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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.

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#622: Bitcoin For Millennials with Bram Kanstein

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2025/05/20

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#621: Crude Oil Outlook and Middle East Geoplitics...

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2025/05/19

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01:20:18

#620: A New Lens On The OP_RETURN Debate with James...

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2025/05/17

Marty sits down with James O'Beirne to discuss the OP_RETURN controversy.James O'Beirne on Twitter: https://x.com/jamesob0:00 - Intro0:36 - Multi axis issue5:07 - Core governance9:36 - Derailing productive discussions17:01 - Fold & Coinkite18:32 - CTV29:14 - Unchained29:43 - Magnitude of change41:35 - Covenant proposals50:06 - CTV benefits57:46 - Institutional ownership1:05:16 - Moving forwardSTACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/TFTC Elite

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01:31:43

#619: Exposing The Infiltration of MAHA with Dr. Jack...

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2025/05/15

Marty sits down with Dr. Jack Kruse to discuss the Big Pharma forces at work within MAHA.Jack Kruse on Twitter: https://x.com/DrJackKruse0:00 - Intro0:36 - Outlining MAHA infiltration22:48 - Fold & Coinkite 24:19- Danger to children28:11 - Political shell game35:24 - Unchained35:54 - Time theft40:51 - Vax data46:17 - Bioweapon and control system58:14 - Game plan - Decentralized yourself1:15:00 - Priorities1:24:14 - Support Mary Talley BowdenSTACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/Our newsletter:

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01:13:47

#618: The Samourai Case Threatens Every Bitcoiner...

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2025/05/14

Marty sits down with Zack Shapiro to discuss the Samourai case.Zack Shapiro on Twitter: https://x.com/zackbshapiroP2P Rights: https://p2prights.org/Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/0:00 - Intro0:28 - Outlining the case12:26 - Biden/Warren admin17:24 - Fold & Coinkite19:00 - Next step and implications for precedent23:24 - Unchained23:53 - GENIUS act27:34 - History of Bank Secrecy Act33:19 - Nation states will need bitcoin39:21 - Bitcoin fixes the world45:52 - Killer use

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04:45:48

btc++ Austin 2025 Live Desk Day 2

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2025/05/12

Archive of the live desk at btc++ Austin 2025

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04:05:26

btc++ Austin 2025 Live Desk Day 1

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast ·

2025/05/12

Archive of the live desk at btc++ Austin 2025

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01:07:25

#617: How Trump's Tariffs Should Have Worked with Lyn...

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast ·

2025/05/12

Marty sits down with Lyn Alden to discuss Triffin's dilemma.Lyn Alden on Twitter: https://x.com/lynaldencontactLyn's Newsletter: https://www.lynalden.com/may-2025-newsletter/0:00 - Intro0:36 - Triffin's dilemma8:15 - Debt leverage11:10 - Fold & Coinkite12:41 - Trump's goals and tariff policy19:54 - Unchained20:24 - China is not weak30:07 - Energy37:15 - AI/robots41:11 - SBR48:47 - Bitcoin credit products52:40 - Eventful week for bitcoinShoutout to our

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01:12:54

#616: Bitcoin Can Stop The AI Overlord with Andrew Myers

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2025/05/08

Marty sits down with Andrew Myers to discuss the intersection of AI, Energy and bitcoin.Andrew Myers on Twitter: https://x.com/acmyersSatoshi Energy: https://satoshienergy.com/0:00 - Intro0:34 - Tesla’s AI energy theory8:59 - Bitcoin and decentralization fixes AI13:02 - Fold & Coinkite14:38 - How Satoshi Energy is using AI19:28 - Bit Current23:13 - Unchained23:42 - Revealing inefficiency32:57 - Proliferating OS AI with bitcoin36:26 -Apple of Eden and Antichrist45:11 - Iberian outage48:48 -

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01:17:14

#615: How Bitcoin Can Avert A Pension Crisis with Dom...

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2025/05/05

Marty sits down with Dom Bei to discuss the state of CalPERS.Campaign site: http://Www.beiforcalpers.comCampaign Twitter: https://x.com/DomforCalPERSProof of Workforce: http://Www.proofofworkforce.orgDom Bei on Twitter: https://x.com/Beiwatch_10:00 - Intro0:32 - Opportunity Cost app3:34 - Dom's background10:36 - Fold & Coinkite12:13 - How pensions got to this point19:29 - Impact of failure28:10 - Unchained28:38 - CalPERS politicized33:49 - How pensions should approach bitcoin42:49 - How to

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01:16:24

#614: Why Bitcoiners Should Have The Nicest Chairs...

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2025/05/02

Marty sits down with Brian Harrington to discuss challenging the "never sell" mindset.Brian Harrington on Twitter: https://x.com/BrainHarringtonBrian Harrington Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brainharrington0:00 - Intro0:36 - Bitcoiners should have better chairs8:52 - Fold & Coinkite10:23 - Reject FOMO paralysis17:59 - You can live on bitcoin today22:44 - Unchained23:13 - How to live on a bitcoin standard31:38 - TFTC on a bitcoin standard34:18 - Fold and other tools36:50 - Hesitancy

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01:16:52

#613: Why A Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Is Imminent...

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2025/04/30

Marty sits down with Brian Morgenstern to discuss the state of bitcoin policy.Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/Discord: https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBzBrian Morgenstern on Twitter: https://x.com/MorgensternNJBitcoin Voter Project: https://www.bitcoinvoterproject.org/Riot: https://www.riotplatforms.com/0:00 - Intro0:36 - We’re winning in bitcoin policy10:18 - Fold & Coinkite11:50 - Policy priorities and

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01:15:01

#612: How To Beat The AI Monolith with Jim Carucci

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2025/04/28

Marty sits down with Jim Carucci to discuss AI as economic agents.CASCDR: https://cascdr.xyz/Jim Carucci on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsy2d24rfqzwxc9n2ujku084dlgwqqxrgkervxjpucna7p0q5htppgeluehw0:00 - Intro0:36 - Lacrosse and manifesting4:38 - Open vs centralized AI8:02 - Fold & Bitkey9:33 - LLMs and their biases13:32 - CASCDR basics17:52 - Unchained18:20 - Bitcoin AI synergy30:34 - Progress of the agentic framework36:08 - Implementations of agents41:41 - Nostr, DVMs, MCP46:52 - Open

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01:08:39

#611: Only 10% Are Using AI Correctly with Rod Roudi

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2025/04/25

Marty sits down with Rod Roudi to discuss vibe coding and raising kids with AI.Rod on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodroudi/Texas Energy and Mining Summit: https://www.meetup.com/bitcoin-park-austin/events/305924136/0:00 - Intro0:35 - Sports dads who vibe code11:08 - Fold & Coinkite12:44 - Austin convergence and meetups20:27 - Unchained20:55 - AI careers25:58 - Leveling up children’s creativity33:00 - Triple convergence39:09 - Playing with AI tools48:03 - How TFTC uses AI53:08 - Bitcoin

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01:01:26

#610: The Basis Trade That Could Crash Everything...

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2025/04/23

Marty sits down with James Lavish to discuss the large scale basis trade hanging over current markets.James Lavish on Twitter: https://x.com/jameslavishThe Informationist: https://www.jameslavish.com/Bitcoin Opportunity Fund: https://www.bitcoinopportunity.fund/0:00 - Intro0:36 - Educating financial literacy7:05 - Bond Yields10:54 - Fold & Coinkite12:26 - Bitcoin decoupling and tariffs16:19 - Diving into the basis trade29:10 - Unchained29:38 - Flights to safety - Gold & bitcoin39:51 - SAB

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02:14:43

#609: How To Summon A UAP with Matt Pines

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast ·

2025/04/21

Marty sits down with Matt Pines to discuss Skywatcher's efforts to gather empirical data on UAPs.Matt Pines on Twitter: https://x.com/matthew_pinesSkywatcher: https://skywatcher.aiBitcoin Policy Summit: https://www.btcpolicysummit.org/0:00 - Intro0:37 - US disclosure posture9:09 - Skywatcher17:13 - Fold & Coinkite18:44 - How the data is collected23:33 - Unchained24:02 - What attracts UAPs35:40 - Consciousness 54:27 - Govt psychics57:54 - Geopolitical implications & triple hockey

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01:08:57

#608: The Digit Addiction Pandemic with Ivan Makedonski

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast ·

2025/04/18

Marty sits down with Ivan Makedonski to discuss his article "The Digit Addiction Pandemic".Ivan's Article: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-digit-addiction-pandemicMisty Breez: https://breez.technology/misty/Bulgarian Bitcoin Movie: https://geyser.fund/project/bulgarianjourney0:00 - Intro0:36 - Digit addiction7:28 - Digit lords10:51 - Fold & Coinkite12:23 - Shaking the addicted mind15:39 - Tragedy caused by fiat21:27 - Life as unit of account26:10 - Unchained36:39 - Getting

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01:24:06

#607: Bitcoin Is Written In Our DNA with Jesse Myers

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast ·

2025/04/16

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_BTCOne-in-a-Species: https://www.onceinaspecies.com/0:00 - Intro0:36 - How Jesse’s hypothesis differs from mainstream8:19 - Szabo's shelling out and the fashion argument15:36 - Fold & Coinkite 17:14- The hTKTL1 gene27:03 - Overcoming Dunbar's Number35:24 - Unchained Event35:49 - Public record and barter42:33 - Money

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00:56:34

#606: The Ratio That Signals Every Crash with Michael...

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast ·

2025/04/14

Marty sits down with Michael Howell to discuss the incoming liquidity crisis.Crossborder Capital on Twitter: https://x.com/crossbordercapCapital Wars Substack: https://capitalwars.substack.com/0:00 - Intro0:36 - Is liquidity crunch incoming6:13 - Explaining the crisis16:12 - Fold & Coinkite17:49 - The Fed’s ineffective measures20:39 - Powell/Trump standoff and China selling28:13 - Unchained Evernt29:37 - Digging out with better assets34:44 - Bessent's reset & BitBonds39:56 - Weimar &

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01:08:43

#605: When This Trade War Will End with James Check

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2025/04/11

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: https://newsletter.checkonchain.com/0:00 - Intro0:36 - Tariff bomb6:32 - Recession incoming9:30 - Fold & Coinkite11:08 - Yen/dollar devaluation game of chicken15:33 - Gold and Bitcoin’s price floor25:02 - Unchained Event25:27 - Bull case is more likely34:15 - Thesis meeting reality43:51 -

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