#579: Bitcoin 101, Chinese AI and Poisonous Modern Life with Matt McCusker

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast · Feb 3, 2025 · 1h 45m

Marty sits down to orange pill Matt McCusker.

Matt on Twitter: https://x.com/mattwritesbooks

Matt's website: https://mattmccusker.com/

0:00 - Intro 0:36- First steps to understanding bitcoin 12:33 - Fix the money, fix the world 21:13 - Fold & Bitkey 23:08 - Mining and quantum computers 30:10 - AI and China 35:31 - Unchained 36:32 - What bitcoin does to finance 41:46 - Blockchain scams and warped reality 47:10 - V4V 51:05 - Gambling and free will 56:36 - How comedy helps a messed up world 1:03:19 - Modern media and phones 1:07:19 - School, nicotine and writing 1:12:47 - The book Marty would…