TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

Marty sits down with Cathie Wood to discuss bitcoin in the context of historic trends and convergent technology.

Cathie on Twitter: https://x.com/cathiedwood

Bitcoin Brainstorm: https://www.youtube.com/@ARKInvest2015

Bitcoin Monthly: https://www.ark-invest.com/the-bitcoin-monthly/

0:00 - Intro

0:50 - Bitcoin’s monetization compared to past trends

3:59 - Sovereign bitcoin funds

9:35 - River & Unchained

10:50 - Why is b...

Marty sits down with Michael Goldstein to discuss the Nakamoto Institute, timeless ideas, and bitcoin rhetoric.

Learn about the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute design fundraiser: https://news.nakamotoinstitute.org/p/help-give-sni-timeless-beauty

Support the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute design fundraiser: https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_saYgrVYmCi

Michael on Twitter: https://x.com/bitstein

Michael on Nostr: https://primal.net/bit...

Marty sits down with Dustin Kittle to discuss how the Farm Credit Administration is destroying the family farm.

Dustin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dustinkittle

0:00 - Intro

0:50 - The farm credit system

9:28 - River & Unchained

10:44 - Dustin’s situation and the lenders’ liquidity crisis

20:51 - The people responsible?

26:19 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite

27:56 - Motivations and goals

33:15 - Ruthless ta...

Marty sits down with Sam and Michael from Wavlake to discuss the magic of concerts and how Ticketbot can help loosen Live Nation's grip on the industry.

Sam on Twitter: https://x.com/sammeans

Michael on Twitter: https://x.com/rheedio

Wavlake: https://wavlake.com/

Wavlake app: https://app.wavlake.com/

0:00 - Intro

0:50- Opening riff

3:58 - Kendrick vs Drake

10:56 - River & Unchained

12:12 - Stories about music

33:1...

Marty sits down once again with Matthew Mežinskis for the Q1 2024 monetary base update.

Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney

0:50 - Power law trend is trending

5:42 - Govt attacking bitcoin

11:47 - Sponsors 1

13:02 - US debt and inflation

24:27 - Monetary base vs hard assets

34:05 - Top 5 currencies

37:06 - M3

45:58 - Outside money

52:17 - Sponsors 2

53:54 - Monetized debt and MMT

1:05:57 - Late stage centra...

Tom Luongo returns once again to discuss geopolitics.

Tom on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFL1728

Tom's Website: https://tomluongo.me/

0:00 - Intro

0:50 - Larry Fink

6:18 - Sovereigntists vs Davos

14:00 - Sponsors 1

15:16 - Powell’s domestic concerns

18:39 - Bank of Japan

25:22 - Gold

30:00 - Tether

34:40 - Tom’s hivemind

36:31 - Sponsors 2

38:08 - KYC

44:31 - Yuval Harari clip

49:23 - The cracks are showing

58:32 - S...

Marty sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss how fiat money corrupts the structure of the US government and how bitcoin fixes this.

Parker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkeralewis

0:00 - Intro

0:50 - Welcome back to Tales From The Fridge

1:49 - US/Japan swap line

7:32 - Dollar is undermining the US

10:14 - Sponsors 1

11:30 - Framing bitcoin and the dollar correctly

17:37 - Importance of America’s government structure

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Marty sits down with Dhruv, Ryan and Allen to discuss their new article on decentralizing the internet with Bitcoin.

Dhruv on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhruvbansal

Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanTheGentry

Allen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allenf32

0:00 - Intro

5:05 - Adding context

9:47 - Layer Zero

17:15 - Difficulty adjustment

23:32 - Layer One

32:42 - Layer Two - Lightning

43:31 - Gradually, ...

Marty sits down with Carliño to discuss the events that led to Simple Proof and bitcoin being used to verify Guatemala's election.

Carliño on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carlostoriello

Digital Witness: https://digitalwitness.io

Find Carliño on Nostr: npub14advhxua8w78gl2z7q8c4s20htxkzq4cu5mhj34ep0puf7smyqzszrd7qq

0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Riffing
9:24 - Poverty is the enemy
15:57 - Getting OFAC listed and discover...

Marty sits down with Matt Corallo to discuss the Antpool situation and how the centralization issue can be solved.

Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt

0:00 - Intro

1:27 - The pool problem

14:42 - Miners haven’t switched

22:04 - Miner priorities

27:38 - Taking action

40:11 - Gradually, Then Suddenly

40:50 - Addressing bias

42:59 - Is switching difficult?

46:14 - Nuclear option if someone takes control

51:30 - ...

Marty sits down with Matthew Lysiak to discuss his new book, Fiat Food.

Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Matthewlysiak

Buy Fiat Food: https://academy.saifedean.com/product/fiat-food-hardcover/

0:00 - Intro

5:05 - Mass shootings and mental illness

9:58 - Origins of Fiat Food and The Saif House

15:04 - 7th Day Adventists and Kellogg

19:37 - How 1971 corrupted science

32:06 - Gradually, Then Suddenly

32:45 - Lega...

Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss the latest methods employed by the digital panopticon.

Whitney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb

Mark on Twitter: https://twitter.com/markgoodw_in

0:00 - Intro

5:05 - Explaining the article

13:33 - Satellogic

17:41 - Private/public cabal

26:51 - Steve Mnuchin

38:40 - Highlighting the public/private smokescreen

48:06 - Gradually, Then Suddenly

48:45 -...

Marty sits down with Ben Braddock to discuss everything from micro to macro.

Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraduatedBen

IM—1776: https://im1776.com/

0:00 - Intro
5:05 - MS-13
8:13 - El Salvador and rule of law
12:47 - Media control and narrative shifts
30:51 - Covid lockdown’s financial motives
36:35 - Places to escape to
41:11 - Inflation is exhausting
52:37 - MAID and spiritual starvation
5...

Marty sits down with Andrew Hohns to discuss how Bitcoin changes the world of finance.

https://www.unicefusa.org/about-unicef-usa/leadership/national-board-directors/andrew-hohns

0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Andrew’s background
19:30 - Discovering bitcoin
25:44 - Alloying bitcoin with credit
34:49 - Positive impact of Bitcoin’s unique use cases
49:18 - Debt crisis
58:15 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
58:54 - High/...

Marty sits down with Anjan Katta and Tristan Scott to discuss the Daylight computer.

Anjan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnjanKatta

Tristan Scott: https://twitter.com/bitcoinand_beef

Daylight: https://daylightcomputer.com/

0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Light and temperature
16:31 - Honesty
21:57 - Wisdom
25:56 - Creating Daylight
32:12 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
32:52 - Hardware has more impact than software
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Marty sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss the many facets of the global conflict over energy.

Anas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anasalhajji

Anas's Website: https://www.anasalhajji.com/

Daily Energy Report: https://afalhajji.substack.com/

0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Strategic petroleum reserves
20:30 - LNG
40:04 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
40:43 - Media portrayal and OPEC+ view of Russia
48:32 - Red Sea
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Marty sits down with P.D. Mangan to discuss metabolic health, the consequences of easy fixes, fiat food, and more.

P.D. Mangan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mangan150

0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Metabolic health
10:41 - Workout intensity
16:03 - Ozempic
23:27 - Hunger and eating patterns
28:56 - Meat myths, studies, and unhealthy experts
35:43 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
36:22 - Advice and misconceptions
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Marty sits down with Jeff Smith to discuss the state of ranching and the agriculture industry.

Colorado Craft Beef: https://coloradocraftbeef.com/

0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Bitcoin and ranching
13:37 - Starting Colorado Craft Beef
23:41 - Regulatory risk
29:04 - Taking care of the land
33:23 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
34:02 - Scaling in competition with large corps
39:00 - Orange pilling
55:34 - Weaponiz...

Marty sits down with NVK to discuss Coinkite, AI, tradeoffs in bitcoin, and more.

NVK on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Signing devices and the Coldcard Q
13:13 - ETFs vs self custody
17:38 - SIM swaps and AI fakes
23:59 - Meatspace KYC
26:55 - AI tools, Unleashed.chat
32:04 - AI and bitcoin for businesses
42:18 - How AI will impact the world
50:14 - Gradually, Then Suddenly