TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

Marty sits down with Lyn Alden to discuss Triffin's dilemma.

Lyn Alden on Twitter: https://x.com/lynaldencontact

Lyn's Newsletter: https://www.lynalden.com/may-2025-newsletter/

0:00 - Intro

0:36 - Triffin's dilemma

8:15 - Debt leverage

11:10 - Fold & Coinkite

12:41 - Trump's goals and tariff policy

19:54 - Unchained

20:24 - China is not weak

30:07 - Energy

37:15 - AI/robots

41:11 - SBR

48:47 - Bitcoin credit products

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Marty sits down with Andrew Myers to discuss the intersection of AI, Energy and bitcoin.

Andrew Myers on Twitter: https://x.com/acmyers

Satoshi Energy: https://satoshienergy.com/

0:00 - Intro

0:34 - Tesla’s AI energy theory

8:59 - Bitcoin and decentralization fixes AI

13:02 - Fold & Coinkite

14:38 - How Satoshi Energy is using AI

19:28 - Bit Current

23:13 - Unchained

23:42 - Revealing inefficiency

32:57 - Proliferating OS AI with bitcoin

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Marty sits down with Dom Bei to discuss the state of CalPERS.

Campaign site: http://Www.beiforcalpers.com

Campaign Twitter: https://x.com/DomforCalPERS

Proof of Workforce: http://Www.proofofworkforce.org

Dom Bei on Twitter: https://x.com/Beiwatch_1

0:00 - Intro

0:32 - Opportunity Cost app

3:34 - Dom's background

10:36 - Fold & Coinkite

12:13 - How pensions got to this point

19:29 - Impact of failure

28:10 - Unchained

28:38 - Ca...

Marty sits down with Brian Harrington to discuss challenging the "never sell" mindset.

Brian Harrington on Twitter: https://x.com/BrainHarrington

Brian Harrington Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brainharrington

0:00 - Intro

0:36 - Bitcoiners should have better chairs

8:52 - Fold & Coinkite

10:23 - Reject FOMO paralysis

17:59 - You can live on bitcoin today

22:44 - Unchained

23:13 - How to live on a bitcoin standard

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Marty sits down with Brian Morgenstern to discuss the state of bitcoin policy.

Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/Discord: https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBzBrian Morgenstern on Twitter: https://x.com/MorgensternNJBitcoin Voter Project: https://www.bitcoinvoterproject.org/Riot: https://www.riotplatforms.com/

0:00 - Intro

0:36 - We’re winning in bitcoin p...

Marty sits down with Jim Carucci to discuss AI as economic agents.

CASCDR: https://cascdr.xyz/Jim Carucci on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsy2d24rfqzwxc9n2ujku084dlgwqqxrgkervxjpucna7p0q5htppgeluehw

0:00 - Intro

0:36 - Lacrosse and manifesting

4:38 - Open vs centralized AI

8:02 - Fold & Bitkey

9:33 - LLMs and their biases

13:32 - CASCDR basics

17:52 - Unchained

18:20 - Bitcoin AI synergy

30:34 - Progress of the agent...

Marty sits down with Rod Roudi to discuss vibe coding and raising kids with AI.

Rod on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodroudi/

Texas Energy and Mining Summit: https://www.meetup.com/bitcoin-park-austin/events/305924136/

0:00 - Intro

0:35 - Sports dads who vibe code

11:08 - Fold & Coinkite

12:44 - Austin convergence and meetups

20:27 - Unchained

20:55 - AI careers

25:58 - Leveling up children’s creativity

33:00 - Triple convergenc...

Marty sits down with James Lavish to discuss the large scale basis trade hanging over current markets.

James Lavish on Twitter: https://x.com/jameslavish

The Informationist: https://www.jameslavish.com/

Bitcoin Opportunity Fund: https://www.bitcoinopportunity.fund/

0:00 - Intro

0:36 - Educating financial literacy

7:05 - Bond Yields

10:54 - Fold & Coinkite

12:26 - Bitcoin decoupling and tariffs

16:19 - Diving into the basis trade

29:10 - ...

Marty sits down with Matt Pines to discuss Skywatcher's efforts to gather empirical data on UAPs.

Matt Pines on Twitter: https://x.com/matthew_pines

Skywatcher: https://skywatcher.ai

Bitcoin Policy Summit: https://www.btcpolicysummit.org/

0:00 - Intro

0:37 - US disclosure posture

9:09 - Skywatcher

17:13 - Fold & Coinkite

18:44 - How the data is collected

23:33 - Unchained

24:02 - What attracts UAPs

35:40 - Consciousness

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Marty sits down with Ivan Makedonski to discuss his article "The Digit Addiction Pandemic".

Ivan's Article: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-digit-addiction-pandemicMisty Breez: https://breez.technology/misty/Bulgarian Bitcoin Movie: https://geyser.fund/project/bulgarianjourney

0:00 - Intro0:36 - Digit addiction7:28 - Digit lords10:51 - Fold & Coinkite12:23 - Shaking the addicted mind15:39 - Tragedy c...

Marty sits down with Jesse Myers to discuss the key behavioral mutation behind the dominance of our species over other early humans.

Jesse on Twitter: https://x.com/Croesus_BTC

One-in-a-Species: https://www.onceinaspecies.com/

0:00 - Intro

0:36 - How Jesse’s hypothesis differs from mainstream

8:19 - Szabo's shelling out and the fashion argument

15:36 - Fold & Coinkite

17:14- The hTKTL1 gene

27:03 - Overcoming Dunbar's ...

Marty sits down with Michael Howell to discuss the incoming liquidity crisis.

Crossborder Capital on Twitter: https://x.com/crossbordercap

Capital Wars Substack: https://capitalwars.substack.com/

0:00 - Intro

0:36 - Is liquidity crunch incoming

6:13 - Explaining the crisis

16:12 - Fold & Coinkite

17:49 - The Fed’s ineffective measures

20:39 - Powell/Trump standoff and China selling

28:13 - Unchained Evernt

29:37 - Digging out...

Marty sits down with James Check to discuss the game of chicken being played between the US and China.

James on Twitter: https://x.com/_Checkmatey_

Checkonchain: https://charts.checkonchain.com/

Newsletter: https://newsletter.checkonchain.com/

0:00 - Intro

0:36 - Tariff bomb

6:32 - Recession incoming

9:30 - Fold & Coinkite

11:08 - Yen/dollar devaluation game of chicken

15:33 - Gold and Bitcoin’s price floor

25:02 - Unchained Event

25:27 -...

Marty sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the impact of Trump's tariffs.

Tom Luongo on Twitter: https://x.com/TFL1728Tom Luongo's Website: https://tomluongo.me/

0:00 - Intro

0:36 - Breaking down the tariffs

13:24 - Fold & Coinkite

15:01 - Trump and Bessent’s messaging

19:11 - EU and British psyops

30:33 - Red tape is falling, corporate press floundering

36:47 - Unchained Event

37:12 - Helping American economy

39:39 - Debt based colonial...

Marty sits down with Dr. Mary Bowden to discuss Covid vaccine injustice.

Dr. Bowden on Twitter: https://x.com/MdBreathe

Dr. Bowden's website: https://breathemd.org/

0:00 - Intro

0:26 - MAHA is shifting away from Covid justice

5:30 - Why vax should be pulled

11:21 - Fold & Coinkite

12:59 - Japan vax death study

16:07 - MDs have lost trust

20:16 - Ivermectin over the counter & and rebranding

24:57 - Unchained Event

25:22 - Should the FD...

Marty sits down with Peter St Onge to discuss USAID astroturfing.

Peter St Onge on Twitter: https://x.com/profstonge

0:00 - Intro0:36 - Elon and Austrian econ6:25 - Paid protestors14:28 - Woke companies exist because intimidation16:54 - Fold & Coinkite18:32 - Uni endowments and money printer26:47 - Unchained27:12 - Trump’s policy choices32:48 - Media and Trump changing precedent45:18 - Convictions win51:35 - Trump admin &...

Bitcoin Financial Services CEO Will from Fold discusses how their company helps customers build long-term Bitcoin savings through rewards programs, sharing how some users have earned more in Bitcoin rewards than their original purchases cost. He explains Fold's treasury strategy as they become a public company, contrasting with speculation-focused crypto firms. The conversation shifts to discussing political shifts in DC with g...

Marty sits down with Pierre Rochard to discuss bitcoin rewriting the financial industry.

Pierre on Twitter: https://x.com/BitcoinPierrePierre on Nostr: https://primal.net/pierre

0:00 - Intro

0:36- Casinos, burrito financing and defi

12:20 - Fold & Coinkite

13:57 - Recapitalizing with better collateral

24:01 - Can bitcoin cure the degens?

32:30 - Unchained

33:31 - Smoothing volatility and lending against bitcoin

42:23 - Inter-ope...