
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast
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#489: Bitcoin Fixes Scientific Peer Review with Kevin McKernan
<p>Marty sits down with Kevin McKernan to discuss covid jabs and how Bitcoin can be leveraged to incentivize and improve peer review.</p> <p>Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kevin_McKernan</p> <p>Kevin's Substack: https://anandamide.substack.com/</p> <p>Kevin's Talks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Kg5gDtmSg</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Kg5gDtmSg</p> <p>The Indoctrinated Brain: https://www.amazon.com/Indoctrinated-Brain-Successfully-Global-Freedom/dp/1510778365</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 5:05 - Capitol Hill presentation<br /> 15:08 - P2P review and publication<br /> 19:43 - Hiding SV40 DNA<br /> 28:00 - Gene therapy<br /> 34:04 - Industry saving face<br /> 42:47 - Gradually, Then Suddenly<br /> 43:26 - Bitcoin and the timechain<br /> 57:24 - Incentivizing high quality peer review<br /> 1:07:56 - Bitcoin parallels biology<br /> 1:13:43 - Medical community catching on<br /> 1:18:50 - Reactions to Capitol Hill message<br /> 1:24:20 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://zaprite.com/tftc">Zaprite</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p><a href="https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually">Gradually, Then Suddenly</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#488: Freedom Money Will Revive Rural America with Dr. Brooke Miller
<p>Marty 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.</p> <p>Dr Miller on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brookemillermd</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 5:05 - Vaccine data<br /> 15:58 - Nefarious intentions<br /> 21:47 - Media attacking ranchers<br /> 27:11 - mRNA food<br /> 31:56 - Gradually, Then Suddenly<br /> 32:34 - Counter attack<br /> 37:18 - Freedom money<br /> 45:10 - Rural America<br /> 50:06 - Local food<br /> 53:09 - Scaling and centralization<br /> 1:01:21 - Momentum against the rulers<br /> 1:05:47 - We’re on a list<br /> 1:12:24 - Orange pilling politicians<br /> 1:15:16 - Wrapping up </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://zaprite.com/tftc">Zaprite</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p><a href="https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually">Gradually, Then Suddenly</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#487: Bitcoin Mining Industry v. Elizabeth Warren with Pierre Rochard
<p>Marty sits down with Pierre Rochard to discuss the mining industry's response to the EIA registry.</p> <p>Pierre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 5:05 - AI tools<br /> 18:11 - AI competing with Bitcoin for energy<br /> 26:05 - EIA registry<br /> 1:02:20 - Gradually, Then Suddenly<br /> 1:02:59 - Liz’s goals<br /> 1:08:23 - Environmentalism<br /> 1:15:48- Nat gas and context for renewables<br /> 1:31:24 - Current market and speculative attack<br /> 1:43:28 - Good time to be a bitcoiner </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://zaprite.com/tftc">Zaprite</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p><a href="https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually">Gradually, Then Suddenly</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#486: How Bitcoin Can Solve The Competency Crisis with Axel Raven
<p>Marty sits down with Axel Raven to discuss the the root causes of the competency crisis in fiat currency.</p> <p>Axel on Twitter https://twitter.com/FinancialPhys</p> <p>Axel's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@financialphysics7541</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 5:05 - Competency crisis and essential work<br /> 22:09 - Sound money<br /> 30:05 - Time and the purpose of money<br /> 36:35 - Keynesian trickery<br /> 46:28 - Real estate and northern weather<br /> 50:38 - Trucking<br /> 1:04:44 - Automation fantasies<br /> 1:09:37 - Gradually, Then Suddenly<br /> 1:10:16 - Technial debt<br /> 1:16:36 - Nuclear<br /> 1:21:44 - Fiat delusion and scrooges<br /> 1:32:16 - Bitcoin replacing the dollar<br /> 1:38:57 - Truth For The Commoner<br /> 1:46:27 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://zaprite.com/tftc">Zaprite</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p><a href="https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually">Gradually, Then Suddenly</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#485: Will Bitcoin Hit $1,000,000 This Cycle? with Tuur Demeester
<p>Marty sits down with Tuur Demeester the bull run, the mindsets that perpetuate controlling regimes, AI, and more.</p> <p>Tuur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester</p> <p>Adamant Research: https://adamantresearch.com/</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 5:07 - Tuur is bullish<br /> 12:08 - Public is catching on to money printing<br /> 17:01 - Effect of newbie influx<br /> 22:57 - Regulatory and centralization risk<br /> 29:04 - Totalitarian regimes<br /> 41:06 - Belgium and helpless mindset<br /> 51:32 - AI and information accessibility<br /> 1:00:55 - Gradually, Then Suddenly<br /> 1:01:34 - How high are we going?<br /> 1:18:14 - Building, form and function<br /> 1:32:13 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://zaprite.com/tftc">Zaprite</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#484: Bitcoin And The Long March with Ben Hart
<p>Marty sits down with Ben Hart to discuss his recent viral popularity, victim culture, and the hope Bitcoin brings for the future.</p> <p>Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenHart_Freedom</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 6:21 - Ben’s daughter<br /> 16:46 - Discovering Bitcoin<br /> 19:36 - Dartmouth Review<br /> 24:38 - Big tech and intelligence agencies<br /> 33:22 - College brainwashing<br /> 44:23 - Victim narrative and immigration<br /> 52:25 - Fiat culture<br /> 56:06 - Energy, mining and decentralization<br /> 1:01:11 - Sound money and military industrial complex<br /> 1:08:39 - Optics and adoption<br /> 1:27:18 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://zaprite.com/tftc">Zaprite</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#483: Bitcoin Is The 7th Largest Base Money In The World with Matthew Mežinskis
<p>Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q4 2023 monetary base update.</p> <p>6:25 - Cloward-Piven and immigration</p> <p>30:22 - Top currencies</p> <p>38:45 - Inflation rates</p> <p>46:59 - NZ bankers go mask off</p> <p>54:14 - Fedwire vs Bitcoin</p> <p>1:17:14 - Power trend line</p> <p>1:26:53 - Does the ETF change things?</p> <p>1:29:43 - “All assets” chart</p> <p>1:35:23 - Federal debt</p> <p>1:48:25 - Building the roads</p> <p>1:52:21 - Russia</p> <p>2:07:05 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://zaprite.com/tftc">Zaprite</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#482: Freedom Fighters Need Bitcoin with Lyudmyla Kozlovska & Bota Jardemalie
<p>Marty sits down with Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bota Jardemalie to discuss activism against the EU regulators' attacks on Bitcoin.</p> <p>- 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/</p> <p>- EU AML submission: https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/723329,submission-to-fatf-tools-to-prevent-abuse-of-aml-cft-laws/</p> <p>-Submission to FinCen US: https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/724918,submission-to-fincen-us-digital-asset-aml-act/</p> <p>- Site / Support OD Foundation: https://en.odfoundation.eu/how-can-you-help/</p> <p>- LN to donate in Bitcoin and support our advocacy work in the EU and US:</p> <p>🫡 [email protected]</p> <p>🫂 [email protected]</p> <p>- Lyudmyla on X: @LyudaKozlovska</p> <p>- Bota on X: @jardemalie</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 8:00 - EU attacks on Bitcoin<br /> 18:58 - Abuse of KYC/AML<br /> 25:10 - Confronting regulators about their consequences<br /> 37:45 - Timeline on preventing EU action<br /> 41:15 - What can be done<br /> 47:52 - What does the success of Bitcoin look like<br /> 50:11 - What it’s like when they come for you<br /> 52:50 - The laws are more draconian and less effective<br /> 58:04 - Narrative war<br /> 1:02:31 - Complacency<br /> 1:07:39 - Dealing with the stress<br /> 1:12:55 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://zaprite.com/tftc">Zaprite</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#481: Bitcoin's Positive Influence On Power Markets with James McAvity
<p>Marty sits down with Jamie McAvity from Cormint to talk about Bitcoin mining and energy.</p> <p>Jamie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesmcavity</p> <p>Cormint: https://cormint.com/</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 7:38 - 50k and Ready Player One<br /> 13:16 - Assertions of Chinese grid attack<br /> 23:06 - Working with the wind tax credit issue<br /> 36:44 - Renewable grid drawbacks and risks<br /> 44:17 - The right mix of energy sources<br /> 47:53 - Germany decommissioning and energy politics<br /> 1:00:23 - Bitcoiners running nuclear<br /> 1:06:11 - Halving<br /> 1:11:52 - ASIC innovation<br /> 1:31:04 - Mining fees<br /> 1:34:28 - BitMEX<br /> 1:38:07 - Gamestop<br /> 1:40:41 - Cormint<br /> 1:47:01 - Energy/finance integration<br /> 1:52:25 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://zaprite.com/tftc">Zaprite</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#480: Bitcoin Mining State Of The Union with Harry Sudock
<p>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.</p> <p>Harry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/harry_sudock</p> <p>Griid: https://griid.com/</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 7:26 - Big week for Griid<br /> 11:21 - State of the mining industry<br /> 15:46 - Industrial adoption<br /> 19:43 - Demand response<br /> 23:46 - Energy FUD from the parasitic class<br /> 31:44 - Future of mining<br /> 36:06 - Technical innovation<br /> 37:27 - ASIC manufacturers<br /> 45:02 - Halvening<br /> 51:59 - Political influence and pencil making<br /> 58:27 - ETF and stocks<br /> 1:02:54 - Ten31 advisor<br /> 1:08:56 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://zaprite.com/tftc">Zaprite</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">Sote</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#479: Socialist Attack On Bitcoin Mining with Jason Brett
<p>Marty sits down with Jason Brett to discuss the EIA action to surveil Bitcoin miners and its wider implications.</p> <p>Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RegulatoryJason</p> <p>Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 6:17 - Overview on “emergency” survey<br /> 15:03 - Clearly an overt state attack<br /> 21:45 - Fighting back<br /> 30:21 - Upcoming months<br /> 32:30 - Energy industry and policy<br /> 39:29 - Failure of ESG<br /> 46:31 - Making political progress<br /> 52:20 - Federal vs State<br /> 58:12 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">Sote</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#478: How DEI Is Weakening The Military with Matthew Lohmeier
<p>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.</p> <p>Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewlohmeier</p> <p>Matt's website: https://matthewlohmeier.com/</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 6:45 - Politics dividing the military<br /> 15:57 - Military of the best<br /> 22:28 - DEI harms those it “protects”<br /> 27:00 - US weakening is rapid and likely intentional<br /> 40:15 - What’s making us stronger?<br /> 47:12 - First steps to mending<br /> 54:18 - Call to the silent majority<br /> 50:03 - Money and incentives<br /> 1:02:15 - Define your values</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">Sote</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#477: What It Was Like Launching Bitcoin In El Salvador with Sean McDonnell
<p>Marty sits down with Sean McDonnell from Salt of the Earth to discuss the myriad stories that led to the founding of his company.</p> <p>Sean on Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanfmcdonnell</p> <p>Salt of the Earth: https://drinksote.com/tftc</p> <p>0:00 - Intro</p> <p>6:32 - Lacrosse</p> <p>15:59 - Groupon</p> <p>23:23 - Giving up the party life</p> <p>27:11 - Skiing story</p> <p>32:51 - Coding bootcamp</p> <p>38:06 - Bitcoin</p> <p>43:01 - Bukele’s war room</p> <p>52:24 - Starting Salt of the Earth</p> <p>1:02:50 - Electrolytes</p> <p>1:14:24 - Jack Dorsey story</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">Sote</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#476: The Story Of The People And Projects That Inspired Bitcoin with Aaron van Wirdum
<p>Marty sits down with Aaron van Wirdum to discuss his new book The Genesis Book.</p> <p>Aaron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AaronvanW</p> <p>The Genesis Book: http://thegenesisbook.com/</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 6:32 - Storytime with Marty<br /> 13:00 - Genesis book<br /> 16:15 - Where does Bitcoin’s history begin?<br /> 19:43 - Cypherpunk history<br /> 27:50 - Who are the OGs?<br /> 31:05 - Precursor projects and culture<br /> 35:53 - Hashcash, BitGold, B-Money<br /> 43:11 - Demand for privacy tech<br /> 52:18 - Whitepaper and genesis block<br /> 1:00:06 - Cypherpunks today<br /> 1:03:52 - Timing and Chaum<br /> 1:09:51 - Free banking, extropians, AI<br /> 1:20:01 - Pitching the book</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">Sote</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#475: Bitcoin Is Eating The World with John Arnold
<p>Marty sits down with John Arnold to discuss his article on Bitcoin's total addressable market.</p> <p>John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnArnoldTen31</p> <p>John's Article: https://ten31.vc/insights/tam</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 7:06 - The real John Arnold<br /> 10:26 - John’s background<br /> 23:10 - Total addressable market<br /> 29:31 - Tech stock returns<br /> 34:42 - Best time to jump in<br /> 44:04 - Why Bitcoin is eating the world<br /> 52:01 - Financial services<br /> 1:03:06 - Consumer applications<br /> 1:09:06 - Replacing the incumbent system<br /> 1:21:48 - Venture capital not recognizing<br /> 1:29:57 - Ten31 network<br /> 1:35:07 - Bitcoin is fun<br /> 1:40:45 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">Sote</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#474: What's On Weiner's Laptop? with Dave Collum
<p>Marty sits down with Dave Collum to discuss everything from child trafficking to Roth IRAs to lacrosse.</p> <p>Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidBCollum</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 6:17 - Child trafficking<br /> 22:17 - Immigrant flooding<br /> 32:13 - Crime syndicates and technocracy<br /> 40:47 - Darkness<br /> 49:11 - J6<br /> 59:29 - Ukraine<br /> 1:03:36 - Hope and changing winds<br /> 1:10:24 - Election<br /> 1:14:24 - State independence<br /> 1:18:39 - ETF<br /> 1:27:39 - Inflation and correctional<br /> 1:53:30 - Geopolitical status<br /> 2:02:17 - Great minds<br /> 2:09:30 - Tangents<br /> 2:24:04- Roth IRAs<br /> 2:32:39 - What to do without Bitcoin<br /> 2:41:26 - Family<br /> 3:05:44 - Lacrosse<br /> 3:26:53 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#473: Banks Without Bankers with Eric Yakes
<p>Marty sits down with Eric Yakes to discuss his piece written for Axiom, federated mints, and the newly approved Bitcoin ETF.</p> <p>Eric on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericyakes</p> <p>Axiom article: https://www.axiombtc.capital/banks</p> <p>Eric's book: https://yakes.io/book/</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 6:40 - Can we really have banks without bankers?<br /> 12:44 - Tradeoffs<br /> 16:10 - Fedimints<br /> 23:48 - Federated model cost/benefit<br /> 35:23 - Implementing incentives<br /> 42:08 - Fedi in the future<br /> 45:53 - Speculating on possibilities<br /> 51:35 - Mint distribution and crossing chasms<br /> 59:23 - Ark<br /> 1:07:57 - Spoiling final thoughts<br /> 1:11:31 - Multi-institution custody<br /> 1:15:03 - ETF<br /> 1:22:59 - Falling empire<br /> 1:25:46 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>
#472: Amos Miller And The Encroachment Of The Nanny State with Chris Hume
<p>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.</p> <p>Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrishume1689</p> <p>The Lancaster Patriot: https://www.thelancasterpatriot.com/</p> <p>Lancaster Patriot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheLanPatriot</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 6:17 - Amos Miller raided<br /> 10:42 - State dislikes independent communities<br /> 14:28 - The problem of positive law<br /> 19:01 - The state removes your choices<br /> 24:59 - “Raw” milk and choosing for yourself<br /> 29:00 - Forgoing convenience<br /> 32:01 - Those who enable tyranny<br /> 40:02 - Money printing gives the state leverage<br /> 48:47 - Statism vs Christianity<br /> 1:00:52 - Pushing back<br /> 1:04:45 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#471: Fighting The Digital Dollar And AI Surveillance with Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin
<p>Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss their new piece on Farmington and the digital dollar.</p> <p>Unlimited Hangout Article: https://unlimitedhangout.com/2023/12/investigative-reports/unmasking-farmington-ftx-fluent-finance-and-the-coming-digital-dollar/</p> <p>Whitney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb</p> <p>Mark on Twitter: https://twitter.com/markgoodw_in</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 6:17 - Exposition on Farmington and Fluent Finance<br /> 12:47 - Stablecoins<br /> 21:18 - Transitioning to CBDC<br /> 35:30 - Crisis as pretense for surveillance and war<br /> 53:59 - Digital ID<br /> 1:04:02 - Powell’s not your pal<br /> 1:07:37 - Figuring out the de facto CBDC<br /> 1:13:41 - Manufactured consent psyops<br /> 1:18:46 - National figureheads<br /> 1:28:56 - Social media warzone<br /> 1:37:04 - Preventing Bitcoin co-opting<br /> 1:49:13 - They’ll profile and surveil everyone<br /> 1:59:05 - Fighting AI-controlled life<br /> 2:25:37 - Building alternatives<br /> 2:34:50 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#470: Bitcoin's Finite Supply Is The Breakthrough with Dhruv Bansal
<p>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.</p> <p>Dhruv on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhruvbansal</p> <p>Dhruv's article: https://tftc.io/satoshi-nakamoto-unchained/</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#469: Bitcoin And The Great Financial Crisis with Parker Lewis
<p>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.</p> <p>Parker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkeralewis</p> <p>Get the book: https://thesaifhouse.com/</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 7:07 - Liz Warren and CBDCs<br /> 16:55 - 2008 crisis still echoes<br /> 22:17 - Marty’s experience of the crisis<br /> 29:00 - Metting people where they are<br /> 35:27 - Satoshi was keyed in<br /> 38:29 - It’s personal for everyone<br /> 53:01 - Bitcoin, not Blockchain<br /> 57:41 - Bitcoin is not for criminals<br /> 59:28 - Dollar is not patriotic<br /> 1:07:50 - Sound money is freedom<br /> 1:13:49 - Bitcoin in future crises<br /> 1:22:59 - How much will they print next time?<br /> 1:26:08 - Replacing an unfathomable behemoth<br /> 1:38:10 - Can’t stop the signal<br /> 1:44:11 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#468: Q3 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
<p>Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q3 2023 Monetary Base Update</p> <p>Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney</p> <p>0:00 - Intro</p> <p>6:17 - Marty’s late</p> <p>8:35 - Bitcoin power curve</p> <p>25:28 - Top 5 currencies</p> <p>30:35 - Bitcoin vs currencies</p> <p>34:11 - Dollar’s relative strength growing</p> <p>38:48 - Network update</p> <p>44:49 - Sovereign mining and pool censorship</p> <p>52:18 - Why money must be kept decentralized</p> <p>1:01:45 - ETF Trojan horse</p> <p>1:03:45 - Argentina</p> <p>1:27:22 - European security</p> <p>1:30:16 - Defense startups</p> <p>1:37:34 - Texit</p> <p>1:43:07 - Deterrence and cold war history</p> <p>2:02:31 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>River</p> <p>https://river.com/tftc</p> <p>Unchained</p> <p>https://unchained.com/concierge/</p> <p>CrowdHealth</p> <p>https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc</p> <p>Bitcoin Talent Co</p> <p>https://www.bitcointalent.co/</p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available</p> <p>Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io</p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</p> <p>Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</p> <p>Website</p> <p>https://tftc.io/</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/tftc21</p> <p>Instagram</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://tftc.io/podcasts/</p>

#467: The ETF Will Push Bitcoin To $500k with Fred Krueger
<p>Marty sits down with Fred Krueger to discuss the upcoming Bitcoin ETF and the impact of institutional money entering Bitcoin.</p> <p>Fred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dotkrueger</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 6:01 - The scale of ETFs<br /> 13:35 - The pace of incoming money<br /> 20:48 - Perspective of an ETF buyer<br /> 28:16 - Will the ETF change the cycles?<br /> 36:33 - Bitcoin improving payments<br /> 40:13 - Financial degradation<br /> 47:06 - Inflation from the perspective of the wealthy<br /> 51:39 - Apathy towards Bitcoin<br /> 1:00:56 - Older generations hold the wealth<br /> 1:12:14 - Bull vibes will return with ETF<br /> 1:17:19 - ETFs will have the largest stacks<br /> 1:29:14 - Playing it safe<br /> 1:35:57 - Fred represents the majority<br /> 1:38:11 - Block size and other dev issues<br /> 1:42:14 - Money printer go brrr<br /> 1:46:55 - Likely date for the ETF<br /> 1:49:22 - How Fred got into Bitcoin<br /> 1:53:57 - The Anti-SBF event<br /> 2:02:02 - ETF is inevitable<br /> 2:03:55 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#466: Bitcoin on the Geopolitical Chessboard with Kane McGukin
<p>Marty sits down with Kane McGukin to discuss the changing geopolitical landscape.</p> <p>Kane on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kanemcgukin</p> <p>0:00 - Intro</p> <p>5:29 - Kane’s background</p> <p>9:26 - China’s geopolitical standing</p> <p>28:01 - Hyperconnected world changes things</p> <p>33:22 - Transitional state</p> <p>38:50 - Messianic money</p> <p>42:00 - Weaponized dollar</p> <p>48:56 - What should America do?</p> <p>54:31 - Teaching values and skills</p> <p>1:05:58 - Propaganda and tinfoil</p> <p>1:11:01 - Optimism</p> <p>1:17:50 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>River</p> <p>https://river.com/tftc</p> <p>Unchained</p> <p>https://unchained.com/concierge/</p> <p>CrowdHealth</p> <p>https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc</p> <p>Bitcoin Talent Co</p> <p>https://www.bitcointalent.co/</p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available</p> <p>Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io</p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</p> <p>Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</p> <p>Website</p> <p>https://tftc.io/</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/tftc21</p> <p>Instagram</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://tftc.io/podcasts/</p>

Bitcoin For Business: Fanatics
<p>Lou turns the questions on Marty to find out how businesses can embrace Bitcoin.</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 7:20 - Why are we here?<br /> 13:29 - What is Fanatics?<br /> 19:54 - FanCash should be Bitcoin<br /> 29:58 - Introducing Bitcoin through rewards<br /> 33:04 - Chargebacks and international onboarding<br /> 37:29 - Bitcoin is can enable better UX flow<br /> 41:39 - NFTs don’t work<br /> 48:30 - New media monetization models<br /> 53:26 - Protection from censorship<br /> 58:36 - Trust still required<br /> 1:02:17 - Saving your business in a recession<br /> 1:05:21 - Debrief, comment your suggestions!</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>River</p> <p>https://river.com/tftc</p> <p>Unchained</p> <p>https://unchained.com/concierge/</p> <p>CrowdHealth</p> <p>https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc</p> <p>Bitcoin Talent Co</p> <p>https://www.bitcointalent.co/</p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available</p> <p>Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io</p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</p> <p>Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</p> <p>Website</p> <p>https://tftc.io/</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/tftc21</p> <p>Instagram</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://tftc.io/podcasts/</p>

#465: Five Pillars of Product Management with Will Cole
<p>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.</p> <p>Will on Twitter: https://twitter.com/willcole</p> <p>0:00 - Intro</p> <p>6:17 - Marty is sleepy</p> <p>11:07 - Stories behind Will’s writing</p> <p>19:10 - Invariants and levels of abstraction</p> <p>30:25 - Why a product manager exists</p> <p>33:57 - Think, then do</p> <p>36:30 - Running through the invariants and strategy doc</p> <p>42:41 - Timeline</p> <p>46:55 - Minimizing meetings with good writing</p> <p>48:53 - Iterating vs incrementing</p> <p>56:44 - Who has better and worse product management?</p> <p>1:00:24 - Managing growth</p> <p>1:08:48 - Cmon Marty write the doc</p> <p>1:12:46 - Design patterns</p> <p>1:16:41 - BIPs</p> <p>1:22:15 - Staying on the cutting edge</p> <p>1:24:25 - Come and PM for Bitcoin companies</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#464: The Emergence of the Network of Keys with Matt from Unchained
<p>Marty sits down with Matt from Unchained to discuss key networks and setting new industry standards for Bitcoin custody.</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 6:17 - Matt’s backstory (go birds)<br /> 12:56 - Challenges overcome at Unchained<br /> 19:43 - The role of keys in Bitcoin<br /> 21:53 - Preparing for the next bull<br /> 23:42 - Misconceptions about keys<br /> 26:41 - UX gaps<br /> 29:18 - Structures built on key networks<br /> 34:15 - Countering bad optics for regulators<br /> 37:29 - Predictions<br /> 42:27 - Recognition of multisig<br /> 47:59 - ETFs and Coinbase<br /> 54:41 - Multi-jurisdiction<br /> 58:07 - Blinded xpubs and deepfakes<br /> 1:05:56 - Incoming developments in Bitcoin<br /> 1:08:48 - Are you an ordinals enjoyer?<br /> 1:11:32 - MPC vs multisig<br /> 1:17:52 - Shitcoin cycles<br /> 1:21:43 - Here for tech or money?<br /> 1:26:26 - Saving Philly<br /> 1:34:02 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#463: Orange Pilling AI & Bitcoin Times Energy Edition with Aleks Svetski
<p>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.</p> <p>Svetski on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SvetskiWrites</p> <p>Spirit of Satoshi: https://www.spiritofsatoshi.ai/</p> <p>Bitcoin Times: https://bitcointimes.io/</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 6:52 - Riffing<br /> 9:53 - What is Spirit of Satoshi?<br /> 18:12 - AGI<br /> 24:04 - Closed/open source AI<br /> 33:38 - Building your own language model<br /> 41:04 - AI’s opinions are based on its master<br /> 45:02 - Data cleanliness and hallucination<br /> 52:58 - 1000 minds vs the Borg<br /> 58:59 - A wealth of data<br /> 1:03:54 - Biden’s AI executive order<br /> 1:05:26 - AI agents and Bitcoin<br /> 1:12:23 - ASICs<br /> 1:16:36 - Energy<br /> 1:21:09 - Bitcoin Times Energy Edition, ESG<br /> 1:32:16 - Bitcoin is energy<br /> 1:39:29 - Conquering mindset<br /> 1:49:21 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#462: Government Spending Leads To Hyperinflation with Peter St Onge
<p>Marty sits down with Peter St Onge to discuss government incompetence, hyperinflation events, predictions for the 2024 election, and more.</p> <p>Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profstonge</p> <p>0:00 - Intro</p> <p>6:46 - Bitcoin banning attempts and govt incompetence</p> <p>15:12 - EVs</p> <p>17:23 - Treasury auction and hyperinflation events</p> <p>33:08 - Sovereign debt</p> <p>37:15 - Swiss banks liquidity crisis</p> <p>42:44 - The internet is bank run jet fuel</p> <p>46:29 - Milei and dollarization of Argentina</p> <p>50:04 - Fiat is always doomed</p> <p>53:36 - “Far right” labels</p> <p>1:00:16 - 2024 election</p> <p>1:03:39 - The stakes are real</p> <p>1:09:14 - White pill</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#461: Defecting from Corrupt Healthcare with Andy Schoonover
<p>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.</p> <p>Andy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SchoonoverAndy</p> <p>CrowdHealth: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 7:23 - It’s been a year<br /> 14:22 - Doctors are excited<br /> 18:22 - The government owns the system<br /> 22:29 - Insurance is impersonal<br /> 28:23 - Bitcoin and LN<br /> 34:13 - Bitcoin doctors<br /> 42:49 - What’s the catch?<br /> 48:29 - How many people does it take for change?<br /> 51:22 - Relationship with employers<br /> 55:28 - Metabolic health and strong communities<br /> 1:04:09 - Defectors from the corrupt system<br /> 1:08:21 - Spreading knowledge<br /> 1:13:01 - CrowdHealth profitability<br /> 1:15:50 - CH’s relationship with TFTC<br /> 1:20:23 - Press the hard button<br /> 1:24:21 - We’re gonna win</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#460: Deconstructing the Censorship Industrial Complex with Mike Benz
<p>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.</p> <p>Mike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBenzCyber</p> <p>FFO website: https://foundationforfreedomonline.com/</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 6:17 - Censorship Industrial Complex<br /> 13:06 - Turning point in 2016<br /> 15:08 - Twitter files and wrongspeak terminology<br /> 22:44 - NGO participation<br /> 26:07 - Corporate control<br /> 32:30 - Russian gas<br /> 37:15 - Biden laptop<br /> 43:09 - Justice Department can kill you<br /> 48:40 - Destabilization ops<br /> 53:07 - End goal of control<br /> 57:33 - Methods of resistance<br /> 1:01:11 - Monetary censorship and Bitcoin<br /> 1:04:11 - We’re gonna win</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#459: An 8-Month Taliban Holiday with Lord Miles
<p>Marty sits down with Lord Miles to talk about his time in Taliban custody and his plans for further adventures.</p> <p>Lord Miles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/real_lord_miles</p> <p>Miles's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LordMiles</p> <p>0:00 - Intro</p> <p>6:03 - How Miles was betrayed</p> <p>11:18 - 8 month detainment (holiday)</p> <p>22:32 - End of detainment and Taliban misconceptions</p> <p>30:23 - Govts and dealing with money</p> <p>35:14 - Lovely holiday locations</p> <p>38:01 - Nashville shooter</p> <p>40:59 - Gold mine</p> <p>48:27 - Wankers and grifters</p> <p>54:55 - Next holidays</p> <p>1:07:23 - BBQ, raw milk and baldmaxxing</p> <p>1:20:18 - Living for adventure and harassing the system</p> <p>1:26:04 - Plugs</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#458: Climate Narratives Are Failing with Tom Nelson
<p>Marty sits down with Tom Nelson to discuss the ongoing failure of climate change narratives energy policy to correspond with reality.</p> <p>Tom's links: https://t.co/h5ODvIBeWA</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 6:43 - Riffing on Dave Collum and hurricanes<br /> 11:08 - Narratives are failing<br /> 18:17 - Charlie Munger<br /> 21:07 - AI<br /> 23:44 - DC and climate policy<br /> 26:34 - Nuclear<br /> 30:32 - ESG and mining<br /> 33:41 - Green energy kills<br /> 42:32 - Hydrocarbons bring life<br /> 50:31 - Those who would control you<br /> 54:27 - Bitcoin<br /> 56:53 - War<br /> 59:21 - Podcasting, censorship, and finding new allies<br /> 1:09:41 - Go get yourself called a racist<br /> 1:19:24 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#457: How a Miner Survives a Bitcoin Bear Market with Drew Armstrong & AJ Scalia
<p>Marty sits down with Drew and AJ from Cathedra to discuss how things have been going in the mining industry.</p> <p>Cathedra: https://cathedra.com/</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 5:04 - New York<br /> 11:23 - Current doomer status<br /> 14:36 - Lessons learned since last bull run<br /> 26:24 - Decisions made in 2022<br /> 34:20 - Underclocking and maintaining mining efficiency<br /> 39:16 - Evaluing mining businesses by hashprice<br /> 43:31 - Educating energy providers<br /> 48:25 - Cathedra firmware<br /> 52:07 - Shifting the bottleneck away from ASICs<br /> 58:20 - AI<br /> 1:06:46 - Geographic dispersion of hash<br /> 1:12:59 - Rising rates and ETFs<br /> 1:25:20 - Halvening prediction<br /> 1:35:05 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#456: The Path To Hyperinflation with EJ Antoni
<p>Marty sits down with EJ Antoni to discuss the disastrous policies of the Federal Reserve.</p> <p>EJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealEJAntoni</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 5:48 - Explaining Fed losses<br /> 22:16 - Has the Fed lost control?<br /> 26:25 - What is the result of total failure?<br /> 32:38 - Can higher-for-longer solve the problem?<br /> 37:16 - Recession indicators<br /> 42:04 - Protecting yourself financially<br /> 50:48 - Weimar style hyperinflation<br /> 54:21 - Weaponization of the dollar<br /> 57:23 - Bitcoin<br /> 1:00:24 - Wrapping</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#455: AI-Powered Tyranny with Whitney Webb
<p>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.</p> <p>Whitney's links: https://linktr.ee/whitneywebb</p> <p>Articles:</p> <p>https://www.mintpressnews.com/untold-story-christian-zionists-power-united-states-israel/260532/</p> <p>https://bitcoinmagazine.com/print/whitney-webb-bitcoin-and-the-plot-to-destroy-financial-privacy</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#454: An Onramp To The New Custody Standard with Onramp & BitGo
<p>Marty sits down with Michael Tanguma and Jesse Meyers from Onramp as well as Mitch Kochman from BitGo to discuss their new partnership.</p> <p>Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MTanguma</p> <p>Jesse on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Croesus_BTC</p> <p>Mitch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mitch_kochman</p> <p>Onramp: https://onrampbitcoin.com/</p> <p>BitGo: https://www.bitgo.com/</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 5:04 - How’s The Last Trade going?<br /> 10:06 - OnRamp/BitGo partnership<br /> 23:35 - The importance of multi-institution<br /> 29:18 - What convinces key agents?<br /> 36:53 - The next stage of Bitcoin’s adoption<br /> 40:36 - Trillion Dollar Wallets and other fun ideas<br /> 45:03 - Bitcoin is for everyone<br /> 49:11 - State attacks and multi-jurisdiction<br /> 1:01:43 - Adoption, education, ETFs<br /> 1:19:05 - Marty backstory<br /> 1:22:04 - Mitch backstory and BitGo<br /> 1:26:15 - Bitcoin is the spirit of revolution<br /> 1:28:56 - Wrapping</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#453: From Barstool to Mash with Louis Roberts
<p>Marty sits down with Lightswitch Lou to talk about Mash and its integration with the new TFTC website.</p> <p>Louis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Buddyloveless</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 5:28 - Riffing<br /> 15:37 - Mash and the new TFTC site<br /> 24:26 - Incumbent monetization models<br /> 29:06 - Enabling interaction features<br /> 31:58 - Controlling your own flow of funds<br /> 39:27 - Ending the subscription model<br /> 47:22 - Convincing other publishers<br /> 50:29 - Verifying humanity<br /> 54:51 - Lightning compared to advertising a decade ago<br /> 1:00:39 - Barstool<br /> 1:03:24 - Death of the old model<br /> 1:06:27 - Riffing after an interruption<br /> 1:11:26 - Chicken and egg of Bitcoin adoption<br /> 1:17:39 - Demo-ing donations<br /> 1:19:33 - We’re gonna win<br /> 1:25:42 - Twitter and Nostr<br /> 1:29:30 - Riffing<br /> 1:32:56 - New site launch<br /> 1:36:08 - Saving the world with Bitcoin<br /> 1:40:30 - Politicians are nuts<br /> 1:48:21 - War<br /> 1:58:35 - Rising from ashes of the American empire<br /> 2:01:27 - AI<br /> 2:03:26 - Ending riff</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#452: Zaprite Is Driving Bitcoin Merchant Adoption with John Magill
<p>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.</p> <p>John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/john_zaprite</p> <p>Zaprite: https://zaprite.com/</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 5:04 - Irish shitcoinery and true Bitcoiners<br /> 9:51 - Irish government<br /> 18:39 - Irish economy<br /> 25:26 - Erasing Irish culture<br /> 32:35 - Strong communities and fiat world<br /> 38:42 - Merchant adoption<br /> 48:56 - Update on Zaprite, onboarding Will and Parker<br /> 54:44 - What to build next<br /> 1:12:04 - Bullish vibes<br /> 1:17:16 - Returning to roots<br /> 1:20:56 - Conferences and meetups</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#451: UTXOracle with Steve Jeffress & Daniel Hinton
<p>Marty sits down with Steve and Daniel to discuss UTXOracle, a way to estimate Bitcoin's price using nothing but node data.</p> <p>Steve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveSimple</p> <p>Daniel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanielLHinton</p> <p>Check out UTXOracle and other data visualization: https://utxo.live/</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 6:41 - Steve and Daniel’s background<br /> 10:59 - Explaining UTXOs<br /> 13:34 - Visualizing data<br /> 20:46 - Effect of Bitcoin ATMs on patterns<br /> 25:24 - How to infer price from UTXO data<br /> 35:27 - Usefulness as an oracle<br /> 45:28 - Possibility of price per block<br /> 46:41 - Human action, opportunities and attack vectors<br /> 53:26 - Effect of ordinals<br /> 55:49 - UTXO mismanagement<br /> 1:02:37 - Spending old coins<br /> 1:06:51 - Taproot changes and far future problems<br /> 1:18:20 - Fun new concepts<br /> 1:27:43 - Run the numbers yourself<br /> 1:32:58 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#450: Bitcoin Money Market Funds with Théo Mogenet
<p>Marty sits down with Théo Mogenet to discuss his piece written for Axiom on the financialization of Bitcoin.</p> <p>Théo's Twitter: https://twitter.com/theomogenet</p> <p>Théo's Substack: https://substack.com/@theomogenet</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 7:00 - Théo’s background<br /> 11:06 - Explaining money market funds<br /> 16:46 - UK Gilt duration mismatch<br /> 22:32 - US bank failures<br /> 25:08 - Weaponization of monetary system<br /> 39:41 - How Bitcoin fixes this<br /> 49:26 - Bitcoin’s increasing demand<br /> 52:47 - Through the lens of monetary policy<br /> 55:28 - Perpetual markets<br /> 1:00:46 - DLCs for futures contracts<br /> 1:07:55 - Acquiring liquidity for DLCs<br /> 1:18:24 - Nascent companies<br /> 1:23:52 - Inciting hyperbitcoinization<br /> 1:29:12 - What drives further adoption?<br /> 1:40:47 - Théo’s upcoming writing </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#449: DEATH ATHLETIC: A Dissident Architecture with Jessica Solce
<p>Marty sits down with Jessica Solce to discuss her new documentary following the story of Cody Wilson.</p> <p>Find the film here: <a href="https://www.deathathletic.com/">https://www.deathathletic.com/</a><br /> Jessica on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jessicasolce">https://twitter.com/jessicasolce</a></p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 6:27 - Stumbling into cypherpunk docs<br /> 11:24 - Dealing with scandals<br /> 16:12 - Death Athletes<br /> 22:44 - The process of following Cody<br /> 24:04 - Fighting digital tyrrany<br /> 28:14 - Apathy<br /> 32:39 - Free information<br /> 40:11 - Dealing with courts of law and social media<br /> 45:37 - JStark<br /> 49:38 - Corporate control<br /> 1:01:13 - Aesthetics and the film industry<br /> 1:07:57 - AI<br /> 1:11:21 - Plugs + wrap up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>River<br /> <a href="https://river.com/tftc">https://river.com/tftc</a><br /> Unchained<br /> <a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">https://unchained.com/concierge/</a><br /> Bitcoin Talent Co<br /> <a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">https://www.bitcointalent.co/</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available<br /> Shop Now: <a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">https://merch.tftc.io</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:<br /> Main YT Channel<br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</a><br /> Clips YT Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</a><br /> Website<br /> <a href="https://tftc.io/">https://tftc.io/</a><br /> Twitter<br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">https://twitter.com/tftc21</a><br /> Instagram<br /> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:<br /> Twitter<br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a><br /> Newsletter<br /> <a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a><br /> Podcast<br /> <a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">https://tftc.io/podcasts/</a></p>

#448: Opt Out Of Keynesian Brain Rot with Godfrey Bloom
<p>Marty sits down with Godfrey Bloom to discuss the corruption of the world by central banks and the countermeasures the common man must take.</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 6:43 - How govts have been corrupted<br /> 16:09 - Is mobilization of the common man imminent?<br /> 18:40 - Central banks are the unknown cause<br /> 24:56 - Removing yourself from the system<br /> 27:12 - New Keynesians<br /> 29:59 - Bitcoin and gold<br /> 34:46 - More on UK provenance law<br /> 38:09 - Lawful cancelation dissidents<br /> 43:58 - Civil war and states asserting autonomy<br /> 46:42 - Wrapping up </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#447: Biowarfare In The 21st Century with Sam Husseini
<p>Marty sits down with Sam Husseini to discuss his journalistic history and findings surrounding Covid and modification of pathogens.</p> <p>Find Sam on Substack: http://husseini.substack.com/</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 5:36 - Sam’s body of work<br /> 8:20 - Covid’s parallels to anthrax attacks<br /> 15:08 - Wuhan lab obscurement<br /> 22:56 - Biowarfare is unique<br /> 26:02 - USAID funding of the lab<br /> 30:44 - The gaslighting is highly effective<br /> 40:54 - Those in control have no benevolent intentions<br /> 44:02 - Disappointment in RFK<br /> 46:02 - Bird flu modification<br /> 48:21 - Actionable items<br /> 50:17 - Censorship<br /> 56:38 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#446: The State of the Lightning Network with Matt Corallo
<p>Marty sits down with Matt Corallo to discuss the state of the Lightning Network.</p> <p>Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt</p> <p>6:38 - Hot mics, soft forks<br /> 13:34 - Should we focus on what we have?<br /> 18:27 - Core dev burnout<br /> 24:58 - State of Bitcoin adoption<br /> 35:23 - The year of LDK<br /> 40:46 - Stablecoins and AI<br /> 46:44 - Where should the focus be?<br /> 52:42 - LSPs and improving LN UX<br /> 59:21 - Crypto impatience<br /> 1:05:26 - Using lightning every day<br /> 1:07:02 - Regulations<br /> 1:21:01 - Bitcoin and Crypto have different regulatory concerns<br /> 1:23:34 - AI and energy<br /> 1:27:31 - Is LN a panacea?<br /> 1:35:54 - How is LN success defined?<br /> 1:38:35 - PTLCs<br /> 1:43:46 - Bitcoin’s success probability</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#445: Dispelling Nuclear Energy Misconceptions with Ryan MacLeod
<p>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.</p> <p>Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NuclearBitcoinr</p> <p>6:12 - Riffing<br /> 7:46 - Texas demand scare<br /> 13:57 - Best source for stable energy<br /> 20:11 - Reputation of nuclear power<br /> 31:39 - If the end were nigh, we’d need nuclear<br /> 33:40 - Cost of capital and SMRs<br /> 36:53 - SMR and mining impact on grids<br /> 41:05- Bitcoin can ease problems with nuclear<br /> 44:37 - Nuclear looking good<br /> 53:15 - Germany’s idiotic policies<br /> 55:09 - Uranium supply<br /> 58:01 - Nuclear future<br /> 1:02:01 - Does the nuclear industry recognize Bitcoin?<br /> 1:07:09 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#444: Fiat Ruins Everything with Jimmy Song
<p>Marty sits down with Jimmy Song to discuss his new book Fiat Ruins Everything.</p> <p>Jimmy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmysong</p> <p>Crowdfund page for Jimmy's new book: https://fiatruinseverything.com/</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 5:38 - Writing with ChatGPT<br /> 10:59 - Degeneracy hazards<br /> 12:54 - Jimmy’s book and writing process<br /> 20:39 - Structuring a book<br /> 23:36 - Fiat’s influence on individuals with corps<br /> 30:28 - Strong families and low time pref life<br /> 35:01 - Fiat world built on ossification<br /> 44:19 - No stores of value, can’t buy a house<br /> 50:15 - Reality takes hold, how long till it breaks?<br /> 59:38 - How to explain to people when it breaks?<br /> 1:03:03 - How do individuals protect themselves?<br /> 1:11:02 - Rent seeking more harmful than welfare<br /> 1:14:40 - Wide and narrow gate, drivechains<br /> 1:26:45 - Plugging the book </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#443: Q2 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
<p>Marty sits down again with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q2 2023 Monetary Base update.</p> <p>Follow along the charts here: https://twitter.com/1basemoney/status/1696117186236989686</p> <p>Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney</p> <p>6:05 - eNaira and CBDCs<br /> 26:08 - Top 5 currencies<br /> 32:30 - Compound annual growth rate<br /> 36:06 - FHLB exposure<br /> 42:27 - Inflation is impacting people<br /> 45:08 - Bitcoin chart<br /> 56:49 - Scandinavian physical currency<br /> 59:17 - US federal debt<br /> 1:15:08 - Canary in the coal mine<br /> 1:23:30 - Nations using Bitcoin and BRICS gold<br /> 1:40:02 - Optimal outcome</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#442: Launching Flex with Bitcoin Talent Co
<p>Marty sits down again with Michael Tanguma and Andy Thompson from Bitcoin Talent Co to talk about launching Flex.</p> <p>Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MTanguma</p> <p>Andy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theandytee/</p> <p>Flex landing page: https://www.bitcointalent.co/flex</p> <p>5:30 - Welcome back, Bitcoin Talent Co.</p> <p>8:37 - Flex supply side market</p> <p>13:39 - Interest on both sides</p> <p>20:50 - Hiring missteps</p> <p>25:01 - Hi Trevor!</p> <p>25:58 - Further mistakes</p> <p>31:23 - Misallocation of resources</p> <p>34:56 - Acting with urgency</p> <p>36:50 - Opportunity for efficiency increasing</p> <p>41:55 - Talent competition at global level</p> <p>43:29 - Expanding and iterating</p> <p>51:02 - Plugs and wrap up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>

#441: Miniscript and Bitcoin Risk Products with Rob Hamilton
<p>Marty sits down with Rob Hamilton to discuss Anchorwatch and keeping focus on Miniscript and maximizing its potential.</p> <p>Rob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rob1Ham</p> <p>Anchorwatch: https://www.anchorwatch.com/about</p> <p>5:30 - Ninja Launch<br /> 7:43 - Bluechecks<br /> 13:31 - Content models<br /> 18:18 - Drivechains and OP_VAULT<br /> 22:58 - Miniscript<br /> 27:07 - Stepping back on Miniscript<br /> 33:50 - Balancing complexity at Anchorwatch<br /> 36:17 - Bitcoin risk products<br /> 42:52 - Anchorwatch policy construction<br /> 47:15 - UX<br /> 51:58 - Impatience<br /> 55:17 - Get your hands dirty<br /> 59:31 - Edge cases<br /> 1:06:22 - MPC<br /> 1:18:54 - Upgrades with unknown unknowns<br /> 1:27:34 - Bullish<br /> 1:32:43 - Bitcoin in macro<br /> 1:39:59 - Urgency</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>