Marty sits down with Eric Semler to discuss why Semler Scientific chose to store their value in bitcoin. Semler Scientific: https://www.semlerscientific.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:43 - Bill Walton 4:16 - TCS Capital and post dotcom 10:39 - River & Unchained 11:55 - Parallel between late 90s and today 16:24 - Journey to bitcoin 23:52 - Themes that lead to shorting the best assets 32:20 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 33:57 - Bitcoin’s relative upside potential 35:56 - Bitcoin as treasury as...
Jul 15, 2024•56 min
Marty sits down with Jason Mikula to discuss fintech, Synapse, Banking as a Service, and the general state of banking. Jason on Twitter: https://x.com/mikulaja Jason's Substack: https://fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:42 - Background on the Synapse case 12:19 - River & Unchained 13:35 - Who is at fault? 20:10 - FBO account structure 24:36 - Impact on end users 30:54 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 32:32 - Unclear resolution and stain on fintech 41:18 - Can small b...
Jul 10, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Marty sits down with Svetski to discuss his book The Bushido of Bitcoin. Svetski on Twitter: https://x.com/SvetskiWrites Bushido of Bitcoin: http://www.bushidoofbitcoin.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:52 - It’s time to do more than complain 9:23 - Core virtues 18:02 - River & Unchained 19:18 - Justice 24:51 - Unbalanced femininity 31:06 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 32:43 - Energetic leaders 39:40 - Courage 42:31 - A structure to last the hard times 50:41 - Responsibility 56:36 - Low time pre...
Jul 08, 2024•1 hr 49 min
Marty sits down with Pierre Rochard and Allen Farrington to discuss their follow up to Pierre's Speculative Attack article. Pierre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre Allen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allenf32 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Speculative Attack: 10 years later 7:24 - Shorting fiat 12:39 - River & Unchained 13:55 - Spec attack season 2 17:41 - Education 22:56 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 24:34 - Alternatives to rebalancing 32:21 - Should institutions prioritize b...
Jul 04, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Marty sits down with Mel Mattison to discuss his book Quoz and the late-stage fiat breakdown. Mel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MelMattison1 Quoz: https://www.melmattison.com/quoz 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Mel’s background 5:34 - Timing the late-fiat breakdown 10:13 - River & Unchained 11:29 - Central bank history 17:00 - Central banks are obsolete 23:55 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 25:33 - The Fed is scrambling, false yield curve 32:25 - Why bitcoin and metals will succeed 37:33 - W...
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 35 min
Back in March, Marty sat down with Andrew Myers to discuss Satoshi Energy. Andrew on Twitter: https://x.com/acmyers Satoshi Energy: https://satoshienergy.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - How regulation harms the energy industry 12:08 - River and Bitkey 13:30 - Mining solves the fragility of centralized power 21:00 - Bitcoin strategies for energy companies 26:37 - Direct payment for energy 34:26 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 36:03 - Determining optimal power mix 44:10 - What miners need to kno...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Marty sits down with Peter St. Onge to discuss Trump's rumored plan to replace income tax with tariffs. Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profstonge 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - El Salvador 4:23 - Vibe shift 12:26 - River & Unchained 13:42 - Mass immigration and nationalism 17:51 - Trump’s rumored tariff plan 24:49 - Media and education 29:18 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 30:56 - Countering lies 38:10 - Headwinds for next election 45:40 - Dedollarization 50:42 - Has the melt up already...
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 25 min
Marty sits down with Chris Buskirk to discuss the destruction wrought by ESG and moving forward with positive vision. Chris on Twitter: https://x.com/thechrisbuskirk 1789 Capital: https://x.com/1789Capital 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Start - ESG destroys innovation 3:53 - Conservative vibe shift 8:38 - River & Unchained 09:54 - Positive vision 15:58 - Positive vision specifics 24:24 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 26:01 - Broken money 28:39 - Electric cars 31:20 - What DC does to good peopl...
Jun 21, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Marty sits down with James Check to discuss bitcoin cash and carry. James on Twitter: https://x.com/_Checkmatey_ Checkonchain: https://charts.checkonchain.com/ Newsletter: https://newsletter.checkonchain.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Exposition 8:45 - Aussie ETF and in-kind withdrawal 12:04 - River & Unchained 13:20 - What Jim Bianco is missing 21:18 - Who is making the trade 26:03 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 27:40 - Coinbase 30:36 - Realized capital 39:19 - Don’t whale watch 41:59 -...
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 38 min
Marty sits down with George Manolov to discuss how Bitcoin changed the game for Botev Plovdiv FC. George's Website: https://georgemanolov.com/ Botev Polvdiv: https://botevplovdiv.bg/en 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - First involvement with Botev Plovdiv - Cut fuckup 7:06 - Starting a bitcoin plan for the club 13:38 - River & Unchained 14:54 - Communicating reasons for bitcoin 22:34 - Fanbase reception 27:40 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 29:17 - Challenges of a sports business 34:56 - Bitcoin ...
Jun 14, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Marty sits down with Matthew Pines to discuss how America is falling behind in the new multi polar world. Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthew_pines Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Bitcoin in politics 5:09 - Pitching Bitcoin to policy makers 12:14 - River & Unchained 13:30 - BRICS 24:52 - Is US govt asleep at the wheel? 37:26 - Current system isn’t as permanent as it appears 46:04 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 47:41 - Private sec...
Jun 12, 2024•2 hr 1 min
Marty sits down with Ian Carroll to discuss the series of connections one makes once orange pilled. Ian on Twitter: https://x.com/Cancelcloco 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Trump and Fauci 10:57 - Intel agencies 14:22 - River & Unchained 15:38 - People are being forced to notice 19:17 - Optimism 22:17 - Evil masterminds and incompetents 29:38 - Ian’s research and perspective 33:30 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 35:07 - Currency wars 39:52 - Fix the money, fix the world 48:32 - Wallets, not ba...
Jun 07, 2024•1 hr 38 min
Marty sits down with Rod Roudi to discuss bitcoin meetups, entrepreneurship, leveraging your time, and more. Rod on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite Bitcoin Park:; https://bitcoinpark.com/ POD256: https://twitter.com/pod256 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Opening riff 6:45 - Tennessee Bitcoin 14:24 - River & Unchained 15:40 - Grassroots adoption 20:11 - Bitcoin Brainstorm 26:29 - Best way for number to go up 35:36 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 37:14 - Doomscrolling 41:29 - Leveraging time...
Jun 03, 2024•1 hr 27 min
Marty sits down with Cathie Wood to discuss bitcoin in the context of historic trends and convergent technology. Cathie on Twitter: https://x.com/cathiedwood Bitcoin Brainstorm: https://www.youtube.com/@ARKInvest2015 Bitcoin Monthly: https://www.ark-invest.com/the-bitcoin-monthly/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Bitcoin’s monetization compared to past trends 3:59 - Sovereign bitcoin funds 9:35 - River & Unchained 10:50 - Why is bitcoin outpacing gold 14:55 - Sharpe ratio convinces institutional investor...
May 30, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Marty sits down with Michael Goldstein to discuss the Nakamoto Institute, timeless ideas, and bitcoin rhetoric. Learn about the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute design fundraiser: https://news.nakamotoinstitute.org/p/help-give-sni-timeless-beauty Support the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute design fundraiser: https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_saYgrVYmCi Michael on Twitter: https://x.com/bitstein Michael on Nostr: https://primal.net/bitstein Nakamoto Institute: http://nakamotoinstitute.org/ Nakamoto Institute on Tw...
May 22, 2024•2 hr 14 min
Marty sits down with Dustin Kittle to discuss how the Farm Credit Administration is destroying the family farm. Dustin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dustinkittle 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - The farm credit system 9:28 - River & Unchained 10:44 - Dustin’s situation and the lenders’ liquidity crisis 20:51 - The people responsible? 26:19 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 27:56 - Motivations and goals 33:15 - Ruthless tactics 39:51 - FCA’s integral role 48:26 - Last stand of the farmers 55:46 -...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 15 min
Marty sits down with Sam and Michael from Wavlake to discuss the magic of concerts and how Ticketbot can help loosen Live Nation's grip on the industry. Sam on Twitter: https://x.com/sammeans Michael on Twitter: https://x.com/rheedio Wavlake: https://wavlake.com/ Wavlake app: https://app.wavlake.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50- Opening riff 3:58 - Kendrick vs Drake 10:56 - River & Unchained 12:12 - Stories about music 33:11 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 34:48 - The Live Nation problem 48:0...
May 20, 2024•1 hr 37 min
Marty sits down once again with Matthew Mežinskis for the Q1 2024 monetary base update. Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney 0:50 - Power law trend is trending 5:42 - Govt attacking bitcoin 11:47 - Sponsors 1 13:02 - US debt and inflation 24:27 - Monetary base vs hard assets 34:05 - Top 5 currencies 37:06 - M3 45:58 - Outside money 52:17 - Sponsors 2 53:54 - Monetized debt and MMT 1:05:57 - Late stage central planning 1:10:06 - Bitcoin free banking 1:13:51 - Bitcoin price chart 1:2...
May 15, 2024•2 hr 17 min
Tom Luongo returns once again to discuss geopolitics. Tom on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFL1728 Tom's Website: https://tomluongo.me/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Larry Fink 6:18 - Sovereigntists vs Davos 14:00 - Sponsors 1 15:16 - Powell’s domestic concerns 18:39 - Bank of Japan 25:22 - Gold 30:00 - Tether 34:40 - Tom’s hivemind 36:31 - Sponsors 2 38:08 - KYC 44:31 - Yuval Harari clip 49:23 - The cracks are showing 58:32 - Sound money 1:06:30 - Oil 1:15:35 - Throw out the spreadsheet 1:21:42 - Israel p...
May 13, 2024•1 hr 38 min
Marty sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss how fiat money corrupts the structure of the US government and how bitcoin fixes this. Parker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkeralewis 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Welcome back to Tales From The Fridge 1:49 - US/Japan swap line 7:32 - Dollar is undermining the US 10:14 - Sponsors 1 11:30 - Framing bitcoin and the dollar correctly 17:37 - Importance of America’s government structure 26:59 - Hamilton describing the slippery slope 34:46 - Self-funding unipart...
May 09, 2024•1 hr 15 min
Marty sits down with Dhruv, Ryan and Allen to discuss their new article on decentralizing the internet with Bitcoin. Dhruv on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhruvbansal Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanTheGentry Allen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allenf32 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Adding context 9:47 - Layer Zero 17:15 - Difficulty adjustment 23:32 - Layer One 32:42 - Layer Two - Lightning 43:31 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 44:10 - High layers improve low layers 50:40 - Unlocking the potential ...
May 04, 2024•1 hr 40 min
Marty sits down with Carliño to discuss the events that led to Simple Proof and bitcoin being used to verify Guatemala's election. Carliño on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carlostoriello Digital Witness: https://digitalwitness.io Find Carliño on Nostr: npub14advhxua8w78gl2z7q8c4s20htxkzq4cu5mhj34ep0puf7smyqzszrd7qq 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Riffing 9:24 - Poverty is the enemy 15:57 - Getting OFAC listed and discovering bitcoin 24:03 - Austrian influence and the state of Guatemala 29:21 - Events leading...
May 03, 2024•1 hr 42 min
Marty sits down with Matt Corallo to discuss the Antpool situation and how the centralization issue can be solved. Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt 0:00 - Intro 1:27 - The pool problem 14:42 - Miners haven’t switched 22:04 - Miner priorities 27:38 - Taking action 40:11 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 40:50 - Addressing bias 42:59 - Is switching difficult? 46:14 - Nuclear option if someone takes control 51:30 - Solutions 1:00:51 - Complacency 1:06:40 - Go test StratumV2 1:09:48 - Bitco...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 14 min
Marty sits down with Matthew Lysiak to discuss his new book, Fiat Food. Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Matthewlysiak Buy Fiat Food: https://academy.saifedean.com/product/fiat-food-hardcover/ 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Mass shootings and mental illness 9:58 - Origins of Fiat Food and The Saif House 15:04 - 7th Day Adventists and Kellogg 19:37 - How 1971 corrupted science 32:06 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 32:45 - Legacy media distortion 42:21 - Environmental guilt 48:48 - Heart health psyop and f...
Apr 23, 2024•1 hr 38 min
Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss the latest methods employed by the digital panopticon. Whitney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb Mark on Twitter: https://twitter.com/markgoodw_in 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Explaining the article 13:33 - Satellogic 17:41 - Private/public cabal 26:51 - Steve Mnuchin 38:40 - Highlighting the public/private smokescreen 48:06 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 48:45 - RSK 57:34 - Carbon dictatorship 1:20:41 - Stablecoin mafia 1:36:08 - Preve...
Apr 17, 2024•2 hr 19 min
Marty sits down with Ben Braddock to discuss everything from micro to macro. Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraduatedBen IM—1776: https://im1776.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - MS-13 8:13 - El Salvador and rule of law 12:47 - Media control and narrative shifts 30:51 - Covid lockdown’s financial motives 36:35 - Places to escape to 41:11 - Inflation is exhausting 52:37 - MAID and spiritual starvation 55:25 - They’re not sending their best 1:02:16 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 1:02:56 - Manosphere and n...
Apr 15, 2024•2 hr 43 min
Marty sits down with Andrew Hohns to discuss how Bitcoin changes the world of finance. https://www.unicefusa.org/about-unicef-usa/leadership/national-board-directors/andrew-hohns 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Andrew’s background 19:30 - Discovering bitcoin 25:44 - Alloying bitcoin with credit 34:49 - Positive impact of Bitcoin’s unique use cases 49:18 - Debt crisis 58:15 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 58:54 - High/low time preference 1:04:32 - Applying bitcoin to financing 1:12:49 - Inflation 1:29:16 - Americ...
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr 52 min
Marty sits down with Anjan Katta and Tristan Scott to discuss the Daylight computer. Anjan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnjanKatta Tristan Scott: https://twitter.com/bitcoinand_beef Daylight: https://daylightcomputer.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Light and temperature 16:31 - Honesty 21:57 - Wisdom 25:56 - Creating Daylight 32:12 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 32:52 - Hardware has more impact than software 41:44 - Don’t start a hardware company 47:02 - Getting the screen made 59:10 - Fiat culture 1:06...
Apr 08, 2024•1 hr 22 min
Marty sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss the many facets of the global conflict over energy. Anas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anasalhajji Anas's Website: https://www.anasalhajji.com/ Daily Energy Report: https://afalhajji.substack.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Strategic petroleum reserves 20:30 - LNG 40:04 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 40:43 - Media portrayal and OPEC+ view of Russia 48:32 - Red Sea 59:12 - Venezuela and Guyana 1:08:31 - Media narrative battles 1:13:07 - Predictions 1:19:16 - Wr...
Apr 05, 2024•1 hr 21 min
Marty sits down with P.D. Mangan to discuss metabolic health, the consequences of easy fixes, fiat food, and more. P.D. Mangan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mangan150 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Metabolic health 10:41 - Workout intensity 16:03 - Ozempic 23:27 - Hunger and eating patterns 28:56 - Meat myths, studies, and unhealthy experts 35:43 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 36:22 - Advice and misconceptions 46:00 - Chronic disease and fiat food 58:13 - A health crisis is expensive 1:02:37 - Years gained/l...
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 11 min
