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TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

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TFTC is a podcast hosted by Marty Bent about Bitcoin. Join Marty, Editor in Chief of "the best newsletter in Bitcoin", as he sits down to discuss Bitcoin with interesting people.

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#485: Will Bitcoin Hit $1,000,000 This Cycle? with Tuur Demeester

March 04, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 87.7 MB

Marty sits down with Tuur Demeester the bull run, the mindsets that perpetuate controlling regimes, AI, and more. Tuur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester Adamant Research: https://adamantresearch.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:07 - Tuur is bullish 12:08 - Public is catching on to money printing 17:01 - Effect of newbie influx 22:57 - Regulatory and centralization risk 29:04 - Totalitarian regimes 41:06 - Belgium and helpless mindset 51:32 - AI and information accessibility 1:00:55 - Gradu...

#484: Bitcoin And The Long March with Ben Hart

March 01, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 81.3 MB

Marty sits down with Ben Hart to discuss his recent viral popularity, victim culture, and the hope Bitcoin brings for the future. Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenHart_Freedom 0:00 - Intro 6:21 - Ben’s daughter 16:46 - Discovering Bitcoin 19:36 - Dartmouth Review 24:38 - Big tech and intelligence agencies 33:22 - College brainwashing 44:23 - Victim narrative and immigration 52:25 - Fiat culture 56:06 - Energy, mining and decentralization 1:01:11 - Sound money and military industrial ...

#483: Bitcoin Is The 7th Largest Base Money In The World with Matthew Mežinskis

February 21, 2024 18:24 - 2 hours - 119 MB

Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q4 2023 monetary base update. 6:25 - Cloward-Piven and immigration 30:22 - Top currencies 38:45 - Inflation rates 46:59 - NZ bankers go mask off 54:14 - Fedwire vs Bitcoin 1:17:14 - Power trend line 1:26:53 - Does the ETF change things? 1:29:43 - “All assets” chart 1:35:23 - Federal debt 1:48:25 - Building the roads 1:52:21 - Russia 2:07:05 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

#482: Freedom Fighters Need Bitcoin with Lyudmyla Kozlovska & Bota Jardemalie

February 20, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MB

Marty sits down with Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bota Jardemalie to discuss activism against the EU regulators' attacks on Bitcoin. - PoW submission to the EU regulators (example of testimonials we want to collect from bitcoin miners and those who socially benefit from it): https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/724499,defend-pow-submission-to-esma/ - EU AML submission: https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/723329,submission-to-fatf-tools-to-prevent-abuse-of-aml-cft-laws/ -Submission to FinCen US: https://en.odf...

#481: Bitcoin's Positive Influence On Power Markets with James McAvity

February 13, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Marty sits down with Jamie McAvity from Cormint to talk about Bitcoin mining and energy. Jamie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesmcavity Cormint: https://cormint.com/ 0:00 - Intro 7:38 - 50k and Ready Player One 13:16 - Assertions of Chinese grid attack 23:06 - Working with the wind tax credit issue 36:44 - Renewable grid drawbacks and risks 44:17 - The right mix of energy sources 47:53 - Germany decommissioning and energy politics 1:00:23 - Bitcoiners running nuclear 1:06:11 - Halving...

#480: Bitcoin Mining State Of The Union with Harry Sudock

February 06, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MB

Marty sits down with Harry Sudock to discuss Griid's Nasdaq listing, Harry joining Ten31 as an advisor, and talk about the mining industry as a whole. Harry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/harry_sudock Griid: https://griid.com/ 0:00 - Intro 7:26 - Big week for Griid 11:21 - State of the mining industry 15:46 - Industrial adoption 19:43 - Demand response 23:46 - Energy FUD from the parasitic class 31:44 - Future of mining 36:06 - Technical innovation 37:27 - ASIC manufacturers 45:02 - Halv...

#479: Socialist Attack On Bitcoin Mining with Jason Brett

February 02, 2024 19:58 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

Marty sits down with Jason Brett to discuss the EIA action to surveil Bitcoin miners and its wider implications. Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RegulatoryJason Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/ 0:00 - Intro 6:17 - Overview on “emergency” survey 15:03 - Clearly an overt state attack 21:45 - Fighting back 30:21 - Upcoming months 32:30 - Energy industry and policy 39:29 - Failure of ESG 46:31 - Making political progress 52:20 - Federal vs State 58:12 - Wrapping up ...

#478: How DEI Is Weakening The Military with Matthew Lohmeier

February 02, 2024 19:56 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

Marty sits down with Lt. Col Matthew Lohmeier to discuss how politics and DEI are dividing and weakening the US military, and how the silent majority can speak up and resist. Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewlohmeier Matt's website: https://matthewlohmeier.com/ 0:00 - Intro 6:45 - Politics dividing the military 15:57 - Military of the best 22:28 - DEI harms those it “protects” 27:00 - US weakening is rapid and likely intentional 40:15 - What’s making us stronger? 47:12 - First ...

#477: What It Was Like Launching Bitcoin In El Salvador with Sean McDonnell

January 29, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 72 MB

Marty sits down with Sean McDonnell from Salt of the Earth to discuss the myriad stories that led to the founding of his company. Sean on Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanfmcdonnell Salt of the Earth: https://drinksote.com/tftc 0:00 - Intro 6:32 - Lacrosse 15:59 - Groupon 23:23 - Giving up the party life 27:11 - Skiing story 32:51 - Coding bootcamp 38:06 - Bitcoin 43:01 - Bukele’s war room 52:24 - Starting Salt of the Earth 1:02:50 - Electrolytes 1:14:24 - Jack Dorsey story Sho...

#476: The Story Of The People And Projects That Inspired Bitcoin with Aaron van Wirdum

January 26, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 80.3 MB

Marty sits down with Aaron van Wirdum to discuss his new book The Genesis Book. Aaron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AaronvanW The Genesis Book: http://thegenesisbook.com/ 0:00 - Intro 6:32 - Storytime with Marty 13:00 - Genesis book 16:15 - Where does Bitcoin’s history begin? 19:43 - Cypherpunk history 27:50 - Who are the OGs? 31:05 - Precursor projects and culture 35:53 - Hashcash, BitGold, B-Money 43:11 - Demand for privacy tech 52:18 - Whitepaper and genesis block 1:00:06 - Cypherpun...

#475: Bitcoin Is Eating The World with John Arnold

January 24, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 95.3 MB

Marty sits down with John Arnold to discuss his article on Bitcoin's total addressable market. John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnArnoldTen31 John's Article: https://ten31.vc/insights/tam 0:00 - Intro 7:06 - The real John Arnold 10:26 - John’s background 23:10 - Total addressable market 29:31 - Tech stock returns 34:42 - Best time to jump in 44:04 - Why Bitcoin is eating the world 52:01 - Financial services 1:03:06 - Consumer applications 1:09:06 - Replacing the incumbent system 1:2...

#474: What's On Weiner's Laptop? with Dave Collum

January 17, 2024 13:00 - 3 hours - 194 MB

Marty sits down with Dave Collum to discuss everything from child trafficking to Roth IRAs to lacrosse. Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidBCollum 0:00 - Intro 6:17 - Child trafficking 22:17 - Immigrant flooding 32:13 - Crime syndicates and technocracy 40:47 - Darkness 49:11 - J6 59:29 - Ukraine 1:03:36 - Hope and changing winds 1:10:24 - Election 1:14:24 - State independence 1:18:39 - ETF 1:27:39 - Inflation and correctional 1:53:30 - Geopolitical status 2:02:17 - Great minds 2:09:...

#473: Banks Without Bankers with Eric Yakes

January 12, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 79.5 MB

Marty sits down with Eric Yakes to discuss his piece written for Axiom, federated mints, and the newly approved Bitcoin ETF. Eric on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericyakes Axiom article: https://www.axiombtc.capital/banks Eric's book: https://yakes.io/book/ 0:00 - Intro 6:40 - Can we really have banks without bankers? 12:44 - Tradeoffs 16:10 - Fedimints 23:48 - Federated model cost/benefit 35:23 - Implementing incentives 42:08 - Fedi in the future 45:53 - Speculating on possibilities 51:...

#472: Amos Miller And The Encroachment Of The Nanny State with Chris Hume

January 08, 2024 17:10 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

Marty sits down with Chris Hume to discuss the recent raid of Amos Miller and the encroachment of the state on all parts of life. Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrishume1689 The Lancaster Patriot: https://www.thelancasterpatriot.com/ Lancaster Patriot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheLanPatriot 0:00 - Intro 6:17 - Amos Miller raided 10:42 - State dislikes independent communities 14:28 - The problem of positive law 19:01 - The state removes your choices 24:59 - “Raw” milk and ch...

#471: Fighting The Digital Dollar And AI Surveillance with Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin

December 30, 2023 13:00 - 2 hours - 149 MB

Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss their new piece on Farmington and the digital dollar. Unlimited Hangout Article: https://unlimitedhangout.com/2023/12/investigative-reports/unmasking-farmington-ftx-fluent-finance-and-the-coming-digital-dollar/ Whitney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb Mark on Twitter: https://twitter.com/markgoodw_in 0:00 - Intro 6:17 - Exposition on Farmington and Fluent Finance 12:47 - Stablecoins 21:18 - Transitioning to CBDC 35...

#470: Bitcoin's Finite Supply Is The Breakthrough with Dhruv Bansal

December 22, 2023 01:27 - 2 hours - 141 MB

Marty sits down with Dhruv Bansal to discuss his article on the foundational ideas of Bitcoin, as well as an in-depth conversation about AI. Dhruv on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhruvbansal Dhruv's article: https://tftc.io/satoshi-nakamoto-unchained/ Shoutout to our sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠River⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unchained⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

#469: Bitcoin And The Great Financial Crisis with Parker Lewis

December 20, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 97.7 MB

Marty sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss his new book Gradually, Then Suddenly, and highlight Bitcoin in the framing of the financial crisis of 2008. Parker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkeralewis Get the book: https://thesaifhouse.com/ 0:00 - Intro 7:07 - Liz Warren and CBDCs 16:55 - 2008 crisis still echoes 22:17 - Marty’s experience of the crisis 29:00 - Metting people where they are 35:27 - Satoshi was keyed in 38:29 - It’s personal for everyone 53:01 - Bitcoin, not Blockchai...

#468: Q3 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

December 12, 2023 18:17 - 2 hours - 113 MB

Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q3 2023 Monetary Base Update Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney 0:00 - Intro 6:17 - Marty’s late 8:35 - Bitcoin power curve 25:28 - Top 5 currencies 30:35 - Bitcoin vs currencies 34:11 - Dollar’s relative strength growing 38:48 - Network update 44:49 - Sovereign mining and pool censorship 52:18 - Why money must be kept decentralized 1:01:45 - ETF Trojan horse 1:03:45 - Argentina 1:27:22 - European security 1:...

#467: The ETF Will Push Bitcoin To $500k with Fred Krueger

December 12, 2023 13:00 - 2 hours - 114 MB

Marty sits down with Fred Krueger to discuss the upcoming Bitcoin ETF and the impact of institutional money entering Bitcoin. Fred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dotkrueger 0:00 - Intro 6:01 - The scale of ETFs 13:35 - The pace of incoming money 20:48 - Perspective of an ETF buyer 28:16 - Will the ETF change the cycles? 36:33 - Bitcoin improving payments 40:13 - Financial degradation 47:06 - Inflation from the perspective of the wealthy 51:39 - Apathy towards Bitcoin 1:00:56 - Older gener...

#466: Bitcoin on the Geopolitical Chessboard with Kane McGukin

December 11, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 72.6 MB

Marty sits down with Kane McGukin to discuss the changing geopolitical landscape. Kane on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kanemcgukin 0:00 - Intro 5:29 - Kane’s background 9:26 - China’s geopolitical standing 28:01 - Hyperconnected world changes things 33:22 - Transitional state 38:50 - Messianic money 42:00 - Weaponized dollar 48:56 - What should America do? 54:31 - Teaching values and skills 1:05:58 - Propaganda and tinfoil 1:11:01 - Optimism 1:17:50 - Wrapping up Shoutout to ou...

Bitcoin For Business: Fanatics

December 06, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MB

Lou turns the questions on Marty to find out how businesses can embrace Bitcoin. 0:00 - Intro 7:20 - Why are we here? 13:29 - What is Fanatics? 19:54 - FanCash should be Bitcoin 29:58 - Introducing Bitcoin through rewards 33:04 - Chargebacks and international onboarding 37:29 - Bitcoin is can enable better UX flow 41:39 - NFTs don’t work 48:30 - New media monetization models 53:26 - Protection from censorship 58:36 - Trust still required 1:02:17 - Saving your business in a recession 1:05:21...

#465: Five Pillars of Product Management with Will Cole

December 04, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 81.1 MB

Marty sits down with Will Cole to discuss his new writing on the five invariant elements of product management and how to build an effective strategy for your company. Will on Twitter: https://twitter.com/willcole 0:00 - Intro 6:17 - Marty is sleepy 11:07 - Stories behind Will’s writing 19:10 - Invariants and levels of abstraction 30:25 - Why a product manager exists 33:57 - Think, then do 36:30 - Running through the invariants and strategy doc 42:41 - Timeline 46:55 - Minimizing m...

#464: The Emergence of the Network of Keys with Matt from Unchained

December 01, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 88.3 MB

Marty sits down with Matt from Unchained to discuss key networks and setting new industry standards for Bitcoin custody. 0:00 - Intro 6:17 -  Matt’s backstory (go birds) 12:56 - Challenges overcome at Unchained 19:43 - The role of keys in Bitcoin 21:53 - Preparing for the next bull 23:42 - Misconceptions about keys 26:41 - UX gaps 29:18 - Structures built on key networks 34:15 - Countering bad optics for regulators 37:29 - Predictions 42:27 - Recognition of multisig 47:59 - ETFs and Coinbas...

#463: Orange Pilling AI & Bitcoin Times Energy Edition with Aleks Svetski

November 30, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 102 MB

Marty sits down with Aleks Svetski to discuss Spirit of Satoshi, the Bitcoin-focused AI project, as well as the upcoming edition of the Bitcoin Times. Svetski on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SvetskiWrites Spirit of Satoshi: https://www.spiritofsatoshi.ai/ Bitcoin Times: https://bitcointimes.io/ 0:00 - Intro 6:52 - Riffing 9:53 - What is Spirit of Satoshi? 18:12 - AGI 24:04 - Closed/open source AI 33:38 - Building your own language model 41:04 - AI’s opinions are based on its master 45:02...

#462: Government Spending Leads To Hyperinflation with Peter St Onge

November 28, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB

Marty sits down with Peter St Onge to discuss government incompetence, hyperinflation events, predictions for the 2024 election, and more. Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profstonge 0:00 - Intro 6:46 - Bitcoin banning attempts and govt incompetence 15:12 - EVs 17:23 - Treasury auction and hyperinflation events 33:08 - Sovereign debt 37:15 - Swiss banks liquidity crisis 42:44 - The internet is bank run jet fuel 46:29 - Milei and dollarization of Argentina 50:04 - Fiat is alway...

#461: Defecting from Corrupt Healthcare with Andy Schoonover

November 17, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 78.2 MB

Marty sits down with Andy Schoonover to discuss CrowdHealth's new Lightning wallet integration, as well as how CrowdHealth has been doing in the last year. Andy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SchoonoverAndy CrowdHealth: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc 0:00 - Intro 7:23 - It’s been a year 14:22 - Doctors are excited 18:22 - The government owns the system 22:29 - Insurance is impersonal 28:23 - Bitcoin and LN 34:13 - Bitcoin doctors 42:49 - What’s the catch? 48:29 - How many people do...

#460: Deconstructing the Censorship Industrial Complex with Mike Benz

November 14, 2023 13:27 - 1 hour - 60.6 MB

Marty sits down with Mike Benz, the executive director of the Foundation for Freedom Online to discuss digital censorship, corporate control, prosecution of uncooperative politicians, and more. Mike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBenzCyber FFO website: https://foundationforfreedomonline.com/ 0:00 - Intro 6:17 - Censorship Industrial Complex 13:06 - Turning point in 2016 15:08 - Twitter files and wrongspeak terminology 22:44 - NGO participation 26:07 - Corporate control 32:30 - Russia...

#459: An 8-Month Taliban Holiday with Lord Miles

November 07, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 80.9 MB

Marty sits down with Lord Miles to talk about his time in Taliban custody and his plans for further adventures. Lord Miles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/real_lord_miles Miles's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LordMiles 0:00 - Intro 6:03 - How Miles was betrayed 11:18 - 8 month detainment (holiday) 22:32 - End of detainment and Taliban misconceptions 30:23 - Govts and dealing with money 35:14 - Lovely holiday locations 38:01 - Nashville shooter 40:59 - Gold mine 48:27 - Wankers...

#458: Climate Narratives Are Failing with Tom Nelson

November 01, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 73.7 MB

Marty sits down with Tom Nelson to discuss the ongoing failure of climate change narratives energy policy to correspond with reality. Tom's links: https://t.co/h5ODvIBeWA 0:00 - Intro 6:43 - Riffing on Dave Collum and hurricanes 11:08 - Narratives are failing 18:17 - Charlie Munger 21:07 - AI 23:44 - DC and climate policy 26:34 - Nuclear 30:32 - ESG and mining 33:41 - Green energy kills 42:32 - Hydrocarbons bring life 50:31 - Those who would control you 54:27 - Bitcoin 56:53 - War 59:21 - ...

#457: How a Miner Survives a Bitcoin Bear Market with Drew Armstrong & AJ Scalia

October 26, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 89.3 MB

Marty sits down with Drew and AJ from Cathedra to discuss how things have been going in the mining industry. Cathedra: https://cathedra.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:04 - New York 11:23 - Current doomer status 14:36 - Lessons learned since last bull run 26:24 - Decisions made in 2022 34:20 - Underclocking and maintaining mining efficiency 39:16 - Evaluing mining businesses by hashprice 43:31 - Educating energy providers 48:25 - Cathedra firmware 52:07 - Shifting the bottleneck away from ASICs 58:20 ...

#456: The Path To Hyperinflation with EJ Antoni

October 24, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

Marty sits down with EJ Antoni to discuss the disastrous policies of the Federal Reserve. EJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealEJAntoni 0:00 - Intro 5:48 - Explaining Fed losses 22:16 - Has the Fed lost control? 26:25 - What is the result of total failure? 32:38 - Can higher-for-longer solve the problem? 37:16 - Recession indicators 42:04 - Protecting yourself financially 50:48 - Weimar style hyperinflation 54:21 - Weaponization of the dollar 57:23 - Bitcoin 1:00:24 - Wrapping Shoutout ...

#455: AI-Powered Tyranny with Whitney Webb

October 20, 2023 17:54 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Marty sits down once again with Whitney Webb to discuss the conflict in the Levant and how the bankers intend to use AI to control your life. Whitney's links: https://linktr.ee/whitneywebb Articles: https://www.mintpressnews.com/untold-story-christian-zionists-power-united-states-israel/260532/ https://bitcoinmagazine.com/print/whitney-webb-bitcoin-and-the-plot-to-destroy-financial-privacy Shoutout to our sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unchained⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

#454: An Onramp To The New Custody Standard with Onramp & BitGo

October 19, 2023 13:30 - 1 hour - 84.8 MB

Marty sits down with Michael Tanguma and Jesse Meyers from Onramp as well as Mitch Kochman from BitGo to discuss their new partnership. Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MTanguma Jesse on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Croesus_BTC Mitch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mitch_kochman Onramp: https://onrampbitcoin.com/ BitGo: https://www.bitgo.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:04 - How’s The Last Trade going? 10:06 - OnRamp/BitGo partnership 23:35 - The importance of multi-institution 29:18 - What ...

#453: From Barstool to Mash with Louis Roberts

October 17, 2023 13:00 - 2 hours - 117 MB

Marty sits down with Lightswitch Lou to talk about Mash and its integration with the new TFTC website. Louis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Buddyloveless 0:00 - Intro 5:28 - Riffing 15:37 - Mash and the new TFTC site 24:26 - Incumbent monetization models 29:06 - Enabling interaction features 31:58 - Controlling your own flow of funds 39:27 - Ending the subscription model 47:22 - Convincing other publishers 50:29 - Verifying humanity 54:51 - Lightning compared to advertising a decade ago 1...

#452: Zaprite Is Driving Bitcoin Merchant Adoption with John Magill

October 09, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 79.4 MB

Marty sits down with John Magill, founder of Zaprite, to discuss the current state of Ireland, what's changed for Zaprite in the last year, and what to build next. John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/john_zaprite Zaprite: https://zaprite.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:04 - Irish shitcoinery and true Bitcoiners 9:51 - Irish government 18:39 - Irish economy 25:26 - Erasing Irish culture 32:35 - Strong communities and fiat world 38:42 - Merchant adoption 48:56 - Update on Zaprite, onboarding Will and ...

#451: UTXOracle with Steve Jeffress & Daniel Hinton

October 03, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 85.9 MB

Marty sits down with Steve and Daniel to discuss UTXOracle, a way to estimate Bitcoin's price using nothing but node data. Steve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveSimple Daniel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanielLHinton Check out UTXOracle and other data visualization: https://utxo.live/ 0:00 - Intro 6:41 - Steve and Daniel’s background 10:59 - Explaining UTXOs 13:34 - Visualizing data 20:46 - Effect of Bitcoin ATMs on patterns 25:24 - How to infer price from UTXO data 35:27 - Usef...

#450: Bitcoin Money Market Funds with Théo Mogenet

October 01, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 96.8 MB

Marty sits down with Théo Mogenet to discuss his piece written for Axiom on the financialization of Bitcoin. Théo's Twitter: https://twitter.com/theomogenet Théo's Substack: https://substack.com/@theomogenet 0:00 - Intro 7:00 - Théo’s background 11:06 - Explaining money market funds 16:46 - UK Gilt duration mismatch 22:32 - US bank failures 25:08 - Weaponization of monetary system 39:41 - How Bitcoin fixes this 49:26 - Bitcoin’s increasing demand 52:47 - Through the lens of monetary polic...

#449: DEATH ATHLETIC: A Dissident Architecture with Jessica Solce

September 27, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MB

Marty sits down with Jessica Solce to discuss her new documentary following the story of Cody Wilson. Find the film here: https://www.deathathletic.com/ Jessica on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessicasolce 0:00 - Intro 6:27 - Stumbling into cypherpunk docs 11:24 - Dealing with scandals 16:12 - Death Athletes 22:44 - The process of following Cody 24:04 - Fighting digital tyrrany 28:14 - Apathy 32:39 - Free information 40:11 - Dealing with courts of law and social media 45:37 - JStark 49:38 ...

#448: Opt Out Of Keynesian Brain Rot with Godfrey Bloom

September 26, 2023 13:00 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MB

Marty sits down with Godfrey Bloom to discuss the corruption of the world by central banks and the countermeasures the common man must take. 0:00 - Intro 6:43 - How govts have been corrupted 16:09 - Is mobilization of the common man imminent? 18:40 - Central banks are the unknown cause 24:56 - Removing yourself from the system 27:12 - New Keynesians 29:59 - Bitcoin and gold 34:46 - More on UK provenance law 38:09 - Lawful cancelation dissidents 43:58 - Civil war and states asserting autonom...

#447: Biowarfare In The 21st Century with Sam Husseini

September 22, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

Marty sits down with Sam Husseini to discuss his journalistic history and findings surrounding Covid and modification of pathogens. Find Sam on Substack: http://husseini.substack.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:36 - Sam’s body of work 8:20 - Covid’s parallels to anthrax attacks 15:08 - Wuhan lab obscurement 22:56 - Biowarfare is unique 26:02 - USAID funding of the lab 30:44 - The gaslighting is highly effective 40:54 - Those in control have no benevolent intentions 44:02 - Disappointment in RFK 46:02 ...

#446: The State of the Lightning Network with Matt Corallo

September 14, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 99.5 MB

Marty sits down with Matt Corallo to discuss the state of the Lightning Network. Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt 6:38 - Hot mics, soft forks 13:34 - Should we focus on what we have? 18:27 - Core dev burnout 24:58 - State of Bitcoin adoption 35:23 - The year of LDK 40:46 - Stablecoins and AI 46:44 - Where should the focus be? 52:42 - LSPs and improving LN UX 59:21 - Crypto impatience 1:05:26 - Using lightning every day 1:07:02 - Regulations 1:21:01 - Bitcoin and Crypto have...

#445: Dispelling Nuclear Energy Misconceptions with Ryan MacLeod

September 12, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MB

Marty sits down with Ryan MacLeod to discuss the benefits of nuclear power in contrast to its reputation and how it can synergize with Bitcoin. Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NuclearBitcoinr 6:12 - Riffing 7:46 - Texas demand scare 13:57 - Best source for stable energy 20:11 - Reputation of nuclear power 31:39 - If the end were nigh, we’d need nuclear 33:40 - Cost of capital and SMRs 36:53 - SMR and mining impact on grids 41:05- Bitcoin can ease problems with nuclear 44:37 - Nuclear ...

#444: Fiat Ruins Everything with Jimmy Song

September 06, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MB

Marty sits down with Jimmy Song to discuss his new book Fiat Ruins Everything. Jimmy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmysong Crowdfund page for Jimmy's new book: https://fiatruinseverything.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:38 - Writing with ChatGPT 10:59 - Degeneracy hazards 12:54 - Jimmy’s book and writing process 20:39 - Structuring a book 23:36 - Fiat’s influence on individuals with corps 30:28 - Strong families and low time pref life 35:01 - Fiat world built on ossification 44:19 - No stores of ...

#443: Q2 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

August 30, 2023 17:29 - 1 hour - 98.4 MB

Marty sits down again with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q2 2023 Monetary Base update. Follow along the charts here: https://twitter.com/1basemoney/status/1696117186236989686 Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney 6:05 - eNaira and CBDCs 26:08 - Top 5 currencies 32:30 - Compound annual growth rate 36:06 - FHLB exposure 42:27 - Inflation is impacting people 45:08 - Bitcoin chart 56:49 - Scandinavian physical currency 59:17 - US federal debt 1:15:08 - Canary in the coal mine ...

#442: Launching Flex with Bitcoin Talent Co

August 25, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MB

Marty sits down again with Michael Tanguma and Andy Thompson from Bitcoin Talent Co to talk about launching Flex. Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MTanguma Andy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theandytee/ Flex landing page: https://www.bitcointalent.co/flex 5:30 - Welcome back, Bitcoin Talent Co. 8:37 - Flex supply side market 13:39 - Interest on both sides 20:50 - Hiring missteps 25:01 - Hi Trevor! 25:58 - Further mistakes 31:23 - Misallocation of resources 34:56 - Acting ...

#441: Miniscript and Bitcoin Risk Products with Rob Hamilton

August 24, 2023 16:02 - 1 hour - 96.8 MB

Marty sits down with Rob Hamilton to discuss Anchorwatch and keeping focus on Miniscript and maximizing its potential. Rob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rob1Ham Anchorwatch: https://www.anchorwatch.com/about 5:30 - Ninja Launch 7:43 - Bluechecks 13:31 - Content models 18:18 - Drivechains and OP_VAULT 22:58 - Miniscript 27:07 - Stepping back on Miniscript 33:50 - Balancing complexity at Anchorwatch 36:17 - Bitcoin risk products 42:52 - Anchorwatch policy construction 47:15 - UX 51:58 - I...

#440: Climate Change Is A Bad Excuse with Anas Alhajji

August 18, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB

Marty sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss energy markets, climate change regulation and subsidies, and whether de-dollarization will push nations toward Bitcoin. Anas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anasalhajji Anas on Substack: https://anasalhajjieoa.substack.com/ 5:30 - India and UAE oil trade 13:27 - COP 28 and climate change excuses 27:46 - Climate change religion 31:05 - Dishonest numbers 37:05 - Shale oil underperforming 42:02 - “Green” energy can only win by force 48:11 - Why we...

#439: Mining, Memes and Meetups with Thomas Pacchia

August 08, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Marty sits down with Thomas Pacchia for a chat before the pubkey mining meetup. Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tpacchia Pubkey: https://pubkey.bar/ 5:30 - Is DeFi borked? 11:13 - Blockspace scarcity 21:56 - Will shitcoin cycles continue? 28:42 - No soft landing 32:01 - Large scale investors 42:27 - Mining meetup 53:06 - What drives hashrate growth from here? 58:18 - Treasury management 1:00:55 - Pool monetization 1:09:51 - Scammers and hamsters 1:12:48 - NYC Bitcoin makes Marty bu...

#438: Cycling Toward A Bitcoin Boom with Tuur Demeester

July 31, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 99.4 MB

Marty sits down with Tuur Demeester to discuss the factors pushing Bitcoin forward in its cycle. Tuur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester 0:00 - Intro 5:30 - Aliens 11:35 - Bitcoin cycles 18:04 - Is the next cycle different? 20:21 - Will crypto stay dead? 24:12 - Old ideas, new ideas, and startups 33:44 - Regulatory landscape 38:27 - Financial “innovations” from crypto 42:31 - Bitcoin politics 46:29 - Implications of decentralized custody 54:23 - Multiple fronts of chaos 1:02:04 ...

#437: History Doesn't Rhyme, It Repeats with Dave Collum & Rudy Havenstein

July 25, 2023 13:00 - 3 hours - 172 MB

Marty sits down with Dave Collum and Rudy Havenstein and tries to keep Marty Jones under control. Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidBCollum Rudy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RudyHavenstein 5:30 - Bants 11:41 - Background 27:20 - Banking crisis lull 33:12 - Media collapse and Twitter 48:43 - Evil rulers 1:15:10 - Corporate press and those they hate 1:22:35 - Younger generations 1:30:21 - Forth turning and inflation 1:58:20 - CBDCs vs Bitcoin 2:03:49 - Final words from Rudy 2:05:...

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