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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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01:28:32

#465: Five Pillars of Product Management with Will Cole

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast ·

2023/12/04

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

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01:36:23

#464: The Emergence of the Network of Keys with Matt...

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2023/12/01

Marty sits down with Matt from Unchained to discuss key networks and setting new industry standards for Bitcoin custody. 0:00 - Intro6:17 - Matt’s backstory (go birds)12:56 - Challenges overcome at Unchained19:43 - The role of keys in Bitcoin21:53 - Preparing for the next bull23:42 - Misconceptions about keys26:41 - UX gaps29:18 - Structures built on key networks34:15 - Countering bad optics for regulators37:29 - Predictions42:27 - Recognition of multisig47:59 - ETFs and Coinbase54:41 -

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01:51:51

#463: Orange Pilling AI & Bitcoin Times Energy...

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2023/11/30

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 - Intro6:52 - Riffing9:53 - What is Spirit of Satoshi?18:12 - AGI24:04 - Closed/open source AI33:38 - Building your own language model41:04 - AI’s opinions are based on its master45:02 - Data

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01:19:23

#462: Government Spending Leads To Hyperinflation...

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2023/11/28

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 -

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01:25:25

#461: Defecting from Corrupt Healthcare with Andy...

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2023/11/17

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 - Intro7:23 - It’s been a year14:22 - Doctors are excited18:22 - The government owns the system22:29 - Insurance is impersonal28:23 - Bitcoin and LN34:13 - Bitcoin doctors42:49 - What’s the catch?48:29 - How many people does it take

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01:06:11

#460: Deconstructing the Censorship Industrial...

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2023/11/14

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 - Intro6:17 - Censorship Industrial Complex13:06 - Turning point in 201615:08 - Twitter files and wrongspeak terminology22:44 - NGO participation26:07 - Corporate control32:30 - Russian gas37:15 -

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01:28:23

#459: An 8-Month Taliban Holiday with Lord Miles

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2023/11/07

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

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01:20:30

#458: Climate Narratives Are Failing with Tom Nelson

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2023/11/01

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 - Intro6:43 - Riffing on Dave Collum and hurricanes11:08 - Narratives are failing18:17 - Charlie Munger21:07 - AI23:44 - DC and climate policy26:34 - Nuclear30:32 - ESG and mining33:41 - Green energy kills42:32 - Hydrocarbons bring life50:31 - Those who would control you54:27 - Bitcoin56:53 - War59:21 - Podcasting,

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01:37:31

#457: How a Miner Survives a Bitcoin Bear Market with...

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2023/10/26

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 - Intro5:04 - New York11:23 - Current doomer status14:36 - Lessons learned since last bull run26:24 - Decisions made in 202234:20 - Underclocking and maintaining mining efficiency39:16 - Evaluing mining businesses by hashprice43:31 - Educating energy providers48:25 - Cathedra firmware52:07 - Shifting the bottleneck away from ASICs58:20 - AI1:06:46 -

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01:02:11

#456: The Path To Hyperinflation with EJ Antoni

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2023/10/24

Marty sits down with EJ Antoni to discuss the disastrous policies of the Federal Reserve. EJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealEJAntoni 0:00 - Intro5:48 - Explaining Fed losses22:16 - 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 indicators42:04 - Protecting yourself financially50:48 - Weimar style hyperinflation54:21 - Weaponization of the dollar57:23 - Bitcoin1:00:24 - Wrapping Shoutout to our

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01:54:40

#455: AI-Powered Tyranny with Whitney Webb

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2023/10/20

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

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01:32:39

#454: An Onramp To The New Custody Standard with...

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2023/10/19

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 - Intro5:04 - How’s The Last Trade going?10:06 - OnRamp/BitGo partnership23:35 - The importance of multi-institution29:18 - What convinces key

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02:07:33

#453: From Barstool to Mash with Louis Roberts

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2023/10/17

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 - Intro5:28 - Riffing15:37 - Mash and the new TFTC site24:26 - Incumbent monetization models29:06 - Enabling interaction features31:58 - Controlling your own flow of funds39:27 - Ending the subscription model47:22 - Convincing other publishers50:29 - Verifying humanity54:51 - Lightning compared to advertising a decade ago1:00:39 -

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01:26:45

#452: Zaprite Is Driving Bitcoin Merchant Adoption...

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2023/10/09

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 - Intro5:04 - Irish shitcoinery and true Bitcoiners9:51 - Irish government18:39 - Irish economy25:26 - Erasing Irish culture32:35 - Strong communities and fiat world38:42 - Merchant adoption48:56 - Update on Zaprite, onboarding Will and Parker54:44

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01:33:47

#451: UTXOracle with Steve Jeffress & Daniel Hinton

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2023/10/03

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 - Intro6:41 - Steve and Daniel’s background10:59 - Explaining UTXOs13:34 - Visualizing data20:46 - Effect of Bitcoin ATMs on patterns25:24 - How to infer price from UTXO data35:27 - Usefulness as an

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01:45:41

#450: Bitcoin Money Market Funds with Théo Mogenet

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2023/10/01

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 - Intro7:00 - Théo’s background11:06 - Explaining money market funds16:46 - UK Gilt duration mismatch22:32 - US bank failures25:08 - Weaponization of monetary system39:41 - How Bitcoin fixes this49:26 - Bitcoin’s increasing demand52:47 - Through the lens of monetary policy55:28 -

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01:14:37

#449: DEATH ATHLETIC: A Dissident Architecture with...

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2023/09/27

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 - Intro6:27 - Stumbling into cypherpunk docs11:24 - Dealing with scandals16:12 - Death Athletes22:44 - The process of following Cody24:04 - Fighting digital tyrrany28:14 - Apathy32:39 - Free information40:11 - Dealing with courts of law and social media45:37 - JStark49:38 - Corporate

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00:48:59

#448: Opt Out Of Keynesian Brain Rot with Godfrey Bloom

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2023/09/26

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 - Intro6:43 - How govts have been corrupted16:09 - Is mobilization of the common man imminent?18:40 - Central banks are the unknown cause24:56 - Removing yourself from the system27:12 - New Keynesians29:59 - Bitcoin and gold34:46 - More on UK provenance law38:09 - Lawful cancelation dissidents43:58 - Civil war and states asserting autonomy46:42 - Wrapping

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01:01:43

#447: Biowarfare In The 21st Century with Sam Husseini

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2023/09/22

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 - Intro5:36 - Sam’s body of work8:20 - Covid’s parallels to anthrax attacks15:08 - Wuhan lab obscurement22:56 - Biowarfare is unique26:02 - USAID funding of the lab30:44 - The gaslighting is highly effective40:54 - Those in control have no benevolent intentions44:02 - Disappointment in RFK46:02 - Bird flu

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01:48:40

#446: The State of the Lightning Network with Matt...

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2023/09/14

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 forks13:34 - Should we focus on what we have?18:27 - Core dev burnout24:58 - State of Bitcoin adoption35:23 - The year of LDK40:46 - Stablecoins and AI46:44 - Where should the focus be?52:42 - LSPs and improving LN UX59:21 - Crypto impatience1:05:26 - Using lightning every day1:07:02 - Regulations1:21:01 - Bitcoin and Crypto have different

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