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.
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 of lightning
55:40 - Design methodology
1:00:50 - Ordinals, out-of-band transactions
1:06:25 - Nostr
1:12:20 - Sphinx chat
1:17:24 - Ethereum’s backwards priorities
1:19:49 - AI interaction with bitcoin
1:25:09 - Unforseeable use cases
1:36:23 - Wrapping up
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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 to Simple Proof
42:31 - Simple Proof in practice
49:09 - Utilizing Stakwork
54:39 - Mitigating bias
1:00:05 - After the election
1:09:04 - Funneling gamified auditors to bitcoin
1:14:09 - Next elections and implementing in American counties
1:26:05 - Election statistics, bleep the thing
1:31:39 - Reciepts of truth
1:39:18 - Darkest before the dawn
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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 - Bitcoin success percentage and wrapping up
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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 food pyramid
1:00:21 - Friends of the money printer
1:06:25 - Covid and food as methods of control
1:20:35 - Media defection
1:27:39 - Modern obesity
1:31:12 - Reception of the book
1:37:24 - Book plug
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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 - Preventing bitcoin’s corruption
1:50:40 - Bitcoin ethos whitepill
2:01:51 - Fear tactics and censorship
2:14:12 - Final thoughts
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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 nationalism
1:14:54 - Connecting over distance
1:22:35 - Cities and aesthetics
1:34:10 - Environmentalism
1:42:12 - IM—1776 and journalism
1:48:46 - Politicians
1:58:03 - Austin
2:06:41 - California water cycle
2:12:39 - Energy/mining
1:18:31 - Competency crisis and price system interference
2:36:47 - Eclipse and final thoughts
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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 - Americans should embrace their bitcoin advantage
1:45:46 - Wrapping on Bitcoin Jawn
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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
1:06:42 - How Daylight succeeds
1:17:41 - Amusing Ourselves To Death
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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 - Wrapping up
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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/lost
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Marty sits down with Jeff Smith to discuss the state of ranching and the agriculture industry.
Colorado Craft Beef: https://coloradocraftbeef.com/
0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Bitcoin and ranching
13:37 - Starting Colorado Craft Beef
23:41 - Regulatory risk
29:04 - Taking care of the land
33:23 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
34:02 - Scaling in competition with large corps
39:00 - Orange pilling
55:34 - Weaponized fiat and food
1:00:34 - Competency crisis
1:12:32 - Yummy steaks
1:18:30 - Back to scaling
1:27:43 - Perspective and hope
1:32:59 - Wrapping up
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