discord right here](https://discordapp.com/invite/cQe8wGf) * [Subscribe Via iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2) * [Binance Jersey referral link](https://www.binance.je/?ref=35026922) - Well we don’t technically use this, because we can’t. Non-US only. * [Ledger Nano S or Ledger Nano X]( https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 ) - This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. * [ Cash App has Bitcoin](https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL) - If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. * [CryptoBasic Podcast Email](mailto:Cryptobasicpodcast@gmail.com) 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Fri, February 08, 2019
Wow, there’s a massive theft in the crypto markets and Brent goes down the rabbit hole to cover it. QuadrigaCX, the biggest crypto exchange in Canada has taken everyone’s money and the owner might have faked his death. Also, the podcast has a new sponsor that they go over on the show. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW This month’s sponsor – Token Talks podcast by Zachary DeWitt Quadriga Problem Good Youtube about Quadriga Twitter Kraken CEO Binance CC Mining problems overstated Gemini deny New Scam Network Chain Lightning 2 Lightning Doc Decoder HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PATREON! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Binanace.Je – Binance Jersey referral link. - Well we don’t technically use this, because we can’t. Non-US only. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up t
Wed, February 06, 2019
It’s the first CryptoBasic 102 episode! We’re going back over bitcoin, examining what we said about it over a year ago, how our opinions have changed, and what new things Bitcoin has provided the world since then. In the shownotes you’ll find all of the links that we’ve ever used to cover Bitcoin, as well as links to our previous shows on the topic. Has the CryptoBasic team matured? What does Brent think about Bitcoin now? Find out today. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Bitcoin 101 Episode Bitcoin and the Lightning Network Episode Video on examining blockchain Original Whitepaper Bitmex overview of the lightning network Bitcoin and the lightning network you should know Bitcoin Transaction pricing history Unconfirmed transaction count Lightning network statistics Small World Network HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PATREON! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Binanace.Je – Binance Jersey referral link. - Well we don’t technically use this, because we can’t. Non-US only. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a n
Fri, February 01, 2019
Brent decides he’s gonna talk about sex, and then follows it up with some juicy details about Bakkt. Are they related? I’m not sure find out on this Flagship Friday. What else is in this episode – NASDAQ and Crypto, Cryptopia is still getting hacked, NEM Foundation was dissolved, Hacking groups explained, and a Bitcoin backed Token on ETH LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Sex, but on blockchain Bakkt Details NASDAQ information is not readily available to crypto NEM Foundation Letter Hackers mostly responsible for crypto theft Bitcoin Backed ETH Token HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PATREON! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Binanace.Je – Binance Jersey referral link. - Well we don’t technically use this, because we can’t. Non-US only. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Thu, January 31, 2019
Is Waves Platform a decentralized exchange done right? Mike and Brent dig deep into the project to see what it is, why it works, and see what they like about it. From harrowing tales of some idiot named DC in their Telegram, to support form the community and almost buying the coin – the team goes on a roller coaster ride of learning about this project. In the end, will they consider it a reasonable project? Find out. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Whitepaper Subreddit Website FAQ Vote Site HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PATREON! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Binanace.Je – Binance Jersey referral link. - Well we don’t technically use this, because we can’t. Non-US only. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Fri, January 25, 2019
The team has a couple of throwback issues: IOTA’s hack has some closure in the way of an arrest. The team talks about a coin possibly pump and dump that the Apollo team may have just done, including inviting their CEO on the show. We go over some political thoughts, and then as always make sure to thank all of the Patreon members on the last Flagship of the week. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW IOTA Arrest Samsung possible leak Samsung more information A pollo from Cryptoslate Reddit Post Apollo CEO responds China Social shaming Bangkok Excahnge listing HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PATREON! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Binanace.Je – Binance Jersey referral link. - Well we don’t technically use this, because we can’t. Non-US only. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. <a href="mailto:CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofol
Tue, January 22, 2019
Welcome to the first ever CryptoBasic Panel Discussion After moderating some panels overseas, Brent thinks he can do it all the time. Is he right? I dunno it sounds like he is – he’s gotten some of the best in the business together for the first panel of the new year. Today Joel Comm, Matthew Aaron, and Forrest AKA Hashoshi talk about everything from Ronnie Moas to Censorship on Patreon. Join them as they talk about the difficulties and responsibilities of being content Creators in this market. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Bad Crypto Podcast Website Joel Comm Twitter Crypto 101 Media Matthew Aaron Twitter Hashoshi Youtube Hashoshi Twitter Hashoshi Website HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PATREON! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Binanace.Je – Binance Jersey referral link. - Well we don’t technically use this, because we can’t. Non-US only Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Fri, January 18, 2019
Today’s episode we talk a lot about the SEC, bash on Tron a little bit, and then talk about the Cryptopia Hack. Have we ever mentioned how much Cryptopia sucks? Well it does, and the hack is not surprising. Ethereum had Constantinople delayed, and we go over a quick mailbag question. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW SEC Story #1 Cryptopia hacked CZ stops the funds Updates on Cryptopia Hack Wallet Addresses Bittorrent Exec pissed SEC pro crypto members of congress Constantinople Delayed HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PATREON! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Binanace.Je – Binance Jersey referral link. - Well we don’t technically use this, because we can’t. Non-US only. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260
Thu, January 17, 2019
Mike sits down with Simon Harman from Loki to talk about all things cryptocurrency. They talk about everything under the sun, Privacy, messaging apps, and more. Just check out the episode and you’ll hear some great things from a knowledgeable person in the crypto space. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Loki Project Twitter Loki Github Loki Subreddit Linked iN HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PATREON! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Fri, January 11, 2019
It’s Flagship Friday! The team is excited about the fringe ideas around each story this week apparently. Brent talks about the specifics of why platforms like Gab end up being a cesspool, Karim is upset about the stuff he’s usually upset about, and Mike...like Jordan Peterson. We also discuss the 51% attack that happened to Ethereum Classic, how it worked, and what they’re doing about it going forward. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Coinbase Bans Gab founder Andrew Toba Epic games takes Monero…annnnnd its gone. Norwegian millionaire kidnapped. Ethereum Classic Atttack - Ethereum Classic Response - DX Exchange issues DX Exchange issues 2 DX Exchange issues 3 BitTorrent / Justin Sun ICO Jordan Peterson Bittube HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PATREON! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH
Tue, January 08, 2019
Favorite Person in Crypto 2018 Charles Hoskinson Vitalik Buterin Carlos Matos CZ Andreas Antonopoulos Doug Polk Biggest Douche in the CryptoVerse 2018 John Mcafee Roger Ver Justin Sun Justin Tabb Justin Sunerok Craig Wright Bruno Blocks Brock Pierce Matos Award (THATS A SCAMMM) Oyster Pearl Bitgrail HoweyCoins PureBit Stox (Mayweather) <a href="https://cryptoticker.io/en
Fri, January 04, 2019
It’s the first Flagship of the year, and the team is ready and raring to go. First they teas the Crypties, an award show coming out in a couple of days. They talk about the Horizen DAO paper, realize that they know nothing and decide maybe they need to call up Rob Viglione to talk about it. Karim goes over the Time Magazine Bitcoin article about how important it is for freedom, why it won’t matter in places like the US for longer than we thought. And what it has to do with Venezuela. Brent, then, goes over this stupid scammer named Bitcoin-Fund-Manager and what a rabbit hole that is. From being a monk to a wedding planner, this guy knows scams. Finally the team goes around the world talking about the Thai government and blockchain, how it could be affecting voting. They go over Overstock.com’s crypto investments – why they believe in Bitcoin, Ravencoin, and others. We play some Bullish or Bullshit with Bitcoin in space, and then roast a portfolio from one of our newest Patreon members. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Horizen Link 1 Horizen Link 2 Horizen Link 3 Time Magazine Article Bitcoin-Fund-Scammer Thai Government Voting Overstock BITCOIN IN SPACE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PATREON! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardwa
Fri, December 28, 2018
On today’s flagship Brent spends a bunch of unnecessary time talking about the shitcoin Bitcoin Private. Remember when McAfee was talking about that thing? Also we discuss inflation rates in Turkey, answer some mailbag questions, and go around the world more than once. Enjoy this edition of the CryptoBasic Podcast. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW B itcoin metrics for correlations US Securities Law BTCP Secret Premine BTCP Team response CFTC Talks about ETH Rules Crypto v Lira Indian Legalization HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PATREON! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Fri, December 21, 2018
It’s almost the 1 year anniversary of the CryptoBasic podcast, and this is Flagship Friday. We’re talkin about Substratum, Venezuela, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and everything in between. Brent tries to roast a portfolio in the end as a quick throw in, and it might not go so well. Find out if the team thinks Brent is on God’s good side! LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Substratum CO decides to Day Trade Syncing Data on Bitcoin Nodes easier? Is Tether actually backed? The Ethereum Foundations thought process. Western Union Evaluating Venezuela UK Tax resources HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PATREON!!!!!!!!!!! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Thu, December 20, 2018
It’s time for another Crypto Basic 101 series episode. Today we’re tackling the Tezos project, which we’ve been putting off for some time. Mike was all ready for Brent to have tons of bad things to say about this one, but you might be surprised by his answer. Tezos comes with a lot of baggage, and they’ve moved on from it and learned from the ordeal. Can this coin recover and get back to the Ethereum Killer it was once hailed as? Find out on this episode. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Whitepaper Subreddit Website Block Explorer More tezos info Baking pools The infamous “Wired” article Interview on Tezos HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Fri, December 14, 2018
Become a Patron on Patreon Today we talk about the drama at the ETC community, some interesting Bullish or Bullshit from Venezuela, and then we talk about the future of the podcast, what you can expect next year, some of the new things we’re trying, and what our values are as a podcast. We round it out with a Roast a Portfolio and see if that might be a segment you might be interested in! LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Ethereum Classic situation explained on Redit Ethereum Classic situation 12 year old explains their position Tom Lee is annoyed at Target Prices Proof of Keys Movement Bitwalla Information Empowering? Or getting slammed? HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Mon, December 10, 2018
Today we have a unique show for you. In previous flagships we’ve discussed whether or not Substratum is a scam. When we did that we cited an article written by Brian Li. He reached out to us and was willing to present his research process, his evidence, and his thoughts on the show. He also invited William McKenzie as well to talk about his research, his insights, and his thoughts. The end result is a long episode that shows the process of trying to do due diligence on a coin. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Article on vision and focus of SUB Crowdsale Wallet activity AMPX ICO revelations SUB Token burn issues AMP Exchange Thoughts NCF Partnership or no? The Technology Headlines Possible legal consequences? Did someone lie about web hosting? AMP Exchange money grab? Oyster vs Sub Sub Team issues 2 nd ICO Concerns HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These li
Sat, December 08, 2018
The team is all back in the good ol US and A and they have another Flagship Friday for you. Among the topics this week – Pomp, Banks, Scams, and they notice the falling markets in the middle of the show. They don’t even talk about it though because this show is about the tech! Check out this week’s news in cryptocurrency. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Humboldt Broncos Teens want BTC Pomp is betting on crypto Bank of America fines Tether new fees structures Bitfinex is agnostic Forbes talking about the 0x stuff Blockchain Brief HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Thu, December 06, 2018
During the recent Beyond blocks conference the team sat down with Steve, an OTC trader with lots of experience that has some interesting points about Tether’s legitimacy. From our off the record conversations with Steve we also ended up with some other skeptical views of the space and this was a good chat. HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Wed, December 05, 2018
During the recent Beyond blocks conference the team sat down with Sam Bankman-Friend from Alameda research and discussed the issues they have with Tether, and why he thinks they may not be founded. Sam is the co-founder and CEO of the crypto research Firm Alameda Research. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Alameda Research Sam’s Linked In HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Sat, December 01, 2018
After not speaking to each other since the previous Friday Flagship Recording, the team gets together to share their experiences so far at the Beyond Blocks Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. There won't be the usual style with News and Mailbag, but there will be plenty of Crypto related conversations and stories to be shared by the crew. Enjoy!
Sat, November 24, 2018
Brent and Mike are here for the Friday Flagship, Thanksgiving Edition! On this week's edition of the Black Friday Flagship, they admit how sometimes price does matter, a crypto ETF in Switzerland, IOHK moving to Wyoming, and Bakkt being pushed off when? Plus some rants and mailbag!
Mon, November 19, 2018
So the Bitcoin Cash fork is still somewhat undecided. We weren’t really sure how to update the audience, so it’s TIME for a Basic Blitz. We have Brant Tudor back on the show to discuss what exactly is going on with BAB, BSV, BCH, BCHABCDEFGHIJLKMNO, and more. Brant touches on some mining topics, and this ends up being a longer episode than anticipated! Enjoy! LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW What to mine Fork Coin Dance HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Fri, November 16, 2018
The CryptoBasic team is headed to Thailand for a conference with Beyond Blocks. They spend a bunch of time in the front of the show talking about that – and then move on to the usual. EOS still irks the team, Mike talks about the different types of ERC tokens, some Cardano drama has concluded in a very positive way, and the team responds to a rant. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Beyond Blocks speaker list EOS is totally decentralized right? EOS Constitution Bullish or Bullshit - Funfair 5 Types of ERC tokens Cardano Foundation Resignation Charles Hoskinson Video Private Blockchains Bloodbath Rant HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Wed, November 14, 2018
Alright, we admit it. The CryptoBasic team was slacking on covering this Bitcoin Cash fork. So what do we do since the fork is tomorrow? Well we went and found a person that we respect that ACTUALLY knew what was going on, and brought him on the show to talk about it. Brant Tudor is a doctoral candidate with the Department of Chemistry at the University of South Florida. He has B.S. degrees in Chemistry and Computer Science and currently works as part of a research team developing molecular simulation software. He has been interested in crypto for a few years, invested for two, and his favored Bitcoin is BCH. HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Join our Discord here PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Fri, November 09, 2018
Its Flagship Friday! We’re talking about some of the most important topics this week such as: Coinbase getting richer, Tether totally having all the money they said they would, Blockchain.com giving away XLM, Apple shutting down the most popular crypto podcast, EOS still being terrible, some politicians, and finally someone got caught doing something in the principal’s office. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Coinbase Gets Money Tether Letter Blockchain.com Stellar Giveaway Apple Shuts down Pomp EOS not a blockchain? Gavin Newsom and Jared Polis elected Mining in school CAUGHT HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Thu, November 08, 2018
Decentraland. The virtual world where dreams come true and whales reign supreme. Do you have what it takes to walk from parcel to parcel? Will you open a casino or maybe a night club? A shell game perhaps? Mike and Brent talk about this unique project in the crypto space, as well as have some musing about the future. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Whitepaper ICO Drama 1 ICO Drama 2 Decentraland FAQ Subreddit Website HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Fri, November 02, 2018
Brent spends half of this episode going off on the Oyster and Substratum scams, but Karim and Mike find some ways to get legitimate information in there. Karim geeks out about the Five Deeps misison, Mike talks about the Ethereum Cassic and Ethereum donation, and the team wraps it up with some fun rants (do you know what 0x is?) and mailbag questions. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Oyster Scam on Reddit Oyster CEO Medium Oyster CEO Medium 2 Redditor calls out oyster months ago Substratum contract is similar to Oyster. Warren buffet u-turn Five Deeps mission Eth donates to ETH classic HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Thu, November 01, 2018
Welcome to another Crypto Convos – the series where we get up close and personal in a one on one setting with some of the best in the business. Today we’re talking with Matthew Aaron from the Crypto 101 Podcast! We talk about the challenges involved in podcasting, some of our favorite people and stories from the space – and about how Matthew has an interview coming with the one and only John McAfee! Check out all the links below to find Matthew’s episodes on his channel. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Matthew’s Motivation Episode Crypto 101 Website ICO 101 Website Subscribe to them on iTunes Check out their E-Book Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Fri, October 26, 2018
What is Initiative Q? Bitcoin turns 10 years old this week. Square is coming up with a cold storage solution. The team talks about another shady guy named Justin in the crypto space, and they tackle a really fun mailbag section where Karim brings back the 4 th grader from a few weeks ago, which he still has as a weapon. Square Cash has been a fun way to interact with Bitcoin for a while now. The CEO of Square is VERY pro Bitcoin, and now he's releasing a system to the open source that will facilitate the use of the payment processor Square. Justin Tabb from substratum is a very interesting guy. He definitely has a checkered past, and SOMEONE really has it out for him. We look at all of the evidence thrown out there to say that this guy isn't really on the up and up. Initiative Q is the newest viral spam that you're getting on Facebook from your friends. Those that aren't in the know might even be coming to you as their "crypto guy" and asking you about it like it's a cryptocurrency. Coinbase and Circle have teamed up to come up with a new stablecoin that should be able to rival the controversial Tether. It joins all of the other options as a strictly better Stablecoin than Tether is - when will these exchanges come around? Bitcoin turns 10 years old on October 31. I know many of us are barely looking at ONE year of learning what Bitcoin is, but it's been here, and it's going to keep being here. Find out what Lawrence H White, the Austrian School economist that works for the Cato institute, had to say on the topic. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Coinbase releases a Stablecoin Etherscan Address for it Original Centre FAQ Tether Burns Half of its reserve Wtf is Initiative Q Justin Tabb for Substratum announces NCF partnership NCF says they are not partnered with Substratum This guy hates Justin Tabb
Wed, October 24, 2018
What does blockchain have in common with religion? Are some cryptocurrency leaders like a cult? What would a religion look like if it were created ON the blockchain? The team sits down and discusses the somewhat surprising connection between religion and tech. The team definitely has a bias towards being anti-theistic, but gives this topic a chance on this episode of the CryptoBasic Podcast. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Organizational Behavior and the Human Decision process Living Better and Longer CryptoCult? Cult infographic HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Fri, October 19, 2018
Karim is off galavanting the nation so Brent and Mike try to take care of things without him. They do a fantastic job, talking about how Fidelity is getting involved with Bitcoin and Ethereum, breaking down all the Cardano Foundation drama. Also, did you know the Ledger Nano S was 20% off? Better grab one with the link below! LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Fidelity Rolls out a Crypto Service Tether is all over the place Decred is making their DAO Cardano Drama Open Letter Ethereum Classic Dapps The D wants the B Gun shop takes Bitcoin HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Wed, October 17, 2018
After recently discussing the decentralized loan option for Ethereum called Maker, Mike and Brent sit down to talk about one of Mike’s pet projects: Nexo. Learn about how this centralized option is both different and similar to the decentralized options out there (most importantly the ability to use Bitcoin), and make a decision as to which one of them is best for you. Nexo might even have a credit card coming for you! LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Whitepaper Subreddit Website HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Fri, October 12, 2018
This is an extra large episode of the podcast. Binance and Blockstream are the words of the day, and we even talk about Bittrex too. Listen to Mike, Brent, and Karim argue live about what the implications of a Blockstream technology might be to a consumer. The team goes on rants, Brent invites multiple people on to the show to argue with him, and the team even gets to a very difficult to answer mailbag section. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Binance is Donating Listing Fees Monero Origin related to Bytecoin scam. Blockstream talks about Forward Blocks How fast are the fastest coins? Daily Hodl Interpretation Blockstream launches Liquid Netowork Blockstream info Roger Ver has no friends Roger Ver loses a Bet Korea Crypto Crypto ATM per capita – Prague Bitfinex suspends fiat deposits. HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets
Wed, October 10, 2018
Why are the markets down? No one really knows, but it’s on everyone’s mind. The Cryptobasic team decides they’re going to break down what makes sense to them as complete non-experts in the field. We learn some interesting things along the way as the team goes on a tangent. What can we learn from Google trends for terms like – What is Bitcoin , How to buy bitcoin , Blockchain , Decentralized? Find out what insights those provide, and what anecdotal evidence the boys can muster on this Round Table. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW ICO Data Google Trends 1 Google Trends 2 Google Trends 3 Google Trends 4 HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Fri, October 05, 2018
Brent is back and the team has a lot to pack into today’s episode. They’re talking about everything from Coinbase starting the equivalent of an ETF, to how scummy coinmarketcap can be when it comes to how they work out their advertisements. Karim has a very clear opinion on the leadership in Malta, and Stellar has launched the StellarX decentralized exchange! LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Facebook was hacked Coinbase has a bundle for purchase – and here is some more information about it. Sir Tim Berners-Lee creates a protocol called solid – It is backed by this company, inrupt Stellar has a decentralized exchange Binance CEO makes a statement that theirs is coming fast. US Debt may soon eclipse military spending Coinmarketcap is a bunch of scumbags Harvard has a speaker from Tezos Docusign is going to be using the Ethereum Network HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a bui
Wed, October 03, 2018
Learn how to create stablecoins with unstable assets. After the Stablecoins 101 Brent wanted to look a lot deeper into Maker, and how it works and why it might be a good solution. Karim joins him this time to prod him with questions on how and why Maker works, what concerns there are for the future, and if it could ever replace Tether. Karim does a few basic flip flops on whether this Cryptocurrency replacement for the USD will work out. Check out Maker 101 now. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Whitepaper Website Subreddit FAQ Maker System GitHub Docs Medium Article HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Mon, October 01, 2018
Lisk is a project that’s been among the top of the market caps for a while that the Crypto Idiots didn’t know much about, so they decided it was time to tackle that Delegated Proof of Stake coin. Mike and Brent sit down and talk about this cryptocurrency that Brent was more familiar with than he thought. Find out why there might be some downsides to a coin that allows you to use multiple votes in your liquid democracy. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Whitepaper – (well not really) Subreddit - Website Block Explorer FAQ Lisk Delegates list Lisk Rocket Chat HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Fri, September 28, 2018
Brent is off protesting in DC so the team is handling the Flagship with two of them. There’s Austrian bonds, a big bug in the Bitcoin testnet, media bias and much much more. What was Luke Martin talking about? Metamask is supporting the Ledger Nano LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Austria will use Ethereum for bonds. Bitcoin Bug explained 62% view media as biased. Luke Martin on Twitter Metamask supports ledger Google ends ad ban Turkey crypto use Argentina Crypto Use Venezuela Crypto Use Can’t take my bitcoin Britain Bitcoin use HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Wed, September 26, 2018
Today is a special day for the CryptoBasic Team. Jason Kyriakos is on the show with Brent and Karim to talk about the economics of Greece, and how it affects his everyday life. Jason is the editor of the CryptoBasic podcast, and he is responsible for the clean, crisp sound that you all hear on a daily basis. Join us as we have a frank discussion about the Greek culture, about how that movie was really terrible, and about what questions Greeks may have about cryptocurrency and how it affects their everyday life. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Jason’s Music HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Mon, September 24, 2018
Mike noticed a coin called GoChain won the Binance monthly contest to get listed for free and decided to take a look at the project. GoChain is an interesting concept where they aren’t as interested in immutability as other coins, but see it as something that should be changed when necessary. Brent wasn’t here to yell at Mike and Karim about decentralization, so get a look at how this project might fare in the crypto world. Find out if Proof of Authority is something that you’d be interested in during this episode on GoChain. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Whitepaper Subreddit Website Github PoB vs PoR vs PoA Poa Youtube Video HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Fri, September 21, 2018
Flagship Friday Episode 38: The CCID public blockchain rankings are a joke, and they have the team fired up. Whoever put them out didn’t even do their base level research, and the numbers don’t make any sense. Robin Hood is selling your data, there is a 21 day challenge going on with a woman in China...and she ended up in the hospital. Learn all this and more with a decent amount of mailbag and other fun rants on this episode of Crypto Basic Flagship Friday. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Mike’s Punishment Doge 101 Robin Hood Data selling explained 21 Day Challenge in China Second Source for the 21 day Challenge CCID Public Blockchain Rankings EOSBet Troubles EOS token Trybe Czech Prime Minister and Pirate Party Matt Odell Twitter Thread HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Brave Browser Referral Link – Best browser out there Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. <a href="mailto:CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com" re
Wed, September 19, 2018
Dogecoin is extremely unique in the crypto space. What started as a joke quickly became a project with a life of its own, with a unique community that has kept the project alive against all odds. Find out how the joke started, how they managed to get a NASCAR car to have the likeness, and learn where they might be going in the future. Brent and Mike do a really bad job of using Doge speak also. Much cringe. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Subreddit Website Block explorer Wikipedia Reddit post by Brent HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Brave Browser Referral Link – Best browser out there Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Mon, September 17, 2018
WHEN MOON?! Literally. Today we decide to talk about the possibility of sending a space tourist around the moon with SpaceX. There’s not much in the way of crypto conversation here, other than talking about how much crypto it will cost. We also mention a punishment for Mike that can be found here. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Here is the link to the tweet How we could build a moonbase today SpaceX Website Amazing Video of dual landing HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Brave Browser Referral Link – Best browser out there Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Fri, September 14, 2018
Today on the show the boys talk about what punishment Mike needs to do for sucking so much. We draw the winner of the portfolio contest and talk about why Bitcoin Private was such a stupid choice. In the news we tackle the rumors that Coinbase and Black Rock are joining forces, check out spending DASH in Venezueala, and go into the NASDAQ creating a platform that will try and predict Cryptocurrency pricing. Then Karim goes on a long tangent about Brazil museums that has nothing to do with crypto and Brent complains about a dogleash. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Link to the Contest Winer Black Rock and Coinbase Article Black Rock and Coinbase Article source (behind paywall) Dash in Venezuela Video Investopedia article on crypto prediction algorithm NASDAQ Analytics Hub main page Brazil’s Museum Fire More on the Museum And finally the last museum piece Old reddit post saying Eth $200 is possible HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Brave Browser Referral Link – Best browser out there Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. C
Wed, September 12, 2018
Today Brent and Mike are going over a few of the USD Stablecoins, they explain what they are, why we might want them, and then tackle how each one of them work. Tether, BitUSD, TrueUSD, Maker DAI, and Gemini USD are on the docket for today. In the end all of these coins are cryptocurrency assets that are trying to mimic the US Dollar to the best of their ability, but they all go about it differently. Find out the subtle differences between Tether and all those other stable coins nipping at it heels, with a little talk about ponzi schemes to roll it all together. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW TrustToken Audit Blog ConsensysBlog on all StableCoins Bitshares Website MakerDAO Website Bitshares Explained Bitshares Further Explained MakerDao Guide HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Mon, September 10, 2018
Luke Mulks, the Director of Business Development at Brave sits down with Brent ans answers all of his questions about the Brave Browser and the Basic Attention Token project. We talk a lot about the future of Brave, the future of privacy, and what we can expect for decentralization of the project in the future. Brent brags about getting some Brave Hydroflasks, and we even talk about the head scratching uphold.com partnership, getting a great explanation for how that worked out and what it looks like for the future. It’s one on one time, with a memberof the team of the best browsing experience around. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Brave Subreddit Luke’s Twitter Download the Brave Browser (affiliate link) BasicattentionToken.org BasicattentionToken.Rocketchat Brave Telegram Blogs HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Fri, September 07, 2018
You know what time it is! It’s Flagship Friday! This week we’re talking about all the usual suspects. John McAfee and his hammocks, the SEC and it’s commissioners, and of course our best buddy Craig Wright. Find out why he’s definitely totally Satoishi and how he does exactly what Satoshi would do in any and all situations. You’ll also learn why the US may be losing to the rest of the world in the race for Blockchain tech, and how hard it is to predict Bitcoin prices even if you’re a self proclaimed expert. Finally we tackle a mailbag question about how we got into a cryptocurrency podcast in the first place. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW New Donald Trump SEC commissioner is Crypto friendly. The US is falling behind in Distributed Ledger Technology and here’s why What would Satoshi do? Probably the opposite of what Craig Wright does. Bitcoin Price experts try to predict the price of bitcoin in a little while. Spoiler – they suck at it. Taiwan blockchain hospital systems Bitcoin Bear Gang video (hilarious) HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme
Wed, September 05, 2018
Anthony Lusardi from the Ethereum Classic Cooperative is back again on the show. This time it’s a less formal scenario where we kicked Karim out. Mike and Brent talk with Anthony about immutability and how it can equate to censorship when that immutability is broken. The conversation goes all over the place, Anothony’s cat tries to stop him from making an announcement of an announcement at the end of the episode, but fails. Learn about the upcoming conference that will be live streamed at some ungodly hours where Anthony will be moderating a panel on this exact topic. We even get Anthony’s take on the Bitcoin vs Bitcoin Cash drama, and why it might be bad for crypto as a whole. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Ethereum Classic Summit - This is where Anthony is going to be talking about immutability and censorship with people way more important than us. Anthony Lusardi Twitter - @pyskell Anthony Lusardi Linked in - HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. ETH Address: 0x9487f1B80693e0cF68EAF8F997E9C34Eb73F3B3D Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Sun, September 02, 2018
Brent and Mike sit down with James Duffy, the Co-Founder of the Loom Network to discuss a multitude of topics. They talk gaming as it’s central to the Loom Network, and get specific about Zombie Battlegrounds, where it came from and why it’s working. They talk about James’s very short lived poker career, his 10 years in Korea, and meeting like minds everywhere around the world. As usual, things get a little off topic. We talk about Ethereum, Bitcoin, and even work in a little callback to an old 101 and pet project of Brent’s – Spankchain. The round table’s always bring out the best in the crypto space, or sometimes they ignore cryptocurrency completely and talk about food. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Loom Network Website Zombie Battelground – The Magic: The Gathering style game on the Loom Network. Cryptozombies.io – Actually a really awesome site where you can learn to code. Delegate Call – site where you can earn tokens for questions and answers. James Duffy’s Twitter James Duffy’s Linked in - Yes it’s in Korean. Loom Network Medium HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. ETH Address: 0x9487f1B80693e0cF68EAF8F997E9C34Eb73F3B3D Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)
Fri, August 31, 2018
On this week’s Flagship Friday the whole team gets together to discuss some recent headlines. A new Bitcoin documentary highlights Jordan Belfort’s criticisms, Square lands a cryptocurrency patent, and Karim sneaks in a story about student debt. The Mt.Gox story may actually have a decent ending, Ian Balina reminds us shills still exists, and an Italian Football team... makes history? Yeah, kinda. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Article - Dear Wolf of Wall Street: Nobody Cares What You Think Article - Square Wins Patent for Cryptocurrency Payment Network Article - Coinbase Survey Shows 18% of US Students Now Own Cryptocurrency Article - The Student Debt Problem Is Worse Than We Imagined Website - https://www.mtgox.com/ Reddit - Ian Balina caught pooling 2.5M USD and frauding his own "fans". Reddit – Faketoshi Bait Reddit - When you thought 2FA is safe but then there is Bittrex support. Article - Italian Football Club Makes History After Becoming First To Be Purchased In Cryptocurrency JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Of course you can always send to our ETH address if you're feeling spicy. 0x9487f1B80693e0cF68EAF8F997E9C34Eb73F3B3D <
Wed, August 29, 2018
LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW 0x Whitepaper 0x Website/Portal 0x FAQ 0x Subreddit Blog - Governance in 0x Protocol Article - 0x lets any app be the Craigslist of cryptocurrency Reddit – Brent asks r/0xProject some questions Blog - Why 0x is not as trustless as it may seem JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Of course you can always send to our ETH address if you're feeling spicy. 0x9487f1B80693e0cF68EAF8F997E9C34Eb73F3B3D Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. Download one of the best browsing experiences out there : Brave. Also we get like $5. Podcast Theme Music Neledrax by Earradiate (2017) CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260
Fri, August 24, 2018
It’s time to sail the crypto waters again on our Friday Flagship! A Bitconnect “leader” gets arrested in India, the inventor of Bittorrent walks out after the Tron purchase, and we discuss some stories of middle men holding cryptocurrency hostage. Mining giant Bitmain is preparing for one of histories largest IPOs, the SEC denied Bitcoin ETFs (again), and Bakkt is finally getting ready to launch. Crypto around the world takes us to Australia where bills are getting easier to pay, and North Korea has its hackers focus on crypto. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Article - India Bitconnect Head Arrested Article - Disagreement with Tron’s Acquisition, BitTorrent Inventor And Employees Quit In Protest Reddit - Localbitcoins.com is illegally holding my 9.3 bitcoin on "escrow" since may 2015 Reddit - QuadrigaCX Randomly suspended my account with 700k in it, with no email no nothing. Article - The Bitmain IPO: A risky bet on mining and Bitcoin Cash? Article - U.S. Federal Court Accepts Cryptocurrency for Bail of Hacker Blog - Bakkt: An evolving market Article - Australians Can Now Pay Their Bills with Crypto Article - North Korean hackers are targeting cryptocurrency traders with fake software JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Of course you can alwa
Wed, August 22, 2018
Mike and Brent sit down and discuss a combo experience: Brave browser and the Basic Attention Token. Mike starts the episode off with the worst pun known to man, and find out what the team thinks is BAT's biggest hurdle to cross, and why the Brave browser is the best browsing experience out there...most of the time. Learn why this token is trying to fix the massively broken advertising experience, how they intend to do that, and when you can expect things to get better. Get Basic with CryptoBasic...basically. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW BAT Whitepaper BAT Subreddit BAT Homepage BAT FAQ BAT Roadmap Picture – Current “middle man” landscape Website – Uphold.com Website – Envanto.com Video – CryptoCandor “ Basic Attention Token | $BAT | Revolutionizing Digital Advertising ” Video – David Hay “ Crypto Review: BAT + Brave Browser 💣 Why I Sold Out Fast 💥 ” JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Robin Hood is getting in the crypto game! You get a random stock valued between $5 and $200 and so do we, this is super exciting. Robin Hood has been one of the best experiences we’ve had with a CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. Binance Exchange Binance is the primary location for many of the coins that are not
Mon, August 20, 2018
This week our Roundtable discussion will be more of a heads-up discussion between Karim and Brent as Mike decided it was more important to try to win poker tournaments! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ We kick things off with some cryptocurrency updates for Cardano, Nano, Ethereum's Casper, and Vechain. Our RT topic was inspired by John Oliver’s recent “Astroturfing” episode, a topic we’ve discussed on the podcast before. Can we believe anything anymore? And why does Brent finish the episode feeling that Karim destroyed his childhood? Well we can’t say its mostly good news…..but we had fun debating! LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Blog - IOHK releases Icarus to the Cardano community Youtube – Charles Hoskinson “August 15th Announcement” Article - VeChain Announces Blockchain Vaccine Tracing Solution for China Twitter – Vitalik’s History of Casper Youtube - Astroturfing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) Youtube - Astroturf and manipulation of media messages | Sharyl Attkisson | TEDxUniversityofNevada JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Nano S - Get the goods here This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 <p id="yui_3_17_2_1
Fri, August 17, 2018
This week our Flagship sails with it’s entire crew as we sail the sea of red which is the current crypto markets… when moon again? o(╥ ﹏╥ )o We kick things off by talking about Bitfi, McAfee’s “unhackable” cryptocurrency hard wallet, getting hacked. AT&T gets sued for $224 million over crypto theft, another major exchange moves to Malta, IOTA update, and an “Exchange Traded Note” gets around the SEC. To finish things off crypto around the world takes us India where the government is exploring blockchain for public transportation, and the Thai SEC approves some businesses. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Article - 15-Year-Old Plays DOOM On BitFi Wallet Because John McAfee Still Won't Stop Talking Article - John McAfee’s ‘unhackable’ cryptocurrency wallet has been hacked (again) Reddit - Here is my bank instalment related to the loan I took to invest in crypto. Article - Another Top-5 Cryptocurrency Exchange Plots Move to Malta’s ‘Blockchain Island’ Article - Bitcoin Holds Above $6,000 While Industry Figures Warn Over ETF ‘Benefits’ Article - India’s Govt Considers Allowing Crypto Tokens for Metro Cards, Airline Tickets Article - Another Top-5 Cryptocurrency Exchange Plots Move to Malta’s ‘Blockchain Island’ JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. Podcast Theme Music Neledrax by Earradiate (2017) </s
Wed, August 15, 2018
It’s time for another Roundtable discussion and somehow Brent managed to pick the topic again! We lead off with some news about Kucoin and their headquarters, Vitalik proposed a new algorithm to prevent 51% attacks, and a quick update on IOTA drama. For the Roundtable we discuss censorship, with media giants shutting down Alex Jones for violations of terms of service the boys have to ask… is this a good idea? What doors are we opening here? And does cryptocurrency have anything to say about this dynamic? Let the debates begin! LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Article - Vitalik’s new Consensus Algorithm to make 51% attack obsolete Blog - A Guide to 99% Fault Tolerant Consensus by Vitalik Buterin Screenshot – IOTA Drama Update Article - Blockchain Can Prevent Tech Giants’ Internet Censorship Article - Alex Jones is far from the only person tech companies are silencing Article - YouTube isn’t infringing on Alex Jones’ freedom of speech, it’s enforcing the rules Article - #Metoo in China: fledgling movement in universities fights censorship JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. Ethereum Donations Welcomed =) 0x9487f1B80693e0cF68EAF8F997E9C34Eb73F3B3D Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. Podcast Theme Music Neledrax by Earradiate (2017) CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260
Mon, August 13, 2018
We have a new guest on the show this week joining us for another Roundtable discussion. Matthew Mežinskis is one of the creators of the popular Crypto Voices podcast, where he and his co-host Fernando explore the world of cryptocurrency through the lens of Austrian economics. Matthew sits down with the entire crew to discuss his favorite topic (monetary policy), as well as explain what Bitcoin maximalism is all about. There’s also a lot of talk about charts because… well that’s a lot of crypto nerds in one room! LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Crypto Voices – Homepage Crypto Voices – Who We Are Crypto Voices Charts – Share of Global Crypto Market Cap Crypto Voices Charts – Transaction Volume Twitter @crypto_voices Wikipedia – Austrian School Article – What is Austrian Economics Article – Bitcoin Maximalism JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Robin Hood is getting in the crypto game! You get a random stock valued between $5 and $200 and so do we, this is super exciting. Robin Hood has been one of the best experiences we’ve had with a CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. Binance Exchange Binance is the primary location for many of the coins that are not available on CoinBase. They have the best user experience, don't use the USDT as a primary trading pair, and have reasonable customer service. Give them a look. Ledger W
Fri, August 10, 2018
Falgship Friday time, let’s see what’s in store for is in this week in the world of crypto! The owner of the NYSE exchange says Bitcoin can be the first worldwide currency… and they intend to help make this happen. Apple makes history as it reaches $1 trillion and Karim goes on a not so unexpected rant about big corporations (◔_◔) IOTA leaked emails reveal behind the scenes drama, Vitalik and Charles plan a debate via blog, Berlin prepares to host a truly crypto themed hackathon, and the Chinese retaliate to Trump’s tariffs. And Brent goes on a rant about toilets….really. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Article - Bitcoin Could be ‘First Worldwide Currency’: NYSE Owner Article - Apple breaches US$1 trillion stock market valuation Article - Apple Hits $1 Trillion, But It's Still Not The Most Valuable Company In The World Article - University Research Made Your Smartphone Smart Article - Charles Hoskinson drops message for Vitalik Buterin amidst upcoming Cardano updates Main – ETH Berlin Article - China slaps 25% tariffs on $16 billion worth of US goods JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. Podcast Theme Music Neledrax by Earradiate (2017) CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260
Wed, August 08, 2018
It’s time to explore a new coin and today Mike sits down with Karim to break down one of his favorite cryptocurrency projects, Loom Network. While on the surface this may just look like a gaming platform, Loom is actually pursuing the broader vision of creating scaling solutions for Ethereum. Have you ever heard of a coin which had a kick-starter but no ICO? And what exactly is a Zombie Chain? You know what I’m going to say next… tune in to find out! LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Loom Whitepaper Loom Subreddit Loom Main Website Loom Block Explorer Loom FAQ Blog - Everything You Need To Know About Loom Network, All In One Place Blog - Zombie Battleground Launches on Kickstarter Blog - Plasma on Loom Network DAppChains: Scalable DApps With Ethereum-Secured Assets Blog - DAppChains: Scaling Ethereum DApps Through Sidechains Article - Ethereum’s First Production Scaling Project Is Here – But With a Catch JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Robin Hood is getting in the crypto game! You get a random stock valued between $5 and $200 and so do we, this is super exciting. Robin Hood has been one of the best experiences we’ve had with a CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the sho
Mon, August 06, 2018
We recently released a Game Theory 101 episode in which we provided a general overview of the field and its concepts. But this week we want to let the conversation flow as we looked at how Game Theory actually applies in the world of cryptocurrency and economics. Joining us for this discussion and truly elevating the level of the conversation is Finance PhD and ZenCash co-founder, Robert Viglione. The conversation jumps from voting incentives & security to liquid democracy, decentralization to politics, and ultimately even how to construct new societies from scratch. No lecture today and no class, just coffee and crypto fans nerding out. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW CryptoBasic 101 Series: Game Theory Robert Viglione LinkedIn Twitter ZenCash.Com JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Robin Hood is getting in the crypto game! You get a random stock valued between $5 and $200 and so do we, this is super exciting. Robin Hood has been one of the best experiences we’ve had with a CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. Binance Exchange Binance is the primary location for many of the coins that are not available on CoinBase. They have the best user experience, don't use the USDT as a primary trading pair, and have reasonable customer service. Give them a look. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. Podcast Theme Music Neledrax by Earradiate (2017) Crypto
Thu, August 02, 2018
New Friday means new Flagship… and new month means another victory for TeamKarim \ (•◡•) / This week SEC commissioner Hester Peirce defends investor’s right to invest in cryptocurrency and Brent finds a new scam coin called Apollo. John McAfee launches an unhackable crypto wallet which quickly gets hacked, Vitalik and CZ speak so we listen, Australian’s conduct a blockchain enabled trade experiment, and Venezuela attempts to address its out of control inflation. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Original Source - Dissent of Commissioner Hester Video - CNBC Exclusive: Interview with SEC commissioner Hester Peirce - BTC ETF. Article - The SEC's Hester Peirce Isn't a Bitcoin Champion, Just a Regulatory Realist Kickstarter - Stephen McCullah Kickstarter Scam Blog - Bitfi's hardware wallet is terrible Twitter - @OverSoft on BitFi Article - Commonwealth Bank completes new blockchain-enabled global trade experiment Article - Venezuela to remove five zeroes from ailing currency JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Robin Hood is getting in the crypto game! You get a random stock valued between $5 and $200 and so do we, this is super exciting. Robin Hood has been one of the best experiences we’ve had with a CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer applic
Wed, August 01, 2018
CryptoBasic is happy to bring you our first ever installment of our new Roundtable series! You know we like to rant, but we didn’t know that you actually enjoy it when we rant =) This new format will take a specific topic, often but not always cryptocurrency related, and allow us to share our thoughts and explore tangents without constrain. We are starting off the series by letting Brent pick a topic that’s really been grinding his gears – Twitter & Outrage Culture. Have we gone too far? Can anyone say anything anymore without being punished by the wrath of the masses? The Roundtable is in session! LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Reddit Discussion – Vitalik (u/vbuterin) & Charles (u/ethereumcharles) Reddit Discussion – Cobra & Adam Back Adam Back “Meme” (Apparently Brent thought this was worth posting as show-notes ◔_◔ ) Audi Think Tank & IOTA Foundation (second picture triggered Brent) What a REAL meeting looks like (according to Brent) Vox - Elon Musk just called one of the Thai cave rescuers a pedophile Urban Dictionary Definition for “pedo guy.” (Probably submitted by Brent) How Mike Cernovich Got James Gunn Fired from Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Florida Man Outraged that People are Outraged JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Nano S - Get the goods here This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. Robin Hood is getting in the crypto game! You get a random stock valued between $2 and $200 and so do we, this is super exciting. Robin Hood has been one of the best exp
Mon, July 30, 2018
It’s time for another 101 Breakdown and this week we are looking at security and privacy. Brent sits down with Mike in order to discuss a variety of personal security topics including how to create safe passwords, varying passwords per site, and using password managers. We also look at other attack vectors such as social engineering, malware, public networks, & VPNs. Brent even compares browsers like Brave and Firefox, messaging apps, social networks, and operating systems! LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Password Strength xkcd Passphra.se – Password generator inspired by xkcd comic Youtube “Edward Snowden on Passwords: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)” Password Managers LastPass.com Bitwarden.com Keepass.info That One Privacy Site – VPN Section Privacytools.io JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Robin Hood is getting in the crypto game! You get a random stock valued between $5 and $200 and so do we, this is super exciting. Robin Hood has been one of the best experiences we’ve had with a CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. Binance Exchange Binance is the primary location for many of the coins that are not available on CoinBase. They have the best user experience, don't use the USDT as a primary trading pair, and have reasonable customer service. Give them a look. Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger N
Fri, July 27, 2018
This week we start things of by re-evaluating the Ross Ulbricht story after news came out that his murder-for-hire charges are being dropped. This is a story we have discussed before on the podcast, but with new information, the guys shift their stances. We also discuss FOMO 3D and Karim takes us off topic for some out of this world news… we found liquid water on mars! Facebook allows Coinbase ads again, a new site tracks “cryptocurrency experts” predictions, the G20 weighs in on crypto, and someone in China uses blockchain to circumvent censorship. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Ross Ulbricht's Murder-for-Hire Charges Dropped by U.S. Attorney How the US government is using blockchain to fight fraud Underground Lake of Liquid Water Detected on Mars Radar has found liquid water on Mars, but don’t expect anyone to drink it The Cryptocurrency Exchange Coinbase Was Assed to the Whitelist for Publishing Advertising on Facebook CryptoPundit.com G20 Argentina 2018 Communique (Point #10) Chinese Citizens Are Using Blockchain to Warn Each Other of Unsafe Vaccines Ethereum’s Blockchain Used to Bypass Censorship of a Pharmaceutical Scandal Etherscan Block 6007493 JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Robin Hood is
Wed, July 25, 2018
Tell me crypto wanderers, have you ever wanted to predict the future? The betting and prediction platform that is Augur has finally launched, so what better time for an Augur 101 CryptoBasic breakdown! Brent and Karim sit down to discuss how prediction markets on Augur are created, wagered on, and closed. We also discuss the recent launch, how the project has grown, the Forecast Foundation’s role in the project, it’s main competitors, and explore how prediction markets could evolve. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Augur: a Decentralized, Open-Source Platform for Prediction Markets Augur FAQ Hackerone Augur Bounties Augur Weekly Development Update — March 7 th Augur Betting Volumes Just Topped $1 Million (And They're Accelerating) Predictions.Global Augur Gives Insight Into Early Days With Data Release $20K in Crypto: The First Bets on Prediction Market Augur Just Paid Out Augur mainnet faces some harsh criticism The Radical Potential Of Augur JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Robin Hood is getting in the crypto game! You get a random stock valued between $5 and $200 and so do we, this is super exciting. Robin Hood has been one of the best experiences we’ve had with a CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show get
Mon, July 23, 2018
These guy may be a bunch of crypto amateurs, but this week they’re kicking the expertise up a notch! We’re breaking down Game Theory today, and who better than a trio of professional poker player to explain this concept? Well… probably a lot of people, but you’re stuck with us ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ What is Game Theory and how can we apply it to our life? We kick off with a history lesson about how the field came to be and then get more hands on as we explore concepts like the prisoner’s dilemma, the tragedy of the commons, talk meta, and more. Oh and Brent makes us play a game! LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Investopedia: Game Theory Wikipedia: Game Theory Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Investopedia: The Basics of Game Theory The Triumph (and Failure) of John Nash’s Game Theory Recommendation letter for John Nash is the best we've ever seen Wikipedia: Thomas Schelling How Game Theory Works Thomas Schelling has died. His ideas shaped the Cold War and the world. JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Ledger Nano S - Get the goods here This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. Robin Hood is getting in the crypto game! You get a random stock valued between $2 and $200 and so do we, this is super exciting. Robin Hood has been one of the best experiences we’ve had with an “old school” exchange, and we’re super
Fri, July 20, 2018
The Flagship is ready to sail! This week we kick off the show with Karim getting all fired up about corruption and a certain US Congressman… looking at you Brad Sherman. ಠ╭╮ಠ Brent has some words of approval for Coinbase and its handling of its upcoming coin considerations (ADA, XLM, ZEC, ZRX, BAT). We also look at a cryptocurrency study from Croatia (good job boys!), Brent defends EOS (yup, seriously) and has to eat some crow, Vitalik has some tough questions for the community, and the new CEO of Goldman Sachs sets his eyes on cryptocurrency, and the boys go on some off topic rants. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Article - US Congressman Calls for Ban on Crypto Buying and Mining Profile – Brad Sherman OpenSecrets.org Campaign Donors Reddit - Brave Passes 3 Million Monthly Active Users and Makes Top 10 List in the Play Store in 21 Countries Article - XRP users call on FINRA to probe Coinbase for possible price manipulation Article - Coinbase Says It Won Approval for Trio of Acquisitions Paper - Distributed Ledger Technology: Blockchain Compared to Directed Acyclic Graph Reddit – Community blames EOS for ETH price hikes Article - Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin comes up with seven difficult questions for the cryptoverse Article - Goldman Sachs' New CEO David Solomon Is Keen On Bitcoin And Crypto Reddit - <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/nanocurrency/comments/8wfl2r/venezuelan_user_i_bought_102_kg_of_
Wed, July 18, 2018
For today’s interview we get a chance to sit down with ZenCash co-founder Robert Viglione in order to discuss a variety of topics. We kickstart this interview by diving deep into the recent 51% attack, breaking down the exact timeline of events, ZenCash’s preparation and response, and what the plans are to prevent this going forward. The second half of the interview focuses on updates from the project as we discuss sidechains, the recent re-branding, Pornhub partnership, SuperNode layer, liquid democracy, DAG protocol, IOHK partnership, internal engineering, and some fun bonus questions! LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW ZenCash Website ZenCash Whitepaper ZenCash Subreddit Blog Post - Zen is Antifragile: Beyond a 51% Attack Blog Post - ZenCash Super Node Beta Is Here! Steemit – Rob Viglione @finpunk Twitter - @robviglione Video - Robert Viglione: Combinatorial Innovation & competing in an open-source world - BBConfGeorgia JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Robin Hood is getting in the crypto game! You get a random stock valued between $5 and $200 and so do we, this is super exciting. Robin Hood has been one of the best experiences we’ve had with a CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. Binance Exchange Binance is the primary location for many of the coins that are not available on CoinBase. They have the best user experience, don't use the USDT as a primary trading pair, and have reasonable customer service. Give them a look. <a href
Mon, July 16, 2018
It’s been a few months now since the Bitconnect Ponzi scheme crumbled (Thats a SCAM!). But contrary to what Carlos Matos would have you believe the world is still the same, and as long as there is money to be made there will continue to be cheats and swindlers looking to take advantage of unsuspecting cryptocurrency investors. Is FCOIN a scam? Almost certainly, and we therefore created this 101 breakdown both as a PSA for the crypto community and as an exercise in spotting the red flags which help us identify this project for what it is – fraud. There is no doubt FCOIN gets an F as an investment, but by learning the tells of those trying to swindle us, you can still get an A as an investor. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW FCOIN Whitepaper FCOIN Website FCOIN Wallets & Balances Article: FCoin Exchange Now Compared To Ponzi Scheme Reddit: One of the biggest scams to ever hit Crypto - Welcome to FCOIN Exchange Article: Ponzi Scheme (Investopedia) Article: PR: Former Huobi CTO Zhang Jian Launches FCoin, Gaining Investments from Top Venture Capital Firms Is this the same Zhang Jian? Article from 2017 Article: Who is Zhang Jian? 8 things to know about the self-proclaimed "future richest man in the world " JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Robin Hood is getting in the crypto game! You get a random stock valued between $5 and $200 and so do we, this is super exciting. Robin Hood has been one of the best experiences we’ve had with a CASH
Fri, July 13, 2018
It’s time again to cruise the crypto waters on our Friday Flagship! The whole gang is here to discuss Vitalik’s comments on centralization, Vitalik’s request to Twitter’s CEO, and of course Vitalik clapping….wait, is this a Vitalik themed episode? Maybe a little! But we also talk about the Augur launch, Bancor Exchange wallets get hacked, Binance on its way to record profits, and we peek at JPMorgan’s internal report on crypto. Crypto around the world this week has stops in Amsterdam, India, and of course South Korea. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Article - Vitalik Buterin: “I definitely hope centralized exchanges go burn in hell as much as possible” Article - Vitalik Buterin appeals to Twitter founder for help against Ethereum scambots Video – Vitalik Clapping Article - $12.5 Million ETH stolen as Bancor gets hacked . Blog - Switcheo Network — Founders’ Statement Article - Binance to Record $1 Billion Profit in 2018, Surpassing Major Institutions Twitter – CZ compares Bitcoin today to one year ago Link – Comments on Cboe BZX Rulemaking (US Securities and Exchange Commission) Article - JPMorgan internal report: Ripple, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Dash, Litcoin are here to stay Article - Speed Trader Jumps Into Crypto Bets Opposed by Watchdog Article - India’s Cryptocurrency Banking Ban May Be a Bust Article - <a href="https://thenews.asia/2018/07/11/kb
Wed, July 11, 2018
Lets be honest, for most of us the world of blockchain is experienced through an investing lens… so why don’t we learn a little bit about investing! For this episode Brent and Karim are reminded that there is much they still don’t know as they explore different investment theories and strategies. Why do prices seem to move at random? Are markets really efficient? How does Dollar Cost Averaging compare to Value Averaging? If you loved our Cognitive Biases 101 episode you’re in for a treat, but remember – WE ARE NOT FINANCIAL ADVISORS! ಠ _ ಠ LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Adaptive market hypothesis Are There Better Strategies Than Dollar Cost Averaging? Behavioral Finance: Handbook of Judgment and Decision Making Brownian Motion (Wiener Process) Choosing between dollar-cost and value averaging Higher Returns on Auto-Pilot—Dollar-Cost Averaging Martingale (Probability Theory) Martingale Graphs - Random Walk Theory The Best Investment Strategies The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable The Complete TurtleTrader The Random Walk and the Efficient Market Hypotheses Turtle Trading: A Market Legend Value Averaging (Investopedia) Value Averaging Spreadsheet
Mon, July 09, 2018
It’s time for another 101 breakdown and this week we are going to look at Zcash, a coin whose forks we somehow managed to cover before the coin itself! Brent sits down with Mike to finally explore this privacy focused project which frankly CryptoBasic had avoided due to what we considered outrageous founder rewards…. has our opinion been changed? We also explore why privacy matters to law abiding citizens in this 101 series on Zcach. Will this controversial coin yield a controversial episode? Well… it is Brent presenting after-all =) LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Zcash Website Zcash Whitepaper Zcash FAQ Zcash Subreddit Zcash Wikipedia Zcash Block Explorer Blog - “ Zcash: Separating Fact from Fiction ” Blog - “ Why Zcash is set to shine in 2018 ” Reddit – Vitlaik on Privacy JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchanges and wallets. Robin Hood is getting in the crypto game! You get a random stock valued between $5 and $200 and so do we, this is super exciting. Robin Hood has been one of the best experiences we’ve had with a CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debi
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