Using AI to Accelerate the Bitcoin Revolution with Marty Bent

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Oct 7, 2025

Marty Bent, a Bitcoin investor and founder of TFTC, dives into how AI is reshaping the Bitcoin landscape. He shares insights on leveraging AI for media production, emphasizing its role in streamlining workflows and enhancing creative projects. The conversation covers the development of the privacy-focused tool Opportunity Cost and discusses how AI spurs decentralization in mining through energy demands. Marty also highlights the potential of AI-generated videos to weave Bitcoin narratives into compelling cultural stories while maintaining quality through expert collaboration.

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ANECDOTE

Running Interlocking Bitcoin Projects

Marty balances family, media (TFTC), investing (Ten31) and mining in overlapping roles that feed one another.
He treats media as top-of-funnel for his investing work and has hired a team to run day-to-day operations.

INSIGHT

Video Expanded Reach But Demanded New Skills

Video widened TFTC's guest pool and distribution but required learning YouTube's algorithm and production value.
The team hired a YouTube-savvy producer to craft short hooks that increase retention and reach.

ADVICE

Use AI First For Research

Use AI as a research assistant to quickly aggregate economic and public-data sources instead of manual searches.
Start with models like Perplexity or Claude for data synthesis before applying them to creative tasks.

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Marty Bent is a bitcoin investor, media founder, and host of TFTC — one of the longest-running bitcoin podcasts. He’s also a managing partner at Ten31, supporting companies building critical bitcoin infrastructure. Marty is uniquely positioned at the intersection of bitcoin, energy, and now artificial intelligence.
In this episode, Marty joins The Bitcoin Frontier to share how AI is transforming the bitcoin ecosystem, how his team at TFTC is leveraging it to streamline media production, and how it’s fueling his latest creative projects. We dig into how he built Opportunity Cost, why AI drives decentralization in mining, and how bitcoiners can use these tools to stay ahead of the curve.

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 – Intro & why bitcoin and AI are converging faster than anyone expected
2:00 – Marty’s projects: TFTC, Ten31, and bitcoin mining
5:00 – The evolution of TFTC and what the rebrand to “Truth for the Commoner” means
8:30 – How the team integrates AI tools across research, writing, and production
12:00 – From Perplexity to Claude: learning to use AI as a research assistant
15:00 – Automating TFTC’s backend workflows with AI and no-code tools
18:00 – Clipping, editing, and distribution: using AI for speed and quality
23:00 – Building Opportunity Cost: turning fiat prices into sats in your browser
27:00 – Why open-source and privacy-preserving design still matter
30:00 – The birth of AI-generated storytelling
33:00 – Storyboarding, JSON prompts, and producing viral AI bitcoin videos
38:00 – The Trojan horse approach: spreading bitcoin ideas through culture
46:00 – Bitcoin and AI’s overlap: how energy demand is driving decentralization
50:00 – Paying for compute with bitcoin and why eCash may win
55:00 – AI, energy, and the physical limits of growth
58:00 – How bitcoin founders are using AI to build faster and cheaper
1:00:00 – Practical advice: using AI without compromising your craft or security
1:01:30 – Where to follow Marty and watch his latest creations

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