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.

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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
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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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