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 Dylan LeClair to discuss the effectiveness MicroStrategy's bitcoin treasury model.
Dylan on Twitter: https://x.com/DylanLeClair_
0:00 - Intro
1:19 - Price cycles and election outcomes
6:49 - Rate cut
10:27 - Unchained
11:12 - China
14:49 - Leveraging for more bitcoin
22:06 - First mover advantage
29:23 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
31:00 - How cash flow affects the strategy
33:47 - Impact on price
39:30 - MetaPlanet's journey
46:33 - Importance of timing
54:28 - Shareholder obligation
1:01:26 - Yuppie elites
1:05:49 - Bitcoin ETF options
1:16:57 - Bitcoin's come further than Crypto
1:26:10- Hot takes
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Marty sits down with Tom Luongo to the implications of a second attempt on Trump's life.
Tom on Twitter: https://x.com/TFL1728
0:00 - Intro
1:50 - Storms
6:15 - 2nd assassination attempt and Iran story
9:20 - Europe and Britain want war
14:29 - Parallels to WW1
19:36 - Blinken, Israel and Ukraine
26:09 - Q4 will mark change
27:41 - River & Unchained
28:57 - Trump's probably all in
32:51 - Biden
38:03 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
39:41 - Kamala and fake polls
45:29 - What things look like after a Trump victory
51:29 - Optics fumbles
54:30 - Choke Point 2.0
1:05:43 - State banks and SOFR
1:13:02 - Bitcoin and BRICS gold
1:16:23 - Acceleration signals desperation
1:21:43 - Implications of the rate cut
1:30:48 - Architects of Choke Point 2.0
1:32:32 - Ending notes
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Marty sits down with Caitlin Long to discuss how Elizabeth Warren and crew kicked off financial panic by targeting crypto banks.
Caitlin on Twitter: https://x.com/CaitlinLong_
Custodia: https://custodiabank.com/
Paul Clement amicus brief: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca10.88322/gov.uscourts.ca10.88322.10011074966.0.pdf
Custodia brief: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca10.88322/gov.uscourts.ca10.88322.148.0.pdf
0:00 - Intro
1:39 - Overview on the Silvergate situation
6:13 - First highlight from the document
10:23 - Recap on Silvergate from the beginning
15:50 - River & Unchained
17:05 - Why crypto banks are targeted
22:35 - Stories from the legal frontline
25:17 - Architects of Choke Point 2.0 and the damage they caused
39:11 - Will justice be served?
45:29 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
47:06 - Crypto was the target and taxpayers felt the pain
54:51 - Political possibilities
1:03:34 - Pushing back on state overreach
1:13:46 - Clearing the way for mining
1:16:49 - The banks can't handle bitcoin
1:20:25 - Get the word out
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Marty sits down with Jessy Gilger from Unchained's Sound Advisory to discuss long-term financial planning for bitcoiners.
Jessy on Twitter: https://x.com/idahohodl
Sound Advisory: https://www.thesoundadvisory.com/
0:00 - Intro
1:36 - The need for Sound Advisory
9:27 - Traditional assets lose to bitcoin
11:52 - Volatility
13:44 - River & Unchained
14:59 - Tax strategy for bitcoiners
21:55 - Donor-advised funds
24:43 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
26:20 - Trump’s tariff plan
28:45 - Bitcoin fixes charity
34:18 - Tax planning with clients
36:29 - Common mistakes
40:35 - Fixing mistakes
44:56 - Coinbase
53:48 - Tether
56:55 - Orange pilling skeptical clients and other RIAs
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Marty sits down with Chris Martz to discuss falsehoods and data manipulation surrounding climate change.
Chris on Twitter: https://x.com/ChrisMartzWX
CFACT: https://www.cfact.org/
0:00 - Intro
1:32 - Chris’s background
5:28 - “97% of experts”
15:42 - River & Unchained
16:57 - Feedback loops
21:58 - Incentives for certain conclusions
26:65 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
28:33 - How Smokey Bear’s plan backfired
32:14 - Hurricane data
37:32 - Improvements in data collection tech
41:53 - Insurance propaganda
47:22 - Things are largely better
57:13 - Environmentalism beyond carbon panic
1:03:04 - Urban heat island effect and measurement foolishness
1:15:44 - Does the narrative serve an agenda
1:26:41 - Are people catching on?
1:31:12 - How it’s going for Chris
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Marty sits down with OpnState to discuss the growing power of unelected supranational regulatory bodies.
OpnState on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1v6z4srj4ktch4f3ee9ze2zp7ml4n9rshttmntpamfed0nvpev5fszzuq49
0:00 - Intro
1:41 - OpnState’s background
6:23 - The influence of standard-setting bodies
12:11 - FATF
16:55 - River & Unchained
18:11 - Bank Secrecy Act - Power further removed from citizens
27:06 - Public-private partnership - effectiveness of aml is questionable
35:01 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
36:39 - Circumnavigating due process - Sanction lists - total control
49:10 - Malice/incompetence - System meant to incentivize altruists attracts snakes
57:04 - Knowledge asymmetry with govt - The power of FOIA - go send a FOI request
1:12:54 - Voter responsibility
1:20:25 - Political power cares about you - FOI strategy
1:25:15 - Open source regulation
1:46:54 - Simple choices, big change
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Marty sits down with Anthony Constantino to discuss Sticker Mule, the dehumanization of Trump supporters, and poisonous social media.
Anthony on Twitter: https://x.com/ac132
0:00 - Intro
1:22 - The story of Sticker Mule
8:27 - Manufacturing in the US
13:41 - Media control during Covid
16:09 - River & Bitkey
17:25 - 2020 was an alien world
20:14 - Demonization of Trump and his supporters
24:29 - Impotent cancellation
28:00 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Bitkey
29:37 - Bringing civility back
32:24 - Assumptions and narrative vs real people
34:08 - Trump haters punching down
37:15 - Failure of ESG and "woke capitalism"
41:55 - Sticker Mule's plans
45:50 - A earlier era's perspective on social media
50:48 - Sticker Mule's structure and principles
55:00 - Advice for starting a business
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0:00 - Intro
1:28 - Is the bear over?
11:19 - Bitcoin-backed credit market
19:21 - River & Unchained
20:37 - Ukraine bonds vs Unchained loans
30:11 - Why Unchained loans work
37:45 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
39:22 - Predicting capital markets
54:39 - Swaying minds with a good track record
1:07:05 - Venture fund perspective, Fold IPO
1:13:13 - Bitcoin vs stablecoin strategies
1:34:36 - OpenSats and HRF
1:44:13 - Plugging the Bitcoin Lunch
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Marty sits down with John Cullen to discuss the smoke and mirrors surrounding the Trump assassination attempt as well as the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.
John on Twitter: https://x.com/I_Am_JohnCullen
John on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamjohncullen
0:00 - Intro
1:26 - John's background and the Vegas shooting
7:47 - Multiple shooters at Trump rally
12:17 - River & Unchained
13:33 - Drones
23:14 - The rifle stock
28:37 - 400 yards
32:02 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
33:39 - Back to the drone
41:47 - Vegas shooting Saudi connections
52:08 - Jared and Ivanka, monarchy drama
1:01:28 - Who is behind Trump shooting
1:08:53 - Field hospitals for meteor armageddon
1:14:33 - Final points
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Marty sits down with Will Reeves to discuss the progress of Fold and how they've withstood and harnessed the bear markets.
Will on Twitter: https://x.com/wlrvs
Fold App: https://use.foldapp.com/
0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Reflecting on the years
8:00 - How Fold made it
14:59 - River & Unchained
16:15 - Harnessing the bear market
27:15 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
28:53 - Fold users
33:39 - Leading the way with new strategies
44:30 - Focusing on bitcoin
51:53 - Ten31
1:00:28 - Succeeding by operating with integrity
1:13:20 - Come a long way, long way to go
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Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q2 2024 Monetary Base Update.
Matthew on Twitter: https://x.com/1basemoney
Porkopolis: https://www.porkopolis.io/topmoney/
0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Baltic Honey Badger
5:37 - Introducing the update
8:23 - Inflation vs deflation
22:02 - River & Unchained
23:18 - Money printing and GDP
27:28 - Bitcoin status
38:54 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
40:31 - CAGR
48:14 - Corporate treasuries
52:55 - State treasuries
1:12:52 - Massie’s plan and political hopium
1:20:24 - Austrian econ popularity
1:27:21 - Unrealized cap gains
1:33:34 - Red scare and the state of Europe
1:41:32 - Optimism
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