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Your daily bitcoin and macro intelligence briefing, powered by AI. Every morning, an AI-generated version of Marty Bent"s voice delivers the key stories from the TFTC Bitcoin Brief — bitcoin, macro, AI, and freedom tech. The content is written and curated by Marty and his AI assistant, then converted to audio using voice cloning technology. No fluff, no filler. Just signal. Subscribe to the full written Brief at tftc.io/bitcoin-brief.

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9:58

Download bitchat Before You Need It

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/10/06

This audio edition uses an AI-generated version of Marty Bent's voice.Download bitchat Before You Need It - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter. Stories covered: The Commoner The 10-year is at a level we haven't seen since 2002 A task force won't protect open models for us These Hormuz attacks look desperate DarkHorse is paying for Hopkinsville's new substation The CFTC starts writing crypto market rules Rome debased its way down Bring your own hardware to Nunchuk inheritance Read the

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8:20

Trump Is Telling You to Own Bitcoin

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/10/05

This audio edition uses an AI-generated version of Marty Bent's voice.Trump Is Telling You to Own Bitcoin - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter. Stories covered: The Commoner Good riddance to these surveillance proposals Apple, let people use their computers Your electricity bill would like a word Turns out Europe still needs refineries BlackRock did the heavy lifting A rough time to be looking for work Latin America is moving right LDK operators: check the security update Read the full

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7:47

You're Still Early

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/10/02

This audio edition uses an AI-generated version of Marty Bent's voice.You're Still Early - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter. Stories covered: The Commoner A familiar face is going to fool a lot of people Tommy Eastman on putting agents to work Trump is telling you how they want to deal with the debt This is an identity crisis Ben Affleck gets it Compare your Signal safety numbers Read the full written brief: https://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief

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8:11

You Can't Print Abundance

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/10/01

This audio edition uses an AI-generated version of Marty Bent's voice. You Can't Print Abundance - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter. Stories covered: The Commoner Passive funds still answer to active committees Daines proposes a spending tax break for stablecoins A public timestamp for courtroom evidence Spending rose while real disposable income stood still America.gov gets an order to become the front door Save the document and its proof Read the full written brief:

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7:20

They Can Refinance the Debt. You Still Pay.

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/09/23

This audio edition uses an AI-generated version of Marty Bent's voice.They Can Refinance the Debt. You Still Pay. - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter. Stories covered: The Commoner Tune in to Freedom Tech DC $1.71 billion into bitcoin ETFs in two sessions Factories are reporting more orders, output and hiring An update on the Coldcard recovery effort TankerTrackers estimates 10.35 million barrels a day through Hormuz Give your linked Signal devices a look Read the full written brief:

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7:28

Keep It Simple, Stupid

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/09/22

This audio edition uses an AI-generated version of Marty Bent's voice.Keep It Simple, Stupid - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter. Stories covered: The Commoner Amazon would prefer you do the shopping yourself Who gets to set the rules for frontier AI? Strategy is buying both sides of its structure The Fed can't produce the missing supply Core Lightning operators have an update to make Prepare the payment without handing over the keys Read the full written brief:

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7:57

The Oil Is Still Moving

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/09/21

This audio edition uses an AI-generated version of Marty Bent's voice.The Oil Is Still Moving - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter. Stories covered: The Commoner The buyers are showing up Steak 'n Shake wants passive votes to be passive Tokenized stocks get an opening Duke gets emergency access to more generation Read the ZEUS migration warning Make sure the backup can bring you back Read the full written brief: https://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief

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8:22

Who Benefits From You Being Angry?

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/09/18

This audio edition uses an AI-generated version of Marty Bent's voice.Who Benefits From You Being Angry? - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter. Stories covered: The Commoner Another refinery outage when diesel is already expensive A utility makes the case for more customers Washington targets the businesses around bitcoin Japan raises the cost of yen funding Mistral responds to the code-sale claim Check the download before you install Read the full written brief:

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8:06

Let's Check Our Priors

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/09/17

This audio edition uses an AI-generated version of Marty Bent's voice.Let's Check Our Priors - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter. Stories covered: Flock needs to show its work Spending the bitcoin was the easy part Crusoe is putting numbers behind the buildout Update your Alby extension The rare earth that has me paying attention Read the full written brief: https://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief

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8:09

Time Is a Flat Circle

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/09/16

This audio edition uses an AI-generated version of Marty Bent's voice.Time Is a Flat Circle - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter. Stories covered: The Commoner My view on bitcoin after the CLARITY vote More competition for the frontier AI companies Inside the bitcoin reserve proposal Import prices are still going up Slower growth, higher costs Choose what you read Read the full written brief: https://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief

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7:59

The Absurdity Is Right in Front of Us

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/09/15

This audio edition uses an AI-generated version of Marty Bent's voice.The Absurdity Is Right in Front of Us - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter. Stories covered: The Commoner Has bitcoin mining reached peak power demand? Record diesel prices squeeze operating costs EPA finalizes a partial power-plant rollback Bolt offers more building capacity in exchange for training data Bitcoin Well adds an AnchorWatch referral path Keep sensitive AI work local Read the full written brief:

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8:07

CLARITY Moves Ahead With a Civil-Only BRCA Compromise

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/09/14

This audio edition uses an AI-generated version of Marty Bent's voice.CLARITY Moves Ahead With a Civil-Only BRCA Compromise - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter. Stories covered: The AI slowdown campaign goes geopolitical Latham is buying itself AI options Howell sees a long-term hedge and a short-term warning Inflation is still taking its cut Revolut handed customer records to an impostor Electrum users: check your Lightning backups Read the full written brief:

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8:22

Who Gets to Decide Whether You're Allowed to Build AI?

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/09/11

This audio edition uses an AI-generated version of Marty Bent's voice.Who Gets to Decide Whether You're Allowed to Build AI? - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter. Stories covered: Prepare for the bull market before it gets to your head Buying generators is not delivering power AI makes surveillance cheaper California needs to explain its home-health oversight A bitcoin playbook for commercial real estate owners Europe raises rates into an energy shock Saudi Arabia's oil bypass has its

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8:14

The World Needs More Stuff, Not More Financialization

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/09/10

This audio edition uses an AI-generated version of Marty Bent's voice.The World Needs More Stuff, Not More Financialization - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter. Stories covered: Build the data centers. Let the towns share the upside. A legitimate sender can still deliver a seed-stealing email Watch what enterprises spend, without calling the cycle on one month Cipher moves through the process. Its power remains conditional. Follow the funding before handing AI incumbents a regulatory

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8:03

The Growth Bet Has a Lot of Moving Parts

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/09/08

The Growth Bet Has a Lot of Moving Parts - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter.Stories covered: Liquid Gets 3,400 BTC Back, but the Network Is Still Paused Nick Shirley Challenges California's Immigration-Provider Privacy Law Google's TPU Gets an External Inference Scorecard IREN's 2GW Sweetwater Hub Clears a Conditional Hurdle BitcoinPIR Adds a Cashu-Paid Cashier for Private Queries ETF FLOW CHECK Ride The Lightning v0.15.12-beta Closes an Unauthenticated Rebalance Route DATA

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9:42

If GPT-6 Astra Is Legit, Governments Will Tell Us

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/09/04

If GPT-6 Astra Is Legit, Governments Will Tell Us - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter.Stories covered: Debt-Heavy Governments Want the Banks to Finance Their Priorities America's Foreign-Born Population Estimate Is Falling Bitcoin Is Knocking on $82,500 Again Empire Needs a Story Before It Can Take Your Stuff Zaprite Is Fixing the Awkward Part of Paying Friends in Bitcoin ETF FLOW CHECK Nunchuk Android Added BitBox and Krux Support DATA SNAPSHOT Read the full written brief:

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8:49

Wall Street’s Bitcoin Gap, COLDCARD Coins Move, and...

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/09/03

Your daily bitcoin and macro intelligence briefing. AI-generated audio from the TFTC Bitcoin Brief newsletter, written and curated by Marty Bent. • River estimates advisers have allocated only 0.008% of client portfolios to bitcoin, despite growing institutional acceptance. • One of the 293 canonical COLDCARD Wave 3 vaults moved approximately 20.5 bitcoin, while 187.23 bitcoin remained in 292 unmoved vaults at Galaxy’s cutoff. • Washington secured significant leverage over new Venezuelan oil

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9:58

The Identity Verification Honeypot Has Been Cracked Open

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/09/02

The Identity Verification Honeypot Has Been Cracked Open - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter. Stories covered: A Court Drew a Line Around Government Retaliation for AI Guardrails The bitcoin-mining-to-AI Pivot Keeps Accelerating The G20 Wants Innovation Inside the FATF Perimeter South Korea Is Treating AI Capacity Like National Infrastructure Global Liquidity Is High, but the Impulse Is Fading Tor Browser Ships an Important Security Update DATA SNAPSHOT Read the full written brief:

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10:14

Europe Broke Its Economy. Now It Wants Your Savings...

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/09/01

Europe Broke Its Economy. Now It Wants Your Savings to Repair It. - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter. Stories covered: OCEAN and Luke Dashjr Split Over Different Visions for Bitcoin Mining The Wealth the Metrics Cannot See Amber Lets Users Pre-Approve Narrow Signing Permissions August Spot Bitcoin ETF Inflows Finished at $3.52 Billion ZEUS Hardened the Payment Boundary in v13.2.1-rc1 Nostr Software Is Starting to Ship Through Nostr DATA SNAPSHOT Read the full written brief:

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10:46

Bitcoin Is Ringing the Fiscal Alarm

The Bitcoin Brief ·

2026/08/21

Bitcoin Is Ringing the Fiscal Alarm - Audio edition of the Bitcoin Brief newsletter.Stories covered: ARMA Would Make the Government Hold Its Bitcoin for 20 Years Bull Bitcoin Rebuilt Its Swap Path and Made Its Unsigned APK Reproducible Existing Hardware Wallets Can Produce Post-Quantum Signatures ERCOT Is Building a Conditional Bridge for 8.8 Gigawatts of Large Loads A Bitcoin Mining ETF Is Becoming a Digital Power ETF RaspiBolt v4 Teaches You How Your Node Actually Works DATA SNAPSHOT Read the

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