TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

Marty sits down with Pete Quinones to discuss the potential of "Little Tech" to influence America. Pete on Twitter: https://x.com/PeterRQuinones 0:00 - Intro 1:23 - Energy and tech 5:39 - Explaining elite theory 21:36 - River and Unchained 22:51 - Kamala propaganda 30:14 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 32:16 - Technological warfare 39:38 - Communism and liberalism 45:29 - Rule of law and capi...

Marty sits down with Saifedean Ammous to discuss the Israel/Gaza conflict from the perspective of property rights. Saifedean on Twitter: https://x.com/saifedean Saifedean's Website: https://saifedean.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:13 - Infringement of Palestinian property rights 8:00 - Israel’s solution is extermination 13:23 - River & Unchained 14:39 - Religious justification of cruelty 26:29 - Gradually, T...

Marty sits down with Tom Luongo to go over the consequences of the failed attempt on Donald Trump's life. Tom on Twitter: https://x.com/TFL1728 Tom's website: https://tomluongo.me/ 0:00 - Intro 1:12 - PayPal Mafia 9:31 - River & Unchained 10:46 - The assassination attempt fractured the timeline 14:39 - Everyone knew 26:35 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 28:12 - Divine intervention 32:43 - Wor...

Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss the partnership of the private tech sector with the surveillance state. Whitney on Twitter: https://x.com/_whitneywebb Mark on Twitter: https://x.com/markgoodw_in 0:00 - Intro 1:34 - Trump shooting and media aftermath 10:10 - River & Unchained 11:26 - JD Vance and Palantir 24:10 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 25:48 - Trump’s image...

Marty sits down with Eric Semler to discuss why Semler Scientific chose to store their value in bitcoin. Semler Scientific: https://www.semlerscientific.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:43 - Bill Walton 4:16 - TCS Capital and post dotcom 10:39 - River & Unchained 11:55 - Parallel between late 90s and today 16:24 - Journey to bitcoin 23:52 - Themes that lead to shorting the best assets 32:20 - Gradually, Then S...

Marty sits down with Jason Mikula to discuss fintech, Synapse, Banking as a Service, and the general state of banking. Jason on Twitter: https://x.com/mikulaja Jason's Substack: https://fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:42 - Background on the Synapse case 12:19 - River & Unchained 13:35 - Who is at fault? 20:10 - FBO account structure 24:36 - Impact on end users 30:54 - Gradually,...

Marty sits down with Svetski to discuss his book The Bushido of Bitcoin. Svetski on Twitter: https://x.com/SvetskiWrites Bushido of Bitcoin: http://www.bushidoofbitcoin.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:52 - It’s time to do more than complain 9:23 - Core virtues 18:02 - River & Unchained 19:18 - Justice 24:51 - Unbalanced femininity 31:06 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 32:43 - Energetic leaders 39:40 - Co...

Marty sits down with Pierre Rochard and Allen Farrington to discuss their follow up to Pierre's Speculative Attack article. Pierre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre Allen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allenf32 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Speculative Attack: 10 years later 7:24 - Shorting fiat 12:39 - River & Unchained 13:55 - Spec attack season 2 17:41 - Education 22:56 - Gradually, Then Sud...

Marty sits down with Mel Mattison to discuss his book Quoz and the late-stage fiat breakdown. Mel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MelMattison1 Quoz: https://www.melmattison.com/quoz 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Mel’s background 5:34 - Timing the late-fiat breakdown 10:13 - River & Unchained 11:29 - Central bank history 17:00 - Central banks are obsolete 23:55 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 25:33 - Th...

Back in March, Marty sat down with Andrew Myers to discuss Satoshi Energy. Andrew on Twitter: https://x.com/acmyers Satoshi Energy: https://satoshienergy.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - How regulation harms the energy industry 12:08 - River and Bitkey 13:30 - Mining solves the fragility of centralized power 21:00 - Bitcoin strategies for energy companies 26:37 - Direct payment for energy 34:26 - Graduall...

Marty sits down with Peter St. Onge to discuss Trump's rumored plan to replace income tax with tariffs. Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profstonge 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - El Salvador 4:23 - Vibe shift 12:26 - River & Unchained 13:42 - Mass immigration and nationalism 17:51 - Trump’s rumored tariff plan 24:49 - Media and education 29:18 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 30:56 - Countering lies...

Marty sits down with Chris Buskirk to discuss the destruction wrought by ESG and moving forward with positive vision. Chris on Twitter: https://x.com/thechrisbuskirk 1789 Capital: https://x.com/1789Capital 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Start - ESG destroys innovation 3:53 - Conservative vibe shift 8:38 - River & Unchained 09:54 - Positive vision 15:58 - Positive vision specifics 24:24 - Gradually, Then Sudd...

Marty sits down with James Check to discuss bitcoin cash and carry. James on Twitter: https://x.com/_Checkmatey_ Checkonchain: https://charts.checkonchain.com/ Newsletter: https://newsletter.checkonchain.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Exposition 8:45 - Aussie ETF and in-kind withdrawal 12:04 - River & Unchained 13:20 - What Jim Bianco is missing 21:18 - Who is making the trade 26:03 - Gradually, Then Su...

Marty sits down with George Manolov to discuss how Bitcoin changed the game for Botev Plovdiv FC. George's Website: https://georgemanolov.com/ Botev Polvdiv: https://botevplovdiv.bg/en 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - First involvement with Botev Plovdiv - Cut fuckup 7:06 - Starting a bitcoin plan for the club 13:38 - River & Unchained 14:54 - Communicating reasons for bitcoin 22:34 - Fanbase reception 27:40 -...

Marty sits down with Matthew Pines to discuss how America is falling behind in the new multi polar world. Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthew_pines Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Bitcoin in politics 5:09 - Pitching Bitcoin to policy makers 12:14 - River & Unchained 13:30 - BRICS 24:52 - Is US govt asleep at the wheel? 37:26 - Current system isn...

Marty sits down with Ian Carroll to discuss the series of connections one makes once orange pilled. Ian on Twitter: https://x.com/Cancelcloco 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Trump and Fauci 10:57 - Intel agencies 14:22 - River & Unchained 15:38 - People are being forced to notice 19:17 - Optimism 22:17 - Evil masterminds and incompetents 29:38 - Ian’s research and perspective 33:30 - Gradually, Then Suddenly...

Marty sits down with Rod Roudi to discuss bitcoin meetups, entrepreneurship, leveraging your time, and more. Rod on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite Bitcoin Park:; https://bitcoinpark.com/ POD256: https://twitter.com/pod256 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Opening riff 6:45 - Tennessee Bitcoin 14:24 - River & Unchained 15:40 - Grassroots adoption 20:11 - Bitcoin Brainstorm 26:29 - Best way for number to go...

Marty sits down with Cathie Wood to discuss bitcoin in the context of historic trends and convergent technology. Cathie on Twitter: https://x.com/cathiedwood Bitcoin Brainstorm: https://www.youtube.com/@ARKInvest2015 Bitcoin Monthly: https://www.ark-invest.com/the-bitcoin-monthly/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Bitcoin’s monetization compared to past trends 3:59 - Sovereign bitcoin funds 9:35 - River & Uncha...

Marty sits down with Michael Goldstein to discuss the Nakamoto Institute, timeless ideas, and bitcoin rhetoric. Learn about the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute design fundraiser: https://news.nakamotoinstitute.org/p/help-give-sni-timeless-beauty Support the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute design fundraiser: https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_saYgrVYmCi Michael on Twitter: https://x.com/bitstein Michael on Nostr: ht...

Marty sits down with Dustin Kittle to discuss how the Farm Credit Administration is destroying the family farm. Dustin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dustinkittle 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - The farm credit system 9:28 - River & Unchained 10:44 - Dustin’s situation and the lenders’ liquidity crisis 20:51 - The people responsible? 26:19 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 27:56 - Motivations and goals 33...

Marty sits down with Sam and Michael from Wavlake to discuss the magic of concerts and how Ticketbot can help loosen Live Nation's grip on the industry. Sam on Twitter: https://x.com/sammeans Michael on Twitter: https://x.com/rheedio Wavlake: https://wavlake.com/ Wavlake app: https://app.wavlake.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50- Opening riff 3:58 - Kendrick vs Drake 10:56 - River & Unchained 12:12 - Stories...

Marty sits down once again with Matthew Mežinskis for the Q1 2024 monetary base update. Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney 0:50 - Power law trend is trending 5:42 - Govt attacking bitcoin 11:47 - Sponsors 1 13:02 - US debt and inflation 24:27 - Monetary base vs hard assets 34:05 - Top 5 currencies 37:06 - M3 45:58 - Outside money 52:17 - Sponsors 2 53:54 - Monetized debt and MMT 1:...

Tom Luongo returns once again to discuss geopolitics. Tom on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFL1728 Tom's Website: https://tomluongo.me/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Larry Fink 6:18 - Sovereigntists vs Davos 14:00 - Sponsors 1 15:16 - Powell’s domestic concerns 18:39 - Bank of Japan 25:22 - Gold 30:00 - Tether 34:40 - Tom’s hivemind 36:31 - Sponsors 2 38:08 - KYC 44:31 - Yuval Harari clip 49:23 - The cracks...

Marty sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss how fiat money corrupts the structure of the US government and how bitcoin fixes this. Parker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkeralewis 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Welcome back to Tales From The Fridge 1:49 - US/Japan swap line 7:32 - Dollar is undermining the US 10:14 - Sponsors 1 11:30 - Framing bitcoin and the dollar correctly 17:37 - Importance of Americ...

Marty sits down with Dhruv, Ryan and Allen to discuss their new article on decentralizing the internet with Bitcoin. Dhruv on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhruvbansal Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanTheGentry Allen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allenf32 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Adding context 9:47 - Layer Zero 17:15 - Difficulty adjustment 23:32 - Layer One 32:42 - Layer Two - Lightning 43:3...