The US DOJ has seized over 3.36 billion in Bitcoin tied to Silk Road. CZ has made an investment to Twitter, and you can tell him what you think about it for $8. And Vitalik has unveiled the next phase of the Ethereum upgrade, The Scourge.  Also, the SEC is after influencers who have promoted HEX, Pulse and Pulsechain. Will Richard Heart be in the firing line as well?   Let’s go down the rabbit hole together and maybe make some rabbit stew on our Bad News episode #647 of The Bad Crypto Podcast.  Full Show Notes at: http://badco.in/647 TIME STAMPS 00:00 - Intro 04:30 - US DOJ seized over $3.6 bln in Bitcoin allegedly tied to the Silk Road 07:20 - CZ at Binance invested in Twitter; here’s why 12:05 - Do Kwon, creator of Luna and UST, taunts police  13:25 - Next on the Ethereum roadmap: The Scourge; we covered The Merge with Matt Cutler in Episode 630 badco.in/630 17:15 - SEC investigating influencers for promoting Richard Heart’s HEX, Pulsechain. We interviewed Richard Heart here badco.in/582 19:10 - Major social; distancing yourself from major platforms where you are the product 21:40 - Closing Remarks SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcast: http://badco.in/itunesGoogle Podcasts: http://badco.in/googleSpotify: http://badco.in/spotify BE A FEATURED GUEST: http://badco.in/apply 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 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.

The entertainment industry is a global multi-billion dollar sector. Video games, television and movies help us to escape and recharge. But there are some serious problems with the film industry as it is. While there are plenty of creative projects on the table, movie studios have no cajones and rarely take a chance on something new or different. Marvel, we’re talking to you.  Today we welcome Alveena Khalid from Film.io to the show to discuss the decentralization of the film industry. If they succeed with their mission, creators and fans will have greater opportunities in the future. We’re having makeup applied for our close-ups Mr. DeMille. So it’s lights, camera, decentralization on this episode #645 of The Bad Crypto Podcast.  Full Show Notes at: http://badco.in/645 TIME STAMPS 00:00 - Intro  02:49 - Featured Guest: Alveena Khalid 03:50 - Let’s talk about film and what is broken about the movie industry that Film.io solves.  07:00 - How is Film.io facilitating the return of creativity to the creators and the community?  11:08 - What are some of the cool, innovative web3 things Film.io is working on?  13:29 - There are two different tokens involved here. One is the FAN token and one is the FILM token. What’s the difference and use of each?  15:00 - Travis signed up and earned 100 FAN tokens, but actually there is an airdrop running right now on GLEAM with a giveaway of 40 million FAN tokens.  15:49 - When do you expect to launch your first project through Film.io?  16:50 - Let’s say a movie is ready to watch. Do I need to have tokens to watch the film so the creators receive compensation?  18:00 - 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.