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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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02:23:26

#524: Precrime and the Global Panopticon with Whitney...

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2024/07/19

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 - Intro1:34 - Trump shooting and media aftermath10:10 - River & Unchained11:26 - JD Vance and Palantir24:10 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite25:48 - Trump’s image & public/private partnership49:19 - Controlled media1:04:42 - Using Bitcoin for evil1:09:58 -

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00:55:33

#523: Why a Bitcoin Treasury is the Winning Strategy...

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2024/07/15

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

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01:06:06

#522: Breaking Down The Synapse Bankruptcy with Jason...

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2024/07/10

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 - Intro1:42 - Background on the Synapse case12:19 - River & Unchained13:35 - Who is at fault?20:10 - FBO account structure24:36 - Impact on end users30:54 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite32:32 - Unclear resolution and stain on fintech41:18 - Can small banks

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01:49:24

#521: The Bushido of Bitcoin with Aleksandar Svetski

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2024/07/08

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 - Intro1:52 - It’s time to do more than complain9:23 - Core virtues18:02 - River & Unchained19:18 - Justice24:51 - Unbalanced femininity31:06 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite32:43 - Energetic leaders39:40 - Courage42:31 - A structure to last the hard times50:41 - Responsibility56:36 - Low time

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01:10:49

#520: Speculative Attack: Ten Years Later with Pierre...

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2024/07/04

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 - Intro0:50 - Speculative Attack: 10 years later7:24 - Shorting fiat12:39 - River & Unchained13:55 - Spec attack season 217:41 - Education22:56 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite24:34 - Alternatives to rebalancing32:21 - Should institutions prioritize

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01:35:13

#519: Quoz & The Dollar Endgame with Mel Mattison

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2024/07/02

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

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01:16:32

#518: Does The Energy Industry Need Bitcoin? with...

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2024/06/28

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 - Intro0:50 - How regulation harms the energy industry12:08 - River and Bitkey13:30 - Mining solves the fragility of centralized power21:00 - Bitcoin strategies for energy companies26:37 - Direct payment for energy34:26 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite36:03 - Determining optimal power mix44:10 - What miners need to know about

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01:25:10

#517: Why Eliminating The Income Tax Would...

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2024/06/26

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 - Intro0:50 - El Salvador4:23 - Vibe shift12:26 - River & Unchained13:42 - Mass immigration and nationalism17:51 - Trump’s rumored tariff plan24:49 - Media and education29:18 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite30:56 - Countering lies38:10 - Headwinds for next election45:40 - Dedollarization50:42 - Has the melt up already

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01:08:20

#516: America & The Art of the Possible with Chris...

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2024/06/21

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 - Intro0:50 - Start - ESG destroys innovation3:53 - Conservative vibe shift8:38 - River & Unchained09:54 - Positive vision15:58 - Positive vision specifics24:24 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite26:01 - Broken money28:39 - Electric cars31:20 - What DC does to good people35:31 -

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01:38:07

#515: Understanding the Bitcoin Cash and Carry Trade...

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2024/06/18

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 -

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01:12:15

#514: The Rise of Botev Plovdiv with George Manolov

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2024/06/14

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 - Intro0:50 - First involvement with Botev Plovdiv - Cut fuckup7:06 - Starting a bitcoin plan for the club13:38 - River & Unchained14:54 - Communicating reasons for bitcoin22:34 - Fanbase reception27:40 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite29:17 - Challenges of a sports business34:56 - Bitcoin

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02:00:46

#513: How The US Is Losing The Great Digital War with...

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2024/06/12

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 - Intro0:50 - Bitcoin in politics5:09 - Pitching Bitcoin to policy makers12:14 - River & Unchained13:30 - BRICS24:52 - Is US govt asleep at the wheel?37:26 - Current system isn’t as permanent as it appears46:04 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite47:41 - Private sector

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01:37:40

#512: Unlocking the Sound Money Mindset with Ian Carroll

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2024/06/07

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 - Intro0:50 - Trump and Fauci10:57 - Intel agencies14:22 - River & Unchained15:38 - People are being forced to notice19:17 - Optimism22:17 - Evil masterminds and incompetents29:38 - Ian’s research and perspective33:30 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite35:07 - Currency wars39:52 - Fix the money, fix the world48:32 - Wallets, not ballots51:31 -

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01:27:08

#511: Delegation and Time Hacking with Rod Roudi

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2024/06/03

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 - Intro0:50 - Opening riff6:45 - Tennessee Bitcoin14:24 - River & Unchained15:40 - Grassroots adoption20:11 - Bitcoin Brainstorm26:29 - Best way for number to go up35:36 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite37:14 - Doomscrolling41:29 - Leveraging time51:20 -

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01:09:41

#510: Bitcoin and Market Anomalies with Cathie Wood

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2024/05/30

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

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02:13:42

#509: Sustaining Bitcoin For Generations with Michael...

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2024/05/22

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

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01:14:47

#508: How The Government Is Killing Small Farms with...

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2024/05/21

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 -

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01:37:14

#507: How Live Nation Scams Artists and Their Fans...

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2024/05/20

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

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02:17:09

#506: Q1 2024 Monetary Base Update with Matthew...

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2024/05/15

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

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01:38:02

#505: Jerome Powell, Tether and Peak Oil with Tom Luongo

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2024/05/13

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

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