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 47 minutes
    #535: The State of Bitcoin-Backed Credit with Matt Dines

    Matt on Twitter: https://x.com/buildcio

    Build: https://t.co/GN8C8AhVGf



    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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    11 September 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    #534: The Truth Behind The Attack On Trump with John Cullen

    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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    9 September 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    #533: Preparing For The Next Bull Run with Will Reeves

    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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    6 September 2024, 3:13 pm
  • 1 hour 44 minutes
    #532: Q2 2024 Monetary Base Update | Matthew Mežinskis

    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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    31 August 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 21 minutes
    #531: Creating A Decentralized Super-app with Obi Nwosu

    Marty sits down with Obi Nwosu to discuss the launch of the launch of the Fedi app.


    Obi on Twitter: https://x.com/obi

    Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz/


    0:00 - Intro

    1:27 - Launch euphoria

    4:40 - Fedi’s purpose

    9:06 - Fedi devs

    12:20 - River & Unchained

    13:36 - Interoperability and unleashed chat

    17:24 - Individual community needs

    25:03 - What Fedi replaces

    31:21 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite

    32:59 - How to improve and expand

    39:38 - Flipping perspective on money

    49:41 - Stability pools

    55:48 - Sapping power from fiat system

    1:02:31 - Managing expectations - What’s next

    1:08:08 - Open source announcement

    1:13:25 - Running on a bitcoin standard

    1:18:25 - Wrapping up



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    19 August 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 33 minutes
    #530: Real Inflation and Compounding Valuations with Dave Collum

    Marty sits down with Dave Collum to discuss inflation, the election and the twisted networks influencing politics and entertainment.


    Dave on Twitter: https://x.com/DavidBCollum



    0:00 - Intro

    1:09 - Truflation is BS

    9:18 - Hardware collateralized debt

    11:08 - Deflation and money supply

    14:13 - River & Unchained

    16:06 - Yen carry trade and US buybacks

    19:36 - Compounding valuations

    25:32 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite

    27:38 - Narrative control and war drums

    34:04 - Kamala’s campaign

    40:19 - The assassination memory hole

    43:47 - Elon

    48:51 - Propaganda whirlwind

    59:54 - Dark and disturbing networks

    1:23:05 - Free speech

    1:29:51 - Trump’s second term



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    16 August 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    #529: How The Yen Carry Trade Will Skyrocket Bitcoin with Peruvian Bull

    Marty sits down with Peruvian Bull to discuss what's being done by the Bank of Japan.


    Peruvian Bull on Twitter: https://x.com/peruvian_bull

    Peruvian Bull on Substack: https://dollarendgame.substack.com/


    0:00 - Intro
    1:02 - Yen carry trade backdrop
    15:47 - River and Unchained
    17:03 - Market caught off guard
    20:10 - Liquidity alarm bell
    27:01 - Current status
    33:41 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
    35:19 - What do central bank counterparties do?
    44:12 - Treasury demand
    48:55 - Predicting the timeline
    51:34 - Good for bitcoin
    56:50 - How to prepare
    1:03:36 - Fourth turning
    1:10:06 - Wrapping up



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    12 August 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    #528: Bitcoin Is The Liquidity Alarm Bell with Preston Pysh

    Marty sits down with Preston Pysh to discuss further spiraling of the debt crisis and how bitcoin can help.


    Preston on Twitter: https://x.com/PrestonPysh

    Preston on Nostr: https://primal.net/preston


    0:00 - Intro
    1:10 - Treasury auctions and stablecoins
    11:06 - Potentially solving the debt problem
    23:31 - River & Unchained
    24:47 - Bank of Japan
    26:22 - Accelerating toward the election
    29:18 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
    30:55 - Global M2 and liquidity alarm bell
    50:15 - Bitcoin corporate treasuries
    44:10 - Creating a soft landing
    47:50 - Bitcoiners gaining influence
    57:23 - How far does this cycle go?
    1:04:27 - Vote with your node
    1:10:52 - The handout mindset
    1:13:44 - Optimism


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    9 August 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 45 minutes
    #527: There Will Always Be Rulers with Pete Quinones

    Marty sits down with Pete Quinones to discuss the potential of "Little Tech" to influence America.


    Pete on Twitter: https://x.com/PeterRQuinones


    0:00 - Intro
    1:23 - Energy and tech
    5:39 - Explaining elite theory
    21:36 - River and Unchained
    22:51 - Kamala propaganda
    30:14 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
    32:16 - Technological warfare
    39:38 - Communism and liberalism
    45:29 - Rule of law and capitalist ideology
    1:00:20 - Expanding your mindset
    1:05:02 - Thanks Elon
    1:10:18 - Is war coming?
    1:18:18 - How much will Little Tech fix?
    1:25:51 - Overton window
    1:32:28 - Let not perfect be the enemy of good
    1:39:26 - Domestic manufacturing


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    6 August 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    #526: Twisting Religion to Justify Cruelty in Gaza with Saifedean Ammous

    Marty sits down with Saifedean Ammous to discuss the Israel/Gaza conflict from the perspective of property rights.


    Saifedean on Twitter: https://x.com/saifedean

    Saifedean's Website: https://saifedean.com/


    0:00 - Intro
    1:13 - Infringement of Palestinian property rights
    8:00 - Israel’s solution is extermination
    13:23 - River & Unchained
    14:39 - Religious justification of cruelty
    26:29 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
    28:06 - Christian Zionism
    35:42 - US is a puppet state
    55:14 - Can Bitcoin defund the empire?
    1:00:27 - They use every crisis to manipulate


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    24 July 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 33 minutes
    #525: Missing Trump Created a New Reality with Tom Luongo

    Marty sits down with Tom Luongo to go over the consequences of the failed attempt on Donald Trump's life.


    Tom on Twitter: https://x.com/TFL1728

    Tom's website: https://tomluongo.me/


    0:00 - Intro

    1:12 - PayPal Mafia

    9:31 - River & Unchained

    10:46 - The assassination attempt fractured the timeline

    14:39 - Everyone knew

    26:35 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite

    28:12 - Divine intervention

    32:43 - Working with consequences

    35:33 - What happens next and will they try again?

    47:21 - Jamie Dimon and economic plans

    53:27 - Open source and AI

    57:30 - Perspective of decades

    1:01:18 - UK and France

    1:05:52 - Jab justice and Trump’s cabinet

    1:15:42 - Trump and bitcoin

    1:21:14 - They came at the king and they missed


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    22 July 2024, 12:00 pm
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