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Some say Crypto is a scam. Others swear it"s a breakthrough technology. But which is it? Join us, as we explore Crypto in real life (IRL). afolabio.substack.com

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Ep. 17. Fast & Furious: New Visa payments

Crypto IRL ·

2021/04/04

Welcome to the 5x5 Crypto podcast. Each week, we cover the “so what’ of 5 key crypto stories in about 5 minutes. My name is Afo and I’m interested in crypto. I think you’ll enjoy this week’s episode. Like and subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and Substack. Let’s go!Happy Easter y’all! Q1 2021 is over and we are in a new month. I hope you have been keeping up with your new year resolutions. If you have fallen off the horse, now is a great time to get back on. Last week, I shared that I will be tinkering

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11:41

Bitcoin Mining for Dummies

Crypto IRL ·

2021/04/03

I periodically do a deeper dive on relevant topics. I am simply sharing my thoughts not offering financial advice. My thoughts are subject to change. I am not a registered financial adviser.They shuffled around excitedly jabbering on about hash rates and mining pools. It sounded like Greek to me. I had accepted that I may not always be able to keep up with my tech bros. Besides this latest idea sounded intense and risky. The first rule of investing is to invest in what you know. The only rig I knew

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8:37

Ep 16. Crypto bringing the Heat

Crypto IRL ·

2021/03/28

This week, I have been reflecting on the journey so far. I did not start out with the intention of creating a newsletter or a podcast. Rather, my goal was to learn more about crypto. Then it evolved to sharing my learnings with others curious about the space. Lately, I have been considering how best I might serve you. One reader suggested more actionable insights while another asked for more brevity. I am going to be experimenting with the format over the next several weeks beginning with this

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9:35

Ep. 15: Bitcoin not Fried Chicken

Crypto IRL ·

2021/03/22

Welcome to the 5x5 Crypto podcast. Each week, we cover the “so what’ of 5 key crypto stories in about 5 minutes. My name is Afo and I’m interested in crypto. I think you’ll enjoy this week’s episode. Like and subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and Substack. Let’s go!The 15th of March aka The Ides of March are best known as the day that Julius Caesar was assassinated. What I did not know until recently, is it’s the traditional deadline for Romans to settle their debts. I was thinking about this as I read

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4:07

Book: Bitcoin & Black America

Crypto IRL ·

2021/03/19

Hey, so I am trying something new. I have been reading books as I’ve been going down the crypto rabbit hole. Figured it might be helpful to share some key takeaways and guidance if you are also on this journey. Today, I'll be providing a quick book review of Bitcoin & Black America by Isaiah Jackson. Summary: What would you do if a stranger knocked down your door and stole a little money each month?Isaiah Jackson says most people sit by and let inflation steal their hard earned savings. He argues

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9:24

Ep. 14: Can an old dog learn new tricks?

Crypto IRL ·

2021/03/13

Welcome to the 5x5 Crypto podcast. Each week, we cover the “so what’ of 5 key crypto stories in about 5 minutes. My name is Afo and I’m interested in crypto. I think you’ll enjoy this week’s episode. Like and subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and Substack. Let’s go!Ladies and gentleman, it’s finally here. Tomorrow is pi-day. One of my newer traditions is to gorge myself with a variety of pies every 14th of March. I hope you celebrate too. Hopefully we don’t blow up like NFTs have this week. Let’s dive

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8:09

Ep 13. Pay with crypto, Brave & more

Crypto IRL ·

2021/03/07

Welcome to the 5x5 Crypto podcast. Each week, we cover the “so what’ of 5 key crypto stories in about 5 minutes. My name is Afo and I’m interested in crypto. I think you’ll enjoy this week’s episode. Like and subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and Substack. Let’s go!This year has been flying by. Can’t believe its already one week to pi day. I’m looking forward to some good shepherds pie, key lime pie, and Patti LaBelle’s sweet potato pie…hmm. But that’s not why we are here. Crypto. This week did not

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8:11

Ep 12. Fed outage, NFT soars & more

Crypto IRL ·

2021/02/28

Each week, I cover the “So what?” of 5 key crypto stories in about 5 minutes. Let’s go. This week:* Federal Reserve Outage* MIT to strengthen bitcoin* Coinbase is $100B * NFT record art sale * Dubai Fund sells bitcoin, buys Cardano and Polkadot* Federal Reserve outage exposes single point of failure* Federal Reserve Bank’s payment systems were out of service for several hours due to an operational error. * The impacted services include but not limited to FedACH, FedWire, FedCash, and settlement*

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7:02

Ep 11. Trillion dollars. Texas freeze crypto impact.

Crypto IRL ·

2021/02/20

Each week, I cover the “So what?” of 5 key crypto developments in about 5 minutes. Let’s go. * Bitcoin now has a $1 trillion market cap* This week the price of bitcoin soared to new highs over $56,000* Adoption continues to grow as BlackRock revealed it has started “to dabble” in bitcoin. BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager with $8.7 trillion under it’s nose. I wonder what “dabble” means to them. So what?* The bigger bitcoin becomes, the more attractive it is for institutional investors

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Triangular flows: Planes vs Payments

Crypto IRL ·

2021/02/16

Nigerians go gaga over education. Parents strain to send their children to the best schools possible to give them an edge in a country plagued by rampant unemployment. About 15 years ago, my mum told me about her friends who were sending their teenagers to boarding school in Kenya. The school had a track record of churning out MIT and Oxford graduates who blossomed into government ministers and captains of industry. The school sounded ritzy and getting there would cost a pretty penny. Our family

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7:34

Ep 10. Big week! Bitcoin Bank DeFi ETF

Crypto IRL ·

2021/02/13

Each week, I cover the “so what?” of 5 crypto news stories in about 5 minutes. What a week! In the past 5 days, crypto news has been on freaking overdrive. But I’ve filtered and done some research so let’s go. * What do Tesla, BNY Mellon, and MasterCard have in common?* This week, they all made major commitments to digital currency * The big news this week was Tesla invested $1.5B into bitcoin; the car company is open to selling cars for bitcoin* BNY Mellon, one of the oldest banks in the US; random

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5:47

#9: Bitcoin Senator, Visa crypto & Nigeria ban

Crypto IRL ·

2021/02/08

Each week, I cover the “so what"?” of 5 key crypto developments in about 5 minutes. Let’s go. * Bitcoin Senator joins Banking Committee* Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming is the only member of Congress who has disclosed owning cryptocurrency; she first bought bitcoin in 2013 based on a recommendation from her son-in-lawSo what?* The Senate Banking Committee host hearings on the development of the Digital Dollar and stablecoins like the Facebook-backed Diem project* Senator Lummis could bring fresh

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7:21

India Ban, Easy Names with Miami Style

Crypto IRL ·

2021/02/01

Each week, I cover the “So what?” of 5 key crypto stories. Let’s go. * India Proposes Crypto Ban* BJP, India’s ruling party, has proposed a ban on private cryptocurrencies in favor of developing a national digital currency So what?* My first question is why can’t they coexist? What’s the trigger? My sense is that some government officials have two fears - the first is cryptocurrencies will be be used by criminals and the second is that the central bank may lose some control if a significant portion

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5:20

Crypto Crime, Mine and more

Crypto IRL ·

2021/01/25

Each week, I cover the “So What?” of 5 stories from the world of crypto in about 5 minutes. Let’s go. * Crypto crime drops to 0.34%* Chainalysis reports total cryptocurrency sent or received by criminals dropped to 0.34% of total in 2020 down from 2% in 2019 * In contrast, the United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime estimates money laundering takes up 2-5% of the global GDP each year So what?* Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin earned a bad reputation because criminals were amongst its earliest adopters;

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6:35

Blurred lines, Brooks leaves and Goldman crypto

Crypto IRL ·

2021/01/18

Each week, I cover the “So what?” from 5 key crypto news stories in about 5 minutes. Let’s go!* Anchorage becomes first national digital asset bank. The crypto start-up was conditionally approved for a national bank charter by the OCC. This announcement further blurs the lines between traditional finance and cryptosphere. Anchorage provides a range of financial services to institutional investors in digital assets. This includes services and infrastructure that allows them to trade, custody, lend,

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