The Crypto Podcast

• The SHOCKING Truth About Financial Planning with Bitcoin and AI

  Joshua Brooks founded Exponential Advisors and is an Army Reserve Chaplain with nearly 20 years of distinguished service. Drawing on his military discipline, faith-based principles, and expertise in cuttingedge financial strategies like Bitcoin and AI, Joshua empowers families and organizations to achieve financial security and growth. #cryptop #blockchain #Ai================All Episodes can be found at www.thecryptopodcast.org All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants athttps://roycoughlan.com/------------------About my Guest Joshua Brooks:Joshua Brooks founded Exponential Advisors and is an Army Reserve Chaplain with nearly 20 years of distinguished service. Drawing on his military discipline, faith-based principles, and expertise in cuttingedge financial strategies like Bitcoin and AI, Joshua empowers families and organizations to achieve financial security and growth. With a mission to impact 250 clients over the next decade, he deliver stransparent, values-driven financial planning that fosters lasting change. Joshua’s approach is grounded in humility, integrity, and the belief that sound financial planning is essential for everyone.What we Discussed: 00:18 Who is Joshua Brooks02:20 What is a Military Chaplain03:10 Joshua's Blockchain Journey04:40 Who Does he think Created Bitcoin05:50 His Exchange & Wallet Recommendations08:00 Are Filidety Involved in Blockchain09:45 My Thought on Blackrock and Larry Fink11:45 Market Manipulation13:20 How he uses Ai with the Business15:10 The jobs being lost with AI and Robiotics18:40 Why Universal Income Sacres me19:20 How Ai can be used for the Betterment of mankind21:10 We are Fighting Our Own Battles22:05 The Raplin Chaplain23:40 His Psychedelic Retreat 26:00 You do not going back after a Transformation27:45 Should a President be able to Create a Meme Coin29:15 How he got Scammed on Discord31:30 Lots of my guests got Scammed 33:10 How to Protect our Investments34:20 What to think when told a Person is a Financial Advisor37:40 Pensions are Taxable38:40 Army Veterans Pensions41:50 How often do they meet Clients as a Planner44:30 Teaching People not to Panic with Flucations47:40 Blackrock and Real Estate Investing51:25 Blockchain Mining Vs Electricity Cost55:40 The Different Times with Snow melted on roofs56:00 Ability to deal with International ClientsHow to Contact Joshua Brookshttps://www.exponentialadvisors.net/LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrooks1Substack: https://substack.com/@joshuabarrettbrooksX: @brookstweet2Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brooksshot/------------------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 #financialplanning #joshuabrooks  

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• I Asked a Blockchain Expert Harrison Seletsky About SPACE ID's Game Changing Tech

  Harrison Seletsky is the Director of Business Development at SPACE ID - the leading digital identity platform, powering trustless identity solutions for users, AI agents, dApps, and beyond. #cryptopayment #blockchain #spaceid================All Episodes can be found at www.thecryptopodcast.org All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants athttps://roycoughlan.com/------------------   About my Guest Harrison Seletsky :Harrison Seletsky, Director of Business Development Building in the blockchain space since 2017, Harrison Seletsky is the Director of Business Development at SPACE ID - the leading digital identity platform, powering trustless identity solutions for users, AI agents, dApps, and beyond. Harrison leads the ecosystem growth, partner expansion, and partnership success at SPACE ID, and is charged with many of the forward-facing and strategic aspects of the SPACE ID identity platform, driving its innovation in the decentralized identity space. Prior to SPACE ID, Harrison worked at NFTrade as the Head of Growth and Strategy, at a blockchain-focused hedge fund, as a contributor to various crypto news outlets, and has worked privately with blockchain networks and applications collectively worth billions on their business development, strategy, and user-facing interactions.What we Discussed: 00:20 Who is Harrison Seletsky01:10 His Blockchain Journey02:50 Is he able to travel from Israel03:30 What Wallet he Recomends04:15 Who he thinks Cretaed Bitcoin05:30 Ai Agents in Space id07:25 What are the Dapps in Space id09:15 How to ensure you do not loose your crypto when transferring11:50 Buying a Domain Name and prices15:05 There Payment id System17:55 How do they protect themselves and the Customers19:25 They are saving a lot of time to Exchanges20:30 There is No KYC21:30 How they Generate there Income23:00 Future Plans for the Company24:30 NFT's 26:25 Building Trust in the NFT World29:10 How to Send funds in every Country32:35 Worried about job losses from Ai & Robotics34:30 Lots of Professional are Using Ai How to Contact Harrison Seletskyhttps://www.space.id/https://x.com/SPACEIDHarrisonhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/harrison-seletsky/------------------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 #cryptopayments #harrisonseletsky 

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• Amanda Wick Reveals TOP 3 Crypto Government Secrets

  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

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• What Crypto Funding Will Look Like In 2025 With Expert Meg Lister

  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

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• What's the Future of FINTECH with AI

  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 

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