Episode 722: Bitcoin’s Fourth Halving - Bad News for 4/17/24

If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it hundreds of times. Crypto goes up, crypto goes down.  It just so happens this is one of those down times. And while it feels bad to see your portfolio shrinking, there are many reasons to be optimistic, not the least of which is the approaching halving and the l…

The Best Places in the World for Expats to Live - Episode 721

No matter where you live in the world, you are subject to authorities that tend to abuse their power. Through taxation, legislation or outright tyranny, every one of us faces consequences based on our nationality. Andrew Henderson started Nomad Capitalist as a means of determining which countries …

What Will Prison Be Like for SBF?

Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in a federal prison. While odds of him serving the full sentence are in question, many are wondering what life will be like for him while behind bars.  Will it be like orange is the new black? Or will his experience be more like a white-collar countr…

What is Upland Up to Now?

We have spoken to hundreds of projects over the past seven years. Many of them did not make it through the bear market. But some have not only survived the bear, but they have continued to build and prosper.  One such project is the game Upland. Commanding an average of 30,000 daily users, Upland i…

The Pre-Halving Pull Back - Bad News for 3/18/24

Well, it’s time to pack it in. The bull run was short-lived and it’s all over. Bitcoin is back down from it’s all-time high and there are those who are questioning if we are even going to see a pre or post-halving run now. After all, if crypto doesn’t just go up all the time, what good is it? Of c…

Case Study: NFTs for Real Estate with PropyKeys - Episode 717

For several years, we’ve predicted that a future use case for NFTs is going to be in real estate deeds. The prognostication has become a reality and today we welcome Andrew Zapo from PropyKeys to the show to discuss precisely how you can tokenize a physical address and attach an ownership deed to i…

Bitcoin Blasts Off! - Episode 716

It seems like a long time ago and just yesterday that Bitcoin hit an all-time high of $69,000.  After selling off all the way to $15,000 the road back has been long and perilous. Yet, here we are once again, knocking on the door of a new all-time high.  Knock knock. Who’s there? Bitcoin, blockchai…

Is Robinhood Good for Crypto?

Stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. That’s what Robin Hood was known for. Today, it’s what the governments of the world are known for. And Robinhood is an app that allows regular people to buy, sell and trade stocks and cryptocurrencies.  The app came upon controversy during the Gamesto…

Top 100 Coins We've Never Discussed

When you look at the top 100 cryptos on Coingecko, there are a lot of familiar names. We’re all familiar with Bitcoin, Cosmos, Algorand and so many others. But there are others that we’ve never encountered before. And they are in the top 100 for a reason. Today we’re going to pick out a handful of…

The Crypto Tax Whisperer, Clinton Donnelly

While everyone else is talking about the Chief’s Super Bowl victory, Taylor Swift and Joe Biden’s decreasing ability to form a coherent sentence, we’re here today to discuss something really important… tax time is approaching.  Sure, you’d probably rather talk about anything other than this, but un…