ioRadio #37: The Ticking Crypto Time Bomb Nobody Wants To Talk About

There’s a dark secret in the crypto world that mainstream media doesn’t want to acknowledge. A dark secret that will affect each and every crypto holder at one point in time. No, it’s not Tether or Stablecoin – although that’s another ticking time bomb. I’m talking about something that should strike fear into the hearts of even the most committed HODL’er: Is your Crypto Clean or Dirty? Is there anything you can do to protect it?

We’re coming up on 16 years since the advent of blockchain technology. And somehow, some way, the price of Bitcoin is still holding at an unreasonably high amount DESPITE there being any indication that blockchain technology has anything truly useful to offer modern society. BUT there is one thing it has proven to be good for — and that one thing will infect everybody in the market, because you’re all indirectly involved whether you like it or not.

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Additional reference links related to this video:

JRS on how unregulated crypto exchanges really are: https://x.com/JohnReedStark/status/1666780985189433347

Report on Money Laundering: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/2024-crypto-money-laundering/

ioRadio #36: Live “State of the Crypto Industry” Roundtable featuring Jake Donoghue, John Reed Stark, David Gerard, Dave Troy, Mark Hays and more!

For this episode we have a “who’s who” of Crypto Critics who have assembled in Twitter Spaces, hosted by author Jake Donoghue, of “Crypto Confidential.” Jake put together a team of prominent people to discuss the current state of the industry, including myself, former SEC cybercrime head, John Reed Stark, journalist David Gerard, tech entrepreneur Dave Troy, senior policy analyst Mark Hays and others. We have a casual conversation about what’s going on in the industry and take some questions.

I apologize for the beginning and ending being cut off – I started recording when I came in and somehow the recording stopped at around the 2 hour mark, but we have almost the entire conversation archived.

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Regarding my counter-argument to the crypto-shitcoin-shilling troll who appeared in the podcast, let me address that… her claim was that ‘blockchain is mainstream’ and IBM is using it. This is a phony narrative that crypto people keep spreading. Here’s the truth on that:

For those wondering whether her claim that “IBM is using blockchain” is legit, no it’s not. Their primary IBM blockchain project that was hyped by crypto bros — still to this day, was a prominent partnership with shipping company Maersk. While the web page promoting the venture still sits online and is cited every day as a “crypto success story” in reality it was cancelled. See: https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2022/11/29/maersk-and-ibm-to-discontinue-tradelens

Other so-called “blockchain” projects, such as IBM’s “hyperledger” are not actually blockchain – IBM has just borrowed that name and registered their own trademark: “IBM Blockchain®” When you examine what IBM calls “blockchain” it looks nothing like crypto’s version.

IBM’s version is centralized; it’s not permissionless; it’s not public, and there’s no evidence it’s “immutable” in the same manner as crypto blockchain. It’s just a marketing ploy to take advantage of the crypto/blockchain fad.

So if you ask somebody, “What makes blockchain, blockchain?” They’ll give you a list of answers that basically negate whatever IBM is claiming is blockchain, as being anything that resembles what crypto/blockchain people call “blockchain.”

Words mean things. If just labeling something “blockchain” without actually checking to see if it resembles the conventionally-known tech is ok, then we no longer have the ability convey legitimate ideas.

But more importantly, there’s insufficient evidence that any mission-critical apps are using the tech. There’s lots of name-dropping but nothing indicating this is anything more than prototypical. The reason for this is because we know, by design. blockchain is an inferior database system, hamstrung from its birth, abandoned decades ago by real engineers. I prove this in my documentary (see www.BlockchainII.com).

ioRadio #35: Can Bitcoin Help Renewable Energy?

In this episode, I speak with a solar energy company founder about why he’s into Bitcoin and how he thinks it helps the renewable energy industry. We touch on a number of topics including his argument for a best example of why crypto does something better than existing tech. Do you believe he’s right? Does crypto do something positive for the renewable energy industry?

Alex and I spoke for quite awhile. I ended up slightly editing the conversation taking the end part and inserting it at about the 1:20 mark, and then leaving the second half, which is about 2 hours, as an extra segment for anybody who wants to keep listening.

Part 2 is here:

ioRadio #33: Confessions of a Disillusioned Web3 Dev

Today’s guest, whom we’ll refer to by his popular discord handle, “Homestead Hacker”, thought he found his dream job, working in the exciting world of “web3”.

This was supposed to be the cutting edge of emerging technology, involving crypto, blockchain, gaming and more.

Unfortunately our guest realized it didn’t turn out the way he’d imagined. He takes us through his experience working for a web3 gaming company and his realization that the crypto industry isn’t what he originally thought.

ioRadio #32: Crypto Debate: Can Bitcoin Save Society (and energy?)

As part of our outreach to engage and educate people in the crypto community, this is another in our “debate a crypto bro” series. We encourage people in the crypto industry to open a dialogue and exchange ideas and arguments to better understand all sides of this “industry.”

In today’s episode I talk with “Dr. Rob”, a veterinarian in New Zealand who wants to discuss what he believes are the strongest arguments for Bitcoin’s utility. This is part 2 of a 2 part series. In this final part, we discuss another “use case” for Bitcoin involving issues relating to energy.

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ioRadio #31: Crypto Debate: Can Bitcoin Save Society? (Part 1) With Dr. Rob

As part of our outreach to engage and educate people in the crypto community, this is another in our “debate a crypto bro” series. We encourage people in the crypto industry to open a dialogue and exchange ideas and arguments to better understand all sides of this “industry.”

In today’s episode I talk with “Dr. Rob”, a veterinarian in New Zealand who wants to discuss what he believes are the strongest arguments for Bitcoin’s utility. This is part 1 of a 2 part series. In this first part, Rob proposes Bitcoin has “use cases” for certain underprivileged classes around the world. Let’s unpack and analyze these claims.

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IORadio #30: Jake Donoghue, Author of “Crypto Confidential: An Insider’s Account From The Frontlines Of Fraud.”

I speak with author and former crypto industry insider, Jake Donoghue about his new book, “Crypto Confidential: An Insider’s Account From The Frontlines Of Fraud.” In this book, Jake talks about his time working on launching a crypto company and then pivoting to start an agency that helps launch other crypto projects. He pulls no punches in describing the multi-layered fraud and deception which seems to encompass every aspect of the industry.

Details on the book:

From Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crypto-Confidential-Insiders-Account-Frontlines/dp/1803996188


https://books.google.com/books/about/Crypto_Confidential.html?id=N0cJEQAAQBAJ

IORadio #28: A Conversation With The Common Sense Skeptic

One of the most detailed and prolific sources of data on the shenanigans of people like Elon Musk, Andrew Tate, Kevin O’Leary and others can be found on a YouTube channel called, “The Common Sense Skeptic.” In the short time he’s been producing videos, he’s managed to publish a wide array of very detailed, very damning details of some of these controversial characters’ pasts and present. We talk about what he’s discovered and what’s happening now with some of these people.

You can catch The Common Sense Skeptic’s work here:
https://youtube.com/@CommonSenseSkeptic