You’ve had two multi-platinum albums, 27 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 list and brought electricity to 600 million Africans through your solar power initiative. To top things off, you totally understand crypto and have a vision for how it can be used to transform an entire continent. What do you do next? If your name is Akon, you kick off this next initiative by developing your own cryptocurrency and building a crypto city in Senegal. Today we welcome legendary rap artist, Akon, to the show to discuss these ambitious initiatives. Akon is joined by Jon Karas, the CEO of Akoin. There’s no diggity to bag up, but there’s a whole lot of visionary thinking as we engage with this unstoppable force. Smack dis. Smack dat. Just don’t smack us as we invite you to episode #404 of The Bad Crypto Podcast. Full Show Notes at: http://badco.in/404 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. Show Edited By: Aaron The Tech (http://aaronthe.tech) Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The verdict is in on Virtual Blockchain Week. According to speakers, VIPs and attendees, the week-long event was a huge win for the crypto world. Lots of meaty content came out from the event as we had the opportunity to speak with Tim Draper, Roger Ver, CZ, Justin Sun and John McAfee in Fireside Chat fashion. The women of blockchain crushed it with original presentations from Brittany Kaiser, Caitlin Long and Alyze Sam. And Don Tapscott closed out the event with an epic Blockchain State of the Union address that everyone should see. As for us, well everyone at Bad Cryptopia HQ is both exhausted and elated. And today we are here to recap the week and share the best nuggets as reported on by our friends at Cointelegraph. This is the “we’re tired and excited and hungry and here” episode #402 of the Bad Crypto Podcast. Full Show Notes at: http://badco.in/402 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. Show Edited By: Aaron The Tech (http://aaronthe.tech) Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.