TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast
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#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>
#440: Climate Change Is A Bad Excuse with Anas Alhajji
<p>Marty sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss energy markets, climate change regulation and subsidies, and whether de-dollarization will push nations toward Bitcoin.</p> <p>Anas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anasalhajji</p> <p>Anas on Substack: https://anasalhajjieoa.substack.com/</p> <p>5:30 - India and UAE oil trade<br /> 13:27 - COP 28 and climate change excuses<br /> 27:46 - Climate change religion<br /> 31:05 - Dishonest numbers<br /> 37:05 - Shale oil underperforming<br /> 42:02 - “Green” energy can only win by force<br /> 48:11 - Why we Bitcoin<br /> 49:46 - Near future energy market<br /> 56:16 - Impact of subsidies<br /> 58:59 - Immigration and Climate arguments don’t mix<br /> 1:03:48 - Dollar shortage and Bitcoin</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>
#439: Mining, Memes and Meetups with Thomas Pacchia
<p>Marty sits down with Thomas Pacchia for a chat before the pubkey mining meetup.</p> <p>Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tpacchia</p> <p>Pubkey: https://pubkey.bar/</p> <p>5:30 - Is DeFi borked?<br /> 11:13 - Blockspace scarcity<br /> 21:56 - Will shitcoin cycles continue?<br /> 28:42 - No soft landing<br /> 32:01 - Large scale investors<br /> 42:27 - Mining meetup<br /> 53:06 - What drives hashrate growth from here?<br /> 58:18 - Treasury management<br /> 1:00:55 - Pool monetization<br /> 1:09:51 - Scammers and hamsters<br /> 1:12:48 - NYC Bitcoin makes Marty bullish<br /> 1:23:05 - Memes and NFTs<br /> 1:28:58 - Derailment and riffing<br /> 1:36:29 - Bitcoin conferences and new Pubkey locations<br /> 1:44:08 - Hex and hardware wallets<br /> 1:46:58 - Reminiscing from our prison cells in 2030</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>
#438: Cycling Toward A Bitcoin Boom with Tuur Demeester
<p>Marty sits down with Tuur Demeester to discuss the factors pushing Bitcoin forward in its cycle.</p> <p>Tuur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 5:30 - Aliens<br /> 11:35 - Bitcoin cycles<br /> 18:04 - Is the next cycle different?<br /> 20:21 - Will crypto stay dead?<br /> 24:12 - Old ideas, new ideas, and startups<br /> 33:44 - Regulatory landscape<br /> 38:27 - Financial “innovations” from crypto<br /> 42:31 - Bitcoin politics<br /> 46:29 - Implications of decentralized custody<br /> 54:23 - Multiple fronts of chaos<br /> 1:02:04 - How far can inflation go?<br /> 1:10:04 - Bitcoin is the escape hatch<br /> 1:12:13 - Nation state adoption<br /> 1:15:29 - Next bull market<br /> 1:26:29 - Fedimints and AI<br /> 1:34:38 - Bullish on Texas<br /> 1:47:28 - We’re gonna win</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>
#437: History Doesn't Rhyme, It Repeats with Dave Collum & Rudy Havenstein
<p>Marty sits down with Dave Collum and Rudy Havenstein and tries to keep Marty Jones under control.</p> <p>Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidBCollum</p> <p>Rudy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RudyHavenstein</p> <p>5:30 - Bants<br /> 11:41 - Background<br /> 27:20 - Banking crisis lull<br /> 33:12 - Media collapse and Twitter<br /> 48:43 - Evil rulers<br /> 1:15:10 - Corporate press and those they hate<br /> 1:22:35 - Younger generations<br /> 1:30:21 - Forth turning and inflation<br /> 1:58:20 - CBDCs vs Bitcoin<br /> 2:03:49 - Final words from Rudy<br /> 2:05:39 - Rabbit holes on rabbit holes</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>
#436: Building Sound Finance For Sound Money with Atomic Finance
<p>Marty sits down with Tony Cai and Matt Black from Atomic Finance to discuss returns on Bitcoin, DLCs, and the future of Bitcoin's scaling.</p> <p>Tony on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TonyCai_</p> <p>Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewjablack</p> <p>Atomic Finance: https://atomic.finance/</p> <p>5:30 - Atomic Finance origins<br /> 15:44 - What’s wrong with defi?<br /> 21:15 - Explaining DLCs<br /> 25:26 - How Atomic uses DLCs<br /> 28:39 - Risks<br /> 34:13 - Atomic’s oracle<br /> 37:39 - State of DLCs and lightning<br /> 44:51 - Plans for Atomic<br /> 47:46 - Ethereum’s centralization<br /> 50:26 - Order of operations in Bitcoin adoption<br /> 54:04 - Scaling Bitcoin and ossification<br /> 1:04:59 - Staking reputation on BIPs<br /> 1:14:28 - A lot at stake<br /> 1:21:00 - 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.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>
#435: Bitcoin Solves the Payments Problem in AI with Kody Low
<p>Marty sits down with Kody Low to discuss Fedimints, Lightning, and how they can be applied to power AI tools.</p> <p>Kody on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kodylow</p> <p>Check out Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz/</p> <p>Join the #Ai4ALL hackathon https://bolt.fun/tournaments/ai4all/overview</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 5:30 - Marty Barbell Bender<br /> 7:10 - Kody’s background, every Bitcoiner a dev<br /> 13:59 - What layer is Fedi?<br /> 19:38 - Explaining Fedimint<br /> 25:43 - What do Fedimints fix about lightning?<br /> 30:23 - Expanding on federation<br /> 34:46 - Scaling Bitcoin for the world<br /> 38:56 - Federated operating system<br /> 49:23 - How it works for guardians<br /> 57:57 - Privacy<br /> 1:00:41 - Synth dollar trading<br /> 1:11:18 - AI/Lightning intersection<br /> 1:20:33 - L402 and M2M payments<br /> 1:35:53 - Lightning’s headstart on crypto<br /> 1:38:24 - Avoiding Bitcoin’s volitility with Fedi<br /> 1:41:02 - Bitcoin is the best money<br /> 1:49:10 - Pushing AI companies to Lightning<br /> 1:52:02 - Answer the call, freaks<br /> 1:55:25 - Privacy and gpu hosting<br /> 2:05:27 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:<br /> <a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained</a><br /> <a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a><br /> <a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a><br /> <a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/"></a>TFTC Merch is Available:<br /> <a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:<br /> Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a><br /> Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a><br /> <a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a><br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a><br /> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:<br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a><br /> <a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a><br /> <a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>
#434: Capital in the 21st Century with Allen Farrington
<p>Marty sits down with Allen Farrington from Axiom to discuss his perspective on capital allocation and how it is affected by Bitcoin.</p> <p>Allen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allenf32</p> <p>Allen on Medium: https://allenfarrington.medium.com/</p> <p>5:30 - Introducing Axiom<br /> 9:43 - Cost of capital<br /> 14:26 - Debt is not universally bad<br /> 16:59 - Capital as a tool<br /> 18:51 - The goal of capital allocation<br /> 22:13 - Affecting individual savings<br /> 26:06 - Capital flowchart and long term thinking<br /> 37:18 - Bitcoin doesn’t allow fiat games<br /> 44:47 - Bitcoin mining illustrating the point<br /> 58:09 - Impact of lightning’s instant settlement<br /> 1:06:26 - Building a long term company<br /> 1:14:46 - Temperance during the boom<br /> 1:18:46 - Liquid BTC<br /> 1:27:28 - Axiom and further upcoming writing<br /> 1:41:04 - 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.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>
#433: Lightning Network at the Enterprise Level with Jose Lemus
<p>Marty sits down with Jose Lemus from Ibex to discuss integrating the lightning network with businesses, barriers to adoption, cross-border payments, and more.</p> <p>Jose on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jllemus</p> <p>Ibex: https://www.poweredbyibex.io/</p> <p>5:30 - Bitcoin Park riffing<br /> 7:37 - What’s up at Ibex?<br /> 22:24 - Impact of instant settlement<br /> 26:21 - Lightning Network, AI, Internet of Things<br /> 34:07 - What’s taking adoption so long?<br /> 36:49 - Bitcoin’s unique combination of properties<br /> 45:57 - Burden of compliance<br /> 49:45 - Fiat is the money of force<br /> 52:44 - KYC is the illicit activity<br /> 1:02:38 - Mexico partnership<br /> 1:03:44 - The purpose of financial products<br /> 1:12:36 - Bitcoin is a tween<br /> 1:17:30 - Don’t get distracted by bull markets<br /> 1:29:14 - Marty’s excited about energy and AI<br /> 1:35:36 - 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.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>
#432: Jab Injury Event Horizon with Ed Dowd
<p>Marty sits down with Ed Dowd to discuss jab injuries, RFK Jr, the peak of clown world extending ever upward, and more.</p> <p>Ed Dowd on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DowdEdward</p> <p>8:33 - The clown world peak keeps rising<br /> 15:41 - RFK Jr and the jab injury event horizon<br /> 25:17 - Distractions<br /> 29:00 - Debt event horizon has already passed<br /> 33:26 - Trust in the system degrading<br /> 37:05 - Bitcoin<br /> 38:42 - The CIA disapproves<br /> 38:53- Broken money and psyops<br /> 45:46 - Individual state power<br /> 49:29 - Three Letter Agencies don’t want this heard<br /> 54:31 - Hard times before good times<br /> 56:37 - Strong families<br /> 1:03:50 - Final note on RFK Jr<br /> 1:07:12 - I am Spartacus</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>
#431: Bitcoin Privacy and the Payjoin Dev Kit with Dan Gould
<p>Marty sits down with Dan Gould to discuss Payjoin Dev Kit, how coinjoins protect privacy, and the experience of developing on Bitcoin.</p> <p>Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitgould</p> <p>Payjoin Dev Kit: https://payjoindevkit.org/</p> <p>9:16 - Dan’s history</p> <p>14:39 - Explaining CoinJoins</p> <p>21:36 - How Payjoin reduces dox threat and reduces fees</p> <p>35:09 - TURN servers</p> <p>39:49 - How are PSBTs involved in Payjoin</p> <p>42:45 - How coin selection is determined</p> <p>36:30 - Separating PDK from BDK</p> <p>50:03 - Completing BDK</p> <p>53:38 - Payjoin’s role going forward</p> <p>57:54 - Chain surveillance and prosecuting CoinJoins</p> <p>1:03:51 - Right to privacy</p> <p>1:08:18 - Multi receiver PayJoin</p> <p>1:09:42 - Less frustration on Bitcoin development</p> <p>1:15:18 - Will Bitcoin reach sufficient ossification?</p> <p>1:18:25 - Plugs and 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.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>
#430: Bitcoin vs the $156 Trillion Global Payments Industry with Sam Wouters
<p>Marty sits down with Sam Wouters to discuss Bitcoin's rate of adoption for cross-border payments.</p> <p>Sam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SDWouters</p> <p>Sam's report on River blog: https://blog.river.com/bitcoin-vs-the-156-trillion-global-payments-industry/</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 2:30 - Finding bitcoin through Runescape<br /> 9:22 - New educational resources in Bitcoin<br /> 13:27 - Diving into Sam’s report<br /> 17:51 - Structure of the report<br /> 21:39 - Chapter 1: Cross-border payments industry<br /> 31:53 - Comparing Bitcoin and internet adoption<br /> 41:37 - Remittance education<br /> 48:31 - Getting into charts on remittance volume<br /> 56:18 - Chapter 2: Global bitcoin adoption<br /> 1:07:58 - Motivation for adoption<br /> 1:13:39 - Chapter 3: Cross-border Bitcoin payments<br /> 1:23:13 - What makes bitcoin better for remittance<br /> 1:26:28 - Lightning services<br /> 1:30:26 - Bitcoin for payments<br /> 1:33:32 - Google search traffic for Bitcoin<br /> 1:39:17 - B2C<br /> 1:44:35 - Chapter 4: Growing cross-border Bitcoin payments<br /> 1:51:36 - Adoption funnel<br /> 1:55:33 - Marty tries to quote himself before 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.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>
#429: Is The Inflation Problem Really Solved? with Luke Gromen
<p>Marty sits down with Luke Gromen to discuss inflation catching up with the world.</p> <p>Luke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LukeGromen</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 6:33 - UK inflation<br /> 11:02 - American banking crisis lull<br /> 18:12 - Structural problems in energy<br /> 25:56 - Liquidity issues with massive bank accounts<br /> 31:33 - Debt ceiling<br /> 33:13 - Retirement and target date funds<br /> 40:18 The Ukraine distraction<br /> 45:54 - Collapse in skilled labor and infrastructure<br /> 50:41 - Taking on troubled times<br /> 54:55 - Bitcoin’s interaction with energy<br /> 57:05 - Landing on the wrong side of stagflation<br /> 59:19 - Bitcoin eliminates banking BS<br /> 1:01:34 - Treasury bond duration risk<br /> 1:06:22 - 40 year bull market over, gold and Bitcoin win<br /> 1:13:51 - 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.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>
#428: Examining BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF with Townsend Lansing
<p>Marty sits down with Townsend Lansing to discuss BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF.</p> <p>Townsend on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TownsendLansing</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 8:40 - Inflation hitting the UK<br /> 11:07 - Introducing Townsend, Blackrock ETF<br /> 19:10 - SEC approval<br /> 25:23 - APA<br /> 26:46 - How Bitcoin market could be affected<br /> 29:28 - People becoming aware of crypto risk<br /> 31:23 - How the grantor trust works<br /> 35:50 - ETF liquidity<br /> 42:12 - Bitcoin’s better security<br /> 45:30 - Will bitcoin financial products be treated differently?<br /> 48:05 - Approval is unlikely<br /> 49:52 - Bitcoin’s impact on finance<br /> 51:13 - 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.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>
#427: Killer Whale Liquidity Crisis with John Titus
<p>Marty sits down with John Titus to discuss the liquidity crisis caused by the Fed.</p> <p>John's Substack: https://bestevidence.substack.com/</p> <p>Best Evidence on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BestEvidence</p> <p>5:30 - Killer whales and banks lacking liquidity<br /> 16:13 - The Fed is at the center<br /> 21:01 - Coordinated consolidation effort<br /> 26:28- The strength of cash<br /> 33:57 - John’s origin story<br /> 39:09 - Fix the money, fix the world<br /> 42:20 - Dollar endgame<br /> 45:06 - John on Bitcoin<br /> 49:38 - The system is run by those who hate you<br /> 52:54 - Life expectancy decline<br /> 55:35 - Tyranny thrives in the fear of resistance<br /> 58:39 - 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.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>
#426: Bringing Lightning To Utilities with Synota
<p>Marty sits down with Austin Mitchell, Lisa Scott, and Alan Schroeder from Synota to discuss bringing energy providers over to Bitcoin and LN. Synota on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Synota_</p> <p>6:35 - Meet Synota<br /> 14:05 - Payment settlement struggles for utilites<br /> 16:56 - How Synota integrates<br /> 23:47 - Financing possibilities<br /> 26:20 - Utilities grokking bitcoin<br /> 34:07 - Effects of decentralizing the grid<br /> 45:22 - The team’s orange pilling<br /> 49:41 - Mining industry is maturing<br /> 55:56 - Efficiency impact of instant payments<br /> 1:01:11 - Mining permanent funds<br /> 1:05:03 - Issues building on lightning<br /> 1:10:57 - 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.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>
#425: Fiat Crisis with Balaji Srinivasan
<p>Marty sits down with Balaji Srinivasan for the longest episode of TFTC yet, going in depth on the nature of the incoming fiat crisis.</p> <p>Balaji on Twitter: https://twitter.com/balajis</p> <p>6:13 - How does the debt ceiling contribute to the fiat crisis?<br /> 9:48 - Reality check<br /> 21:38 - History is running in reverse<br /> 25:09 - The unipolar moment is over<br /> 38:05 - America is 3 tribes<br /> 44:42 - Democracy has 4 definitions<br /> 55:33 - India adopting pragmatic democracy<br /> 59:08 - China won’t go away<br /> 1:07:03 - USSA<br /> 1:36:11 - How America gets its strength back<br /> 1:43:16 - Dollar nationalists, social media politics<br /> 1:53:20 - It’s not one nation, it’s two parties with verbal footsoldiers<br /> 2:07:15 - The Gray tribe<br /> 2:35:47 - Blue losing media control<br /> 2:39:46 - Recap, Blue’s remaining power<br /> 2:45:48 - The tribal filter on the banking situation<br /> 3:01:36 - The declining US empire<br /> 3:13:13 - Blue America’s infrastructure highlights<br /> 3:16:40 - Exiting through Bitcoin<br /> 3:20:18 - We’ve lost our moon shoes<br /> 3:22:24 - The writing’s on the wall and states have incentive to exit early<br /> 3:42:53 - People robbed by cantillon cities are likely to get mad<br /> 3:48:13 - Fed now is a CBDC no matter what they say<br /> 4:05:15 - Civil unrest precursors<br /> 4:08:24 - Hiding insolvency<br /> 4:11:13 - History mirroring<br /> 4:17:04 - Reflecting on a long show, doling white pills</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>
#424: Q1 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
<p>Follow along with the charts: https://twitter.com/1basemoney/status/1664179527784734720?s=20 Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney</p> <p>8:12 - Baltic hockey<br /> 17:17 - Debt ceiling bye bye<br /> 22:55 - New basemoney drop!<br /> 36:19 - Bitcoin base vs top fiat, reverse repo<br /> 49:41 - Bank failures<br /> 1:01:54 - Treasury markets<br /> 1:05:34 - Fannie & Freddie debt numbers<br /> 1:09:32 - Balaji says FedNow is a CBDC<br /> 1:17:02 - Sidebar on children<br /> 1:18:19 - Back on topic, centralization will continue<br /> 1:23:45 - Sovereign sat and gold stacking<br /> 1:34:41 - Quick stats<br /> 1:35:56 - Full reserve in Texas<br /> 1:45:37 - 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.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>
#423: Retirement Funds In The Age Of Bitcoin with Matt Dines
<p>Marty sits down with Matt Dines from Build to discuss the retirement landscape and how to handle a large scale transition to Bitcoin as a primary store of value.</p> <p>Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BuildCIO</p> <p>Check out Build: https://buildbitcoin.com/</p> <p>8:17 - What’s happening to retirement funds<br /> 11:49 - Balance sheets of the American household<br /> 26:23 - History of retirement accounts<br /> 30:30 - The post-Covid financial landscape<br /> 34:52 - Retirement account participation<br /> 46:14 - Legislation isn’t the answer<br /> 50:09 - Primary residence ownership and mortgage backed securities<br /> 55:39 - Target Date Funds<br /> 1:01:28 - US bond market selloff<br /> 1:09:45 - Near-dated TDF vs inflation<br /> 1:13:12 - Investment/retirement industry isn’t keeping up<br /> 1:17:59 - Bridging the gap to Bitcoin with Build<br /> 1:32:15 - Bitcoin lending<br /> 1:46:36 - Unchained<br /> 1:53:57 - Explaining the mindset<br /> 2:02:31 - The flywheel of truth<br /> 2:08:12 - 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.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>
#422: Human Forever with James Poulos
<p>Marty sits down with James Poulos to discuss the tyranny of the digital age.</p> <p>James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamespoulos</p> <p>Human Forever: https://canonic.xyz/books/1YV9yExbmJ9mgBXNM81TouJuDtqxH2PpL</p> <p>6:00 - Rising transhumanism<br /> 12:37 - Defining the humanity we fight for<br /> 19:54 - Breaking people apart<br /> 29:14 - False gods<br /> 34:23 - Fighting on the digital level<br /> 38:39 - Changing the tide<br /> 47:50 - The moment of humility<br /> 50:31 - Return to traditional family<br /> 56:55 - Focusing attention<br /> 58:26 - Being human is better<br /> 1:00:44 - Judging yourself first<br /> 1:02:55 - Sloth<br /> 1:12:04 - 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.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>
#421: Rejecting The Great Reset with Michael Rectenwald
<p>Marty sits down with Dr. Michael Rectenwald to discuss the The Great Reset, stakeholder capitalism, CBDCs, and asserting autonomy against a neo-feudal future.</p> <p>Michael's website: https://www.michaelrectenwald.com/</p> <p>Michael's Mises presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGg9j-qCNt0</p> <p>8:07 - Michael’s presentation on Great Reset<br /> 10:29 - Stakeholder capitalism<br /> 14:15 - ESG leads to corporate rule<br /> 18:32 - Mock the rulers<br /> 20:23 - Neo-techno-feudalism while infrastructure breaks<br /> 24:03 - Refusing CBDCs, Bitcoin and gold<br /> 27:21 - Bitcoiners at Mises and Bitcoin FUD<br /> 29:45 - The lies are being noticed<br /> 32:28 - Control through social credit and social perception<br /> 36:55 - The letter agencies cause the problems they claim to solve<br /> 38:04 - Asserting autonomy<br /> 44:37 - Bank failures will be the CBDC trigger<br /> 46:42 - Defending against ideological onslaught<br /> 51:05 - Fighting evil<br /> 54:20 - Wrapping up, plugs</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>
#420: Powering Livestreaming With Sats Through Vida with Lyle Pratt
<p>Marty sits down with Lyle Pratt, founder and CEO of Vida, to talk about what he's building. Lyle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lylepratt Check out Vida: https://vida.page/</p> <p>12:48 - What’s Vida?<br /> 16:56 - Lyle’s history<br /> 20:51 - Telecom architecture and using bitcoin to solve problems<br /> 27:57 - New tools like AI, Nostr, and LN<br /> 32:30 - Current state of lightning<br /> 33:46 - Vida demo with some difficulties<br /> 35:45 - Monetizing your attention<br /> 37:41 - The Vida team<br /> 44:56 - Vida can be a better Restream<br /> 50:44 - Lightning adoption is a bright light in a dark future<br /> 1:01:12 - Future Nostr integration<br /> 1:05:28 - Leveraging AI<br /> 1:10:29 - Explaining LLMs<br /> 1:16:46 - Living in interesting times<br /> 1:27:20 - Resource demands of AI<br /> 1:31:03 - Thank God For Bitcoin<br /> 1:36:31 - 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.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>
#419: Fedi Is Connecting Communities With Freedom Technology with Obi Nwosu
<p>Marty sits down with Obi Nwosu to talk about the origins of Fedi, an explaination of Fedimints, antifragile freedom technology.</p> <p>Obi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/obi</p> <p>Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz/</p> <p>8:26 - Austin’s a nice place<br /> 12:32 - Comparing the beginnings of Coinfloor and Fedi<br /> 22:00 - Explaining Fedi<br /> 34:19 - Applications made possible by Fedi<br /> 40:59 - Fedi ambassadors<br /> 46:20 - The freedom made possible by Fedi<br /> 53:12 - Fedipools and off-grid mining<br /> 57:38 - The antifragile nature of Bitcoin<br /> 1:07:36 - Has the mission gotten more urgent?<br /> 1:13:53 - 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.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>
#418: A First Principles Breakdown of the Monetary Crisis with Peter St Onge
<p>Marty sits down with Peter St Onge to discuss the all aspects of the impending economic strife and why there's plenty of hope on the other end.</p> <p>Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profstonge</p> <p>Peter's Substack: https://stonge.substack.com/</p> <p>Heritage Foundation: https://www.heritage.org/</p> <p>Mises Institue: https://mises.org/</p> <p>9:27 - Starting with Modern Monetary Theory<br /> 14:54 - Fed policy heading off a cliff<br /> 24:39 - Approaching the debt ceiling and unemployment<br /> 33:28 - A whitepilled take on imminent collapse<br /> 39:57 - They pushed too far too early<br /> 44:53 - Hidden purpose behind the lies<br /> 55:45 - What happens without the state<br /> 59:43 - What the state has devoured and destroyed<br /> 1:09:29 - BS Environment policy and cronyism<br /> 1:14:45 - Bitcoin adoption and the convolution if banks<br /> 1:26:00 - Full/fractional reserve banking<br /> 1:35:48 - When will the US default?<br /> 1:42:44 - Energy nonsense and mocking the rulers<br /> 1:55:28 - 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.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>
#417: An Ex-Intelligence Officer's View on Ukraine with Lee Slusher
<p>Marty sits down with Lee Slusher for a sober analysis of the war.</p> <p>Lee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeeBTConsulting</p> <p>Lee's Substack:https://deepdivewithleeslusher.substack.com/</p> <p>Lee's website: http://lee-bt.com/</p> <p>6:24- Lee’s background</p> <p>9:43 - War in Ukraine and possible outcomes</p> <p>16:30 - History leading up to current war</p> <p>21:13 - Derussification</p> <p>24:02 - Comparing Ukranian and Russian military</p> <p>31:43 - Western intervention</p> <p>38:38 - War’s role in economic crisis and US election</p> <p>43:23 - Afghanistan</p> <p>50:04 - If we fight Russia and lose</p> <p>55:01 - US and EU need to solve their own problems</p> <p>1:04:16 - How do we get back on the right track</p> <p>1:11:55 - Taiwan</p> <p>1:26:37 - Realistic evaluation</p> <p>1:32:51 - Wrapping up, plugs</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>
#416: The Scramble To Push A CBDC Future with Whitney Webb
<p>Marty sits down again with Whitney Webb to discuss failing banks funneling toward JP Morgan and how CBDCs are leading to a transhumanist future.</p> <p>Whitney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb</p> <p>Whitney's Website: https://unlimitedhangout.com/</p> <p>9:17 - Ninja launch<br /> 12:11 - Banks failing and consolidating<br /> 19:02 - Story of Jamie Dimon<br /> 26:38 - Reexamining 2008<br /> 31:10 - CBDCs, biometrics and control<br /> 40:11 - JP Morgan, Wexner and Crown<br /> 44:59 - WSJ callout<br /> 50:36 - Noam Chomsky<br /> 54:55 - Are people waking up?<br /> 1:07:16 - Satan and transhumanism<br /> 1:22:18 - Google and Disney<br /> 1:28:12 - Whitney's talk at Bitcoin Miami<br /> 1:32:02 - Nobody's saving you<br /> 1:35:49 - 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.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>
#415: Coal Is The Future with Steve Barbour
<p>Marty sits down with Steve Barbour before the first Nakamoto Forum debate to talk about energy, mining, and replacing the US Dollar.</p> <p>Steve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SGBarbour</p> <p>Upstream Data: https://blog.upstreamdata.ca/</p> <p>7:30 - Bitcoin dev conflict of interest<br /> 19:18 - Bitcoin reaching maturity<br /> 21:01 - Russian mining<br /> 25:37 - Fiat IOUs<br /> 28:30 - The state of US mining<br /> 34:25 - Will "Coal" Cole<br /> 38:09 - Upstream's progress since Steve's last pod<br /> 47:06 - Hydro is better for portability<br /> 55:31 - New design<br /> 59:53 - Is coal the future?<br /> 1:04:48 - Hydrocarbons debate<br /> 1:08:33 - Lizard men<br /> 1:10:57 - Mock the rulers<br /> 1:19:03 - Fiat dying<br /> 1:25:01 - 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.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>
#414: The Dollar Endgame Theory with Peruvian Bull
<p>Marty sits down with Peruvian Bull to discuss how the world will move away from the USD reserve.</p> <p>Peruvian Bull on Twitter: https://twitter.com/peruvian_bull</p> <p>Check out Dollar Endgame: https://thedollarendgame.com/</p> <p>12:01 - Starting out writing on Reddit<br /> 17:48 - Is the dollar currently in its endgame?<br /> 23:02 - Weaponizing dollar against Russia hurt US<br /> 25:19 - Past the debt event horizon<br /> 33:45 - Bitcoin reserve<br /> 36:21 - Will BRICS BUCS gain traction?<br /> 41:06 - A great opportunity for bitcoiners<br /> 44:01 - Nations missing the Bitcoin bus<br /> 49:40 - Converting individuals to Bitcoin<br /> 52:02 - Why Latin America understands intuitively<br /> 55:43 - SUPERSTONK<br /> 58:42 - Suffering in the streets<br /> 1:00:51 - Price post-hyperbitcoinization<br /> 1:03:57 - Societal impact of hyperbitcoinization<br /> 1:10:24 - The next 3 months<br /> 1:17:01 - technical difficulties<br /> 1:17:59 - Dollar losing network effect<br /> 1:21:42 - Plugs</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>
#413: Resisting mRNA Food with Charles Mayfield
<p>Marty sits down with Charles Mayfield to talk about Keto Con, the wonders of pig biology, and the destruction of food and agriculture wrought by corporations and legislation.</p> <p>Charles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrChuckFit</p> <p>Farrow: https://farrow.life/</p> <p>11:01 - Marty field tested the skin food<br /> 12:20 - Keto Con<br /> 16:58 - Epic Dermis<br /> 20:59 - Why Farrow<br /> 24:34 - Pigs<br /> 34:05 - Untrustworthy institutions<br /> 41:10 - Poison in the livestock<br /> 45:43 - Insidious legislature<br /> 51:01 - Looking at more accurate health markers<br /> 1:00:26 - Big Pharma and Big Ag<br /> 1:05:57- Resisting mRNA food<br /> 1:10:31 - Life insurance story<br /> 1:12:15 - Instilling urgency<br /> 1:16:40 - Symbiosis<br /> 1:22:56 - Blackpill/Whitepill<br /> 1:29:58 - Mock the rulers<br /> 1:33:52 - 3 years of madness<br /> 1:40:47 - Health is wealth<br /> 1:43:43 - Big week for Farrow<br /> 1:47:46 - Marty is a glowing god of goodness</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>
#412: Speaking Out For Those Injured By The Jabs with Michael Koss and Joel Wallskog
<p>Marty sits down with Michael Koss and Dr. Joel Wallskog for a discussion of injuries from the Covid-19 shot, React19, and the Dartmouth College roundtable.</p> <p>Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mkoss126</p> <p>Joel on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/WallskogJoel</p> <p>React19 roundtable at Dartmouth: https://react19.org/DartC19/</p> <p>9:47 - Michael's background - Dartmouth roundtable<br /> 18:30 - Joel's background - React19<br /> 27:34 - Politicization of the jab<br /> 29:25 - Doubling down on bad decisions<br /> 32:13 - Justice for crimes against humanity<br /> 35:29 - Regulators' lost credibility<br /> 42:15 - Incompetence or malice?<br /> 49:47 - Fixing incentives<br /> 56:55 - Bringing it back to bitcoin<br /> 1:03:50 - Speaking to the silent majority<br /> 1:12:17 - 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.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>
#411: How OnRamp is Bringing Bitcoin Multisig to Financial Products with Michael Tanguma & Jesse Meyers
<p>Marty sits down with Michael Tanguma and Jesse Meyers to talk about OnRamp.</p> <p>Check out OnRamp: http://onrampbitcoin.com/</p> <p>Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MTanguma</p> <p>Jesse on Twitter: https://twitter.com/croesus_btc</p> <p>0:00 - Intro<br /> 5:26 - Marty's chair is stolen<br /> 7:11 - OnRamp's use case and problems to solve<br /> 14:28 - Legal structure of OnRamp<br /> 19:30 - Difficulty in educating on self custody<br /> 31:10 - Decentralized control<br /> 41:55 - How will OnRamp's launch impact the market?<br /> 51:59 - The adoption curve<br /> 55:01 - Qualified custodians vs collaborative custody<br /> 1:00:36 - A new industry model<br /> 1:10:16 - OnRamp's educational mission<br /> 1:20:20 - OnRamp's content platform and new podcast<br /> 1:26:27 - Plugs </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>
#410: The Fed Is Trying To Bring Down The European Banks with Tom Luongo
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the role the banking crisis plays in the inter-cabal squabble.</p> <p>Tom Luongo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFL1728</p> <p>Tom's website: https://tomluongo.me/</p> <p>8:14 - What the hell is going on?<br /> 13:08 - Communicating ideas<br /> 20:04 - Intentions of the Fed and big American banks<br /> 31:39 - Europe in trouble as rates raise<br /> 38:41 - Pivot to BRICS<br /> 42:20 - FIMA<br /> 47:52 - Keeping a finger on the pulse<br /> 51:03 - Multi-vector attack on America<br /> 55:36 - Trump's indictment and the need for trust<br /> 58:37 - Tom's take on Bitcoin<br /> 1:02:01 - Stablecoins<br /> 1:04:48 - Can the Fed fix what they've created?<br /> 1:15:17 - Shaping reality with headlines<br /> 1:17:08 - Credit where credit is due<br /> 1:20:03 - The Fed on Bitcoin and crypto<br /> 1:25:06 - Congealed energy<br /> 1:28:51 - Keep your eggs in more baskets</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</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>
#409: Talking Value 4 Value with the Podfather Adam Curry
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Adam Curry to discuss Podcasting 2.0, Value 4 Value, Bitcoin, energy, culture, and much more.</p> <p>Adam Curry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamcurry</p> <p>No Agenda Show: https://www.noagendashow.net/</p> <p>Pod<br /> 8:57 - Opening Riff<br /> 14:51 - Information Freedom<br /> 18:57 - Bitcoin responsibility and remembering your keys<br /> 24:19 - Patriot Act 2.0 and thinking local<br /> 28:25 - Mining and energy<br /> 38:30 - Trans politics and transhumanism<br /> 52:41 - Nostr<br /> 55:50 - v4v<br /> 1:08:43 - Joe Rogan<br /> 1:13:23 - Go make children<br /> 1:15:50 - Modern dating<br /> 1:18:08 - Comedy mothership<br /> 1:21:22 - Elon, CBDCs and AI<br /> 1:33:27 - Habla<br /> 1:36:00 - Self hosting and running nodes<br /> 1:38:56 - v4v electric boogaloo<br /> 1:46:29 - Thank God for Bitcoin<br /> 1:54:59 - No Agenda<br /> 1:58:59 - These timestamps took a lot of condensing<br /> 2:00:11 - Drugs, digital and pharmaceutical<br /> 2:08:05 - v4v thunderdome<br /> 2:29:12 - Truth For The Commoner<br /> 2:30:56 - Meetups<br /> 2:30:58 - We're gonna win</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</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>
#408: The Truth About Renewable Energy with Brian Gitt
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Brian Gitt to discuss the flawed ideological approach behind ESG mandates and renewable energies.</p> <p>Brian Gitt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianGitt</p> <p>Brian's website: https://briangitt.com/</p> <p>5:23 - California emissions and electric cars<br /> 14:08 - Material supply for EVs<br /> 16:21 - California's oil hypocrisy<br /> 21:15 - EGS mandates don't preserve environment or help human life<br /> 27:06 - Nuclear safety<br /> 32:48 - Small modular reactors<br /> 48:52 - Wind and solar subsidies<br /> 52:52 - Ranting on batteries<br /> 55:08 - Unreliable and inefficient renewables<br /> 1:04:05 - Top down ideological policy<br /> 1:09:27 - Regulations are the root of the problem<br /> 1:14:11 - Questioning beliefs and educating<br /> 1:19:25 - Money and energy are the backbone<br /> 1:25:23 - Speaking out<br /> 1:29:56 - Plugs, wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</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>
#407: FedNow is not a CBDC with Matthew Mežinskis
<p>Sitting down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q4 2022 Monetary Base update, the banking crisis, CBDCs, and more</p> <p>Follow Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crypto_voices</p> <p>9:14 - Q4 update, just in time for Q1<br /> 13:32 - Bitcoin price<br /> 22:29 - The results of raising interest<br /> 24:42 - Bond duration risk<br /> 32:30 - QE5<br /> 34:40 - Choke Point 2.0<br /> 38:14 - Balaji's price prediction<br /> 46:53 - FedNow<br /> 55:04 - CDBC destroying big banks<br /> 1:00:09 - US state rights<br /> 1:05:21 - Flaring natural gas<br /> 1:11:00 - Blood in the water, Bitcoin is the way out<br /> 1:19:18 - Custodia Bank<br /> 1:27:17 - Black markets and civil disobedience<br /> 1:31:09 - Monetary base<br /> 1:39:09 - Back to CBDCs<br /> 1:45:33 - Bitcoin's rank in monetary base<br /> 1:47:22 - We're gonna win<br /> 1:59:39 - Gold and Silver<br /> 2:06:19 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</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>
#406: Debt-Based Colonialism and Structural Adjustment with Alex Gladstein
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Gladstein to discuss how the IMF and World Bank harness debt to funnel resources from poor nations to rich ones.</p> <p>Alex's article on Bitcoin Magazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/imf-world-bank-repress-poor-countries</p> <p>Alex's Essays: https://alexgladstein.com/</p> <p>Alex Gladstein at HRF: https://hrf.org/team/alex-gladstein/</p> <p>5:26 - In town for SXSW talking about CFA franc<br /> 10:06 - Colonial exploitation<br /> 17:21 - Transfer of control of energy<br /> 19:51 - Outsourcing the cost<br /> 28:24 - The unrecorded losses<br /> 36:38 - Structural Adjustment<br /> 42:36 - What it could look like without the current system<br /> 49:32 - Double standard<br /> 52:51 - Bitcoin fixes this<br /> 1:01:13 - No political solution<br /> 1:04:16 - Odious debt<br /> 1:10:10 - Biological effect of wage deflation<br /> 1:12:30 - Bitcoin fixes this - again<br /> 1:20:00 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</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>
#405: The Biden Laptop Report with Garrett Ziegler
<p>Sitting down with Garrett Ziegler to discuss the Biden laptop.</p> <p>Follow Marco Polo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcoPolo501c3</p> <p>5:26 - Investigating the Biden family<br /> 14:53 - Firsthand sources<br /> 17:20 - Foreign interests<br /> 26:54 - Hunter the political whore<br /> 29:31 - Not a democrat/republican issue<br /> 34:58 - Legal action against the laptop shop<br /> 38:45 - Fake info<br /> 41:41 - Plausibility of forgetting the laptop<br /> 45:06 - Laundering money through Ukraine VC<br /> 48:51 - Joe is the main story<br /> 52:28 - IPhone backup<br /> 56:33 - What are intentions of the agencies?<br /> 58:23 - Joe's dementia<br /> 1:01:24 - What can be done<br /> 1:05:05 - What Americans should take away<br /> 1:07:55 - Secret daughters<br /> 1:09:52 - Gerontocracy<br /> 1:15:36 - Hope for the future<br /> 1:18:16 - International trade<br /> 1:22:46 - Climate nonsense<br /> 1:26:06 - Truth For The Commoner<br /> 1:31:42 - Garrett won't apologize<br /> 1:34:24 - Wrap up/plugs</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</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>
#404: Thinking Beyond the Crowd with Konstantin Kisin
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Konstantin Kisin to discuss woke culture, covid hysteria, comedy, Ukraine, and more.</p> <p>Follow Konstantin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KonstantinKisin</p> <p>Check out Triggernometry https://www.youtube.com/c/Triggerpod</p> <p>6:06 - Thinking beyond the crowd<br /> 9:08 - The democratic response to Covid<br /> 14:57 - The next few years will shape the next half century<br /> 20:05 - Flaws in Bitcoin<br /> 27:13 - Escaping the Current Thing dichotomy<br /> 32:24 - Generational differences<br /> 36:51 - Calming the urgency to assess<br /> 45:51 - Comedy<br /> 49:41 - State of the UK<br /> 51:21 - People are tiring of woke culture<br /> 52:54 - Ukraine<br /> 1:04:54 - Baltic history<br /> 1:09:00 - Hong Kong<br /> 1:11:13 - Dangers of nihilism<br /> 1:16:21 - Plugs and wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</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>