Nine years ago, Jackson Palmer and Billy Markus founded Dogecoin. Initially intended as a joke memecoin, Doge has taken on a life of its own. Doge culture is very real, with many people using Dogecoin as a currency for buying, selling, donating and tipping. But like Bitcoin, without additional utility, Dogecoin is simply a cryptocurrency. That is changing as Dogechain has entered the space. Designed for NFTs, Games, DeFi and more, Dogechain intends to provide utility to Dogecoin.  Today we welcome Roc Zacharias to learn more. Will we be much wowed?  Let’s find out on this “we heart shiba inus” episode #638 of The Bad Crypto Podcast.    TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro  04:00 - Featured Guest: Roc Zacharias and Dogechain 07:00 - Use cases for $DOGE token 11:20 - Joel missed the airdrop for free tokens 12:25 - A burn event is coming; explain how the burn will impact holders.  15:30 - How to add the token to MetaMask. 18:20 - What are some of the dApps being built on Dogechain?  22:20 - How did you create the connection between Dogechain and $DOGE? 25:20 - How big is the $DOGE community?  28:00 - Closing Remarks SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: iTunes: http://badco.in/itunesSpotify: http://badco.in/spotifyStitcher: http://badco.in/stitcherGoogle Play: http://badco.in/playSoundcloud: http://badco.in/soundcloudYouTube: http://badco.in/youtube FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @BadCryptoPod - @TheNiftyShow - @JoelComm - @TeeDubyaFacebook:  /BadCrypto - /JoelComm - /teedubyawLinkedIn: /in/joelcomm - /in/teedubyaInstagram: @BadCryptoPodcast BE A GUEST ON BAD CRYPTO: http://badco.in/apply DISCLAIMER: Do your own due diligence and research.  Neither Joel Comm, Zach Comm nor Travis Wright are 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. Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you want to code a smart contract on blockchain, odds are you will be working with Solidity, the primary software being used to conduct such activities. Today we have the opportunity to speak with Alex McCurry, the founder of Solidity.com, a blockchain solutions provider that has seized upon the brand name and built a business serving many large businesses and brands to help create the future.  What does the future of blockchain look to solve problems like ticketing, real estate and security? You’ll find out today our “solidity like a rock” episode #636 of The Bad Crypto Podcast.  Full Show Notes at: http://badco.in/636 TIME STAMPS 00:00 - Intro 03:50 - Featured Guest: Alex McCurry of Solidity.io 05:00 - How long have you been on the island of Puerto Rico?  Joel and Travis talked about the benefits of their relocation to Puerto Rico in Episode #580 06:33 - How does someone decide I’m going to create a programming language everyone is going to end up using to make smart contracts?  08:30 - Domain name purchase trophy goes to Alex McCurry 10:00 - What brands and partners have come your way to say they want to build with you?  13:30 - Super Bowl ticket purchase story from Travis 17:13 - How do we solve for issues of theft of NFTs in regards to real asset ownership?  20:07 - Why aren’t we implementing that kind of security NOW in marketplaces and transactions? 21:47 - When you’re working on Solidity, how many different areas are you dealing with and what’s happening at Solidity.io?  24:10 - In a general sense, provide us with one or two use cases you see coming in the not so distant future that are going to be game changers.  27:10 - The future of NFTs: linktr.ee/futureofnfts 30:55 - 33:18 - NFTs and SEC and how they are regulating stuff now; instead of pestering each NFT person, why not just add an extra tax in the smart contract?  33:36 - How long until we can launch tokenization through Solidity and have regulation in place?  36:40 - When is this market going to turn around and come out of slumber?  39:26 - Gavin Wood actually has stepped down as the CEO of Parity Technologies and is now going to become the Chief Architect Officer of Polkadot now. What blockchains can use Solidity? What chains do you support?  40:50 - Closing Remarks SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcast: http://badco.in/itunesGoogle Podcasts: http://badco.in/googleSpotify: http://badco.in/spotify FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @badcryptopod - @joelcomm - @teedubyaFacebook: /BadCrypto - /JoelComm - /teedubyawFacebook Mastermind Group: /BadCryptoLinkedIn: /in/joelcomm - /in/teedubyaInstagram: @BadCryptoPodcastEmail: badcryptopodcast[at]gmail[dot]comPhone: SEVEN-OH-8-88FIVE- 90THIRTY BE A FEATURED GUEST: http://badco.in/apply 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. Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.