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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.

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Bitcoin Alpha E005: Why Quantum Computing Can't Kill Bitcoin with Matt Corallo

The Ten31 crew sit down with Matt Corallo to talk about Google's Willow quantum chip.


0:00 - Disclaimer

0:24 - Matt Corallo addresses the quantum chip scare

34:19 - Expected value calculation in quantum scenario

45:34 - Bitcoin MENA and nation state adoption

56:45 - Bitcoinization of finance

1:02:18 - MSTR

1:11:00 - Yield is a scary word in bitcoin

1:17:35 - 100k milestone

2024-12-20
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#566: Q3 2024 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Me?inskis

Marty sits down with Matthew Me?inskis to discuss the Q3 2024 monetary base update.


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

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

0:00 - Intro

0:36- ATH, 4 currencies left in the way

4:50 - The Trump wave

10:44 - chart - Getting gold/btc on Fed balance sheet

24:20 - Unchained

25:11 - Optimally acquiring strategic reserve

30:38 - Zaprite & SOTE

32:11 - Triffin Dilemma and spending cuts

38:55 - How hard money helps central banks

43:23 - Yield curve/Fed policy mismatch

49:22 - Russian bitcoin

54:26 - Trump's cabinet and Scott Bessent

58:16 - Supercycle?

1:05:51 - Power curve

1:08:55 - Saylor's convertible notes

1:1545 - Base money

1:25:29 - Breton Woods 2.0?

1:42:30 - Fiat money exponential growth

1:46:44 - Job market

1:52:39 - Bitcoin Lindy effect

2:01:00 - Wrap up

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2024-12-18
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#565: Bitcoin Credit Innovations with Andrew Hohns

Marty sits down at PubKey with Andrew Hohns to discuss Battery Finance.


0:00 - Intro

0:36 - Squawk Box

4:27 - Why Andrew caught onto bitcoin

10:39 - Unchained

11:29 - Saylor?s dematerialization idea

15:45 - Supercharging real estate

25:09 - Zaprite & SOTE

26:42 - Adoptions cycles for borrowers

31:31 - Duration curve

38:24 - Bitcoin will be critical as other assets demonetize

40:50 - Loans result in long term hodl

46:23 - 100k significance & price prediction

54:39 - Custody question

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2024-12-16
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#564: Retiring Early With Bitcoin with Trey Sellers

Marty sits down with Trey Sellers to discuss how Unchained will be moving forward in light of the recent $100k breakthrough.


Trey on Twitter: https://x.com/ts_hodl



0:00 - Intro

0:36 - Marty on Tucker and Andrew Hohns on CNBC

3:59 - Guiding hodlers and pioneering collab custody

14:04 - Unchained

14:54 - 100k changes the frame

17:46 - Where does Unchained go next?

21:27 - Zaprite & SOTE

23:00 - Large capital bringing in the supercycle

26:57 - FIRE framework

41:30 - Signature white glove service

47:01 - The bitcoin rabbit hole cascade

49:15 - Lloyd Blankfein on bitcoin in geopolitics

52:43 - Bitcoin credit products

55:00 - Unchained event


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2024-12-11
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#563: Holding The Keys To Your Speech with Miljan Braticevic

Marty sits down with Miljan Braticevic to discuss Primal 2.0.


Miljan on Primal: https://primal.net/miljan

0:00 - Intro

0:36 - Nostr is more than social media

10:04 - Why Nostr is better

20:50 - Bitkey & Coinkite

23:10 - Building Primal with open source ethos

27:52 - Power user functionality

37:08 - Doomscroll algo vs custom feeds

44:53 - Zaprite & SOTE

46:26 - Nostr in the context of Elon?s site

51:23 - Nostr/bitcoin symbiosis and snowball adoption

1:02:00 - Fountain/Primal and how Nostr promotes cooperation

1:07:09 - Why openness will outcompete centralization

1:12:48 - Bitcoiners are the best set of users for Nostr to start on

1:21:10 - What will bring the suddenly moment?

1:26:21 - Get your legend status

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2024-12-09
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#562: Bitcoin Has Entered The Geopolitical Game with Mel Mattison

Marty sits down to discuss how Trump may plan to wield bitcoin and an altered Federal Reserve to compete with BRICS.


Mel on Twitter: https://x.com/MelMattison1

Mel's Website: https://www.melmattison.com/

0:00 - Intro

0:36 - Scott Bessent

7:42 - History of the Fed

12:59 - Unchained & Coinkite

15:18 - Trump indicates plans to change Fed

29:10 - Zaprite & SOTE

30:43 - Does BRICS need to play both bitcoin and gold?

39:35 - How gold and bitcoin could coexist

43:49 - How will the new policy be implemented?

53:18 - Sparking volatility and spinning the story

1:02:21 - We may be entering a new American Renaissance

1:14:49 - Preparing before the inauguration

1:16:41 - Plugs

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2024-12-06
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#561: The American Renaissance with Matt Cole

Marty sits down with Matt Cole from Strive to discuss the tidal shift in America driven by bitcoin.


Matt on Twitter: https://x.com/colemacro

Strive: https://strive.com/

0:00 - Intro

0:36 - ESG/DEI disaster isn?t quite over yet

13:52 - Unchained & Coinkite

16:12 - Matt?s background and framing bitcoin for pensions

25:04 - Career risk of missing bitcoin

28:52 - Moving the Overton window and helping clients with bitcoin

33:12 - Zaprite & SOTE

34:45 - Making the most of bitcoin

43:07 - How using bitcoin changes your understanding

48:48 - AI machine payments, regulations and altcoins

56:34 - Trump admin stepping out of America?s way

1:03:21 - America has centuries left

1:13:33 - Wrapup

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2024-12-04
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Bitcoin Alpha E004: How AnchorWatch is Redefining Bitcoin Risk Management

The Ten31 team sits down with Rob Hamilton and Becca Rubenfield from AnchorWatch to discuss becoming a Lloyd's of London Coverholder.


0:00 - Disclaimer


0:24 - What Anchorwatch offers


5:26 - Leveraging bitcoin and Miniscript


12:52 - What makes Anchorwatch different


19:43 - More on what Miniscript offers


29:39 -Smart contracts


36:56 - Early Anchorwatch


42:38 - Good UX without compromise


47:31 - Possibilities and future plans


59:59 - Risk appetite at Lloyd?s


1:13:01 - How bitcoin helps the insurance industry


1:22:45 - Wrap up

2024-11-29
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#560: How To Craft The Perfect Orange Pill with Jim Crider

Marty sits down with Jim Crider to discuss how to talk to your loved ones about bitcoin this upcoming Thanksgiving, as well as how bitcoin is seen in the world of financial planning.


Jim on Twitter: https://x.com/JimCriderTX

Intentional Living FP: https://www.intentionallivingfp.com/


0:00 - Intro


1:55 - How to craft the perfect orange pill


11:24 - Keeping hype low


14:58 - Bitkey & Coinkite


17:18 - Establishing an understanding of money


29:28 - Dangers of social proof


39:57 - SOTE


41:30 - Attitudes toward risk


45:33 - What it?s like as a fin advisor


58:11 - Frankenstein portfolio


1:03:03 - Providing true value as an advisor


1:11:30 - Bitcoin siphoning value from other assets


1:16:31 - High level game theory & Trump?s buddies


1:19:48 - Unfortunate for those who end up too late


1:30:39 - Orange pill quick guide and plugs


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2024-11-25
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#559: Death Throes of the European Cabal with Tom Luongo

Marty sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the next steps after Trump's victory in the election.


Tom on Twitter: https://x.com/tfl1728

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


0:00 - Intro


1:30 - Trapping Trump in a war as a last resort


9:30 - Bond markets


14:21 - Unchained & Coinkite


16:40 - Treasury Secretary choice


21:06 - Tom?s thesis is playing out


26:20 - What do the next steps look like?


32:31 - Better ways to fund the govt


47:25 - Zaprite & SOTE


48:58 - Trump appointments and foreign policy


58:16 - Gaetz


1:05:02 - Zeitgeist shift


1:20:34 - Authenticity of the new guard


1:29:09- Podcasts are superior


1:35:09 - There?s plenty of work left to do



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2024-11-22
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#558: Educating A Free Society with Chad Thevenot

Marty sits down with Chad from UATX to discuss bringing the values of the Age of Enlightenment back to education.


Chad on Twitter: https://x.com/chadthevenot

UATX: https://www.uaustin.org/


0:00 - Intro


1:28 - 6th and Congress is the center of the universe


4:09 - The story of UATX


10:26 - Unchained & Coinkite


12:20 - Problems with current education


21:15 - Curriculum for a free society


28:37 - Regulation and Trump regime


32:33 - Zaprite & SOTE


34:06 - Enlightenment values and free discussion


47:37 - Destroy institutions or reform them?


53:14 - Bitcoin endowment


57:25 - Austin?s strength


1:01:52 - Decentralized power


1:08:35 - We?re gonna win




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2024-11-20
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#557: Is The True Supercycle Here? with Pascal Hügli

Marty sits down with Pascal Hügli to discuss the multivariate implications of Donald Trump's White House victory for bitcoin.


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


0:00 - Intro


1:23 - The European mind can't comprehend Trump victory


10:09 - Prediction markets


25:08 - Unchained & Coinkite


27:02 - Trump's approach to bitcoin


37:08 - SOTE


38:40 - America leading the charge on bitcoin


47:03 - Has hyperbitcoinization been pulled forward?


51:36 - Bitcoin credit products


59:05 - Supercycle?


1:11:53 - Price targets


1:14:51 - Interesting times



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2024-11-18
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Bitcoin Alpha E003: Digging Into Microstrategy's Bitcoin Treasury

0:00 - Intro

1:34 - Centimillionaire bitcoin allocation

10:20 - ATH & prominent bitcoin-friendly figures

25:28 - Term sheet report

48:13 - Bitcoin Treasury strategy

2024-11-15
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#556: How To Hold On To Generational Wealth with Will Tanner

Marty sits down with Will Tanner to discuss the aftermath of Trump's victory and lessons to be learned from old money families.


Will on Twitter: https://x.com/Will_Tanner_1

American Tribune: https://www.theamericantribune.news/


0:00 - Intro


1:20 - Trump?s victory proving the media obsolete


9:12 - Unsuccessful American color revolution


12:21 - Unchained & Coinkite


14:14 - What?s next and will we get rugged?


18:58 - MAHA is beautiful, socialism is ugly


25:46 - Immigration issues


31:55 - SOTE


33:27 - Lessons from El Salvador


37:09 - Easy money dissolves competence


42:30- Bitcoin


49:09 - Putting generational wealth to work


59:52 - Bill Gates & problems with philanthropy


1:06:44 - The values of the gentleman


1:11:43- Trump's tax plan and the history of the income tax


1:20:44- We?re gonna win with better propaganda




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2024-11-13
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#555: How Trump Will Serve The CBDC Agenda with Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin

Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss the nefarious plans of Trump's allies.



0:00 - Intro


2:15 - Trump savior narrative


11:31 - Unchained & Coinkite


13:24 - Trump coalition


22:30 - Epstein blackmail on both sides


32:04 - Zaprite & SOTE


33:06 - A new form of intelligence agency


51:49 - Stablecoin CBDCs


1:05:23 - Trump?s policy?s and cabinet appointments


1:14:44 - Politicians learning from bitcoin


1:20:13 - Big pharma and problems with deregulation


1:27:20 - Back to stablecoins


1:48:04 - Justifying crackdowns, Ross and Samurai


1:53:59 - Lightspark tease



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2024-11-11
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Bitcoin Alpha E002: Bitcoin on the Ballot

The Ten31 team discusses the monumental 2024 US Presidential Election and what it means for bitcoin moving forward.


0:00 - Intro


0:24 - ETF inflows at ATH


8:27 - How the election affects bitcoin


23:14 - Supercycle debate


34:55 - Companies embracing sound custody


39:39 - Framing advice on allocation


50:35- IBIT and other benchmarks


54:49 - Trump likely to continue debt expansion

2024-11-10
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#554: UAP Disclosure Is Upon Us with Matt Pines

Marty sits down with Matt Pines to discuss how Trump may include bitcoin in his policy and the imminent advent of information on UAPs becoming public.


0:00 - Intro

1:34 - ECB and Minneapolis Fed papers

11:12 - Evolution of supranational institutions

18:16 - How US power is different

25:24 - Unchained & Coinkite

27:18 - Trump and his allies

46:20 - Zaprite & SOTE

47:53 - Measured approach to state bitcoin adoption

1:03:49 - We need lateral thinking civil servants

1:16:42 - American infrastructure in the AI arms race

1:26:07 - Positivity and getting shit done

1:32:24 - Defense VCs

1:38:39 - Conflict with China conventions of cyberwarfare

1:49:41 - UAP disclosure

2:15:57 - Layered psyops

2:27:05 - Cults and ideological institutions

2:37:10 - Access and accountability

2:45:17 - Disclosure from other nations

2:53:45 - UAP technology

3:01:12 - The risk posed by widespread doubt

3:05:48 - Conspiracies are common

3:11:53 - Wrapping up


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2024-11-08
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#553: Preparing For A Dual-Currency Era with Alex Leishman

Marty sits down with Alex Leishman to discuss River's new offering of bitcoin interest on cash.


Alex on Twitter: https://x.com/Leishman



0:00 - Intro

1:29 - Mechanics and implications of bitcoin interest

10:27 - Unchained & Coinkite

12:21 - The road to River as a primary bank

19:27 - Effectiveness of Trump and private spending

32:35 - Zaprite & SOTE

34:08 - Learning from River?s users

38:30 - Proof of reserves

40:56 - Shareholder influence and activist investors

51:39 - Preparing for the bull

56:57 - Adoption time frame for innovations

1:03:01 -Will bitcoin help us skip Mandibles?

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2024-11-06
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#552: How Bitcoin Could Predict The Next Global Conflict with James Pierog

Marty sits down with James Pierog to discuss Bitcoin Prediction Market.


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

Bitcoin Prediction Market: https://www.bitcoinprediction.info/


0:00 - Intro

1:38 - Arriving at Bitcoin Prediction Market

12:03 - Comparing to Polymarket and crypto model

16:37 - Unchained & Coinkite

18:31 - Prediction algorithm

21:30 - Predicting and potentially preventing conflicts

30:41 - BOLT12, ecash and DLCs

37:28 - Zaprite and SOTE

39:01 - BPM vs Polymarket UX simplicity

44::36 - Oracle problem and centralization

49:13 - Trust and debt

57:06 - Singapore's authoritarianism unlocked bitcoin for James

1:08:32 - Psychic powers and tools for liberation

1:24:37 - Feather forks and ordinals

1:31:17 - Monetizing art and industry power games

1:38:35 - Adoption inertia and timing

1:43:34 - Native use case and exchange theory of value

1:47:27 - Final thoughts


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2024-11-04
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Bitcoin Alpha E001: Why Wall Street Veterans Are Dumping Bonds And Buying Bitcoin

Join Marty Bent, John Arnold and Grant Gilliam of Ten31 for the inaugural episode of Bitcoin Alpha.

Ten31: https://ten31.vc/



0:00 - Disclaimer

0:24 - Introductions

9:19 - Comparing underwriting in Bitcoin vs trad banking

13:05 - Minneapolis Fed paper

22:48 - Paul Tudor Jones and Stan Druckenmiller

29:54 - Ten31's unique bitcoin focus

39:25 - Bitcoin's dominance over time

56:04 - Bridge/Stripe deal

1:16:37 - Wrapping up

2024-11-01
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#551: Why Inflation Is Higher Than You Think with Ed Butowsky

Today, Marty sat down with Ed Butowsky to discuss the real inflation numbers the Fed is hiding from Americans. They cover the cost-of-living increases that the CPI falsely shows by analyzing the Chapwood index. This ranges from higher food prices to higher energy costs. True Inflation data is much higher than most think, affecting all economic data, including real GDP growth.

Ed on Twitter: https://x.com/EdButowsky

Chapwood Index: https://chapwoodindex.com/


0:00 - Intro

1:31 - Cost-of-Living Adjustment

7:17 - Mischaracterization of CPI

10:01 - Fed policy and GDP

15:38 - Unchained & Coinkite

17:31 - Effect of band aid policy and gaslighting

20:07 - Sovereign debt crisis and monetary base

23:39 - Realistic risk estimates for clients

25:26 - Zaprite & SOTE

26:59 - Bitcoin

31:55 - Defaults and dollar weaponization

34:50 - Trump & conservative policy

40:32 - State autonomy and energy renaissance

43:02 - Wrap up



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2024-10-30
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#550: Predicting The Impact of Derivatives on Bitcoin with James Check

Marty sits down with James Check to discuss how institutions utilizing bitcoin derivatives will change how bitcoin's price moves.


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


James's Newsletter: https://newsletter.checkonchain.com/



0:00 - Intro

1:17 - Explaining chopsolidation and institutional reaction

12:48 - Options and other derivatives

18:54- Unchained

19:45 - A new breed of hodler

27:12 - Zaprite and SOTE

28:44 - Volatility

36:27 - Comparing to previous cycles

42:18 - How would a major crisis affect price?

48:09 - Dispassionate decision-making

51:25 - Will they successfully demonize bitcoin?

58:01 - Institutional alliance and gold

1:09:00 - How high

1:15:00 - James's newsletter




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2024-10-28
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#549: Resisting the Vaccine Religion with Peter McCullough

Marty sits down with Dr. Peter McCullough to discuss the continuing damage from the Covid-19 vaccines.


Peter McCullough on Twitter: https://x.com/P_McCulloughMD


0:00 - Intro
0:36 - Catastrophic damage from jabs
4:39 - The censorship continues
6:34 - Can Trump presidency change things?
9:05 - Vaccine religion
14:00 - Unchained, Zaprite & SOTE
16:23 - FDA funded by big pharma
17:51 - Impact on children
21:19 - Bitcoin, defunding the bullshit
23:04 - Tides may be changing

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2024-10-25
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#548: Bitcoin's Exchange Theory of Value with Parker Lewis

Marty sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss his new piece on bitcoin's vital function as a unit of exchange.


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

Read Parker's article: https://graduallythensuddenly.xyz/exchange-theory-of-value/?ref=tftc.io



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1:26 - Money touches everything

11:06 - Exchange theory of value

17:20 - Unchained

18:12 - Exchange is not zero sum

25:12 - Debasement interferes with market communication

33:21 - Zaprite & SOTE

34:54 - Is now the time to switch?

41:59 - Educating Zaprite customers

53:00 - Don?t rug yourself with fiat

57:53 - Bitcoin per unit mindset

1:06:10 - Competitive advantage against the vicious dollar cycle

1:11:34 - Parker?s urgency

1:16:13 - Political influence

1:28:22 - Check out Parker's stuff



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2024-10-23
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#547: Healing America's Broken Food System with Courtney Swan

Marty sits down with Courtney Swan to discuss her fight with Kellogg's and the other corporations controlling America's food.


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0:00 - Intro

1:15 - Kellogg's and GRAS

6:50 - Fiat food

10:01 - Obesity and Ozempic

12:41 - Unchained

13:32 - Food Pyramid and farm subsidies

18:52 - MAHA

22:46 - Corporations aren't handling it well

24:49 - Nutrition's effect on the mind

28:56 - Zaprite and SOTE

30:29 - Predatory marketing and parent responsibility

36:29 - Exposing corruption

40:08 - Bitcoin defends you from fiat food

42:06 - Policy change and accountability

48:43 - Bad economic incentives in modern medicine

58:38 - Raw milk, cow farts and other psyops

1:05:13 - Go cancel Kellogg's



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2024-10-21
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#546: How Bitcoin Will Drain The Real Estate Market with Leon Wankum

Marty sits down with Leon Wankum to discuss how bitcoin will demonetize real estate.


Leon's links: https://linktr.ee/leonwankum



0:00 - Intro

0:57 - Leon's background

5:13 - How did the real estate premium develop?

12:15 - Why bitcoin improves real estate

17:54 - Bitkey

18:49 - Higher quality, lower cost

23:52 - Why the macro environment may temper the next bull

26:51 - Bitcoin will threaten real estate business models

34:00 - When should a bitcoiner buy a house?

38:29 - Bitcoin will take over real estate's collateral function

44:52 - First movers and trend setters

54:22 - Bitcoin is easier

59:28 - Real estate will be drained like monarchs in the industrial revolution

1:06:17 - A unique shield against societal collapse

1:13:14 - Plugs




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2024-10-16
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#545: Bitcoin Is Money For Heroes with Guy Swann

Marty sits down with Guy Swann to discuss how bitcoin is helping in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.


Guy on Twitter: https://x.com/theguyswann

Bitcoin Veterans: https://bitcoinveterans.org/home/

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0:00 - Intro

1:29 - Inept/malicious response to disaster

6:10 - Bitcoin Veterans

11:38 - Destruction and loss

15:35 - Flooding

19:59 - Unchained

20:50 - Absurd resource allocation

30:18 - Zaprite

31:18 - People are 1000x more effective than govt

42:14 - Lethargy in the face of a ticking clock

48:38 - Why rules exist

53:30 - Disaster and conflict rackets

1:00:27 - Ungovernable media and ridicule

1:12:16 - How worldviews change

1:26:29 - Overwhelming innovation

1:32:11 - Why open source AI will win

1:38:34 - Approaching AI practically

1:52:30 - Plugging important stuff


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2024-10-14
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#544: Dissecting The Chaos Leading Up To The Election With Ed Dowd

Marty sits down with Ed Dowd to discuss FEMA looting the treasury, predictions for the election, and the forth turning.


Ed on Twitter: https://x.com/DowdEdward



0:00 - Intro

1:17 - Approaching an inflection point

7:08 - Exploiting climate disasters

15:40 - Unchained

16:31 - Election probabilities & Trump victory scenario

27:21 - CBDCs and Fed printing

32:10 - Zaprite

33:10 - Real estate and VCs

39:13 - Elite Theory & Trump?s capabilities upon victory

43:06 - Covid jab impact

50:55 - Fourth turning

1:01:00 - Solutions and hope

1:05:42 - Economic illiteracy in policy

1:08:47 - Truth to power

1:11:34 - Deflation prediction



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2024-10-09
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#543: Expanding the Reach of Quality Nutrition with Sam Moffett

Marty sits down with Sam Moffett to discuss regenerative farming and marketing direct to consumer.


Shirttail Creek on Twitter: https://x.com/shirttailcreek

Shirttail Creek Farm: https://shirttailcreekfarm.com/


0:00 - Intro
1:19 - Shirttail origin
8:51 - High quality food and grass finishing
13:57 - Regenerative farming accessibility
17:57 - Unchained
18:43 - Inception of Local Pastures
22:02 - Location/Strong Towns
27:28 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
29:05 - Dealing with inflation
34:57 - The fragmented community approach
39:57 - Regen farming data/methods
45:16 - Consumer push for quality nutrition
55:29 - Challenges to expanding the model
1:01:34 - Merits of the farmer lifestyle
1:10:20 - Bitcoin
1:14:31 - Is the average person becoming more health aware?

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2024-10-07
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#542: The Bitcoin Treasure Strategy Is A Game Changer with Dylan LeClair

Marty sits down with Dylan LeClair to discuss the effectiveness MicroStrategy's bitcoin treasury model.


Dylan on Twitter: https://x.com/DylanLeClair_


0:00 - Intro

1:19 - Price cycles and election outcomes

6:49 - Rate cut

10:27 - Unchained

11:12 - China

14:49 - Leveraging for more bitcoin

22:06 - First mover advantage

29:23 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite

31:00 - How cash flow affects the strategy

33:47 - Impact on price

39:30 - MetaPlanet's journey

46:33 - Importance of timing

54:28 - Shareholder obligation

1:01:26 - Yuppie elites

1:05:49 - Bitcoin ETF options

1:16:57 - Bitcoin's come further than Crypto

1:26:10- Hot takes



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2024-10-02
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#541: Why Europe Wants Trump Gone with Tom Luongo

Marty sits down with Tom Luongo to the implications of a second attempt on Trump's life.


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


0:00 - Intro

1:50 - Storms

6:15 - 2nd assassination attempt and Iran story

9:20 - Europe and Britain want war

14:29 - Parallels to WW1

19:36 - Blinken, Israel and Ukraine

26:09 - Q4 will mark change

27:41 - River & Unchained

28:57 - Trump's probably all in

32:51 - Biden

38:03 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite

39:41 - Kamala and fake polls

45:29 - What things look like after a Trump victory

51:29 - Optics fumbles

54:30 - Choke Point 2.0

1:05:43 - State banks and SOFR

1:13:02 - Bitcoin and BRICS gold

1:16:23 - Acceleration signals desperation

1:21:43 - Implications of the rate cut

1:30:48 - Architects of Choke Point 2.0

1:32:32 - Ending notes


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2024-09-30
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#540: Exposing Operation Chokepoint 2.0 with Caitlin Long

Marty sits down with Caitlin Long to discuss how Elizabeth Warren and crew kicked off financial panic by targeting crypto banks.

Caitlin on Twitter: https://x.com/CaitlinLong_

Custodia: https://custodiabank.com/

Paul Clement amicus brief: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca10.88322/gov.uscourts.ca10.88322.10011074966.0.pdf

Custodia brief: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca10.88322/gov.uscourts.ca10.88322.148.0.pdf

0:00 - Intro

1:39 - Overview on the Silvergate situation

6:13 - First highlight from the document

10:23 - Recap on Silvergate from the beginning

15:50 - River & Unchained

17:05 - Why crypto banks are targeted

22:35 - Stories from the legal frontline

25:17 - Architects of Choke Point 2.0 and the damage they caused

39:11 - Will justice be served?

45:29 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite

47:06 - Crypto was the target and taxpayers felt the pain

54:51 - Political possibilities

1:03:34 - Pushing back on state overreach

1:13:46 - Clearing the way for mining

1:16:49 - The banks can't handle bitcoin

1:20:25 - Get the word out

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2024-09-25
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#539: Planning For The Future With Bitcoin with Jessy Gilger

Marty sits down with Jessy Gilger from Unchained's Sound Advisory to discuss long-term financial planning for bitcoiners.

Jessy on Twitter: https://x.com/idahohodl

Sound Advisory: https://www.thesoundadvisory.com/

0:00 - Intro

1:36 - The need for Sound Advisory

9:27 - Traditional assets lose to bitcoin

11:52 - Volatility

13:44 - River & Unchained

14:59 - Tax strategy for bitcoiners

21:55 - Donor-advised funds

24:43 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite

26:20 - Trump?s tariff plan

28:45 - Bitcoin fixes charity

34:18 - Tax planning with clients

36:29 - Common mistakes

40:35 - Fixing mistakes

44:56 - Coinbase

53:48 - Tether

56:55 - Orange pilling skeptical clients and other RIAs

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2024-09-23
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#538: Dissecting The Carbon Narrative with Chris Martz

Marty sits down with Chris Martz to discuss falsehoods and data manipulation surrounding climate change.

Chris on Twitter: https://x.com/ChrisMartzWX

CFACT: https://www.cfact.org/

0:00 - Intro

1:32 - Chris?s background

5:28 - ?97% of experts?

15:42 - River & Unchained

16:57 - Feedback loops

21:58 - Incentives for certain conclusions

26:65 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite

28:33 - How Smokey Bear?s plan backfired

32:14 - Hurricane data

37:32 - Improvements in data collection tech

41:53 - Insurance propaganda

47:22 - Things are largely better

57:13 - Environmentalism beyond carbon panic

1:03:04 - Urban heat island effect and measurement foolishness

1:15:44 - Does the narrative serve an agenda

1:26:41 - Are people catching on?

1:31:12 - How it?s going for Chris

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2024-09-18
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#537: Go File A FOIA Request Tomorrow! with OpnState

Marty sits down with OpnState to discuss the growing power of unelected supranational regulatory bodies.

OpnState on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1v6z4srj4ktch4f3ee9ze2zp7ml4n9rshttmntpamfed0nvpev5fszzuq49

0:00 - Intro

1:41 - OpnState?s background

6:23 - The influence of standard-setting bodies

12:11 - FATF

16:55 - River & Unchained

18:11 - Bank Secrecy Act - Power further removed from citizens

27:06 - Public-private partnership - effectiveness of aml is questionable

35:01 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite

36:39 - Circumnavigating due process - Sanction lists - total control

49:10 - Malice/incompetence - System meant to incentivize altruists attracts snakes

57:04 - Knowledge asymmetry with govt - The power of FOIA - go send a FOI request

1:12:54 - Voter responsibility

1:20:25 - Political power cares about you - FOI strategy

1:25:15 - Open source regulation

1:46:54 - Simple choices, big change

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2024-09-17
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#536: Living On Principles with Anthony Constantino

Marty sits down with Anthony Constantino to discuss Sticker Mule, the dehumanization of Trump supporters, and poisonous social media.

Anthony on Twitter: https://x.com/ac132

0:00 - Intro
1:22 - The story of Sticker Mule
8:27 - Manufacturing in the US
13:41 - Media control during Covid
16:09 - River & Bitkey
17:25 - 2020 was an alien world
20:14 - Demonization of Trump and his supporters
24:29 - Impotent cancellation
28:00 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Bitkey
29:37 - Bringing civility back
32:24 - Assumptions and narrative vs real people
34:08 - Trump haters punching down
37:15 - Failure of ESG and "woke capitalism"
41:55 - Sticker Mule's plans
45:50 - A earlier era's perspective on social media
50:48 - Sticker Mule's structure and principles
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2024-09-13
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#535: The State of Bitcoin-Backed Credit with Matt Dines

Matt on Twitter: https://x.com/buildcio

Build: https://t.co/GN8C8AhVGf

0:00 - Intro

1:28 - Is the bear over?

11:19 - Bitcoin-backed credit market

19:21 - River & Unchained

20:37 - Ukraine bonds vs Unchained loans

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37:45 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite

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54:39 - Swaying minds with a good track record

1:07:05 - Venture fund perspective, Fold IPO

1:13:13 - Bitcoin vs stablecoin strategies

1:34:36 - OpenSats and HRF

1:44:13 - Plugging the Bitcoin Lunch

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2024-09-11
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#534: The Truth Behind The Attack On Trump with John Cullen

Marty sits down with John Cullen to discuss the smoke and mirrors surrounding the Trump assassination attempt as well as the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.

John on Twitter: https://x.com/I_Am_JohnCullen

John on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamjohncullen

0:00 - Intro
1:26 - John's background and the Vegas shooting
7:47 - Multiple shooters at Trump rally
12:17 - River & Unchained
13:33 - Drones
23:14 - The rifle stock
28:37 - 400 yards
32:02 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
33:39 - Back to the drone
41:47 - Vegas shooting Saudi connections
52:08 - Jared and Ivanka, monarchy drama
1:01:28 - Who is behind Trump shooting
1:08:53 - Field hospitals for meteor armageddon
1:14:33 - Final points

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2024-09-09
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#533: Preparing For The Next Bull Run with Will Reeves

Marty sits down with Will Reeves to discuss the progress of Fold and how they've withstood and harnessed the bear markets.

Will on Twitter: https://x.com/wlrvs

Fold App: https://use.foldapp.com/

0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Reflecting on the years
8:00 - How Fold made it
14:59 - River & Unchained
16:15 - Harnessing the bear market
27:15 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
28:53 - Fold users
33:39 - Leading the way with new strategies
44:30 - Focusing on bitcoin
51:53 - Ten31
1:00:28 - Succeeding by operating with integrity
1:13:20 - Come a long way, long way to go

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2024-09-06
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#532: Q2 2024 Monetary Base Update | Matthew Me?inskis

Marty sits down with Matthew Me?inskis to discuss the Q2 2024 Monetary Base Update.

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

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

0:00 - Intro

1:25 - Baltic Honey Badger

5:37 - Introducing the update

8:23 - Inflation vs deflation

22:02 - River & Unchained

23:18 - Money printing and GDP

27:28 - Bitcoin status

38:54 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite

40:31 - CAGR

48:14 - Corporate treasuries

52:55 - State treasuries

1:12:52 - Massie?s plan and political hopium

1:20:24 - Austrian econ popularity

1:27:21 - Unrealized cap gains

1:33:34 - Red scare and the state of Europe

1:41:32 - Optimism

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2024-08-31
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#531: Creating A Decentralized Super-app with Obi Nwosu

Marty sits down with Obi Nwosu to discuss the launch of the launch of the Fedi app.

Obi on Twitter: https://x.com/obi

Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz/

0:00 - Intro

1:27 - Launch euphoria

4:40 - Fedi?s purpose

9:06 - Fedi devs

12:20 - River & Unchained

13:36 - Interoperability and unleashed chat

17:24 - Individual community needs

25:03 - What Fedi replaces

31:21 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite

32:59 - How to improve and expand

39:38 - Flipping perspective on money

49:41 - Stability pools

55:48 - Sapping power from fiat system

1:02:31 - Managing expectations - What?s next

1:08:08 - Open source announcement

1:13:25 - Running on a bitcoin standard

1:18:25 - Wrapping up

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2024-08-19
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#530: Real Inflation and Compounding Valuations with Dave Collum

Marty sits down with Dave Collum to discuss inflation, the election and the twisted networks influencing politics and entertainment.

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

0:00 - Intro

1:09 - Truflation is BS

9:18 - Hardware collateralized debt

11:08 - Deflation and money supply

14:13 - River & Unchained

16:06 - Yen carry trade and US buybacks

19:36 - Compounding valuations

25:32 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite

27:38 - Narrative control and war drums

34:04 - Kamala?s campaign

40:19 - The assassination memory hole

43:47 - Elon

48:51 - Propaganda whirlwind

59:54 - Dark and disturbing networks

1:23:05 - Free speech

1:29:51 - Trump?s second term

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2024-08-16
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#529: How The Yen Carry Trade Will Skyrocket Bitcoin with Peruvian Bull

Marty sits down with Peruvian Bull to discuss what's being done by the Bank of Japan.

Peruvian Bull on Twitter: https://x.com/peruvian_bull

Peruvian Bull on Substack: https://dollarendgame.substack.com/

0:00 - Intro
1:02 - Yen carry trade backdrop
15:47 - River and Unchained
17:03 - Market caught off guard
20:10 - Liquidity alarm bell
27:01 - Current status
33:41 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
35:19 - What do central bank counterparties do?
44:12 - Treasury demand
48:55 - Predicting the timeline
51:34 - Good for bitcoin
56:50 - How to prepare
1:03:36 - Fourth turning
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2024-08-12
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#528: Bitcoin Is The Liquidity Alarm Bell with Preston Pysh

Marty sits down with Preston Pysh to discuss further spiraling of the debt crisis and how bitcoin can help.

Preston on Twitter: https://x.com/PrestonPysh

Preston on Nostr: https://primal.net/preston

0:00 - Intro
1:10 - Treasury auctions and stablecoins
11:06 - Potentially solving the debt problem
23:31 - River & Unchained
24:47 - Bank of Japan
26:22 - Accelerating toward the election
29:18 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
30:55 - Global M2 and liquidity alarm bell
50:15 - Bitcoin corporate treasuries
44:10 - Creating a soft landing
47:50 - Bitcoiners gaining influence
57:23 - How far does this cycle go?
1:04:27 - Vote with your node
1:10:52 - The handout mindset
1:13:44 - Optimism

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2024-08-09
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#527: There Will Always Be Rulers with Pete Quinones

Marty sits down with Pete Quinones to discuss the potential of "Little Tech" to influence America.

Pete on Twitter: https://x.com/PeterRQuinones

0:00 - Intro
1:23 - Energy and tech
5:39 - Explaining elite theory
21:36 - River and Unchained
22:51 - Kamala propaganda
30:14 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
32:16 - Technological warfare
39:38 - Communism and liberalism
45:29 - Rule of law and capitalist ideology
1:00:20 - Expanding your mindset
1:05:02 - Thanks Elon
1:10:18 - Is war coming?
1:18:18 - How much will Little Tech fix?
1:25:51 - Overton window
1:32:28 - Let not perfect be the enemy of good
1:39:26 - Domestic manufacturing

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2024-08-06
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#526: Twisting Religion to Justify Cruelty in Gaza with Saifedean Ammous

Marty sits down with Saifedean Ammous to discuss the Israel/Gaza conflict from the perspective of property rights.

Saifedean on Twitter: https://x.com/saifedean

Saifedean's Website: https://saifedean.com/

0:00 - Intro
1:13 - Infringement of Palestinian property rights
8:00 - Israel?s solution is extermination
13:23 - River & Unchained
14:39 - Religious justification of cruelty
26:29 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
28:06 - Christian Zionism
35:42 - US is a puppet state
55:14 - Can Bitcoin defund the empire?
1:00:27 - They use every crisis to manipulate

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2024-07-24
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#525: Missing Trump Created a New Reality with Tom Luongo

Marty sits down with Tom Luongo to go over the consequences of the failed attempt on Donald Trump's life.

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

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

0:00 - Intro

1:12 - PayPal Mafia

9:31 - River & Unchained

10:46 - The assassination attempt fractured the timeline

14:39 - Everyone knew

26:35 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite

28:12 - Divine intervention

32:43 - Working with consequences

35:33 - What happens next and will they try again?

47:21 - Jamie Dimon and economic plans

53:27 - Open source and AI

57:30 - Perspective of decades

1:01:18 - UK and France

1:05:52 - Jab justice and Trump?s cabinet

1:15:42 - Trump and bitcoin

1:21:14 - They came at the king and they missed

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2024-07-22
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#524: Precrime and the Global Panopticon with Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin

Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss the partnership of the private tech sector with the surveillance state.

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

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

0:00 - Intro
1:34 - Trump shooting and media aftermath
10:10 - River & Unchained
11:26 - JD Vance and Palantir
24:10 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
25:48 - Trump?s image & public/private partnership
49:19 - Controlled media
1:04:42 - Using Bitcoin for evil
1:09:58 - Nostr, ecash & stables
1:27:13- Framing bitcoin as money
1:36:27 - All things are used to justify surveillance
1:54:59 - Law enforcement
2:01:00 - Stop complying, solve from the ground up
2:12:50 - Keep calm against the emotional manipulation

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2024-07-19
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#523: Why a Bitcoin Treasury is the Winning Strategy with Eric Semler

Marty sits down with Eric Semler to discuss why Semler Scientific chose to store their value in bitcoin.

Semler Scientific: https://www.semlerscientific.com/

0:00 - Intro

1:43 - Bill Walton

4:16 - TCS Capital and post dotcom

10:39 - River & Unchained

11:55 - Parallel between late 90s and today

16:24 - Journey to bitcoin

23:52 - Themes that lead to shorting the best assets

32:20 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite

33:57 - Bitcoin?s relative upside potential

35:56 - Bitcoin as treasury asset

42:15 - Board members need more skin in the game

50:36 - Future of bitcoin

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2024-07-15
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#522: Breaking Down The Synapse Bankruptcy with Jason Mikula

Marty sits down with Jason Mikula to discuss fintech, Synapse, Banking as a Service, and the general state of banking.

Jason on Twitter: https://x.com/mikulaja

Jason's Substack: https://fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/

0:00 - Intro
1:42 - Background on the Synapse case
12:19 - River & Unchained
13:35 - Who is at fault?
20:10 - FBO account structure
24:36 - Impact on end users
30:54 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
32:32 - Unclear resolution and stain on fintech
41:18 - Can small banks compete?
49:46 - SVB and the state of the banking system
57:00 - Are we seeing Chokepoint 2.0?
1:03:58 - Plugs

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2024-07-10
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