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| #621: Crude Oil Outlook and Middle East Geoplitics with Anas Alhajji | 19 May 2025 | 01:27:34 | |
Marty sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss Trump's Middle East diplomacy, Iran's nuclear program, the state of global oil markets, and the growing energy demands of AI technology. Anas Alhajji on Twitter: https://x.com/anasalhajji 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Syria and US diplomacy in Middle East 12:38 - Trump in the Middle East 17:59 - Fold & Bitkey 19:31 - Iran - Nuclear program and PR 33:36 - Unchained 34:05 - Crude markets, trade war and US debt 54:11 - Trump's energy stance 1:05:29 - Energy sector challanges 1:14:27 - Policy recommendations 1:21:01 - AI and bitcoin STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/ Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/ TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/ Discord: https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold Coinkite Unchained Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website Newsletter https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr Follow Marty Bent: Nostr Newsletter Podcast | |||
| #531: Creating A Decentralized Super-app with Obi Nwosu | 19 Aug 2024 | 01:21:22 | |
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/ https://twitter.com/tftc21 https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ | |||
| #530: Real Inflation and Compounding Valuations with Dave Collum | 16 Aug 2024 | 01:33:13 | |
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/ https://twitter.com/tftc21 https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ | |||
| #529: How The Yen Carry Trade Will Skyrocket Bitcoin with Peruvian Bull | 12 Aug 2024 | 01:16:10 | |
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 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/ https://twitter.com/tftc21 https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ | |||
| #528: Bitcoin Is The Liquidity Alarm Bell with Preston Pysh | 09 Aug 2024 | 01:18:30 | |
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 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/ https://twitter.com/tftc21 https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ | |||
| #527: There Will Always Be Rulers with Pete Quinones | 06 Aug 2024 | 01:45:58 | |
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 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/ https://twitter.com/tftc21 https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ | |||
| #526: Twisting Religion to Justify Cruelty in Gaza with Saifedean Ammous | 24 Jul 2024 | 01:11:29 | |
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 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/ https://twitter.com/tftc21 https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ | |||
| #525: Missing Trump Created a New Reality with Tom Luongo | 22 Jul 2024 | 01:33:47 | |
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/ https://twitter.com/tftc21 https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ | |||
| #524: Precrime and the Global Panopticon with Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin | 19 Jul 2024 | 02:23:27 | |
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 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/ | |||
| #523: Why a Bitcoin Treasury is the Winning Strategy with Eric Semler | 15 Jul 2024 | 00:55:33 | |
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: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: | |||
| #522: Breaking Down The Synapse Bankruptcy with Jason Mikula | 10 Jul 2024 | 01:06:07 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: | |||
| #521: The Bushido of Bitcoin with Aleksandar Svetski | 08 Jul 2024 | 01:49:24 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: … | |||
| #520: Speculative Attack: Ten Years Later with Pierre Rochard & Allen Farrington | 04 Jul 2024 | 01:10:49 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: | |||
| #519: Quoz & The Dollar Endgame with Mel Mattison | 02 Jul 2024 | 01:35:14 | |
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: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: | |||
| #518: Does The Energy Industry Need Bitcoin? with Andrew Myers | 28 Jun 2024 | 01:16:32 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: | |||
| #517: Why Eliminating The Income Tax Would Supercharge The US with Peter St. Onge | 26 Jun 2024 | 01:25:11 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: | |||
| #516: America & The Art of the Possible with Chris Buskirk | 21 Jun 2024 | 01:08:20 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: | |||
| #515: Understanding the Bitcoin Cash and Carry Trade with James Check | 18 Jun 2024 | 01:38:08 | |
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: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: | |||
| #514: The Rise of Botev Plovdiv with George Manolov | 14 Jun 2024 | 01:12:15 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: | |||
| #513: How The US Is Losing The Great Digital War with Matthew Pines | 12 Jun 2024 | 02:00:47 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: | |||
| #512: Unlocking the Sound Money Mindset with Ian Carroll | 07 Jun 2024 | 01:37:41 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: | |||
| #511: Delegation and Time Hacking with Rod Roudi | 03 Jun 2024 | 01:27:08 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: | |||
| #510: Bitcoin and Market Anomalies with Cathie Wood | 30 May 2024 | 01:09:41 | |
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: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: | |||
| #509: Sustaining Bitcoin For Generations with Michael Goldstein | 22 May 2024 | 02:13:43 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: … | |||
| #508: How The Government Is Killing Small Farms with Dustin Kittle | 21 May 2024 | 01:14:47 | |
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: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: | |||
| #507: How Live Nation Scams Artists and Their Fans with Sam Means & Michael Rhee | 20 May 2024 | 01:37:14 | |
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: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: | |||
| #506: Q1 2024 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis | 15 May 2024 | 02:17:09 | |
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: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #505: Jerome Powell, Tether and Peak Oil with Tom Luongo | 13 May 2024 | 01:38:03 | |
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: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #504: Bitcoin Is More American Than The Dollar with Parker Lewis | 09 May 2024 | 01:15:11 | |
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: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #503: The Bitcoin Stack with Dhruv Bansal,Ryan Gentry & Allen Farrington | 04 May 2024 | 01:39:34 | |
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: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #502: How Bitcoin Fixes Elections with Carliño | 03 May 2024 | 01:41:30 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #501: Bitcoin Mining Pools Are Critically Centralized with Matt Corallo | 24 Apr 2024 | 01:13:46 | |
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: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #500: Investigating Fiat Food with Matthew Lysiak | 23 Apr 2024 | 01:38:15 | |
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: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #499: Debt Slavery and the Carbon Credit Coup with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin | 17 Apr 2024 | 02:19:16 | |
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: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #498: Musings Of A “Right Wing Radical” with Ben Braddock | 15 Apr 2024 | 02:42:41 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #497: Bitcoin Will Power Up The Future Of Finance with Andrew Hohns | 10 Apr 2024 | 01:52:19 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #496: The World’s First Blue Light Free Computer with Anjan Katta & Tristan Scott | 08 Apr 2024 | 01:21:31 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #495: What’s REALLY Going On In The Oil Wars with Anas Alhajji | 05 Apr 2024 | 01:21:17 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #494: Adding Fifteen Years To Your Life with P.D. Mangan | 02 Apr 2024 | 01:11:24 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #493: Fixing Big Ag with Jeff Smith | 26 Mar 2024 | 01:33:55 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #492: Open Source AI Is Winning with NVK | 20 Mar 2024 | 01:58:53 | |
Marty sits down with NVK to discuss Coinkite, AI, tradeoffs in bitcoin, and more. NVK on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk 0:00 - Intro Shoutout to our sponsors: Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #491: Bitcoin Urbanism with Tuur Demeester, Kelly Lannan & Austin Tunnell | 18 Mar 2024 | 01:32:10 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #490: How Woke Took Over America with Andrew Gutmann | 15 Mar 2024 | 01:02:32 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #489: Bitcoin Fixes Scientific Peer Review with Kevin McKernan | 13 Mar 2024 | 01:26:52 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #488: Freedom Money Will Revive Rural America with Dr. Brooke Miller | 11 Mar 2024 | 01:20:53 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #487: Bitcoin Mining Industry v. Elizabeth Warren with Pierre Rochard | 08 Mar 2024 | 01:50:36 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #486: How Bitcoin Can Solve The Competency Crisis with Axel Raven | 06 Mar 2024 | 01:49:22 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #485: Will Bitcoin Hit $1,000,000 This Cycle? with Tuur Demeester | 04 Mar 2024 | 01:35:46 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #484: Bitcoin And The Long March with Ben Hart | 01 Mar 2024 | 01:28:45 | |
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 Shoutout to our sponsors: TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||
| #483: Bitcoin Is The 7th Largest Base Money In The World with Matthew Mežinskis | 21 Feb 2024 | 02:09:40 | |
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: TFTC Merch is Available: Join the TFTC Movement: Follow Marty Bent: Podcast | |||