The Crypto Podcast

Amanda Wick served as a federal prosecutor for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for nearly a decade, specializing in money laundering and cryptocurrency.#cryptolaundering #blockchain #amandawick================All Episodes can be found at www.thecryptopodcast.org All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants athttps://roycoughlan.com/------------------   About my Guest Amanda Wick: Amanda Wick served as a federal prosecutor for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for nearly a decade, specializing in money laundering and cryptocurrency. She worked in three US attorneys’ offices (Atlanta, Birmingham, and St. Louis). After that, she moved to Main Justice to serve in the Criminal Division’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Session. As part of a DOJ leadership program, she served as a detailee and senior policy advisor at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). In 2020, she left the government to serve as the chief of legal affairs at Chainalysis, a blockchain analytics company.In 2021, Wick returned to government service to serve on the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol. She went on to found and run a global non-profit organization, the Association for Women In Cryptocurrency. The organization aims to build a global network of women and male allies in the cryptocurrency, blockchain, and web3 industries who will advocate for the equal inclusion of women in the future of digital finance.Wick also serves as a principal with Incite Consulting. In that role, she provides expert and litigation advisory services to law firms and advises a wide range of cryptocurrency-related businesses. She remains a digital nomad living out of a carry-on suitcase and a National Geographic backpack. "The Catalysts" is her first book. What we Discussed: 00:20 Who is Amanda Wick02:45 Her Crypto Journey with the Government04:30 What happens when the Federal Government get Crypto from Criminals06:50 How hard is it to trace Criminal Crypto10:10 The IRS is Watching your Crypto Gains13:00 Is there Trackers in Crypto Wallets16:15 What Wallet does the Government use17:45 The Presidents should not be allowed use Meme Coins21:15 Dumb Money22:20 The Reason she wrote the book and what she covers27:10 Financial Fraud by City & Governments32:30 The EU is not as good as People think33:25 Credit System and protecting your funds39:05 Corruptible & the advantages of Sovereignity43:30 People are Moving hoping to find a better place44:00 Women in CryptoHow to Contact Amanda Wickwww.amandawick.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/amandawick/------------------All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at ⁠https://roycoughlan.com/⁠ ___________________🤝 Join our Crypto Podcast Community✦ Website: http://thecryptopodcast.org/✦ YouTube: / https://www.youtube.com/@roycoughlan✦Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thecryptopodcast/✦Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/thecryptopodcast/✦ TikTok: / https://www.tiktok.com/@roycoughlanpodcaster___________________ #fintech #digitalfreedom #freedom #cryptoregulation #cryptofraud

Meg Lister specializes in designing multi-layered funding strategies that support every stage of a project’s lifecycle—quadratic funding for onboarding, retroactive funding for retention, and direct grants for scaling—empowering Ethereum ecosystem participants to achieve more.#cryptofunding #blockchain #gitcoin================All Episodes can be found at www.thecryptopodcast.org All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants athttps://roycoughlan.com/------------------   About my Guest Meg Lister :Meg Lister is a leading voice in Web3 funding, transforming capital allocation as a Managing Director at Gitcoin Labs to drive financial returns for ecosystems and builders while ensuring long-term, sustainable growth. She specializes in designing multi-layered funding strategies that support every stage of a project’s lifecycle—quadratic funding for onboarding, retroactive funding for retention, and direct grants for scaling—empowering Ethereum ecosystem participants to achieve more.What we Discussed: 00:30 Who is Meg Lister01:00 Her Blockchain Journey02:40 Bring Web3 Tech to Web 2 Masses03:50 How to they Validate the Companies looking for Grants05:30 What are Sybil Attacks06:30 Is the Funding like Kickstarter for the Crypto World?08:55 What Happens after they Get the Funding10:40 Do People that were funding donate back12:00 Different Project that the Company Backs13:25 Succssful Projects15:10 DAOs17:30 Charity Based Projects19:40 How can people get Involved How to Contact Meg Lister: https://www.gitcoin.co/https://x.com/gitcoinhttps://meglister.com/https://x.com/meglisterhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/meglister/ ------------------All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at ⁠https://roycoughlan.com/⁠ ___________________🤝 JOIN OUR CRYPTO PODCAST COMMUNITY✦ Website: http://thecryptopodcast.org/✦ YouTube: / https://www.youtube.com/@roycoughlan✦Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thecryptopodcast/✦Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/thecryptopodcast/✦ TikTok: / https://www.tiktok.com/@roycoughlanpodcaster___________________ #fintech #digitalfreedom #freedom #meglister #investmentfund

Adrian Mendoza founded Mendoza Ventures to take an in-depth-focused approach to venture capital, looking for founders who demonstrate domain expertise in one of his three focus areas across fintech, AI, and cybersecurity. #financialsystem #blockchain #cybersecurity================All Episodes can be found at www.thecryptopodcast.org All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants athttps://roycoughlan.com/------------------   About my Guest Adrian Mendoza :Adrian is the founder and general partner at Mendoza Ventures which is both Latinx and woman-owned and the first Latinx-founded VC fund on the East Coast based in Boston. With 20 years’ of experience in building technology products and teams, Adrian is an experienced entrepreneur, operator, and veteran of the Boston startup ecosystem. Adrian founded Mendoza Ventures to take an in-depth-focused approach to venture capital, looking for founders who demonstrate domain expertise in one of his three focus areas across fintech, AI, and cybersecurity. Adrian prides himself on being a hands-on investor by setting up companies for success beyond just writing a check, creating strong funding syndicates, making customer introductions, and assisting with partnership conversations. What we Discussed: 00:30 Who is Adrian Mendoza01:30 Who is the VC Puppy02:50 Why he Choose Ai & Cyber Security05:45 Is there hope for having a better Payment System12:30 Is there any Systems to simplyify Crypto transfers16:40 KYC and not owning the Crypto20:40 Tracable Fraud with Blockchain24:30 Is there companies that work on a % of retrival from fraud27:40 Can we have an Ai that provides True Answers36:20 Finding Talent with their VC Fund38:00 The Process for Pitching40:50 Do they put Someone on the Board42:40 Protecting your Business from too much Dilution45:45 Different Exit Strategies48:00 Working with his Wife and how to make it workHow to Contact Adrian Mendoza :https://mendoza-ventures.com/https://x.com/AdrianMendozaVChttps://www.youtube.com/@MendozaVentures/featuredhttps://www.instagram.com/adrianmendozavc/https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianmendozavc/ ------------------All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at ⁠https://roycoughlan.com/⁠ ___________________🤝 JOIN OUR CRYPTO PODCAST COMMUNITY✦ Website: http://thecryptopodcast.org/✦ YouTube: / https://www.youtube.com/@roycoughlan✦Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thecryptopodcast/✦Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/thecryptopodcast/✦ TikTok: / https://www.tiktok.com/@roycoughlanpodcaster___________________ #fintech #digitalfreedom #freedom #ai #investmentfund 

Noah Healy is a market designer and game theorist working on better economic systems.#financialsystem #blockchain #crypto================All Episodes can be found at www.thecryptopodcast.org All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants athttps://roycoughlan.com/------------------   About my Guest Noah Healy:Noah Healy is a market designer and game theorist working on better economic systems. After training in nuclear engineering he worked for tech startups at the peak of the dot com boom. Becoming fascinated by the mathematics of information and computation led to patent work on a better commodity market design.What we Discussed: 00:00 Who is Noah Healy03:30 His Blockchain Journey08:00 The Bitcoin failure issues11:50 Coordisc 16:05 Stopping the Corruption22:30 The Basic Economic Assumptions24:00 Mathematical Foundations26:05 The Solution28:50 The Chaos of commodities from Wars32:05 Qualitative arguments34:30 What Happens to Speculators with a disaster37:30 Regulations for the Commodities Markets40:40 His Patent and his experience with the Patent Office46:10 Time & money Suck from Government49:15 The Difficulty of getting International Patents55:10 What he need to make this workHow to Contact Noah Healy :https://coordisc.com/linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-healy/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8aOEcDV7MA ------------------All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at ⁠https://roycoughlan.com/⁠ ___________________🤝 JOIN OUR CRYPTO PODCAST COMMUNITY✦ Website: http://thecryptopodcast.org/✦ YouTube: / https://www.youtube.com/@roycoughlan✦Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thecryptopodcast/✦Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/thecryptopodcast/✦ TikTok: / https://www.tiktok.com/@roycoughlanpodcaster___________________ #commodities #digitalfreedom #freedom    

Kyle Bateman brings a wealth of experience and a passion for open-source solutions to public policy problems. Get ready for an inspiring conversation about technology, freedom, and the future of decentralized systems.#financialsystem #votingsystem #crypto================All Episodes can be found at www.thecryptopodcast.org All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants athttps://roycoughlan.com/------------------   About my Guest Kyle Bateman:Kyle Bateman is the founder of GotChoices.org, where innovation promotes freedom. He is the driving force behind MyCHIPs.org, a decentralized digital currency network, and VoteTorrent.org, an open-source voting platform. With a background in engineering, entrepreneurship, and finance, Kyle brings a wealth of experience and a passion for open-source solutions to public policy problems. What we Discussed: 00:00 Who is Kyle Bateman01:30 His profession and why he started all 3 projects05:45 Bitcoin Problems11:00 Is it Possible to Step Away from the FIAT System16:20 How do you put your Money into the System31:20 how Banks Create Money32:30 A Tally Stick, the ancient form of money39:30 Compassionate Social Society System43:30 How do we get the Project Started48:00 Who they need to get this started48:45 How is he funding this50:05 What is Vote Torrent1:01:00 How to Prevent Corruption with the Voting1:07:20 The e-Residency Estonian System1:08:40 The Current Status of Vote Torrent1:10:10 Got Choices Projects including Energy Projects1:13:05 The Recycling Lie1:14:00 The Egg Shortage1:15:20 The Energy Systems that are QuashedHow to Contact Kyle Bateman : https://gotchoices.org/https://mychips.org/https://votetorrent.org/https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-bateman-1247783/https://www.youtube.com/@gotchoices------------------All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at ⁠https://roycoughlan.com/⁠ ___________________🤝 JOIN OUR SPEAKING PODCAST COMMUNITY✦ Website: http://meditationpodcast.org/✦ YouTube: / https://www.youtube.com/@roycoughlan✦Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/meditationpodcast✦Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/meditationpodcast.org✦ TikTok: / https://www.tiktok.com/@roycoughlanpodcaster___________________ #blockchain #digitalfreedom #freedom #opensourse 

Dan Hafner explains all there is to know about creating an App================All Episodes can be found at www.thecryptopodcast.org All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants athttps://roycoughlan.com/------------------   About my Guest in his words:I started out building apps with zero ability to write a single line of code, yet somehow figured out how to build an entire app development business! I can work with almost any business from a solo entrepreneur to a small team of 25-30 people to put their idea into a tangible, sleek and scalable app model.What we Discussed: - 0:02:30 His Career to Starting Apps How to Contact :https://dappernocode.com/https://www.facebook.com/dan.hafner.5https://www.instagram.com/dan_hafner/https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-hafner-35066a39/------------------All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants athttps://roycoughlan.com/ ___________________🤝 JOIN OUR PODFATHER COMMUNITY✦ Website: https://www.podfather.me/✦ YouTube: / @roycoughlan ✦ Instagram: / thecryptopodcast✦ Facebook: / thecryptopodcast✦ TikTok: / roycoughlanpodcaster___________________

Dr. Jamar Montgomery is an active blockchain and AI investor, developer, and educator since 2016, Myers-Montgomery evangelizes the transformative power of blockchain technology.================All Episodes can be found at www.thecryptopodcast.org All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants athttps://roycoughlan.com/------------------   About my Guest Jamar Montgomery:Jamar “The Web3 Statesman” Montgomery is a 35 year old politician, former lawyer, and educator who started college at 11 years old. As an active blockchain and AI investor, developer, and educator since 2016, Myers-Montgomery evangelizes the transformative power of blockchain technology. He is a distinguished speaker on blockchain and serves as an advisor to presidential and congressional candidates.What we Discussed: - Started College at 11yrs (1:40 mins)- The USA Eductaion System ( 2:45 mins)- His Crypto Journey (4:40 mins)- Who does he think created Bitcoin (6:45 mins)- What is Hedera (8:15 mins)- Blackrock and the mining pools (11 mins)- Speaking with President Trump about Crypto (13:30 mins)- Can Crypto not be connected to FIAT ( 17 mins)- The Pro's & Con's of Ai (19:45 mins)- Ai pretending to be a real human (23:45 mins)- Where would we trust a robot (27:30 mins)- Could we have a Judicial System with Ai (29:45 mins)- How we can use NFT's properly (32:15 mins)- Can we see the masses embrace Blockchain (34:45 mins)- The Influencers cheating investors (37 mins)- Set your intentions going to Davos (39 mins)- Advising Diplomats from the UN (40:45 mins)- The Black Crypto Club (42:40)- Drones be used for Fire Fighting and more (43:15 mins)- Signal Jammers for Drones (45 mins)- How he lost his law lisence running for office (46:45 mins) How to Contact Jamar Montgomery:https://drjamarmontgomery.com/https://www.youtube.com/@drjamarmontgomeryhttps://x.com/DocMontyForUShttps://www.instagram.com/drjamarmontgomeryhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jammontgomery/https://www.tiktok.com/@drjamarmontgomery------------------All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants athttps://roycoughlan.com/

Michael Cutajar is the brains behind Interactive Avatars, a AI product that creates avatars that can be easily integrated into ones website. ================ All Episodes can be found at www.thecryptopodcast.org   All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at https://roycoughlan.com/ ------------------    About my Guest Michael Cutajar: Michael is the brains behind Interactive Avatars, a AI product that creates avatars that can be easily integrated into ones website. We aim to solve the problem of customer retention. Hes a charactered accountant by profession, that built an Airbnb management company, and a web3 company: Metaverse Architects. What we Discussed:   - Michael's Career to Blockchain ( 1 min) - 11 yrs of Chronic Pain (3:45 mins) - How I stoped the pain from a trapped nerve (6 mins) - CEO of Metaverse Architects (8 mins) - Why the company collapsed ( 9:30 mins) - Interactive Avatars and what they want to solve (11:30 mins) - Pro's & Con's of Ai (15 mins) - Using Voice for Ai (17 mins) - Politics and deep fake ( 19 mins) - Building Augmented Intelligence at Glimpse (20 mins) - Why did VR not take off (21:30 mins) - Can the Avatar stop the scammers on Social Media ( 24 mins) - Malta to set up your company (25 mins) How to Contact Michael Cutajar: www.interactiveavatars.ai https://michael-cutajar.com/ https://www.instagram.com/interactiveavatars.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcutajar/ https://www.facebook.com/michael.cutajar10/ https://x.com/Meta_MikeM ------------------ All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at https://roycoughlan.com/ ------------------     

Steve Gutterman is the CEO of Gryphon Digital Mining. He has built, led, acquired, and invested in market-changing companies for almost 30 years. ================ All Episodes can be found at www.thecryptopodcast.org   All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at https://roycoughlan.com/ ------------------    About my Guest Steve Gutterman:   Steve Gutterman is the CEO of Gryphon Digital Mining. He has built, led, acquired, and invested in market-changing companies for almost 30 years. He previously served as CEO of Falcon International, and he held a variety of senior roles including at E*TRADE Financial where he was EVP and COO of E*TRADE Bank. During his tenure, the bank’s assets increased from $1 billion to $35 billion. What we Discussed:   - Who is Steve Gutterman ( 1 mins) - Steve's Crypto Journey (2:30 mins) - The Level of Acceptance of Crypto (3:35 mins) - Was does Gryphon Digital Mining do ( 5 mins) - The Power Costs for the Business (7:30 mins) - Why they are using Natural Gas for Power ( 9 mins) - How long will the 850 acre project take (13:30 mins) - Using the heat from the Mining centres (14 mins) - The Management Team (15:30 mins) - How they plan for the speed of technology ( 18 mins) - Investors and shareholders (19:30 mins)   How to Contact Steve Gutterman:   https://www.gryphondigitalmining.com/ https://x.com/gryphonmining https://www.linkedin.com/company/gryphonmining/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-gutterman-38970738/ https://www.facebook.com/GryphonMining   ------------------ All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at https://roycoughlan.com/ ------------------   

Dr. Daniel Daniel is back again talking about the Trump Meme Coin and more. He is the crypto trainer that investors new to crypto deserve. ================ All Episodes can be found at www.thecryptopodcast.org   All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at https://roycoughlan.com/ ------------------    About my Guest Dr. Daniel Daniel :   Dr. Daniel Daniel is the crypto trainer that investors new to crypto deserve. With a keen focus on breaking down the barriers to entry, Dr. Daniel is committed to demystifying crypto investing and streamlining new investors to safely and lucratively invest in crypto after just 7 days. Drawing on his extensive experience in teaching, training and a deep understanding of cryptocurrency investment, Dr. Daniel has developed "The Bull Run Method", his own advanced strategy he uses to successfully invest himself. From buying crypto on centralized exchanges to understanding various crypto investment strategies, Dr. Daniel's training program is truly one of a kind. His unique standing as a trainer lies in his ability to simplify the complicated world of crypto investing, saving crypto investors years of trying to learn it on their own.   What we Discussed:   - Trumps Executive Orders (2 mins) - Crypto works in Cycles (2:40 mins) - Trump Pro Crypto (4:10 mins) - Trump Launched his Crypto Meme (7 mins) - Where did the investors come from for Trump Coin. (9 mins) - Melania Coin ( 9:45 mins) - How quick the Crypto Market moves ( 12 mins) - How does Trump make money from this (14 mins) - Cabinet all Pro Crypto ( 17 mins) - Musk and his DOGE Coin (18:45 mins) - The things Musk is working on (20 mins) - Trump pulled out of the WHO (22:30 mins) - Having Goals in Crypto (24:30 mins) - If its too good to be true (31:30 mins) - Binance Regulations (33 mins) - The whole Point of Crypto (34 mins) - Real World Assets on the Blockchain (37:45 mins) - Trudeau gone in Canada (39 mins) - Where is the Common Sense Party (41 mins) - Japan having a 100 year plan (43:30 mins) - Crypto Slang (48 mins) - Crypto is all insider trading (52 mins) - Be carful who you follow on Crypto (56 mins)   How to Contact Dr. Daniel Daniel :   https://danieldanieldentistry.com/   https://www.instagram.com/iamdr.daniel   https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdanieldaniel   https://www.youtube.com/@iamdrdaniel   ------------------ All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at https://roycoughlan.com/ ------------------