TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

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.

Episodes

August 13, 2025 61 mins

Marty sits down with Ali Webb and Carlos Flores from Forager to discuss how they're using Bitcoin-backed funding to enable independent filmmakers to create original content without traditional studio interference or investor pressure.

Forager + Whitepaper on Twitter:

https://x.com/Forager_tv

https://x.com/whtppr_studio

Personal Handles:

https://x.com/cmfe2510

https://x.com/AliWebb07

Websites:

https://www.forager.tv/

https://whtppr....

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Chris Alfano, co-founder and CEO of 360 Energy, discusses his firm’s strategy as a service company in oil & gas fields, how bitcoin mining is helping to unlock oil production while reducing an environmental liability and how bitcoin is allowing owners and operators with stranded natural gas to monetize an energy asset that would otherwise be wasted or under-utilized.

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Marty sits down with Dave Collum and Rudy Havenstein to discuss the merger of the Fed and Treasury, real inflation rates versus official statistics, housing market dysfunction, the Epstein scandal cover-up, government corruption, surveillance state expansion, and the systemic breakdown of American institutions.

Dave Collum on Twitter: https://x.com/DavidBCollum

Rudy Havenstein on Twitter: https://x.com/RudyHavenstein

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Marty sits down with Rod Roudi to discuss the unprecedented opportunities for entrepreneurs in the current AI-powered landscape, the convergence of Bitcoin, AI, and energy technologies, and how Bitcoin Park is creating unique experiences while maintaining the cypherpunk ethos amid the "paper Bitcoin summer" trend.

Rod on Twitter: https://x.com/bitkite

Imagine If: https://bitcoinpark.com/imagineif

Bitcoin Park Nashville: https://www...

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Marty sits down with Andrew Poelstra from Blockstream to discuss the launch of Simplicity on Liquid mainnet, a formally specified programming language that enables smart contracts with mathematical guarantees of safety and predictable execution costs, representing nearly a decade of development to bring secure, expressive scripting capabilities to Bitcoin-based systems.

Blockstream: https://blockstream.com/careers/

Simplicity: http...

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Rob Warren, the Head of Research and Education at Bitcoin Park and author of The Bitcoin Miner’s Almanac, discusses the role of bitcoin miners within the bitcoin network, how bitcoin miners help solve problems within energy systems and why bitcoin is most likely to proliferate and drive innovation where there is waste or under utilization of energy assets.

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Marty sits down with Infra to discuss how decades of globalization and financialization have hollowed out American manufacturing, created massive wealth inequality, and led to a "silent depression" marked by declining real wages, rising deaths of despair, and social dysfunction that can only be addressed through economic nationalism, dollar devaluation, and a shift toward productive rather than financial assets like Bitcoin.

Robert...

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Marty sits down with Zuby to discuss his recent piece offering 12 pieces of advice for Gen Z men, exploring how the younger generation can avoid the mistakes of millennials while capitalizing on unprecedented opportunities in technology, finance, and personal development.

Zuby on Twitter: https://x.com/ZubyMusic

Zuby’s article: https://www.realtalkwithzuby.com/p/my-honest-advice-for-gen-z-men

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Parker and Marty discuss the convergence of Bitcoin mining and energy systems, exploring how mining serves as a pioneer species for monetizing stranded energy resources while examining the current state of centralization in ASIC manufacturing and mining pools.

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Marty sits down with O.W. Root to discuss the importance of men's style, how clothing reflects and shapes culture and character, and why dressing well is a scalable way to improve both personal confidence and societal civility.

O.W. Root's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/necktiesalvage

STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/

Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/

TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/si...

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Marty sits down with Gerald Celente to discuss the looming commercial real estate collapse, banking sector vulnerabilities, the decline of the US dollar, Trump's pivot to supporting Bitcoin, and the systemic corruption of political leaders worldwide.

Gerald Celente on Twitter: https://x.com/geraldcelente

Trends Journal: https://trendsjournal.com/

STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/

Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brie...

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Marty sits down with Scott (@DarkSide2030_), a former Wall Street options trader, to discuss his "Big Long" thesis about how Bitcoin's unique properties as a digital bearer asset will create an unprecedented short squeeze in derivatives markets that could trigger systemic collapse of the traditional financial system.

Scott on Twitter: https://x.com/DarkSide2030_

STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/

Our newsletter: https://www.tftc...

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Marty sits down with Yael, a fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute, to discuss the intersection of Bitcoin, AI, and energy policy, the importance of negative rights versus positive rights in legislation, the problems with the Bank Secrecy Act, and practical policy priorities for protecting Bitcoin users and developers.

Yaël Ossowski on Twitter: https://x.com/YaelOss

Yaël's Website: https://yael.ca/

BPI: https://www.btcpolicy.org/

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Marty sits down with Phil from Berglinde to discuss Bitcoin-backed lending markets, the challenges of bringing institutional capital into the Bitcoin economy, European regulatory landscapes, and how Bitcoin could serve as a catalyst for political and economic sovereignty.

Phil Lojacono on Twitter: https://x.com/PhilLojacono

Berglinde: https://www.berglinde.com/

STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/

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Bitcoin Alpha explores the mainstream adoption of Bitcoin as CNBC analysts predict $500,000 price targets and major institutions embrace cryptocurrency. The discussion covers BlackRock's iBit ETF success, Rick Edelman's 10-40% allocation recommendations, and Figma's $100 million Bitcoin treasury strategy. The team analyzes Trump's fiscal policies, deficit spending, and Federal Reserve dynamics while examining Bitcoin dominance vers...

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Marty sits down with Pascal Hügli to discuss his co-authored book "Bitcoin Enlightenment," exploring how the abandonment of the gold standard created our current era of monetary relativism and why Bitcoin represents a return to economic reality and individual sovereignty.

Pascal on Twitter: https://x.com/pahueg

Get Bitcoin Enlightenment: https://thesaifhouse.com/

STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/

Our newsletter: https://www.tft...

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Marty sits down with Balaji Srinivasan to discuss the sympathy for white American conservatives, the simultaneous disruption of Blue America by the internet and Red America by China, the inevitable collapse of the dollar amid Bitcoin's 100 million X rise, and the emergence of network states as a solution for rebuilding civilization after the coming fiat crisis.

Balaji on Twitter: https://x.com/balajis

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Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss Bitcoin's power law growth trend, the mathematical inevitability of money printing resumption, geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe, and the philosophical implications of exponential versus power-based growth systems colliding as Bitcoin adoption accelerates.

Matthew Mežinskis on Twitter: https://x.com/1basemoney

Porkopolis Economics: https://www.porkopolis.io/

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Marty sits down with Jordi Visser to discuss how AI is breaking traditional economic indicators, why Bitcoin represents the future S&P 500, and how energy bottlenecks could constrain the coming AI revolution while private companies increasingly avoid going public.

Jordi Visser on Twitter: https://x.com/jvisserlabs

STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/

Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/

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Marty sits down with Becca Rubenfeld from Anchor Watch to discuss Bitcoin inheritance solutions, insurance for cold storage, the rising threat of crypto-related kidnappings and wrench attacks, and how Bitcoin insurance is becoming critical infrastructure for traditional finance adoption.

Becca Rubenfeld on Twitter: https://x.com/BeccaAmilee

Anchorwatch: https://www.anchorwatch.com/

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