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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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01:11:23

#445: Dispelling Nuclear Energy Misconceptions with...

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast ·

2023/09/12

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 - Riffing7:46 - Texas demand scare13:57 - Best source for stable energy20:11 - Reputation of nuclear power31:39 - If the end were nigh, we’d need nuclear33:40 - Cost of capital and SMRs36:53 - SMR and mining impact on grids41:05- Bitcoin can ease problems with nuclear44:37 - Nuclear looking

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01:29:26

#444: Fiat Ruins Everything with Jimmy Song

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2023/09/06

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 - Intro5:38 - Writing with ChatGPT10:59 - Degeneracy hazards12:54 - Jimmy’s book and writing process20:39 - Structuring a book23:36 - Fiat’s influence on individuals with corps30:28 - Strong families and low time pref life35:01 - Fiat world built on ossification44:19 - No stores of value, can’t

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01:47:27

#443: Q2 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew...

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2023/08/30

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 CBDCs26:08 - Top 5 currencies32:30 - Compound annual growth rate36:06 - FHLB exposure42:27 - Inflation is impacting people45:08 - Bitcoin chart56:49 - Scandinavian physical currency59:17 - US federal debt1:15:08 - Canary in the coal mine1:23:30 - Nations

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00:55:44

#442: Launching Flex with Bitcoin Talent Co

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2023/08/25

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

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01:45:46

#441: Miniscript and Bitcoin Risk Products with Rob...

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2023/08/24

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 Launch7:43 - Bluechecks13:31 - Content models18:18 - Drivechains and OP_VAULT22:58 - Miniscript27:07 - Stepping back on Miniscript33:50 - Balancing complexity at Anchorwatch36:17 - Bitcoin risk products42:52 - Anchorwatch policy construction47:15 - UX51:58 - Impatience55:17 -

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01:12:55

#440: Climate Change Is A Bad Excuse with Anas Alhajji

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2023/08/18

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 trade13:27 - COP 28 and climate change excuses27:46 - Climate change religion31:05 - Dishonest numbers37:05 - Shale oil underperforming42:02 - “Green” energy can only win by force48:11 - Why we Bitcoin49:46 -

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01:54:38

#439: Mining, Memes and Meetups with Thomas Pacchia

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2023/08/08

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 scarcity21:56 - Will shitcoin cycles continue?28:42 - No soft landing32:01 - Large scale investors42:27 - Mining meetup53:06 - What drives hashrate growth from here?58:18 - Treasury management1:00:55 - Pool monetization1:09:51 - Scammers and hamsters1:12:48 - NYC Bitcoin makes Marty bullish1:23:05 -

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01:48:34

#438: Cycling Toward A Bitcoin Boom with Tuur Demeester

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2023/07/31

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 - Intro5:30 - Aliens11:35 - Bitcoin cycles18:04 - Is the next cycle different?20:21 - Will crypto stay dead?24:12 - Old ideas, new ideas, and startups33:44 - Regulatory landscape38:27 - Financial “innovations” from crypto42:31 - Bitcoin politics46:29 - Implications of decentralized custody54:23 - Multiple fronts of chaos1:02:04 - How far can

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03:08:10

#437: History Doesn't Rhyme, It Repeats with Dave...

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2023/07/25

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 - Bants11:41 - Background27:20 - Banking crisis lull33:12 - Media collapse and Twitter48:43 - Evil rulers1:15:10 - Corporate press and those they hate1:22:35 - Younger generations1:30:21 - Forth turning and inflation1:58:20 - CBDCs vs Bitcoin2:03:49 - Final words from Rudy2:05:39 - Rabbit holes

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01:25:08

#436: Building Sound Finance For Sound Money with...

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2023/07/24

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 origins15:44 - What’s wrong with defi?21:15 - Explaining DLCs25:26 - How Atomic uses DLCs28:39 - Risks34:13 - Atomic’s oracle37:39 - State of DLCs and lightning44:51 - Plans for Atomic47:46 -

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02:09:05

#435: Bitcoin Solves the Payments Problem in AI with...

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2023/07/19

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 - Intro5:30 - Marty Barbell Bender7:10 - Kody’s background, every Bitcoiner a dev13:59 - What layer is Fedi?19:38 - Explaining Fedimint25:43 - What do Fedimints fix about lightning?30:23 - Expanding on federation34:46 - Scaling

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01:44:14

#434: Capital in the 21st Century with Allen Farrington

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2023/07/17

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 Axiom9:43 - Cost of capital14:26 - Debt is not universally bad16:59 - Capital as a tool18:51 - The goal of capital allocation22:13 - Affecting individual savings26:06 - Capital flowchart and long term thinking37:18 - Bitcoin doesn’t allow fiat

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01:37:49

#433: Lightning Network at the Enterprise Level with...

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2023/07/14

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 riffing7:37 - What’s up at Ibex?22:24 - Impact of instant settlement26:21 - Lightning Network, AI, Internet of Things34:07 - What’s taking adoption so long?36:49 - Bitcoin’s unique combination of properties45:57 - Burden of compliance49:45 -

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01:09:18

#432: Jab Injury Event Horizon with Ed Dowd

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2023/07/11

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 rising15:41 - RFK Jr and the jab injury event horizon25:17 - Distractions29:00 - Debt event horizon has already passed33:26 - Trust in the system degrading37:05 - Bitcoin38:42 - The CIA disapproves38:53- Broken money and psyops45:46 - Individual state power49:29 - Three Letter Agencies don’t want

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01:24:06

#431: Bitcoin Privacy and the Payjoin Dev Kit with...

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2023/07/05

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 -

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02:01:16

#430: Bitcoin vs the $156 Trillion Global Payments...

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2023/06/30

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 - Intro2:30 - Finding bitcoin through Runescape9:22 - New educational resources in Bitcoin13:27 - Diving into Sam’s report17:51 - Structure of the report21:39 - Chapter 1: Cross-border payments industry31:53 - Comparing Bitcoin and

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01:15:40

#429: Is The Inflation Problem Really Solved? with...

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2023/06/28

Marty sits down with Luke Gromen to discuss inflation catching up with the world. Luke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LukeGromen 0:00 - Intro6:33 - UK inflation11:02 - American banking crisis lull18:12 - Structural problems in energy25:56 - Liquidity issues with massive bank accounts31:33 - Debt ceiling33:13 - Retirement and target date funds40:18 The Ukraine distraction45:54 - Collapse in skilled labor and infrastructure50:41 - Taking on troubled times54:55 - Bitcoin’s interaction with

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00:54:51

#428: Examining BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF with Townsend...

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2023/06/26

Marty sits down with Townsend Lansing to discuss BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF. Townsend on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TownsendLansing 0:00 - Intro8:40 - Inflation hitting the UK11:07 - Introducing Townsend, Blackrock ETF19:10 - SEC approval25:23 - APA26:46 - How Bitcoin market could be affected29:28 - People becoming aware of crypto risk31:23 - How the grantor trust works35:50 - ETF liquidity42:12 - Bitcoin’s better security45:30 - Will bitcoin financial products be treated differently?48:05 -

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00:59:54

#427: Killer Whale Liquidity Crisis with John Titus

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2023/06/20

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 liquidity16:13 - The Fed is at the center21:01 - Coordinated consolidation effort26:28- The strength of cash33:57 - John’s origin story39:09 - Fix the money, fix the world42:20 - Dollar endgame45:06 - John on Bitcoin49:38 - The system is run by those who hate

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01:19:11

#426: Bringing Lightning To Utilities with Synota

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2023/06/06

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 Synota14:05 - Payment settlement struggles for utilites16:56 - How Synota integrates23:47 - Financing possibilities26:20 - Utilities grokking bitcoin34:07 - Effects of decentralizing the grid45:22 - The team’s orange pilling49:41 - Mining industry is maturing55:56 - Efficiency impact of instant

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