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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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04:25:57

#425: Fiat Crisis with Balaji Srinivasan

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast ·

2023/06/02

Marty sits down with Balaji Srinivasan for the longest episode of TFTC yet, going in depth on the nature of the incoming fiat crisis. Balaji on Twitter: https://twitter.com/balajis 6:13 - How does the debt ceiling contribute to the fiat crisis?9:48 - Reality check21:38 - History is running in reverse25:09 - The unipolar moment is over38:05 - America is 3 tribes44:42 - Democracy has 4 definitions55:33 - India adopting pragmatic democracy59:08 - China won’t go away1:07:03 - USSA1:36:11 - How America

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01:49:49

#424: Q1 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew...

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2023/06/01

Follow along with the charts: https://twitter.com/1basemoney/status/1664179527784734720?s=20 Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney 8:12 - Baltic hockey17:17 - Debt ceiling bye bye22:55 - New basemoney drop!36:19 - Bitcoin base vs top fiat, reverse repo49:41 - Bank failures1:01:54 - Treasury markets1:05:34 - Fannie & Freddie debt numbers1:09:32 - Balaji says FedNow is a CBDC1:17:02 - Sidebar on children1:18:19 - Back on topic, centralization will continue1:23:45 - Sovereign sat

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02:12:03

#423: Retirement Funds In The Age Of Bitcoin with...

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2023/05/31

Marty sits down with Matt Dines from Build to discuss the retirement landscape and how to handle a large scale transition to Bitcoin as a primary store of value. Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BuildCIO Check out Build: https://buildbitcoin.com/ 8:17 - What’s happening to retirement funds11:49 - Balance sheets of the American household26:23 - History of retirement accounts30:30 - The post-Covid financial landscape34:52 - Retirement account participation46:14 - Legislation isn’t the

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01:13:50

#422: Human Forever with James Poulos

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2023/05/26

Marty sits down with James Poulos to discuss the tyranny of the digital age. James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamespoulos Human Forever: https://canonic.xyz/books/1YV9yExbmJ9mgBXNM81TouJuDtqxH2PpL 6:00 - Rising transhumanism12:37 - Defining the humanity we fight for19:54 - Breaking people apart29:14 - False gods34:23 - Fighting on the digital level38:39 - Changing the tide47:50 - The moment of humility50:31 - Return to traditional family56:55 - Focusing attention58:26 - Being human is

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00:55:18

#421: Rejecting The Great Reset with Michael Rectenwald

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2023/05/17

Marty sits down with Dr. Michael Rectenwald to discuss the The Great Reset, stakeholder capitalism, CBDCs, and asserting autonomy against a neo-feudal future. Michael's website: https://www.michaelrectenwald.com/ Michael's Mises presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGg9j-qCNt0 8:07 - Michael’s presentation on Great Reset10:29 - Stakeholder capitalism14:15 - ESG leads to corporate rule18:32 - Mock the rulers20:23 - Neo-techno-feudalism while infrastructure breaks24:03 - Refusing

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01:39:52

#420: Powering Livestreaming With Sats Through Vida...

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2023/05/15

Marty sits down with Lyle Pratt, founder and CEO of Vida, to talk about what he's building. Lyle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lylepratt Check out Vida: https://vida.page/ 12:48 - What’s Vida?16:56 - Lyle’s history20:51 - Telecom architecture and using bitcoin to solve problems27:57 - New tools like AI, Nostr, and LN32:30 - Current state of lightning33:46 - Vida demo with some difficulties35:45 - Monetizing your attention37:41 - The Vida team44:56 - Vida can be a better Restream50:44 -

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01:18:01

#419: Fedi Is Connecting Communities With Freedom...

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2023/05/12

Marty sits down with Obi Nwosu to talk about the origins of Fedi, an explaination of Fedimints, antifragile freedom technology. Obi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/obi Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz/ 8:26 - Austin’s a nice place12:32 - Comparing the beginnings of Coinfloor and Fedi22:00 - Explaining Fedi34:19 - Applications made possible by Fedi40:59 - Fedi ambassadors46:20 - The freedom made possible by Fedi53:12 - Fedipools and off-grid mining57:38 - The antifragile nature of Bitcoin1:07:36 - Has

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01:57:13

#418: A First Principles Breakdown of the Monetary...

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast ·

2023/05/10

Marty sits down with Peter St Onge to discuss the all aspects of the impending economic strife and why there's plenty of hope on the other end. Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profstonge Peter's Substack: https://stonge.substack.com/ Heritage Foundation: https://www.heritage.org/ Mises Institue: https://mises.org/ 9:27 - Starting with Modern Monetary Theory14:54 - Fed policy heading off a cliff24:39 - Approaching the debt ceiling and unemployment33:28 - A whitepilled take on

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01:34:46

#417: An Ex-Intelligence Officer's View on Ukraine...

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2023/05/08

Marty sits down with Lee Slusher for a sober analysis of the war. Lee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeeBTConsulting Lee's Substack:https://deepdivewithleeslusher.substack.com/ Lee's website: http://lee-bt.com/ 6:24- Lee’s background 9:43 - War in Ukraine and possible outcomes 16:30 - History leading up to current war 21:13 - Derussification 24:02 - Comparing Ukranian and Russian military 31:43 - Western intervention 38:38 - War’s role in economic crisis and US election 43:23 -

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01:43:24

#416: The Scramble To Push A CBDC Future with Whitney...

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2023/05/05

Marty sits down again with Whitney Webb to discuss failing banks funneling toward JP Morgan and how CBDCs are leading to a transhumanist future. Whitney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb Whitney's Website: https://unlimitedhangout.com/ 9:17 - Ninja launch12:11 - Banks failing and consolidating19:02 - Story of Jamie Dimon26:38 - Reexamining 200831:10 - CBDCs, biometrics and control40:11 - JP Morgan, Wexner and Crown44:59 - WSJ callout50:36 - Noam Chomsky54:55 - Are people waking

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01:28:43

#415: Coal Is The Future with Steve Barbour

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2023/04/28

Marty sits down with Steve Barbour before the first Nakamoto Forum debate to talk about energy, mining, and replacing the US Dollar. Steve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SGBarbour Upstream Data: https://blog.upstreamdata.ca/ 7:30 - Bitcoin dev conflict of interest19:18 - Bitcoin reaching maturity21:01 - Russian mining25:37 - Fiat IOUs28:30 - The state of US mining34:25 - Will "Coal" Cole38:09 - Upstream's progress since Steve's last pod47:06 - Hydro is better for

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01:23:48

#414: The Dollar Endgame Theory with Peruvian Bull

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2023/04/25

Marty sits down with Peruvian Bull to discuss how the world will move away from the USD reserve. Peruvian Bull on Twitter: https://twitter.com/peruvian_bull Check out Dollar Endgame: https://thedollarendgame.com/ 12:01 - Starting out writing on Reddit17:48 - Is the dollar currently in its endgame?23:02 - Weaponizing dollar against Russia hurt US25:19 - Past the debt event horizon33:45 - Bitcoin reserve36:21 - Will BRICS BUCS gain traction?41:06 - A great opportunity for bitcoiners44:01 - Nations

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01:49:09

#413: Resisting mRNA Food with Charles Mayfield

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2023/04/21

Marty sits down with Charles Mayfield to talk about Keto Con, the wonders of pig biology, and the destruction of food and agriculture wrought by corporations and legislation. Charles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrChuckFit Farrow: https://farrow.life/ 11:01 - Marty field tested the skin food12:20 - Keto Con16:58 - Epic Dermis20:59 - Why Farrow24:34 - Pigs34:05 - Untrustworthy institutions41:10 - Poison in the livestock45:43 - Insidious legislature51:01 - Looking at more accurate health

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01:14:37

#412: Speaking Out For Those Injured By The Jabs with...

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2023/04/19

Marty sits down with Michael Koss and Dr. Joel Wallskog for a discussion of injuries from the Covid-19 shot, React19, and the Dartmouth College roundtable. Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mkoss126 Joel on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/WallskogJoel React19 roundtable at Dartmouth: https://react19.org/DartC19/ 9:47 - Michael's background - Dartmouth roundtable18:30 - Joel's background - React1927:34 - Politicization of the jab29:25 - Doubling down on bad decisions32:13 -

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01:31:35

#411: How OnRamp is Bringing Bitcoin Multisig to...

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2023/04/14

Marty sits down with Michael Tanguma and Jesse Meyers to talk about OnRamp. Check out OnRamp: http://onrampbitcoin.com/ Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MTanguma Jesse on Twitter: https://twitter.com/croesus_btc 0:00 - Intro5:26 - Marty's chair is stolen7:11 - OnRamp's use case and problems to solve14:28 - Legal structure of OnRamp19:30 - Difficulty in educating on self custody31:10 - Decentralized control41:55 - How will OnRamp's launch impact the market?51:59 - The adoption

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01:40:21

#410: The Fed Is Trying To Bring Down The European...

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2023/04/07

Join Marty as he sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the role the banking crisis plays in the inter-cabal squabble. Tom Luongo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFL1728 Tom's website: https://tomluongo.me/ 8:14 - What the hell is going on?13:08 - Communicating ideas20:04 - Intentions of the Fed and big American banks31:39 - Europe in trouble as rates raise38:41 - Pivot to BRICS42:20 - FIMA47:52 - Keeping a finger on the pulse51:03 - Multi-vector attack on America55:36 - Trump's indictment

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02:37:53

#409: Talking Value 4 Value with the Podfather Adam...

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast ·

2023/04/05

Join Marty as he sits down with Adam Curry to discuss Podcasting 2.0, Value 4 Value, Bitcoin, energy, culture, and much more. Adam Curry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamcurry No Agenda Show: https://www.noagendashow.net/ Pod8:57 - Opening Riff14:51 - Information Freedom18:57 - Bitcoin responsibility and remembering your keys24:19 - Patriot Act 2.0 and thinking local28:25 - Mining and energy38:30 - Trans politics and transhumanism52:41 - Nostr55:50 - v4v1:08:43 - Joe Rogan1:13:23 - Go make

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01:31:10

#408: The Truth About Renewable Energy with Brian Gitt

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast ·

2023/03/27

Join Marty as he sits down with Brian Gitt to discuss the flawed ideological approach behind ESG mandates and renewable energies. Brian Gitt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianGitt Brian's website: https://briangitt.com/ 5:23 - California emissions and electric cars14:08 - Material supply for EVs16:21 - California's oil hypocrisy21:15 - EGS mandates don't preserve environment or help human life27:06 - Nuclear safety32:48 - Small modular reactors48:52 - Wind and solar subsidies52:52

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02:09:20

#407: FedNow is not a CBDC with Matthew Mežinskis

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast ·

2023/03/23

Sitting down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q4 2022 Monetary Base update, the banking crisis, CBDCs, and more Follow Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crypto_voices 9:14 - Q4 update, just in time for Q113:32 - Bitcoin price22:29 - The results of raising interest24:42 - Bond duration risk32:30 - QE534:40 - Choke Point 2.038:14 - Balaji's price prediction46:53 - FedNow55:04 - CDBC destroying big banks1:00:09 - US state rights1:05:21 - Flaring natural gas1:11:00 - Blood in the water,

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01:21:17

#406: Debt-Based Colonialism and Structural...

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast ·

2023/03/20

Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Gladstein to discuss how the IMF and World Bank harness debt to funnel resources from poor nations to rich ones. Alex's article on Bitcoin Magazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/imf-world-bank-repress-poor-countries Alex's Essays: https://alexgladstein.com/ Alex Gladstein at HRF: https://hrf.org/team/alex-gladstein/ 5:26 - In town for SXSW talking about CFA franc 10:06 - Colonial exploitation 17:21 - Transfer of control of energy 19:51 - Outsourcing the

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