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TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast
By Marty Bent
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TFTC: A Bitcoin PodcastOct 26, 2023
![#501: Bitcoin Mining Pools Are Critically Centralized with Matt Corallo](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1713906151165-074b3c456d2f4.jpg)
#501: Bitcoin Mining Pools Are Critically Centralized with Matt Corallo
Marty sits down with Matt Corallo to discuss the Antpool situation and how the centralization issue can be solved.
Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - The pool problem
14:42 - Miners haven’t switched
22:04 - Miner priorities
27:38 - Taking action
40:11 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
40:50 - Addressing bias
42:59 - Is switching difficult?
46:14 - Nuclear option if someone takes control
51:30 - Solutions
1:00:51 - Complacency
1:06:40 - Go test StratumV2
1:09:48 - Bitcoin success percentage and wrapping up
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#500: Investigating Fiat Food with Matthew Lysiak
Marty sits down with Matthew Lysiak to discuss his new book, Fiat Food.
Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Matthewlysiak
Buy Fiat Food: https://academy.saifedean.com/product/fiat-food-hardcover/
0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Mass shootings and mental illness
9:58 - Origins of Fiat Food and The Saif House
15:04 - 7th Day Adventists and Kellogg
19:37 - How 1971 corrupted science
32:06 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
32:45 - Legacy media distortion
42:21 - Environmental guilt
48:48 - Heart health psyop and food pyramid
1:00:21 - Friends of the money printer
1:06:25 - Covid and food as methods of control
1:20:35 - Media defection
1:27:39 - Modern obesity
1:31:12 - Reception of the book
1:37:24 - Book plug
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#499: Debt Slavery and the Carbon Credit Coup with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin
Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss the latest methods employed by the digital panopticon.
Whitney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb
Mark on Twitter: https://twitter.com/markgoodw_in
0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Explaining the article
13:33 - Satellogic
17:41 - Private/public cabal
26:51 - Steve Mnuchin
38:40 - Highlighting the public/private smokescreen
48:06 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
48:45 - RSK
57:34 - Carbon dictatorship
1:20:41 - Stablecoin mafia
1:36:08 - Preventing bitcoin’s corruption
1:50:40 - Bitcoin ethos whitepill
2:01:51 - Fear tactics and censorship
2:14:12 - Final thoughts
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#498: Musings Of A “Right Wing Radical” with Ben Braddock
Marty sits down with Ben Braddock to discuss everything from micro to macro.
Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraduatedBen
IM—1776: https://im1776.com/
0:00 - Intro
5:05 - MS-13
8:13 - El Salvador and rule of law
12:47 - Media control and narrative shifts
30:51 - Covid lockdown’s financial motives
36:35 - Places to escape to
41:11 - Inflation is exhausting
52:37 - MAID and spiritual starvation
55:25 - They’re not sending their best
1:02:16 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
1:02:56 - Manosphere and nationalism
1:14:54 - Connecting over distance
1:22:35 - Cities and aesthetics
1:34:10 - Environmentalism
1:42:12 - IM—1776 and journalism
1:48:46 - Politicians
1:58:03 - Austin
2:06:41 - California water cycle
2:12:39 - Energy/mining
1:18:31 - Competency crisis and price system interference
2:36:47 - Eclipse and final thoughts
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![#497: Bitcoin Will Power Up The Future Of Finance with Andrew Hohns](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1712703041413-343640a85d8fa.jpg)
#497: Bitcoin Will Power Up The Future Of Finance with Andrew Hohns
Marty sits down with Andrew Hohns to discuss how Bitcoin changes the world of finance.
https://www.unicefusa.org/about-unicef-usa/leadership/national-board-directors/andrew-hohns
0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Andrew’s background
19:30 - Discovering bitcoin
25:44 - Alloying bitcoin with credit
34:49 - Positive impact of Bitcoin’s unique use cases
49:18 - Debt crisis
58:15 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
58:54 - High/low time preference
1:04:32 - Applying bitcoin to financing
1:12:49 - Inflation
1:29:16 - Americans should embrace their bitcoin advantage
1:45:46 - Wrapping on Bitcoin Jawn
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![#496: The World’s First Blue Light Free Computer with Anjan Katta & Tristan Scott](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1712434233344-3053fd3a635c1.jpg)
#496: The World’s First Blue Light Free Computer with Anjan Katta & Tristan Scott
Marty sits down with Anjan Katta and Tristan Scott to discuss the Daylight computer.
Anjan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnjanKatta
Tristan Scott: https://twitter.com/bitcoinand_beef
Daylight: https://daylightcomputer.com/
0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Light and temperature
16:31 - Honesty
21:57 - Wisdom
25:56 - Creating Daylight
32:12 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
32:52 - Hardware has more impact than software
41:44 - Don’t start a hardware company
47:02 - Getting the screen made
59:10 - Fiat culture
1:06:42 - How Daylight succeeds
1:17:41 - Amusing Ourselves To Death
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![#495: What’s REALLY Going On In The Oil Wars with Anas Alhajji](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1712248171320-e7d9984d4dd8d.jpg)
#495: What’s REALLY Going On In The Oil Wars with Anas Alhajji
Marty sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss the many facets of the global conflict over energy.
Anas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anasalhajji
Anas's Website: https://www.anasalhajji.com/
Daily Energy Report: https://afalhajji.substack.com/
0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Strategic petroleum reserves
20:30 - LNG
40:04 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
40:43 - Media portrayal and OPEC+ view of Russia
48:32 - Red Sea
59:12 - Venezuela and Guyana
1:08:31 - Media narrative battles
1:13:07 - Predictions
1:19:16 - Wrapping up
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![#494: Adding Fifteen Years To Your Life with P.D. Mangan](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1712005043988-4dd1dae30c32b.jpg)
#494: Adding Fifteen Years To Your Life with P.D. Mangan
Marty sits down with P.D. Mangan to discuss metabolic health, the consequences of easy fixes, fiat food, and more.
P.D. Mangan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mangan150
0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Metabolic health
10:41 - Workout intensity
16:03 - Ozempic
23:27 - Hunger and eating patterns
28:56 - Meat myths, studies, and unhealthy experts
35:43 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
36:22 - Advice and misconceptions
46:00 - Chronic disease and fiat food
58:13 - A health crisis is expensive
1:02:37 - Years gained/lost
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![#493: Fixing Big Ag with Jeff Smith](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1711383382694-af7db9c95743b.jpg)
#493: Fixing Big Ag with Jeff Smith
Marty sits down with Jeff Smith to discuss the state of ranching and the agriculture industry.
Colorado Craft Beef: https://coloradocraftbeef.com/
0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Bitcoin and ranching
13:37 - Starting Colorado Craft Beef
23:41 - Regulatory risk
29:04 - Taking care of the land
33:23 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
34:02 - Scaling in competition with large corps
39:00 - Orange pilling
55:34 - Weaponized fiat and food
1:00:34 - Competency crisis
1:12:32 - Yummy steaks
1:18:30 - Back to scaling
1:27:43 - Perspective and hope
1:32:59 - Wrapping up
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#492: Open Source AI Is Winning with NVK
Marty sits down with NVK to discuss Coinkite, AI, tradeoffs in bitcoin, and more.
NVK on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Signing devices and the Coldcard Q
13:13 - ETFs vs self custody
17:38 - SIM swaps and AI fakes
23:59 - Meatspace KYC
26:55 - AI tools, Unleashed.chat
32:04 - AI and bitcoin for businesses
42:18 - How AI will impact the world
50:14 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
50:52 - What will our children need to know?
55:10 - Covenants
1:03:10 - Tradeoffs of bitcoin scaling layers
1:13:45 - Bitcoin’s multiple value props
1:17:29 - Nostr
1:25:26 - Pace of adoption
1:36:44 - Keynesian lies
1:40:09 - Commie Canada
1:50:25 - We’re winning because they can’t meme
1:55:13 - Coinkite stuff
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#491: Bitcoin Urbanism with Tuur Demeester, Kelly Lannan & Austin Tunnell
Marty sits down with the Tuur, Kelly and Austin after the Bitcoin Urbanism panel for an extended chat about fiat real estate, walkable cities, beautiful architecture, and more.
Tuur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester
Kelly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ktlannan
Austin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AustinTunnell
0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Introducing guests
14:03 - Fiat real estate and centralized planning
22:48 - Environment and psychology
34:33 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
35:12 - Efficiency can be bad for your health
44:15 - Real estate is a shitcoin
55:14 - Social breakdown and families
58:48 - Suburbs becoming slums
1:02:52 - Municipal infrastructure
1:07:43 - Community
1:17:09 - Definancializing real estate
1:22:43 - Sustainability
1:28:55 - Wrapping up
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![#490: How Woke Took Over America with Andrew Gutmann](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1710272629706-419141445bc0e.jpg)
#490: How Woke Took Over America with Andrew Gutmann
Marty sits down with Andrew Gutmann to discuss his Substack article on the link between fiat money and woke ideology.
Andrew's website: https://andrewgutmann.com/
Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewGutmann
Andrew's Substack article: https://andrewgutmann.substack.com/p/how-woke-took-over-america
0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Andrew’s background
11:30 - Andrew’s Substack piece
17:54 - Commercial banks and the Fed
21:34 - How fiat causes wealth disparity
28:30 - Turning the tide
31:40 - Gradually, Then Suddely
32:19 - Point of no return
34:57 - Bitcoin and energy
41:17 - Educational institutions
49:31 - Competency crisis
51:57 - Homeschooling
54:13 - Powell
59:20 - Hyperinflation
1:01:04 - Wrapping up
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![#489: Bitcoin Fixes Scientific Peer Review with Kevin McKernan](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1710181554382-5833f648ee2bb.jpg)
#489: Bitcoin Fixes Scientific Peer Review with Kevin McKernan
Marty sits down with Kevin McKernan to discuss covid jabs and how Bitcoin can be leveraged to incentivize and improve peer review.
Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kevin_McKernan
Kevin's Substack: https://anandamide.substack.com/
Kevin's Talks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Kg5gDtmSg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Kg5gDtmSg
The Indoctrinated Brain: https://www.amazon.com/Indoctrinated-Brain-Successfully-Global-Freedom/dp/1510778365
0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Capitol Hill presentation
15:08 - P2P review and publication
19:43 - Hiding SV40 DNA
28:00 - Gene therapy
34:04 - Industry saving face
42:47 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
43:26 - Bitcoin and the timechain
57:24 - Incentivizing high quality peer review
1:07:56 - Bitcoin parallels biology
1:13:43 - Medical community catching on
1:18:50 - Reactions to Capitol Hill message
1:24:20 - Wrapping up
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![#488: Freedom Money Will Revive Rural America with Dr. Brooke Miller](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1710017246325-94c72e9ed91db.jpg)
#488: Freedom Money Will Revive Rural America with Dr. Brooke Miller
Marty sits down with Dr. Brooke Miller to discuss the damage of mRNA vaccines, the media's attacks on rural America, and scaling local food and health models.
Dr Miller on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brookemillermd
0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Vaccine data
15:58 - Nefarious intentions
21:47 - Media attacking ranchers
27:11 - mRNA food
31:56 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
32:34 - Counter attack
37:18 - Freedom money
45:10 - Rural America
50:06 - Local food
53:09 - Scaling and centralization
1:01:21 - Momentum against the rulers
1:05:47 - We’re on a list
1:12:24 - Orange pilling politicians
1:15:16 - Wrapping up
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![#487: Bitcoin Mining Industry v. Elizabeth Warren with Pierre Rochard](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1709847614137-6572387eec6d1.jpg)
#487: Bitcoin Mining Industry v. Elizabeth Warren with Pierre Rochard
Marty sits down with Pierre Rochard to discuss the mining industry's response to the EIA registry.
Pierre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre
0:00 - Intro
5:05 - AI tools
18:11 - AI competing with Bitcoin for energy
26:05 - EIA registry
1:02:20 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
1:02:59 - Liz’s goals
1:08:23 - Environmentalism
1:15:48- Nat gas and context for renewables
1:31:24 - Current market and speculative attack
1:43:28 - Good time to be a bitcoiner
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#486: How Bitcoin Can Solve The Competency Crisis with Axel Raven
Marty sits down with Axel Raven to discuss the the root causes of the competency crisis in fiat currency.
Axel on Twitter https://twitter.com/FinancialPhys
Axel's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@financialphysics7541
0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Competency crisis and essential work
22:09 - Sound money
30:05 - Time and the purpose of money
36:35 - Keynesian trickery
46:28 - Real estate and northern weather
50:38 - Trucking
1:04:44 - Automation fantasies
1:09:37 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
1:10:16 - Technial debt
1:16:36 - Nuclear
1:21:44 - Fiat delusion and scrooges
1:32:16 - Bitcoin replacing the dollar
1:38:57 - Truth For The Commoner
1:46:27 - Wrapping up
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![#485: Will Bitcoin Hit $1,000,000 This Cycle? with Tuur Demeester](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1709412480090-bcdabdbfef588.jpg)
#485: Will Bitcoin Hit $1,000,000 This Cycle? with Tuur Demeester
Marty sits down with Tuur Demeester the bull run, the mindsets that perpetuate controlling regimes, AI, and more.
Tuur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester
Adamant Research: https://adamantresearch.com/
0:00 - Intro
5:07 - Tuur is bullish
12:08 - Public is catching on to money printing
17:01 - Effect of newbie influx
22:57 - Regulatory and centralization risk
29:04 - Totalitarian regimes
41:06 - Belgium and helpless mindset
51:32 - AI and information accessibility
1:00:55 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
1:01:34 - How high are we going?
1:18:14 - Building, form and function
1:32:13 - Wrapping up
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![#484: Bitcoin And The Long March with Ben Hart](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1709231402801-82b734e5baed3.jpg)
#484: Bitcoin And The Long March with Ben Hart
Marty sits down with Ben Hart to discuss his recent viral popularity, victim culture, and the hope Bitcoin brings for the future.
Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenHart_Freedom
0:00 - Intro
6:21 - Ben’s daughter
16:46 - Discovering Bitcoin
19:36 - Dartmouth Review
24:38 - Big tech and intelligence agencies
33:22 - College brainwashing
44:23 - Victim narrative and immigration
52:25 - Fiat culture
56:06 - Energy, mining and decentralization
1:01:11 - Sound money and military industrial complex
1:08:39 - Optics and adoption
1:27:18 - Wrapping up
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![#483: Bitcoin Is The 7th Largest Base Money In The World with Matthew Mežinskis](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1708547240611-81f5778806b2d.jpg)
#483: Bitcoin Is The 7th Largest Base Money In The World with Matthew Mežinskis
Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q4 2023 monetary base update.
6:25 - Cloward-Piven and immigration
30:22 - Top currencies
38:45 - Inflation rates
46:59 - NZ bankers go mask off
54:14 - Fedwire vs Bitcoin
1:17:14 - Power trend line
1:26:53 - Does the ETF change things?
1:29:43 - “All assets” chart
1:35:23 - Federal debt
1:48:25 - Building the roads
1:52:21 - Russia
2:07:05 - Wrapping up
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#482: Freedom Fighters Need Bitcoin with Lyudmyla Kozlovska & Bota Jardemalie
Marty sits down with Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bota Jardemalie to discuss activism against the EU regulators' attacks on Bitcoin.
- PoW submission to the EU regulators (example of testimonials we want to collect from bitcoin miners and those who socially benefit from it): https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/724499,defend-pow-submission-to-esma/
- EU AML submission: https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/723329,submission-to-fatf-tools-to-prevent-abuse-of-aml-cft-laws/
-Submission to FinCen US: https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/724918,submission-to-fincen-us-digital-asset-aml-act/
- Site / Support OD Foundation: https://en.odfoundation.eu/how-can-you-help/
- LN to donate in Bitcoin and support our advocacy work in the EU and US:
🫡 defendpow@geyser.fund
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- Lyudmyla on X: @LyudaKozlovska
- Bota on X: @jardemalie
0:00 - Intro
8:00 - EU attacks on Bitcoin
18:58 - Abuse of KYC/AML
25:10 - Confronting regulators about their consequences
37:45 - Timeline on preventing EU action
41:15 - What can be done
47:52 - What does the success of Bitcoin look like
50:11 - What it’s like when they come for you
52:50 - The laws are more draconian and less effective
58:04 - Narrative war
1:02:31 - Complacency
1:07:39 - Dealing with the stress
1:12:55 - Wrapping up
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#481: Bitcoin's Positive Influence On Power Markets with James McAvity
Marty sits down with Jamie McAvity from Cormint to talk about Bitcoin mining and energy.
Jamie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesmcavity
Cormint: https://cormint.com/
0:00 - Intro
7:38 - 50k and Ready Player One
13:16 - Assertions of Chinese grid attack
23:06 - Working with the wind tax credit issue
36:44 - Renewable grid drawbacks and risks
44:17 - The right mix of energy sources
47:53 - Germany decommissioning and energy politics
1:00:23 - Bitcoiners running nuclear
1:06:11 - Halving
1:11:52 - ASIC innovation
1:31:04 - Mining fees
1:34:28 - BitMEX
1:38:07 - Gamestop
1:40:41 - Cormint
1:47:01 - Energy/finance integration
1:52:25 - Wrapping up
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![#480: Bitcoin Mining State Of The Union with Harry Sudock](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1707175170340-bb7e46bfa317b.jpg)
#480: Bitcoin Mining State Of The Union with Harry Sudock
Marty sits down with Harry Sudock to discuss Griid's Nasdaq listing, Harry joining Ten31 as an advisor, and talk about the mining industry as a whole.
Harry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/harry_sudock
Griid: https://griid.com/
0:00 - Intro
7:26 - Big week for Griid
11:21 - State of the mining industry
15:46 - Industrial adoption
19:43 - Demand response
23:46 - Energy FUD from the parasitic class
31:44 - Future of mining
36:06 - Technical innovation
37:27 - ASIC manufacturers
45:02 - Halvening
51:59 - Political influence and pencil making
58:27 - ETF and stocks
1:02:54 - Ten31 advisor
1:08:56 - Wrapping up
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#479: Socialist Attack On Bitcoin Mining with Jason Brett
Marty sits down with Jason Brett to discuss the EIA action to surveil Bitcoin miners and its wider implications.
Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RegulatoryJason
Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/
0:00 - Intro
6:17 - Overview on “emergency” survey
15:03 - Clearly an overt state attack
21:45 - Fighting back
30:21 - Upcoming months
32:30 - Energy industry and policy
39:29 - Failure of ESG
46:31 - Making political progress
52:20 - Federal vs State
58:12 - Wrapping up
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![#478: How DEI Is Weakening The Military with Matthew Lohmeier](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1706645901140-63e194d639817.jpg)
#478: How DEI Is Weakening The Military with Matthew Lohmeier
Marty sits down with Lt. Col Matthew Lohmeier to discuss how politics and DEI are dividing and weakening the US military, and how the silent majority can speak up and resist.
Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewlohmeier
Matt's website: https://matthewlohmeier.com/
0:00 - Intro
6:45 - Politics dividing the military
15:57 - Military of the best
22:28 - DEI harms those it “protects”
27:00 - US weakening is rapid and likely intentional
40:15 - What’s making us stronger?
47:12 - First steps to mending
54:18 - Call to the silent majority
50:03 - Money and incentives
1:02:15 - Define your values
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![#477: What It Was Like Launching Bitcoin In El Salvador with Sean McDonnell](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1706313889852-7fb58e10a3e8d.jpg)
#477: What It Was Like Launching Bitcoin In El Salvador with Sean McDonnell
Marty sits down with Sean McDonnell from Salt of the Earth to discuss the myriad stories that led to the founding of his company.
Sean on Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanfmcdonnell
Salt of the Earth: https://drinksote.com/tftc
0:00 - Intro
6:32 - Lacrosse
15:59 - Groupon
23:23 - Giving up the party life
27:11 - Skiing story
32:51 - Coding bootcamp
38:06 - Bitcoin
43:01 - Bukele’s war room
52:24 - Starting Salt of the Earth
1:02:50 - Electrolytes
1:14:24 - Jack Dorsey story
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![#476: The Story Of The People And Projects That Inspired Bitcoin with Aaron van Wirdum](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1706046027161-d59511dc9aaea.jpg)
#476: The Story Of The People And Projects That Inspired Bitcoin with Aaron van Wirdum
Marty sits down with Aaron van Wirdum to discuss his new book The Genesis Book.
Aaron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AaronvanW
The Genesis Book: http://thegenesisbook.com/
0:00 - Intro
6:32 - Storytime with Marty
13:00 - Genesis book
16:15 - Where does Bitcoin’s history begin?
19:43 - Cypherpunk history
27:50 - Who are the OGs?
31:05 - Precursor projects and culture
35:53 - Hashcash, BitGold, B-Money
43:11 - Demand for privacy tech
52:18 - Whitepaper and genesis block
1:00:06 - Cypherpunks today
1:03:52 - Timing and Chaum
1:09:51 - Free banking, extropians, AI
1:20:01 - Pitching the book
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![#475: Bitcoin Is Eating The World with John Arnold](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1706038811592-c0c04e75a89b6.jpg)
#475: Bitcoin Is Eating The World with John Arnold
Marty sits down with John Arnold to discuss his article on Bitcoin's total addressable market.
John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnArnoldTen31
John's Article: https://ten31.vc/insights/tam
0:00 - Intro
7:06 - The real John Arnold
10:26 - John’s background
23:10 - Total addressable market
29:31 - Tech stock returns
34:42 - Best time to jump in
44:04 - Why Bitcoin is eating the world
52:01 - Financial services
1:03:06 - Consumer applications
1:09:06 - Replacing the incumbent system
1:21:48 - Venture capital not recognizing
1:29:57 - Ten31 network
1:35:07 - Bitcoin is fun
1:40:45 - Wrapping up
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#474: What's On Weiner's Laptop? with Dave Collum
Marty sits down with Dave Collum to discuss everything from child trafficking to Roth IRAs to lacrosse.
Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidBCollum
0:00 - Intro
6:17 - Child trafficking
22:17 - Immigrant flooding
32:13 - Crime syndicates and technocracy
40:47 - Darkness
49:11 - J6
59:29 - Ukraine
1:03:36 - Hope and changing winds
1:10:24 - Election
1:14:24 - State independence
1:18:39 - ETF
1:27:39 - Inflation and correctional
1:53:30 - Geopolitical status
2:02:17 - Great minds
2:09:30 - Tangents
2:24:04- Roth IRAs
2:32:39 - What to do without Bitcoin
2:41:26 - Family
3:05:44 - Lacrosse
3:26:53 - Wrapping up
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![#473: Banks Without Bankers with Eric Yakes](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1705015813821-2713ece2b49ca.jpg)
#473: Banks Without Bankers with Eric Yakes
Marty sits down with Eric Yakes to discuss his piece written for Axiom, federated mints, and the newly approved Bitcoin ETF.
Eric on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericyakes
Axiom article: https://www.axiombtc.capital/banks
Eric's book: https://yakes.io/book/
0:00 - Intro
6:40 - Can we really have banks without bankers?
12:44 - Tradeoffs
16:10 - Fedimints
23:48 - Federated model cost/benefit
35:23 - Implementing incentives
42:08 - Fedi in the future
45:53 - Speculating on possibilities
51:35 - Mint distribution and crossing chasms
59:23 - Ark
1:07:57 - Spoiling final thoughts
1:11:31 - Multi-institution custody
1:15:03 - ETF
1:22:59 - Falling empire
1:25:46 - Wrapping up
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![#472: Amos Miller And The Encroachment Of The Nanny State with Chris Hume](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo400/797160/797160-1673918965914-e2176538e073b.jpg)
#472: Amos Miller And The Encroachment Of The Nanny State with Chris Hume
Marty sits down with Chris Hume to discuss the recent raid of Amos Miller and the encroachment of the state on all parts of life.
Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrishume1689
The Lancaster Patriot: https://www.thelancasterpatriot.com/
Lancaster Patriot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheLanPatriot
0:00 - Intro
6:17 - Amos Miller raided
10:42 - State dislikes independent communities
14:28 - The problem of positive law
19:01 - The state removes your choices
24:59 - “Raw” milk and choosing for yourself
29:00 - Forgoing convenience
32:01 - Those who enable tyranny
40:02 - Money printing gives the state leverage
48:47 - Statism vs Christianity
1:00:52 - Pushing back
1:04:45 - Wrapping up
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![#471: Fighting The Digital Dollar And AI Surveillance with Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1703879849845-49560540265b4.jpg)
#471: Fighting The Digital Dollar And AI Surveillance with Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin
Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss their new piece on Farmington and the digital dollar.
Unlimited Hangout Article: https://unlimitedhangout.com/2023/12/investigative-reports/unmasking-farmington-ftx-fluent-finance-and-the-coming-digital-dollar/
Whitney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb
Mark on Twitter: https://twitter.com/markgoodw_in
0:00 - Intro
6:17 - Exposition on Farmington and Fluent Finance
12:47 - Stablecoins
21:18 - Transitioning to CBDC
35:30 - Crisis as pretense for surveillance and war
53:59 - Digital ID
1:04:02 - Powell’s not your pal
1:07:37 - Figuring out the de facto CBDC
1:13:41 - Manufactured consent psyops
1:18:46 - National figureheads
1:28:56 - Social media warzone
1:37:04 - Preventing Bitcoin co-opting
1:49:13 - They’ll profile and surveil everyone
1:59:05 - Fighting AI-controlled life
2:25:37 - Building alternatives
2:34:50 - Wrapping up
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![#470: Bitcoin's Finite Supply Is The Breakthrough with Dhruv Bansal](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1703191323477-a67da9bd8003a.jpg)
#470: Bitcoin's Finite Supply Is The Breakthrough with Dhruv Bansal
Marty sits down with Dhruv Bansal to discuss his article on the foundational ideas of Bitcoin, as well as an in-depth conversation about AI.
Dhruv on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhruvbansal
Dhruv's article: https://tftc.io/satoshi-nakamoto-unchained/
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![#469: Bitcoin And The Great Financial Crisis with Parker Lewis](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1703034550781-1f5cf94a7f6f4.jpg)
#469: Bitcoin And The Great Financial Crisis with Parker Lewis
Marty sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss his new book Gradually, Then Suddenly, and highlight Bitcoin in the framing of the financial crisis of 2008.
Parker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkeralewis
Get the book: https://thesaifhouse.com/
0:00 - Intro
7:07 - Liz Warren and CBDCs
16:55 - 2008 crisis still echoes
22:17 - Marty’s experience of the crisis
29:00 - Metting people where they are
35:27 - Satoshi was keyed in
38:29 - It’s personal for everyone
53:01 - Bitcoin, not Blockchain
57:41 - Bitcoin is not for criminals
59:28 - Dollar is not patriotic
1:07:50 - Sound money is freedom
1:13:49 - Bitcoin in future crises
1:22:59 - How much will they print next time?
1:26:08 - Replacing an unfathomable behemoth
1:38:10 - Can’t stop the signal
1:44:11 - Wrapping up
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![#468: Q3 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1702404737661-81fa9a4051307.jpg)
#468: Q3 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q3 2023 Monetary Base Update
Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney
0:00 - Intro
6:17 - Marty’s late
8:35 - Bitcoin power curve
25:28 - Top 5 currencies
30:35 - Bitcoin vs currencies
34:11 - Dollar’s relative strength growing
38:48 - Network update
44:49 - Sovereign mining and pool censorship
52:18 - Why money must be kept decentralized
1:01:45 - ETF Trojan horse
1:03:45 - Argentina
1:27:22 - European security
1:30:16 - Defense startups
1:37:34 - Texit
1:43:07 - Deterrence and cold war history
2:02:31 - Wrapping up
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![#467: The ETF Will Push Bitcoin To $500k with Fred Krueger](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1702329738230-c69d1821d520e.jpg)
#467: The ETF Will Push Bitcoin To $500k with Fred Krueger
Marty sits down with Fred Krueger to discuss the upcoming Bitcoin ETF and the impact of institutional money entering Bitcoin.
Fred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dotkrueger
0:00 - Intro
6:01 - The scale of ETFs
13:35 - The pace of incoming money
20:48 - Perspective of an ETF buyer
28:16 - Will the ETF change the cycles?
36:33 - Bitcoin improving payments
40:13 - Financial degradation
47:06 - Inflation from the perspective of the wealthy
51:39 - Apathy towards Bitcoin
1:00:56 - Older generations hold the wealth
1:12:14 - Bull vibes will return with ETF
1:17:19 - ETFs will have the largest stacks
1:29:14 - Playing it safe
1:35:57 - Fred represents the majority
1:38:11 - Block size and other dev issues
1:42:14 - Money printer go brrr
1:46:55 - Likely date for the ETF
1:49:22 - How Fred got into Bitcoin
1:53:57 - The Anti-SBF event
2:02:02 - ETF is inevitable
2:03:55 - Wrapping up
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#466: Bitcoin on the Geopolitical Chessboard with Kane McGukin
Marty sits down with Kane McGukin to discuss the changing geopolitical landscape.
Kane on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kanemcgukin
0:00 - Intro
5:29 - Kane’s background
9:26 - China’s geopolitical standing
28:01 - Hyperconnected world changes things
33:22 - Transitional state
38:50 - Messianic money
42:00 - Weaponized dollar
48:56 - What should America do?
54:31 - Teaching values and skills
1:05:58 - Propaganda and tinfoil
1:11:01 - Optimism
1:17:50 - Wrapping up
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Bitcoin For Business: Fanatics
Lou turns the questions on Marty to find out how businesses can embrace Bitcoin.
0:00 - Intro
7:20 - Why are we here?
13:29 - What is Fanatics?
19:54 - FanCash should be Bitcoin
29:58 - Introducing Bitcoin through rewards
33:04 - Chargebacks and international onboarding
37:29 - Bitcoin is can enable better UX flow
41:39 - NFTs don’t work
48:30 - New media monetization models
53:26 - Protection from censorship
58:36 - Trust still required
1:02:17 - Saving your business in a recession
1:05:21 - Debrief, comment your suggestions!
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#465: Five Pillars of Product Management with Will Cole
Marty sits down with Will Cole to discuss his new writing on the five invariant elements of product management and how to build an effective strategy for your company.
Will on Twitter: https://twitter.com/willcole
0:00 - Intro
6:17 - Marty is sleepy
11:07 - Stories behind Will’s writing
19:10 - Invariants and levels of abstraction
30:25 - Why a product manager exists
33:57 - Think, then do
36:30 - Running through the invariants and strategy doc
42:41 - Timeline
46:55 - Minimizing meetings with good writing
48:53 - Iterating vs incrementing
56:44 - Who has better and worse product management?
1:00:24 - Managing growth
1:08:48 - Cmon Marty write the doc
1:12:46 - Design patterns
1:16:41 - BIPs
1:22:15 - Staying on the cutting edge
1:24:25 - Come and PM for Bitcoin companies
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![#464: The Emergence of the Network of Keys with Matt from Unchained](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1701376559725-ac0a02db9ffff.jpg)
#464: The Emergence of the Network of Keys with Matt from Unchained
Marty sits down with Matt from Unchained to discuss key networks and setting new industry standards for Bitcoin custody.
0:00 - Intro
6:17 - Matt’s backstory (go birds)
12:56 - Challenges overcome at Unchained
19:43 - The role of keys in Bitcoin
21:53 - Preparing for the next bull
23:42 - Misconceptions about keys
26:41 - UX gaps
29:18 - Structures built on key networks
34:15 - Countering bad optics for regulators
37:29 - Predictions
42:27 - Recognition of multisig
47:59 - ETFs and Coinbase
54:41 - Multi-jurisdiction
58:07 - Blinded xpubs and deepfakes
1:05:56 - Incoming developments in Bitcoin
1:08:48 - Are you an ordinals enjoyer?
1:11:32 - MPC vs multisig
1:17:52 - Shitcoin cycles
1:21:43 - Here for tech or money?
1:26:26 - Saving Philly
1:34:02 - Wrapping up
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#463: Orange Pilling AI & Bitcoin Times Energy Edition with Aleks Svetski
Marty sits down with Aleks Svetski to discuss Spirit of Satoshi, the Bitcoin-focused AI project, as well as the upcoming edition of the Bitcoin Times.
Svetski on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SvetskiWrites
Spirit of Satoshi: https://www.spiritofsatoshi.ai/
Bitcoin Times: https://bitcointimes.io/
0:00 - Intro
6:52 - Riffing
9:53 - What is Spirit of Satoshi?
18:12 - AGI
24:04 - Closed/open source AI
33:38 - Building your own language model
41:04 - AI’s opinions are based on its master
45:02 - Data cleanliness and hallucination
52:58 - 1000 minds vs the Borg
58:59 - A wealth of data
1:03:54 - Biden’s AI executive order
1:05:26 - AI agents and Bitcoin
1:12:23 - ASICs
1:16:36 - Energy
1:21:09 - Bitcoin Times Energy Edition, ESG
1:32:16 - Bitcoin is energy
1:39:29 - Conquering mindset
1:49:21 - Wrapping up
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#462: Government Spending Leads To Hyperinflation with Peter St Onge
Marty sits down with Peter St Onge to discuss government incompetence, hyperinflation events, predictions for the 2024 election, and more.
Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profstonge
0:00 - Intro
6:46 - Bitcoin banning attempts and govt incompetence
15:12 - EVs
17:23 - Treasury auction and hyperinflation events
33:08 - Sovereign debt
37:15 - Swiss banks liquidity crisis
42:44 - The internet is bank run jet fuel
46:29 - Milei and dollarization of Argentina
50:04 - Fiat is always doomed
53:36 - “Far right” labels
1:00:16 - 2024 election
1:03:39 - The stakes are real
1:09:14 - White pill
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#461: Defecting from Corrupt Healthcare with Andy Schoonover
Marty sits down with Andy Schoonover to discuss CrowdHealth's new Lightning wallet integration, as well as how CrowdHealth has been doing in the last year.
Andy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SchoonoverAndy
CrowdHealth: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc
0:00 - Intro
7:23 - It’s been a year
14:22 - Doctors are excited
18:22 - The government owns the system
22:29 - Insurance is impersonal
28:23 - Bitcoin and LN
34:13 - Bitcoin doctors
42:49 - What’s the catch?
48:29 - How many people does it take for change?
51:22 - Relationship with employers
55:28 - Metabolic health and strong communities
1:04:09 - Defectors from the corrupt system
1:08:21 - Spreading knowledge
1:13:01 - CrowdHealth profitability
1:15:50 - CH’s relationship with TFTC
1:20:23 - Press the hard button
1:24:21 - We’re gonna win
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#460: Deconstructing the Censorship Industrial Complex with Mike Benz
Marty sits down with Mike Benz, the executive director of the Foundation for Freedom Online to discuss digital censorship, corporate control, prosecution of uncooperative politicians, and more.
Mike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBenzCyber
FFO website: https://foundationforfreedomonline.com/
0:00 - Intro
6:17 - Censorship Industrial Complex
13:06 - Turning point in 2016
15:08 - Twitter files and wrongspeak terminology
22:44 - NGO participation
26:07 - Corporate control
32:30 - Russian gas
37:15 - Biden laptop
43:09 - Justice Department can kill you
48:40 - Destabilization ops
53:07 - End goal of control
57:33 - Methods of resistance
1:01:11 - Monetary censorship and Bitcoin
1:04:11 - We’re gonna win
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![#459: An 8-Month Taliban Holiday with Lord Miles](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1699320653063-9e087af9bae3c.jpg)
#459: An 8-Month Taliban Holiday with Lord Miles
Marty sits down with Lord Miles to talk about his time in Taliban custody and his plans for further adventures.
Lord Miles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/real_lord_miles
Miles's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LordMiles
0:00 - Intro
6:03 - How Miles was betrayed
11:18 - 8 month detainment (holiday)
22:32 - End of detainment and Taliban misconceptions
30:23 - Govts and dealing with money
35:14 - Lovely holiday locations
38:01 - Nashville shooter
40:59 - Gold mine
48:27 - Wankers and grifters
54:55 - Next holidays
1:07:23 - BBQ, raw milk and baldmaxxing
1:20:18 - Living for adventure and harassing the system
1:26:04 - Plugs
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![#458: Climate Narratives Are Failing with Tom Nelson](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1698781122940-7213a9f8df6db.jpg)
#458: Climate Narratives Are Failing with Tom Nelson
Marty sits down with Tom Nelson to discuss the ongoing failure of climate change narratives energy policy to correspond with reality.
Tom's links: https://t.co/h5ODvIBeWA
0:00 - Intro
6:43 - Riffing on Dave Collum and hurricanes
11:08 - Narratives are failing
18:17 - Charlie Munger
21:07 - AI
23:44 - DC and climate policy
26:34 - Nuclear
30:32 - ESG and mining
33:41 - Green energy kills
42:32 - Hydrocarbons bring life
50:31 - Those who would control you
54:27 - Bitcoin
56:53 - War
59:21 - Podcasting, censorship, and finding new allies
1:09:41 - Go get yourself called a racist
1:19:24 - Wrapping up
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![#457: How a Miner Survives a Bitcoin Bear Market with Drew Armstrong & AJ Scalia](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1698287175207-1d3f24e68f4aa.jpg)
#457: How a Miner Survives a Bitcoin Bear Market with Drew Armstrong & AJ Scalia
Marty sits down with Drew and AJ from Cathedra to discuss how things have been going in the mining industry.
Cathedra: https://cathedra.com/
0:00 - Intro
5:04 - New York
11:23 - Current doomer status
14:36 - Lessons learned since last bull run
26:24 - Decisions made in 2022
34:20 - Underclocking and maintaining mining efficiency
39:16 - Evaluing mining businesses by hashprice
43:31 - Educating energy providers
48:25 - Cathedra firmware
52:07 - Shifting the bottleneck away from ASICs
58:20 - AI
1:06:46 - Geographic dispersion of hash
1:12:59 - Rising rates and ETFs
1:25:20 - Halvening prediction
1:35:05 - Wrapping up
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![#456: The Path To Hyperinflation with EJ Antoni](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1698083856344-612bdcbbfaa82.jpg)
#456: The Path To Hyperinflation with EJ Antoni
Marty sits down with EJ Antoni to discuss the disastrous policies of the Federal Reserve.
EJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealEJAntoni
0:00 - Intro
5:48 - Explaining Fed losses
22:16 - Has the Fed lost control?
26:25 - What is the result of total failure?
32:38 - Can higher-for-longer solve the problem?
37:16 - Recession indicators
42:04 - Protecting yourself financially
50:48 - Weimar style hyperinflation
54:21 - Weaponization of the dollar
57:23 - Bitcoin
1:00:24 - Wrapping
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![#455: AI-Powered Tyranny with Whitney Webb](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1697824476697-e9d1b81fc5b1d.jpg)
#455: AI-Powered Tyranny with Whitney Webb
Marty sits down once again with Whitney Webb to discuss the conflict in the Levant and how the bankers intend to use AI to control your life.
Whitney's links: https://linktr.ee/whitneywebb
Articles:
https://www.mintpressnews.com/untold-story-christian-zionists-power-united-states-israel/260532/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/print/whitney-webb-bitcoin-and-the-plot-to-destroy-financial-privacy
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![#454: An Onramp To The New Custody Standard with Onramp & BitGo](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1697672651716-b92d65a5e3bf5.jpg)
#454: An Onramp To The New Custody Standard with Onramp & BitGo
Marty sits down with Michael Tanguma and Jesse Meyers from Onramp as well as Mitch Kochman from BitGo to discuss their new partnership.
Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MTanguma
Jesse on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Croesus_BTC
Mitch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mitch_kochman
Onramp: https://onrampbitcoin.com/
BitGo: https://www.bitgo.com/
0:00 - Intro
5:04 - How’s The Last Trade going?
10:06 - OnRamp/BitGo partnership
23:35 - The importance of multi-institution
29:18 - What convinces key agents?
36:53 - The next stage of Bitcoin’s adoption
40:36 - Trillion Dollar Wallets and other fun ideas
45:03 - Bitcoin is for everyone
49:11 - State attacks and multi-jurisdiction
1:01:43 - Adoption, education, ETFs
1:19:05 - Marty backstory
1:22:04 - Mitch backstory and BitGo
1:26:15 - Bitcoin is the spirit of revolution
1:28:56 - Wrapping
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![#453: From Barstool to Mash with Louis Roberts](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode400/797160/797160-1697499634610-c3327e4071e59.jpg)
#453: From Barstool to Mash with Louis Roberts
Marty sits down with Lightswitch Lou to talk about Mash and its integration with the new TFTC website.
Louis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Buddyloveless
0:00 - Intro
5:28 - Riffing
15:37 - Mash and the new TFTC site
24:26 - Incumbent monetization models
29:06 - Enabling interaction features
31:58 - Controlling your own flow of funds
39:27 - Ending the subscription model
47:22 - Convincing other publishers
50:29 - Verifying humanity
54:51 - Lightning compared to advertising a decade ago
1:00:39 - Barstool
1:03:24 - Death of the old model
1:06:27 - Riffing after an interruption
1:11:26 - Chicken and egg of Bitcoin adoption
1:17:39 - Demo-ing donations
1:19:33 - We’re gonna win
1:25:42 - Twitter and Nostr
1:29:30 - Riffing
1:32:56 - New site launch
1:36:08 - Saving the world with Bitcoin
1:40:30 - Politicians are nuts
1:48:21 - War
1:58:35 - Rising from ashes of the American empire
2:01:27 - AI
2:03:26 - Ending riff
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