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In this episode of Front Run The Week, Chip Mahoney recaps the previous newsletter exploring Kraken's founder Jesse Powell and asks if he's becoming the Steve Jobs of crypto — a bold tech visionary cutting through the noise.Then, Chip previews the next issue, spotlighting the Gemini Twins, their Bitcoin mining stunt in Cybertrucks, and the rollout of their new Bitcoin credit card.Is this smart fintech marketing, or a form of digital hazing? And why are tech elites doubling down on Bitcoin after it's already pumped 15 million percent?This show covers the intersection of technology, crypto, financial fraud, and Web3 disruption—with the signals you won't hear anywhere else.Subscribe to stay ahead. Own the economy — or get owned by it. Front Run The Week: Want to catch the next big crypto move before it hits the headlines? Get my free newsletter at tokentrust.substack.com for exclusive early insights.The Chip Mahoney Show is a Big Pond production. This podcast is for entertainment and educational purposes only.For media inquiries or guest bookings, please contact:DV Collective at dvpodcastshow@gmail.comMusic licensed via Spotify Creator tools.

What made headlines and what flew under the radar in crypto's first quarter of 2025? Join members of the Cointelegraph editorial team as they break down the trends, turning points, and surprises that defined Q1.From memecoin mania and political power plays to regulatory shakeups and market momentum (or lack thereof), this roundtable dives into the stories behind the stories, and what they might mean for the rest of the year.This episode was hosted and produced by Savannah Fortis @savannah_fortis. Follow our team on X: Gareth Jenkinson, managing editor and head of multimedia at @gazza_jenks; Zoltan Vardai, breaking European news reporter at @ZVardai; and Vince Quill, US news reporter @VinceQuill.Follow Cointelegraph on X @Cointelegraph.Check out Cointelegraph at cointelegraph.com.If you like what you heard, rate us and leave a review!The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are its participants' alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. This podcast (and any related content) is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice, nor should it be taken as such. Everyone must do their own research and make their own decisions. The podcast's participants may or may not own any of the assets mentioned.

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In the last ever Blockchain News, Dexter is joined by Chloe White to discuss the latest policy and regulation developments in Blockchain. Is this the end of Blockchain? Or is it the beginning of something far BIGGER? About ChloeChloe White is a blockchain and fintech expert who has been jet-setting around the globe. In this episode of Blockchain News, she joins Dexter Cousins to discuss her recent trip to Canberra where she discussed the future of emerging technologies and the digital economy with government and policy makers.Connect with Chloe - https://www.linkedin.com/in/policyeconomist/https://genesisblock.com.au/OverviewIn this episode the conversation centers around the need for a holistic approach to emerging technologies and the digital economy. Chloe and Dexter discuss the worrying decline of blockchain conversations and the need for a broader conversation that includes all emerging technologies. The conversation also touches on the challenges and opportunities of bringing blockchain to the attention of the government, the importance of having a coordinated voice, and the need to focus on solutions rather than problems.Follow us:Apple: https://apple.co/3D7NsPtSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3IzSViQSubscribe and like on Youtube: https://bit.ly/3tBlRmEConnect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBpFollow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DexterCousins

Welcome to the April/May edition of Blockchain News with Dexter Cousins and Chloe White.Chloe dials in from Croatia and shares some of the projects she's been working on across CBDC's, Digital Assets and Tokenisation.Dexter and Chloe discuss:03:00 - The role AI plays in Blockchain11:00 - Regulation for Blockchain and AI14:30 - Hong Kong is a Crypto friendly Hub - fact or fiction?16:45 - The banking collapse and De-Dollarization26:00 - Tokenisation and Fractional investingReferenceshttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65452940https://cointelegraph.com/news/circle-ceo-warns-of-active-and-accelerating-de-dollarizationhttps://cryptonews.com/news/visa-to-develop-brazilian-blockchain-powered-cbdc-project.htmhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/hong-kong-authorities-remind-banks-not-to-be-too-hasty-in-rejecting-digital-asset-clientshttps://cointelegraph.com/news/hong-kong-s-crypto-rules-set-a-high-bar-for-good-reason-says-sfc-advisorhttps://www.blockchaintechnology-news.com/2023/04/cofund-tokenises-luxury-bali-hotel-using-tokeny/About Chloe WhiteChloe was Australia's inaugural National Blockchain Roadmap Lead and former advisor to the Australian Government on crypto-asset innovation. She is now playing a key role in policy development and regulation globally through her advisory business, Genesis Block.Follow us:Apple: https://apple.co/3D7NsPtSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3IzSViQSubscribe and like on Youtube: https://bit.ly/3tBlRmEConnect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBpFollow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DexterCousins

Co-host Chloe White joins Dexter Cousins to cover the Blockchain news headlines and interesting events  in February 2023.Every month Chloe calls in from an international city embracing digital assets and Web3.This month Chloe calls in from Dubai to share some exciting developments and give an "on the ground" report of the GCC digital asset scene.They also discuss the latest Token Mapping Exercise, NAB Stablecoin and Carbon trading, Russia's Digital Ruble potentially spelling the end of SWIFT payments, South East Asia being the new epicentre of crypto - plus Bitcoin and Ordinals.Find out more about Genesis Block - https://genesisblock.com.au/You can follow Chloe on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/policyeconomist/or Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChloeWhiteAusFollow us:Apple: https://apple.co/3D7NsPtSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3IzSViQSubscribe and like on Youtube: https://bit.ly/3tBlRmEConnect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBpFollow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DexterCousins

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Chloe White from Genesis Block joins Dexter Cousins for this special Blockchain News recorded live at the Singapore Fintech Festival.It has been an epic 3 days, 50,000 plus people, an amazing line up of speakers and lots of focus on blockchain - one of the highlights for Chloe was joining a panel of experts on Blockchain.Dexter and Chloe discuss - JP Morgan and DBS making a Defi transaction via Polygon NetworkBrian Armstrong of Coinbase and Sopnendu Mohanty in a sometimes heated debate between regulator and innovatorVitalek Buterin and his thoughts on what's next for Ethereum after the merge and TwitterIs blockchain having it's mainstream moment?And could Asia be the epicentre of adoption of digital assets, crypto and payments infrastructure on blockchain?Follow us:Apple: https://apple.co/3D7NsPtSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3IzSViQSubscribe and like on Youtube: https://bit.ly/3tBlRmEConnect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBpFollow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DexterCousins

Happy Thursday Degens, Diamond Hands, & everyone in between! Welcome into the 4th Episode of the week! As always, Cap kicks off today's Show with the 1st segment of the day, NFT 101, and dishes out a few Web3 terms and corresponding definitions you should get familiar with. He then dives into the 2nd segment of the day, Word on the Chain, and breaks down the latest news from around the world of Web3 & beyond. For the final segment of the day, DOORkeepers, Cap welcomes on a musical legend in the NFT space, Josh Savage! Josh discusses his irl life, the transition from Web2 to Web3 music, his upcoming Love Letters project, the future of music NFTs, his best advice for someone pursuing a passion, and much more all on Episode #52! Get ready for an absolutely loaded Show filled with conversations you won't find anywhere else! Thanks for stopping by! Be a friend, tell a friend, and let's "DOOR" together! Don't forget, right now is the perfect time to flex those Diamond Hands! Diamond Hand Radio Twitter: https://twitter.com/DMNDHandRadio Cappin Colt's Twitter: https://twitter.com/CappinColt Coffee Labs Website: https://www.coffeelabs.com/ (Enter code "DMNDHandRadio" at checkout for 10% OFF your order) (Free shipping on orders of $50+)

Happy Hump Day Degens, Diamond Hands, & everyone in between! Do you have a case of the midweek blues? Well, consider them cured if you tune into today's Show! Cap kicks things off with the 1st segment of the day, NFT 101, and breaks down ways you can locate a job in Web3. He then dives into the 2nd segment of the day, Word on the Chain, and dishes out the latest news from around the world of Web3 & beyond. For the final segment of the day, DOORkeepers, Cap welcomes back an NFT legend for his 4th official appearance at the DOOR, JTR the Prez of the Respected Rhinos Club! JTR discusses the latest Rhino alpha, NFT Vegas updates, the current NFT & crypto markets, building wealth, & much more all on Episode #51! Get ready for an absolutely loaded Show filled with conversations you won't find anywhere else! Thanks for stopping by! Be a friend, tell a friend, and let's "DOOR" together! Don't forget, right now is the perfect time to flex those Diamond Hands! Diamond Hand Radio Twitter: https://twitter.com/DMNDHandRadio Cappin Colt's Twitter: https://twitter.com/CappinColt Coffee Labs Website: https://www.coffeelabs.com/ (Enter code "DMNDHandRadio" at checkout for 10% OFF your order) (Free shipping on orders of $50+)

Welcome to Blockchain news, a monthly roundup and dissection of the Big news headlines across blockchain and digital assets.Dexter Cousins is joined by Blockchain leader of the year and Founder of Genesis Block, Chloe White. They cover the latest Blockchain and digital asset headlines including:Reserve Bank Australia Explore Use Cases for CBDASIC Survey - 44% of Retail Investors Hold Crypto AssetsEthereums Final Testnet Merge Goes LiveU.S. Treasury Sanctions Tornado CashThanks to Chloe for joining us. You can connect with ChloeTelegram: @ChloeWhiteAusLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/policyeconomist/A favour to askFintech Chatter is free of sponsors and will always be free content. If you appreciate the interviews please help us promote the show byHitting "follow" on your podcast player and leave a five-star review on Apple scroll to the bottom of the page (iphone or ipad only), hit 5 stars and write a review Spotify  in the app click 5 starsSubscribing and liking on YoutubeThanks for your support.About Tier One PeopleFounded by Dexter Cousins in 2016, Tier One People is on a mission to help Australia become the world leader in Fintech innovation.Tier One People helps companies like Revolut, TrueLayer and 10x build founding teams for launch in Australia. And series A+ / ASX Listed Aussie Fintech like Lendi, Afterpay and 86 400 hire executive talent capable of delivering growth and scale. If you are building a world-class Fintech venture and need help in hiring tier-one people contact usTier One People Leaders in Fintech Executive Search and RecruitmentFintech Chatter TV Watch us on Youtube

Hey DFI(Defi) people… How are you holding up? One thing I have to say on the bright side is the theme of this episode is growth. I know it sounds hard to believe but it is happening! This is the eighth episode  of our Defi focused segment of the Inside Crypto podcast. In this series we plan to cover the latest news regarding the constituents of our Defi Ecosystem Index. They are:  1inch, Aave, Maker, Chainlink, Uniswap, Liquid Staked ETH 2.0 (Lido Finance), Curve and Synthetix Network. This episode was recorded on July 5th 2022.  The first thing we will always dive into, is the price action of the week regarding our Defi Ecosystem token and then go through any major news items with regards to the constituents. The bribe wars haven't stopped on Curve and Chainlink continues its forward momentum…This and many more stories on today's episode.  I have to mention that nothing in this episode constitutes financial advice. Please do your own research. Anything said here is my own opinion and not to be connected with my employer. But I am forever grateful to them for helping make this podcast a reality so please do check out our website and the tokens we offer at tokens.amun.com. Thanks everyone for listening and don't forget to tune in two weeks time where we help you to get to grips with what is going on in the Defi Ecosystem.  News Covered Today: https://tokens.amun.com/defi-index-token (Defi Price Action) https://twitter.com/synthetix_io/status/1543650966960017412?s=20&t=S719RwJnO_gvcuv-Y4Oqeg (Record SNX Fee Distribution) https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad/status/1541947006612115456?s=20&t=S719RwJnO_gvcuv-Y4Oqeg (SNX Atomic Swaps) https://twitter.com/CurveFinance/status/1542536584066654211?s=20&t=S719RwJnO_gvcuv-Y4Oqeg (Curve Fee Distribution) https://twitter.com/CurveFinance/status/1542280413229506562?s=20&t=S719RwJnO_gvcuv-Y4Oqeg (The Bribe Wars Continue) https://twitter.com/chainlink/status/1542915945433247745?s=20&t=S719RwJnO_gvcuv-Y4Oqeg (Chainlink Growth for Q2) https://governance.aave.com/t/harmony-horizon-bridge-exploit-consequences-to-aave-v3-harmony/8614 (Harmony Horizon bridge exploit. Consequences to Aave V3 Harmony - Governance - Aave) https://dune.com/LidoAnalytical/Lido-Finance-Extended (Analyzing Lido Finance) https://cointelegraph.com/news/makerdao-looks-to-invest-500m-into-minimal-risk-treasuries-and-bonds (MakerDAO looks to invest $500M into 'minimal risk' treasuries and bonds) https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2022/06/28/defiedge-integrates-with-chainlink-to-develop-asset-management-protocol-on-uniswap-v3/ (DeFiEdge Integrates With Chainlink To Develop Asset Management Protocol On Uniswap V3 - The Coin Republic: Cryptocurrency , Bitcoin, Ethereum & Blockchain News) https://twitter.com/1inch/status/1542923372513951745 (1inch Weekly update) Follow Us On: http://www.amun.com (Website) https://twitter.com/Amun (Twitter) https://discord.gg/EDufcYpseD (Discord) https://t.me/AmunTokens (Telegram) (English) https://www.reddit.com/r/AmunTokens/ (Reddit) Email

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Hey crypto people… How's the start of your week going? We've had another cold spell here but it's back to sunny days tomorrow. This is the third episode  of our Defi focused segment of the Inside Crypto podcast. In this series we plan to cover the latest news regarding the constituents of our Defi Ecosystem Index. They are , Amp, Graph, Aave, Maker, Chainlink, Uniswap, Curve and Loopring V2. This episode was recorded on March 8th 2022.  The first thing we will always dive into, is the price action of the week regarding our Defi Ecosystem token and then go through any major news items with regards to the constituents. The Defi ecosystem continues to expand with AMP launching on Digifinex, Maker users preferring Zksync, Chainlink working with Floki Inu…This and many more stories on today's episode.  I have to mention that nothing in this episode constitutes financial advice. Please do your own research. Anything said here is my own opinion and not to be connected with my employer. But I am forever grateful to them for helping make this podcast a reality so please do check out our website and tokens we offer and tokens.amun.com. Thanks everyone for listening and don't forget to tune in two weeks time where we help you to get to grips with what is going on in the Defi Ecosystem.  News Covered Today: https://tokens.amun.com/defi-index-token (Defi Price Action) https://twitter.com/amptoken (Amp Lists on Digifinex) https://twitter.com/MakerDAO/status/1500121216757215245?s=20&t=GjPj55Z4voh-mNTimSdP2g (Maker's Users Prefer ZkSync) https://unigrants.notion.site/Unigrants-Community-Analytics-b09bbb16579d4a569b7e2d393afc4459 (UniSwap's Community Grants) https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2022/03/05/floki-now-connected-with-chainlink-generate-multiple-revenues-and-usage-options/ (Floki now connected with Chainlink: generate multiple revenues and usage options - The Coin Republic: Cryptocurrency , Bitcoin, Ethereum & Blockchain News) https://medium.loopring.io/loophead-nft-drop-2-5c0ab648324c (Loophead NFT Drop #2) https://www.seba.swiss/media-and-investors/seba-bank-adds-support-for-aave-and-chainlink-tokens-to-enable-institutional-defi-access (SEBA Bank Adds Support for AAVE and Chainlink Tokens to Enable Institutional DeFi Access | SEBA) https://thegraph.com/graph-day/2022 (Graph Day - June 2, 2022) https://twitter.com/0xAlunara/status/1500522149051830275?s=20&t=GjPj55Z4voh-mNTimSdP2g (Hosting Curve Functions) Follow Us On: http://www.amun.com (Website) https://twitter.com/Amun (Twitter) https://discord.gg/EDufcYpseD (Discord) https://t.me/AmunTokens (Telegram) (English) https://www.reddit.com/r/AmunTokens/ (Reddit) Email

Shipping times from China, the world's biggest exporter, are set to grow longer amid a new set of Covid quarantine mandates for vessel crews. The new rules mean that seafarers may have to spend as much as seven weeks in isolation for each return trip. That latest blow to the logistics industry comes as the Covid pandemic appears to have gained renewed momentum, propelling a surge in demand for products as consumers around the world stay at home.Adding to the bottleneck is an increase in U.S. manufacturing output to levels not seen since March 2019, which will likely be augmented by the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that President Joe Biden recently signed into law.“There's a lot happening in terms of supply, as we know — unprecedented volumes going on with demand currently,” Dennis Delgado, the co-founder and chief product officer of supply chain-focused blockchain firm SyncFab, told Forkast.News. “There's a huge backlog in the industry.”The use of blockchain to facilitate logistics processes is one of the technology's less-talked-about success stories, in which it incorporates layers of trust through which enterprises in the supply chain network can share data and digitize paper-shuffling manual operations.Yet the logistics business has proved somewhat resistant to the allure of blockchain technology, a reluctance attributable largely to regulatory concerns and a lack of knowledge. “You'd be surprised at the number of companies and vendors we work with that are still hesitant to adopt new technologies,” Delgado said. “When you get into some of the larger organizations that have been around for decades, they have entrenched systems in place that can vary from department to department.”A talent crunch in the logistics sector has deepened supply chain problems across a range of industries. Consulting firm Deloitte argues that the evolving complexity of supply chain management requires not only a larger workforce but also new skills. According to Delgado, SyncFab and partner firm Smart MFG can make manufacturing “cool again” by adding incentive layers in which MFG tokens are used to reward supply chain processes that may otherwise go unnoticed, such as quoting for work. “Areas like that, where we normally don't think would necessarily be paid or rewarded, we disagree,” Delgado said. “We think there are a lot of opportunities there that these blockchain tokenomics can bring, and with the added layer of getting a newer generation interested in manufacturing again.”Watch Delgado's full interview with Forkast.News Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau to learn more about the current supply chain crisis, how NFTs can be used in manufacturing, and how blockchain can help digitize legacy industries. 

The price of Bitcoin has dropped by more than 22% in the past 30 days. Predictions that the world's original crypto would top US$100,000 by the end of the year are beginning to look overly optimistic, to put it diplomatically. Yet Mark Yusko, chief executive and investment officer at Morgan Creek Capital, is holding firm in his belief that Bitcoin will be worth US$250,000 within the next five years. He thinks Bitcoin's current low price, as denominated in U.S. dollars, is bunk.“It's interesting that in the short run, when prices fall, as they have in the last few weeks, people start to get a little antsy and start to question these long-term trends and fundamentals,” Yusko told Forkast.News in a video interview. “Price is a liar.”In terms of Bitcoin's actual value, the truth lies in gold, Yusko said, asserting that fiat currencies can conceal changes in real value. “If you look at U.S. stocks, we're having new all-time highs,” he said. “That's because we denominate in a depreciating asset — the dollar.”The S&P 500 has soared more than 98% over the past five years. However, last month, it took just 2.57 ounces of gold to buy the index, the same as it did more than 16 years earlier, in October 2005. That price was unchanged from June 1997, 24 years ago. In contrast, Bitcoin, currently trading at a value worth around 26.97 ounces of gold, has skyrocketed more than 60-fold in the five years to date. By the end of November, U.S. Consumer Price Index inflation was running at  6.8%, the highest level since 1982. The inflation rate across the 19-member eurozone had reached 4.9%. Bitcoin — often touted as a safe-haven asset and a hedge against inflationary pressures — had slumped to below US$50,000 for the first time since early October. Yusko attributes Bitcoin's slide to the launch of a series of U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on Bitcoin futures. “[What a Bitcoin futures ETF] does is allow me to create a paper version of Bitcoin, which is completely independent of the 21 million supply … And that contract then allows someone to go short on the other side,” Yusko said. “This time, within days of (Bitcoin's) peak at US$68,000 …  (came) the issuance of (ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF) BITO. And I believe a bunch of banks and others have gotten short on the other side, and they're pushing the price down a little bit.”Watch Yusko's full interview with Forkast.News Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau to learn more about the secular and cyclical dynamics of Bitcoin, the impact of Bitcoin futures ETFs on the market, how investors should distribute wealth in the crypto space, and upcoming opportunities in 2022.

A recent US$40 million-plus bid for a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution by 17,437 virtual strangers may have failed to win the prized historical document, but it thrust the decentralized autonomous organization that united them into the spotlight. ConstitutionDAO's audacious campaign, which raised the money for its auction bid within a week, catapulted not only itself but also the entire DAO phenomenon into the public consciousness. A DAO is like a virtual flash mob — a leaderless group of like-minded people working together toward a common interest. Governance is achieved through the use of smart contracts and votes among members who use tokens instead of ballot papers. If this novel fusion of a leaderless organizational structure with decentralized technology can work to get auction bids up and running, who's to say it can't be applied in the finance arena? Not Marcello Mari, the CEO of SingularityDAO — which is using SingularityNET's artificial intelligence technology to handle the complex tasks of data processing and crypto asset management in decentralized finance. “Imagine an AI that can do price prediction for you, analyze the different market trends, and make suggestions for you on your crypto investments,” Mari told Forkast.News in a video interview. “People can just invest in this basket of tokens in these portfolios, and then the AI will do everything else for them.Yet even in an organizational structure that appears as democratized as a DAOs, the issue of power concentration persists: the democratic principle of “one person, one vote” is critically compromised by the fact that those who hold large proportions of issued tokens command a commensurately large share of votes. “My vision is to have DAOs that are actually managed by artificial intelligence delegates,” Mari said. “What we want to see in the future is AIs that are able to make decisions based on the community vote.”Despite this decentralized ideal, Mari's position as a DAO chief remains a contradiction in terms. So SingularityDAO has its sights set on complete decentralization over the next five years to phase the leadership role out as its users become accustomed to its artificial design. “If this happens in five years' time, I'm done. I'm out. I don't need to be the CEO of the DAO anymore,” Mari said. Watch Mari's full interview with Forkast.News Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau to learn more about how DAOs work, how AI will shape DAOs and DeFi and where ConstitutionDAO went wrong.

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The decentralized finance sector has undergone phenomenal growth this year, with its value soaring more than tenfold to US$250 billion. But as it becomes too big to fail, its lack of regulatory access points is raising concerns among finance industry observers and finance industry oversight bodies. “[DeFi] will be difficult to tackle because our current frameworks for financial services are built in the construct of having a financial intermediary in every single financial service provision, and that's been the access point for the regulators and supervisors,” said Iota Nassr, an economist and policy analyst at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, in a video interview with Forkast.News. “In DeFi, of course, this is non-existent, and this is becoming a big puzzle for us.”The new paradigm is perplexing not only for policymakers and regulators, but also for many investors, despite its much-lauded attributes of transparency, pseudonymity, and claims to represent a democratization of finance. Nassr points out that the very complexity of DeFi protocols requires esoteric knowledge that remains out of reach for ordinary investors, and which puts better resourced — and, by implication, larger — market participants at a strategic advantage when it comes to benefiting from all that this new industry has to offer.“We have this paradox where we have absolute transparency, but at the same time, we have the need for some technical, engineering, software development or coding skills which the average user does not have,” Nassr said. She added that this produced a level of opacity that — when coupled with the lack of the customary investor protections found in traditional, regulated financial products — could expose many investors to miscalculations of risk and financial losses.DeFi's ability to foster financial democratization — with its inherent promise of inclusion in a finance sector long dominated by Wall Street and institutional players — was not a given, she said, amid the preponderance of those same institutions, alongside family offices and professional investors, in the space. “We need to be really cautious when arguing for DeFi for financial inclusion, at least at this stage of development,” Nassr said. “For the moment, DeFi activity is concentrated on institutions, and we see a lot of family offices participating in this market to enjoy the leverage opportunities that are available there.”In Q2 this year, transactions worth US$10 million or more accounted for 60% of all DeFi deals, and Nassr said that if smaller institutional and professional investors were included in that calculus, it would show that almost 95% of total transaction volume in the sector involved non-retail investors.“Retail users who wish to execute very small-value transactions may be faced with disproportionately high fees, and this is effectively pricing them out,” she said. “This is not to say that there is no potential, but we don't see this practically happening today.”A new OECD report entitled “DeFi: Activities, Risks and Why it Matters” is due out in January. Watch Nassr's full interview with Forkast.News for a sneak preview of its contents.

The first Bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund made its debut on Wall Street just a little over a fortnight ago. Six days later, Mastercard partnered with digital asset management company Bakkt to bring cryptocurrencies into its network. As increasing numbers of mainstream finance sector businesses enter the crypto space, digital assets are reaching a level of maturity that's defying the predictions of their critics.“Blockchain, Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are no longer some young, innovative technology,” Blockdata co-founder and managing director Jonathon Knegtel said in a video interview with Forkast.News. “It's almost a teenager.” Moves by traditional finance sector players such as banks to integrate crypto with their existing products and services are giving the digital asset industry the momentum it needs to achieve critical mass in the mainstream, Knegtel explained.“[Mastercard and Bakkt's partnership is] making it a lot easier for people to actually enter the ecosystem and partake,” he said. “Because more users are coming in, the value goes up, and then the value gets circulated inside, and people start funding each other. And that's the stage we're at now.” Amid all this, crypto banks are emerging to further disrupt the banking system. These crypto banks — and digital asset businesses — resemble “challenger” banks such as PayPal and Revolut, providing crypto-focused financial services such as borrowing, lending and saving. If the previous wave of finance industry disruption was brought on by challenger banks, crypto banks appear to represent the next one. “Challenger banks definitely introduced the concept, but that means it's a lower jump for them to then jump to the next point and be exposed to crypto,” Knegtel said.The crypto space has seen major growth in 2021. In the third quarter, blockchain companies raised US$6.5 billion, a 30% increase from the previous quarter, according to Blockdata. Half of the 20 biggest venture capital firms now have exposure to crypto exchanges, and institutional decentralized finance is expected to become a US$1 trillion industry.The growth in the capital involved comes as blockchain companies reach critical mass and require larger fundraising rounds, which Knegtel believes is a sign that the crypto space is reaching maturity, although he also points out that the growth of the DeFi space remains minuscule compared to traditional finance.“US$1 trillion is just 1% of the assets under management of the top 100 banks in the world,” he said. “One percent as a part of an asset diversification strategy in 2021 is not that much. And that alone would bring another US$1 trillion.”Watch Knegtel's full interview with Forkast.News Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau to learn more about crypto banks' disruptive effects on the banking system, how regulation can propel the crypto space into maturity, how DeFi may challenge centralized crypto banks, and the risks behind the burgeoning market for non-fungible tokens.

Sports Stadiums Go Crypto

Sports Stadiums Go Crypto - Bad News For Nov 17th Crypto moves further towards the mainstream as another major arena has been bought out for the next 20 years. A whale signals upwards move for Bitcoin as he buys $99 million more. Many think the massive run is getting closer as we approach the holidays. So much stuff is happening we just can't. But we will because we want to. Obviously, you want to as well. Gluttons for punishment, I suppose.   Full show notes: Badco.in/567   SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcast: http://badco.in/itunes Google Podcasts: http://badco.in/google Spotify: http://badco.in/spotify FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @BadCrypto - @joelcomm - @teedubya Facebook: /BadCrypto - /JoelComm - /teedubyaw Facebook Mastermind Group: /BadCrypto LinkedIn: /in/joelcomm - /in/teedubya Instagram: @BadCryptoPodcast Email: badcryptopodcast[at]gmail[dot]com Phone: SEVEN-OH-8-88FIVE- 90THIRTY DONATE CRYPTO TO THE SHOW: If you'd like to donate a bit of cryptocurrency to The Bad Crypto Podcast, feel free to send copious amounts to the following locations: $BTC: Bitcoin: 3GMgCH4dFUHSLdrPnLwEsfKPVnLnoGbzGZ $ETH Ethereum: 0x1ccE8A04fa6743eD1D24cA063c7543D43B42F328 $LTC Litecoin: LavXqTWVHebEgVhBXdg3Hue3xEAmgtxLgr $DOGE Dogecoin: DMngvNMX1U8Sg8PkDjCC3UTS8Mmn9RqTP5 DISCLAIMER: Do your own due diligence and research. Joel Comm and Travis Wright are NOT FINANCIAL ADVISORS. We are sharing our journey with you as we learn more about this crazy little thing called cryptocurrency. We make NO RECOMMENDATIONS. Don't take anything we say as gospel. Do not come to our homes with pitchforks because you lost money by listening to us. We only share with you what we are learning and what we are investing it. We will never "pump or dump" any cryptocurrencies. Take what we say with a grain of salt. You must research this stuff on your own! Just know that we will always strive for RADICAL TRANSPARENCY with any show associations. Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 The Crypto Undo Button: Bad News For Nov 4th There's nothing worse than sending a crypto transaction only to discover that you've made a mistake. It's challenging enough as you are clenching your sphincter waiting for a transaction to land, but making a mistake is like double-clenching. What if there were an undo button that would make it a bit more relaxing and unclenching to transfer your crypto.  According to Asaf Naim of Kirobo, that's exactly what their wallet does.  In episode 563, we discuss this new clench-relieving tech with him today.  We'll cover some of the latest news from the crypto and blockchain world.  Sir Lord Travis is freshly back from NFT.NYC. We'll find out if he minted anything while away on our you can undo crypto transactions but you can't un-hear this episode #563 of The Bad Crypto Podcast.  Full show notes: Badco.in/563 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcast: http://badco.in/itunes Google Podcasts: http://badco.in/google Spotify: http://badco.in/spotify FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @BadCrypto - @joelcomm - @teedubya Facebook: /BadCrypto - /JoelComm - /teedubyaw Facebook Mastermind Group: /BadCrypto LinkedIn: /in/joelcomm - /in/teedubya Instagram: @BadCryptoPodcast Email: badcryptopodcast[at]gmail[dot]com Phone: SEVEN-OH-8-88FIVE- 90THIRTY DONATE CRYPTO TO THE SHOW: If you'd like to donate a bit of cryptocurrency to The Bad Crypto Podcast, feel free to send copious amounts to the following locations: $BTC: Bitcoin: 3GMgCH4dFUHSLdrPnLwEsfKPVnLnoGbzGZ $ETH Ethereum: 0x1ccE8A04fa6743eD1D24cA063c7543D43B42F328 $LTC Litecoin: LavXqTWVHebEgVhBXdg3Hue3xEAmgtxLgr $DOGE Dogecoin: DMngvNMX1U8Sg8PkDjCC3UTS8Mmn9RqTP5 DISCLAIMER: Do your own due diligence and research. Joel Comm and Travis Wright are NOT FINANCIAL ADVISORS. We are sharing our journey with you as we learn more about this crazy little thing called cryptocurrency. We make NO RECOMMENDATIONS. Don't take anything we say as gospel. Do not come to our homes with pitchforks because you lost money by listening to us. We only share with you what we are learning and what we are investing it. We will never "pump or dump" any cryptocurrencies. Take what we say with a grain of salt. You must research this stuff on your own! Just know that we will always strive for RADICAL TRANSPARENCY with any show associations. Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crypto Undo Button

Bitcoin may have taken a back seat in the collective consciousness of the crypto community this year as the non-fungible token scene took off and decentralized finance enjoyed an Indian summer, but the coin that started it all has been back in the headlines lately. Bitcoin has returned to valuations last seen during the heady peaks of spring, a BTC futures fund began trading on Wall Street earlier this month, and a Central American nation has adopted it as a parallel currency. The world's original cryptocurrency remains the subject of debate, concern and criticism, but for a number of crypto watchers, 2021 marked the beginning of the end of traditional finance, with Bitcoin poised finally to transform the space. “A few hundred years ago, we were still in a world that was ruled by emperors — shahs, sultans, kings, czars... Within a span of 80 years that all disappeared,” Ben Caselin, the head of research at crypto exchange AAX, told Forkast.News in a video interview. “Things change.”As things have changed, Bitcoin has also changed. The peer-to-peer payment network described in mysterious Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakomoto's original white paper has evolved into an asset class held by a wide range of investors — from retail traders to traditional finance sector businesses to governments. Caselin insists that in order to navigate a crypto space that has grown well beyond Bitcoin, it is critical to recognize Bitcoin's core principles, which extend beyond its technology.“Bitcoin is not just a technology. It's not just an asset,” Caselin said. “It's also a set of principles, and it is also a very unique entity now in this world, just like the internet … Bitcoin is the awakening of humanity to its own sovereign capacities.”Amid the rise of new blockchains with more powerful functions and faster transactions, concerns have grown that Bitcoin is being outmoded. With thousands of cryptocurrencies and blockchain applications appearing, many investors have diversified their crypto portfolios. “There's a lot of experimentation going on,” Caselin said. “If you really want to stick to the Bitcoin network, you could almost say that things that really succeed in the altcoin space perhaps will eventually graduate to Bitcoin.”Bitcoin broke its own price record this month to trade at US$66,930, and Caselin believes that institutional adoption will be the deciding factor in whether it rises further. “For Bitcoin to keep rising, more capital needs to come in, and that cannot just be small money,” Caselin said. “It makes sense in the bigger scheme of things that now it's the time for institutions. But they also have to kind of go through … cultural transformations.”Watch Caselin's full interview with Forkast.News Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau to learn more about why Bitcoin is still the next big thing.

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Crypto is Useless

Crypto is Useless Bad News For Sept 15th Ask anyone which buffet in Las Vegas is the best and you are bound to hear The Venetian again and again. Episode 549 is like a buffet, but it's not the Venetian. It's more like The Tropicana. First, we revisit Chainge.finance and share the private keys for a wallet containing 100 bitcoin, and challenge you to hack it. Then, we've got a preview from our epic Nifty Show interview with Ja Rule. And what happens when you promote your crypto as useless and it actually ends up becoming useful? On this show you'll find out as we welcome Lady Jaqueline from Useless to the show.  Then we'll tie up the loose ends with some news for the week and send you on your way with a nice sack lunch. We're thinking ham and cheese. Thanks for joining us today for our bad news episode #549 of The Bad Crypto Podcast. Full show note: Badco.in/549 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcast: http://badco.in/itunes Google Podcasts: http://badco.in/google Spotify: http://badco.in/spotify FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @BadCrypto - @joelcomm - @teedubya Facebook: /BadCrypto - /JoelComm - /teedubyaw Facebook Mastermind Group: /BadCrypto LinkedIn: /in/joelcomm - /in/teedubya Instagram: @BadCryptoPodcast Email: badcryptopodcast[at]gmail[dot]com Phone: SEVEN-OH-8-88FIVE- 90THIRTY DONATE CRYPTO TO THE SHOW: If you'd like to donate a bit of cryptocurrency to The Bad Crypto Podcast, feel free to send copious amounts to the following locations: $BTC: Bitcoin: 3GMgCH4dFUHSLdrPnLwEsfKPVnLnoGbzGZ $ETH Ethereum: 0x1ccE8A04fa6743eD1D24cA063c7543D43B42F328 $LTC Litecoin: LavXqTWVHebEgVhBXdg3Hue3xEAmgtxLgr $DOGE Dogecoin: DMngvNMX1U8Sg8PkDjCC3UTS8Mmn9RqTP5 DISCLAIMER: Do your own due diligence and research. Joel Comm and Travis Wright are NOT FINANCIAL ADVISORS. We are sharing our journey with you as we learn more about this crazy little thing called cryptocurrency. We make NO RECOMMENDATIONS. Don't take anything we say as gospel. Do not come to our homes with pitchforks because you lost money by listening to us. We only share with you what we are learning and what we are investing it. We will never "pump or dump" any cryptocurrencies. Take what we say with a grain of salt. You must research this stuff on your own! Just know that we will always strive for RADICAL TRANSPARENCY with any show associations. Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

HighlightsBinance's user agreement: “So in their user agreement, when you sign up, you are not permitted to sue them in any jurisdiction around the world. The only place that you are allowed to sue Binance when you sign up to that agreement is the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center… The other interesting thing is, Binance obviously doesn't want to be subject to local jurisdictions because they don't want to be regulated, which is a very smart thing to do if you're in their shoes.”The “ski lift ticket” rule: “In every jurisdiction in the world, there is some iteration of what I call the ski lift ticket rule, which is that when you go skiing and you buy a lift ticket, you sign the lift ticket. And when you sign the lift ticket, you say that even if somebody that works for the mountain pushes you off the chairlift and you fall and get hurt, that you cannot sue the mountain. The reality is, even if you just fall off the chairlift and get hurt, you can sue the mountain. Why? Because in click through, one way, non-negotiated contracts, especially with large financial players, there are certain rights that you simply cannot give up.”The international rule of law: “Generally, because these companies are regulated, consumer fights happen locally. They happen in your country pursuant to jurisdiction. They do not happen under international law. Because when you're regulated as a company, you are required to show up in that country's court system to have the fight. So this is very unique. For a lot of reasons, but most interestingly to me is because consumer arbitration as a world, as a group, as a community, this is really one of the first times that the question has not been consumers of this jurisdiction or consumers of that jurisdiction, but the consumers of the world and a community.”Demarcation of corporate assets: “Bitcoin, Ethereum, those are community assets. I think those should be minimally regulated. The corporations that utilize community assets to make profit from consumers, those are corporations trying to make a profit. And right now, they're doing a good job of wrapping themselves in the cloak of community assets, but they are not community assets. The internet is a community asset. Amazon is not. The blockchain is a community asset. Binance is not. And so I think that that is the line of demarcation that we need to have.”

HighlightsSCMP's foray into NFTs: “ARTIFACT is our attempt to create a new standard for historical NFTs. For us, anything that is as an account of a historical moment, so new stories, or potentially a historic artifact itself, recreated or sometimes created for the very first time as a digital asset. So we do actually think that this is a very different world to the NFT world that has exploded over the course of really the last six months.”Preserving history on the blockchain: “One of the areas where we believe NFT can truly benefit an entire industry, actually, not even industry should across industries, is in recording history, recording historical accounts and historical assets, which together we are referring to as ARTIFACT. So our project is to set a standard, and by standard, I mean a specific smart contract with a specific metadata structure that will allow anyone eventually to be able to mint NFTs that are historical and be able to sell and trade them on a very specific market, that we are going to be building a marketplace platform that serves both the issuer world and the collectors world.”Blockchain brings context to history: “Any single story never lives by itself. It lives within a timeline of events. It lives within a historical context of the moment. It lives within contemporaneous analysis and insight. And it's really, really hard to be able to showcase all of that complexity through a single news story, even in a newspaper, not to mention a single article digitally. But blockchain allows us to create that context and have that context be fully transparent, the process of how a story came to be fully transparent.”Time travel through a metaverse: “Sandboxes are really, really exciting new canvas. So much of understanding Hong Kong, understanding greater China requires experience. Like the scale of the Forbidden City. You can describe it in words. But until you walk into the Forbidden City for the very first time, it's really hard for any human being to truly understand how incredibly, not only massive, but like what that moment in time would have been like when the court was filled. And Hong Kong is the same way for people who have not experienced Hong Kong…. Our hope is that The Sandbox will allow us to actually be able to tell that story properly for the first time.”

Ethereum Flip Bitcoin

Will Ethereum Flip Bitcoin? Bad News For Sept 1st As the markets ponder which way to go next, we're seeing incredible strength from Ethereum, which leads many to question if and when Ethereum will flip Bitcoin in total market capitalization. Coinbase's Bitcoin reserve has dropped to its lowest since December 2017, so what does that mean? And wait till you hear about two kids that are earning $30,000/month earning crypto.   I don't know if it's truly always sunny in Philadelphia, but it is here in Puerto Rico, HQ for the Republic of Bad Cryptopia. It's the heat of summer, so slap on some sunscreen and get ready to cannonball into the pool for our bad news episode #545 of The Bad Crypto Podcast. For full show notes: BadCo.in/545 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcast: http://badco.in/itunes Google Podcasts: http://badco.in/google Spotify: http://badco.in/spotify FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @BadCrypto - @joelcomm - @teedubya Facebook: /BadCrypto - /JoelComm - /teedubyaw Facebook Mastermind Group: /BadCrypto LinkedIn: /in/joelcomm - /in/teedubya Instagram: @BadCryptoPodcast Email: badcryptopodcast[at]gmail[dot]com Phone: SEVEN-OH-8-88FIVE- 90THIRTY DONATE CRYPTO TO THE SHOW: If you'd like to donate a bit of cryptocurrency to The Bad Crypto Podcast, feel free to send copious amounts to the following locations: $BTC: Bitcoin: 3GMgCH4dFUHSLdrPnLwEsfKPVnLnoGbzGZ $ETH Ethereum: 0x1ccE8A04fa6743eD1D24cA063c7543D43B42F328 $LTC Litecoin: LavXqTWVHebEgVhBXdg3Hue3xEAmgtxLgr $DOGE Dogecoin: DMngvNMX1U8Sg8PkDjCC3UTS8Mmn9RqTP5 DISCLAIMER: Do your own due diligence and research. Joel Comm and Travis Wright are NOT FINANCIAL ADVISORS. We are sharing our journey with you as we learn more about this crazy little thing called cryptocurrency. We make NO RECOMMENDATIONS. Don't take anything we say as gospel. Do not come to our homes with pitchforks because you lost money by listening to us. We only share with you what we are learning and what we are investing it. We will never "pump or dump" any cryptocurrencies. Take what we say with a grain of salt. You must research this stuff on your own! Just know that we will always strive for RADICAL TRANSPARENCY with any show associations.   Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

HighlightsSeparating money from the government: “A good way to frame this is like, as most people understand, that back in the 1500s, 1600s, this concept of separating church and state. It was a struggle — a fight. Ultimately, I think people realized that it was important that something as crucial and personal to people's lives as religion is not controlled by the government. Money is even more personal and important to people's lives. In that regard, trying to separate money and state is really the entire ethos of what cryptocurrency is.”Is Voorhees putting himself out of a job? “I want to be clear that I won't be out of a job. I won't have a W-2 paycheck anymore, but my job, my passion, the project I work on when I wake up remains — and will remain — ShapeShift. But there's just no pay stub from an employer. It's just a different model. The vision here really is to build a multi-chain, self-custody crypto platform that the whole world can use. There's not really any of that today. It's kind of a niche that doesn't exist. It's hard engineering because we're working with multiple blockchains, whereas most DeFi projects exist only on one, primarily Ethereum.”How decentralized decisions get made: “There are forums and ideas get discussed, and so in that situation, there's lots of noise. If there's an idea that people start taking seriously in which there seems to be support for it, and there's a formal governance process in which a proposal is ultimately made, which details what's going to be done, what money is going where and those kind of things. Ultimately, a vote happens. The vote is a smart contract that looks at the FOX balance of each person voting at a certain block height in Ethereum and you can vote yay or nay on a proposal. And ultimately, based on the rules that we've set up, a simple majority will win that. And then if that occurs, funds will actually move on chains from the DAO to the address specified in the proposal.”Who gets the last laugh: “When we were at that conference, Money 20/20 in Vegas in 2012, yeah, we were right next to this huge PayPal booth. I remember the sneers and snickers of the people manning that booth. A couple of them had maybe heard of Bitcoin and they thought it was a joke. We're just sitting in there. No one was coming up to talk to us. There was no one at that conference interested in Bitcoin or in BitInstant. We just stood there looking silly while all the professional money people of the world gathered and made their deals. And it's just amazing to see that none of those companies are relevant in the future of decentralized finance. All of them will have to adapt to crypto or they will go the way of Polaroid. And I think a lot of the banks are going to get really caught off guard by this. The fintech companies move a little faster and I think a lot of them will adapt. PayPal accepts Bitcoin now and cryptocurrency, but the banks are too entrenched.”

In einer neuen News-Episode widmen sich Alexander, Jonas und Michael der neuen EZB-Strategie und dem digitalen Euro. Weitere Themen sind die weltweiten CBDC-Entwicklungen sowie Krypto- und Blockchain-News aus der Unternehmenswelt. EZB: Die EZB überarbeitet ihre geldpolitische Strategie und verabschiedet sich vom Inflationsziel von knapp unter aber nahe 2%. Ausserdem kündigt die EZB ein Projekt zum digitalen Euro an. CBDC: Alexander, Jonas und Michael analysieren auch die News zu Wholesale und Retail CBDCs. Beispiel Retail CBDCs: Im Rahmen eines aktuellen Forschungsprojekts wurden in Grossbritatnien Bürger zur Vorteilhaftigkeit und dem zu erwarteten Einfluss einer Retail CBDC auf den Finanzsektor befragt. Zu Wholesale CBDC gibt es auch News: Die Schweizer SEBA Bank, die französische Zentralbank und weitere Partner haben die erfolgreiche Abwicklung der Zahlung eines digitalen Wertpapiers über eine französische Wholesale CBDC bekanntgegeben. Crypto: Die chinesische Regierung hat im Juni das Mining in Gebieten Chinas verboten. Dies hat zu einem erheblichen Rückgang der Hashrate geführt. Elon Musk hat beim Event „B-Word“ über sein eigenes Kryptoportfolio und die Bitcoin-Käufe von Tesla gesprochen. Zudem outete er sich als DeFi-Fan. Corporates und Banken Neben zahlreichen News aus der Corporate-Welt fällt auf, dass die Coinbase Germany GmbH als erstes deutsches Unternehmen aus dem Bereich der Kryptowährungen am 28.6.2021 von der BaFin die ausdrückliche Erlaubnis zur Erbringung des Kryptoverwahrgeschäfts und des Eigenhandels erhielt.

One of Wall Street's least risky businesses, securities lending, is now also being used by crypto lending companies to provide high yields for hodlers — or long-term crypto holders. But what are the risks to crypto holders? “If you ask any Wall Street veteran: ‘What is the safest business on Wall Street?' They're not going to tell you banking, they're not going to tell you trading, they're going to tell you sec lending,” Celsius Network CEO Alex Mashinsky told Forkast.News in a video interview. “That is also the safest business in crypto.” Securities lending is the loaning of assets such as shares to firms and institutions. Experts agree that the practice is less risky than before, but it's not entirely risk-free in the traditional finance world. For crypto finance companies like Celsius Network, a crypto lending platform, the loaned assets are cryptocurrencies. Celsius Network's securities lending strategy has allowed the platform to provide high-yielding interest rates for investors that choose to deposit their assets into Celsius. It currently offers 6.2% for Bitcoin and 8.88% for stablecoins, at press time. “When an institutional exchange borrows Bitcoin from us, instead of sec lending, they do digital asset lending and they pay us interest,” Mashinsky said. “No one on Wall Street has ever paid this money, the sec lending income, to their customers — that's the best-kept secret.” With Bitcoin's boom, more services have popped up around the globe to present investors with a variety of options for their chosen interest-bearing crypto accounts. But like many other aspects of the crypto industry, the new kinds of services have drawn the attention of regulators. Recently, crypto lending platform BlockFi which also operates trading services and interest-bearing accounts, has the New Jersey Bureau of Securities breathing down its neck, with local authorities claiming BlockFi's Interest Accounts offers unregistered securities to its users. Texas and Alabama have made similar moves against BlockFi. According to Mashinsky, the sales aspect could be a sensitive zone for regulators. Celsius users must purchase cryptocurrencies outside of the network, putting Celsius out of regulatory cross hairs — at least for now. “Even though some may look at Celsius and BlockFi as competitors, they're really not competing with us on yield,” Mashinski said. “Our job is just to earn that yield for you.” But with the growth of the company, which Mashinsky says added US$300 million net assets in the same week Bitcoin recently dipped below the key US$30,000 mark, the company has opted to move its headquarters and main operations out of the United Kingdom to the United States, citing increasing regulatory uncertainty in the U.K. and the better business environment across the Atlantic. “For some of the things we do, we may benefit from being based in the United States,” Mashinsky said. “If we choose to go public or if we choose to do some other financial activities, there's a big disconnect in valuation.” Watch Mashinksy's interview with Forkast.News Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau to find out the safety and risks of crypto securities lending, Celsius' plans for public listing, why he believes Bitcoin will reach US$160,000 this year, and more.

Valkyrie's application to open a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been delayed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). But Valkyrie's chief executive is not surprised. She says a cautious approach is par for the course when it comes to approving any innovative financial product. “Actually, when we first applied for a Bitcoin ETF back in January, right after VanEck, we had a timeline of about two to three years that we thought the application would be,” Valkyrie CEO Leah Wald told Forkast.News in a video interview. “We moved our timeline up when it seemed as if there was a lot more interest.”A Bitcoin ETF is a financial instrument that reflects Bitcoin's price and is traded on traditional exchanges, giving investors with minimal crypto knowledge exposure to the asset without purchasing it directly. As Bitcoin ETF applications pile up for the SEC's review — with Cathie Wood's ARK Invest also recently adding to their number — some say the products should have been approved long ago. One of those voices is that of SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, who said that if the SEC's standards for other products had been applied equally to Bitcoin ETFs, “one or more of them” would already have been approved. Wald, however, recalled precedents that certain products take longer to obtain SEC approval. “Even gold took a while,” she said. “Especially esoteric securities that are still being figured out from the rest of the agencies.” Wald said excessive market volatility could be a concern for the SEC. Not the direct volatility relating to the prices and public sentiment trailing the crypto industry, but the ability of the industry's infrastructure to handle that volatility. “I think that the SEC has been pretty clear from the onset of all the Bitcoin ETF applications, even back in 2017, about concerns around custody,” Wald said. “Now, we finally do have true institutional-grade custodians, but there are still stress tests happening in the market.”Watch Wald's interview with Forkast.News Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau to learn more about the benefits of a Bitcoin ETF compared to over-the-counter trusts and mutual funds, the increasingly crowded field of Bitcoin ETF applicants, Wald's positive outlook on Bitcoin and its technology, and more. 

Mining Bitcoin More Profitable Than Selling Electricity

Mining Bitcoin More Profitable Than Selling Electricity - Bad News For Wednesday, July 14th We could share stories about why the price of Bitcoin is down. We could share stories about why the price of Bitcoin should be going up. And there are plenty of people speculating about the ups and downs of crypto.  But since the market is mostly sideways right now, we've got news surrounding ransomware, the SEC, regulations and the upside of China cracking down on crypto mining. And in case you feel like you are getting into crypto early, wait until you hear about the 13-year old DeFi tycoon. It's an amazing time to be alive. Only made more amazing by the fact that at any second of the day, somewhere around the world, someone is listening to this bad news episode #532 of The Bad Crypto Podcast. For the full show notes: badco.in/532 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcast: ‎The Bad Crypto Podcast on Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts: The Bad Crypto Podcast Spotify: The Bad Crypto Podcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @BadCrypto - @joelcomm - @teedubya Facebook: /BadCrypto - /JoelComm - /teedubyaw Facebook Mastermind Group: /BadCrypto LinkedIn: /in/joelcomm - /in/teedubya Instagram: @BadCryptoPodcast Email: badcryptopodcast[at]gmail[dot]com Phone: SEVEN-OH-8-88FIVE- 90THIRTY DONATE CRYPTO TO THE SHOW: If you'd like to donate a bit of cryptocurrency to The Bad Crypto Podcast, feel free to send copious amounts to the following locations: $BTC: Bitcoin: 3GMgCH4dFUHSLdrPnLwEsfKPVnLnoGbzGZ $ETH Ethereum: 0x1ccE8A04fa6743eD1D24cA063c7543D43B42F328 $LTC Litecoin: LavXqTWVHebEgVhBXdg3Hue3xEAmgtxLgr $DOGE Dogecoin: DMngvNMX1U8Sg8PkDjCC3UTS8Mmn9RqTP5 DISCLAIMER: Do your own due diligence and research. Joel Comm and Travis Wright are NOT FINANCIAL ADVISORS. We are sharing our journey with you as we learn more about this crazy little thing called cryptocurrency. We make NO RECOMMENDATIONS. Don't take anything we say as gospel. Do not come to our homes with pitchforks because you lost money by listening to us. We only share with you what we are learning and what we are investing it. We will never "pump or dump" any cryptocurrencies. Take what we say with a grain of salt. You must research this stuff on your own! Just know that we will always strive for RADICAL TRANSPARENCY with any show associations.   Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bitcoin King Arrested

The Bitcoin King Arrested - Bad News For July 7th with Give Directly Depending on which articles you read and who you ask, Bitcoin is looking bearish or bullish. Our professional projection remains the same. Bitcoin will go up and bitcoin will go down. However, if ancillary stories are any indication of the future, perhaps it's bearish the Bitcoin King has been arrested in Brazil. Binance has suspended euro bank transfers. And Elon Musk's latest attempt to pump Doge has failed miserably. We've got this news and a lot more, including a special interview with the good people at GiveDirectly.org, the first non-profit that allows users to send funds to the world's neediest people with no strings attached. We'll share some news stuff and do some good stuff on this “long live the Bitcoin King” Bad news episode #530 of The Bad Crypto Podcast. Full Show Notes at: badco.in/530 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcast: ‎The Bad Crypto Podcast on Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts: The Bad Crypto Podcast Spotify: The Bad Crypto Podcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @BadCrypto - @joelcomm - @teedubya Facebook: /BadCrypto - /JoelComm - /teedubyaw Facebook Mastermind Group: /BadCrypto LinkedIn: /in/joelcomm - /in/teedubya Instagram: @BadCryptoPodcast Email: badcryptopodcast[at]gmail[dot]com Phone: SEVEN-OH-8-88FIVE- 90THIRTY DONATE CRYPTO TO THE SHOW: If you'd like to donate a bit of cryptocurrency to The Bad Crypto Podcast, feel free to send copious amounts to the following locations: $BTC: Bitcoin: 3GMgCH4dFUHSLdrPnLwEsfKPVnLnoGbzGZ $ETH Ethereum: 0x1ccE8A04fa6743eD1D24cA063c7543D43B42F328 $LTC Litecoin: LavXqTWVHebEgVhBXdg3Hue3xEAmgtxLgr $DOGE Dogecoin: DMngvNMX1U8Sg8PkDjCC3UTS8Mmn9RqTP5 DISCLAIMER: Do your own due diligence and research. Joel Comm and Travis Wright are NOT FINANCIAL ADVISORS. We are sharing our journey with you as we learn more about this crazy little thing called cryptocurrency. We make NO RECOMMENDATIONS. Don't take anything we say as gospel. Do not come to our homes with pitchforks because you lost money by listening to us. We only share with you what we are learning and what we are investing it. We will never "pump or dump" any cryptocurrencies. Take what we say with a grain of salt. You must research this stuff on your own! Just know that we will always strive for RADICAL TRANSPARENCY with any show associations. Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bitcoin Flashes Big Buy Signal - Bad News For June 30th Alex Mashinsky has tripled down on bitcoin saying it can hit $160,000 this year. This is as key bitcoin indicators flash BUY for the 5th time in history. 650 US Banks will soon be able to offer crypto to more than 24 million customers. One bitcoin billionaire has reportedly turned up no longer living.   Odd goings-on in the cryptocurrency world, so who better than to report it to you than the oddest couple in the blockchain world. We are the blockchain blockheads, the crypto clowns, the defi dufi and the nifty nerds. Come along on this ride down the latest news and views from our point of view on the bad news episode #528 of The Bad Crypto Podcast.  Full Show Notes at: badco.in/528 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcast: ‎The Bad Crypto Podcast on Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts: The Bad Crypto Podcast Spotify: The Bad Crypto Podcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @BadCrypto - @joelcomm - @teedubya Facebook: /BadCrypto - /JoelComm - /teedubyaw Facebook Mastermind Group: /BadCrypto LinkedIn: /in/joelcomm - /in/teedubya Instagram: @BadCryptoPodcast Email: badcryptopodcast[at]gmail[dot]com Phone: SEVEN-OH-8-88FIVE- 90THIRTY DONATE CRYPTO TO THE SHOW: If you'd like to donate a bit of cryptocurrency to The Bad Crypto Podcast, feel free to send copious amounts to the following locations: $BTC: Bitcoin: 3GMgCH4dFUHSLdrPnLwEsfKPVnLnoGbzGZ $ETH Ethereum: 0x1ccE8A04fa6743eD1D24cA063c7543D43B42F328 $LTC Litecoin: LavXqTWVHebEgVhBXdg3Hue3xEAmgtxLgr $DOGE Dogecoin: DMngvNMX1U8Sg8PkDjCC3UTS8Mmn9RqTP5 DISCLAIMER: Do your own due diligence and research. Joel Comm and Travis Wright are NOT FINANCIAL ADVISORS. We are sharing our journey with you as we learn more about this crazy little thing called cryptocurrency. We make NO RECOMMENDATIONS. Don't take anything we say as gospel. Do not come to our homes with pitchforks because you lost money by listening to us. We only share with you what we are learning and what we are investing it. We will never "pump or dump" any cryptocurrencies. Take what we say with a grain of salt. You must research this stuff on your own! Just know that we will always strive for RADICAL TRANSPARENCY with any show associations. Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bitcoin Flash

Bitcoin Microstrategy

Microstrategy Owns ½ Percent of All Bitcoin - Bad News For June 24th Bitcoin has bounced back $5000 on some news or rumors. Microstrategy now owns over 100,000 Bitcoins. And Chris Giancarlo, former Chairman of the CFTC, says the US risks becoming “backwater” without a central digital currency.  One Ethereum options trader lost $3 million in a trade gone bad. That's just a few of many stories we'll be covering today.   In a special crypto spotlight segment, we feature the FreeTon project.  You'll discover the good that has come from the SEC's shutdown of the Telegram TON ICO. But first, we wish to note that we do today's show with heavy hearts. News broke on Wednesday that software pioneer and friend of this show, John McAfee, has died at the age of 75. Today's moment of silence in the upcoming gap is dedicated to Johnny, with nothing but love and sympathy for his wife Janice.  This is our Bad News episode #526 of The Bad Crypto Podcast. Full Show Notes at: badco.in/526 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcast: ‎The Bad Crypto Podcast on Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts: The Bad Crypto Podcast Spotify: The Bad Crypto Podcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @BadCrypto - @joelcomm - @teedubya Facebook: /BadCrypto - /JoelComm - /teedubyaw Facebook Mastermind Group: /BadCrypto LinkedIn: /in/joelcomm - /in/teedubya Instagram: @BadCryptoPodcast Email: badcryptopodcast[at]gmail[dot]com Phone: SEVEN-OH-8-88FIVE- 90THIRTY DONATE CRYPTO TO THE SHOW: If you'd like to donate a bit of cryptocurrency to The Bad Crypto Podcast, feel free to send copious amounts to the following locations: $BTC: Bitcoin: 3GMgCH4dFUHSLdrPnLwEsfKPVnLnoGbzGZ $ETH Ethereum: 0x1ccE8A04fa6743eD1D24cA063c7543D43B42F328 $LTC Litecoin: LavXqTWVHebEgVhBXdg3Hue3xEAmgtxLgr $DOGE Dogecoin: DMngvNMX1U8Sg8PkDjCC3UTS8Mmn9RqTP5 DISCLAIMER: Do your own due diligence and research. Joel Comm and Travis Wright are NOT FINANCIAL ADVISORS. We are sharing our journey with you as we learn more about this crazy little thing called cryptocurrency. We make NO RECOMMENDATIONS. Don't take anything we say as gospel. Do not come to our homes with pitchforks because you lost money by listening to us. We only share with you what we are learning and what we are investing it. We will never "pump or dump" any cryptocurrencies. Take what we say with a grain of salt. You must research this stuff on your own! Just know that we will always strive for RADICAL TRANSPARENCY with any show associations. Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In einer neuen News-Episode widmen sich Alexander, Jonas und Michael der Ankündigung El Salvadors als erstes Land der Welt Bitcoin als offizielles Zahlungsmittel einzuführen. Weitere Themen sind die weltweiten CBDC-Entwicklungen sowie Krypto- und Blockchain-News aus der Unternehmenswelt. Bitcoin wird offizielles Zahlungsmittel in El Salvador: Als erstes Land der Welt hat El Salvador ein Gesetz beschlossen, nach dem Bitcoin als offizielles Zahlungsmittel eingeführt wird. Wie ist diese Vorreiterstellung El Salvadors einzuordnen? Welche Vorteile, aber auch welche Risiken, gehen mit diesem Schritt einher? Wie wahrscheinlich wäre ein solcher Schritt für die Eurozone und wie wäre dies einzuordnen? CBDC: In Europa sind in Medienberichten zuletzt erste Details zum digitalen Euro der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) durchgesickert. Der digitale Euro soll an das bereits bestehende Echtzeitzahlungssystem TIPS angebunden werden und nicht auf Basis einer Blockchain implementiert werden. Außerdem soll es ein Haltelimit von 3000 Euro geben, um Disruptionen für den Finanzsektor zu vermeiden. Allerdings wurde diese Ausrichtung bislang nicht von der EZB bestätigt. Darüber hinaus im Fokus: Eine aufschlussreiche Rede von Lael Brainard der Federal Reserve zum digitalen Dollar, ein gemeinschaftliches CBDC-Projekt der Französischen und Schweizer Notenbank mit der Bank für Internationalen Zahlungsausgleich, und CBDC-Entwicklungen in Asien, Lateinamerika und Afrika. Krypto und Blockchain in der Unternehmenswelt: Banken steigen immer weiter in die Kryptowelt ein. So wurde zuletzt z.B. von Goldman Sachs angekündigt, sich am Unternehmen Blockdaemon zu beteiligen. Die Commerzbank untersucht in einem gemeinsamen Projekt mit BASF und Evonik die Nutzung einer Blockchain für das Supply-Chain-Management. Auch News rund um die Bigtechs Apple und Google sorgten zuletzt für Aufsehen. Zudem gab es tiefgreifende regulatorische Ankündigungen, z.B. rund um die Regulatorik von Kryptowährungen und digitale Wertpapiere in Deutschland. Eine Übersicht aller diskutierten News (und mehr) inklusive Links, gibt es auch im Newsflash (https://paymentandbanking.com/newsflash-digitale-waehrungen/).

Elon Flip-Flops Again - Bad News For June 16th Bitcoin has spiked over $40,000 once again. Who saw that coming? Tim Draper says everyone will accept Bitcoin by 2022 and the price will hit $250,000. He sees it coming. And Bitcoin goes up after Elon Musk tweets that Tesla would accept Bitcoin again under certain conditions. We all saw that flip-flop coming. Also coming your way is the rest of the crypto and blockchain news from around the world delivered with a sense of humor and some commentary just to make the show unlistenable to those with sensitive ears. Full Show Notes at: badco.in/524 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcast: http://badco.in/itunes Google Podcasts: http://badco.in/google Spotify: http://badco.in/spotify FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @BadCryptopod - @joelcomm - @teedubya Facebook: /BadCrypto - /JoelComm - /teedubyaw Facebook Mastermind Group: /BadCrypto LinkedIn: /in/joelcomm - /in/teedubya Instagram: @BadCryptoPodcast Email: badcryptopodcast[at]gmail[dot]com Phone: SEVEN-OH-8-88FIVE- 90THIRTY DONATE CRYPTO TO THE SHOW: If you'd like to donate a bit of cryptocurrency to The Bad Crypto Podcast, feel free to send copious amounts to the following locations: $BTC: Bitcoin: 3GMgCH4dFUHSLdrPnLwEsfKPVnLnoGbzGZ $ETH Ethereum: 0x1ccE8A04fa6743eD1D24cA063c7543D43B42F328 $LTC Litecoin: LavXqTWVHebEgVhBXdg3Hue3xEAmgtxLgr $DOGE Dogecoin: DMngvNMX1U8Sg8PkDjCC3UTS8Mmn9RqTP5 DISCLAIMER: Do your own due diligence and research. Joel Comm and Travis Wright are NOT FINANCIAL ADVISORS. We are sharing our journey with you as we learn more about this crazy little thing called cryptocurrency. We make NO RECOMMENDATIONS. Don't take anything we say as gospel. Do not come to our homes with pitchforks because you lost money by listening to us. We only share with you what we are learning and what we are investing it. We will never "pump or dump" any cryptocurrencies. Take what we say with a grain of salt. You must research this stuff on your own! Just know that we will always strive for RADICAL TRANSPARENCY with any show associations. Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elon Bitcoin Flip Flops

El Salvador Makes Bitcoin Legal Tender - Bad News For Wednesday, June 9th Exactly where is the bottom for the Bitcoin price? How low can it go? Anonymous is targeting Elon Musk after his alleged manipulation of the Bitcoin price. Vitalik is surprised at how long Ethereum 2.0 is taking. We are as well. El Salvador President Submits Bill to Recognize Bitcoin as Legal Tender. The U.S. DOJ has retrieved over $2.1 million in Bitcoin paid as ransom by colonial pipeline. And President Trump has pissed a lot of people off by saying “Bitcoin seems like a scam”.  As for us? Well it is always sunny in the Republic of Bad Cryptopia. Crypto goes up and crypto goes down. But crypto is here to stay. Like us. We're never going away. We shall podcast from the great beyond if needed.  And we will haunt you forever… unless you leave us a 5-star review after this bad news episode #522 of The Bad Crypto Podcast. Full Show Notes at: http://badco.in/522 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcast: http://badco.in/itunes Google Podcasts: http://badco.in/google Spotify: http://badco.in/spotify FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @BadCrypto - @joelcomm - @teedubya Facebook: /BadCrypto - /JoelComm - /teedubyaw Facebook Mastermind Group: /BadCrypto LinkedIn: /in/joelcomm - /in/teedubya Instagram: @BadCryptoPodcast Email: badcryptopodcast[at]gmail[dot]com Phone: SEVEN-OH-8-88FIVE- 90THIRTY DONATE CRYPTO TO THE SHOW: If you'd like to donate a bit of cryptocurrency to The Bad Crypto Podcast, feel free to send copious amounts to the following locations: $BTC: Bitcoin: 3GMgCH4dFUHSLdrPnLwEsfKPVnLnoGbzGZ $ETH Ethereum: 0x1ccE8A04fa6743eD1D24cA063c7543D43B42F328 $LTC Litecoin: LavXqTWVHebEgVhBXdg3Hue3xEAmgtxLgr $DOGE Dogecoin: DMngvNMX1U8Sg8PkDjCC3UTS8Mmn9RqTP5 DISCLAIMER: Do your own due diligence and research. Joel Comm and Travis Wright are NOT FINANCIAL ADVISORS. We are sharing our journey with you as we learn more about this crazy little thing called cryptocurrency. We make NO RECOMMENDATIONS. Don't take anything we say as gospel. Do not come to our homes with pitchforks because you lost money by listening to us. We only share with you what we are learning and what we are investing it. We will never "pump or dump" any cryptocurrencies. Take what we say with a grain of salt. You must research this stuff on your own! Just know that we will always strive for RADICAL TRANSPARENCY with any show associations. Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.