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I have titled the thirteenth compilation for Crypto Hipster's Chronicles, Episode 13, "Traveling Through Space and Time", and that episode I have now converted into this book. Traveling into space is not a new desire or dream. It has existed ever since man first crushed grapes. With new technologies, the evolution of SpaceX, and investments by Elon Musk and others, galactic missions are now more possible than ever. So is the use of electric vehicles to help improve humanity's carbon footprint. The four interviews in this book explore what is possible with solving Earth's issues by solving ...

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have not only been an area of tremendous growth over the last couple years but also have helped empower an amazing Renaissance for content creators. Now, instead of being at the mercy of agents, auction houses, or the choice tastes of middlemen, artists can directly reach their audiences through digital creations. NFTs, which is effectively a digital receipt that you bought and own something, or many things, on the blockchain, manifest in many different forms. An NFT can be digital artwork, or a ticket, or music, a collectible, photograph, book, or any other ...

According to an August 3, 2022 CNBC report, Ilya Lichtenstein told a U.S. court he was the individual behind an exploit of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016 which resulted in the theft of roughly 119,754 Bitcoin. Prosecutors had previously charged Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, with money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Shortly after the couple’s arrest in February 2022, I interviewed one guest in this book on my Crypto Hipster Podcast, Justin Choo of Cabital. We discussed the arrest and security measures that exchanges can put into place to help...

The interviews contained within this book span three Crypto Hipster Podcast seasons. From the beginning of Season One today, the role of the media covering the crypto industry has shifted. In its early days, crypto was largely associated with illegal activities like drug trafficking and money laundering. To an extent, some politicians and banking executives want you to continue to think that because of their own self-interest. The media highlighted these activities and painted a negative picture of the crypto space. Over the years, the media's understanding of the crypto industry has grown ...

During my over six years in the cryptocurrency, digital asset, and blockchain industry, I have accomplished a variety of things in the blockchain space, including authoring this book and hosting over 230 podcasts. My Crypto Hipster podcasts (anchor.fm/crypto-hipster-podcast) differ from post other cryptocurrency podcasts. While the top venture capital studios focused on price and market action of Bitcoin, alternative coins, NFTs and metaverses, I focused on something else: The long-term societal and personal benefits of blockchain technology use cases, globally. I then compiled three to ...

Throughout the last fourteen years, since the early days of Bitcoin, crypto has seen its fair share of critics. Some of them do not understand the value of cryptographic security, the importance of data collection or digital receipts, or the need for like-minded communities to bring value to one another. The crypto industry continues to see its fair share of major problems, including centralized exchange implosions like FTX, or other events such as rug pulls, theft, off-chain exploits, and scams. But these exist in all industries, especially in traditional finance. For those who wish to ...

My hope is that we can have meaningful discussions that will keep innovation and crypto moving forward in the right direction in the U.S. … a direction that will employ more people, restore the economy, and create opportunities for our future. My work on decentralized finance and analysis continued with the interviews presented in this book. The content shared demonstrates how DeFi is an inclusive discipline that should be welcome to both retail and institutional investors and suggests dual contribution and collaboration. This twenty-ninth book in the Crypto Hipster Chronicles series, ...

The DeFi Summer of 2020 seems like a long time ago, nearly three years from this book's publication. Some prices of tokens then, such as ChainLink, Synthetix, and Aave, catapulted dramatically. While prices have come down substantially over the last few years, the growing landscape of decentralized finance platforms, applications, yield mechanisms, and staking services has grown significantly. These ways are the most common channels of conducting DeFi, but there are quite a few others, including venture capital funding, alternative investment banks, unique funding structures, and many less ...

Crypto Hipster's Mysticals compilations that cover Season 4 and Season 5 are far more than just a catchy-named compilation. While there is a deep focus on technology, they also include common themes faced by entrepreneurs and founders across all industry spectra. This theme is based on "human" issues, which include societal, mindset, social opportunities, and personal growth and development. Of course, they also focus on solving industry and technological problems that we all face in our everyday lives or will face soon. What do swan songs, faith, and motorbikes have in common? They are all...

. As the metaverse becomes more than just a buzzword and hype, changing how we engage with global communities, play online games, experience virtual opportunities, and build future businesses, keeping up with all the innovation in the metaverse may appear challenging. Sifting through it all or trying to figure out what is real and what is make-believe may also be daunting. That’s where this edition comes in… to help you better navigate and understand the world of the metaverse, through conversations with some of its original creators. This fourth book in the Crypto Hipster series, ...

At the height of the 2021-2022 Non-Fungible Token (NFT) craze, digital art, collectibles, and memberships to exclusive communities were selling at multi-million-dollar premiums. The world was graced by digital art collections, including CryptoPunks, Bored Ape Yacht Club, Pudgy Penguins, World of Women, Doodles, and many other unique offerings. While digital art and memberships were notable and hyped to the moon, perhaps the greatest long-term technological innovation was not hyped at all. This useful breakthrough was the ability for creators and collectors to earn royalties, something that ...

Crypto Hipster's Mysticals compilations that cover Season 4 and Season 5 are far more than just a catchy-named compilation. While there is a deep focus on technology, they also include common themes faced by entrepreneurs and founders across all industry spectra. This theme is based on "human" issues, which include societal, mindset, social opportunities, and personal growth and development. Of course, they also focus on solving industry and technological problems that we all face in our everyday lives or will face soon. On January 10, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved ...

Crypto Hipster's Mysticals compilations that cover Season 4 and Season 5 are far more than just a catchy-named compilation. While there is a deep focus on technology, they also include common themes faced by entrepreneurs and founders across all industry spectra. This theme is based on "human" issues, which include societal, mindset, social opportunities, and personal growth and development. Of course, they also focus on solving industry and technological problems that we all face in our everyday lives or will face soon. I authored a book in 2020, entitled "Re-Generation X: How Generation X...

At the height of the crypto bull market in 2022 to a little over a couple of years later, the crypto economy experienced several catastrophic events. These include bankruptcies of FTX, Celsius, and BlockFi, Terra Luna's and Three Arrows Capital's implosions, and many bridge hacks, including the Ronin bridge hack. Crypto prices for many projects dropped by eighty to ninety percent, some of which not named Bitcoin have never returned to anywhere close to their all-time high prices (and possibly never will). Over the last two years, however, there has been tremendous growth and development on ...

Crypto Hipster's Mysticals compilations that cover Season 4 and Season 5 are far more than just a catchy-named compilation. While there is a deep focus on technology, they also include common themes faced by entrepreneurs and founders across all industry spectra. This theme is based on "human" issues, which include societal, mindset, social opportunities, and personal growth and development. Of course, they also focus on solving industry and technological problems that we all face in our everyday lives or will face soon. Some say that developers are the backbone of the blockchain industry. ...

Crypto Hipster's Mysticals compilations that cover Season 4 and Season 5 are far more than just a catchy-named compilation. While there is a deep focus on technology, they also include common themes faced by entrepreneurs and founders across all industry spectra. This theme is based on "human" issues, which include societal, mindset, social opportunities, and personal growth and development. Of course, they also focus on solving industry and technological problems that we all face in our everyday lives or will face soon. Through the last eight years, as the technology, its uses, and ...

Crypto Hipster's Mysticals compilations that cover Season 4 and Season 5 are far more than just a catchy-named compilation. While there is a deep focus on technology, they also include common themes faced by entrepreneurs and founders across all industry spectra. This theme is based on "human" issues, which include societal, mindset, social opportunities, and personal growth and development. Of course, they also focus on solving industry and technological problems that we all face in our everyday lives or will face soon. Navigating the cyclical trials of the crypto market is no effortless ...

Crypto Hipster's Mysticals compilations that cover Season 4 and Season 5 are far more than just a catchy-named compilation. While there is a deep focus on technology, they also include common themes faced by entrepreneurs and founders across all industry spectra. This theme is based on "human" issues, which include societal, mindset, social opportunities, and personal growth and development. Of course, they also focus on solving industry and technological problems that we all face in our everyday lives or will face soon. Through the years, many self-proclaimed "experts" have weighed in on ...