The Bitcoin Podcast

Episode #159: Diary of a Made Man


Episode 159
October 08, 2017 — 70 mins
Guests: Ian Balina & Richard Jacobs

Oh yeah. Money, money. Yeah, yeah! Ian Balina is our special guest this week. He is an influential Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Investor, Advisor, and Evangelist. He has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Entrepreneur Magazine for his work in analytics, cryptocurrencies, and entrepreneurship. A former Analytics Evangelist at IBM, Ian has brought a data-driven, “money-ball” approach to investing in cryptocurrency token sales (ICOs). We chat about what is hot at the moment, a little investment advice and what its like to invest $100,000 to $3 million in promising blockchain startup’s token sales (successfully!).

In addition, Richard Jacobs joins us for the roundtable! He is an entrepreneur, cryptocurrency enthusiast, and publisher of the Crypto News Insider newsletter, and host of the FutureTech Podcast. Over the last nine months, he has interviewed hundreds of the most influential players and disruptors. Under the banner of the Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Blockchain Super Conference 2018, Richard is bringing these people together under one roof so that other cryptocurrency enthusiasts and investors can get the inside scoop on where this technology is headed and where the smart plays are.