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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

#284: Surviving brain surgery, coming to grips with death, and pushing the limitations of the Lightning Network with Justin Rezvani

Join Marty as he sits down with Justin Rezvani, founder of Zion , to discuss: - Surviving brain surgery - A new lease on life - Founding and selling an influencer marketing company by 27 - Building a social media app on the Lightning Network - Pushing the Lightning Network to its limits - Forking the Sphinx codebase - The ills of the advertising industry - much more Follow Justin on Twitter Check out Zion Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining...

Nov 09, 20212 hr

#283: How we messed up our food and how we fix it with Texas Slim

Join Marty as he sits down with Texas Slim, founder of the Texas Beef Initiative, to discuss: - Texas history - How Monsanto ruined our food - Monocropping - The Texas Beef Initiative - Regenerative farming - How the Regime is trying to make us nutritionally bankrupt - much more Check out the Texas Beef Initiative Substack Follow Texas Slim on Twitter Check out the Oshi App Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining...

Nov 06, 20212 hr 1 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.11.01

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - lightning channel jamming research - largest bank in australia to add bitcoin payments - Miami mayor to take next paycheck in bitcoin, NYC mayor elect to take first three paychecks in bitcoin - aaron rodgers to get paid in bitcoin - Navajo Nation mining bitcoin - african bitcoin startup chipper cash raises $150M - mercury wallet v0.4.45 - btcpayserver v1.3.1 - electrs v0.9.2 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.57 - sparrow wallet v1.5.2 - rust lightning v0.0.103 - c-lightning ...

Nov 04, 20211 hr 39 min

#282: River adds bitcoin mining, the Metaverse, physical landscapes, and the CIA with Alexander Leishman

Join Marty as he sits down with Alexander Leishman, CEO & CEO of River Financial, to discuss: - River adding mining services - What does the future of bitcoin exchanges look like? - The Metaverse - The physical world - The TSA - Federal travel mandates - Population domination - The CIA - Engaging in politics; how to do it - much more Follow Alex on Twitter Check out River Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining...

Nov 03, 20211 hr 54 min

#281: Chinese mining theory, bitcoin divisibility, and UTXOs with John Carvalho

Join Marty as he sits down with John Carvalho to discuss: - John's Chinese mining theory - Is bitcoin divisible? - The UTXO set - The Lightning Network - Public mining companies - Holding your own keys - much more Follow John on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining...

Nov 02, 20211 hr 44 min

Special Announcement: Ten31

Introducing Ten31 Investing in Bitcoin-native companies. Founded and backed by Bitcoiners. Our Mission: To facilitate the freedom of mankind through individual sovereignty. Investing in Bitcoin-native companies. Focused on advancing individual sovereignty. Low time preference philosophy. Management fees directed toward Bitcoin core and Lightning developers. Check out the website...

Oct 31, 202155 min

#280: A spooky Halloween special with our good friend @arbedout

Marty and Matt sit down with their good friend @arbedout to discuss: - Joining Unchained Capital - Writing a book - Has Lightning been attacked? - Is Tor reliable? - Is Bitcoin sufficiently robust without robust alternative transaction relay networks? - How are we going to transition from HTLCs to PTLCs - much more Follow @arbedout on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining...

Oct 30, 20211 hr 26 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.10.25

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - FATF releases updated guidance - el salvador now holds 1120 bitcoin - river launches hosted mining service - blockstream sponsors minimint - btcpay v1.3.0 - sparrow v1.5.2 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.55 - specter diy v1.6.1 - joininbox v0.6.3 - simple bitcoin wallet v2.2.17 - umbrel v0.4.6 - immortan v0.3.6 - bisq v1.7.5 - BlueWallet v6.2.12 - voltage releases Flow, an easy to use interface for Lightning Pool - umbrel raises $3M in seed round Shoutout to our sponsors: ...

Oct 30, 20211 hr 19 min

#279: Avoiding oblivion, the state of Chicago, and bitcoin smart contracts with Chris Stewart

Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Stewart, founder of Suredbits, to discuss: - Recording podcasts with our grandmothers - Avoiding oblivion in the Digital Age - Chicago crime - Necessary police reform - DLCs - AJ Towns' Taproot + PTLC proposal - Will there be a fee market? - much more Follow Chris on Twitter Check out Suredbits Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining...

Oct 27, 20211 hr 57 min

#278: Dissecting the Clown World with Ben Kaufman

Join Marty as he sits down with Ben Kaufman, Chief Conspiracy Theorist at Clown World Today, to discuss: - The madness of the last 18-monhts - Logical inconsistencies around COVID medical advice - The power of propaganda - Vaccine passports - How to push back - Using humor to highlight absurdities - much more Follow Ben on Twitter Follow Clown World Today on Twitter Subscribe to the Clown World Today Substack Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining...

Oct 25, 20211 hr 25 min

Rabbit Hole Recap LIVE with @arbedout: Week of 2021.10.18

This week Marty, Matt, and @arbedout recorded live from the Unchained Capital offices in Austin, Texas and discussed: - bitcoin hits new all time high - first bitcoin ETF launches - hacker steals identification info of every argentinian via government database - Jonas Schnelli steps down from role as bitcoin core maintainer - worldcoin launches - electrs v0.9.1 - rust-lightning v0.0.102 - specter-desktop v1.7.0 - elements v0.21.0 - nthkey v1.0.5 - joinmarket v0.9.3 - joininbox v0.6.2 - fully nod...

Oct 23, 202155 min

#277: Slowly getting bitcoin, why gold is already demonetized, and the virtue of Bitcoin with Larry Lepard

Join Marty as he sits down with Investment Manager Larry Lepard to discuss: - How the government and central banks have manipulated gold - Slowly coming to understand Bitcoin - Why fiat is bad for the environment - Why bitcoin is virtuous - What is the upside potential? - Sound money advocates are the Remnant - much more Follow Larry 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 Lacro...

Oct 20, 20211 hr 23 min

#276: Starting an exchange in Guatemala, onboarding enterprise clients, and freedom money with the IBEX Mercado team

Join Marty as he sits down with Jose Lemus, Juan Pablo Lemus, & Estaban de la Peña; the IBEX Mercado founding team, to discuss: - Why they built the exchange - International banking restrictions in Guatemala - How they ended up with their non-custodial model - Communicating with regulators - Avoiding having to KYC kids - Banking the unbanked - Bitcoin's perfect incentives - much more Follow IBEX Mercado on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the...

Oct 18, 20211 hr 37 min

#275: Supply chains, government incompetence, Bitcoin, and Uranium with Kuppy

Join Marty as he sits down with Kuppy, Founder and CIO of Praetorian Capital and the man behind the Adventures in Capitalism blog, to discuss: - Supply chain disaster - Government incompetence - What lies ahead - Energy markets - Bitcoin - Why Kuppy is very bullish on Uranium - much more Follow Kuppy on Twitter Check out Adventures in Capitalism...

Oct 15, 20211 hr 2 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.10.11

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - US Gov asks chipmakers for client data - US takes top mining spot - eclair v0.6.2 - umbrel v0.4.4 - bluewallet v6.2.10 - raspiblitz v1.7.1 - immortan v0.3.5 - sparrow v1.5.1 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.53 - lightning terminal v0.5.2-alpha - Gladstein on the early cypherpunks and adam back - antpool blocks mainland chinese users - jstark documentary - aj towns taproot + ptlc proposal Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining...

Oct 14, 20211 hr 12 min

#274: Canada's nonsensical restrictions, home mining, and oil & gas companies mining bitcoin with Steve Barbour

Join Marty as he sits down with Steve Barbour, founder and CEO of Upstream Data, to discuss: - Canada during COVID - Mouth breathing regulations - Building products for home miners - Oil and gas companies mining bitcoin - Are we reaching a tipping point? - much more Follow Steve on Twitter Check out Upstream Data 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. U...

Oct 13, 20211 hr 31 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.10.04

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - hackers compromise 6000 coinbase accounts due to 2FA flaw - liquid network downtime and hard fork - lightning network vulnerability disclosure - el salvador starts mining with volcano energy - Binance hires two former IRS investigators - bluewallet v6.2.9 - electrs v0.9.0 - lnd v0.13.3-beta - umbrel v0.4.3 - joinmarket v0.9.2 - joininbox v0.6.1 - sparrow wallet v1.5.1 - eclair v0.6.2 - analysis of ransomware payments - 30 countries launch ransomware initiative...

Oct 08, 20211 hr 24 min

#273: Supply chain problems, a proposed solution, and Bitcoin + Natural Rights with Ross Kennedy

Join Marty as he sits down with Ross Kennedy, founder of Fortis Analysis, to discuss: - The global supply chain issues - How the California ports work - Why there is no easy fix - How Ross thinks we can fix the problem - Our over dependence on Southeast Asia - Woes of the Cold War mentality + USD reserve status - Bitcoin as an extension of Natural Rights - much more Follow Ross on Twitter Check out his Substack Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo ...

Oct 06, 20211 hr 53 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.09.27

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoin.org compromised - missouri mayor to give all residents $1K worth of bitcoin - three new iOS zero day exploits - african bitcoin exchange Yellow Card raises $15M in investment - Samourai supports Tor Foundation with $50K donation - President Biden and Treasury Secretary Yellen express support of wealth taxes - Samourai Wallet v0.99.97a - Sparrow Wallet v1.5.0 - Bisq v1.7.4 - Btcpayserver v1.2.4 - Fully Noded v0.2.27 - Nix-bitcoin v0.0.52 - Simple Bitcoi...

Sep 29, 20212 hr 3 min

#272: Evergrande, sovereign debt, and the convergence of bitcoin + the energy sector with Greg Foss

Join Marty as he sits down with Greg Foss the boss, of Validus Power, to discuss: - The ongoing Evergrande situation - Will its collapse cause contagion? - Is it similar to Lehman? - Global supply chain issues - Bitcoin + Energy - much more Follow Greg 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. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault...

Sep 23, 20211 hr 11 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin week of 2021.09.20

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - tax change in infrastructure bill - wasabi wallet 2.0 blog - el salvador owns 700 bitcoin - compass adds at home mining option - chainalysis runs a block explorer to track users - Simple Bitcoin Wallet v2.1.12 - Blue Wallet v6.2.7 - Lightning Terminal v0.5.1-alpha - Immortan v0.2.4 - gladstein on el salvador - US Treasury sanctions Russian bitcoin exchange - Doconomy carbon limits credit card - Evergrande - UK nat gas crisis Shoutout to this week's sponsors. C...

Sep 22, 20211 hr 47 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.09.13

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - HRF provides 3.75 bitcoin in development grants - el salvador bitcoin tax exemptions for foreigners - imessage zero click exploit - Bitcoin Core v22.0 - Simple bitcoin wallet v2.0.12 - Zap android v0.5.1-beta - Umbrel v0.4.2 - Nix-bitcoin v0.0.5 - namecheap has done 190k bitcoin transactions since implementing btcpayserver a year ago - crew energy mining bitcoin - lagarde thinks bitcoin isn't currency - fode diop, bitcoin + senegal - aswath damodaran ESG blog ...

Sep 16, 20211 hr 53 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.09.06

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoin is now legal tender in el salvador - bullbitcoin adds lightning support - irs undercover operation on localcryptos p2p exchange - mastercard acquires ciphertrace - Phoenix v1.4.17 - Simple Bitcoin Wallet v2.0.9 - Caravan v0.3.11 - Mempool v2.2.2 - BlueWallet v6.2.5 - Btcpayserver v1.2.3 - this month in bitcoin privacy - intro to samourai wallet, wednesdays at 1800 UTC - blockstream and macquarie form 'green' bitcoin mining partnership - new law in ukra...

Sep 09, 20212 hr 1 min

#271: Health v. Control, the decay of empires, and Bitcoin as Freedom money with George Gammon

Join Marty as he sits down with George Gammon to discuss: - The COVID reaction; is it about health or control? - The erosion of civil liberties - The emergence of states asserting their autonomy - Trends that emerged as empires have fallen throughout history - Bitcoin as Freedom money - How weak men are creating hard times - much more Follow George on Twitter Check out George's YouTube Channel Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsat...

Sep 08, 20211 hr 31 min

#270: Better Understanding Monetary Reset with LaserHodl

Join Marty as he sits back down with LaserHodl to continue their conversation about Monetary Reset. 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 . Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Chec...

Sep 03, 20212 hr 53 min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.08.29

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - salvadorian gov approves $150M bitcoin trust - twitter beta testing lightning tipping service through strike partnership - simple bitcoin wallet v2.0.5 - specter desktop v1.6.0 - specter diy v1.6.0 - seedsigner v0.4.4 - blue wallet v6.2.4 - coldcard v4.1.3 - human rights foundation bitcoin academy for activists 4th and 5th - adopting bitcoin lightning summit in el salvador nov 16 Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins...

Sep 02, 20211 hr 27 min

#269: Hollywood, the NBA, China and Bitcoin with Chris Fenton

Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Fenton, author of Feeding the Dragon: Inside the Trillion Dollar Dilemma Facing Hollywood, the NBA, & American Businesses , to discuss: - Chinese propaganda in Hollywood - China + the NBA - How interconnected are the US and Chinese markets? - What is needed to combat the CCP at the business level? - much more Follow Chris on Twitter Check out Feeding the Dragon Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "st...

Sep 02, 202153 min

#268: Q2 Global Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

Join Marty as he sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss his report on the Q2 2021 Global Monetary Base. Follow Matthew on Twitter Check out the report here Check out cryptovoices.com 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 betwee...

Sep 01, 20211 hr 49 min

#267: Free private cities, economic zones, and gradual progress with Rahim Taghizadegan

Join Marty as he sits down with Rahim Taghizadegan, President of Free Private Cities, to discuss: - Citadels - Creating free private cities - How economic zones work - Examples of successful free private cities - How to get started - Where are free cities most likely to pop up? - much more Follow Rahim on Twitter Check out Free Private Cities Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacross...

Aug 30, 20211 hr 6 min

#266: Complacency in the US, reworking public education, and changing the system from within w/ Blake Masters

Join Marty as he sits down with Blake Masters, COO of Thiel Capital - President of The Thiel Foundation - Running for US Senate in Arizona, to discuss: - Why leave the private sector for the Senate? - What policies are important to focus on? - Complacency in the US - The pitfalls of public education - Energy policy - Balkanization - Bitcoin Permanent Funds - much more Follow Blake on Twitter Support his run for the Senate Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use...

Aug 24, 20211 hr 11 min
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