Marty Bent

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

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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Marty Bent

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Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

#410: The Fed Is Trying To Bring Down The European Banks with Tom Luongo 07.04.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the role the banking crisis plays in the inter-cabal squabble. Tom Luongo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFL1728 Tom's website: https://tomluongo.me/ 8:14 - What the hell is going on? 13:08 - Communicating ideas 20:04 - Intentions of the Fed and big American banks 31:39 - Europe in trouble as rates raise 38:41 - Pivot to BRICS 42:20 - FIMA 47:...

#409: Talking Value 4 Value with the Podfather Adam Curry 05.04.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Adam Curry to discuss Podcasting 2.0, Value 4 Value, Bitcoin, energy, culture, and much more. Adam Curry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamcurry No Agenda Show: https://www.noagendashow.net/ Pod 8:57 - Opening Riff 14:51 - Information Freedom 18:57 - Bitcoin responsibility and remembering your keys 24:19 - Patriot Act 2.0 and thinking local 28:25 - Mining and ener...

#408: The Truth About Renewable Energy with Brian Gitt 27.03.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Brian Gitt to discuss the flawed ideological approach behind ESG mandates and renewable energies. Brian Gitt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianGitt Brian's website: https://briangitt.com/ 5:23 - California emissions and electric cars 14:08 - Material supply for EVs 16:21 - California's oil hypocrisy 21:15 - EGS mandates don't preserve environment or help human li...

#407: FedNow is not a CBDC with Matthew Mežinskis 23.03.2023

Sitting down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q4 2022 Monetary Base update, the banking crisis, CBDCs, and more Follow Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crypto_voices 9:14 - Q4 update, just in time for Q1 13:32 - Bitcoin price 22:29 - The results of raising interest 24:42 - Bond duration risk 32:30 - QE5 34:40 - Choke Point 2.0 38:14 - Balaji's price prediction 46:53 - FedNow 55:04 - CD...

#406: Debt-Based Colonialism and Structural Adjustment with Alex Gladstein 20.03.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Gladstein to discuss how the IMF and World Bank harness debt to funnel resources from poor nations to rich ones. Alex's article on Bitcoin Magazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/imf-world-bank-repress-poor-countries Alex's Essays: https://alexgladstein.com/ Alex Gladstein at HRF: https://hrf.org/team/alex-gladstein/ 5:26 - In town for SXSW talking about...

#405: The Biden Laptop Report with Garrett Ziegler 18.03.2023

Sitting down with Garrett Ziegler to discuss the Biden laptop. Follow Marco Polo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcoPolo501c3 5:26 - Investigating the Biden family 14:53 - Firsthand sources 17:20 - Foreign interests 26:54 - Hunter the political whore 29:31 - Not a democrat/republican issue 34:58 - Legal action against the laptop shop 38:45 - Fake info 41:41 - Plausibility of forgetting the lapto...

#404: Thinking Beyond the Crowd with Konstantin Kisin 15.03.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Konstantin Kisin to discuss woke culture, covid hysteria, comedy, Ukraine, and more. Follow Konstantin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KonstantinKisin Check out Triggernometry https://www.youtube.com/c/Triggerpod 6:06 - Thinking beyond the crowd 9:08 - The democratic response to Covid 14:57 - The next few years will shape the next half century 20:05 - Flaws in Bitco...

#403: Dissecting the Banking Crisis with Parker Lewis 13.03.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Parker Lewis to break down the causes of the banking crisis from first principles. Follow Parker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkeralewis 9:15 - Is it happening? 11:40 - The Fed caused bank failures, not crypto 19:15 - SVB balance sheet 24:49 - History of bank cash assets 30:07 - How QE is done without QE 38:51 - The cycles accelerate every time 44:52 - The syst...

#402: The Fed Is Losing Money with Lyn Alden 10.03.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Lyn Alden to discuss the state of the Federal Reserve and inflation. Follow Lyn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact 7:12 - The myth of inflation and unemployment 13:39 - The problem with CPI as a metric 21:59 - Does the US have the fiscal capability to handle Fed policy? 26:04 - Nations abandoning USD reserve 31:30 - Bitcoin not yet big enough to settle...

#401: Inflation Hitting The Real Estate Market and Bitcoin Urbanism with Kelly Lannan 08.03.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Kelly Lannan to discuss the condition of infrastructure and the real estate market during this period of inflation, as well as Bitcoin Urbanism. Follow Kelly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ktlannan 9:55 - Riffing on infrastructure 17:18 - Current condition of real estate 22:43 - Marty asks question, are we in the eye of the storm? 27:04 - New home buyers are screwe...

#400: We're Gonna Win Against Broken Money and Broken Culture with @sovereignbrah 06.03.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Chase, AKA Sovereign Brah, to discuss broken money, degenerate culture, energy, Bitcoin, and God. Follow Chase on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sovereignbrah 0:00 - Intro 5:37 - Divine Synchronicity 12:57 - Children are artillery against degenerate culture 20:58 - Broken money 27:03 - Debt slavery 31:30 - Threats to mining 35:39 - Future of Texas 38:19 - Ed Dowd's th...

#399: Bitcoin Mining is Igniting an Engineering Renaissance with Rete and Isaac from Cathedra 02.03.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Rete Browning and Isaac Fithian from Cathedra to discuss the origins of off-grid bitcoin mining, their findings on over/underclocking ASICs, and the direction the mining industry is headed. Check out Cathedra: https://www.cathedra.com/ 7:38 - Great American Mining: Origins 18:24 - The state of off grid mining 22:17 - Designing for diverse domains 24:01 - Deadly deta...

#398: Replit, AI, and Bitcoin with Amjad Masad 01.03.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Amjad Masad to discuss Replit, why AI is not to be feared, and how it merges with Bitcoin to provide hope. Follow Amjad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amasad Check out Replit: https://replit.com/ 5:43- The beginning of Replit 13:46 - Replit's utility 15:34 - Replit's goals 22:03 - The marriage of bounties, bitcoin and AI 29:09 - Stakwork 31:37 - Is AI a Pandora's B...

#397: Nostr and Lightning Are The Real Web 3.0 with Myles Snider 21.02.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Myles Snider for a very bullish discussion of Nostr and the Lightning Network. Check out Kollider 8:40 - Nostr's improved a lot 17:16 - The business opportunity of Nostr 19:46 - What makes a good relay? 24:15 - Nostr+LN is the real web 3.0 34:30 - Myles's background 37:35 - Proof of Stake is bad for the soul 44:28 - Finding LN 50:35 - Kollider 1:07:42 - Ordinals 1:1...

#396: How To Get Hired In Bitcoin with Bitcoin Talent Co. 16.02.2023

Join Marty has he sits down with Andy Thompson and Michael Tanguma from Bitcoin Talent Co. to discuss the process of finding talented individuals to work for bitcoin companies. Apply with Bitcoin Talent Co Follow Andy and Michael on Twitter 6:52 - Andy's background 11:00 - Bitcoin's intellectual capital bottleneck 14:55 - Reaching out for talent 20:14 - Understanding bitcoiners offers an edge 23:0...

#395: How The Jabs Killed Gut Health with Dr. Sabine Hazan 08.02.2023

Join Marty has he sits down with Dr. Sabine Hazan to discuss microbiomes, the damaged caused to gut health by both Covid and the vaccine, and standing up for the truth. Follow Dr. Hazan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SabinehazanMD Check out Progenabiome: https://progenabiome.com/ Dr. Hazan's book: https://letstalkshit.org/ 6:31 - Broad explanation of microbiomes 11:11 - Observations during Covid...

#394: Warrior Cultures, True Friendship, Bitcoin and Austrian Economics with Aleks Svetski 03.02.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Aleks Svetski to discuss vol. 5 of The Bitcoin Times, as well as the impact modernity has had on male bonds, the values Bitcoiners should instill in the future, and narrowing focus as one gets older. Follow Svetski on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SvetskiWrites Check out The Bitcoin Times: https://bitcointimes.io/ Pod 5:22 - The time for wandering is over 8:08 - Defi...

#393: Value 4 Value Music with Sam & Michael from Wavlake 31.01.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Sam Means and Michael Rhee to discuss Wavlake, the current issues with the music industry, and how to orange pill people with cool products. Follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sammeans https://twitter.com/rheedio https://twitter.com/wavlake Check out Wavlake: https://wavlake.com/ Check out Lightning Store: https://lightning.store/ 6:14 - Technical issues ri...

#392: Resisting Online Surveillance with Viktor from IVPN 30.01.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Viktor from IVPN to discuss online privacy and the surveillance traps set by online companies, including most VPNs. Follow Viktor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vonthedock Check out IVPN: https://www.ivpn.net/ 6:10 - VPN convention 10:42 - VPNs explained 16:23 - VPN traps 19:23 - TOR 23:10 - Running your own VPN 26:30 - Vetting VPN services 35:23 - Wireguard 39:28...

#391: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths with Ed Dowd 26.01.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Ed Dowd to discuss excess deaths in recent times, the ever changing narratives surrounding Covid and the jabs, and how to move forward as the credibility of institutions crumbles. Find Ed's book here 5:10 - Update on findings in the last 10 months 10:29 - The censorship is obvious now 12:29 - What is the censorship hiding? 15:26 - Continuous jabs seem to only make t...

#390: Animal-Based Skincare and Regenerative Agriculture with Charles Mayfield 24.01.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Charles Mayfield to discuss Farrow Skincare, animal vs plant-based fats, and regenerative farming. Follow Charles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drchuckfit Check out Farrow: https://farrow.life/ 8:02 - Opening riff 11:54 - Intro to Farrow 16:58 - Why lard 20:16 - Making the first Farrow cream 24:35 - Science behind animal based skin products 26:32 - Sunburns and su...

#389: Hydroelectric Bitcoin Mining is Changing Lives in Congo's National Park with Adam Popescu 18.01.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Adam Popescu to discuss the impact of the hydroelectric power plant and associated Bitcoin mine in Congo's Virunga National Park. Follow Adam on Twitter Read Adam's article 5:11 - Why Virunga? 11:51 - Importance of energy for improving human life 13:57 - Setting the scene 20:45 - Involvement of a Belgian Prince 25:46 - Jobs provided by the hydroelectric plant 27:55...

#388: OP_VAULT and Bitcoin Governance with James O'Beirne 16.01.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with James O'Beirne to discuss the OP_VAULT proposal, the way Bitcoin Core is governed, and some bearish vibes. Follow James on Twitter 6:23 - Opening riff 9:45 - OP_VAULT 12:18 - Origins of covenants 16:02 - Further iterations and designing the best vault 21:18 - Explaining vaults 25:36 - UTXO batching 27:32 - Use cases 32:29 - Ideal UX 37:03 - Feedback on the opcode 42...

#387: Building Lightning Network Infrastructure with Graham Krizek from Voltage 12.01.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Graham Krizek to discuss the progress of Voltage over the last 2 years, how the lightning network's doing, and where it's going from here. Follow Graham on Twitter Check out Voltage 6:47 - Back on the show after 2 years 9:06 - What's Voltage? 14:23 - Witnessing growth of Voltage and LN 17:43 - What have been LN's biggest strides? 19:44 - Could LN fail? 22:50 - VLS 2...

#386: 3D Printing and CryptoCloaks with Rick V 10.01.2023

Join Marty as he sits down with Rick V to discuss his 3D printed space heater mod for miners, the story of CryptoCloaks, and what it's like running a Bitcoin-based business. CryptoCloaks on Twitter CryptoCloaks Website 5:58 - Coffee rip! 8:23 - Questions on 3D printing 15:35 - CryptoCloaks 19:59 - Story of the space heater 23:36 - Temp limits on 3D printed parts 24:46 - What space heater ASICs can...

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