

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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Jul 30, 2021 • 1h 10min
#264: Energy poverty, nonsensical energy policy, and the miracle of petroleum with Chris Wright
Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Wright, Founder and CEO of Liberty Oilfield Services, to discuss:
- Energy poverty
- Lack of education around energy extraction and delivery
- Energy density
- Does fracking pollute water?
- Is Chris anti "renewables"?
- much more
Check out the Liberty 2020 ESG Report
Shoutout to this week's sponsors.
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Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com
Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io
Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator.

Jul 29, 2021 • 1h 56min
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.26
This week Marty and Matt discuss:
- bipartisan infrastructure bill targets bitcoiners
- Israel forced bitcoin disclosure bill
- mexico regulator says 12 bitcoin exchanges are operating illegaly
- bolt12 spec released http://bolt12.org/
- fully noded v0.2.20
- zap android v0.4.2-beta
- blue wallet v6.2.2
- bisq v1.7.2
- coldcard v4.1.2
- caravan v0.3.9
- sphinx relay v2.2.0
- ledger donjon analysis of software wallet
- liquid truedex launches on mobile
- lolli raises $10M from celebrities
- can bitcoin be palestine's currency of freedom
- french police officer caught selling personal information on darkweb
- mac malware steals telegram accounts
- the life cycle of a breached database
Shoutout to this week's sponsors.
Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.
Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.
HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com
Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator.

Jul 23, 2021 • 2h 45min
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.19
This week Marty and Matt discuss:
- brink's second round of developer grants
- seed signer v0.4.2
- specter desktop v1.5.0
- samourai dojo v1.10.1
- eclair v0.6.1
- electrum v4.1.5
- lnd v0.13.1-beta
- blockstream green desktop v0.1.10
- greenlight by blockstream
- multisig with better privacy
- "the b word"
- EU preparing to implement travel rule
- NSO [spyware](https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2021/07/forensic-methodology-report-how-to-catch-nso-groups-pegasus/ and https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/07/19/nso-business-us/)
- critical cloudflare flaw left 12.5% of all sites compromised
Shoutout to this week's sponsors.
Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.
Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.
HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com
Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator.

Jul 15, 2021 • 1h 38min
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.12
This week Marty and Matt discuss:
- bitmex dev grant program accepting applications
- bluewallet mobile focused lightning implementation powered by LDK
- trezor suite app officially launches
- bluewallet v6.1.9
- rust lightning v0.0.99
- nix-bitcoin v0.0.47
- zeus v0.5.2
- fully noded 0.2.18
- sparrow wallet v1.4.3
- mint mobile data breach
- powell on capitol hill
- unrest around the world
Shoutout to this week's sponsors.
Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.
Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.
HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com
Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator.

Jul 14, 2021 • 1h 43min
#263: The Bitcoin Mining Council and ESG with Michael Saylor, Darin Feinstein, and Austin Storms
Join Marty as he sits down with Michael Saylor, Darin Feinstein, and Austin Storms to have a discussion about the Bitcoin Mining Council and the ESG movement.
Follow Michael on Twitter
Follow Darin on Twitter
Follow Austin on Twitter
Shoutout to this week's sponsors.
Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.
Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com
Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io
Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator.

Jul 9, 2021 • 1h 5min
#262: Clean water, a prodigal son's journey, and the Bitcoin Water Trust with Scott Harrison
Join Marty as he sits down with Scott Harrison, Founder and CEO of Charity: Water, to discuss:
- A prodigal son's journey
- Nightclub life
- Hitting rock bottom
- Turning to a life of charity
- Volunteering in Liberia
- Starting Charity: Water
- How Charity: Water brings clean drinking water to those who desperately need it
- Running a charity that allocates funds appropriately
- The Bitcoin Water Trust
- much more
Follow Scott on Twitter
Think about contributing to the Bitcoin Water Trust
Shoutout to this week's sponsors.
Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.
Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com
Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io
Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator.

Jul 9, 2021 • 2h 45min
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.05
This week Marty and Matt discuss:
- specter windows vulnerability was a false alarm
- bisq discloses substantial privacy vulnerability
- former cftc chair advocates for a bitcoin etf
- casa client drugged by tinder date in attempted bitcoin theft
- kaspersky password manager was generating insecure passwords
- bybit adding kyc
- fincen hires a "chief digital currency advisor" with justice department experience
- EU parliament approves mass surveillance of private communications
- samourai wallet v0.99.96i released
- mempool v2.2.0 released
- new feature allows you to coinjoin directly to cold storage using whirlpool
- brenntag paid a 70 bitcoin ransom to darkside in may
- nuclear powered mining op in south carolina
- hydropower mining op in new york
- this month in bitcoin privacy
- bitcoin and the american idea by gladstein
- diverter on freedom
Shoutout to this week's sponsors.
Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.
Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.
HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com
Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator.

Jul 2, 2021 • 1h 26min
#261: The CCP's 100-year anniversary, the geographic distribution of hashrate, and capacity constraints in North America with Edward Evenson
Join Marty as he sits down with Edward Evenson, Director of Business Development at Braiins, to discuss:
- The great hashrate migrations
- What Chinese miners are looking for in co-location partners
- The 100 year anniversary of the CCP and its significance
- Will mining return to China?
- How well is hashrate being distributed as a product of this migration?
- Braiins update
- much more
Follow Edward on Twitter
Shoutout to this week's sponsors.
Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.
Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com
Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io
Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator.

Jul 1, 2021 • 2h 30min
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.28
This week Marty and Matt discuss:
- windows version of specter desktop v1.4.6 included a virus
- largest downward difficulty adjustment in bitcoin history expected tomorrow
- athena to install 1500 bitcoin atms in el salvador
- bisq v1.7.0
- cwtch beta released
- strike adds buy and hold support
- proposal for federated blind lightning mints
- niftynei on dual funded channels and privacy
- iranian government exempts 30 mining operators amid moratorium
- binance adds travel rule tool from ciphertrace
- nearly all 700M linkedin users exposed in API compromise
Shoutout to this week's sponsors.
Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.
Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.
HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com
Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator.

Jun 30, 2021 • 1h 16min
#260: The Great Mining Migration, the market for ASICs, and the near term future of hashrate with Leo Zhang
Join Marty as he sits down with Leo Zhang, founder of Anicca Research, to discuss:
- Is this mining ban real?
- How are Chinese miners reacting?
- The dynamics of communication between the Chinese and Western mining industries
- How will this migration affect hashrate in the short and medium term?
- What does this mean for the market for ASICS?
- What does capacity in the US look like right now?
- Hashrate derivatives
- much more
Follow Leo on Twitter
Check out Anicca Research
Shoutout to this week's sponsors.
Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.
Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com
Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io
Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their mining profitability calculator.