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Sometimes Crypto is a crypto-related podcast hosted by Alexander Aguiar and William Grillo; two people with two different opinions on almost all topics. As the name suggests we will sometimes talk about crypto and web 3 topics other times we will likely be going off on some wild tangents. This unscripted crypto podcast will take the host and listeners on a journey exploring the crypto space and its various applications.
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Let's face it - theory learned in law school has little practical application when building a successful firm. Host Maria Monroy, President, and Co-founder of LawRank is here each week with conversations that inspire you to build a better practice and be a stronger attorney. When success lies in the balance of law and life - we're here to help you Tip the Scales.
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🚀 In this week’s episode of Sometimes Crypto, the Unscripted Crypto Podcast, we dive into the post-election market pump and what it means for the crypto landscape! 🚀 With a new pro-crypto government stepping in, we’re seeing Bitcoin and altcoins rally, signaling a strong end to 2024! From election night excitement to predictions on the next big all…
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_____ LawRank grows your law firm with SEO Our clients saw a 384% increase in first-time calls and a 603% growth in traffic in 12 months. Get your free competitor report at https://lawrank.com/report. Subscribe to us on your favorite podcast app Rate us 5 stars on iTunes and Spotify Watch us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram and TikTok…
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Bitcoin completely shattered our predictions this week, surging to $73,625 and nearly hitting a new all-time high! Join us as we break down what happened, why Bitcoin dominance is spiking, and the impact on altcoins. We also touch on MicroStrategy’s earnings, big moves in crypto market sentiment, and, of course, next week’s Bitcoin price prediction…
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On this week’s very special solo episode, Maria does a deep dive on local SEO. She answers top questions from lawyers such as; Where do I locate my office? How many reviews do I need? How do I answer negative reviews? Should I change the name of my firm? All this and more on this episode of Tip the Scales. You can get in touch with Maria at https:/…
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In this episode of "Sometimes Crypto," we explore the NBA's exclusive partnership with Coinbase and what it means for crypto fans and basketball enthusiasts. As the official crypto partner of the NBA, Coinbase will not only have the ability to advertise but also will be able roll out unique fan experiences on their blockchain, Base. Plus, we share …
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On this week’s episode, Maria speaks with veteran, attorney, and founder of Berry Law, John Berry. They discuss serving in the military, working with veterans, what it’s like to run a law firm with 3 practice areas, how to apply military leadership to business teams, and Maria finally meets someone who also refers to intake as sales. You can get in…
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In this unscripted crypto podcast, we dive deep into the latest Bitcoin trends, Ethereum's validator proposals, and more! With Bitcoin hitting new highs and Ethereum's validators dropping to 1 ETH, there's a lot to unpack. Join us as we break down the market, price predictions, and the impact of upcoming political changes on the crypto space. 💥 Key…
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“"I have always taken every dollar that I have made and reinvested it back into the firm.” On this week’s episode, Maria talks with founder and CEO of Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys, Alexander Shunnarah. They discuss firm acquisition, mass torts, making investments, playing poker, and why it took him so long to believe Maria. Guest Alexander S…
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This unscripted podcast is jammed packed with stories and updates! Eth is now a meme coin and the federal reserve has been exposed. Court Cases for the future of crypto are getting tossed out just as fast as they pop up. Highly recommend checking out this informative yet laid back podcast. If you like what we have to say please smash that like butt…
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“My lawyers have 100% discretion to cut any fee, at any amount, up to 100%. We cut over a million dollars in fees a year.” On this week’s episode, Maria talks with attorney and founder of Sam Aguiar Injury Lawyers, Sam Aguiar. They discuss how to create a world class client experience, making great hires, where to spend your advertising dollars, an…
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Uptober is officially here and it's looking real bad these first few days! Bitcoin started crashing down almost immediately on October 1st even though it ended September in the green. We give our price prediction for next week towards the end of the episode. Alex brings a story about how the state of Ohio is working on making taxes payable in crypt…
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“It’s different doing something you love doing when you’re doing it for money.” On this week’s 100th episode, Maria talks with husband, comedian, co-founder, and COO of LawRank, Mariano Rodriguez. They discuss LawRank beginnings, Mariano’s standup career, what it’s like working with your spouse, and SEO tips and tricks. Guest Mariano Rodriguez (@la…
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After Jerome Powl announced a federal rate cut of .5% the market started to trend upward. We cover a handful of useful metrics to get a nice and solid view of how the market is acting. This is beautifully marked by timestamps for easy exploration. The bois also cover the grueling scrutiny that the SEC is facing. It is important to note that it is m…
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“We shot these commercials. We had people sending us money. They would send me a check…so that we would donate to the humane society of our choice, in their name.” On this week’s episode Maria talks with attorney and co-founder of Colombo Law, Dino Colombo. They discuss putting 100% or their marketing dollars into trucks, how “Smile Break” commerci…
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The Bois are back with a new episode and as you will see William was not pretty much not with us. Exhausted from traveling the last couple of weeks he couldn't contribute much. However Alex pushed along with some news that has been coming out. The recent 2nd assistant attempt on Trumps life towards the end of the episode. This time the perp. didn't…
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In this jam-packed episode, the bois cover a bunch of things that went down in the crypto world! We start off with Nvidia's crazy earnings call and how the market took the news. This shocked Alex as it got him by surprise. We also go over the Wells Notice that was issued to OpenSea. Coinbase witnessed the very first exchange between two AI agents! …
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“How does it never happen, you’re never sick? Because I drink alcohol everyday. It sanitizes your system. Salt water and bourbon cures everything.” On this week’s episode Maria talks with attorney and co-founder of the Simon Law Group, Bob Simon. They discuss what’s different at Law-Di-Gras 2024, Attorney Share coming out of beta, why you should ne…
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“Let’s say you're flying in a jet and you're flying 10,000 miles. A one degree change in your path…makes you thousands of miles away from where you would have otherwise been.” On this week’s episode Maria talks with attorney and founding partner of Attorney Brian White Personal Injury Lawyers, Brian White. They discuss how Brian became the world’s …
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“We have built virtually everything on the foundation of excellent client service and attention and relationships. And if our people, our lawyers, our non-attorneys, if they don’t understand the purpose of what we’re doing, there is no way that they’re going to deliver that…excellent client service.” On this week’s episode Maria talks with attorney…
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The Bois cover a lot of territory after mixing for a week due to unforeseen circumstances. So strap in for this packed episode! Looking to get into touch with his degeneracy more, Alex has been looking into Liquidity Providing and Staking. He touches on some risks and methods associated with this strategy. William brings very shocking news about th…
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Original Air Date: November 22, 2023 For some, success can be a long road, and for others, it can happen overnight. The quality that both these people have in common is staying true to who they are, no matter how long it takes. Jefferson Fisher is a board-certified Texas trial lawyer and founder of Fisher Firm, which has over 6 million followers on…
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“The word freedom for me is very important. It’s freedom to try cases or it’s freedom to take up golf or it’s freedom to be with your kids or it’s freedom to travel the world. Freedom equates to happiness for me.” On this week’s episode Maria talks with attorney and founder of the Mike Morse Law Firm, Mike Morse. They discuss his record breaking $7…
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Welcome back peeps, to another week of your favorite crypto podcast.Firsting we discuss the ETFs being on track to surpass satoshis Bitcoins holding in the coming year at the rate that they are being accumulated. That is followed up with a big bank holding almost 500 million dollars worth of the ETFs as well. Definitely some bullish sentiment if yo…
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“When I was younger my dad asked me,”Don’t you want to be a lawyer like me?” and I was like, “No, you work too f-ing hard.” And it’s true. I work way too f-ing hard. It’s an obsession…and I couldn’t imagine doing anything else.” On this week’s episode Maria talks with attorney and partner at Parris Law Firm, Khail Parris. They discuss his recent $5…
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Japan absolutely tanked global markets and crypto was not spared. Japan's cheap lending is no longer available after a major rate hike of 25 basis points. Really it is just 0.25%, but this was significant for Japan. The bois talk about how the US might have to cut rates soon to fix the job market issue. Alex brings up a very interesting story about…
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“I want younger attorneys to know, there is a real struggle to growth…If you’re bringing in five, ten cases, within two, three years opening your firm, bro, bravo to you. Don’t think you have to be at 100 cases right away.” On this week’s episode Maria talks with lawyer and founder of Attorneys of Chicago Personal Injury Lawyers, Moe Ramadan. They …
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We got something special for you guys this week. We had our favorite recurring quest mixed with some happy sauce and script to follow. We go from Robert Downy Jr to the Bitcoin conference and everything in between. It definitely got a little messy and some people ended up without a shirt and one studio got a special live guest. We apologize for any…
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“If you’re choosing your SEO vendor based upon price, it’s probably not gonna work out for you…not in 2024. There is no cheap and easy solution.” On this week’s episode Maria talks with founder and CEO of iLawyer Marketing, Mike Perez. They discuss the popular question, “Is SEO dead?”, why you shouldn’t upset Google, their no a-hole policy, and sha…
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As everyone knows the Bitcoin conference is this week in Nashville Tennessee. They will be having a wide range of speakers but the interesting part is that we have 2 presidential candidates speaking. RFK and Trump; we almost had Kamala but she decided not to go after being invited by Bitcoin Magazine. We also discuss how the market is doing and the…
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“My mom always said, “The greatest thing that can ever happen to you in life, is to fall in love with the right person.” It happened, for me and Nancy ” On this week’s episode Maria talks with attorney and partner at Romano Law Group, John Romano. They discuss the new generation of lawyers, optimism in the workplace, the secret to parenting, work-l…
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Its been a wild week since we last discussed what's going on in crypto and the rest of the market. Well we obviously had to talk about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Which we can all say was a miracle. With that the bois are definitely seeing and feeling the crypto pump that came after assassination attempt on Trump. You can say it as…
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“Sometimes you’re in the minority of the vote. Sometimes you’re in the majority. But you gotta respect the vote, respect everyone’s opinions, make sure everybody really feels heard in what’s being said and collectively at the end of the day move forward in the right direction together.” On this week’s episode Maria talks with attorney Scott Mansfie…
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A lot has happened with the market since the last episode. Bitcoin lost the 200-day simple moving average which once was a strong support zone now became a strong resistance zone that Bitcoin and the market has to overcome the quicker the better. With that, we discussed the bag can happen if BTC stays below the 200-Day MA. The Bois also cover the w…
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In this episode, Buckle up as we dive into the life of Mick Holly, a salesman whose world turned upside down with an unexpected move from the UK to the US. Imagine swapping tea for coffee and driving on the wrong side of the road—now, mix in career chaos and family upheaval. Mick’s journey is anything but ordinary. From dodging curveballs to reinve…
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In this episode, Buckle up as we dive into the life of Mick Holly, a salesman whose world turned upside down with an unexpected move from the UK to the US. Imagine swapping tea for coffee and driving on the wrong side of the road—now, mix in career chaos and family upheaval. Mick’s journey is anything but ordinary. From dodging curveballs to reinve…
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“The problem is, people can be very successful and then they get to my stage of my life and you look up and you say, “Is that all there is?”” On this week’s episode Maria talks with attorney, founder of Parris Law Firm and 16 year mayor of Lancastor, R. Rex Parris. They discuss what it’s like working with family, how social media impacts elections,…
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After a two-week hiatus, the bois are back and catch up with some of the wild rides happening in crypto. From the Baked airdrop being sniped to the current market consolidation and the possibility of a 52K bitcoin coming in. Definitely, some pain in the market if we do say so ourselves. We discuss some news going around with the different governmen…
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“As a kid I was very argumentative… and now, I hate arguing. I guess my form of arguing is to hopefully develop a case that’s so overwhelmingly on my side that there’s really nothing to argue.” On this week’s episode Maria talks with trial lawyer Jordan Strokovsky. They discuss his latest big verdict, why ego is a good thing, the need to argue, hav…
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“The underlying fallacy that I’ve always lived with in my life is from the time I was very young, and I think it’s true for everybody, is we have this really really well developed idea of what has to happen for us to be ok. We define our win and everything else is less than win. ” On this week’s episode Maria talks with trial attorney Joe Fried abo…
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Alt season canceled while the crypto markets are bleeding the bois recap last week activities. With this much blood in the market we still have two major US presidential candidates fighting for the crypto vote. William had called the peek last week but with increasing institutional activity Alex was still skeptical. There is still plenty of activit…
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“This area of practice is very underserved…and if you just dig in a little bit and figure out the systemic problem, that corporate neglect…you can get a ton of information about what’s actually going on at that nursing home without even filing a lawsuit.” On this week’s episode Maria talks with managing partner of Smith Clinesmith, Dawn Smith. They…
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We apologize for the very late upload. You'll be getting a double header this week. A lot has happened since this episode was recorded. We start with Elon Musk getting his 56 Billion Dollar compensation package for all the work he did with Tesla. Also, Elon is on a warpath now with Apple for integrating ChatGPT into Siri. We get into some of the cr…
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“We pledge to donate to the community, in one fashion or another, at least $100 thousand a year.” On this week’s episode Maria talks with trial attorney Rick Albuquerque. They discuss pivoting from traditional marketing to community involvement, the state of bullying in New Jersey, what it takes to coordinate over 100 events a year and whether ther…
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The mass adoption of Bitcoin is happening slowly by big institutions. We discussed how the Wisconsin Pension Fund bought a total of 162 Million dollars to start their BTC position as a hedge against inflation. Alex also mentioned that the ETH ETF might not have the same demand as the Bitcoin ETF has generated. However, that being said the biggest b…
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“A twenty minute phone call might only take two minutes because they have some context as to what’s happening.” On this week’s episode Maria talks with founder of Hona, Manny Griffiths. They discuss Manny’s product Hona, a legal case tracker for clients. Including the improvements it can make to your company, its cost, ROI and plans for the future.…
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Another late upload from the Bois we have been running into a few obstacles. We recap on some of the things happening in the market. Especially the ETH ETF approval however unlike bitcoins we don’t have a launch date nor what fees will be to hold the ETF. We touch on Mount Gox and their BTC moves. We discuss the political push that’s happening by c…
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“There are some telltale signs that there may well be trafficking occuring at your property…There are things that you can look at…if you are doing even the slightest bit of, let me see what’s going on here.” On this week’s episode Maria talks with trial attorney and founder of Benoit Law Firm, Dexter Benoit. They discuss the fight against human tra…
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Well damn, what a turn of events happening in the market. The bois never lost conviction about the ETH ETF being approved. However the rest of the market definitely did. ETH had moved 20% on that note and that kind of inflow is no joke. ETH hasn't moved like that in ages making it reclaim a sizable chunk of bitcoins dominance. Our hypothesis : The …
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“Look, you’re not as exciting as you think you are. You’re not gonna just walk into a courtroom and wow people with your magnetic presence.” On this week’s special episode, Maria talks with two guests! Ed Ciarimboli and Jay Vaughn discuss their dumbest clients, why Maria doesn’t know movies, the pros and cons of animations, the fear of flying, the …
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Sorry for the late episode but that's the kind of banger we have in the chamber for this one. Bags were starting to go up early on Tuesday morning and if you're anything like us they weren't your bags… haha kidding hopefully. Bags did start to pump on Tuesday tho and they continued going through the week. We discuss coinbases outages which are very…
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