

Not Investment Advice
Bilal Zaidi, Jack Butcher, Trung Phan
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Let us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 9, 2022 • 1h 28min
47: Crypto War Bonds, Commodity Crisis (Oil, Wheat, Gas), Nickel Short Squeeze, History of Batman
The NIA boys discuss the impact of rising oil, wheat & gas prices. How a Chinese billionaire lost $12bil on a nickel short squeeze. Explore the idea of crypto-native war bonds & go into the history of batman movies.Timestamps:0:00:00 – Bilal In Mexico, Street Food + Meme of the Week0:06:48 – Commodity Crisis + Second-Order Effects0:15:15 – Nickel Short Squeeze + Gold vs Bitcoin0:30:27 – Oil's Impact On Everything + Are We Going Into A Recession?0:37:17 – Crypto War Bonds, Ukraine's Crypto Donations + NFTs0:51:07 – Incentives + Charity During Wartime0:59:02 – Trung’s 3 Main Points, Negative Connotations of Crypto + NFTs1:14:03 – Why Batman Became DarkWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology, and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/mmRyBpgoS14Join our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 2, 2022 • 54min
46: Ukraine-Russia, Sanctions, Crypto/Bitcoin Effect, Big Tech Response, Information Battle
The NIA boys discuss:– ukraine-russia– sanctions– crypto/bitcoin effect– downstream effects of frozen assets– big tech response– information battle + fog of warTimestamps:0:00:00 – Ukraine-Russia + Richard Fontaine Thread0:07:56 – Propaganda + Fog of War0:16:33 – Information Battle0:22:03 – Past Russian Invasions + Ukrainian Resistance0:27:11 – Downstream Effects of Frozen Assets + Crypto/Bitcoin Effect0:35:36 – Putin0:39:12 – Big Tech Response, Sanctions + Wealth Protection0:45:55 – Criminal Activity On Public Blockchain0:51:09 – Putin’s Foreign Currency BanEvery week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology, and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/EAzkeAsW1y8Join our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 23, 2022 • 1h 22min
45: OpenSea Hack, Trudeau Emergencies Act, Bitcoin & The Right To Transact, The Bank of Starbucks
Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology, and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/wbyWZgB3T8wJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcastTimestamps:0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + OpenSea Hack0:09:25 – Phishing Scam0:21:22 – Canada Situation + Trudeau Emergencies Act0:37:02 – Bitcoin + Right To Transact0:44:00 – Pandemic Restrictions, WEF Vaccine Supply Graph + Canadian Banking System0:50:47 – Nunchuk + Parallels to M-Pesa0:59:33 – Government Response + Concept of Money1:04:17 – Starbucks LTV + Bank of Starbucks1:15:56 – Reddit Thread + RIP Jamal Edwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 16, 2022 • 1h 24min
44: Super Bowl Crypto Ads, Genius Coinbase QR Code, Nouns DAO NFT, $24m Punk Sale, Razzlekhan Playbook
The NIA boys breakdown the crypto Super Bowl ads. Jack shared why he’s invested in a Nouns NFT, joined their DAO and why he’s bullish on CC0. Trung shares the Razzlekhan playbook. Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology, and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/kzfkthlKKrsJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcastTimestamps:0:00:00 – Halftime Show + What We’ll Cover0:04:25 – Super Bowl Crypto Ads Breakdown + Genius Coinbase QR Code0:15:57 – Larry David FTX Ad + 2000 Startup Ads0:24:47 – Startup vs Crypto Ads0:32:59 – Jack’s Ad Breakdown + 2nd Screens0:43:16 – Super Bowl Wrap Up + Oculus0:46:32 – CCO + Nouns NFT1:03:26 – $24m Punk Sale + Compound Finance1:11:30 – Razzlekhan Playbook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 10, 2022 • 1h 60min
43: $3.6B Bitcoin Heist, ENS Controversy, Genius of Jony Ive, Early Stripe & ETH stories (with Ric Burton)
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/gCgwbiuuZNIJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcastTimestamps:0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + Ric Meeting Collison Brothers0:09:29 – What We’ll Cover + $3.6B Bitcoin Heist0:19:52 – Money Laundering Story & ENS Controversy0:31:18 – Email vs Twitter + Key Man Risk0:39:36 – Ethereum Culture + ENS Delegation0:41:45 – Interface Between Ethereum + Current System0:47:54 - Polygon Raises $450mil, ETH Scaling Solutions + Incentive Engineers1:03:01 – Balance.io + Safari1:12:24 – When Ric Met Vitalik & Gavin1:20:55 – Business Model For Balance.io + Accredited Investor Laws1:30:21 – Tokens vs Equity1:32:11 – Jony Ive Genius1:41:56 – Anonymous Algorithm People + Crypto Design Gap1:47:55 – US vs UKLinks mentioned:https://medium.com/balance-io/aliens-jedi-%EF%B8%8F-cults-b1d52b681b8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 2, 2022 • 1h 20min
42: Joe Rogan Spotify Controversy, ARK's $1mil Bitcoin Target, Coachella NFTs & India Making Crypto Legal
The NIA boys break down the Joe Rogan Spotify controversy & discuss the latest in the world of web 3, with Coachella announcing an upcoming NFT, India moving towards making crypto legal & a $1mil bitcoin price target from ARK Invest.Subscribe to Not Investment Advice, every week Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/jYoqElXNpREJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcastTimestamps:0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + Jack's House0:05:01 – Joe Rogan Spotify Controversy + Spotify vs Netflix0:20:31 – Misinformation + Misleading Headlines0:26:31 – The Winner In All Of This0:33:43 – Jack's Trips To Ibiza0:42:45 – Coachella NFTs on Solana + FTX1:00:06 – India Making Crypto Legal + Balaji's Woke vs Communist vs Decentralized Capital1:08:36 – Arkk’s $1mil Bitcoin Price Target Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 27, 2022 • 1h 29min
41: Why Crypto + Stock Market Is Down, Arkk vs Berkshire Hathaway, McDonald’s Earned Media, Nelk Boys + Twitter NFT PFPs
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/GSU8CNhQpXEJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcastTimestamps:0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + What We’ll Cover0:03:23 – Why The Crypto & Stock Markets Are Down + Ark vs Berkshire Hathaway0:13:24 – Growth vs Value Stocks0:19:51 – Bear Market + Tax Obligations0:27:34 – Psychology + Mentality Shift0:38:37 – Fun Fact Phan: Buffett’s Deal For Bank of America0:43:03 – McDonald’s Earned Media0:50:34 – What’s Going Through McDonald’s Corporate + Positive Or Negative Sentiment?0:58:16 – Estimated Impressions + McDonald’s Tweet1:02:30 – Twitter’s NFT Profile Pics1:14:23 – Internet-Native Economies, Nelk Boys NFT + Yellowstone1:25:28 – Episode Wrap Up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 20, 2022 • 1h 24min
40: Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard, Google Antitrust Allegations, Brands Entering Web 3, Coinbase NFTs + Larva Lads
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/QuntMb_zeQ8Join our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcastTimestamps:0:00:00 – Trung’s Move + Preview0:05:50 – Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard For $68.7bil0:13:00 – Gaming, Metaverse + Google Antitrust Allegations (Jedi Blue)0:18:21 – Google-Facebook Alleged Ad Deal0:27:43 – Brands Entering Web 30:36:14 – E-commerce Experience0:43:28 – Coinbase NFTs Powered By MasterCard, LooksRare + OpenSea0:55:50 – DAOs Gone Wrong: Spice DAO + Dune1:00:40 – Larva Lads NFT1:09:45 – Janky Heist Superplastic NFTs + Tom Sachs Rocket1:13:31 – Deciding When To Sell NFTs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 13, 2022 • 1h 10min
39: Signal Founder On Web 3, Vitalik’s Response, LooksRare Launches OpenSea Competitor, Nas NFT Drop + Paradigm Invests In Citadel
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/upj5-JiOy80Join our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcastTimestamps:0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + What We’ll Cover0:04:00 – Moxie Marlinspike (Signal Founder) on Web 30:10:07 – Centralization + Protocols0:13:13 – Vitalik’s Response0:21:10 – Financial + Technical Speculation0:25:07 – Moxie's NFT + OpenSea Example0:34:40 – Intent + Fair Criticism0:44:22 – Psychology Of Markets + Citadel Investment0:51:42 – LooksRare Launches OpenSea Competitor + Nas NFT Drop1:00:23 – Staking $LOOKS + Cobra EffectLinks mentioned:Moxie summary: https://twitter.com/moxie/status/1479567493215637506?s=21Vitalik response: https://twitter.com/vitalikbuterin/status/1479815125955715072?s=21LooksRare: https://looksrare.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 5, 2022 • 1h 18min
38: Trading The Metagame, BAYC Flips CryptoPunks, PFPs, Worst Predictions + How Blackberry Fumbled The Bag
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/wBfpPwjwJsMListen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Timestamps:0:00:00 – Intro + What We’ll Cover + Metagame0:07:19 – Cobie Trading The Metagame + Crypto Gaming0:13:30 – Elon On SNL Meta Narrative0:20:45 – Geopolitical Super Cycles + Vietnam’s Foreign Direct Investment0:23:51 – Bored Ape Flips CryptoPunks + Celebrities Investing0:34:57 – Apes To Real Estate + Price Fluctuation0:42:43 – Mortgage, 17,000% Returns + Exit Plan0:49:57 – Why PFPs Breakout0:58:20 – Worst Predictions + First Mobile Phones1:05:38 – Steve Ballmer + Blackberry Vs. iPhone1:10:17 – Google’s Growth On Internet Explorer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.