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.
- 1 hour 35 minutes#604: Tariffs Expose the Euro Banking Fraud with Tom Luongo
Marty sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the impact of Trump's tariffs.
Tom Luongo on Twitter: https://x.com/TFL1728Tom Luongo's Website: https://tomluongo.me/
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - Breaking down the tariffs
13:24 - Fold & Coinkite
15:01 - Trump and Bessent’s messaging
19:11 - EU and British psyops
30:33 - Red tape is falling, corporate press floundering
36:47 - Unchained Event
37:12 - Helping American economy
39:39 - Debt based colonialism, financial warfare
48:00 - Closing the arbitrage
55:33 - Prioritising the correct enemies
1:01:15 - Trump media strategy
1:08:25 - Overthrowing managerial class
1:14:52 - Biggest risk is a forced war
1:19:38 - Deshittification
1:23:56 - Bitcoin and mining
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7 April 2025, 12:00 pm - 56 minutes 58 seconds#603: MAHA Is Trying To Sweep Covid Under The Rug with Dr. Mary Talley Bowden
Marty sits down with Dr. Mary Bowden to discuss Covid vaccine injustice.
Dr. Bowden on Twitter: https://x.com/MdBreathe
Dr. Bowden's website: https://breathemd.org/
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - MAHA is shifting away from Covid justice
5:30 - Why vax should be pulled
11:21 - Fold & Coinkite
12:59 - Japan vax death study
16:07 - MDs have lost trust
20:16 - Ivermectin over the counter & and rebranding
24:57 - Unchained Event
25:22 - Should the FDA exist?
32:18 - Escaping corporate medicine
38:10 - Texas is turning blue
48:09 - Texas healthcare and censorship
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4 April 2025, 12:00 pm - 1 hour 15 minutes#602: How USAID Funds Fake Protests with Peter St. Onge
Marty sits down with Peter St Onge to discuss USAID astroturfing.
Peter St Onge on Twitter: https://x.com/profstonge
0:00 - Intro0:36 - Elon and Austrian econ6:25 - Paid protestors14:28 - Woke companies exist because intimidation16:54 - Fold & Coinkite18:32 - Uni endowments and money printer26:47 - Unchained27:12 - Trump’s policy choices32:48 - Media and Trump changing precedent45:18 - Convictions win51:35 - Trump admin & bitcoin58:36 - Bitcoinization of finance1:10:20 - DOGE Can't Fix The Dollar
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2 April 2025, 12:00 pm - 1 hour 44 minutesBuilding Bitcoin Treasuries, Rewards vs Points & DC's Bitcoin Evolution - Bitcoin Alpha 007
Bitcoin Financial Services CEO Will from Fold discusses how their company helps customers build long-term Bitcoin savings through rewards programs, sharing how some users have earned more in Bitcoin rewards than their original purchases cost. He explains Fold's treasury strategy as they become a public company, contrasting with speculation-focused crypto firms. The conversation shifts to discussing political shifts in DC with growing bipartisan Bitcoin support, Tether's role in dollar markets globally, and the distinction between Bitcoin's sound money approach versus tokenization of real-world assets.0:00 -Disclaimer0:24 - FOLD SECTION - Will’s cold open2:07 - Building regardless of cycle position8:48 - Adoption of Fold26:02 - Burrito financing vs Fold credit card41:24 - You stack, we stack1:09:29 - DC SECTION - BPI recap and Tether1:22:27 - Adopting political power1:29:20 - Meme coins and real-world assets
28 March 2025, 12:00 pm - 1 hour 25 minutes#601: The Bitcoinization of Finance with Pierre Rochard
Marty sits down with Pierre Rochard to discuss bitcoin rewriting the financial industry.
Pierre on Twitter: https://x.com/BitcoinPierrePierre on Nostr: https://primal.net/pierre
0:00 - Intro
0:36- Casinos, burrito financing and defi
12:20 - Fold & Coinkite
13:57 - Recapitalizing with better collateral
24:01 - Can bitcoin cure the degens?
32:30 - Unchained
33:31 - Smoothing volatility and lending against bitcoin
42:23 - Inter-operability for the smoothbrains
47:48 - Political engagement
58:27 - Trump's crypto EO & President Kamala
1:05:09 - Leaving crypto behind
1:15:42 - Letting people touch the stove
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26 March 2025, 12:00 pm - 1 hour 14 minutes#600: Immutable History Is Now Possible with Carlos Toriello
Marty sits down with Carlos "Carliño" Toriello to discuss Simple Proof's first implementation in the US.
Carliño on Twitter: https://x.com/carlostoriello
Simple Proof: https://simpleproof.com/
Simple Proof on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs26054qdgyq9mteppv3w4zcgdyp0qq2edxg077hkhwekyy6rujg7g72xr9w
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - How Carliño's year has been
6:40 - Explaining with Screven County example
16:21 - Fold & Bitkey
18:03 - The data from Screven county
26:56 - Expanding the use case
29:57 - Unchained
30:58 - Why bitcoin is the best solution
37:54 - A blockchain for enemies
46:48 - Changing history
52:59 - Retiring civil servants
57:41 - Preserving privacy
1:03:05 - Responsibility of preserving data
1:06:04 - Calls to action
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24 March 2025, 12:00 pm - 1 hour 14 minutes#599: Trump’s Economic Reset Strategy with Mel Mattison
Marty sits down with Mel Mattison to discuss the Trump administrations attempt at a manufactured soft landing.
Mel on Twitter: https://x.com/MelMattison1Mel's website: https://www.melmattison.com/
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - Building homes won't fix real estate
3:34 - Effects of Trump admin on market
8:02 - Bitcoin breaking from NASDAQ
10:14 - Fold & Coinkite
11:52 - Bessent’s hot and cold strategy
18:18 - Playing hardball with Europe
23:24 - Unchained
24:24 - Middle East/Ukraine
33:49 - Remaking the monetary order
39:46 - Phasing out the Fed
47:05 - Sovereign wealth fund makeup
53:13 - Nixing income tax
1:03:03 - Allocation strategy
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19 March 2025, 12:00 pm - 2 hours 30 minutes#598: What UAPs Suggest About Reality with Jesse Michels
Marty sits down with Jesse Michels to discuss UAP disclosure, bitcoin's potential role in Fermi's Paradox, time travel, and more.
Jesse on Twitter: https://x.com/AlchemyAmerican
American Alchemy: https://www.youtube.com/Jessemichels
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - Jesse's show and Matt Pines
8:22 - UAP rabbit hole
15:10 - The pyramid has no top
21:15 - Fold & Coinkite
22:52 - What to focus on
30:07 - Is Bitcoin the Great Filter?
37:12 - Using alien tech
44:55 - Unchained Event
45:26 - Bitcoin mining and difficulty adjustment
1:00:42 - Fixing the Fed with bitcoin
1:12:22 - Swamp draining
1:29:48 - Centralization of disclosure
1:36:28 - Prophecy and telepathy
1:40:34 - What happens upon widespread understanding
1:52:09 - Libertarians - Sovereign Individual
1:55:26 - Time travel
2:13:13 - Cosmic community and manifestation
2:21:10 - Taking the third path
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17 March 2025, 12:00 pm - 57 minutes 5 seconds#597: Insights From Inside The Gold Market with Josh Phair
Marty sits down with Josh Phair to discuss the state of the gold market.
Josh on Twitter: https://x.com/joshphilipphair
Scottsdale Mint: https://www.scottsdalemint.com/
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - Josh’s background
6:13 - Overview of the bullion market
16:24 - Fold & Coinkite
18:02 - Is the gold really where they say it is?
30:31 - Unchained
31:02 - Price suppression
36:58 - Bessent’s reset
42:02 - Staying prepared for turmoil
50:49 - Tying in European conflict
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14 March 2025, 11:57 am - 1 hour 50 minutes#596: Q4 2024 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the state of bitcoin's growth.
Matty on Twitter: https://x.com/1basemoney
Porkopolis Econ: https://www.porkopolis.io/
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - SBR
10:01 - Self custody
20:45 - Fold & Bitkey
22:27 - Bitcoin % of monetary base
27:54 - Good ol' power trendline
34:25 - Unchained announcement
34:56 - Adoption S curve is misleading
52:50 - Fun with charts
56:46 - Monetary base growth comparison
1:00:46 - How the power curve reflects psychology
1:05:04 - Exponential decay
1:12:17 - Monetary base, repo markets and Luongo theory
1:31:37 - Money market funds
1:41:15 - Bitcoin price models
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12 March 2025, 12:00 pm - 1 hour 35 minutes#595: Bitcoin Is An Unstoppable Beast with George Bodine
Marty sits down with George Bodine to discuss the state of bitcoin adoption.
George on Twitter: https://x.com/Jethroe111
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - George's bitcoin story
10:22 - Feeling late
17:37 - Fold & Bitkey
19:19 - How 70s inflation felt
22:55 - Unchained Announcement
23:26 - Little guys can now compete with the chaos
28:50 - Compound interest and generational wealth
39:36 - Navy tangent
43:21 - Bitcoin is a beast
55:43 - Smart stacking - "pay me in bitcoin"
1:01:38 - Sovereign bitcoin funds
1:11:38 - Overton shift - stablecoins
1:20:03 - Lightning and Taproot assets
1:26:17 - Hyperbitcoinization
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