TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast
TFTC is a podcast hosted by Marty Bent about Bitcoin. Join Marty, Editor in Chief of "the best newsletter in Bitcoin", as he sits down to discuss Bitcoin with interesting people.
Wed, April 16, 2025
#607: Bitcoin Is Written In Our DNA with Jesse Myers
Marty sits down with Jesse Myers to discuss the key behavioral mutation behind the dominance of our species over other early humans. Jesse on Twitter: https://x.com/Croesus_BTC One-in-a-Species: https://www.onceinaspecies.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - How Jesse’s hypothesis differs from mainstream 8:19 - Szabo's shelling out and the fashion argument 15:36 - Fold & Coinkite 17:14- The hTKTL1 gene 27:03 - Overcoming Dunbar's Number 35:24 - Unchained Event 35:49 - Public record and barter 42:33 - Money allowed energy aggregation 51:27 - Developing more advanced money 55:35 - Bitcoin is the culmination of our species’ edge 1:01:39 - Fiat interregnum and bitcoin’s addressable market 1:10:33 - Digital age is an accelerant 1:16:34 - Final thoughts Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, April 14, 2025
#606: The Ratio That Signals Every Crash with Michael Howell
Marty sits down with Michael Howell to discuss the incoming liquidity crisis. Crossborder Capital on Twitter: https://x.com/crossbordercap Capital Wars Substack: https://capitalwars.substack.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Is liquidity crunch incoming 6:13 - Explaining the crisis 16:12 - Fold & Coinkite 17:49 - The Fed’s ineffective measures 20:39 - Powell/Trump standoff and China selling 28:13 - Unchained Evernt 29:37 - Digging out with better assets 34:44 - Bessent's reset & BitBonds 39:56 - Weimar & gold 45:21 - Cutting red tape 49:53 - Clear skies beyond the storm Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, April 11, 2025
#605: When This Trade War Will End with James Check
Marty sits down with James Check to discuss the game of chicken being played between the US and China. James on Twitter: https://x.com/_Checkmatey_ Checkonchain: https://charts.checkonchain.com/ Newsletter: h ttps://newsletter.checkonchain.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Tariff bomb 6:32 - Recession incoming 9:30 - Fold & Coinkite 11:08 - Yen/dollar devaluation game of chicken 15:33 - Gold and Bitcoin’s price floor 25:02 - Unchained Event 25:27 - Bull case is more likely 34:15 - Thesis meeting reality 43:51 - Bitcoinization of finance 46:59 - Bessent reset 54:26 - Closing monologue Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, April 07, 2025
#604: Tariffs Expose the Euro Banking Fraud with Tom Luongo
Marty sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the impact of Trump's tariffs. Tom Luongo on Twitter: https://x.com/TFL1728Tom Luongo's Website: https://tomluongo.me/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Breaking down the tariffs 13:24 - Fold & Coinkite 15:01 - Trump and Bessent’s messaging 19:11 - EU and British psyops 30:33 - Red tape is falling, corporate press floundering 36:47 - Unchained Event 37:12 - Helping American economy 39:39 - Debt based colonialism, financial warfare 48:00 - Closing the arbitrage 55:33 - Prioritising the correct enemies 1:01:15 - Trump media strategy 1:08:25 - Overthrowing managerial class 1:14:52 - Biggest risk is a forced war 1:19:38 - Deshittification 1:23:56 - Bitcoin and mining Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, April 04, 2025
#603: MAHA Is Trying To Sweep Covid Under The Rug with Dr. Mary Talley Bowden
Marty sits down with Dr. Mary Bowden to discuss Covid vaccine injustice. Dr. Bowden on Twitter: https://x.com/MdBreathe Dr. Bowden's website: https://breathemd.org/ 0:00 - Intro 0:26 - MAHA is shifting away from Covid justice 5:30 - Why vax should be pulled 11:21 - Fold & Coinkite 12:59 - Japan vax death study 16:07 - MDs have lost trust 20:16 - Ivermectin over the counter & and rebranding 24:57 - Unchained Event 25:22 - Should the FDA exist? 32:18 - Escaping corporate medicine 38:10 - Texas is turning blue 48:09 - Texas healthcare and censorship Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Wed, April 02, 2025
#602: How USAID Funds Fake Protests with Peter St. Onge
Marty sits down with Peter St Onge to discuss USAID astroturfing. Peter St Onge on Twitter: https://x.com/profstonge 0:00 - Intro0:36 - Elon and Austrian econ6:25 - Paid protestors14:28 - Woke companies exist because intimidation16:54 - Fold & Coinkite18:32 - Uni endowments and money printer26:47 - Unchained27:12 - Trump’s policy choices32:48 - Media and Trump changing precedent45:18 - Convictions win51:35 - Trump admin & bitcoin58:36 - Bitcoinization of finance1:10:20 - DOGE Can't Fix The Dollar Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, March 28, 2025
Building Bitcoin Treasuries, Rewards vs Points & DC's Bitcoin Evolution - Bitcoin Alpha 007
Bitcoin Financial Services CEO Will from Fold discusses how their company helps customers build long-term Bitcoin savings through rewards programs, sharing how some users have earned more in Bitcoin rewards than their original purchases cost. He explains Fold's treasury strategy as they become a public company, contrasting with speculation-focused crypto firms. The conversation shifts to discussing political shifts in DC with growing bipartisan Bitcoin support, Tether's role in dollar markets globally, and the distinction between Bitcoin's sound money approach versus tokenization of real-world assets.0:00 -Disclaimer0:24 - FOLD SECTION - Will’s cold open2:07 - Building regardless of cycle position8:48 - Adoption of Fold26:02 - Burrito financing vs Fold credit card41:24 - You stack, we stack1:09:29 - DC SECTION - BPI recap and Tether1:22:27 - Adopting political power1:29:20 - Meme coins and real-world assets
Wed, March 26, 2025
#601: The Bitcoinization of Finance with Pierre Rochard
Marty sits down with Pierre Rochard to discuss bitcoin rewriting the financial industry. Pierre on Twitter: https://x.com/BitcoinPierre Pierre on Nostr: https://primal.net/pierre 0:00 - Intro 0:36- Casinos, burrito financing and defi 12:20 - Fold & Coinkite 13:57 - Recapitalizing with better collateral 24:01 - Can bitcoin cure the degens? 32:30 - Unchained 33:31 - Smoothing volatility and lending against bitcoin 42:23 - Inter-operability for the smoothbrains 47:48 - Political engagement 58:27 - Trump's crypto EO & President Kamala 1:05:09 - Leaving crypto behind 1:15:42 - Letting people touch the stove Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, March 24, 2025
#600: Immutable History Is Now Possible with Carlos Toriello
Marty sits down with Carlos "Carliño" Toriello to discuss Simple Proof's first implementation in the US. Carliño on Twitter: https://x.com/carlostoriello Simple Proof: https://simpleproof.com/ Simple Proof on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs26054qdgyq9mteppv3w4zcgdyp0qq2edxg077hkhwekyy6rujg7g72xr9w 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - How Carliño's year has been 6:40 - Explaining with Screven County example 16:21 - Fold & Bitkey 18:03 - The data from Screven county 26:56 - Expanding the use case 29:57 - Unchained 30:58 - Why bitcoin is the best solution 37:54 - A blockchain for enemies 46:48 - Changing history 52:59 - Retiring civil servants 57:41 - Preserving privacy 1:03:05 - Responsibility of preserving data 1:06:04 - Calls to action Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Wed, March 19, 2025
#599: Trump’s Economic Reset Strategy with Mel Mattison
Marty sits down with Mel Mattison to discuss the Trump administrations attempt at a manufactured soft landing. Mel on Twitter: https://x.com/MelMattison1Mel's website: https://www.melmattison.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Building homes won't fix real estate 3:34 - Effects of Trump admin on market 8:02 - Bitcoin breaking from NASDAQ 10:14 - Fold & Coinkite 11:52 - Bessent’s hot and cold strategy 18:18 - Playing hardball with Europe 23:24 - Unchained 24:24 - Middle East/Ukraine 33:49 - Remaking the monetary order 39:46 - Phasing out the Fed 47:05 - Sovereign wealth fund makeup 53:13 - Nixing income tax 1:03:03 - Allocation strategy Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, March 17, 2025
#598: What UAPs Suggest About Reality with Jesse Michels
Marty sits down with Jesse Michels to discuss UAP disclosure, bitcoin's potential role in Fermi's Paradox, time travel, and more. Jesse on Twitter: https://x.com/AlchemyAmerican American Alchemy: https://www.youtube.com/Jessemichels 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Jesse's show and Matt Pines 8:22 - UAP rabbit hole 15:10 - The pyramid has no top 21:15 - Fold & Coinkite 22:52 - What to focus on 30:07 - Is Bitcoin the Great Filter? 37:12 - Using alien tech 44:55 - Unchained Event 45:26 - Bitcoin mining and difficulty adjustment 1:00:42 - Fixing the Fed with bitcoin 1:12:22 - Swamp draining 1:29:48 - Centralization of disclosure 1:36:28 - Prophecy and telepathy 1:40:34 - What happens upon widespread understanding 1:52:09 - Libertarians - Sovereign Individual 1:55:26 - Time travel 2:13:13 - Cosmic community and manifestation 2:21:10 - Taking the third path Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, March 14, 2025
#597: Insights From Inside The Gold Market with Josh Phair
Marty sits down with Josh Phair to discuss the state of the gold market. Josh on Twitter: https://x.com/joshphilipphair Scottsdale Mint: https://www.scottsdalemint.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Josh’s background 6:13 - Overview of the bullion market 16:24 - Fold & Coinkite 18:02 - Is the gold really where they say it is? 30:31 - Unchained 31:02 - Price suppression 36:58 - Bessent’s reset 42:02 - Staying prepared for turmoil 50:49 - Tying in European conflict Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Wed, March 12, 2025
#596: Q4 2024 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the state of bitcoin's growth. Matty on Twitter: https://x.com/1basemoney Porkopolis Econ: https://www.porkopolis.io/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - SBR 10:01 - Self custody 20:45 - Fold & Bitkey 22:27 - Bitcoin % of monetary base 27:54 - Good ol' power trendline 34:25 - Unchained announcement 34:56 - Adoption S curve is misleading 52:50 - Fun with charts 56:46 - Monetary base growth comparison 1:00:46 - How the power curve reflects psychology 1:05:04 - Exponential decay 1:12:17 - Monetary base, repo markets and Luongo theory 1:31:37 - Money market funds 1:41:15 - Bitcoin price models Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, March 10, 2025
#595: Bitcoin Is An Unstoppable Beast with George Bodine
Marty sits down with George Bodine to discuss the state of bitcoin adoption. George on Twitter: https://x.com/Jethroe111 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - George's bitcoin story 10:22 - Feeling late 17:37 - Fold & Bitkey 19:19 - How 70s inflation felt 22:55 - Unchained Announcement 23:26 - Little guys can now compete with the chaos 28:50 - Compound interest and generational wealth 39:36 - Navy tangent 43:21 - Bitcoin is a beast 55:43 - Smart stacking - "pay me in bitcoin" 1:01:38 - Sovereign bitcoin funds 1:11:38 - Overton shift - stablecoins 1:20:03 - Lightning and Taproot assets 1:26:17 - Hyperbitcoinization Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, March 07, 2025
#594: They’ll Crash Stocks To Save Bonds with Gary Brode
Marty sits down with Gary Brode to discuss the economic strategies being employed by the Trump administration. Gary on Twitter: https://x.com/Gary_Brode Deep Knowledge Investing: https://deepknowledgeinvesting.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - The problem with bonds 7:08 - Tariffs and short term pain 10:16 - Art of the Deal 19:50 - Fold & Bitkey 21:33 - Europe is anti-freedom 25:51 - Cutting spending 37:54 - Unchained Announcement 38:25 - KPIs for a better direction 43:03 - Populism 50:32 - How will bitcoin react? 58:36 - Bitcoin credit 1:06:29 - Understand today or be surprised tomorrow Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Wed, March 05, 2025
#593: Bitcoin is Money (&) Currency with Parker Lewis
Marty sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss his latest article on bitcoin as a unit of exchange. Parker on Twitter: https://x.com/parkeralewis Parker's aritcle: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-is-money-currency/ Zaprite: https://zaprite.com/tftc Bitcoin Takeover: https://bitcointakeover.org/ Clip Parker mentions: https://x.com/collision/status/1783559623511011535 0:00 - Intro 0:36- Bitcoin Takeover 10:28 - Parker's paper 19:33 - fold & Bitkey 21:16 - Stablecoin legislation & distinguishing money/currency 29:52 - Triple entry accounting 35:58 - Unchained event announcement 36:28 - The details are important 42:31 - Bitcoin inherently competes with dollar 50:51 - Choosing bitcoin over the dollar 1:00:57 - Capital gains 1:08:45 - Bitcoin has value in utility 1:18:13 - All In Collison brothers - fiat premiums 1:21:38 - Logan takes notes 1:23:52 - More on utility 1:33:55 - Go to Bitcoin Takeover! Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/martybent" target="_blank" r
Tue, March 04, 2025
#592: How DARPA Plans To Control You with Dr. Jack Kruse
Marty sits down with Dr. Jack Kruse to discuss SV40 and EMF mind control. Jack Kruse on Twitter: https://x.com/DrJackKruse https://jackkruse.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Rick Rubin pod 4:12 - McKernan and SV40 8:07 - Cutter Event 11:22- Fold & Bitkey 13:05 - Links to JFK shooting 24:54 - EMF mind control 41:23 - Unchained Announcement 41:53 - Elon’s role in the control system 47:20 - Message to bitcoiners 53:47- Limited hangouts 59:44 - Self custody 1:04:51 - Bitcoiners are the last line of defense Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, February 28, 2025
#591: How Bitcoiners Secure Generational Wealth with Matt McClintock
Marty sits down with Matt McClintock from Bespoke to discuss bitcoin inheritance protocols. Bespoke: https://bespokegroup.io/ Matt on Twitter: https://x.com/mcclintock_m 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - State hands in landed gentry 9:34 - How to protect wealth 13:41 - Inheritance protocols and footguns 20:19 - Fold & Bkitey 22:02 - Trump's changes 27:55 - Cleaning the rot with bitcoin 33:45 - Unchained 34:46 - The double edge of a strong executive branch 40:27 - Jurisdictional arbitrage 49:42 - How clients find Matt 55:37 - Generational values (and sirens) Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Wed, February 26, 2025
#590: Why Gen Z Understands Freedom Tech with Ian Carroll
Marty sits down with Ian Carroll to discuss the Argentinian crypto scam, Trump's second term, open source AI, and more. Ian on Twitter: https://x.com/Cancelcloco_ Ian on Nostr: https://primal.net/IanCarroll 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - FTX and Milei's scam 11:45 - Crypto's rep is now clear 18:49 - Fold & Bitkey 20:32 - How Bitcoin and Nostr change you 30:13 - What's happening with gold 36:54 - Unchained 37:55 - Trump's 2nd term and disentangling the US 45:35 - New generations bring better understanding 50:48- Open source AI and immutable code 58:49 - Tech oligarchy 1:03:56 - McKernan and Japanese jab deaths 1:08:28 - The challenge of digital ID 1:18:19 - Moving to Austin 1:21:42 - InfoWars 1:28:22 - In person maximalism Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, February 24, 2025
#589: AI That Won't Share Your Data with OpenSecret
Marty sits down with Tony and Marks from OpenSecret to discuss Maple, a privacy-focused AI. Maple AI: https://trymaple.ai/ OpenSecret Website: https://opensecret.cloud/ OpenSecret on Twitter: https://x.com/OpenSecretCloud OpenSecret on Nostr: https://primal.net/OpenSecret 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Positive vibes 3:37 - Grok 3 7:16 - Tony's approach to AI 10:46 - Fold & Bitkey 12:28 - How AI will change jobs 16:48 - The art of prompting 24:08 - Using AI to build OpenSecret 29:01 - Unchained Announcement 29:39- From Mutiny to OpenSecret 36:13 - Issues with security 47:40 - Explaining secure enclaves 53:22 - Shifting the relationship with user data 1:02:14 - Problems with “private AI” 1:13:16 - UX 1:19:54 - How much AIs know about you 1:25:59 - If you’re not paying attention… 1:27:47 - App developer reactions 1:30:35 - Try it yourself Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, February 21, 2025
#588: Solving The Birthrate Crisis with Kevin Dolan
Marty sits down with Kevin Dolan to discuss Natalism. Natalism Conf: https://www.natalism.org/ The conference on Twitter: https://x.com/natalismorg Exit Group: https://exitgroup.us/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Kevin's orange pilling 4:28 - Natalism & strong families 12:55 - Fold & Bitkey 14:38 - Factors that have weakened families 22:23 - East Asia 29:39 - Immigrating human labor units 35:56 - Unchained Announcement 36:35 - The strength of marriages 56:03 - White pills - Bitcoin fixes this 1:12:35 - Exiting is the only victory condition 1:15:22 - Soft landing 1:18:24 - Natalism can unite tribes 1:22:58 - USAID & Kevin’s doxxing 1:31:18 - Family businesses Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Wed, February 19, 2025
#587: The Report on MRNA-Triggered Cancers with Kevin McKernan
Marty sits down with Kevin McKernan to discuss the damage caused by MRNA jabs. Kevin on Twitter: https://x.com/Kevin_McKernan 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - RFK & Trump's MRNA blind spot 11:13 - Japanese MRNA cancer paper 24:06 - Fold & Bitkey 25:48 - More on change in cancers 30:25 - Smoking guns 33:55 - Unchained 34:56 - Population reduction and LSSD 42:53 - Cannabinoids and opiates 58:50 - Are the jabs a global crisis? 1:06:17 - Shift in medical attitudes 1:17:19 - Free market solutions Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, February 17, 2025
#586: Will Bitcoin Skyrocket $GME? with Peruvian Bull
Marty sits down with Peruvian Bull to discuss Gamestop buying bitcoin, the state of gold markets, and the potential of incoming QE. Peruvian Bull on Twitter: https://x.com/peruvian_bull Peruvian Bull on Nostr: https://primal.net/peruvianbull 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Will bitcoin blow up Gamestonk? 1637 - Fold & Bitkey 18:19 - Bitcoin has completely outpaced crypto 25:22 - Lightning 27:32 - Unchained 28:32 - Gold markets 33:31 - East/west liquidity drain 37:14 - Bessent's reset 39:09 - What's gold's real price? 44:47- Tariffs and regulatory changes 48:33 - Bitcoin/gold lagging corelation 53:15 - QE is coming 58:51 - DOGE 1:02:07 - Debt paradox, price prediction 1:04:44 - If you're not paying attention, you probably should be Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, February 14, 2025
#585: Has Bitcoin Successfully Scaled? with Lisa Neigut
Marty sits down with Lisa Neigut to discuss the clearing of mempools, the state of Lightning, btc++ events, and more. Lisa on Twitter: https://x.com/niftynei Lisa on Nostr: https://primal.net/niftynei btc++: https://btcpp.dev/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Mempools cleared 6:35 - Making fixes without consensus change 13:38 - Fold & Bitkey 15:21 - Ark 19:35 - RHR bet, L2 is locked in 23:49 - Sats on nostr, onboarding 32:00 - Unchained 33:00 - AI tool hackathon and other upcoming events 41:24 - ZK proofs 47:57 - Timing of ideas 51:25 - Inscriptions, OP_CAT & ossification 58:23 - Impatience 1:03:08 - Nifty's focus on events 1:09:45 - Tactile advantage - bitcoin touches grass 1:17:28 - Marty's gonna win Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Tue, February 11, 2025
#584: The VPN That Can't Track You with Carl Dong
Marty sits down with Carl Dong to discuss the launch of Obscura. Carl on Twitter: https://x.com/carl_dong Obscura VPN: https://obscura.net/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Solving private VPN payments 5:48 - Explaining VPN hops 12:39 - Fold & Bitkey 14:34 - Censorship game theory 22:13 - VPNs more usable in restricted environs 27:10 - New generation of trustless VPNs 36:59 - User data is a toxic liability 41:16 - New possibilities for internet freedom 50:27 - Obscura's long term vision Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://foldapp.com/marty/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, February 10, 2025
#583: Is Trump’s Tariff Blitz The Right Move? with Porter Stansberry
Marty sits down with Porter Stansberry to discuss Trump's first few weeks in office. Porter on Twitter: https://x.com/porterstansb 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Trump's tariffs 4:00 - High taxes won't fix the debt crisis 8:55 - America’s trade deficit 12:45 - Fold & Bitkey 14:40 - Rate cuts 18:37 - Liquidity crisis may throw in a wrench 23:23 - Breton Woods 2.0 26:23 - Social security is doomed 32:53 - Unchained 33:54 - Microstrategy's regulatory arbitrage 39:13 - Uncovering fraud 50:37 - Peak grift and Biden laptop 54:12 - Nat gas and coal prediction Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://foldapp.com/marty/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Sat, February 08, 2025
#582: The Great Awakening Has Begun with Tom Luongo
Marty and Tom Luongo watch as Trump's unveiling of the deep state unfolds. Tom on Twitter: https://x.com/tfl1728 Tom's website: https://tomluongo.me/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - USAID was the right place to start 6:44 - Trump's new crew 13:20 - Libertarian envy 18:42 - Fold & Bitkey 20:37 - Gold price 24:12 - British Empire and European globalists vs the Fed 33:59 - Taxes suck 40:17 - Unchained 41:18 - LME/COMEX & Basel III 52:55 - Onshore/offshore dollar 56:26 - Israel, Nordstream and oil revenue 1:02:05 - Defunding the demons 1:11:22 - Public sentiment 1:18:35 - Tom's purpose 1:24:39 - Inspiring people and revealing cracks in the armor 1:29:38 - Gerontocracy vs Gen Z 1:39:01 - Open source will win 1:43:34 - Big Balls Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://foldapp.com/marty/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, February 07, 2025
#581: Where USAID Funding Really Goes with George Webb
Marty sits down with George Webb to discuss China's AI, the death of Suchir Balaji, and USAID black budget funds. George on Twitter: https://x.com/RealGeorgeWebb1 George's Substack: https://georgewebb.substack.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - AI whistleblower story 10:59 - Dissecting the mysterious death 14:20 - Fold & Bitkey 16:36 - The implications are massive 22:05 - Connections to Wuhan labs 26:52 - Unchained 27:52 - Identifying factions & Elon's DOGE goals 34:42 - Black budget funds & USAID PREDICT 43:18 - Adam Schiff 46:12 - Closing riffs and cancer vaxes 50:47 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://foldapp.com/marty/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Wed, February 05, 2025
#580: Did DeepSeek Pop The Bubble? with Dave Collum
Marty sits down with Dave Collum to discuss DeepSeek, Club of Rome, Trump's first executive orders, and more. Dave on Twitter: https://x.com/DavidBCollum 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - DeepSeek and Nvidia 5:05 - Club of Rome and pedo blackmail 12:53 - Fold & Bitkey 14:48 - Election theatrics 21:38 - Fauci 26:03 - Unchained 27:03 - Trump's impact on science 32:00 - Jabs from Polio to Pfizer 44:28- MRNA has no quality control 48:35 - Clearing out FEMA 54:35- The atmosphere has changed 58:38- Vance and big tech 1:03:47 - Did DeepSeek pop the bubble? 1:10:17 - Bessent's reset 1:14:08 - Ozempic 1:19:04 - EOs and Chevron Deference 1:27:04 - Thiel and Chokepoint 2.0 (Dave gets coffee) 1:30:57 - Ukraine and the London bankers 1:34:57- Revised history of WWII - Stalin won 1:41:12 - FDR 1:44:57 - Various controversial women 1:50:37 - Wrapup Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://foldapp.com/marty/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, February 03, 2025
#579: Bitcoin 101, Chinese AI and Poisonous Modern Life with Matt McCusker
Marty sits down to orange pill Matt McCusker. Matt on Twitter: https://x.com/mattwritesbooks Matt's website: https://mattmccusker.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36- First steps to understanding bitcoin 12:33 - Fix the money, fix the world 21:13 - Fold & Bitkey 23:08 - Mining and quantum computers 30:10 - AI and China 35:31 - Unchained 36:32 - What bitcoin does to finance 41:46 - Blockchain scams and warped reality 47:10 - V4V 51:05 - Gambling and free will 56:36 - How comedy helps a messed up world 1:03:19 - Modern media and phones 1:07:19 - School, nicotine and writing 1:12:47 - The book Marty would write 1:18:25 - Fiat food, raw milk and MAHA 1:31:36 - Poison everywhere, p*rn is the worst 1:44:21 - Wrap up Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://foldapp.com/marty/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, January 31, 2025
#578: The USA Is Losing Its Leverage with Luke Gromen
Marty sits down with Luke Gromen to discuss what America needs in order to maintain its foothold in the geopolitical power balance. Luke on Twitter: https://x.com/LukeGromen FFTT: https://fftt-llc.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Tariffs 4:30 - DeepSeek 12:09 - Bessent's reset 16:56 - Fold & Bitkey 18:51 - Liquidity crisis and the big print 25:42 - Speculating on a deal with China 29:56 - Unchained 30:57 - Europe is losing 38:24 - Gold price and SBR 45:22 - History of gold’s official price 50:03 - Is the bandaid coming off soon? 55:03 - Bitcoin-backed lending 1:01:41 - There’s hope for cooler heads 1:13:06 - SAB 121 repeal Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://foldapp.com/marty/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Wed, January 29, 2025
#577: The Biggest Moment In Financial History with Jeff Walton
Marty sits down with Jeff Walton to discuss Microstrategy's preferred stock offering. Jeff on Twitter: https://x.com/PunterJeff MSTR True North: https://x.com/MSTRTrueNorth 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Explaining Microstrategy's preferred stocks 7:14 - Making use of volatility 13:58 - Fold & Bitkey 15:54 - Everything changes when insurance catches on 25:34 - Real estate insurance 29:04 - Unchained 30:05 - First mover companies 33:16 - The strategy is misunderstood, but the tide is turning 38:22 - What happens to MSTR's value 44:14 - The most hated trade 48:09 - Too much bitcoin? 53:17 - Is Microstrategy going to be the only player? 56:09 - Bitcoin weaponizes greed 1:05:31 - Will the 4 year cycle be disrupted? 1:08:37 - How it’s been for Jeff 1:12:24 - Bitcoin yield 1:15:44 - Wrap Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://foldapp.com/marty/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, January 27, 2025
#576: Bitcoin Outpaces Everything with James Check
Marty sits down with James Check to discuss bitcoin's position in the new year. James on Twitter: https://x.com/_Checkmatey_ James's newsletter: https://newsletter.checkonchain.com/ _checkonchain charts: https://charts.checkonchain.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - SBR isn't Trump's top priority 7:05 - A hard market to predict 13:36 - Fold & Bitkey 15:31 - What’s next? 18:21 - Tariffs and revaluing gold 21:28 - Unchained 22:29 - Yield curve/rate cut discrepancy 28:57 - Bull and bear scenarios 35:47 - Long and short hodlers 39:47 - Bitcoin collateral and leverage risks 44:14 - Ethereum and the golden age of grift 57:31 - Crypto is barely a footnote to bitcoin’s scale 1:10:16 - Wrap up Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://foldapp.com/marty/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Sat, January 25, 2025
#575: The Big Print with Lawrence Lepard
Marty sits down with Larry Lepard to discuss his upcoming book. Larry on Twitter: https://x.com/LawrenceLepard Larry's website: https://ema2.com/ The Big Print: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Print-Happened-America-Sound-ebook/dp/B0DS9W8FFS 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Trump coin and the new administation 8:48 - Fold & Bitky 10:43 - Larry's book 12:31 - We’re reaching the fourth turning 15:52 - Skeptics and crypto frauds 18:09 - Metcalfe’s gold rush 24:25 - Unchained 25:26 - A newcoiner is never late, nor is he early 30:05 - Scott Bessent and the monetary reset 33:22 - Manufacturing a soft landing 48:08 - Events escalating in magnitude and freqency 52:37 - Marty's price prediction for this cycle 55:55 - Cultural touchpoints for adoption 1:05:52 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://foldapp.com/marty/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, January 24, 2025
Trump's Executive Orders, the DXY and Bitcoin Backed Lending - Bitcoin Alpha 006
0:00 - Disclaimer 0:24 - Larry Fink is bullish 8:28 - Ross free 16:54 - Energy policy 25:06 - Crypto policy 34:27 - Meme coins 50:19 - State SBR bills 58:05 - Dollar Index and Gromen analysis 1:15:04 - Coinbase lending 1:28:44 - NYDIG 1:32:38 - Corporate treasuries 1:43:51 - Repeal of SAB-121 1:46:02 - 2025 predictions
Thu, January 23, 2025
#574: Strong Cultures and State-Proof Cities with Tuur Demeester
Marty sits down with Tuur Demeester to discuss his visit to the South African city of Orania. Tuur on Twitter: https://x.com/TuurDemeester 0:36 - Why Tuur went to Orania 8:02 - State-proof cities dealing with crime 14:29 - Orania's origins 19:24 - Fold & Bitkey 21:19 - Population growth and businesses 26:21 - South Africa is devolving 29:54 - Unchained 30:54 - Sentiment toward Orania 32:15 - Scaling Orania’s model 34:49 - Diversity and conflict 43:50 - Bitcoin fixes this, not MAGA 50:44 - Narrowing focus to weather the storm 1:00:54 - Cultural conflict makes family pairings difficult 1:05:45 - Meme coins 1:12:06 - Ethereum delenda est 1:17:28 - Bitcoin market and Bessent 1:23:10 - Tariffs and eliminating IRS 1:28:07 - Glass half full Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://foldapp.com/marty/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, January 17, 2025
#573: A Free World Needs Private Money with Calle
Marty sits down with Calle to discuss Cashu. Cashu: https://cashu.space/ Calle on Nostr: https://primal.net/calle 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Programming is art 5:36 - Zooming out on the struggle for freedom 10:23 - Dealing with the pace of change 14:20 - Unchained & Fold 16:13 - Financial privacy 20:43 - Chaumian ecash history 33:34 - Zaprite & SOTE 35:06 - Ecash on bitcoin 42:55 - Hash pools 48:45 - Interoperable systems 52:11 - We need more privacy and more devs 55:24 - Narrative and communication 1:00:45 - Magic stuff that just works 1:10:19 - Nostr as a gateway to bitcoin 1:17:21 - Wrap up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Fold https://foldapp.com/marty Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, January 10, 2025
#572: The Story of How Money Was Broken with Joe Bryan
Marty sits down with Joe Bryan to discuss his presentation of the problem of fiat currency. Joe on Twitter: https://x.com/satmojoe SatsVsFiat: https://x.com/SatsVsFiat What's The Problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtFOxNbmD38&t 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Joe’s background 9:53 - Borrowing on bitcoin stabilizes the market 13:02 - Unchained 14:49 - Educating on the problem with money 18:57 - The origin of Joe’s story 24:00 - Zaprite & SOTE 25:33 -The power of storytelling 32:34 - Outlining the Fiatello story 51:45 - Response to the presentation 58:39 - Preparing for 2025 Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Fold https://foldapp.com/marty Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, January 06, 2025
#571: We’re Gonna Buy Bitcoin And China Will Pay For It with Parker Lewis
Marty kicks off the new year with Parker Lewis. Parker on Twitter: https://x.com/parkeralewis 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Crossfit 2:27 - Recapping the debt problem 17:23 - Unchained & Fold 19:16 - Yield curve discrepancy 23:21 - DOGE can’t help much 30:00 - Zaprite & SOTE 31:32 - Trump’s plans and the Fed 48:40 - Bitcoin and inflation are insufficiently understood 1:10:29 - H1B psyop and Sam Hyde 1:15:25 - Silicon Valley mindset 1:21:08 - We’re gonna get Shane Gillis 1:30:04 - Countering Tucker’s CIA arguments 1:40:03 - Quantum tangent 1:42:59 - Crypto bananas 1:47:16 - Manifesting victory Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Fold https://foldapp.com/marty Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, January 03, 2025
#570: Bitcoin's Path Is More Bullish Than Ever with Nik Bhatia
Marty sits down with Nik Bhatia to discuss his upcoming book and bitcoin's unprecedented setup in the macro environment. Nik on Twitter: https://x.com/timevalueofbtc Bitcoin Age: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQK2RQ5J Bitcoin Layer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDAFY8rx-Kg 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Strategic reserve 8:45 - Does bitcoin threaten the dollar? 12:51 - Bitcoin began more open than the internet did 16:40 - Unchained 17:41 - Strengthening America 21:31 - MSTR, buying bitcoin with new money 35:18 - - Zaprite & Sote 36:51 The investor-initiated chain 44:31 - How sustainable is the bond strategy? 52:31 - Bitcoin inside of sovereign bond structure 57:10 - Critics don’t see the wider context 1:03:31 - Bitcoin is the best survival tool Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Fold https://foldapp.com/marty Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, December 30, 2024
#569: Building A Scaling Solution For Bitcoin With Alex Bergeron
Marty sits down with Alex Bergeron to discuss Ark Labs. Alex on Twitter: https://x.com/bergealex4 Ark Labs: https://arklabs.to/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Will the strategic reserve stop soft forks? 15:50 - Unchained 16:50 - Ark 25:10 - Zaprite & SOTE 26:43 - How Ark works 1:03:57 - Product market fit 1:13:31- Things take time to build 1:20:31 - Meta protocols 1:26:35 - Wrap up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, December 27, 2024
#568: Building A Way Around Govt Digital ID with John Carvalho
Marty sits down with John Carvalho to discuss his BIP on bitcoin units and an update on Pubky. Links: https://pubky.app/ https://pubky.org/ https://x.com/BitcoinErrorLog 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - John's BIP 10:16 - Millisats 14:30 - Unchained 15:30 - Optimizing against govt controlled btc 22:30 - OP_VAULT and fork consensus 36:53 - Zaprite & SOTE 38:26 - Pubky 45:21 - Government digital ID 54:10 - Nostr's vs X vs Bluesky 1:00:00 - Why Nostr needs an ID solution 1:03:13 - Atomic Economy 1:08:08 - Tether 1:12:15 - Bitfinex stolen coins 1:14:13 - MSTR 1:21:20 - Core dev incentives 1:25:39 - John's hot take history 1:29:29 - Bluesky culture 1:33:15 - Giving people what they don’t know they want 1:35:52 - Wrapup Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, December 23, 2024
#567: You’ve Been Lied To Your Whole Life! with WAR MODE
Marty and Will Cole sit down to orange pill Bill and Spud from WAR MODE. WAR MODE: https://warmode.libsyn.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Here to be orange pilled 4:35 - Don’t F up the money 11:03 - Unchained 12:04 - Early bitcoin and basic value prop 17:07 - Inflation lies 25:09 - How we got to the modern system 31:19 - Zaprite & SOTE 32:52 - Bitcoin’s good for everyone and everything’s good for bitcoin 40:27 - Bitcoin, not blockchain 47:30 - Monetization & Triffin dilemma 50:21 - Mining, energy and the halving 56:52 - Fixing the money 1:00:38 - What miners and nodes do 1:10:42 - Emergent organization and early internet 1:15:01 - Bitcoin storage and risks of bank custody 1:24:32 - Big banks are far more criminal than bitcoin users 1:28:11 - The financial system is a web of lies 1:38:31 - Bitcoin is the white pill, it’s never too late 1:51:19 - F you money beats censorship 1:59:13 - The only winning move is to play 2:07:30 - Volatility - Weimar gold 2:09:11 - Bitcoin lending and regulatory attack 2:16:27 - China ban and Texas energy 2:21:41 - Q 2:23:54 - Divine intervention 2:28:52 - Conspiracy theories 2:34:49 - Freeing the enslaved American people Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, December 20, 2024
Bitcoin Alpha E005: Why Quantum Computing Can't Kill Bitcoin with Matt Corallo
The Ten31 crew sit down with Matt Corallo to talk about Google's Willow quantum chip. 0:00 - Disclaimer 0:24 - Matt Corallo addresses the quantum chip scare 34:19 - Expected value calculation in quantum scenario 45:34 - Bitcoin MENA and nation state adoption 56:45 - Bitcoinization of finance 1:02:18 - MSTR 1:11:00 - Yield is a scary word in bitcoin 1:17:35 - 100k milestone
Wed, December 18, 2024
#566: Q3 2024 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q3 2024 monetary base update. Matthew on Twitter: https://x.com/1basemoney Porkopolis Economics: https://www.porkopolis.io/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36- ATH, 4 currencies left in the way 4:50 - The Trump wave 10:44 - chart - Getting gold/btc on Fed balance sheet 24:20 - Unchained 25:11 - Optimally acquiring strategic reserve 30:38 - Zaprite & SOTE 32:11 - Triffin Dilemma and spending cuts 38:55 - How hard money helps central banks 43:23 - Yield curve/Fed policy mismatch 49:22 - Russian bitcoin 54:26 - Trump's cabinet and Scott Bessent 58:16 - Supercycle? 1:05:51 - Power curve 1:08:55 - Saylor's convertible notes 1:1545 - Base money 1:25:29 - Breton Woods 2.0? 1:42:30 - Fiat money exponential growth 1:46:44 - Job market 1:52:39 - Bitcoin Lindy effect 2:01:00 - Wrap up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, December 16, 2024
#565: Bitcoin Credit Innovations with Andrew Hohns
Marty sits down at PubKey with Andrew Hohns to discuss Battery Finance. 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Squawk Box 4:27 - Why Andrew caught onto bitcoin 10:39 - Unchained 11:29 - Saylor’s dematerialization idea 15:45 - Supercharging real estate 25:09 - Zaprite & SOTE 26:42 - Adoptions cycles for borrowers 31:31 - Duration curve 38:24 - Bitcoin will be critical as other assets demonetize 40:50 - Loans result in long term hodl 46:23 - 100k significance & price prediction 54:39 - Custody question Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Wed, December 11, 2024
#564: Retiring Early With Bitcoin with Trey Sellers
Marty sits down with Trey Sellers to discuss how Unchained will be moving forward in light of the recent $100k breakthrough. Trey on Twitter: https://x.com/ts_hodl 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Marty on Tucker and Andrew Hohns on CNBC 3:59 - Guiding hodlers and pioneering collab custody 14:04 - Unchained 14:54 - 100k changes the frame 17:46 - Where does Unchained go next? 21:27 - Zaprite & SOTE 23:00 - Large capital bringing in the supercycle 26:57 - FIRE framework 41:30 - Signature white glove service 47:01 - The bitcoin rabbit hole cascade 49:15 - Lloyd Blankfein on bitcoin in geopolitics 52:43 - Bitcoin credit products 55:00 - Unchained event Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, December 09, 2024
#563: Holding The Keys To Your Speech with Miljan Braticevic
Marty sits down with Miljan Braticevic to discuss Primal 2.0. Miljan on Primal: https://primal.net/miljan 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Nostr is more than social media 10:04 - Why Nostr is better 20:50 - Bitkey & Coinkite 23:10 - Building Primal with open source ethos 27:52 - Power user functionality 37:08 - Doomscroll algo vs custom feeds 44:53 - Zaprite & SOTE 46:26 - Nostr in the context of Elon’s site 51:23 - Nostr/bitcoin symbiosis and snowball adoption 1:02:00 - Fountain/Primal and how Nostr promotes cooperation 1:07:09 - Why openness will outcompete centralization 1:12:48 - Bitcoiners are the best set of users for Nostr to start on 1:21:10 - What will bring the suddenly moment? 1:26:21 - Get your legend status Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, December 06, 2024
#562: Bitcoin Has Entered The Geopolitical Game with Mel Mattison
Marty sits down to discuss how Trump may plan to wield bitcoin and an altered Federal Reserve to compete with BRICS. Mel on Twitter: https://x.com/MelMattison1 Mel's Website: https://www.melmattison.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Scott Bessent 7:42 - History of the Fed 12:59 - Unchained & Coinkite 15:18 - Trump indicates plans to change Fed 29:10 - Zaprite & SOTE 30:43 - Does BRICS need to play both bitcoin and gold? 39:35 - How gold and bitcoin could coexist 43:49 - How will the new policy be implemented? 53:18 - Sparking volatility and spinning the story 1:02:21 - We may be entering a new American Renaissance 1:14:49 - Preparing before the inauguration 1:16:41 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Wed, December 04, 2024
#561: The American Renaissance with Matt Cole
Marty sits down with Matt Cole from Strive to discuss the tidal shift in America driven by bitcoin. Matt on Twitter: https://x.com/colemacro Strive: https://strive.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - ESG/DEI disaster isn’t quite over yet 13:52 - Unchained & Coinkite 16:12 - Matt’s background and framing bitcoin for pensions 25:04 - Career risk of missing bitcoin 28:52 - Moving the Overton window and helping clients with bitcoin 33:12 - Zaprite & SOTE 34:45 - Making the most of bitcoin 43:07 - How using bitcoin changes your understanding 48:48 - AI machine payments, regulations and altcoins 56:34 - Trump admin stepping out of America’s way 1:03:21 - America has centuries left 1:13:33 - Wrapup Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, November 29, 2024
Bitcoin Alpha E004: How AnchorWatch is Redefining Bitcoin Risk Management
The Ten31 team sits down with Rob Hamilton and Becca Rubenfield from AnchorWatch to discuss becoming a Lloyd's of London Coverholder. 0:00 - Disclaimer 0:24 - What Anchorwatch offers 5:26 - Leveraging bitcoin and Miniscript 12:52 - What makes Anchorwatch different 19:43 - More on what Miniscript offers 29:39 -Smart contracts 36:56 - Early Anchorwatch 42:38 - Good UX without compromise 47:31 - Possibilities and future plans 59:59 - Risk appetite at Lloyd’s 1:13:01 - How bitcoin helps the insurance industry 1:22:45 - Wrap up
Mon, November 25, 2024
#560: How To Craft The Perfect Orange Pill with Jim Crider
Marty sits down with Jim Crider to discuss how to talk to your loved ones about bitcoin this upcoming Thanksgiving, as well as how bitcoin is seen in the world of financial planning. Jim on Twitter: https://x.com/JimCriderTX Intentional Living FP: https://www.intentionallivingfp.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:55 - How to craft the perfect orange pill 11:24 - Keeping hype low 14:58 - Bitkey & Coinkite 17:18 - Establishing an understanding of money 29:28 - Dangers of social proof 39:57 - SOTE 41:30 - Attitudes toward risk 45:33 - What it’s like as a fin advisor 58:11 - Frankenstein portfolio 1:03:03 - Providing true value as an advisor 1:11:30 - Bitcoin siphoning value from other assets 1:16:31 - High level game theory & Trump’s buddies 1:19:48 - Unfortunate for those who end up too late 1:30:39 - Orange pill quick guide and plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, November 22, 2024
#559: Death Throes of the European Cabal with Tom Luongo
Marty sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the next steps after Trump's victory in the election. Tom on Twitter: https://x.com/tfl1728 Tom's Blog: https://tomluongo.me/ 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Trapping Trump in a war as a last resort 9:30 - Bond markets 14:21 - Unchained & Coinkite 16:40 - Treasury Secretary choice 21:06 - Tom’s thesis is playing out 26:20 - What do the next steps look like? 32:31 - Better ways to fund the govt 47:25 - Zaprite & SOTE 48:58 - Trump appointments and foreign policy 58:16 - Gaetz 1:05:02 - Zeitgeist shift 1:20:34 - Authenticity of the new guard 1:29:09- Podcasts are superior 1:35:09 - There’s plenty of work left to do Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Wed, November 20, 2024
#558: Educating A Free Society with Chad Thevenot
Marty sits down with Chad from UATX to discuss bringing the values of the Age of Enlightenment back to education. Chad on Twitter: https://x.com/chadthevenot UATX: https://www.uaustin.org/ 0:00 - Intro 1:28 - 6th and Congress is the center of the universe 4:09 - The story of UATX 10:26 - Unchained & Coinkite 12:20 - Problems with current education 21:15 - Curriculum for a free society 28:37 - Regulation and Trump regime 32:33 - Zaprite & SOTE 34:06 - Enlightenment values and free discussion 47:37 - Destroy institutions or reform them? 53:14 - Bitcoin endowment 57:25 - Austin’s strength 1:01:52 - Decentralized power 1:08:35 - We’re gonna win Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, November 18, 2024
#557: Is The True Supercycle Here? with Pascal Hügli
Marty sits down with Pascal Hügli to discuss the multivariate implications of Donald Trump's White House victory for bitcoin. Pascal on Twitter: https://x.com/pahueg 0:00 - Intro 1:23 - The European mind can't comprehend Trump victory 10:09 - Prediction markets 25:08 - Unchained & Coinkite 27:02 - Trump's approach to bitcoin 37:08 - SOTE 38:40 - America leading the charge on bitcoin 47:03 - Has hyperbitcoinization been pulled forward? 51:36 - Bitcoin credit products 59:05 - Supercycle? 1:11:53 - Price targets 1:14:51 - Interesting times Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, November 15, 2024
Bitcoin Alpha E003: Digging Into Microstrategy's Bitcoin Treasury
0:00 - Intro 1:34 - Centimillionaire bitcoin allocation 10:20 - ATH & prominent bitcoin-friendly figures 25:28 - Term sheet report 48:13 - Bitcoin Treasury strategy
Wed, November 13, 2024
#556: How To Hold On To Generational Wealth with Will Tanner
Marty sits down with Will Tanner to discuss the aftermath of Trump's victory and lessons to be learned from old money families. Will on Twitter: https://x.com/Will_Tanner_1 American Tribune: https://www.theamericantribune.news/ 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Trump’s victory proving the media obsolete 9:12 - Unsuccessful American color revolution 12:21 - Unchained & Coinkite 14:14 - What’s next and will we get rugged? 18:58 - MAHA is beautiful, socialism is ugly 25:46 - Immigration issues 31:55 - SOTE 33:27 - Lessons from El Salvador 37:09 - Easy money dissolves competence 42:30- Bitcoin 49:09 - Putting generational wealth to work 59:52 - Bill Gates & problems with philanthropy 1:06:44 - The values of the gentleman 1:11:43- Trump's tax plan and the history of the income tax 1:20:44- We’re gonna win with better propaganda Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, November 11, 2024
#555: How Trump Will Serve The CBDC Agenda with Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin
Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss the nefarious plans of Trump's allies. 0:00 - Intro 2:15 - Trump savior narrative 11:31 - Unchained & Coinkite 13:24 - Trump coalition 22:30 - Epstein blackmail on both sides 32:04 - Zaprite & SOTE 33:06 - A new form of intelligence agency 51:49 - Stablecoin CBDCs 1:05:23 - Trump’s policy’s and cabinet appointments 1:14:44 - Politicians learning from bitcoin 1:20:13 - Big pharma and problems with deregulation 1:27:20 - Back to stablecoins 1:48:04 - Justifying crackdowns, Ross and Samurai 1:53:59 - Lightspark tease Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Sun, November 10, 2024
Bitcoin Alpha E002: Bitcoin on the Ballot
The Ten31 team discusses the monumental 2024 US Presidential Election and what it means for bitcoin moving forward. 0:00 - Intro 0:24 - ETF inflows at ATH 8:27 - How the election affects bitcoin 23:14 - Supercycle debate 34:55 - Companies embracing sound custody 39:39 - Framing advice on allocation 50:35- IBIT and other benchmarks 54:49 - Trump likely to continue debt expansion
Fri, November 08, 2024
#554: UAP Disclosure Is Upon Us with Matt Pines
Marty sits down with Matt Pines to discuss how Trump may include bitcoin in his policy and the imminent advent of information on UAPs becoming public. 0:00 - Intro 1:34 - ECB and Minneapolis Fed papers 11:12 - Evolution of supranational institutions 18:16 - How US power is different 25:24 - Unchained & Coinkite 27:18 - Trump and his allies 46:20 - Zaprite & SOTE 47:53 - Measured approach to state bitcoin adoption 1:03:49 - We need lateral thinking civil servants 1:16:42 - American infrastructure in the AI arms race 1:26:07 - Positivity and getting shit done 1:32:24 - Defense VCs 1:38:39 - Conflict with China conventions of cyberwarfare 1:49:41 - UAP disclosure 2:15:57 - Layered psyops 2:27:05 - Cults and ideological institutions 2:37:10 - Access and accountability 2:45:17 - Disclosure from other nations 2:53:45 - UAP technology 3:01:12 - The risk posed by widespread doubt 3:05:48 - Conspiracies are common 3:11:53 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Wed, November 06, 2024
#553: Preparing For A Dual-Currency Era with Alex Leishman
Marty sits down with Alex Leishman to discuss River's new offering of bitcoin interest on cash. Alex on Twitter: https://x.com/Leishman 0:00 - Intro 1:29 - Mechanics and implications of bitcoin interest 10:27 - Unchained & Coinkite 12:21 - The road to River as a primary bank 19:27 - Effectiveness of Trump and private spending 32:35 - Zaprite & SOTE 34:08 - Learning from River’s users 38:30 - Proof of reserves 40:56 - Shareholder influence and activist investors 51:39 - Preparing for the bull 56:57 - Adoption time frame for innovations 1:03:01 -Will bitcoin help us skip Mandibles? Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, November 04, 2024
#552: How Bitcoin Could Predict The Next Global Conflict with James Pierog
Marty sits down with James Pierog to discuss Bitcoin Prediction Market. James on Twitter: https://x.com/BillyHongBeats Bitcoin Prediction Market: https://www.bitcoinprediction.info/ 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - Arriving at Bitcoin Prediction Market 12:03 - Comparing to Polymarket and crypto model 16:37 - Unchained & Coinkite 18:31 - Prediction algorithm 21:30 - Predicting and potentially preventing conflicts 30:41 - BOLT12, ecash and DLCs 37:28 - Zaprite and SOTE 39:01 - BPM vs Polymarket UX simplicity 44::36 - Oracle problem and centralization 49:13 - Trust and debt 57:06 - Singapore's authoritarianism unlocked bitcoin for James 1:08:32 - Psychic powers and tools for liberation 1:24:37 - Feather forks and ordinals 1:31:17 - Monetizing art and industry power games 1:38:35 - Adoption inertia and timing 1:43:34 - Native use case and exchange theory of value 1:47:27 - Final thoughts Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, November 01, 2024
Bitcoin Alpha E001: Why Wall Street Veterans Are Dumping Bonds And Buying Bitcoin
Join Marty Bent, John Arnold and Grant Gilliam of Ten31 for the inaugural episode of Bitcoin Alpha. Ten31: https://ten31.vc/ 0:00 - Disclaimer 0:24 - Introductions 9:19 - Comparing underwriting in Bitcoin vs trad banking 13:05 - Minneapolis Fed paper 22:48 - Paul Tudor Jones and Stan Druckenmiller 29:54 - Ten31's unique bitcoin focus 39:25 - Bitcoin's dominance over time 56:04 - Bridge/Stripe deal 1:16:37 - Wrapping up
Wed, October 30, 2024
#551: Why Inflation Is Higher Than You Think with Ed Butowsky
Today, Marty sat down with Ed Butowsky to discuss the real inflation numbers the Fed is hiding from Americans. They cover the cost-of-living increases that the CPI falsely shows by analyzing the Chapwood index. This ranges from higher food prices to higher energy costs. True Inflation data is much higher than most think, affecting all economic data, including real GDP growth. Ed on Twitter: https://x.com/EdButowsky Chapwood Index: https://chapwoodindex.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:31 - Cost-of-Living Adjustment 7:17 - Mischaracterization of CPI 10:01 - Fed policy and GDP 15:38 - Unchained & Coinkite 17:31 - Effect of band aid policy and gaslighting 20:07 - Sovereign debt crisis and monetary base 23:39 - Realistic risk estimates for clients 25:26 - Zaprite & SOTE 26:59 - Bitcoin 31:55 - Defaults and dollar weaponization 34:50 - Trump & conservative policy 40:32 - State autonomy and energy renaissance 43:02 - Wrap up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, October 28, 2024
#550: Predicting The Impact of Derivatives on Bitcoin with James Check
Marty sits down with James Check to discuss how institutions utilizing bitcoin derivatives will change how bitcoin's price moves. James on Twitter: https://x.com/_Checkmatey_ James's Newsletter: https://newsletter.checkonchain.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:17 - Explaining chopsolidation and institutional reaction 12:48 - Options and other derivatives 18:54- Unchained 19:45 - A new breed of hodler 27:12 - Zaprite and SOTE 28:44 - Volatility 36:27 - Comparing to previous cycles 42:18 - How would a major crisis affect price? 48:09 - Dispassionate decision-making 51:25 - Will they successfully demonize bitcoin? 58:01 - Institutional alliance and gold 1:09:00 - How high 1:15:00 - James's newsletter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Fri, October 25, 2024
#549: Resisting the Vaccine Religion with Peter McCullough
Marty sits down with Dr. Peter McCullough to discuss the continuing damage from the Covid-19 vaccines. Peter McCullough on Twitter: https://x.com/P_McCulloughMD 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Catastrophic damage from jabs 4:39 - The censorship continues 6:34 - Can Trump presidency change things? 9:05 - Vaccine religion 14:00 - Unchained, Zaprite & SOTE 16:23 - FDA funded by big pharma 17:51 - Impact on children 21:19 - Bitcoin, defunding the bullshit 23:04 - Tides may be changing Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Wed, October 23, 2024
#548: Bitcoin's Exchange Theory of Value with Parker Lewis
Marty sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss his new piece on bitcoin's vital function as a unit of exchange. Parker on Twitter: https://x.com/parkeralewis Read Parker's article: https://graduallythensuddenly.xyz/exchange-theory-of-value/?ref=tftc.io 0:00 - Intro 1:26 - Money touches everything 11:06 - Exchange theory of value 17:20 - Unchained 18:12 - Exchange is not zero sum 25:12 - Debasement interferes with market communication 33:21 - Zaprite & SOTE 34:54 - Is now the time to switch? 41:59 - Educating Zaprite customers 53:00 - Don’t rug yourself with fiat 57:53 - Bitcoin per unit mindset 1:06:10 - Competitive advantage against the vicious dollar cycle 1:11:34 - Parker’s urgency 1:16:13 - Political influence 1:28:22 - Check out Parker's stuff Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, October 21, 2024
#547: Healing America's Broken Food System with Courtney Swan
Marty sits down with Courtney Swan to discuss her fight with Kellogg's and the other corporations controlling America's food. Courtney's links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realfoodology/?hl=en Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/realfoodology/id1529008803 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKnDft-Ovm1iTfSN1kn957A Website: https://www.realfoodology.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:15 - Kellogg's and GRAS 6:50 - Fiat food 10:01 - Obesity and Ozempic 12:41 - Unchained 13:32 - Food Pyramid and farm subsidies 18:52 - MAHA 22:46 - Corporations aren't handling it well 24:49 - Nutrition's effect on the mind 28:56 - Zaprite and SOTE 30:29 - Predatory marketing and parent responsibility 36:29 - Exposing corruption 40:08 - Bitcoin defends you from fiat food 42:06 - Policy change and accountability 48:43 - Bad economic incentives in modern medicine 58:38 - Raw milk, cow farts and other psyops 1:05:13 - Go cancel Kellogg's Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Wed, October 16, 2024
#546: How Bitcoin Will Drain The Real Estate Market with Leon Wankum
Marty sits down with Leon Wankum to discuss how bitcoin will demonetize real estate. Leon's links: https://linktr.ee/leonwankum 0:00 - Intro 0:57 - Leon's background 5:13 - How did the real estate premium develop? 12:15 - Why bitcoin improves real estate 17:54 - Bitkey 18:49 - Higher quality, lower cost 23:52 - Why the macro environment may temper the next bull 26:51 - Bitcoin will threaten real estate business models 34:00 - When should a bitcoiner buy a house? 38:29 - Bitcoin will take over real estate's collateral function 44:52 - First movers and trend setters 54:22 - Bitcoin is easier 59:28 - Real estate will be drained like monarchs in the industrial revolution 1:06:17 - A unique shield against societal collapse 1:13:14 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, October 14, 2024
#545: Bitcoin Is Money For Heroes with Guy Swann
Marty sits down with Guy Swann to discuss how bitcoin is helping in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Guy on Twitter: https://x.com/theguyswann Bitcoin Veterans: https://bitcoinveterans.org/home/ Bitcoin Veterans NC/TN donation page: https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_Mibjv4lkEs 0:00 - Intro 1:29 - Inept/malicious response to disaster 6:10 - Bitcoin Veterans 11:38 - Destruction and loss 15:35 - Flooding 19:59 - Unchained 20:50 - Absurd resource allocation 30:18 - Zaprite 31:18 - People are 1000x more effective than govt 42:14 - Lethargy in the face of a ticking clock 48:38 - Why rules exist 53:30 - Disaster and conflict rackets 1:00:27 - Ungovernable media and ridicule 1:12:16 - How worldviews change 1:26:29 - Overwhelming innovation 1:32:11 - Why open source AI will win 1:38:34 - Approaching AI practically 1:52:30 - Plugging important stuff Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Wed, October 09, 2024
#544: Dissecting The Chaos Leading Up To The Election With Ed Dowd
Marty sits down with Ed Dowd to discuss FEMA looting the treasury, predictions for the election, and the forth turning. Ed on Twitter: https://x.com/DowdEdward 0:00 - Intro 1:17 - Approaching an inflection point 7:08 - Exploiting climate disasters 15:40 - Unchained 16:31 - Election probabilities & Trump victory scenario 27:21 - CBDCs and Fed printing 32:10 - Zaprite 33:10 - Real estate and VCs 39:13 - Elite Theory & Trump’s capabilities upon victory 43:06 - Covid jab impact 50:55 - Fourth turning 1:01:00 - Solutions and hope 1:05:42 - Economic illiteracy in policy 1:08:47 - Truth to power 1:11:34 - Deflation prediction Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, October 07, 2024
#543: Expanding the Reach of Quality Nutrition with Sam Moffett
Marty sits down with Sam Moffett to discuss regenerative farming and marketing direct to consumer. Shirttail Creek on Twitter: https://x.com/shirttailcreek Shirttail Creek Farm: https://shirttailcreekfarm.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:19 - Shirttail origin 8:51 - High quality food and grass finishing 13:57 - Regenerative farming accessibility 17:57 - Unchained 18:43 - Inception of Local Pastures 22:02 - Location/Strong Towns 27:28 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 29:05 - Dealing with inflation 34:57 - The fragmented community approach 39:57 - Regen farming data/methods 45:16 - Consumer push for quality nutrition 55:29 - Challenges to expanding the model 1:01:34 - Merits of the farmer lifestyle 1:10:20 - Bitcoin 1:14:31 - Is the average person becoming more health aware? Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Wed, October 02, 2024
#542: The Bitcoin Treasure Strategy Is A Game Changer with Dylan LeClair
Marty sits down with Dylan LeClair to discuss the effectiveness MicroStrategy's bitcoin treasury model. Dylan on Twitter: https://x.com/DylanLeClair_ 0:00 - Intro 1:19 - Price cycles and election outcomes 6:49 - Rate cut 10:27 - Unchained 11:12 - China 14:49 - Leveraging for more bitcoin 22:06 - First mover advantage 29:23 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 31:00 - How cash flow affects the strategy 33:47 - Impact on price 39:30 - MetaPlanet's journey 46:33 - Importance of timing 54:28 - Shareholder obligation 1:01:26 - Yuppie elites 1:05:49 - Bitcoin ETF options 1:16:57 - Bitcoin's come further than Crypto 1:26:10- Hot takes Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, September 30, 2024
#541: Why Europe Wants Trump Gone with Tom Luongo
Marty sits down with Tom Luongo to the implications of a second attempt on Trump's life. Tom on Twitter: https://x.com/TFL1728 0:00 - Intro 1:50 - Storms 6:15 - 2nd assassination attempt and Iran story 9:20 - Europe and Britain want war 14:29 - Parallels to WW1 19:36 - Blinken, Israel and Ukraine 26:09 - Q4 will mark change 27:41 - River & Unchained 28:57 - Trump's probably all in 32:51 - Biden 38:03 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 39:41 - Kamala and fake polls 45:29 - What things look like after a Trump victory 51:29 - Optics fumbles 54:30 - Choke Point 2.0 1:05:43 - State banks and SOFR 1:13:02 - Bitcoin and BRICS gold 1:16:23 - Acceleration signals desperation 1:21:43 - Implications of the rate cut 1:30:48 - Architects of Choke Point 2.0 1:32:32 - Ending notes Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Wed, September 25, 2024
#540: Exposing Operation Chokepoint 2.0 with Caitlin Long
Marty sits down with Caitlin Long to discuss how Elizabeth Warren and crew kicked off financial panic by targeting crypto banks. Caitlin on Twitter: https://x.com/CaitlinLong_ Custodia: https://custodiabank.com/ Paul Clement amicus brief: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca10.88322/gov.uscourts.ca10.88322.10011074966.0.pdf Custodia brief: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca10.88322/gov.uscourts.ca10.88322.148.0.pdf 0:00 - Intro 1:39 - Overview on the Silvergate situation 6:13 - First highlight from the document 10:23 - Recap on Silvergate from the beginning 15:50 - River & Unchained 17:05 - Why crypto banks are targeted 22:35 - Stories from the legal frontline 25:17 - Architects of Choke Point 2.0 and the damage they caused 39:11 - Will justice be served? 45:29 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 47:06 - Crypto was the target and taxpayers felt the pain 54:51 - Political possibilities 1:03:34 - Pushing back on state overreach 1:13:46 - Clearing the way for mining 1:16:49 - The banks can't handle bitcoin 1:20:25 - Get the word out Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
Mon, September 23, 2024
#539: Planning For The Future With Bitcoin with Jessy Gilger
Marty sits down with Jessy Gilger from Unchained's Sound Advisory to discuss long-term financial planning for bitcoiners. Jessy on Twitter: https://x.com/idahohodl Sound Advisory: https://www.thesoundadvisory.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:36 - The need for Sound Advisory 9:27 - Traditional assets lose to bitcoin 11:52 - Volatility 13:44 - River & Unchained 14:59 - Tax strategy for bitcoiners 21:55 - Donor-advised funds 24:43 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 26:20 - Trump’s tariff plan 28:45 - Bitcoin fixes charity 34:18 - Tax planning with clients 36:29 - Common mistakes 40:35 - Fixing mistakes 44:56 - Coinbase 53:48 - Tether 56:55 - Orange pilling skeptical clients and other RIAs Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Wed, September 18, 2024
#538: Dissecting The Carbon Narrative with Chris Martz
Marty sits down with Chris Martz to discuss falsehoods and data manipulation surrounding climate change. Chris on Twitter: https://x.com/ChrisMartzWX CFACT: https://www.cfact.org/ 0:00 - Intro 1:32 - Chris’s background 5:28 - “97% of experts” 15:42 - River & Unchained 16:57 - Feedback loops 21:58 - Incentives for certain conclusions 26:65 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 28:33 - How Smokey Bear’s plan backfired 32:14 - Hurricane data 37:32 - Improvements in data collection tech 41:53 - Insurance propaganda 47:22 - Things are largely better 57:13 - Environmentalism beyond carbon panic 1:03:04 - Urban heat island effect and measurement foolishness 1:15:44 - Does the narrative serve an agenda 1:26:41 - Are people catching on? 1:31:12 - How it’s going for Chris Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Tue, September 17, 2024
#537: Go File A FOIA Request Tomorrow! with OpnState
Marty sits down with OpnState to discuss the growing power of unelected supranational regulatory bodies. OpnState on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1v6z4srj4ktch4f3ee9ze2zp7ml4n9rshttmntpamfed0nvpev5fszzuq49 0:00 - Intro 1:41 - OpnState’s background 6:23 - The influence of standard-setting bodies 12:11 - FATF 16:55 - River & Unchained 18:11 - Bank Secrecy Act - Power further removed from citizens 27:06 - Public-private partnership - effectiveness of aml is questionable 35:01 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 36:39 - Circumnavigating due process - Sanction lists - total control 49:10 - Malice/incompetence - System meant to incentivize altruists attracts snakes 57:04 - Knowledge asymmetry with govt - The power of FOIA - go send a FOI request 1:12:54 - Voter responsibility 1:20:25 - Political power cares about you - FOI strategy 1:25:15 - Open source regulation 1:46:54 - Simple choices, big change Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Fri, September 13, 2024
#536: Living On Principles with Anthony Constantino
Marty sits down with Anthony Constantino to discuss Sticker Mule, the dehumanization of Trump supporters, and poisonous social media. Anthony on Twitter: https://x.com/ac132 0:00 - Intro 1:22 - The story of Sticker Mule 8:27 - Manufacturing in the US 13:41 - Media control during Covid 16:09 - River & Bitkey 17:25 - 2020 was an alien world 20:14 - Demonization of Trump and his supporters 24:29 - Impotent cancellation 28:00 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Bitkey 29:37 - Bringing civility back 32:24 - Assumptions and narrative vs real people 34:08 - Trump haters punching down 37:15 - Failure of ESG and "woke capitalism" 41:55 - Sticker Mule's plans 45:50 - A earlier era's perspective on social media 50:48 - Sticker Mule's structure and principles 55:00 - Advice for starting a business Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Wed, September 11, 2024
#535: The State of Bitcoin-Backed Credit with Matt Dines
Matt on Twitter: https://x.com/buildcio Build: https://t.co/GN8C8AhVGf 0:00 - Intro 1:28 - Is the bear over? 11:19 - Bitcoin-backed credit market 19:21 - River & Unchained 20:37 - Ukraine bonds vs Unchained loans 30:11 - Why Unchained loans work 37:45 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 39:22 - Predicting capital markets 54:39 - Swaying minds with a good track record 1:07:05 - Venture fund perspective, Fold IPO 1:13:13 - Bitcoin vs stablecoin strategies 1:34:36 - OpenSats and HRF 1:44:13 - Plugging the Bitcoin Lunch Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Mon, September 09, 2024
#534: The Truth Behind The Attack On Trump with John Cullen
Marty sits down with John Cullen to discuss the smoke and mirrors surrounding the Trump assassination attempt as well as the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. John on Twitter: https://x.com/I_Am_JohnCullen John on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamjohncullen 0:00 - Intro 1:26 - John's background and the Vegas shooting 7:47 - Multiple shooters at Trump rally 12:17 - River & Unchained 13:33 - Drones 23:14 - The rifle stock 28:37 - 400 yards 32:02 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 33:39 - Back to the drone 41:47 - Vegas shooting Saudi connections 52:08 - Jared and Ivanka, monarchy drama 1:01:28 - Who is behind Trump shooting 1:08:53 - Field hospitals for meteor armageddon 1:14:33 - Final points Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Fri, September 06, 2024
#533: Preparing For The Next Bull Run with Will Reeves
Marty sits down with Will Reeves to discuss the progress of Fold and how they've withstood and harnessed the bear markets. Will on Twitter: https://x.com/wlrvs Fold App: https://use.foldapp.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:25 - Reflecting on the years 8:00 - How Fold made it 14:59 - River & Unchained 16:15 - Harnessing the bear market 27:15 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 28:53 - Fold users 33:39 - Leading the way with new strategies 44:30 - Focusing on bitcoin 51:53 - Ten31 1:00:28 - Succeeding by operating with integrity 1:13:20 - Come a long way, long way to go Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Sat, August 31, 2024
#532: Q2 2024 Monetary Base Update | Matthew Mežinskis
Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q2 2024 Monetary Base Update. Matthew on Twitter: https://x.com/1basemoney Porkopolis: https://www.porkopolis.io/topmoney/ 0:00 - Intro 1:25 - Baltic Honey Badger 5:37 - Introducing the update 8:23 - Inflation vs deflation 22:02 - River & Unchained 23:18 - Money printing and GDP 27:28 - Bitcoin status 38:54 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 40:31 - CAGR 48:14 - Corporate treasuries 52:55 - State treasuries 1:12:52 - Massie’s plan and political hopium 1:20:24 - Austrian econ popularity 1:27:21 - Unrealized cap gains 1:33:34 - Red scare and the state of Europe 1:41:32 - Optimism Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Mon, August 19, 2024
#531: Creating A Decentralized Super-app with Obi Nwosu
Marty sits down with Obi Nwosu to discuss the launch of the launch of the Fedi app. Obi on Twitter: https://x.com/obi Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz/ 0:00 - Intro 1:27 - Launch euphoria 4:40 - Fedi’s purpose 9:06 - Fedi devs 12:20 - River & Unchained 13:36 - Interoperability and unleashed chat 17:24 - Individual community needs 25:03 - What Fedi replaces 31:21 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 32:59 - How to improve and expand 39:38 - Flipping perspective on money 49:41 - Stability pools 55:48 - Sapping power from fiat system 1:02:31 - Managing expectations - What’s next 1:08:08 - Open source announcement 1:13:25 - Running on a bitcoin standard 1:18:25 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Fri, August 16, 2024
#530: Real Inflation and Compounding Valuations with Dave Collum
Marty sits down with Dave Collum to discuss inflation, the election and the twisted networks influencing politics and entertainment. Dave on Twitter: https://x.com/DavidBCollum 0:00 - Intro 1:09 - Truflation is BS 9:18 - Hardware collateralized debt 11:08 - Deflation and money supply 14:13 - River & Unchained 16:06 - Yen carry trade and US buybacks 19:36 - Compounding valuations 25:32 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 27:38 - Narrative control and war drums 34:04 - Kamala’s campaign 40:19 - The assassination memory hole 43:47 - Elon 48:51 - Propaganda whirlwind 59:54 - Dark and disturbing networks 1:23:05 - Free speech 1:29:51 - Trump’s second term Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Mon, August 12, 2024
#529: How The Yen Carry Trade Will Skyrocket Bitcoin with Peruvian Bull
Marty sits down with Peruvian Bull to discuss what's being done by the Bank of Japan. Peruvian Bull on Twitter: https://x.com/peruvian_bull Peruvian Bull on Substack: https://dollarendgame.substack.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:02 - Yen carry trade backdrop 15:47 - River and Unchained 17:03 - Market caught off guard 20:10 - Liquidity alarm bell 27:01 - Current status 33:41 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 35:19 - What do central bank counterparties do? 44:12 - Treasury demand 48:55 - Predicting the timeline 51:34 - Good for bitcoin 56:50 - How to prepare 1:03:36 - Fourth turning 1:10:06 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Fri, August 09, 2024
#528: Bitcoin Is The Liquidity Alarm Bell with Preston Pysh
Marty sits down with Preston Pysh to discuss further spiraling of the debt crisis and how bitcoin can help. Preston on Twitter: https://x.com/PrestonPysh Preston on Nostr: https://primal.net/preston 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - Treasury auctions and stablecoins 11:06 - Potentially solving the debt problem 23:31 - River & Unchained 24:47 - Bank of Japan 26:22 - Accelerating toward the election 29:18 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 30:55 - Global M2 and liquidity alarm bell 50:15 - Bitcoin corporate treasuries 44:10 - Creating a soft landing 47:50 - Bitcoiners gaining influence 57:23 - How far does this cycle go? 1:04:27 - Vote with your node 1:10:52 - The handout mindset 1:13:44 - Optimism Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Tue, August 06, 2024
#527: There Will Always Be Rulers with Pete Quinones
Marty sits down with Pete Quinones to discuss the potential of "Little Tech" to influence America. Pete on Twitter: https://x.com/PeterRQuinones 0:00 - Intro 1:23 - Energy and tech 5:39 - Explaining elite theory 21:36 - River and Unchained 22:51 - Kamala propaganda 30:14 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 32:16 - Technological warfare 39:38 - Communism and liberalism 45:29 - Rule of law and capitalist ideology 1:00:20 - Expanding your mindset 1:05:02 - Thanks Elon 1:10:18 - Is war coming? 1:18:18 - How much will Little Tech fix? 1:25:51 - Overton window 1:32:28 - Let not perfect be the enemy of good 1:39:26 - Domestic manufacturing Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Wed, July 24, 2024
#526: Twisting Religion to Justify Cruelty in Gaza with Saifedean Ammous
Marty sits down with Saifedean Ammous to discuss the Israel/Gaza conflict from the perspective of property rights. Saifedean on Twitter: https://x.com/saifedean Saifedean's Website: https://saifedean.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:13 - Infringement of Palestinian property rights 8:00 - Israel’s solution is extermination 13:23 - River & Unchained 14:39 - Religious justification of cruelty 26:29 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 28:06 - Christian Zionism 35:42 - US is a puppet state 55:14 - Can Bitcoin defund the empire? 1:00:27 - They use every crisis to manipulate Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Mon, July 22, 2024
#525: Missing Trump Created a New Reality with Tom Luongo
Marty sits down with Tom Luongo to go over the consequences of the failed attempt on Donald Trump's life. Tom on Twitter: https://x.com/TFL1728 Tom's website: https://tomluongo.me/ 0:00 - Intro 1:12 - PayPal Mafia 9:31 - River & Unchained 10:46 - The assassination attempt fractured the timeline 14:39 - Everyone knew 26:35 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 28:12 - Divine intervention 32:43 - Working with consequences 35:33 - What happens next and will they try again? 47:21 - Jamie Dimon and economic plans 53:27 - Open source and AI 57:30 - Perspective of decades 1:01:18 - UK and France 1:05:52 - Jab justice and Trump’s cabinet 1:15:42 - Trump and bitcoin 1:21:14 - They came at the king and they missed Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Fri, July 19, 2024
#524: Precrime and the Global Panopticon with Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin
Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss the partnership of the private tech sector with the surveillance state. Whitney on Twitter: https://x.com/_whitneywebb Mark on Twitter: https://x.com/markgoodw_in 0:00 - Intro 1:34 - Trump shooting and media aftermath 10:10 - River & Unchained 11:26 - JD Vance and Palantir 24:10 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 25:48 - Trump’s image & public/private partnership 49:19 - Controlled media 1:04:42 - Using Bitcoin for evil 1:09:58 - Nostr, ecash & stables 1:27:13- Framing bitcoin as money 1:36:27 - All things are used to justify surveillance 1:54:59 - Law enforcement 2:01:00 - Stop complying, solve from the ground up 2:12:50 - Keep calm against the emotional manipulation Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Mon, July 15, 2024
#523: Why a Bitcoin Treasury is the Winning Strategy with Eric Semler
Marty sits down with Eric Semler to discuss why Semler Scientific chose to store their value in bitcoin. Semler Scientific: https://www.semlerscientific.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:43 - Bill Walton 4:16 - TCS Capital and post dotcom 10:39 - River & Unchained 11:55 - Parallel between late 90s and today 16:24 - Journey to bitcoin 23:52 - Themes that lead to shorting the best assets 32:20 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 33:57 - Bitcoin’s relative upside potential 35:56 - Bitcoin as treasury asset 42:15 - Board members need more skin in the game 50:36 - Future of bitcoin Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter
Wed, July 10, 2024
#522: Breaking Down The Synapse Bankruptcy with Jason Mikula
Marty sits down with Jason Mikula to discuss fintech, Synapse, Banking as a Service, and the general state of banking. Jason on Twitter: https://x.com/mikulaja Jason's Substack: https://fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:42 - Background on the Synapse case 12:19 - River & Unchained 13:35 - Who is at fault? 20:10 - FBO account structure 24:36 - Impact on end users 30:54 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 32:32 - Unclear resolution and stain on fintech 41:18 - Can small banks compete? 49:46 - SVB and the state of the banking system 57:00 - Are we seeing Chokepoint 2.0? 1:03:58 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter
Mon, July 08, 2024
#521: The Bushido of Bitcoin with Aleksandar Svetski
Marty sits down with Svetski to discuss his book The Bushido of Bitcoin. Svetski on Twitter: https://x.com/SvetskiWrites Bushido of Bitcoin: http://www.bushidoofbitcoin.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:52 - It’s time to do more than complain 9:23 - Core virtues 18:02 - River & Unchained 19:18 - Justice 24:51 - Unbalanced femininity 31:06 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 32:43 - Energetic leaders 39:40 - Courage 42:31 - A structure to last the hard times 50:41 - Responsibility 56:36 - Low time preference 1:02:37 - Beauty and truth 1:09:46 - Physically rebuilding America 1:17:03 - Forging alliances 1:21:11 - A new heroic age 1:26:04 - Satlantis 1:33:25 - Satlantis walkthrough 1:39:06 - Layered technology 1:44:41 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter
Thu, July 04, 2024
#520: Speculative Attack: Ten Years Later with Pierre Rochard & Allen Farrington
Marty sits down with Pierre Rochard and Allen Farrington to discuss their follow up to Pierre's Speculative Attack article. Pierre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre Allen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allenf32 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Speculative Attack: 10 years later 7:24 - Shorting fiat 12:39 - River & Unchained 13:55 - Spec attack season 2 17:41 - Education 22:56 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 24:34 - Alternatives to rebalancing 32:21 - Should institutions prioritize bitcoin? 35:38 - Speculative defense 43:49 - State bitcoin 1:01:40 - Inflation lies 1:08:27 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter
Tue, July 02, 2024
#519: Quoz & The Dollar Endgame with Mel Mattison
Marty sits down with Mel Mattison to discuss his book Quoz and the late-stage fiat breakdown. Mel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MelMattison1 Quoz: https://www.melmattison.com/quoz 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Mel’s background 5:34 - Timing the late-fiat breakdown 10:13 - River & Unchained 11:29 - Central bank history 17:00 - Central banks are obsolete 23:55 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 25:33 - The Fed is scrambling, false yield curve 32:25 - Why bitcoin and metals will succeed 37:33 - Was this always the plan? 42:35 - Can we make this the last cycle? 46:38 - Supranational financial entities 56:11 - Luongo’s inter-cabal squabble 1:02:50 - Events between here and endgame 1:18:22 - Puppetmasters 1:26:33 - How to weather the storm 1:33:24 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter
Fri, June 28, 2024
#518: Does The Energy Industry Need Bitcoin? with Andrew Myers
Back in March, Marty sat down with Andrew Myers to discuss Satoshi Energy. Andrew on Twitter: https://x.com/acmyers Satoshi Energy: https://satoshienergy.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - How regulation harms the energy industry 12:08 - River and Bitkey 13:30 - Mining solves the fragility of centralized power 21:00 - Bitcoin strategies for energy companies 26:37 - Direct payment for energy 34:26 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 36:03 - Determining optimal power mix 44:10 - What miners need to know about power companies 50:13 - Batteries 57:02 - Regulatory attacks 1:00:32 - Sound leadership 1:07:02- Psyops and lists 1:10:11 - We’re gonna win 1:13:15 - Texit Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter
Wed, June 26, 2024
#517: Why Eliminating The Income Tax Would Supercharge The US with Peter St. Onge
Marty sits down with Peter St. Onge to discuss Trump's rumored plan to replace income tax with tariffs. Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profstonge 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - El Salvador 4:23 - Vibe shift 12:26 - River & Unchained 13:42 - Mass immigration and nationalism 17:51 - Trump’s rumored tariff plan 24:49 - Media and education 29:18 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 30:56 - Countering lies 38:10 - Headwinds for next election 45:40 - Dedollarization 50:42 - Has the melt up already started 1:00:27 - Feeling the inflation 1:06:42 - Bitcoin and Trump 1:14:02 - We’re gonna win 1:16:44 - Presidential debate 1:21:35 - Back to tariffs and taxes Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter
Fri, June 21, 2024
#516: America & The Art of the Possible with Chris Buskirk
Marty sits down with Chris Buskirk to discuss the destruction wrought by ESG and moving forward with positive vision. Chris on Twitter: https://x.com/thechrisbuskirk 1789 Capital: https://x.com/1789Capital 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Start - ESG destroys innovation 3:53 - Conservative vibe shift 8:38 - River & Unchained 09:54 - Positive vision 15:58 - Positive vision specifics 24:24 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 26:01 - Broken money 28:39 - Electric cars 31:20 - What DC does to good people 35:31 - Take the white pill and think big 41:40 - What regulation did to capital allocation 45:49 - Generational groups and the remnant 51:37 - Energy 55:24 - Exploring causes 1:02:21 - Stranded gas 1:05:53 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter
Tue, June 18, 2024
#515: Understanding the Bitcoin Cash and Carry Trade with James Check
Marty sits down with James Check to discuss bitcoin cash and carry. James on Twitter: https://x.com/_Checkmatey_ Checkonchain: https://charts.checkonchain.com/ Newsletter: https://newsletter.checkonchain.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Exposition 8:45 - Aussie ETF and in-kind withdrawal 12:04 - River & Unchained 13:20 - What Jim Bianco is missing 21:18 - Who is making the trade 26:03 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 27:40 - Coinbase 30:36 - Realized capital 39:19 - Don’t whale watch 41:59 - Engineering and on-chain analysis 49:09 - Checkonchain analysis framework 55:11 - Wall Street using the data 57:10 - What would disprove the model? 1:00:25 - Profit/loss ratio 1:04:40 - Time off, Will the cycles continue? 1:11:58 - Price prediction 1:15:39 - Managing generational wealth 1:20:04 - Bitcoin in bad economic times 1:28:15 - Bitcoin improving politics and energy 1:35:13 - Wrapping with plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website <a href="https://tw
Fri, June 14, 2024
#514: The Rise of Botev Plovdiv with George Manolov
Marty sits down with George Manolov to discuss how Bitcoin changed the game for Botev Plovdiv FC. George's Website: https://georgemanolov.com/ Botev Polvdiv: https://botevplovdiv.bg/en 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - First involvement with Botev Plovdiv - Cut fuckup 7:06 - Starting a bitcoin plan for the club 13:38 - River & Unchained 14:54 - Communicating reasons for bitcoin 22:34 - Fanbase reception 27:40 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 29:17 - Challenges of a sports business 34:56 - Bitcoin financial plan 41:05 - Bulgaria 47:20 - El Salvador 58:50 - Sound money mindset 1:02:26 - The players 1:10:11 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram
Wed, June 12, 2024
#513: How The US Is Losing The Great Digital War with Matthew Pines
Marty sits down with Matthew Pines to discuss how America is falling behind in the new multi polar world. Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthew_pines Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Bitcoin in politics 5:09 - Pitching Bitcoin to policy makers 12:14 - River & Unchained 13:30 - BRICS 24:52 - Is US govt asleep at the wheel? 37:26 - Current system isn’t as permanent as it appears 46:04 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 47:41 - Private sector finding a way out 57:48 - Expecting the big moment tomorrow 1:03:45 - AI 1:15:58 - US needs long term plans 1:29:58 - State/non state power is shifting 1:51:14 - Bitcoin is out best strategic option 1:56:19 - WWIII Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter
Fri, June 07, 2024
#512: Unlocking the Sound Money Mindset with Ian Carroll
Marty sits down with Ian Carroll to discuss the series of connections one makes once orange pilled. Ian on Twitter: https://x.com/Cancelcloco 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Trump and Fauci 10:57 - Intel agencies 14:22 - River & Unchained 15:38 - People are being forced to notice 19:17 - Optimism 22:17 - Evil masterminds and incompetents 29:38 - Ian’s research and perspective 33:30 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 35:07 - Currency wars 39:52 - Fix the money, fix the world 48:32 - Wallets, not ballots 51:31 - Strong towns and local business 54:37 - Poisonous food/healthcare loop 58:07 - Fiat standard 1:01:21 - The system is learning too 1:04:02 - Sound money mindset 1:11:18 - Pod 2.0 and Nostr 1:15:48 - Censorship resistance 1:19:54 - We’re so early 1:24:03 - Unrealized bank losses 1:28:29 - Truth For The Commoner Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter <a href="https://w
Mon, June 03, 2024
#511: Delegation and Time Hacking with Rod Roudi
Marty sits down with Rod Roudi to discuss bitcoin meetups, entrepreneurship, leveraging your time, and more. Rod on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite Bitcoin Park:; https://bitcoinpark.com/ POD256: https://twitter.com/pod256 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Opening riff 6:45 - Tennessee Bitcoin 14:24 - River & Unchained 15:40 - Grassroots adoption 20:11 - Bitcoin Brainstorm 26:29 - Best way for number to go up 35:36 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 37:14 - Doomscrolling 41:29 - Leveraging time 51:20 - Delegation and scheduling 1:06:08 - More meetups, more podcasts 1:11:31 - TFTC rewards 1:15:48 - Incorporating alpha 1:21:55 - Home screen apps Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram
Thu, May 30, 2024
#510: Bitcoin and Market Anomalies with Cathie Wood
Marty sits down with Cathie Wood to discuss bitcoin in the context of historic trends and convergent technology. Cathie on Twitter: https://x.com/cathiedwood Bitcoin Brainstorm: https://www.youtube.com/@ARKInvest2015 Bitcoin Monthly: https://www.ark-invest.com/the-bitcoin-monthly/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Bitcoin’s monetization compared to past trends 3:59 - Sovereign bitcoin funds 9:35 - River & Unchained 10:50 - Why is bitcoin outpacing gold 14:55 - Sharpe ratio convinces institutional investors 17:26 - Elections and consumer sentiment 25:56 - Inflation and money velocity 32:35 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 34:12 - Is the level of chaos unprecedented? 39:18 - AI and bitcoin 43:12 - Internet money 46:09 - Energy narratives 50:23 - Converging technologies 57:43 - Ark ETF and bitcoin dev support 1:06:24 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter
Wed, May 22, 2024
#509: Sustaining Bitcoin For Generations with Michael Goldstein
Marty sits down with Michael Goldstein to discuss the Nakamoto Institute, timeless ideas, and bitcoin rhetoric. Learn about the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute design fundraiser: https://news.nakamotoinstitute.org/p/help-give-sni-timeless-beauty Support the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute design fundraiser: https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_saYgrVYmCi Michael on Twitter: https://x.com/bitstein Michael on Nostr: https://primal.net/bitstein Nakamoto Institute: http://nakamotoinstitute.org/ Nakamoto Institute on Twitter: https://x.com/NakamotoInst Nakamoto Institute on Nostr: https://primal.net/sni 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Nakamoto Institute origins 5:42 - Timeless ideas 12:08 - River & Unchained 13:24 - Popularity drivers for Austrian econ 22:26 - Distractions from bitcoin as money 27:39 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 29:16 - Framing fiat’s weakness 36:28 - Art of Bitcoin Rhetoric 43:11 - Don’t let haters dictate terms 50:08 - “Trust in human institutions” 1:01:29 - The power of effective messaging 1:19:40 - Highlighting solutions 1:25:19 - Advertisements and algorithms 1:33:35 - Nakamoto Institute revitalization 2:00:06 - Ossification discourse 2:08:40 - Telethon brainstorm and plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel
Tue, May 21, 2024
#508: How The Government Is Killing Small Farms with Dustin Kittle
Marty sits down with Dustin Kittle to discuss how the Farm Credit Administration is destroying the family farm. Dustin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dustinkittle 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - The farm credit system 9:28 - River & Unchained 10:44 - Dustin’s situation and the lenders’ liquidity crisis 20:51 - The people responsible? 26:19 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 27:56 - Motivations and goals 33:15 - Ruthless tactics 39:51 - FCA’s integral role 48:26 - Last stand of the farmers 55:46 - Educating consumers and supporting farmers 1:01:19 - Herding us toward hyper-centralized food 1:08:44 - Next steps 1:12:09 - Wrapping on a monologue Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram
Mon, May 20, 2024
#507: How Live Nation Scams Artists and Their Fans with Sam Means & Michael Rhee
Marty sits down with Sam and Michael from Wavlake to discuss the magic of concerts and how Ticketbot can help loosen Live Nation's grip on the industry. Sam on Twitter: https://x.com/sammeans Michael on Twitter: https://x.com/rheedio Wavlake: https://wavlake.com/ Wavlake app: https://app.wavlake.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50- Opening riff 3:58 - Kendrick vs Drake 10:56 - River & Unchained 12:12 - Stories about music 33:11 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 34:48 - The Live Nation problem 48:06 - Ticketbot 1:05:53 - Nostr’s pace of progress 1:22:06 - Overlooked elements of Nostr 1:29:23 - Come to Nashville! 1:33:23 - Wrapping on best concert Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram
Wed, May 15, 2024
#506: Q1 2024 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Marty sits down once again with Matthew Mežinskis for the Q1 2024 monetary base update. Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney 0:50 - Power law trend is trending 5:42 - Govt attacking bitcoin 11:47 - Sponsors 1 13:02 - US debt and inflation 24:27 - Monetary base vs hard assets 34:05 - Top 5 currencies 37:06 - M3 45:58 - Outside money 52:17 - Sponsors 2 53:54 - Monetized debt and MMT 1:05:57 - Late stage central planning 1:10:06 - Bitcoin free banking 1:13:51 - Bitcoin price chart 1:23:37 - Bitcoin network and fee market 1:30:28 - Antpool 1:39:56 - MineOne and nationalization of hash 1:50:23 - ASIC commodification 1:54:29 - Nukes and tyranny 2:04:23 - Last chart 2:08:28 - Final thoughts Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram
Mon, May 13, 2024
#505: Jerome Powell, Tether and Peak Oil with Tom Luongo
Tom Luongo returns once again to discuss geopolitics. Tom on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFL1728 Tom's Website: https://tomluongo.me/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Larry Fink 6:18 - Sovereigntists vs Davos 14:00 - Sponsors 1 15:16 - Powell’s domestic concerns 18:39 - Bank of Japan 25:22 - Gold 30:00 - Tether 34:40 - Tom’s hivemind 36:31 - Sponsors 2 38:08 - KYC 44:31 - Yuval Harari clip 49:23 - The cracks are showing 58:32 - Sound money 1:06:30 - Oil 1:15:35 - Throw out the spreadsheet 1:21:42 - Israel parallels with Russia 1:29:26 - Recognizing manipulation Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent:
Thu, May 09, 2024
#504: Bitcoin Is More American Than The Dollar with Parker Lewis
Marty sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss how fiat money corrupts the structure of the US government and how bitcoin fixes this. Parker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkeralewis 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Welcome back to Tales From The Fridge 1:49 - US/Japan swap line 7:32 - Dollar is undermining the US 10:14 - Sponsors 1 11:30 - Framing bitcoin and the dollar correctly 17:37 - Importance of America’s government structure 26:59 - Hamilton describing the slippery slope 34:46 - Self-funding uniparty 41:44 - Sponsors 2 43:21 - Owning the frame 52:43 - How bitcoin decentralizes power 1:03:07 - Sticking to truth 1:14:00 - Final message Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: <a href="https://twitter.co
Sat, May 04, 2024
#503: The Bitcoin Stack with Dhruv Bansal,Ryan Gentry & Allen Farrington
Marty sits down with Dhruv, Ryan and Allen to discuss their new article on decentralizing the internet with Bitcoin. Dhruv on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhruvbansal Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanTheGentry Allen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allenf32 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Adding context 9:47 - Layer Zero 17:15 - Difficulty adjustment 23:32 - Layer One 32:42 - Layer Two - Lightning 43:31 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 44:10 - High layers improve low layers 50:40 - Unlocking the potential of lightning 55:40 - Design methodology 1:00:50 - Ordinals, out-of-band transactions 1:06:25 - Nostr 1:12:20 - Sphinx chat 1:17:24 - Ethereum’s backwards priorities 1:19:49 - AI interaction with bitcoin 1:25:09 - Unforseeable use cases 1:36:23 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website
Fri, May 03, 2024
#502: How Bitcoin Fixes Elections with Carliño
Marty sits down with Carliño to discuss the events that led to Simple Proof and bitcoin being used to verify Guatemala's election. Carliño on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carlostoriello Digital Witness: https://digitalwitness.io Find Carliño on Nostr: npub14advhxua8w78gl2z7q8c4s20htxkzq4cu5mhj34ep0puf7smyqzszrd7qq 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Riffing 9:24 - Poverty is the enemy 15:57 - Getting OFAC listed and discovering bitcoin 24:03 - Austrian influence and the state of Guatemala 29:21 - Events leading to Simple Proof 42:31 - Simple Proof in practice 49:09 - Utilizing Stakwork 54:39 - Mitigating bias 1:00:05 - After the election 1:09:04 - Funneling gamified auditors to bitcoin 1:14:09 - Next elections and implementing in American counties 1:26:05 - Election statistics, bleep the thing 1:31:39 - Reciepts of truth 1:39:18 - Darkest before the dawn Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter
Wed, April 24, 2024
#501: Bitcoin Mining Pools Are Critically Centralized with Matt Corallo
Marty sits down with Matt Corallo to discuss the Antpool situation and how the centralization issue can be solved. Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt 0:00 - Intro 1:27 - The pool problem 14:42 - Miners haven’t switched 22:04 - Miner priorities 27:38 - Taking action 40:11 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 40:50 - Addressing bias 42:59 - Is switching difficult? 46:14 - Nuclear option if someone takes control 51:30 - Solutions 1:00:51 - Complacency 1:06:40 - Go test StratumV2 1:09:48 - Bitcoin success percentage and wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram
Tue, April 23, 2024
#500: Investigating Fiat Food with Matthew Lysiak
Marty sits down with Matthew Lysiak to discuss his new book, Fiat Food. Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Matthewlysiak Buy Fiat Food: https://academy.saifedean.com/product/fiat-food-hardcover/ 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Mass shootings and mental illness 9:58 - Origins of Fiat Food and The Saif House 15:04 - 7th Day Adventists and Kellogg 19:37 - How 1971 corrupted science 32:06 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 32:45 - Legacy media distortion 42:21 - Environmental guilt 48:48 - Heart health psyop and food pyramid 1:00:21 - Friends of the money printer 1:06:25 - Covid and food as methods of control 1:20:35 - Media defection 1:27:39 - Modern obesity 1:31:12 - Reception of the book 1:37:24 - Book plug Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter <a href="https://www.instagram.co
Wed, April 17, 2024
#499: Debt Slavery and the Carbon Credit Coup with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin
Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss the latest methods employed by the digital panopticon. Whitney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb Mark on Twitter: https://twitter.com/markgoodw_in 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Explaining the article 13:33 - Satellogic 17:41 - Private/public cabal 26:51 - Steve Mnuchin 38:40 - Highlighting the public/private smokescreen 48:06 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 48:45 - RSK 57:34 - Carbon dictatorship 1:20:41 - Stablecoin mafia 1:36:08 - Preventing bitcoin’s corruption 1:50:40 - Bitcoin ethos whitepill 2:01:51 - Fear tactics and censorship 2:14:12 - Final thoughts Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Insta
Mon, April 15, 2024
#498: Musings Of A “Right Wing Radical” with Ben Braddock
Marty sits down with Ben Braddock to discuss everything from micro to macro. Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraduatedBen IM—1776: https://im1776.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - MS-13 8:13 - El Salvador and rule of law 12:47 - Media control and narrative shifts 30:51 - Covid lockdown’s financial motives 36:35 - Places to escape to 41:11 - Inflation is exhausting 52:37 - MAID and spiritual starvation 55:25 - They’re not sending their best 1:02:16 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 1:02:56 - Manosphere and nationalism 1:14:54 - Connecting over distance 1:22:35 - Cities and aesthetics 1:34:10 - Environmentalism 1:42:12 - IM—1776 and journalism 1:48:46 - Politicians 1:58:03 - Austin 2:06:41 - California water cycle 2:12:39 - Energy/mining 1:18:31 - Competency crisis and price system interference 2:36:47 - Eclipse and final thoughts Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter
Wed, April 10, 2024
#497: Bitcoin Will Power Up The Future Of Finance with Andrew Hohns
Marty sits down with Andrew Hohns to discuss how Bitcoin changes the world of finance. https://www.unicefusa.org/about-unicef-usa/leadership/national-board-directors/andrew-hohns 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Andrew’s background 19:30 - Discovering bitcoin 25:44 - Alloying bitcoin with credit 34:49 - Positive impact of Bitcoin’s unique use cases 49:18 - Debt crisis 58:15 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 58:54 - High/low time preference 1:04:32 - Applying bitcoin to financing 1:12:49 - Inflation 1:29:16 - Americans should embrace their bitcoin advantage 1:45:46 - Wrapping on Bitcoin Jawn Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: <a href="https://twitt
Mon, April 08, 2024
#496: The World’s First Blue Light Free Computer with Anjan Katta & Tristan Scott
Marty sits down with Anjan Katta and Tristan Scott to discuss the Daylight computer. Anjan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnjanKatta Tristan Scott: https://twitter.com/bitcoinand_beef Daylight: https://daylightcomputer.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Light and temperature 16:31 - Honesty 21:57 - Wisdom 25:56 - Creating Daylight 32:12 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 32:52 - Hardware has more impact than software 41:44 - Don’t start a hardware company 47:02 - Getting the screen made 59:10 - Fiat culture 1:06:42 - How Daylight succeeds 1:17:41 - Amusing Ourselves To Death Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent:
Fri, April 05, 2024
#495: What’s REALLY Going On In The Oil Wars with Anas Alhajji
Marty sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss the many facets of the global conflict over energy. Anas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anasalhajji Anas's Website: https://www.anasalhajji.com/ Daily Energy Report: https://afalhajji.substack.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Strategic petroleum reserves 20:30 - LNG 40:04 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 40:43 - Media portrayal and OPEC+ view of Russia 48:32 - Red Sea 59:12 - Venezuela and Guyana 1:08:31 - Media narrative battles 1:13:07 - Predictions 1:19:16 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter
Tue, April 02, 2024
#494: Adding Fifteen Years To Your Life with P.D. Mangan
Marty sits down with P.D. Mangan to discuss metabolic health, the consequences of easy fixes, fiat food, and more. P.D. Mangan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mangan150 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Metabolic health 10:41 - Workout intensity 16:03 - Ozempic 23:27 - Hunger and eating patterns 28:56 - Meat myths, studies, and unhealthy experts 35:43 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 36:22 - Advice and misconceptions 46:00 - Chronic disease and fiat food 58:13 - A health crisis is expensive 1:02:37 - Years gained/lost Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter
Tue, March 26, 2024
#493: Fixing Big Ag with Jeff Smith
Marty sits down with Jeff Smith to discuss the state of ranching and the agriculture industry. Colorado Craft Beef: https://coloradocraftbeef.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Bitcoin and ranching 13:37 - Starting Colorado Craft Beef 23:41 - Regulatory risk 29:04 - Taking care of the land 33:23 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 34:02 - Scaling in competition with large corps 39:00 - Orange pilling 55:34 - Weaponized fiat and food 1:00:34 - Competency crisis 1:12:32 - Yummy steaks 1:18:30 - Back to scaling 1:27:43 - Perspective and hope 1:32:59 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter
Wed, March 20, 2024
#492: Open Source AI Is Winning with NVK
Marty sits down with NVK to discuss Coinkite, AI, tradeoffs in bitcoin, and more. NVK on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Signing devices and the Coldcard Q 13:13 - ETFs vs self custody 17:38 - SIM swaps and AI fakes 23:59 - Meatspace KYC 26:55 - AI tools, Unleashed.chat 32:04 - AI and bitcoin for businesses 42:18 - How AI will impact the world 50:14 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 50:52 - What will our children need to know? 55:10 - Covenants 1:03:10 - Tradeoffs of bitcoin scaling layers 1:13:45 - Bitcoin’s multiple value props 1:17:29 - Nostr 1:25:26 - Pace of adoption 1:36:44 - Keynesian lies 1:40:09 - Commie Canada 1:50:25 - We’re winning because they can’t meme 1:55:13 - Coinkite stuff Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram
Mon, March 18, 2024
#491: Bitcoin Urbanism with Tuur Demeester, Kelly Lannan & Austin Tunnell
Marty sits down with the Tuur, Kelly and Austin after the Bitcoin Urbanism panel for an extended chat about fiat real estate, walkable cities, beautiful architecture, and more. Tuur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester Kelly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ktlannan Austin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AustinTunnell 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Introducing guests 14:03 - Fiat real estate and centralized planning 22:48 - Environment and psychology 34:33 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 35:12 - Efficiency can be bad for your health 44:15 - Real estate is a shitcoin 55:14 - Social breakdown and families 58:48 - Suburbs becoming slums 1:02:52 - Municipal infrastructure 1:07:43 - Community 1:17:09 - Definancializing real estate 1:22:43 - Sustainability 1:28:55 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram
Fri, March 15, 2024
#490: How Woke Took Over America with Andrew Gutmann
Marty sits down with Andrew Gutmann to discuss his Substack article on the link between fiat money and woke ideology. Andrew's website: https://andrewgutmann.com/ Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewGutmann Andrew's Substack article: https://andrewgutmann.substack.com/p/how-woke-took-over-america 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Andrew’s background 11:30 - Andrew’s Substack piece 17:54 - Commercial banks and the Fed 21:34 - How fiat causes wealth disparity 28:30 - Turning the tide 31:40 - Gradually, Then Suddely 32:19 - Point of no return 34:57 - Bitcoin and energy 41:17 - Educational institutions 49:31 - Competency crisis 51:57 - Homeschooling 54:13 - Powell 59:20 - Hyperinflation 1:01:04 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: <a href="h
Wed, March 13, 2024
#489: Bitcoin Fixes Scientific Peer Review with Kevin McKernan
Marty sits down with Kevin McKernan to discuss covid jabs and how Bitcoin can be leveraged to incentivize and improve peer review. Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kevin_McKernan Kevin's Substack: https://anandamide.substack.com/ Kevin's Talks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Kg5gDtmSg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Kg5gDtmSg The Indoctrinated Brain: https://www.amazon.com/Indoctrinated-Brain-Successfully-Global-Freedom/dp/1510778365 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Capitol Hill presentation 15:08 - P2P review and publication 19:43 - Hiding SV40 DNA 28:00 - Gene therapy 34:04 - Industry saving face 42:47 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 43:26 - Bitcoin and the timechain 57:24 - Incentivizing high quality peer review 1:07:56 - Bitcoin parallels biology 1:13:43 - Medical community catching on 1:18:50 - Reactions to Capitol Hill message 1:24:20 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram
Mon, March 11, 2024
#488: Freedom Money Will Revive Rural America with Dr. Brooke Miller
Marty sits down with Dr. Brooke Miller to discuss the damage of mRNA vaccines, the media's attacks on rural America, and scaling local food and health models. Dr Miller on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brookemillermd 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Vaccine data 15:58 - Nefarious intentions 21:47 - Media attacking ranchers 27:11 - mRNA food 31:56 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 32:34 - Counter attack 37:18 - Freedom money 45:10 - Rural America 50:06 - Local food 53:09 - Scaling and centralization 1:01:21 - Momentum against the rulers 1:05:47 - We’re on a list 1:12:24 - Orange pilling politicians 1:15:16 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter
Fri, March 08, 2024
#487: Bitcoin Mining Industry v. Elizabeth Warren with Pierre Rochard
Marty sits down with Pierre Rochard to discuss the mining industry's response to the EIA registry. Pierre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - AI tools 18:11 - AI competing with Bitcoin for energy 26:05 - EIA registry 1:02:20 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 1:02:59 - Liz’s goals 1:08:23 - Environmentalism 1:15:48- Nat gas and context for renewables 1:31:24 - Current market and speculative attack 1:43:28 - Good time to be a bitcoiner Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter
Wed, March 06, 2024
#486: How Bitcoin Can Solve The Competency Crisis with Axel Raven
Marty sits down with Axel Raven to discuss the the root causes of the competency crisis in fiat currency. Axel on Twitter https://twitter.com/FinancialPhys Axel's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@financialphysics7541 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Competency crisis and essential work 22:09 - Sound money 30:05 - Time and the purpose of money 36:35 - Keynesian trickery 46:28 - Real estate and northern weather 50:38 - Trucking 1:04:44 - Automation fantasies 1:09:37 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 1:10:16 - Technial debt 1:16:36 - Nuclear 1:21:44 - Fiat delusion and scrooges 1:32:16 - Bitcoin replacing the dollar 1:38:57 - Truth For The Commoner 1:46:27 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter
Mon, March 04, 2024
#485: Will Bitcoin Hit $1,000,000 This Cycle? with Tuur Demeester
Marty sits down with Tuur Demeester the bull run, the mindsets that perpetuate controlling regimes, AI, and more. Tuur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester Adamant Research: https://adamantresearch.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:07 - Tuur is bullish 12:08 - Public is catching on to money printing 17:01 - Effect of newbie influx 22:57 - Regulatory and centralization risk 29:04 - Totalitarian regimes 41:06 - Belgium and helpless mindset 51:32 - AI and information accessibility 1:00:55 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 1:01:34 - How high are we going? 1:18:14 - Building, form and function 1:32:13 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter
Fri, March 01, 2024
#484: Bitcoin And The Long March with Ben Hart
Marty sits down with Ben Hart to discuss his recent viral popularity, victim culture, and the hope Bitcoin brings for the future. Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenHart_Freedom 0:00 - Intro 6:21 - Ben’s daughter 16:46 - Discovering Bitcoin 19:36 - Dartmouth Review 24:38 - Big tech and intelligence agencies 33:22 - College brainwashing 44:23 - Victim narrative and immigration 52:25 - Fiat culture 56:06 - Energy, mining and decentralization 1:01:11 - Sound money and military industrial complex 1:08:39 - Optics and adoption 1:27:18 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter <a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts
Wed, February 21, 2024
#483: Bitcoin Is The 7th Largest Base Money In The World with Matthew Mežinskis
Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q4 2023 monetary base update. 6:25 - Cloward-Piven and immigration 30:22 - Top currencies 38:45 - Inflation rates 46:59 - NZ bankers go mask off 54:14 - Fedwire vs Bitcoin 1:17:14 - Power trend line 1:26:53 - Does the ETF change things? 1:29:43 - “All assets” chart 1:35:23 - Federal debt 1:48:25 - Building the roads 1:52:21 - Russia 2:07:05 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, February 20, 2024
#482: Freedom Fighters Need Bitcoin with Lyudmyla Kozlovska & Bota Jardemalie
Marty sits down with Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bota Jardemalie to discuss activism against the EU regulators' attacks on Bitcoin. - PoW submission to the EU regulators (example of testimonials we want to collect from bitcoin miners and those who socially benefit from it): https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/724499,defend-pow-submission-to-esma/ - EU AML submission: https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/723329,submission-to-fatf-tools-to-prevent-abuse-of-aml-cft-laws/ -Submission to FinCen US: https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/724918,submission-to-fincen-us-digital-asset-aml-act/ - Site / Support OD Foundation: https://en.odfoundation.eu/how-can-you-help/ - LN to donate in Bitcoin and support our advocacy work in the EU and US: 🫡 defendpow@geyser.fund 🫂 donate@bps.odfoundation.eu - Lyudmyla on X: @LyudaKozlovska - Bota on X: @jardemalie 0:00 - Intro 8:00 - EU attacks on Bitcoin 18:58 - Abuse of KYC/AML 25:10 - Confronting regulators about their consequences 37:45 - Timeline on preventing EU action 41:15 - What can be done 47:52 - What does the success of Bitcoin look like 50:11 - What it’s like when they come for you 52:50 - The laws are more draconian and less effective 58:04 - Narrative war 1:02:31 - Complacency 1:07:39 - Dealing with the stress 1:12:55 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website <a href="ht
Tue, February 13, 2024
#481: Bitcoin's Positive Influence On Power Markets with James McAvity
Marty sits down with Jamie McAvity from Cormint to talk about Bitcoin mining and energy. Jamie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesmcavity Cormint: https://cormint.com/ 0:00 - Intro 7:38 - 50k and Ready Player One 13:16 - Assertions of Chinese grid attack 23:06 - Working with the wind tax credit issue 36:44 - Renewable grid drawbacks and risks 44:17 - The right mix of energy sources 47:53 - Germany decommissioning and energy politics 1:00:23 - Bitcoiners running nuclear 1:06:11 - Halving 1:11:52 - ASIC innovation 1:31:04 - Mining fees 1:34:28 - BitMEX 1:38:07 - Gamestop 1:40:41 - Cormint 1:47:01 - Energy/finance integration 1:52:25 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter
Tue, February 06, 2024
#480: Bitcoin Mining State Of The Union with Harry Sudock
Marty sits down with Harry Sudock to discuss Griid's Nasdaq listing, Harry joining Ten31 as an advisor, and talk about the mining industry as a whole. Harry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/harry_sudock Griid: https://griid.com/ 0:00 - Intro 7:26 - Big week for Griid 11:21 - State of the mining industry 15:46 - Industrial adoption 19:43 - Demand response 23:46 - Energy FUD from the parasitic class 31:44 - Future of mining 36:06 - Technical innovation 37:27 - ASIC manufacturers 45:02 - Halvening 51:59 - Political influence and pencil making 58:27 - ETF and stocks 1:02:54 - Ten31 advisor 1:08:56 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Sote TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter
Fri, February 02, 2024
#479: Socialist Attack On Bitcoin Mining with Jason Brett
Marty sits down with Jason Brett to discuss the EIA action to surveil Bitcoin miners and its wider implications. Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RegulatoryJason Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/ 0:00 - Intro 6:17 - Overview on “emergency” survey 15:03 - Clearly an overt state attack 21:45 - Fighting back 30:21 - Upcoming months 32:30 - Energy industry and policy 39:29 - Failure of ESG 46:31 - Making political progress 52:20 - Federal vs State 58:12 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co Sote TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, February 02, 2024
#478: How DEI Is Weakening The Military with Matthew Lohmeier
Marty sits down with Lt. Col Matthew Lohmeier to discuss how politics and DEI are dividing and weakening the US military, and how the silent majority can speak up and resist. Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewlohmeier Matt's website: https://matthewlohmeier.com/ 0:00 - Intro 6:45 - Politics dividing the military 15:57 - Military of the best 22:28 - DEI harms those it “protects” 27:00 - US weakening is rapid and likely intentional 40:15 - What’s making us stronger? 47:12 - First steps to mending 54:18 - Call to the silent majority 50:03 - Money and incentives 1:02:15 - Define your values Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co Sote TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter
Mon, January 29, 2024
#477: What It Was Like Launching Bitcoin In El Salvador with Sean McDonnell
Marty sits down with Sean McDonnell from Salt of the Earth to discuss the myriad stories that led to the founding of his company. Sean on Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanfmcdonnell Salt of the Earth: https://drinksote.com/tftc 0:00 - Intro 6:32 - Lacrosse 15:59 - Groupon 23:23 - Giving up the party life 27:11 - Skiing story 32:51 - Coding bootcamp 38:06 - Bitcoin 43:01 - Bukele’s war room 52:24 - Starting Salt of the Earth 1:02:50 - Electrolytes 1:14:24 - Jack Dorsey story Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co Sote TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter
Fri, January 26, 2024
#476: The Story Of The People And Projects That Inspired Bitcoin with Aaron van Wirdum
Marty sits down with Aaron van Wirdum to discuss his new book The Genesis Book. Aaron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AaronvanW The Genesis Book: http://thegenesisbook.com/ 0:00 - Intro 6:32 - Storytime with Marty 13:00 - Genesis book 16:15 - Where does Bitcoin’s history begin? 19:43 - Cypherpunk history 27:50 - Who are the OGs? 31:05 - Precursor projects and culture 35:53 - Hashcash, BitGold, B-Money 43:11 - Demand for privacy tech 52:18 - Whitepaper and genesis block 1:00:06 - Cypherpunks today 1:03:52 - Timing and Chaum 1:09:51 - Free banking, extropians, AI 1:20:01 - Pitching the book Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co Sote TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter
Wed, January 24, 2024
#475: Bitcoin Is Eating The World with John Arnold
Marty sits down with John Arnold to discuss his article on Bitcoin's total addressable market. John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnArnoldTen31 John's Article: https://ten31.vc/insights/tam 0:00 - Intro 7:06 - The real John Arnold 10:26 - John’s background 23:10 - Total addressable market 29:31 - Tech stock returns 34:42 - Best time to jump in 44:04 - Why Bitcoin is eating the world 52:01 - Financial services 1:03:06 - Consumer applications 1:09:06 - Replacing the incumbent system 1:21:48 - Venture capital not recognizing 1:29:57 - Ten31 network 1:35:07 - Bitcoin is fun 1:40:45 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co Sote TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter <a href="https://tf
Wed, January 17, 2024
#474: What's On Weiner's Laptop? with Dave Collum
Marty sits down with Dave Collum to discuss everything from child trafficking to Roth IRAs to lacrosse. Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidBCollum 0:00 - Intro 6:17 - Child trafficking 22:17 - Immigrant flooding 32:13 - Crime syndicates and technocracy 40:47 - Darkness 49:11 - J6 59:29 - Ukraine 1:03:36 - Hope and changing winds 1:10:24 - Election 1:14:24 - State independence 1:18:39 - ETF 1:27:39 - Inflation and correctional 1:53:30 - Geopolitical status 2:02:17 - Great minds 2:09:30 - Tangents 2:24:04- Roth IRAs 2:32:39 - What to do without Bitcoin 2:41:26 - Family 3:05:44 - Lacrosse 3:26:53 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast <
Fri, January 12, 2024
#473: Banks Without Bankers with Eric Yakes
Marty sits down with Eric Yakes to discuss his piece written for Axiom, federated mints, and the newly approved Bitcoin ETF. Eric on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericyakes Axiom article: https://www.axiombtc.capital/banks Eric's book: https://yakes.io/book/ 0:00 - Intro 6:40 - Can we really have banks without bankers? 12:44 - Tradeoffs 16:10 - Fedimints 23:48 - Federated model cost/benefit 35:23 - Implementing incentives 42:08 - Fedi in the future 45:53 - Speculating on possibilities 51:35 - Mint distribution and crossing chasms 59:23 - Ark 1:07:57 - Spoiling final thoughts 1:11:31 - Multi-institution custody 1:15:03 - ETF 1:22:59 - Falling empire 1:25:46 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter
Mon, January 08, 2024
#472: Amos Miller And The Encroachment Of The Nanny State with Chris Hume
Marty sits down with Chris Hume to discuss the recent raid of Amos Miller and the encroachment of the state on all parts of life. Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrishume1689 The Lancaster Patriot: https://www.thelancasterpatriot.com/ Lancaster Patriot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheLanPatriot 0:00 - Intro 6:17 - Amos Miller raided 10:42 - State dislikes independent communities 14:28 - The problem of positive law 19:01 - The state removes your choices 24:59 - “Raw” milk and choosing for yourself 29:00 - Forgoing convenience 32:01 - Those who enable tyranny 40:02 - Money printing gives the state leverage 48:47 - Statism vs Christianity 1:00:52 - Pushing back 1:04:45 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter
Sat, December 30, 2023
#471: Fighting The Digital Dollar And AI Surveillance with Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin
Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss their new piece on Farmington and the digital dollar. Unlimited Hangout Article: https://unlimitedhangout.com/2023/12/investigative-reports/unmasking-farmington-ftx-fluent-finance-and-the-coming-digital-dollar/ Whitney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb Mark on Twitter: https://twitter.com/markgoodw_in 0:00 - Intro 6:17 - Exposition on Farmington and Fluent Finance 12:47 - Stablecoins 21:18 - Transitioning to CBDC 35:30 - Crisis as pretense for surveillance and war 53:59 - Digital ID 1:04:02 - Powell’s not your pal 1:07:37 - Figuring out the de facto CBDC 1:13:41 - Manufactured consent psyops 1:18:46 - National figureheads 1:28:56 - Social media warzone 1:37:04 - Preventing Bitcoin co-opting 1:49:13 - They’ll profile and surveil everyone 1:59:05 - Fighting AI-controlled life 2:25:37 - Building alternatives 2:34:50 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter
Fri, December 22, 2023
#470: Bitcoin's Finite Supply Is The Breakthrough with Dhruv Bansal
Marty sits down with Dhruv Bansal to discuss his article on the foundational ideas of Bitcoin, as well as an in-depth conversation about AI. Dhruv on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhruvbansal Dhruv's article: https://tftc.io/satoshi-nakamoto-unchained/ Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, December 20, 2023
#469: Bitcoin And The Great Financial Crisis with Parker Lewis
Marty sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss his new book Gradually, Then Suddenly, and highlight Bitcoin in the framing of the financial crisis of 2008. Parker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkeralewis Get the book: https://thesaifhouse.com/ 0:00 - Intro 7:07 - Liz Warren and CBDCs 16:55 - 2008 crisis still echoes 22:17 - Marty’s experience of the crisis 29:00 - Metting people where they are 35:27 - Satoshi was keyed in 38:29 - It’s personal for everyone 53:01 - Bitcoin, not Blockchain 57:41 - Bitcoin is not for criminals 59:28 - Dollar is not patriotic 1:07:50 - Sound money is freedom 1:13:49 - Bitcoin in future crises 1:22:59 - How much will they print next time? 1:26:08 - Replacing an unfathomable behemoth 1:38:10 - Can’t stop the signal 1:44:11 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter
Tue, December 12, 2023
#468: Q3 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q3 2023 Monetary Base Update Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney 0:00 - Intro 6:17 - Marty’s late 8:35 - Bitcoin power curve 25:28 - Top 5 currencies 30:35 - Bitcoin vs currencies 34:11 - Dollar’s relative strength growing 38:48 - Network update 44:49 - Sovereign mining and pool censorship 52:18 - Why money must be kept decentralized 1:01:45 - ETF Trojan horse 1:03:45 - Argentina 1:27:22 - European security 1:30:16 - Defense startups 1:37:34 - Texit 1:43:07 - Deterrence and cold war history 2:02:31 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ CrowdHealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc Bitcoin Talent Co https://www.bitcointalent.co/ TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Tue, December 12, 2023
#467: The ETF Will Push Bitcoin To $500k with Fred Krueger
Marty sits down with Fred Krueger to discuss the upcoming Bitcoin ETF and the impact of institutional money entering Bitcoin. Fred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dotkrueger 0:00 - Intro 6:01 - The scale of ETFs 13:35 - The pace of incoming money 20:48 - Perspective of an ETF buyer 28:16 - Will the ETF change the cycles? 36:33 - Bitcoin improving payments 40:13 - Financial degradation 47:06 - Inflation from the perspective of the wealthy 51:39 - Apathy towards Bitcoin 1:00:56 - Older generations hold the wealth 1:12:14 - Bull vibes will return with ETF 1:17:19 - ETFs will have the largest stacks 1:29:14 - Playing it safe 1:35:57 - Fred represents the majority 1:38:11 - Block size and other dev issues 1:42:14 - Money printer go brrr 1:46:55 - Likely date for the ETF 1:49:22 - How Fred got into Bitcoin 1:53:57 - The Anti-SBF event 2:02:02 - ETF is inevitable 2:03:55 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter
Mon, December 11, 2023
#466: Bitcoin on the Geopolitical Chessboard with Kane McGukin
Marty sits down with Kane McGukin to discuss the changing geopolitical landscape. Kane on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kanemcgukin 0:00 - Intro 5:29 - Kane’s background 9:26 - China’s geopolitical standing 28:01 - Hyperconnected world changes things 33:22 - Transitional state 38:50 - Messianic money 42:00 - Weaponized dollar 48:56 - What should America do? 54:31 - Teaching values and skills 1:05:58 - Propaganda and tinfoil 1:11:01 - Optimism 1:17:50 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ CrowdHealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc Bitcoin Talent Co https://www.bitcointalent.co/ TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Wed, December 06, 2023
Bitcoin For Business: Fanatics
Lou turns the questions on Marty to find out how businesses can embrace Bitcoin. 0:00 - Intro 7:20 - Why are we here? 13:29 - What is Fanatics? 19:54 - FanCash should be Bitcoin 29:58 - Introducing Bitcoin through rewards 33:04 - Chargebacks and international onboarding 37:29 - Bitcoin is can enable better UX flow 41:39 - NFTs don’t work 48:30 - New media monetization models 53:26 - Protection from censorship 58:36 - Trust still required 1:02:17 - Saving your business in a recession 1:05:21 - Debrief, comment your suggestions! Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ CrowdHealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc Bitcoin Talent Co https://www.bitcointalent.co/ TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Mon, December 04, 2023
#465: Five Pillars of Product Management with Will Cole
Marty sits down with Will Cole to discuss his new writing on the five invariant elements of product management and how to build an effective strategy for your company. Will on Twitter: https://twitter.com/willcole 0:00 - Intro 6:17 - Marty is sleepy 11:07 - Stories behind Will’s writing 19:10 - Invariants and levels of abstraction 30:25 - Why a product manager exists 33:57 - Think, then do 36:30 - Running through the invariants and strategy doc 42:41 - Timeline 46:55 - Minimizing meetings with good writing 48:53 - Iterating vs incrementing 56:44 - Who has better and worse product management? 1:00:24 - Managing growth 1:08:48 - Cmon Marty write the doc 1:12:46 - Design patterns 1:16:41 - BIPs 1:22:15 - Staying on the cutting edge 1:24:25 - Come and PM for Bitcoin companies Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter <a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/"
Fri, December 01, 2023
#464: The Emergence of the Network of Keys with Matt from Unchained
Marty sits down with Matt from Unchained to discuss key networks and setting new industry standards for Bitcoin custody. 0:00 - Intro 6:17 - Matt’s backstory (go birds) 12:56 - Challenges overcome at Unchained 19:43 - The role of keys in Bitcoin 21:53 - Preparing for the next bull 23:42 - Misconceptions about keys 26:41 - UX gaps 29:18 - Structures built on key networks 34:15 - Countering bad optics for regulators 37:29 - Predictions 42:27 - Recognition of multisig 47:59 - ETFs and Coinbase 54:41 - Multi-jurisdiction 58:07 - Blinded xpubs and deepfakes 1:05:56 - Incoming developments in Bitcoin 1:08:48 - Are you an ordinals enjoyer? 1:11:32 - MPC vs multisig 1:17:52 - Shitcoin cycles 1:21:43 - Here for tech or money? 1:26:26 - Saving Philly 1:34:02 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Thu, November 30, 2023
#463: Orange Pilling AI & Bitcoin Times Energy Edition with Aleks Svetski
Marty sits down with Aleks Svetski to discuss Spirit of Satoshi, the Bitcoin-focused AI project, as well as the upcoming edition of the Bitcoin Times. Svetski on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SvetskiWrites Spirit of Satoshi: https://www.spiritofsatoshi.ai/ Bitcoin Times: https://bitcointimes.io/ 0:00 - Intro 6:52 - Riffing 9:53 - What is Spirit of Satoshi? 18:12 - AGI 24:04 - Closed/open source AI 33:38 - Building your own language model 41:04 - AI’s opinions are based on its master 45:02 - Data cleanliness and hallucination 52:58 - 1000 minds vs the Borg 58:59 - A wealth of data 1:03:54 - Biden’s AI executive order 1:05:26 - AI agents and Bitcoin 1:12:23 - ASICs 1:16:36 - Energy 1:21:09 - Bitcoin Times Energy Edition, ESG 1:32:16 - Bitcoin is energy 1:39:29 - Conquering mindset 1:49:21 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, November 28, 2023
#462: Government Spending Leads To Hyperinflation with Peter St Onge
Marty sits down with Peter St Onge to discuss government incompetence, hyperinflation events, predictions for the 2024 election, and more. Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profstonge 0:00 - Intro 6:46 - Bitcoin banning attempts and govt incompetence 15:12 - EVs 17:23 - Treasury auction and hyperinflation events 33:08 - Sovereign debt 37:15 - Swiss banks liquidity crisis 42:44 - The internet is bank run jet fuel 46:29 - Milei and dollarization of Argentina 50:04 - Fiat is always doomed 53:36 - “Far right” labels 1:00:16 - 2024 election 1:03:39 - The stakes are real 1:09:14 - White pill Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, November 17, 2023
#461: Defecting from Corrupt Healthcare with Andy Schoonover
Marty sits down with Andy Schoonover to discuss CrowdHealth's new Lightning wallet integration, as well as how CrowdHealth has been doing in the last year. Andy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SchoonoverAndy CrowdHealth: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc 0:00 - Intro 7:23 - It’s been a year 14:22 - Doctors are excited 18:22 - The government owns the system 22:29 - Insurance is impersonal 28:23 - Bitcoin and LN 34:13 - Bitcoin doctors 42:49 - What’s the catch? 48:29 - How many people does it take for change? 51:22 - Relationship with employers 55:28 - Metabolic health and strong communities 1:04:09 - Defectors from the corrupt system 1:08:21 - Spreading knowledge 1:13:01 - CrowdHealth profitability 1:15:50 - CH’s relationship with TFTC 1:20:23 - Press the hard button 1:24:21 - We’re gonna win Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, November 14, 2023
#460: Deconstructing the Censorship Industrial Complex with Mike Benz
Marty sits down with Mike Benz, the executive director of the Foundation for Freedom Online to discuss digital censorship, corporate control, prosecution of uncooperative politicians, and more. Mike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBenzCyber FFO website: https://foundationforfreedomonline.com/ 0:00 - Intro 6:17 - Censorship Industrial Complex 13:06 - Turning point in 2016 15:08 - Twitter files and wrongspeak terminology 22:44 - NGO participation 26:07 - Corporate control 32:30 - Russian gas 37:15 - Biden laptop 43:09 - Justice Department can kill you 48:40 - Destabilization ops 53:07 - End goal of control 57:33 - Methods of resistance 1:01:11 - Monetary censorship and Bitcoin 1:04:11 - We’re gonna win Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, November 07, 2023
#459: An 8-Month Taliban Holiday with Lord Miles
Marty sits down with Lord Miles to talk about his time in Taliban custody and his plans for further adventures. Lord Miles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/real_lord_miles Miles's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LordMiles 0:00 - Intro 6:03 - How Miles was betrayed 11:18 - 8 month detainment (holiday) 22:32 - End of detainment and Taliban misconceptions 30:23 - Govts and dealing with money 35:14 - Lovely holiday locations 38:01 - Nashville shooter 40:59 - Gold mine 48:27 - Wankers and grifters 54:55 - Next holidays 1:07:23 - BBQ, raw milk and baldmaxxing 1:20:18 - Living for adventure and harassing the system 1:26:04 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, November 01, 2023
#458: Climate Narratives Are Failing with Tom Nelson
Marty sits down with Tom Nelson to discuss the ongoing failure of climate change narratives energy policy to correspond with reality. Tom's links: https://t.co/h5ODvIBeWA 0:00 - Intro 6:43 - Riffing on Dave Collum and hurricanes 11:08 - Narratives are failing 18:17 - Charlie Munger 21:07 - AI 23:44 - DC and climate policy 26:34 - Nuclear 30:32 - ESG and mining 33:41 - Green energy kills 42:32 - Hydrocarbons bring life 50:31 - Those who would control you 54:27 - Bitcoin 56:53 - War 59:21 - Podcasting, censorship, and finding new allies 1:09:41 - Go get yourself called a racist 1:19:24 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Thu, October 26, 2023
#457: How a Miner Survives a Bitcoin Bear Market with Drew Armstrong & AJ Scalia
Marty sits down with Drew and AJ from Cathedra to discuss how things have been going in the mining industry. Cathedra: https://cathedra.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:04 - New York 11:23 - Current doomer status 14:36 - Lessons learned since last bull run 26:24 - Decisions made in 2022 34:20 - Underclocking and maintaining mining efficiency 39:16 - Evaluing mining businesses by hashprice 43:31 - Educating energy providers 48:25 - Cathedra firmware 52:07 - Shifting the bottleneck away from ASICs 58:20 - AI 1:06:46 - Geographic dispersion of hash 1:12:59 - Rising rates and ETFs 1:25:20 - Halvening prediction 1:35:05 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, October 24, 2023
#456: The Path To Hyperinflation with EJ Antoni
Marty sits down with EJ Antoni to discuss the disastrous policies of the Federal Reserve. EJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealEJAntoni 0:00 - Intro 5:48 - Explaining Fed losses 22:16 - Has the Fed lost control? 26:25 - What is the result of total failure? 32:38 - Can higher-for-longer solve the problem? 37:16 - Recession indicators 42:04 - Protecting yourself financially 50:48 - Weimar style hyperinflation 54:21 - Weaponization of the dollar 57:23 - Bitcoin 1:00:24 - Wrapping Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, October 20, 2023
#455: AI-Powered Tyranny with Whitney Webb
Marty sits down once again with Whitney Webb to discuss the conflict in the Levant and how the bankers intend to use AI to control your life. Whitney's links: https://linktr.ee/whitneywebb Articles: https://www.mintpressnews.com/untold-story-christian-zionists-power-united-states-israel/260532/ https://bitcoinmagazine.com/print/whitney-webb-bitcoin-and-the-plot-to-destroy-financial-privacy Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Thu, October 19, 2023
#454: An Onramp To The New Custody Standard with Onramp & BitGo
Marty sits down with Michael Tanguma and Jesse Meyers from Onramp as well as Mitch Kochman from BitGo to discuss their new partnership. Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MTanguma Jesse on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Croesus_BTC Mitch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mitch_kochman Onramp: https://onrampbitcoin.com/ BitGo: https://www.bitgo.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:04 - How’s The Last Trade going? 10:06 - OnRamp/BitGo partnership 23:35 - The importance of multi-institution 29:18 - What convinces key agents? 36:53 - The next stage of Bitcoin’s adoption 40:36 - Trillion Dollar Wallets and other fun ideas 45:03 - Bitcoin is for everyone 49:11 - State attacks and multi-jurisdiction 1:01:43 - Adoption, education, ETFs 1:19:05 - Marty backstory 1:22:04 - Mitch backstory and BitGo 1:26:15 - Bitcoin is the spirit of revolution 1:28:56 - Wrapping Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, October 17, 2023
#453: From Barstool to Mash with Louis Roberts
Marty sits down with Lightswitch Lou to talk about Mash and its integration with the new TFTC website. Louis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Buddyloveless 0:00 - Intro 5:28 - Riffing 15:37 - Mash and the new TFTC site 24:26 - Incumbent monetization models 29:06 - Enabling interaction features 31:58 - Controlling your own flow of funds 39:27 - Ending the subscription model 47:22 - Convincing other publishers 50:29 - Verifying humanity 54:51 - Lightning compared to advertising a decade ago 1:00:39 - Barstool 1:03:24 - Death of the old model 1:06:27 - Riffing after an interruption 1:11:26 - Chicken and egg of Bitcoin adoption 1:17:39 - Demo-ing donations 1:19:33 - We’re gonna win 1:25:42 - Twitter and Nostr 1:29:30 - Riffing 1:32:56 - New site launch 1:36:08 - Saving the world with Bitcoin 1:40:30 - Politicians are nuts 1:48:21 - War 1:58:35 - Rising from ashes of the American empire 2:01:27 - AI 2:03:26 - Ending riff Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, October 09, 2023
#452: Zaprite Is Driving Bitcoin Merchant Adoption with John Magill
Marty sits down with John Magill, founder of Zaprite, to discuss the current state of Ireland, what's changed for Zaprite in the last year, and what to build next. John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/john_zaprite Zaprite: https://zaprite.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:04 - Irish shitcoinery and true Bitcoiners 9:51 - Irish government 18:39 - Irish economy 25:26 - Erasing Irish culture 32:35 - Strong communities and fiat world 38:42 - Merchant adoption 48:56 - Update on Zaprite, onboarding Will and Parker 54:44 - What to build next 1:12:04 - Bullish vibes 1:17:16 - Returning to roots 1:20:56 - Conferences and meetups Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, October 03, 2023
#451: UTXOracle with Steve Jeffress & Daniel Hinton
Marty sits down with Steve and Daniel to discuss UTXOracle, a way to estimate Bitcoin's price using nothing but node data. Steve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveSimple Daniel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanielLHinton Check out UTXOracle and other data visualization: https://utxo.live/ 0:00 - Intro 6:41 - Steve and Daniel’s background 10:59 - Explaining UTXOs 13:34 - Visualizing data 20:46 - Effect of Bitcoin ATMs on patterns 25:24 - How to infer price from UTXO data 35:27 - Usefulness as an oracle 45:28 - Possibility of price per block 46:41 - Human action, opportunities and attack vectors 53:26 - Effect of ordinals 55:49 - UTXO mismanagement 1:02:37 - Spending old coins 1:06:51 - Taproot changes and far future problems 1:18:20 - Fun new concepts 1:27:43 - Run the numbers yourself 1:32:58 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Sun, October 01, 2023
#450: Bitcoin Money Market Funds with Théo Mogenet
Marty sits down with Théo Mogenet to discuss his piece written for Axiom on the financialization of Bitcoin. Théo's Twitter: https://twitter.com/theomogenet Théo's Substack: https://substack.com/@theomogenet 0:00 - Intro 7:00 - Théo’s background 11:06 - Explaining money market funds 16:46 - UK Gilt duration mismatch 22:32 - US bank failures 25:08 - Weaponization of monetary system 39:41 - How Bitcoin fixes this 49:26 - Bitcoin’s increasing demand 52:47 - Through the lens of monetary policy 55:28 - Perpetual markets 1:00:46 - DLCs for futures contracts 1:07:55 - Acquiring liquidity for DLCs 1:18:24 - Nascent companies 1:23:52 - Inciting hyperbitcoinization 1:29:12 - What drives further adoption? 1:40:47 - Théo’s upcoming writing Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, September 27, 2023
#449: DEATH ATHLETIC: A Dissident Architecture with Jessica Solce
Marty sits down with Jessica Solce to discuss her new documentary following the story of Cody Wilson. Find the film here: https://www.deathathletic.com/ Jessica on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessicasolce 0:00 - Intro 6:27 - Stumbling into cypherpunk docs 11:24 - Dealing with scandals 16:12 - Death Athletes 22:44 - The process of following Cody 24:04 - Fighting digital tyrrany 28:14 - Apathy 32:39 - Free information 40:11 - Dealing with courts of law and social media 45:37 - JStark 49:38 - Corporate control 1:01:13 - Aesthetics and the film industry 1:07:57 - AI 1:11:21 - Plugs + wrap up Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Bitcoin Talent Co https://www.bitcointalent.co/ TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/
Tue, September 26, 2023
#448: Opt Out Of Keynesian Brain Rot with Godfrey Bloom
Marty sits down with Godfrey Bloom to discuss the corruption of the world by central banks and the countermeasures the common man must take. 0:00 - Intro 6:43 - How govts have been corrupted 16:09 - Is mobilization of the common man imminent? 18:40 - Central banks are the unknown cause 24:56 - Removing yourself from the system 27:12 - New Keynesians 29:59 - Bitcoin and gold 34:46 - More on UK provenance law 38:09 - Lawful cancelation dissidents 43:58 - Civil war and states asserting autonomy 46:42 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, September 22, 2023
#447: Biowarfare In The 21st Century with Sam Husseini
Marty sits down with Sam Husseini to discuss his journalistic history and findings surrounding Covid and modification of pathogens. Find Sam on Substack: http://husseini.substack.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:36 - Sam’s body of work 8:20 - Covid’s parallels to anthrax attacks 15:08 - Wuhan lab obscurement 22:56 - Biowarfare is unique 26:02 - USAID funding of the lab 30:44 - The gaslighting is highly effective 40:54 - Those in control have no benevolent intentions 44:02 - Disappointment in RFK 46:02 - Bird flu modification 48:21 - Actionable items 50:17 - Censorship 56:38 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Thu, September 14, 2023
#446: The State of the Lightning Network with Matt Corallo
Marty sits down with Matt Corallo to discuss the state of the Lightning Network. Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt 6:38 - Hot mics, soft forks 13:34 - Should we focus on what we have? 18:27 - Core dev burnout 24:58 - State of Bitcoin adoption 35:23 - The year of LDK 40:46 - Stablecoins and AI 46:44 - Where should the focus be? 52:42 - LSPs and improving LN UX 59:21 - Crypto impatience 1:05:26 - Using lightning every day 1:07:02 - Regulations 1:21:01 - Bitcoin and Crypto have different regulatory concerns 1:23:34 - AI and energy 1:27:31 - Is LN a panacea? 1:35:54 - How is LN success defined? 1:38:35 - PTLCs 1:43:46 - Bitcoin’s success probability Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, September 12, 2023
#445: Dispelling Nuclear Energy Misconceptions with Ryan MacLeod
Marty sits down with Ryan MacLeod to discuss the benefits of nuclear power in contrast to its reputation and how it can synergize with Bitcoin. Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NuclearBitcoinr 6:12 - Riffing 7:46 - Texas demand scare 13:57 - Best source for stable energy 20:11 - Reputation of nuclear power 31:39 - If the end were nigh, we’d need nuclear 33:40 - Cost of capital and SMRs 36:53 - SMR and mining impact on grids 41:05- Bitcoin can ease problems with nuclear 44:37 - Nuclear looking good 53:15 - Germany’s idiotic policies 55:09 - Uranium supply 58:01 - Nuclear future 1:02:01 - Does the nuclear industry recognize Bitcoin? 1:07:09 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, September 06, 2023
#444: Fiat Ruins Everything with Jimmy Song
Marty sits down with Jimmy Song to discuss his new book Fiat Ruins Everything. Jimmy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmysong Crowdfund page for Jimmy's new book: https://fiatruinseverything.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:38 - Writing with ChatGPT 10:59 - Degeneracy hazards 12:54 - Jimmy’s book and writing process 20:39 - Structuring a book 23:36 - Fiat’s influence on individuals with corps 30:28 - Strong families and low time pref life 35:01 - Fiat world built on ossification 44:19 - No stores of value, can’t buy a house 50:15 - Reality takes hold, how long till it breaks? 59:38 - How to explain to people when it breaks? 1:03:03 - How do individuals protect themselves? 1:11:02 - Rent seeking more harmful than welfare 1:14:40 - Wide and narrow gate, drivechains 1:26:45 - Plugging the book Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, August 30, 2023
#443: Q2 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Marty sits down again with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q2 2023 Monetary Base update. Follow along the charts here: https://twitter.com/1basemoney/status/1696117186236989686 Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney 6:05 - eNaira and CBDCs 26:08 - Top 5 currencies 32:30 - Compound annual growth rate 36:06 - FHLB exposure 42:27 - Inflation is impacting people 45:08 - Bitcoin chart 56:49 - Scandinavian physical currency 59:17 - US federal debt 1:15:08 - Canary in the coal mine 1:23:30 - Nations using Bitcoin and BRICS gold 1:40:02 - Optimal outcome Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, August 25, 2023
#442: Launching Flex with Bitcoin Talent Co
Marty sits down again with Michael Tanguma and Andy Thompson from Bitcoin Talent Co to talk about launching Flex. Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MTanguma Andy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theandytee/ Flex landing page: https://www.bitcointalent.co/flex 5:30 - Welcome back, Bitcoin Talent Co. 8:37 - Flex supply side market 13:39 - Interest on both sides 20:50 - Hiring missteps 25:01 - Hi Trevor! 25:58 - Further mistakes 31:23 - Misallocation of resources 34:56 - Acting with urgency 36:50 - Opportunity for efficiency increasing 41:55 - Talent competition at global level 43:29 - Expanding and iterating 51:02 - Plugs and wrap up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Thu, August 24, 2023
#441: Miniscript and Bitcoin Risk Products with Rob Hamilton
Marty sits down with Rob Hamilton to discuss Anchorwatch and keeping focus on Miniscript and maximizing its potential. Rob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rob1Ham Anchorwatch: https://www.anchorwatch.com/about 5:30 - Ninja Launch 7:43 - Bluechecks 13:31 - Content models 18:18 - Drivechains and OP_VAULT 22:58 - Miniscript 27:07 - Stepping back on Miniscript 33:50 - Balancing complexity at Anchorwatch 36:17 - Bitcoin risk products 42:52 - Anchorwatch policy construction 47:15 - UX 51:58 - Impatience 55:17 - Get your hands dirty 59:31 - Edge cases 1:06:22 - MPC 1:18:54 - Upgrades with unknown unknowns 1:27:34 - Bullish 1:32:43 - Bitcoin in macro 1:39:59 - Urgency Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, August 18, 2023
#440: Climate Change Is A Bad Excuse with Anas Alhajji
Marty sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss energy markets, climate change regulation and subsidies, and whether de-dollarization will push nations toward Bitcoin. Anas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anasalhajji Anas on Substack: https://anasalhajjieoa.substack.com/ 5:30 - India and UAE oil trade 13:27 - COP 28 and climate change excuses 27:46 - Climate change religion 31:05 - Dishonest numbers 37:05 - Shale oil underperforming 42:02 - “Green” energy can only win by force 48:11 - Why we Bitcoin 49:46 - Near future energy market 56:16 - Impact of subsidies 58:59 - Immigration and Climate arguments don’t mix 1:03:48 - Dollar shortage and Bitcoin Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, August 08, 2023
#439: Mining, Memes and Meetups with Thomas Pacchia
Marty sits down with Thomas Pacchia for a chat before the pubkey mining meetup. Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tpacchia Pubkey: https://pubkey.bar/ 5:30 - Is DeFi borked? 11:13 - Blockspace scarcity 21:56 - Will shitcoin cycles continue? 28:42 - No soft landing 32:01 - Large scale investors 42:27 - Mining meetup 53:06 - What drives hashrate growth from here? 58:18 - Treasury management 1:00:55 - Pool monetization 1:09:51 - Scammers and hamsters 1:12:48 - NYC Bitcoin makes Marty bullish 1:23:05 - Memes and NFTs 1:28:58 - Derailment and riffing 1:36:29 - Bitcoin conferences and new Pubkey locations 1:44:08 - Hex and hardware wallets 1:46:58 - Reminiscing from our prison cells in 2030 Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, July 31, 2023
#438: Cycling Toward A Bitcoin Boom with Tuur Demeester
Marty sits down with Tuur Demeester to discuss the factors pushing Bitcoin forward in its cycle. Tuur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester 0:00 - Intro 5:30 - Aliens 11:35 - Bitcoin cycles 18:04 - Is the next cycle different? 20:21 - Will crypto stay dead? 24:12 - Old ideas, new ideas, and startups 33:44 - Regulatory landscape 38:27 - Financial “innovations” from crypto 42:31 - Bitcoin politics 46:29 - Implications of decentralized custody 54:23 - Multiple fronts of chaos 1:02:04 - How far can inflation go? 1:10:04 - Bitcoin is the escape hatch 1:12:13 - Nation state adoption 1:15:29 - Next bull market 1:26:29 - Fedimints and AI 1:34:38 - Bullish on Texas 1:47:28 - We’re gonna win Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, July 25, 2023
#437: History Doesn't Rhyme, It Repeats with Dave Collum & Rudy Havenstein
Marty sits down with Dave Collum and Rudy Havenstein and tries to keep Marty Jones under control. Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidBCollum Rudy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RudyHavenstein 5:30 - Bants 11:41 - Background 27:20 - Banking crisis lull 33:12 - Media collapse and Twitter 48:43 - Evil rulers 1:15:10 - Corporate press and those they hate 1:22:35 - Younger generations 1:30:21 - Forth turning and inflation 1:58:20 - CBDCs vs Bitcoin 2:03:49 - Final words from Rudy 2:05:39 - Rabbit holes on rabbit holes Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, July 24, 2023
#436: Building Sound Finance For Sound Money with Atomic Finance
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. Tony on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TonyCai_ Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewjablack Atomic Finance: https://atomic.finance/ 5:30 - Atomic Finance origins 15:44 - What’s wrong with defi? 21:15 - Explaining DLCs 25:26 - How Atomic uses DLCs 28:39 - Risks 34:13 - Atomic’s oracle 37:39 - State of DLCs and lightning 44:51 - Plans for Atomic 47:46 - Ethereum’s centralization 50:26 - Order of operations in Bitcoin adoption 54:04 - Scaling Bitcoin and ossification 1:04:59 - Staking reputation on BIPs 1:14:28 - A lot at stake 1:21:00 - Wrapping Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, July 19, 2023
#435: Bitcoin Solves the Payments Problem in AI with Kody Low
Marty sits down with Kody Low to discuss Fedimints, Lightning, and how they can be applied to power AI tools. Kody on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kodylow Check out Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz/ Join the #Ai4ALL hackathon https://bolt.fun/tournaments/ai4all/overview 0:00 - Intro 5:30 - Marty Barbell Bender 7:10 - Kody’s background, every Bitcoiner a dev 13:59 - What layer is Fedi? 19:38 - Explaining Fedimint 25:43 - What do Fedimints fix about lightning? 30:23 - Expanding on federation 34:46 - Scaling Bitcoin for the world 38:56 - Federated operating system 49:23 - How it works for guardians 57:57 - Privacy 1:00:41 - Synth dollar trading 1:11:18 - AI/Lightning intersection 1:20:33 - L402 and M2M payments 1:35:53 - Lightning’s headstart on crypto 1:38:24 - Avoiding Bitcoin’s volitility with Fedi 1:41:02 - Bitcoin is the best money 1:49:10 - Pushing AI companies to Lightning 1:52:02 - Answer the call, freaks 1:55:25 - Privacy and gpu hosting 2:05:27 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter <a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer
Mon, July 17, 2023
#434: Capital in the 21st Century with Allen Farrington
Marty sits down with Allen Farrington from Axiom to discuss his perspective on capital allocation and how it is affected by Bitcoin. Allen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allenf32 Allen on Medium: https://allenfarrington.medium.com/ 5:30 - Introducing Axiom 9:43 - Cost of capital 14:26 - Debt is not universally bad 16:59 - Capital as a tool 18:51 - The goal of capital allocation 22:13 - Affecting individual savings 26:06 - Capital flowchart and long term thinking 37:18 - Bitcoin doesn’t allow fiat games 44:47 - Bitcoin mining illustrating the point 58:09 - Impact of lightning’s instant settlement 1:06:26 - Building a long term company 1:14:46 - Temperance during the boom 1:18:46 - Liquid BTC 1:27:28 - Axiom and further upcoming writing 1:41:04 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, July 14, 2023
#433: Lightning Network at the Enterprise Level with Jose Lemus
Marty sits down with Jose Lemus from Ibex to discuss integrating the lightning network with businesses, barriers to adoption, cross-border payments, and more. Jose on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jllemus Ibex: https://www.poweredbyibex.io/ 5:30 - Bitcoin Park riffing 7:37 - What’s up at Ibex? 22:24 - Impact of instant settlement 26:21 - Lightning Network, AI, Internet of Things 34:07 - What’s taking adoption so long? 36:49 - Bitcoin’s unique combination of properties 45:57 - Burden of compliance 49:45 - Fiat is the money of force 52:44 - KYC is the illicit activity 1:02:38 - Mexico partnership 1:03:44 - The purpose of financial products 1:12:36 - Bitcoin is a tween 1:17:30 - Don’t get distracted by bull markets 1:29:14 - Marty’s excited about energy and AI 1:35:36 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, July 11, 2023
#432: Jab Injury Event Horizon with Ed Dowd
Marty sits down with Ed Dowd to discuss jab injuries, RFK Jr, the peak of clown world extending ever upward, and more. Ed Dowd on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DowdEdward 8:33 - The clown world peak keeps rising 15:41 - RFK Jr and the jab injury event horizon 25:17 - Distractions 29:00 - Debt event horizon has already passed 33:26 - Trust in the system degrading 37:05 - Bitcoin 38:42 - The CIA disapproves 38:53- Broken money and psyops 45:46 - Individual state power 49:29 - Three Letter Agencies don’t want this heard 54:31 - Hard times before good times 56:37 - Strong families 1:03:50 - Final note on RFK Jr 1:07:12 - I am Spartacus Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, July 05, 2023
#431: Bitcoin Privacy and the Payjoin Dev Kit with Dan Gould
Marty sits down with Dan Gould to discuss Payjoin Dev Kit, how coinjoins protect privacy, and the experience of developing on Bitcoin. Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitgould Payjoin Dev Kit: https://payjoindevkit.org/ 9:16 - Dan’s history 14:39 - Explaining CoinJoins 21:36 - How Payjoin reduces dox threat and reduces fees 35:09 - TURN servers 39:49 - How are PSBTs involved in Payjoin 42:45 - How coin selection is determined 36:30 - Separating PDK from BDK 50:03 - Completing BDK 53:38 - Payjoin’s role going forward 57:54 - Chain surveillance and prosecuting CoinJoins 1:03:51 - Right to privacy 1:08:18 - Multi receiver PayJoin 1:09:42 - Less frustration on Bitcoin development 1:15:18 - Will Bitcoin reach sufficient ossification? 1:18:25 - Plugs and wrapping Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, June 30, 2023
#430: Bitcoin vs the $156 Trillion Global Payments Industry with Sam Wouters
Marty sits down with Sam Wouters to discuss Bitcoin's rate of adoption for cross-border payments. Sam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SDWouters Sam's report on River blog: https://blog.river.com/bitcoin-vs-the-156-trillion-global-payments-industry/ 0:00 - Intro 2:30 - Finding bitcoin through Runescape 9:22 - New educational resources in Bitcoin 13:27 - Diving into Sam’s report 17:51 - Structure of the report 21:39 - Chapter 1: Cross-border payments industry 31:53 - Comparing Bitcoin and internet adoption 41:37 - Remittance education 48:31 - Getting into charts on remittance volume 56:18 - Chapter 2: Global bitcoin adoption 1:07:58 - Motivation for adoption 1:13:39 - Chapter 3: Cross-border Bitcoin payments 1:23:13 - What makes bitcoin better for remittance 1:26:28 - Lightning services 1:30:26 - Bitcoin for payments 1:33:32 - Google search traffic for Bitcoin 1:39:17 - B2C 1:44:35 - Chapter 4: Growing cross-border Bitcoin payments 1:51:36 - Adoption funnel 1:55:33 - Marty tries to quote himself before wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, June 28, 2023
#429: Is The Inflation Problem Really Solved? with Luke Gromen
Marty sits down with Luke Gromen to discuss inflation catching up with the world. Luke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LukeGromen 0:00 - Intro 6:33 - UK inflation 11:02 - American banking crisis lull 18:12 - Structural problems in energy 25:56 - Liquidity issues with massive bank accounts 31:33 - Debt ceiling 33:13 - Retirement and target date funds 40:18 The Ukraine distraction 45:54 - Collapse in skilled labor and infrastructure 50:41 - Taking on troubled times 54:55 - Bitcoin’s interaction with energy 57:05 - Landing on the wrong side of stagflation 59:19 - Bitcoin eliminates banking BS 1:01:34 - Treasury bond duration risk 1:06:22 - 40 year bull market over, gold and Bitcoin win 1:13:51 - Wrapping Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, June 26, 2023
#428: Examining BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF with Townsend Lansing
Marty sits down with Townsend Lansing to discuss BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF. Townsend on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TownsendLansing 0:00 - Intro 8:40 - Inflation hitting the UK 11:07 - Introducing Townsend, Blackrock ETF 19:10 - SEC approval 25:23 - APA 26:46 - How Bitcoin market could be affected 29:28 - People becoming aware of crypto risk 31:23 - How the grantor trust works 35:50 - ETF liquidity 42:12 - Bitcoin’s better security 45:30 - Will bitcoin financial products be treated differently? 48:05 - Approval is unlikely 49:52 - Bitcoin’s impact on finance 51:13 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, June 20, 2023
#427: Killer Whale Liquidity Crisis with John Titus
Marty sits down with John Titus to discuss the liquidity crisis caused by the Fed. John's Substack: https://bestevidence.substack.com/ Best Evidence on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BestEvidence 5:30 - Killer whales and banks lacking liquidity 16:13 - The Fed is at the center 21:01 - Coordinated consolidation effort 26:28- The strength of cash 33:57 - John’s origin story 39:09 - Fix the money, fix the world 42:20 - Dollar endgame 45:06 - John on Bitcoin 49:38 - The system is run by those who hate you 52:54 - Life expectancy decline 55:35 - Tyranny thrives in the fear of resistance 58:39 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, June 06, 2023
#426: Bringing Lightning To Utilities with Synota
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_ 6:35 - Meet Synota 14:05 - Payment settlement struggles for utilites 16:56 - How Synota integrates 23:47 - Financing possibilities 26:20 - Utilities grokking bitcoin 34:07 - Effects of decentralizing the grid 45:22 - The team’s orange pilling 49:41 - Mining industry is maturing 55:56 - Efficiency impact of instant payments 1:01:11 - Mining permanent funds 1:05:03 - Issues building on lightning 1:10:57 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, June 02, 2023
#425: Fiat Crisis with Balaji Srinivasan
Marty sits down with Balaji Srinivasan for the longest episode of TFTC yet, going in depth on the nature of the incoming fiat crisis. Balaji on Twitter: https://twitter.com/balajis 6:13 - How does the debt ceiling contribute to the fiat crisis? 9:48 - Reality check 21:38 - History is running in reverse 25:09 - The unipolar moment is over 38:05 - America is 3 tribes 44:42 - Democracy has 4 definitions 55:33 - India adopting pragmatic democracy 59:08 - China won’t go away 1:07:03 - USSA 1:36:11 - How America gets its strength back 1:43:16 - Dollar nationalists, social media politics 1:53:20 - It’s not one nation, it’s two parties with verbal footsoldiers 2:07:15 - The Gray tribe 2:35:47 - Blue losing media control 2:39:46 - Recap, Blue’s remaining power 2:45:48 - The tribal filter on the banking situation 3:01:36 - The declining US empire 3:13:13 - Blue America’s infrastructure highlights 3:16:40 - Exiting through Bitcoin 3:20:18 - We’ve lost our moon shoes 3:22:24 - The writing’s on the wall and states have incentive to exit early 3:42:53 - People robbed by cantillon cities are likely to get mad 3:48:13 - Fed now is a CBDC no matter what they say 4:05:15 - Civil unrest precursors 4:08:24 - Hiding insolvency 4:11:13 - History mirroring 4:17:04 - Reflecting on a long show, doling white pills Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Thu, June 01, 2023
#424: Q1 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Follow along with the charts: https://twitter.com/1basemoney/status/1664179527784734720?s=20 Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney 8:12 - Baltic hockey 17:17 - Debt ceiling bye bye 22:55 - New basemoney drop! 36:19 - Bitcoin base vs top fiat, reverse repo 49:41 - Bank failures 1:01:54 - Treasury markets 1:05:34 - Fannie & Freddie debt numbers 1:09:32 - Balaji says FedNow is a CBDC 1:17:02 - Sidebar on children 1:18:19 - Back on topic, centralization will continue 1:23:45 - Sovereign sat and gold stacking 1:34:41 - Quick stats 1:35:56 - Full reserve in Texas 1:45:37 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, May 31, 2023
#423: Retirement Funds In The Age Of Bitcoin with Matt Dines
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. Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BuildCIO Check out Build: https://buildbitcoin.com/ 8:17 - What’s happening to retirement funds 11:49 - Balance sheets of the American household 26:23 - History of retirement accounts 30:30 - The post-Covid financial landscape 34:52 - Retirement account participation 46:14 - Legislation isn’t the answer 50:09 - Primary residence ownership and mortgage backed securities 55:39 - Target Date Funds 1:01:28 - US bond market selloff 1:09:45 - Near-dated TDF vs inflation 1:13:12 - Investment/retirement industry isn’t keeping up 1:17:59 - Bridging the gap to Bitcoin with Build 1:32:15 - Bitcoin lending 1:46:36 - Unchained 1:53:57 - Explaining the mindset 2:02:31 - The flywheel of truth 2:08:12 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, May 26, 2023
#422: Human Forever with James Poulos
Marty sits down with James Poulos to discuss the tyranny of the digital age. James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamespoulos Human Forever: https://canonic.xyz/books/1YV9yExbmJ9mgBXNM81TouJuDtqxH2PpL 6:00 - Rising transhumanism 12:37 - Defining the humanity we fight for 19:54 - Breaking people apart 29:14 - False gods 34:23 - Fighting on the digital level 38:39 - Changing the tide 47:50 - The moment of humility 50:31 - Return to traditional family 56:55 - Focusing attention 58:26 - Being human is better 1:00:44 - Judging yourself first 1:02:55 - Sloth 1:12:04 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, May 17, 2023
#421: Rejecting The Great Reset with Michael Rectenwald
Marty sits down with Dr. Michael Rectenwald to discuss the The Great Reset, stakeholder capitalism, CBDCs, and asserting autonomy against a neo-feudal future. Michael's website: https://www.michaelrectenwald.com/ Michael's Mises presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGg9j-qCNt0 8:07 - Michael’s presentation on Great Reset 10:29 - Stakeholder capitalism 14:15 - ESG leads to corporate rule 18:32 - Mock the rulers 20:23 - Neo-techno-feudalism while infrastructure breaks 24:03 - Refusing CBDCs, Bitcoin and gold 27:21 - Bitcoiners at Mises and Bitcoin FUD 29:45 - The lies are being noticed 32:28 - Control through social credit and social perception 36:55 - The letter agencies cause the problems they claim to solve 38:04 - Asserting autonomy 44:37 - Bank failures will be the CBDC trigger 46:42 - Defending against ideological onslaught 51:05 - Fighting evil 54:20 - Wrapping up, plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, May 15, 2023
#420: Powering Livestreaming With Sats Through Vida with Lyle Pratt
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/ 12:48 - What’s Vida? 16:56 - Lyle’s history 20:51 - Telecom architecture and using bitcoin to solve problems 27:57 - New tools like AI, Nostr, and LN 32:30 - Current state of lightning 33:46 - Vida demo with some difficulties 35:45 - Monetizing your attention 37:41 - The Vida team 44:56 - Vida can be a better Restream 50:44 - Lightning adoption is a bright light in a dark future 1:01:12 - Future Nostr integration 1:05:28 - Leveraging AI 1:10:29 - Explaining LLMs 1:16:46 - Living in interesting times 1:27:20 - Resource demands of AI 1:31:03 - Thank God For Bitcoin 1:36:31 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, May 12, 2023
#419: Fedi Is Connecting Communities With Freedom Technology with Obi Nwosu
Marty sits down with Obi Nwosu to talk about the origins of Fedi, an explaination of Fedimints, antifragile freedom technology. Obi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/obi Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz/ 8:26 - Austin’s a nice place 12:32 - Comparing the beginnings of Coinfloor and Fedi 22:00 - Explaining Fedi 34:19 - Applications made possible by Fedi 40:59 - Fedi ambassadors 46:20 - The freedom made possible by Fedi 53:12 - Fedipools and off-grid mining 57:38 - The antifragile nature of Bitcoin 1:07:36 - Has the mission gotten more urgent? 1:13:53 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, May 10, 2023
#418: A First Principles Breakdown of the Monetary Crisis with Peter St Onge
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. Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profstonge Peter's Substack: https://stonge.substack.com/ Heritage Foundation: https://www.heritage.org/ Mises Institue: https://mises.org/ 9:27 - Starting with Modern Monetary Theory 14:54 - Fed policy heading off a cliff 24:39 - Approaching the debt ceiling and unemployment 33:28 - A whitepilled take on imminent collapse 39:57 - They pushed too far too early 44:53 - Hidden purpose behind the lies 55:45 - What happens without the state 59:43 - What the state has devoured and destroyed 1:09:29 - BS Environment policy and cronyism 1:14:45 - Bitcoin adoption and the convolution if banks 1:26:00 - Full/fractional reserve banking 1:35:48 - When will the US default? 1:42:44 - Energy nonsense and mocking the rulers 1:55:28 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, May 08, 2023
#417: An Ex-Intelligence Officer's View on Ukraine with Lee Slusher
Marty sits down with Lee Slusher for a sober analysis of the war. Lee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeeBTConsulting Lee's Substack:https://deepdivewithleeslusher.substack.com/ Lee's website: http://lee-bt.com/ 6:24- Lee’s background 9:43 - War in Ukraine and possible outcomes 16:30 - History leading up to current war 21:13 - Derussification 24:02 - Comparing Ukranian and Russian military 31:43 - Western intervention 38:38 - War’s role in economic crisis and US election 43:23 - Afghanistan 50:04 - If we fight Russia and lose 55:01 - US and EU need to solve their own problems 1:04:16 - How do we get back on the right track 1:11:55 - Taiwan 1:26:37 - Realistic evaluation 1:32:51 - Wrapping up, plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, May 05, 2023
#416: The Scramble To Push A CBDC Future with Whitney Webb
Marty sits down again with Whitney Webb to discuss failing banks funneling toward JP Morgan and how CBDCs are leading to a transhumanist future. Whitney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb Whitney's Website: https://unlimitedhangout.com/ 9:17 - Ninja launch 12:11 - Banks failing and consolidating 19:02 - Story of Jamie Dimon 26:38 - Reexamining 2008 31:10 - CBDCs, biometrics and control 40:11 - JP Morgan, Wexner and Crown 44:59 - WSJ callout 50:36 - Noam Chomsky 54:55 - Are people waking up? 1:07:16 - Satan and transhumanism 1:22:18 - Google and Disney 1:28:12 - Whitney's talk at Bitcoin Miami 1:32:02 - Nobody's saving you 1:35:49 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, April 28, 2023
#415: Coal Is The Future with Steve Barbour
Marty sits down with Steve Barbour before the first Nakamoto Forum debate to talk about energy, mining, and replacing the US Dollar. Steve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SGBarbour Upstream Data: https://blog.upstreamdata.ca/ 7:30 - Bitcoin dev conflict of interest 19:18 - Bitcoin reaching maturity 21:01 - Russian mining 25:37 - Fiat IOUs 28:30 - The state of US mining 34:25 - Will "Coal" Cole 38:09 - Upstream's progress since Steve's last pod 47:06 - Hydro is better for portability 55:31 - New design 59:53 - Is coal the future? 1:04:48 - Hydrocarbons debate 1:08:33 - Lizard men 1:10:57 - Mock the rulers 1:19:03 - Fiat dying 1:25:01 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, April 25, 2023
#414: The Dollar Endgame Theory with Peruvian Bull
Marty sits down with Peruvian Bull to discuss how the world will move away from the USD reserve. Peruvian Bull on Twitter: https://twitter.com/peruvian_bull Check out Dollar Endgame: https://thedollarendgame.com/ 12:01 - Starting out writing on Reddit 17:48 - Is the dollar currently in its endgame? 23:02 - Weaponizing dollar against Russia hurt US 25:19 - Past the debt event horizon 33:45 - Bitcoin reserve 36:21 - Will BRICS BUCS gain traction? 41:06 - A great opportunity for bitcoiners 44:01 - Nations missing the Bitcoin bus 49:40 - Converting individuals to Bitcoin 52:02 - Why Latin America understands intuitively 55:43 - SUPERSTONK 58:42 - Suffering in the streets 1:00:51 - Price post-hyperbitcoinization 1:03:57 - Societal impact of hyperbitcoinization 1:10:24 - The next 3 months 1:17:01 - technical difficulties 1:17:59 - Dollar losing network effect 1:21:42 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, April 21, 2023
#413: Resisting mRNA Food with Charles Mayfield
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. Charles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrChuckFit Farrow: https://farrow.life/ 11:01 - Marty field tested the skin food 12:20 - Keto Con 16:58 - Epic Dermis 20:59 - Why Farrow 24:34 - Pigs 34:05 - Untrustworthy institutions 41:10 - Poison in the livestock 45:43 - Insidious legislature 51:01 - Looking at more accurate health markers 1:00:26 - Big Pharma and Big Ag 1:05:57- Resisting mRNA food 1:10:31 - Life insurance story 1:12:15 - Instilling urgency 1:16:40 - Symbiosis 1:22:56 - Blackpill/Whitepill 1:29:58 - Mock the rulers 1:33:52 - 3 years of madness 1:40:47 - Health is wealth 1:43:43 - Big week for Farrow 1:47:46 - Marty is a glowing god of goodness Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, April 19, 2023
#412: Speaking Out For Those Injured By The Jabs with Michael Koss and Joel Wallskog
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. Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mkoss126 Joel on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/WallskogJoel React19 roundtable at Dartmouth: https://react19.org/DartC19/ 9:47 - Michael's background - Dartmouth roundtable 18:30 - Joel's background - React19 27:34 - Politicization of the jab 29:25 - Doubling down on bad decisions 32:13 - Justice for crimes against humanity 35:29 - Regulators' lost credibility 42:15 - Incompetence or malice? 49:47 - Fixing incentives 56:55 - Bringing it back to bitcoin 1:03:50 - Speaking to the silent majority 1:12:17 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, April 14, 2023
#411: How OnRamp is Bringing Bitcoin Multisig to Financial Products with Michael Tanguma & Jesse Meyers
Marty sits down with Michael Tanguma and Jesse Meyers to talk about OnRamp. Check out OnRamp: http://onrampbitcoin.com/ Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MTanguma Jesse on Twitter: https://twitter.com/croesus_btc 0:00 - Intro 5:26 - Marty's chair is stolen 7:11 - OnRamp's use case and problems to solve 14:28 - Legal structure of OnRamp 19:30 - Difficulty in educating on self custody 31:10 - Decentralized control 41:55 - How will OnRamp's launch impact the market? 51:59 - The adoption curve 55:01 - Qualified custodians vs collaborative custody 1:00:36 - A new industry model 1:10:16 - OnRamp's educational mission 1:20:20 - OnRamp's content platform and new podcast 1:26:27 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, April 07, 2023
#410: The Fed Is Trying To Bring Down The European Banks with Tom Luongo
Join Marty as he sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the role the banking crisis plays in the inter-cabal squabble. Tom Luongo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFL1728 Tom's website: https://tomluongo.me/ 8:14 - What the hell is going on? 13:08 - Communicating ideas 20:04 - Intentions of the Fed and big American banks 31:39 - Europe in trouble as rates raise 38:41 - Pivot to BRICS 42:20 - FIMA 47:52 - Keeping a finger on the pulse 51:03 - Multi-vector attack on America 55:36 - Trump's indictment and the need for trust 58:37 - Tom's take on Bitcoin 1:02:01 - Stablecoins 1:04:48 - Can the Fed fix what they've created? 1:15:17 - Shaping reality with headlines 1:17:08 - Credit where credit is due 1:20:03 - The Fed on Bitcoin and crypto 1:25:06 - Congealed energy 1:28:51 - Keep your eggs in more baskets Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, April 05, 2023
#409: Talking Value 4 Value with the Podfather Adam Curry
Join Marty as he sits down with Adam Curry to discuss Podcasting 2.0, Value 4 Value, Bitcoin, energy, culture, and much more. Adam Curry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamcurry No Agenda Show: https://www.noagendashow.net/ Pod 8:57 - Opening Riff 14:51 - Information Freedom 18:57 - Bitcoin responsibility and remembering your keys 24:19 - Patriot Act 2.0 and thinking local 28:25 - Mining and energy 38:30 - Trans politics and transhumanism 52:41 - Nostr 55:50 - v4v 1:08:43 - Joe Rogan 1:13:23 - Go make children 1:15:50 - Modern dating 1:18:08 - Comedy mothership 1:21:22 - Elon, CBDCs and AI 1:33:27 - Habla 1:36:00 - Self hosting and running nodes 1:38:56 - v4v electric boogaloo 1:46:29 - Thank God for Bitcoin 1:54:59 - No Agenda 1:58:59 - These timestamps took a lot of condensing 2:00:11 - Drugs, digital and pharmaceutical 2:08:05 - v4v thunderdome 2:29:12 - Truth For The Commoner 2:30:56 - Meetups 2:30:58 - We're gonna win Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, March 27, 2023
#408: The Truth About Renewable Energy with Brian Gitt
Join Marty as he sits down with Brian Gitt to discuss the flawed ideological approach behind ESG mandates and renewable energies. Brian Gitt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianGitt Brian's website: https://briangitt.com/ 5:23 - California emissions and electric cars 14:08 - Material supply for EVs 16:21 - California's oil hypocrisy 21:15 - EGS mandates don't preserve environment or help human life 27:06 - Nuclear safety 32:48 - Small modular reactors 48:52 - Wind and solar subsidies 52:52 - Ranting on batteries 55:08 - Unreliable and inefficient renewables 1:04:05 - Top down ideological policy 1:09:27 - Regulations are the root of the problem 1:14:11 - Questioning beliefs and educating 1:19:25 - Money and energy are the backbone 1:25:23 - Speaking out 1:29:56 - Plugs, wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Thu, March 23, 2023
#407: FedNow is not a CBDC with Matthew Mežinskis
Sitting down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q4 2022 Monetary Base update, the banking crisis, CBDCs, and more Follow Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crypto_voices 9:14 - Q4 update, just in time for Q1 13:32 - Bitcoin price 22:29 - The results of raising interest 24:42 - Bond duration risk 32:30 - QE5 34:40 - Choke Point 2.0 38:14 - Balaji's price prediction 46:53 - FedNow 55:04 - CDBC destroying big banks 1:00:09 - US state rights 1:05:21 - Flaring natural gas 1:11:00 - Blood in the water, Bitcoin is the way out 1:19:18 - Custodia Bank 1:27:17 - Black markets and civil disobedience 1:31:09 - Monetary base 1:39:09 - Back to CBDCs 1:45:33 - Bitcoin's rank in monetary base 1:47:22 - We're gonna win 1:59:39 - Gold and Silver 2:06:19 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, March 20, 2023
#406: Debt-Based Colonialism and Structural Adjustment with Alex Gladstein
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. Alex's article on Bitcoin Magazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/imf-world-bank-repress-poor-countries Alex's Essays: https://alexgladstein.com/ Alex Gladstein at HRF: https://hrf.org/team/alex-gladstein/ 5:26 - In town for SXSW talking about CFA franc 10:06 - Colonial exploitation 17:21 - Transfer of control of energy 19:51 - Outsourcing the cost 28:24 - The unrecorded losses 36:38 - Structural Adjustment 42:36 - What it could look like without the current system 49:32 - Double standard 52:51 - Bitcoin fixes this 1:01:13 - No political solution 1:04:16 - Odious debt 1:10:10 - Biological effect of wage deflation 1:12:30 - Bitcoin fixes this - again 1:20:00 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Sat, March 18, 2023
#405: The Biden Laptop Report with Garrett Ziegler
Sitting down with Garrett Ziegler to discuss the Biden laptop. Follow Marco Polo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcoPolo501c3 5:26 - Investigating the Biden family 14:53 - Firsthand sources 17:20 - Foreign interests 26:54 - Hunter the political whore 29:31 - Not a democrat/republican issue 34:58 - Legal action against the laptop shop 38:45 - Fake info 41:41 - Plausibility of forgetting the laptop 45:06 - Laundering money through Ukraine VC 48:51 - Joe is the main story 52:28 - IPhone backup 56:33 - What are intentions of the agencies? 58:23 - Joe's dementia 1:01:24 - What can be done 1:05:05 - What Americans should take away 1:07:55 - Secret daughters 1:09:52 - Gerontocracy 1:15:36 - Hope for the future 1:18:16 - International trade 1:22:46 - Climate nonsense 1:26:06 - Truth For The Commoner 1:31:42 - Garrett won't apologize 1:34:24 - Wrap up/plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, March 15, 2023
#404: Thinking Beyond the Crowd with Konstantin Kisin
Join Marty as he sits down with Konstantin Kisin to discuss woke culture, covid hysteria, comedy, Ukraine, and more. Follow Konstantin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KonstantinKisin Check out Triggernometry https://www.youtube.com/c/Triggerpod 6:06 - Thinking beyond the crowd 9:08 - The democratic response to Covid 14:57 - The next few years will shape the next half century 20:05 - Flaws in Bitcoin 27:13 - Escaping the Current Thing dichotomy 32:24 - Generational differences 36:51 - Calming the urgency to assess 45:51 - Comedy 49:41 - State of the UK 51:21 - People are tiring of woke culture 52:54 - Ukraine 1:04:54 - Baltic history 1:09:00 - Hong Kong 1:11:13 - Dangers of nihilism 1:16:21 - Plugs and wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, March 13, 2023
#403: Dissecting the Banking Crisis with Parker Lewis
Join Marty as he sits down with Parker Lewis to break down the causes of the banking crisis from first principles. Follow Parker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkeralewis 9:15 - Is it happening? 11:40 - The Fed caused bank failures, not crypto 19:15 - SVB balance sheet 24:49 - History of bank cash assets 30:07 - How QE is done without QE 38:51 - The cycles accelerate every time 44:52 - The system is built for moral hazard 49:39 - Trust in traditional money is failing 57:06 - Will Bitcoin be blamed? 1:00:54 - Bitcoiners shouldn't waste their time 1:03:42 - Bitcoin's most important next steps 1:09:57 - Bitcoin Takeover 1:13:34 - Bitcoin is more important than ever 1:18:12 - QE5 is here 1:23:13 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, March 10, 2023
#402: The Fed Is Losing Money with Lyn Alden
Join Marty as he sits down with Lyn Alden to discuss the state of the Federal Reserve and inflation. Follow Lyn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact 7:12 - The myth of inflation and unemployment 13:39 - The problem with CPI as a metric 21:59 - Does the US have the fiscal capability to handle Fed policy? 26:04 - Nations abandoning USD reserve 31:30 - Bitcoin not yet big enough to settle international trade 34:07 - Lyn's view on current bitcoin 38:03 - Fedi pools and other centralizing factors 41:06 - Emerging markets driving adoption 44:44 - Supply side issues 47:38 - Fed unprofitable 51:39 - Glimmers of hope 55:52 - Will energy policy change? 1:08:58 - War drums 1:13:30 - Highlighting the solutions through Bitcoin 1:15:41 - Fed blindspots 1:20:16 - Wrapping up, plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, March 08, 2023
#401: Inflation Hitting The Real Estate Market and Bitcoin Urbanism with Kelly Lannan
Join Marty as he sits down with Kelly Lannan to discuss the condition of infrastructure and the real estate market during this period of inflation, as well as Bitcoin Urbanism. Follow Kelly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ktlannan 9:55 - Riffing on infrastructure 17:18 - Current condition of real estate 22:43 - Marty asks question, are we in the eye of the storm? 27:04 - New home buyers are screwed 32:44 - Stopping the cycle with bitcoin 35:51 - Inflation is real, believe your lying eyes 45:42 - Debt slavery 49:03 - No man's land 50:46 - Hyperinflation looks near 56:57 - Diverting attention 1:01:18 - Bitcoin Urbanism 1:13:59 - Real estate is a shitcoin 1:16:14 - Strong Towns 1:19:08 - 15 Minute Cities 1:30:06 - The state of digital tech masks how bad it is 1:38:08 - California's decline 1:45:19 - Bitcoin fixes this 1:51:26 - Building on bitcoin 1:56:22 - Bullish vibes, plugs, wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, March 06, 2023
#400: We're Gonna Win Against Broken Money and Broken Culture with @sovereignbrah
Join Marty as he sits down with Chase, AKA Sovereign Brah, to discuss broken money, degenerate culture, energy, Bitcoin, and God. Follow Chase on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sovereignbrah 0:00 - Intro 5:37 - Divine Synchronicity 12:57 - Children are artillery against degenerate culture 20:58 - Broken money 27:03 - Debt slavery 31:30 - Threats to mining 35:39 - Future of Texas 38:19 - Ed Dowd's theory 42:33 - Awakening NPCs 51:48 - Blackpilled on leaders 54:35 - Whitepilled on Bitcoin 59:49 - Streaming sats 1:06:31 - Censorship resistance 1:13:44 - We're gonna win 1:20:35 - Who are we up against? 1:34:58 - Spreading the word 1:41:16 - Don't be a coomer 1:43:29 - Energy humiliation 1:48:11 - Carbon 1:54:37 - Nuclear 2:00:35 - Beef Initiative 2:01:51 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Thu, March 02, 2023
#399: Bitcoin Mining is Igniting an Engineering Renaissance with Rete and Isaac from Cathedra
Join Marty as he sits down with Rete Browning and Isaac Fithian from Cathedra to discuss the origins of off-grid bitcoin mining, their findings on over/underclocking ASICs, and the direction the mining industry is headed. Check out Cathedra: https://www.cathedra.com/ 7:38 - Great American Mining: Origins 18:24 - The state of off grid mining 22:17 - Designing for diverse domains 24:01 - Deadly details 31:09 - Pioneer challenges 34:57 - Applying bitcoin and mining everywhere 39:52 - Cathedra research on over/underclocking 48:29 - How heat affects chips 53:34 - Finding the sweet spot 56:47 - The future of mining and energy 1:12:55 - Changing the ASIC market 1:19:40 - Bullish vibes, creating an engineering renaissance 1:31:27 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, March 01, 2023
#398: Replit, AI, and Bitcoin with Amjad Masad
Join Marty as he sits down with Amjad Masad to discuss Replit, why AI is not to be feared, and how it merges with Bitcoin to provide hope. Follow Amjad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amasad Check out Replit: https://replit.com/ 5:43- The beginning of Replit 13:46 - Replit's utility 15:34 - Replit's goals 22:03 - The marriage of bounties, bitcoin and AI 29:09 - Stakwork 31:37 - Is AI a Pandora's Box? 41:09 - AI impact on workforce 44:55 - Incoming social changes 53:01 - Bitcoin is hope, the way out must be built 58:17 - What's needed to drive bitcoin adoption? Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, February 21, 2023
#397: Nostr and Lightning Are The Real Web 3.0 with Myles Snider
Join Marty as he sits down with Myles Snider for a very bullish discussion of Nostr and the Lightning Network. Check out Kollider 8:40 - Nostr's improved a lot 17:16 - The business opportunity of Nostr 19:46 - What makes a good relay? 24:15 - Nostr+LN is the real web 3.0 34:30 - Myles's background 37:35 - Proof of Stake is bad for the soul 44:28 - Finding LN 50:35 - Kollider 1:07:42 - Ordinals 1:18:37 - Bullish on lightning 1:35:46 - Nostr wishlist 1:42:53 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Thu, February 16, 2023
#396: How To Get Hired In Bitcoin with Bitcoin Talent Co.
Join Marty has he sits down with Andy Thompson and Michael Tanguma from Bitcoin Talent Co. to discuss the process of finding talented individuals to work for bitcoin companies. Apply with Bitcoin Talent Co Follow Andy and Michael on Twitter 6:52 - Andy's background 11:00 - Bitcoin's intellectual capital bottleneck 14:55 - Reaching out for talent 20:14 - Understanding bitcoiners offers an edge 23:06 - Education 27:42 - Recruiters are the first laid off 29:46 - Recruiting pains in rapidly growing companies 32:09 - Back to education 36:25 - Crediting contributors 40:24 - Addressing concerns of bitcoin being too niche 44:15 - Everyone's going to need bitcoin knowledge 49:10 - BTCo just launched, what's next? 51:22 - The design bounty 52:56 - Comparison to jobs boards and general recruitment industry 59:38 - Common blunders in recruiting 1:05:25 - HEY YOU! Get a bitcoin job! 1:07:01 - Final thoughts Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, February 08, 2023
#395: How The Jabs Killed Gut Health with Dr. Sabine Hazan
Join Marty has he sits down with Dr. Sabine Hazan to discuss microbiomes, the damaged caused to gut health by both Covid and the vaccine, and standing up for the truth. Follow Dr. Hazan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SabinehazanMD Check out Progenabiome: https://progenabiome.com/ Dr. Hazan's book: https://letstalkshit.org/ 6:31 - Broad explanation of microbiomes 11:11 - Observations during Covid 17:17 - Jabs kill microbiome 21:16 - Trusting compliant messengers over dissonant doctors 28:47 - Humanity medically shot itself in the foot 31:13 - How to regrow (and technical hiccups) 33:14 - Freedom and truth 40:06 - Keeping your body healthy 46:43 - Wrapping up, plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, February 03, 2023
#394: Warrior Cultures, True Friendship, Bitcoin and Austrian Economics with Aleks Svetski
Join Marty as he sits down with Aleks Svetski to discuss vol. 5 of The Bitcoin Times, as well as the impact modernity has had on male bonds, the values Bitcoiners should instill in the future, and narrowing focus as one gets older. Follow Svetski on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SvetskiWrites Check out The Bitcoin Times: https://bitcointimes.io/ Pod 5:22 - The time for wandering is over 8:08 - Defining friendship 12:06 - The bonds of warrior cultures 15:29 - Bushido of Bitcoin 17:58 - The impact of schooling 23:11 - Quality over quantity, the value of restraint 30:13 - Moral corruption 40:35 - The Bitcoin Times vol. 5: The Austrian Edition 48:47 - Next edition: Energy 54:40 - Climate LARPing and "sustainable" energy 1:05:53 - Order and entropy 1:08:24 - The Twitter hazard 1:10:51 - Narrowing focus 1:16:33 - How to sell running a node 1:23:52 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, January 31, 2023
#393: Value 4 Value Music with Sam & Michael from Wavlake
Join Marty as he sits down with Sam Means and Michael Rhee to discuss Wavlake, the current issues with the music industry, and how to orange pill people with cool products. Follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sammeans https://twitter.com/rheedio https://twitter.com/wavlake Check out Wavlake: https://wavlake.com/ Check out Lightning Store: https://lightning.store/ 6:14 - Technical issues right out the gate 8:04 - Artist monetization struggles 11:43 - Wavlake explained 15:02 - The publishing company model 19:48 - V4V audience interaction 21:56 - V4V artist profit 25:01 - Other models to integrate 29:17 - Building a music index 33:17 - Changing the artist mindset 38:34 - Podcasts vs music 43:50 - Orange pilling through music 46:38 - Nostr 57:41 - Artists are sick of the current model 1:03:07 - Playing the slow game 1:06:50 - Wavlake causing incentive change 1:10:56 - Using V4V to improve recommendations 1:13:16 - Future of LN 1:17:20 - V4V boosts are growing in general 1:22:54 - Lightning store 1:28:15 - Plugs and final thoughts Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, January 30, 2023
#392: Resisting Online Surveillance with Viktor from IVPN
Join Marty as he sits down with Viktor from IVPN to discuss online privacy and the surveillance traps set by online companies, including most VPNs. Follow Viktor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vonthedock Check out IVPN: https://www.ivpn.net/ 6:10 - VPN convention 10:42 - VPNs explained 16:23 - VPN traps 19:23 - TOR 23:10 - Running your own VPN 26:30 - Vetting VPN services 35:23 - Wireguard 39:28 - Paying for a VPN privately 42:09 - LN privacy and Monero 45:33 - Fedimint 53:14 - Viktor's story, don't be a coomer 1:05:55 - Attacks on IVPN 1:07:59 - How the current internet makes VPNs necessary 1:12:22 - Expanding IVPN 1:17:34 - State attack vectors on VPNs 1:22:50 - Final thoughts 1:26:02 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Thu, January 26, 2023
#391: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths with Ed Dowd
Join Marty as he sits down with Ed Dowd to discuss excess deaths in recent times, the ever changing narratives surrounding Covid and the jabs, and how to move forward as the credibility of institutions crumbles. Find Ed's book here 5:10 - Update on findings in the last 10 months 10:29 - The censorship is obvious now 12:29 - What is the censorship hiding? 15:26 - Continuous jabs seem to only make things worse 17:43 - Making peace after the social conflict 20:50 - Collapsing workforce 23:37 - The deaths are getting conspicuous 28:42 - The system may be preparing for a takeover 33:05 - Bitcoin and its psyop impersonators 35:40 - Hedge fund 38:05 - Opportunities for entrepreneurs 40:04 - Everyone's on medication 45:29 - Will the NPCs ever catch on? 48:36 - Will the country start to fragment? 51:31 - Energy disaster 54:50 - Final thoughts Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, January 24, 2023
#390: Animal-Based Skincare and Regenerative Agriculture with Charles Mayfield
Join Marty as he sits down with Charles Mayfield to discuss Farrow Skincare, animal vs plant-based fats, and regenerative farming. Follow Charles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drchuckfit Check out Farrow: https://farrow.life/ 8:02 - Opening riff 11:54 - Intro to Farrow 16:58 - Why lard 20:16 - Making the first Farrow cream 24:35 - Science behind animal based skin products 26:32 - Sunburns and sunscreen 36:00 - Why is skincare important? 38:05 - Perils of mainstream skincare 43:23 - Fossil fuels 47:38 - Regenerative farming 54:30 - Ignoring the nature of complex systems 1:01:44 - Scalability of regenerative farming 1:04:13 - Red tape 1:12:30 - Vilification of healthy food 1:17:53 - Seed oil origins 1:23:01 - The power of marketing 1:24:39 The call of nature 1:26:26 - Catching on to the lies 1:31:44 - Humans have the power to reverse their destruction 1:33:41 - Allan Savory 1:37:13 - Fixing the money 1:41:12 - More mechanics of regen farming 1:48:43 - Respecting the animal 1:51:30 - Plugs 1:53:57 - Adaptability 1:57:34 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, January 18, 2023
#389: Hydroelectric Bitcoin Mining is Changing Lives in Congo's National Park with Adam Popescu
Join Marty as he sits down with Adam Popescu to discuss the impact of the hydroelectric power plant and associated Bitcoin mine in Congo's Virunga National Park. Follow Adam on Twitter Read Adam's article 5:11 - Why Virunga? 11:51 - Importance of energy for improving human life 13:57 - Setting the scene 20:45 - Involvement of a Belgian Prince 25:46 - Jobs provided by the hydroelectric plant 27:55 - The Bitcoin mine 30:32 - Risk of violent threats to the Bitcoin mine 38:02- The lives in Africa improved by Bitcoin 39:53 - How the Virunga mine improves Bitcoin's image 44:38 - Disagreements on the value of regulation 47:51 - Fix the money, fix the world 51:17 - Plugs and wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, January 16, 2023
#388: OP_VAULT and Bitcoin Governance with James O'Beirne
Join Marty as he sits down with James O'Beirne to discuss the OP_VAULT proposal, the way Bitcoin Core is governed, and some bearish vibes. Follow James on Twitter 6:23 - Opening riff 9:45 - OP_VAULT 12:18 - Origins of covenants 16:02 - Further iterations and designing the best vault 21:18 - Explaining vaults 25:36 - UTXO batching 27:32 - Use cases 32:29 - Ideal UX 37:03 - Feedback on the opcode 42:22 - Zooming out on implications 43:47 - Back to mailing list feedback 45:48 - When is the BIP coming? 48:09 - Bitcoin core governance 55:55 - Bitcoin ossification 59:32 - How should governance change? 1:06:43 - New blood in Core project 1:10:04 - Bearish vibes 1:16:51 - Is there room for project managers? 1:20:13 - Supporting new developers 1:29:53 - Bearish again 1:32:17 - Back to OP_VAULT 1:37:30 - Plugs and closing riff Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Thu, January 12, 2023
#387: Building Lightning Network Infrastructure with Graham Krizek from Voltage
Join Marty as he sits down with Graham Krizek to discuss the progress of Voltage over the last 2 years, how the lightning network's doing, and where it's going from here. Follow Graham on Twitter Check out Voltage 6:47 - Back on the show after 2 years 9:06 - What's Voltage? 14:23 - Witnessing growth of Voltage and LN 17:43 - What have been LN's biggest strides? 19:44 - Could LN fail? 22:50 - VLS 25:17 - Favorite LN implementation? 27:10 - It's not really one network 30:06 - PTLCs 32:38 - There's lot's left new people to do 34:53 - Learning from and educating customers 41:07 - Making liquidity easier 45:09 - Flow and Surge 49:30 - Voltage privacy 50:16 - Competition for Voltage 55:45 - How's bitcoin doing in general? 58:44 - How does a Bitcoin company handle a potential long bear market? 1:01:43 - Conference fatigue 1:02:59 - Emerging markets driving adoption 1:06:53 - AI and value4value 1:10:29 - Will wallets consolidate? 1:11:48 - Future for Voltage 1:17:31 - Parting words Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, January 10, 2023
#386: 3D Printing and CryptoCloaks with Rick V
Join Marty as he sits down with Rick V to discuss his 3D printed space heater mod for miners, the story of CryptoCloaks, and what it's like running a Bitcoin-based business. CryptoCloaks on Twitter CryptoCloaks Website 5:58 - Coffee rip! 8:23 - Questions on 3D printing 15:35 - CryptoCloaks 19:59 - Story of the space heater 23:36 - Temp limits on 3D printed parts 24:46 - What space heater ASICs can do for hash distribution 27:45 - Rick's Bitcoin story 30:43 - Everyone Bitcoiner should have a 3D printer 35:05 - Where 3D printing is going 38:15 - AI 44:22 - Back to CryptoCloaks 50:07 - UK store 51:01 - Word for entrepreneurs 53:47 - Running a bitcoin based business 1:03:16 - Narrative battle 1:10:05 - Ring drones 1:11:43 - What's next for CryptoCloaks 1:13:48 - Plugs 1:14:45 - Mining tangent 1:18:11 - Outro Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Sun, January 08, 2023
#385: 2022: Year In Review with David Collum
Join Marty as he sits down with David Collum to recap 2022. The discuss Ukraine, the recession, and so much jab shit-talking we didn't even bother putting this on YouTube. Follow David on Twitter 9:30 - Hocking loogies and snapping necks 13:58 - Rumors that the 3rd jab compromises immunity 17:02 - Brett Weinstein on Rogan 18:20 - Fauci 20:55 - Vax disaster 26:02 - dog 26:07 - Attitudes and responsibility of the medical community 30:45 - Only conclusion left is deliberate malice 36:04 - Australian data on birthrate 38:27 - Sportsball players dying in the field 42:13 - Speak out, get got 44:45 - Azov Regiment, MK Ultra, and Hollywood pedos 56:34 - SBF 1:04:44 - They tried to kill us with Covid 1:06:33- Who's in control and how much control do they have? 1:16:41 - Trans mind sickness 1:26:11 - Trudeau and Castro 1:27:29 - Where's the financial chaos going? 1:39:41 - Gold 1:49:55 - What's up with Japan? 2:00:00 - Inflation 2:09:30 - A story of redonkulous financial degeneracy 2:14:19 - Remember IndyMac? 2:18:28 - If everyone's mad at the start of the recession, what does the bottom look like? 2:21:00 - Talking monetization 2:24:34 - Bitcoin vs gold 2:31:50 - Family dynamics changed by economy 2:35:59 - Mining bitcoin 2:39:32 - Bullish on nuclear 2:44:29 - Marty is a lesbian woman with two children 2:46:06 - dog 2:52:04 - Ukraine 2:55:51 - Moon landing and flat earth 3:00:29 - Dinner time for dog Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, December 19, 2022
#384: Nostr Got 1.4B Sats From Jack Dorsey And Banned From Twitter with jb55
Join Marty as he sits down with jb55 to get an update on Nostr, the 14 bitcoin grant from Jack Dorsey, and how the grant will be allocated and the strange moves out of Twitter to box out competitors. Follow jb55 on Twitter Check out Damus 8:11 - @Jack funded Nostr 12:22 - What is Nostr anyway? 614:25 - How to spin up a Nostr relay 16:18 - State of Nostr 18:27 - How Jack's donation is being used 21:12 - fiatjaf 23:13 - How are people interacting with Nostr? 23:06 - Building clients and the future of Nostr 25:52 - BOLT11 invoicing 29:56 - Delegation 33:25 - Minds social network 34:33 - Things that need work in Nostr 36:06 - Private key scraping 37:33 - Personal Nostr signing devices 39:17 - fiatjaf's monthly bounty 41:32 - Open source community 42:25 - Building Nostr to return to the old internet 49:57 - Three Letter Agencies controlling social media 54:38 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins CrowdHealth Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, December 16, 2022
#383: Bitcoin: A Work In Progress with Sjors Provoost
Join Marty as he sits down with Sjors to discuss a million little bitcoin rabbit holes. Follow Sjors on Twitter Check out the Sjors's book 7:00 - A wild Sjors appears in Austin! 10:08 - Senator Warren's DAAML bill 13:46 - Miners could start self censoring 20:24 - Forced labour 22:28 - Who interested in passing DAAML? 24:09 - Warren's terminology of "money transmission" 25:25 - Can this kill Bitcoin? 30:30 - State of Bitcoin development 33:08 - Utreexo and the growing blockchain 39:44 - Erlay 46:39 - Back to Utreexo and blockchain growth 50:44 - Foreshadowing a new blocksize war 55:10 - Building Bitcoin with future humanity in mind 58:06 - Bitcoin full node is a ship of Theseus 1:01:25 - Sjors backstory: Physics and Ducks 1:04:52 - Sjors backstory: Gold and Bitcoin 1:08:07 - Javascript dependency circus 1:09:07 - Geeks project 1:16:44 - Defending your node 1:20:07 - Separating wallets from nodes 1:25:28 - Miniscript 1:31:39 - How's Taproot doing? 1:34:27 - Are devs spread too thin? 1:36:09 - Bitcoin: A Work In Progress 1:41:59 - AI writers 1:46:44 - What happened with bitcoin core v0.24.0 1:47:39 - Checkpoints 1:52:36 - Bitcoin's upcoming 14th birthday 1:53:39 - Regulatory attacks 1:58:25 - Circular economy helps with privacy 1:59:48 - Countries switching to bitcoin 2:04:04 - Blocked by Taleb 2:05:28 - Ending Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, December 14, 2022
#382: The Dematerialization of Money with Jesse Myers
Join Marty as he sits down with Jesse to discuss the shitcoin mindset, the core value of Bitcoin, and the financial debasement that threatens us. Follow Jesse on Twitter 9:15 - Nyms and names 10:10 - Unlearning shitcoinery 16:53 - Copying digital scarcity devalues it 21:28 - Crypto is becoming more scammy over time 28:54 - The crypto cult leaders 32:18 - Why yuppies can't grok bitcoin 38:36 - Crypto feeds off of early internet mindset 44:51 - Resisting inflation with hard money 52:50 - Digital revolution of value 55:10 - Progression of better money 1:03:58 - The degeneration of fiat world 1:12:10 - The progression of America's debasement of money 1:20:33 - Past the financial event horizon 1:30:53 - Weak men in hard times 1:33:09 - The peaceful revolution 1:36:56 - Take ownership 1:43:51 - Is the contagion still contagious? 1:49:29 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, December 07, 2022
#381: Q3 2022 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Join Marty as he sits back down with Matthew Mežinskis of Porkopolis Economics to discuss the Q2 2022 monetary base update. Follow Matthew Mežinskis on Twitter Read everything discussed at: Porkopolis Economics 5:54 - Criminal charges against member of Swiss government 12:35 - Damages from vaccination 16:35 - German military confirms jab worsens health 18:51 - Connection to WEF and Davos 22:57 - The state of Switzerland 27:38 - Opinion on Bitcoin 34:06 - Pascal's history 37:20 - African governments 40:28 - Christine Lagarde 42:05 - Ukraine 49:42 - What happens next in finance 54:40 - Jab is about control 1:00:54 - Call to action Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, December 06, 2022
#380: The Swiss Government Lied About Jabs with Pascal Najadi
Join Marty as he sits down with Pascal Najadi to discuss bringing criminal charges against a member of the Swiss government for damage done by vaccine mandates. They also dive into the vaccine's connection to the WEF's desire for control and the importance of finding peace in Ukraine. 5:54 - Criminal charges against member of Swiss government 12:35 - Damages from vaccination 16:35 - German military confirms jab worsens health 18:51 - Connection to WEF and Davos 22:57 - The state of Switzerland 27:38 - Opinion on Bitcoin 34:06 - Pascal's history 37:20 - African governments 40:28 - Christine Lagarde 42:05 - Ukraine 49:42 - What happens next in finance 54:40 - Jab is about control 1:00:54 - Call to action Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, December 05, 2022
#379: From Neuroscience to Bitcoin Proof of Reserves with Sam Abbassi
Join Marty as he sits down with Sam Abbassi to discuss building Hoseki, the potential austerity of a hyperbitcoinized world, and weird brain stuff. Follow Sam on Twitter Check out Hoseki 6:29 - Sam's crypto origin story 11:14 - Concussions and neuroscience 19:06 - Encountering crypto degeneracy and getting orange pilled 25:24 - Working at Fidelity 35:21 - Marty's writing history 41:01 - AI 44:02 - Are we better off than in medieval times? 47:50 - An austere orange pilled Earth 52:57 - What are the problems in a bitcoin standard? 1:04:53 - Hoseki 1:18:14 - Developing a web of trust in third world countries 1:21:12 - Fiat world 1:26:48 - Proof of reserves 1:38:36 - National divorce 1:43:45 - Feds shouldn't be romanticized 1:46:34 - Last words Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, December 02, 2022
#378: Building a Billion Dollar Payments Company with Ryan Breslow
Join Marty as he sits down with Ryan Breslow to discuss Bolt, Love, and the AI Singularity. Follow Ryan on Twitter 6:48 - Stanford Bitcoin Group 11:21 - Building Bolt 15:08 - Pain points in Bolt 17:25 - Making API for merchants 21:15 - Engaging with VCs as a founder 26:46 - What value to look for in an investor 28:36 - Bitcoin companies are long term game 31:38 - Bolt started as a Bitcoin wallet 35:27 - Optimism 43:03 - AI art and the singularity 47:13 - Getting addicted to tech 53:17 - Ryan's new venture, Love 1:02:25 - Final words of wisdom Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, November 29, 2022
#377: Is Bitcoin Violence? with Jason Lowery
Join Marty as he sits down with Jason Lowery to discuss whether or not bitcoin is violence. Follow Jason on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Sat, November 19, 2022
#376: The Texas Hedge with Parker Lewis
Join Marty as he sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss the fallout of the FTX collapse. Follow Parker on Twitter Parker's article Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, November 16, 2022
#375: Keeping Your Bitcoin Safe From Exchanges with Phil Geiger
Join Marty as he sits down with Phil Geiger to discuss the self custody. The dive into how multisig works, the dangers of platforms like FTX, and the importance of distinguishing between Crypto and Bitcoin. Follow Phil on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Thu, November 10, 2022
#374: Bitkit, Hypercore, and RBF with John Carvalho
Join Marty as he sits down with John Carvalho, CEO of Synonym to discuss Bitkit, Hypercore, and Slashtags, before later diving into into the RBF controversy. Follow John on Twitter Check out Synonym And Bitkit Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, November 01, 2022
#373: The Energy of Nations with John Constable
Join Marty as he sits down with John Constable to discuss the economics of renewable energy. John's Quillette article Global Warming Policy Foundation Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, October 31, 2022
#372: Taliban Merch and Spy Encounters with Lord Miles
Join Marty as he sits down with Lord Miles to discuss his Afgani imports, outsmarting Kenyan police, and the state of the US empire. Follow Lord Miles on Twitter And Youtube Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, October 25, 2022
#371: In-Person Maximalism with Rod Bitkite
Join Marty as he sits down with Rod to discuss Bitcoin Park, building businesses, and the trials of mining. Follow Rod on Twitter Follow Bitcoin Park on Twitter Listen to Builders In Bitcoin Join the Bitcoin Park Discord Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, October 24, 2022
#370: Deezy and Tao Wallet with Danny Diekroeger
Join Marty as he sits down with Danny Diekroeger to discuss his new projects after leaving Cashapp. Follow Danny on Twitter Check out Deezy Check out Tao Wallet Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, October 21, 2022
#369: Bolt.Fun and Bitcoin's Inherent Social Network with Johns and Ed from Peakshift
Join Marty as he sits down with Johns and Ed from Peakshift to discuss Bolt.Fun. They dive into educational UX, ways to attracts new devs to Bitcoin, and the ways Bitcoin provides value beyond western countries. Follow Johns on Twitter Follow Ed on Twitter Check out Peakshift Check out Bolt.Fun Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, October 18, 2022
#368: Powell's Shadow War With Davos with Tom Luongo
Join Marty as he sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the monstrous web of events that point to the Federal Reserve's opposition to the Davos plan. Follow Tom on Twitter Tom's Blog and Podcast Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, October 17, 2022
#367: Taking Responsibility For Your Health with Andy Schoonover
Join Marty as he sits down with Andy Schoonover to discuss an alternative to the broken healthcare system. They dive into the impact of obesity on American health, the poor incentives in medicine, and building a company in an industry full of red tape. Follow Andy on Twitter Check out CrowdHealth Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, October 12, 2022
#366: The Colossal Multisig with Paul Miller
Join Marty as he sits down with Paul Miller to discuss the 998 of 999 multisig. They also discuss early days of podcasting, educating users through UX, and whether Bitcoin was divine intervention. Follow Paul on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, October 11, 2022
#365: Luxor Mining and Bitcoin Hashrate Derivatives with Matt Williams
Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Williams to discuss Forward Contracts. They dive into the details of hedging strategy, the software of forwards contracts, and the connection between mining companies and the energy industry. Check out Luxor Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, October 10, 2022
#364: The Sovereign Debt Crisis is Imploding in Real Time with Greg Foss
Join Marty as he sits down with Greg Foss to discuss the ongoing financial chaos. Follow Greg on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, October 04, 2022
#363: Standing up to Big Food with Texas Slim
Join Marty as he sits down with Texas Slim to discuss all things food intelligence. They dive into the many conferences organized by the Beef Initiative, the cartoon world of modern supermarkets, and breaking your addiction to food. Follow Slim on Twitter Check out the Beef Initiative Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, October 03, 2022
#362: Debifi with Max Keidun
Join Marty as he sits down with Max Keidun to discuss the new Debifi platform. They also discuss the Baltic Honeybadger Conference and future prospects for Debifi and Hodl Hodl. Follow Max on Twitter Check out Debifi Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, September 28, 2022
#361: Tether, Holepunch, and Keet with Paolo Ardoino
Join Marty as he sits down with Paolo Ardoino to discuss the history of Tether and Bitfinex. They also discuss Tether's role in hyperbitcoinization, Holepunch and Keet, and how private key authentication can help the internet become far more P2P. Follow Paolo on Twitter Check out Keet.io Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, September 20, 2022
#360: Resurrecting the Libertarian Party with Angela McArdle
Join Marty as he sits down with Angela McArdle to discuss the resurrection of the libertarian party. They also discuss how bitcoin plays a critical role in the conscious uncoupling, asymmetric warfare, and how grassroots libertarianism is the next wave. Follow Angela on Twitter : Learn more about the Libertarian Party : Learn more about Angela : Contribute to Angela : Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, September 16, 2022
#359: Sustainable Debt Slavery with Whitney Webb and Iain Davis
Join Marty as he sits down with Whitney Webb and Iain Davis to discuss their new series on Sustainable Development Goals. They also discuss the Rockefellers being behind the UN, the destruction of Central America's environment under the guise of sustainability and how to dismantle climate narratives. Follow Whitney on Twitter Whitney and Iain's article: Sustainable Debt Slavery "Green" plan to transform the global financial system The Nature Conservancy Board of Directors Henry M. Paulson, Jr Frances A. Ulmer Belize conserving their oceans through debt conversion Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Thu, September 15, 2022
#358: Q2 2022 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Join Marty as he sits back down with Matthew Mežinskis of Porkopolis Economics to discuss the Q2 2022 monetary base update. Follow Matthew Mežinskis on Twitter Read everything discussed at: Porkopolis Economics Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, September 09, 2022
#357: The ESG Narrative is Failing with Tracy Shuchart
Join Marty as he sits down with Tracy Shuchart ( @chigrl ) to discuss the ESG backlash happening across the world. They also discuss how flattening the curve, growth recession is the new narrative and why natural gas is the perfect transition tool for emerging markets. Follow Tracy on Twitter Check out Hedge Fund Telemetry Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, August 31, 2022
#356: The UnCommunist Manifesto with Mark Moss
Join Marty as he sits down with Mark Moss to discuss why the world is in a devolution revolution. They also discuss how trust evaporated around the world, if the USA is resembling the USSR and why we are living in a war of information. Follow Mark Moss on Twitter Subscribe to Mark Moss on YouTube Purchase the The UnCommunist Manifesto Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, August 29, 2022
#355: A different approach to lightning micropayments with Jared Nusinoff
Join Marty as he sits down with Jared to discuss how Mash can help content creators earn more with lightning. They also discuss if lightning can fix ads, if Nick Szabo micro-transactions thesis is false and just how early everyone is building on lightning. Follow Jared on Twitter Follow Mash on Twitter Earn more through lightning on Mash Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, August 24, 2022
#354: Adventures in war zone countries with Lord Miles
Join Marty as he sits down with Lord Miles to discuss traversing Afghanistan during a time of war. They also discuss the aftermath of visiting countries under sanctions, the global spring upon us and just how fake news coverage by the mainstream is perpetrated. Follow Lord Miles on Twitter Learn more about Lord Miles Routledge Adventures Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, August 22, 2022
#353: One nation under blackmail with Whitney Webb
Join Marty as he sits down with Whitney Webb to discuss her new book, One Nation Under Blackmail. They also discuss just how deep the Jeffery Epstein rabbit hole goes, Bush and Clinton crime family and who was Mark Middleton? Follow Whitney on Twitter Learn more about Unlimited Hangout Purchase One Nation Under Blackmail Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, August 15, 2022
#352: Freedom of speech in the digital age with Preston Byrne
Join Marty as he sits down with Preston Byrne to discuss the Tornado Cash sanctions taking place, whether a precedent was just set for developers and what freedom of speech is in the digital age. Follow Preston on Twitter Learn more about Preston Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, August 10, 2022
#351: Heading toward an inflection point with London Paul
Join Marty as he sits down with London Paul to discuss if the world is heading toward an inflection point, whether the inflation reduction act is a point of no return and what does the endgame for the state of the world look like. Follow London Paul on Twitter Check out The Sirius Report Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, August 08, 2022
#350: There is no climate emergency with Dr. William Happer
Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. William Happer to discuss if we are in a climate crisis, whether the planet can sustain human growth and why the push away from hydro carbons. Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, August 03, 2022
#349: 18-months to counterpunch with Texas Slim
Join Marty as he sits back down with Texas Slim to discuss the push to consolidate the US ranching industry, why we have 18-months to fight back, and the push to eat the bugs. Follow Texas Slim on Twitter Follow Beef Initiative on Twitter Learn more about the Beef Initiative Visit K&C Cattle Co Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, August 01, 2022
#348: Building "Web 3.0" the right way on Nostr with jb55
Join Marty as he sits down with jb55 to discuss building distributed apps on Nostr that monetize via the Lightning Network. Follow jb55 on Twitter Come build on Nostr Learn more about Damus Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, July 26, 2022
#347: The next chapter of Slush Pool with Jan Čapek
Join Marty as he sits down with Jan Čapek, co-founder of Braiins, to discuss the transition away from Slush Pool and everything going on in the mining world. Follow Jan on Twitter Follow Braiins on Twitter Learn more about Braiins Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Mon, July 25, 2022
#346: Diving into FediMint with the Fedi team
Join Marty as he sits down with the Fedi team to discuss FediMints. Follow Obi on Twitter Follow Justin on Twitter Follow Eric on Twitter Follow Fedi on Twitter Learn more about Fedi Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, July 22, 2022
#345: There will be Bitcoin with Griffin Haby
Join Marty as he sits down with Griffin Haby to discuss an oil man's journey to bitcoin mining. Follow Griffin on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main Y T Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, July 19, 2022
#344: The dollar is strong and the economy is weak with Luke Gromen
Join Marty as he sits down with Luke Gromen to discuss the state of the world. Follow Luke on Twitter Learn more about Luke on FFTT Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main Y T Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, July 01, 2022
#343: State of the bitcoin mining industry with Edward Evenson
Join Marty as he sits down with Edward Evenson from Braiins to discuss the state of the mining industry. Follow Edward on Twitter Follow Braiins on Twitter Learn more about Braiins Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main Y T Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Wed, June 29, 2022
#342: Dissecting the contagion with Parker Lewis
Join Marty as he sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss the contagion ripping through bitcoin markets and the incumbent financial system. Follow Parker Lewis on Twitter Read more from Parker Lewis Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main Y T Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Fri, June 24, 2022
#341: The death of Capitalism via three-letter acronyms with Vivek Ramaswamy
Join Marty as he sits down with Vivek Ramaswamy, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Strive Asset Management, to discuss the death of modern day capitalism. Follow Vivek Ramaswamy on Twitter Learn more about Vivek Ramaswamy Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main Y T Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, June 21, 2022
#340: Truth in an insane world with Dr. Brooke Miller
Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Brooke Miller to discuss the insanity of today's world in the context of cattle ranching and medical tyranny. Follow Dr. Brooke Miller on Twitter Learn more from Ginger Hill Angus Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main Y T Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Sat, June 18, 2022
#339: The importance of bitcoin self-custody with Tyler Campbell
Join Marty as he sits down with Tyler Campbell from Unchained Capital to discuss the importance of bitcoin self-custody and multisig and what it's been like onboarding hundreds of people to Unchained's collaborative custody products. Follow Tyler on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Tue, June 14, 2022
#338: Powering the future with Daniel Turner
Join Marty as he sits down with Daniel Turner from Power the Future to discuss the state of energy policy in America and how we can move forward. Follow Daniel on Twitter Read more from Power the Future Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth Upstream Data
Wed, June 08, 2022
#337: Q1 2022 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Join Marty as he sits back down with Matthew Mežinskis of Porkopolis Economics to discuss the Q1 2022 monetary base update. Follow Matthew Mežinskis on Twitter Read everything discussed at: Porkopolis Economics Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data
Thu, May 26, 2022
#336: A Texas history lesson with Texas Slim and Parker Lewis
Join Marty as he sits down with Texas Slim and Parker Lewis to discuss the history of Texas. Follow Texas Slim on twitter . Read more about The Beef Initiative Follow Parker on twitter Read more from Parker . Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth
Mon, May 23, 2022
#335: The overlooked tradeoffs of "renewable" energy with Brian Gitt
Join Marty as he sits down with Brian Gitt to discuss the overlooked tradeoffs of "renewable" energy. Follow Brian on twitter. Read more from Brian. Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth
Thu, May 19, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #200: The podcast stream has officially been moved
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - financial leaders of 44 countries meet in El Salvador to discuss bitcoin - Luna foundation sold 80000 bitcoin amid "stablecoin" crash - texas pacific land corp announces bitcoin mining venture - canaan revenues increased by 237% - cambridge numbers are flawed - EU wants to scan all your private messages - summer of bitcoin mentorship program gets over 20K applicants - bitcoin education initiative launches in 40 high schools in Argentina - coincorner releases Bolt Card, a lightning payment card - Brink funds Michael Ford - BitMEX extends Gleb Naumenko's grant - a guide for bitcoin open source grant seekers - Ministry of Nodes Bitcoin Node Box Guide 2022 - bitcoin seed tool v1.0.5 - sparrow wallet v1.6.4 - gloria zhao releases package relay proposal - pieter wuille on private authentication protocols - new stablecoin backed by coldcards - this month in bitcoin privacy - fiatjaf on lightning penalty transactions - adopting bitcoin 2022 <a href="https://medium.com/@AdoptingBTC/back-to-bitcoin-country-announcing-adopting-bitcoin-2022-94edb4
Wed, May 18, 2022
#334: Energy, food, ESG, and Bitcoin with Doomberg
Join Marty as he sits down with Doomberg to discuss the unfolding energy and food crises, the nature of ESG, and bitcoin. Follow Doomberg on Twitter Read more from Doomberg Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth
Mon, May 16, 2022
#333: Building beautiful small towns on a Bitcoin Standard with Jaime "the storefront guy"
Join Marty as he sits down with Jaime "the storefront guy" to discuss building strong local communities with beautiful aesthetics and sound money. Follow Jaime on twitter Read more about Jaime at The Vertical Sidewalk Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth
Thu, May 12, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap 199: Bitcoin is dead, we're cancelling the show
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - terra "stablecoin" blows up - treasury sanctions custodial bitcoin mixer blender(.)io - cashapp $1.73B in bitcoin sales Q1, $43M profit - coinbase $309B volume Q1, $430M loss - chainalysis valued at $8.6B - joinmarket v0.9.6 - arti v0.3.0 Tor rust client - casa launches api - rusty russell releases alternative covenants proposal - conversation with rusty on his proposal on dispatch - spiral post on supporting open source - georgetown law research shows ICE tracks 75% of Americans - grayscale privately met with SEC trying to get GBTC approved as an etf - costa rica declares national emergency over ransomware attacks - CD64: BIP119, CTV , and the bitcoin development process with @rusty_twit and @brian_trollz - brian armstrong thread - ishares high yield Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained <a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/" target=
Wed, May 11, 2022
#332: Developing bitcoin developers with Kyle Murphy and Lisa Neigut
Join Marty as he sits down with Kyle Murphy and Lisa Neigut to discuss what it takes to attract and train bitcoin developers who go on to build companies. Learn more about bitcoin++ Learn more about Base58 : Learn more about Pleb Lab: Follow Kyle on Twitter: Follow Lisa on Twitter: Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth
Mon, May 09, 2022
#331: The state of global energy markets with Anas Alhajji
Join Marty as he sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss the state of global energy markets. Follow Anas on Twitter Learn more from Anas Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Fri, May 06, 2022
#330: Preventative care with Dr. Mary Caire
Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Mary Caire to discuss the perverse incentives of the pharmaceutical industry. Follow Dr. Mary Caire on twitter Learn more about Dr. Mary Caire Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Thu, May 05, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #198: The government spies and lies
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - coinbase launches revamped surveillance product - SEC doubles size of "crypto assets" unit - cdc tracked the location of millions of americans without a warrant - fbi did millions of searches of americans data last year without a warrant - bitcoin mining council submits letter to EPA - how women view bitcoin - mycitadel v1.0 - seed tool v1.0.4 - tor v0.4.7.7 - cold card upgrade - lightning multiplexer - new lightning only vpn - voltage podcast index study - Mexican bitcoin exchange Tauros adds lightning - currency of last resort by gladstein - paypal being used to censor speech - all internet and payment providers ordered to block three streaming sites by federal judge Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Wed, May 04, 2022
#329: Back to basics with the TFTC Godfather Louis Roberts
Join Marty as he sits down with Louis Roberts to reminisce about the last five years of TFTC. Follow Louis on Twitter Learn more about Tendies Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Tue, May 03, 2022
#328: The pitfalls of the Fiat Standard with Dr. Saifedean Ammous
Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Saifedean Ammous to discuss the pitfalls of the Fiat Standard. Follow Saif on Twitter Read more about The Fiat Standard Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Tue, May 03, 2022
#327: Healthcare on a Bitcoin Standard with Andy Schoonover
Join Marty as he sits down with Andy Schoonover , CEO of CrowdHealth, to discuss the problems with the health care system, how CrowdHealth is providing better product, and how bitcoin can fix the health insurance industry. Follow Andy on Twitter Learn more about CrowdHealth Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Thu, April 28, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #197: The Disinformation Governance Board is here to tell you how to think
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - ukraine central bank bans bitcoin - binance and the FSB - HRF announces five bitcoin in new grants - central african republic makes bitcoin a legal tender - bitcoin core v23.0 - btcpay v1.5.0 - fountain podcasts v0.3.16 - braiins farm proxy reduces data usage - amboss magma - synonym launches blocktank LSP - americans can now pay bills through bitrefill - bitcoin jungle in costa rica - Apple Private Relay causes VPN leaks - farrington: I Finance the Current Thing - Negative GDP print - New “Disinformation Governance Board” formed in the US - German PPI - Ruble strength / yen weakness Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Mon, April 25, 2022
#326: Understanding Taro with Olaoluwa Osuntokun
Join Marty as he sits down with Olaoluwa Osuntokun AKA @roasbeef, CTO at Lightning Labs, to discuss Taro - Taproot Asset Representation Overlay and what it means for the LNP/BP stack. Follow Olaoluwa on Twitter Contribute to his GitHub Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Thu, April 21, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #196: Sanctions on Russian bitcoin miners and the escalating energy and food crisis
This week Marty and Matt as they discuss: - TSMC Raises $3.5 Billion to build facility in Arizona - Binance Accounts of Russians with over 10K Euros will be closed in 90 days - Russian Mining Firm Bitriver hit with sanctions - Compass Mining announces they were using Bitriver for russian hosting and all miners will be shut off and liquidated - NY Man running Bitcoin ATMS charged with money laundering - Bitcoin for Local Businesses - Bitcoin Magazine Partners with Ukranian NBA Players for Humanitarian Relief - Flared-Gas Bitcoin Miner Crusoe Energy Raises $350M - CipherTrace Ransomware Report - How Bitcoin Miners Were Airlifted From China to the US - How Democracies Spy on their Citizens - Yellen walking out of G20 meeting - Food supply chain under attack - FBI warns of ransomware attacks targeting US agriculture sector - Global energy crisis - Thoughts on Ukraine, The Martyrmade Podcast Shoutout to our sponsors: <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault
Tue, April 19, 2022
#325: Texas beef and decentralizing the food supply with Texas Slim, Cole Bolton, and Parker Lewis
Join Marty as he sits down with Texas Slim, Cole Bolton and Parker Lewis to discuss the decentralization of our food supply. Get Tickets to The Beef Initiative Conference Learn more about The Beef Initiative Purchase meat from K and C Cattle Follow Texas Slim on Twitter Follow Parker Lewis on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Mon, April 18, 2022
#324: There is no climate emergency with Tom Nelson
Join Marty as he sits down with Tom Nelson to explain why there is no climate emergency. Follow Tom Nelson on Twitter Read everything Tom writes at Tom Nelson and Blogspot Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Thu, April 14, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #195: The nation state bankruptcy wave is upon us
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Official US inflation number hits 8.5%, 40 year high - Sri Lanka declares bankruptcy - Eth Dev sentenced to over 5 years in jail for sanctions violation - Strike to bring lightning to merchants - Robinhood enables withdrawals and adds lightning support - Bitpay adds lightning support - Janet Yellen explains bitcoin - CNBC on bitcoin helping refugees with cross border payments - New bitcoin seed tool - New Zoltan piece Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Tue, April 12, 2022
#323: The Global Spring has sprung with Tom Luongo
Join Marty as he sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the state of the world. Follow Tom Luongo on Twitter Read everything Tom writes at Gold Goats 'n Guns Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Tue, April 12, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #194: Live from the open source stage
This week Marty and Matt are in Miami for the Bitcoin 2022 Conference. They are joined live on the Open Source stage with Craig Raw, Wiz and Steve Barbour. Follow Craig on Twitter Follow Wiz on Twitter Follow Steve on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Wed, April 06, 2022
#322: Building the reputation layer for social with Maciek
Join Marty as he sits down with Maciek of Hive one Follow Maciek on Twitter Follow Hive.one on Twitter Read more about Hive.one Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Mon, April 04, 2022
#321: Unapologetic freedom with Justin Rezvani and JP Sears
Join Marty as he sits down with Justin Rezvani and JP Sears Follow Justin on Twitter Follow JP on Twitter Follow Zion on Twitter Purchase the book Unapologetic Freedom Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Fri, April 01, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #193: The unjust laws are on the rise
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - EU Parliament votes for more bitcoin surveillance and restrictions - mempool space launches new mining dashboard - kraken adds lightning support - new hub for bitcoin bounties - c-lightning changes name to core lightning - bitmex bank purchase falls through - nix-bitcoin launches security fund - chrome vulnerability update asap - gitlab vulnerability update asap - standard sats proposal - joinmarket webui v0.0.5 - sparrow wallet v1.6.3 - btcpay server v1.4.8 fixes shopify bug - specter v1.9.0 adds extensions - how the freedom convoy could have used bitcoin privately - wasabi blacklisting update - zbd streamer - strategic partnership between ten31 and seetee Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Thu, March 31, 2022
#320: Pushing the design limits of bitcoin with Super Testnet
Join Marty as he sits down with Super Testnet. Find everything Super creates on his Github Follow Super on Twitter Find out more about Lightning Escrow Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts
Wed, March 30, 2022
#319: The "adults in the room" are beating the war drums with Michael Tracey
Join Marty as he sits down with journalist Michael Tracey to discuss the current corporate press coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war and what the "adults in the room" are pushing for. Read everything Michael writes at Substack Follow Michael on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts
Tue, March 29, 2022
#318: Circular economy, freelancing and earning bitcoin with John Zaprite
Join Marty as he sits down with John from Zaprite Find out more about Zaprite Follow Zaprite on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts
Fri, March 25, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #192: Bitcoin Merges with the Energy Sector
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - hubspot data leak impacted 30 cryptocurrency companies including nydig, swan, and blockfi - if you were affected by hubspot compromise read this thread - exxon expands bitcoin mining pilot to four countries - russia open to selling natural gas for bitcoin, gold, and non dollar fiat - thailand announces bitcoin payments ban - wasabi ceo says censorship decision and chain surveillance partnership was voluntary - alby v.17.0 adds keysend <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_descriptio
Tue, March 22, 2022
#317: Exposing environmental LARPs with Mike Umbro
Join Marty as he sits down with Mike Umbro. Follow Mike on Twitter Read more about Mike at FieldView Capital Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts
Tue, March 22, 2022
#316: Discussing critical thinking in today's age with Edward Dowd
Join Marty as he sits down with Edward Dowd. I'm sitting down with to discuss critical thinking in today's age. Follow Ed Dowd on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts
Thu, March 17, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap 191: The Gang is back in person
This week Marty and Matt are discussing: - Unchained Data Leak - Arthur Hayes. Energy Cancelled - Stratum V2 - Wasabi doing chain surveillance - Kazakhstan Mining Equipment / Did not ban proof of work - Block releases hardware wallet info - UK Bitcoin ATMs forcing shutdown Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts
Wed, March 16, 2022
#315: The return of NVK
Join Marty as he sits down with NVK, the fearless leader of Coinkite, to talk about a little bit of everything. Follow NVK on Twitter Follow Coinkite on Twitter Purchase all Coinkite products discussed on the show. Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts
Tue, March 15, 2022
#314: Group hang with CK, Pete Rizzo and Dylan LeClair
Join Marty as he sits down with CK, Pete Rizzo and Dylan LeClair from Bitcoin Magazine to talk about Bitcoin 2022 and building BTC Media into what it is today. Follow CK on Twitter Follow Pete Rizzo on Twitter Follow Dylan LeClair on Twitter Read more from all the guys at Bitcoin Magazine . Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Fountain Podcasts
Tue, March 15, 2022
#313: The financial costs of war with Alex Gladstein
Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Gladstein to discuss how America has funded its wars over the last 70 years. Follow Alex Gladstein on Twitter Purchase Alex Gladstein new book, Check Your Financial Privilege Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Fountain Podcasts
Mon, March 14, 2022
#312: The popping of the 100 year sovereign debt bubble with Luke Gromen
Join Marty as he sits down with Luke Gromen to discuss the global sovereign debt bubble that has been building for a century and why it may be beginning to pop. Follow Luke Gromen on Twitter Read more from Luke at: FFTT, LLC Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Fountain Podcasts
Thu, March 10, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #190: Sanctions and the fall of the dollar
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - biden executive order is a nothing burger - 600K azteco locations in Nigeria, azteco locations in Canada - ukraine buys military gear with cryptocurrencies directly - warren crafts bill targeting cryptocurrency in russia sanctions - coinbase on their compliance and surveillance protocol - ftx on their compliance and surveillance protocol - senators look to lock down russias gold reserves - credit suisse "bretton woods II" - new initiative to roll out mesh nets in ukraine - bisq v1.8.4 - twitter adds native Tor support - foundation devices teases new hardware and app - bitmex cofounder sam reed pleads guilty to bank secrecy violation - Bitcoin and U.S. National Security: An Assessment of Bitcoin as a Strategic Opportunity for the United States - bitcoin and cuban embargo - secret surveillance program collects americans money transfer data - ministry of nodes: starting your bitcoin <a href="https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/considerations-when-starting-your-bitcoin-journey"
Mon, March 07, 2022
#311: Surging commodities prices, de-dollarization and bitcoin with Lawrence Lepard
Join Marty as he sits back down with Lawrence Lepard and discuss surging commodities prices, de-dollarization and bitcoin. Follow Lawrence Lepard on Twitter Read more from Lawrence at Equity Management Associates Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Fri, March 04, 2022
#310: Q4 2021 monetary base update and the macro landscape with Matthew Mežinskis
Join Marty as he sits back down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q4 2021 monetary base update and the macro landscape. Follow Matthew Mežinskis on Twitter Read everything discussed at: Porkopolis Economics Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Fri, March 04, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #189: Ti wuz here
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - how bitcoin helped a Ukraine refugee escape - powell mentions need for more bitcoin regs due to sanction - biden admin asking crypto exchanges to help ensure russians are not breaking sanctions - visa and mastercard block russian banks from networks - rust bip47 library - robosats p2p exchange - bitmex founders plead guilty, $10M fine, 6-12 months prison, each - zeus v0.6.0 - sparrow v1.6.0 - raspiblitz v1.7.2 - umbrel v0.4.15 - block reports $1.96B bitcoin sales last quarter - intel's new asic expected to be cheaper and 15% more efficient than S19 Pro - this month in bitcoin privacy - war funding by gladstein Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Mon, February 28, 2022
#309: An alternative perspective on the state of the world with London Paul
Join Marty as he sits down with London Paul to discuss what is happening in the world right now. Are sanctions effective? What led us to this situation? Is de-dollarization accelerating? Follow London Paul on Twitter Check out The Sirius Report Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Fri, February 25, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #188: Chaos in the world
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Russia Ukraine Conflict - Canada Protest - Marty on Tucker Carlson - Wasabi Wallet De-mix - "Okay So Your Bank Account Is Frozen" Starter Pack - Lightning Labs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Wed, February 23, 2022
#308: Becoming un-cancelable with Mark Jeftovic
Join Marty as he sits down with Mark Jeftovic to discuss Bitcoin, tyranny in Canada, and becoming un-cancelable. Follow Mark Jeftovic on Twitter Check out his Writing Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Fri, February 18, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #187: Freedom Money
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Canada uses "emergency powers" to target bank accounts, bitcoin, funding, and insurance of protestors - Bitcoin protest fundraiser voluntarily shuts down while they determine best way to distribute funds - Canadian RCMP issues blacklist notice for bitcoin addresses connected to protest - Apple patches zero day exploit, update your devices - Biden expected to issue an executive order related to bitcoin regulation next week - US Gov seizes $7B held by Afghan Central Bank - secret unapproved cia data collection program exposed - UN negotiating new "cybercrime" treaty - GRIID, Argo, and Block to be first customers of intel mining chip - ConocoPhillips selling previously flared nat gas to bitcoin miners - Congressman Davidson introduces bill to protect private bitcoin usage - more info on bitfinex hack investigation released - proposed US bill targets el salvadors bitcoin adoption - fbi to form new bitcoin surveillance and seizure focused unit - btcpayserver v.1.4.5 : - bitcoin-s <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin-s/bitcoin-s/releases/tag/1.9.0" target="
Wed, February 16, 2022
#307: Medical censorship with Doc Woods
Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Woods, a career long physician who had was fired for prescribing medicine. Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Mon, February 14, 2022
#306: Bitcoin in Ohio with Josh Mandel
Join Marty as he sits down with Josh Mandel, Republican Senate Candidate out of Ohio, to discuss Bitcoin, populism, and the inner workings of Ohio politics. Follow Josh Mandel Twitter Support his campaign at JoshMandel.com Donate to his campaign via Bitcoin Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Fri, February 11, 2022
#305: Fire, Bitcoin and Teleportation with Aleks Svetski
Join Marty as he sits down with Aleks Svetski to discuss the parallels between fire, bitcoin and teleportation. Follow Aleks Svetskion Twitter Check out his Writing Check out his Wake Up Podcast Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Fri, February 11, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #186: High inflation, beautiful honking and rising taxes on miners
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - married couple arrested and 96K bitcoin seized over 2016 bitfinex hack - canadian protests bitcoin fundraiser over 15 bitcoin - KPMG Canada adds bitcoin to treasury - Russia shares bitcoin regulation plan - bitcoin design guide v2 launched - Kazakhstan floats 500% tax increase on bitcoin miners - EARN IT Bill proposed to scan all online messages - sensei lightning node implementation released - cypherpunkpay v1.0.13 - lnd v0.4.2-beta - electrs v0.9.5 - lnbits v0.6.0 - btcpayserver v1.4.4 - umbrel v0.4.14 - blixt v0.4.1 - galoy v0.1.9 - mercury wallet v0.6.2 - hexa wallet v2.0.69 - whirlpool v0.10.13 - valkyrie bitcoin miners etf launches with ticker WGMI - deventralized social media project bluesky announces independent
Wed, February 09, 2022
#304: Bitcoin and Energy with Max Gagliardi
Join Marty as he sits down with Max Gagliardi, host of Talk.Energy, to discuss the state of Bitcoin and energy. Follow Max Gagliardi on Twitter Check out his podcast Talk.Energy Learn more about Ancova Digital Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Tue, February 08, 2022
#303: Falling down the WEF rabbit hole with Jesse Matchey
Join Marty as he sits down with retired Army Blackhawk Pilot Jesse Matchey to discuss the WEF rabbit hole. Follow Jesse Matchey on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Fri, February 04, 2022
#302: The state of our food supply with Texas Slim and Cole Bolton
Join Marty as he sits down with Texas Slim, founder of The Beef Initiative, and Cole Bolton, founder of K&C Cattle Co, to discuss the state of the food supply. Follow Texas Slim on Twitter Follow Beef Initiative on Twitter Learn more about the Beef Initiative Visit K&C Cattle Co Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Thu, February 03, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #185: Currency crises, cold weather, and good bitcoin mining tax news
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - canadian truckers gofundme suspended "under review" - sparrow, bluewallet, and trezor remove AOPP support - why AOPP is a risk - Biden considering executive order against bitcoin - Congressman Davidson supports financial privacy - bill introduced to make bitcoin a legal tender in arizona - IRS signals retreat on block reward taxation - Kraken launches proof of reserves tool - Fulcrum electrum server much more performant than electrs or electrumx - Saylor and Dorsey keynote - BTCPay Server v1.4.2 - Mempool v2.3.1 - Sparrow Wallet v1.5.6 - Specter Desktop v1.8.1 - BlueWallet v6.2.18 - Eclair v0.7.0 - Umbrel v0.4.13 - Mercury Wallet v0.6.0 - Zap Android v0.5.5-beta - Nix bitcoin v0.0.64 - proposal to remove memo's from lightning invoices - ben's bytes dev mommy blog - trezor has
Mon, January 31, 2022
#301: A Check-in with Dave Collum
Join Marty as he sits down with Dave Collum to discuss the state of the world. Follow Dave Collum on Twitter Read Dave Collum 2021 Year in Review: The Rise of Centralized Healthcare Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Fri, January 28, 2022
#300: Doomer optimism with Tucker Max
Join Marty as he sits down with Tucker Max to discuss doomer optimism and Bitcoin. Follow Tucker on Twitter Find out more about Tucker at TuckerMax.com Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Thu, January 27, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #184: The IRS wants your face and the Treasury hates you
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - new bill would allow US Treasury to prohibit any transaction without public notice or input - robinhood starts rollout of bitcoin withdrawals - coldcard MK4 presales open - bitcoin mining difficulty hits new all time high - Phoenix v1.4.20 - Bisq v1.8.2 - Zap v0.7.6-beta - Joininbox v0.6.6 - BTCPay Server v1.4.0 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.63 - Sphinx Relay v2.2.5 - Lightning Terminal v0.6.2-alpha - satoshi energy raises 60 bitcoin with focus on bitcoin mining infrastructure - IRS begins requiring selfies for some services using third party company - puerto rico tax breaks for outsiders stirs outrage - free four day passes to Bitcoin 2022 for contributors of 30 open source projects Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Thu, January 27, 2022
#299: North American mining (pools) with Alex Brammer
Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Brammer from Luxor Mining to discuss the state of North American Bitcoin mining. Follow Alex on Twitter Follow Luxor Mining on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Sat, January 22, 2022
#298: Is it a BLIP or a BOLT with Lisa Neigut
Join Marty as he sits down with Lisa Neigut to discuss everything going on with the Lightning Network. Follow Lisa on Twitter Follow Base58 on Twitter Learn Bitcoin from the world’s best bitcoin education company at Base58 Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Thu, January 20, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #183: Intel hopping in the Bitcoin mining game and Presidents meeting to talk Bitcoin
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Intel to announce new bitcoin ASIC in feb - GRIID has signed a deal with Intel for their ASICs - BitMEX to acquire 268 year old German Bank - Taproot funds burned - mempool v2.3.0 - mercury wallet v0.5.9 - onionshare v2.5 - simple bitcoin wallet v2.4.27 - lightning pool v0.5.4-alpha - umbrel v0.4.11 - tdex v1.2.4 - El Salvador Gov is using pegasus spyware against journalists - Bukele meets withs Erdogan - UK Gov planning publicity campaign against encrypted communication - Ethiopia should turn to bitcoin - Congressional Hearing on Bitcoin - btcpolicy.org fact sheet focused on the hearing - Citadel Dispatch will no longer be on TFTC podcast feed going forward, search Citadel Dispatch in your favorite podcast app Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins <a href="https:/
Thu, January 20, 2022
#297: Becoming a cockroach in the Bitcoin mining world with AJ Scalia and Drew Armstrong
Join Marty as he sits down with AJ Scalia and Drew Armstrong from Cathedra Bitcoin to discuss the Bitcoin mining world. Follow AJ Scalia on Twitter Follow Drew Armstrong on Twitter Follow Cathedra Bitcoin on Twitter Find out more about Cathedra Bitcoin Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Thu, January 20, 2022
#296: Messianic Bitcoin with Erik Cason
Join Marty as he sits down with Erik Cason to discuss Messianic Bitcoin and other cosmic topics. Follow Erik on Twitter Subscribe to Crypto Sovereignty Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Tue, January 18, 2022
#295: Going against the mainstream narrative with Jordan Schachtel
Join Marty as he sits down with Jordan Schachtel, an Independent Journalist and founder of The Dossier on Substack, to discuss going against the mainstream narrative in 2022. Follow Jordan on Twitter Subscribe to The Dossier Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Thu, January 13, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #182: CBDCs are treasonous and prices are rising
This week Marty and Matt: - inflation running rampant Marty Bent , - Argentina rolling 12-month inflation - Turks diving in - Legal defense fund - Strike in Argentina - Bill Miller is bullish - Kazakhstan update - electrs v0.9.4 - bluewallet v6.2.16 - mercury wallet v0.5.6 - tdex v1.2.2 - foundation passport v1.0.8 - hexa wallet v2.0.67 - samourai wallet v0.99.98b - fidelity bullishness - Rep Emmer no CBDC - ESG is a plague Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Thu, January 13, 2022
#294: Gordian principles and the standardization of Bitcoin software with Christopher Allen & Wolf McNally
Join Marty as he sits down with Christopher Allen and Wolf McNally to discuss Gordian principles and standardization of Bitcoin software. Follow Christopher on Twitter Follow Wolf on Twitter Check out the Blockchain Commons Gordian Principles Gordian Seed Tool LifeHash Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Thu, January 06, 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #181: Internet Blackouts and More Consolidation
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - internet access cut in kazakhstan in response to massive protests, 12% of hash rate disconnected - HRF announces new round of grants - proposal for privacy preserving reusable taproot addresses - electrs v0.9.4 - bluewallet v6.2.16 - mercury wallet v0.5.6 - tdex v1.2.2 - foundation passport v1.0.8 - hexa wallet v2.0.67 - samourai wallet v0.99.98b - gigi on value for value - electrum server performance analysis - bitcoin circular economies Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Wed, January 05, 2022
#293: Bitcoin and the Looming US Fiscal Crisis with Avik Roy
Join Marty as he sits down with Avik Roy, President of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, to discuss: - Think tanks - Energy policy and its affect on lower income individuals - Education - Healthcare - The looming US Fiscal Crisis - Why Bitcoin is an imperative for America moving forward - Educating DC about the opportunities Bitcoin provides - much more Follow Avik on Twitter Check out the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Thu, December 30, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap #180: End of 2021 roundup
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Patriots QB Mac Jones gifts bitcoin to offensive line - Iran halts bitcoin mining until March 6th - Log4j fix released - RTL v0.12.0 - samourai wallet v0.99.98 - mercury wallet v0.5.3 - casa keyfest jan 5-7 - ronindojo tanto released Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Wed, December 29, 2021
#292: Diving into tbDEX with Mike Brock
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Mike Brock, lead at TBD, to discuss: - What "is" and what "ought" to be - Mike's history at Block - How bitcoin got integrated at Cash App - How TBD came to be - Creating a decentralized system with limited trust in tbDEX - Creating bitcoin on-ramps for people is a massive hurdle right now - Is tbDEX transitional? - much more Follow Mike on Twitter Check out the tbDEX white paper Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Mon, December 27, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap #179: End of year holiday chop special
Happy Holidays from Marty and Matt. Enjoy this end of year holiday chop special of Rabbit Hole Recap from 2021. Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Thu, December 23, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap #178: We got a strike
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - SEC delays Bitwise and Grayscale spot ETF proposals - Underground bitcoin mining is thriving in China - HRF, Strike, Opensats announce three lightning focused - Opensats receives approval to operate as tax deductible 501c3 - BTCPay Server v1.3.7 - Rust Lightning v0.0.104 - lnbits v0.4.0 - Specter DIY v1.6.2 - Mercury Wallet v0.5.1 - Simple Bitcoin Wallet v2.4.24 - Hexa Wallet v2.0.65 - Blockstream sponsors mempool project Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Thu, December 16, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap #177: The gaslighting heats up
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Jack announces independent board to run BTrust initiative funded with 500 bitcoin donation from him and Jay-Z to fund bitcoin development in Africa and India - nonprofit "Sats Center" launches to educate regulators on bitcoin - Surveillance company "Chainalysis" launches lightning network product - Coinbase received 5562 law enforcement requests the first three quarters of this year - Payment Pools proposal - Mercury v0.4.65 - Sparrow v1.5.5 - Bisq v1.8.0 - BlueWallet v6.2.15 - Caravan v0.3.13 - Zap desktop v0.7.5-beta - Umbrel v0.4.10 - Galoy Raises $3M - Ledn raises $70M valued at $540M - NYDIG raises $1B valued at $7B - white house inflation comments - Kollider LN analysis Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread
Thu, December 16, 2021
#291: Getting to the source of the seed with Texas Slim
Join Marty as he sits back down with Texas Slim to discuss: - The Beef Initiative - Low time preference - Small towns in Texas - Seed oils - Processing plants - Fertilizer - much more Follow Slim on Twitter Check out the Beef Initiative Newsletter Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Fri, December 10, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap #176: Party rip
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Swan adds taproot support and api, no longer supporting ny - Major swiss tech company ceo runs surveillance operation - Malicious actor appears to be attacking Tor - Sparrow Wallet v1.5.3 - Mercury Wallet v0.4.62 - btc-rpc-explorer v3.3.0 - Zap android v0.5.4-beta - Lightning Terminal v0.6.1-alpha - Lightning Pool v0.5.3-alpha - Elements v0.21.0.1 - Private home mining using a VPN guide Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining HodlHodl
Sat, December 04, 2021
#290: Continuing the dissection of the Great Reset with LaserHodl
Join Marty as he sits back down with LaserHodl to discuss: - The acceleration of the Great Reset - Why nothing makes any logical sense - The emergence of internment camps - The Marxist creep into schooling - Mesh networks - Why we wouldn't want to be the state right now - Ten pieces of advice to inoculate yourself from the madness - much more Follow LaserHodl on Twitter Check out his ten pieces of advice Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining HodlHodl
Thu, December 02, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap #175: Don't live in fear
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - square changes name to block - square crypto changes name to spiral - ledger adds support for psbts, multisig, and taproot - microstrategy buys 7002 bitcoin - silent link adds support for US burner phone number esims - lnd v0.14.1-beta - mercury wallet v0.4.56 - joinmarket v0.9.4 - bluewallet v6.2.13 - specter desktop v1.7.2 - umbrel v0.4.9 - passport v1.0.8-beta - hexa wallet v2.0.5 - simple bitcoin wallet v2.4.22 - immortan v0.5.7 - bitcoin dev kit v0.14.0 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.59 - joininbox v0.6.4 - nodlito formally announced - this month in bitcoin privacy Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread <a href="https://compassmining.io/?transaction_i
Wed, December 01, 2021
#289: Bitcoin is about to surpass the British Pound with Matthew Mežinskis
Join Marty as he sits back down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss: - The growth of the global monetary base in Q3 2021 - Bitcoin is the sixth largest base money in the world - Bitcoin should surpass the Great British Pound around $68,000 - The history of the Bank of England - Lack of transparency from central banks - Growing tyranny around the world - Lessons from history - much more Follow Matthew on Twitter Check out the Q3 2021 Update Thread Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining HodlHodl
Mon, November 29, 2021
#288: Bringing a design focus to Bitcoin with Patricia
Join Marty as he sits down with Patricia, a designer focused on bringing better experiences to Bitcoin, to discuss: - Designing in an open source environment - How bad design can turn people away - Observing how users interact in ways one doesn't expect - How to gather feedback on open source software design - A call to action for new designers - Bitcoin provides a wide open slate to bring design innovation to market - Skating - much more Follow Patricia on Twitter Check out the Bitcoin Design Guide Join the Design Slack Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining
Wed, November 24, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap #174: Much to be thankful for
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - el salvador announces bitcoin city and a bitcoin bond - US 'pauses' relations with el salvador - OBJ to convert his entire yearly salary to bitcoin - samsung to build $17B chip factory in texas - fold partners with pokemon go creator niantic - lnd v0.14.0-beta - electrs v0.9.3 - btcpayserver v1.3.6 - mercury wallet v0.4.53 - simple bitcoin wallet v2.4.19 - seedsigner v0.4.5 - btcpayserver v1.3.6 - sphinx relay v2.2.2 - ledger live desktop v2.35.2 - lnd v0.14.0 is not compatible with other implementations - gemini sponsors fanquake - how to verify dice rolls on seedsigner - compact block filters deep dive - amazon does not want you to have privacy Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread <a href="https://compassmining.io/?t
Mon, November 22, 2021
#287: EmbassyOS v0.3.0, building out the independent stack, and philosophy with Matt Hill
Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Hill, co-founder of Start9 Labs, to discuss: - EmbassyOS v0.3.0 - Lessons learned from v0.1.0 and v0.2.0 - Focusing on onboarding younger people - Personal AI - Philosophy - Nihilism v. Optimism - much more Follow Matt on Twitter - https://twitter.com/_MattHill_ Check out Start9 Labs - https://start9.com/ Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining
Fri, November 19, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.11.15
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - taproot activates successfully at block 609732 - muun wallet adds taproot support - SEC rejects VanEck spot bitcoin etf - Perth Heat baseball team adopts the bitcoin standard - crypto dot com spends $700M to rename Staples Center for 20 years - tether announces new subsidiary 'Synonym' to bring tokens and other features to lightning - Senators Wyden and Lummis submit bill to restrict bitcoin tax reporting rules in infrastructure bill - Senator Cruz submits bill to repeal bitcoin portion of infrastructure bill - IRS expects billions of dollars worth of 'crypto' seizures next year - btcpayserver v1.3.5 - lnd v0.14.0-beta - mercury wallet v0.4.51 - simple bitcoin wallet v2.4.18 - immortan v0.5.6 - fully noded v0.2.30 - umbrel v0.4.8 - hexa wallet v2.0.2 - ledger live desktop v2.35.1 - bitcoin banking for communities - reason minidoc on environmental impact of <a href="https://twitter.com/reason/status/146
Thu, November 18, 2021
#286: Securitizing natural assets and manufactured energy and food shortages with Whitney Webb
Join Marty as he sits back down with Whitney Webb to discuss: - The plan to securitize the natural world - Why a botched vaccine passport rollout is important - The looming food and energy shortages - How to reach both sides of the political aisle - The plan to monopolize the extraction of rare earth metals - Bankers taking over governments - much more Follow Whitney on Twitter Support her work Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining
Wed, November 17, 2021
#281b: Announcing Synonym with John Carvalho
Join Marty as he sits down with John Carvalho to discuss Synonym's emergence from stealth mode. - Why did he build Synonym - What is it? - Building reputation systems - Tokens on Lightning - Slashtags - Building truly unstoppable apps - much more Check out Synonym Follow Synonym on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining
Fri, November 12, 2021
#285: From bars to Bitcoin with Justin Rhedrick
Join Marty as he sits down with Justin Rhedrick, author of From Bars to Bitcoin , to discuss: - How a high time preference decision landed Justin in prison - The prison economy - Getting out of prison and diving into Bitcoin - Teaching people about low time preference - How Bitcoin has changed Justin's life - How to explain Bitcoin - much more Follow Justin on Twitter Check out From Bars to Bitcoin Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining
Fri, November 12, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.11.08
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - taproot activates in two days (block 709632) - new bitcoin all time high - miami to airdrop bitcoin to residents - complaints about compass mining - btcpayserver v1.3.4 - specter desktop v1.7.1 - mercury wallet v0.4.48 - lnd v0.13.4-beta - umbrel v0.4.7 - nix bitcoin v0.0.58 - bitcoinblackfriday.org - robinhood data breach impacts 7 million customers Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining
Tue, November 09, 2021
#284: Surviving brain surgery, coming to grips with death, and pushing the limitations of the Lightning Network with Justin Rezvani
Join Marty as he sits down with Justin Rezvani, founder of Zion , to discuss: - Surviving brain surgery - A new lease on life - Founding and selling an influencer marketing company by 27 - Building a social media app on the Lightning Network - Pushing the Lightning Network to its limits - Forking the Sphinx codebase - The ills of the advertising industry - much more Follow Justin on Twitter Check out Zion Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining
Sat, November 06, 2021
#283: How we messed up our food and how we fix it with Texas Slim
Join Marty as he sits down with Texas Slim, founder of the Texas Beef Initiative, to discuss: - Texas history - How Monsanto ruined our food - Monocropping - The Texas Beef Initiative - Regenerative farming - How the Regime is trying to make us nutritionally bankrupt - much more Check out the Texas Beef Initiative Substack Follow Texas Slim on Twitter Check out the Oshi App Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining
Thu, November 04, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.11.01
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - lightning channel jamming research - largest bank in australia to add bitcoin payments - Miami mayor to take next paycheck in bitcoin, NYC mayor elect to take first three paychecks in bitcoin - aaron rodgers to get paid in bitcoin - Navajo Nation mining bitcoin - african bitcoin startup chipper cash raises $150M - mercury wallet v0.4.45 - btcpayserver v1.3.1 - electrs v0.9.2 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.57 - sparrow wallet v1.5.2 - rust lightning v0.0.103 - c-lightning v0.10.2 - wasabi wallet v1.1.13.0 - phoenix v1.4.19 - nth key v1.0.6 - hexa wallet v2.0.0 - compass mining doubles capacity with new deal - facebook dumping face recognition Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital <a href="https://in
Wed, November 03, 2021
#282: River adds bitcoin mining, the Metaverse, physical landscapes, and the CIA with Alexander Leishman
Join Marty as he sits down with Alexander Leishman, CEO & CEO of River Financial, to discuss: - River adding mining services - What does the future of bitcoin exchanges look like? - The Metaverse - The physical world - The TSA - Federal travel mandates - Population domination - The CIA - Engaging in politics; how to do it - much more Follow Alex on Twitter Check out River Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining
Tue, November 02, 2021
#281: Chinese mining theory, bitcoin divisibility, and UTXOs with John Carvalho
Join Marty as he sits down with John Carvalho to discuss: - John's Chinese mining theory - Is bitcoin divisible? - The UTXO set - The Lightning Network - Public mining companies - Holding your own keys - much more Follow John on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining
Sun, October 31, 2021
Special Announcement: Ten31
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Sat, October 30, 2021
#280: A spooky Halloween special with our good friend @arbedout
Marty and Matt sit down with their good friend @arbedout to discuss: - Joining Unchained Capital - Writing a book - Has Lightning been attacked? - Is Tor reliable? - Is Bitcoin sufficiently robust without robust alternative transaction relay networks? - How are we going to transition from HTLCs to PTLCs - much more Follow @arbedout on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining
Sat, October 30, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.10.25
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - FATF releases updated guidance - el salvador now holds 1120 bitcoin - river launches hosted mining service - blockstream sponsors minimint - btcpay v1.3.0 - sparrow v1.5.2 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.55 - specter diy v1.6.1 - joininbox v0.6.3 - simple bitcoin wallet v2.2.17 - umbrel v0.4.6 - immortan v0.3.6 - bisq v1.7.5 - BlueWallet v6.2.12 - voltage releases Flow, an easy to use interface for Lightning Pool - umbrel raises $3M in seed round Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining
Wed, October 27, 2021
#279: Avoiding oblivion, the state of Chicago, and bitcoin smart contracts with Chris Stewart
Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Stewart, founder of Suredbits, to discuss: - Recording podcasts with our grandmothers - Avoiding oblivion in the Digital Age - Chicago crime - Necessary police reform - DLCs - AJ Towns' Taproot + PTLC proposal - Will there be a fee market? - much more Follow Chris on Twitter Check out Suredbits Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining
Mon, October 25, 2021
#278: Dissecting the Clown World with Ben Kaufman
Join Marty as he sits down with Ben Kaufman, Chief Conspiracy Theorist at Clown World Today, to discuss: - The madness of the last 18-monhts - Logical inconsistencies around COVID medical advice - The power of propaganda - Vaccine passports - How to push back - Using humor to highlight absurdities - much more Follow Ben on Twitter Follow Clown World Today on Twitter Subscribe to the Clown World Today Substack Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining
Sat, October 23, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap LIVE with @arbedout: Week of 2021.10.18
This week Marty, Matt, and @arbedout recorded live from the Unchained Capital offices in Austin, Texas and discussed: - bitcoin hits new all time high - first bitcoin ETF launches - hacker steals identification info of every argentinian via government database - Jonas Schnelli steps down from role as bitcoin core maintainer - worldcoin launches - electrs v0.9.1 - rust-lightning v0.0.102 - specter-desktop v1.7.0 - elements v0.21.0 - nthkey v1.0.5 - joinmarket v0.9.3 - joininbox v0.6.2 - fully noded v0.2.28 simple bitcoin wallet v2.2.15.1 Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining
Wed, October 20, 2021
#277: Slowly getting bitcoin, why gold is already demonetized, and the virtue of Bitcoin with Larry Lepard
Join Marty as he sits down with Investment Manager Larry Lepard to discuss: - How the government and central banks have manipulated gold - Slowly coming to understand Bitcoin - Why fiat is bad for the environment - Why bitcoin is virtuous - What is the upside potential? - Sound money advocates are the Remnant - much more Follow Larry on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator . Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io
Mon, October 18, 2021
#276: Starting an exchange in Guatemala, onboarding enterprise clients, and freedom money with the IBEX Mercado team
Join Marty as he sits down with Jose Lemus, Juan Pablo Lemus, & Estaban de la Peña; the IBEX Mercado founding team, to discuss: - Why they built the exchange - International banking restrictions in Guatemala - How they ended up with their non-custodial model - Communicating with regulators - Avoiding having to KYC kids - Banking the unbanked - Bitcoin's perfect incentives - much more Follow IBEX Mercado on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator . Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io
Fri, October 15, 2021
#275: Supply chains, government incompetence, Bitcoin, and Uranium with Kuppy
Join Marty as he sits down with Kuppy, Founder and CIO of Praetorian Capital and the man behind the Adventures in Capitalism blog, to discuss: - Supply chain disaster - Government incompetence - What lies ahead - Energy markets - Bitcoin - Why Kuppy is very bullish on Uranium - much more Follow Kuppy on Twitter Check out Adventures in Capitalism
Thu, October 14, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.10.11
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - US Gov asks chipmakers for client data - US takes top mining spot - eclair v0.6.2 - umbrel v0.4.4 - bluewallet v6.2.10 - raspiblitz v1.7.1 - immortan v0.3.5 - sparrow v1.5.1 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.53 - lightning terminal v0.5.2-alpha - Gladstein on the early cypherpunks and adam back - antpool blocks mainland chinese users - jstark documentary - aj towns taproot + ptlc proposal Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining
Wed, October 13, 2021
#274: Canada's nonsensical restrictions, home mining, and oil & gas companies mining bitcoin with Steve Barbour
Join Marty as he sits down with Steve Barbour, founder and CEO of Upstream Data, to discuss: - Canada during COVID - Mouth breathing regulations - Building products for home miners - Oil and gas companies mining bitcoin - Are we reaching a tipping point? - much more Follow Steve on Twitter Check out Upstream Data Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator . Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io
Fri, October 08, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.10.04
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - hackers compromise 6000 coinbase accounts due to 2FA flaw - liquid network downtime and hard fork - lightning network vulnerability disclosure - el salvador starts mining with volcano energy - Binance hires two former IRS investigators - bluewallet v6.2.9 - electrs v0.9.0 - lnd v0.13.3-beta - umbrel v0.4.3 - joinmarket v0.9.2 - joininbox v0.6.1 - sparrow wallet v1.5.1 - eclair v0.6.2 - analysis of ransomware payments - 30 countries launch ransomware initiative - U.S. Justice Dept launches new initiatives on cryptocurrencies - this month in bitcoin privacy - https://oslofreedomforum.com - https://oslofreedomforum.com/bitcoin-academy-off2021 Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital <a href="https://insig
Wed, October 06, 2021
#273: Supply chain problems, a proposed solution, and Bitcoin + Natural Rights with Ross Kennedy
Join Marty as he sits down with Ross Kennedy, founder of Fortis Analysis, to discuss: - The global supply chain issues - How the California ports work - Why there is no easy fix - How Ross thinks we can fix the problem - Our over dependence on Southeast Asia - Woes of the Cold War mentality + USD reserve status - Bitcoin as an extension of Natural Rights - much more Follow Ross on Twitter Check out his Substack Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator . Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io
Wed, September 29, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.09.27
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoin.org compromised - missouri mayor to give all residents $1K worth of bitcoin - three new iOS zero day exploits - african bitcoin exchange Yellow Card raises $15M in investment - Samourai supports Tor Foundation with $50K donation - President Biden and Treasury Secretary Yellen express support of wealth taxes - Samourai Wallet v0.99.97a - Sparrow Wallet v1.5.0 - Bisq v1.7.4 - Btcpayserver v1.2.4 - Fully Noded v0.2.27 - Nix-bitcoin v0.0.52 - Simple Bitcoin Wallet v2.1.14 - Immortan v0.2.5 - Rust-lightning v0.0.101 - Bluewallet rn-ldk v0.2.14 - OnionShare v2.4 - blockstream satellite walkthrough - verifone to accept bitcoin payments via bitpay - AP links bitcoin usage to extremist <a href="https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-coronavirus-pandemic-t
Thu, September 23, 2021
#272: Evergrande, sovereign debt, and the convergence of bitcoin + the energy sector with Greg Foss
Join Marty as he sits down with Greg Foss the boss, of Validus Power, to discuss: - The ongoing Evergrande situation - Will its collapse cause contagion? - Is it similar to Lehman? - Global supply chain issues - Bitcoin + Energy - much more Follow Greg on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator . Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io
Wed, September 22, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin week of 2021.09.20
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - tax change in infrastructure bill - wasabi wallet 2.0 blog - el salvador owns 700 bitcoin - compass adds at home mining option - chainalysis runs a block explorer to track users - Simple Bitcoin Wallet v2.1.12 - Blue Wallet v6.2.7 - Lightning Terminal v0.5.1-alpha - Immortan v0.2.4 - gladstein on el salvador - US Treasury sanctions Russian bitcoin exchange - Doconomy carbon limits credit card - Evergrande - UK nat gas crisis Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/prof
Thu, September 16, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.09.13
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - HRF provides 3.75 bitcoin in development grants - el salvador bitcoin tax exemptions for foreigners - imessage zero click exploit - Bitcoin Core v22.0 - Simple bitcoin wallet v2.0.12 - Zap android v0.5.1-beta - Umbrel v0.4.2 - Nix-bitcoin v0.0.5 - namecheap has done 190k bitcoin transactions since implementing btcpayserver a year ago - crew energy mining bitcoin - lagarde thinks bitcoin isn't currency - fode diop, bitcoin + senegal - aswath damodaran ESG blog Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Thu, September 09, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.09.06
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoin is now legal tender in el salvador - bullbitcoin adds lightning support - irs undercover operation on localcryptos p2p exchange - mastercard acquires ciphertrace - Phoenix v1.4.17 - Simple Bitcoin Wallet v2.0.9 - Caravan v0.3.11 - Mempool v2.2.2 - BlueWallet v6.2.5 - Btcpayserver v1.2.3 - this month in bitcoin privacy - intro to samourai wallet, wednesdays at 1800 UTC - blockstream and macquarie form 'green' bitcoin mining partnership - new law in ukraine legalizes and regulates bitcoin trading - bitcoin is for everyone campaign Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), a
Wed, September 08, 2021
#271: Health v. Control, the decay of empires, and Bitcoin as Freedom money with George Gammon
Join Marty as he sits down with George Gammon to discuss: - The COVID reaction; is it about health or control? - The erosion of civil liberties - The emergence of states asserting their autonomy - Trends that emerged as empires have fallen throughout history - Bitcoin as Freedom money - How weak men are creating hard times - much more Follow George on Twitter Check out George's YouTube Channel Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Fri, September 03, 2021
#270: Better Understanding Monetary Reset with LaserHodl
Join Marty as he sits back down with LaserHodl to continue their conversation about Monetary Reset. Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Thu, September 02, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.08.29
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - salvadorian gov approves $150M bitcoin trust - twitter beta testing lightning tipping service through strike partnership - simple bitcoin wallet v2.0.5 - specter desktop v1.6.0 - specter diy v1.6.0 - seedsigner v0.4.4 - blue wallet v6.2.4 - coldcard v4.1.3 - human rights foundation bitcoin academy for activists 4th and 5th - adopting bitcoin lightning summit in el salvador nov 16 Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins
Thu, September 02, 2021
#269: Hollywood, the NBA, China and Bitcoin with Chris Fenton
Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Fenton, author of Feeding the Dragon: Inside the Trillion Dollar Dilemma Facing Hollywood, the NBA, & American Businesses , to discuss: - Chinese propaganda in Hollywood - China + the NBA - How interconnected are the US and Chinese markets? - What is needed to combat the CCP at the business level? - much more Follow Chris on Twitter Check out Feeding the Dragon Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Wed, September 01, 2021
#268: Q2 Global Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Join Marty as he sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss his report on the Q2 2021 Global Monetary Base. Follow Matthew on Twitter Check out the report here Check out cryptovoices.com Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Mon, August 30, 2021
#267: Free private cities, economic zones, and gradual progress with Rahim Taghizadegan
Join Marty as he sits down with Rahim Taghizadegan, President of Free Private Cities, to discuss: - Citadels - Creating free private cities - How economic zones work - Examples of successful free private cities - How to get started - Where are free cities most likely to pop up? - much more Follow Rahim on Twitter Check out Free Private Cities Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Tue, August 24, 2021
#266: Complacency in the US, reworking public education, and changing the system from within w/ Blake Masters
Join Marty as he sits down with Blake Masters, COO of Thiel Capital - President of The Thiel Foundation - Running for US Senate in Arizona, to discuss: - Why leave the private sector for the Senate? - What policies are important to focus on? - Complacency in the US - The pitfalls of public education - Energy policy - Balkanization - Bitcoin Permanent Funds - much more Follow Blake on Twitter Support his run for the Senate Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Thu, August 19, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.08.16
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoinsmiles.org crowdfunding campaign launches to provide dental care to salvadorians - bitmex demonstrates new proof of reserves and liabilities method - bull bitcoin acquires veriphi - bitmex, deribit, binance, bitfinex, and others are using shyft for 'travel rule' compliance - binance hires former IRS official - unchained capital sponsoring mempool project and implementing fee estimation - mempool v2.2.1 - joinmarket v0.9.1 - joininbox v0.6.0 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.49 - zap desktop v0.7.4-beta - rust lightning v0.0.100 - simple bitcoin wallet v2.0.2 - blockstream launches new mining service targeting stranded renewable energy - founder of helix bitcoin mixer pleads guilty - tmobile data breach leaves up to 100M customers exposed - terrorist watchlist exposed, includes data on 2M people - digital identity cards and biometric data collected by US in Afghanistan may be used by Taliban against opposition - robinhood rev 40% cr
Fri, August 13, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.08.09
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - infrastructure bill amendments fail - beyer bill proposed - large number of potential malicious bitcoin nodes graphing the network - compass mining provides $80K grant to Jon Atack - bitmex pays $100M to resolve charges with CFTC and FinCEN - lightning addresses using lnurl - phoenix v1.4.15 - specter v1.5.1 - trezor suite v21.8.1 - btcpayserver v1.2.0 - mining bitcoin at home - cuba and bitcoin by gladstein - lightning liquidity management guide by lopp - bitcoin 2022 april 6-9 in miami beach Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .</
Fri, August 06, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.08.02
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - hodlhodl vulnerability - bitaroo exchange now requires video verification for withdrawals - infrastructure bill - SeedSigner v0.4.3 - umbrel v0.4.0 - nth key v1.0.3 - fully noded v0.2.23 - lightning pool v0.5.1 - joinmarket v0.9.0 - NCR buys libertyx - this month in bitcoin privacy - chain analysis and bitcoin privacy guide - solarwinds hackers accessed emails of 27 DOJ offices Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Wed, August 04, 2021
#265: Monetary reset, Malthusian wizardy, and Bitcoin as way out with LaserHodl
Join Marty as he sits down with LaserHodl to discuss: - Monetary reset - Zooming out and viewing the world through a specific lens - Tactics used by the power structure to divide - The 2030/2050 Agendas - Why Bitcoin throws a wrench in all of this - much more Try to follow LaserHodl on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Fri, July 30, 2021
#264: Energy poverty, nonsensical energy policy, and the miracle of petroleum with Chris Wright
Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Wright, Founder and CEO of Liberty Oilfield Services, to discuss: - Energy poverty - Lack of education around energy extraction and delivery - Energy density - Does fracking pollute water? - Is Chris anti "renewables"? - much more Check out the Liberty 2020 ESG Report Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Thu, July 29, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.26
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bipartisan infrastructure bill targets bitcoiners - Israel forced bitcoin disclosure bill - mexico regulator says 12 bitcoin exchanges are operating illegaly - bolt12 spec released http://bolt12.org/ - fully noded v0.2.20 - zap android v0.4.2-beta - blue wallet v6.2.2 - bisq v1.7.2 - coldcard v4.1.2 - caravan v0.3.9 - sphinx relay v2.2.0 - ledger donjon analysis of software wallet - liquid truedex launches on mobile - lolli raises $10M from celebrities - can bitcoin be palestine's currency of freedom - french police officer caught selling personal information on darkweb - mac malware steals telegram accounts - the life cycle of a breached database Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers &
Fri, July 23, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.19
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - brink's second round of developer grants - seed signer v0.4.2 - specter desktop v1.5.0 - samourai dojo v1.10.1 - eclair v0.6.1 - electrum v4.1.5 - lnd v0.13.1-beta - blockstream green desktop v0.1.10 - greenlight by blockstream - multisig with better privacy - "the b word" - EU preparing to implement travel rule - NSO spyware - critical cloudflare flaw left 12.5% of all sites compromised Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .</
Thu, July 15, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.12
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitmex dev grant program accepting applications - bluewallet mobile focused lightning implementation powered by LDK - trezor suite app officially launches - bluewallet v6.1.9 - rust lightning v0.0.99 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.47 - zeus v0.5.2 - fully noded 0.2.18 - sparrow wallet v1.4.3 - mint mobile data breach - powell on capitol hill - unrest around the world Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Wed, July 14, 2021
#263: The Bitcoin Mining Council and ESG with Michael Saylor, Darin Feinstein, and Austin Storms
Join Marty as he sits down with Michael Saylor, Darin Feinstein, and Austin Storms to have a discussion about the Bitcoin Mining Council and the ESG movement. Follow Michael on Twitter Follow Darin on Twitter Follow Austin on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Fri, July 09, 2021
#262: Clean water, a prodigal son's journey, and the Bitcoin Water Trust with Scott Harrison
Join Marty as he sits down with Scott Harrison, Founder and CEO of Charity: Water, to discuss: - A prodigal son's journey - Nightclub life - Hitting rock bottom - Turning to a life of charity - Volunteering in Liberia - Starting Charity: Water - How Charity: Water brings clean drinking water to those who desperately need it - Running a charity that allocates funds appropriately - The Bitcoin Water Trust - much more Follow Scott on Twitter Think about contributing to the Bitcoin Water Trust Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Fri, July 09, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.05
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - specter windows vulnerability was a false alarm - bisq discloses substantial privacy vulnerability - former cftc chair advocates for a bitcoin etf - casa client drugged by tinder date in attempted bitcoin theft - kaspersky password manager was generating insecure passwords - bybit adding kyc - fincen hires a "chief digital currency advisor" with justice department experience - EU parliament approves mass surveillance of private communications - samourai wallet v0.99.96i released - mempool v2.2.0 released - new feature allows you to coinjoin directly to cold storage using whirlpool - brenntag paid a 70 bitcoin ransom to darkside in may - nuclear powered mining op in south carolina - hydropower mining op in new york - this month in bitcoin privacy - bitcoin and the american idea by gladstein - diverter on freedom Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and recei
Fri, July 02, 2021
#261: The CCP's 100-year anniversary, the geographic distribution of hashrate, and capacity constraints in North America with Edward Evenson
Join Marty as he sits down with Edward Evenson, Director of Business Development at Braiins, to discuss: - The great hashrate migrations - What Chinese miners are looking for in co-location partners - The 100 year anniversary of the CCP and its significance - Will mining return to China? - How well is hashrate being distributed as a product of this migration? - Braiins update - much more Follow Edward on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Thu, July 01, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.28
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - windows version of specter desktop v1.4.6 included a virus - largest downward difficulty adjustment in bitcoin history expected tomorrow - athena to install 1500 bitcoin atms in el salvador - bisq v1.7.0 - cwtch beta released - strike adds buy and hold support - proposal for federated blind lightning mints - niftynei on dual funded channels and privacy - iranian government exempts 30 mining operators amid moratorium - binance adds travel rule tool from ciphertrace - nearly all 700M linkedin users exposed in API compromise Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Wed, June 30, 2021
#260: The Great Mining Migration, the market for ASICs, and the near term future of hashrate with Leo Zhang
Join Marty as he sits down with Leo Zhang, founder of Anicca Research , to discuss: - Is this mining ban real? - How are Chinese miners reacting? - The dynamics of communication between the Chinese and Western mining industries - How will this migration affect hashrate in the short and medium term? - What does this mean for the market for ASICS? - What does capacity in the US look like right now? - Hashrate derivatives - much more Follow Leo on Twitter Check out Anicca Research Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Fri, June 25, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.21
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoin hash drops amid chinese crackdown - gbtc redemptions hurting bitcoin demand - the b word initiative - lnd v0.13.0-beta - specter diy v1.5.5 - rust lightning v0.0.98 - joinmarket v0.8.3 - joininbox v0.5.0 - bluewallet v6.1.6 - lightning terminal v0.5.0-alpha - sparrow wallet v1.4.2 - umbrel v0.3.13 - microstrategy buys more bitcoin - british FCA cracking down - iran seizes miners - pysa ransomware targets education organizations - gladstein on monetary colonialism - mccormack interviews president of el salvador Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital HodlHodl Braiins
Thu, June 17, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.14
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - taproot upgrade has locked in, activation expected in november - Criminals mailing ledger customers compromised hardware wallets - US Bitcoin Mining Council formally launches - NY Electricians' union successfully fights bitcoin mining ban - G7 leaders say ransomware is a priority - Ukrainian raids arrest six tied to CLOP ransomware - Biden and Putin meet for four hours with US threatening "cyber response" to ransomware - US Dems form " cryptocurrency working group " - Microstrategy keeps buying bitcoin - Microstrategy considering stock sale - Swiss broker Relai raises $2.7M - FastBitcoins now available in Australia - Russell Okung's letter to the Nigerian government as local support for bitcoin increases - Bitcoin Beach article in business week - New guide from econoalchemist on coldcard + sparrow Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital HodlHodl <a href="https://insights.
Tue, June 15, 2021
#259: Bitcoin layer 3, empowering dissidents, and the power of the Lightning Network with Chase Perkins
Join Marty as he sits down with Chase Perkins, co-founder and CEO of Impervious.ai , to discuss: - Building a VPN that leverages Lightning Network routing nodes - Data transfer and user privacy on the Internet - Building an API that allows individuals to build privacy preserving apps that leverage Lightning - The second iteration of the Internet - Node management - much more Follow Chase on Twitter Check out Impervious Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Fri, June 11, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.07
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - El Salvador declares bitcoin legal tender - Legal tender move pissed off IMF - VOLCANO MINING - DOJ seizes 63.7 bitcoin connected to Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack - Global bank regulators propose burdensome bitcoin capital rule - White House advisor disclosures million dollar bitcoin position - Blockstream and Square announce solar mining initiative - Square announces $5M bitcoin endowment - Rumors that Indian Government will be more positive toward bitcoin going forward - Bitmex extends Gleb Naumenko grant - Microstrategy announces new private offering - Bitfinex invests in HodlHodl - Ledger raises $380 million - FBI ran an encrypted phone network 'Anom' with a backdoor - Apple announces new 'private relay' trust minimized VPN Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service
Mon, June 07, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap LIVE IN MIAMI: Week of 2021.05.31
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Moon bouncing transactions - Ross Ulbricht's interview - Green coins - Kevin O'Leary gets heckled - Censorship - Bitcoin Design Guide - Indy 500 - Mining in gas fields - Much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Wed, June 02, 2021
#258: The morality of ESG with Untapped Growth
Join Marty as he sits down with Untapped Growth to discuss: - ESG - Is it moral? - Can it be leveraged to speculative attack the fiat standard? - How can Bitcoin lead to better culture - Seeking objective truth - much more Follow Untapped Growth on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Fri, May 28, 2021
#257: Infusing bitcoin into gaming, the Lightning Network, and Bitcoin 2021 with Desiree Dickerson, Christian Moss, and Michael Tidwell
Join Marty as he sits down with Desiree Dickerson of Lightning Labs and Mint Gox + Christian Moss and Michael Tidwell of ZEBEEDEE to discuss: - Update of the CSGO ZEBEEDEE Infuse integration - How users have tried to stack by gaming the system - Moderating sat farming - New slang around stacking sats - How the Lightning Network technical infrastructure is looking - New games on the horizon - Kids in South America earning a living via CSGO infused with sats - The eSports Stage at Bitcoin 2021 - 100,000,000 sats on the line! - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Thu, May 27, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.05.24
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Chinese government bitcoin mining ban rumors - US based "bitcoin mining council" - texas bitcoin law - Ray dalio owns bitcoin - carl icahn considering bitcoin investment - four month bitcoin mining ban in iran - specter diy v1.5.4 - blue wallet v6.1.4 - lnd sidecar channels - bitcoin indy car - gladstein on the humanitarian and environmental case for bitcoin Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Wed, May 26, 2021
#256: How to grow a pair with Dave Collum
Join Marty as he sits down with the legend Dave Collum to discuss: - Fauci - Climate change - Lockdowns - The Fed - Inflation - Skydiving - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Tue, May 25, 2021
#255: Green energy tradeoffs, real environmentalism, Bitcoin as a commodity, & Saudi Inc. with Dr. Ellen Wald
Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Ellen Wald, author of Saudi, Inc., to discuss: - The unspoken tradeoffs of green energy - The Colonial Pipeline situation - Ransomeware - The ESG movement - Is bitcoin a commodity? - Saudi Inc. - much more Follow Ellen on Twitter Pick up Saudi, Inc. Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Fri, May 21, 2021
#254: Bitcoin 101, inflation, and surfing with Bethany Hamilton and Adam Dirks
Join Marty as he sits down with pro surfer Bethany Hamilton and Adam Dirks to discuss: - Bitcoin 101 - Inflation - Hyperinflation rhyming - much more Follow Bethany on Twitter Check out Bethany's website Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Thu, May 20, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.05.17
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - our two first $10K candles and it was the same day! - hash rate appears to have dropped - dutch bank no longer requiring withdrawal address verification - cross browser tracking vulnerability - chaos at freenode - libsecp256k1 improvements have sped up bitcoin core validation by 7% - darkside says servers and bitcoin seized, all decryption keys to be released - elliptic follows darkside funds https://archive.ph/lBa2C and oxt provides cluster - argentina authorities force exchanges to provide data - US Treasury wants a $10K transfer reporting requirement - whirlpool cli v0.10.11 - ronindojo v1.10.0 - sparrow wallet v1.4.1 - chess tournament with $100K bitcoin prize - galaxy digital on bitcoin energy consumption - wharton receives $5M worth of bitcoin - anthony towns on taproot activation - chinese gov and apple servers - follow up to last week's solar comments Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital HodlHodl <a href="https://insights
Wed, May 19, 2021
#253: Local government, building a strong town, and bitcoin on the balance sheet with Mayor Scott Conger
Join Marty as he sits down with the Mayor of Jackson Tennessee, Scott Conger, to discuss: - Being the 3rd Mayor of Jackson in his family - The day to day of leading a small city - How Mayor Conger approaches taxes for the city - How Mayor Conger became interested in bitcoin - Bitcoin's role in local government - Local v. Federal government - "If not me, then who?" - much more Follow Mayor Conger on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Tue, May 18, 2021
#252: Content monetization, art, and NFTs with cryptograffiti
Join Marty as he sits down with prolific Bitcoin artist cryptograffiti to discuss: - Using art to convey Bitcoin's revolutionary nature - Content monetization under a Bitcoin Standard - Why NFTs are so popular - Is art subjective or is there objective beauty? - Cutting out middle men - Artists working directly with collectors - much more Follow cryptograffiti on Twitter Check out his art Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Fri, May 14, 2021
#251: Raising children, ransomware attacks, climate narrative, and Bitcoin under attack with Whitney Webb
Join Marty as he sits down with investigative journalist Whitney Webb to discuss: - Raising children as a countercultural act - Ransomeware attacks - Colonial Pipeline spill cover up - Elon Musk - Bill Gates - Central Bank Digital Currencies - AI - Bitcoin as a tool to fight back - Citadels - much more Follow Whitney on Twitter Support her at UnlimitedHangout.com
Thu, May 13, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.05.10
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - cake wallet vulnerability - hash rate ath - the bitcoin car at indy 500 - elon tweets energy fud - microstrategy stacked more - recent CPI numbers released - us gov probes binance - gbtc discount hits record low of 20% - fully noded v0.2.17 - bluewallet v6.1.2 - lightning network privacy analysis - analysis of darkside ransomware group - colonial pipeline allegedly paid $5M ransom - check your financial privilege by gladstein - gladstein in cato on a post cash world Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and mak
Thu, May 13, 2021
#250: Q1 Monetary Base Update, inflation, and haters with Matthew Mežinskis
Join Marty as he sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss: - The latest global monetary base update - Why the monetary base is a good benchmark for bitcoin - Bitcoin is the 6th largest base money (ex-gold) in the world - Defining assets and liabilities on the Fed's balance sheet - Why Japan matters - Communism creep - Bitcoin and a free banking system - Academic economists and bitcoin - much more Follow Matthew on Twitter Check out cryptovoices.com Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Mon, May 10, 2021
#249: Indian Point shutdown, electricity prices, Bitcoin 101, and externalities of wind energy w/ Robert Bryce
Join Marty as he sits down with Robert Bryce; author, documentarian, and host of the Power Hungry Podcast, to discuss: - The Indian Point power plant shutdown - Energy mix - Subsidies leading to capital misallocation - Bitcoin's value prop - The externalities that come with wind turbines - Land use and green energy - much more Follow Robert on Twitter Check out Robert's latest book, A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations Check out Robert's website Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
Thu, May 06, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.05.03
This week Marty and Matt discuss: bitcoin core v0.21.1 first taproot signalling period new multisig guide from bitcoinqna thailand in person kyc this month in bitcoin privacy bluewallet v6.1.0 umbrel v03.10 phoenix v1.4.11 F2pool hashrate from outside china Dual-funded LN channel on mainnet MARA virtue signaling Iranian Central Bank cucking too Miningpool.observer NY State wants to ban mining Bitcoin Beach fund raiser Coinbase transparency report Cash App Q1 numbers Commodities inflation Tunisian student arrested and tortured for using BTC Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Braiins. Braiins a
Tue, May 04, 2021
#248: Fragile electrical grids, unreliable energy lobby, nuclear FUD, and common sense with Meredith Angwin
Join Marty as he sits down with Meredith Angwin, author of Shorting the Grid: The Hidden Fragility of Our Electric Grid , to discuss: - The fragility of grids - Misconceptions around electric grids - Energy mix - What's happening in Texas and California? - Why nuclear is important - How data is manipulated to push special interests - How we can fix our grids Follow Meredith on Twitter Pick up Shorting the Grid
S1 E250 · Fri, April 30, 2021
#247: Julian Assange, The Espionage Act, Julian's Defense, and Journalistic Freedom in 2021 with Gabriel Shipton
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Gabriel Shipton, brother of Julian Assange, to discuss: - Julian's ongoing trial - How the US Government is wrongfully persecuting Julian - The bogus rape charges lobbed against Julian - The US Government's Espionage charges - Journalism in 2021 - Why Julian's case is very important for the future of journalism - How to support Julian's defense fund - much more Follow Gabriel on Twitter Support Julian's defense fund here Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
S2 E152 · Thu, April 29, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.04.26
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - BTCPay Server vulnerability disclosure - JP Morgan bends the knee - Tesla CFO on bitcoin during Q1 earnings - Public video game publisher Nexon buys 1717 bitcoin - Chiefs veteran tight end Sean Culkin converting entire salary to bitcoin - Second bitcoin exchange goes down in Turkey - Turkish gov using it as an excuse to regulate further - Bitcoin Fog custodial bitcoin mixer operator arrested - DC Cops hit with ransomware which threatens informants - Global ransomware task force launched - Bisq exploring new trade protocol - Adam Gibson on big picture Joinmarket improvements - Blockstream satellite easy base station - Umbrel v0.3.9 - RaspiBlitz v1.7.0 - Specter v1.3.1 - Sparrow v1.4.0 - Sphinx Relay v2.0.13 - BTCPay Server v1.1.0 - Specter DIY - Square adds former vice president of U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness - LND benchmarking, 1000 TPS on consumer VPS <a href="https://bottl
S1 E249 · Wed, April 28, 2021
#246: The Intelligent Bitcoin Miner, mining profitability models, and hashrate derivatives with Karim Helmy
Join Marty as he sits down with Karim Helmy from Galaxy Digital to discuss: - The Intelligent Bitcoin Miner Pt. II - Modeling future price and profitability - Helping miners make better business decisions - The ASIC crunch - Future research topics - much more Follow Karim on Twitter Check out The Intelligent Bitcoin Miner Pt. II Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
S1 E248 · Fri, April 23, 2021
#245: Austin, trillions out of thin air, inflation, and a Bitcoin economy with Parker Lewis
Join Marty as he sits down with Parker Lewis, Head of Business Development at Unchained Capital, to discuss: - The Austin Bitcoin scene - The Fed opening the spigots - Systemic credit risk - Fiscal spending enabled by the Fed - Capital allocation under a Bitcoin Standard - Sam Houston - much more Follow Parker on Twitter Check out Unchained Capital Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
S2 E151 · Thu, April 22, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.04.19
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Venmo adds bitcoin IOU support, no withdrawals - WeWork accepting bitcoin as payment and will hodl - Coin Center responds strongly against FATF - Turkish Gov attempting bitcoin payments ban - Turkish bitcoin exhange Thodex apparent exit scam - OKEx adds lightning support - Cashapp raises withdrawal minimum to 100K sats frok 10K sats - Bitcoin Core v0.21.1 RC 1 Taproot Speedy Trial client released - UASF Taproot client released - Aaron Van Wirdum write up on the two taproot clients - myNode v0.2.30 - Start9 adds Sphinx, Onion pages, Photoview - Square and Ark argue that bitcoin is good for the environment - Former comptroller of the currency Brian Brooks new CEO of Binance US - Former CFTC Chair joins BlockFi Board - The Intelligent Bitcoin Miner, Part II - Signal hacks hacking company Cellebrite Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that pac
S1 E247 · Fri, April 16, 2021
#244: DLCs, DeFi, Taproot activation, and milk cattle with Chris Stewart and Ben Carman
Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Stewart and Ben Carman from Suredbits to discuss: - The Austin scene - Migrations in the US - DLCs - Lessons from DeFi - Taproot activation - Speedy Trial - Coinflip - Milk cattle - much more Check out Suredbits Follow Chris Follow Ben Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
S2 E150 · Thu, April 15, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.04.12
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Speedy Trial taproot activation method merged - Comments by greg maxwell - COPA sues CSW - CCI releases first report stating there is minimal "illicit activity" using bitcoin - VanEck "bitcoin" ETF DAPP that does not hold bitcoin directly - btc-rpc-explorer v3.0 - trezor suite beta v21.4.1 - Alleged paxful KYC leak claimed to be fake - Gladstein biweekly column - shitCOIN IPO, currently valued at ~$66B - Mexico fingerprint KYC for phone sim cards Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
S2 E147 · Thu, April 08, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.04.05
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - coinbase IPO on april 14th, ticker COIN - NYDIG raises another $100M - African P2P volumes hit new all time highs - Ukrainian civil servants own more than 46k bitcoin - Crypto Council for Innovation announced - Square Crypto grant for mempool.space - Peter Thiel comments on bitcoin and china - Arthur Hayes surrenders - Circle and Polo ordered to provide info on users to IRS - Kraken received similar but judge says they must narrow request - former chainalysis chief technical counsel now head of fincen - Blue Wallet v6.0.8 - Hexa Wallet v1.5.0 - Coldcard v4.0.2 - Sphinx-relay v2.0.9 - Sparrow Wallet v1.3.2 - Electrum v4.1.2 - LexisNexis signs contract to provide database of 283 million people to US ICE - 522 million facebook users' info leaked online - Jake Chervinsky Q1 review Shout
S1 E246 · Wed, April 07, 2021
#243: Regenerative farming, Fiat food and farming, cattle breeds, and plebs running the world with Untapped Growth
Join Marty as he sits down with Untapped Growth (Joel) to discuss: - The Fiat Farming system - Top soil - Roundup in everything - Using cattle for regenerative farming - Creating a cattle ranching/land management co-op - Distributed asynchronous citadel networks - much more Follow Untapped Growth Check out the site Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
S2 E146 · Thu, April 01, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.03.29
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - coldcard physical attack - Kentucky signs bitcoin mining incentives - Strike launches in El Salvador without banking partners - Azteco adds lightning - Goldman to start offering bitcoin exposure to rich clients - Morgan Stanley prepping to add bitcoin exposure to major funds - Brink's first round of dev grants - Gemini provides grant to mempool.space - Specter v1.3.0 - Coldcard v4.01 - Bisq v1.6.1 - BTCPay Server v1.0.7.1 - sphinx-relay v2.0.7 - c-lightning v0.10.0 - MyNode v0.2.29 - Umbrel v0.3.8 - Zeus v0.5.1 - JoininBox v0.3.4 - Wasabi v1.1.12.7 - HWI v2.0.1 - Chainalysis raises $100M, valued at $ 2B - Canada increases KYC requirements - Lightning node performance tests - Probing lightning channels paper - Largest KYC leak ever from MobiKwik in <a href="h
S1 E245 · Mon, March 29, 2021
#242: Ledn.io, Proof of Reserves, risk management, hyperinflation, and the Petro with Mauricio Di Bartolomeo
Join Marty as he sits down with Mauricio Di Bartolomeo to discuss: - Ledn's recent raise - Proof of Reserves - Risk Management - Duration matching - Hyperinflation - Good people succeeding - Bitcoin scaling in layers - Ledn users sending within the platform - The Petro - much more Follow Mauricio on Twitter Check out Ledn Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
S1 E244 · Fri, March 26, 2021
#241: Mining pools, Braidpool, resistance to attacks, adversarial thinking, and dev funding with Bob McElrath
Join Marty as he sits down with Bob McElrath to discuss: - NY BitDevs - Mining pools - P2Pool - Braidpool - Making decentralized pools viable - How they may fail - Adversarial thinking - Bob's Bitcoin journey - much more Follow Bob on Twitter Bitcoin Munich Meetup Video Braidpool IRC Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
S2 E145 · Thu, March 25, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2021.03.22
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Tesla now accepting bitcoin and will hodl - Podcasting 2.0 on breez - Microsoft launches layer 2 decentralized identity on top of bitcoin mainnet - FTX closing $7M per year deal for Miami Heat Arena - Fidelity files for a bitcoin etf - Lolli raises $5M from Serena Williams and her husband - CFTC fines coinbase $6.5M for litecoin bullshit - FATF releases enhanced KYC guidelines - Coincenter analysis - Surveillance firm Elliptic explaining Hydra innovative dead drops - JoininBox v0.3.3 - RoninDojo v1.9.0 - Sparrow Walet v1.3.1 - Tails v4.17 - Sphinx relay v2.0.6 - BlueWallet v6.0.7 - Specter DIY v1.5.0 - eznode simple pruning-friendly setup for a personal bitcoin full node - New liquid wallet - Test release of coinswaps statechain implementation - Bisq meeting on moving to layer 2 networks Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from
S1 E243 · Tue, March 23, 2021
#240: Bullishness, timing births with bull cycles, Bitcoin 2021, and the youths with David Bailey
Join Marty as he sits down with David Bailey, founder of BTC Media, to discuss: - How bullish is David? - How high will bitcoin go? - Timing the birth of his children up with bull markets - Bitcoin 2021 events - Bitcoin 2021 location - Bitcoin Magazine content - much more Check out Bitcoin 2021 (Use code "SATOSHI" for 10% off) Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
S2 E142 · Thu, March 18, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.03.15
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - FTX negotiating naming rights to miami heat arena https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article249892678.html - miner revenue priced in dollars hits all time high https://twitter.com/_Checkmatey_/status/1370901101403238400 - Kentucky passes tax breaks to bitcoin miners https://www.coindesk.com/kentucky-approves-bills-providing-incentives-for-crypto-miners - Pakistani province experimenting with mining using hydro https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currency-pakistan/pakistani-province-plans-to-build-pilot-crypto-currency-mining-farms-idUSKBN2BA0KW - Oakland Athletics bitcoin suites https://twitter.com/AthleticsPR/status/1371144942735609859 - Morgan Stanley wealth management now offering bitcoin funds https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/17/bitcoin-morgan-stanley-is-the-first-big-us-bank-to-offer-wealthy-clients-access-to-bitcoin-funds.html - Signal now accepting bitcoin https://signal.org/donate/#cryptocurrency - India attempted ban rumored https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-cryptocurrency-ban-idUSKBN2B60R0 - JPMorgan says retail flows comparable to institutional https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-15/retail-bitcoin-traders-rival-wall-street-buyers-as-mania-builds - Third coincenter letter to fincen about proposed enhanced kyc https://www.coincenter.org/coin-center-uses-additional-time-provided-by-fincen-to-file-another-comment-in-ongoing-surveillance-rulemaking/ - Binance probed by CFTC https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-12/crypto-exchange-binance-investigated-by-u-s-over-who-s-trading - BitMEX cofounder Ben Delo surrenders and released on $20M bail https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-15/bitmex-founder-delo-surrenders-to-face-u-s-laundering-charges - Coldcard v4.0.0 https://blockclockmini.com/firmware/ - Blockclock mini v1.0.8 https://blog.coinkite.com/version-4.0.0-released/ - HWI v2.0.0 https://github.com/bitcoin-core/HWI/releases/tag/2.0.0 - Nodl dojo v0.1.2c - Rudefox Burrow v0.1.1 https://www.rudefox.io/burrow/quick-start.html - Anthony Towns on UASF http://www.erisian.com.au/wordpress/2021/03/14/fixing-uasf - Ryan Gentry on bitcoin governance https://ryanthegentry.medium.com/a-theory-of-bitcoin-governance-13510eff42a6 Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin b
S1 E242 · Wed, March 17, 2021
#239: Sphinx Chat, encrypted chat over LN, banking the unbanked, and rearchitecting the Internet with Paul Itoi
Join Marty as he sits down with Paul Itoi, co-founder of Stakwork and Sphinx Chat, to discuss: - Sphinx chat - Content monetization without ads - Encrypted chat over the Lightning Network - Paying anons around the world - Banking the unbanked - Rearchitecting the Internet using BTC/LN - How BTC/LN can help parents unschool their kids - Bringing back grazing cattle via Sphinx - Training personal AIs - much more Check out Stakwork Check out Sphinx Chat Delly's Article Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
S1 E241 · Wed, March 17, 2021
#238: Green energy jobs fraud, unreliable renewables, climate catastrophe, and controllable electricity with Alex Epstein
Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Epstein, Author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels , to discuss: - Green energy jobs v. oil jobs - Subsidies driving energy prices higher - Using fraud as a heuristic to question the anti-energy movement - Developing our environment to protect from climate - "Climate catastrophe" - Why not nuclear? - Moralizing energy conversion - Bitcoin and energy - much more Follow Alex on Twitter Check out The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
S1 E240 · Mon, March 15, 2021
#237: Bitcoin Urbanism, Parasitic ideas, real world inflation, the suburban mistake and building Strong Towns with Kelly Lannan
Join Marty as he sits down with Kelly Lannan, the mind behind Bitcoin Urbanism , to discuss: - Parasitic ideas - How Bitcoin Urbanism came to be - Being a real estate developer - Building materials inflation - How fiat money destroyed city planning - How city codes hamstring builders - Fixing the Fiat Standard one block at a time - Classical architecture making a come back - much more Follow Kelly on Twitter Subscribe to Bitcoin Urbanism Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator .
S1 E239 · Fri, March 12, 2021
#236: Occupy Wall Street, independent media, being a stock broker in the 80s, flaneuring, and NYC comedy with Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert
Join Marty as he sits down with Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert to discuss: - Occupy Wall Street - Wall Street in the 80s - Independent media - Propaganda and gaslighting - Bitcoin as an anti-war movement - Comedy in NYC in the 70s & 80s - much more Follow Max on Twitter Follow Stacy on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io
S2 E142 · Thu, March 11, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.03.08
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Norwegian energy giant Aker forms bitcoin unit Seetee - New Taproot Activation Method proposed "Speedy Trial" - Malicious backdoored version of electrum wallet - Whirlpool GUI v0.10.3 - Samourai Wallet v0.99.96e - Zeus v0.5.0 - JoinMarket v0.8.2 - JoininBox v0.3.0 - Coldcard v4.0.0-beta - Sparrow v1.3.0 - BTCPay Server v1.0.7.0 - NYDIG $200 million growth round - Blockfi $350M raise at $3B valuation - River $12M raise - Massive Microsoft Exchange email server compromise Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com
S1 E238 · Wed, March 10, 2021
#235: The history of taxes, taxes under a Bitcoin Standard, and gold v. bitcoin with Dominic Frisby
Join Marty as he sits down with Dominic Frisby to discuss: - Daylight Robbery - The history of taxes - The future of taxes under a Bitcoin Standard - The State as a coercive evil force - Gold v. Bitcoin - much more Follow Dominic on Twitter Check out Daylight Robbery Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io
S1 E237 · Mon, March 08, 2021
#234: OPEC, the Shale industry, common sense, and bitcoin as a settlement currency with Anas Alhajji
Join Marty as he sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss: - OPEC dynamics - The politics of oil and gas - The history of the shale industry - Common sense - Bitcoin as a settlement currency for oil trade - much more Follow Anas on Twitter Subscribe to GAMcast Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io
S2 E140 · Thu, March 04, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.03.01
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bottlepay flagging samourai whirlpool coinjoin deposits - bitstamp flagging wasabi coinjoin usage post withdrawal - I2P network support merged into bitcoin core - Regtest demo of zcash based bitcoin sidechain - Arthur Hayes negotiating surrender agreement - Umbrel v0.3.6 - BlueWallet v6.0.6 - Whirlpool CLI v0.10.10 - Eclair v0.5.1 - Lightning Terminal v0.4.1 - BTCPay Server added to Voltage - Citi bank bullish report - Goldman Sachs bitcoin trading desk - HRF $70K in bitcoin dev grants - Bull Bitcoin and Wasabi Wallet $40K grant to Luke-Jr - Unchained Capital $5.5M seed round led by NYDIG - Bitcoin voicepaper - Kentucky bitcoin mining incentive - PayNyms 101 - This month in bitcoin privacy - DEA report mentions bitcoin and 'virtual currency' - Mempool joins COPA - Germany considering KYC for emails and texts Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start
S1 E236 · Wed, March 03, 2021
#233: Raising money in 2020, hashrate derivative products, why no hashrate growth?, and off-grid mining with Nick Hansen
Join Marty as he sits down with Nick Hansen, co-founder and CEO of Luxor Mining, to discuss: - Raising money in 2020 - Building as the price of bitcoin crashed - Hashrate derivative tokens - Why a miner would sell hash - Why a retail investor would buy a hash rate token - Why isn't hash rate keeping up with price - Mining off grid - much more Follow Nick on Twitter Check out Luxor Mining Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io
S2 E131 · Fri, February 26, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.02.22
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Taproot LOT OF LOTS - BitPay Sanctions Violations - Bitfinex and Tether settle with NY AG without admitting fault - MicroStrategy bought another ~19.5k bitcoin for a ~$1.03B, they now hold 90.5k bitcoin - Square quarterly earnings - Coinbase discloses number ahead of Nasdaq listing - Teleport Transactions CoinSwap implementation - Arthur Hayes emerges - Specter v1.2.0 - Onion Share v2.3 - RTL v0.10.1 - Hexa Wallet v1.4.5 - Samourai Dojo v1.9.0 - MyNode v0.2.27 - Sparrow Wallet v1.2.0 - Blockstream Green adds encryption to wallet metadata - River raised $17.3M - BottlePay raised $15.5M - Can Governments Stop Bitcoin? - BitMEX provides third grant for Michael Ford Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their <a href="https
S1 E235 · Wed, February 24, 2021
#232: Treasuries, inflation, history lessons, and Bitcoin & energy with Lyn Alden
Join Marty as he sits down with Lyn Alden, Founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy , to discuss: - Current market environment - Commodities pumping - Rates jumping - Repo markets - Inflation - Historical inflationary event - Bitcoin + energy arbitrage - much more Follow Lyn on Twitter Check out Lyn's website Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com
S1 E234 · Fri, February 19, 2021
#231: Mining trends, bitcoin liquidity crunch, and money printer go brrr with Mason Jappa & Sam Chwarzynski
Join Marty as he sits down with Mason Jappa & Sam Chwarzynski from Blockware Solutions to discuss: - Mining trends - Hosting - Bitcoin as a messaging protocol - The bitcoin liquidity crunch - The macro factors lining up for bitcoin - Bitcoin the messaging network - Protecting against onerous regulations - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E140 · Thu, February 18, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.02.15
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Taproot activation timeline released - Dread admins discuss issues with ongoing Tor attack - Jack and Jay Z announce 500 bitcoin development endowment - Canadian Bitcoin ETF gets green light - BlackRock "dabbling" in bitcoin - BlueWallet v6.0.5 - Zap Android v0.4.0-beta - JoininBox v0.2.0 - Umbrel v0.3.3 - Wasabi Wallet v1.1.12.4 - BIP47 v3 draft spec released - Bitcoin Storage Guide by Sparrow Wallet Team - Ministry of Nodes Ubuntu Node Box Guide - Osprey Bitcoin Trust (OBTC), a challenger to Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ( GBTC ) - Myanmar internet cut multiple times as military curfew continues - Matt + Scaramucci - Texas energy debacle - Bitcoin is the #6 base money in the world - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.
S1 E233 · Tue, February 16, 2021
#230: Layered Money, Complexity of USD, and a New Financial Stack with Nik Bhatia
Join Marty as he sits down with Nik Bhatia, Author of Layered Money: From Gold and Dollars to Bitcoin and CBDCs , to discuss: - Writing the book - Fed money printing - History of layered money systems - Different reserves - How complicated the current USD reserve system is - A new financial stack emanating from nonces - much more Follow Nik on Twitter Buy Layered Money today Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E232 · Fri, February 12, 2021
#229: Black Bitcoin Billionaires, Marketing Bitcoin, and Freedom Money with Lamar Wilson
Join Marty as he sits down with Lamar Wilson to discuss: - Black Bitcoin Billionaires club on Clubhouse - Marketing bitcoin - Empowering individuals with bitcoin - Bringing back strong families - Getting people off zero on their way to becoming satoshi millionaires - much more Follow Lamar on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E137 · Thu, February 11, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.02.08
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Coldcard multisig vulnerability https://nunchuk.medium.com/the-missing-multisig-standard-5b4092e3ea92 - Tesla buys $1.5B worth of bitcoin https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459021004599/tsla-10k_20201231.htm - Bitcoin Hash Rate New ATH - Samourai Wallet v0.99.96c https://docs.samourai.io/en/wallet/releases#v09996c - Nunchuk v0.9.7 https://nunchuk.medium.com/nunchuk-0-9-7-6b74b3848c3d - Joinmarket v0.8.1 https://github.com/joinmarket-org/joinmarket-clientserver/releases/tag/v0.8.1 - Sparrow v1.1.0 https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.1.0 - Twitter CFO says they are considering bitcoin purchase https://twitter.com/SquawkCNBC/status/1359501275650547714 - SEC Commish says they are ready for a bitcoin ETF https://www.coindesk.com/peirce-sec-coindesk-tv - Sending large files with blockstream satellite https://medium.com/blockstream/orbital-data-freighting-with-blockstream-satellite-2b9cde6aa79e - Saylor Academy launches free bitcoin course http://sylr.org/BTC4E - Gladstein + Reason Video https://twitter.com/reason/status/1357756578787708931 - Arthur Hayes Vanity Fair https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/02/the-rise-and-fall-of-bitcoin-billionaire-arthur-hayes - Castle Island new $50M bitcoin VC fund https://medium.com/castle-island-ventures/castle-island-ventures-ii-and-the-road-ahead-e1dfffe72d8f Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.
S1 E231 · Wed, February 10, 2021
#228: UASFs, BIP 148, BIP 91, and Taproot Activation with Matt Corallo
Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Corallo to discuss: - The history of SegWit2x - How SegWit actually got activated - BIP 148 - BIP 91 - Preventing a split - Fork futures - Lessons learned - UASF as a nuclear option - Taproot activation - BIP 8 (True/False) - Why precedents matter - LDK update - much more Follow Matt on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E230 · Fri, February 05, 2021
#227: Mining, energy, central banks of the future and capital allocation with Harry Sudock
Join Marty as he sits down with Harry Sudock, VP of Strategy at GRIID, to discuss: - Meeting in NYC - Stumbling into the mining industry - The merging of the bitcoin mining and energy industries - Energy delivery problems - Grid stabilization - Central banks of the future - Efficient capital allocation under a Bitcoin Standard - much more Follow Harry on Twitter Check out GRIID Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E134 · Thu, February 04, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.02.01
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Elon playing games - Senator Lummis appointed Senate Banking Committee - Microstrategy Bitcoin Summit - Grayscale GBTC premium goes negative for first time - California pension fund goes HAM on RIOT - Darknet markets hit new ATH revenue according to chainalysis - Matrix Chat Client Element removed - Zeus v0.5.0- beta1 - Bisq v1.5.5 - Hexa Wallet v1.4.2 - Phoenix v1.4.6 - Home mining for non-KYC Bitcoin - Self-hosting guide by Ketan - Coinbase targeting Nasdaq and $50B valuation - New Fed paper on inequality - Ukraine considering nuclear mining - Proposed Bitcoin Ban in India - India blocks internet amid protests - ATMs, banks, and internet access have been shutdown in Myanmar following military coup - Casa raises $4m in seed round - XMR.to shuts down - This Month in Bitcoin Privacy: January 2020 - Bitcoin 2021 Conference moved from LA to Miami in June Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model
S2 E133 · Fri, January 29, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.01.25
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Wall Street Mayhem - Tor v3 DoS attacks continue - Tighter KYC regs in Netherlands - Marathon buys $150M in bitcoin - Sparrow Wallet v1.0.0 - Tails v4.15 - Fully Noded v0.2.11 - GrapheneOS web installer - Grayscale donates $1M to coincenter, matching up to another $1M - Navalny donation address receives almost 4 bitcoin since he was jailed addy - Mining pool censorship analysis by bitmex research - Jihan Wu signed letter - Gladstein in Time on privacy - Ray Dalio on bitcoin Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to Atoms.com/tftc to get a free pair of socks at checkout.
S1 E229 · Mon, January 25, 2021
#226: Sovereign default swap markets as a proxy for Bitcoin's fair value with Greg Foss
Join Marty as he sits down with long time credit trader Greg Foss to discuss: - Surfing culture - Greg's experience trading credit markets - Using the CDS market for sovereign bonds as a way to calculate Bitcoin's fair value - Systemic risk in the financial system - Counter-party risk - Bitcoin and the energy industry - much more Follow Greg on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to Atoms.com/tftc to get a free pair of socks at checkout.
S1 E228 · Fri, January 22, 2021
#225: Whitney Webb
Join Marty as he sits down with independent journalist Whitney Webb to discuss: - Solar Winds - Q Anon - Operation Warp Speed - Incoming Secretary of State - WEF's Great Reset - Independent Journalism - Opting out - much more Follow Whitney on Twitter Check out Unlimited Hangout Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to Atoms.com/tftc to get a free pair of socks at checkout.
S2 E231 · Thu, January 21, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.01.18
This week in Bitcoin Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoin reorg confusion: BITMEX & Blockstream Explorer & Deribit Dissection & Peter Todd - CSW sues bitcoin.org and bitcoincore.org over whitepaper copyright - Energy usage FUD smacks marty in the face on twitter - Mining in the arctic circle - Iranian gov seizing ASICs - Blue Wallet v6.0.3 - c-lightning v0.9.3 - Bitcoin Dev Kit v0.3.0 - Blackrock entering the fray ? - Chainalysis releases 2020 "illicit activity" report - Our boy Nic dropped a great piece in NYMag - Mullvad conducts infrastructure audit - Bitcoin Core usage survey Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to Atoms.com/tftc to get a free pair of socks at checkout.
S1 E227 · Fri, January 15, 2021
#224: How to cancel yourself with Michael Krieger
Join Marty as he sits down with Michael Krieger to discuss: - Cancel yourself before they cancel you - Free and open source software - Censorship - History - Bitcoin as a way to exit - The illegitimacy of the expert class - Localism - The education system - much more Check out Michael's latest article Cancel Yourself and sign up for his newsletter after reading Follow Michael on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to Atoms.com/tftc to get a free pair of socks at checkout.
S2 E130 · Fri, January 15, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.01.11
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Tor v3 Onion addresses unreachable after apparent attack on Tor network - Ledger discloses new data leak and steps they are taking to mitigate issues going forward - Analysis of Solar Winds attack - HRF provides grants to Specter and Lot49 - Lagarde attacks bitcoin - Bitcoin Core v0.21.0 - BlueWallet v6.0.2 - BTCPay Server v1.0.6.5 - RaspiBlitz v1.6.3 - Sparrow v0.9.10 - Hexa Wallet v1.4.1 - Fully Noded v0.2.9 - Coldcard v3.2.2 - Mempool v2 - Bakkt going public on NYSE - Poolin releases hash rate token - FinCEN extends comment period - German Police take down DarkMarket and arrest operator Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time prefere
S1 E226 · Wed, January 13, 2021
#223: Talking Oil, Gas & Bitcoin with @chigrl
Join Marty as he sits down with Tracy Shuchart ( @chigrl ) from Hedge Fund Telemetry to discuss: - Oil Markets - Misallocation of capital - PE + O&G - Fragile supply chains - Rare Earth metals - Bitcoin mining with flare gas - Energy producers are the central banks of the future - much more Follow Tracy on Twitter Check out Hedge Fund Telemetry Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to Atoms.com/tftc to get a free pair of socks at checkout.
S1 E225 · Fri, January 08, 2021
#222: Beefing with the NFL with Jack Mallers
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Jack Mallers, Founder and CEO of Strike, to discuss: - Athletes getting paid in sats - Beef with the NFL - bitcoin the hard asset - Bitcoin the Network - Strike global - Routing around with Bitcoin - State of the Lightning Network - much more Follow Jack on Twitter Check out Strike Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to Atoms.com/tftc to get a free pair of socks at checkout.
S2 E228 · Thu, January 07, 2021
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.01.04
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - OCC letter on banks using stablecoins - Pro censorship American mining pool gains steam - Iranian mining crackdown - Strike Global - Blockstream Jade - Bitcoin Core v0.21.0 RC5 - Fully Noded v0.2.8 - Specter v1.0.0 - Braiins acquires remaining stake in Slush Pool from Slush - Coindesk buys tradeblock - Anthony Towns on 2021 - Bitcoin Explained by BJ Dweck - Silent Link Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to Atoms.com/tftc to get a free pair of socks at checkout.
S1 E224 · Wed, January 06, 2021
#221: DLCs, transaction fees, and PEMDAS with Chris Stewart
Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Stewart, CEO of Suredbits, to discuss: - An update on DLCs - The US Presidential Election DLCs - Oracle problems and solutions - DLCFDs - Stablecoins - Transaction fees - Is Ethereum beating Bitcoin? - PEMDAS - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to Atoms.com/tftc to get a free pair of socks at checkout.
S2 E228 · Thu, December 31, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.12.28
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Our boy Russ getting paid in bitcoin using Strike - Mooch's new bitcoin fund slides leak - Indian Gov considering 18% tax on bitcoin trading - US Treasury hits BitGo with sanctions violations on their non custodial wallet - Bisq v1.5.3 - Umbrel App Store - VanEck refiles ETF - This Month in Bitcoin Privacy - SolarWinds attack Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E223 · Tue, December 29, 2020
#220: Matt Hill
Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Hill, co-founder and CEO of Start9 Labs, to discuss: - Founding Start9 Labs - The Embassy - Routing around Apple's App Store - Why personal hardware is an imperative moving forward - Self-sovereign surveillance - Making all of this easy - much more Follow Matt on Twitter Check out Start9 Labs' Embassy Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E230 · Thu, December 24, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.12.21
Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - Ledger database dump - FinCEN adds new KYC requirements for withdrawals - Nigeria is now second biggest Paxful bitcoin market after the US - Bitmain civil war escalates - Microstrategy recent purchases complete - BlueWallet v6.0.1 - Eclair v0.5.0 - Caravan adds PSBT support - Discreet Log Contract for Difference - Ripple gets hit by SEC - Bitcoin DevKit Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E222 · Wed, December 23, 2020
#219: arbedout
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with their very good friend arbedout to discuss: - Gurri's Revolt of the Public - Telecommunications networks - Deflationary v. Inflationary currencies - MMT vs Bitcoin in context of Hirschmann's Exit, Voice and Loyalty - Great American Mining, energy, and Bitcoin - much more Follow arbedout on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E221 · Tue, December 22, 2020
#218: Desiree Dickerson, Christian Moss, & Simon Cowell
Join Marty as he sits down with Desiree Dickerson, Christian Moss and Simon Cowell to discuss: - Gaming + The Lightning Network - Why dedicated gaming tokens don't make sense - Zebedee's SDK - MintGox - Getting pro gamers into LN enabled gaming - Gaming culture these days - The Upcoming MintGox tournament on December 27th - Our favorite games - much more Follow Des on Twitter Follow Christian on Twitter Follow Simon on Twitter Check out Zebedee Check out ZBD.gg Check out MintGox Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E220 · Tue, December 22, 2020
#217: Lightswitch Lou's Return
Join Marty as he sits down with Louis Roberts AKA Lightswitch Lou, the man who launched TFTC, to discuss: - Everything under the sun Follow Lou on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E219 · Fri, December 18, 2020
#216: Pete Rizzo
Join Marty as he sits down with Pete Rizzo, Editor at Kraken and Advisor to Bitcoin Magazine, to discuss: - The war over P2SH - Bitcoin's development culture - Are Bitcoin's properties inherent or emergent? - Bitcoin v. Ethereum - Journalism - Bias - Objectivity - much more Follow Pete on Twitter Read The Battle For P2SH Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E227 · Fri, December 18, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.12.14
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - no ban yet - sats back and sats the standard on cashapp - Ruffer $744M investment - $1B investment from One River - Guggenheim's Minerd drops a casual $400k price prediction - UK FCA allows temp approvals - Kraken to add lightning early next year - MTGox claims speculation - BTCPay Server v1.0.6.3 - myNode v0.2.20 - TailsOS v4.14 - ACINQ Phoenix v1.4.4 - ACINQ iOS wallet enters testing - Electrum v4.0.8 - BlueWallet v6.6.0 - Compromising airgapped machines - OXT Research Kucoin Report - JoinMarket guide - 10 ways to lose your bitcoin - Coinbase going public Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E218 · Wed, December 16, 2020
#215: BitcoinTINA
Join Marty as he sits down with BitcoinTINA to discuss: - The new ATH - Institutional adoption - How high will Bitcoin go? - Gradually, then suddenly - Cutting losses v. taking profits - Gold's fate - The importance of running a node - The market will bend the knee - Holding in a bull market v. holding in a bear market - much more Follow BitcoinTINA on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E217 · Tue, December 15, 2020
#214: Ben Kaufman
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Ben Kaufman, unlicensed software developer, to discuss: - Specter Wallet - Crypto Advanced - Making multisig easy - Making connecting to a full node easy - PSBT - QR Codes - HWI - Hardware - Zoomers - much more Follow Ben on Twitter Check out Specter Wallet Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E216 · Fri, December 11, 2020
#213: Jimmy Song
Join Marty as he sits down with Jimmy Song, educator and Co-Author of Thank God For Bitcoin: The Creation, Corruption, and Redemption of Money, to discuss: - Sound Money as a moral imperative - How easy money corrupts society - The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil - Serving money or God - Positivism v. Natural Rights - Jesus flipping the table and kicking out the moneychangers - much more Follow Jimmy on Twitter Buy the book Check out Jimmy's podcast Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E224 · Fri, December 11, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.12.06
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Ledger Phishing scams continue and get more sophisticated - Our boy Justin gets funded by Square Crypto - Brian Brooks non answer when asked about potential self custody restrictions - G7 Finance Ministers discuss the need for more bitcoin regulations - Our boy Jake sends out 'canary' tweet - Four Republican Congressmen send letter to Mnunchin defending self custody - French Finance Ministry to enact stricter bitcoin regs - Elliptic releases press release associating bitcoin privacy wallets with criminal intent - Mass Mutual buys $100M worth of bitcoin - Microstrategy borrowing money to buy more bitcoin - c-lightning v0.9.2 - RoninDojo v1.8.0 - Specter v0.10.4 - Zap Android v0.3.6 - Sparrow Wallet v0.9.9 - Ledger Live adds easy bitcoin core full node support - Bullish yearly survey from Blockchain Capital - First multi-transaction CoinSwap test by Chris Belcher - Lightning Network deanonymization paper - BTC-e Operator sentenced to 5 years - The Battle for P2SH - Bitcoin Dissidents <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-protesters-most-influential-2020
S2 E121 · Fri, December 04, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.30
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - fresh set of ledger phishing scams sent out - shilling the corn is the cool thing to do now - Our boy paul - Blackrock - Bloomberg - potential rushed self custody restrictions via brian armstrong - CCP was the Plus Token Whale - NYTimes hit piece on coinbase and bitcoin - Bitcoin Beach balls out - BTCPay Server v1.0.6.0 - JoinMarket v0.8.0 - JoininBox v0.1.15 - RaspiBlitz v1.6.2 - MyNode v0.2.19 - Sparrow Wallet v0.9.8 - Nunchuk v0.9.3 - Samourai Wallet v0.99.96 - BlueWallet v5.6.7 - PSBT Toolkit v0.1.2 - New version of nthKey - Specter DIY now offered prebuilt - Guggenheim fund may invest in bitcoin - AllianceBernstein like bitcoin now - BitMEX hires heavy hitter German CEO - OTC volumes hit new records - This Month in Bitcoin Privacy
S1 E214 · Sun, November 29, 2020
#211: Dr. Saifedean Ammous
Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Saifedean Ammous, Author of The Bitcoin Standard, The Fiat Standard and Principles of Economics, to discuss: - The Fiat Standard - Principles of Economics - The University system - "The Science" - Lockdown hysteria - Unexpected externalities from lockdowns - much more Follow Saif on Twitter Checkout Saifedean.com and pre-order The Fiat Standard & Principles of Economics Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E120 · Thu, November 26, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.23
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Coldcard testnet attack - John Newbery and Mike Schmidt launch new bitcoin development initiative - Chainalysis raising $100M at $1B valuation - Microstrategy exploring bitcoin " data products " - Gold funds falling while bitcoin pumps - Bisq v1.5.0 - Bitcoin Wallet Tracker v0.2.0 - Autoloop lightning liquidity - PTLC Proof of Concept from Suredbits - Leo Zhang's The Intelligent Bitcoin Miner Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . BitcoinBlackFriday.com Now if you sign up for early access for the Fold card on Bitcoin Black Friday you will be entered into a raffle to win a whole Bitcoin.
S1 E213 · Tue, November 24, 2020
#210: Adam Curry
Join Marty as he sits down with Adam Curry to discuss: - Origins of podcasting - Podcasting 2.0 - Value for Value - Sphinx chat - Streaming payments - Automatic royalties/distributions - Self censorship and advertising - Open publishing and distributed money make sense together - Distrust in media - much more Follow Adam on Twitter Check out Adam's site Check out The Podcasting Index + Podcasting 2.0 Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E119 · Thu, November 19, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.16
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - taproot activation hits 55% miner support taprootactivation.com - Second richest Mexican is now a bitcoiner - Senator Lummis on fire - the mooch considering a bitcoin play - Citi likes bitcoin now - Whirlpool CLI v0.10.9 - Electrum v4.0.5 - ThunderHub v0.10.3 - Tails v4.13 - Lend at HodlHodl now available in US - Swan XPUB support - OKEx mining hash rate falls due to solvency concerns - OKEx announces they will start processing withdrawals again - Dutch exchange now making you verify addresses - Chainalysis double dipping on government contracts - Binance suing Forbes - Apple privacy issues exposed due to server failure - US military buying precise location data from marketing agencies - Librem 5 begins shipping Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the
S1 E212 · Tue, November 17, 2020
#209: Graham Krizek
Join Marty as he sits down with Graham Krizek, Founder of Voltage, to discuss: - Graham's Bitcoin journey - Starting Voltage - The Lightning Network + node operators - Necessary infrastructure - Encrypting data in the cloud - Security tradeoffs - Cloud Computing landscape - Centralization risks - much more Follow Graham on Twitter Check out Voltage Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E118 · Thu, November 12, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.09
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Adam Curry announces lightning powered Podcast 2.0 spec - Ledger Phishing Email analysis - Nodl v0.1.2 - Fully Noded Desktop v0.2.1 - Sparrow v0.9.7 - myNode v0.2.18 - Umbrel v0.2.14 - RTL v0.9.3 - Adam Gibson on wasabi 2.0 - WORDS Bitcoin Journal October 2020 - OKEx could be a CCP play - EU encryption resolution - blockseer KYC mining pool - Nigerian gov blocking protest bank accounts - ethereum hard fork bug Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . BitcoinBlackFriday.com Now if you sign up for early access for the Fold card on Bitcoin Black Friday you will be entered into a raffle to win a whole Bitcoin.
S1 E211 · Tue, November 10, 2020
#208: Patrick Dugan
Join Marty as he sits down with Patrick Dugan to discuss: - Financial regulations - The Bank Secrecy Act - FATF - Money laundering - Cypherpunk v. Financialization - A bifurcated network inevitable? - TradeLayer - Op Codes - much more Follow Patrick on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E210 · Fri, November 06, 2020
#207: Tom Trevethan
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Tom Trevethan, CTO of CommerceBlock, to discuss: - Statechains - Mercury Wallet - Trust tradeoffs - Privacy gains - Fee structure - Custodial tradeoff - Use cases - much more Follow Tom on Twitter Checkout Mercury Wallet Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
Thu, November 05, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.02
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoin difficulty adjusted down by 16% - This month in bitcoin privacy - Russian Gazprombank likes bitcoin now - Lightning Pool liquidity market - Zeus v0.4.0 - Specter v0.9.1 - Lightning Terminal v0.3.0 - Android Tor Browser v10.0.3 - JoininBox v0.1.14 - FUlly Noded Desktop v0.1.99 - Raspi 400 - Nunchuk multisig - Low bandwidth bitcoin - bitbo.io bitcoin dashboard - Bitcoin merge mining report - Layer1 legal issues Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . BitcoinBlackFriday.com Now if you sign up for early access for the Fold card on Bitcoin Black Friday you will be entered into a raffle to win a whole Bitcoin.
S1 E209 · Wed, November 04, 2020
#206: Ryan Gentry
Join Marty as he sits down with Ryan Gentry, Business Development at Lightning Labs, to discuss: - Austin, Texas - Ryan's time at Intel - Chip fabs - Proof of Work as an essential component of cryptocurrencies - The Order of Operations necessary to create a truly distributed cryptocurrency - Reading white papers - Will Ethereum scale? - Lightning Pool - Shadow Pools - A LN yield curve - much more Follow Ryan on Twitter Check out the Lightning Pool announcement Check out the Lightning Pool specs Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E208 · Fri, October 30, 2020
#205: Morgen Rochard
Join Marty as he sits down with Morgen Rochard, author of Personal Finance QuickStart Guide , to discuss: - Personal Finance - When you should start saving - How much you should be saving - How you should be paying down debt - When can you buy bitcoin? - Should you speculative attack your debt? - Keeping tabs of your finances - much more Follow Morgen on Twitter Check out her podcast: Money Owners Check out her book: Personal Finance QuickStart Guide Link to student loan advice Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E117 · Thu, October 29, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.10.26
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - FEE FOMO IS REAL - Cryptocloaks release triton case - First monthly nodl call - Travel rule fuckery intensifies - If you wish to submit a comment - Statechains for privacy ? - JoinMarket status update - Marathon announces purchase of 10k AntMiner S-19 Pros - New round of Ledger user phishing attempts - Anthony Towns on Taproot activation - Largest bank in Singapore to launch bitcoin exchange - JoinMarket v0.7.2 - JoininBox v0.1.13 - BTCPay Server v1.0.5.9 - Lightning Terminal v0.2.0 - Fully Noded Desktop v0.1.96 - Atomic finance launches DLC based bitcoin betting tool - BlockFi discloses 5% position in GBTC - Sounds like the NSA is still putting insecure backdoors into our favorite products - River adds hardware wallet account - Kucoin hacked bitcoin going through ChipMixer - Iranian government announces intention to use bitcoin to circumvent import sanctions Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Unchained Capi
S1 E207 · Fri, October 23, 2020
#204: Max Keidun
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Max Keidun from HodlHodl to discuss: - HodlHodl's new non-custodial loan product - How lenders and borrowers interact - How HodlHodl's lending product differs from DeFi - What stablecoins are available - Prediction markets - Liquid - RGB - Integration with Blue Wallet - much more Follow Max on Twitter Check out HodlHodl Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E115 · Fri, October 23, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.10.19
This week Mart and Matt discuss: - two LND vulnerabilities disclosed - v0.9 and below - v0.10 and below - Paypal adds " bitcoin " - Our boy Paul shills the corn again - coinbase transparency report - FinCEN fines custodial bitcoin mixing CEO $60M - Travel rule white paper & participants - BTCPay Server v1.0.5.8 - Bisq v1.4.2 - Phoenix v1.4.0 - Breez RC1 - Tails v4.12 - Tor browser v10.0.2 - Raspiblitz v1.6.1 - Sparrow v0.9.6 - Voltage cloud lightning node service launched - Hodl Hodl adds P2P bitcoin lending support - BitMEX speeding up KYC process - Bitcoin hit piece by CNAS - Thai authorities attempting to block access to telegram Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vaul
S1 E206 · Mon, October 19, 2020
#203: Dave Collum
Join Marty as he sits down with Dave Collum to discuss: - Cancel culture - Modern day journalism - COVID-19 - Lockdowns - Vaccines - The Election - Censorship - much more Follow Dave on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E205 · Sat, October 17, 2020
#202: Adam Soltys
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Adam Soltys, creator of Coinos.io, to discuss: - Local ISPs - Coinos - Web wallets - UX - Security Tradeoffs - The Lightning Network - Liquid - Tokens - Privacy - much more Check out coinos Follow Adam on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E114 · Fri, October 16, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.10.12
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - LND vulnerability - DOJ launches global push to ban end to end encryption - OKEx suspends withdrawals - Taproot merged into Bitcoin Core - BitMEX cofounder released on $5M bond - BitMEX hires new compliance officer - Indian exchanges working together to provide stricter KYC/AML compliance - Spain potential law forcing full disclosure of bitcoin holdings - Unchained adds coldcard support - myNode v0.2.17 - Nodl v0.1.1f - RTL v0.9.1-beta - Eclair v0.4.2 - JoinMarket v0.7.1 - Trezor Suite Public Beta - Electrum v4.0.4 - Stone Ridge $115M bitcoin investment - Rodolfo the domain hodler - Fidelity recommends 5% position in bitcoin - Fidelity privacy panel with Matt - Marathon announces new 105 Megawatt bitcoin mining op - BitMEX on the risks of brain wallets - lnresearch data - MuSig2 paper - WORDS Sep
S1 E204 · Tue, October 13, 2020
#201: Whitney Webb
Join Marty as he sits down with Independent Journalist Whitney Webb to discuss: - Chile - Operation Warp Speed - Intelligence Agencies - Defense contractors - Big Pharma connections - History of the CIA - Operation Dark Winter - Color Revolutions - Overcoming the Conspiracy Theorist label - Epstein as a pawn in a bigger game - much more Follow Whitney on Twitter Check out Whitney's Patreon Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E203 · Tue, October 13, 2020
#200: Ansel Linder
Join Marty as he sits down with Ansel Linder to discuss: - 2015 + 2016 bear market - Different iterations of altcoins - Fed Policy - Is QE inflationary or deflationary - How does Fed policy affect Bitcoin? - much more Follow Ansel on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E202 · Fri, October 09, 2020
#199: Edward Evenson
Join Marty as he sits down with Edward Evenson, Head of Business Development at Slush Pool / Braiins Systems, to discuss: - Mining pools - The race to zero profitability for pools - Value add services pools provide - The future of mining pools - Firmware products - PPS v. FPPS v. PPLNS - Cheese - Wine - much more Follow Edward on Twitter Check out Braiins Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E113 · Thu, October 08, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.10.05
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Square buys $50M worth of bitcoin - New Europol report - Travel rule rumors swirl - New DoJ framework - HMRC orders coinbase to hand over customer records - Chainalysis hits Mex with high risk warning - BitMEX leadership changes - bitcoinprivacy.guide - Schnorr summary by suredbits - specter v0.8.1 - bitcoin wallet tracker v0.1.5 - blockstream green desktop v0.0.4 - sparrow v0.9.5 - bluewallet v5.6.1 - BTCPay server v1.0.5.7 - Hexa Wallet v1.2.0 - Fully Noded v0.1.90 - Ledger live adding coin control and full node support - Riot Blockchain buys 2500 S19 Pros - $26 million in bitfinex stolen bitcoin moves - mempool sponsors - classroom surveillance on the rise with rona as the excuse Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href=
S1 E201 · Tue, October 06, 2020
#198: Leo Zhang
Join Marty as he sits down with Leo Zhang, Founder of Anicca Research , to discuss: - The Alchemy of Hashpower - Stakeholders within the mining industry - ASICs as physical options on bitcoin - Bitmain's struggles - MicroBT - Hashrate derivatives - The US and China - Family - much more Follow Leo on Twitter Check out The Alchemy of Hashpower Pt. I Check out The Alchemy of Hashpower Pt. II Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E200 · Fri, October 02, 2020
#197: Joost Jager
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Joost Jager, independent Lightning Network developer, to discuss: - Griefing Attacks - Circuit Breaker - Routing on Lightning - Multi-Path Payments + Wumbo - Public v. Private channel capacity - Whatsat - Multiple implementations and how they interact - much more Follow Joost on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E111 · Thu, October 01, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.09.28
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - BitMEX hit by CFTC and Department of Justice - KuCoin hacked for $150M - New Zealand tax authority seeking personal info from local exchanges - Chainalysis and Integra FEC receive IRS contracts for lightning and monero tracing - Pierre adds bounties to BitcoinACKs.com - September privacy newsletter by Janine - Murchandamus joins Chaincode - RoninDojo v1.7.0 - Sparrow Wallet v0.9.4 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.18 - The Eye of Satoshi v0.1.1 - BTCPay Server v1.0.5.6 - Aqua Wallet by blockstream - CoinOS web wallet with liquid and lightning support - Docusign competitor using bitcoin - Woleet - CalyxOS released - Taproot explainer by suredbits - HCPP this weekend - Ministry of Nodes also thinks specter is straight fire - PlanB Dox - Brian Armstrong fake woke Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup
S1 E199 · Wed, September 30, 2020
#196: Cynthia Lummis
Join Marty as he sits down with Cynthia Lummis, the Rebulican Nominee for the U.S. Senate out of Wyoming, to discuss: - Cynthia's platform of fiscal responsibility - Cynthia's experience Wyoming's state Treasurer - How Bitcoin can help with fiscal responsibility - How Bitcoin can help pensions - How Bitcoin can help the energy sector - How Bitcoin embodies the ideals America was founded on - The work Wyoming has done to welcome Bitcoin innovators - There are good people in Washington - much more Follow Cynthia on Twitter Check out Cynthia's campaign website Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E198 · Tue, September 29, 2020
#195: Stephan Kinsella
Join Marty as he sits down with Stephan Kinsella to discuss: - State's rights - The Lockdowns - The Constitution - The Government v. The State - Bitcoin didn't ask for permission - Are leftists insane? - Should you vote? - Smart contracts - much more Follow Stephan on Twitter Check out stephankinsella.com Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E197 · Mon, September 28, 2020
#194: Junseth
Join Marty as he sits down with the affable Junseth to discuss: - America's Culture War - Are we in a Civil War? - When did the Civil War start? - Miners are Energy Pirates - How mining companies should manage their balance sheets - Art - Digital Art - NFTs - Literature - much more Follow Junseth on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E196 · Sat, September 26, 2020
#193: Matthew Black
Join Marty as he sits down with Matthew Black, co-founder of Atomic Finance, to discuss: - Building on Ethereum - Ethereum's limitations - ETH 2.0 transition - DeFi on Ethereum, is it legit? - Non-custodial DeFi on Bitcoin? - Bitcoin + DLCs - much more Follow Matthew on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E112 · Thu, September 24, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.09.21
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Lightning node firewall circuitbreaker - Iran power plants making mining moves - Timeline of bitmain power struggle - Bisq v1.3.9 - BlueWallet v5.5.9 - Tails v4.11 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.17 - Dojo v1.8.0 released - Specter v0.8.0 - Smartcard support for Specter DIY HWW - Square Crypto $100k grant to btcpay server and launches a proper portal for their work squarecrypto.org - Namecheap adds btcpay server! - Unchained Capital adds advanced multisig business accounts - Russian gov wants full wallet disclosures - Venezuelan government to require use of national mining pool - FinCen Files leak - Over 170 arrests and over $6.5M seized in global DOJ lead operation against dark markets - whirlpool fee calculator and portal for his other links by bitcoinqna https://getbitcoin.help/ - Umbrel wallet support Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/" rel="ugc noopene
S1 E195 · Wed, September 23, 2020
#192: Christopher Gimmer + Marc Chouinard
Join Marty as he sits down with Christopher Gimmer and Marc Chouinard, co-founders of Snappa , to discuss: - Bootstrapping v. Raising funds from VCs - Building many businesses and failing - The decision to add Bitcoin to Snappa's balance sheet - Why it's easier to move cash to Bitcoin as a small biz v. publicly traded companies - Small business self-custody via multisig - Asking, "What is money?" - Canada's inflated real estate market - Bullish sentiment - Bitcoin education - much more Follow Christopher on Twitter Follow Marc on Twitter Check out Chris' piece on why Snappa allocated to Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset Check out Snappa Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E194 · Tue, September 22, 2020
#191: Matthew Mežinskis
Join Marty as he sits down with Matthew Mežinskis of the Crypto Voices Podcast to discuss: - Q2 2020 Global Monetary Base update - Defining Base Monies - Where Bitcoin stands as a base money - Current growth rate of base monies - Claims on base monies - Claims on bitcoin - Proof of Reserves - History of Communism in the 20th century - How people rioting in the US are misguided - What's going on in Belarus right now ( podcast link ) - much more Follow Matthew on Twitter Check out Crypto Voices Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E111 · Thu, September 17, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.09.14
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Stacking Saylor - Bakkt all time high daily volume - Coin Control in Ledger Live - Square Crypto provides another $100K grant to btcpay - Sparrow Wallet Guide by bitcoinqna - Roy from Breeze on MPP and Wumbo - c-lightning v0.9.1 - Electrum v4.0.3 - BlueWallet v5.5.8 - Kraken is a bank now - Anicca Research - The Alchemy of Hashpower Pt. II - FATF Report on Red Flags - Is creeping KYC a threat to bitcoin? - Chinese Nationals allegedly attack more than 100 companies - Chinese database of 2.4M foreigners leaks Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E110 · Thu, September 10, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.09.07
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - CVE-2018-17145 Bitcoin vulnerability (that has since been patched) disclosed - Flaxman digs specter too - So does Ketan - Bitcoinqna NO KYC homepage - Chainalysis Global Crypto Adoption - Belarus non profit using bitcoin - Square launches Crypto Open Patent Alliance - Umbrel v0.2.9 - Rudefox Burrow v0.0.5 - Ledger Status on liquidity farming - Freak questions answered - much more Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . HASHR8 Podcast. If you head over to HASHR8's newly redesigned website you can register for the newsletter, subscribe to the podcast, and stay current on all the major news in bitcoin and mining. Check out the website here and the podcast here
S1 E193 · Tue, September 08, 2020
#190: Ben Carman
Join Marty as he sits down with Ben Carman from Suredbits to discuss: - Ben's transition from Bernie Bro to Libertarian - Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs) - An Oracle's role in DLCs - Are decentralized Oracles possible? - DLCs onchain v. on the Lightning Network - Stock-to-flow thoughts - much more Follow Ben on Twitter Check out Suredbits Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E109 · Thu, September 03, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.08.31
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitblockboom reflections - Trezor/Keepkey passphrase vuln - Trezor security patch - Alleged electrum phishing attack - This Month in Bitcoin Privacy - Looming Russian mining crackdown - Bithumb exchange seized in South Korea - Coincenter cools rumors about escalating regulatory measures - Empire market exit scam - Alphabay dispute moderator gets 11 years in prison - Chainalysis Latin America analysis - Specter v0.7.0 - Sparrow Wallet v0.9.2 - Umbrel v0.2.6 Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E108 · Thu, September 03, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap LIVE: Week of 2020.08.27
Join Marty, Matt, Justin Moon, Jeff Vandrew, and the audience from BitBlockBoom as they discuss: - CoinJoin wars - Equinor working with Crusoe Energy - Coinbase users told by California that they should hold their keys - Tax laws - much more Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E192 · Tue, September 01, 2020
#189: Fabian Jahr
Join Marty as he sits down with Bitcoin Core contributor Fabian Jahr to discuss: - Fabian's year since leaving the Chaincode residency - His OKCoin grant - The importance of code review - An optimal review:PR ratio for devs - Signet - gettxoutsetinfo and Supply Gate - PR Review Club - How to best fund devs - much more Follow Fabian on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E191 · Wed, August 26, 2020
#188: Chris Bendiksen
Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Bendiksen, Head of Research at Coinshares, to discuss: - Consciousness - Time - Mining - Hashrate derivatives - Asynchronous time + Proof of Work - TOOL - Free will - Education - Bitcoin's benefits to a portfolio - Energy consumption - much more Follow Chris on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E190 · Mon, August 24, 2020
#187: Luke Gromen
Join Marty as he sits down with Luke Gromen, founder of Forrest for the Trees research firm, to discuss: - The Dollar as a rubber band ruler - The Fed's catch-22 - Bankruptcy via inflation - Debt/GDP - Apolitical alternatives to the Dollar - Money + energy - much more Follow Luke on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E107 · Thu, August 20, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.08.17
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Ongoing bsv dust attack - OXT research alleged wasabi vulnerability - Strike adds cashback - Hash rate hits ATH then floods in Sichuan - Tor statement on recent exit node attacks - Tor proposal for possible DoS mitigations - cypherpunklabs.com allows you to easily fund Tor nodes - BitMEX adding KYC - Specter v0.6.1 - myNode v0.2.14 - Zeus v0.3.1 - BTCPay Server v1.0.5.5 - Lily Wallet v1.0.0 - lnd v0.11-beta - Schnorr explainer series by suredbits - Raspiblitz on bitcoinmagazine stream - Lancium sues Layer 1 - BlockFi raises $50M, rumored valuation of $400M - Cryptovoices monetary base update Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E189 · Thu, August 20, 2020
#186: Alex Leishman & Andrew Benson
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Alex Leishman and Andrew Benson, co-founders of River Financial, to discuss: - Starting a company with your cousin - Expanding River to 30 states - River's foray into Hawaii - Hawaii's regulatory history with Bitcoin - Onboarding and educating high net worth individuals - Building out River's software stack - Thoughts on chain surveillance companies - Interacting with a banking system that isn't open 24/7/365 - much more Follow Alex on Twitter Follow Andrew on Twitter Check out River Financial Check out the article we discussed Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E107 · Thu, August 13, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.08.10
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - numbers run, yams fucked, fees sliced - malicious tor exit node attacks - microstrategy macro strategy - portnoy and winklevii - whirlpool and postmix spending FAQ - bisq v1.3.7 - psbt toolkit v0.1.1 - c-lightning v0.9.0-1 - nodl dojo and one v0.1.1d - Fully Noded v0.1.68 - ledger nano s and nano x firmware updates - Full datasheet for the secure chip used by Coldcard MK3 leaked - Nigerians using bitcoin - Lily multisig demo - Specter multisig demo - MintGox 006 - Sep 13 - 2PM ET - DOJ seizes terrorist funds - US CBP increases electronic surveillance powers at borders Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E188 · Tue, August 11, 2020
#185: Lyn Alden
Join Marty as he sits down with Lyn Alden, founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, to discuss: - QE's affect on inequality - The Triffin Dilemma - The double edged sword of the reserve currency of the world - Inflation metrics - Why Lyn is interested in Bitcoin - How the world would look different on a Bitcoin Standard - much more Follow Lyn on Twitter Check out the article we discussed Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E187 · Fri, August 07, 2020
#184: Clark Moody
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Clark Moody, data don , to discuss: - The early days of bitcoin data - Making a dashboard of bitcoin data - What bitcoin data can tell you - The polarization in America - Secession - How easy money leads to more lawyers and laws - Will Marxism come to America? - An optimistic path forward - much more Follow Clark on Twitter Check out Clark's dashboard Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E106 · Thu, August 06, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.08.03
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Tor Project response to "zero day" disclosures - Ledger App Isolation Bypass - disclosure - ledger response - 17 year old arrested for twitter hack - Threat of KYC bitcoinmagazine panel - RoninDojo on OC Bitcoin Network - Bitcoin Core v0.20.1 - RTL v0.8.3-beta - ACINQ Phoenix v1.3.2 - c-lightning v0.9.0 - RaspiBlitz v1.6 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.12 - BlueWallet v5.5.2 - BlueWallet Desktop Alpha - Specter v0.6.0 - Wasabi v1.1.12 - ColdCard v3.1.8 - Lily Wallet Update tease - Trezor Model T v2.3.2 and Model one v1.9.2 - Lightning Labs terminal - Rudefox Burrow - This Month in Bitcoin Privacy - WORDS July Bitcoin Journal - Using HodlHodl by bitcoinqna - HRF three new grants - OKCoin funds Marco Falke - Cashapp going moon <a href=
S2 E106 · Thu, July 30, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.07.27
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Ledger personal info hacked - Chainalysis public dashboard (Use a VPN or Tor) - Murch post on enterprise UTXO management - Alchemy of Hashpower - Minsc scripting language - softfork activations breakdown - myNode v0.2.12 - Tor Browser v9.5.3 - Fidelity bitcoin investment thesis - Bakkt ATH volume - CME ATH open interest - Support bitcoin devs Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E186 · Wed, July 29, 2020
#183: Whitney Webb
Join Marty as he sits down with Whitney Webb to discuss: - Epstein + Deutschebank - The history of Kroll Associates - The global intelligence community - Private intelligence companies - The blending of the State + Big Tech - Human trafficking - NGOs as a front for trafficking - The 2020 Election and potential shenanigans - 9/11 - Why Whitney covers these stories - much more Follow Whitney on Twitter Check out Whitney's Patreon Check out Unlimited Hangout Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E185 · Tue, July 28, 2020
#182: Vijay Boyapati
Join Marty as he sits down with Vijay Boyapati to discuss: - Tales of moving gold across borders - The Bullish Case for Bitcoin - Austrian Economics - The riots - Jevons Paradox - Bitcoin is in its embryo-tic stage - much more Follow Vijay on Twitter Check out The Bullish Case for Bitcoin Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E105 · Thu, July 23, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.07.20
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - More thoughts on samourai postmix address reuse issue from last week - Wasabi blog on twitter hack posted then deleted - OXTResearch analysis of twitter hacker's wasabi usage - Major exchanges working on a KYC data sharing agreement to satisfy demands from FATF - BitMEX provides $50K grant to Jeremy Rubin - US Banks can now custody bitcoin - Utreexo demonstration release - RaspiBlitz v1.6 release candidate 3 add IP2TOR - Eye of Satoshi v0.1.0 - Aaron Van Wirdum on Taproot activation - Testing and improving asmap - myNode Stack by bitcoinqna - Samourai Stack by bitcoinqna - Great threads from @dannydiekroeger - EFF Atlas of Surveillance - CIA can launch offensive cyber attacks more easily now Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E184 · Tue, July 21, 2020
#181: Zach Herbert
Join Marty as he sits down with Zach Herbert, Co-founder of Foundation Devices , to discuss: - Zach's experience at Obelisk - Nuance of hardware manufacturing in China v. US - Tradeoffs made by the predominant hardware wallets - Why airgapping is important - The Passport - QR code standards and statelessness - How Bitcoin incentivizes open hardware - The importance of making hardware locally - Future products from Foundation Devices - much more Follow Zach on Twitter Follow Foundation Devices on Twitter Checkout Foundation Devices ' site Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E183 · Fri, July 17, 2020
#180: Ethan Vera
Join Marty as he sits down with Ethan Vera, Hashrate Merchant at Luxor Mining, to discuss: - Mining pools - Their historical lack of transparency - Pool fee negotiations - ASIC hardware lifecycles and their effect on decentralization - Market making for hashrate futures + their effect on transparency - Profit switching between chains - Whitelisted pools - Hashrateindex.com - much more Follow Ethan on Twitter Check out Luxor Mining Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E103 · Thu, July 16, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.07.13
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - samourai post mix address reuse disclosure & patch samourai team shinobi - Timing attacks on Lightning Network - Twitter hacked - difficulty hits new ATH - taproot activation - coinbase selling surveillance software to Secret Service and IRS - Zap Desktop v07.0 & v0.7.1 - Zeus v0.3.0 - Bisq v1.3.6 - BTCPay Server v1.0.5.3 - Specter v0.5.5 - Ronin Dojo v1.5 - Samourai Dojo v1.7.0 - Tallycoin v2.1 - blockchain dot com wallet fingerprinting analysis of marketshare - Bitcoin Mining Hashrate and Power Analysis - Zap raises $3.5M - Paradigm provides funding to Anthony Towns - List of ongoing dev funding by @polylunar_ - Animated QR code demo by Blockchain Commons - Russian Activists using bitcoin - Microsoft and the police state - Mitr
S1 E182 · Tue, July 14, 2020
#179: Kevin Mulcrone
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Kevin Mulcrone, founder of Lily Wallet, to discuss: - Free Banking Systems of the past - The Civil War + banking in America - Building Lily Wallet - Lily's plans for the future - Live music + blue grass - much more Follow Kevin on Twitter Checkout his website Checkout Lily Wallet Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E102 · Thu, July 09, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.07.06
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Square crypto provides grant to steve myers - IRS is seeking surveillance tools to track lightning network transactions - Coldcard 101 by bitcoinqna - Coldcard guides by kisbitcoin - myNode v0.2.11 - Samourai Whirlpool CLI v0.10.7 - Electrum v4.0.2 - Eclair v0.4.1 - RTL v0.8.0 - Raspiblitz v1.6 RC2 - @getumbrel teases new dedicated node software suite - UK FCA bitcoin research report - hardmoneyfilm.com - Iran gives bitcoin miners one month to register with the state - Venezuelan military seize 315 ASICs - PSBT signing in fully noded - PSBT Toolkit by benthecarman - Coincenter bitcoin privacy explainer - Crowdfunded distributed bitcoin awareness project - Coinbase trying to IPO - Signal downloads surge in HK as new draconian laws go into effect - USDC blacklists address with $100k USD - Tet
S1 E181 · Wed, July 08, 2020
#178: Jeff Vandrew
Join Marty as he sits down with Jeff Vandrew, Founder of The KeyKeeper IRA , to discuss: - COVID-19 - The government's reaction to the virus - Masks as a way to isolate - The media and COVID19 data - Herd immunity - The bubbling Cultural Revolution - The professional managerial class - Elite overproduction - Why this is all a class issue - MMT - much more Follow Jeff on Twitter Reading materials that Jeff mentioned: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/20/reed-d20.html http://communia.blog/why-are-stocks-going-up-when-everything-is-going-awry/ https://nationalpost.com/opinion/peter-turchin-how-elite-overproduction-and-lawyer-glut-could-ruin-the-u-s Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E180 · Tue, July 07, 2020
#177: Randy Brito
Join Marty as he sits down with Randy Brito, Co-Founder of Locha Mesh and Bitcoin Venezuela, to discuss: - Starting Bitcoin Venezuela - Co-founding Locha Mesh - The importance of mesh networks - How mesh networks have been used in Venezuela - How to incentivize individuals to use mesh networks - The Turpial device - Bitcoin as a tool to find individual happiness - Getting funding - much more Follow Randy on Twitter Check out Locha Mesh Check out to Bitcoin Venezuela
S1 E179 · Fri, July 03, 2020
#176: Corey DeAngelis
Join Marty as he sits down with Corey DeAngelis, Director of School Choice at the Reason Foundation, to discuss: - The push to ban homeschooling from some Harvard professors - Why their reasoning for trying to ban homeschooling is flawed - School choice as a civil liberty - Myths about homeschooling and socialization - Myths about school funding decreasing - much more Follow Corey on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E101 · Thu, July 02, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.06.29
Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - Liquid UTXO expiration incident - Lightning vulnerability: Flood & Loot - HWI v1.1.2 - Electrum v4.0-beta1 - BTCPay server v1.0.5.0 - Zeus v0.3.0-rc1 - Polar v1.0.1 - Blue Wallet v5.4.4 - Joinmarket v0.6.3.1 - Tails v4.8 - Tor Browser v9.5.1 - Fully Noded updated adds easy wallet recovery mode - Australia tax letters - This month in bitcoin privacy by Janine - Words bitcoin journal - Using postal orders with bisq by @heady_wook - New coldcard bags - Chinese ASIC manufacturer Ebang IPO - ticker EBON - OCBTCN MyNode Special - Fake gold in China - Three Gorges Dam Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E178 · Wed, July 01, 2020
#175: Preston Byrne
Join Marty as he sits down with Preston Byrne, Partner at Anderson Kill, to discuss: - Why the law is slow - Freedom of speech - Coordinated rioting - How scalable are societies? - Speech on social media platforms - Deplatforming - Bitcoin as free speech - Mining pools as an attack vector - much more Follow Preston on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E177 · Mon, June 29, 2020
#174: Antoine Riard
Join Marty as he sits down with Bitcoin Core contributor Antoine Riard to discuss: - Onboarding millions onto the Lightning Network - BIP 157 - Full nodes - Bitcoin Core wallet refactoring - AltNet - Time-dilation attacks on the LN - CoinPool - Schnorr + Taproot - much more Find Antoine on the bitcoin-dev mailing list and in IRC Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E100 · Fri, June 26, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.06.22
Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - Waxwing responds to OXTResearch Joinmarket analysis - Gladstein and Elliptic Cofounder debate during messari virtual conference - Venezuelan government is now using btcpay server for passport applications - Glupteba malware uses bitcoin for communication - Mobile wallet comparison by bitcoinqna - Bitcoin Wallet Tracker v0.1.4 - Electrum v4.0-beta - Lily Wallet multisig beta wallet for coldcard users - Guide for using LND with dojo by dammkewl - Gladstein bitcoin and human rights video - Square Crypto design initiative and grants - Kraken grant to btcpay server for $150,000 - Sci-Hub accepts bitcoin donations because paypal blocked them - Paypal/Venmo may start offering bitcoin purchases - Bitmain power struggle continues - NY Bitlicense gets a little less shitty - Oracle BlueKai corporate surveillance data leaks - The US Senate has a new anti-encryption bill - FBI used social media to arrest protesters/looters - Facebook and the FBI hacked Tails OS yet never disclosed the <a href=" https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/dyz3jy/privacy-focused-os-tails-wants-to-know-
S1 E176 · Tue, June 23, 2020
#173: Mike Peterson from Bitcoin Beach
Join Marty as he sits down with Mike Peterson from Bitcoin Beach in El Zonte, El Salvador to discuss: - Why Mike started giving out Bitcoin in El Zonte - Creating a bitcoin circular economy - Using Lightning to achieve this goal - Educating individuals about bitcoin - Airdrops, do they work? - Price volatility - Custodial v. non-custodial - Interesting externalities from the experiment - The youths understand Bitcoin more innately - much more Follow the project on Twitter Checkout the BitBlockBoom Conference use the promo code "RHR" Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E175 · Mon, June 22, 2020
#172: Garly Leland
Join Marty as he sits down with Gary Leland, organizer of the BitBlockBoom conference, to discuss: - Growing up on James Island in South Carolina - Surfing - The development of cable TV - Early days of podcasting - BitBlockBoom - much more Follow Gary on Twitter Checkout the BitBlockBoom Conference use the promo code "RHR" Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E100 · Thu, June 18, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.06.15
Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - Coldcard v3.1.6 firmware - Bisq v1.3.5 - Tallycoin v2 - Automated BIP39 recovery in Electrum - ASIC industry breakdown by bitmexresearch - Blockstream Esplora now bundles in a custom version of electrs - PR to split the bitcoin core GUI - bitcoinqna releases explainer on coinjoin toxic change and dedicated full node comparison chart - Bitmex and OKCoin provide grant to Amiti Uttarwar - River Financial raises $5.7M - John Cantrell breaks Alistair Milne's engagement buying scheme - Rajarshi Maitra explains his journey contributing to bitcoin core - KYCnot.me website launches - a discussion about open source software - Consensys partnering with major exchanges to help them stake ETH + Matt's thread - Zoom will offer end to end encryption to all users - Capitalism doesn't exists Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E174 · Tue, June 16, 2020
#171: Andy Edstrom
Join Marty as he sits down with Andy Edstrom, author of Why Buy Bitcoin , to discuss: - Why Andy decided to write a book - Pitching bitcoin to institutional investors - How Bitcoin's monetary theory differs from the monetary theory that dominated the 20th century - Inflation - Bitcoin's correlation to other asset classes - Why pay taxes? - much more Follow Andy on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E99 · Thu, June 11, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.06.08
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Shiftcrypto makes restructuring public plans to continue support of hardware wallet - Updates on BIP143 hardware wallet vuln disclosed last week - BIP85 support coming to coldcard - Zeus v0.3.0-beta1 adds c-lightning Spark and LNDhub support - electrum persoanl server v0.2.1.1 - Coinbase is selling surveillance software to the IRS and DEA - Using ASICs to stack sats without KYC - Bisq guide by @bitcoinQ_A - List of no kyc P2P services - HRF starts privacy focused bitcoin dev grant program with $50K grant to Chris Belcher as first recipient - Microsoft's decentralized ID protocol moves to bitcoin mainnet - CoinPool privacy and scaling proposal released - Three Arrows Capital discloses 6.25% ownership of GBTC shares - China OTC crackdown - Brave browser ref link autocomplete - Pentagon War Game ZBellion - Signal blog on their core principles and design philosophy - Stephan has IAMTHECHARACTER on pod Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target=
S1 E173 · Wed, June 10, 2020
#170: Chris Belcher
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Chris Belcher, the developer behind JoinMarket and the first CoinSwap implementation, to discuss: - JoinMarket - Fidelity Bonds - Chain analysis heuristics - Chris' CoinSwap design - A "privacy threshold" - Why CoinSwaps are > CoinJoins - much more Follow Chris on Twitter Support Chris' work on a CoinSwap implementation here Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E172 · Tue, June 09, 2020
#169: Alex Bosworth
Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Bosworth, Lead Infrastructure Developer at Lightning Labs, to discuss: - Why exchanges should use Lightning - Lightning as a tool that can thwart spam - Managing a Lightning routing node - The nuance of payment channels - Lightning Loop - Lighting's evolution with the fee market - Creating standards for Lighting - Lighting + privacy - much more Follow Alex on Twitter Check out Lightning Labs Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E171 · Mon, June 08, 2020
#168: Will Cole
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Will Cole, Chief Product Officer at Unchained Capital, to discuss: - Will's work in Wyoming that benefits Bitcoin - Wyoming as a Citadel haven - Working at Stack Overflow - Bitcoin Stack Exchange - Joining Unchained Capital - Working on collaborative custody products - Caravan Version 2 - Hermit - Future bitcoin products - much more Follow Will on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E170 · Fri, June 05, 2020
#167: Dr. James Todaro
Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. James Todaro, founder of Medicine Uncensored and Managing Partner at Blocktown Capital, to discuss: - Dr. Todaro's research on hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 - The media backlash he's experienced - The censorship he and others have experienced - Debunking the recent study in The Lancet that claimed that hydrochloroquine increased chances of death - The shady company behind the study - Perverse incentives in the medical industry - The World Health Organization - Medicine Uncensored - much more Follow Dr. Todaro on Twitter Checkout the newsletter we discussed Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E98 · Thu, June 04, 2020
RHR Week of 2020.06.01
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Trezor releases firmware update and bug disclosure - Coinkite blog on the vuln disclosure - BTCPay says new trezor firmware breaks support - ShiftCrypto announces they are no longer working on their node product - ShiftCrypto liquidation goes unmentioned - Bitcoin Core v0.20.0 released - Square Crypto's sixth bitcoin development grant - Bitmex parent company provides $100k development grant to Gleb Naumenko - Will Cole's mother in law is running for Senate in Wyoming - Chainalysis Webinar Archive Dump - Unconfirmed Europol Wasabi Wallet Report leaked - Time-Dilation attacks on the Lightning Network - 3M+ bitcoin currently being held on exchanges - OXT Research: Joinmarket Report - Coinsquare private user data stolen due to rogue employee - Tor Browser v9.5 adds human readable addresses - Signal adds photo blur feature - 6102 on SLP - Matt + Alex Gladstein - TFTC Bingo Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and <a hre
S1 E169 · Wed, June 03, 2020
#166: Karim Helmy
Join Marty as he sits down with Karim Helmy, data scientist at Coinmetrics , to discuss: - What's a nonce? - What we can learn from nonce distribution data - Mining hardware evolution - Getting into Bitcoin in 2017 - Bitcoin as black market money - Hash rate indices from Coinmetrics - Viability of DeFi - much more Follow Karim on Twitter Checkout the newsletter we discussed Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E168 · Tue, June 02, 2020
#165: Cory Klippsten
Join Marty as he sits down with Cory Klippsten, co-founder and CEO of Swan Bitcoin , to discuss: - Founding Swan - Bitcoin education - Dollar cost averaging - Cory's experience with tech startups + consulting - Bitcoiner Ventures - much more Follow Cory on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E167 · Fri, May 29, 2020
#164: Dave Collum
Join Marty as he sits down with Dave Collum to discuss everything under the sun. Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E96 · Thu, May 28, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.05.25
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - trezor and ledger web shop alleged breach - chris belcher coinswap proposal , consider donating - photo-lib libray for building react-native bitcoin wallets - use bitcoin core with electrum directly using Bitcoin Wallet Tracker plugin - blockstream green desktop - okcoin provides $100k grant to btcpay server - michael ford on bitcoin core security - 8GB RasPi 4 - StrandHogg 2.0 Android Vuln - raspiblitz quick thoughts - no more fee fomo - hong kong - spacex + nasa collab Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E166 · Tue, May 26, 2020
#163: Brandon Quittem
Join Marty as he sits down with Brandon Quittem to discuss: - Fungi - Psychedelic mushrooms - Smart networks - Gall's Law - The Fourth Turning - Generational archetypes - Learning what hard work is while young - much more Follow Brandon on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E95 · Thu, May 21, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.05.18
Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - Laser Fault Injection attack on Coldcard MK2 - Ledger - Coldcard - BlockFi hacked, user personal info taken - transaction fees hit yearly high - hash rate and difficulty adjustment - May whirlpool volume passed March volume whirlpoolstats.com - Cobra claims he will pass on control of bitcoin.org by end of the year - Caravan Multisig adds HD wallet support - Crystal surveillance releases darknet usage report - Apple and google release updates adding coronavirus people tracking capability - CCP increases pressure on Hong Kongers - Twitter adds " safe space feature " - Joe Rogan to Spotify - NEW SEGMENT: Your Tax Dollars At Work Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E165 · Tue, May 19, 2020
#162: Robert Breedlove
Join Marty as he sits down with Robert Breedlove, Founder & CEO of Parallax Digital , to discuss: - Bitcoin and Zero - How the Church lost power - Why Central Banks are unnatural - Bitcoin + energy efficiency - Thinking from first principles - Logos - Human freedom - Much more Follow Robert on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E164 · Sat, May 16, 2020
#161: Misir Mahmudov
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Misir Mahmudov to discuss: - This Book Will Save You Time - Inflation - How inflation data is manipulated - How shrinkflation works - Self Help - much more Follow Misir on Twitter Buy the book Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E163 · Fri, May 15, 2020
#160: Brian Harrington
Join Marty as he sits down with fellow Bitcoiner Brian Harrington to discuss: - Civil Liberties and the shutdown - Three sides of your balance sheet - Should we stop paying taxes? - Using your bitcoin in different ways - Enacting change via local government - Jesus - much more Follow Brian on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E93 · Thu, May 14, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.05.11
Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - Coldcard security disclosure - Delphi Digital Halving Report - Quantitative Analysis of Lightning Network Privacy: Paper Slides Video - Crypto Voices Q1 2020 global monetary base report - African P2P exchange volume ATH - Nodl Dojo build and setup video - LightNite announces NFTs on Liquid - Lolli raises $3M round including Ashton Kutcher and Michelle Phan - Coindesk Top 50 list is sad af - US Senate votes to allow FBI warrantless access to web browsing history - Venezuela pays Iran with $500M worth of gold bars, requiring 9 jets - Thunderspy USB C vulnerability - RHR Live on BTC Mag - US Senator stock sales Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E162 · Tue, May 12, 2020
#159: Jeff Booth
Join Marty as he sits down with Jeff Booth, Author of The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is Key to an Abundant Future , to discuss: - Tech deflation in recent decades - The future of cheap energy - Why an inflationary monetary policy doesn't make sense in a deflationary world - How Bitcoin fixes this - The future of AI - The future of work - much more Follow Jeff on Twitter Check out The Price of Tomorrow Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S2 E92 · Thu, May 07, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.05.04
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Paul Tudor Jones announces bitcoin investment - Nodl Dojo adds keysend support and btc-rpc explorer nodl.it - CashApp quarterly bitcoin sales ATH - CoinKite announces BlockClock Mini and steel backup plates - Foundation Devices announces intention to build new hardware wallet in US - Blockstream satellite v2 - BlueWallet v5.3.5 - c-lightning v0.8.2 - eclair v0.4 - the perpetual one way peg - Lebanon and bitcoin - Zoom buys keybase - Duterte shutsdown major news network in the Phillipines - Marty's Bent RSS Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E161 · Wed, May 06, 2020
#158: Marshall Holbrook
Join Marty as he sits down with Marshall Holbrook, founder of BitG@s, to discuss: - Marshall's experience with natural gas over the last two decades - How natural gas gets delivered to the grid - The decrease in nat gas prices - Using Bitcoin mining to get more money for his gas - The design of a bitcoin mining shed on a nat gas field - Mining with S9s - Trying to convince other nat gas producers to get into mining - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app .
S1 E160 · Tue, May 05, 2020
#157: Ben Prentice + Heavily Armed Clown
Join Marty as he sits down with Ben Prentice and Heavily Armed Clown to discuss: - WTF happened in 1971?! Follow Ben on Twitter Follow Heavily Armed Clown on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S1 E159 · Fri, May 01, 2020
#156: Matt Ahlborg
Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Ahlborg, founder of UsefulTulips.org, to discuss: - How the rolling blackouts in Venezuela last year affected bitcoin trading in LatAm + the US - How Venezuelan's are using bitcoin as a rail to move money - Why we've seen an increase in bitcoin exchange volume in Argentina - Argentina's history of capital controls - Cuevas - Do individuals using bitcoin in LatAm believe in its long-term viability as a digital money? - Increased bitcoin exchange volume in Kenya - Bitcoin usage in India - much more Follow Matt on Twitter Check out UsefulTulips Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S2 E90 · Thu, April 30, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.04.27
This week Marty and Matt as they discuss: - HWI updated to fix new Trezor firmware compatibility issues - Laurent on payjoin and deception tools - Ministry of Nodes RoninDojo video - Argentina bitcoin usage by Matt Ahlborg - Kenyan P2P bitcoin volume hits ATHs - CardCoins sponsoring core developer - BTCPay Server v1.0.4.2 - ColdCard Kitchen - OXT Research Report on North Korean cybercrime group - ColdCard v3.1.3 firmware - LND v0.10-beta - Learn using comics with Amiti - Dressing for the surveillance age - CryptoCloaks Honey Badger hidden box - Harvard authoritarians + NIH funding of research on the virus - Lebanese Banking crisis Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E158 · Wed, April 29, 2020
#155: Openoms
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with developer Openoms to discuss: - How Openoms came to find Bitcoin - Why he started building apps and hardware products for bitcoiners - JoininBox - JoinMarket - Fidelity Bonds - Privacy on Lightning - Broadcast transactions privately - much more Follow Openoms on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S1 E157 · Tue, April 28, 2020
#154: Amiti Uttarwar
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Amiti Uttarwar, Bitcoin Core contributor at Xapo, to discuss: - How Amiti came to find Bitcoin - Getting into Bitcoin Core development - Learning C++ - Amiti's work on rebroadcasting - Protecting privacy at the P2P level - Nuance of mempools - Current state of Bitcoin - much more Follow Amiti on Twitter Check out her post, Onboarding to Bitcoin Core Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S2 E89 · Thu, April 23, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.04.20
Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - Unchained Capital caravan update inbound - mynode v0.2.03 - SLP Chris Belcher - Upcoming eps with Amiti and Openoms - YouTube taking down any content not in line with WHO - Should we reopen the economy? - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E156 · Wed, April 22, 2020
#153: Zuby
Join Marty as he sits down with Zuby, Rapper/Author/Podcaster/Free thinker, to discuss: - How to use Twitter correctly - How people waste time on Twitter with hate - Why you shouldn't let people you've never met dictate your happiness - People losing their own humanity - Only you control your success - Bitcoin and why it may have limited upside - The importance of healthy living - much more Follow Zuby on Twitter Check out Zubymusic.com Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S1 E155 · Tue, April 21, 2020
#152: Ben Hunt
Join Marty as he sits down with Ben Hunt, founder of Epsilon Theory, to discuss: - How institutions have failed us across the board in the wake of coronavirus - Why we need to burn it the f*ck down - How we can create grass roots movements to turn away from our failing institutions - Ben's work with frontlineheroes.com - Why we probably won't have a 'V' shaped recovery - much more Follow Ben on Twitter Check out Frontline Heroes Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S2 E88 · Tue, April 21, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap Stimulus Package: 2020.04.20
Join Marty & Matt as they discuss: - BTCPay Server adds payjoin support - Trezor update breaks HWI support - Cobra and Theymos split ownership of bitcoin.org and bitcointalk.org - Purse.io shuts down - Breez wallet adds keysend support - Nodl adds keysend support Nodl OG - Juggernaut messenger - Oil markets - MMT - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S1 E154 · Sat, April 18, 2020
#151: Marshall Long
Join Marty as he sits down with long time bitcoiner + miner Marshall Long to discuss: - How Marshall got into Bitcoin mining - Why he only mines Bitcoin now - Evolution of chips - Chip fabrication foundries - Stories of procuring miners in China - The evolution of culture in China - The future of Bitcoin mining - much more Follow Marshall on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S2 E86 · Thu, April 16, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.04.13
This week Marty & Matt discuss: - Bryan Bishop releases bitcoin vaults prototype - Ransomware operator now defaults to monero payments - Utreexo explainer - Trezor Model T v2.3.0 - Samourai Wallet v0.99.93 - Whirlpool CLI v0.10.5 released - Apple and Google bluetooth based tracking system integrated at the mobile OS level - Graphene OS guide - Protesting is a " non essential activity " - Masks now required in NYC lol - Surveillance programs escalate worldwide using coronavirus as an excuse - Most popular ethereum chain explorer has added a blacklist tool - Maker foundation lawsuit - Central banks recommend global stablecoin ban , notable ethereum stakeholders caught off guard but they shouldn't be - Libra pivots to simple single currency stablecoin model - 9th anniversary of online poker Black Friday - Mullvad.net VPN releases mobile wireguard compatible apps - SLP Rafael Yakobi Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multi
S1 E153 · Wed, April 15, 2020
#150: Great American Mining
Join Marty as he sits down with two members from the team at Great American Mining, Austin Storms and Tom M, to discuss: - What Great American Mining is doing - The journey and lessons learned along the way - Different energy sources and how they affect the decisions of mining operations - Miners biggest problem; finding cheap power at scale - Austin's journey with Bearbox - How mining is ruthless capitalism - Solving problems for oil companies - The future of mining in North America - much more - Check out Great American Mining's one pager (site to be updated soon) - Follow Austin on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S1 E152 · Tue, April 14, 2020
#149: Steve Barbour
Join Marty as he sits down with Steve Barbour, founder of Upstream Data, to discuss: - Steve's experience in the Oil & Gas industry before Bitcoin - Difference between an electrical and mechanical engineer - The problem Bitcoin mining solves for the O&G industry - Difference between building on the grid and off the grid - Why Bitcoin is so important - Building a business slowly - much more Follow Steve on Twitter Check out Upstream Data Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S2 E84 · Thu, April 09, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.04.06
Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - 16.5M Americans unemployed - Today's Fed announcements - Dave Portnoy calling the dollar Schrute Bucks - Bisq security vulnerability - ACINQ Phoenix v1.3.0 adds Tor support - BlueWallet v5.3.0 - Samourai Dojo v1.5 - Ronin Dojo v1.4 - All Nodls now support dojo and whirlpool - Method to provide clearnet access to Tor lightning nodes proposed - Fold announces sats back visa debit card - Zane Pocock on the EARN IT Act - Stephan Livera with Gleb Naumenko on erlay - Chainalysis CoFounder on WBD - Shoutout to @jamesbtcbond for setting up his node with electrum - Rodolfo bitcoin-dev keychain email Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E151 · Wed, April 08, 2020
#148: Matt D'Souza
Join Marty as he sits down with Matt D'Souza from Blockware Solutions to discuss: - Blockware's recent research paper on mining - Running a mining operation - How Matt came to realize Bitcoin is King - The State of the Economy - Why Bitcoin isn't "backed by nothing" - much more Follow Matt on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S2 E83 · Mon, April 06, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap Stimulus Package: 2020.04.06
Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - CDC finally recommends face coverings - CoolWallet S security flaw - MutantC RPi4 mobile build - Whirlpool CLI v0.10.4 released - Eclair v0.3.4 released - OC Bitcoin Network talk on samourai wallet and privacy - Tor Browser v9.0.8 released - RaspiBlitz v1.5 RC1 adds joinmarket CLI support - Wasabi Wallet v1.1.11 released - MyNode v0.2.01 - Janet Yellen wants the Fed to buy stocks - Japanese family formation - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S1 E150 · Fri, April 03, 2020
#147:Alex Gladstein
Join Marty & Matt as they sit down with Alex Gladstein from the Human Rights Foundation to discuss: - Government overreach during the response to COVID19 - The capture of the World Health Organization - Censorship in China as COVID19 was spreading - The economic impact of forced quarantine - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S2 E81 · Thu, April 02, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: 2020.03.30
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Breez Point of Sale mode added to lightning wallet - LSAT Authentication - Samourai Whirlpool GUI v0.10.1 and CLI v0.10.3 - MyNode v0.2.0 - Bitmex research bitcoin development funding analysis - Bitmex renews and increases grant to Bitcoin Core maintainer Michael Ford - Mulit-location backup scheme spec released by @openoms - Whirlpool March volume totaled 1523.45 bitcoin - Multi sig betting with caravan - Binance makes a distinction between coinjoin and custodial mixers in recent blog post - Coinkite begins selling power only magnetic usb cables - Surveillance companies pivot to coronavirus tracking to increase their reach - UK PM hosts cabinet meeting on Zoom - StandardNotes.org and meet.jit.si shoutouts - Calling out pedos - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E149 · Wed, April 01, 2020
#146: Rodolfo Novak
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Rodolfo Novak to have a meandering discussion about: - COVID19 - Droplets v. Vapor - Why you should wear a mask - Why people are so willing to cede civil liberties during crises - Hardware on the horizon from CoinKite - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S1 E148 · Mon, March 30, 2020
#145: Roy Sebag
Join Marty as he sits down with Roy Sebag, Founder of Goldmoney and Menē , to discuss: - The mechanics of paper and physical bullion markets - The history of paper gold being used to suppress the price of physical gold - The Fed has man-in-the-middle attacked US citizens - Why the Internet isn't decentralized - Why Sound Money is so important and why bitcoiners and gold holders need to join forces - The reaction to COVID19. Are we being put in our pods? - Political framing and mental pods - The common man - The importance of unplugging - What Gen Z thinks - much more Follow Roy on Twitter Check out Goldmoney Check out Menē Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S1 E147 · Fri, March 27, 2020
#144: Michael Krieger
Join Marty as he sits down with Michael Krieger, founder of Liberty Blitzkrieg to discuss: - Gold markets - The Empire - Most recent bailout - Great Awakening - Why Michael is still bullish on Bitcoin - Bitcoin + Oil & Gas Industry - Un-schooling - much more Follow Michael on Twitter Check out Liberty Blitzkrieg Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S2 E86 · Thu, March 26, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.03.23
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bitcoin and Venezuela - Coinkite Coldpower - Zebedee releases bitcoin gaming SDK explainer video - Tails OS v4.4.1 - Graphene OS v2020.03.23.22 released - TFTC Guides: Graphene OS installation - BTCxZelko on Stephan Livera - $500M of US stimulus bill dedicated to increased surveillance capabilities - Disturbing video shows coronavirus phone tracking tool -Taiwan coronavirus surveillance escalates Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E146 · Wed, March 25, 2020
#143: JW Weatherman & Giacomo Zucco
Join Marty as he sits down with JW Weatherman and Giacomo Zucco to discuss: - Separating people from their State - Overt v. covert evil empires - Heuristics one can use to gauge the severity of COVID19 - much more Follow JW on Twitter Follow Giacomo on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S1 E145 · Tue, March 24, 2020
#142: Elisabeth Préfontaine
Join Marty as he sits down with Elisabeth Préfontaine, founder of Octonomics , to discuss: - Elisabeth's experience in the banking + financial worlds - Problems with transparency in the traditional financial world - Bad incentives in the traditional financial system - Why Bitcoin only? - How Quebec messed up their opportunity to court bitcoin entrepreneurs - Defining Bitcoin - Why bitcoin isn't a security - PC creep into the boardroom - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S2 E84 · Mon, March 23, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Stimulus Package 2020.03.23
Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - Markets down, bitcoin up - Sunday futures limit down in 3 mins - 60 Minutes interview Kashkari " infinite amount of cash " - Fed announces unlimited QE - Russian central bank added 400k ounces of gold to its reserves in february - TFTC.tv guides - Graphene & MyNode - JoinMarket v0.6.2 - JoinMarket PR for fidelity bonds - Nodl Dojo v0.0.8 - March Whirlpool volume higher than last 3 months combined - LN Markets released on mainnet - CashApp adds option to display in sats - Magic Internet Gathering bitcoin gaming initiative announced - HRF deep dive into buying bitcoin anonymously - DOJ seeks permission to detain people indefinitely without trial - Israel to go into full lockdown with phone location monitored and Ministry of Health to release new tracking app - The Chula Vista Police Department to use 4 drones to monitor Coronavirus shutdown - Nascar virtual races on fs1 - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S2 E83 · Thu, March 19, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.03.16
Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - Macro scene - Casa open sources node - Bitcoin Magazine op ed on CoinJoin legality - BTCPay VR Presentation this Saturday - US Gov considering location tracking - Samourai Whirlpool volume set to top January and February volume combined - Upcoming node guides: tftc.tv and parts list - Ark Invest bitcoin mining research - Blockware Solutions bitcoin mining research - Don't skimp on Micro SDs - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E144 · Tue, March 17, 2020
#141: Charles Marohn
Join Marty as he sits down with Charles Marohn, Author of Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity , to discuss: - How America has been very wasteful with resources for the last five decades - The problems with top-down decision making - Why centralized economies "on the bike" don't work in the long-run - The morality of Fed policy - Parallels between modern day America and the Weimar Repulic - How small towns can start over and stand on their own two feet - Value per acre - Creating community - Bringing design thinking to city building - Activating unused spaces - much more Follow Charles on Twitter Buy the book Check out the Strong Towns podcast Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S2 E81 · Mon, March 16, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Stimulus Package 2020.03.16
Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - COVID19 + Market reaction - Fed cuts + repo operations - MyNode v0.1.97 - 3D Printing in Italy's corona battle - VR Socratic Meetup - Jameson Lopp on Bitcoin Core Contributor Challenges - Other stuff Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S1 E143 · Thu, March 12, 2020
#140: Kyle Bass & Parker Lewis
Join Marty as he hops on a call with Kyle Bass and Parker Lewis to discuss: - Recent market chaos - The Fed's response up to this point and what they may do moving forward - The need for a strong fiscal response in conjunction with Fed policy - The dangers of centralizing our supply chain in China - Russia's move in oil markets over the weekend - much more Follow Kyle on Twitter Follow Parker on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S2 E80 · Thu, March 12, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.03.09
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - macro and price talk - mining death spiral FUD - Bitcoin Core v0.19.1 - bluewallet node issue - payjoin support should be added to btcpay soon - Samourai Wallet Whirlpool hits new monthly ATH - Specter-Desktop multisig release - OXT Research PlusToken Report Issue 2 - Electrum v4 release still delayed - MKR/DAI liquidation crisis Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E143 · Tue, March 10, 2020
#139: George Gammon
Join Marty as he sits down with George Gammon to discuss: - Why George started his YouTube channel - The Oil Wars - Was Russia's move over the weekend a kill shot directed at the US? - Corporate Debt - Buybacks - Junk bonds - The Fed's reaction to recent market movements - Fed policy and the erosion of the Nuclear family - Deflation - Sounds money standards of the past - George's thoughts on Gold v. Bitcoin - much more Check out George's YouTube channel Follow George on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S1 E141 · Fri, March 06, 2020
#138: BitcoinTINA "The Perfect Storm"
Join Marty as he sits down with BitcoinTINA to discuss how the macro factors lining up in the world right now are a perfect storm for Bitcoin in the medium to long-term. Follow BitcoinTINA on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S2 E79 · Thu, March 05, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.03.02
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Coronavirus + Fed Rate Cut - Whirlpool volume PAMPING - VR Presentation by Adam Gibson on PayJoin - Nodl updated with new RTL - myNode updated with Dojo support - Casa adds Coldcard support - BlueWallet adds Coldcard support - BlockFi flagging wasabi deposits - Square Crypto announces two new grants - India Supreme Court strikes down bitcoin banking ban - South Korea passes amendment formalizing bitcoin regulation - Germany deems bitcoin a financial instrument - New York Power Plant mining $50K worth of bitcoin per day - Coinbase tested facial recognition software Clearview AI - EARN IT Act to be introduced in US Congress Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E140 · Wed, March 04, 2020
#137: Chris Stewart & Nadav Kohen
Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Stewart and Nadav Kohen from Suredbits to discuss: - Dairy farming + life in Iowa - The inception of Suredbits - Building products to take Bitcoin to the masses - The Lightning Network - Key management on the Lightning Network - Node fallbacks + redundancy - Discreet Log Contracts - Oracles - BitDevs Chicago - much more Follow Chris on Twitter Follow Nadav on Twitter Check out Suredbits Peep the DLC blog series Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S2 E78 · Thu, February 27, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.02.24
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Trace fall from Grace - FullyNoded corrections - consider donating here - @6102bitcoin infographics on taint, chainalysis, and blacklisting - Zebedee releases developer SDK - Whirlpool usage second monthly ATH in a row - Whirlpool mobile released - Casa bitcoin inheritance solution released - Coldcard v3.1.1 - Square reports growing bitcoin volume - Square teases option to display in sats and auto buys - Suredbits Discreet Log Contracts Demo - Nodl Day - March 24th in SF - Wifi flaw exposed billions of devices - lol progpow - Macro and Coronavirus Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E139 · Tue, February 25, 2020
#136: Paul Sztorc
Join Marty as he sits down with Paul Sztorc, the man behind Drivechains and Bitcoin Hivemind, to discuss: - Proof of Work v. Proof of Stake - Bitcoin's fee market - How it may develop in the future - Is Bitcoin our only shot? - Drivechains - Why people don't like Drivechains - Why their concerns are valid + invalid - Bitcoin Hivemind - much more Follow Paul on Twitter Check out his blog Check out Drivechains Check out Bitcoin Hivemind Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S2 E77 · Thu, February 20, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.02.17
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bisq v1.2.6 adds support for L-BTC - Bisq volume up 2.6x YoY - Zeus v0.2.1 - RTL v0.6.5 - c-lightning v0.8.1 - ColdCard firmware v3.1.0 adds support for HSM mode called ckbunker - Fully Noded 2 released on testflight - BTCSessions mynodebtc.com build your own node walkthrough video - Microsoft ION distributed identity project - OpenNode fiat integration - Peter Thiel backed Layer1 begins mining operation in West Texas - What Constant Surveillance Does to Your Brain - hardware wallet threat modeling - DoD systems (DISA) compromised, PII taken - Bitcoin's fifth largest hourly price drop in history - FTX election markets - Thought Police in New Zealand Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E138 · Wed, February 19, 2020
#135: Leigh Cuen
Join Marty as he sits down with Leigh Cuen, Senior Reporter at CoinDesk, to discuss: - Leigh's journey to covering this beat - Competing narratives in the cryptocurrency world - Bitcoin v. Ethereum - How people are using each - How each project is approaching adoption - The state of media - VC funded media incentives - Independent content creation - much more Follow Leigh on Twitter Check out Leigh's reporting on CoinDesk Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S2 E77 · Thu, February 13, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.02.10
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Dropbit CEO arrested for running a centralized mixing service called Helix and a dark market search engine called Grams - Self payments lightning privacy proposal - Coldcard releases PSBT Faker tool for testing - Tor Browser v9.0.5 - Tails v4.3 - Wasabi implements Apple Code Sign - Escher App demos paying any lightning invoice with your connected bank account - Liquid support on Bisq goes live - Anon submits Taproot critique to mailing list - Chainalysis has been paid over $10M by US gov agencies - A world without bitcoin thought experiment by Alex Gladstein - US Federal Budget Proposal Mentions More Cryptocurrency regulation and enforcement - Trump admin to introduce new FinCEN requirements - Redditor posts IRS audit request - If US Marshals never sold seized bitcoin they would currently be worth over $1.8B - Casa releases home defense primer - CNBC clip - Coronavirus Close Contact app - CIA owned encryption company facilitated global spying for decades - The Chinese Gov allegedly hacked Equifax - Yandex facial recognition tool - FTX launches US elections future
S1 E137 · Tue, February 11, 2020
#134: Jack Mallers
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Jack Mallers to discuss: - LN Strike - Lessons learned while building Zap + Olympus - Lightning Privacy - Lightning for exchanges - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S1 E136 · Sat, February 08, 2020
#133: Whit Gibbs
Join Marty as he sits down with Whit Gibbs, Co-Founder and CEO of Hashr8OS, to discuss: - Whit buying the 2017 top - Why he decided to focus on mining - Mining hardware + energy dynamics - What's going to happen after the halving? - Is the US turning into the USSR? - Social credit - much more Follow Whit on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S2 E76 · Thu, February 06, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.02.03
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Casa will no longer sell nodes, gold package reduced to $10 per month - Wasabi removes fixed fee address - Samourai Whirlpool usage hits monthly all time high - Proof Wallet tool released by @hodlwave - Eclair v0.3.3 - BTCPay Server v1.0.4.156 - Blockstream Green v3.3.3 - BitMex Research estimates 28% of channels are private, 12% of total capacity - Lolli requiring bank account linked to withdraw bitcoin rewards for some users - Lightning Labs raised $10M Series A round and launches lighting loop beta - ColdCard teases new HSM mode - ShiftCrypto releases results of new tamper evident packaging alpha test - Zoomers fighting back against Instagram tracking - Bitcoin citadel workshop in SF before bitcoin2020 Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E135 · Tue, February 04, 2020
Tales from the Crypt #132: Dave Collum
Join Marty as he sits down with Dave Collum to discuss: - US Professors working for China? - Coronavirus - ZeroHedge Twitter ban - A little bit of Bitcoin - The concept Frontier Justice - If not me, then who? - Immunology - Fatherhood - much more Follow Dave on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app .
S2 E76 · Thu, January 30, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.01.27
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Coronavirus - Payswap privacy proposal - Knapsack privacy proposal - Paxos flags account that used wasabi for previous withdrawals - 6102bitcoin on CoinJoin flagging - Cryptocurrency Indicators of Suspicion (CIOS) Working Group aka Project Participate - KYCP.org update - Bitcoin obsoletes all other money - New Chaincode podcast - Casa teases coldcard support for multisig service - 28% of lightning channels are likely private - BIP BIP Hooray - Protonmail and VPN blocked in Russia - Track internet censorship in real time - Contribute to open map data, win bitcoin - Wawa PoS malware compromises 30M+ customer credit cards - Avast AV has been harvesting and selling user data - Ring Doorbell App Packed with Third-Party Trackers - BCH mining tax proposal - Lightning torch privacy PSA - LN Strike Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E134 · Mon, January 27, 2020
Tales from the Crypt #131: Matt Corallo + Valentine Wallace
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Matt Corallo and Val Wallace from the Square Crypto team to discuss: - How Val came to work on LN - How the Square Crypto team honed in on a Lightning Development Kit - What a Lightning Development Kit would do for developers building on LN - Having a team able to focus on a singular open source project - Are we pawns? - Bitcoin fee elasticity - Dev funding - Stratum v2 - Matt gives an updated probability of Bitcoin's success - much more Check out the LDK announcement Follow Matt on Twitter Follow Val on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv
S1 E133 · Fri, January 24, 2020
Tales from the Crypt #130: Jeremy Rubin
Join Marty as he sits down with Bitcoin Core contributor Jeremy Rubin to discuss: - MIT Digital Currency Initiative - Airdrops - OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY (BIP 119) - POWSWAP - Dev funding - Scaling - much more Follow Jeremy on Twitter Check out BIP 119 Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E75 · Thu, January 23, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.01.20
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Ronin Dojo v1.2 - txCast: Randomised Bitcoin (testnet) transaction broadcasting to break timing analysis - MyNode v0.1.80 - lnd v0.9-beta - Zeus v0.2.0 - BTCPay Vault - Liquid support coming to Bisq with next update - Exchange cold storage analysis - Square Crypto announces lightning development kit - Square files bitcoin related US Patent - LightNite game map and other details released - Apple iCloud backups are essentially a backdoor to phone data - ECB paper on central bank digital currencies highlights negative interest rates, helicopter money, and more seignorage - Clearview app face recognition app uses 3B+ photos scraped from millions of public facing websites - Pentagon accounting debacle - Bezos gets pwnd by the Saudis - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults .
S1 E132 · Mon, January 20, 2020
Tales from the Crypt #129: The Wonton Don
Join Marty as he sits down with Barstool Sports' Chief Foreign Correspondent, The Wonton Don AKA Donnie Does, to discuss: - Why Donnie decided to move to Shanghai - What life in China is like - Why he started creating content - Alipay + WeChat - Social Credit - Life of the Chinese middle class - much more Follow Donnie on Twitter Subscribe to his YouTube Channel Follow on Instagram Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E74 · Fri, January 17, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.01.13
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - RIP T amas Blummer - Tor Browser 9.0.4 - Zeus v0.2.0-rc1 : Android APK + Dev Signature - Instant VPS powered by lightning - Liquid support on BTCPayserver - Kashmir internet shutdown 170+ days now - BitMEX Research shows more lightning usage than expected - Samourai Wallet announces OXT Research - FBI tries to set encryption backdoor precedent once again - Coincenter reintroduces bill to add tax exemption for small purchases Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults . GiveWell. Learn how much good your donation can do by visiting GiveWell.org/tftc . They accept traditional payment methods, Bitcoin, and several other cryptocurrencies
S1 E131 · Thu, January 16, 2020
Tales from the Crypt #128: Jamal James
Join Marty as he sits down with Jamal James, creator of Polar - a productivity tool for Lightning Network developers, to discuss: - Building Polar - Jamal starting and running a successful business for 15+ years - How he originally got into Bitcoin - Deciding to build for Bitcoin + LN - Building for application devs - Why Bitcoin is inevitable - much more Follow Jamal on Twitter Check out Polar Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S1 E130 · Mon, January 13, 2020
Tales from the Crypt #127: Andrew Chow
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Andrew Chow, Bitcoin Core Contributor and Engineer at Blockstream, to discuss: - How Andrew found bitcoin in high school - What life was like before the Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions (PSBT) standard - Why PSBT is important - Working on Bitcoin Core's Hardware Wallet Interface - CoinJoins - Coin selection - Hardware wallets - Video games - much more Follow Andrew on Twitter Follow Andrew on GitHub Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E76 · Thu, January 09, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.01.06
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - River financial only 8 states - https://sphinx.chat/ - Samourai whirlpool dynamics, whirlpool CLI 0.10.2 released - Clark Moody adds sats per dollar and lightning Tor stats to his dashboard - zeus beta2 released, c-lightning support and iOS - Polar v0.2.0 released, c-lightning support added - RTL releases a major UX upgrade - lnd v0.9.0-beta-rc1 released with multi-path payment support - South Korean government committee recommends adding bitcoin product to national exchange - Neil Woodfine on how to keep bitcoin running in offline environments: video , slides , & thread - Tessercube PGP on mobile , recommended by @coinsureNZ - Kraken releases yearly government request transparency report - Cloud extraction report by privacy international - Russian state energy company courting bitcoin mining ops - Elaine makes the case for censorship resistant money - Video of gold accumulation over the last 20 years overlayed with bitcoin market cap - Debrief creative video by @CreativeLandRun mentions Marty Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults . GiveWell. Learn how much good your donation can do by visiting <a href="https://www.gi
S1 E129 · Wed, January 08, 2020
Tales from the Crypt #126: Jeff Vandrew
Join Marty as he sits down with Jeff Vandrew, founder of the Keykeeper IRA , to discuss: - Jeff's essay on Post-Capitalism - Distributism - Marxism - Social Democracy - Socialism - Localism - Externalities - much more Follow Jeff on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S1 E128 · Fri, January 03, 2020
Tales from the Crypt #125: Alexander Leishman
Join Marty as he sits down with Alexander Leishman, Co-Founder of River Financial , to discuss: - Building River - Being a Bitcoin-only business - Dollar Cost Averaging - Complex systems - Bitcoin and American values - KYC/AML hypocrisy - much more Follow Alexander on Twitter Check out River Financial Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E74 · Thu, January 02, 2020
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.12.30
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bitcoin's first 11 years - NthKey: use your iPhone as part of a multisig setup - Nodl Dojo first impressions - Samourai Whirlpool 0.10.0 released - MyNode adds whirlpool support, dojo coming soon - Satreon: a non custodial lightning network powered alternative to Patreon - Metal seed storage reviews - Introducing A Framework for Privacy in eCommerce via Bitcoin - Difficulties with verifiable open hardware Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults . GiveWell. Learn how much good your donation can do by visiting GiveWell.org/tftc . They accept traditional payment methods, Bitcoin, and several other cryptocurrencies
S2 E73 · Fri, December 27, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.12.23
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - BitBox02 brute force vulnerability disclosed , update to firmware V5.0.0 asap (h/t @freedomisntsafe) - BLW on Android adds support for hosted channels - Argentina local bitcoins volume hits ATHs amid further capital controls - As expected CSW makes excuses ahead of "tulip trust" access date - Ethereum Co-Founder Jeffrey Wilcke dumps $11.5M worth of ETH from premine - The Venezuelan Petro update - HK Police freeze $9M raised by activists via Spark Alliance - Popular chat app ToTok removed from app store due to concerns it is a UAE spy tool - US gov issues warning to service members asking them not to use DNA testing services - @dergigi releases 21 Lessons book - Kiara Bickers (@kiarabickers) releases Bitcoin Clarity book - Proof of Keys next week - John Newbery thread - German gold capital controls Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults . GiveWell. Learn how much good your donation can do by visiting GiveWell.org/tftc . They accept traditional payment methods, Bitcoin, and several other cryptocurrencies
S1 E127 · Mon, December 23, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #124: Dave Collum
Join Marty as he sits down with Dave Collum, Professor of Organic Chemistry at Cornell University, to discuss: - Climate Change - Bitcoin - Jeffrey Epstein - Inflation - The Fed - much more Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidBCollum Check out Dave's 2019 Year in Review Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S1 E126 · Fri, December 20, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #123: Bitcoin Sign Guy on Urbit
Join Marty as he sits down with Urbit ambassador to Bitcoin, Bitcoin Sign Guy, to discuss: - Urbit Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E71 · Thu, December 19, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.12.16
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bottle Pay shuts down rather than implement KYC per upcoming AMLD5 regulation - Binance Singapore allegedly flagging accounts that CoinJoin after withdrawal - Phoenix lightning wallet by ACINQ launches on Android - c-lightning 0.8.0 released - Wasabi Wallet V1.1.10 released - Coldcard firmware 3.0.6 released - Ronin UI for Samourai Dojo - Trace Mayer on CoinJoin usage - BTCPay integration with M5Stack - cheap point of sale option - Alex Gladstein in Coindesk , Quillette , Tor blog - Polo adds no KYC option - Direct deposits delayed nationwide due to Fed glitch - NYTimes report on location tracking using phone apps Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults . GiveWell. Learn how much good your donation can do by visiting GiveWell.org/tftc . They accept traditional payment methods, Bitcoin, and several other cryptocurrencies
S1 E125 · Sun, December 15, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #122: Parker Lewis
Join Marty as he sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss: - What is QE? - The Fed's balance sheet over the last decade - Unwinding the balance sheet - Repo market madness - Source of the repo liquidity crunch - Moving forward - much more Follow Parker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkeralewis Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E71 · Thu, December 12, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.12.09
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Honeyminer acting sketchy - not your keys, not your coins - Jill Carlson on censorship resistance - Coinjoin usage Wasabi & Samourai chart - SquareCrypto gives grant to a nym - ZmnSCPxj - RIP CryptoDeleted - Exchange tokens are centralized and high risk - Malicious relays on the Tor network - Twitter funding small team to develop a more open platform - Amazon Ring cameras compromised - More than 260k documents leaked by Sprint contractor - War on cash escalates in Greece and Italy - Repo market demand Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults . GiveWell. Learn how much good your donation can do by visiting GiveWell.org/tftc . They accept traditional payment methods, Bitcoin, and several other cryptocurrencies
S1 E124 · Wed, December 11, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #121: Hector Rosekrans
Join Marty as he sits down with Hector Rosekrans, Navy veteran and bitcoiner, to discuss: - Being a Surface Warfare Officer - How the Navy teaches you to think - How Bitcoin may be better at spreading democracy than military might - Self custody'ing your own data - Bitcoin and the Constitution - Nuclear deescalation via Bitcoin mining - How should States lean in to Bitcoin? - much more Follow Hector on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HectorRosekrans Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E70 · Thu, December 05, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.12.02
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bakkt weekly volume all time high - Bakkt ceo Kelly Loeffler tapped as new Georgia senator - The second Boltathon online lightning conference this weekend, tickets are 800k sats - easypaysy bitcoin accounts proposal - On The Brink podcast with former head of Circle OTC desk Dan Matuszewski - Bitfinex adds lightning deposits and withdrawals - A Look at Innovation in Bitcoin’s Technology Stack by Lucas Nuzzi - TFTC with Matt Ahlborg - Interesting reddit discussion about Confidential Transactions - Wasabi v1.1.10 RC1 released - go test it and earn sats - Badass BTCPay cleats by Russel Okung - Great Fold commercial by @bvbtc and @content_noir - BottlePay chat sats launched - Tails 4.1 released - Binance launches no fee Tezos staking undercutting all noncustodial options - Tron backed Poloniex flexes on DGB founder - OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app . Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults . GiveWell. Learn how much good your donation can do by visiting GiveWell.org/tftc . They accept traditional payment methods, Bitcoin, and several other cryptocurrencies
S1 E123 · Tue, December 03, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #120: Matt Ahlborg
Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Ahlborg, Data Scientist and Founder of Usefultulips.org, to discuss: - Why Matt is interested in P2P trading specifically - How Bitcoin is being used around the world - Developing the Usage Per Economic (Online) Person metric - What it's like cold calling a P2P trader - Why are people using Bitcoin? - What Matt plans to do in the future - much more Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattAhlborg Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with your hardest OpSec questions! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E68 · Fri, November 29, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.11.25
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bitcoin Core 0.19.0 released - https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-core-0-19-0-released-heres-whats-new - ColdCard firmware 3.0.5 released - Bakkt daily volume - https://twitter.com/BakktBot/status/1200417914744135680?s=20 - Bitmex research analyzes IBD - https://blog.bitmex.com/bitcoins-initial-block-download/ - Telegram's Durov issues scathing statement - https://t.me/durov/109 - Two great pieces from Coindesk's Leigh Cuen https://www.coindesk.com/global-protests-reveal-bitcoins-limitations - https://www.coindesk.com/lebanese-bitcoiners-show-how-to-talk-about-crypto-at-thanksgiving - Nigerians + Bitcoin - https://medium.com/dlabvc/paxful-is-the-most-important-bitcoin-company-you-arent-paying-attention-to-4e699db0c5ca - Great presentation by Alex Gladstein - https://vimeo.com/375118500 - Venezuelans using RuneScape for additional income - https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2019/11/21/venezuelas-paper-currency-is-worthless-so-its-people-seek-virtual-gold - South Korean exchange UPbit allegedly hacked: https://etherscan.io/address/0xa09871AEadF4994Ca12f5c0b6056BBd1d343c029 - Eric Wall write up of "stablecoins" - https://medium.com/human-rights-foundation-hrf/privacy-and-cryptocurrency-part-iv-stablecoins-for-human-rights-blacklists-and-traceability-6d74ee17c25d - DMVs are selling your info <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evjekz/the-california-dmv-is-making-dollar50m-a-year-selling-driver
S1 E122 · Tue, November 26, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #119: Chris Arnade
Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Arnade, Author of Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America , to discuss: - Traveling through back row America - Cognitive hubs and spatial redistribution - Trading on Wall Street - Connecting with "the other" - Retribution as politics - The importance of community - much more Follow Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chris_arnade Pick up Dignity : https://www.amazon.com/Dignity-Seeking-Respect-Back-America/dp/0525534733 Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with your hardest OpSec questions! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S1 E121 · Fri, November 22, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #118: Will Reeves
Join Marty as he sits down with Will Reeves, Founder of Fold , to discuss: - How Fold has grown from an app that allowed users to purchase pizza via LN to something much bigger - Building a distributed team - Building on a protocol that is changing and evolving - Bridging the gap between non-technical users and cypherpunks - The switch from ad tech to surveillance tech - California wine - much more Follow Will on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wlrvs Check out Fold: https://foldapp.com/ Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with your hardest OpSec questions! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E66 · Thu, November 21, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.11.18
This week Marty & Matt discuss: - BTCPay vault + BTCPay configurator https://github.com/btcpayserver/BTCPayServer.Vault/releases/tag/Vault%2Fv0.0.3 & https://twitter.com/pavlenex/status/1197465294463283200?s=21 - Five corporate sponsors for BTCPay now - Luna node and wallet of satoshi join https://twitter.com/milessuter/status/1196973452306993152?s=21 - Coinmetrics & BitMex Research launch txstats.com - Bottlepay launches developer API https://docs.bottle.dev/ - Matt’s first attempt in front of a camera https://jwp.io/s/O54RhCTj - Donnerlab announces Bitcoin Bounty Hunt FPS game with sats integrated https://twitter.com/donnerlab1/status/1196856002118852611?s=21 - Binance practices responsible UTXO management https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-616/ - @6102bitcoin launches Bitcoin-intro.com - Upgrade your Trezor T before sending transactions https://blog.trezor.io/details-of-the-multisig-change-address-issue-and-its-mitigation-6370ad73ed2a - Zap 0.6.0 desktop released https://medium.com/@JimmyMow/announcing-zap-desktop-0-6-0-beta-1724d13ae597 - @mutatrum launches hodl.camp - How Many Bitcoins Are Permanently Lost? https://coinmetrics.substack.com/p/coin-metrics-state-of-the-network-d2e - PlusToken scam chainanalysis - https://twitter.com/ergobtc/status/1197496064854634496?s=21 Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with your hardest OpSec questions! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: <a href="https://tftc.io/tales-from-the-cry
S1 E120 · Tue, November 19, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #117: Wiz & m52go
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Wiz and m52go from the Bisq project to discuss: - The origins of Bisq - How Bisq works - Mining - Why KYC/AML does more harm than good - Why privacy is important - The Bisq DAO - much more Check out and download Bisq: https://docs.bisq.network/getting-started.html Follow Wiz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wiz Follow m52go on Twitter: https://twitter.com/m52go Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with your hardest OpSec questions! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S1 E119 · Fri, November 15, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #116: Trace Mayer
Join Marty as he sits down with Trace Mayer to discuss: - Wyoming blockchain legislation - The institution of the nuclear family - Bitcoin + freedom - An update on Bitcoin's 7 network effects - much more Follow Trace on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TraceMayer Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with your hardest OpSec questions! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E65 · Thu, November 14, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.11.11
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Update firmware before using coldcard SD card feature to send transactions https://blog.coinkite.com/troublesome-change/ - Unchained Capital announces Caravan multisig GUI https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/the-caravan-arrives/ - Stratum V2 initial specs released https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/with-stratum-v2-braiins-plans-big-overhaul-in-pooled-bitcoin-mining - Unknown fund announces $75M bitcoin investment towards privacy https://www.unknown.fund/press-release - Digital Garage provides third grant to BTCPay Foundation worth $30k https://blog.btcpayserver.org/dg-grant-2019/ - Easily create regtest lightning networks with Polar https://github.com/jamaljsr/polar - Boltathon 2 online lightning conference announced Dec. 6-8 https://twitter.com/Boltathon/status/1193935341914226689?s=20 - Zap iOS 0.5.0 adds Tor support https://twitter.com/ln_zap/status/1192841623421542401?s=20 - HUT8 quarterly figures https://web.tmxmoney.com/article.php?newsid=5330196128175970&qm_symbol=HUT - Suspicion-less searches of travelers' devices rule unconstitutional https://www.eff.org/press/releases/federal-court-rules-suspicionless-searches-travelers-phones-and-laptops - Fed Chair Powell: "The federal budget is on an unsustainable path with high and rising debt." https://twitter.com/breaking911/status/1194689974387576838?s=21 Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App . Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo
S1 E118 · Tue, November 12, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #115: Dan Tapiero
Join Marty as he sits down with Dan Tapiero, Founder of DTAP Capital and Gold Bullion International, to discuss: - Ray Dalio's recent note - Dan's views on the current macro landscape - Why Bitcoin is already established - Why it's hard for institutional investors to approach - Bitcoin + The American Revoultion - Critical thinking - much more Follow Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DTAPCAP Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with your hardest OpSec questions! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S1 E117 · Fri, November 08, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #114: Alpha Zeta
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Alpha Zeta to discuss: - Living through hyperinflation - Repo operations. Is it QE? - Why you shouldn't trade Bitcoin - Stories from Wall Street - Bitcoin's volatility - ETF - HNWI + Bitcoin - much more Follow Alpha Zeta on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alphaazeta Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with your hardest OpSec questions! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E61 · Thu, November 07, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.11.04
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - BTC Citadel workshop #2 Thursday December 5th at 6:30 https://twitter.com/btcCITADEL/status/1191395545656569856?s=20 - FullyNoded https://twitter.com/FullyNoded/status/1192327571486068736?s=20 - BTCPay update https://blog.btcpayserver.org/btcpay-1-0-3-137-released/ - Coldcard firmware 3.0.3 https://blog.coinkite.com/Login-Countdown-and-Nickname/ - Square quarterly results - $149M bitcoin sold, first time buyers double - Locha mesh trial in Venezuela https://www.coindesk.com/venezuelans-made-lightning-savvy-hardware-to-use-bitcoin-during-blackouts - Radar Redshift https://twitter.com/radar_ion/status/1191783806077825024?s=20 - EinsteinXchange https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/einstein-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-complaints-1.5347104?cmp=rss - BullBitcoin to catch a predator https://twitter.com/BullBitcoin_/status/1191830231809576960?s=20 - Wasabi to integrate Bitcoin Core directly https://twitter.com/HillebrandMax/status/1191286955708833792?s=20 - CoinJoin usage chart https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1191038010466426881?s=20 - Chat over Lightning https://twitter.com/joostjgr/status/1190714028626251779?s=20 - Jack Mallers Twitter AMA https://twitter.com/JackMallers/status/1190353245358755840?s=20 - BitMEX leaks 30k passwords https://twitter.com/lawmaster/status/1190745630316154882?s=20 - NodlOne announced https://shop.nodl.it/en/home/43-71-nodl-one-early-bird.html - Tether FUD? - Coinbase adds Tezos staking to consumer facing interface https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1192154927813943296?s=20 & https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/947551556546760704?s=20 - Realt + Uniswap + KYC https://twitter.com/RealTPlatform/status/1191420634196111360?s=20 - Ray Dalio "The World Has Gone Mad and the System is Broken" https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/world-has-gone-mad-system-broken-ray-dalio/ - Cash transactions greater than ~$6000 banned in malaysia https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2019/11/07/malaysia-to-impose-cash-transaction-limit-of-rm25000-next-year - GEDmatch court case precedent could open up millions of DNA records https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/05/business/dna-database-search-warrant.html - Russian "sovereign internet" law https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/10/31/russia-new-law-expands-government-control-online Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App . Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get
S1 E116 · Tue, November 05, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #113: Michael Caras AKA The Bitcoin Rabbi
Join Marty as he sits down with Michael Caras AKA The Bitcoin Rabbi, Author of Bitcoin Money: A Tale of Bitville Discovering Good Money , to discuss: - Writing Bitcoin Money - Michael's journey to Bitcoin - Charity - Gold's future - much more Check out Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebitcoinrabbi Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: " stackingsats " to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with your hardest OpSec questions! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S1 E115 · Fri, November 01, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #112: Dhruv Bansal
Join Marty as he sits down with Dhruv Bansal, Co-Founder and CSO of Unchained Capital, to discuss: - Multisig - Hardware wallets - SLIP 0039 - Center of Hash - Bitcoin in space - Balancing adaptation and conviction - much more Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App . Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.
S2 E60 · Thu, October 31, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.10.28
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - 11 years of bitcoin https://nakamotoinstitute.org/bitcoin/ - #FastForSatoshi - $1B in fees https://twitter.com/yassineARK/status/1189559688494493697?s=19 - China blockchain pump https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-dissident-sees-dark-warnings-in-chinas-blockchain-push - Wasabi and Samourai Whirlpool comparison chart https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1189606714250858496?s=19 - Casa Gold 2 of 3 multisig https://blog.keys.casa/basic-multisig-2-of-3-now-with-two-hardware-keys/ - Coinmetrics nonce analysis https://coinmetrics.substack.com/p/coin-metrics-state-of-the-network-04a - Wired hit piece on sanctions evasion https://www.wired.com/story/cryptocurrency-boom-post-soviet-frontier/ - Cryptosteel capsule hands on https://twitter.com/cryptosteel/status/1186354407019110400?s=19 & https://twitter.com/JimJones1913/status/1189021491397980160?s=19 - Breez announces Lightning Rod https://medium.com/breez-technology/introducing-lightning-rod-2e0a40d3e44a - Lightning and privacy https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1186998875854376960?s=19 & https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1187731152318160897?s=19 - c-lightning 0.7.3 released https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases/tag/v0.7.3 - Donations to Tor will be matched by Mozilla until November 4th https://donate.torproject.org/cryptocurrency - Coldcard releases full schematics https://blog.coinkite.com/coldcard-hardware-shared/ - Lebanon institutes ban on cash leaving country https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-protests-economy-dollars-idUSKBN1X60R2 & https://www.coindesk.com/how-lebanons-economic-crisis-highlights-bitcoins-limitations - Argentina increases capital controls, $200 p
S1 E114 · Wed, October 30, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #111: Evan Kaloudis
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Evan Kaloudis, Founder of ZeusLN.app , to drink moonshine and discuss: - Zeus - State of the Lightning Network - Gaming - Why are we doing this? - Security attack vectors to be aware of - Much more Follow Evan on Twitter: www.twitter.com/evankaloudis Check out Zeus Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with your hardest OpSec questions! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S1 E113 · Fri, October 25, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #110: Saifedean Ammous
Join Marty as he sits down with Saifedean Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard, to discuss: - Academia - Bitcoinization might not play out how you think - The collective "We" - Building his Economics course - much more Check out Saif's website and academy - https://saifedean.com/ Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with your hardest OpSec questions! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E59 · Thu, October 24, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.10.21
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Layer1 mining https://fortune.com/2019/10/15/what-is-bitcoin-mining-layer1-peter-thiel-crypto-investment/ - Bakkt hits ATH volume yesterday https://twitter.com/BakktBot/status/1187356577143107584?s=20 - Tails 4.0 https://twitter.com/Tails_live/status/1186660581446733826?s=20 - Nodl Dojo kill switch https://twitter.com/nodl_it/status/1186652356554964994?s=20 - Cryptosteel Capsule https://cryptosteel.com - Zebedee and SatoshisGames - zebedee.io & lightnite.io - Zap updates for iOS and desktop https://twitter.com/ln_zap/status/1186666607990497280?s=20 & https://twitter.com/ln_zap/status/1187071191342817282?s=20 - Bisq update v1.2, make sure you complete all trades/disputes/offers before upgrading https://twitter.com/bisq_network/status/1186237315598950400?s=20 - ACINQ announces new mobile lightning wallet called Phoenix https://twitter.com/acinq_co/status/1185129586482388992?s=20 - Iterative Capital announces Escher Hub bitcoin on/off ramp http://iterative.capital/introducing-escher-hub-making-every-foss-wallet-a-cheap-and-fast-way-to-transact-bitcoin/ - Bittr teases Lightning support with Nodl partnership https://twitter.com/GetBittr/status/1186317300313530370?s=20 - FullyNoded iOS app (@fullynoded) allows you to connect to your own full node through Tor and use it with Coldcard PSBTs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqKEPpSky2g - Tracking the PlusToken whale through Wasabi by @ergobtc https://medium.com/@ErgoBTC/tracking-the-plustoken-whale-attempted-bitcoin-laundering-and-its-impact-on-wasabi-wallet-787c0d240192 - Samourai wallet releases anon set tool https://medium.com/samourai-wallet/diving-head-first-into-whir
S1 E112 · Tue, October 22, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #109: Justin Moon
Join Marty as he sits down to catch up with Justin Moon. They discuss: - Building Buidl Bootcamp - Mooniversity - BitBoy - Junction - Wallets - Redundancy - Much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with your hardest OpSec questions! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E58 · Thu, October 17, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.10.14
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Casa node concerns https://blog.keys.casa/addressing-security-concerns-about-casa-node/ - Realvision with Saifedean https://www.realvision.com/tv/shows/interviews/videos/gold-the-bitcoin-standard?source_collection=07157a6eedda4e78b9dcada0c3bc76c0 - Trezor + Unchained Slip0039 implementation https://blog.trezor.io/open-source-standards-unchained-slip-0039-for-individuals-and-groups-cae3e9573410 - Child porn ring brought down https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/chainalysis-doj-welcome-to-video-shutdown - Oxford English Dictionary adds sats - Blockstream Green Wallet adds integrated Tor support https://twitter.com/BlockstreamHelp/status/1184176681260584960?s=19 - LND 0.8.0 released https://blog.lightning.engineering/announcement/2019/10/15/lnd-v0.8.html - Casa covenant inheritance planning https://blog.keys.casa/announcing-casa-covenant-bitcoin-inheritance-service-and-protocol/ - Nodl team begins moving everything behind Tor https://twitter.com/nodl_it/status/1184110287424610305?s=19 - Tor releases new version of OnionShare https://blog.torproject.org/new-version-onionshare-makes-it-easy-anyone-publish-anonymous-uncensorable-websites-0 - Electrum announces their own lightning implementation - Coldcard Mk3 begins shipping - Rep Warren Davidson on Noded https://twitter.com/NodedPodcast/status/1182490088464408577?s=19 - Protests around the world Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. If you need
S1 E111 · Tue, October 15, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #108: Jared Dillian
Join Marty as he sits down with Jared Dillian, Founder & Editor of The Daily Dirtnap newsletter, to discuss: - Jared's reformed skepticism of Bitcoin - Bitcoin v. Gold - What happens if we End The Fed? - Millenial investing - much more Follow Jared on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dailydirtnap Check out The Daily Dirtnap: https://www.dailydirtnap.com/ Shoutout to this week's sponsors, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with your hardest OpSec questions! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S1 E110 · Fri, October 11, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #107: American Hodl
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with American Hodl to wax poetic about everything. Shoutout to this week's sponsors, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with your hardest OpSec questions! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E57 · Thu, October 10, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.10.07
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Real Vision upcoming show with Saif - Coldcard adds offline address explorer with new update thanks to @hodlwave https://blog.coinkite.com/address-explorer/ - Zap Android app update https://twitter.com/ln_zap/status/1181618068096724994?s=20 - Upcoming Zap desktop update to include node pubkey signing https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-588/ - New KYCP update - kycp.org - https://mempool.observer/monitor/ by @0xB10C - Nodl Samourai announced - https://shop.nodl.it/en/home/38-nodl-samourai-edition.html - Casa Node 2 announced - https://blog.keys.casa/announcing-casa-node-2/ - ACINQ raises $8M in series A - https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/acinq-startup-behind-eclair-lightning-implementation-raises-8m - Tor removes ~800 old relays - https://www.zdnet.com/article/tor-project-removes-13-5-of-current-servers-for-running-eol-versions/ - Adobe and others cut off Venezuelan users from cloud services - https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/7/20904030/adobe-venezuela-photoshop-behance-us-sanctions - Multiple corporations bend the knee to China - https://ibb.co/album/eSSKDv - Hong Kong Free Press switches to BTCPay - https://twitter.com/HongKongFP/status/1182196845511987200?s=20 - City of Miami to vote on 30 year contract for cameras and flood sensors on light poles to private company with no data protection https://twitter.com/TooMuchMe/status/1181947359753904130?s=20 - Surveillance partnerships with Amazon's Ring door cameras - https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2019-10-07-open-letter-calling-on-elected-officials-to-stop/ - Bitcoin2020 tickets for $50, Szabo is keynote - https://www.bitcoin2020conference.com/ Cash App. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS L
S1 E109 · Tue, October 08, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #106: Aleks Svetski
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Aleks Svetski, founder of Amber , to discuss: - The latest Amber updates - Building out a product road map and prioritizing - Citadels - Separation of money and state - Hypothetical paths to a post-bitcoinization world - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with your hardest OpSec questions! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S1 E108 · Fri, October 04, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #105: Travis Kling
Join Marty as he sits down with Travis Kling, CIO of Ikigai Asset Management, to discuss: - Travis' journey to bitcoin - Failed narratives/frameworks of years past - How the current system is gamed - Timing - Much more Follow Travis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Travis_Kling Check out Ikigai: https://www.ikigai.fund Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with your hardest OpSec questions! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E55 · Thu, October 03, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.09.30
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Michelle Phan https://www.thecut.com/2019/09/michelle-phan-youtube-beauty-star-on-why-she-left.html - Baakt launches with limited volume https://www.bakkt.com/markets - US & UK CLOUD Act Agreement https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190928/18254143088/no-new-agreement-to-share-data-between-us-uk-law-enforcement-does-not-require-encryption-backdoors.shtml - HK - 1967 emergency laws enacted - face masks banned https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-4991888 - host4coins.net - Opendime videos - tftc.tv - Team signing for Casa Diamond Members ($5040 per year) https://blog.keys.casa/team-signing-on-casa-keymaster/ - uesefultulips.org - Wasabi error, rescan required - Crypto Rating Council launched by Coinbase, Kraken, Poloniex and Bittrex https://www.cryptoratingcouncil.com/asset-ratings - EOS $24M settlement with SEC https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2019-202 - Keybase impersonator Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. If you need liquidity but don't want to sell your bitcoin, they offer easy access to loans using bitcoin as collateral. Collateral is always stored on-chain in dedicated multisig addresses with the option for you to hold a key, and your bitcoin is never rehypotheticated. Bull Bitcoin. Canadian freaks need to check out Bull Bitcoin ( https://bullbitcoin.com/ ). Canada's only Bitcoin maximalist brokerage. Also, check out BitcoinOutlet.com for some of their dope swag if you're outside of Canada. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with you
S1 E107 · Tue, October 01, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #104: Janine
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Janine, privacy researcher and co-host of Block Digest , to discuss: - Janine's path to Bitcoin - Common privacy blunders - Avoiding big tech - Coinbase's checkered history - CoinJoins - Block Digest - Traveling without Google Maps - Much more Follow Janine on Twitter: https://twitter.com/J9Roem Check out Block Digest: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb53lXz2IzEFT5JNHSbdvPg Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with your hardest OpSec questions! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E54 · Fri, September 27, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.09.23
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Lightning Vulnerability disclosed https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2019-September/002174.html - Maduro rumored to own bitcoin https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-26/venezuela-has-bitcoin-stash-and-doesn-t-know-what-to-do-with-it - In device address explorer coming to coldcard https://twitter.com/COLDCARDwallet/status/1177393853076320258?s=20 - Erlay BIP draft released https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-578/ - Fold joins the sats back party with Amazon support https://twitter.com/fold_app/status/1176843962528567296?s=20 - tThe "hashcrash" https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1176850968211668994 - ETH gas limit raised https://www.trustnodes.com/2019/09/14/miners-begin-raising-the-gas-limit-to-10-million Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. If you need liquidity but don't want to sell your bitcoin, they offer easy access to loans using bitcoin as collateral. Collateral is always stored on-chain in dedicated multisig addresses with the option for you to hold a key, and your bitcoin is never rehypotheticated. Bull Bitcoin. Canadian freaks need to check out Bull Bitcoin ( https://bullbitcoin.com/ ). Canada's only Bitcoin maximalist brokerage. Also, check out BitcoinOutlet.com for some of their dope swag if you're outside of Canada.
S1 E106 · Thu, September 26, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #103: Mauricio Di Bartolomeo & Adam Reeds
Join Marty as he sits down with Mauricio Di Bartolomeo & Adam Reeds, the co-founders of Ledn.io , to discuss: - Ledn's loan offerings and expansion into Latin America - Bitcoin mining in Venezuela - Stablecoins - Crossing boarders with Bitcoin - How the Venezuela government buys bitcoin via LocalBitcoins - Sneaking out of the country - The ills of Socialism - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S1 E105 · Tue, September 24, 2019
Tales From The Crypt #102: John Doe
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with John Doe, an ex-Silk Road vendor who had a four year forced hodl. Learn about what it was really like to use the Silk Road, the ethos of the website + forums, and the absurdness of The Drug War. Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E55 · Fri, September 20, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.09.16
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Baltic Honeybadger in Riga - [Day 1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IpZWSWUIVE&feature=youtu.be%3Futm_source%3Ddigg [Day 2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns_I2LpeAbQ&feature=youtu.be?utm_source=digg - Reminder that browser extensions can be malicious, act accordingly - Someone is impersonating Matt on Keybase - Olympus fiat to lightning https: //tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-574/ - Sparkswap beta launched https://twitter.com/sparkswap/status/1173588374604537856?s=20 - Square Crypto hires 3 new devs Valentine Wallace, Jeffrey Czyz, Arik Sosman, announces funding for BTCPay https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-570/ - Hash rate all time high again - https://bitcoinvisuals.com/chain-hash-rate - Tor project now using BTCPay - https://donate.torproject.org/cryptocurrency - Bobby Lee launches horrible product BalletCrypto card that nobody should use - ColdCard multisig plugin merged into electrum, next official version of should have it ready to go, or just build from official sources today - Nodl + Samourai edition designs released, preorders soon https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet/status/1174200358828163072?s=20 - Bisq adds encrypted chat https://twitter.com/wiz/status/1174104040193413120?s=20 - Repo market / Fed cuts rate / QE4? Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up. Bull Bitcoin. Canadian freaks need to check out Bull Bitcoin ( https://bullbitcoin.com/ ). Canada's only Bitcoin maximalist brokerage. Also, check out BitcoinOutlet.com for some of their dope swag if you're outside of Canada.
S1 E104 · Thu, September 19, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #101: Jack Mallers - Olympus Announcement
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Jack Mallers to discuss the launch of Olympus, a non-custodial way to buy bitcoin and immediately receive it on the Lightning Network. Link to Jack's Medium post on the launch: https://medium.com/@JimmyMow/announcing-olympus-lightning-enabled-fiat-ramps-by-zap-1f5349a96ee9 Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S1 E103 · Thu, September 19, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #100: @arbedout
Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Odell and a very special guest, arbedout. Arbedout is a Twitter anon who has some incredible views on Bitcoin. Particularly how the nascent "cryptocurrency boom" shares a lot of eerie parallels with market booms throughout history. The trio polishes off 3/4 of a bottle of Knob Creek while reminiscing on their experiences within the "cryptocurrency boom". Follow arbedout on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arbedout Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S1 E102 · Wed, September 18, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #99: Raoul Pal
Join Marty as he sits down with Raoul Pal, Founder of Real Vision and Global Macro Investor, to discuss: - Repo markets - The state of the global financial system - Demographics - Behavioral Economics - Tokenizing income streams - much more Follow Raoul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI Check out Real Vision: https://www.realvision.com/ Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S1 E101 · Tue, September 17, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #98: Carla Kirk-Cohen
Join Marty as he sits down with Carla Kirk-Cohen, the last of Chaincode Labs' Summer residents to swing through the studio, to discuss: - Carla's journey to Bitcoin - Her passion for the Lightning Network - Life in South Africa - Bringing LN to an exchange - Things that LN enables that weren't possible before Follow Carla on Twitter: https://twitter.com/actuallyCarlaKC Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E55 · Fri, September 13, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.09.09
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Lightning CVE exploited in the wild, lnd 0.7.0 vulnerable, update! https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2019-September/002148.html - Digg from the dead https://digg.com/channel/bitcoin - NY payroll company MyPayrollHR exit scam $35M https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/09/ny-payroll-company-vanishes-with-35-million/ - French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says Libra will not be allowed in the EU https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-libra-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-europe-france-ban-block-latest-a9102171.html - Premier League Club Watford Bitcoin logo on jerseys due to sportsbet.io sponsorship https://www.watfordfc.com/club/bitcoin-confirmed-new-sleeve-partner - Keybase airdrops shitcoin, bitcoiners donate to Tor, almost 17000 XLM donated(~$1020) https://stellar.expert/explorer/public/account/GABWGQEQESRX5TKDTPIYJFPKGJDMEW6VLOOLBTIFPJIN7XT6KAFXJQPJ?filter=payments - Bitcoin as a nonviolent rebellion by Nic Carter https://medium.com/@nic__carter/a-most-peaceful-revolution-8b63b64c203e?sk=c70e2e688cb3c15dfe68f4d2627b1059 - ColdCard firmware update 2.1.4 for multi-sig change outputs https://coldcardwallet.com/docs/upgrade - Bittr adds xpub support https://twitter.com/GetBittr/status/1172171274791116801?s=19 - Spencer Dinwiddie of NJ Nets is a bitcoiner and is tokenizing his ~$34 million extension https://theathletic.com/1199912/2019/09/12/sources-spencer-dinwiddie-to-convert-his-nba-contract-into-a-secured-digital-investment-heres-what-that-means/ - ECB cuts rates and announces a new round of QE "Negative rates will not provoke the collapse of the financial system" - Draghi https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-12/ecb-cuts-rates
S1 E100 · Wed, September 11, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #97: Eric Voskuil
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Eric Voskuil, lead maintainer of the libbitcoin Bitcoin implementation, as they discuss: - libbitcoin - Austrian Economics - Attack vectors - Eric's experience in the Navy - How Bitcoin fails - Dust - much more Check out the libbitcoin Wiki: https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system/wiki Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S1 E99 · Mon, September 09, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #96: Elichai Turkel
Join Marty as he sits down with Elichai Turkel, recent Summer resident at Chaincode Labs, to discuss: - Elichai's path to cryptography and Bitcoin - Schnorr signatures - Taproot - Miniscript - Cryptography - State of academic papers - much more Follow Elichai on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Elichai2 Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E51 · Thu, September 05, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.09.02
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Portugal is indeed exempting bitcoin from cap gains treatment: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/op-ed-portugal-clarified-its-bitcoin-tax-code-other-nations-should-take-note - Hash rate all time high - https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/bitcoin-hashrate.html - LocalBitcoins KYC - https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/localbitcoins-new-kyc-rules-raise-privacy-concerns - SNICKER https://gist.github.com/AdamISZ/2c13fb5819bd469ca318156e2cf25d79 - vaneck & solidx pivot to gbtc like structure rather than ETF for their investment product https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/vaneck-solidx-to-offer-pilot-bitcoin-etf-to-institutional-investors - Facebook left phone numbers exposed on server, 419 million records leaked: https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/04/facebook-phone-numbers-exposed/ - Google discloses exploit that allowed malicious sites to retrieve iPhone files and location data: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bjwne5/malicious-websites-hacked-iphones-for-years - M5Stack + bitcoin https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-562/ - TFTC Guides: Lightning for beginners with Breez wallet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zhW7ilOjWg&feature=youtu.be - Bridgefy mesh messaging app being used in hong kong: https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-561/ - Argentina implements capital controls, individuals won't be allowed to acquire or wire abroad more than 10,000 dollars per month - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-02/capital-controls-return-to-argentina-as-macri-fights-to-survive - Upgrade your lightning nodes, disclosure of vulnerability in 3 weeks https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2019-August/002130.html - Jack Dorsey Twitter account hijacked due to sim swap + tweets by sms: <a href="https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/11676281577316
S1 E98 · Wed, September 04, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #95: Gleb Naumenko
Join Marty as he sits down with Gleb Naumenko to discuss: - Gleb's experience helping to build an exchange - Bitcoin usage in Ukraine - Gleb's work on Erlay - The Erebus attack - Movies Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E51 · Thu, August 29, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.08.26
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - ColdCard MK3 announced: https://blog.coinkite.com/coldcard-mark3/ - https://ln.alhur.es/ by @fiatjf - UI for hardware wallet multisig using bitcoin core and HWI released for testing by @justinmoon - https://github.com/justinmoon/junction - Bitcoin realized cap hits ath of ~$100B - https://coinmetrics.substack.com/ - According to Chainalysis, less than 11% of mixed bitcoin are used for illicit purposes - https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/chainalysis-most-mixed-bitcoin-not-used-for-illicit-purposes - CSW rebuked hard in court, judge orders 50% of his bitcoin to be given to Kleinman's estate, unfortunately for them he probably doesn't own any - Bitcoin for safety by @jamesob - https://jameso.be/2019/08/24/bitcoin-is-for-this.html - WTF happened in 1971? https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/ - Janey + Cato - https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-559/ - Binance adds interest bearing accounts (BNB, ETC, Tether) - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-26/teaser-rates-come-to-crypto-as-binance-starts-lending-business - Opennode adds kyc and shopify integration - https://www.opennode.co/blog/how-to-accept-bitcoin-shopify-extension/ - EOS dumped almost 20 mins earlier first: https://twitter.com/hodlonaut/status/1167094577389604865?s=20 - Portugal tax exemption. Fake news? Let us know Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber
S1 E97 · Wed, August 28, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #94: Fabian Jahr
Join Marty as he sits down with Fabian Jahr, current Summer resident at Chaincode Labs, to discuss the RPC call Fabian has been working on this Summer, the Chaincode residency experience, the Bitcoin scene in Berlin, Fabian's experience with the Lightning Network, and much more. Follow Fabian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fjahr Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/
S1 E96 · Tue, August 27, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #93: Rodolfo Novak
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Rodolfo Novak to discuss Coinkite, how Rodolfo approaches making products for Bitcoiners, a little Bitcoin history, Ham Radios, airplanes, and much more. Check out Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ (Use the promo code "TFTC" for 5% OFF!) Follow Rodolfo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matt_odell Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the test with your hardest OpSec questions! Up your security game. Head over to https://keys.casa/ today.
S2 E50 · Thu, August 22, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.08.19
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - BitBlockBoom - bitsteins talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBAuHv5cPl8 - New Erebus attack paper - https://erebus-attack.comp.nus.edu.sg - Hardware wallets + multisig - https://stephanlivera.com/episode/97/ - Sats the standard - Blockstream Green Wallet adds sats - https://twitter.com/Blockstream/status/1164296386361331712?s=20 - All seeds are not cross compatible, be aware - https://twitter.com/nvk/status/1164165702602899456?s=20 - Bitcoin Optech bech32 + RBF compatibility matrix - https://bitcoinops.org/en/2019-compatibility-matrix/ - Matt Corallo first hire by Square Crypto - https://twitter.com/sqcrypto/status/1163850926114762755?s=20 - Miniscript - https://twitter.com/pwuille/status/1163592166062473217?s=20 - Hong Kong protesters are distributed not centralized - https://quillette.com/2019/08/19/how-the-hong-kong-protestors-tactical-brilliance-backed-beijing-into-a-corner/ - 40 straight weeks of anti-macron yellow vest protests - https://twitter.com/sahouraxo/status/1162751938720612352?s=20 - Another fake Satoshi, safely ignore - Happy birthday Lolli! Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber
Wed, August 21, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #92: Bryan Bishop & Joseph Jackson
Join Marty as he sits down with Bitcoin Core contributor Bryan Bishop and his friend Joseph Jackson to discuss: - Bitcoin Vaults - Bitcoin security - Transcription - Transhumanism Check out Joe's website: biotechnbeyond.com Follow Bryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kanzure Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.
S2 E50 · Mon, August 19, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.08.12 LIVE w/ Pierre Rochard & Michael Goldstein
Join Marty and Matt as they're joined by the hosts of the Noded Podcast, Pierre Rochard and Michael Goldstein to discuss: - Bakkt Futures - Binance KYC - Liquid Tether - Hong Kong - India - Samsung + Bitcoin - Coinbase negligence - much more Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber
S1 E94 · Sat, August 17, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #91: Tuur Demeester
Join Marty as he sits down with Tuur Demeester, Founder of Adamant Capital, to discuss Tuur's journey to Bitcoin, the founding of Adamant Research then Adamant Capital, how to leverage Bitcoin to short USD, Bitcoin's parallels with The Reformation. Follow Tuur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.
S1 E93 · Thu, August 15, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #90: James C.
Join Marty as he sits down with James Chiang, currently spending his Summer at Chaincode Labs, to discuss James' journey to Bitcoin, his experience with Libbitcoin, how Libbitcoin compares to Bitcoin Core, working in the renewable energy sector, working on a Python library for Taproot, and much more. Checkout https://teachbitcoin.io/ Follow James on Twitter - https://twitter.com/digi_james Follow Marty on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.
S1 E92 · Wed, August 14, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #89: BitcoinTINA & Alpha Zeta
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with BitcoinTINA & Alpha Zeta to talk about the current market conditions, where Bitcoin sits, whether or not Bitcoin is a risk-on or risk-off trade, and the fact that Bitcoin is a fundamental financial tech innovation. Check out Alpha Zeta's portfolio tracker: http://www.thewarden.io/index.html Follow BitcoinTINA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinTINA Follow Alpha Zeta on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alphaazeta Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.
S2 E49 · Thu, August 08, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.08.05
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bitcoin vaults - https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-August/017229.html - Yuan peg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCH_-fcCoK4&feature=youtu.be - Big blocks and tradeoffs - https://twitter.com/BitMEXResearch/status/1157667091719380992 - Binance KYC leak - https://www.coindesk.com/a-bitcoin-extortion-gone-wrong-inside-binances-negotiations-with-its-kyc-hacker - Is anything priced in? Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?view_as=subscriber
S2 E48 · Thu, August 01, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.07.29
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - JoinMarket, fidelity bonds, and privacy - https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-July/017169.html - Capital One data breach - https://www.cnet.com/how-to/capital-one-data-breach-what-you-can-do-following-the-banking-hack/ - Zap update + full node - https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-desktop/releases/tag/v0.5.2-beta - Fold App Kickbacks - https://medium.com/in-the-fold/introducing-fold-kickbacks-5b1d255621b3 - "Stacking sats" - Hong Kong - https://twitter.com/alessabocchi/status/1156513770254012416?s=20 - Fortnite World Cup - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1155838643094917121 - much more Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up.
S1 E91 · Tue, July 30, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #88: Richard Myers
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Richard Myers, who is working on "Bitcoin's last mile" via mesh networks at GoTenna and Global Mesh Labs, to discuss: - ByteABit, Richard's P2P mobile Bitcoin exchange - Mesh networks, GoTenn, LOT49, and Global Mesh Labs - Cashless societies - Deflation - much more Follow Richard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/remyers_ Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matt_odell Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.
S2 E46 · Fri, July 26, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.07.22
This week Marty and Matt discuss: -BTCPayServer - https://stephanlivera.com/episodes/ - Wasabi & Samourai - Ethereum hashrate down 42% from ATH, bitcoin hashrate at ATH: https://www.longhash.com/news/ethereum-is-becoming-increasingly-vulnerable-to-attack - Coldcard + Wasabi video, class on the 26th at Chaincode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM2uhyROpAQ&feature=youtu.be - New Cash App UI - Ohmm - https://twitter.com/UpstreamDataInc/status/1152233409277648897?s=20 - Hong Kong protests take violent turn: https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi/status/1152973052046524420?s=20 - Nodl Electrumx - https://twitter.com/BitcoinSchiller/status/1154400652979818498?s=20 - Parker Lewis' Gradually, Then Suddenly - https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/dollar-crisis-to-bitcoin/ Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up.
S1 E90 · Tue, July 23, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #87: Conner Brown
Join Marty as he sits down with Conner Brown to discuss how he became interested in Bitcoin, philosophy, the intersubjective nature of money, Kanye West, and much more. Follow Conner on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ConnerBrown_ Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.
S1 E89 · Fri, July 19, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #86: Ben Hunt
Join Marty as he sits down with Ben Hunt (with a guest appearance from James O'Beirne) to discuss some of the running themes from Epsilon Theory , how they relate to Bitcoin, and why Bitcoiners may be fighting a losing battle. Follow Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpsilonTheory Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesob Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.
S2 E48 · Fri, July 19, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.07.15
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - This week in Bitcoin - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1150840995808010241?s=19 - Wasabi - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1151882688053334016?s=19 - C-Lightning - https://medium.com/blockstream/new-release-c-lightning-0-7-1-9fca65debeb2 - Binance staking XLM - https://www.binance.com/en/support/articles/360030727092 - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/947551556546760704?s=19 - ETH on BCH - https://ethresear.ch/t/bitcoin-cash-a-short-term-data-availability-layer-for-ethereum/5735 - Much more Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up.
S1 E88 · Tue, July 16, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #85: Paranoid Bull
Join Marty as he sits down with DAL, AKA Paranoid Bull, to discuss his journey through the markets, systemic risk, political risk, the world's current disconnection from reality and how Bitcoin play into it all. Check out Odin River's mission: https://medium.com/odin-river/odin-river-31ddc131a22 Follow DAL on Twitter: https://twitter.com/paranoidbull Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsor, Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.
S1 E87 · Mon, July 15, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #84: Bull Bitcoin
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Francis Pouliot and BTC Sessions from Bull Bitcoin to discuss the Montreal Bitcoin scene throughout the years, consulting in the "Blockchain" space, SegWit2x, the common mission Bitcoiners have, and much more. Check out Bull Bitcoin: https://bullbitcoin.com/ Follow Francis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/francispouliot_ Follow BTCSessions on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BTCsessions Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matt_odell Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsor, Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.
S3 E3 · Fri, July 12, 2019
The Trump Tweet Ep: Marty, Matt and Murad Mahmudov
Marty, Matt and Murad breakdown the implications of Donald J. Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Powell's comments on Bitcoin. Links discussed: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1149472282584072192 https://twitter.com/StopAndDecrypt/status/1149703537871355904 https://twitter.com/SquawkCNBC/status/1149629984157261825
S2 E46 · Thu, July 11, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.07.08
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Coldcard - Nodl update - Wasabi update - Samourai 0.99.81 - https://blog.samouraiwallet.com/post/186208584657/introducing-09981-enter-the-dojo - Miner trying to inflate the supply - https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-523/ - History of the DAO hack - Eclair update - https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/releases/tag/v0.3.1 - Surveillance tech creeps forward https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1148222460724207616 - Much more Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up.
S1 E86 · Tue, July 09, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #83: Aleks Svetski
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Aleksander Svetski, founder of Amber, to discuss his journey to Bitcoin, lessons from trading, lessons from being a door to door salesman, why Bitcoin not Blockchain, putting up with scammers, and much more. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Liking the show and want to contribute? You can do so by going to https://tftc.io/contribute/
S2 E44 · Fri, July 05, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Freedom Edition Week of 2019.07.01
This week Marty and Matt sit down on the 4th of July to discuss: - Bitcoin's revolutionary nature - Sats App announced by Casa https://blog.keys.casa/announcing-sats-app-with-satsback/ - 300 tickets sold for Bitcoin2020 - LND 0.7 released https://twitter.com/lightning/status/1146107267592445952?s=19 -Zap desktop 0.5 released https://medium.com/@JimmyMow/announcing-zap-desktop-0-5-0-beta-7622672ce582 - Coldcard v2.1.1 update adds dice support https://twitter.com/COLDCARDwallet/status/1146410794315390977?s=19 - US House of Reps Committee of Financial Services asks Facebook to hold off on Libra https://financialservices.house.gov/uploadedfiles/07.02.2019_-_fb_ltr.pdf - Cloudflare went down due to faulty upgrade https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/02/a-cloudflare-outage-is-impacting-sites-everywhere/ - Whirlpool desktop 0.7 released with full tor support https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet/status/1145998882947682304 - Hong Kong - Chinese border guards put spyware on phones at Xinjiang border https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/02/chinese-border-guards-surveillance-app-tourists-phones - Bitcoin as a safe haven in FT https://www.ft.com/content/f7643858-98f8-11e9-9573-ee5cbb98ed36 Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up.
S1 E85 · Tue, July 02, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #82: Ketominer + Askuwheteau
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Ketominer and Askuwheteau, the team behind Nodl.it, to discuss how Nodl came to be, their recent partnership with Samourai Wallet, the freedom that Bitcoin enables, potentially moving from hardware to software in the future, the new Raspberry Pi, and much more. Check out Nodl: https://nodl.it/ Follow Ketominer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ketominer Follow Askuwheteau on Twitter: https://twitter.com/IAskuwheteau Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matt_odell Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.
S1 E84 · Mon, July 01, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #81: Dan Held
Join Marty as he sits down with Dan Held, Co-Founder of Interchange, to discuss his paper on Bitcoin's future security, the importance of sharpening narratives, the false narratives that seem to persist, and much more. Follow Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/danheld Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to a charity of our choice when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up.
S2 E50 · Thu, June 27, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap LIVE: Week of 2019.06.24
Join Marty and Matt as they are joined by Pierre Rochard, Bitcoin Sign Guy & Francis Pouliot with a special appearance from Paul Sztorc as they discuss: - FATF Guidelines - Iranians mining Bitcoin in mosques - COLDCARD new upgrades - Libra - CoinJoining - Much more...
Wed, June 19, 2019
Rabbit Hole Cap: Week of 2019.06.17
This week Marty & Matt discuss: - Libra https://libra.org/en-US/ - Cash App deposits go live, fund cash card with bitcoin https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-507/ - Whirlpool public beta release https://github.com/Samourai-Wallet/Whirlpool -Binance to block US citizens -Lightning labs mobile app release https://blog.lightning.engineering/announcement/2019/06/19/mobile-app.html - Firefox vulnerability update to 67.0.3 ASAP https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/18/18684272/firefox-zero-day-flaw-browser-attacks-crypto-patch - Cellebrite states they can crack current all popular phones with physical access https://t.co/WHsaDxzoXz?amp=1 - Hashrate ATH - dcabtc.com tool by @JohnCantrell97 - US vs Russia cyber cold war escalates https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/15/us/politics/trump-cyber-russia-grid.html Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up.
S1 E83 · Tue, June 18, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #80: Andrew Poelstra
Join Marty as he sits down with Andrew Poelstra, Head of Research at Blockstream, to discuss Cryptography, how small of a field it is, how it's culture compares to Bitcoin's development culture, Taproot, MuSig, MiniSketch, Schnorr signatures, and much much more. Checkout Andrew's work: https://github.com/apoelstra Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today.
S1 E82 · Fri, June 14, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #79: John Carvalho
Join Marty + Matt as they sit down with John Carvalho, CCO of Bitrefill, to discuss his history in Bitcoin, all the dope stuff Bitrefill is working on, Bitcoin's fungibility, Bitcoin culture, and much much more. Checkout Bitrefill: https://www.bitrefill.com/ Follow John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinErrorLog Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matt_odell Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today.
S2 E48 · Thu, June 13, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.06.10
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Proposed ban on Bitcoin in India - Home mining https://twitter.com/Karnickleon/status/1138906263230828544?s=19 - Nodl + Samourai collab https://twitter.com/stephanlivera/status/1138048466075054080?s=19 - Global Mesh Labs https://twitter.com/stephanlivera/status/1138048466075054080?s=19 - Zap on Android https://twitter.com/stephanlivera/status/1138048466075054080?s=19 - Hong Kong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBl05xNq_AU - Italy https://twitter.com/Schuldensuehner/status/1138709519184175104 - Will O'Beirne's new Joule upgrade https://medium.com/@wbobeirne/introducing-joule-allowances-2b08bec75e3a Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today.
S1 E81 · Tue, June 11, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #78: Lawrence Nahum
Join Marty as he sits down with Lawrence Nahum, Founder of GreenAddress + Chief Architect at Blockstream, to discuss approaching Bitcoin development, the history of GreenAddress, what he's working on at Blockstream, helping to make it so everyone can run a node with ABCore, and much more. Checkout GreenAddress' GitHub and contribute to ABCore if you can: https://github.com/greenaddress Follow Lawrence on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LarryBitcoin Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today.
S2 E47 · Thu, June 06, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.06.03
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Rooftop RHR in SF - code "tftc25" - First 100 person CoinJoin https://blockstream.info/tx/e4a789d16a24a6643dfee06e018ad27648b896daae6a3577ae0f4eddcc4d9174 - 6102 Bitcoin hodl privacy leak overview https://github.com/6102bitcoin/FAQ/blob/master/hodl-privacy.md - Ring cameras creeping https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/amazons-helping-police-build-a-surveillance-network-with-ring-doorbells/ - SEC files suit against Kik https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/06/05/skeptics-lens-not-defending-crypto-anymore/ https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2019/comp-pr2019-87.pdf - Initial rollout of LN Watchtowers https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/watchtowers-are-coming-lightning#click=https://t.co/5VuAHhvsoq - Samourai Dojo open sourced and released https://blog.samouraiwallet.com/post/185312260292/introducing-samourai-dojo-10-open-source-and/ - Utreexo proposal https://eprint.iacr.org/2019/611.pdf - "Buy" stocks and ETFs with bitcoin using Abra in 150+ countries (not US) https://twitter.com/AbraGlobal/status/1133697009381138434?s=19 - Statechains https://medium.com/@RubenSomsen/statechains-non-custodial-off-chain-bitcoin-transfer-1ae4845a4a39 - Weird YouTube AI https://twitter.com/Max_Fisher/status/1135529605530411008 - Fed to cut rates? https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-499/ Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up.
S1 E80 · Wed, June 05, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #77: David Bailey
Join Marty as he sits down with David Bailey, CEO of BTC Media, to discuss the early days of Bitcoin, how BTC Media came to be, the state of discourse around Bitcoin, how people are underestimating Bitcoin's TAM, and much more. Follow David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidfbailey Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Thinking about heading to the Bitcoin 2019 Conference? Use the promo code "RHR" for a discount at checkout: https://www.bitcoin2019conference.com Shoutout to our sponsor, Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today.
S1 E79 · Fri, May 31, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #76: Alex Gladstein
Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer of the Human Rights Foundation and the Oslo Freedom Forum, to discuss how Alex ended up at the HRF, how authoritarian regimes use digital panopticons to control their subjects, why Bitcoin is such an important project, and why we can't mess it up. Checkout Alex's speech from MCC: https://youtu.be/CyieujRFk3g?t=13786 Follow Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gladstein Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsor, Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today.
S2 E46 · Thu, May 30, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.05.27
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Wasabi update: https://wasabiwallet.io/ - Erlay proposal, https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-May/016994.html - New bitcoin ATH in Argentinian peso - 4.1 billion people living under authoritarian regimes according to Oslo Freedom Forum - Proposed FATF regulations - https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-492/ - defendcrypto.org - Facebook - Bitrefill + ACINQ 1 BTC channel - https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-494/ - Trade Wars - Taxi medallions Shoutout to the MIB Chad Index Funds Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up.
S1 E78 · Tue, May 28, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #75: Jack Mallers
Join Marty as he sits down with Jack Mallers to discuss Zap, potential futures markets for Bitcoin miners, upgrades to the Lightning Network, cannabis, and much more. Check out Zap: https://zap.jackmallers.com/ Follow Jack on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackMallers Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shout out to this week's sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. 21Lectures! If you're looking to learn how to build on top of Bitcoin and LN check out https://www.21lectures.com/ today!
S1 E77 · Fri, May 24, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #74: Andrew Torba
Join Marty as he sits down with Andrew Torba, Founder and CEO of Gab.com, to discuss what it's like to be de-platformed, the Silicon Valley "cognoscenti", building more resilient communication tools, the fight for Free Speech, forking open source software as a business model for Gab, the normalization of deviant values, and much more. Check out Gab: https://gab.com/ Follow Gab on Twitter: https://twitter.com/getongab If you like this podcast, subscribe and give us a rating on your local podcasting platform. Every bit helps. Shoutout to this week's sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today.
Thu, May 23, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.05.20
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Who would you want to tweet about Bitcoin? - LN node update https://1ml.com/node/02d419c9af624d0e7a7c90a60b9ffa35f4934973a9d7d3b4175cc3cc28b7ffcde1 - SIM Swaps https://medium.com/coinmonks/the-most-expensive-lesson-of-my-life-details-of-sim-port-hack-35de11517124 -lncast.com launch - 60 Minutes https://www.cbs.com/shows/60_minutes/video/HaKmux455gSICzgSiGqzyUPIfGhuxnTG/bitcoin-s-wild-ride/ - $8 trillion hidden around the world and Elizabeth Warren wants to tax it https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-05-23/the-wealth-detective-who-finds-the-hidden-money-of-the-super-rich - BestMixer shutdown: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/dutch-authorities-shut-down-bestmixer/ - CoinCenter - Non-custodial cryptocurrency mixer developers are not subject to U.S. regulation. - https://coincenter.org/link/non-custodial-cryptocurrency-mixer-developers-are-not-subject-to-u-s-regulation - Bull Bitcoin starts mixing user funds: https://twitter.com/francispouliot_/status/1131309370900402178?s=19 - Kraken equity offering at 4B valuation, $1000 min: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/kraken-is-offering-itself-to-customers-in-chunks-as-small-as-1000-for-its-fundraising-round/ - Bitfinex LEO token: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/bitfinex-to-start-trading-its-exchange-token-leo-on-may-20/ - Polo/Circle blocks tokens from US customers, lays off 30 employees https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/poloniex-continues-to-advocate-for-better-crypto-regulation-as-it-goes-on-a-delisting-spree-in-the-us/ https://twitter.com/jerallaire/status/1130912877991333891?s=19 Shoutout to this week's listener contributor @mdotbit ( https://twitter.com/mdotbit ) Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up.
S1 E76 · Tue, May 21, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #73: Jan Čapek + Pavel Moravec
Join Marty as he sits down with Jan Čapek and Pavel Moravec, Co-CEOs of Slush Pool & Braiins, to discuss their backgrounds, Slush Pool's history, what they're building with BraiinsOS, the nature of reorgs, BetterHash, the dream of a shared foundry, mining futures markets, and much more. Checkout Slush Pool: https://slushpool.com/ Checkout Braiins: https://braiins-os.org/ Follow Jan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/janbraiins Follow Pavel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mor_pav Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/martybent Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today.
S1 E75 · Mon, May 20, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #72: Jeff Vandrew
Join Marty as he sits down with Jeff Vandrew, Attorney-CPA-Coder, to discuss Distributism, self-custody Bitcoin IRAs, maintaing BTCPayServer's Python implementation, rent seeking, relearning to code, and much more. Check out Jeff's work: https://vandrew.com/bitcoin/ Follow Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vandrewattycpa Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/martybent Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today.
S2 E44 · Thu, May 16, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.05.13
This week Marty and Matt are joined by Bitcoin Sign Guy to discuss a bunch of stuff. Thank you to this week's sponsors. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today.
S1 E74 · Tue, May 14, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #71: James O'Beirne
Join Marty as he sits down with James O'Beirne, Bitcoin Core contributor, to discuss his assumeutxo proposal, debt, short-term v. long-term thinking, and what it's like being a permabear. Checkout the assumeutxo proposal: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/15605 Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesob Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/martybent Shoutout to our sponsor, Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today.
S1 E73 · Mon, May 13, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #70: Ruben Waterman
Join Marty and Matt Odell as they sit down with the one man team behind Bittr, the easiest way to stack sats in Europe. We discuss Ruben's path to Bitcoin, his experience getting a Masters in Blockchain from the University of Nicosia, why he built Bittr, what it's like bootstrapping a company, and much more. Check out Bittr: https://www.getbittr.com/ Follow Ruben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/watermaniak Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matt_odell Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/martybent Shoutout to our sponsor, Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today.
S2 E37 · Thu, May 09, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.05.06
This week Marty and Matt are joined by Murad Mahmudov from Adaptive Capital to discuss: - Binance hack - onlynet=onion in config file - h/t Evan Kaloudis - TFTC.io launch - Our Lightning node was stolen https://1ml.com/node/02d419c9af624d0e7a7c90a60b9ffa35f4934973a9d7d3b4175cc3cc28b7ffcde1 - bip-taproot https://github.com/sipa/bips/blob/bip-schnorr/bip-taproot.mediawiki - Wasabi guide bitcoin-only.com @6102bitcoin https://github.com/6102bitcoin/FAQ/blob/master/wasabi.md - Honeyminer Mac release - One entity is responsible for 50% of BCH transactions - Whirpool - Andrew Chow on PSBT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6xZSRDXUiU&feature=youtu.be Shoutout to this week's listener contributor, Pedro. Here's the video he shared https://youtu.be/NO1aDZ6L4NQ?t=1118 Thank you to this week's sponsors. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today.
S1 E72 · Tue, May 07, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #69: Juthica Chou
Join Marty as he sits down with Juthica Chou, Co-Founder and COO of LedgerX, to discuss Bitcoin options, what it was like for LedgerX to navigate the regulatory waters throughout the years, LedgerX's Omni platform, and much more. Learn about futures contracts based on block height, backing into projected price probabilities, and how miners hedge their risk. Check out LedgerX: https://ledgerx.com/ Follow Juthica on Twitter: https://twitter.com/juthica Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/martybent Shout out to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Download the Cash App today from the App Store or Google Play Store and start #stackingsats
S2 E43 · Thu, May 02, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.04.29
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bitcoin v.0.18.0 released https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-core-0180-release-heres-whats-new/ - Bitfinex spread increases, https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/bitfinex-plans-to-raise-as-much-as-1-billion-through-an-ieo-shareholder-says/ - Cashapp $65.5M quarterly bitcoin sales - Amazon Managed Blockchain https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/amazon-made-its-blockchain-service-available-to-the-public/ - #dropgold campaign - dropgold.com - Ethereum is now money according to ethereum.org - CoinJoins as a Percentage of All Bitcoin Payments Have Tripled to 4.09% Over the Past Year https://www.longhash.com/news/coinjoins-as-a-percentage-of-all-bitcoin-payments-have-tripled-to-409-over-the-past-year - Samourai Whirlpool enters mainnet testing phase - Nine in 10 Americans have heard about bitcoin, Blockchain Capital survey finds https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/nine-in-10-americans-heard-about-bitcoin-survey-finds/ - Fidelity surveys 400 institutional investors, 22% already have exposure, 47% think exposure makes sense: https://medium.com/@FidelityDigitalAssets/new-research-institutional-investments-likely-to-increase-over-next-5-years-729fb1ca3c52 - eTrade joining the party, plans to offer bitcoin trading to its ~5M customers https://twitter.com/nathanielpopper/status/1121868559330598912 Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Cash App, head over to the Apple App Store or Google Play and download it today to start #stackingsats Unchained Capital, check out Unchained's 2-of-3 multisig vaults product today and get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin. https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter
S1 E71 · Tue, April 30, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #68: Patrick Dugan
Join Marty as he sits down with Founder and CEO of TradeLayer, Patrick Dugan, to discuss Patrick's run in with pot smoking bandits in Argentina, what he's building on TradeLayer, how decentralized derivatives markets may help drive demand for Bitcoin, the flow of money, and sovereignty in the Information Age. Check out TradeLayer: http://tradelayer.org/ Follow Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/duganist Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent
S2 E41 · Fri, April 26, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.04.22
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bitfinex gets sued - https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/fbem/DocumentDisplayServlet?documentId=vIexA1b0spKOnK_PLUS_ZUGTJ3A==&system=prod - https://www.bitfinex.com/posts/356 - Erisx and TdAmeritrade - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/04/24/erisx-is-testing-its-new-crypto-exchange-and-tdameritrade-is-one-firm-looking-to-link-up-with-the-market/ - Ledger Windows phishing attack - https://twitter.com/Ledger/status/1121439219086495745?s=20 - Wasabi update - https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WalletWasabi/releases - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1121203954145222662?s=20 - Lightning Labs releases Beta Neutrino Lightning App for desktop - https://twitter.com/lightning/status/1120735863225237506?s=20 - assumutxo proposal by James O'Beirne - https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2019/04/09/ - Satoshi's Treasure update - tinyurl.com/dpravengers - Samsung invests 2.9M into Ledger - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/samsung-invests-2-9-million-in-ledger/ - Gemini integrates SegWit fully - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/gemini-wallet-now-fully-supports-segwit-protocol/ - Bitmain rumored to be abandoning BCH - https://twitter.com/btcking555/status/1121699148523352064 - Casa privacy campaign + tor update - https://blog.keys.casa/casa-privacy-and-data-protection-policy/ - finalmessage.io - Run a tor relay node! - https://blog.torproject.org/new-guide-running-tor-relay Shoutout to this week's sponsor, 21Lectures! If you're looking to learn how to build on top of Bitcoin and LN check out 21Lectures.com today!
S1 E70 · Tue, April 23, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #67: Nik Bhatia
Join Marty as he sits down with Nik Bhatia, who has pushed forward the theory of Lightning Network Reference Rates, to discuss a range of topics including reference rates in the traditional financial sector, LNRR, Bitcoin + Real Estate escrow, Nik's experience producing rap albums and much more. Check out Nik's writing on LNRR: https://medium.com/@timevalueofbtc Follow Nik on Twitter: www.twitter.com/timevalueofbtc Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital! Sign up for their multisig vault product today by using the link below and receive a free three-month subscription to Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin. https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter
S2 E40 · Thu, April 18, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.04.15
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Satoshi's Treasure https://satoshistreasure.xyz/ & https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeawYh0POJhlKjaUM4Gor240vH_yVN9Urni7VjPYlh4Z5rlRA/viewform?usp=sf_link - Reports from CoinMetrics and TradeBlock dispute Reuters $100M whale story - https://tradeblock.com/blog/analyzing-the-bitcoin-price-surge-in-april and https://twitter.com/coinmetrics/status/1118603910522994688?s=20 - Wasabi Wallet hardware wallet support in testing - https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WalletWasabi/blob/master/WalletWasabi.Documentation/Guides/20190416HardwareWalletTestingGuide.md - lLND 0.6.0 - static channel backup --- release notes: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases --- Channel backup guide: https://wiki.ion.radar.tech/lightning-technology/research/static-channel-backups - Lightning Powernode Launcher will default to Tor https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard/status/1117567495680950272?s=20 - Nodl update- https://1ml.com/node/0331f80652fb840239df8dc99205792bba2e559a05469915804c08420230e23c7c - hodlnaut BTCPay fundraiser - https://weareallhodlonaut.com/ - US Sanction Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua - https://www.npr.org/2019/04/18/714552854/trump-administration-announces-measures-against-cuba-venezuela-and-nicaragua - Proof of Solvency piece - https://medium.com/@nic__carter/how-to-scale-bitcoin-without-changing-a-thing-bc4750dd16c7 & https://blog.coinfloor.co.uk/post/183567327051/provable-solvency-report-60-march-2019 - paywall.link and lightningscratchcard.io Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Check out their 2-of-3 multisig vault service today! https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter
S2 E40 · Fri, April 12, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.04.08
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Julian Assange https://mailchi.mp/5a9e133f8318/martys-bent-april-11th-2018-issue-460 - HODL guide https://github.com/DriftwoodPalace/guides - Multisig scenarios - Coinbase https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/04/10/coinbase-launches-crypto-to-fiat-debit-card-in-the-uk-filling-gap-left-by-shift-shutdown/ - LND 0.6.0 release https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases - Zap 0.4.1 release https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-desktop/releases - Managing a Lightning Node https://1ml.com/node/02d419c9af624d0e7a7c90a60b9ffa35f4934973a9d7d3b4175cc3cc28b7ffcde1 - Binance https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/binance-teams-up-with-ciphertrace-to-up-the-exchanges-compliance-procedures/ - Energy waste https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1116340276463714305 - China bans Bitcoin https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-cryptocurrency/china-says-it-wants-to-eliminate-bitcoin-mining-idUSKCN1RL0C4 Shout out to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Check out their 2-of3 multisig vaults today! https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter
S1 E69 · Tue, April 09, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #66: Parker Lewis
Join Marty as he sits down with Parker Lewis, Head of Business Development at Unchained Capital, to discuss Unchained's mission and product suite, and reflect on the Federal Reserve's continuously shifting policy over the last twelve years. Parker's knowledge of what was going on at the Fed as the '07/'08 crisis was unfolding and during its aftermath is rare and something all of you freaks could learn from. Follow Parker on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/parkeralewis Follow Marty on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/martybent Check out Unchained Capital: https://www.unchained-capital.com
S2 E36 · Fri, April 05, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.04.01
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Eclair Correction - Price talk - Cumberland OTC desk 10+ bids over 1000 bitcoin on Monday - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/cumberlands-otc-desk-reports-mini-surge-of-large-btc-orders-in-a-single-hour-late-monday-night/ - Fee talk - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1113949215829430275 - Nodl - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1113806561921708032 - Boltz inbound capacity tool https://medium.com/boltzhq/announcing-the-first-boltz-release-6cb630701432 - Pierre inbound capacity tool https://lightningpowerusers.com/home/ - Veriblock ICO sold out in seconds - https://medium.com/@ambroidcrypto/veriblock-deep-dive-49c533e9c5e7 - Bitcoin 2019 Conference - https://www.bitcoin2019conference.com/ - BitBlockBoom Conference [Promo: RHR] - https://bitblockboom.com/ - NVT Signal - https://twitter.com/woonomic/status/1113971442801094658?s=19 Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Sign up and create a multisig vault and receive a FREE three-month subscription to Dr. Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin using this link: https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter
S1 E68 · Tue, April 02, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #65: Johnny Dilley, Tom Garrambone & Matt Odell
Join Marty as he sits down with Johnny Dilley (Founder of Mempool Partners), Tom Garrambone (Founder of Tetras Capital), and Matt Odell (Bitcoiner) to have a roundtable discussion covering; Capitalism v. Socialism, Bitmain, 21co, nature, dinosaurs, what could kill Bitcoin, and much more. Check out mempool.io Check out tetras.capital Follow Tom on Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomgarrambone Follow Matt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/matt_odell Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent Smash that subscribe button, freaks!
S2 E34 · Fri, March 29, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.03.25
This week Marty and Matt Discuss: - Coinbase, stake is on the menu - Steve Barbour WSJ article - BSV - Bitmain IPO not happening - ryanofsky PR merged - Gemini bech32 + Blockstream explorer - Eclair mainnet full release - Craig Wright is a fraud - Dream Market shutting down - BitMex LN research Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Head over to https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=Marty%20Bent&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Vault%20Launch and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vault product. If you're in NYC on 4/1, head over to Galvanize to check out a live demo: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unchained-multisig-vault-demo-tickets-59545962577
S2 E30 · Thu, March 21, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.03.18
On this week's episode Marty and Matt discuss: - Square Crypto initiative - https://twitter.com/jack/status/1108487911802966017 - Lightning Loop - https://blog.lightning.engineering/posts/2019/03/20/loop.html - BlockstreamGreen - https://blockstream.com/2019/03/19/the-all-new-blockstream-green-wallet - Fed shifting posture - https://twitter.com/byHeatherLong/status/1108427995709165573 - Venezuela sanctions payment processors - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/u-s-considers-sanctions-prohibiting-payment-processing-services-in-venezuela/ - ETH ProgPow - https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester/status/1108561560304316421 - Bitcoin Optech - https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2019/03/19/ - Hash rate - https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty - FUD debunking Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Head over to https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter and check out their multisig vault setup which let's you maintain control and sovereignty over your BTC while providing a solution that keeps you worry free!
S1 E67 · Tue, March 19, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #64: Carl Dong
Join Marty as he sits down with Carl Dong, Bitcoin Core contributor currently working at Chaincode Labs, to discuss responsible disclosures, making Bitcoin Core more modular, Guix containers, Dyson spheres and much more! Follow Carl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carl_dong Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Check out Carl's PR: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/15277
S1 E66 · Fri, March 15, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #63: Zac Prince & Rene van Kesteren
Join Marty as he sits down with Zac Prince & Rene van Kesteren from Blockfi to discuss their new interest account product, how they manage risk with this particular offering, the nature of risk disclosures, and the utility that Bitcoin provides the world that wasn't possible before its existence. Follow Zac on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlockFiZac Follow Renee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rene_vankest Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Martybent Shoutout to this week's sponsor, 21Lectures. Head over to https://21lectures.com to learn more about their courses aimed at helping developers become more familiar/comfortable with BTC/LN development!
S2 E34 · Thu, March 14, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.03.11
This week Marty and Matt are joined by Adam Ficsor (@nopara73), Founder of Wasabi Wallet, to discuss: - The current dust attack against Wasabi users - https://twitter.com/nopara73/status/1105779583410946049 - CoinJoins - Privacy - Unchained Capital multisig vaults - Porn KYC in the UK - Drop in BTC transactions - Trezor vulnerabilities Thanks to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Check out their new multisig vault solution today: https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter
S1 E65 · Tue, March 12, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #62: Jake Chervinsky
Join Marty as he sits down with Jake Chervinsky, a lawyer with a focus on government enforcement defense and securities litigation, as they discuss the law and how it pertains to Bitcoin and everything created in its wake. Topics covered include, Jake's path to Bitcoin, the concept of light touch regulation, organizations like Coin Center, how the SEC has been treating ICOs, how the SEC may treat these ICOs going forward, and hope for a less Orwellian future. Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Lolli! Head over to https://lolli.com/ref/tftc right now and start stacking sats as you shop online today!
S2 E33 · Thu, March 07, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.03.04
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Canadian Revenue Service asking for BTC addresses: https://twitter.com/kyletorpey/status/1103467047412002817 - Ripple, FinCen agreement: https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1103356359284805633?s=20 - Is Bitcoin Twitter engagement back at 2015 levels?: https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1103673829832970240 - ABCore 0.70 released: https://twitter.com/LarryBitcoin/status/1102255072799535105?s=20 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greenaddress.abcore - QE, NIRP creeping - BlockFi Interest Account: https://twitter.com/BlockFiZac/status/1103293858283245569 https://twitter.com/vandrewattycpa/status/1102953966537752576 - Coinbase: https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/1103443720307912704 - Facebook going private?: https://twitter.com/SarahJamieLewis/status/1103476030503739393?s=19 - Facebook 2fa phone number leak: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/facebook-faces-criticism-for-handling-of-phone-numbers-required-for-2fa/ - Chinese database surveillance leak, https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/03/massive-database-leak-gives-us-window-chinas-digital-surveillance-state - QuadrigaCX update, https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/03/07/quadrigacx-co-founder-michael-patryn-allegedly-traded-large-positions-on-bitmex/ Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Honeyminer, head over to stackingsats.com and download Honeyminer today. The one-click solution to mining altcoins to stack sats. Unchained Capital, if you're in the Austin area on Monday March 11th, 2019 Unchained is demo'ing their new multi-sig vault product. If you're not in Austin, do not worry. The event will be live streamed. Link to attend below: https://www.meetup.com/Austin-Bitcoin-Developers/events/259337229/
S1 E64 · Mon, March 04, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #61: Jack Dorsey
Join Marty as he sits down with Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, to discuss how Jack came to experiment with Bitcoin, the parallels he sees between Twitter and Bitcoin, dealing with pseudonymity on Twitter, how Bitcoin curbs the State, education in the Information Age, what it's like to be a part of the Casa node club, and much more. Thank you to this week's sponsors: Honeyminer is the easiest way to earn Bitcoin. A simple crypto mining application that uses your computer's CPUs and GPUs to mine cryptocurrencies and pays you in Bitcoin. Go to https://www.honeyminer.com today and start earning BTC now. Lolli lets you earn up to 30% back in BTC when you shop online. Shop from 750+ online retailers including Jet, Overstock, SeatGeek, Priceline, Hotwire, Walmart, CVS, Best Buy, GAP, Macy’s, Hilton, and Mariott and earn BTC via the Lolli extension. Head over to https://lolli.com/ref/tftc today!
S2 E31 · Fri, March 01, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.02.25
This week Marty and Matt discuss: -Casa new product lineup https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/02/28/casa-is-dramatically-shifting-its-business-and-its-kicking-off-with-two-new-products/ -Facebook coin FUD https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/technology/cryptocurrency-facebook-telegram.html -Venezuela bitcoin article https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/opinion/sunday/venezuela-bitcoin-inflation-cryptocurrencies.html#click=https://t.co/P8hxu1vqni -Square sold 10k BTC in Q4 2018 https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/02/27/square-sold-over-166m-worth-of-bitcoin-in-2018/ -Coinomi spellcheck bug https://medium.com/coinomi/official-statement-on-spell-check-findings-547ca348676b -Trezor and Ledger update reminders -Samourai Whirlpool in testing phases, running on nodl.it -Wasabi, try it out free shill - www.twitter.com/@tweet_stamp is pretty cool, uses OpenTimestamps -Torpedo vulnerable https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/24/new-4g-5g-security-flaws/ -New privacy wiki up by Chris Belcher https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Privacy Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Honeyminer. Head over to stackingsats.com today, download Honeyminer, and start stacking sats today!
S1 E63 · Tue, February 26, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #60: Misir Mahmudov
Join Marty as he sits down with Bitcoin researcher Misir Mahmudov to discuss many topics including Bitcoin as Time, Bitcoin's amorality, Bitcoin's incentives, and family values. Follow Misir on Twitter: www.twitter.com/misir_mahmudov Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent Thanks to this week's sponsor, BlockFi! Head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to see how you can avoid selling your BTC today!
S2 E31 · Thu, February 21, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.02.18
This week Marty and Matt discuss: -Galaxy S10 Bitcoin wallet confirmed https://bitcoinist.com/samsung-galaxy-s10-bitcoin-wallet/ -Jack activates tippin.me https://twitter.com/jack/status/1098324828182831104 -Coinbase acquires chain analysis company https://twitter.com/francispouliot_/status/1098275229556768768 -Elon Ark Invest pod https://twitter.com/yassineARK/status/1097905577831862272 -Coinmama KYC breach 450k customer affected https://twitter.com/bitentrepreneur/status/1096549320302776320 -IMF NIRP Blog post https://blogs.imf.org/2019/02/05/cashing-in-how-to-make-negative-interest-rates-work/ Thanks to this week's sponsor, Honeyminer! Head over to stackingsats.com and download Honeyminer today! The easiest way to begin earning BTC with your spare computing hardware. Now available for Linux (www.honeyminer.com/labs).
S1 E62 · Wed, February 20, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #59: Eric Spano
Join Marty as he sits down with Eric Spano, Founder of bylls.com, to discuss building a product with little understanding of code, enterprise blockchain consulting, Bitcoin service provider UX, and much more. Follow Eric on Twitter: www.twitter.com.espano_ Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent Peep the Nielsen Norman Group's 10 Usability Heuristics for User Interface Design https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ten-usability-heuristics/ Visit www.bylls.com
S1 E61 · Tue, February 19, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #58: André Neves
Join Marty as he sits down with André Neves, Co-Founder and Co-CTO of Koala Studio, to discuss everything from BTC/LN adoption via gaming, what it's like to live in the UAE, the Surveillance State, and much more. Follow André on Twitter: www.twitter.com/andreneves Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent Check out Koala Studio: koalastud.io Thanks to our sponsors: BlockFi, head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to see how you can avoid selling your BTC this tax season. Lolli, head over to lolli.com/ref/tftc and download Lolli today so you can begin earning up to 30% cash back in BTC!
S2 E28 · Thu, February 14, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.02.11
This week Marty and Matt discuss: -Tippin.me extension -Lolli extension -Spacebit.live -Venezuela ATH LocalBitcoins volume - 2454 Bitcoin / 8.95 million USD https://coin.dance/volume/localbitcoins/VES/BTC -Bitcoin Ham radio https://twitter.com/nvk/status/1095354354289135617 -Full nodes, block size, offline transactions, 65% of 4000 said no full node -JPM shitcoin -Bitdevs https://www.meetup.com/BitDevsNYC/events/258566808/ -Wasabi update -Coin Center on cash + privacy https://coincenter.org/entry/the-case-for-electronic-cash Shout out to this week's sponsors: Lolli, head over to www.lolli.com/ref/tftc and start earning Bitcoin when you shop on the net today! Honeyminer, head over to www.honeyminer.com/labs to check out their new Linux compatible software. Or head to stackingsats.com to pump our ref link.
Wed, February 13, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #57: Alex Adelman
Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Adelman, Co-Founder and CEO of Lolli, to discuss developers building for developers, the retail landscape, building a consumer facing product with a BTC component, and much more. Follow Alex on Twitter: www.twitter.com/alexadelman Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent Thanks to our sponsor BlockFi! Head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to see how you can use your bitcoin as collateral to get USD loans in minutes!
S2 E23 · Fri, February 08, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.02.04
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Matt handing off the LN torch to @jack https://twitter.com/jack/status/1092891165966229509 - Matt Ahlborg's LocalBitcoins analysis and new metric https://medium.com/@mattahlborg/nuanced-analysis-of-localbitcoins-data-suggests-bitcoin-is-working-as-satoshi-intended-d8b04d3ac7b2 - Koala Studio Lightning Chess https://koalastud.io/ - Blockstream Proof of Reserve https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/blockstream-open-sources-development-its-proof-reserves-tool/ - ZCash inflation vulnerability disclosed https://z.cash/blog/zcash-counterfeiting-vulnerability-successfully-remediated/ - Abra releases new equities exposure product https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/abra-users-can-now-buy-stocks-and-etfs-using-bitcoin/ Shoutout to our sponsors: BlockFi, head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt and learn how you can avoid selling your BTC today! Honeyminer, peep www.honeyminer.com/labs to see the new Honeyminer Max implementation for Linux users. Or www.stackingsats.com to pump our ref link. 21Lectures, go to www.21lectures.com and learn more about their Bitcoin developer classes!
S2 E23 · Thu, January 31, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.01.28
This week we are joined by Murad Mahmudov to discuss a litany of topics. Had a bunch of topics planned but didn't get to all of them. A lot of tangents. Thanks to our sponsors: BlockFi - Head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt and learn how to leverage your crypto without selling! HoneyMiner - Now available for Linux users! HoneyMiner is the easiest way to earn BTC. Peep their site here to learn more - https://honeyminer.com/?utm_source=bent&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=marty%20bent%20honeyminer
S2 E22 · Fri, January 25, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.01.21
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Venezuela - https://twitter.com/btcven - Post-Soviet LN + Satellite API messages - https://twitter.com/notgrubles/status/1088402776638541827 - Lightning games - https://mailchi.mp/9e176e464777/martys-bent-january-21st-2018-issue-402 - Georgia & Bitfury - https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1088816882872926211 - Taproot article by Aaron van Wirdum - https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/taproot-coming-what-it-and-how-it-will-benefit-bitcoin/ - ETF withdrawn - https://twitter.com/gaborgurbacs/status/1088173233722089486 Thanks to this week's sponsor, Honeyminer! All you home mining freaks should head over to www.honeryminer.com/labs to check out their new version, now available to Linux users!
S1 E59 · Thu, January 24, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #56: Chris Dannen
Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Dannen, co-founder and Partner at Iterative Capital, to discuss a range of topics including the evolution of software development culture, destroying the technostructure, the poison that is mainstream media, and much more. Follow Chris on Twitter: www.twitter.com/chrisdannen Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MartyBent Check out Iterative's thesis: iterative.capital/thesis Thanks to our sponsor BlockFi! Head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to peep the special offer they have for you freaks!
S1 E58 · Fri, January 18, 2019
Tales from the Crypt #55: BitcoinTINA aka Rick Flex
Join Marty on this week's edition of Tales from the Crypt as he sits down with BitcoinTINA aka Rick Flex to discuss how bullish he is, past tech trends and how we may use them to guess how Bitcoin adoption may play out, and much much more. Banger of an episode.
S2 E20 · Fri, January 18, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.01.14
In this episode we discuss: -ETH 2.0 -Constantinople bug and delay -LN network analysis https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/01/15/the-growth-of-the-lightning-network-has-been-remarkable-but-theres-a-catch/ -Putin bitcoin rumor -Wasabi multi-denominations -ETC was indeed reorged chain wide -China plans on using great firewall to target nodes https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612749/china-will-now-officially-try-to-extend-its-great-firewall-to-blockchains/ -Grin launch -Thor from Bitrefill https://www.coindesk.com/new-bitrefill-service-aims-to-make-lightning-payments-easy -Baakt delayed -Genesis Trading OTC volume up 50% YoY, https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/genesis-tradings-otc-trading-volume-is-up-50-year-over-year/
S2 E19 · Thu, January 10, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.01.07
This week we discuss: -Deplatforming + -ETC 51% -ETH Constantinople and progPow forks -10 years since Hal - https://twitter.com/halfin/status/1110302988?lang=en -Zap POS app https://twitter.com/JackMallers/status/1082778829217808384?s=19 -Gemini ad campaign - https://twitter.com/Gemini/status/1082726902622797825 -Bitcoin mining pools over time, BetterHash - https://coinmetrics.io/mining-pool-mapping/ -Kraken compliance report https://twitter.com/krakenfx/status/1081701788464558080?s=19 -Nodl.it -Bitmain founders rumored to be stepping down, new CEO inbound https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/bitmain-to-appoint-new-ceo-as-co-founders-wu-and-zhan-step-aside/ -Norwegian Monero Ransom -ShapeShift lays off 30% of their team, 37 people - Bezos Commencement speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBmavNoChZc Thanks to our sponsors: BlockFi. Head to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt and check out BlockFi today! BUIDL Bootcamp - Next course starts January 21st, head over to www.buidlbootcamp.com and sign up today! (Online Courses)
S2 E18 · Fri, January 04, 2019
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.12.31
On this week's edition of RHR Marty and Matt come to you live from RiseNY to shoot the shit about Bitcoin's first ten years as well as some current events. Shoutout to our sponsor Blockfi: Head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to see how you can leverage your BTC today!
S2 E18 · Fri, December 28, 2018
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.12.24
This week we discuss: Trezor + Ledger hacks - wallet.fail - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/researchers-demo-crypto-hardware-wallet-vulnerabilities-at-tech-conference/ Electrum hack - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/hackers-used-a-clever-tactic-to-steal-over-700k-from-users-of-a-popular-bitcoin-wallet/ New Joule version out - Pierre Rochard's node launcher Indian gov possibly loosening regs - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/indian-government-panel-suggests-possible-rule-change-around-legal-status-of-cryptocurrencies/ Bitcoin Private- https://coinmetrics.io/bitcoin-private/ Facebook + crypto - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-21/facebook-is-said-to-develop-stablecoin-for-whatsapp-transfers US Government Shutdown Civil token relaunch Tuur Demeester's thread on ETH: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester/status/1078682801954799617 Bitmain layoffs - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/bitmain-layoffs-underway-may-impact-up-to-50-of-staff/ Consensys layoffs - https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/20/18150036/consensys-layoffs-employees-pending-startup-ethereum GMO exiting mining biz - https://ir.gmo.jp/en/pdf/irlibrary/gmo_disclose_info20181225_e.pdf Difficulty leveling off - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/bitcoins-mining-difficulty-drops-another-9-but-hash-rate-picks-up/ 7-month trading volume highs - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/bitcoin-and-ethereum-weekly-trading-volume-reached-7-month-highs/ Highest single day trade vol for tether - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/exchange-volume-for-tether-sees-all-time-high/ Civic takedown - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2018/12/21/civics-token-illustrates-why-companies-masquerading-tokens-will-fail/ Iterative Capital NYC Event - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bitcoin-10-year-anniversary-live-w-marty-bent-aaron-lammer-jay-kang-tickets-51666739609 Shoutout to this week's sponsor, BlockFi. Head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to see how you can avoid selling BTC or help start that side project you always wanted by leveraging your BTC holdings!
S2 E17 · Wed, December 19, 2018
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.12.17
This week Matt and Marty Discuss: RIP Tim May Minisketch - https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/synching-data-between-bitcoin-nodes-about-get-easier/ & https://twitter.com/pwuille/status/1075460072786935808 Blockstream satellite - https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2018/12/17/who-needs-verizon-blockstream-broadcasts-entire-bitcoin-blockchain-from-space/#548f7bc75a80 Unchained Capital Dust analysis - https://blog.unchained-capital.com/bitcoin-data-science-pt-3-dust-thermodynamics-615dd51f49 Basis - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2018/12/12/stablecoin-project-basis-is-shutting-down-and-returning-the-majority-of-capital-raised-to-investors/ Coinbase - https://blog.coinbase.com/ethereum-tokens-dai-dai-golem-gnt-maker-mkr-and-zilliqa-zil-are-launching-on-coinbase-3065eeb42d5b & https://blog.coinbase.com/direct-crypto-conversions-on-coinbase-e458af083c62 & https://medium.com/hydro-protocol/why-we-are-forking-0x-97dc48ee0426 & https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-continues-to-explore-support-for-new-digital-assets-92ba4ab7f465 Tether - https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2018-12-18/crypto-mystery-clues-suggest-tether-has-the-billions-it-promised ETH Constantinople fork - https://www.coindesk.com/block-7080000-ethereum-developers-propose-activation-point-for-next-hard-fork Gazprombank - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/one-of-russias-largest-state-owned-banks-is-developing-crypto-banking-services-for-institutional-clients/ Japanese tax law - https://www.coindesk.com/japanese-lawmaker-proposes-4-changes-to-ease-crypto-tax-burden Rumor Bitmain IPO not happening The Patreon War Mulvaney a Bitcoiner - https://twitter.com/ObsoleteDogma/status/810957268950859780 - Samourai Dojo - https://samouraiwallet.com/dojo -Mining in Iran - https://www.coindesk.com/cheap-power-lures-crypto-miners-to-iran-but-its-not-as-easy-as-it-sounds Thanks to our Sponsors: BlockFi: Sign up at blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to get $25 in free crypto added to customer collateral for loans under $10k or $50 in free crypto added to customer collateral for loans over $10k. Applying takes less than 2 minutes. Tallyco.in/BTC_Spot/ - Head over to http://tallyco.in and raise funds with some of that unstoppable, censorship-resistant, magic internet money today!
S1 E57 · Tue, December 18, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #54: Yassine Elmandjra
Join Marty as he sits down with Yassine Elmandjra, Crypto Analyst at ARK Invest, to discuss Yassine's insanely low time preference decisions post-college, Bitcoin mining, how Bitcoin changes you, and much more. Follow Yassine on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yassineARK Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent
S1 E56 · Tue, December 11, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #53: Matthew Mežinskis
Join Marty as he sits down with Matthew Mežinskis, co-host of the Crypto Voices podcast, to discuss Base Money, Free Banking, how Bitcoin plays into these concepts, and much more. Follow Crypto Voice on Twitter: www.twitter.com/crypto_voices Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MartyBent Thank you to our sponsor BlockFi! Go to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to get $25 of free crypto collateral for loans under $10k and $50 of free crypto collateral for loans above $10k!
S2 E16 · Wed, December 05, 2018
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.12.05
This week Matt and Marty are joined by Bitcoin Sign Guy and they discuss: -Rogoff v. White recap -Vertcoin 51% - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1069989819969929218 -International oil contracts - https://twitter.com/arbedout/status/1070323234845925376 -Buy Bitcoin in Paris - https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1069330451695845383 -Pierre Rochard's lnd launcher + Zap + Joule - https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard/status/1070296265806745600 -Wasabi UX update - wasabiwallet.io -Death spiral - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2018/12/04/the-bitcoin-mining-death-spiral-debate-explained/ -Coinshares Bitcoin mining research - https://medium.com/coinshares/an-honest-explanation-of-price-hashrate-bitcoin-mining-network-dynamics-f820d6218bdf -RAMP - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Anonymous_Marketplace -Larimer new coin - https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1068129098088755200
S1 E55 · Wed, December 05, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #52: Dan Held
Join Marty as he sits down with Dan Held, co-founder of Picks & Shovels, to discuss the early days of Bitcoin, "Planting Bitcoin", shaping narratives, the beauty of PoW, and much much more. Follow Dan on Twitter: www.twitter.com/danheld Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent Check out Picks & Shovels: https://picks.co/ Shoutout to our sponsor Blockfi! Go to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to get $25 of free crypto collateral for loans under $10k and $50 of free crypto collateral for loans above $10k!
S2 E15 · Thu, November 29, 2018
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.11.26
This week we are joined by Dan Held, Co-Founder of Picks & Shovels, to discuss: - lightningjoule.com - Ohio taxes and friendly Treasurer -https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2018/11/26/ohios-treasurer-talks-up-bitcoin-tax-payments-transparent-government-and-his-own-future-as-a-crypto-owner/ - Hash rate - https://www.coindesk.com/600k-bitcoin-miners-shut-down-in-last-2-weeks-f2pool-founder-estimates - Hester Peirce on WhatBitcoinDid https://t.co/aOSPdNAG5f - VanEck OTC index https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/vaneck-subsidiary-mvis-launches-bitcoin-otc-index/ - VanEck & Nasdaq futures cash settled january https://www.coindesk.com/nasdaq-vaneck-partner-to-launch-crypto-2-0-futures-contracts - Tether relaunches direct redemption at tether.to - http://tether.to/tether-reopens-account-verification-and-direct-redemption-of-fiat-from-its-platform/
S1 E54 · Tue, November 27, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #51: Max Keidun & Roman Snitko
Join Marty as he sits down with Max Keidun & Roman Snitko, co-founders of Hodl Hodl, to discuss how they became interested in Bitcoin, why they decided to start Hodl Hodl, the nature of P2P exchanges, Bitcoin prediction markets, their decision to block US citizens from using their service, and much more. Follow Max on Twitter: https://twitter.com/keidunm Follow Roman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/romansnitko Follow Hodl Hodl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hodlhodl Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Check out https://hodlhodl.com/ Thanks to our sponsor cash.app!
S1 E53 · Tue, November 20, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #50: Jeremy Welch
Join Marty as he sits down with Jeremy Welch, co-Founder and CEO of Casa, to discuss how Jeremy became interested in Bitcoin, how he Casa came to be, and the state of personal data. Follow Jeremy on Twitter: www.twitter.com/jeremyrwelch Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MartyBent Peep Casa: https://keys.casa/ Use the code "CRYPT" at www.baboontothemoon.com for 10% off a Go-Bag!
S2 E14 · Mon, November 19, 2018
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.11.19
This week we discuss: Gold hoarders executed Iran - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-14/as-sanctions-hit-iran-executes-gold-currency-speculators - Ledger & Trezor issues - https://blog.trezor.io/psa-non-genuine-trezor-devices-979b64e359a7 https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1062876921787236352 - BCH post mortem -Lolli https://www.lolli.com/ -nodl.it http://www.nodl.it/ -SIM Swapping, App based 2FA psa - https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/130-lizard#episode-player -SEC coming down on ICOs
S2 E13 · Wed, November 14, 2018
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.11.12
This week we discuss: - Bitcoin Cash hard fork - Bitcoin price volatility - Coinemine - https://www.coindesk.com/the-799-coinmine-one-will-look-like-an-xbox-and-mint-crypto-money - US Elections, politicians holding BTC - Blockchain voting - EtherDelta fined - https://www.coindesk.com/sec-charges-etherdelta-founder-with-running-unregistered-securities-exchange - Recent Bitcoin Core merge - https://twitter.com/MarcoFalke/status/1060913913221599232 - BitMex v. Hasu - https://medium.com/swlh/a-storm-is-brewing-over-the-largest-bitcoin-exchange-f956324b449f https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/bitmex-ceo-defends-his-firms-integrity/ - China Debt situation - https://mailchi.mp/3026673e9232/martys-bent-november-7th-2018-issue-356 - MakerDAI Get your Baboon Go-Bag right now! Use the code "CRYPT" for 10% your purchase at www.baboontothemoon.com
S1 E52 · Tue, November 13, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #49: Alex Liegl
Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Liegl, Founder of Layer1 Capital, to discuss his mental framework for valuing cryptocurrencies, Grin, Bitcoin's inception, what it means to be part of a team, and much more. Follow Alex on Twitter: twitter.com/alexanderliegl Follow Marty on Twitter: twitter.com/MartyBent Download the Cash App today! https://cash.app
S1 E51 · Wed, November 07, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #48: Pierre Rochard
Join Marty as he sits down with Pierre Rochard to reminisce about the year that has past since their first recording, give out free futuristic business ideas, discuss Pierre's Excel plugin that links to the Lightning Network, buyers of last resort, and much more. Follow Pierre: www.twitter.com/pierre_rochard Follow Marty: www.twitter.com/MartyBent Check out BitcoinACKs: www.bitcoinacks.com Check out Bitcoin Advisory: www.bitcoinadvisory.com Peep the Nakamoto Institute: www.nakamotoinstitute.org Download the Cash App today! cash.app
S2 E12 · Mon, November 05, 2018
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.11.05
This week we discuss: - Bitcoin Cash - Tether + Deltec - https://www.coindesk.com/deltec-chairman-says-tether-letter-on-bank-relationship-is-authentic/ - Wasabi check-in -Gwyneth Paltrow - https://twitter.com/katherineykwu/status/1059525781163048961 Ron Paul - http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2018/october/29/trump-is-right-the-fed-is-crazy/ - Petro - https://petro.gob.ve/index_eng.html - InitiativeQ Scam - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1057338090392498176 - Unocoin founder arrested - https://qz.com/india/1441787/how-unocoin-founders-were-arrested-for-their-cryptocurrency-atm/ - Coinbase 1.3B in revenue - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-30/coinbase-to-bring-in-1-3-billion-in-2018-sales-documents-show - WEX - https://www.coindesk.com/data-shows-millions-leaving-crypto-wallets-tied-to-long-troubled-exchange/ - Janet Yellen doesn't own any bitcoin Block height: 548,923 Use the code "CRYPT" for 10% off your Go-Bag at www.baboontothemoon.com!
S1 E50 · Wed, October 31, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #47: Jack Mallers
Join Marty as he sits down with Jack Mallers, founder of Zap, to discuss Chicago, chess, Jack's path to Bitcoin, what draws him to Lightning, Bitcoin financial products, and much much more. Follow Jack on Twitter: www.twitter.com/JackMallers Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MartyBent Check out Zap: https://zap.jackmallers.com/
S2 E12 · Tue, October 30, 2018
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.10.29
This week we discuss: -Gab -China social credit -Localbitcoins lead by Russia and Venezuela - https://t.co/VSiTn63psi -Maplechange - not your keys, not your bitcoin -Lightning residency + hackathon -IDEX blocking NY IPs https://twitter.com/Aurora_dao/status/1054917418621984768
S1 E49 · Fri, October 26, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #46: Justin Moon
Join Marty as he sits down with Justin Moon, founder BUIDL Bootcamp, to discuss Bitcoin and life. Follow Justin - https://twitter.com/_justinmoon_ Follow Marty - https://twitter.com/martybent Checkout BUIDL Bootcamp - https://www.buidlbootcamp.com
S1 E48 · Tue, October 23, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #45: Lightning Koala
Join Marty as he sits down with Lightning Koala, creator of satoshis.place and a man dedicated to building on top of the Lightning Network. The two discuss a bunch of different topics spanning from building games on Lightning to the coordination efforts it takes to make something like Bitcoin work at scale. Follow Lightning Koala: https://twitter.com/LightningK0ala Follow Marty: https://twitter.com/LightningK0ala Check out satoshis.place
S2 E10 · Mon, October 22, 2018
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.10.22
Topics of the week: - Betty - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45889707 - Venezuela local bitcoin volume new ATHs ($25M per week) - https://twitter.com/louAboudHogben/status/1053086355100581888 - Tether follow up - https://coinmetrics.io/charts/#assets=dai,gusd,tusd,usdc,pax,usdt_log=false_roll=7_left=marketcap_zoom=1512254415194.9307,1540241462242.7358_stack=true - Unocoin routing around Indian regs - https://www.coindesk.com/unocoin-bitcoin-exchange-atm-stablecoin-central-bank-crackdown-india/ - Wasabi Wallet - https://www.wasabiwallet.io/index.php/2018/07/31/wasabi-wallet-privacy-focused-bitcoin-wallet-for-desktop/ - Ethereum Constantinople hard fork delayed - https://www.coindesk.com/ethereums-constantinople-hard-fork-is-being-delayed-until-2019/ -Ransoms - https://www.casino.org/news/5dimes-sports-book-owner-missing-in-costa-rica-possibly-kidnapped - Neutrino - https://blog.lightning.engineering/posts/2018/10/17/neutrino.html -Monero Bulletproofs hard fork - https://medium.com/digitalassetresearch/monero-becomes-bulletproof-f98c6408babf - Binance, Chainalysis - https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-binance-adds-compliance-tools-from-chainalysis/ -Bisq ATH volumes - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/bisq-volumes-reach-all-time-highs-amid-increased-monero-demand/
S1 E47 · Thu, October 18, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #44: Alan Silbert
Join Marty as he sits down with Alan Silbert, Executive Managing Director of INX Limited, to chat about the old days and his experience starting Bitpremier.com, a site where people could spend BTC to buy luxury goods. Alan explains how he got into Bitcoin, how his side hustle pushed him to leave his main hustle and what it's like to get a call from Homeland Security. Follow Alan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alansilbert Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Check out INX Limited: https://www.inx.co Thank you to our sponsors: Cash App, download the app here - https://cash.app/ HoneyMiner, enter to win a GPU here - https://twitter.com/gethoneyminer/status/1052200242781786112 Download Honeyminer here - https://honeyminer.com/referred/59rtk
S2 E9 · Mon, October 15, 2018
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.10.15
Topics of the week: Tether + Bitfinex - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/935185540982497280?s=19 ETH Constantinople hard fork on testnet - https://twitter.com/5chdn/status/1051194779890003974 Liquid Announcement - https://blockstream.com/2018/10/10/liquid-launch.html goTenna unboxing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzZen7ajmKA&feature=youtu.be Fidelity announcement - https://medium.com/@FidelityDigitalAssets/the-evolution-of-digital-cash-da19b06aa58e Hugo fire flames - https://medium.com/@hugonguyen/work-is-timeless-stake-is-not-554c4450ce18 Lightning bike - https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1051832593082175488 Nouriel - https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1050766810348445696 Thanks to our sponsor, The Cash App. Download it here: https://cash.app/
S2 E8 · Mon, October 08, 2018
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.10.08 "Bull v. Bear"
In this week's episode, Marty and Matt sit down with Murad Mahmudov to discuss: - Murad's bear thesis - Swensen/Yale investments (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-05/yale-is-said-to-invest-in-crypto-fund-that-raised-400-million) - Supply chain attacks + secure hardware (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies) - Bitcoin Core v0.17.0 release (https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-core-0170-released-heres-whats-new/) - Gemini gets asset insurance (https://medium.com/gemini/digital-assets-insurance-adbfb0c44e74) - Bitfinex cut ties with Noble, now with HSBC (https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2018/10/06/bitfinex-moves-its-banking-relationship-to-hsbc/) - SegWit txs almost at 50% work(https://transactionfee.info/charts/payments/segwit) - Eris announces Bakkt competitor (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-03/eris-exchange-to-create-crypto-market-backed-by-drw-virtu) - Aaron van Wirdum's privacy series (https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1047116230048583685?s=19) - Murad + David Puell's MVRV Ratio (https://blog.goodaudience.com/bitcoin-market-value-to-realized-value-mvrv-ratio-3ebc914dbaee)
S2 E7 · Tue, October 02, 2018
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.10.01
On this week's episode of Rabbit Hole Recap Matt and Marty discuss - Samourai Wallet + goTenna collab: https://mailchi.mp/1d3d0a060090/martys-bent-october-2nd-2018-issue-330 Siacoin bricks ASICs: https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/955907524317859842 Malta Prime Minister, pretty chay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QzbiMmuO0k&feature=youtu.be 1Broker gets seized: https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1045433884115120129?s=19 ShapeShift: https://info.shapeshift.io/blog/2018/10/01/shining-light-on-wsjs-attack-on-shapeshift-and-crypto/ EOS collusion: https://twitter.com/MapleLeafCap/status/1044958643731533825?s=19 Thank you to our sponsors: Cash App, we don't use the other apps anymore. Download the app now - https://cash.app/ Honeyminer, start making BTC in one click - https://honeyminer.com/referred/59rtk
S3 Enull · Wed, September 26, 2018
Conversations from Riga: Matt Corallo + Hasufly
In this special edition of Tales from the Crypt, Marty sits down with Matt Corallo to discuss CVE-2018-17144, the bug found in Bitcoin last week, and his efforts with the Betterhash mining pool protocol. This is a quick 15-minute conversation that touches on a lot. During the last 2/3 of the episode, Marty sits down with Hasufly, a budding star in the world of Bitcoin content to discuss the practices he used to learn about Bitcoin as quickly as possible. Hasu has an incredible way of creating mental frameworks from which to learn. Tune in to learn about the people, data sources and tools Hasu used to bootstrap his knowledge of Bitcoin in only 10 months. Follow Matt: @TheBlueMatt Follow Hasu: @Hasufl Follow Marty: @MartyBent Links: https://tim.blog/2017/06/04/nick-szabo/ https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn/outline Thank you to our sponsor, Honeyminer. Check them out here: https://honeyminer.com/referred/59rtk
S2 E6 · Wed, September 26, 2018
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.09.24
On this week's episode of Rabbit Hole Recap Matt and Marty discuss: CVE-2018-17144: https://bitcoincore.org/en/2018/09/20/notice/ Monero bug: https://getmonero.org/2018/09/25/a-post-mortum-of-the-burning-bug.html Baltic Honey Badger Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66ZoGUAnY9s https://hodlhodl.com/ Argentina: https://mailchi.mp/86b9b2200711/martys-bent-september-25th-2018-issue-325 "Please stop deploying d-apps to Ethereum.": https://twitter.com/5chdn/status/1042860655114694656 B Foundation: https://twitter.com/TheB_Foundation/status/1043805473949065216 Thank you to this week's sponsor, Honeyminer. Use the ref link below for 1,000 satoshis and use one click to start mining today: honeyminer.com/referred/59rtk
S2 E5 · Wed, September 19, 2018
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.09.17
On this week's edition of Rabbit Hole Recap Matt and Marty discuss: NY Attorney General's report - https://virtualmarkets.ag.ny.gov Jesse Powell DGAF - https://blog.kraken.com/post/1561/krakens-position-on-regulation/amp/?__twitter_impression=true Bitcoin Core bug + v0.16.3 - https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2018/09/18/ Josh Garza goes to jail - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1040300880170500097 Bancor on EOS - https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-dapp-bancor-is-expanding-to-eos-for-fast-free-transactions/ *Lightning Spotlight* LND Work - https://www.lndwork.com/ BTC volume in Venezuela - https://diar.co/volume-2-issue-37/ Salt Bae :( Laurent's last post - https://medium.com/@laurentmt/electric-money-e2cd34f78f56 Thank you to this week's sponsor, Honeyminer. Use the ref link below for 1,000 satoshis and use one click to start mining today: https://honeyminer.com/referred/59rtk
S1 E46 · Sun, September 16, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #43: Caitlin Long
Join Marty as he sits down with Wall Street veteran Caitlin Long to discuss her journey to Austrian economics via Wall Street, the extent of the shadow banking system, the situation public pensions and social security find themselves in, and Caitlin's efforts to make Wyoming the most Bitcoin-friendly state in the US. Follow Caitlin on Twitter: @CaitlinLong_ Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent Check out Caitlin's website: https://caitlin-long.com/
S2 E4 · Wed, September 12, 2018
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.09.10
In this week's episode Marty and Matt discuss: Gemini & Paxos fiat backed 'stablecoins' - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1039233025303879683?s=19 Robinhood fueled Doge pump - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1035384169357033473?s=19 Unraveling of the ICO bubble - https://www.wsj.com/articles/olaf-carlson-wee-rode-the-bitcoin-boom-to-silicon-valley-riches-can-he-survive-the-crash-1536681364?mod=e2tw & https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1025102286396243970?s=19 Laurent's new post in PoW series - https://medium.com/@laurentmt/cliffhangers-cb87ed47124e SEC ETN Suspensions https://www.sec.gov/litigation/suspensions/2018/34-84063.pdf & Bittrex, Malta, and Regulatory Arbitrage - https://support.bittrex.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001354486. & https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-09-11/why-the-eu-is-furious-with-
S1 E45 · Mon, September 10, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #42: Coinyeezy AKA Elon Moist
Join Marty as he sits down with Coinyeezy to discuss a litany of topics including; Honeyminer, the power of memes, "Bitcoin Generalists", hustling and some trippy theories about the great pyramids. Follow Coinyeezy on Twitter: @coinyeezy Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent Peep Honeyminer: www.honeyminer.com
S2 E3 · Thu, September 06, 2018
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.09.03
In this edition of Rabbit Hole Recap Matt + Marty discuss: Emerging Market currency crises Iran give Bitcoin mining the go-ahead Ethereum FOMC meeting Infura centralization ShapeShift Casa's new plug and play all-in-one Bitcoin full node + Lightning node Discussions of a new Bitcoin testnet Links: https://twitter.com/WallSt_Dropout/status/1037004709419278336 https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1003680779535290369?s=19 https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1003680779535290369?s=19 https://mailchi.mp/08ea1d23655e/martys-bent-september-5th-2018-issue-311 https://info.shapeshift.io/blog/2018/09/04/introducing-shapeshift-membership/ https://twitter.com/ConsenSys/status/1037339692981727233 https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2018/09/04/
S1 E44 · Tue, September 04, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #41: Ryan Selkis
Join Marty as he sits down with Ryan Selkis, Founder at Messari, to discuss how Ryan got into Bitcoin, how writing helped him carve out a niche in a budding industry, what it was like to work for Digital Currency Group and CoinDesk, what he learned there, how he's using those lessons while building Messari, and a deep dive into Token Curated Registries. Follow Ryan on Twitter: @twobitidiot Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent Check out Messari: https://messari.io/
S2 E2 · Wed, August 29, 2018
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.08.27
In this episode we discuss: Vitalik Buterin's recent blog post on how to scale with layers The importance of soft forks CNBC's trash coverage WeChat and Alipay banned cryptocurrency commerce and chats The recent jump in hash rate Laurent's piece on measuring the value secured by PoW NIRP in Germany CFTF fine of German Bank for manipulating USD derivatives ETF denial then subsequent "reevaluation" Links: https://vitalik.ca/general/2018/08/26/layer_1.html https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/963086673537126400?s=19 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS https://twitter.com/lopp/status/1019675622581391361 https://medium.com/@laurentmt/gravity-10e1a25d2ab2
S1 E43 · Tue, August 28, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #40: Joe Weisenthal
Join Marty as he sits down with Joe Weisenthal, Editor at Bloomberg and co-host of "What'd you miss?" on BloombergTV. The two jump into the mind of a skeptic. Joe was notoriously a skeptic of Bitcoin after writing an article titled "Bitcoin is a joke" in 2013. Since then Joe has become less skeptical and he explains why in this episode. Beyond Bitcoin, Marty and Joe discuss economics, the state of the economy, Joe's journey to Bloomberg, and the mainstream media. Follow Joe: @TheStalwart Follow Marty: @MartyBent Check out WDYM?: https://www.bloomberg.com/series/whatd-you-miss Peep Joe's Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/joseph-weisenthal
S2 Enull · Wed, August 22, 2018
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.08.20
Join Marty and Matt Odell for their new weekly series, Rabbit Hole Recap, in which they break down the latest news pertaining to Bitcoin. In their inaugural episode, the two discuss Bitmain's IPO and balance sheet, Bitcoin Core's impending release of v0.17, Square's Cash App gaining steam vs. Venmo, Venezuela and the Petro, and Siacoin's decision to hard fork to become ASIC resistant to certain miners. Links discussed in the show: https://twitter.com/btcven/status/1028743266739662849 https://www.greenbergglusker.com/content/uploads/2018/08/Complaint-as-Filed-3063362-1.pdf https://medium.com/mit-media-lab-digital-currency-initiative/http-coryfields-com-cash-48a99b85aad4 https://coin.dance/volume/localbitcoins/VEF/BTC
S1 E42 · Wed, August 22, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #39: Zac Prince
Join Marty as he sits down with Zac Prince, co-founder of Blockfi, to discuss using Bitcoin as collateral, Fed policy, the fulfilment one gets from working in Bitcoin, and much more. Follow Zac: @BlockfiZac Follow Brad: @BradMichelson Follow Marty: @MartyBent Link to blogpost on taxes we discussed: https://blog.blockfi.com/cryptocurrency-tax-101-intro-to-capital-gains-and-crypto-tax-treatment/
S1 E41 · Tue, August 14, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #38: Nic Carter
Join Marty as he sits down with Nic Carter, Partner at Castle Island Ventures and co-founder of Coinmetrics.io, to dive into the current state of the cryptocurrency landscape, Augur, blockchain data, the evolving narratives in Bitcoin over time, and how Nic and his team approach investing in this space. Follow Nic on Twitter: @nic__carter Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent Check out Castle Island Ventures: http://www.castleisland.vc/ Check out Coinmetrics: https://coinmetrics.io/
S1 E40 · Tue, August 07, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #37: Dhruv Bansal
Join Marty as he sits down with Dhruv Bansal, co-founder of Unchained Capital, to discuss HODL waves, using bitcoin as collateral for loans, how the story of Merlin and Arthur in "The Once & Future King" may apply to Bitcoin, and how we may take Bitcoin to space as an intergalactic money. Follow Dhruv: @dhruvbansal Follow Marty: @MartyBent Check out Unchained: https://www.unchained-capital.com/
S1 E39 · Wed, August 01, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #36: John Newbery
Join Marty as he sits down with John Newbery to discuss Bitcoin Optech, a new initiative to help large economic players within Bitcoin ensure they are following best practices when it comes to using the Bitcoin blockchain efficiently. The two also dive into Schnorr signatures, Taproot, Lightning Network, and get cosmic over some heady Bitcoin theories. Follow John on Twitter: @jfnewbery Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent Check out Bitcoin Optech: www.bitcoinops.org
S1 E38 · Tue, July 10, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #35: Bitcoin Sign Guy
Join Marty as he sits down with Bitcoin Sign Guy to talk about the infamous day he held a "Buy Bitcoin" sign behind Janet Yellen as she gave a congressional testimony, what drives him philosophically, and what technologies like Bitcoin and 3D printers will enable in the future. *WARNING* This may be the drunkest TFTC episode to date. Enjoy!
S1 E37 · Wed, June 27, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #34: Murad Mahmudov
Join Marty as he sits down with Murad Mahmudov, angel investor and author of two of the most prolific pieces on Bitcoin this year. The two dive deep into this conversation, discussing why dApp platform tokens shouldn't have any value, why Bitcoin's quest to become the reserve currency of the world has the biggest potential from an investment perspective, and some thoughts on anon coins and stable coins. Follow Murad: www.twitter.com/MustStopMurad Follow Marty: www.twitter.com/MartyBent
S1 E36 · Tue, June 19, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #33: Saifedean Ammous
Join Marty as he sits down with Saifedean Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking, to discuss the history of money, why sound money is so important, and how fiat currency has caused negative externalities like fiat food. Follow Saifedean on Twitter: https://twitter.com/saifedean Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Pick up The Bitcoin Standard: https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/111947
S1 E35 · Tue, June 12, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #32: Josh Olszewicz
Join Marty as he sits down with a longtime crypto-Twitter and trading legend, Josh Olszewicz AKA @CarpeNoctom, to discuss a range of topics including TA, crypto-Twitter, how "the space" has changed and how the scams have adapted over the years. Tune in for some high qual reminiscing. Josh's Twitter: www.twitter.com/CarpeNoctem Josh's YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/carpenoctom Read his stuff: https://bravenewcoin.com/authors/josh-olszewicz/ Marty's Twitter: www.twitter.com/MartyBent
S1 E34 · Tue, June 05, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #31: Matt Corallo
This conversation hits on many topics, but focuses on (de)centralization and the types of centralizing risks that exist in the realm of cryptocurrencies. Matt expounds upon his project to decentralize mining, how UASF proved that Bitcoin is decentralized, why there is a somewhat-urgent need to develop a fee market to subsidize the block reward, and calls out some scams. Follow Matt on Twitter: @TheBlueMatt Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent Check out Chaincode Labs: www.chaincode.com
S1 E33 · Thu, May 31, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #30: Ryan Dippmann
Join Marty as he sits down with Ryan Dippmann, co-founder of Azte.co, to discuss Bitcoin on/off ramps, payments, low hanging fruit that entreprenuers can use Bitcoin to exploit, surfing, and much more. Follow Ryan on Twitter: www.twitter.com/RyanDippmann Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MartyBent Check out www.azte.co Use the code "CRYPT" at www.thecryptocandle.com for 10% of and a chance to buy a whole Bitcoin for $45!
S1 E32 · Tue, May 22, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #29: Jameson Lopp
Join Marty as he sits down with Jameson Lopp to discuss a range of topics including private key management, anarcho-capitalism, SWATting, and why we need to be continually optimistic about freedom enabling technologies like Bitcoin. Follow Jameson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lopp Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Use the promo code "CRYPT" at www.thecryptocandle.com for 10% off a crypto candle at checkout. Buy one and you might win some bitcoin!
S1 E31 · Tue, May 15, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #28: Joe Looney
Join Marty as he sits down with Joe Looney, Co-Founder of the Rare Pepe Foundation, to discuss digital collectibles, the history of Rare Pepes, efficiencies provided to power plants via PoW mining, and much more. Follow Joe on Twitter: @wasthatawolf Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent
S1 E30 · Wed, May 09, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #27: Alejandro Machado
Join Marty as he sits down with Alejandro Machado to discuss Bitcoin and Venezuela, how Bitcoin may be able to help the struggling country, and how Venezuela got to this point. The two also venture into discussions about UX in crypto, the weird world we're living in, and how it's getting harder and harder to trust the information we receive on a day-to-day basis. Follow Alejandro on Twitter @alegw Follow Marty on Twitter @MartyBent
S1 E29 · Wed, May 02, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #26: Charles Hwang
Join Marty as he sits down with Charles Hwang, Managing Partner at Lightning Capital and adjunct professor at Baruch College, to discuss what it's like teaching the subject of Bitcoin to college students, how regulators are and should classify Bitcoin, brain wallets, the introduction of a new segment "Freak Questions", and much more! Follow Charles on Twitter: @cryptocharlesh Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent
S1 E28 · Tue, April 24, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #25: Patrick Stanley
Join Marty as he sits down with Patrick Stanley, Growth Partner at Blockstack, to discuss Blockstack, decentralizes applications, how Blockstack differs from Ethereum, education in America, and thinking different. Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PatrickWStanley Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent
S1 E27 · Thu, April 19, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #24: Pomp
Join Marty as he sits down with Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano as they dive into a meandering conversation about mining, tokenized securities, memes, and the need for better UX in crypto. Follow Pomp on Twitter: @APompliano Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent
S1 E26 · Tue, April 17, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #23: Dylan Curran
Join Marty as he gets off the beaten path with Dylan Curran to talk about data in today's digital world, how we are controlled by it, and how we can change our tendencies to take back some privacy + control of our data. They get a little cosmic towards the end too. Follow Dylan on Twitter: @iamdylancurran Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent
S1 E25 · Thu, April 12, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #22: Tom Garrambone Pt. II
In the second half of their conversation, Marty and Tom dive into leadership centralization, easy money, traditional financial markets, and the ongoing brain drain into crypto.
S1 E24 · Tue, April 10, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #21: Tom Garrambone Pt. I
Marty sits down with Tom Garrambone, co-founder of Tetras Captial in NYC, to talk about his approach to investing in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the differences between a medium of exchange and store of value, and Silicon Valley v. Wall Street.
S1 E23 · Tue, April 03, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #20: Matt Odell
Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Odell to talk about Bitcoin's game theory, the mining landscape, and the need for people to avoid FOMO as hard as they can. Join in on the ramblings of two shitposters who have been observing the space for many years.
S1 E22 · Thu, March 29, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #19: The Brothers O'Beirne Pt. II
Part II of Marty's conversation with the brothers O'Beirne gets more philosophical as the crew dives into many different topics.
S1 E21 · Wed, March 28, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #18: The Brothers O'Beirne Pt I
Join Marty as he sits down with brothers James and Will O'Beirne to talk about Bitcoin and Ethereum. James is now a full-time Bitcoin Core contributor, working at Chaincode Labs. Will is a part of the MyCrypto.com team and finally gives us a peek into the mind of someone building on and around Ethereum. The conversation meanders through many topics including prediction markets, Proof-of-Work v. Proof-of-Stake, the philosophy behind these technologies, and the current state of the space.
S1 E20 · Tue, March 13, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #17: Bobb Fogg
Join Marty as he sits down with Bobb Fogg to discuss a litany of topics including; Bitcoin Maximalism, do blockchains have to be decentralized, the concepts of Nassim Taleb, and the state of governance in blockchains and the world. Follow Bobb on Twitter: @BobbFogg Subscribe. Rate. Review. Share.
S1 E19 · Tue, March 06, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #16: Ari Paul
Join Marty as he sits down with Ari Paul to discuss a wide range of topics including; the token economy, the range of disciplines that someone investing in this asset class must have (at the very least) a grasp on, how little we know, and how important (not) knowing Satoshi is. You can find out more about Ari by following him on Twitter @AriDavidPaul.
S1 E18 · Wed, February 28, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #15: Eduardo Medina and Zah
Join Marty as he sits down with Eduardo Medina to discuss Venezuela, the country's current crisis, the Petro, and how Bitcoin may help. Zah joins us for this episode to help draw parallels between Venezuela's situation and Zimbabwe's run-in with hyperinflation. This is why we Bitcoin.
S1 E17 · Wed, February 21, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #14: JW Weatherman
**Sorry for the poor sound quality on my end of the mic. Recorded on my laptop and the mic wasn't configured properly.** Join Marty as he sits down with JW Weatherman to learn about the cypherpunk movement, JW's definition of modern-day slavery, anarcho-capitalism and how they all relate to Bitcoin. Hold onto your butts, the conversation broaches some controversial topics that will make you think about the systems we've grown up within. JW is on Twitter under the handle @WeathermanIam. Follow him.
S1 E16 · Wed, January 31, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #13: Chiefy Nduom
Join Marty as he sits down with Chiefy Nduom, a man on a mission to bring Bitcoin to the balance sheets of some of Africa's Central Banks. Topics covered throughout the conversation include the current state of the global financial system, the importance of having Bitcoin in a diversified portfolio, and how Bitcoin will evolve to be the collateral of choice in the future when people take out loans. Tune in, grow your know.
S1 E15 · Thu, January 25, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #12: Crypto de Medici
Join Marty as he sits down to peek into the mind of Crypto de Medici, a crypto investor and Crypto Twitter must-follow. Throughout the episode Marty and Medici touch on investment process, controlling emotions, the current landscape of crypto, and our archaic education system.
S1 E14 · Tue, January 23, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #11: Arjun Balaji Pt. II
Join Marty and crew for the second half of their conversation with Arjun Balaji. They cover Blockstack, how the Internet is broken, and why companies like Facebook and Google may actually be bad.
S1 E13 · Tue, January 16, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #10: Arjun Balaji Pt. I
Join Marty and crew as they sit down with Arjun Balaji, a young crypto investor with a keen sense for finding value in the budding world of cryptocurrencies. Arjun let's us know the two cryptocurrencies he would hodl if he had to lock them up for 10 years, how these nascent technologies may shape our future, how they have changed people already, and much more.
S1 E12 · Mon, January 08, 2018
Tales from the Crypt #9: Zah
Join Marty as he sits down with Barstool's resident Zimbabwean, Zah, to talk about the history of Zimbabwe, its political situation, what people use as money during bouts of hyperinflation, and how people are using Bitcoin in the land locked African country north of South Africa.
S1 E11 · Fri, December 22, 2017
Tales from the Crypt #8: Team Lightswitch breaks down madness
Marty and fellow Team Lightswitch member Matt Brown breakdown the crazy week that was.
S1 E10 · Mon, December 18, 2017
Tales from the Crypt #7: Matt Corallo Pt. II
Catch Pt. II of Marty's conversation with Matt Corallo to hear them discuss Bitcoin's chances of succeeding, how Bitcoin makes people smarter, and how everyone is ignorant when it comes to Bitcoin + blockchains. Enjoy.
S1 E9 · Tue, December 12, 2017
Tales from the Crypt #6: Matt Corallo Pt. I
Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Corallo, a Bitcoin Core contributor, to discuss Bitcoin, the current altcoin landscape, scaling blockchains, cryptokitties, all time highs + bubbles, and much more. Drink of choice for this Happy Hour was Brooklyn Brewery's Pilsner.
S1 E8 · Wed, December 06, 2017
Tales from the Crypt #5: John Newbery
Join Marty as he sits down with Bitcoin Core contributor, John Newbery to dig into some of the technical details of Bitcoin, Bitcoin Core's process, keeping the long-term in mind, and what the average Joe can do to make Bitcoin better.
S1 E7 · Mon, November 20, 2017
Tales from the Crypt #4: What the hell is going on?
Marty is back in the studio with Louis and a special guest, Barstool's resident spider monkey, Nate. In this episode Nate signs a band, PFT makes a cameo to give us a lesson in exponential growth, and Marty answers all the questions Louis and Nate have about the current events in Bitcoin. Tune in to get caught up with all of the news that has been going on in Bitcoin.
S1 E6 · Tue, November 07, 2017
Tales from the Crypt #3: Santiago Siri
Marty sits down with Santiago Siri, co-founder of Democracy.Earth, to talk about a range of topics including the Silk Road, liquid democracy, a trip to Cuba, Information Theory, and much more.
S1 E5 · Thu, November 02, 2017
Tales from the Crypt: Pierre Rochard Pt. III
Marty and Pierre round out their conversation by hitting on "where we are now", crypto hedge funds, and Bitcoin storage. Links discussed: Kyle Bass interview - http://adventuresinfinance.realvision... Cold storage guide - https://github.com/rustyrussell/bitco...
S1 E4 · Thu, October 26, 2017
Tales from the Crypt: Pierre Rochard Pt. II
Join Marty and Pierre in Pt. II of Episode 2 as they continue their conversation about speculative attacks, Bitcoin v. Ethereum, this year's ICO mania, and quality v. quantity. Show notes: Grant Williams' interview with Kyle Bass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZdtL1YrRYo Satoshi Nakamoto Institute: www.nakamotoinstitute.org Pierre Twitter: www.twitter.com/pierre_rochard Marty Twitter: www.twitter.com/MartyBent
S1 E3 · Wed, October 25, 2017
Tales from the Crypt: Pierre Rochard Pt. I
Marty sits down with Pierre Rochard, co-founder of the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute, to discuss a litany of topics. Tune into Pt. I of the three part episode to learn about Austrian Economics, the Tezos debacle, Bitcoin's governance, Linux, hyperbitcoinization, and speculative attacks.
S1 E2 · Wed, October 11, 2017
Tales from the Crypt Ep1: The History of Bitcoin pt. II
Join Marty and Louis as they pick up the history of Bitcoin in 2012 and run through everything that's happened through today. Learn about Bitcoin's supply schedule, why people dislike Coinbase, and the first attempt to dethrone the Core team. This week's tangents include the Sixers, a Japanese word of the day, Louis' journey to find the Deep Web, and parking tickets in Chicago.
S1 Enull · Tue, October 03, 2017
Tales from the Crypt Ep1: The History of Bitcoin pt. I
Marty and Louis discuss the history of Bitcoin, where they were when the Phillies won the world series, Brad Pitt, and Brock Lesnar.
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