Breaking Down Centralized Social Media Platforms with Eric Ly and Sanket Raskar

A new blockchain startup called Basis has just raised $133 million in funding from big time investors for their new stable coin. Telegram has been temporarily banned in Russia, yet the CEO, Pavel Durov, continues to pose topless on sandy beaches. And ironically enough, both Facebook and Cambridge Analytica want in on crypto and blockchain. These stories and more are the topic of discussion today as Sarah Austin and I break down all the trending cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Are you ready?  Let’s do this thing.  The Bad Crypto Chicks are here for episode #117 of The Bad Crypto Podcast. Full Show Notes at: http://badco.in/117 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcasts: http://badco.in/itunes Stitcher:  http://badco.in/stitcher Google Play: http://badco.in/play FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @BadCrypto - @joelcomm - @teedubya Facebook:  /BadCrypto - /JoelComm - /teedubyaw Facebook Mastermind Group: /BadCrypto LinkedIn: /in/joelcomm - /in/teedubya Instagram: @BadCryptoPodcast Email: badcryptopodcast[at]gmail[dot]com Phone: SEVEN-OH-8-88FIVE- 90THIRTY DONATE CRYPTO TO THE SHOW: If you'd like to donate a bit of cryptocurrency to The Bad Crypto Podcast, feel free to send copious amounts to the following locations: BTC: Bitcoin: 3HgKzHs3hB9oxqVLkBqmBXnkvmmVDSXuth ETH Ethereum: 0x1cc3335e292fd9a956746f1467046e2198a8c69d LTC Litecoin: LchSx4xHwXY5JBXVB72bf86VHEBgSmjTbC DOGE Dogecoin:  DPTjFZS4z9xPqfnCY8XrPNpMinYFZ9WsxK GET STARTED WITH CRYPTO WITH $10 BITCOIN FREE:We have an affiliate code with Coinbase.  If you decide to buy some crypto on Coinbase, you get $10 of free BTC, when you spend at least $100 in crypto.  The Bad Crypto Podcast also gets $10 BTC, as well. Win-Win. Coinbase is one of the most popular and well-known brokers and trading platforms in the world. Their platform makes it easy to securely buy, use, store and trade digital currency. Users can purchase bitcoins, Ether and now Litecoin from Coinbase through a digital wallet available on Android & iPhone. Do