'Stache My Crypto: Financial Freedom In Cryptocurrency

Online marketplaces are nothing new so why does a "decentralized" market make any difference? With places like eBay and Amazon sucking up every last dollar they can from your purchases, they are also sucking up your data among other things. 

I talk with my guest Devin Finzer, founder of Opensea.io, a decentralized marketplace for digital collectibles. We talk about how decentralized markets are pushing adoption, how he started Opensea, the NFT scene as it stands, and what the future of online marketplaces like Opensea will look like. 

In traditional investing markets the only way to truly be "included" in everything is to have a high net worth and deemed an accredited investor. One of the great things about cryptocurrency is we don't have those same kinds of exclusionary rules. 

Financial inclusion plays a large part of what Bitcoin is all about & I talk with Binance.us CEO Catherine Coley all about how she is helping to make this a reality here in the United States. Despite the massive amount of adversity any US exchange has to face, her and the team at Binance.us are tackling it head on. 

There are few things I like talking about more than Bitcoin! I think having real world conversations with people, especially those new to cryptocurrency, has the biggest impact on changing the paradigm of "sound money". In this episode, I talk with Brandon Green from the Bitcoin 2020 Conference in San Francisco.

We talk about the event, highlight some speakers like Tony Hawk, and even drop some hints to some unannounced speakers. All this really leads into our conversation about Bitcoin as a while and where it is going in the future. 

Why spend USD in space or on Mars when there is Bitcoin?!?

When a new industry starts to emerge we eventually see a set of standards agreed upon by the community at large. In a similar fashion to the beginnings of the internet, cryptocurrency is ripe for industry wide standards that can push forward the ecosystem as a whole. I talk with David Gold, the CEO of Dapix which is the company behind the FIO protocol. To say that they are just making wallet addresses human readable is quite the understatement when they are really solving some fundamental issues with blockchain interoperability. 

Setting industry standards is not an easy task, but with these types of standards we can use it as a developmental spring board for mass adoption. 

Art has always been at the forefront of major movement throughout time. We explore our creativity in more and more interesting ways that helps to connect us to our surrounding world. I talk with local artist Coldie on creating art in a production environment versus expressing your freedom, how art plays a vital role in the story of Bitcoin, and we talk 3D as well as VR art creation!

Today I talk with Lolli CEO Alex Adelman about their Bitcoin back program, merchant adoption, passively stacking satoshis using their app, and some really cool things on the horizon for the Lolli team in terms of partnerships and more!

If you are looking for a stupid simple way to earn some Bitcoin by shopping at the places you already shop then using the Lolli program is the best way to go. It's great for beginners to get their feet wet with Bitcoin and open them up to a whole new world of financial freedom!

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Gaming and blockchain are a match made in heaven and the potential for fully tokenized virtual worlds is practically limitless. Imagine owning an entire world that was a game server where you got passive income from sales and transactions occurring on your game world/server by other players. All made possible by the magic of blockchain. I talk about all these things that AlterVerse is bringing to the gaming scene with the CEO and Founder Scot Kinney. We cover all the aspects of the over 15 different games coming to this "multiverse within a multiverse" all backed by Enjin assets that you own in your own wallet!

In so many ways, Bitcoin has always been a political statement and a rallying call for those that see beyond the smoke and mirrors of finance and authority. That same challenge to authority is something I always loved about Rock music too, and Bitcoin certainly is a financial rock star! This week I talk with fellow crypto podcaster Peter McCormack from the What Bitcoin Did podcast & the infamous Craig Wright (aka Faketoshi) law suit bullshite. 

We talk about Bitcoin, authority, privacy, Craig Wright crying in court, our favorite rock n' roll bands and how it helped shape each of us into the Bitcoin rock n' rollers you hear today!

Gaming and blockchain are a prefect match! I have been a gamer since WAAAaay before it was cool and now that I am also in the cryptocurrency space the melding of the two makes so much sense. Gaming IS going to lead the way to mass adoption of blockchain and companies like Enjin are already ahead of the curve. 

I talk with Andy Anderson the blockchain development strategists from Enjin about their vision, the Ready Player One style multiverse they are helping to build, scaling on Ethereum for game developers, and how bigger companies like Square Enix might just be looking at blockchain to solve their problems in the near future!

Since the inception of fiat currency there really has never been an alternative or option to using a government back currency as a medium of exchange. Thanks to cryptocurrency that is all changing. I talk with my guest Chris Karabats, aka Zaphoid about why crypto is the best form or sound money. We get into the hurdles that exist in actually using crypto to pay for goods & services as well as the SmartCash project that Zaphoid is a part of.  

While most people probably know a little about how Bitcoin works using "Proof of Work" (even if they don't know the term), there are some great new projects that use the Proof of Stake method. In this episode my guest Nick Saponaro from the DIVI projects talks about Masternodes and how they work in a Proof of Stake environment and why they are a good opportunity to earn passive income in cryptocurrency.

We get into how a Masternode works, and look to the future of what they might hold in such a young niche industry within the cryptocurrency space.  

Social Media has been pushing the bounds of what we do online since its inception, and when social media meets cryptocurrency sparks of the future start flying! I talk with crypto social media platform Minds.com CEO Bill Ottman about how juggernauts like Facebook just don't care about your privacy or data security and how Minds is doing things differently. 

We get into censorship, how social media affects the way we relate to each other, and how companies like Google & Facebook are dealing with the quickly emerging blockchain space. 

Ever wanted to try your hand at mining cryptocurrency? Perhaps you just didn't know where to start? Having your own mining right can be a great passive way to earn income and in this episode I talk with avid miner Seth Estrada about how to get started mining crypto. We cover all the basics and he shares some invaluable tips that he has garnered in his experience setting up tons of mining rigs for himself and his clients. 

Not only did I learn a ton of new things about mining, it's really got me excited to finally build my own mining rig!

Have you ever been curious how the major players in cryptocurrency execute large orders? Perhaps you already know a little about Over The Counter trading, but my guest this week, Ernesto Huerta,  gives us an in-depth view to exactly how OTC trading works and the REAL reason why it's necessary. We dive into topics like OTC to OTC desk pumps and market manipulation as well as how his OTC services are different from all the rest of the people in the crypto scene. 

This is how the whales do it! Don't miss out on all the knowledge that Ernesto drops on this weeks episode. 

What happens to the mainstream perception when you start incorporating art into everything crypto? How does art impact our lives inside and outside of our crypto tribalism? I talk with crypto artist Vesa about these things and SO much more on this weeks podcast. We take a look at AI in art, how he was rejected by the art world yet found acceptance for his work in crypto, and what happens when you paint the nude bodies of empowered women to a huge live audience.

Is crypto taking over your life? Can't stop checking the markets? Does your family think you are crazy because you use terms like FOMO, Moon, Lambo, or Rekt?? 

If you are having trouble balancing your crypto life with your family life then today's guest Taylor Monahan has some really great tips on how she manages being a new mother as well as the CEO of MyCrypto.com. I talk with her about multiple proven strategies to balance your crypto life with your friends and family on this weeks episode!

While many of us are in the cryptocurrency world because we truly believe in the future of this technology and the impact it makes, that does not mean we don't also like a little profit too! This week I talk with my friend Kenn Bosak about passive income streams in cryptocurrency. While the term "passive" can be a bit misleading sometimes as it conjures up thoughts of doing absolutely nothing and still gaining profits, we talk about a few passive income strategies to put your crypto that you might be 'staching to good work!

If you have a good 'stache of crypto socked away for the long term, you might want to consider some of these strategies on how to build passive income that Kenn and I discuss on this weeks 'Stache My Crypto!

In this week's episode I talk to Steve McGarry who has done just that with his businesses and he shares the importance of the audience first approach along with some tips on how to get your first 1000 followers for anything you are trying to market!

One of the things I really love most about the cryptocurrency ecosystem is it's emphasis on the individual. Instead of looking at things from an end-product perspective, the best projects take an "audience first" approach to their business models. This often means connecting with your fans, target market, etc first before even shipping a product so you can learn what they truly want. 

The notion of "crowdfunding" is still a pretty new concept and although we have seen a major shift in the way companies and startups raise funds through their followers, the benefits that cryptocurrency brings to the table are huge and will continue to push the space where it needs to go. I talk with my friend Alon Goren about the evolution of crowdfunding, regulations surrounding raising funds through an ICO, an STO, and beyond as well as the role that big banking and major corporate conglomerates will play in this transition. 

Alon also gives us a quick overview of his cryptocurrency conference CIS, that is coming up on April 9-10 in Los Angeles at the Convention center. 

If you are a long time trader of traditional assets, but are looking to make the jump over to trading cryptocurrency then this podcast is for you! I talked to my friend Matthew John from the Crypto Traders Pro community about why he made the switch from trading in traditional markets to trading full time in cryptocurrency, what steps he took to get there, and how crypto & stocks differ on fundamental levels. 

His story of hard work, risk taking, and big payoffs in crypto is yet another inspiring tale that I really enjoyed hear and sharing with you!

My guest on this week's podcast is media maven and podcasting OG Travis Wright from the Bad Crypto Podcast. Travis shares some of his best tips for getting started with your OWN podcast and we talk about the issues of censorship & building your brand in podcasting and cryptocurrency.

I learned so much about what it takes to run a successful podcast & hearing about Travis' extensive history with podcasting & marketing is going to be truly insightful if you soak in all his great advice.

In this week's episode of the 'Stache My Crypto podcast I catch up with Michael Nye who many of you may know as "Crypto Shill Nye" from twitter about his evolution in the blockchain space, gaining perspective through traveling and the value of creating community within the cryptocurrency space.

Not only does he share some amazing crypto travel stories, but we finally figure out what Trolls are actually good for!

In this first episode of my new podcast show 'Stache My Crypto I have my good friend David Bleznak on the show. David talks about how important it is to be dynamic in the cryptocurrency development world and gives us some insight on exactly how he was able to stay afloat even in the longest Bitcoin bear market we have seen so far.

Check out David's project Totle - https://www.totle.com

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