TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

Join Marty as he sits down with Dave Collum to discuss the state of the world. Follow Dave Collum on Twitter Read Dave Collum 2021 Year in Review: The Rise of Centralized Healthcare Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Join Marty as he sits down with Tucker Max to discuss doomer optimism and Bitcoin. Follow Tucker on Twitter Find out more about Tucker at TuckerMax.com Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - new bill would allow US Treasury to prohibit any transaction without public notice or input - robinhood starts rollout of bitcoin withdrawals - coldcard MK4 presales open - bitcoin mining difficulty hits new all time high - Phoenix v1.4.20 - Bisq v1.8.2 - Zap v0.7.6-beta - Joininbox v0.6.6 - BTCPay Server v1.4.0 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.63 - Sphinx Relay v2.2.5 - Ligh...

Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Brammer from Luxor Mining to discuss the state of North American Bitcoin mining. Follow Alex on Twitter Follow Luxor Mining on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Join Marty as he sits down with Lisa Neigut to discuss everything going on with the Lightning Network. Follow Lisa on Twitter Follow Base58 on Twitter Learn Bitcoin from the world’s best bitcoin education company at Base58 Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Intel to announce new bitcoin ASIC in feb - GRIID has signed a deal with Intel for their ASICs - BitMEX to acquire 268 year old German Bank - Taproot funds burned - mempool v2.3.0 - mercury wallet v0.5.9 - onionshare v2.5 - simple bitcoin wallet v2.4.27 - lightning pool v0.5.4-alpha - umbrel v0.4.11 - tdex v1.2.4 - El Salvador Gov is using pegasus spyware agains...

Join Marty as he sits down with AJ Scalia and Drew Armstrong from Cathedra Bitcoin to discuss the Bitcoin mining world. Follow AJ Scalia on Twitter Follow Drew Armstrong on Twitter Follow Cathedra Bitcoin on Twitter Find out more about Cathedra Bitcoin Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Join Marty as he sits down with Erik Cason to discuss Messianic Bitcoin and other cosmic topics. Follow Erik on Twitter Subscribe to Crypto Sovereignty Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Join Marty as he sits down with Jordan Schachtel, an Independent Journalist and founder of The Dossier on Substack, to discuss going against the mainstream narrative in 2022. Follow Jordan on Twitter Subscribe to The Dossier Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

This week Marty and Matt: - inflation running rampant Marty Bent , - Argentina rolling 12-month inflation - Turks diving in - Legal defense fund - Strike in Argentina - Bill Miller is bullish - Kazakhstan update - electrs v0.9.4 - bluewallet v6.2.16 - mercury wallet v0.5.6 - tdex v1.2.2 - foundation passport v1.0.8 - hexa wallet v2.0.67 - samourai wallet v0.99.98b - fidelity bullishness - Rep Emme...

Join Marty as he sits down with Christopher Allen and Wolf McNally to discuss Gordian principles and standardization of Bitcoin software. Follow Christopher on Twitter Follow Wolf on Twitter Check out the Blockchain Commons Gordian Principles Gordian Seed Tool LifeHash Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - internet access cut in kazakhstan in response to massive protests, 12% of hash rate disconnected - HRF announces new round of grants - proposal for privacy preserving reusable taproot addresses - electrs v0.9.4 - bluewallet v6.2.16 - mercury wallet v0.5.6 - tdex v1.2.2 - foundation passport v1.0.8 - hexa wallet v2.0.67 - samourai wallet v0.99.98b - gigi on value...

Join Marty as he sits down with Avik Roy, President of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, to discuss: - Think tanks - Energy policy and its affect on lower income individuals - Education - Healthcare - The looming US Fiscal Crisis - Why Bitcoin is an imperative for America moving forward - Educating DC about the opportunities Bitcoin provides - much more Follow Avik on Twitter Check...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Patriots QB Mac Jones gifts bitcoin to offensive line - Iran halts bitcoin mining until March 6th - Log4j fix released - RTL v0.12.0 - samourai wallet v0.99.98 - mercury wallet v0.5.3 - casa keyfest jan 5-7 - ronindojo tanto released Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code...

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Mike Brock, lead at TBD, to discuss: - What "is" and what "ought" to be - Mike's history at Block - How bitcoin got integrated at Cash App - How TBD came to be - Creating a decentralized system with limited trust in tbDEX - Creating bitcoin on-ramps for people is a massive hurdle right now - Is tbDEX transitional? - much more Follow Mike on Twitter Check o...

Happy Holidays from Marty and Matt. Enjoy this end of year holiday chop special of Rabbit Hole Recap from 2021. Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - SEC delays Bitwise and Grayscale spot ETF proposals - Underground bitcoin mining is thriving in China - HRF, Strike, Opensats announce three lightning focused - Opensats receives approval to operate as tax deductible 501c3 - BTCPay Server v1.3.7 - Rust Lightning v0.0.104 - lnbits v0.4.0 - Specter DIY v1.6.2 - Mercury Wallet v0.5.1 - Simple Bitcoin Wallet v2.4.24...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Jack announces independent board to run BTrust initiative funded with 500 bitcoin donation from him and Jay-Z to fund bitcoin development in Africa and India - nonprofit "Sats Center" launches to educate regulators on bitcoin - Surveillance company "Chainalysis" launches lightning network product - Coinbase received 5562 law enforcement requests the first three...

Join Marty as he sits back down with Texas Slim to discuss: - The Beef Initiative - Low time preference - Small towns in Texas - Seed oils - Processing plants - Fertilizer - much more Follow Slim on Twitter Check out the Beef Initiative Newsletter Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Swan adds taproot support and api, no longer supporting ny - Major swiss tech company ceo runs surveillance operation - Malicious actor appears to be attacking Tor - Sparrow Wallet v1.5.3 - Mercury Wallet v0.4.62 - btc-rpc-explorer v3.3.0 - Zap android v0.5.4-beta - Lightning Terminal v0.6.1-alpha - Lightning Pool v0.5.3-alpha - Elements v0.21.0.1 - Private home...

Join Marty as he sits back down with LaserHodl to discuss: - The acceleration of the Great Reset - Why nothing makes any logical sense - The emergence of internment camps - The Marxist creep into schooling - Mesh networks - Why we wouldn't want to be the state right now - Ten pieces of advice to inoculate yourself from the madness - much more Follow LaserHodl on Twitter Check out his ten pieces of...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - square changes name to block - square crypto changes name to spiral - ledger adds support for psbts, multisig, and taproot - microstrategy buys 7002 bitcoin - silent link adds support for US burner phone number esims - lnd v0.14.1-beta - mercury wallet v0.4.56 - joinmarket v0.9.4 - bluewallet v6.2.13 - specter desktop v1.7.2 - umbrel v0.4.9 - passport v1.0.8-bet...

Join Marty as he sits back down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss: - The growth of the global monetary base in Q3 2021 - Bitcoin is the sixth largest base money in the world - Bitcoin should surpass the Great British Pound around $68,000 - The history of the Bank of England - Lack of transparency from central banks - Growing tyranny around the world - Lessons from history - much more Follow Matthe...

Join Marty as he sits down with Patricia, a designer focused on bringing better experiences to Bitcoin, to discuss: - Designing in an open source environment - How bad design can turn people away - Observing how users interact in ways one doesn't expect - How to gather feedback on open source software design - A call to action for new designers - Bitcoin provides a wide open slate to bring design...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - el salvador announces bitcoin city and a bitcoin bond - US 'pauses' relations with el salvador - OBJ to convert his entire yearly salary to bitcoin - samsung to build $17B chip factory in texas - fold partners with pokemon go creator niantic - lnd v0.14.0-beta - electrs v0.9.3 - btcpayserver v1.3.6 - mercury wallet v0.4.53 - simple bitcoin wallet v2.4.19 - seeds...