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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

#344: The dollar is strong and the economy is weak with Luke Gromen

Join Marty as he sits down with Luke Gromen to discuss the state of the world. Follow Luke on Twitter Learn more about Luke on FFTT Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main Y T Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast...

Jul 19, 20221 hr 12 min

#343: State of the bitcoin mining industry with Edward Evenson

Join Marty as he sits down with Edward Evenson from Braiins to discuss the state of the mining industry. Follow Edward on Twitter Follow Braiins on Twitter Learn more about Braiins Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main Y T Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast...

Jul 01, 20221 hr 14 min

#342: Dissecting the contagion with Parker Lewis

Join Marty as he sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss the contagion ripping through bitcoin markets and the incumbent financial system. Follow Parker Lewis on Twitter Read more from Parker Lewis Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main Y T Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast...

Jun 29, 20221 hr 41 min

#341: The death of Capitalism via three-letter acronyms with Vivek Ramaswamy

Join Marty as he sits down with Vivek Ramaswamy, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Strive Asset Management, to discuss the death of modern day capitalism. Follow Vivek Ramaswamy on Twitter Learn more about Vivek Ramaswamy Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main Y T Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast...

Jun 24, 202243 min

#340: Truth in an insane world with Dr. Brooke Miller

Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Brooke Miller to discuss the insanity of today's world in the context of cattle ranching and medical tyranny. Follow Dr. Brooke Miller on Twitter Learn more from Ginger Hill Angus Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main Y T Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast...

Jun 21, 20222 hr 23 min

#339: The importance of bitcoin self-custody with Tyler Campbell

Join Marty as he sits down with Tyler Campbell from Unchained Capital to discuss the importance of bitcoin self-custody and multisig and what it's been like onboarding hundreds of people to Unchained's collaborative custody products. Follow Tyler on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast...

Jun 18, 20221 hr 32 min

#338: Powering the future with Daniel Turner

Join Marty as he sits down with Daniel Turner from Power the Future to discuss the state of energy policy in America and how we can move forward. Follow Daniel on Twitter Read more from Power the Future Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth Upstream Data...

Jun 14, 20221 hr 41 min

#337: Q1 2022 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

Join Marty as he sits back down with Matthew Mežinskis of Porkopolis Economics to discuss the Q1 2022 monetary base update. Follow Matthew Mežinskis on Twitter Read everything discussed at: Porkopolis Economics Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data...

Jun 08, 20222 hr 14 min

#336: A Texas history lesson with Texas Slim and Parker Lewis

Join Marty as he sits down with Texas Slim and Parker Lewis to discuss the history of Texas. Follow Texas Slim on twitter . Read more about The Beef Initiative Follow Parker on twitter Read more from Parker . Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth...

May 26, 20221 hr 11 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #200: The podcast stream has officially been moved

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - financial leaders of 44 countries meet in El Salvador to discuss bitcoin - Luna foundation sold 80000 bitcoin amid "stablecoin" crash - texas pacific land corp announces bitcoin mining venture - canaan revenues increased by [237%](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/19/mining-rig-maker-canaan-q1-revenue-more-than-triples/ - cambridge releases new mining data numbers https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/insight/2022/bitcoin-mining-new-data-reveal-a-surprising-resurg...

May 19, 20222 hr 36 min

#334: Energy, food, ESG, and Bitcoin with Doomberg

Join Marty as he sits down with Doomberg to discuss the unfolding energy and food crises, the nature of ESG, and bitcoin. Follow Doomberg on Twitter Read more from Doomberg Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth...

May 18, 20221 hr 22 min

Rabbit Hole Recap 199: Bitcoin is dead, we're cancelling the show

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - terra "stablecoin" blows up - treasury sanctions custodial bitcoin mixer blender(.)io - cashapp $1.73B in bitcoin sales Q1, $43M profit - coinbase $309B volume Q1, $430M loss - chainalysis valued at $8.6B - joinmarket v0.9.6 - arti v0.3.0 Tor rust client - casa launches api - rusty russell releases alternative covenants proposal - conversation with rusty on his proposal on dispatch - spiral post on supporting open source - georgetown law research shows ICE tra...

May 12, 20221 hr 52 min

#332: Developing bitcoin developers with Kyle Murphy and Lisa Neigut

Join Marty as he sits down with Kyle Murphy and Lisa Neigut to discuss what it takes to attract and train bitcoin developers who go on to build companies. Learn more about bitcoin++ Learn more about Base58 : Learn more about Pleb Lab: Follow Kyle on Twitter: Follow Lisa on Twitter: Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth...

May 11, 20221 hr 26 min

#330: Preventative care with Dr. Mary Caire

Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Mary Caire to discuss the perverse incentives of the pharmaceutical industry. Follow Dr. Mary Caire on twitter Learn more about Dr. Mary Caire Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl...

May 06, 20221 hr 10 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #198: The government spies and lies

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - coinbase launches revamped surveillance product - SEC doubles size of "crypto assets" unit - cdc tracked the location of millions of americans without a warrant - fbi did millions of searches of americans data last year without a warrant - bitcoin mining council submits letter to EPA - how women view bitcoin - mycitadel v1.0 - seed tool v1.0.4 - tor [v0.4.7.7](https://blog.torproject.org/congestion-contrl-047/ - mk4 shipping + new firmware) - cold card upgrade...

May 05, 20221 hr 48 min

#327: Healthcare on a Bitcoin Standard with Andy Schoonover

Join Marty as he sits down with Andy Schoonover , CEO of CrowdHealth, to discuss the problems with the health care system, how CrowdHealth is providing better product, and how bitcoin can fix the health insurance industry. Follow Andy on Twitter Learn more about CrowdHealth Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl...

May 03, 20221 hr 31 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #197: The Disinformation Governance Board is here to tell you how to think

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - ukraine central bank bans bitcoin - binance and the FSB - HRF announces five bitcoin in new grants - central african republic makes bitcoin a legal tender - bitcoin core v23.0 - btcpay v1.5.0 - fountain podcasts v0.3.16 - braiins farm proxy reduces data [usage](https://braiins.com/blog/why-miners-need-farm-proxies- amboss launches new liquidity market called Magma ) - amboss magma - synonym launches blocktank LSP - americans can now pay bills through bitrefill...

Apr 28, 20222 hr 23 min

#326: Understanding Taro with Olaoluwa Osuntokun

Join Marty as he sits down with Olaoluwa Osuntokun AKA @roasbeef, CTO at Lightning Labs, to discuss Taro - Taproot Asset Representation Overlay and what it means for the LNP/BP stack. Follow Olaoluwa on Twitter Contribute to his GitHub Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl...

Apr 25, 20221 hr 27 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #196: Sanctions on Russian bitcoin miners and the escalating energy and food crisis

This week Marty and Matt as they discuss: - TSMC Raises $3.5 Billion to build facility in Arizona - Binance Accounts of Russians with over 10K Euros will be closed in 90 days - Russian Mining Firm Bitriver hit with sanctions - Compass Mining announces they were using Bitriver for russian hosting and all miners will be shut off and liquidated - NY Man running Bitcoin ATMS charged with money laundering - Bitcoin for Local Businesses - Bitcoin Magazine Partners with Ukranian NBA Players for Humanit...

Apr 21, 20221 hr 49 min

#324: There is no climate emergency with Tom Nelson

Join Marty as he sits down with Tom Nelson to explain why there is no climate emergency. Follow Tom Nelson on Twitter Read everything Tom writes at Tom Nelson and Blogspot Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl...

Apr 18, 20221 hr 16 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #195: The nation state bankruptcy wave is upon us

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Official US inflation number hits 8.5%, 40 year high - Sri Lanka declares bankruptcy - Eth Dev sentenced to over 5 years in jail for sanctions violation - Strike to bring lightning to merchants - Robinhood enables withdrawals and adds lightning support - Bitpay adds lightning support - Janet Yellen explains bitcoin - CNBC on bitcoin helping refugees with cross border payments - New bitcoin seed tool - New Zoltan piece Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capita...

Apr 14, 20221 hr 41 min

#323: The Global Spring has sprung with Tom Luongo

Join Marty as he sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the state of the world. Follow Tom Luongo on Twitter Read everything Tom writes at Gold Goats 'n Guns Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl...

Apr 12, 20221 hr 42 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #194: Live from the open source stage

This week Marty and Matt are in Miami for the Bitcoin 2022 Conference. They are joined live on the Open Source stage with Craig Raw, Wiz and Steve Barbour. Follow Craig on Twitter Follow Wiz on Twitter Follow Steve on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl...

Apr 12, 202251 min

#322: Building the reputation layer for social with Maciek

Join Marty as he sits down with Maciek of Hive one Follow Maciek on Twitter Follow Hive.one on Twitter Read more about Hive.one Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off...

Apr 06, 20221 hr 12 min
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