Crypto Basic Podcast: Teaching You The Basics of Bitcoin and the World of Cryptocurrency. CryptoBasic
185 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 120 ratingsThe CryptoBasic Podcast is an educational, honest, and entertaining exploration of the fascinating world of cryptocurrencies. Join hosts Brent Philbin, Karim Baruque, and Michael Laake as they explore concepts and cryptos such as Bitcoin, NEO, Ethereum, Litecoin, Blockchain, Cardano and much more. How does Bitcoin actually work? Should I use Coinbase or Bittrex? What in the world is an ICO? Listen to our 101 episodes on each topic for an in-depth, beginner friendly discussion to find out. Join this trio of professional poker players and lifelong friends as they learn, teach, and joke their way into serious crypto knowledge.
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Round Table Episode: Greece and Greek Financian Crisis Featuring Jason Kyriakos
September 26, 2018 20:28 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBToday is a special day for the CryptoBasic Team. Jason Kyriakos is on the show with Brent and Karim to talk about the economics of Greece, and how it affects his everyday life. Jason is the editor of the CryptoBasic podcast, and he is responsible for the clean, crisp sound that you all hear on a daily basis. Join us as we have a frank discussion about the Greek culture, about how that movie was really terrible, and about what questions Greeks may have about cryptocurrency and how it affect...
101 Series: GoChain
September 24, 2018 21:17 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBMike noticed a coin called GoChain won the Binance monthly contest to get listed for free and decided to take a look at the project. GoChain is an interesting concept where they aren’t as interested in immutability as other coins, but see it as something that should be changed when necessary. Brent wasn’t here to yell at Mike and Karim about decentralization, so get a look at how this project might fare in the crypto world. Find out if Proof of Authority is something that you’d be interest...
China's rankings suck, EOS Troubles again, and Robin Hood giving to the rich.
September 21, 2018 15:59 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBFlagship Friday Episode 38: The CCID public blockchain rankings are a joke, and they have the team fired up. Whoever put them out didn’t even do their base level research, and the numbers don’t make any sense. Robin Hood is selling your data, there is a 21 day challenge going on with a woman in China...and she ended up in the hospital. Learn all this and more with a decent amount of mailbag and other fun rants on this episode of Crypto Basic Flagship Friday. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW ...
China's rankings suck, EOS Troubles again, and Robin Hood giving to the rich.
September 21, 2018 15:59 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBFlagship Friday Episode 38: The CCID public blockchain rankings are a joke, and they have the team fired up. Whoever put them out didn’t even do their base level research, and the numbers don’t make any sense. Robin Hood is selling your data, there is a 21 day challenge going on with a woman in China...and she ended up in the hospital. Learn all this and more with a decent amount of mailbag and other fun rants on this episode of Crypto Basic Flagship Friday. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW ...
101 Series: Dogecoin
September 19, 2018 19:35 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBDogecoin is extremely unique in the crypto space. What started as a joke quickly became a project with a life of its own, with a unique community that has kept the project alive against all odds. Find out how the joke started, how they managed to get a NASCAR car to have the likeness, and learn where they might be going in the future. Brent and Mike do a really bad job of using Doge speak also. Much cringe. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Subreddit Website Block explorer Wikipedia ...
When moon? A mostly non-crypto round table episode.
September 17, 2018 16:50 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBWHEN MOON?! Literally. Today we decide to talk about the possibility of sending a space tourist around the moon with SpaceX. There’s not much in the way of crypto conversation here, other than talking about how much crypto it will cost. We also mention a punishment for Mike that can be found here. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Here is the link to the tweet How we could build a moonbase today SpaceX Website Amazing Video of dual landing HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscri...
Why the NASDAQ is better than crypto Youtubers, and is Coinbase joining BlackRock?
September 14, 2018 15:55 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBToday on the show the boys talk about what punishment Mike needs to do for sucking so much. We draw the winner of the portfolio contest and talk about why Bitcoin Private was such a stupid choice. In the news we tackle the rumors that Coinbase and Black Rock are joining forces, check out spending DASH in Venezueala, and go into the NASDAQ creating a platform that will try and predict Cryptocurrency pricing. Then Karim goes on a long tangent about Brazil museums that has nothing to do with ...
101 Stablecoins: Tether, bitUSD, TrueUSD, DAI, and Gemini USD
September 12, 2018 10:00 - 59 minutes - 65.2 MBToday Brent and Mike are going over a few of the USD Stablecoins, they explain what they are, why we might want them, and then tackle how each one of them work. Tether, BitUSD, TrueUSD, Maker DAI, and Gemini USD are on the docket for today. In the end all of these coins are cryptocurrency assets that are trying to mimic the US Dollar to the best of their ability, but they all go about it differently. Find out the subtle differences between Tether and all those other stable coins nipping at...
Luke Mulks, Director of Business Developement at Brave.
September 10, 2018 04:37 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBLuke Mulks, the Director of Business Development at Brave sits down with Brent ans answers all of his questions about the Brave Browser and the Basic Attention Token project. We talk a lot about the future of Brave, the future of privacy, and what we can expect for decentralization of the project in the future. Brent brags about getting some Brave Hydroflasks, and we even talk about the head scratching uphold.com partnership, getting a great explanation for how that worked out and what it ...
Why Craig Wright definitely isn't Satoshi and other nonsense - Flagship 36
September 07, 2018 17:49 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBYou know what time it is! It’s Flagship Friday! This week we’re talking about all the usual suspects. John McAfee and his hammocks, the SEC and it’s commissioners, and of course our best buddy Craig Wright. Find out why he’s definitely totally Satoishi and how he does exactly what Satoshi would do in any and all situations. You’ll also learn why the US may be losing to the rest of the world in the race for Blockchain tech, and how hard it is to predict Bitcoin prices even if you’re a self ...
Anthony Lusardi Round Table: Immutability and Censorship
September 05, 2018 19:50 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBAnthony Lusardi from the Ethereum Classic Cooperative is back again on the show. This time it’s a less formal scenario where we kicked Karim out. Mike and Brent talk with Anthony about immutability and how it can equate to censorship when that immutability is broken. The conversation goes all over the place, Anothony’s cat tries to stop him from making an announcement of an announcement at the end of the episode, but fails. Learn about the upcoming conference that will be live streamed at ...
James Duffy Round Table - Gaming, Side-Chains, Loom, and Korean Culture
September 02, 2018 19:29 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBBrent and Mike sit down with James Duffy, the Co-Founder of the Loom Network to discuss a multitude of topics. They talk gaming as it’s central to the Loom Network, and get specific about Zombie Battlegrounds, where it came from and why it’s working. They talk about James’s very short lived poker career, his 10 years in Korea, and meeting like minds everywhere around the world. As usual, things get a little off topic. We talk about Ethereum, Bitcoin, and even work in a little callback to a...
FS35 - Square Patent, Student Debt, & Ian Balina
August 31, 2018 16:35 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBOn this week’s Flagship Friday the whole team gets together to discuss some recent headlines. A new Bitcoin documentary highlights Jordan Belfort’s criticisms, Square lands a cryptocurrency patent, and Karim sneaks in a story about student debt. The Mt.Gox story may actually have a decent ending, Ian Balina reminds us shills still exists, and an Italian Football team... makes history? Yeah, kinda. LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW Article - Dear Wolf of Wall Street: Nobody Cares Wha...
101 Series: 0x
August 29, 2018 16:56 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBLINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW 0x Whitepaper 0x Website/Portal 0x FAQ 0x Subreddit Blog - Governance in 0x Protocol Article - 0x lets any app be the Craigslist of cryptocurrency Reddit – Brent asks r/0xProject some questions Blog - Why 0x is not as trustless as it may seem JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. These links are all referral links for us, but we use every one of these exchang...
FS34 - Bitconnect "Leader" Arrested, Bitmain IPO, North Korean Hackers
August 24, 2018 13:32 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBIt’s time to sail the crypto waters again on our Friday Flagship! A Bitconnect “leader” gets arrested in India, the inventor of Bittorrent walks out after the Tron purchase, and we discuss some stories of middle men holding cryptocurrency hostage. Mining giant Bitmain is preparing for one of histories largest IPOs, the SEC denied Bitcoin ETFs (again), and Bakkt is finally getting ready to launch. Crypto around the world takes us to Australia where bills are getting easier to pay, and North K...
101 Series: Basic Attention Token (BAT)
August 22, 2018 13:11 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBMike and Brent sit down and discuss a combo experience: Brave browser and the Basic Attention Token. Mike starts the episode off with the worst pun known to man, and find out what the team thinks is BAT's biggest hurdle to cross, and why the Brave browser is the best browsing experience out there...most of the time. Learn why this token is trying to fix the massively broken advertising experience, how they intend to do that, and when you can expect things to get better. Get Basic with Crypto...
Roundtable #5 - Cardano Icarus Release, VeChain Vaccine Tracing, & Astroturfing
August 20, 2018 13:19 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBThis week our Roundtable discussion will be more of a heads-up discussion between Karim and Brent as Mike decided it was more important to try to win poker tournaments! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ We kick things off with some cryptocurrency updates for Cardano, Nano, Ethereum's Casper, and Vechain. Our RT topic was inspired by John Oliver’s recent “Astroturfing” episode, a topic we’ve discussed on the podcast before. Can we believe anything anymore? And why does Brent finish the episode feeling that Karim de...
Flagship Friday #33
August 17, 2018 14:43 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBThis week our Flagship sails with it’s entire crew as we sail the sea of red which is the current crypto markets… when moon again? o(╥﹏╥)o We kick things off by talking about Bitfi, McAfee’s “unhackable” cryptocurrency hard wallet, getting hacked. AT&T gets sued for $224 million over crypto theft, another major exchange moves to Malta, IOTA update, and an “Exchange Traded Note” gets around the SEC. To finish things off crypto around the world takes us India where the government is exploring ...
RT #4 - Free Speech, Censorship, & Cryptocurrency
August 15, 2018 10:00 - 57 minutes - 64.4 MBIt’s time for another Roundtable discussion and somehow Brent managed to pick the topic again! We lead off with some news about Kucoin and their headquarters, Vitalik proposed a new algorithm to prevent 51% attacks, and a quick update on IOTA drama. For the Roundtable we discuss censorship, with media giants shutting down Alex Jones for violations of terms of service the boys have to ask… is this a good idea? What doors are we opening here? And does cryptocurrency have anything to say about ...
Roundtable #3
August 13, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBWe have a new guest on the show this week joining us for another Roundtable discussion. Matthew Mežinskis is one of the creators of the popular Crypto Voices podcast, where he and his co-host Fernando explore the world of cryptocurrency through the lens of Austrian economics. Matthew sits down with the entire crew to discuss his favorite topic (monetary policy), as well as explain what Bitcoin maximalism is all about. There’s also a lot of talk about charts because… well that’s a lot of cryp...
Flagship Friday 32
August 10, 2018 14:17 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBFalgship Friday time, let’s see what’s in store for is in this week in the world of crypto! The owner of the NYSE exchange says Bitcoin can be the first worldwide currency… and they intend to help make this happen. Apple makes history as it reaches $1 trillion and Karim goes on a not so unexpected rant about big corporations (◔_◔) IOTA leaked emails reveal behind the scenes drama, Vitalik and Charles plan a debate via blog, Berlin prepares to host a truly crypto themed hackathon, and the Chi...
Loom Network 101
August 08, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBIt’s time to explore a new coin and today Mike sits down with Karim to break down one of his favorite cryptocurrency projects, Loom Network. While on the surface this may just look like a gaming platform, Loom is actually pursuing the broader vision of creating scaling solutions for Ethereum. Have you ever heard of a coin which had a kick-starter but no ICO? And what exactly is a Zombie Chain? You know what I’m going to say next… tune in to find out! LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW ...
Roundtable: Game Theory in Cryptocurrency
August 06, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBWe recently released a Game Theory 101 episode in which we provided a general overview of the field and its concepts. But this week we want to let the conversation flow as we looked at how Game Theory actually applies in the world of cryptocurrency and economics. Joining us for this discussion and truly elevating the level of the conversation is Finance PhD and ZenCash co-founder, Robert Viglione. The conversation jumps from voting incentives & security to liquid democracy, decentralization ...
Flagship Friday 31
August 02, 2018 23:02 - 54 minutes - 124 MBNew Friday means new Flagship… and new month means another victory for TeamKarim \ (•◡•) / This week SEC commissioner Hester Peirce defends investor’s right to invest in cryptocurrency and Brent finds a new scam coin called Apollo. John McAfee launches an unhackable crypto wallet which quickly gets hacked, Vitalik and CZ speak so we listen, Australian’s conduct a blockchain enabled trade experiment, and Venezuela attempts to address its out of control inflati...
Roundtable: Twitter & Outrage Culture
August 01, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBCryptoBasic 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...
101 Series: Security
July 30, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 77.9 MBIt’s time for another 101 Breakdown and this week we are looking at security and privacy. Brent sits down with Mike in order to discuss a variety of personal security topics including how to create safe passwords, varying passwords per site, and using password managers. We also look at other attack vectors such as social engineering, malware, public networks, & VPNs. Brent even compares browsers like Brave and Firefox, messaging apps, social networks, and operating systems! LINKS TO TO...
Flagship Friday #30
July 27, 2018 02:12 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBThis week we start things of by re-evaluating the Ross Ulbricht story after news came out that his murder-for-hire charges are being dropped. This is a story we have discussed before on the podcast, but with new information, the guys shift their stances. We also discuss FOMO 3D and Karim takes us off topic for some out of this world news… we found liquid water on mars! Facebook allows Coinbase ads again, a new site tracks “cryptocurrency experts” predictions, the G20 weighs in on crypto, and...
101 Series: Augur
July 25, 2018 12:39 - 59 minutes - 77.1 MBTell me crypto wanderers, have you ever wanted to predict the future? The betting and prediction platform that is Augur has finally launched, so what better time for an Augur 101 CryptoBasic breakdown! Brent and Karim sit down to discuss how prediction markets on Augur are created, wagered on, and closed. We also discuss the recent launch, how the project has grown, the Forecast Foundation’s role in the project, it’s main competitors, and explore how prediction markets could evolve. LI...
101 Series: Game Theory
July 23, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBThese guy may be a bunch of crypto amateurs, but this week they’re kicking the expertise up a notch! We’re breaking down Game Theory today, and who better than a trio of professional poker player to explain this concept? Well… probably a lot of people, but you’re stuck with us ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ What is Game Theory and how can we apply it to our life? We kick off with a history lesson about how the field came to be and then get more hands on as we explore concepts like the prisoner’s dilemma, the tra...
FlagShip Friday: Episode 29
July 20, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBThe Flagship is ready to sail! This week we kick off the show with Karim getting all fired up about corruption and a certain US Congressman… looking at you Brad Sherman. ಠ╭╮ಠ Brent has some words of approval for Coinbase and its handling of its upcoming coin considerations (ADA, XLM, ZEC, ZRX, BAT). We also look at a cryptocurrency study from Croatia (good job boys!), Brent defends EOS (yup, seriously) and has to eat some crow, Vitalik has some tough questions for the community, and the new ...
CryptoConvos: Robert Viglione #2
July 18, 2018 12:11 - 58 minutes - 58.6 MBFor today’s interview we get a chance to sit down with ZenCash co-founder Robert Viglione in order to discuss a variety of topics. We kickstart this interview by diving deep into the recent 51% attack, breaking down the exact timeline of events, ZenCash’s preparation and response, and what the plans are to prevent this going forward. The second half of the interview focuses on updates from the project as we discuss sidechains, the recent re-branding, Pornhub partnership, SuperNode layer, liq...
101 Series: FCOIN
July 16, 2018 10:00 - 54 minutes - 62.7 MBIt’s been a few months now since the Bitconnect Ponzi scheme crumbled (Thats a SCAM!). But contrary to what Carlos Matos would have you believe the world is still the same, and as long as there is money to be made there will continue to be cheats and swindlers looking to take advantage of unsuspecting cryptocurrency investors. Is FCOIN a scam? Almost certainly, and we therefore created this 101 breakdown both as a PSA for the crypto community and as an exercise in spotting the red flags whic...
Flagship Friday: Episode 28
July 13, 2018 13:27 - 51 minutes - 57.5 MBIt’s time again to cruise the crypto waters on our Friday Flagship! The whole gang is here to discuss Vitalik’s comments on centralization, Vitalik’s request to Twitter’s CEO, and of course Vitalik clapping….wait, is this a Vitalik themed episode? Maybe a little! But we also talk about the Augur launch, Bancor Exchange wallets get hacked, Binance on its way to record profits, and we peek at JPMorgan’s internal report on crypto. Crypto around the world this week has stops in Amsterdam, India,...
101 Series: Investment Theories & Strategies
July 11, 2018 13:27 - 1 hour - 101 MBLets be honest, for most of us the world of blockchain is experienced through an investing lens… so why don’t we learn a little bit about investing! For this episode Brent and Karim are reminded that there is much they still don’t know as they explore different investment theories and strategies. Why do prices seem to move at random? Are markets really efficient? How does Dollar Cost Averaging compare to Value Averaging? If you loved our Cognitive Biases 101 episode you’re in for a treat, bu...
101 Series: Zcash
July 09, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBIt’s time for another 101 breakdown and this week we are going to look at Zcash, a coin whose forks we somehow managed to cover before the coin itself! Brent sits down with Mike to finally explore this privacy focused project which frankly CryptoBasic had avoided due to what we considered outrageous founder rewards…. has our opinion been changed? We also explore why privacy matters to law abiding citizens in this 101 series on Zcach. Will this controversial coin yield a controversial episo...