The Bad Crypto Podcast

Bitcoin Breaks $81K as AI Agents Start Spending Money

Bitcoin has blasted past $81,000, but somehow that is not even the wildest story in crypto this week. In Episode 807 of The Bad Crypto Podcast, Joel Comm and Travis Wright break down a massive week where Bitcoin ETF inflows surged, Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin stack grew to nearly 4% of the total supply, Google committed up to $40 billion toward Anthropic, and AI agents began crossing into territory once reserved for humans: opening accounts, making payments, and deploying software. The boys also dig into the explosive growth of tokenized real-world assets, including Treasuries, gold, and stocks moving on-chain, plus the looming May 21st deadline for the Clarity Act and what it could mean for XRP and the broader crypto market. Crypto, AI, and traditional finance are no longer separate stories. They are becoming one very strange, very powerful story. Welcome to the future. Stay bad. Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com [https://badcryptopodcast.com] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

BCP 806 - AI Produces Bad Crypto!

This week, Joel and Travis handed the producer role to AI and let it choose the top 10 stories in crypto. Surprisingly, the machine delivered. Episode 806 covers Kraken’s direct access to Fed payment rails, the growing push toward tokenized stocks, the stalled progress of the U.S. Bitcoin reserve, the latest Trump meme coin pump, and why stablecoins may be becoming the true financial infrastructure story of crypto. They also dig into Bitcoin outperforming gold during wartime, how banks are trying to protect their turf as stablecoin legislation moves forward, and why the next phase of adoption may have less to do with hype and more to do with rails, regulation, and real-world use. It’s a fast-moving roundup of the biggest crypto stories of the week, with analysis, sarcasm, and a few detours only Bad Crypto could make work. Show notes at http://badco.in/806 [http://badco.in/806] Stay bad!  Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com [https://badcryptopodcast.com] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Web 4.0 Has Arrived: What We’re Building with AI Right Now

What if the internet stopped waiting for you… and started working for you? In this episode, Joel and Travis show the real AI tools, agents, and systems they’re building right now — from automated news engines and live signal feeds to content publishing systems, games, voice clones, and blockchain-powered experiments. This is why we think Web 4.0 has arrived. We break down: * Why Web 4.0 means the web is now building itself * How AI agents are researching, writing, coding, and running workflows * Travis’ AI-powered war news site and custom news anchor * Joel’s automated content engine for WorldVillage * Baseball Sudoku built with AI * New Blockchain Heroes videos and a working game prototype built in hours * Why the “idea person” is now more powerful than ever * How fast this technology is moving — and why most people still have no idea what’s coming The tools are getting better. The agents are getting smarter. And the people who learn how to use them now are going to have a serious advantage. This is not theory. This is what we’re actually building. Watch, get inspired, and then go build something. Show notes and links: http://badco.in/805 If you’re experimenting with AI agents, tools, or automations, tell us what you’re building in the comments. Stay bad. #AI #Web4 #OpenClaw #ClaudeCode #Automation #BadCryptoPodcast #WorldVillage #BlockchainHeroes Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com [https://badcryptopodcast.com] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

AI Goes Rogue: The Wild Rise of OpenClaw

What if your AI assistant could negotiate your next car purchase, trade prediction markets, manage your inbox, and research crypto… while you sleep? This week we break down the insane rise of ClaudeBot → Moltbot → OpenClaw, the open-source AI agent that rocketed past 200,000 GitHub stars and sparked a massive wave of autonomous agents almost overnight. But of course, crypto had to crypto. Along the way, the project triggered a triple rebrand, a $16M scam token spun up by opportunists, and a security mess that unfolded in real time as attackers hunted for poorly-secured instances and exposed keys. We also get into the bigger picture: as AI agents start doing real work for people (and eventually paying bills, trading, and moving value), crypto becomes the natural payment rail. Permissionless. Programmable. Always on. Which is exciting… and also a whole new playground for scammers. We cover what happened, why it matters, and what you should do if you’re experimenting with agents: lock it down, separate machines/accounts, protect your keys, and don’t chase random tokens. Show notes and links: http://badco.in/804 Leave a comment with the best OpenClaw tutorial you’ve found — we’ll dig in. Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com [https://badcryptopodcast.com] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Is Quantum About to Break Bitcoin?

Two years ago, quantum computing was a “someday problem.” Now NVIDIA is lobbying Congress. Ethereum is funding post-quantum research. Coinbase has launched a Quantum Advisory Board. So the question isn’t theoretical anymore. What happens to Bitcoin when quantum computers become powerful enough to crack today’s cryptography? In Episode 803, we sit down with Christopher Steven Smith, CEO and co-founder of Quantus, a quantum-secure Layer 1 blockchain built using NIST-backed post-quantum cryptography. We cover: • What quantum computing actually is (without melting your brain) • How qubits differ from classical bits • Why elliptic curve cryptography may be vulnerable • Whether Bitcoin can realistically fork to quantum resistance • The risk to old wallets (including Satoshi’s coins) • Post-quantum signatures like Dilithium • Reversible transactions and whether they break crypto ethos • Whether the “digital gold” narrative was a strategic mistake Is quantum an overhyped sci-fi scare tactic? Or is it the next existential threat nobody is pricing in? This is a sponsored episode. As always, we disclose that upfront. We took the interview because the topic is real, timely, and worth exploring. Welcome to the future of cryptography. Or the end of it. Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com [https://badcryptopodcast.com] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.