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
Marty sits down with Luke Gromen to discuss China's rare earth leverage over the US, the structural shift from Treasury bonds to gold as the primary reserve asset, the challenges of reshoring American manufacturing, and why the dollar system must debase as these tectonic geopolitical and monetary changes unfold.
Luke on Twitter: https://x.com/lukegromen
FFTT: https://fftt-llc.com/
STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/
Marty sits down with Instagibbs to discuss the Bitcoin Core version 30 release, covering technical improvements like checkpoint removal and orphanage updates, the controversial OP_RETURN debate, privacy challenges in Lightning, and the future roadmap for Bitcoin development amid regulatory pressures.
Instagibbs on Twitter: https://x.com/theinstagibbs
STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/
Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-...
Marty sits down with Vince Lanci to discuss China's strategic gold accumulation through Shanghai warrants, the global dedollarization movement, how gold is being positioned as high-quality liquid collateral to compete with US Treasuries, Bitcoin price suppression through ETF derivatives, and the parallels between gold and Bitcoin market manipulation.
Vince on Twitter: https://x.com/Sorenthek
Vince’s Substack: https://vblgoldfix.sub...
Marty sits down with Svetski to discuss AI as a productivity tool rather than AGI, the unsustainable economics of large language models, Nostr's evolution beyond social media toward portable identity and new market opportunities, SatLantis's pivot to become a Bitcoin-native events platform, solving the cold start problem, digital burnout and the shift toward meatspace connection, and why building second-generation Bitcoin companies...
Marty sits down with James Check to discuss Bitcoin's structural market transformation, the debasement trade gaining mainstream recognition, treasury company dynamics, institutional adoption patterns, and why this cycle's compressed volatility and sophisticated bid-side support signal a fundamentally different monetization phase.
Marty sits down with Maryland HODL to discuss systemic vibrations signaling monetary transition, how bitbonds and stablecoins could facilitate a shift from an inflationary to deflationary system, the strategic realignment happening within the Treasury and Fed, and why Bitcoin's role as pristine collateral represents the only viable path to navigate the fourth turning without catastrophic conflict.
Maryland Hodl on Twitter: https://...
Marty sits down with Luke Thomas, founder of Formable and former product manager at Zapier, to discuss how AI is creating "unbounded leverage" for startups, why existing businesses struggle to adapt due to structural constraints, and how Bitcoin treasuries can rewire founders' thinking about capital allocation in the digital transformation era.
Formable: https://formable.ai/
STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/
Our newsletter: htt...
Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss the expansion of surveillance infrastructure under the Trump administration, the weaponization of domestic terrorism rhetoric following recent political violence, and how digital ID systems and financial control mechanisms are being implemented globally to restrict individual freedoms.
Whitney Webb on Twitter: https://x.com/_whitneywebb
Mark Goodwin on Twitter: https://x...
Marty sits down with Jeff Walton to discuss his transition from reinsurance to Bitcoin treasury strategies at Strive, their cashless acquisition of Semler Scientific, and how companies are revolutionizing corporate finance by building Bitcoin war chests through innovative capital market structures.
Jeff on Twitter: https://x.com/PunterJeff
Strive: https://strive.com/
STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/
Our newsletter: https://www...
Sean Milmoe, co-founder and CFO of 360 Energy, discusses his transition from working at Blackstone financing conventional oil and gas businesses as well as wind and solar projects to building a bitcoin mining services company, why a combination of Fed money printing and the unsustainability of energy economics led him to bitcoin, what parallels exist between underwriting bitcoin mining sites and conventional natural gas well econom...
Marty sits down with Edward Dowd to discuss the Federal Reserve's rate cuts, an impending housing and stock market crisis driven by the end of illegal immigration-fueled economic stimulus, the collapse of subprime auto lender Tri-Color, COVID vaccine injuries continuing to impact the economy, and how the recent assassination has diverted attention from accountability efforts.
Ed Dowd on Twitter: https://x.com/DowdEdward
Marty sits down with Melody Wright to discuss the brewing housing crisis, rising mortgage distress, and why she believes real estate speculation has created an unsustainable bubble that threatens younger generations.
Melody Wright on Twitter: https://x.com/m3_melody
Melody Wright on Substack: https://substack.com/@m3melody
Melody Wright on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@m3_melody
STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/
Jimmy Song, author of Programming Bitcoin, discusses the importance of more miners participating directly in the peer-to-peer network and the risks of bitcoin mining pool centralization, including how centralization in mining pools could enable censorship of bitcoin transactions and how it might also enable changes to the network’s rules that would otherwise be far more difficult, ranging from scenarios that cover mempool policy (e...
Marty sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss America's potential turning point following recent political violence, the strategy behind Trump's methodical approach to draining the swamp, and why the 30-year mortgage market could be the key to rebuilding middle-class wealth.
Tom on Twitter: https://x.com/TFL1728
Tom’s Website: https://tomluongo.me/
STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/
Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief...
Marty sits down with Will to discuss the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk and its potential political ramifications, Bitcoin's evolving mainstream acceptance, Zaprite's new ticketing platform, and the integration of AI tools in software development.
Will on Twitter: https://x.com/willcole
Zaprite: https://zaprite.com/
STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/
Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/
Marty sits down with Peter Alexander, an American consultant who has lived in China for 30 years, to discuss why the US fundamentally misunderstands Chinese culture and strategy, how America's supply chain dependency has eliminated its negotiating leverage, and what both countries need to do to avoid a destructive economic confrontation.
Peter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-alexander-97630910
Peter on Nostr: https:/...
Brad Cuddy, Director–Energy Operations at Cholla, Inc., discusses the benefits that bitcoin mining is actively providing to the ERCOT grid, why deregulation and real-time pricing in ERCOT is creating a unique opportunity for bitcoin mining to innovate in Texas, how bitcoin miners compare to AI datacenters from a load perspective, and why bitcoin load and batteries are complementary tools to help balance the grid.
Marty sits down with Jessica Rose, an immunologist and data analyst, to discuss her five years of research into VAERS data showing alarming safety signals from COVID vaccines, including DNA contamination, systemic adverse events, and the institutional suppression of critical vaccine safety information.
Read the paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08916934.2025.2551517
STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/
Marty sits down with Mel Mattison to discuss his bullish predictions for 2025, the merging of Treasury and Fed policy, China's gold accumulation strategy, and why he believes we're heading toward lower interest rates, higher asset prices, and a potential economic boom despite various geopolitical tensions.
Mel on Twitter: https://x.com/MelMattison1
Mel’s website: https://www.melmattison.com/
0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Summer’s over
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Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss Bitcoin's power law growth model, why current price action remains on trend despite community concerns, and the long-term implications of network adoption versus traditional financial system dynamics.
Matthew on Twitter: https://x.com/1basemoney
Porkopolis: https://www.porkopolis.io/
STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/
Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/
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