TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast
813 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 601 ratingsTFTC 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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#499: Debt Slavery and the Carbon Credit Coup with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin
April 17, 2024 12:00 - 2 hours - 128 MBMarty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss the latest methods employed by the digital panopticon. Whitney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb Mark on Twitter: https://twitter.com/markgoodw_in 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Explaining the article 13:33 - Satellogic 17:41 - Private/public cabal 26:51 - Steve Mnuchin 38:40 - Highlighting the public/private smokescreen 48:06 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 48:45 - RSK 57:34 - Carbon dictatorship 1:20:41 - Stablecoin mafia...
#498: Musings Of A “Right Wing Radical” with Ben Braddock
April 15, 2024 12:00 - 2 hours - 149 MBMarty sits down with Ben Braddock to discuss everything from micro to macro. Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraduatedBen IM—1776: https://im1776.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - MS-13 8:13 - El Salvador and rule of law 12:47 - Media control and narrative shifts 30:51 - Covid lockdown’s financial motives 36:35 - Places to escape to 41:11 - Inflation is exhausting 52:37 - MAID and spiritual starvation 55:25 - They’re not sending their best 1:02:16 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 1:02:56 - Manospher...
#497: Bitcoin Will Power Up The Future Of Finance with Andrew Hohns
April 10, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBMarty sits down with Andrew Hohns to discuss how Bitcoin changes the world of finance. https://www.unicefusa.org/about-unicef-usa/leadership/national-board-directors/andrew-hohns 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Andrew’s background 19:30 - Discovering bitcoin 25:44 - Alloying bitcoin with credit 34:49 - Positive impact of Bitcoin’s unique use cases 49:18 - Debt crisis 58:15 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 58:54 - High/low time preference 1:04:32 - Applying bitcoin to financing 1:12:49 - Inflation 1:29:16 - ...
#496: The World’s First Blue Light Free Computer with Anjan Katta & Tristan Scott
April 08, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBMarty sits down with Anjan Katta and Tristan Scott to discuss the Daylight computer. Anjan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnjanKatta Tristan Scott: https://twitter.com/bitcoinand_beef Daylight: https://daylightcomputer.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Light and temperature 16:31 - Honesty 21:57 - Wisdom 25:56 - Creating Daylight 32:12 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 32:52 - Hardware has more impact than software 41:44 - Don’t start a hardware company 47:02 - Getting the screen made 59:10 - Fiat cult...
#495: What’s REALLY Going On In The Oil Wars with Anas Alhajji
April 05, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBMarty sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss the many facets of the global conflict over energy. Anas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anasalhajji Anas's Website: https://www.anasalhajji.com/ Daily Energy Report: https://afalhajji.substack.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Strategic petroleum reserves 20:30 - LNG 40:04 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 40:43 - Media portrayal and OPEC+ view of Russia 48:32 - Red Sea 59:12 - Venezuela and Guyana 1:08:31 - Media narrative battles 1:13:07 - Predictions 1:19...
#494: Adding Fifteen Years To Your Life with P.D. Mangan
April 02, 2024 12:05 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBMarty sits down with P.D. Mangan to discuss metabolic health, the consequences of easy fixes, fiat food, and more. P.D. Mangan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mangan150 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Metabolic health 10:41 - Workout intensity 16:03 - Ozempic 23:27 - Hunger and eating patterns 28:56 - Meat myths, studies, and unhealthy experts 35:43 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 36:22 - Advice and misconceptions 46:00 - Chronic disease and fiat food 58:13 - A health crisis is expensive 1:02:37 - Years ga...
#493: Fixing Big Ag with Jeff Smith
March 26, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 86 MBMarty sits down with Jeff Smith to discuss the state of ranching and the agriculture industry. Colorado Craft Beef: https://coloradocraftbeef.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Bitcoin and ranching 13:37 - Starting Colorado Craft Beef 23:41 - Regulatory risk 29:04 - Taking care of the land 33:23 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 34:02 - Scaling in competition with large corps 39:00 - Orange pilling 55:34 - Weaponized fiat and food 1:00:34 - Competency crisis 1:12:32 - Yummy steaks 1:18:30 - Back to scaling...
#492: Open Source AI Is Winning with NVK
March 20, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBMarty sits down with NVK to discuss Coinkite, AI, tradeoffs in bitcoin, and more. NVK on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Signing devices and the Coldcard Q 13:13 - ETFs vs self custody 17:38 - SIM swaps and AI fakes 23:59 - Meatspace KYC 26:55 - AI tools, Unleashed.chat 32:04 - AI and bitcoin for businesses 42:18 - How AI will impact the world 50:14 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 50:52 - What will our children need to know? 55:10 - Covenants 1:03:10 - Tradeoffs of bitcoin ...
#491: Bitcoin Urbanism with Tuur Demeester, Kelly Lannan & Austin Tunnell
March 18, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBMarty sits down with the Tuur, Kelly and Austin after the Bitcoin Urbanism panel for an extended chat about fiat real estate, walkable cities, beautiful architecture, and more. Tuur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester Kelly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ktlannan Austin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AustinTunnell 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Introducing guests 14:03 - Fiat real estate and centralized planning 22:48 - Environment and psychology 34:33 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 35:12 -...
#490: How Woke Took Over America with Andrew Gutmann
March 15, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBMarty sits down with Andrew Gutmann to discuss his Substack article on the link between fiat money and woke ideology. Andrew's website: https://andrewgutmann.com/ Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewGutmann Andrew's Substack article: https://andrewgutmann.substack.com/p/how-woke-took-over-america 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Andrew’s background 11:30 - Andrew’s Substack piece 17:54 - Commercial banks and the Fed 21:34 - How fiat causes wealth disparity 28:30 - Turning the tide 31:40 - Gr...
#489: Bitcoin Fixes Scientific Peer Review with Kevin McKernan
March 13, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBMarty sits down with Kevin McKernan to discuss covid jabs and how Bitcoin can be leveraged to incentivize and improve peer review. Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kevin_McKernan Kevin's Substack: https://anandamide.substack.com/ Kevin's Talks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Kg5gDtmSg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Kg5gDtmSg The Indoctrinated Brain: https://www.amazon.com/Indoctrinated-Brain-Successfully-Global-Freedom/dp/1510778365 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Capitol Hill presentat...
#488: Freedom Money Will Revive Rural America with Dr. Brooke Miller
March 11, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBMarty sits down with Dr. Brooke Miller to discuss the damage of mRNA vaccines, the media's attacks on rural America, and scaling local food and health models. Dr Miller on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brookemillermd 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Vaccine data 15:58 - Nefarious intentions 21:47 - Media attacking ranchers 27:11 - mRNA food 31:56 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 32:34 - Counter attack 37:18 - Freedom money 45:10 - Rural America 50:06 - Local food 53:09 - Scaling and centralization 1:01:21 - M...
#487: Bitcoin Mining Industry v. Elizabeth Warren with Pierre Rochard
March 08, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBMarty sits down with Pierre Rochard to discuss the mining industry's response to the EIA registry. Pierre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - AI tools 18:11 - AI competing with Bitcoin for energy 26:05 - EIA registry 1:02:20 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 1:02:59 - Liz’s goals 1:08:23 - Environmentalism 1:15:48- Nat gas and context for renewables 1:31:24 - Current market and speculative attack 1:43:28 - Good time to be a bitcoiner Shoutout to our sponsors: ...
#486: How Bitcoin Can Solve The Competency Crisis with Axel Raven
March 06, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBMarty sits down with Axel Raven to discuss the the root causes of the competency crisis in fiat currency. Axel on Twitter https://twitter.com/FinancialPhys Axel's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@financialphysics7541 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Competency crisis and essential work 22:09 - Sound money 30:05 - Time and the purpose of money 36:35 - Keynesian trickery 46:28 - Real estate and northern weather 50:38 - Trucking 1:04:44 - Automation fantasies 1:09:37 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 1:10:16 ...
#485: Will Bitcoin Hit $1,000,000 This Cycle? with Tuur Demeester
March 04, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBLou 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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 MBMarty 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...