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TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

Marty Bent

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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Episodes

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.08.16

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoinsmiles.org crowdfunding campaign launches to provide dental care to salvadorians - bitmex demonstrates new proof of reserves and liabilities method - bull bitcoin acquires veriphi - bitmex, deribit, binance, bitfinex, and others are using shyft for 'travel rule' compliance - binance hires former IRS official - unchained capital sponsoring mempool project and implementing fee estimation - mempool v2.2.1 - joinmarket v0.9.1 - joininbox v0.6.0 - nix-bitcoi...

Aug 19, 20211 hr 22 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.08.09

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - infrastructure bill amendments fail - beyer bill proposed - large number of potential malicious bitcoin nodes graphing the network - compass mining provides $80K grant to Jon Atack - bitmex pays $100M to resolve charges with CFTC and FinCEN - lightning addresses using lnurl - phoenix v1.4.15 - specter v1.5.1 - trezor suite v21.8.1 - btcpayserver v1.2.0 - mining bitcoin at home - cuba and bitcoin by gladstein - lightning liquidity management guide by lopp - bit...

Aug 13, 20212 hr 10 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.08.02

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - hodlhodl vulnerability - bitaroo exchange now requires video verification for withdrawals - infrastructure bill - SeedSigner v0.4.3 - umbrel v0.4.0 - nth key v1.0.3 - fully noded v0.2.23 - lightning pool v0.5.1 - joinmarket v0.9.0 - NCR buys libertyx - this month in bitcoin privacy - chain analysis and bitcoin privacy guide - solarwinds hackers accessed emails of 27 DOJ offices Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the prom...

Aug 06, 20211 hr 46 min

#265: Monetary reset, Malthusian wizardy, and Bitcoin as way out with LaserHodl

Join Marty as he sits down with LaserHodl to discuss: - Monetary reset - Zooming out and viewing the world through a specific lens - Tactics used by the power structure to divide - The 2030/2050 Agendas - Why Bitcoin throws a wrench in all of this - much more Try to follow LaserHodl on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is...

Aug 04, 20212 hr 12 min

#264: Energy poverty, nonsensical energy policy, and the miracle of petroleum with Chris Wright

Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Wright, Founder and CEO of Liberty Oilfield Services, to discuss: - Energy poverty - Lack of education around energy extraction and delivery - Energy density - Does fracking pollute water? - Is Chris anti "renewables"? - much more Check out the Liberty 2020 ESG Report Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at ...

Jul 30, 20211 hr 10 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.26

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bipartisan infrastructure bill targets bitcoiners - Israel forced bitcoin disclosure bill - mexico regulator says 12 bitcoin exchanges are operating illegaly - bolt12 spec released http://bolt12.org/ - fully noded v0.2.20 - zap android v0.4.2-beta - blue wallet v6.2.2 - bisq v1.7.2 - coldcard v4.1.2 - caravan v0.3.9 - sphinx relay v2.2.0 - ledger donjon analysis of software wallet - liquid truedex launches on mobile - lolli raises $10M from celebrities - can b...

Jul 29, 20211 hr 56 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.19

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - brink's second round of developer grants - seed signer v0.4.2 - specter desktop v1.5.0 - samourai dojo v1.10.1 - eclair v0.6.1 - electrum v4.1.5 - lnd v0.13.1-beta - blockstream green desktop v0.1.10 - greenlight by blockstream - multisig with better privacy - "the b word" - EU preparing to implement travel rule - NSO [spyware](https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2021/07/forensic-methodology-report-how-to-catch-nso-groups-pegasus/ and https://www.washin...

Jul 23, 20212 hr 45 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.12

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitmex dev grant program accepting applications - bluewallet mobile focused lightning implementation powered by LDK - trezor suite app officially launches - bluewallet v6.1.9 - rust lightning v0.0.99 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.47 - zeus v0.5.2 - fully noded 0.2.18 - sparrow wallet v1.4.3 - mint mobile data breach - powell on capitol hill - unrest around the world Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" ...

Jul 15, 20211 hr 38 min

#263: The Bitcoin Mining Council and ESG with Michael Saylor, Darin Feinstein, and Austin Storms

Join Marty as he sits down with Michael Saylor, Darin Feinstein, and Austin Storms to have a discussion about the Bitcoin Mining Council and the ESG movement. Follow Michael on Twitter Follow Darin on Twitter Follow Austin on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that al...

Jul 14, 20211 hr 43 min

#262: Clean water, a prodigal son's journey, and the Bitcoin Water Trust with Scott Harrison

Join Marty as he sits down with Scott Harrison, Founder and CEO of Charity: Water, to discuss: - A prodigal son's journey - Nightclub life - Hitting rock bottom - Turning to a life of charity - Volunteering in Liberia - Starting Charity: Water - How Charity: Water brings clean drinking water to those who desperately need it - Running a charity that allocates funds appropriately - The Bitcoin Water Trust - much more Follow Scott on Twitter Think about contributing to the Bitcoin Water Trust Shout...

Jul 09, 20211 hr 5 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.05

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - specter windows vulnerability was a false alarm - bisq discloses substantial privacy vulnerability - former cftc chair advocates for a bitcoin etf - casa client drugged by tinder date in attempted bitcoin theft - kaspersky password manager was generating insecure passwords - bybit adding kyc - fincen hires a "chief digital currency advisor" with justice department experience - EU parliament approves mass surveillance of private communications - samourai wallet...

Jul 09, 20212 hr 45 min

#261: The CCP's 100-year anniversary, the geographic distribution of hashrate, and capacity constraints in North America with Edward Evenson

Join Marty as he sits down with Edward Evenson, Director of Business Development at Braiins, to discuss: - The great hashrate migrations - What Chinese miners are looking for in co-location partners - The 100 year anniversary of the CCP and its significance - Will mining return to China? - How well is hashrate being distributed as a product of this migration? - Braiins update - much more Follow Edward on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo...

Jul 02, 20211 hr 26 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.28

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - windows version of specter desktop v1.4.6 included a virus - largest downward difficulty adjustment in bitcoin history expected tomorrow - athena to install 1500 bitcoin atms in el salvador - bisq v1.7.0 - cwtch beta released - strike adds buy and hold support - proposal for federated blind lightning mints - niftynei on dual funded channels and privacy - iranian government exempts 30 mining operators amid moratorium - binance adds travel rule tool from ciphert...

Jul 01, 20212 hr 30 min

#260: The Great Mining Migration, the market for ASICs, and the near term future of hashrate with Leo Zhang

Join Marty as he sits down with Leo Zhang, founder of Anicca Research , to discuss: - Is this mining ban real? - How are Chinese miners reacting? - The dynamics of communication between the Chinese and Western mining industries - How will this migration affect hashrate in the short and medium term? - What does this mean for the market for ASICS? - What does capacity in the US look like right now? - Hashrate derivatives - much more Follow Leo on Twitter Check out Anicca Research Shoutout to this ...

Jun 30, 20211 hr 16 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.21

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoin hash drops amid chinese crackdown - gbtc redemptions hurting bitcoin demand - the b word initiative - lnd v0.13.0-beta - specter diy v1.5.5 - rust lightning v0.0.98 - joinmarket v0.8.3 - joininbox v0.5.0 - bluewallet v6.1.6 - lightning terminal v0.5.0-alpha - sparrow wallet v1.4.2 - umbrel v0.3.13 - microstrategy buys more bitcoin - british FCA cracking down - iran seizes miners - pysa ransomware targets education organizations - gladstein on monetary ...

Jun 25, 20211 hr 40 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.14

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - taproot upgrade has locked in, activation expected in november - Criminals mailing ledger customers compromised hardware wallets - US Bitcoin Mining Council formally launches - NY Electricians' union successfully fights bitcoin mining ban - G7 leaders say ransomware is a priority - Ukrainian raids arrest six tied to CLOP ransomware - Biden and Putin meet for four hours with US threatening "cyber response" to ransomware - US Dems form " cryptocurrency working g...

Jun 17, 20212 hr 17 min

#259: Bitcoin layer 3, empowering dissidents, and the power of the Lightning Network with Chase Perkins

Join Marty as he sits down with Chase Perkins, co-founder and CEO of Impervious.ai , to discuss: - Building a VPN that leverages Lightning Network routing nodes - Data transfer and user privacy on the Internet - Building an API that allows individuals to build privacy preserving apps that leverage Lightning - The second iteration of the Internet - Node management - much more Follow Chase on Twitter Check out Impervious Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use th...

Jun 15, 20211 hr 24 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.07

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - El Salvador declares bitcoin legal tender - Legal tender move pissed off IMF - VOLCANO MINING - DOJ seizes 63.7 bitcoin connected to Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack - Global bank regulators propose burdensome bitcoin capital rule - White House advisor disclosures million dollar bitcoin position - Blockstream and Square announce solar mining initiative - Square announces $5M bitcoin endowment - Rumors that Indian Government will be more positive toward bitc...

Jun 11, 20212 hr 36 min

Rabbit Hole Recap LIVE IN MIAMI: Week of 2021.05.31

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Moon bouncing transactions - Ross Ulbricht's interview - Green coins - Kevin O'Leary gets heckled - Censorship - Bitcoin Design Guide - Indy 500 - Mining in gas fields - Much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero ...

Jun 07, 20211 hr 9 min

#258: The morality of ESG with Untapped Growth

Join Marty as he sits down with Untapped Growth to discuss: - ESG - Is it moral? - Can it be leveraged to speculative attack the fiat standard? - How can Bitcoin lead to better culture - Seeking objective truth - much more Follow Untapped Growth on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed le...

Jun 02, 20212 hr 5 min

#257: Infusing bitcoin into gaming, the Lightning Network, and Bitcoin 2021 with Desiree Dickerson, Christian Moss, and Michael Tidwell

Join Marty as he sits down with Desiree Dickerson of Lightning Labs and Mint Gox + Christian Moss and Michael Tidwell of ZEBEEDEE to discuss: - Update of the CSGO ZEBEEDEE Infuse integration - How users have tried to stack by gaming the system - Moderating sat farming - New slang around stacking sats - How the Lightning Network technical infrastructure is looking - New games on the horizon - Kids in South America earning a living via CSGO infused with sats - The eSports Stage at Bitcoin 2021 - 1...

May 28, 20211 hr 33 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.05.24

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Chinese government bitcoin mining ban rumors - US based "bitcoin mining council" - texas bitcoin law - Ray dalio owns bitcoin - carl icahn considering bitcoin investment - four month bitcoin mining ban in iran - specter diy v1.5.4 - blue wallet v6.1.4 - lnd sidecar channels - bitcoin indy car - gladstein on the humanitarian and environmental case for bitcoin Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsat...

May 27, 20212 hr 10 min

#256: How to grow a pair with Dave Collum

Join Marty as he sits down with the legend Dave Collum to discuss: - Fauci - Climate change - Lockdowns - The Fed - Inflation - Skydiving - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & o...

May 26, 20213 hr 13 min

#255: Green energy tradeoffs, real environmentalism, Bitcoin as a commodity, & Saudi Inc. with Dr. Ellen Wald

Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Ellen Wald, author of Saudi, Inc., to discuss: - The unspoken tradeoffs of green energy - The Colonial Pipeline situation - Ransomeware - The ESG movement - Is bitcoin a commodity? - Saudi Inc. - much more Follow Ellen on Twitter Pick up Saudi, Inc. Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new no...

May 25, 20211 hr 10 min

#254: Bitcoin 101, inflation, and surfing with Bethany Hamilton and Adam Dirks

Join Marty as he sits down with pro surfer Bethany Hamilton and Adam Dirks to discuss: - Bitcoin 101 - Inflation - Hyperinflation rhyming - much more Follow Bethany on Twitter Check out Bethany's website Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and ...

May 21, 20211 hr 2 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.05.17

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - our two first $10K candles and it was the same day! - hash rate appears to have dropped - dutch bank no longer requiring withdrawal address verification - cross browser tracking vulnerability - chaos at freenode - libsecp256k1 improvements have sped up bitcoin core validation by 7% - darkside says servers and bitcoin seized, all decryption keys to be released - elliptic follows darkside funds https://archive.ph/lBa2C and oxt provides cluster - argentina author...

May 20, 20212 hr 3 min

#253: Local government, building a strong town, and bitcoin on the balance sheet with Mayor Scott Conger

Join Marty as he sits down with the Mayor of Jackson Tennessee, Scott Conger, to discuss: - Being the 3rd Mayor of Jackson in his family - The day to day of leading a small city - How Mayor Conger approaches taxes for the city - How Mayor Conger became interested in bitcoin - Bitcoin's role in local government - Local v. Federal government - "If not me, then who?" - much more Follow Mayor Conger on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code:...

May 19, 202151 min

#252: Content monetization, art, and NFTs with cryptograffiti

Join Marty as he sits down with prolific Bitcoin artist cryptograffiti to discuss: - Using art to convey Bitcoin's revolutionary nature - Content monetization under a Bitcoin Standard - Why NFTs are so popular - Is art subjective or is there objective beauty? - Cutting out middle men - Artists working directly with collectors - much more Follow cryptograffiti on Twitter Check out his art Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to ...

May 18, 20211 hr 16 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.05.10

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - cake wallet vulnerability - hash rate ath - the bitcoin car at indy 500 - elon tweets energy fud - microstrategy stacked more - recent CPI numbers released - us gov probes binance - gbtc discount hits record low of 20% - fully noded v0.2.17 - bluewallet v6.1.2 - lightning network privacy analysis - analysis of darkside ransomware group - colonial pipeline allegedly paid $5M ransom - check your financial privilege by gladstein - gladstein in cato on a post cash...

May 13, 20212 hr 29 min
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