

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.
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Sep 26, 2023 • 49min
#448: Opt Out Of Keynesian Brain Rot with Godfrey Bloom
Godfrey Bloom discusses corruption by central banks and the countermeasures individuals must take. They explore the devaluation of currencies, rise of Bitcoin as a safe haven, and the need for revolution. The chapter also delves into the American Civil War, states asserting autonomy, and the importance of regaining civil liberties.

Sep 22, 2023 • 1h 2min
#447: Biowarfare In The 21st Century with Sam Husseini
Sam Husseini, a journalist with expertise in Covid and modification of pathogens, discusses the parallels between Covid and anthrax attacks, the obscurement of the Wuhan lab, USAID funding, effective gaslighting, the lack of benevolent intentions, disappointment in RFK, bird flu modification, censorship, and wrapping up.

Sep 14, 2023 • 1h 49min
#446: The State of the Lightning Network with Matt Corallo
Expert in the state of the Lightning Network, Matt Corallo, joins the host to discuss various interesting topics. They cover hot mics and soft forks, the state of Bitcoin adoption, stablecoins and AI, crypto impatience, regulations, bitcoin and crypto having different regulatory concerns, LN as a panacea, LN success defined, PTLCs, and Bitcoin's success probability.

Sep 12, 2023 • 1h 11min
#445: Dispelling Nuclear Energy Misconceptions with Ryan MacLeod
Marty sits down with Ryan MacLeod to discuss the benefits of nuclear power in contrast to its reputation and how it can synergize with Bitcoin.
Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NuclearBitcoinr
6:12 - Riffing
7:46 - Texas demand scare
13:57 - Best source for stable energy
20:11 - Reputation of nuclear power
31:39 - If the end were nigh, we’d need nuclear
33:40 - Cost of capital and SMRs
36:53 - SMR and mining impact on grids
41:05- Bitcoin can ease problems with nuclear
44:37 - Nuclear looking good
53:15 - Germany’s idiotic policies
55:09 - Uranium supply
58:01 - Nuclear future
1:02:01 - Does the nuclear industry recognize Bitcoin?
1:07:09 - Wrapping up
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Sep 6, 2023 • 1h 29min
#444: Fiat Ruins Everything with Jimmy Song
Author Jimmy Song discusses his book 'Fiat Ruins Everything' in this podcast. Topics include degeneracy hazards, the influence of fiat on individuals and corporations, strong families and low time preference life, the ossification of the fiat world, the lack of stores of value, protecting oneself in a fiat system, the harmfulness of rent seeking, drivechains, and more.

Aug 30, 2023 • 1h 47min
#443: Q2 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Matthew Mežinskis, an expert in monetary base, provides updates on Q2 2023. Topics discussed include eNaira and CBDCs, top 5 currencies, compound annual growth rate, FHLB exposure, inflation impact, Bitcoin chart, Scandinavian physical currency, US federal debt, nations using Bitcoin and BRICS gold, and optimal outcome.

Aug 25, 2023 • 56min
#442: Launching Flex with Bitcoin Talent Co
Michael Tanguma and Andy Thompson from Bitcoin Talent Co talk about launching Flex, the supply side market, hiring missteps, misallocation of resources, opportunity for efficiency increasing, talent competition at global level, and expanding and iterating.

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Aug 24, 2023 • 1h 46min
#441: Miniscript and Bitcoin Risk Products with Rob Hamilton
Rob Hamilton, developer of Anchorwatch and expert in Miniscript and Bitcoin risk products, joins Marty to discuss topics such as ninja launch, bluechecks, content models, drivechains and OP_VAULT, Miniscript, balancing complexity at Anchorwatch, Bitcoin risk products, Anchorwatch policy construction, UX, impatience, edge cases, MPC, upgrades with unknown unknowns, Bitcoin in macro, and urgency.

Aug 18, 2023 • 1h 13min
#440: Climate Change Is A Bad Excuse with Anas Alhajji
Energy market expert and researcher on climate change regulation and subsidies, Anas Alhajji, discusses topics such as India and UAE oil trade, COP 28 and climate change excuses, dishonest numbers, shale oil underperforming, the forceful nature of 'green' energy winning, near future energy market, impact of subsidies, immigration and climate arguments, dollar shortage, and Bitcoin as a solution to government misallocations.

Aug 8, 2023 • 1h 55min
#439: Mining, Memes and Meetups with Thomas Pacchia
Marty sits down with Thomas Pacchia for a chat before the pubkey mining meetup.
Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tpacchia
Pubkey: https://pubkey.bar/
5:30 - Is DeFi borked?
11:13 - Blockspace scarcity
21:56 - Will shitcoin cycles continue?
28:42 - No soft landing
32:01 - Large scale investors
42:27 - Mining meetup
53:06 - What drives hashrate growth from here?
58:18 - Treasury management
1:00:55 - Pool monetization
1:09:51 - Scammers and hamsters
1:12:48 - NYC Bitcoin makes Marty bullish
1:23:05 - Memes and NFTs
1:28:58 - Derailment and riffing
1:36:29 - Bitcoin conferences and new Pubkey locations
1:44:08 - Hex and hardware wallets
1:46:58 - Reminiscing from our prison cells in 2030
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