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TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast
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.
Episodes
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#659: Why America Gets China Wrong with Peter Alexander
Marty sits down with Peter Alexander, an American consultant who has lived in China for 30 years, to discuss why the US fundamentally misunderstands Chinese…
TFTC: A Bitcoin PodcastBitcoin Mining in ERCOT | Brad Cuddy, Center of Hash E007
Brad Cuddy, Director–Energy Operations at Cholla, Inc., discusses the benefits that bitcoin mining is actively providing to the ERCOT grid, why deregulation…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#658: What's Really in the COVID Shots with Jessica Rose
Marty sits down with Jessica Rose, an immunologist and data analyst, to discuss her five years of research into VAERS data showing alarming safety signals from…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#657: China's Gold War with Mel Mattison
Marty sits down with Mel Mattison to discuss his bullish predictions for 2025, the merging of Treasury and Fed policy, China's gold accumulation strategy, and…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#656: Q2 2025 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss Bitcoin's power law growth model, why current price action remains on trend despite community concerns, and…
TFTC: A Bitcoin PodcastThe Difficulty Adjustment (and Target) | Pierre Rochard, Center of Hash E006
Pierre Rochard, CEO of the Bitcoin Bond Company, discusses the functional importance of bitcoin’s difficulty target and adjustment, how it works at a technical…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#655 Turning ASICs Into Smart Home Heating with Tyler Stevens
Marty sits down with Tyler Stevens, CEO of Exergy, to discuss how Bitcoin mining heat can revolutionize residential heating systems by replacing expensive…
TFTC: A Bitcoin PodcastBitcoin Mining Pool (de)Centralization | Mark Artymko, Center of Hash E004
Mark Artymko, President and Co-Founder of Ocean, discusses his nearly two decade career in the power industry as an electrical engineer, how Ocean is helping…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#654: The Fed Has Painted Itself Into a Corner with Michael Howell
Marty sits down with Michael Howell to discuss the Fed's predicament at Jackson Hole, global liquidity cycles, the structural shift toward collateral-dependent…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#653: Building the Open Internet with Miljan Braticevic
Marty sits down with Miljan Braticevic to discuss the growing importance of open protocols like Nostr in the face of increasing censorship and authoritarian…
TFTC: A Bitcoin PodcastFed Independence Under Fire as SBR Plans Continue | Bitcoin Alpha E010
Trump publicly humiliates Fed Chair Powell on live television, demanding lower interest rates while criticizing Federal Reserve building renovations. The…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast21 million is Non-Negotiable | Phil Geiger, Center of Hash E004
Phil Geiger discusses the economic incentives of the bitcoin network, why there is (and always will be) an incentive for someone to profitably sell power to…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#652: How To Position For The Bitcoin Boom with Tuur Demeester
Marty sits down with Tuur Demeester to discuss his updated Adamant Capital report that revises his bullish Bitcoin thesis given new developments like ETFs…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#651: Bitcoin-Backed Independent Film Funding with Forager
Marty sits down with Ali Webb and Carlos Flores from Forager to discuss how they're using Bitcoin-backed funding to enable independent filmmakers to create…
TFTC: A Bitcoin PodcastBitcoin Offtake Unlocks Oil Production | Chris Alfano, Center of Hash E003
Chris Alfano, co-founder and CEO of 360 Energy, discusses his firm’s strategy as a service company in oil & gas fields, how bitcoin mining is helping to unlock…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#650: The Fed-Treasury Merger and Inflation Reality Check with Dave Collum & Rudy Havenstein
Marty sits down with Dave Collum and Rudy Havenstein to discuss the merger of the Fed and Treasury, real inflation rates versus official statistics, housing…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#649: The Golden Age of AI-Powered Entrepreneurship with Rod Roudi
Marty sits down with Rod Roudi to discuss the unprecedented opportunities for entrepreneurs in the current AI-powered landscape, the convergence of Bitcoin…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#648: Simplicity on Liquid with Andrew Poelstra
Marty sits down with Andrew Poelstra from Blockstream to discuss the launch of Simplicity on Liquid mainnet, a formally specified programming language that…
TFTC: A Bitcoin PodcastBitcoin Is Not a Battery or a Power Projection | Rob Warren, Center Of Hash E002
Rob Warren, the Head of Research and Education at Bitcoin Park and author of The Bitcoin Miner’s Almanac, discusses the role of bitcoin miners within the…
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#647: How Globalization Destroyed American Manufacturing with Infra
Marty sits down with Infra to discuss how decades of globalization and financialization have hollowed out American manufacturing, created massive wealth…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#646: How Gen Z Can Avoid Millennial Mistakes with Zuby
Marty sits down with Zuby to discuss his recent piece offering 12 pieces of advice for Gen Z men, exploring how the younger generation can avoid the mistakes…
TFTC: A Bitcoin PodcastThe Convergence of Bitcoin, Energy & Mining | Marty Bent, Center of Hash E001
Parker and Marty discuss the convergence of Bitcoin mining and energy systems, exploring how mining serves as a pioneer species for monetizing stranded energy…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#645: The Lost Art of Dressing Like a Man with O.W. Root
Marty sits down with O.W. Root to discuss the importance of men's style, how clothing reflects and shapes culture and character, and why dressing well is a…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#644: America is a Corporate-Controlled Crime Syndicate with Gerald Celente
Marty sits down with Gerald Celente to discuss the looming commercial real estate collapse, banking sector vulnerabilities, the decline of the US dollar…
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#643: The Bitcoin Big Long: Wall Street's Coming Derivatives Crisis with DarkSide2030_
Marty sits down with Scott (@DarkSide2030_), a former Wall Street options trader, to discuss his "Big Long" thesis about how Bitcoin's unique properties as a…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#642: The Weaponized Bank Secrecy Act with Yaël Ossowski
Marty sits down with Yael, a fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute, to discuss the intersection of Bitcoin, AI, and energy policy, the importance of negative…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#641: Why Bitcoin Collateral Beats Private Credit Markets with Phil Lojacono
Marty sits down with Phil from Berglinde to discuss Bitcoin-backed lending markets, the challenges of bringing institutional capital into the Bitcoin economy…
TFTC: A Bitcoin PodcastMainstream Finance Finally Embraces Bitcoin at $120K | Bitcoin Alpha E009
Bitcoin Alpha explores the mainstream adoption of Bitcoin as CNBC analysts predict $500,000 price targets and major institutions embrace cryptocurrency. The…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#640: Bitcoin Enlightenment with Pascal Hügli
Marty sits down with Pascal Hügli to discuss his co-authored book "Bitcoin Enlightenment," exploring how the abandonment of the gold standard created our…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#639: Dollar Collapse and Network States with Balaji Srinivasan
Marty sits down with Balaji Srinivasan to discuss the sympathy for white American conservatives, the simultaneous disruption of Blue America by the internet…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#638: Q1 2025 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss Bitcoin's power law growth trend, the mathematical inevitability of money printing resumption, geopolitical…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#637: From Industrial Debt to Digital Abundance with Jordi Visser
Marty sits down with Jordi Visser to discuss how AI is breaking traditional economic indicators, why Bitcoin represents the future S&P 500, and how energy…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#636: Insuring Your Bitcoin Against Wrench Attacks with Becca Rubenfeld
Marty sits down with Becca Rubenfeld from Anchor Watch to discuss Bitcoin inheritance solutions, insurance for cold storage, the rising threat of…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#635: Bitcoin's New Paradigm with James Check
Marty sits down with James Check to discuss Bitcoin's current market dynamics, the sustainability of demand from ETFs and treasury companies, on-chain analysis…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#634: Proof Of Ownership Without Sacrifice with Sam Abbassi
Marty sits down with Sam Abbassi to discuss the FHA's new policy allowing Bitcoin and crypto holdings to count toward mortgage net worth requirements when held…
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#633: Stack Sats, Build Products, Ignore the Noise with NVK
Marty sits down with NVK, CEO of Coinkite, to discuss Bitcoin's role as digital gold for the wealthy, the reality that base layer Bitcoin isn't for everyone…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#632: Bond Market Wars with Tom Luongo
Marty sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the complex geopolitical chess game involving Israel, Iran, and the Federal Reserve, exploring theories about who's…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#631: Bitcoin vs Hollywood with Jonny Vance
Marty sits down with Jonny Vance, co-founder and writer/director of Tuttle Twins, to discuss creating educational content for children that teaches Austrian…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#630: Bitcoin's Institutional Adoption Is Just Getting Started with Matthew Sigel
Marty sits down with Matthew Sigel, VanEck's Head of Digital Assets Research, to discuss Bitcoin ETF adoption dynamics, corporate treasury strategies, the…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#629: Bitcoin's March to $150K by Year-End with Mel Mattison
Marty sits down with Mel Mattison to discuss the bullish economic outlook driven by AI productivity gains, demographic shifts, and fiscal stimulus, covering…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#628: Save Our Wallets with Matt Corallo
Marty sits down with Matt Corallo to discuss the Save Our Wallets initiative, the critical importance of getting non-custodial wallet protections into the…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#627: Competing With China Using Bitcoin with Ken Egan
Marty sits down with Ken Egan, the Director of Government Affairs at the Bitcoin Policy Institute, to discuss his journey into Bitcoin, the evolving…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#626: Bitcoin Treasury Strategies for Real Estate Developers with Leon Wankum
Marty sits down with Leon Wankum to discuss the current housing market correction, how Bitcoin is outcompeting real estate as a store of value, and practical…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#625: Leisure, Magnificence, and the Bitcoin Standard with Michael Goldstein
Marty sits down with Michael Goldstein to discuss the philosophy behind "hodling for good" - exploring how Bitcoin holders can use Austrian economics…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#624: Building the Bitcoin Banking Stack with Adam Back and Sean Bill
Marty sits down with Adam Back (CEO of Blockstream) and Sean Bill (CIO at Blockstream) to discuss institutional Bitcoin adoption, the evolution from cypherpunk…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#623: Launching Bitcoin's First Native Trust Company with Jessy Gilger
Marty sits down with Jessy Gilger to discuss Bitcoin retirement planning as prices approach $110K, the launch of Gannett Trust as the first Bitcoin-native…
TFTC: A Bitcoin PodcastUS Debt Crisis, Japan's Yield Curve Blowout, and Bitcoin's $100K Resilience | Bitcoin Alpha E008
The Bitcoin Alpha podcast explores the macroeconomic forces driving Bitcoin's evolution as a neutral reserve asset. Treasury Secretary Bessent's pivot from…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#622: Bitcoin For Millennials with Bram Kanstein
Marty sits down with Bram Kanstein to discuss how Bitcoin provides millennials with time and financial freedom in an increasingly uncertain world shaped by AI…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#621: Crude Oil Outlook and Middle East Geoplitics with Anas Alhajji
Marty sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss Trump's Middle East diplomacy, Iran's nuclear program, the state of global oil markets, and the growing energy…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#620: A New Lens On The OP_RETURN Debate with James O'Beirne
Marty sits down with James O'Beirne to discuss the OP_RETURN controversy. James O'Beirne on Twitter: https://x.com/jamesob 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Multi axis issue…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#619: Exposing The Infiltration of MAHA with Dr. Jack Kruse
Marty sits down with Dr. Jack Kruse to discuss the Big Pharma forces at work within MAHA. Jack Kruse on Twitter: https://x.com/DrJackKruse 0:00 - Intro 0:36 -…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#618: The Samourai Case Threatens Every Bitcoiner with Zack Shapiro
Marty sits down with Zack Shapiro to discuss the Samourai case. Zack Shapiro on Twitter: https://x.com/zackbshapiro P2P Rights: https://p2prights.org/ Bitcoin…
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TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#617: How Trump's Tariffs Should Have Worked with Lyn Alden
Marty sits down with Lyn Alden to discuss Triffin's dilemma. Lyn Alden on Twitter: https://x.com/lynaldencontact Lyn's Newsletter…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#616: Bitcoin Can Stop The AI Overlord with Andrew Myers
Marty sits down with Andrew Myers to discuss the intersection of AI, Energy and bitcoin. Andrew Myers on Twitter: https://x.com/acmyers Satoshi Energy…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#615: How Bitcoin Can Avert A Pension Crisis with Dom Bei
Marty sits down with Dom Bei to discuss the state of CalPERS. Campaign site: http://Www.beiforcalpers.com Campaign Twitter: https://x.com/DomforCalPERS Proof…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#614: Why Bitcoiners Should Have The Nicest Chairs with Brian Harrington
Marty sits down with Brian Harrington to discuss challenging the "never sell" mindset. Brian Harrington on Twitter: https://x.com/BrainHarrington Brian…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#613: Why A Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Is Imminent with Brian Morgenstern
Marty sits down with Brian Morgenstern to discuss the state of bitcoin policy. Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/TFTC Elite (Ad-free &…
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#612: How To Beat The AI Monolith with Jim Carucci
Marty sits down with Jim Carucci to discuss AI as economic agents. CASCDR: https://cascdr.xyz/Jim Carucci on Nostr…