What is Ethereum? Smart Contracts are the Future!

It's the second most valuable cryptocurrency in the world, so what exactly is Ethereum? Joel and Travis touch the tip of the iceberg and make Ethereum easy to understand. In the news, Bitcoin has hit $4000 and China's version of Ethereum, NEO, has hit $50.  All this and Joel's trip to his first crypto-conference in San Francisco on this episode of The Bad Crypto Podcast!  For complete show notes go to: http://badcryptopodcast.com GET STARTED WITH CRYPTO WITH $10 FREE BITCOIN: Joel and Travis both use Coinbase, the most popular cryptocurrency exchange. If you decide to buy some crypto on Coinbase, you get $10 of free BTC, when you invest at least $100.  The Bad Crypto Podcast also gets $10 BTC, as well.  Win-Win! http://badco.in/coinbase SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bad-crypto-podcast/id1261133600?mt=2 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/joel-comm/the-bad-crypto-podcast Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iz5ar6tl2u6hug7qvx7tvd4hp5e Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/joel-comm-625587882/sets/the-bad-crypto-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC7la1E4NBTkgVeL5OFtBKg FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @BadCrypto - @joelcomm - @teedubya Facebook:  /BadCrypto - /JoelComm - /teedubyaw LinkedIn: /in/joelcomm - /in/teedubya Instagram: @BadCryptoPodcast 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: Bitcoin: 3HgKzHs3hB9oxqVLkBqmBXnkvmmVDSXuth Ethereum: 0x1cc3335e292fd9a956746f1467046e2198a8c69d Litecoin: LchSx4xHwXY5JBXVB72bf86VHEBgSmjTbC 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 p