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Chasing Poker Greatness#207 Adam "Roothlus" Levy: Throwback to Online Poker's Wild WestToday’s guest on CPG is an OG of the online poker world, Adam “Roothlus” Levy. In his combined online & live tournament poker career, Roothlus has cashed for close to $8,000,000.And since Adam’s poker career started way, way back… you gotta just know we’re gonna spend some time reminiscing about the golden age of poker… an age where Adam Levy absolutely feasted.In 2006, Roothless hit #5 in PocketFive’s online poker rankings and then at the WSOP in 2008, he was on the receiving end of a classic Hellmuth’ian rant. If you’re a fan of such things, all...2022-03-231h 23
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 248 - Defi Rundown - The Lost EpisodeDecentralized 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. 2021-06-092h 20
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 247 - It's time for Sushi... swap.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...2020-09-151h 15
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 246 - Crypto Scams through Tik Tok?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!2020-07-2350 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 245 - Where are they now?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?SubstratumEpisode 1Ep...2020-07-141h 01
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 244 - Notes on the Federal ReserveWelcome 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...2020-07-0341 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 243 - Bitmain Coup?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...2020-06-1936 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 242 - US Monetary OutlookToday 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 SoarsOver last two months Congress has authorized more than $3 Trillion in emergency stimulusIn order...2020-06-061h 17
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 241 - Contact Tracing: A Crypto Solution to the Pandemic?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 LinksNCase.me Website that has the covid play...2020-05-2947 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 240 - Could you get paid in Bitcoin to... walk?_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...2020-05-2334 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 239 - The most common crypto noob mistakesWelcome 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.2020-05-1958 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 238 - Should you trust Binance?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 userThe user posts some so called proof proofSome more so called proofAnother user piggy backs off of...2020-05-151h 02
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 237 - Interview with Nathan Sexer and Sebastien Borget of The SandboxToday 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!2020-05-1241 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 236 - How would the world perform during a pandemic under blockchain?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 quotesI'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...2020-04-3043 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 235 - Oil goes negative! How, why and what it tells us.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 fromWe have just witnessed an oil price crash like never before taking prices of...2020-04-2939 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 234 - Safe Haven Performance in the Age of BitcoinWelcome 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...2020-04-2637 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 233 - Are Tether, Libra, and other Stablecoins a threat to Fiat?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 mo...2020-04-2239 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 232 - Blockchain adoption cases review, 11 New York lawsuits against crypto companies, and more.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 FireReddit may be devising a point system on the blockchainRedditor 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...2020-04-1251 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 231 - Microsoft's new crypto mining system patent, 2 year anniversary of Banano, and more.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 FireRobert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad tweeted something regarding the current state of the economyEthereum-based game The Sandbox sells out third presaleThey 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...2020-04-061h 06
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 230 - Senators dumping stocks after corona briefing, Steemit devs fork into Hive, and more.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 FireGlobal cryptocurrency wallet usage has tripled in...2020-04-011h 10
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 229 - Tezos into digital card games, MakerDAO smart contract "theft", and of course, CoronaRants.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 FireApparently it's alt season according to that index we talked about a few weeks ago????50 Days Out From Bitcoin...2020-03-201h 14
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 228 - 101: Kyber with Loi LuuWelcome 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 t...2020-03-1640 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 227 - CoronaToken, Justin Sun Drama, OkEx - Binance Beef!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 FireSupreme Court of India reversed the crypto banthe order lifted ban on trading in virtual currency, cryptocurrency and bitcoinsRobinhood...2020-03-0948 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 226 - Corona-mania!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 FireCZ 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 deve...2020-02-2851 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 225 - New FinCEN requirements for crypto, Yang ditches the race, and Brave goes WikiLeaks._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 FireBitcoin business, CoinSource, has now expanded to over 600 Bitcoin ATMsMinnesota Fed president calls crypto a giant dumpster fireVirtual reality beats blockchain as the hottest job...2020-02-161h 11
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 224 - 101 Series: Zilliqa with Amrit KumarWelcome 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-6aa661512020-02-0749 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 223 - The fine art world ventures into crypto, Justin Sun milks Kobe's passing, and Dubai launches a Crypto Valley.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 FireTaxact is charging more for your service if you click "I traded crypto" and it doesn't add any steps. Don't use themIf you make under 66k the IRS lets...2020-02-0248 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 222 - New Crypto bills, Peter Schiff isn't too bright, hedge fund fraudster plays the crypto game.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...2020-01-2549 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 221 - Red Flags: coss.ioToday 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!2020-01-2226 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 220 - Blockchain development high in demand, AkonCity, and Craig Wright... again.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 FireBlockchain is Most In-Demand Skill in 2020 LinkedIn ReportCompanies 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 po...2020-01-1751 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 219 - The Crypties 2019Welcome, 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 - KCharles HoskinsonPeter McCormackCZ - WINNERAndreas AntonopoulosAndrew YangCraig Wright Award (Biggest Douche in the Cryptoverse) 2019 - ACraig WrightMark FacebookergSubstratum CommunityGerald CottenJustin SunMatos Award (THATS A SCAMMM) - BQuadriga...2020-01-131h 38
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 218 - The decade in investing, Google targeting crypto, and more.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 FireKARIM QUESTIONVICE has an episode out on Crypto, I haven't watched but I love Vice.You can now send...2020-01-041h 06
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 217 - CryptoConvos: Grant BlaisdellWelcome 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...2019-12-2453 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 216 - New Ethereum upgrade, India proposes banning crypto, and a vibrant week for scams.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 FireJack Dorsey Tweet Thread For Open Sourced Social Media StandardsBitMex Gets Sued By Seed InvestorBasically saying their $30k investment should be worth $50M now, so they're suing for $300MCharles Hoskinson decided he wanted to fight Chico Crypto? Jesus. I think it's not happening now.In a very...2019-12-141h 08
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 215 - CryptoSenators, CryptoConvictions and of course CryptoHacks.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 FireGeorgia Governor Appoints Bakkt CEO Loeffler as New US SenatorSo I'm gonna be honest...2019-12-061h 05
Poker in the EarsEpisode 170 – 28/11/2019 – Adam 'Roothlus' LevyThe boys present their season finale: the last #PokerInTheEars podcast of 2019. Joe's had a busy week, with stand-up shows and poker commentary gigs in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. One of those assignments was hosting a 'Live at the Bike's esports special alongside Adam 'Roothlus' Levy. Adam is this week's guest, and talks about transitioning away from professional poker to run his own business, and whether he'll be best-remembered for calling Phil Hellmuth's raise with queen-ten or dropping a poker chip in a glass of water at the PCA! James and Joe read a few of your reviews and comments...2019-11-281h 03
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 214 - CryptoConvos: Andreas M. AntonopoulosWelcome 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...2019-11-2751 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 213 - China sets up blockchain committee, blockchain university course is launched, and interest rates hit the negatives.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!2019-11-2351 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 212 - Brave 1.0 is released, Samsung blockchain is released, CEO of CoinUp... won't really be released anytime soon.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...2019-11-151h 08
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 211 - China goes bullish on blockchain, Uber Money is a thing, and.. happy birthday Bitcoin!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 F...2019-11-021h 10
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 210 - Google's quantum supremacy, Zuckerberg testifies, and the CryptoBasic community gets attacked.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 u...2019-10-261h 22
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 209 - Telegram's in trouble, Libra gets ghosted, and more.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 f...2019-10-191h 14
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEmergency Podcast - Scammers Impersonating UsThere are scammers out there impersonating us in the Discord arena, we need your help to find them if you can. 2019-10-1806 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 208 - How is Gods Unchained standing up to China? What did the IRS just do for US Investors? Also some poker content. 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...2019-10-131h 13
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 207: Libra Faces Opposition, Coinbase and more rate cryptos, and yet another huge scam.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 kn...2019-10-0659 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 206 - Justin Sun invites the big dogs to eat, Telegram's doing stealthy crypto moves and 640 crypto projects get EXPOSED.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...2019-09-271h 00
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 205 - EOS troubles brewing, N. Korea is all about that crypto, and finally... it's a bird! It's plane! It's the Federal Reserve!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...2019-09-2159 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 204 - Binance does an oopsie, BTC transactions hit the billions, and our co-host is heartbroken.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...2019-09-1355 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 203 - CryptoConvos: Marius Kramer of Emberfund.ioWe'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...2019-09-0242 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 202 - CryptoConvos: Kevin Ting of cryptocanary.appOn 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...2019-09-0148 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 201 - World's first crypto bank, Chinese government crypto, and Craig Wright gets owned in court?!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...2019-08-311h 05
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 200 - Hong Kong, Yang Gang, and Scams galore.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 ty...2019-08-241h 13
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 199 - HUGE Chinese ponzi scheme, New Zealand’s CryptoSalaries, Moscow’s blockchain and moreJoin 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. 2019-08-1654 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 198 - Bitcoin just can't STOP hitting milestones, N. Korea's CryptoMissiles, new exit scams and moreWhat 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 a...2019-08-101h 04
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 197 - Bitcoin milestones, the NBA dabbles in blockchain tech, and moreToday'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...2019-08-0353 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 196 - Flagship Friday #83Another 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 ne...2019-07-271h 00
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 195 - CryptoConvos - Colin Fausnaught of ZuckBucksOn 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...2019-07-2346 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 194 - US Politicians on Libra and other news 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 a...2019-07-211h 06
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 193 - Did Tron get raided? Maybe?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 L...2019-07-1347 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 192 - Craig Wright is STILL a TurdCraig 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) ...2019-07-061h 02
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 191 - Flagship FridayBitcoin'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...2019-06-2957 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 190 - IOST 101 Series - With Terrence WangIOST 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 IOS...2019-06-2546 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 189 - Facebook's Coin vs Bitcoin and other newsToday 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 Li...2019-06-221h 03
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 188 - Alex Wang of Emberfund.ioOn 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...2019-06-1847 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 187 - Binance in the US, Facebook's Libra, and moreFLAGSHIP 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.com2019-06-1558 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 186 - Facebook coin, Vitalik on BSV, and moreApple 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 2019-06-0953 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 185 - Karim is BackKarim 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. Wh...2019-05-3152 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 184 - Brett Richey on Gaming and CryptoIt'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/ B...2019-05-3051 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 183 - Monica Quaintance From Kadena.ioIt'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 L...2019-05-2855 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 182 - Scams, Craig Wright, and more newsScams. 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/bi...2019-05-2455 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 181 - The Bulls are Back?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 - h...2019-05-1743 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasic101 Series - Decred Featuring Ricuard RedDecred 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...2019-05-161h 20
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 179 - More on Binance, Polls, and TronEPISODE 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...2019-05-111h 03
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 178 - Binance Hack Basic BlitzBinance 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/2019-05-0823 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 177 - Tether's Legal Trouble and MoreEPISODE 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...2019-05-041h 08
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 176 - Binance Coin and moreFLAGSHIP 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 e...2019-04-2756 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 175 - Attacking Blockchains with Anthony LusardiAnthony 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/CryptoBasic2019-04-2356 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 174- Craig Wright is a TurdYou’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...2019-04-2052 min
CryptoBasic PodcastEpisode 173 - Casting Couch with Adam "Roothlus" Levy
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Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 173 - Adam "Roothlus" Levy Casting CouchAdam "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/CryptoBasic2019-04-1743 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 172 - Bittrex kicked out of NY, Assange, and moreCoinbase 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...2019-04-121h 04
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 171 - SEC Speaks on Crypto, Tron's Teslas, and more news.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...2019-04-051h 04
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 170 - Peter McCormackPeter 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.a...2019-04-031h 10
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 169 - Metamask, Fake Trades, and more# 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 th...2019-03-301h 03
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 168 - Crossover with Bitcoin Takeover PodcastThis 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...2019-03-291h 01
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 167 - XLM and IBM, SXSW, Tether and more.# 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 a...2019-03-231h 11
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 166 - CRYPTO Movie, and some more fun stuff.- 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...2019-03-1551 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 165: Coinbase is scum, Brent got hacked, and Roothlus is back on the show.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...2019-03-081h 20
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 164 - XRP (Ripple) RevisitedIt'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...2019-03-0653 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEOS Coinomi and JapanHELP 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 easi...2019-03-0256 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 162: Featuring Luke Mulks of Brave and BATToday 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...2019-02-2746 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 161: Substratum Delisting Round TableBrian 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 pr...2019-02-251h 18
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 160: Quadriga agian, Samsung, and Binance DelistingsThis 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...2019-02-221h 01
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 159: Quadriga CX again, Craight Wright vs Wikileaks, and RantsIt’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)2019-02-1450 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 158: Round Table on ScamsToday 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 2019-02-141h 14
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 157: QuadrigaCX Scam, New Basic VoteWow, 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 overstate...2019-02-081h 02
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 156: Bitcoin 102It’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...2019-02-061h 00
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 155: Sex on Blockchain, NASDAQ, and HackersBrent 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 SUPPOR...2019-02-0140 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicEpisode 154 - Waves 101Is 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!...2019-01-3142 min
Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasicRoundtable: Twitter & Outrage CultureCryptoBasic 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 ma...2018-08-011h 38