TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

Marty Bent
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Mar 15, 2021 • 1h 50min

#237: Bitcoin Urbanism, Parasitic ideas, real world inflation, the suburban mistake and building Strong Towns with Kelly Lannan

Join Marty as he sits down with Kelly Lannan, the mind behind Bitcoin Urbanism, to discuss: - Parasitic ideas - How Bitcoin Urbanism came to be - Being a real estate developer - Building materials inflation - How fiat money destroyed city planning - How city codes hamstring builders - Fixing the Fiat Standard one block at a time - Classical architecture making a come back - much more Follow Kelly on Twitter Subscribe to Bitcoin Urbanism 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.
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Mar 12, 2021 • 2h 9min

#236: Occupy Wall Street, independent media, being a stock broker in the 80s, flaneuring, and NYC comedy with Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert

Join Marty as he sits down with Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert to discuss: - Occupy Wall Street - Wall Street in the 80s - Independent media - Propaganda and gaslighting - Bitcoin as an anti-war movement - Comedy in NYC in the 70s & 80s - much more Follow Max on Twitter Follow Stacy 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
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Mar 11, 2021 • 1h 45min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.03.08

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Norwegian energy giant Aker forms bitcoin unit Seetee - New Taproot Activation Method proposed "Speedy Trial" - Malicious backdoored version of electrum wallet - Whirlpool GUI v0.10.3 - Samourai Wallet v0.99.96e - Zeus v0.5.0 - JoinMarket v0.8.2 - JoininBox v0.3.0 - Coldcard v4.0.0-beta - Sparrow v1.3.0 - BTCPay Server v1.0.7.0 - NYDIG $200 million growth round - Blockfi $350M raise at $3B valuation - River $12M raise - Massive Microsoft Exchange email server 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
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Mar 10, 2021 • 1h 45min

#235: The history of taxes, taxes under a Bitcoin Standard, and gold v. bitcoin with Dominic Frisby

Join Marty as he sits down with Dominic Frisby to discuss: - Daylight Robbery - The history of taxes - The future of taxes under a Bitcoin Standard - The State as a coercive evil force - Gold v. Bitcoin - much more Follow Dominic on Twitter Check out Daylight Robbery 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
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Mar 8, 2021 • 1h 24min

#234: OPEC, the Shale industry, common sense, and bitcoin as a settlement currency with Anas Alhajji

Join Marty as he sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss: - OPEC dynamics - The politics of oil and gas - The history of the shale industry - Common sense - Bitcoin as a settlement currency for oil trade - much more Follow Anas on Twitter Subscribe to GAMcast 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
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Mar 4, 2021 • 2h 19min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.03.01

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bottlepay flagging samourai whirlpool coinjoin deposits - bitstamp flagging wasabi coinjoin usage post withdrawal - I2P network support merged into bitcoin core - Regtest demo of zcash based bitcoin sidechain - Arthur Hayes negotiating surrender agreement - Umbrel v0.3.6 - BlueWallet v6.0.6 - Whirlpool CLI v0.10.10 - Eclair v0.5.1 - Lightning Terminal v0.4.1 - BTCPay Server added to Voltage - Citi bank bullish report - Goldman Sachs bitcoin trading desk - HRF $70K in bitcoin dev grants - Bull Bitcoin and Wasabi Wallet $40K grant to Luke-Jr - Unchained Capital $5.5M seed round led by NYDIG - Bitcoin voicepaper - Kentucky bitcoin mining incentive - PayNyms 101 - This month in bitcoin privacy - DEA report mentions bitcoin and 'virtual currency' - Mempool joins COPA - Germany considering KYC for emails and texts 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
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Mar 3, 2021 • 1h 24min

#233: Raising money in 2020, hashrate derivative products, why no hashrate growth?, and off-grid mining with Nick Hansen

Join Marty as he sits down with Nick Hansen, co-founder and CEO of Luxor Mining, to discuss: - Raising money in 2020 - Building as the price of bitcoin crashed - Hashrate derivative tokens - Why a miner would sell hash - Why a retail investor would buy a hash rate token - Why isn't hash rate keeping up with price - Mining off grid - much more Follow Nick on Twitter Check out Luxor Mining 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
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Feb 26, 2021 • 1h 52min

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.02.22

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Taproot LOT OF LOTS - BitPay Sanctions Violations - Bitfinex and Tether settle with NY AG without admitting fault - MicroStrategy bought another ~19.5k bitcoin for a ~$1.03B, they now hold 90.5k bitcoin - Square quarterly earnings - Coinbase discloses number ahead of Nasdaq listing - Teleport Transactions CoinSwap implementation - Arthur Hayes emerges - Specter v1.2.0 - Onion Share v2.3 - RTL v0.10.1 - Hexa Wallet v1.4.5 - Samourai Dojo v1.9.0 - MyNode v0.2.27 - Sparrow Wallet v1.2.0 - Blockstream Green adds encryption to wallet metadata - River raised $17.3M - BottlePay raised $15.5M - Can Governments Stop Bitcoin? - BitMEX provides third grant for Michael Ford 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
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Feb 24, 2021 • 1h 15min

#232: Treasuries, inflation, history lessons, and Bitcoin & energy with Lyn Alden

Join Marty as he sits down with Lyn Alden, Founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, to discuss: - Current market environment - Commodities pumping - Rates jumping - Repo markets - Inflation - Historical inflationary event - Bitcoin + energy arbitrage - much more Follow Lyn on Twitter Check out Lyn's website 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
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Feb 19, 2021 • 1h 25min

#231: Mining trends, bitcoin liquidity crunch, and money printer go brrr with Mason Jappa & Sam Chwarzynski

Join Marty as he sits down with Mason Jappa & Sam Chwarzynski from Blockware Solutions to discuss: - Mining trends - Hosting - Bitcoin as a messaging protocol - The bitcoin liquidity crunch - The macro factors lining up for bitcoin - Bitcoin the messaging network - Protecting against onerous regulations - much more 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.

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