TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

Marty Bent

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.

#588: Solving The Birthrate Crisis with Kevin Dolan

#588: Solving The Birthrate Crisis with Kevin Dolan

Marty sits down with Kevin Dolan to discuss Natalism.Natalism Conf: https://www.natalism.org/The conference on Twitter: https://x.com/natalismorgExit Group: https://exitgroup.us/0:00 - Intro0:36 - Kevin's orange pilling4:28 - Natalism & strong families12:55 - Fold & Bitkey14:38 - Factors that have weakened families22:23 - East Asia29:39 - Immigrating human labor units35:56 - Unchained Announcement 36:35 - The strength of marriages56:03 - White pills - Bitcoin fixes this1:12:35 - Exit

Feb 21, • 1:34:10

#587: The Report on MRNA-Triggered Cancers with Kevin McKernan

#587: The Report on MRNA-Triggered Cancers with Kevin McKernan

Marty sits down with Kevin McKernan to discuss the damage caused by MRNA jabs.Kevin on Twitter: https://x.com/Kevin_McKernan0:00 - Intro0:36 - RFK & Trump's MRNA blind spot11:13 - Japanese MRNA cancer paper24:06 - Fold & Bitkey25:48 - More on change in cancers30:25 - Smoking guns33:55 - Unchained34:56 - Population reduction and LSSD42:53 - Cannabinoids and opiates58:50 - Are the jabs a global crisis?1:06:17 - Shift in medical attitudes1:17:19 - Free market solutionsShoutout to our sponso

Feb 19, • 1:21:28

#586: Will Bitcoin Skyrocket $GME? with Peruvian Bull

#586: Will Bitcoin Skyrocket $GME? with Peruvian Bull

Marty sits down with Peruvian Bull to discuss Gamestop buying bitcoin, the state of gold markets, and the potential of incoming QE.Peruvian Bull on Twitter: https://x.com/peruvian_bullPeruvian Bull on Nostr: https://primal.net/peruvianbull0:00 - Intro0:36 - Will bitcoin blow up Gamestonk?1637 - Fold & Bitkey18:19 - Bitcoin has completely outpaced crypto25:22 - Lightning27:32 - Unchained28:32 - Gold markets33:31 - East/west liquidity drain37:14 - Bessent's reset39:09 - What's gold's real pric

Feb 17, • 1:11:38

#585: Has Bitcoin Successfully Scaled? with Lisa Neigut

#585: Has Bitcoin Successfully Scaled? with Lisa Neigut

Marty sits down with Lisa Neigut to discuss the clearing of mempools, the state of Lightning, btc++ events, and more.Lisa on Twitter: https://x.com/niftyneiLisa on Nostr: https://primal.net/niftyneibtc++: https://btcpp.dev/0:00 - Intro0:36 - Mempools cleared6:35 - Making fixes without consensus change13:38 - Fold & Bitkey15:21 - Ark19:35 - RHR bet, L2 is locked in23:49 - Sats on nostr, onboarding32:00 - Unchained33:00 - AI tool hackathon and other upcoming events41:24 - ZK proofs47:57 - Timi

Feb 14, • 1:19:38

#584: The VPN That Can't Track You with Carl Dong

#584: The VPN That Can't Track You with Carl Dong

Marty sits down with Carl Dong to discuss the launch of Obscura.Carl on Twitter: https://x.com/carl_dongObscura VPN: https://obscura.net/0:00 - Intro0:36 - Solving private VPN payments5:48 - Explaining VPN hops12:39 - Fold & Bitkey14:34 - Censorship game theory22:13 - VPNs more usable in restricted environs27:10 - New generation of trustless VPNs36:59 - User data is a toxic liability41:16 - New possibilities for internet freedom50:27 - Obscura's long term visionShoutout to our sponsors:F

Feb 11, • 54:44

#583: Is Trump’s Tariff Blitz The Right Move? with Porter Stansberry

#583: Is Trump’s Tariff Blitz The Right Move? with Porter Stansberry

Marty sits down with Porter Stansberry to discuss Trump's first few weeks in office.Porter on Twitter: https://x.com/porterstansb0:00 - Intro0:36 - Trump's tariffs4:00 - High taxes won't fix the debt crisis8:55 - America’s trade deficit12:45 - Fold & Bitkey14:40 - Rate cuts18:37 - Liquidity crisis may throw in a wrench23:23 - Breton Woods 2.026:23 - Social security is doomed32:53 - Unchained33:54 - Microstrategy's regulatory arbitrage39:13 - Uncovering fraud50:37 - Peak grift

Feb 10, • 59:15

#582: The Great Awakening Has Begun with Tom Luongo

#582: The Great Awakening Has Begun with Tom Luongo

Marty and Tom Luongo watch as Trump's unveiling of the deep state unfolds.Tom on Twitter: https://x.com/tfl1728Tom's website: https://tomluongo.me/0:00 - Intro0:36 - USAID was the right place to start6:44 - Trump's new crew13:20 - Libertarian envy18:42 - Fold & Bitkey20:37 - Gold price24:12 - British Empire and European globalists vs the Fed33:59 - Taxes suck40:17 - Unchained41:18 - LME/COMEX & Basel III52:55 - Onshore/offshore dollar56:26 - Israel, Nordstream and oil revenue

Feb 8, • 1:46:48

#581: Where USAID Funding Really Goes with George Webb

#581: Where USAID Funding Really Goes with George Webb

Marty sits down with George Webb to discuss China's AI, the death of Suchir Balaji, and USAID black budget funds. George on Twitter: https://x.com/RealGeorgeWebb1 George's Substack: https://georgewebb.substack.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - AI whistleblower story 10:59 - Dissecting the mysterious death 14:20 - Fold & Bitkey 16:36 - The implications are massive 22:05 - Connections to Wuhan labs 26:52 - Unchained 27:52 - Identifying factions & Elon's DOGE goals 34:42 - Black budge

Feb 7, • 51:41

#580: Did DeepSeek Pop The Bubble? with Dave Collum

#580: Did DeepSeek Pop The Bubble? with Dave Collum

Marty sits down with Dave Collum to discuss DeepSeek, Club of Rome, Trump's first executive orders, and more. Dave on Twitter: https://x.com/DavidBCollum 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - DeepSeek and Nvidia 5:05 - Club of Rome and pedo blackmail 12:53 - Fold & Bitkey 14:48 - Election theatrics 21:38 - Fauci 26:03 - Unchained 27:03 - Trump's impact on science 32:00 - Jabs from Polio to Pfizer 44:28- MRNA has no quality control 48:35 - Clearing out FEMA 54:35- The atmosphere has changed 58:38- Vance and

Feb 5, • 1:51:39

#579: Bitcoin 101, Chinese AI and Poisonous Modern Life with Matt McCusker

#579: Bitcoin 101, Chinese AI and Poisonous Modern Life with Matt McCusker

Marty sits down to orange pill Matt McCusker. Matt on Twitter: https://x.com/mattwritesbooks Matt's website: https://mattmccusker.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36- First steps to understanding bitcoin 12:33 - Fix the money, fix the world 21:13 - Fold & Bitkey 23:08 - Mining and quantum computers 30:10 - AI and China 35:31 - Unchained 36:32 - What bitcoin does to finance 41:46 - Blockchain scams and warped reality 47:10 - V4V 51:05 - Gambling and free will 56:36 - How comedy helps a messed up world

Feb 3, • 1:45:28

#578: The USA Is Losing Its Leverage with Luke Gromen

#578: The USA Is Losing Its Leverage with Luke Gromen

Marty sits down with Luke Gromen to discuss what America needs in order to maintain its foothold in the geopolitical power balance. Luke on Twitter: https://x.com/LukeGromen FFTT: https://fftt-llc.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Tariffs 4:30 - DeepSeek 12:09 - Bessent's reset 16:56 - Fold & Bitkey 18:51 - Liquidity crisis and the big print 25:42 - Speculating on a deal with China 29:56 - Unchained 30:57 - Europe is losing 38:24 - Gold price and SBR 45:22 - History of gold’s official price 50

Jan 31, • 1:16:13

#577: The Biggest Moment In Financial History with Jeff Walton

#577: The Biggest Moment In Financial History with Jeff Walton

Marty sits down with Jeff Walton to discuss Microstrategy's preferred stock offering. Jeff on Twitter: https://x.com/PunterJeff MSTR True North: https://x.com/MSTRTrueNorth 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Explaining Microstrategy's preferred stocks 7:14 - Making use of volatility 13:58 - Fold & Bitkey 15:54 - Everything changes when insurance catches on 25:34 - Real estate insurance 29:04 - Unchained 30:05 - First mover companies 33:16 - The strategy is misunderstood, but the tide is turning

Jan 29, • 1:16:52

#576: Bitcoin Outpaces Everything with James Check

#576: Bitcoin Outpaces Everything with James Check

Marty sits down with James Check to discuss bitcoin's position in the new year. James on Twitter: https://x.com/_Checkmatey_ James's newsletter: https://newsletter.checkonchain.com/ _checkonchain charts: https://charts.checkonchain.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - SBR isn't Trump's top priority 7:05 - A hard market to predict 13:36 - Fold & Bitkey 15:31 - What’s next? 18:21 - Tariffs and revaluing gold 21:28 - Unchained 22:29 - Yield curve/rate cut discrepancy 28:57 - Bull and bear scenarios 35

Jan 27, • 1:12:47

#575: The Big Print with Lawrence Lepard

#575: The Big Print with Lawrence Lepard

Marty sits down with Larry Lepard to discuss his upcoming book. Larry on Twitter: https://x.com/LawrenceLepard Larry's website: https://ema2.com/ The Big Print: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Print-Happened-America-Sound-ebook/dp/B0DS9W8FFS 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Trump coin and the new administation 8:48 - Fold & Bitky 10:43 - Larry's book 12:31 - We’re reaching the fourth turning 15:52 - Skeptics and crypto frauds 18:09 - Metcalfe’s gold rush 24:25 - Unchained 25:26 - A newcoiner is never late

Jan 25, • 1:08:50

Trump's Executive Orders, the DXY and Bitcoin Backed Lending - Bitcoin Alpha 006

Trump's Executive Orders, the DXY and Bitcoin Backed Lending - Bitcoin Alpha 006

0:00 - Disclaimer 0:24 - Larry Fink is bullish 8:28 - Ross free 16:54 - Energy policy 25:06 - Crypto policy 34:27 - Meme coins 50:19 - State SBR bills 58:05 - Dollar Index and Gromen analysis 1:15:04 - Coinbase lending 1:28:44 - NYDIG 1:32:38 - Corporate treasuries 1:43:51 - Repeal of SAB-121 1:46:02 - 2025 predictions

Jan 24, • 1:50:06

#574: Strong Cultures and State-Proof Cities with Tuur Demeester

#574: Strong Cultures and State-Proof Cities with Tuur Demeester

Marty sits down with Tuur Demeester to discuss his visit to the South African city of Orania. Tuur on Twitter: https://x.com/TuurDemeester 0:36 - Why Tuur went to Orania 8:02 - State-proof cities dealing with crime 14:29 - Orania's origins 19:24 - Fold & Bitkey 21:19 - Population growth and businesses 26:21 - South Africa is devolving 29:54 - Unchained 30:54 - Sentiment toward Orania 32:15 - Scaling Orania’s model 34:49 - Diversity and conflict 43:50 - Bitcoin fixes this, not MAGA 50:

Jan 23, • 1:28:53

#573: A Free World Needs Private Money with Calle

#573: A Free World Needs Private Money with Calle

Marty sits down with Calle to discuss Cashu. Cashu: https://cashu.space/ Calle on Nostr: https://primal.net/calle 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Programming is art 5:36 - Zooming out on the struggle for freedom 10:23 - Dealing with the pace of change 14:20 - Unchained & Fold 16:13 - Financial privacy 20:43 - Chaumian ecash history 33:34 - Zaprite & SOTE 35:06 - Ecash on bitcoin 42:55 - Hash pools 48:45 - Interoperable systems 52:11 - We need more privacy and more devs 55:24 - Narrative and comm

Jan 17, • 1:19:14

#572: The Story of How Money Was Broken with Joe Bryan

#572: The Story of How Money Was Broken with Joe Bryan

Marty sits down with Joe Bryan to discuss his presentation of the problem of fiat currency. Joe on Twitter: https://x.com/satmojoe SatsVsFiat: https://x.com/SatsVsFiat What's The Problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtFOxNbmD38&t 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Joe’s background 9:53 - Borrowing on bitcoin stabilizes the market 13:02 - Unchained 14:49 - Educating on the problem with money 18:57 - The origin of Joe’s story 24:00 - Zaprite & SOTE 25:33 -The power of storytelling 32:34 - Outlini

Jan 10, • 1:08:02

#571: We’re Gonna Buy Bitcoin And China Will Pay For It with Parker Lewis

#571: We’re Gonna Buy Bitcoin And China Will Pay For It with Parker Lewis

Marty kicks off the new year with Parker Lewis. Parker on Twitter: https://x.com/parkeralewis 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Crossfit 2:27 - Recapping the debt problem 17:23 - Unchained & Fold 19:16 - Yield curve discrepancy 23:21 - DOGE can’t help much 30:00 - Zaprite & SOTE 31:32 - Trump’s plans and the Fed 48:40 - Bitcoin and inflation are insufficiently understood 1:10:29 - H1B psyop and Sam Hyde 1:15:25 - Silicon Valley mindset 1:21:08 - We’re gonna get Shane Gillis 1:30:04 - Countering Tuck

Jan 6, • 1:50:26

#570: Bitcoin's Path Is More Bullish Than Ever with Nik Bhatia

#570: Bitcoin's Path Is More Bullish Than Ever with Nik Bhatia

Marty sits down with Nik Bhatia to discuss his upcoming book and bitcoin's unprecedented setup in the macro environment. Nik on Twitter: https://x.com/timevalueofbtc Bitcoin Age: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQK2RQ5J Bitcoin Layer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDAFY8rx-Kg 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Strategic reserve 8:45 - Does bitcoin threaten the dollar? 12:51 - Bitcoin began more open than the internet did 16:40 - Unchained 17:41 - Strengthening America 21:31 - MSTR, buying bitcoin with n

Jan 3, • 1:08:11

#569: Building A Scaling Solution For Bitcoin With Alex Bergeron

#569: Building A Scaling Solution For Bitcoin With Alex Bergeron

Marty sits down with Alex Bergeron to discuss Ark Labs. Alex on Twitter: https://x.com/bergealex4 Ark Labs: https://arklabs.to/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Will the strategic reserve stop soft forks? 15:50 - Unchained 16:50 - Ark 25:10 - Zaprite & SOTE 26:43 - How Ark works 1:03:57 - Product market fit 1:13:31- Things take time to build 1:20:31 - Meta protocols 1:26:35 - Wrap up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth

Dec 30, 2024 • 1:29:18

#568: Building A Way Around Govt Digital ID with John Carvalho

#568: Building A Way Around Govt Digital ID with John Carvalho

Marty sits down with John Carvalho to discuss his BIP on bitcoin units and an update on Pubky. Links: https://pubky.app/ https://pubky.org/ https://x.com/BitcoinErrorLog 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - John's BIP 10:16 - Millisats 14:30 - Unchained 15:30 - Optimizing against govt controlled btc 22:30 - OP_VAULT and fork consensus 36:53 - Zaprite & SOTE 38:26 - Pubky 45:21 - Government digital ID 54:10 - Nostr's vs X vs Bluesky 1:00:00 - Why Nostr needs an ID solution 1:03:13 - Atomic Economy 1:08:08

Dec 27, 2024 • 1:37:40

#567: You’ve Been Lied To Your Whole Life! with WAR MODE

#567: You’ve Been Lied To Your Whole Life! with WAR MODE

Marty and Will Cole sit down to orange pill Bill and Spud from WAR MODE. WAR MODE: https://warmode.libsyn.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Here to be orange pilled 4:35 - Don’t F up the money 11:03 - Unchained 12:04 - Early bitcoin and basic value prop 17:07 - Inflation lies 25:09 - How we got to the modern system 31:19 - Zaprite & SOTE 32:52 - Bitcoin’s good for everyone and everything’s good for bitcoin 40:27 - Bitcoin, not blockchain 47:30 - Monetization & Triffin dilemma 50:21 - Mining, e

Dec 23, 2024 • 2:46:09

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

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

Dec 20, 2024 • 1:20:48

#566: Q3 2024 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

#566: Q3 2024 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis 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

Dec 18, 2024 • 2:03:01

#565: Bitcoin Credit Innovations with Andrew Hohns

#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 S

Dec 16, 2024 • 58:19

#564: Retiring Early With Bitcoin with Trey Sellers

#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 ser

Dec 11, 2024 • 1:01:18

#563: Holding The Keys To Your Speech with Miljan Braticevic

#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 Nos

Dec 9, 2024 • 1:30:31

#562: Bitcoin Has Entered The Geopolitical Game with Mel Mattison

#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

Dec 6, 2024 • 1:18:31

#561: The American Renaissance with Matt Cole

#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 - Ho

Dec 4, 2024 • 1:14:20

Bitcoin Alpha E004: How AnchorWatch is Redefining Bitcoin Risk Management

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

Nov 29, 2024 • 1:23:49

#560: How To Craft The Perfect Orange Pill with Jim Crider

#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

Nov 25, 2024 • 1:35:13

#559: Death Throes of the European Cabal with Tom Luongo

#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

Nov 22, 2024 • 1:57:31

#558: Educating A Free Society with Chad Thevenot

#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 fr

Nov 20, 2024 • 1:12:37

#557: Is The True Supercycle Here? with Pascal Hügli

#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 - Superc

Nov 18, 2024 • 1:23:02

Bitcoin Alpha E003: Digging Into Microstrategy's Bitcoin Treasury

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

Nov 15, 2024 • 1:34:39

#556: How To Hold On To Generational Wealth with Will Tanner

#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

Nov 13, 2024 • 1:23:14

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

#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

Nov 11, 2024 • 1:54:50

Bitcoin Alpha E002: Bitcoin on the Ballot

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

Nov 10, 2024 • 58:28

#554: UAP Disclosure Is Upon Us with Matt Pines

#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 infra

Nov 8, 2024 • 3:13:44

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

#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 t

Nov 6, 2024 • 1:05:40

#552: How Bitcoin Could Predict The Next Global Conflict with James Pierog

#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 simpli

Nov 4, 2024 • 1:48:16

Bitcoin Alpha E001: Why Wall Street Veterans Are Dumping Bonds And Buying Bitcoin

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

Nov 1, 2024 • 1:20:50

#551: Why Inflation Is Higher Than You Think with Ed Butowsky

#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

Oct 30, 2024 • 45:05

#550: Predicting The Impact of Derivatives on Bitcoin with James Check

#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

Oct 28, 2024 • 1:17:07

#549: Resisting the Vaccine Religion with Peter McCullough

#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 - Intro0:36 - Catastrophic damage from jabs4:39 - The censorship continues6:34 - Can Trump presidency change things?9:05 - Vaccine religion14:00 - Unchained, Zaprite & SOTE16:23 - FDA funded by big pharma17:51 - Impact on children21:19 - Bitcoin, defunding the bullshit23:04 - Tides may be changing Shoutout to our sponsors:

Oct 25, 2024 • 24:18

#548: Bitcoin's Exchange Theory of Value with Parker Lewis

#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 0:00 - Intro 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?

Oct 23, 2024 • 1:35:09

#547: Healing America's Broken Food System with Courtney Swan

#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. Courtney's links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realfoodology/?hl=en Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/realfoodology/id1529008803 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKnDft-Ovm1iTfSN1kn957A Website: https://www.realfoodology.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:15 - Kellogg's and GRAS 6:50 - Fiat food 10:01 - Obesity and Ozempic 12:41 - Unchained 13:32 - Food

Oct 21, 2024 • 1:06:41

#546: How Bitcoin Will Drain The Real Estate Market with Leon Wankum

#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

Oct 16, 2024 • 1:16:04

#545: Bitcoin Is Money For Heroes with Guy Swann

#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/ Bitcoin Veterans NC/TN donation page: https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_Mibjv4lkEs 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

Oct 14, 2024 • 1:58:41

#544: Dissecting The Chaos Leading Up To The Election With Ed Dowd

#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 - Fo

Oct 9, 2024 • 1:16:08

#543: Expanding the Reach of Quality Nutrition with Sam Moffett

#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 - Intro1:19 - Shirttail origin8:51 - High quality food and grass finishing13:57 - Regenerative farming accessibility17:57 - Unchained18:43 - Inception of Local Pastures22:02 - Location/Strong Towns27:28 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite29:05 - Dealing with inflation34:57 - T

Oct 7, 2024 • 1:20:09

#542: The Bitcoin Treasure Strategy Is A Game Changer with Dylan LeClair

#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 -

Oct 2, 2024 • 1:32:58

#541: Why Europe Wants Trump Gone with Tom Luongo

#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

Sep 30, 2024 • 1:37:58

#540: Exposing Operation Chokepoint 2.0 with Caitlin Long

#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 Sil

Sep 25, 2024 • 1:25:07

#539: Planning For The Future With Bitcoin with Jessy Gilger

#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

Sep 23, 2024 • 1:02:13

#538: Dissecting The Carbon Narrative with Chris Martz

#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:

Sep 18, 2024 • 1:43:57

#537: Go File A FOIA Request Tomorrow! with OpnState

#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,

Sep 17, 2024 • 1:56:02

#536: Living On Principles with Anthony Constantino

#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 - Intro1:22 - The story of Sticker Mule8:27 - Manufacturing in the US13:41 - Media control during Covid16:09 - River & Bitkey17:25 - 2020 was an alien world20:14 - Demonization of Trump and his supporters24:29 - Impotent cancellation28:00 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Bitkey29:37 - Bringing civility back32:24

Sep 13, 2024 • 57:58

#535: The State of Bitcoin-Backed Credit with Matt Dines

#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 30:11 - Why Unchained loans work 37:45 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 39:22 - Predicting capital markets 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

Sep 11, 2024 • 1:47:19

#534: The Truth Behind The Attack On Trump with John Cullen

#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 - Intro1:26 - John's background and the Vegas shooting7:47 - Multiple shooters at Trump rally12:17 - River & Unchained13:33 - Drones23:14 - The rifle stock28:37 - 400 yards32:02 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite33:39 - Back

Sep 9, 2024 • 1:19:06

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

#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 - Intro1:25 - Reflecting on the years8:00 - How Fold made it14:59 - River & Unchained16:15 - Harnessing the bear market27:15 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite28:53 - Fold users33:39 - Leading the way with new strategies44:30 - Focusing on bitcoin51:53 - Ten311:00:28 - Succeeding by

Sep 6, 2024 • 1:16:59

#532: Q2 2024 Monetary Base Update | Matthew Mežinskis

#532: Q2 2024 Monetary Base Update | Matthew Mežinskis

Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis 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

Aug 31, 2024 • 1:44:14

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

#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 pool

Aug 19, 2024 • 1:21:22

#530: Real Inflation and Compounding Valuations with Dave Collum

#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 campaig

Aug 16, 2024 • 1:33:13

#529: How The Yen Carry Trade Will Skyrocket Bitcoin with Peruvian Bull

#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 - Intro1:02 - Yen carry trade backdrop15:47 - River and Unchained17:03 - Market caught off guard20:10 - Liquidity alarm bell27:01 - Current status33:41 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite35:19 - What do central bank counterparties do?44:12 - Treasury demand48:55 - Predicting the t

Aug 12, 2024 • 1:16:09

#528: Bitcoin Is The Liquidity Alarm Bell with Preston Pysh

#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 - Intro1:10 - Treasury auctions and stablecoins11:06 - Potentially solving the debt problem23:31 - River & Unchained24:47 - Bank of Japan26:22 - Accelerating toward the election29:18 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite30:55 - Global M2 and liquidity alarm bell50:15 - Bitcoin corporate

Aug 9, 2024 • 1:18:30

#527: There Will Always Be Rulers with Pete Quinones

#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 - Intro1:23 - Energy and tech5:39 - Explaining elite theory21:36 - River and Unchained22:51 - Kamala propaganda30:14 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite32:16 - Technological warfare39:38 - Communism and liberalism45:29 - Rule of law and capitalist ideology1:00:20 - Expanding your mindset1:05:02 - Thanks Elon1:10:18 - Is war coming?

Aug 6, 2024 • 1:45:57

#526: Twisting Religion to Justify Cruelty in Gaza with Saifedean Ammous

#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 - Intro1:13 - Infringement of Palestinian property rights8:00 - Israel’s solution is extermination13:23 - River & Unchained14:39 - Religious justification of cruelty26:29 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite28:06 - Christian Zionism35:42 - US is a puppet state55:14 - Can Bitc

Jul 24, 2024 • 1:11:28

#525: Missing Trump Created a New Reality with Tom Luongo

#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 -

Jul 22, 2024 • 1:33:47

#524: Precrime and the Global Panopticon with Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin

#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 - Intro1:34 - Trump shooting and media aftermath10:10 - River & Unchained11:26 - JD Vance and Palantir24:10 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite25:48 - Trump’s image & public/private partnership49:19 - Controlled media1:04:42 - Using Bitcoin for evil1:09:5

Jul 19, 2024 • 2:23:26

#523: Why a Bitcoin Treasury is the Winning Strategy with Eric Semler

#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

Jul 15, 2024 • 55:33

#522: Breaking Down The Synapse Bankruptcy with Jason Mikula

#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 - Intro1:42 - Background on the Synapse case12:19 - River & Unchained13:35 - Who is at fault?20:10 - FBO account structure24:36 - Impact on end users30:54 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite32:32 - Unclear resolution and stain on fintech41:18 - Can small ban

Jul 10, 2024 • 1:06:06

#521: The Bushido of Bitcoin with Aleksandar Svetski

#521: The Bushido of Bitcoin with Aleksandar Svetski

Marty sits down with Svetski to discuss his book The Bushido of Bitcoin. Svetski on Twitter: https://x.com/SvetskiWrites Bushido of Bitcoin: http://www.bushidoofbitcoin.com/ 0:00 - Intro1:52 - It’s time to do more than complain9:23 - Core virtues18:02 - River & Unchained19:18 - Justice24:51 - Unbalanced femininity31:06 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite32:43 - Energetic leaders39:40 - Courage42:31 - A structure to last the hard times50:41 - Responsibility56:36 - Low time preference1:

Jul 8, 2024 • 1:49:24

#520: Speculative Attack: Ten Years Later with Pierre Rochard & Allen Farrington

#520: Speculative Attack: Ten Years Later with Pierre Rochard & Allen Farrington

Marty sits down with Pierre Rochard and Allen Farrington to discuss their follow up to Pierre's Speculative Attack article. Pierre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre Allen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allenf32 0:00 - Intro0:50 - Speculative Attack: 10 years later7:24 - Shorting fiat12:39 - River & Unchained13:55 - Spec attack season 217:41 - Education22:56 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite24:34 - Alternatives to rebalancing32:21 - Should institutions prioritize bit

Jul 4, 2024 • 1:10:49

#519: Quoz & The Dollar Endgame with Mel Mattison

#519: Quoz & The Dollar Endgame with Mel Mattison

Marty sits down with Mel Mattison to discuss his book Quoz and the late-stage fiat breakdown. Mel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MelMattison1 Quoz: https://www.melmattison.com/quoz 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Mel’s background 5:34 - Timing the late-fiat breakdown 10:13 - River & Unchained 11:29 - Central bank history 17:00 - Central banks are obsolete 23:55 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 25:33 - The Fed is scrambling, false yield curve 32:25 - Why bitcoin and metals will succeed 37:33 -

Jul 2, 2024 • 1:35:13

#518: Does The Energy Industry Need Bitcoin? with Andrew Myers

#518: Does The Energy Industry Need Bitcoin? with Andrew Myers

Back in March, Marty sat down with Andrew Myers to discuss Satoshi Energy. Andrew on Twitter: https://x.com/acmyers Satoshi Energy: https://satoshienergy.com/ 0:00 - Intro0:50 - How regulation harms the energy industry12:08 - River and Bitkey13:30 - Mining solves the fragility of centralized power21:00 - Bitcoin strategies for energy companies26:37 - Direct payment for energy34:26 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite36:03 - Determining optimal power mix44:10 - What miners need to know abo

Jun 28, 2024 • 1:16:32

#517: Why Eliminating The Income Tax Would Supercharge The US with Peter St. Onge

#517: Why Eliminating The Income Tax Would Supercharge The US with Peter St. Onge

Marty sits down with Peter St. Onge to discuss Trump's rumored plan to replace income tax with tariffs. Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profstonge 0:00 - Intro0:50 - El Salvador4:23 - Vibe shift12:26 - River & Unchained13:42 - Mass immigration and nationalism17:51 - Trump’s rumored tariff plan24:49 - Media and education29:18 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite30:56 - Countering lies38:10 - Headwinds for next election45:40 - Dedollarization50:42 - Has the melt up already star

Jun 26, 2024 • 1:25:10

#516: America & The Art of the Possible with Chris Buskirk

#516: America & The Art of the Possible with Chris Buskirk

Marty sits down with Chris Buskirk to discuss the destruction wrought by ESG and moving forward with positive vision. Chris on Twitter: https://x.com/thechrisbuskirk 1789 Capital: https://x.com/1789Capital 0:00 - Intro0:50 - Start - ESG destroys innovation3:53 - Conservative vibe shift8:38 - River & Unchained09:54 - Positive vision15:58 - Positive vision specifics24:24 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite26:01 - Broken money28:39 - Electric cars31:20 - What DC does to good people35:31

Jun 21, 2024 • 1:08:20

#515: Understanding the Bitcoin Cash and Carry Trade with James Check

#515: Understanding the Bitcoin Cash and Carry Trade with James Check

Marty sits down with James Check to discuss bitcoin cash and carry. James on Twitter: https://x.com/_Checkmatey_ Checkonchain: https://charts.checkonchain.com/ Newsletter: https://newsletter.checkonchain.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Exposition 8:45 - Aussie ETF and in-kind withdrawal 12:04 - River & Unchained 13:20 - What Jim Bianco is missing 21:18 - Who is making the trade 26:03 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 27:40 - Coinbase 30:36 - Realized capital 39:19 - Don’t whale watch 41:59

Jun 18, 2024 • 1:38:07

#514: The Rise of Botev Plovdiv with George Manolov

#514: The Rise of Botev Plovdiv with George Manolov

Marty sits down with George Manolov to discuss how Bitcoin changed the game for Botev Plovdiv FC. George's Website: https://georgemanolov.com/ Botev Polvdiv: https://botevplovdiv.bg/en 0:00 - Intro0:50 - First involvement with Botev Plovdiv - Cut fuckup7:06 - Starting a bitcoin plan for the club13:38 - River & Unchained14:54 - Communicating reasons for bitcoin22:34 - Fanbase reception27:40 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite29:17 - Challenges of a sports business34:56 - Bitcoin fi

Jun 14, 2024 • 1:12:15

#513: How The US Is Losing The Great Digital War with Matthew Pines

#513: How The US Is Losing The Great Digital War with Matthew Pines

Marty sits down with Matthew Pines to discuss how America is falling behind in the new multi polar world. Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthew_pines Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/ 0:00 - Intro0:50 - Bitcoin in politics5:09 - Pitching Bitcoin to policy makers12:14 - River & Unchained13:30 - BRICS24:52 - Is US govt asleep at the wheel?37:26 - Current system isn’t as permanent as it appears46:04 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite47:41 - Private sector fi

Jun 12, 2024 • 2:00:46

#512: Unlocking the Sound Money Mindset with Ian Carroll

#512: Unlocking the Sound Money Mindset with Ian Carroll

Marty sits down with Ian Carroll to discuss the series of connections one makes once orange pilled. Ian on Twitter: https://x.com/Cancelcloco 0:00 - Intro0:50 - Trump and Fauci10:57 - Intel agencies14:22 - River & Unchained15:38 - People are being forced to notice19:17 - Optimism22:17 - Evil masterminds and incompetents29:38 - Ian’s research and perspective33:30 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite35:07 - Currency wars39:52 - Fix the money, fix the world48:32 - Wallets, not ballots51:3

Jun 7, 2024 • 1:37:40

#511: Delegation and Time Hacking with Rod Roudi

#511: Delegation and Time Hacking with Rod Roudi

Marty sits down with Rod Roudi to discuss bitcoin meetups, entrepreneurship, leveraging your time, and more. Rod on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite Bitcoin Park:; https://bitcoinpark.com/ POD256: https://twitter.com/pod256 0:00 - Intro0:50 - Opening riff6:45 - Tennessee Bitcoin14:24 - River & Unchained15:40 - Grassroots adoption20:11 - Bitcoin Brainstorm26:29 - Best way for number to go up35:36 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite37:14 - Doomscrolling41:29 - Leveraging time51:20

Jun 3, 2024 • 1:27:08

#510: Bitcoin and Market Anomalies with Cathie Wood

#510: Bitcoin and Market Anomalies with Cathie Wood

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 bitcoin outpacing gold 14:55 - Sharpe ratio convinces institutional invest

May 30, 2024 • 1:09:41

#509: Sustaining Bitcoin For Generations with Michael Goldstein

#509: Sustaining Bitcoin For Generations with Michael Goldstein

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/bitstein Nakamoto Institute: http://nakamotoinstitute.org/ Nakamoto Institute on

May 22, 2024 • 2:13:42

#508: How The Government Is Killing Small Farms with Dustin Kittle

#508: How The Government Is Killing Small Farms with Dustin Kittle

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 tactics 39:51 - FCA’s integral role 48:26 - Last stand of the farmers 55:46

May 21, 2024 • 1:14:47

#507: How Live Nation Scams Artists and Their Fans with Sam Means & Michael Rhee

#507: How Live Nation Scams Artists and Their Fans with Sam Means & Michael Rhee

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 33:11 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 34:48 - The Live Nation proble

May 20, 2024 • 1:37:14

#506: Q1 2024 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

#506: Q1 2024 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

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 central planning 1:10:06 - Bitcoin free banking 1:13:51 - Bitcoin price chart 1

May 15, 2024 • 2:17:09

#505: Jerome Powell, Tether and Peak Oil with Tom Luongo

#505: Jerome Powell, Tether and Peak Oil with Tom Luongo

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 - Sound money 1:06:30 - Oil 1:15:35 - Throw out the spreadsheet 1:21:42 - Is

May 13, 2024 • 1:38:02

#504: Bitcoin Is More American Than The Dollar with Parker Lewis

#504: Bitcoin Is More American Than The Dollar with Parker Lewis

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 26:59 - Hamilton describing the slippery slope 34:46 - Self-funding unipa

May 9, 2024 • 1:15:11

#503: The Bitcoin Stack with Dhruv Bansal,Ryan Gentry & Allen Farrington

#503: The Bitcoin Stack with Dhruv Bansal,Ryan Gentry & Allen Farrington

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, Then Suddenly 44:10 - High layers improve low layers 50:40 - Unlocking the potent

May 4, 2024 • 1:39:33

#502: How Bitcoin Fixes Elections with Carliño

#502: How Bitcoin Fixes Elections with Carliño

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 - Intro5:05 - Riffing9:24 - Poverty is the enemy15:57 - Getting OFAC listed and discovering bitcoin24:03 - Austrian influence and the state of Guatemala29:21 - Events leadin

May 3, 2024 • 1:41:30

#501: Bitcoin Mining Pools Are Critically Centralized with Matt Corallo

#501: Bitcoin Mining Pools Are Critically Centralized with Matt Corallo

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 - Solutions 1:00:51 - Complacency 1:06:40 - Go test StratumV2 1:09:48 - Bit

Apr 24, 2024 • 1:13:45

#500: Investigating Fiat Food with Matthew Lysiak

#500: Investigating Fiat Food with Matthew Lysiak

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 - Legacy media distortion 42:21 - Environmental guilt 48:48 - Heart health psyop an

Apr 23, 2024 • 1:38:14

#499: Debt Slavery and the Carbon Credit Coup with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin

#499: Debt Slavery and the Carbon Credit Coup with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin

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 - RSK 57:34 - Carbon dictatorship 1:20:41 - Stablecoin mafia 1:36:08 - Pre

Apr 17, 2024 • 2:19:15

#498: Musings Of A “Right Wing Radical” with Ben Braddock

#498: Musings Of A “Right Wing Radical” with Ben Braddock

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 - Intro5:05 - MS-138:13 - El Salvador and rule of law12:47 - Media control and narrative shifts30:51 - Covid lockdown’s financial motives36:35 - Places to escape to41:11 - Inflation is exhausting52:37 - MAID and spiritual starvation55:25 - They’re not sending their best1:02:16 - Gradually, Then Suddenly1:02:56 - Manosphere and nationali

Apr 15, 2024 • 2:42:40

#497: Bitcoin Will Power Up The Future Of Finance with Andrew Hohns

#497: Bitcoin Will Power Up The Future Of Finance with Andrew Hohns

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 - Intro5:05 - Andrew’s background19:30 - Discovering bitcoin25:44 - Alloying bitcoin with credit34:49 - Positive impact of Bitcoin’s unique use cases49:18 - Debt crisis58:15 - Gradually, Then Suddenly58:54 - High/low time preference1:04:32 - Applying bitcoin to financing1:12:49 - Inflation1:29:16 - Americans shou

Apr 10, 2024 • 1:52:19

#496: The World’s First Blue Light Free Computer with Anjan Katta & Tristan Scott

#496: The World’s First Blue Light Free Computer with Anjan Katta & Tristan Scott

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 - Intro5:05 - Light and temperature16:31 - Honesty21:57 - Wisdom25:56 - Creating Daylight32:12 - Gradually, Then Suddenly32:52 - Hardware has more impact than software41:44 - Don’t start a hardware company47:02 - Getting the screen made59:10 - Fiat culture1:06:42 - Ho

Apr 8, 2024 • 1:21:31

#495: What’s REALLY Going On In The Oil Wars with Anas Alhajji

#495: What’s REALLY Going On In The Oil Wars with Anas Alhajji

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 - Intro5:05 - Strategic petroleum reserves20:30 - LNG40:04 - Gradually, Then Suddenly40:43 - Media portrayal and OPEC+ view of Russia48:32 - Red Sea59:12 - Venezuela and Guyana1:08:31 - Media narrative battles1:13:07 - Predictions1:19:16 - Wrapp

Apr 5, 2024 • 1:21:17

#494: Adding Fifteen Years To Your Life with P.D. Mangan

#494: Adding Fifteen Years To Your Life with P.D. Mangan

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 - Intro5:05 - Metabolic health10:41 - Workout intensity16:03 - Ozempic23:27 - Hunger and eating patterns28:56 - Meat myths, studies, and unhealthy experts35:43 - Gradually, Then Suddenly36:22 - Advice and misconceptions46:00 - Chronic disease and fiat food58:13 - A health crisis is expensive1:02:37 - Years gained/lost Sho

Apr 2, 2024 • 1:11:24

#493: Fixing Big Ag with Jeff Smith

#493: Fixing Big Ag with Jeff Smith

Marty sits down with Jeff Smith to discuss the state of ranching and the agriculture industry. Colorado Craft Beef: https://coloradocraftbeef.com/ 0:00 - Intro5:05 - Bitcoin and ranching13:37 - Starting Colorado Craft Beef23:41 - Regulatory risk29:04 - Taking care of the land33:23 - Gradually, Then Suddenly34:02 - Scaling in competition with large corps39:00 - Orange pilling55:34 - Weaponized fiat and food1:00:34 - Competency crisis1:12:32 - Yummy steaks1:18:30 - Back to scaling1:27:43 - Persp

Mar 26, 2024 • 1:33:55

#492: Open Source AI Is Winning with NVK

#492: Open Source AI Is Winning with NVK

Marty sits down with NVK to discuss Coinkite, AI, tradeoffs in bitcoin, and more. NVK on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk 0:00 - Intro5:05 - Signing devices and the Coldcard Q13:13 - ETFs vs self custody17:38 - SIM swaps and AI fakes23:59 - Meatspace KYC26:55 - AI tools, Unleashed.chat32:04 - AI and bitcoin for businesses42:18 - How AI will impact the world50:14 - Gradually, Then Suddenly50:52 - What will our children need to know?55:10 - Covenants1:03:10 - Tradeoffs of bitcoin scaling layers1

Mar 20, 2024 • 1:58:52

#491: Bitcoin Urbanism with Tuur Demeester, Kelly Lannan & Austin Tunnell

#491: Bitcoin Urbanism with Tuur Demeester, Kelly Lannan & Austin Tunnell

Marty sits down with the Tuur, Kelly and Austin after the Bitcoin Urbanism panel for an extended chat about fiat real estate, walkable cities, beautiful architecture, and more. Tuur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester Kelly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ktlannan Austin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AustinTunnell 0:00 - Intro5:05 - Introducing guests14:03 - Fiat real estate and centralized planning22:48 - Environment and psychology34:33 - Gradually, Then Suddenly35:12 - Efficiency

Mar 18, 2024 • 1:32:09

#490: How Woke Took Over America with Andrew Gutmann

#490: How Woke Took Over America with Andrew Gutmann

Marty sits down with Andrew Gutmann to discuss his Substack article on the link between fiat money and woke ideology. Andrew's website: https://andrewgutmann.com/ Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewGutmann Andrew's Substack article: https://andrewgutmann.substack.com/p/how-woke-took-over-america 0:00 - Intro5:05 - Andrew’s background11:30 - Andrew’s Substack piece17:54 - Commercial banks and the Fed21:34 - How fiat causes wealth disparity28:30 - Turning the tide31:40 - Gradua

Mar 15, 2024 • 1:02:32

#489: Bitcoin Fixes Scientific Peer Review with Kevin McKernan

#489: Bitcoin Fixes Scientific Peer Review with Kevin McKernan

Marty sits down with Kevin McKernan to discuss covid jabs and how Bitcoin can be leveraged to incentivize and improve peer review. Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kevin_McKernan Kevin's Substack: https://anandamide.substack.com/ Kevin's Talks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Kg5gDtmSg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Kg5gDtmSg The Indoctrinated Brain: https://www.amazon.com/Indoctrinated-Brain-Successfully-Global-Freedom/dp/1510778365 0:00 - Intro5:05 - Capitol Hill presentati

Mar 13, 2024 • 1:26:51

#488: Freedom Money Will Revive Rural America with Dr. Brooke Miller

#488: Freedom Money Will Revive Rural America with Dr. Brooke Miller

Marty sits down with Dr. Brooke Miller to discuss the damage of mRNA vaccines, the media's attacks on rural America, and scaling local food and health models. Dr Miller on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brookemillermd 0:00 - Intro5:05 - Vaccine data15:58 - Nefarious intentions21:47 - Media attacking ranchers27:11 - mRNA food31:56 - Gradually, Then Suddenly32:34 - Counter attack37:18 - Freedom money45:10 - Rural America50:06 - Local food53:09 - Scaling and centralization1:01:21 - Momentum aga

Mar 11, 2024 • 1:20:52

#487: Bitcoin Mining Industry v. Elizabeth Warren with Pierre Rochard

#487: Bitcoin Mining Industry v. Elizabeth Warren with Pierre Rochard

Marty sits down with Pierre Rochard to discuss the mining industry's response to the EIA registry. Pierre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre 0:00 - Intro5:05 - AI tools18:11 - AI competing with Bitcoin for energy26:05 - EIA registry1:02:20 - Gradually, Then Suddenly1:02:59 - Liz’s goals1:08:23 - Environmentalism1:15:48- Nat gas and context for renewables1:31:24 - Current market and speculative attack1:43:28 - Good time to be a bitcoiner Shoutout to our sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mar 8, 2024 • 1:50:35

#486: How Bitcoin Can Solve The Competency Crisis with Axel Raven

#486: How Bitcoin Can Solve The Competency Crisis with Axel Raven

Marty sits down with Axel Raven to discuss the the root causes of the competency crisis in fiat currency. Axel on Twitter https://twitter.com/FinancialPhys Axel's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@financialphysics7541 0:00 - Intro5:05 - Competency crisis and essential work22:09 - Sound money30:05 - Time and the purpose of money36:35 - Keynesian trickery46:28 -  Real estate and northern weather50:38 - Trucking1:04:44 - Automation fantasies1:09:37 - Gradually, Then Suddenly1:10:16 - Technial

Mar 6, 2024 • 1:49:21

#485: Will Bitcoin Hit $1,000,000 This Cycle? with Tuur Demeester

#485: Will Bitcoin Hit $1,000,000 This Cycle? with Tuur Demeester

Marty sits down with Tuur Demeester the bull run, the mindsets that perpetuate controlling regimes, AI, and more. Tuur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester Adamant Research: https://adamantresearch.com/ 0:00 - Intro5:07 - Tuur is bullish12:08 - Public is catching on to money printing17:01 - Effect of newbie influx22:57 - Regulatory and centralization risk29:04 - Totalitarian regimes41:06 - Belgium and helpless mindset51:32 - AI and information accessibility1:00:55 - Gradually, Then Su

Mar 4, 2024 • 1:35:46

#484: Bitcoin And The Long March with Ben Hart

#484: Bitcoin And The Long March with Ben Hart

Marty sits down with Ben Hart to discuss his recent viral popularity, victim culture, and the hope Bitcoin brings for the future. Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenHart_Freedom 0:00 - Intro6:21 - Ben’s daughter16:46 - Discovering Bitcoin19:36 - Dartmouth Review24:38 - Big tech and intelligence agencies33:22 - College brainwashing44:23 - Victim narrative and immigration52:25 - Fiat culture56:06 - Energy, mining and decentralization1:01:11 - Sound money and military industrial complex1:08:3

Mar 1, 2024 • 1:28:45

#483: Bitcoin Is The 7th Largest Base Money In The World with Matthew Mežinskis

#483: Bitcoin Is The 7th Largest Base Money In The World with Matthew Mežinskis

Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q4 2023 monetary base update. 6:25 - Cloward-Piven and immigration 30:22 - Top currencies 38:45 - Inflation rates 46:59 - NZ bankers go mask off 54:14 - Fedwire vs Bitcoin 1:17:14 - Power trend line 1:26:53 - Does the ETF change things? 1:29:43 - “All assets” chart 1:35:23 - Federal debt 1:48:25 - Building the roads 1:52:21 - Russia 2:07:05 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Feb 21, 2024 • 2:09:40

#482: Freedom Fighters Need Bitcoin with Lyudmyla Kozlovska & Bota Jardemalie

#482: Freedom Fighters Need Bitcoin with Lyudmyla Kozlovska & Bota Jardemalie

Marty sits down with Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bota Jardemalie to discuss activism against the EU regulators' attacks on Bitcoin. - PoW submission to the EU regulators (example of testimonials we want to collect from bitcoin miners and those who socially benefit from it): https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/724499,defend-pow-submission-to-esma/ - EU AML submission: https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/723329,submission-to-fatf-tools-to-prevent-abuse-of-aml-cft-laws/ -Submission to FinCen US: https://en.od

Feb 20, 2024 • 1:15:39

#481: Bitcoin's Positive Influence On Power Markets with James McAvity

#481: Bitcoin's Positive Influence On Power Markets with James McAvity

Marty sits down with Jamie McAvity from Cormint to talk about Bitcoin mining and energy. Jamie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesmcavity Cormint: https://cormint.com/ 0:00 - Intro7:38 - 50k and Ready Player One13:16 - Assertions of Chinese grid attack23:06 - Working with the wind tax credit issue36:44 - Renewable grid drawbacks and risks44:17 - The right mix of energy sources47:53 - Germany decommissioning and energy politics1:00:23 - Bitcoiners running nuclear1:06:11 - Halving1:11:52 - ASI

Feb 13, 2024 • 1:54:11

#480: Bitcoin Mining State Of The Union with Harry Sudock

#480: Bitcoin Mining State Of The Union with Harry Sudock

Marty sits down with Harry Sudock to discuss Griid's Nasdaq listing, Harry joining Ten31 as an advisor, and talk about the mining industry as a whole. Harry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/harry_sudock Griid: https://griid.com/ 0:00 - Intro7:26 - Big week for Griid11:21 - State of the mining industry15:46 - Industrial adoption19:43 - Demand response23:46 - Energy FUD from the parasitic class31:44 - Future of mining36:06 - Technical innovation37:27 - ASIC manufacturers45:02 - Halvening51:59

Feb 6, 2024 • 1:12:01

#479: Socialist Attack On Bitcoin Mining with Jason Brett

#479: Socialist Attack On Bitcoin Mining with Jason Brett

Marty sits down with Jason Brett to discuss the EIA action to surveil Bitcoin miners and its wider implications. Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RegulatoryJason Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/ 0:00 - Intro6:17 - Overview on “emergency” survey15:03 - Clearly an overt state attack21:45 - Fighting back30:21 - Upcoming months32:30 - Energy industry and policy39:29 - Failure of ESG46:31 - Making political progress52:20 - Federal vs State58:12 - Wrapping up Shoutout to ou

Feb 2, 2024 • 1:00:27

#478: How DEI Is Weakening The Military with Matthew Lohmeier

#478: How DEI Is Weakening The Military with Matthew Lohmeier

Marty sits down with Lt. Col Matthew Lohmeier to discuss how politics and DEI are dividing and weakening the US military, and how the silent majority can speak up and resist. Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewlohmeier Matt's website: https://matthewlohmeier.com/ 0:00 - Intro6:45 - Politics dividing the military15:57 - Military of the best22:28 - DEI harms those it “protects”27:00 - US weakening is rapid and likely intentional40:15 - What’s making us stronger?47:12 - First steps t

Feb 2, 2024 • 1:04:00

#477: What It Was Like Launching Bitcoin In El Salvador with Sean McDonnell

#477: What It Was Like Launching Bitcoin In El Salvador with Sean McDonnell

Marty sits down with Sean McDonnell from Salt of the Earth to discuss the myriad stories that led to the founding of his company. Sean on Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanfmcdonnell Salt of the Earth: https://drinksote.com/tftc 0:00 - Intro 6:32 - Lacrosse 15:59 - Groupon 23:23 - Giving up the party life 27:11 - Skiing story 32:51 - Coding bootcamp 38:06 - Bitcoin 43:01 - Bukele’s war room 52:24 - Starting Salt of the Earth 1:02:50 - Electrolytes 1:14:24 - Jack Dorsey story Shoutout to our s

Jan 29, 2024 • 1:18:37

#476: The Story Of The People And Projects That Inspired Bitcoin with Aaron van Wirdum

#476: The Story Of The People And Projects That Inspired Bitcoin with Aaron van Wirdum

Marty sits down with Aaron van Wirdum to discuss his new book The Genesis Book. Aaron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AaronvanW The Genesis Book: http://thegenesisbook.com/ 0:00 - Intro6:32 - Storytime with Marty13:00 - Genesis book16:15 - Where does Bitcoin’s history begin?19:43 - Cypherpunk history27:50 - Who are the OGs?31:05 - Precursor projects and culture35:53 - Hashcash, BitGold, B-Money43:11 - Demand for privacy tech52:18 - Whitepaper and genesis block1:00:06 - Cypherpunks today1:03:52

Jan 26, 2024 • 1:27:42

#475: Bitcoin Is Eating The World with John Arnold

#475: Bitcoin Is Eating The World with John Arnold

Marty sits down with John Arnold to discuss his article on Bitcoin's total addressable market. John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnArnoldTen31 John's Article: https://ten31.vc/insights/tam 0:00 - Intro7:06 - The real John Arnold10:26 - John’s background23:10 - Total addressable market29:31 - Tech stock returns34:42 - Best time to jump in44:04 - Why Bitcoin is eating the world52:01 - Financial services1:03:06 - Consumer applications1:09:06 - Replacing the incumbent system1:21:48 -

Jan 24, 2024 • 1:44:02

#474: What's On Weiner's Laptop? with Dave Collum

#474: What's On Weiner's Laptop? with Dave Collum

Marty sits down with Dave Collum to discuss everything from child trafficking to Roth IRAs to lacrosse. Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidBCollum 0:00 - Intro6:17 - Child trafficking22:17 - Immigrant flooding32:13 - Crime syndicates and technocracy40:47 - Darkness49:11 - J659:29 - Ukraine1:03:36 - Hope and changing winds1:10:24 - Election1:14:24 - State independence1:18:39 - ETF1:27:39 - Inflation and correctional1:53:30 - Geopolitical status2:02:17 - Great minds2:09:30 - Tangents2:24:

Jan 17, 2024 • 3:31:30

#473: Banks Without Bankers with Eric Yakes

#473: Banks Without Bankers with Eric Yakes

Marty sits down with Eric Yakes to discuss his piece written for Axiom, federated mints, and the newly approved Bitcoin ETF. Eric on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericyakes Axiom article: https://www.axiombtc.capital/banks Eric's book: https://yakes.io/book/ 0:00 - Intro6:40 - Can we really have banks without bankers?12:44 - Tradeoffs16:10 - Fedimints23:48 - Federated model cost/benefit35:23 - Implementing incentives42:08 - Fedi in the future45:53 - Speculating on possibilities51:35 - Mint

Jan 12, 2024 • 1:26:51

#472: Amos Miller And The Encroachment Of The Nanny State with Chris Hume

#472: Amos Miller And The Encroachment Of The Nanny State with Chris Hume

Marty sits down with Chris Hume to discuss the recent raid of Amos Miller and the encroachment of the state on all parts of life. Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrishume1689 The Lancaster Patriot: https://www.thelancasterpatriot.com/ Lancaster Patriot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheLanPatriot 0:00 - Intro6:17 - Amos Miller raided10:42 - State dislikes independent communities14:28 - The problem of positive law19:01 - The state removes your choices24:59 - “Raw” milk and choosing fo

Jan 8, 2024 • 1:06:50

#471: Fighting The Digital Dollar And AI Surveillance with Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin

#471: Fighting The Digital Dollar And AI Surveillance with Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin

Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss their new piece on Farmington and the digital dollar. Unlimited Hangout Article: https://unlimitedhangout.com/2023/12/investigative-reports/unmasking-farmington-ftx-fluent-finance-and-the-coming-digital-dollar/ Whitney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb Mark on Twitter: https://twitter.com/markgoodw_in 0:00 - Intro6:17 - Exposition on Farmington and Fluent Finance12:47 - Stablecoins21:18 - Transitioning to CBDC35:30 - Cris

Dec 30, 2023 • 2:43:13

#470: Bitcoin's Finite Supply Is The Breakthrough with Dhruv Bansal

#470: Bitcoin's Finite Supply Is The Breakthrough with Dhruv Bansal

Marty sits down with Dhruv Bansal to discuss his article on the foundational ideas of Bitcoin, as well as an in-depth conversation about AI. Dhruv on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhruvbansal Dhruv's article: https://tftc.io/satoshi-nakamoto-unchained/ Shoutout to our sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠River⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unchained⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Dec 22, 2023 • 2:33:28

#469: Bitcoin And The Great Financial Crisis with Parker Lewis

#469: Bitcoin And The Great Financial Crisis with Parker Lewis

Marty sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss his new book Gradually, Then Suddenly, and highlight Bitcoin in the framing of the financial crisis of 2008. Parker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkeralewis Get the book: https://thesaifhouse.com/ 0:00 - Intro7:07 - Liz Warren and CBDCs16:55 - 2008 crisis still echoes22:17 - Marty’s experience of the crisis29:00 - Metting people where they are35:27 - Satoshi was keyed in38:29 - It’s personal for everyone53:01 - Bitcoin, not Blockchain57:41 - Bit

Dec 20, 2023 • 1:46:42

#468: Q3 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

#468: Q3 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q3 2023 Monetary Base Update Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney 0:00 - Intro 6:17 - Marty’s late 8:35 - Bitcoin power curve 25:28 - Top 5 currencies 30:35 - Bitcoin vs currencies 34:11 - Dollar’s relative strength growing 38:48 - Network update 44:49 - Sovereign mining and pool censorship 52:18 - Why money must be kept decentralized 1:01:45 - ETF Trojan horse 1:03:45 - Argentina 1:27:22 - European security 1:30:16 - Defense

Dec 12, 2023 • 2:03:13

#467: The ETF Will Push Bitcoin To $500k with Fred Krueger

#467: The ETF Will Push Bitcoin To $500k with Fred Krueger

Marty sits down with Fred Krueger to discuss the upcoming Bitcoin ETF and the impact of institutional money entering Bitcoin. Fred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dotkrueger 0:00 - Intro6:01 - The scale of ETFs13:35 - The pace of incoming money20:48 - Perspective of an ETF buyer28:16 - Will the ETF change the cycles?36:33 - Bitcoin improving payments40:13 - Financial degradation47:06 - Inflation from the perspective of the wealthy51:39 - Apathy towards Bitcoin1:00:56 - Older generations hold t

Dec 12, 2023 • 2:05:01

#466: Bitcoin on the Geopolitical Chessboard with Kane McGukin

#466: Bitcoin on the Geopolitical Chessboard with Kane McGukin

Marty sits down with Kane McGukin to discuss the changing geopolitical landscape. Kane on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kanemcgukin 0:00 - Intro 5:29 - Kane’s background 9:26 - China’s geopolitical standing 28:01 - Hyperconnected world changes things 33:22 - Transitional state 38:50 - Messianic money 42:00 - Weaponized dollar 48:56 - What should America do? 54:31 - Teaching values and skills 1:05:58 - Propaganda and tinfoil 1:11:01 - Optimism 1:17:50 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors:

Dec 11, 2023 • 1:19:20

Bitcoin For Business: Fanatics

Bitcoin For Business: Fanatics

Lou turns the questions on Marty to find out how businesses can embrace Bitcoin. 0:00 - Intro7:20 - Why are we here?13:29 - What is Fanatics?19:54 - FanCash should be Bitcoin29:58 - Introducing Bitcoin through rewards33:04 - Chargebacks and international onboarding37:29 - Bitcoin is can enable better UX flow41:39 - NFTs don’t work48:30 - New media monetization models53:26 - Protection from censorship58:36 - Trust still required1:02:17 - Saving your business in a recession1:05:21 - Debrief, comm

Dec 6, 2023 • 1:08:26

#465: Five Pillars of Product Management with Will Cole

#465: Five Pillars of Product Management with Will Cole

Marty sits down with Will Cole to discuss his new writing on the five invariant elements of product management and how to build an effective strategy for your company. Will on Twitter: https://twitter.com/willcole 0:00 - Intro 6:17 - Marty is sleepy 11:07 - Stories behind Will’s writing 19:10 - Invariants and levels of abstraction 30:25 - Why a product manager exists 33:57 - Think, then do 36:30 - Running through the invariants and strategy doc 42:41 - Timeline 46:55 - Minimizing meetings with

Dec 4, 2023 • 1:28:32

#464: The Emergence of the Network of Keys with Matt from Unchained

#464: The Emergence of the Network of Keys with Matt from Unchained

Marty sits down with Matt from Unchained to discuss key networks and setting new industry standards for Bitcoin custody. 0:00 - Intro6:17 -  Matt’s backstory (go birds)12:56 - Challenges overcome at Unchained19:43 - The role of keys in Bitcoin21:53 - Preparing for the next bull23:42 - Misconceptions about keys26:41 - UX gaps29:18 - Structures built on key networks34:15 - Countering bad optics for regulators37:29 - Predictions42:27 - Recognition of multisig47:59 - ETFs and Coinbase54:41 - Multi-

Dec 1, 2023 • 1:36:23

#463: Orange Pilling AI & Bitcoin Times Energy Edition with Aleks Svetski

#463: Orange Pilling AI & Bitcoin Times Energy Edition with Aleks Svetski

Marty sits down with Aleks Svetski to discuss Spirit of Satoshi, the Bitcoin-focused AI project, as well as the upcoming edition of the Bitcoin Times. Svetski on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SvetskiWrites Spirit of Satoshi: https://www.spiritofsatoshi.ai/ Bitcoin Times: https://bitcointimes.io/ 0:00 - Intro6:52 - Riffing9:53 - What is Spirit of Satoshi?18:12 - AGI24:04 - Closed/open source AI33:38 - Building your own language model41:04 - AI’s opinions are based on its master45:02 - Data clean

Nov 30, 2023 • 1:51:51

#462: Government Spending Leads To Hyperinflation with Peter St Onge

#462: Government Spending Leads To Hyperinflation with Peter St Onge

Marty sits down with Peter St Onge to discuss government incompetence, hyperinflation events, predictions for the 2024 election, and more. Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profstonge 0:00 - Intro 6:46 - Bitcoin banning attempts and govt incompetence 15:12 - EVs 17:23 - Treasury auction and hyperinflation events 33:08 - Sovereign debt 37:15 - Swiss banks liquidity crisis 42:44 - The internet is bank run jet fuel 46:29 - Milei and dollarization of Argentina 50:04 - Fiat is always doomed 53:

Nov 28, 2023 • 1:19:23

#461: Defecting from Corrupt Healthcare with Andy Schoonover

#461: Defecting from Corrupt Healthcare with Andy Schoonover

Marty sits down with Andy Schoonover to discuss CrowdHealth's new Lightning wallet integration, as well as how CrowdHealth has been doing in the last year. Andy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SchoonoverAndy CrowdHealth: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc 0:00 - Intro7:23 - It’s been a year14:22 - Doctors are excited18:22 - The government owns the system22:29 - Insurance is impersonal28:23 - Bitcoin and LN34:13 - Bitcoin doctors42:49 - What’s the catch?48:29 - How many people does it tak

Nov 17, 2023 • 1:25:25

#460: Deconstructing the Censorship Industrial Complex with Mike Benz

#460: Deconstructing the Censorship Industrial Complex with Mike Benz

Marty sits down with Mike Benz, the executive director of the Foundation for Freedom Online to discuss digital censorship, corporate control, prosecution of uncooperative politicians, and more. Mike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBenzCyber FFO website: https://foundationforfreedomonline.com/ 0:00 - Intro6:17 - Censorship Industrial Complex13:06 - Turning point in 201615:08 - Twitter files and wrongspeak terminology22:44 - NGO participation26:07 - Corporate control32:30 - Russian gas37:15

Nov 14, 2023 • 1:06:11

#459: An 8-Month Taliban Holiday with Lord Miles

#459: An 8-Month Taliban Holiday with Lord Miles

Marty sits down with Lord Miles to talk about his time in Taliban custody and his plans for further adventures. Lord Miles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/real_lord_miles Miles's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LordMiles 0:00 - Intro 6:03 - How Miles was betrayed 11:18 - 8 month detainment (holiday) 22:32 - End of detainment and Taliban misconceptions 30:23 - Govts and dealing with money 35:14 - Lovely holiday locations 38:01 - Nashville shooter 40:59 - Gold mine 48:27 - Wankers and grif

Nov 7, 2023 • 1:28:23

#458: Climate Narratives Are Failing with Tom Nelson

#458: Climate Narratives Are Failing with Tom Nelson

Marty sits down with Tom Nelson to discuss the ongoing failure of climate change narratives energy policy to correspond with reality. Tom's links: https://t.co/h5ODvIBeWA 0:00 - Intro6:43 - Riffing on Dave Collum and hurricanes11:08 - Narratives are failing18:17 - Charlie Munger21:07 - AI23:44 - DC and climate policy26:34 - Nuclear30:32 - ESG and mining33:41 - Green energy kills42:32 - Hydrocarbons bring life50:31 - Those who would control you54:27 - Bitcoin56:53 - War59:21 - Podcasting, c

Nov 1, 2023 • 1:20:30

#457: How a Miner Survives a Bitcoin Bear Market with Drew Armstrong & AJ Scalia

#457: How a Miner Survives a Bitcoin Bear Market with Drew Armstrong & AJ Scalia

Marty sits down with Drew and AJ from Cathedra to discuss how things have been going in the mining industry. Cathedra: https://cathedra.com/ 0:00 - Intro5:04 - New York11:23 - Current doomer status14:36 - Lessons learned since last bull run26:24 - Decisions made in 202234:20 - Underclocking and maintaining mining efficiency39:16 - Evaluing mining businesses by hashprice43:31 - Educating energy providers48:25 - Cathedra firmware52:07 - Shifting the bottleneck away from ASICs58:20 - AI1:06:46 -

Oct 26, 2023 • 1:37:31

#456: The Path To Hyperinflation with EJ Antoni

#456: The Path To Hyperinflation with EJ Antoni

Marty sits down with EJ Antoni to discuss the disastrous policies of the Federal Reserve. EJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealEJAntoni 0:00 - Intro5:48 - Explaining Fed losses22:16 - Has the Fed lost control?26:25 - What is the result of total failure?32:38 - Can higher-for-longer solve the problem?37:16 - Recession indicators42:04 - Protecting yourself financially50:48 - Weimar style hyperinflation54:21 - Weaponization of the dollar57:23 - Bitcoin1:00:24 - Wrapping Shoutout to our sponsor

Oct 24, 2023 • 1:02:11

#455: AI-Powered Tyranny with Whitney Webb

#455: AI-Powered Tyranny with Whitney Webb

Marty sits down once again with Whitney Webb to discuss the conflict in the Levant and how the bankers intend to use AI to control your life. Whitney's links: https://linktr.ee/whitneywebb Articles: https://www.mintpressnews.com/untold-story-christian-zionists-power-united-states-israel/260532/ https://bitcoinmagazine.com/print/whitney-webb-bitcoin-and-the-plot-to-destroy-financial-privacy Shoutout to our sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unchained⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Oct 20, 2023 • 1:54:40

#454: An Onramp To The New Custody Standard with Onramp & BitGo

#454: An Onramp To The New Custody Standard with Onramp & BitGo

Marty sits down with Michael Tanguma and Jesse Meyers from Onramp as well as Mitch Kochman from BitGo to discuss their new partnership. Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MTanguma Jesse on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Croesus_BTC Mitch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mitch_kochman Onramp: https://onrampbitcoin.com/ BitGo: https://www.bitgo.com/ 0:00 - Intro5:04 - How’s The Last Trade going?10:06 - OnRamp/BitGo partnership23:35 - The importance of multi-institution29:18 - What convinces k

Oct 19, 2023 • 1:32:39

#453: From Barstool to Mash with Louis Roberts

#453: From Barstool to Mash with Louis Roberts

Marty sits down with Lightswitch Lou to talk about Mash and its integration with the new TFTC website. Louis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Buddyloveless 0:00 - Intro5:28 - Riffing15:37 - Mash and the new TFTC site24:26 - Incumbent monetization models29:06 - Enabling interaction features31:58 - Controlling your own flow of funds39:27 - Ending the subscription model47:22 - Convincing other publishers50:29 - Verifying humanity54:51 - Lightning compared to advertising a decade ago1:00:39 - Barst

Oct 17, 2023 • 2:07:33

#452: Zaprite Is Driving Bitcoin Merchant Adoption with John Magill

#452: Zaprite Is Driving Bitcoin Merchant Adoption with John Magill

Marty sits down with John Magill, founder of Zaprite, to discuss the current state of Ireland, what's changed for Zaprite in the last year, and what to build next. John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/john_zaprite Zaprite: https://zaprite.com/ 0:00 - Intro5:04 - Irish shitcoinery and true Bitcoiners9:51 - Irish government18:39 - Irish economy25:26 - Erasing Irish culture32:35 - Strong communities and fiat world38:42 - Merchant adoption48:56 - Update on Zaprite, onboarding Will and Parker54

Oct 9, 2023 • 1:26:45

#451: UTXOracle with Steve Jeffress & Daniel Hinton

#451: UTXOracle with Steve Jeffress & Daniel Hinton

Marty sits down with Steve and Daniel to discuss UTXOracle, a way to estimate Bitcoin's price using nothing but node data. Steve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveSimple Daniel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanielLHinton Check out UTXOracle and other data visualization: https://utxo.live/ 0:00 - Intro6:41 - Steve and Daniel’s background10:59 - Explaining UTXOs13:34 - Visualizing data20:46 - Effect of Bitcoin ATMs on patterns25:24 - How to infer price from UTXO data35:27 - Usefulness a

Oct 3, 2023 • 1:33:47

#450: Bitcoin Money Market Funds with Théo Mogenet

#450: Bitcoin Money Market Funds with Théo Mogenet

Marty sits down with Théo Mogenet to discuss his piece written for Axiom on the financialization of Bitcoin. Théo's Twitter: https://twitter.com/theomogenet Théo's Substack: https://substack.com/@theomogenet 0:00 - Intro7:00 - Théo’s background11:06 - Explaining money market funds16:46 - UK Gilt duration mismatch22:32 - US bank failures25:08 - Weaponization of monetary system39:41 - How Bitcoin fixes this49:26 - Bitcoin’s increasing demand52:47 - Through the lens of monetary policy55:2

Oct 1, 2023 • 1:45:41

#449: DEATH ATHLETIC: A Dissident Architecture with Jessica Solce

#449: DEATH ATHLETIC: A Dissident Architecture with Jessica Solce

Marty sits down with Jessica Solce to discuss her new documentary following the story of Cody Wilson. Find the film here: https://www.deathathletic.com/Jessica on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessicasolce 0:00 - Intro6:27 - Stumbling into cypherpunk docs11:24 - Dealing with scandals16:12 - Death Athletes22:44 - The process of following Cody24:04 - Fighting digital tyrrany28:14 - Apathy32:39 - Free information40:11 - Dealing with courts of law and social media45:37 - JStark49:38 - Corporate con

Sep 27, 2023 • 1:14:37

#448: Opt Out Of Keynesian Brain Rot with Godfrey Bloom

#448: Opt Out Of Keynesian Brain Rot with Godfrey Bloom

Marty sits down with Godfrey Bloom to discuss the corruption of the world by central banks and the countermeasures the common man must take. 0:00 - Intro6:43 - How govts have been corrupted16:09 - Is mobilization of the common man imminent?18:40 - Central banks are the unknown cause24:56 - Removing yourself from the system27:12 - New Keynesians29:59 - Bitcoin and gold34:46 - More on UK provenance law38:09 - Lawful cancelation dissidents43:58 - Civil war and states asserting autonomy46:42 - Wrap

Sep 26, 2023 • 48:59

#447: Biowarfare In The 21st Century with Sam Husseini

#447: Biowarfare In The 21st Century with Sam Husseini

Marty sits down with Sam Husseini to discuss his journalistic history and findings surrounding Covid and modification of pathogens. Find Sam on Substack: http://husseini.substack.com/ 0:00 - Intro5:36 - Sam’s body of work8:20 - Covid’s parallels to anthrax attacks15:08 - Wuhan lab obscurement22:56 - Biowarfare is unique26:02 - USAID funding of the lab30:44 - The gaslighting is highly effective40:54 - Those in control have no benevolent intentions44:02 - Disappointment in RFK46:02 - Bird flu mo

Sep 22, 2023 • 1:01:43

#446: The State of the Lightning Network with Matt Corallo

#446: The State of the Lightning Network with Matt Corallo

Marty sits down with Matt Corallo to discuss the state of the Lightning Network. Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt 6:38 - Hot mics, soft forks13:34 - Should we focus on what we have?18:27 - Core dev burnout24:58 - State of Bitcoin adoption35:23 - The year of LDK40:46 - Stablecoins and AI46:44 - Where should the focus be?52:42 - LSPs and improving LN UX59:21 - Crypto impatience1:05:26 - Using lightning every day1:07:02 - Regulations1:21:01 - Bitcoin and Crypto have different reg

Sep 14, 2023 • 1:48:40

#445: Dispelling Nuclear Energy Misconceptions with Ryan MacLeod

#445: Dispelling Nuclear Energy Misconceptions with Ryan MacLeod

Marty sits down with Ryan MacLeod to discuss the benefits of nuclear power in contrast to its reputation and how it can synergize with Bitcoin. Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NuclearBitcoinr 6:12 - Riffing7:46 - Texas demand scare13:57 - Best source for stable energy20:11 - Reputation of nuclear power31:39 - If the end were nigh, we’d need nuclear33:40 - Cost of capital and SMRs36:53 - SMR and mining impact on grids41:05- Bitcoin can ease problems with nuclear44:37 - Nuclear looking good

Sep 12, 2023 • 1:11:23

#444: Fiat Ruins Everything with Jimmy Song

#444: Fiat Ruins Everything with Jimmy Song

Marty sits down with Jimmy Song to discuss his new book Fiat Ruins Everything. Jimmy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmysong Crowdfund page for Jimmy's new book: https://fiatruinseverything.com/ 0:00 - Intro5:38 - Writing with ChatGPT10:59 - Degeneracy hazards12:54 - Jimmy’s book and writing process20:39 - Structuring a book23:36 - Fiat’s influence on individuals with corps30:28 - Strong families and low time pref life35:01 - Fiat world built on ossification44:19 - No stores of value, ca

Sep 6, 2023 • 1:29:26

#443: Q2 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

#443: Q2 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

Marty sits down again with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q2 2023 Monetary Base update. Follow along the charts here: https://twitter.com/1basemoney/status/1696117186236989686 Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney 6:05 - eNaira and CBDCs26:08 - Top 5 currencies32:30 - Compound annual growth rate36:06 - FHLB exposure42:27 - Inflation is impacting people45:08 - Bitcoin chart56:49 - Scandinavian physical currency59:17 - US federal debt1:15:08 - Canary in the coal mine1:23:30 - Nati

Aug 30, 2023 • 1:47:27

#442: Launching Flex with Bitcoin Talent Co

#442: Launching Flex with Bitcoin Talent Co

Marty sits down again with Michael Tanguma and Andy Thompson from Bitcoin Talent Co to talk about launching Flex. Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MTanguma Andy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theandytee/ Flex landing page: https://www.bitcointalent.co/flex 5:30 - Welcome back, Bitcoin Talent Co. 8:37 - Flex supply side market 13:39 - Interest on both sides 20:50 - Hiring missteps 25:01 - Hi Trevor! 25:58 - Further mistakes 31:23 - Misallocation of resources 34:56 - Acting with urgency

Aug 25, 2023 • 55:44

#441: Miniscript and Bitcoin Risk Products with Rob Hamilton

#441: Miniscript and Bitcoin Risk Products with Rob Hamilton

Marty sits down with Rob Hamilton to discuss Anchorwatch and keeping focus on Miniscript and maximizing its potential. Rob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rob1Ham Anchorwatch: https://www.anchorwatch.com/about 5:30 - Ninja Launch7:43 - Bluechecks13:31 - Content models18:18 - Drivechains and OP_VAULT22:58 - Miniscript27:07 - Stepping back on Miniscript33:50 - Balancing complexity at Anchorwatch36:17 - Bitcoin risk products42:52 - Anchorwatch policy construction47:15 - UX51:58 - Impatience55:17

Aug 24, 2023 • 1:45:46

#440: Climate Change Is A Bad Excuse with Anas Alhajji

#440: Climate Change Is A Bad Excuse with Anas Alhajji

Marty sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss energy markets, climate change regulation and subsidies, and whether de-dollarization will push nations toward Bitcoin. Anas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anasalhajji Anas on Substack: https://anasalhajjieoa.substack.com/ 5:30 - India and UAE oil trade13:27 - COP 28 and climate change excuses27:46 - Climate change religion31:05 - Dishonest numbers37:05 - Shale oil underperforming42:02 - “Green” energy can only win by force48:11 - Why we Bitcoin49:

Aug 18, 2023 • 1:12:55

#439: Mining, Memes and Meetups with Thomas Pacchia

#439: Mining, Memes and Meetups with Thomas Pacchia

Marty sits down with Thomas Pacchia for a chat before the pubkey mining meetup. Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tpacchia Pubkey: https://pubkey.bar/ 5:30 - Is DeFi borked?11:13 - Blockspace scarcity21:56 - Will shitcoin cycles continue?28:42 - No soft landing32:01 - Large scale investors42:27 - Mining meetup53:06 - What drives hashrate growth from here?58:18 - Treasury management1:00:55 - Pool monetization1:09:51 - Scammers and hamsters1:12:48 - NYC Bitcoin makes Marty bullish1:23:05 -

Aug 8, 2023 • 1:54:38

#438: Cycling Toward A Bitcoin Boom with Tuur Demeester

#438: Cycling Toward A Bitcoin Boom with Tuur Demeester

Marty sits down with Tuur Demeester to discuss the factors pushing Bitcoin forward in its cycle. Tuur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester 0:00 - Intro5:30 - Aliens11:35 - Bitcoin cycles18:04 - Is the next cycle different?20:21 - Will crypto stay dead?24:12 - Old ideas, new ideas, and startups33:44 - Regulatory landscape38:27 - Financial “innovations” from crypto42:31 - Bitcoin politics46:29 - Implications of decentralized custody54:23 - Multiple fronts of chaos1:02:04 - How far can i

Jul 31, 2023 • 1:48:34

#437: History Doesn't Rhyme, It Repeats with Dave Collum & Rudy Havenstein

#437: History Doesn't Rhyme, It Repeats with Dave Collum & Rudy Havenstein

Marty sits down with Dave Collum and Rudy Havenstein and tries to keep Marty Jones under control. Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidBCollum Rudy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RudyHavenstein 5:30 - Bants11:41 - Background27:20 - Banking crisis lull33:12 - Media collapse and Twitter48:43 - Evil rulers1:15:10 - Corporate press and those they hate1:22:35 - Younger generations1:30:21 - Forth turning and inflation1:58:20 - CBDCs vs Bitcoin2:03:49 - Final words from Rudy2:05:39 - Rabbit hol

Jul 25, 2023 • 3:08:10

#436: Building Sound Finance For Sound Money with Atomic Finance

#436: Building Sound Finance For Sound Money with Atomic Finance

Marty sits down with Tony Cai and Matt Black from Atomic Finance to discuss returns on Bitcoin, DLCs, and the future of Bitcoin's scaling. Tony on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TonyCai_ Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewjablack Atomic Finance: https://atomic.finance/ 5:30 - Atomic Finance origins15:44 - What’s wrong with defi?21:15 - Explaining DLCs25:26 - How Atomic uses DLCs28:39 - Risks34:13 - Atomic’s oracle37:39 - State of DLCs and lightning44:51 - Plans for Atomic47:46 - Eth

Jul 24, 2023 • 1:25:08

#435: Bitcoin Solves the Payments Problem in AI with Kody Low

#435: Bitcoin Solves the Payments Problem in AI with Kody Low

Marty sits down with Kody Low to discuss Fedimints, Lightning, and how they can be applied to power AI tools. Kody on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kodylow Check out Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz/ Join the #Ai4ALL hackathon https://bolt.fun/tournaments/ai4all/overview 0:00 - Intro5:30 - Marty Barbell Bender7:10 - Kody’s background, every Bitcoiner a dev13:59 - What layer is Fedi?19:38 - Explaining Fedimint25:43 - What do Fedimints fix about lightning?30:23 - Expanding on federation34:46 - Scaling

Jul 19, 2023 • 2:09:05

#434: Capital in the 21st Century with Allen Farrington

#434: Capital in the 21st Century with Allen Farrington

Marty sits down with Allen Farrington from Axiom to discuss his perspective on capital allocation and how it is affected by Bitcoin. Allen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allenf32 Allen on Medium: https://allenfarrington.medium.com/ 5:30 - Introducing Axiom9:43 - Cost of capital14:26 - Debt is not universally bad16:59 - Capital as a tool18:51 - The goal of capital allocation22:13 - Affecting individual savings26:06 - Capital flowchart and long term thinking37:18 - Bitcoin doesn’t allow fiat ga

Jul 17, 2023 • 1:44:14

#433: Lightning Network at the Enterprise Level with Jose Lemus

#433: Lightning Network at the Enterprise Level with Jose Lemus

Marty sits down with Jose Lemus from Ibex to discuss integrating the lightning network with businesses, barriers to adoption, cross-border payments, and more. Jose on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jllemus Ibex: https://www.poweredbyibex.io/ 5:30 - Bitcoin Park riffing7:37 - What’s up at Ibex?22:24 - Impact of instant settlement26:21 - Lightning Network, AI, Internet of Things34:07 - What’s taking adoption so long?36:49 - Bitcoin’s unique combination of properties45:57 - Burden of compliance49:4

Jul 14, 2023 • 1:37:49

#432: Jab Injury Event Horizon with Ed Dowd

#432: Jab Injury Event Horizon with Ed Dowd

Marty sits down with Ed Dowd to discuss jab injuries, RFK Jr, the peak of clown world extending ever upward, and more. Ed Dowd on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DowdEdward 8:33 - The clown world peak keeps rising15:41 - RFK Jr and the jab injury event horizon25:17 - Distractions29:00 - Debt event horizon has already passed33:26 - Trust in the system degrading37:05 - Bitcoin38:42 - The CIA disapproves38:53- Broken money and psyops45:46 - Individual state power49:29 - Three Letter Agencies don’t w

Jul 11, 2023 • 1:09:18

#431: Bitcoin Privacy and the Payjoin Dev Kit with Dan Gould

#431: Bitcoin Privacy and the Payjoin Dev Kit with Dan Gould

Marty sits down with Dan Gould to discuss Payjoin Dev Kit, how coinjoins protect privacy, and the experience of developing on Bitcoin. Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitgould Payjoin Dev Kit: https://payjoindevkit.org/ 9:16 - Dan’s history 14:39 - Explaining CoinJoins 21:36 - How Payjoin reduces dox threat and reduces fees 35:09 - TURN servers 39:49 - How are PSBTs involved in Payjoin 42:45 - How coin selection is determined 36:30 - Separating PDK from BDK 50:03 - Completing BDK 53:38 - P

Jul 5, 2023 • 1:24:06

#430: Bitcoin vs the $156 Trillion Global Payments Industry with Sam Wouters

#430: Bitcoin vs the $156 Trillion Global Payments Industry with Sam Wouters

Marty sits down with Sam Wouters to discuss Bitcoin's rate of adoption for cross-border payments. Sam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SDWouters Sam's report on River blog: https://blog.river.com/bitcoin-vs-the-156-trillion-global-payments-industry/ 0:00 - Intro2:30 -  Finding bitcoin through Runescape9:22 - New educational resources in Bitcoin13:27 - Diving into Sam’s report17:51 - Structure of the report21:39 - Chapter 1: Cross-border payments industry31:53 - Comparing Bitcoin and int

Jun 30, 2023 • 2:01:16

#429: Is The Inflation Problem Really Solved? with Luke Gromen

#429: Is The Inflation Problem Really Solved? with Luke Gromen

Marty sits down with Luke Gromen to discuss inflation catching up with the world. Luke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LukeGromen 0:00 - Intro6:33 - UK inflation11:02 - American banking crisis lull18:12 - Structural problems in energy25:56 - Liquidity issues with massive bank accounts31:33 - Debt ceiling33:13 - Retirement and target date funds40:18 The Ukraine distraction45:54 - Collapse in skilled labor and infrastructure50:41 - Taking on troubled times54:55 - Bitcoin’s interaction with ener

Jun 28, 2023 • 1:15:40

#428: Examining BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF with Townsend Lansing

#428: Examining BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF with Townsend Lansing

Marty sits down with Townsend Lansing to discuss BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF. Townsend on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TownsendLansing 0:00 - Intro8:40 - Inflation hitting the UK11:07 - Introducing Townsend, Blackrock ETF19:10 - SEC approval25:23 - APA26:46 - How Bitcoin market could be affected29:28 - People becoming aware of crypto risk31:23 - How the grantor trust works35:50 - ETF liquidity42:12 - Bitcoin’s better security45:30 - Will bitcoin financial products be treated differently?48:05

Jun 26, 2023 • 54:51

#427: Killer Whale Liquidity Crisis with John Titus

#427: Killer Whale Liquidity Crisis with John Titus

Marty sits down with John Titus to discuss the liquidity crisis caused by the Fed. John's Substack: https://bestevidence.substack.com/ Best Evidence on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BestEvidence 5:30 - Killer whales and banks lacking liquidity16:13 - The Fed is at the center21:01 - Coordinated consolidation effort26:28- The strength of cash33:57 - John’s origin story39:09 - Fix the money, fix the world42:20 - Dollar endgame45:06 - John on Bitcoin49:38 - The system is run by those who h

Jun 20, 2023 • 59:54

#426: Bringing Lightning To Utilities with Synota

#426: Bringing Lightning To Utilities with Synota

Marty sits down with Austin Mitchell, Lisa Scott, and Alan Schroeder from Synota to discuss bringing energy providers over to Bitcoin and LN. Synota on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Synota_ 6:35 - Meet Synota14:05 - Payment settlement struggles for utilites16:56 - How Synota integrates23:47 - Financing possibilities26:20 - Utilities grokking bitcoin34:07 - Effects of decentralizing the grid45:22 - The team’s orange pilling49:41 - Mining industry is maturing55:56 - Efficiency impact of instant

Jun 6, 2023 • 1:19:11

#425: Fiat Crisis with Balaji Srinivasan

#425: Fiat Crisis with Balaji Srinivasan

Marty sits down with Balaji Srinivasan for the longest episode of TFTC yet, going in depth on the nature of the incoming fiat crisis. Balaji on Twitter: https://twitter.com/balajis 6:13 - How does the debt ceiling contribute to the fiat crisis?9:48 - Reality check21:38 - History is running in reverse25:09 - The unipolar moment is over38:05 - America is 3 tribes44:42 - Democracy has 4 definitions55:33 - India adopting pragmatic democracy59:08 - China won’t go away1:07:03 - USSA1:36:11 - How Ame

Jun 2, 2023 • 4:25:57

#424: Q1 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

#424: Q1 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

Follow along with the charts: https://twitter.com/1basemoney/status/1664179527784734720?s=20 Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney 8:12 - Baltic hockey17:17 - Debt ceiling bye bye22:55 - New basemoney drop!36:19 - Bitcoin base vs top fiat, reverse repo49:41 - Bank failures1:01:54 - Treasury markets1:05:34 - Fannie & Freddie debt numbers1:09:32 - Balaji says FedNow is a CBDC1:17:02 - Sidebar on children1:18:19 - Back on topic, centralization will continue1:23:45 - Sovereign sa

Jun 1, 2023 • 1:49:49

#423: Retirement Funds In The Age Of Bitcoin with Matt Dines

#423: Retirement Funds In The Age Of Bitcoin with Matt Dines

Marty sits down with Matt Dines from Build to discuss the retirement landscape and how to handle a large scale transition to Bitcoin as a primary store of value. Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BuildCIO Check out Build: https://buildbitcoin.com/ 8:17 - What’s happening to retirement funds11:49 - Balance sheets of the American household26:23 - History of retirement accounts30:30 - The post-Covid financial landscape34:52 - Retirement account participation46:14 - Legislation isn’t the answer

May 31, 2023 • 2:12:03

#422: Human Forever with James Poulos

#422: Human Forever with James Poulos

Marty sits down with James Poulos to discuss the tyranny of the digital age. James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamespoulos Human Forever: https://canonic.xyz/books/1YV9yExbmJ9mgBXNM81TouJuDtqxH2PpL 6:00 - Rising transhumanism12:37 - Defining the humanity we fight for19:54 - Breaking people apart29:14 - False gods34:23 - Fighting on the digital level38:39 - Changing the tide47:50 - The moment of humility50:31 - Return to traditional family56:55 - Focusing attention58:26 - Being human is bet

May 26, 2023 • 1:13:50

#421: Rejecting The Great Reset with Michael Rectenwald

#421: Rejecting The Great Reset with Michael Rectenwald

Marty sits down with Dr. Michael Rectenwald to discuss the The Great Reset, stakeholder capitalism, CBDCs, and asserting autonomy against a neo-feudal future. Michael's website: https://www.michaelrectenwald.com/ Michael's Mises presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGg9j-qCNt0 8:07 - Michael’s presentation on Great Reset10:29 - Stakeholder capitalism14:15 - ESG leads to corporate rule18:32 - Mock the rulers20:23 - Neo-techno-feudalism while infrastructure breaks24:03 - Refusi

May 17, 2023 • 55:18

#420: Powering Livestreaming With Sats Through Vida with Lyle Pratt

#420: Powering Livestreaming With Sats Through Vida with Lyle Pratt

Marty sits down with Lyle Pratt, founder and CEO of Vida, to talk about what he's building. Lyle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lylepratt Check out Vida: https://vida.page/ 12:48 - What’s Vida?16:56 - Lyle’s history20:51 - Telecom architecture and using bitcoin to solve problems27:57 - New tools like AI, Nostr, and LN32:30 - Current state of lightning33:46 - Vida demo with some difficulties35:45 - Monetizing your attention37:41 - The Vida team44:56 - Vida can be a better Restream50:44 - L

May 15, 2023 • 1:39:52

#419: Fedi Is Connecting Communities With Freedom Technology with Obi Nwosu

#419: Fedi Is Connecting Communities With Freedom Technology with Obi Nwosu

Marty sits down with Obi Nwosu to talk about the origins of Fedi, an explaination of Fedimints, antifragile freedom technology. Obi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/obi Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz/ 8:26 - Austin’s a nice place12:32 - Comparing the beginnings of Coinfloor and Fedi22:00 - Explaining Fedi34:19 - Applications made possible by Fedi40:59 - Fedi ambassadors46:20 - The freedom made possible by Fedi53:12 - Fedipools and off-grid mining57:38 - The antifragile nature of Bitcoin1:07:36 - H

May 12, 2023 • 1:18:01

#418: A First Principles Breakdown of the Monetary Crisis with Peter St Onge

#418: A First Principles Breakdown of the Monetary Crisis with Peter St Onge

Marty sits down with Peter St Onge to discuss the all aspects of the impending economic strife and why there's plenty of hope on the other end. Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profstonge Peter's Substack: https://stonge.substack.com/ Heritage Foundation: https://www.heritage.org/ Mises Institue: https://mises.org/ 9:27 - Starting with Modern Monetary Theory14:54 - Fed policy heading off a cliff24:39 - Approaching the debt ceiling and unemployment33:28 - A whitepilled take on imm

May 10, 2023 • 1:57:13

#417: An Ex-Intelligence Officer's View on Ukraine with Lee Slusher

#417: An Ex-Intelligence Officer's View on Ukraine with Lee Slusher

Marty sits down with Lee Slusher for a sober analysis of the war. Lee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeeBTConsulting Lee's Substack:https://deepdivewithleeslusher.substack.com/ Lee's website: http://lee-bt.com/ 6:24- Lee’s background 9:43 - War in Ukraine and possible outcomes 16:30 - History leading up to current war 21:13 - Derussification 24:02 - Comparing Ukranian and Russian military 31:43 - Western intervention 38:38 - War’s role in economic crisis and US election 43:23 - Afgha

May 8, 2023 • 1:34:46

#416: The Scramble To Push A CBDC Future with Whitney Webb

#416: The Scramble To Push A CBDC Future with Whitney Webb

Marty sits down again with Whitney Webb to discuss failing banks funneling toward JP Morgan and how CBDCs are leading to a transhumanist future. Whitney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb Whitney's Website: https://unlimitedhangout.com/ 9:17 - Ninja launch12:11 - Banks failing and consolidating19:02 - Story of Jamie Dimon26:38 - Reexamining 200831:10 - CBDCs, biometrics and control40:11 - JP Morgan, Wexner and Crown44:59 - WSJ callout50:36 - Noam Chomsky54:55 - Are people waking

May 5, 2023 • 1:43:24

#415: Coal Is The Future with Steve Barbour

#415: Coal Is The Future with Steve Barbour

Marty sits down with Steve Barbour before the first Nakamoto Forum debate to talk about energy, mining, and replacing the US Dollar. Steve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SGBarbour Upstream Data: https://blog.upstreamdata.ca/ 7:30 - Bitcoin dev conflict of interest19:18 - Bitcoin reaching maturity21:01 - Russian mining25:37 - Fiat IOUs28:30 - The state of US mining34:25 - Will "Coal" Cole38:09 - Upstream's progress since Steve's last pod47:06 - Hydro is better for portability

Apr 28, 2023 • 1:28:43

#414: The Dollar Endgame Theory with Peruvian Bull

#414: The Dollar Endgame Theory with Peruvian Bull

Marty sits down with Peruvian Bull to discuss how the world will move away from the USD reserve. Peruvian Bull on Twitter: https://twitter.com/peruvian_bull Check out Dollar Endgame: https://thedollarendgame.com/ 12:01 - Starting out writing on Reddit17:48 - Is the dollar currently in its endgame?23:02 - Weaponizing dollar against Russia hurt US25:19 - Past the debt event horizon33:45 - Bitcoin reserve36:21 - Will BRICS BUCS gain traction?41:06 - A great opportunity for bitcoiners44:01 - Natio

Apr 25, 2023 • 1:23:48

#413: Resisting mRNA Food with Charles Mayfield

#413: Resisting mRNA Food with Charles Mayfield

Marty sits down with Charles Mayfield to talk about Keto Con, the wonders of pig biology, and the destruction of food and agriculture wrought by corporations and legislation. Charles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrChuckFit Farrow: https://farrow.life/ 11:01 - Marty field tested the skin food12:20 - Keto Con16:58 - Epic Dermis20:59 - Why Farrow24:34 - Pigs34:05 - Untrustworthy institutions41:10 - Poison in the livestock45:43 - Insidious legislature51:01 - Looking at more accurate health mar

Apr 21, 2023 • 1:49:09

#412: Speaking Out For Those Injured By The Jabs with Michael Koss and Joel Wallskog

#412: Speaking Out For Those Injured By The Jabs with Michael Koss and Joel Wallskog

Marty sits down with Michael Koss and Dr. Joel Wallskog for a discussion of injuries from the Covid-19 shot, React19, and the Dartmouth College roundtable. Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mkoss126 Joel on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/WallskogJoel React19 roundtable at Dartmouth: https://react19.org/DartC19/ 9:47 - Michael's background - Dartmouth roundtable18:30 - Joel's background - React1927:34 - Politicization of the jab29:25 - Doubling down on bad decisions32:13 - Ju

Apr 19, 2023 • 1:14:37

#411: How OnRamp is Bringing Bitcoin Multisig to Financial Products with Michael Tanguma & Jesse Meyers

#411: How OnRamp is Bringing Bitcoin Multisig to Financial Products with Michael Tanguma & Jesse Meyers

Marty sits down with Michael Tanguma and Jesse Meyers to talk about OnRamp. Check out OnRamp: http://onrampbitcoin.com/ Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MTanguma Jesse on Twitter: https://twitter.com/croesus_btc 0:00 - Intro5:26 - Marty's chair is stolen7:11 - OnRamp's use case and problems to solve14:28 - Legal structure of OnRamp19:30 - Difficulty in educating on self custody31:10 - Decentralized control41:55 - How will OnRamp's launch impact the market?51:59 - The adopti

Apr 14, 2023 • 1:31:35

#410: The Fed Is Trying To Bring Down The European Banks with Tom Luongo

#410: The Fed Is Trying To Bring Down The European Banks with Tom Luongo

Join Marty as he sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the role the banking crisis plays in the inter-cabal squabble. Tom Luongo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFL1728 Tom's website: https://tomluongo.me/ 8:14 - What the hell is going on?13:08 - Communicating ideas20:04 - Intentions of the Fed and big American banks31:39 - Europe in trouble as rates raise38:41 - Pivot to BRICS42:20 - FIMA47:52 - Keeping a finger on the pulse51:03 - Multi-vector attack on America55:36 - Trump's indict

Apr 7, 2023 • 1:40:21

#409: Talking Value 4 Value with the Podfather Adam Curry

#409: Talking Value 4 Value with the Podfather Adam Curry

Join Marty as he sits down with Adam Curry to discuss Podcasting 2.0, Value 4 Value, Bitcoin, energy, culture, and much more. Adam Curry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamcurry No Agenda Show: https://www.noagendashow.net/ Pod8:57 - Opening Riff14:51 - Information Freedom18:57 - Bitcoin responsibility and remembering your keys24:19 - Patriot Act 2.0 and thinking local28:25 - Mining and energy38:30 - Trans politics and transhumanism52:41 - Nostr55:50 - v4v1:08:43 - Joe Rogan1:13:23 - Go make

Apr 5, 2023 • 2:37:53

#408: The Truth About Renewable Energy with Brian Gitt

#408: The Truth About Renewable Energy with Brian Gitt

Join Marty as he sits down with Brian Gitt to discuss the flawed ideological approach behind ESG mandates and renewable energies. Brian Gitt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianGitt Brian's website: https://briangitt.com/ 5:23 - California emissions and electric cars14:08 - Material supply for EVs16:21 - California's oil hypocrisy21:15 - EGS mandates don't preserve environment or help human life27:06 - Nuclear safety32:48 - Small modular reactors48:52 - Wind and solar subsidies52

Mar 27, 2023 • 1:31:10

#407: FedNow is not a CBDC with Matthew Mežinskis

#407: FedNow is not a CBDC with Matthew Mežinskis

Sitting down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q4 2022 Monetary Base update, the banking crisis, CBDCs, and more Follow Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crypto_voices 9:14 - Q4 update, just in time for Q113:32 - Bitcoin price22:29 - The results of raising interest24:42 - Bond duration risk32:30 - QE534:40 - Choke Point 2.038:14 - Balaji's price prediction46:53 - FedNow55:04 - CDBC destroying big banks1:00:09 - US state rights1:05:21 - Flaring natural gas1:11:00 - Blood in the wa

Mar 23, 2023 • 2:09:20

#406: Debt-Based Colonialism and Structural Adjustment with Alex Gladstein

#406: Debt-Based Colonialism and Structural Adjustment with Alex Gladstein

Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Gladstein to discuss how the IMF and World Bank harness debt to funnel resources from poor nations to rich ones. Alex's article on Bitcoin Magazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/imf-world-bank-repress-poor-countries Alex's Essays: https://alexgladstein.com/ Alex Gladstein at HRF: https://hrf.org/team/alex-gladstein/ 5:26 - In town for SXSW talking about CFA franc 10:06 - Colonial exploitation 17:21 - Transfer of control of energy 19:51 - Outsourcing

Mar 20, 2023 • 1:21:17

#405: The Biden Laptop Report with Garrett Ziegler

#405: The Biden Laptop Report with Garrett Ziegler

Sitting down with Garrett Ziegler to discuss the Biden laptop. Follow Marco Polo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcoPolo501c3 5:26 - Investigating the Biden family 14:53 - Firsthand sources 17:20 - Foreign interests 26:54 - Hunter the political whore 29:31 - Not a democrat/republican issue 34:58 - Legal action against the laptop shop 38:45 - Fake info 41:41 - Plausibility of forgetting the laptop 45:06 - Laundering money through Ukraine VC 48:51 - Joe is the main story 52:28 - IPhone backup

Mar 18, 2023 • 1:35:13

#404: Thinking Beyond the Crowd with Konstantin Kisin

#404: Thinking Beyond the Crowd with Konstantin Kisin

Join Marty as he sits down with Konstantin Kisin to discuss woke culture, covid hysteria, comedy, Ukraine, and more. Follow Konstantin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KonstantinKisin Check out Triggernometry https://www.youtube.com/c/Triggerpod 6:06 - Thinking beyond the crowd 9:08 - The democratic response to Covid 14:57 - The next few years will shape the next half century 20:05 - Flaws in Bitcoin 27:13 - Escaping the Current Thing dichotomy 32:24 - Generational differences 36:51 - Calming t

Mar 15, 2023 • 1:18:48

#403: Dissecting the Banking Crisis with Parker Lewis

#403: Dissecting the Banking Crisis with Parker Lewis

Join Marty as he sits down with Parker Lewis to break down the causes of the banking crisis from first principles. Follow Parker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkeralewis 9:15 - Is it happening? 11:40 - The Fed caused bank failures, not crypto 19:15 - SVB balance sheet 24:49 - History of bank cash assets 30:07 - How QE is done without QE 38:51 - The cycles accelerate every time 44:52 - The system is built for moral hazard 49:39 - Trust in traditional money is failing 57:06 - Will Bitcoin be

Mar 13, 2023 • 1:29:14

#402: The Fed Is Losing Money with Lyn Alden

#402: The Fed Is Losing Money with Lyn Alden

Join Marty as he sits down with Lyn Alden to discuss the state of the Federal Reserve and inflation. Follow Lyn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact 7:12 - The myth of inflation and unemployment 13:39 - The problem with CPI as a metric 21:59 - Does the US have the fiscal capability to handle Fed policy? 26:04 - Nations abandoning USD reserve 31:30 - Bitcoin not yet big enough to settle international trade 34:07 - Lyn's view on current bitcoin 38:03 - Fedi pools and other centralizin

Mar 10, 2023 • 1:22:31

#401: Inflation Hitting The Real Estate Market and Bitcoin Urbanism with Kelly Lannan

#401: Inflation Hitting The Real Estate Market and Bitcoin Urbanism with Kelly Lannan

Join Marty as he sits down with Kelly Lannan to discuss the condition of infrastructure and the real estate market during this period of inflation, as well as Bitcoin Urbanism. Follow Kelly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ktlannan 9:55 - Riffing on infrastructure 17:18 - Current condition of real estate 22:43 - Marty asks question, are we in the eye of the storm? 27:04 - New home buyers are screwed 32:44 - Stopping the cycle with bitcoin 35:51 - Inflation is real, believe your lying eyes

Mar 8, 2023 • 2:03:53

#400: We're Gonna Win Against Broken Money and Broken Culture with @sovereignbrah

#400: We're Gonna Win Against Broken Money and Broken Culture with @sovereignbrah

Join Marty as he sits down with Chase, AKA Sovereign Brah, to discuss broken money, degenerate culture, energy, Bitcoin, and God. Follow Chase on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sovereignbrah 0:00 - Intro 5:37 - Divine Synchronicity 12:57 - Children are artillery against degenerate culture 20:58 - Broken money 27:03 - Debt slavery 31:30 - Threats to mining 35:39 - Future of Texas 38:19 - Ed Dowd's theory 42:33 - Awakening NPCs 51:48 - Blackpilled on leaders 54:35 - Whitepilled on Bitcoin 59:49 -

Mar 6, 2023 • 2:04:48

#399: Bitcoin Mining is Igniting an Engineering Renaissance with Rete and Isaac from Cathedra

#399: Bitcoin Mining is Igniting an Engineering Renaissance with Rete and Isaac from Cathedra

Join Marty as he sits down with Rete Browning and Isaac Fithian from Cathedra to discuss the origins of off-grid bitcoin mining, their findings on over/underclocking ASICs, and the direction the mining industry is headed. Check out Cathedra: https://www.cathedra.com/ 7:38 - Great American Mining: Origins 18:24 - The state of off grid mining 22:17 - Designing for diverse domains 24:01 - Deadly details 31:09 - Pioneer challenges 34:57 - Applying bitcoin and mining everywhere 39:52 - Cathedra res

Mar 2, 2023 • 1:37:17

#398: Replit, AI, and Bitcoin with Amjad Masad

#398: Replit, AI, and Bitcoin with Amjad Masad

Join Marty as he sits down with Amjad Masad to discuss Replit, why AI is not to be feared, and how it merges with Bitcoin to provide hope. Follow Amjad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amasad Check out Replit: https://replit.com/ 5:43- The beginning of Replit 13:46 - Replit's utility 15:34 - Replit's goals 22:03 - The marriage of bounties, bitcoin and AI 29:09 - Stakwork 31:37 - Is AI a Pandora's Box? 41:09 - AI impact on workforce 44:55 - Incoming social changes 53:01 - Bitcoin is hope, the

Mar 1, 2023 • 1:03:53

#397: Nostr and Lightning Are The Real Web 3.0 with Myles Snider

#397: Nostr and Lightning Are The Real Web 3.0 with Myles Snider

Join Marty as he sits down with Myles Snider for a very bullish discussion of Nostr and the Lightning Network. Check out Kollider 8:40 - Nostr's improved a lot 17:16 - The business opportunity of Nostr 19:46 - What makes a good relay? 24:15 - Nostr+LN is the real web 3.0 34:30 - Myles's background 37:35 - Proof of Stake is bad for the soul 44:28 - Finding LN 50:35 - Kollider 1:07:42 - Ordinals 1:18:37 - Bullish on lightning 1:35:46 - Nostr wishlist 1:42:53 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponso

Feb 21, 2023 • 1:45:18

#396: How To Get Hired In Bitcoin with Bitcoin Talent Co.

#396: How To Get Hired In Bitcoin with Bitcoin Talent Co.

Join Marty has he sits down with Andy Thompson and Michael Tanguma from Bitcoin Talent Co. to discuss the process of finding talented individuals to work for bitcoin companies. Apply with Bitcoin Talent Co Follow Andy and Michael on Twitter 6:52 - Andy's background 11:00 - Bitcoin's intellectual capital bottleneck 14:55 - Reaching out for talent 20:14 - Understanding bitcoiners offers an edge 23:06 - Education 27:42 - Recruiters are the first laid off 29:46 - Recruiting pains in rapidly gro

Feb 16, 2023 • 1:09:50

#395: How The Jabs Killed Gut Health with Dr. Sabine Hazan

#395: How The Jabs Killed Gut Health with Dr. Sabine Hazan

Join Marty has he sits down with Dr. Sabine Hazan to discuss microbiomes, the damaged caused to gut health by both Covid and the vaccine, and standing up for the truth. Follow Dr. Hazan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SabinehazanMD Check out Progenabiome: https://progenabiome.com/ Dr. Hazan's book: https://letstalkshit.org/ 6:31 - Broad explanation of microbiomes 11:11 - Observations during Covid 17:17 - Jabs kill microbiome 21:16 - Trusting compliant messengers over dissonant doctors 28:47 -

Feb 8, 2023 • 49:14

#394: Warrior Cultures, True Friendship, Bitcoin and Austrian Economics with Aleks Svetski

#394: Warrior Cultures, True Friendship, Bitcoin and Austrian Economics with Aleks Svetski

Join Marty as he sits down with Aleks Svetski to discuss vol. 5 of The Bitcoin Times, as well as the impact modernity has had on male bonds, the values Bitcoiners should instill in the future, and narrowing focus as one gets older. Follow Svetski on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SvetskiWrites Check out The Bitcoin Times: https://bitcointimes.io/ Pod 5:22 - The time for wandering is over 8:08 - Defining friendship 12:06 - The bonds of warrior cultures 15:29 - Bushido of Bitcoin 17:58 - The impac

Feb 3, 2023 • 1:29:16

#393: Value 4 Value Music with Sam & Michael from Wavlake

#393: Value 4 Value Music with Sam & Michael from Wavlake

Join Marty as he sits down with Sam Means and Michael Rhee to discuss Wavlake, the current issues with the music industry, and how to orange pill people with cool products. Follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sammeans https://twitter.com/rheedio https://twitter.com/wavlake Check out Wavlake: https://wavlake.com/ Check out Lightning Store: https://lightning.store/ 6:14 - Technical issues right out the gate 8:04 - Artist monetization struggles 11:43 - Wavlake explained 15:02 - The publ

Jan 31, 2023 • 1:31:44

#392: Resisting Online Surveillance with Viktor from IVPN

#392: Resisting Online Surveillance with Viktor from IVPN

Join Marty as he sits down with Viktor from IVPN to discuss online privacy and the surveillance traps set by online companies, including most VPNs. Follow Viktor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vonthedock Check out IVPN: https://www.ivpn.net/ 6:10 - VPN convention 10:42 - VPNs explained 16:23 - VPN traps 19:23 - TOR 23:10 - Running your own VPN 26:30 - Vetting VPN services 35:23 - Wireguard 39:28 - Paying for a VPN privately 42:09 - LN privacy and Monero 45:33 - Fedimint 53:14 - Viktor's sto

Jan 30, 2023 • 1:27:12

#391: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths with Ed Dowd

#391: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths with Ed Dowd

Join Marty as he sits down with Ed Dowd to discuss excess deaths in recent times, the ever changing narratives surrounding Covid and the jabs, and how to move forward as the credibility of institutions crumbles. Find Ed's book here 5:10 - Update on findings in the last 10 months 10:29 - The censorship is obvious now 12:29 - What is the censorship hiding? 15:26 - Continuous jabs seem to only make things worse 17:43 - Making peace after the social conflict 20:50 - Collapsing workforce 23:37 - T

Jan 26, 2023 • 57:48

#390: Animal-Based Skincare and Regenerative Agriculture with Charles Mayfield

#390: Animal-Based Skincare and Regenerative Agriculture with Charles Mayfield

Join Marty as he sits down with Charles Mayfield to discuss Farrow Skincare, animal vs plant-based fats, and regenerative farming. Follow Charles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drchuckfit Check out Farrow: https://farrow.life/ 8:02 - Opening riff 11:54 - Intro to Farrow 16:58 - Why lard 20:16 - Making the first Farrow cream 24:35 - Science behind animal based skin products 26:32 - Sunburns and sunscreen 36:00 - Why is skincare important? 38:05 - Perils of mainstream skincare 43:23 - Fossil f

Jan 24, 2023 • 2:00:46

#389: Hydroelectric Bitcoin Mining is Changing Lives in Congo's National Park with Adam Popescu

#389: Hydroelectric Bitcoin Mining is Changing Lives in Congo's National Park with Adam Popescu

Join Marty as he sits down with Adam Popescu to discuss the impact of the hydroelectric power plant and associated Bitcoin mine in Congo's Virunga National Park. Follow Adam on Twitter Read Adam's article 5:11 - Why Virunga? 11:51 - Importance of energy for improving human life 13:57 - Setting the scene 20:45 - Involvement of a Belgian Prince 25:46 - Jobs provided by the hydroelectric plant 27:55 - The Bitcoin mine 30:32 - Risk of violent threats to the Bitcoin mine 38:02- The lives in Africa i

Jan 18, 2023 • 54:19

#388: OP_VAULT and Bitcoin Governance with James O'Beirne

#388: OP_VAULT and Bitcoin Governance with James O'Beirne

Join Marty as he sits down with James O'Beirne to discuss the OP_VAULT proposal, the way Bitcoin Core is governed, and some bearish vibes. Follow James on Twitter 6:23 - Opening riff 9:45 - OP_VAULT 12:18 - Origins of covenants 16:02 - Further iterations and designing the best vault 21:18 - Explaining vaults 25:36 - UTXO batching 27:32 - Use cases 32:29 - Ideal UX 37:03 - Feedback on the opcode 42:22 - Zooming out on implications 43:47 - Back to mailing list feedback 45:48 - When is the BIP co

Jan 16, 2023 • 1:41:09

#387: Building Lightning Network Infrastructure with Graham Krizek from Voltage

#387: Building Lightning Network Infrastructure with Graham Krizek from Voltage

Join Marty as he sits down with Graham Krizek to discuss the progress of Voltage over the last 2 years, how the lightning network's doing, and where it's going from here. Follow Graham on Twitter Check out Voltage 6:47 - Back on the show after 2 years 9:06 - What's Voltage? 14:23 - Witnessing growth of Voltage and LN 17:43 - What have been LN's biggest strides? 19:44 - Could LN fail? 22:50 - VLS 25:17 - Favorite LN implementation? 27:10 - It's not really one network 30:06 - PTLCs 32:38 - There

Jan 12, 2023 • 1:20:19

#386: 3D Printing and CryptoCloaks with Rick V

#386: 3D Printing and CryptoCloaks with Rick V

Join Marty as he sits down with Rick V to discuss his 3D printed space heater mod for miners, the story of CryptoCloaks, and what it's like running a Bitcoin-based business. CryptoCloaks on Twitter CryptoCloaks Website 5:58 - Coffee rip! 8:23 - Questions on 3D printing 15:35 - CryptoCloaks 19:59 - Story of the space heater 23:36 - Temp limits on 3D printed parts 24:46 - What space heater ASICs can do for hash distribution 27:45 - Rick's Bitcoin story 30:43 - Everyone Bitcoiner should have a 3D

Jan 10, 2023 • 1:19:23

#385: 2022: Year In Review with David Collum

#385: 2022: Year In Review with David Collum

Join Marty as he sits down with David Collum to recap 2022. The discuss Ukraine, the recession, and so much jab shit-talking we didn't even bother putting this on YouTube. Follow David on Twitter 9:30 - Hocking loogies and snapping necks 13:58 - Rumors that the 3rd jab compromises immunity 17:02 - Brett Weinstein on Rogan 18:20 - Fauci 20:55 - Vax disaster 26:02 - dog 26:07 - Attitudes and responsibility of the medical community 30:45 - Only conclusion left is deliberate malice 36:04 - Austral

Jan 8, 2023 • 3:02:00

#384: Nostr Got 1.4B Sats From Jack Dorsey And Banned From Twitter with jb55

#384: Nostr Got 1.4B Sats From Jack Dorsey And Banned From Twitter with jb55

Join Marty as he sits down with jb55 to get an update on Nostr, the 14 bitcoin grant from Jack Dorsey, and how the grant will be allocated and the strange moves out of Twitter to box out competitors. Follow jb55 on Twitter Check out Damus 8:11 - @Jack funded Nostr 12:22 - What is Nostr anyway? 614:25 - How to spin up a Nostr relay 16:18 - State of Nostr 18:27 - How Jack's donation is being used 21:12 - fiatjaf 23:13 - How are people interacting with Nostr? 23:06 - Building clients and the futu

Dec 19, 2022 • 57:54

#383: Bitcoin: A Work In Progress with Sjors Provoost

#383: Bitcoin: A Work In Progress with Sjors Provoost

Join Marty as he sits down with Sjors to discuss a million little bitcoin rabbit holes. Follow Sjors on Twitter Check out the Sjors's book 7:00 - A wild Sjors appears in Austin! 10:08 - Senator Warren's DAAML bill 13:46 - Miners could start self censoring 20:24 - Forced labour 22:28 - Who interested in passing DAAML? 24:09 - Warren's terminology of "money transmission" 25:25 - Can this kill Bitcoin? 30:30 - State of Bitcoin development 33:08 - Utreexo and the growing blockchain 39:44 - Erlay 4

Dec 16, 2022 • 2:06:57

#382: The Dematerialization of Money with Jesse Myers

#382: The Dematerialization of Money with Jesse Myers

Join Marty as he sits down with Jesse to discuss the shitcoin mindset, the core value of Bitcoin, and the financial debasement that threatens us. Follow Jesse on Twitter 9:15 - Nyms and names 10:10 - Unlearning shitcoinery 16:53 - Copying digital scarcity devalues it 21:28 - Crypto is becoming more scammy over time 28:54 - The crypto cult leaders 32:18 - Why yuppies can't grok bitcoin 38:36 - Crypto feeds off of early internet mindset 44:51 - Resisting inflation with hard money 52:50 - Digita

Dec 14, 2022 • 1:51:12

#381: Q3 2022 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

#381: Q3 2022 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

Join Marty as he sits back down with Matthew Mežinskis of Porkopolis Economics to discuss the Q2 2022 monetary base update. Follow Matthew Mežinskis on Twitter Read everything discussed at: Porkopolis Economics 5:54 - Criminal charges against member of Swiss government 12:35 - Damages from vaccination 16:35 - German military confirms jab worsens health 18:51 - Connection to WEF and Davos 22:57 - The state of Switzerland 27:38 - Opinion on Bitcoin 34:06 - Pascal's history 37:20 - African governm

Dec 7, 2022 • 2:02:31

#380: The Swiss Government Lied About Jabs with Pascal Najadi

#380: The Swiss Government Lied About Jabs with Pascal Najadi

Join Marty as he sits down with Pascal Najadi to discuss bringing criminal charges against a member of the Swiss government for damage done by vaccine mandates. They also dive into the vaccine's connection to the WEF's desire for control and the importance of finding peace in Ukraine. 5:54 - Criminal charges against member of Swiss government 12:35 - Damages from vaccination 16:35 - German military confirms jab worsens health 18:51 - Connection to WEF and Davos 22:57 - The state of Switzerland

Dec 6, 2022 • 1:03:41

#379: From Neuroscience to Bitcoin Proof of Reserves with Sam Abbassi

#379: From Neuroscience to Bitcoin Proof of Reserves with Sam Abbassi

Join Marty as he sits down with Sam Abbassi to discuss building Hoseki, the potential austerity of a hyperbitcoinized world, and weird brain stuff. Follow Sam on Twitter Check out Hoseki 6:29 - Sam's crypto origin story 11:14 - Concussions and neuroscience 19:06 - Encountering crypto degeneracy and getting orange pilled 25:24 - Working at Fidelity 35:21 - Marty's writing history 41:01 - AI 44:02 - Are we better off than in medieval times? 47:50 - An austere orange pilled Earth 52:57 - What are

Dec 5, 2022 • 1:48:23

#378: Building a Billion Dollar Payments Company with Ryan Breslow

#378: Building a Billion Dollar Payments Company with Ryan Breslow

Join Marty as he sits down with Ryan Breslow to discuss Bolt, Love, and the AI Singularity. Follow Ryan on Twitter 6:48 - Stanford Bitcoin Group 11:21 - Building Bolt 15:08 - Pain points in Bolt 17:25 - Making API for merchants 21:15 - Engaging with VCs as a founder 26:46 - What value to look for in an investor 28:36 - Bitcoin companies are long term game 31:38 - Bolt started as a Bitcoin wallet 35:27 - Optimism 43:03 - AI art and the singularity 47:13 - Getting addicted to tech 53:17 - Ryan's

Dec 2, 2022 • 1:03:28

#377: Is Bitcoin Violence? with Jason Lowery

#377: Is Bitcoin Violence? with Jason Lowery

Join Marty as he sits down with Jason Lowery to discuss whether or not bitcoin is violence. Follow Jason on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Nov 29, 2022 • 3:37:48

#376: The Texas Hedge with Parker Lewis

#376: The Texas Hedge with Parker Lewis

Join Marty as he sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss the fallout of the FTX collapse. Follow Parker on Twitter Parker's article Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Nov 19, 2022 • 59:01

#375: Keeping Your Bitcoin Safe From Exchanges with Phil Geiger

#375: Keeping Your Bitcoin Safe From Exchanges with Phil Geiger

Join Marty as he sits down with Phil Geiger to discuss the self custody. The dive into how multisig works, the dangers of platforms like FTX, and the importance of distinguishing between Crypto and Bitcoin. Follow Phil on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Nov 16, 2022 • 1:30:09

#374: Bitkit, Hypercore, and RBF with John Carvalho

#374: Bitkit, Hypercore, and RBF with John Carvalho

Join Marty as he sits down with John Carvalho, CEO of Synonym to discuss Bitkit, Hypercore, and Slashtags, before later diving into into the RBF controversy. Follow John on Twitter Check out Synonym And Bitkit Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Nov 10, 2022 • 2:28:05

#373: The Energy of Nations with John Constable

#373: The Energy of Nations with John Constable

Join Marty as he sits down with John Constable to discuss the economics of renewable energy. John's Quillette article Global Warming Policy Foundation Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Nov 1, 2022 • 1:24:02

#372: Taliban Merch and Spy Encounters with Lord Miles

#372: Taliban Merch and Spy Encounters with Lord Miles

Join Marty as he sits down with Lord Miles to discuss his Afgani imports, outsmarting Kenyan police, and the state of the US empire. Follow Lord Miles on Twitter And Youtube Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Oct 31, 2022 • 2:50:47

#371: In-Person Maximalism with Rod Bitkite

#371: In-Person Maximalism with Rod Bitkite

Join Marty as he sits down with Rod to discuss Bitcoin Park, building businesses, and the trials of mining. Follow Rod on Twitter Follow Bitcoin Park on Twitter Listen to Builders In Bitcoin Join the Bitcoin Park Discord Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Oct 25, 2022 • 1:54:07

#370: Deezy and Tao Wallet with Danny Diekroeger

#370: Deezy and Tao Wallet with Danny Diekroeger

Join Marty as he sits down with Danny Diekroeger to discuss his new projects after leaving Cashapp. Follow Danny on Twitter Check out Deezy Check out Tao Wallet Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Oct 24, 2022 • 1:48:36

#369: Bolt.Fun and Bitcoin's Inherent Social Network with Johns and Ed from Peakshift

#369: Bolt.Fun and Bitcoin's Inherent Social Network with Johns and Ed from Peakshift

Join Marty as he sits down with Johns and Ed from Peakshift to discuss Bolt.Fun. They dive into educational UX, ways to attracts new devs to Bitcoin, and the ways Bitcoin provides value beyond western countries. Follow Johns on Twitter Follow Ed on Twitter Check out Peakshift Check out Bolt.Fun Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follo

Oct 21, 2022 • 1:33:31

#368: Powell's Shadow War With Davos with Tom Luongo

#368: Powell's Shadow War With Davos with Tom Luongo

Join Marty as he sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the monstrous web of events that point to the Federal Reserve's opposition to the Davos plan. Follow Tom on Twitter Tom's Blog and Podcast Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Oct 18, 2022 • 1:42:51

#367: Taking Responsibility For Your Health with Andy Schoonover

#367: Taking Responsibility For Your Health with Andy Schoonover

Join Marty as he sits down with Andy Schoonover to discuss an alternative to the broken healthcare system. They dive into the impact of obesity on American health, the poor incentives in medicine, and building a company in an industry full of red tape. Follow Andy on Twitter Check out CrowdHealth Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follo

Oct 17, 2022 • 1:49:33

#366: The Colossal Multisig with Paul Miller

#366: The Colossal Multisig with Paul Miller

Join Marty as he sits down with Paul Miller to discuss the 998 of 999 multisig. They also discuss early days of podcasting, educating users through UX, and whether Bitcoin was divine intervention. Follow Paul on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Oct 12, 2022 • 2:08:16

#365: Luxor Mining and Bitcoin Hashrate Derivatives with Matt Williams

#365: Luxor Mining and Bitcoin Hashrate Derivatives with Matt Williams

Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Williams to discuss Forward Contracts. They dive into the details of hedging strategy, the software of forwards contracts, and the connection between mining companies and the energy industry. Check out Luxor Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Oct 11, 2022 • 1:18:11

#364: The Sovereign Debt Crisis is Imploding in Real Time with Greg Foss

#364: The Sovereign Debt Crisis is Imploding in Real Time with Greg Foss

Join Marty as he sits down with Greg Foss to discuss the ongoing financial chaos. Follow Greg on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Oct 10, 2022 • 1:17:20

#363: Standing up to Big Food with Texas Slim

#363: Standing up to Big Food with Texas Slim

Join Marty as he sits down with Texas Slim to discuss all things food intelligence. They dive into the many conferences organized by the Beef Initiative, the cartoon world of modern supermarkets, and breaking your addiction to food. Follow Slim on Twitter Check out the Beef Initiative Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent

Oct 4, 2022 • 2:11:29

#363: Standing up to Big Food with Texas Slim

#363: Standing up to Big Food with Texas Slim

Join Marty as he sits down with Texas Slim to discuss all things food intelligence. They dive into the many conferences organized by the Beef Initiative, the cartoon world of modern supermarkets, and breaking your addiction to food. Follow Slim on Twitter Check out the Beef Initiative Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement:

Oct 4, 2022 • 1:21:06

#362: Debifi with Max Keidun

#362: Debifi with Max Keidun

Join Marty as he sits down with Max Keidun to discuss the new Debifi platform. They also discuss the Baltic Honeybadger Conference and future prospects for Debifi and Hodl Hodl. Follow Max on Twitter Check out Debifi Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Oct 3, 2022 • 1:21:06

#361: Tether, Holepunch, and Keet with Paolo Ardoino

#361: Tether, Holepunch, and Keet with Paolo Ardoino

Join Marty as he sits down with Paolo Ardoino to discuss the history of Tether and Bitfinex. They also discuss Tether's role in hyperbitcoinization, Holepunch and Keet, and how private key authentication can help the internet become far more P2P. Follow Paolo on Twitter Check out Keet.io Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Ma

Sep 28, 2022 • 1:32:43

#360: Resurrecting the Libertarian Party with Angela McArdle

#360: Resurrecting the Libertarian Party with Angela McArdle

Join Marty as he sits down with Angela McArdle to discuss the resurrection of the libertarian party. They also discuss how bitcoin plays a critical role in the conscious uncoupling, asymmetric warfare, and how grassroots libertarianism is the next wave. Follow Angela on Twitter: Learn more about the Libertarian Party: Learn more about Angela: Contribute to Angela: Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main

Sep 20, 2022 • 1:17:44

#359: Sustainable Debt Slavery with Whitney Webb and Iain Davis

#359: Sustainable Debt Slavery with Whitney Webb and Iain Davis

Join Marty as he sits down with Whitney Webb and Iain Davis to discuss their new series on Sustainable Development Goals. They also discuss the Rockefellers being behind the UN, the destruction of Central America's environment under the guise of sustainability and how to dismantle climate narratives. Follow Whitney on Twitter Whitney and Iain's article: Sustainable Debt Slavery "Green" plan to transform the global financial system The Nature Conservancy Board of Directors Henry M. Paulson, Jr Fr

Sep 16, 2022 • 1:47:34

#358: Q2 2022 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

#358: Q2 2022 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

Join Marty as he sits back down with Matthew Mežinskis of Porkopolis Economics to discuss the Q2 2022 monetary base update. Follow Matthew Mežinskis on Twitter Read everything discussed at: Porkopolis Economics Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Sep 15, 2022 • 2:33:13

#357: The ESG Narrative is Failing with Tracy Shuchart

#357: The ESG Narrative is Failing with Tracy Shuchart

Join Marty as he sits down with Tracy Shuchart (@chigrl) to discuss the ESG backlash happening across the world. They also discuss how flattening the curve, growth recession is the new narrative and why natural gas is the perfect transition tool for emerging markets. Follow Tracy on Twitter Check out Hedge Fund Telemetry Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Ch

Sep 9, 2022 • 1:07:03

#356: The UnCommunist Manifesto with Mark Moss

#356: The UnCommunist Manifesto with Mark Moss

Join Marty as he sits down with Mark Moss to discuss why the world is in a devolution revolution. They also discuss how trust evaporated around the world, if the USA is resembling the USSR and why we are living in a war of information. Follow Mark Moss on Twitter Subscribe to Mark Moss on YouTube Purchase the The UnCommunist Manifesto Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFT

Aug 31, 2022 • 2:07:25

#355: A different approach to lightning micropayments with Jared Nusinoff

#355: A different approach to lightning micropayments with Jared Nusinoff

Join Marty as he sits down with Jared to discuss how Mash can help content creators earn more with lightning. They also discuss if lightning can fix ads, if Nick Szabo micro-transactions thesis is false and just how early everyone is building on lightning. Follow Jared on Twitter Follow Mash on Twitter Earn more through lightning on Mash Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Moveme

Aug 29, 2022 • 1:59:51

#354: Adventures in war zone countries with Lord Miles

#354: Adventures in war zone countries with Lord Miles

Join Marty as he sits down with Lord Miles to discuss traversing Afghanistan during a time of war. They also discuss the aftermath of visiting countries under sanctions, the global spring upon us and just how fake news coverage by the mainstream is perpetrated. Follow Lord Miles on Twitter Learn more about Lord Miles Routledge Adventures Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Ma

Aug 24, 2022 • 1:58:36

#354: Adventures in war zone countries with Lord Miles

#354: Adventures in war zone countries with Lord Miles

Join Marty as he sits down with Lord Miles to discuss traversing Afghanistan during a time of war. They also discuss the aftermath of visiting countries under sanctions, the global spring upon us and just how fake news coverage by the mainstream is perpetrated. Follow Lord Miles on Twitter Learn more about Lord Miles Routledge Adventures Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC...

Aug 24, 2022 • 1:58:36

#353: One nation under blackmail with Whitney Webb

#353: One nation under blackmail with Whitney Webb

Join Marty as he sits down with Whitney Webb to discuss her new book, One Nation Under Blackmail. They also discuss just how deep the Jeffery Epstein rabbit hole goes, Bush and Clinton crime family and who was Mark Middleton? Follow Whitney on Twitter Learn more about Unlimited Hangout Purchase One Nation Under Blackmail Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT C

Aug 22, 2022 • 1:23:37

#352: Freedom of speech in the digital age with Preston Byrne

#352: Freedom of speech in the digital age with Preston Byrne

Join Marty as he sits down with Preston Byrne to discuss the Tornado Cash sanctions taking place, whether a precedent was just set for developers and what freedom of speech is in the digital age. Follow Preston on Twitter Learn more about Preston Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podca

Aug 15, 2022 • 1:39:18

#351: Heading toward an inflection point with London Paul

#351: Heading toward an inflection point with London Paul

Join Marty as he sits down with London Paul to discuss if the world is heading toward an inflection point, whether the inflation reduction act is a point of no return and what does the endgame for the state of the world look like. Follow London Paul on Twitter Check out The Sirius Report Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow

Aug 10, 2022 • 2:21:30

#350: There is no climate emergency with Dr. William Happer

#350: There is no climate emergency with Dr. William Happer

Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. William Happer to discuss if we are in a climate crisis, whether the planet can sustain human growth and why the push away from hydro carbons. Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Aug 8, 2022 • 1:08:30

#349: 18-months to counterpunch with Texas Slim

#349: 18-months to counterpunch with Texas Slim

Join Marty as he sits back down with Texas Slim to discuss the push to consolidate the US ranching industry, why we have 18-months to fight back, and the push to eat the bugs. Follow Texas Slim on Twitter Follow Beef Initiative on Twitter Learn more about the Beef Initiative Visit K&C Cattle Co Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Fo

Aug 3, 2022 • 1:56:18

#348: Building "Web 3.0" the right way on Nostr with jb55

#348: Building "Web 3.0" the right way on Nostr with jb55

Join Marty as he sits down with jb55 to discuss building distributed apps on Nostr that monetize via the Lightning Network. Follow jb55 on Twitter Come build on Nostr Learn more about Damus Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Aug 1, 2022 • 1:24:09

#347: The next chapter of Slush Pool with Jan Čapek

#347: The next chapter of Slush Pool with Jan Čapek

Join Marty as he sits down with Jan Čapek, co-founder of Braiins, to discuss the transition away from Slush Pool and everything going on in the mining world. Follow Jan on Twitter Follow Braiins on Twitter Learn more about Braiins Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Jul 26, 2022 • 1:34:19

#346: Diving into FediMint with the Fedi team

#346: Diving into FediMint with the Fedi team

Join Marty as he sits down with the Fedi team to discuss FediMints. Follow Obi on Twitter Follow Justin on Twitter Follow Eric on Twitter Follow Fedi on Twitter Learn more about Fedi Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Jul 25, 2022 • 1:44:32

#345: There will be Bitcoin with Griffin Haby

#345: There will be Bitcoin with Griffin Haby

Join Marty as he sits down with Griffin Haby to discuss an oil man's journey to bitcoin mining. Follow Griffin on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Jul 22, 2022 • 1:59:18

#344: The dollar is strong and the economy is weak with Luke Gromen

#344: The dollar is strong and the economy is weak with Luke Gromen

Join Marty as he sits down with Luke Gromen to discuss the state of the world. Follow Luke on Twitter Learn more about Luke on FFTT Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Jul 19, 2022 • 1:11:45

#343: State of the bitcoin mining industry with Edward Evenson

#343: State of the bitcoin mining industry with Edward Evenson

Join Marty as he sits down with Edward Evenson from Braiins to discuss the state of the mining industry. Follow Edward on Twitter Follow Braiins on Twitter Learn more about Braiins Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Jul 1, 2022 • 1:13:34

#342: Dissecting the contagion with Parker Lewis

#342: Dissecting the contagion with Parker Lewis

Join Marty as he sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss the contagion ripping through bitcoin markets and the incumbent financial system. Follow Parker Lewis on Twitter Read more from Parker Lewis Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Jun 29, 2022 • 1:40:49

#341: The death of Capitalism via three-letter acronyms with Vivek Ramaswamy

#341: The death of Capitalism via three-letter acronyms with Vivek Ramaswamy

Join Marty as he sits down with Vivek Ramaswamy, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Strive Asset Management, to discuss the death of modern day capitalism. Follow Vivek Ramaswamy on Twitter Learn more about Vivek Ramaswamy Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Jun 24, 2022 • 42:33

#340: Truth in an insane world with Dr. Brooke Miller

#340: Truth in an insane world with Dr. Brooke Miller

Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Brooke Miller to discuss the insanity of today's world in the context of cattle ranching and medical tyranny. Follow Dr. Brooke Miller on Twitter Learn more from Ginger Hill Angus Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

Jun 21, 2022 • 2:23:17

#339: The importance of bitcoin self-custody with Tyler Campbell

#339: The importance of bitcoin self-custody with Tyler Campbell

Join Marty as he sits down with Tyler Campbell from Unchained Capital to discuss the importance of bitcoin self-custody and multisig and what it's been like onboarding hundreds of people to Unchained's collaborative custody products. Follow Tyler on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newslett

Jun 18, 2022 • 1:32:05

#338: Powering the future with Daniel Turner

#338: Powering the future with Daniel Turner

Join Marty as he sits down with Daniel Turner from Power the Future to discuss the state of energy policy in America and how we can move forward. Follow Daniel on Twitter Read more from Power the Future Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth Upstream Data

Jun 14, 2022 • 1:40:50

#337: Q1 2022 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

#337: Q1 2022 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

Join Marty as he sits back down with Matthew Mežinskis of Porkopolis Economics to discuss the Q1 2022 monetary base update. Follow Matthew Mežinskis on Twitter Read everything discussed at: Porkopolis Economics Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data

Jun 8, 2022 • 2:14:07

#336: A Texas history lesson with Texas Slim and Parker Lewis

#336: A Texas history lesson with Texas Slim and Parker Lewis

Join Marty as he sits down with Texas Slim and Parker Lewis to discuss the history of Texas. Follow Texas Slim on twitter. Read more about The Beef Initiative Follow Parker on twitter Read more from Parker. Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth

May 26, 2022 • 1:11:11

#335: The overlooked tradeoffs of "renewable" energy with Brian Gitt

#335: The overlooked tradeoffs of "renewable" energy with Brian Gitt

Join Marty as he sits down with Brian Gitt to discuss the overlooked tradeoffs of "renewable" energy. Follow Brian on twitter.Read more from Brian.Shoutout to our sponsors:Unchained CapitalBraiinsHodlHodlCrowdHealth

May 23, 2022 • 1:27:56

#335: The overlooked tradeoffs of "renewable" energy with Brian Gitt

#335: The overlooked tradeoffs of "renewable" energy with Brian Gitt

Join Marty as he sits down with Brian Gitt to discuss the overlooked tradeoffs of "renewable" energy. Follow Brian on twitter. Read more from Brian. Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth

May 23, 2022 • 1:34:51

Rabbit Hole Recap #200: The podcast stream has officially been moved

Rabbit Hole Recap #200: The podcast stream has officially been moved

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - financial leaders of 44 countries meet in El Salvador to discuss bitcoin - Luna foundation sold 80000 bitcoin amid "stablecoin" crash - texas pacific land corp announces bitcoin mining venture - canaan revenues increased by 237% - cambridge numbers are flawed - EU wants to scan all your private messages - summer of bitcoin mentorship program gets over 20K applicants - bitcoin education initiative launches in

May 19, 2022 • 2:35:49

#334: Energy, food, ESG, and Bitcoin with Doomberg

#334: Energy, food, ESG, and Bitcoin with Doomberg

Join Marty as he sits down with Doomberg to discuss the unfolding energy and food crises, the nature of ESG, and bitcoin. Follow Doomberg on Twitter Read more from Doomberg Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth

May 18, 2022 • 1:22:20

#333: Building beautiful small towns on a Bitcoin Standard with Jaime "the storefront guy"

#333: Building beautiful small towns on a Bitcoin Standard with Jaime "the storefront guy"

Join Marty as he sits down with Jaime "the storefront guy" to discuss building strong local communities with beautiful aesthetics and sound money. Follow Jaime on twitter Read more about Jaime at The Vertical Sidewalk Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth

May 16, 2022 • 1:25:24

Rabbit Hole Recap 199: Bitcoin is dead, we're cancelling the show

Rabbit Hole Recap 199: Bitcoin is dead, we're cancelling the show

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - terra "stablecoin" blows up - treasury sanctions custodial bitcoin mixer blender(.)io - cashapp $1.73B in bitcoin sales Q1, $43M profit - coinbase $309B volume Q1, $430M loss - chainalysis valued at $8.6B - joinmarket v0.9.6 - arti v0.3.0 Tor rust client - casa launches api - rusty russell releases alternative covenants proposal - conversation with rusty on his proposal on dispatch - spiral post on supporti

May 12, 2022 • 1:52:27

#332: Developing bitcoin developers with Kyle Murphy and Lisa Neigut

#332: Developing bitcoin developers with Kyle Murphy and Lisa Neigut

Join Marty as he sits down with Kyle Murphy and Lisa Neigut to discuss what it takes to attract and train bitcoin developers who go on to build companies. Learn more about bitcoin++ Learn more about Base58: Learn more about Pleb Lab: Follow Kyle on Twitter: Follow Lisa on Twitter: Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth

May 11, 2022 • 1:26:06

#331: The state of global energy markets with Anas Alhajji

#331: The state of global energy markets with Anas Alhajji

Join Marty as he sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss the state of global energy markets. Follow Anas on Twitter Learn more from Anas Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl

May 9, 2022 • 1:14:42

#330: Preventative care with Dr. Mary Caire

#330: Preventative care with Dr. Mary Caire

Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Mary Caire to discuss the perverse incentives of the pharmaceutical industry. Follow Dr. Mary Caire on twitter Learn more about Dr. Mary Caire Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl

May 6, 2022 • 1:10:09

Rabbit Hole Recap #198: The government spies and lies

Rabbit Hole Recap #198: The government spies and lies

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - coinbase launches revamped surveillance product - SEC doubles size of "crypto assets" unit - cdc tracked the location of millions of americans without a warrant - fbi did millions of searches of americans data last year without a warrant - bitcoin mining council submits letter to EPA - how women view bitcoin - mycitadel v1.0 - seed tool v1.0.4 - tor v0.4.7.7 - cold card upgrade -

May 5, 2022 • 1:48:06

#329: Back to basics with the TFTC Godfather Louis Roberts

#329: Back to basics with the TFTC Godfather Louis Roberts

Join Marty as he sits down with Louis Roberts to reminisce about the last five years of TFTC. Follow Louis on Twitter Learn more about Tendies Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl

May 4, 2022 • 55:14

#328: The pitfalls of the Fiat Standard with Dr. Saifedean Ammous

#328: The pitfalls of the Fiat Standard with Dr. Saifedean Ammous

Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Saifedean Ammous to discuss the pitfalls of the Fiat Standard. Follow Saif on Twitter Read more about The Fiat Standard Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl

May 3, 2022 • 1:26:32

#327: Healthcare on a Bitcoin Standard with Andy Schoonover

#327: Healthcare on a Bitcoin Standard with Andy Schoonover

Join Marty as he sits down with Andy Schoonover, CEO of CrowdHealth, to discuss the problems with the health care system, how CrowdHealth is providing better product, and how bitcoin can fix the health insurance industry. Follow Andy on Twitter Learn more about CrowdHealth Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl

May 3, 2022 • 1:30:49

Rabbit Hole Recap #197: The Disinformation Governance Board is here to tell you how to think

Rabbit Hole Recap #197: The Disinformation Governance Board is here to tell you how to think

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - ukraine central bank bans bitcoin - binance and the FSB - HRF announces five bitcoin in new grants - central african republic makes bitcoin a legal tender - bitcoin core v23.0 - btcpay v1.5.0 - fountain podcasts v0.3.16 - braiins farm proxy reduces data usage - amboss magma - synonym launches blocktank LSP - americans can now pay bills through bitrefill - bitcoin jungle in costa rica - Apple Pri

Apr 28, 2022 • 2:22:59

#326: Understanding Taro with Olaoluwa Osuntokun

#326: Understanding Taro with Olaoluwa Osuntokun

Join Marty as he sits down with Olaoluwa Osuntokun AKA @roasbeef, CTO at Lightning Labs, to discuss Taro - Taproot Asset Representation Overlay and what it means for the LNP/BP stack. Follow Olaoluwa on Twitter Contribute to his GitHub Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl

Apr 25, 2022 • 1:27:06

Rabbit Hole Recap #196: Sanctions on Russian bitcoin miners and the escalating energy and food crisis

Rabbit Hole Recap #196: Sanctions on Russian bitcoin miners and the escalating energy and food crisis

This week Marty and Matt as they discuss: - TSMC Raises $3.5 Billion to build facility in Arizona - Binance Accounts of Russians with over 10K Euros will be closed in 90 days - Russian Mining Firm Bitriver hit with sanctions - Compass Mining announces they were using Bitriver for russian hosting and all miners will be shut off and liquidated - NY Man running Bitcoin ATMS charged with money laundering - Bitcoin for Local Businesses - Bitcoin Magazine Partners with U

Apr 21, 2022 • 1:48:47

#325: Texas beef and decentralizing the food supply with Texas Slim, Cole Bolton, and Parker Lewis

#325: Texas beef and decentralizing the food supply with Texas Slim, Cole Bolton, and Parker Lewis

Join Marty as he sits down with Texas Slim, Cole Bolton and Parker Lewis to discuss the decentralization of our food supply. Get Tickets to The Beef Initiative Conference Learn more about The Beef Initiative Purchase meat from K and C Cattle Follow Texas Slim on Twitter Follow Parker Lewis on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl

Apr 19, 2022 • 1:32:27

#324: There is no climate emergency with Tom Nelson

#324: There is no climate emergency with Tom Nelson

Join Marty as he sits down with Tom Nelson to explain why there is no climate emergency. Follow Tom Nelson on Twitter Read everything Tom writes at Tom Nelson and Blogspot Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl

Apr 18, 2022 • 1:16:04

Rabbit Hole Recap #195: The nation state bankruptcy wave is upon us

Rabbit Hole Recap #195: The nation state bankruptcy wave is upon us

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Official US inflation number hits 8.5%, 40 year high - Sri Lanka declares bankruptcy - Eth Dev sentenced to over 5 years in jail for sanctions violation - Strike to bring lightning to merchants - Robinhood enables withdrawals and adds lightning support - Bitpay adds lightning support - Janet Yellen explains bitcoin - CNBC on bitcoin helping refugees with cross border payments - New bitcoin seed tool - New Zoltan

Apr 14, 2022 • 1:41:03

#323: The Global Spring has sprung with Tom Luongo

#323: The Global Spring has sprung with Tom Luongo

Join Marty as he sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the state of the world. Follow Tom Luongo on Twitter Read everything Tom writes at Gold Goats 'n Guns Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl

Apr 12, 2022 • 1:41:49

Rabbit Hole Recap #194: Live from the open source stage

Rabbit Hole Recap #194: Live from the open source stage

This week Marty and Matt are in Miami for the Bitcoin 2022 Conference. They are joined live on the Open Source stage with Craig Raw, Wiz and Steve Barbour. Follow Craig on Twitter Follow Wiz on Twitter Follow Steve on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl

Apr 12, 2022 • 51:00

#322: Building the reputation layer for social with Maciek

#322: Building the reputation layer for social with Maciek

Join Marty as he sits down with Maciek of Hive one Follow Maciek on Twitter Follow Hive.one on Twitter Read more about Hive.one Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Apr 6, 2022 • 1:11:37

#321: Unapologetic freedom with Justin Rezvani and JP Sears

#321: Unapologetic freedom with Justin Rezvani and JP Sears

Join Marty as he sits down with Justin Rezvani and JP Sears Follow Justin on Twitter Follow JP on Twitter Follow Zion on Twitter Purchase the book Unapologetic Freedom Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Apr 4, 2022 • 2:15:50

Rabbit Hole Recap #193: The unjust laws are on the rise

Rabbit Hole Recap #193: The unjust laws are on the rise

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - EU Parliament votes for more bitcoin surveillance and restrictions - mempool space launches new mining dashboard - kraken adds lightning support - new hub for bitcoin bounties - c-lightning changes name to core lightning - bitmex bank purchase falls through - nix-bitcoin launches security fund - chrome vulnerability update asap - gitlab vulnerability update asap - standard sats proposal - joinmarket webui v0.0.5 - sparrow wallet v1.6.3 - btcpay server v

Apr 1, 2022 • 1:48:54

#320: Pushing the design limits of bitcoin with Super Testnet

#320: Pushing the design limits of bitcoin with Super Testnet

Join Marty as he sits down with Super Testnet. Find everything Super creates on his Github Follow Super on Twitter Find out more about Lightning Escrow Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts

Mar 31, 2022 • 1:49:34

#319: The "adults in the room" are beating the war drums with Michael Tracey

#319: The "adults in the room" are beating the war drums with Michael Tracey

Join Marty as he sits down with journalist Michael Tracey to discuss the current corporate press coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war and what the "adults in the room" are pushing for. Read everything Michael writes at Substack Follow Michael on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts

Mar 30, 2022 • 1:36:02

#318: Circular economy, freelancing and earning bitcoin with John Zaprite

#318: Circular economy, freelancing and earning bitcoin with John Zaprite

Join Marty as he sits down with John from Zaprite Find out more about Zaprite Follow Zaprite on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts

Mar 29, 2022 • 1:33:38

Rabbit Hole Recap #192: Bitcoin Merges with the Energy Sector

Rabbit Hole Recap #192: Bitcoin Merges with the Energy Sector

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - hubspot data leak impacted 30 cryptocurrency companies including nydig, swan, and blockfi - if you were affected by hubspot compromise read this thread - exxon expands bitcoin mining pilot to four countries - russia open to selling natural gas for bitcoin, gold, and non dollar fiat - thailand announces bitcoin payments ban - wasabi ceo says censorship decision and chain surveillance partnership was voluntary - alby v.17.0 ad

Mar 25, 2022 • 2:10:48

#317: Exposing environmental LARPs with Mike Umbro

#317: Exposing environmental LARPs with Mike Umbro

Join Marty as he sits down with Mike Umbro. Follow Mike on Twitter Read more about Mike at FieldView Capital Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts

Mar 22, 2022 • 1:47:10

#316: Discussing critical thinking in today's age with Edward Dowd

#316: Discussing critical thinking in today's age with Edward Dowd

Join Marty as he sits down with Edward Dowd. I'm sitting down with to discuss critical thinking in today's age. Follow Ed Dowd on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts

Mar 22, 2022 • 1:13:38

Rabbit Hole Recap 191: The Gang is back in person

Rabbit Hole Recap 191: The Gang is back in person

This week Marty and Matt are discussing: - Unchained Data Leak - Arthur Hayes. Energy Cancelled - Stratum V2 - Wasabi doing chain surveillance - Kazakhstan Mining Equipment / Did not ban proof of work - Block releases hardware wallet info - UK Bitcoin ATMs forcing shutdown Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts

Mar 17, 2022 • 2:00:14

#315: The return of NVK

#315: The return of NVK

Join Marty as he sits down with NVK, the fearless leader of Coinkite, to talk about a little bit of everything. Follow NVK on Twitter Follow Coinkite on Twitter Purchase all Coinkite products discussed on the show. Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts

Mar 16, 2022 • 2:12:56

#314: Group hang with CK, Pete Rizzo and Dylan LeClair

#314: Group hang with CK, Pete Rizzo and Dylan LeClair

Join Marty as he sits down with CK, Pete Rizzo and Dylan LeClair from Bitcoin Magazine to talk about Bitcoin 2022 and building BTC Media into what it is today. Follow CK on Twitter Follow Pete Rizzo on Twitter Follow Dylan LeClair on Twitter Read more from all the guys at Bitcoin Magazine. Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Fountain Podcasts

Mar 15, 2022 • 1:53:37

#313: The financial costs of war with Alex Gladstein

#313: The financial costs of war with Alex Gladstein

Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Gladstein to discuss how America has funded its wars over the last 70 years. Follow Alex Gladstein on Twitter Purchase Alex Gladstein new book, Check Your Financial Privilege Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Fountain Podcasts

Mar 15, 2022 • 1:17:10

#312: The popping of the 100 year sovereign debt bubble with Luke Gromen

#312: The popping of the 100 year sovereign debt bubble with Luke Gromen

Join Marty as he sits down with Luke Gromen to discuss the global sovereign debt bubble that has been building for a century and why it may be beginning to pop. Follow Luke Gromen on Twitter Read more from Luke at: FFTT, LLC Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Fountain Podcasts

Mar 14, 2022 • 1:19:45

Rabbit Hole Recap #190: Sanctions and the fall of the dollar

Rabbit Hole Recap #190: Sanctions and the fall of the dollar

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - biden executive order is a nothing burger - 600K azteco locations in Nigeria, azteco locations in Canada - ukraine buys military gear with cryptocurrencies directly - warren crafts bill targeting cryptocurrency in russia sanctions - coinbase on their compliance and surveillance protocol - ftx on their compliance and surveillance protocol - senators look to lock down russias gold reserves - credit suisse "bretton woods II"&nb

Mar 10, 2022 • 1:48:48

#311: Surging commodities prices, de-dollarization and bitcoin with Lawrence Lepard

#311: Surging commodities prices, de-dollarization and bitcoin with Lawrence Lepard

Join Marty as he sits back down with Lawrence Lepard and discuss surging commodities prices, de-dollarization and bitcoin. Follow Lawrence Lepard on Twitter Read more from Lawrence at Equity Management Associates Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Mar 7, 2022 • 1:18:17

#310: Q4 2021 monetary base update and the macro landscape with Matthew Mežinskis

#310: Q4 2021 monetary base update and the macro landscape with Matthew Mežinskis

Join Marty as he sits back down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q4 2021 monetary base update and the macro landscape. Follow Matthew Mežinskis on Twitter Read everything discussed at: Porkopolis Economics Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Mar 4, 2022 • 2:01:05

Rabbit Hole Recap #189: Ti wuz here

Rabbit Hole Recap #189: Ti wuz here

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - how bitcoin helped a Ukraine refugee escape - powell mentions need for more bitcoin regs due to sanction - biden admin asking crypto exchanges to help ensure russians are not breaking sanctions - visa and mastercard block russian banks from networks - rust bip47 library - robosats p2p exchange - bitmex founders plead guilty, $10M fine, 6-12 months prison, each - zeus v0.6.0 - sparrow v1.6.0 - raspiblitz v1.

Mar 4, 2022 • 2:16:22

#309: An alternative perspective on the state of the world with London Paul

#309: An alternative perspective on the state of the world with London Paul

Join Marty as he sits down with London Paul to discuss what is happening in the world right now. Are sanctions effective? What led us to this situation? Is de-dollarization accelerating? Follow London Paul on Twitter Check out The Sirius Report Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Feb 28, 2022 • 2:28:02

Rabbit Hole Recap #188: Chaos in the world

Rabbit Hole Recap #188: Chaos in the world

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Russia Ukraine Conflict - Canada Protest - Marty on Tucker Carlson - Wasabi Wallet De-mix - "Okay So Your Bank Account Is Frozen" Starter Pack - Lightning Labs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Feb 25, 2022 • 1:42:37

#308: Becoming un-cancelable with Mark Jeftovic

#308: Becoming un-cancelable with Mark Jeftovic

Join Marty as he sits down with Mark Jeftovic to discuss Bitcoin, tyranny in Canada, and becoming un-cancelable. Follow Mark Jeftovic on Twitter Check out his Writing Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Feb 23, 2022 • 1:30:07

Rabbit Hole Recap #187: Freedom Money

Rabbit Hole Recap #187: Freedom Money

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Canada uses "emergency powers" to target bank accounts, bitcoin, funding, and insurance of protestors - Bitcoin protest fundraiser voluntarily shuts down while they determine best way to distribute funds - Canadian RCMP issues blacklist notice for bitcoin addresses connected to protest - Apple patches zero day exploit, update your devices - Biden expected to issue an executive order related to bitcoin regulation next week - US Gov seizes $7B

Feb 18, 2022 • 2:04:42

#307: Medical censorship with Doc Woods

#307: Medical censorship with Doc Woods

Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Woods, a career long physician who had was fired for prescribing medicine. Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Feb 16, 2022 • 1:49:35

#306: Bitcoin in Ohio with Josh Mandel

#306: Bitcoin in Ohio with Josh Mandel

Join Marty as he sits down with Josh Mandel, Republican Senate Candidate out of Ohio, to discuss Bitcoin, populism, and the inner workings of Ohio politics. Follow Josh Mandel Twitter Support his campaign at JoshMandel.com Donate to his campaign via Bitcoin Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Feb 14, 2022 • 1:13:42

#305: Fire, Bitcoin and Teleportation with Aleks Svetski

#305: Fire, Bitcoin and Teleportation with Aleks Svetski

Join Marty as he sits down with Aleks Svetski to discuss the parallels between fire, bitcoin and teleportation. Follow Aleks Svetskion Twitter Check out his Writing Check out his Wake Up Podcast Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Feb 11, 2022 • 1:54:42

Rabbit Hole Recap #186: High inflation, beautiful honking and rising taxes on miners

Rabbit Hole Recap #186: High inflation, beautiful honking and rising taxes on miners

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - married couple arrested and 96K bitcoin seized over 2016 bitfinex hack - canadian protests bitcoin fundraiser over 15 bitcoin - KPMG Canada adds bitcoin to treasury - Russia shares bitcoin regulation plan - bitcoin design guide v2 launched - Kazakhstan floats 500% tax increase on bitcoin miners - EARN IT Bill proposed to scan all online messages - sensei lightning node implementation released - cypherpunk

Feb 11, 2022 • 2:21:14

#304: Bitcoin and Energy with Max Gagliardi

#304: Bitcoin and Energy with Max Gagliardi

Join Marty as he sits down with Max Gagliardi, host of Talk.Energy, to discuss the state of Bitcoin and energy. Follow Max Gagliardi on Twitter Check out his podcast Talk.Energy Learn more about Ancova Digital Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Feb 9, 2022 • 1:13:43

#303: Falling down the WEF rabbit hole with Jesse Matchey

#303: Falling down the WEF rabbit hole with Jesse Matchey

Join Marty as he sits down with retired Army Blackhawk Pilot Jesse Matchey to discuss the WEF rabbit hole. Follow Jesse Matchey on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Feb 8, 2022 • 2:36:02

#302: The state of our food supply with Texas Slim and Cole Bolton

#302: The state of our food supply with Texas Slim and Cole Bolton

Join Marty as he sits down with Texas Slim, founder of The Beef Initiative, and Cole Bolton, founder of K&C Cattle Co, to discuss the state of the food supply. Follow Texas Slim on Twitter Follow Beef Initiative on Twitter Learn more about the Beef Initiative Visit K&C Cattle Co Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Feb 4, 2022 • 2:25:31

Rabbit Hole Recap #185: Currency crises, cold weather, and good bitcoin mining tax news

Rabbit Hole Recap #185: Currency crises, cold weather, and good bitcoin mining tax news

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - canadian truckers gofundme suspended "under review" - sparrow, bluewallet, and trezor remove AOPP support - why AOPP is a risk - Biden considering executive order against bitcoin - Congressman Davidson supports financial privacy - bill introduced to make bitcoin a legal tender in arizona - IRS signals retreat on block reward taxation - Kraken launches proof of reserves tool - Fulcrum electrum server much more performant than elect

Feb 3, 2022 • 2:04:02

#301: A Check-in with Dave Collum

#301: A Check-in with Dave Collum

Join Marty as he sits down with Dave Collum to discuss the state of the world. Follow Dave Collum on Twitter Read Dave Collum 2021 Year in Review: The Rise of Centralized Healthcare Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Jan 31, 2022 • 3:13:06

#300: Doomer optimism with Tucker Max

#300: Doomer optimism with Tucker Max

Join Marty as he sits down with Tucker Max to discuss doomer optimism and Bitcoin. Follow Tucker on Twitter Find out more about Tucker at TuckerMax.com Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Jan 28, 2022 • 2:26:51

Rabbit Hole Recap #184: The IRS wants your face and the Treasury hates you

Rabbit Hole Recap #184: The IRS wants your face and the Treasury hates you

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - new bill would allow US Treasury to prohibit any transaction without public notice or input - robinhood starts rollout of bitcoin withdrawals - coldcard MK4 presales open - bitcoin mining difficulty hits new all time high - Phoenix v1.4.20 - Bisq v1.8.2 - Zap v0.7.6-beta - Joininbox v0.6.6 - BTCPay Server v1.4.0 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.63 - Sphinx Relay v2.2.5 - Lightning Terminal v0.6.2-alpha - satoshi energy raises 60 bitcoin with focus on bitcoin mining infrastr

Jan 27, 2022 • 2:21:59

#299: North American mining (pools) with Alex Brammer

#299: North American mining (pools) with Alex Brammer

Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Brammer from Luxor Mining to discuss the state of North American Bitcoin mining. Follow Alex on Twitter Follow Luxor Mining on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Jan 27, 2022 • 2:04:36

#298: Is it a BLIP or a BOLT with Lisa Neigut

#298: Is it a BLIP or a BOLT with Lisa Neigut

Join Marty as he sits down with Lisa Neigut to discuss everything going on with the Lightning Network. Follow Lisa on Twitter Follow Base58 on Twitter Learn Bitcoin from the world’s best bitcoin education company at Base58 Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Jan 22, 2022 • 1:33:38

Rabbit Hole Recap #183: Intel hopping in the Bitcoin mining game and Presidents meeting to talk Bitcoin

Rabbit Hole Recap #183: Intel hopping in the Bitcoin mining game and Presidents meeting to talk Bitcoin

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Intel to announce new bitcoin ASIC in feb - GRIID has signed a deal with Intel for their ASICs - BitMEX to acquire 268 year old German Bank - Taproot funds burned - mempool v2.3.0 - mercury wallet v0.5.9 - onionshare v2.5 - simple bitcoin wallet v2.4.27 - lightning pool v0.5.4-alpha - umbrel v0.4.11 - tdex v1.2.4 - El Salvador Gov is using pegasus spyware against journalists - Bukele meets withs Erdogan - UK Gov planning publicity campaign against encrypted co

Jan 20, 2022 • 1:53:08

#297: Becoming a cockroach in the Bitcoin mining world with AJ Scalia and Drew Armstrong

#297: Becoming a cockroach in the Bitcoin mining world with AJ Scalia and Drew Armstrong

Join Marty as he sits down with AJ Scalia and Drew Armstrong from Cathedra Bitcoin to discuss the Bitcoin mining world. Follow AJ Scalia on Twitter Follow Drew Armstrong on Twitter Follow Cathedra Bitcoin on Twitter Find out more about Cathedra Bitcoin Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Jan 20, 2022 • 2:07:55

#296: Messianic Bitcoin with Erik Cason

#296: Messianic Bitcoin with Erik Cason

Join Marty as he sits down with Erik Cason to discuss Messianic Bitcoin and other cosmic topics. Follow Erik on Twitter Subscribe to Crypto Sovereignty Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Jan 20, 2022 • 2:09:59

CD51: bitcoin companies keeping lists of bitcoiners and our transaction history with @BTCxZelko, @LaserHodl, @Diverter_NoKYC, and @stephanlivera

CD51: bitcoin companies keeping lists of bitcoiners and our transaction history with @BTCxZelko, @LaserHodl, @Diverter_NoKYC, and @stephanlivera

This is the last episode of Citadel Dispatch on the TFTC podcast feed. If you want to continue listening to the show search Citadel Dispatch in your favorite podcast app or click this link: https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch/ EPISODE: 51 BLOCK: 719340 PRICE: 2358 sats per dollar TOPICS: tradeoffs of kyc bitcoin, bitcoin companies keeping lists of bitcoiners and our transaction history, acquiring bitcoin without providing intimate personal information, personal responsibility  @BTCxZelko:

Jan 19, 2022 • 2:29:35

#295: Going against the mainstream narrative with Jordan Schachtel

#295: Going against the mainstream narrative with Jordan Schachtel

Join Marty as he sits down with Jordan Schachtel, an Independent Journalist and founder of The Dossier on Substack, to discuss going against the mainstream narrative in 2022. Follow Jordan on Twitter Subscribe to The Dossier Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Jan 18, 2022 • 2:07:52

Rabbit Hole Recap #182: CBDCs are treasonous and prices are rising

Rabbit Hole Recap #182: CBDCs are treasonous and prices are rising

This week Marty and Matt: - inflation running rampant Marty Bent, - Argentina rolling 12-month inflation - Turks diving in - Legal defense fund - Strike in Argentina - Bill Miller is bullish - Kazakhstan update - electrs v0.9.4 - bluewallet v6.2.16 - mercury wallet v0.5.6 - tdex v1.2.2 - foundation passport v1.0.8 - hexa wallet v2.0.67 - samourai wallet v0.99.98b - fidelity bullishness - Rep Emmer no CBDC

Jan 13, 2022 • 2:27:45

#294: Gordian principles and the standardization of Bitcoin software with Christopher Allen & Wolf McNally

#294: Gordian principles and the standardization of Bitcoin software with Christopher Allen & Wolf McNally

Join Marty as he sits down with Christopher Allen and Wolf McNally to discuss Gordian principles and standardization of Bitcoin software. Follow Christopher on Twitter Follow Wolf on Twitter Check out the Blockchain Commons Gordian Principles Gordian Seed Tool LifeHash Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Jan 13, 2022 • 1:32:32

CD50: bitcoin nodes and the @raspibolt project with @openoms and @stadicus3000

CD50: bitcoin nodes and the @raspibolt project with @openoms and @stadicus3000

EPISODE: 50 BLOCK: 718215 PRICE: 2338 sats per dollar TOPICS: bitcoin nodes, raspibolt, hardware tradeoffs, lightning tradeoffs, migrating nodes, transaction fees, raspibolt.org @openoms: https://twitter.com/openoms @stadicus3000: https://twitter.com/stadicus3000 @raspibolt: https://twitter.com/raspibolt Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://a

Jan 12, 2022 • 1:49:21

Rabbit Hole Recap #181: Internet Blackouts and More Consolidation

Rabbit Hole Recap #181: Internet Blackouts and More Consolidation

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - internet access cut in kazakhstan in response to massive protests, 12% of hash rate disconnected - HRF announces new round of grants - proposal for privacy preserving reusable taproot addresses - electrs v0.9.4 - bluewallet v6.2.16 - mercury wallet v0.5.6 - tdex v1.2.2 - foundation passport v1.0.8 - hexa wallet v2.0.67 - samourai wallet v0.99.98b - gigi on value for value - electrum server performance analysis - bitcoi

Jan 6, 2022 • 58:57

#293: Bitcoin and the Looming US Fiscal Crisis with Avik Roy

#293: Bitcoin and the Looming US Fiscal Crisis with Avik Roy

Join Marty as he sits down with Avik Roy, President of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, to discuss: - Think tanks - Energy policy and its affect on lower income individuals - Education - Healthcare - The looming US Fiscal Crisis - Why Bitcoin is an imperative for America moving forward - Educating DC about the opportunities Bitcoin provides - much more Follow Avik on Twitter Check out the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained C

Jan 5, 2022 • 1:39:14

CD49: digital privacy tools and strategies with @techloreistaken

CD49: digital privacy tools and strategies with @techloreistaken

EPISODE: 49 BLOCK: 717203 PRICE: 2165 sats per dollar TOPICS: digital privacy tools and strategies, vpns, browsers, operating systems, password managers, 2fa, emails, burner phone numbers @techloreistaken: https://twitter.com/techloreistaken Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatc

Jan 5, 2022 • 1:54:42

Rabbit Hole Recap #180: End of 2021 roundup

Rabbit Hole Recap #180: End of 2021 roundup

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Patriots QB Mac Jones gifts bitcoin to offensive line - Iran halts bitcoin mining until March 6th - Log4j fix released - RTL v0.12.0 - samourai wallet v0.99.98 - mercury wallet v0.5.3 - casa keyfest jan 5-7 - ronindojo tanto released Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Dec 30, 2021 • 2:22:23

#292: Diving into tbDEX with Mike Brock

#292: Diving into tbDEX with Mike Brock

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Mike Brock, lead at TBD, to discuss: - What "is" and what "ought" to be - Mike's history at Block - How bitcoin got integrated at Cash App - How TBD came to be - Creating a decentralized system with limited trust in tbDEX - Creating bitcoin on-ramps for people is a massive hurdle right now - Is tbDEX transitional? - much more Follow Mike on Twitter Check out the tbDEX white paper Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thr

Dec 29, 2021 • 1:26:59

Rabbit Hole Recap #179: End of year holiday chop special

Rabbit Hole Recap #179: End of year holiday chop special

Happy Holidays from Marty and Matt. Enjoy this end of year holiday chop special of Rabbit Hole Recap from 2021. Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Dec 27, 2021 • 3:07:36

Rabbit Hole Recap #178: We got a strike

Rabbit Hole Recap #178: We got a strike

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - SEC delays Bitwise and Grayscale spot ETF proposals - Underground bitcoin mining is thriving in China - HRF, Strike, Opensats announce three lightning focused - Opensats receives approval to operate as tax deductible 501c3 - BTCPay Server v1.3.7 - Rust Lightning v0.0.104 - lnbits v0.4.0 - Specter DIY v1.6.2 - Mercury Wallet v0.5.1 - Simple Bitcoin Wallet v2.4.24 - Hexa Wallet v2.0.65 - Blockstream sponsors mempool project Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Un

Dec 23, 2021 • 1:30:59

Rabbit Hole Recap #177: The gaslighting heats up

Rabbit Hole Recap #177: The gaslighting heats up

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Jack announces independent board to run BTrust initiative funded with 500 bitcoin donation from him and Jay-Z to fund bitcoin development in Africa and India - nonprofit "Sats Center" launches to educate regulators on bitcoin - Surveillance company "Chainalysis" launches lightning network product - Coinbase received 5562 law enforcement requests the first three quarters of this year - Payment Pools proposal - Mercury v0.4.65

Dec 16, 2021 • 1:35:15

#291: Getting to the source of the seed with Texas Slim

#291: Getting to the source of the seed with Texas Slim

Join Marty as he sits back down with Texas Slim to discuss: - The Beef Initiative - Low time preference - Small towns in Texas - Seed oils - Processing plants - Fertilizer - much more Follow Slim on Twitter Check out the Beef Initiative Newsletter Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Dec 16, 2021 • 2:22:29

CD48: bitcoin initiatives by @blocks and @spiralbtc with @moneyball

CD48: bitcoin initiatives by @blocks and @spiralbtc with @moneyball

EPISODE: 48 BLOCK: 714168 PRICE: 2134 sats per dollar TOPICS: bitcoin initiatives by Block and Spiral, LDK, BDK, bitcoin design community, spiral grants, BTrust, open source bitcoin mining, open source low cost hardware wallets, hellobitcoin, tbd, team bitcoin @moneyball: https://twitter.com/moneyball Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anch

Dec 14, 2021 • 1:40:36

Rabbit Hole Recap #176: Party rip

Rabbit Hole Recap #176: Party rip

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Swan adds taproot support and api, no longer supporting ny - Major swiss tech company ceo runs surveillance operation - Malicious actor appears to be attacking Tor - Sparrow Wallet v1.5.3 - Mercury Wallet v0.4.62 - btc-rpc-explorer v3.3.0 - Zap android v0.5.4-beta - Lightning Terminal v0.6.1-alpha - Lightning Pool v0.5.3-alpha - Elements v0.21.0.1 - Private home mining using a VPN guide Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Bra

Dec 10, 2021 • 1:59:28

CD47: the future of bitcoin nodes and the nodlito with @ketominer and @IAskuwheteau

CD47: the future of bitcoin nodes and the nodlito with @ketominer and @IAskuwheteau

EPISODE: 47 BLOCK: 713088 PRICE: 1959 sats per dollar TOPICS: the future of bitcoin nodes, nodlito, cloud services, tradeoffs, el salvador, custodial wallets, hardware failures, mesh nets, onboarding merchants in the developing world @ketominer: https://twitter.com/ketominer @IAskuwheteau: https://twitter.com/IAskuwheteau Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos po

Dec 7, 2021 • 1:20:35

#290: Continuing the dissection of the Great Reset with LaserHodl

#290: Continuing the dissection of the Great Reset with LaserHodl

Join Marty as he sits back down with LaserHodl to discuss: - The acceleration of the Great Reset - Why nothing makes any logical sense - The emergence of internment camps - The Marxist creep into schooling - Mesh networks - Why we wouldn't want to be the state right now - Ten pieces of advice to inoculate yourself from the madness - much more Follow LaserHodl on Twitter Check out his ten pieces of advice Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Minin

Dec 4, 2021 • 2:12:19

Rabbit Hole Recap #175: Don't live in fear

Rabbit Hole Recap #175: Don't live in fear

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - square changes name to block - square crypto changes name to spiral - ledger adds support for psbts, multisig, and taproot - microstrategy buys 7002 bitcoin - silent link adds support for US burner phone number esims - lnd v0.14.1-beta - mercury wallet v0.4.56 - joinmarket v0.9.4 - bluewallet v6.2.13 - specter desktop v1.7.2 - umbrel v0.4.9 - passport v1.0.8-beta - hexa wallet v2.0.5 - simple bitcoin wallet v2.4.22 - immortan v0.5

Dec 2, 2021 • 1:57:23

#289: Bitcoin is about to surpass the British Pound with Matthew Mežinskis

#289: Bitcoin is about to surpass the British Pound with Matthew Mežinskis

Join Marty as he sits back down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss: - The growth of the global monetary base in Q3 2021 - Bitcoin is the sixth largest base money in the world - Bitcoin should surpass the Great British Pound around $68,000 - The history of the Bank of England - Lack of transparency from central banks - Growing tyranny around the world - Lessons from history - much more Follow Matthew on Twitter Check out the Q3 2021 Update Thread Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capita

Dec 1, 2021 • 2:02:48

CD46: improving your home bitcoin mining setup with @BigCohoo, @dfrumps, @RoninMiner, and @BtcBoulder

CD46: improving your home bitcoin mining setup with @BigCohoo, @dfrumps, @RoninMiner, and @BtcBoulder

EPISODE: 46 BLOCK: 711998 PRICE: 1738 sats per dollar TOPICS: securing the cheapest power, braiins os, negotiating with your power company, utilizing solar subsidies, asic resale value, efficiency, slush pool, mining pool centralization, hosted providers vs running it yourself @BigCohoo: https://twitter.com/BigCohoo @dfrumps: https://twitter.com/dfrumps @RoninMiner: https://twitter.com/RoninMiner @BtcBoulder: https://twitter.com/BtcBoulder   Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatc

Dec 1, 2021 • 2:33:11

#288: Bringing a design focus to Bitcoin with Patricia

#288: Bringing a design focus to Bitcoin with Patricia

Join Marty as he sits down with Patricia, a designer focused on bringing better experiences to Bitcoin, to discuss: - Designing in an open source environment - How bad design can turn people away - Observing how users interact in ways one doesn't expect - How to gather feedback on open source software design - A call to action for new designers - Bitcoin provides a wide open slate to bring design innovation to market - Skating - much more Follow Patricia on Twitter Check out the Bitcoin Design G

Nov 29, 2021 • 2:09:58

Rabbit Hole Recap #174: Much to be thankful for

Rabbit Hole Recap #174: Much to be thankful for

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - el salvador announces bitcoin city and a bitcoin bond - US 'pauses' relations with el salvador - OBJ to convert his entire yearly salary to bitcoin - samsung to build $17B chip factory in texas - fold partners with pokemon go creator niantic - lnd v0.14.0-beta - electrs v0.9.3 - btcpayserver v1.3.6 - mercury wallet v0.4.53 - simple bitcoin wallet v2.4.19 - seedsigner v0.4.5 - btcpayserver v1.3.6 - sphinx relay v2.2.2 - ledger live desktop v2.35.2 - lnd v0.14.0

Nov 24, 2021 • 2:33:54

CD45: the future of mobile lightning wallets with @ericsirion, @akumaigorodski, and @fiatjaf

CD45: the future of mobile lightning wallets with @ericsirion, @akumaigorodski, and @fiatjaf

EPISODE: 45 BLOCK: 711009 PRICE: 1752 sats per dollar TOPICS: the future of mobile lightning wallets, federated chaumian ecash, el salvador experience, hosted channels, IMMORTAN, simple bitcoin wallet, lightning liquidity, private routing, user experience, better wallet names, jupiter has a lot of moons @ericsirion: https://twitter.com/@ericsirion @akumaigorodski: https://twitter.com/akumaigorodski @fiatjaf: https://twitter.com/fiatjaf   Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.co

Nov 23, 2021 • 1:56:14

#287: EmbassyOS v0.3.0, building out the independent stack, and philosophy with Matt Hill

#287: EmbassyOS v0.3.0, building out the independent stack, and philosophy with Matt Hill

Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Hill, co-founder of Start9 Labs, to discuss: - EmbassyOS v0.3.0 - Lessons learned from v0.1.0 and v0.2.0 - Focusing on onboarding younger people - Personal AI - Philosophy - Nihilism v. Optimism - much more Follow Matt on Twitter - https://twitter.com/_MattHill_ Check out Start9 Labs - https://start9.com/ Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining

Nov 22, 2021 • 2:33:50

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.11.15

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.11.15

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - taproot activates successfully at block 609732 - muun wallet adds taproot support - SEC rejects VanEck spot bitcoin etf - Perth Heat baseball team adopts the bitcoin standard - crypto dot com spends $700M to rename Staples Center for 20 years - tether announces new subsidiary 'Synonym' to bring tokens and other features to lightning - Senators Wyden and Lummis submit bill to restrict bitcoin tax reporting rules in infrastructure b

Nov 19, 2021 • 1:50:28

#286: Securitizing natural assets and manufactured energy and food shortages with Whitney Webb

#286: Securitizing natural assets and manufactured energy and food shortages with Whitney Webb

Join Marty as he sits back down with Whitney Webb to discuss: - The plan to securitize the natural world - Why a botched vaccine passport rollout is important - The looming food and energy shortages - How to reach both sides of the political aisle - The plan to monopolize the extraction of rare earth metals - Bankers taking over governments - much more Follow Whitney on Twitter Support her work Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining

Nov 18, 2021 • 1:34:39

#281b: Announcing Synonym with John Carvalho

#281b: Announcing Synonym with John Carvalho

Join Marty as he sits down with John Carvalho to discuss Synonym's emergence from stealth mode. - Why did he build Synonym - What is it? - Building reputation systems - Tokens on Lightning - Slashtags - Building truly unstoppable apps - much more Check out Synonym Follow Synonym on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins - Daniel's thread Compass Mining

Nov 17, 2021 • 1:08:11

CD44: using secure random number generators to generate bitcoin keys with waxwing and @raw_avocado

CD44: using secure random number generators to generate bitcoin keys with waxwing and @raw_avocado

EPISODE: 44 BLOCK: 710040 PRICE: 1647 sats per dollar TOPICS: random number generators and why they are important when securing bitcoin, history of backdoors, compromises, and poor implementations, multisig tradeoffs, hardware wallet tradeoffs, mitigations to reduce your risk @waxwing: https://x0f.org/@waxwing @raw_avocado: https://twitter.com/raw_avocado   Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/vid

Nov 17, 2021 • 1:37:22

#285: From bars to Bitcoin with Justin Rhedrick

#285: From bars to Bitcoin with Justin Rhedrick

Join Marty as he sits down with Justin Rhedrick, author of From Bars to Bitcoin, to discuss: - How a high time preference decision landed Justin in prison - The prison economy - Getting out of prison and diving into Bitcoin - Teaching people about low time preference - How Bitcoin has changed Justin's life - How to explain Bitcoin - much more Follow Justin on Twitter Check out From Bars to Bitcoin Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining

Nov 12, 2021 • 1:38:37

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.11.08

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.11.08

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - taproot activates in two days (block 709632) - new bitcoin all time high - miami to airdrop bitcoin to residents - complaints about compass mining - btcpayserver v1.3.4 - specter desktop v1.7.1 - mercury wallet v0.4.48 - lnd v0.13.4-beta - umbrel v0.4.7 - nix bitcoin v0.0.58 - bitcoinblackfriday.org - robinhood data breach impacts 7 million customers Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining

Nov 12, 2021 • 2:31:18

CD43: bitcoin for beginners with @BitcoinQ_A

CD43: bitcoin for beginners with @BitcoinQ_A

EPISODE: 43 BLOCK: 708970 PRICE: 1501 sats per dollar TOPICS: bitcoin for beginners, acquiring bitcoin, tradeoffs, dangers of KYC, holding your own keys, using your own node, transaction fees, utxo management and labeling, coinjoin, lightning, multisig, common mistakes and questions   @BitcoinQ_A: https://twitter.com/BitcoinQ_A https://citadeldispatch.com/help/ https://bitcoiner.guide/ Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch bitcoi

Nov 10, 2021 • 2:19:24

#284: Surviving brain surgery, coming to grips with death, and pushing the limitations of the Lightning Network with Justin Rezvani

#284: Surviving brain surgery, coming to grips with death, and pushing the limitations of the Lightning Network with Justin Rezvani

Join Marty as he sits down with Justin Rezvani, founder of Zion, to discuss: - Surviving brain surgery - A new lease on life - Founding and selling an influencer marketing company by 27 - Building a social media app on the Lightning Network - Pushing the Lightning Network to its limits - Forking the Sphinx codebase - The ills of the advertising industry - much more Follow Justin on Twitter Check out Zion Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining

Nov 9, 2021 • 1:59:43

#283: How we messed up our food and how we fix it with Texas Slim

#283: How we messed up our food and how we fix it with Texas Slim

Join Marty as he sits down with Texas Slim, founder of the Texas Beef Initiative, to discuss: - Texas history - How Monsanto ruined our food - Monocropping - The Texas Beef Initiative - Regenerative farming - How the Regime is trying to make us nutritionally bankrupt - much more Check out the Texas Beef Initiative Substack Follow Texas Slim on Twitter Check out the Oshi App Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining

Nov 6, 2021 • 2:01:25

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.11.01

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.11.01

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - lightning channel jamming research - largest bank in australia to add bitcoin payments - Miami mayor to take next paycheck in bitcoin, NYC mayor elect to take first three paychecks in bitcoin - aaron rodgers to get paid in bitcoin - Navajo Nation mining bitcoin - african bitcoin startup chipper cash raises $150M - mercury wallet v0.4.45 - btcpayserver v1.3.1 - electrs v0.9.2 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.57 - sparrow wallet v1.5.2 - ru

Nov 4, 2021 • 1:39:03

#282: River adds bitcoin mining, the Metaverse, physical landscapes, and the CIA with Alexander Leishman

#282: River adds bitcoin mining, the Metaverse, physical landscapes, and the CIA with Alexander Leishman

Join Marty as he sits down with Alexander Leishman, CEO & CEO of River Financial, to discuss: - River adding mining services - What does the future of bitcoin exchanges look like? - The Metaverse - The physical world - The TSA - Federal travel mandates - Population domination - The CIA - Engaging in politics; how to do it - much more Follow Alex on Twitter Check out River Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining

Nov 3, 2021 • 1:53:20

CD42: security focused bitcoin nodes with @nixbitcoinorg, @n1ckler, and @seardsalmon

CD42: security focused bitcoin nodes with @nixbitcoinorg, @n1ckler, and @seardsalmon

EPISODE: 42 BLOCK: 707898 PRICE: 1577 sats per dollar TOPICS: security focused bitcoin nodes   @nixbitcoinorg: https://twitter.com/nixbitcoinorg @n1ckler: https://twitter.com/n1ckler @seardsalmon: https://twitter.com/seardsalmon Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch   support t

Nov 3, 2021 • 2:36:57

#281: Chinese mining theory, bitcoin divisibility, and UTXOs with John Carvalho

#281: Chinese mining theory, bitcoin divisibility, and UTXOs with John Carvalho

Join Marty as he sits down with John Carvalho to discuss: - John's Chinese mining theory - Is bitcoin divisible? - The UTXO set - The Lightning Network - Public mining companies - Holding your own keys - much more Follow John on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining

Nov 2, 2021 • 1:43:48

Special Announcement: Ten31

Special Announcement: Ten31

Introducing Ten31 Investing in Bitcoin-native companies. Founded and backed by Bitcoiners. Our Mission: To facilitate the freedom of mankind through individual sovereignty. Investing in Bitcoin-native companies. Focused on advancing individual sovereignty. Low time preference philosophy. Management fees directed toward Bitcoin core and Lightning developers. Check out the website

Oct 31, 2021 • 55:02

#280: A spooky Halloween special with our good friend @arbedout

#280: A spooky Halloween special with our good friend @arbedout

Marty and Matt sit down with their good friend @arbedout to discuss: - Joining Unchained Capital - Writing a book - Has Lightning been attacked? - Is Tor reliable? - Is Bitcoin sufficiently robust without robust alternative transaction relay networks? - How are we going to transition from HTLCs to PTLCs - much more Follow @arbedout on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining

Oct 30, 2021 • 1:25:43

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.10.25

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.10.25

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - FATF releases updated guidance - el salvador now holds 1120 bitcoin - river launches hosted mining service - blockstream sponsors minimint - btcpay v1.3.0 - sparrow v1.5.2 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.55 - specter diy v1.6.1 - joininbox v0.6.3 - simple bitcoin wallet v2.2.17 - umbrel v0.4.6 - immortan v0.3.6 - bisq v1.7.5 - BlueWallet v6.2.12 - voltage releases Flow, an easy to use interface for Lightning Pool - umbrel raises $3

Oct 30, 2021 • 1:18:26

#279: Avoiding oblivion, the state of Chicago, and bitcoin smart contracts with Chris Stewart

#279: Avoiding oblivion, the state of Chicago, and bitcoin smart contracts with Chris Stewart

Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Stewart, founder of Suredbits, to discuss: - Recording podcasts with our grandmothers - Avoiding oblivion in the Digital Age - Chicago crime - Necessary police reform - DLCs - AJ Towns' Taproot + PTLC proposal - Will there be a fee market? - much more Follow Chris on Twitter Check out Suredbits Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining

Oct 27, 2021 • 1:57:04

#278: Dissecting the Clown World with Ben Kaufman

#278: Dissecting the Clown World with Ben Kaufman

Join Marty as he sits down with Ben Kaufman, Chief Conspiracy Theorist at Clown World Today, to discuss: - The madness of the last 18-monhts - Logical inconsistencies around COVID medical advice - The power of propaganda - Vaccine passports - How to push back - Using humor to highlight absurdities - much more Follow Ben on Twitter Follow Clown World Today on Twitter Subscribe to the Clown World Today Substack Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital Braiins Compass Mining

Oct 25, 2021 • 1:24:43

Rabbit Hole Recap LIVE with @arbedout: Week of 2021.10.18

Rabbit Hole Recap LIVE with @arbedout: Week of 2021.10.18

This week Marty, Matt, and @arbedout recorded live from the Unchained Capital offices in Austin, Texas and discussed: - bitcoin hits new all time high - first bitcoin ETF launches - hacker steals identification info of every argentinian via government database - Jonas Schnelli steps down from role as bitcoin core maintainer - worldcoin launches - electrs v0.9.1 - rust-lightning v0.0.102 - specter-desktop v1.7.0 - elements v0.21.0 - nthkey v1.0.5 - joinmarket v0.9.3 - join

Oct 23, 2021 • 54:38

#277: Slowly getting bitcoin, why gold is already demonetized, and the virtue of Bitcoin with Larry Lepard

#277: Slowly getting bitcoin, why gold is already demonetized, and the virtue of Bitcoin with Larry Lepard

Join Marty as he sits down with Investment Manager Larry Lepard to discuss: - How the government and central banks have manipulated gold - Slowly coming to understand Bitcoin - Why fiat is bad for the environment - Why bitcoin is virtuous - What is the upside potential? - Sound money advocates are the Remnant - much more Follow Larry on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to re

Oct 20, 2021 • 1:23:20

#276: Starting an exchange in Guatemala, onboarding enterprise clients, and freedom money with the IBEX Mercado team

#276: Starting an exchange in Guatemala, onboarding enterprise clients, and freedom money with the IBEX Mercado team

Join Marty as he sits down with Jose Lemus, Juan Pablo Lemus, & Estaban de la Peña; the IBEX Mercado founding team, to discuss: - Why they built the exchange - International banking restrictions in Guatemala - How they ended up with their non-custodial model - Communicating with regulators - Avoiding having to KYC kids - Banking the unbanked - Bitcoin's perfect incentives - much more Follow IBEX Mercado on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the

Oct 18, 2021 • 1:37:13

#275: Supply chains, government incompetence, Bitcoin, and Uranium with Kuppy

#275: Supply chains, government incompetence, Bitcoin, and Uranium with Kuppy

Join Marty as he sits down with Kuppy, Founder and CIO of Praetorian Capital and the man behind the Adventures in Capitalism blog, to discuss: - Supply chain disaster - Government incompetence - What lies ahead - Energy markets - Bitcoin - Why Kuppy is very bullish on Uranium - much more Follow Kuppy on Twitter Check out Adventures in Capitalism

Oct 15, 2021 • 1:02:00

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.10.11

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.10.11

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - US Gov asks chipmakers for client data - US takes top mining spot - eclair v0.6.2 - umbrel v0.4.4 - bluewallet v6.2.10 - raspiblitz v1.7.1 - immortan v0.3.5 - sparrow v1.5.1 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.53 - lightning terminal v0.5.2-alpha - Gladstein on the early cypherpunks and adam back - antpool blocks mainland chinese users - jstark documentary - aj towns taproot + ptlc proposal Shoutout to our spons

Oct 14, 2021 • 1:12:12

#274: Canada's nonsensical restrictions, home mining, and oil & gas companies mining bitcoin with Steve Barbour

#274: Canada's nonsensical restrictions, home mining, and oil & gas companies mining bitcoin with Steve Barbour

Join Marty as he sits down with Steve Barbour, founder and CEO of Upstream Data, to discuss: - Canada during COVID - Mouth breathing regulations - Building products for home miners - Oil and gas companies mining bitcoin - Are we reaching a tipping point? - much more Follow Steve on Twitter Check out Upstream Data Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse &nbs

Oct 13, 2021 • 1:30:47

CD41: bitcoin privacy discussion with @stephanlivera at the nashville bitcoin meetup

CD41: bitcoin privacy discussion with @stephanlivera at the nashville bitcoin meetup

Discussion at the Nashville Bitcoin Meetup. https://www.meetup.com/nashville-bitcoin/ EPISODE: 41 BLOCK: 704718 PRICE: 1794 sats per dollar TOPICS: bitcoin privacy discussion, KYC/AML, coinjoin, lightning, fee market, mining, circular economy, ransomware @stephanlivera: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera @nashbitcoiners: https://twitter.com/nashbitcoiners Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/vide

Oct 12, 2021 • 1:09:09

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.10.04

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.10.04

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - hackers compromise 6000 coinbase accounts due to 2FA flaw - liquid network downtime and hard fork - lightning network vulnerability disclosure - el salvador starts mining with volcano energy - Binance hires two former IRS investigators - bluewallet v6.2.9 - electrs v0.9.0 - lnd v0.13.3-beta - umbrel v0.4.3 - joinmarket v0.9.2 - joininbox v0.6.1 - sparrow wallet v1.5.1 - eclair v0.6.2 - analysis of ran

Oct 8, 2021 • 1:23:23

CD40: using bitcoin privately at Human Rights Foundation Oslo Freedom Forum with Evan Kaloudis and Janine Roem

CD40: using bitcoin privately at Human Rights Foundation Oslo Freedom Forum with Evan Kaloudis and Janine Roem

Presentation at the Human Rights Foundation Oslo Freedom Forum. https://oslofreedomforum.com https://oslofreedomforum.com/bitcoin-academy-off2021 @J9Roem: https://twitter.com/J9Roem @evankaloudis: https://twitter.com/evankaloudis Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch   s...

Oct 8, 2021 • 37:45

#273: Supply chain problems, a proposed solution, and Bitcoin + Natural Rights with Ross Kennedy

#273: Supply chain problems, a proposed solution, and Bitcoin + Natural Rights with Ross Kennedy

Join Marty as he sits down with Ross Kennedy, founder of Fortis Analysis, to discuss: - The global supply chain issues - How the California ports work - Why there is no easy fix - How Ross thinks we can fix the problem - Our over dependence on Southeast Asia - Woes of the Cold War mentality + USD reserve status - Bitcoin as an extension of Natural Rights - much more Follow Ross on Twitter Check out his Substack Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the

Oct 6, 2021 • 1:52:26

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.09.27

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.09.27

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoin.org compromised - missouri mayor to give all residents $1K worth of bitcoin - three new iOS zero day exploits - african bitcoin exchange Yellow Card raises $15M in investment - Samourai supports Tor Foundation with $50K donation - President Biden and Treasury Secretary Yellen express support of wealth taxes - Samourai Wallet v0.99.97a - Sparrow Wallet v1.5.0 - Bisq v1.7.4 - Btcpayserver v1.2.4 - Fully Noded v0.

Sep 29, 2021 • 2:02:19

#272: Evergrande, sovereign debt, and the convergence of bitcoin + the energy sector with Greg Foss

#272: Evergrande, sovereign debt, and the convergence of bitcoin + the energy sector with Greg Foss

Join Marty as he sits down with Greg Foss the boss, of Validus Power, to discuss: - The ongoing Evergrande situation - Will its collapse cause contagion? - Is it similar to Lehman? - Global supply chain issues - Bitcoin + Energy - much more Follow Greg on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out

Sep 23, 2021 • 1:10:35

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin week of 2021.09.20

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin week of 2021.09.20

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - tax change in infrastructure bill - wasabi wallet 2.0 blog - el salvador owns 700 bitcoin - compass adds at home mining option - chainalysis runs a block explorer to track users - Simple Bitcoin Wallet v2.1.12 - Blue Wallet v6.2.7 - Lightning Terminal v0.5.1-alpha - Immortan v0.2.4 - gladstein on el salvador - US Treasury sanctions Russian bitcoin exchange - Doconomy carbon limits credit card -

Sep 22, 2021 • 1:46:40

CD39: running a lightning routing node and plebnet with @phjlljp, @rajwinder, and @aehw1

CD39: running a lightning routing node and plebnet with @phjlljp, @rajwinder, and @aehw1

EPISODE: 39 BLOCK: 701600 PRICE: 2406 sats per dollar TOPICS: running your own lightning routing node, plebnet, optimizing for routing fees, onchain fee market, reputation systems @phjlljp: https://twitter.com/phjlljp @rajwinder: https://twitter.com/rajwinder @aehw1: https://twitter.com/aehw1 Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/cita

Sep 22, 2021 • 1:23:10

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.09.13

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.09.13

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - HRF provides 3.75 bitcoin in development grants - el salvador bitcoin tax exemptions for foreigners - imessage zero click exploit - Bitcoin Core v22.0 - Simple bitcoin wallet v2.0.12 - Zap android v0.5.1-beta - Umbrel v0.4.2 - Nix-bitcoin v0.0.5 - namecheap has done 190k bitcoin transactions since implementing btcpayserver a year ago - crew energy mining bitcoin - lagarde thinks bitcoin isn't currency

Sep 16, 2021 • 1:52:24

CD38: improving your bitcoin mining setup with @bigcohoo, @janbraiins, @coinheated, @roninminer, @upstreamdatainc, and @martybent

CD38: improving your bitcoin mining setup with @bigcohoo, @janbraiins, @coinheated, @roninminer, @upstreamdatainc, and @martybent

EPISODE: 38 BLOCK: 700568 PRICE: 2150 sats per dollar TOPICS: improving your bitcoin mining setup, using custom firmware, immersion mining, stratum v2, hosted mining, coinbase rewards, upstreamdata black box @bigcohoo: https://twitter.com/bigcohoo @janbraiins: https://twitter.com/janbraiins @coinheated: https://twitter.com/coinheated @roninminer: https://twitter.com/roninminer @upstreamdatainc: https://twitter.com/upstreamdatainc @martybent: https://twitter.com/martybent Streamed live every tue

Sep 15, 2021 • 2:35:37

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.09.06

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.09.06

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoin is now legal tender in el salvador - bullbitcoin adds lightning support - irs undercover operation on localcryptos p2p exchange - mastercard acquires ciphertrace - Phoenix v1.4.17 - Simple Bitcoin Wallet v2.0.9 - Caravan v0.3.11 - Mempool v2.2.2 - BlueWallet v6.2.5 - Btcpayserver v1.2.3 - this month in bitcoin privacy - intro to samourai wallet, wednesdays at 1800 UTC - blockstream and m

Sep 9, 2021 • 2:01:16

#271: Health v. Control, the decay of empires, and Bitcoin as Freedom money with George Gammon

#271: Health v. Control, the decay of empires, and Bitcoin as Freedom money with George Gammon

Join Marty as he sits down with George Gammon to discuss: - The COVID reaction; is it about health or control? - The erosion of civil liberties - The emergence of states asserting their autonomy - Trends that emerged as empires have fallen throughout history - Bitcoin as Freedom money - How weak men are creating hard times - much more Follow George on Twitter Check out George's YouTube Channel Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsat

Sep 8, 2021 • 1:30:45

CD37: building software from source code with @achow101 and @craigraw

CD37: building software from source code with @achow101 and @craigraw

EPISODE: 0.3.7 BLOCK: 699517 PRICE: 2170 sats per dollar TOPICS: building software from source code, reproducible builds, reducing trust, coin selection, coin control, coinjoin @achow101: https://twitter.com/achow101 @craigraw: https://twitter.com/craigraw Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.m

Sep 7, 2021 • 1:44:36

#270: Better Understanding Monetary Reset with LaserHodl

#270: Better Understanding Monetary Reset with LaserHodl

Join Marty as he sits back down with LaserHodl to continue their conversation about Monetary Reset. Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check

Sep 3, 2021 • 2:52:13

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.08.29

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.08.29

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - salvadorian gov approves $150M bitcoin trust - twitter beta testing lightning tipping service through strike partnership - simple bitcoin wallet v2.0.5 - specter desktop v1.6.0 - specter diy v1.6.0 - seedsigner v0.4.4 - blue wallet v6.2.4 - coldcard v4.1.3 - human rights foundation bitcoin academy for activists 4th and 5th - adopting bitcoin lightning summit in el salvador nov 16 Shoutout to ou

Sep 2, 2021 • 1:27:21

#269: Hollywood, the NBA, China and Bitcoin with Chris Fenton

#269: Hollywood, the NBA, China and Bitcoin with Chris Fenton

Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Fenton, author of Feeding the Dragon: Inside the Trillion Dollar Dilemma Facing Hollywood, the NBA, & American Businesses, to discuss: - Chinese propaganda in Hollywood - China + the NBA - How interconnected are the US and Chinese markets? - What is needed to combat the CCP at the business level? - much more Follow Chris on Twitter Check out Feeding the Dragon Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code

Sep 2, 2021 • 52:44

#268: Q2 Global Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

#268: Q2 Global Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

Join Marty as he sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss his report on the Q2 2021 Global Monetary Base. Follow Matthew on Twitter Check out the report here Check out cryptovoices.com Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing b

Sep 1, 2021 • 1:49:11

#267: Free private cities, economic zones, and gradual progress with Rahim Taghizadegan

#267: Free private cities, economic zones, and gradual progress with Rahim Taghizadegan

Join Marty as he sits down with Rahim Taghizadegan, President of Free Private Cities, to discuss: - Citadels - Creating free private cities - How economic zones work - Examples of successful free private cities - How to get started - Where are free cities most likely to pop up? - much more Follow Rahim on Twitter Check out Free Private Cities Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to

Aug 30, 2021 • 1:05:58

CD36: privacy focused open source routers with @jamesob and @_k3tan

CD36: privacy focused open source routers with @jamesob and @_k3tan

EPISODE: 0.3.6 BLOCK: 697424 PRICE: 2067 sats per dollar TOPICS: simple tips for securing your home network, privacy focused open source routers, pfsense, freshtomato, pc engines apu, hosted vs self hosted vpns @jamesob: https://twitter.com/jamesob @_k3tan: https://twitter.com/_k3tan Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispa

Aug 25, 2021 • 1:18:32

#266: Complacency in the US, reworking public education, and changing the system from within w/ Blake Masters

#266: Complacency in the US, reworking public education, and changing the system from within w/ Blake Masters

Join Marty as he sits down with Blake Masters, COO of Thiel Capital - President of The Thiel Foundation - Running for US Senate in Arizona, to discuss: - Why leave the private sector for the Senate? - What policies are important to focus on? - Complacency in the US - The pitfalls of public education - Energy policy - Balkanization - Bitcoin Permanent Funds - much more Follow Blake on Twitter Support his run for the Senate Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats toda

Aug 24, 2021 • 1:11:23

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.08.16

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.08.16

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoinsmiles.org crowdfunding campaign launches to provide dental care to salvadorians - bitmex demonstrates new proof of reserves and liabilities method - bull bitcoin acquires veriphi - bitmex, deribit, binance, bitfinex, and others are using shyft for 'travel rule' compliance - binance hires former IRS official - unchained capital sponsoring mempool project and implementing fee estimation - mempool v2.2.1 - joinmarket v0

Aug 19, 2021 • 1:21:33

CD35: bitcoin tuesday happy hour

CD35: bitcoin tuesday happy hour

EPISODE: 0.3.5 BLOCK: 696280 PRICE: 2228 sats per dollar TOPICS: happy hour open ended discussion, narratives, supply chain issues, hyperinflation, stagflation, proof of work, mining with stranded energy, bitcoin legal tender law in el salvador Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldisp

Aug 18, 2021 • 2:28:37

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.08.09

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.08.09

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - infrastructure bill amendments fail - beyer bill proposed - large number of potential malicious bitcoin nodes graphing the network - compass mining provides $80K grant to Jon Atack - bitmex pays $100M to resolve charges with CFTC and FinCEN - lightning addresses using lnurl - phoenix v1.4.15 - specter v1.5.1 - trezor suite v21.8.1 - btcpayserver v1.2.0 - mining bitcoin at home - cuba and bitcoin by gl

Aug 13, 2021 • 2:09:40

CD34: mobile phone privacy with @sethforprivacy

CD34: mobile phone privacy with @sethforprivacy

EPISODE: 0.3.4 BLOCK: 695186 PRICE: 2194 sats per dollar TOPICS: mobile phone privacy, iOS, calyxOS, grapheneOS, why privacy is important, open hardware, corporate surveillance, defcon, spending vs hodling, bitcoin vs monero tradeoffs @sethforprivacy: https://twitter.com/sethforprivacy Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldis

Aug 11, 2021 • 2:54:13

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.08.02

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.08.02

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - hodlhodl vulnerability - bitaroo exchange now requires video verification for withdrawals - infrastructure bill - SeedSigner v0.4.3 - umbrel v0.4.0 - nth key v1.0.3 - fully noded v0.2.23 - lightning pool v0.5.1 - joinmarket v0.9.0 - NCR buys libertyx - this month in bitcoin privacy - chain analysis and bitcoin privacy guide - solarwinds hackers accessed emails of 27 DOJ offices Shou

Aug 6, 2021 • 1:45:33

#265: Monetary reset, Malthusian wizardy, and Bitcoin as way out with LaserHodl

#265: Monetary reset, Malthusian wizardy, and Bitcoin as way out with LaserHodl

Join Marty as he sits down with LaserHodl to discuss: - Monetary reset - Zooming out and viewing the world through a specific lens - Tactics used by the power structure to divide - The 2030/2050 Agendas - Why Bitcoin throws a wrench in all of this - much more Try to follow LaserHodl on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Lend at Hodl Hodl is

Aug 4, 2021 • 2:11:59

CD33: build your own hardware wallet for $50 with @seedsigner and @keithmukai

CD33: build your own hardware wallet for $50 with @seedsigner and @keithmukai

EPISODE: 0.3.3 BLOCK: 694094 PRICE: 2610 sats per dollar TOPICS: build your own hardware wallet for $50 @seedsigner: https://twitter.com/seedsigner @keithmukai: https://twitter.com/keithmukai Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell st

Aug 4, 2021 • 2:07:32

#264: Energy poverty, nonsensical energy policy, and the miracle of petroleum with Chris Wright

#264: Energy poverty, nonsensical energy policy, and the miracle of petroleum with Chris Wright

Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Wright, Founder and CEO of Liberty Oilfield Services, to discuss: - Energy poverty - Lack of education around energy extraction and delivery - Energy density - Does fracking pollute water? - Is Chris anti "renewables"? - much more Check out the Liberty 2020 ESG Report Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Lend at H

Jul 30, 2021 • 1:09:44

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.26

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.26

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bipartisan infrastructure bill targets bitcoiners - Israel forced bitcoin disclosure bill - mexico regulator says 12 bitcoin exchanges are operating illegaly - bolt12 spec released http://bolt12.org/ - fully noded v0.2.20 - zap android v0.4.2-beta - blue wallet v6.2.2 - bisq v1.7.2 - coldcard v4.1.2 - caravan v0.3.9 - sphinx relay v2.2.0 - ledger donjon analysis of software wallet - liquid trued

Jul 29, 2021 • 1:56:12

CD32: understanding your legal rights with @deliver8tor

CD32: understanding your legal rights with @deliver8tor

EPISODE: 0.3.2 BLOCK: 692959 PRICE: 2630 sats per dollar TOPICS: understanding your legal rights, 4th amendment, third party doctrine, trusted third parties, coinjoin is legal, overcompliance, avoiding KYC, censorship, circular economy, boating accidents @deliver8tor: https://twitter.com/deliver8tor Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.

Jul 28, 2021 • 2:47:40

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.19

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.19

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - brink's second round of developer grants - seed signer v0.4.2 - specter desktop v1.5.0 - samourai dojo v1.10.1 - eclair v0.6.1 - electrum v4.1.5 - lnd v0.13.1-beta - blockstream green desktop v0.1.10 - greenlight by blockstream - multisig with better privacy - "the b word" - EU preparing to implement travel rule - NSO spyware - critical cloudflare flaw left 12.5% of all sites comprom

Jul 23, 2021 • 2:45:05

CD31: getting started with bitcoin mining with @diverter_nokyc, @econoalchemist, and @roninminer

CD31: getting started with bitcoin mining with @diverter_nokyc, @econoalchemist, and @roninminer

EPISODE: 0.3.1 BLOCK: 691887 PRICE: 3373 sats per dollar TOPICS: getting started with bitcoin mining, power, heat, noise, being good to your wife, internet, renting failed subway sandwich locations for mining, hosted mining options and tradeoffs, cloud mining is bad, mining shitcoins and dumping them for bitcoin @diverter_nokyc: https://twitter.com/diverter_nokyc @econoalchemist: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist @roninminer: https://twitter.com/roninminer diverter's guide: https://diverter.h

Jul 21, 2021 • 3:00:02

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.12

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.12

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitmex dev grant program accepting applications - bluewallet mobile focused lightning implementation powered by LDK - trezor suite app officially launches - bluewallet v6.1.9 - rust lightning v0.0.99 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.47 - zeus v0.5.2 - fully noded 0.2.18 - sparrow wallet v1.4.3 - mint mobile data breach - powell on capitol hill - unrest around the world Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. St

Jul 15, 2021 • 1:38:28

#263: The Bitcoin Mining Council and ESG with Michael Saylor, Darin Feinstein, and Austin Storms

#263: The Bitcoin Mining Council and ESG with Michael Saylor, Darin Feinstein, and Austin Storms

Join Marty as he sits down with Michael Saylor, Darin Feinstein, and Austin Storms to have a discussion about the Bitcoin Mining Council and the ESG movement. Follow Michael on Twitter Follow Darin on Twitter Follow Austin on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that all

Jul 14, 2021 • 1:43:05

CD30: bitcoin privacy and the danger of KYC with @samouraiwallet and @openoms

CD30: bitcoin privacy and the danger of KYC with @samouraiwallet and @openoms

EPISODE: 0.3.0 BLOCK: 690746 PRICE: 3047 sats per dollar TOPICS: bitcoin privacy, danger of KYC, whirlpool, joinmarket, wasabi, paynyms, lightning, custodial exchanges, fee market, medium of exchange vs store of value @samouraiwallet: https://twitter.com/samouraiwallet @openoms: https://twitter.com/openoms Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https:/

Jul 13, 2021 • 2:56:44

#262: Clean water, a prodigal son's journey, and the Bitcoin Water Trust with Scott Harrison

#262: Clean water, a prodigal son's journey, and the Bitcoin Water Trust with Scott Harrison

Join Marty as he sits down with Scott Harrison, Founder and CEO of Charity: Water, to discuss: - A prodigal son's journey - Nightclub life - Hitting rock bottom - Turning to a life of charity - Volunteering in Liberia - Starting Charity: Water - How Charity: Water brings clean drinking water to those who desperately need it - Running a charity that allocates funds appropriately - The Bitcoin Water Trust - much more Follow Scott on Twitter Think about contributing to the Bitcoin Water Trust Shout

Jul 9, 2021 • 1:04:43

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.05

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.07.05

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - specter windows vulnerability was a false alarm - bisq discloses substantial privacy vulnerability - former cftc chair advocates for a bitcoin etf - casa client drugged by tinder date in attempted bitcoin theft - kaspersky password manager was generating insecure passwords - bybit adding kyc - fincen hires a "chief digital currency advisor" with justice department experience - EU parliament approves mass surveillance o

Jul 9, 2021 • 2:44:44

CD29: bitcoin privacy and security with @craigraw and @ketominer

CD29: bitcoin privacy and security with @craigraw and @ketominer

EPISODE: 0.2.9 BLOCK: 689932 PRICE: 2943 sats per dollar TOPICS: security, privacy, bip47, whirlpool, coinswaps, atomic swaps, taproot, lightning, full nodes, threat models, build processes @ketominer: https://twitter.com/ketominer @craigraw: https://twitter.com/craigraw Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegr

Jul 7, 2021 • 3:03:13

#261: The CCP's 100-year anniversary, the geographic distribution of hashrate, and capacity constraints in North America with Edward Evenson

#261: The CCP's 100-year anniversary, the geographic distribution of hashrate, and capacity constraints in North America with Edward Evenson

Join Marty as he sits down with Edward Evenson, Director of Business Development at Braiins, to discuss: - The great hashrate migrations - What Chinese miners are looking for in co-location partners - The 100 year anniversary of the CCP and its significance - Will mining return to China? - How well is hashrate being distributed as a product of this migration? - Braiins update - much more Follow Edward on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo

Jul 2, 2021 • 1:25:32

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.28

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.28

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - windows version of specter desktop v1.4.6 included a virus - largest downward difficulty adjustment in bitcoin history expected tomorrow - athena to install 1500 bitcoin atms in el salvador - bisq v1.7.0 - cwtch beta released - strike adds buy and hold support - proposal for federated blind lightning mints - niftynei on dual funded channels and privacy - iranian government exempts 30 mining operators amid moratorium -

Jul 1, 2021 • 2:29:40

#260: The Great Mining Migration, the market for ASICs, and the near term future of hashrate with Leo Zhang

#260: The Great Mining Migration, the market for ASICs, and the near term future of hashrate with Leo Zhang

Join Marty as he sits down with Leo Zhang, founder of Anicca Research, to discuss: - Is this mining ban real? - How are Chinese miners reacting? - The dynamics of communication between the Chinese and Western mining industries - How will this migration affect hashrate in the short and medium term? - What does this mean for the market for ASICS? - What does capacity in the US look like right now? - Hashrate derivatives - much more Follow Leo on Twitter Check out Anicca Research Shoutout to

Jun 30, 2021 • 1:15:39

CD28: el salvador, china, and bitcoin with @gladstein

CD28: el salvador, china, and bitcoin with @gladstein

EPISODE: 0.2.8 BLOCK: 689158 PRICE: 2749 sats per dollar TOPICS: el salvador, china, CFA franc, 51% attacks and difficulty adjustment @gladstein: https://twitter.com/gladstein Streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to the

Jun 29, 2021 • 1:57:28

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.21

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.21

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoin hash drops amid chinese crackdown - gbtc redemptions hurting bitcoin demand - the b word initiative - lnd v0.13.0-beta - specter diy v1.5.5 - rust lightning v0.0.98 - joinmarket v0.8.3 - joininbox v0.5.0 - bluewallet v6.1.6 - lightning terminal v0.5.0-alpha - sparrow wallet v1.4.2 - umbrel v0.3.13 - microstrategy buys more bitcoin - british FCA cracking down - iran seiz

Jun 25, 2021 • 1:39:53

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.14

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.14

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - taproot upgrade has locked in, activation expected in november - Criminals mailing ledger customers compromised hardware wallets - US Bitcoin Mining Council formally launches - NY Electricians' union successfully fights bitcoin mining ban - G7 leaders say ransomware is a priority - Ukrainian raids arrest six tied to CLOP ransomware - Biden and Putin meet for four hours with US threatening "cyber response" to ransomware

Jun 17, 2021 • 2:17:20

CD26: using a bitcoin node with @raspiblitz, @ronindojoui, @mynodebtc, @start9labs, and @nodl_it

CD26: using a bitcoin node with @raspiblitz, @ronindojoui, @mynodebtc, @start9labs, and @nodl_it

EPISODE: 0.2.6 BLOCK: 687726 PRICE: 2478 sats per dollar TOPICS: using a bitcoin node, bitcoin node projects, tradeoffs, software licenses, monetization @raspiblitz: https://twitter.com/raspiblitz @ronindojoui: https://twitter.com/ronindojoui @mynodebtc: https://twitter.com/mynodebtc @start9labs: https://twitter.com/start9labs @nodl_it: https://twitter.com/nodl_it streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.

Jun 16, 2021 • 3:12:26

#259: Bitcoin layer 3, empowering dissidents, and the power of the Lightning Network with Chase Perkins

#259: Bitcoin layer 3, empowering dissidents, and the power of the Lightning Network with Chase Perkins

Join Marty as he sits down with Chase Perkins, co-founder and CEO of Impervious.ai, to discuss: - Building a VPN that leverages Lightning Network routing nodes - Data transfer and user privacy on the Internet - Building an API that allows individuals to build privacy preserving apps that leverage Lightning - The second iteration of the Internet - Node management - much more Follow Chase on Twitter Check out Impervious Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the

Jun 15, 2021 • 1:24:08

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.07

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.07

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - El Salvador declares bitcoin legal tender - Legal tender move pissed off IMF - VOLCANO MINING - DOJ seizes 63.7 bitcoin connected to Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack - Global bank regulators propose burdensome bitcoin capital rule - White House advisor disclosures million dollar bitcoin position - Blockstream and Square announce solar mining initiative - Square announces $5M bitcoin endowment - Rumors that Ind

Jun 11, 2021 • 2:36:13

CD25: the reality of ransomware with @evankaloudis

CD25: the reality of ransomware with @evankaloudis

EPISODE: 0.2.5 BLOCK: 686852 PRICE: 2965 sats per dollar TOPICS: the reality of ransomware @evankaloudis: https://twitter.com/evankaloudis streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ join

Jun 9, 2021 • 1:36:50

Rabbit Hole Recap LIVE IN MIAMI: Week of 2021.05.31

Rabbit Hole Recap LIVE IN MIAMI: Week of 2021.05.31

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Moon bouncing transactions - Ross Ulbricht's interview - Green coins - Kevin O'Leary gets heckled - Censorship - Bitcoin Design Guide - Indy 500 - Mining in gas fields - Much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero

Jun 7, 2021 • 1:08:54

CD24: miami special with @wiz, @evankaloudis, @_benkaufman, @cycryptr, @petermccormack, and @tikawamoto

CD24: miami special with @wiz, @evankaloudis, @_benkaufman, @cycryptr, @petermccormack, and @tikawamoto

EPISODE: 0.2.4 BLOCK: 685840 PRICE: 2757 sats per dollar TOPICS: miami special @wiz: https://twitter.com/wiz @evankaloudis: https://twitter.com/evankaloudis @_benkaufman: https://twitter.com/_benkaufman @cycryptr: https://twitter.com/cycryptr @petermccormack: https://twitter.com/petermccormack @tikawamoto: https://twitter.com/tikawamoto streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeld

Jun 3, 2021 • 2:06:29

#258: The morality of ESG with Untapped Growth

#258: The morality of ESG with Untapped Growth

Join Marty as he sits down with Untapped Growth to discuss: - ESG - Is it moral? - Can it be leveraged to speculative attack the fiat standard? - How can Bitcoin lead to better culture - Seeking objective truth - much more Follow Untapped Growth on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed len

Jun 2, 2021 • 2:04:42

#257: Infusing bitcoin into gaming, the Lightning Network, and Bitcoin 2021 with Desiree Dickerson, Christian Moss, and Michael Tidwell

#257: Infusing bitcoin into gaming, the Lightning Network, and Bitcoin 2021 with Desiree Dickerson, Christian Moss, and Michael Tidwell

Join Marty as he sits down with Desiree Dickerson of Lightning Labs and Mint Gox + Christian Moss and Michael Tidwell of ZEBEEDEE to discuss: - Update of the CSGO ZEBEEDEE Infuse integration - How users have tried to stack by gaming the system - Moderating sat farming - New slang around stacking sats - How the Lightning Network technical infrastructure is looking - New games on the horizon - Kids in South America earning a living via CSGO infused with sats - The eSports Stage at Bitcoin 2021 - 1

May 28, 2021 • 1:33:14

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.05.24

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.05.24

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Chinese government bitcoin mining ban rumors - US based "bitcoin mining council" - texas bitcoin law - Ray dalio owns bitcoin - carl icahn considering bitcoin investment - four month bitcoin mining ban in iran - specter diy v1.5.4 - blue wallet v6.1.4 - lnd sidecar channels - bitcoin indy car - gladstein on the humanitarian and environmental case for bitcoin Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App.

May 27, 2021 • 2:10:21

#256: How to grow a pair with Dave Collum

#256: How to grow a pair with Dave Collum

Join Marty as he sits down with the legend Dave Collum to discuss: - Fauci - Climate change - Lockdowns - The Fed - Inflation - Skydiving - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on

May 26, 2021 • 3:13:22

CD23: the state of bitcoin with @gladstein, @dergigi, and @croesus_btc

CD23: the state of bitcoin with @gladstein, @dergigi, and @croesus_btc

EPISODE: 0.2.3 BLOCK: 684945 PRICE: 2657 sats per dollar TOPICS: the state of bitcoin @gladstein: https://twitter.com/gladstein @dergigi: https://twitter.com/dergigi @croesus_btc: https://twitter.com/croesus_btc streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https:/

May 26, 2021 • 2:28:45

#255: Green energy tradeoffs, real environmentalism, Bitcoin as a commodity, & Saudi Inc. with Dr. Ellen Wald

#255: Green energy tradeoffs, real environmentalism, Bitcoin as a commodity, & Saudi Inc. with Dr. Ellen Wald

Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Ellen Wald, author of Saudi, Inc., to discuss: - The unspoken tradeoffs of green energy - The Colonial Pipeline situation - Ransomeware - The ESG movement - Is bitcoin a commodity? - Saudi Inc. - much more Follow Ellen on Twitter Pick up Saudi, Inc. Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a n

May 25, 2021 • 1:09:53

#254: Bitcoin 101, inflation, and surfing with Bethany Hamilton and Adam Dirks

#254: Bitcoin 101, inflation, and surfing with Bethany Hamilton and Adam Dirks

Join Marty as he sits down with pro surfer Bethany Hamilton and Adam Dirks to discuss: - Bitcoin 101 - Inflation - Hyperinflation rhyming - much more Follow Bethany on Twitter Check out Bethany's website Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and b

May 21, 2021 • 1:02:19

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.05.17

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.05.17

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - our two first $10K candles and it was the same day! - hash rate appears to have dropped - dutch bank no longer requiring withdrawal address verification - cross browser tracking vulnerability - chaos at freenode - libsecp256k1 improvements have sped up bitcoin core validation by 7% - darkside says servers and bitcoin seized, all decryption keys to be released - elliptic follows darkside funds https://archive.ph/lBa2C and oxt

May 20, 2021 • 2:03:23

#253: Local government, building a strong town, and bitcoin on the balance sheet with Mayor Scott Conger

#253: Local government, building a strong town, and bitcoin on the balance sheet with Mayor Scott Conger

Join Marty as he sits down with the Mayor of Jackson Tennessee, Scott Conger, to discuss: - Being the 3rd Mayor of Jackson in his family - The day to day of leading a small city - How Mayor Conger approaches taxes for the city - How Mayor Conger became interested in bitcoin - Bitcoin's role in local government - Local v. Federal government - "If not me, then who?" - much more Follow Mayor Conger on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo

May 19, 2021 • 50:57

CD22: the lightning network with @fiatjaf and @evankaloudis

CD22: the lightning network with @fiatjaf and @evankaloudis

EPISODE: 0.2.2 BLOCK: 684116 PRICE: 2311 sats per dollar TOPICS: lightning network @fiatjaf: https://twitter.com/fiatjaf @evankaloudis: https://twitter.com/evankaloudis streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to the show:

May 19, 2021 • 2:46:13

#252: Content monetization, art, and NFTs with cryptograffiti

#252: Content monetization, art, and NFTs with cryptograffiti

Join Marty as he sits down with prolific Bitcoin artist cryptograffiti to discuss: - Using art to convey Bitcoin's revolutionary nature - Content monetization under a Bitcoin Standard - Why NFTs are so popular - Is art subjective or is there objective beauty? - Cutting out middle men - Artists working directly with collectors - much more Follow cryptograffiti on Twitter Check out his art Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to

May 18, 2021 • 1:15:54

#251: Raising children, ransomware attacks, climate narrative, and Bitcoin under attack with Whitney Webb

#251: Raising children, ransomware attacks, climate narrative, and Bitcoin under attack with Whitney Webb

Join Marty as he sits down with investigative journalist Whitney Webb to discuss: - Raising children as a countercultural act - Ransomeware attacks - Colonial Pipeline spill cover up - Elon Musk - Bill Gates - Central Bank Digital Currencies - AI - Bitcoin as a tool to fight back - Citadels - much more Follow Whitney on Twitter Support her at UnlimitedHangout.com

May 14, 2021 • 1:29:34

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.05.10

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.05.10

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - cake wallet vulnerability - hash rate ath - the bitcoin car at indy 500 - elon tweets energy fud - microstrategy stacked more - recent CPI numbers released - us gov probes binance - gbtc discount hits record low of 20% - fully noded v0.2.17 - bluewallet v6.1.2 - lightning network privacy analysis - analysis of darkside ransomware group - colonial pipeline allegedly paid $5M ransom - check

May 13, 2021 • 2:29:08

#250: Q1 Monetary Base Update, inflation, and haters with Matthew Mežinskis

#250: Q1 Monetary Base Update, inflation, and haters with Matthew Mežinskis

Join Marty as he sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss: - The latest global monetary base update - Why the monetary base is a good benchmark for bitcoin - Bitcoin is the 6th largest base money (ex-gold) in the world - Defining assets and liabilities on the Fed's balance sheet - Why Japan matters - Communism creep - Bitcoin and a free banking system - Academic economists and bitcoin - much more Follow Matthew on Twitter Check out cryptovoices.com Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash

May 13, 2021 • 2:14:28

CD21: the lightning network and bitcoin privacy with @openoms and @cycryptr

CD21: the lightning network and bitcoin privacy with @openoms and @cycryptr

EPISODE: 0.2.1 BLOCK: 683157 PRICE: 1759 sats per dollar TOPICS: bitcoin and lightning privacy @openoms: https://twitter.com/openoms @cycryptr: https://twitter.com/cycryptr streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to the sh

May 12, 2021 • 3:21:30

#249: Indian Point shutdown, electricity prices, Bitcoin 101, and externalities of wind energy w/ Robert Bryce

#249: Indian Point shutdown, electricity prices, Bitcoin 101, and externalities of wind energy w/ Robert Bryce

Join Marty as he sits down with Robert Bryce; author, documentarian, and host of the Power Hungry Podcast, to discuss: - The Indian Point power plant shutdown - Energy mix - Subsidies leading to capital misallocation - Bitcoin's value prop - The externalities that come with wind turbines - Land use and green energy - much more Follow Robert on Twitter Check out Robert's latest book, A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations Check out Robert's website Shoutout to this week's spon

May 10, 2021 • 1:02:55

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.05.03

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.05.03

This week Marty and Matt discuss: bitcoin core v0.21.1 first taproot signalling period new multisig guide from bitcoinqna thailand in person kyc this month in bitcoin privacy bluewallet v6.1.0 umbrel v03.10 phoenix v1.4.11 F2pool hashrate from outside china Dual-funded LN channel on mainnet MARA virtue signaling Iranian Central Bank cucking too Miningpool.observer NY State wants to ban mining Bitcoin Beach fund raiser Coinbase transparency re

May 6, 2021 • 1:29:17

CD20: the liquid network, bisq, and bitcoin privacy with Adam Back and Wiz

CD20: the liquid network, bisq, and bitcoin privacy with Adam Back and Wiz

EPISODE: 0.2.0 BLOCK: 681951 PRICE: 1837 sats per dollar TOPICS: the liquid network, bisq, bitcoin privacy @adam3us: https://twitter.com/adam3us @wiz: https://twitter.com/wiz streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to the

May 5, 2021 • 3:21:27

#248: Fragile electrical grids, unreliable energy lobby, nuclear FUD, and common sense with Meredith Angwin

#248: Fragile electrical grids, unreliable energy lobby, nuclear FUD, and common sense with Meredith Angwin

Join Marty as he sits down with Meredith Angwin, author of Shorting the Grid: The Hidden Fragility of Our Electric Grid, to discuss: - The fragility of grids - Misconceptions around electric grids - Energy mix - What's happening in Texas and California? - Why nuclear is important - How data is manipulated to push special interests - How we can fix our grids Follow Meredith on Twitter Pick up Shorting the Grid

May 4, 2021 • 1:08:22

#247: Julian Assange, The Espionage Act, Julian's Defense, and Journalistic Freedom in 2021 with Gabriel Shipton

#247: Julian Assange, The Espionage Act, Julian's Defense, and Journalistic Freedom in 2021 with Gabriel Shipton

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Gabriel Shipton, brother of Julian Assange, to discuss: - Julian's ongoing trial - How the US Government is wrongfully persecuting Julian - The bogus rape charges lobbed against Julian - The US Government's Espionage charges - Journalism in 2021 - Why Julian's case is very important for the future of journalism - How to support Julian's defense fund - much more Follow Gabriel on Twitter Support Julian's defense fund here Shoutout to this week's spo

Apr 30, 2021 • 57:57

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.04.26

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.04.26

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - BTCPay Server vulnerability disclosure - JP Morgan bends the knee - Tesla CFO on bitcoin during Q1 earnings - Public video game publisher Nexon buys 1717 bitcoin - Chiefs veteran tight end Sean Culkin converting entire salary to bitcoin - Second bitcoin exchange goes down in Turkey - Turkish gov using it as an excuse to regulate further - Bitcoin Fog custodial bitcoin mixer operator arrested - DC Cops hit with ra

Apr 29, 2021 • 2:04:19

#246: The Intelligent Bitcoin Miner, mining profitability models, and hashrate derivatives with Karim Helmy

#246: The Intelligent Bitcoin Miner, mining profitability models, and hashrate derivatives with Karim Helmy

Join Marty as he sits down with Karim Helmy from Galaxy Digital to discuss: - The Intelligent Bitcoin Miner Pt. II - Modeling future price and profitability - Helping miners make better business decisions - The ASIC crunch - Future research topics - much more Follow Karim on Twitter Check out The Intelligent Bitcoin Miner Pt. II Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you dow

Apr 28, 2021 • 57:13

CD19: bitcoin hardware with @ketominer and @nvk

CD19: bitcoin hardware with @ketominer and @nvk

EPISODE: 0.1.9 BLOCK: 680848 PRICE: 1814 sats per dollar TOPICS: bitcoin hardware @ketominer: https://twitter.com/ketominer @nvk: https://twitter.com/nvk streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to the show: https://www.fou

Apr 27, 2021 • 2:54:49

#245: Austin, trillions out of thin air, inflation, and a Bitcoin economy with Parker Lewis

#245: Austin, trillions out of thin air, inflation, and a Bitcoin economy with Parker Lewis

Join Marty as he sits down with Parker Lewis, Head of Business Development at Unchained Capital, to discuss: - The Austin Bitcoin scene - The Fed opening the spigots - Systemic credit risk - Fiscal spending enabled by the Fed - Capital allocation under a Bitcoin Standard - Sam Houston - much more Follow Parker on Twitter Check out Unchained Capital Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to

Apr 23, 2021 • 1:35:01

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.04.19

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.04.19

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Venmo adds bitcoin IOU support, no withdrawals - WeWork accepting bitcoin as payment and will hodl - Coin Center responds strongly against FATF - Turkish Gov attempting bitcoin payments ban - Turkish bitcoin exhange Thodex apparent exit scam - OKEx adds lightning support - Cashapp raises withdrawal minimum to 100K sats frok 10K sats - Bitcoin Core v0.21.1 RC 1 Taproot Speedy Trial client released - UASF Taproot c

Apr 22, 2021 • 2:05:46

CD18: bitcoin transaction fees and taproot with @evankaloudis and @benthecarman

CD18: bitcoin transaction fees and taproot with @evankaloudis and @benthecarman

EPISODE: 0.1.8 BLOCK: 679950 PRICE: 1756 sats per dollar TOPICS: bitcoin transaction fees, taproot, discreet log contracts @evankaloudis: https://twitter.com/evankaloudis @benthecarman: https://twitter.com/benthecarman streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show:

Apr 21, 2021 • 2:44:11

#244: DLCs, DeFi, Taproot activation, and milk cattle with Chris Stewart and Ben Carman

#244: DLCs, DeFi, Taproot activation, and milk cattle with Chris Stewart and Ben Carman

Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Stewart and Ben Carman from Suredbits to discuss: - The Austin scene - Migrations in the US - DLCs - Lessons from DeFi - Taproot activation - Speedy Trial - Coinflip - Milk cattle - much more Check out Suredbits Follow Chris Follow Ben Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial

Apr 16, 2021 • 1:40:43

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.04.12

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.04.12

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Speedy Trial taproot activation method merged - Comments by greg maxwell - COPA sues CSW - CCI releases first report stating there is minimal "illicit activity" using bitcoin - VanEck "bitcoin" ETF DAPP that does not hold bitcoin directly - btc-rpc-explorer v3.0 - trezor suite beta v21.4.1 - Alleged paxful KYC leak claimed to be fake - Gladstein biweekly column - shitCOIN IPO, currently valued at ~$66B&nbsp

Apr 15, 2021 • 1:50:46

CD17: bitcoin nodes and self hosting with @futurepaul and @proofofkeags

CD17: bitcoin nodes and self hosting with @futurepaul and @proofofkeags

EPISODE: 0.1.7 BLOCK: 679055 PRICE: 1592 sats per dollar TOPICS: bitcoin nodes, self hosting @futurepaul: https://twitter.com/futurepaul @proofofkeags: https://twitter.com/proofofkeags streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream s

Apr 14, 2021 • 2:32:45

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.04.05

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.04.05

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - coinbase IPO on april 14th, ticker COIN - NYDIG raises another $100M - African P2P volumes hit new all time highs - Ukrainian civil servants own more than 46k bitcoin - Crypto Council for Innovation announced - Square Crypto grant for mempool.space - Peter Thiel comments on bitcoin and china - Arthur Hayes surrenders - Circle and Polo ordered to provide info on users to IRS - Kraken received similar but jud

Apr 8, 2021 • 2:31:07

#243: Regenerative farming, Fiat food and farming, cattle breeds, and plebs running the world with Untapped Growth

#243: Regenerative farming, Fiat food and farming, cattle breeds, and plebs running the world with Untapped Growth

Join Marty as he sits down with Untapped Growth (Joel) to discuss: - The Fiat Farming system - Top soil - Roundup in everything - Using cattle for regenerative farming - Creating a cattle ranching/land management co-op - Distributed asynchronous citadel networks - much more Follow Untapped Growth Check out the site Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download th

Apr 7, 2021 • 2:32:32

CD16: bitcoin privacy and coinjoin with chris belcher and waxwing

CD16: bitcoin privacy and coinjoin with chris belcher and waxwing

EPISODE: 0.1.6 BLOCK: 678040 PRICE: 1719 sats per dollar TOPICS: bitcoin privacy, coinjoin chris belcher: https://twitter.com/chris_belcher_ streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ joi

Apr 6, 2021 • 3:12:50

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.03.29

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.03.29

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - coldcard physical attack - Kentucky signs bitcoin mining incentives - Strike launches in El Salvador without banking partners - Azteco adds lightning - Goldman to start offering bitcoin exposure to rich clients - Morgan Stanley prepping to add bitcoin exposure to major funds - Brink's first round of dev grants - Gemini provides grant to mempool.space - Specter v1.3.0 - Coldcard v4.01 - Bisq v1.6.1&nbs

Apr 1, 2021 • 2:29:45

CD15: bitcoin privacy and coinjoin with @nopara73 and @openoms

CD15: bitcoin privacy and coinjoin with @nopara73 and @openoms

EPISODE: 0.1.5 BLOCK: 677022 PRICE: 1701 sats per dollar TOPICS: bitcoin privacy, coinjoin nopara73: https://twitter.com/nopara73 openoms: https://twitter.com/openoms streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to the show: ht

Mar 30, 2021 • 3:15:34

#242: Ledn.io, Proof of Reserves, risk management, hyperinflation, and the Petro with Mauricio Di Bartolomeo

#242: Ledn.io, Proof of Reserves, risk management, hyperinflation, and the Petro with Mauricio Di Bartolomeo

Join Marty as he sits down with Mauricio Di Bartolomeo to discuss: - Ledn's recent raise - Proof of Reserves - Risk Management - Duration matching - Hyperinflation - Good people succeeding - Bitcoin scaling in layers - Ledn users sending within the platform - The Petro - much more Follow Mauricio on Twitter Check out Ledn Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you down

Mar 29, 2021 • 1:44:24

#241: Mining pools, Braidpool, resistance to attacks, adversarial thinking, and dev funding with Bob McElrath

#241: Mining pools, Braidpool, resistance to attacks, adversarial thinking, and dev funding with Bob McElrath

Join Marty as he sits down with Bob McElrath to discuss: - NY BitDevs - Mining pools - P2Pool - Braidpool - Making decentralized pools viable - How they may fail - Adversarial thinking - Bob's Bitcoin journey - much more Follow Bob on Twitter Bitcoin Munich Meetup Video Braidpool IRC Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-

Mar 26, 2021 • 1:01:34

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2021.03.22

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2021.03.22

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Tesla now accepting bitcoin and will hodl - Podcasting 2.0 on breez - Microsoft launches layer 2 decentralized identity on top of bitcoin mainnet - FTX closing $7M per year deal for Miami Heat Arena - Fidelity files for a bitcoin etf - Lolli raises $5M from Serena Williams and her husband - CFTC fines coinbase $6.5M for litecoin bullshit - FATF releases enhanced KYC guidelines - Coincenter analysis - Surveillance

Mar 25, 2021 • 2:30:49

CD14: lightning powered gaming with andreneves and sputn1ck

CD14: lightning powered gaming with andreneves and sputn1ck

EPISODE: 0.1.4 BLOCK: 675990 PRICE: 1820 sats per dollar TOPICS: lightning network, video games andreneves: https://twitter.com/andreneves sputn1ck: https://twitter.com/sputn1ck streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to t

Mar 24, 2021 • 2:21:11

#240: Bullishness, timing births with bull cycles, Bitcoin 2021, and the youths with David Bailey

#240: Bullishness, timing births with bull cycles, Bitcoin 2021, and the youths with David Bailey

Join Marty as he sits down with David Bailey, founder of BTC Media, to discuss: - How bullish is David? - How high will bitcoin go? - Timing the birth of his children up with bull markets - Bitcoin 2021 events - Bitcoin 2021 location - Bitcoin Magazine content - much more Check out Bitcoin 2021 (Use code "SATOSHI" for 10% off) Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you downl

Mar 23, 2021 • 1:02:49

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.03.15

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.03.15

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - FTX negotiating naming rights to miami heat arena https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article249892678.html - miner revenue priced in dollars hits all time high https://twitter.com/_Checkmatey_/status/1370901101403238400 - Kentucky passes tax breaks to bitcoin miners https://www.coindesk.com/kentucky-approves-bills-providing-incentives-for-crypto-miners - Pakistani province experimenting with mining using hydro https://www.reuters.com/a

Mar 18, 2021 • 2:13:48

#239: Sphinx Chat, encrypted chat over LN, banking the unbanked, and rearchitecting the Internet with Paul Itoi

#239: Sphinx Chat, encrypted chat over LN, banking the unbanked, and rearchitecting the Internet with Paul Itoi

Join Marty as he sits down with Paul Itoi, co-founder of Stakwork and Sphinx Chat, to discuss: - Sphinx chat - Content monetization without ads - Encrypted chat over the Lightning Network - Paying anons around the world - Banking the unbanked - Rearchitecting the Internet using BTC/LN - How BTC/LN can help parents unschool their kids - Bringing back grazing cattle via Sphinx - Training personal AIs - much more Check out Stakwork Check out Sphinx Chat Delly's Article Shoutout to this week's spons

Mar 17, 2021 • 1:21:06

#238: Green energy jobs fraud, unreliable renewables, climate catastrophe, and controllable electricity with Alex Epstein

#238: Green energy jobs fraud, unreliable renewables, climate catastrophe, and controllable electricity with Alex Epstein

Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Epstein, Author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, to discuss: - Green energy jobs v. oil jobs - Subsidies driving energy prices higher - Using fraud as a heuristic to question the anti-energy movement - Developing our environment to protect from climate - "Climate catastrophe" - Why not nuclear? - Moralizing energy conversion - Bitcoin and energy - much more Follow Alex on Twitter Check out The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels Shoutout to this week's sponsors. C

Mar 17, 2021 • 1:09:13

CD13: practical bitcoin privacy and "open source" licenses with @btcxzelko and @likewh0a

CD13: practical bitcoin privacy and "open source" licenses with @btcxzelko and @likewh0a

EPISODE: 0.1.3 BLOCK: 674925 PRICE: 1776 sats per dollar TOPICS: practical bitcoin privacy, open source licenses btcxzelko : https://twitter.com/btcxzelko likewh0a : https://twitter.com/likewh0a streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell

Mar 17, 2021 • 2:58:52

#237: Bitcoin Urbanism, Parasitic ideas, real world inflation, the suburban mistake and building Strong Towns with Kelly Lannan

#237: Bitcoin Urbanism, Parasitic ideas, real world inflation, the suburban mistake and building Strong Towns with Kelly Lannan

Join Marty as he sits down with Kelly Lannan, the mind behind Bitcoin Urbanism, to discuss: - Parasitic ideas - How Bitcoin Urbanism came to be - Being a real estate developer - Building materials inflation - How fiat money destroyed city planning - How city codes hamstring builders - Fixing the Fiat Standard one block at a time - Classical architecture making a come back - much more Follow Kelly on Twitter Subscribe to Bitcoin Urbanism Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stacking

Mar 15, 2021 • 1:49:57

#236: Occupy Wall Street, independent media, being a stock broker in the 80s, flaneuring, and NYC comedy with Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert

#236: Occupy Wall Street, independent media, being a stock broker in the 80s, flaneuring, and NYC comedy with Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert

Join Marty as he sits down with Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert to discuss: - Occupy Wall Street - Wall Street in the 80s - Independent media - Propaganda and gaslighting - Bitcoin as an anti-war movement - Comedy in NYC in the 70s & 80s - much more Follow Max on Twitter Follow Stacy on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Lend at Hodl Hodl i

Mar 12, 2021 • 2:08:39

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.03.08

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.03.08

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Norwegian energy giant Aker forms bitcoin unit Seetee - New Taproot Activation Method proposed "Speedy Trial" - Malicious backdoored version of electrum wallet - Whirlpool GUI v0.10.3 - Samourai Wallet v0.99.96e - Zeus v0.5.0 - JoinMarket v0.8.2 - JoininBox v0.3.0 - Coldcard v4.0.0-beta - Sparrow v1.3.0 - BTCPay Server v1.0.7.0 - NYDIG $200 million growth round - Blockfi $350M raise at $3B

Mar 11, 2021 • 1:44:47

#235: The history of taxes, taxes under a Bitcoin Standard, and gold v. bitcoin with Dominic Frisby

#235: The history of taxes, taxes under a Bitcoin Standard, and gold v. bitcoin with Dominic Frisby

Join Marty as he sits down with Dominic Frisby to discuss: - Daylight Robbery - The history of taxes - The future of taxes under a Bitcoin Standard - The State as a coercive evil force - Gold v. Bitcoin - much more Follow Dominic on Twitter Check out Daylight Robbery Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin

Mar 10, 2021 • 1:44:50

CD12: the bitcoin lightning network with @r0ckstardev and @suheb__

CD12: the bitcoin lightning network with @r0ckstardev and @suheb__

Join Matt Odell as he sits down with @r0ckstardev and @suheb__ EPISODE: 0.1.2 BLOCK: 673909 PRICE: 1842 sats per dollar TOPICS: Lightning streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ join t

Mar 10, 2021 • 3:11:21

#234: OPEC, the Shale industry, common sense, and bitcoin as a settlement currency with Anas Alhajji

#234: OPEC, the Shale industry, common sense, and bitcoin as a settlement currency with Anas Alhajji

Join Marty as he sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss: - OPEC dynamics - The politics of oil and gas - The history of the shale industry - Common sense - Bitcoin as a settlement currency for oil trade - much more Follow Anas on Twitter Subscribe to GAMcast Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed l

Mar 8, 2021 • 1:24:26

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.03.01

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.03.01

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bottlepay flagging samourai whirlpool coinjoin deposits - bitstamp flagging wasabi coinjoin usage post withdrawal - I2P network support merged into bitcoin core - Regtest demo of zcash based bitcoin sidechain - Arthur Hayes negotiating surrender agreement - Umbrel v0.3.6 - BlueWallet v6.0.6 - Whirlpool CLI v0.10.10 - Eclair v0.5.1 - Lightning Terminal v0.4.1 - BTCPay Server added to Voltage - Ci

Mar 4, 2021 • 2:19:17

#233: Raising money in 2020, hashrate derivative products, why no hashrate growth?, and off-grid mining with Nick Hansen

#233: Raising money in 2020, hashrate derivative products, why no hashrate growth?, and off-grid mining with Nick Hansen

Join Marty as he sits down with Nick Hansen, co-founder and CEO of Luxor Mining, to discuss: - Raising money in 2020 - Building as the price of bitcoin crashed - Hashrate derivative tokens - Why a miner would sell hash - Why a retail investor would buy a hash rate token - Why isn't hash rate keeping up with price - Mining off grid - much more Follow Nick on Twitter Check out Luxor Mining Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsat

Mar 3, 2021 • 1:24:09

CD11: Trading vs Stacking, Open Source Dev, and Taproot Activation with @jamesob and @evankaloudis

CD11: Trading vs Stacking, Open Source Dev, and Taproot Activation with @jamesob and @evankaloudis

EPISODE: 0.1.1 BLOCK: 672886 PRICE: 2107 sats per dollar TOPICS: Trading vs Stacking, Open Source Dev, and Taproot Activation streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ join the chat: htt

Mar 3, 2021 • 2:45:01

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.02.22

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.02.22

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Taproot LOT OF LOTS - BitPay Sanctions Violations - Bitfinex and Tether settle with NY AG without admitting fault - MicroStrategy bought another ~19.5k bitcoin for a ~$1.03B, they now hold 90.5k bitcoin - Square quarterly earnings - Coinbase discloses number ahead of Nasdaq listing - Teleport Transactions CoinSwap implementation - Arthur Hayes emerges - Specter v1.2.0 - Onion Share v2.3 - RTL v0.10.1&

Feb 26, 2021 • 1:51:51

#232: Treasuries, inflation, history lessons, and Bitcoin & energy with Lyn Alden

#232: Treasuries, inflation, history lessons, and Bitcoin & energy with Lyn Alden

Join Marty as he sits down with Lyn Alden, Founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, to discuss: - Current market environment - Commodities pumping - Rates jumping - Repo markets - Inflation - Historical inflationary event - Bitcoin + energy arbitrage - much more Follow Lyn on Twitter Check out Lyn's website Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Feb 24, 2021 • 1:15:00

CD10: Bitcoin Self Custody, Security, and Privacy with @craigraw and @econoalchemist

CD10: Bitcoin Self Custody, Security, and Privacy with @craigraw and @econoalchemist

EPISODE: 0.1.0 BLOCK: 671870 PRICE: 2085 sats per dollar TOPICS: Bitcoin Self Custody, Security, and Privacy streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ join the chat: http://citadel.chat/

Feb 24, 2021 • 2:57:58

#231: Mining trends, bitcoin liquidity crunch, and money printer go brrr with Mason Jappa & Sam Chwarzynski

#231: Mining trends, bitcoin liquidity crunch, and money printer go brrr with Mason Jappa & Sam Chwarzynski

Join Marty as he sits down with Mason Jappa & Sam Chwarzynski from Blockware Solutions to discuss: - Mining trends - Hosting - Bitcoin as a messaging protocol - The bitcoin liquidity crunch - The macro factors lining up for bitcoin - Bitcoin the messaging network - Protecting against onerous regulations - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the

Feb 19, 2021 • 1:25:01

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.02.15

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.02.15

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Taproot activation timeline released - Dread admins discuss issues with ongoing Tor attack - Jack and Jay Z announce 500 bitcoin development endowment - Canadian Bitcoin ETF gets green light - BlackRock "dabbling" in bitcoin - BlueWallet v6.0.5 - Zap Android v0.4.0-beta - JoininBox v0.2.0 - Umbrel v0.3.3 - Wasabi Wallet v1.1.12.4 - BIP47 v3 draft spec released - Bitcoin Storage Guide by Sparrow

Feb 18, 2021 • 1:45:26

CD9: Bitcoin Transactions, Mempools, and Self Hosting with @wiz and @softsimon_

CD9: Bitcoin Transactions, Mempools, and Self Hosting with @wiz and @softsimon_

EPISODE: 0.0.9 BLOCK: 670895 PRICE: 2055 sats per dollar TOPICS: Transaction Fees, Mempools, and Self Hosting streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ join the chat: http://citadel.chat

Feb 17, 2021 • 2:52:34

#230: Layered Money, Complexity of USD, and a New Financial Stack with Nik Bhatia

#230: Layered Money, Complexity of USD, and a New Financial Stack with Nik Bhatia

Join Marty as he sits down with Nik Bhatia, Author of Layered Money: From Gold and Dollars to Bitcoin and CBDCs, to discuss: - Writing the book - Fed money printing - History of layered money systems - Different reserves - How complicated the current USD reserve system is - A new financial stack emanating from nonces - much more Follow Nik on Twitter Buy Layered Money today Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 an

Feb 16, 2021 • 57:33

#229: Black Bitcoin Billionaires, Marketing Bitcoin, and Freedom Money with Lamar Wilson

#229: Black Bitcoin Billionaires, Marketing Bitcoin, and Freedom Money with Lamar Wilson

Join Marty as he sits down with Lamar Wilson to discuss: - Black Bitcoin Billionaires club on Clubhouse - Marketing bitcoin - Empowering individuals with bitcoin - Bringing back strong families - Getting people off zero on their way to becoming satoshi millionaires - much more Follow Lamar on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Feb 12, 2021 • 1:03:45

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.02.08

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.02.08

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Coldcard multisig vulnerability https://nunchuk.medium.com/the-missing-multisig-standard-5b4092e3ea92 - Tesla buys $1.5B worth of bitcoin https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459021004599/tsla-10k_20201231.htm - Bitcoin Hash Rate New ATH - Samourai Wallet v0.99.96c https://docs.samourai.io/en/wallet/releases#v09996c - Nunchuk v0.9.7 https://nunchuk.medium.com/nunchuk-0-9-7-6b74b3848c3d - Joinmarket v0.8.1 https://github.com/joinmarket-

Feb 11, 2021 • 2:24:49

#228: UASFs, BIP 148, BIP 91, and Taproot Activation with Matt Corallo

#228: UASFs, BIP 148, BIP 91, and Taproot Activation with Matt Corallo

Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Corallo to discuss: - The history of SegWit2x - How SegWit actually got activated - BIP 148 - BIP 91 - Preventing a split - Fork futures - Lessons learned - UASF as a nuclear option - Taproot activation - BIP 8 (True/False) - Why precedents matter - LDK update - much more Follow Matt on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you d

Feb 10, 2021 • 1:30:35

CD8: Corporate FOMO, BIPs, and Taproot with @futurepaul and @nvk

CD8: Corporate FOMO, BIPs, and Taproot with @futurepaul and @nvk

EPISODE: 0.0.8 BLOCK: 669903 PRICE: 2107 sats per dollar TOPICS: Corporate FOMO. BIPs, and Taproot streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ join the chat: http://citadel.chat/

Feb 10, 2021 • 4:13:04

#227: Mining, energy, central banks of the future and capital allocation with Harry Sudock

#227: Mining, energy, central banks of the future and capital allocation with Harry Sudock

Join Marty as he sits down with Harry Sudock, VP of Strategy at GRIID, to discuss: - Meeting in NYC - Stumbling into the mining industry - The merging of the bitcoin mining and energy industries - Energy delivery problems - Grid stabilization - Central banks of the future - Efficient capital allocation under a Bitcoin Standard - much more Follow Harry on Twitter Check out GRIID Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $1

Feb 5, 2021 • 1:42:36

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.02.01

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.02.01

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Elon playing games - Senator Lummis appointed Senate Banking Committee - Microstrategy Bitcoin Summit - Grayscale GBTC premium goes negative for first time - California pension fund goes HAM on RIOT - Darknet markets hit new ATH revenue according to chainalysis - Matrix Chat Client Element removed - Zeus v0.5.0-beta1 - Bisq v1.5.5 - Hexa Wallet v1.4.2 - Phoenix v1.4.6 - Home mining for non-KYC Bitcoin - Sel

Feb 4, 2021 • 2:32:59

EPISODE: 0.0.7 Self Hosting, Open Source Software, and Freedom

EPISODE: 0.0.7 Self Hosting, Open Source Software, and Freedom

Join Matt Odell as he sits down with _k3tan and BTCSchellingPt EPISODE: 0.0.7 BLOCK: 668805 PRICE: 2792 sats per dollar TOPICS: Self Hosting, Open Source Software, and Freedom STREAMED LIVE EVERY TUESDAY - 2200 UTC - TFTC.tv SUBMIT QUESTIONS LIVE VIA YOUTUBE|TWITTER|TWITCH

Feb 3, 2021 • 1:55:09

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.01.25

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.01.25

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Wall Street Mayhem - Tor v3 DoS attacks continue - Tighter KYC regs in Netherlands - Marathon buys $150M in bitcoin - Sparrow Wallet v1.0.0 - Tails v4.15 - Fully Noded v0.2.11 - GrapheneOS web installer - Grayscale donates $1M to coincenter, matching up to another $1M - Navalny donation address receives almost 4 bitcoin since he was jailed addy - Mining pool censorship analysis by bitmex researc

Jan 29, 2021 • 2:26:18

CD6: Lightning, Encryption, and Bitcoin Hardware with openoms and evankaloudis

CD6: Lightning, Encryption, and Bitcoin Hardware with openoms and evankaloudis

Join Matt Odell as he sits down with openoms and evankaloudis EPISODE: 0.0.6 BLOCK: 667811 PRICE: 3117 sats per dollar TOPICS: Lightning, Encryption, and Bitcoin Hardware streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to the show

Jan 27, 2021 • 3:05:57

#226: Sovereign default swap markets as a proxy for Bitcoin's fair value with Greg Foss

#226: Sovereign default swap markets as a proxy for Bitcoin's fair value with Greg Foss

Join Marty as he sits down with long time credit trader Greg Foss to discuss: - Surfing culture - Greg's experience trading credit markets - Using the CDS market for sovereign bonds as a way to calculate Bitcoin's fair value - Systemic risk in the financial system - Counter-party risk - Bitcoin and the energy industry - much more Follow Greg on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10

Jan 25, 2021 • 1:35:31

#225: Whitney Webb

#225: Whitney Webb

Join Marty as he sits down with independent journalist Whitney Webb to discuss: - Solar Winds - Q Anon - Operation Warp Speed - Incoming Secretary of State - WEF's Great Reset - Independent Journalism - Opting out - much more Follow Whitney on Twitter Check out Unlimited Hangout Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company

Jan 22, 2021 • 1:29:00

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.01.18

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.01.18

This week in Bitcoin Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoin reorg confusion: BITMEX & Blockstream Explorer & Deribit Dissection & Peter Todd - CSW sues bitcoin.org and bitcoincore.org over whitepaper copyright - Energy usage FUD smacks marty in the face on twitter - Mining in the arctic circle - Iranian gov seizing ASICs - Blue Wallet v6.0.3 - c-lightning v0.9.3 - Bitcoin Dev Kit v0.3.0 - Blackrock entering the fray? - Chainalysis releases 2

Jan 21, 2021 • 1:51:59

CD5: Encryption, Mining, and No KYC Bitcoin with @diverter_nokyc and @maxtannahill

CD5: Encryption, Mining, and No KYC Bitcoin with @diverter_nokyc and @maxtannahill

Join Matt Odell as he sits down with @diverter_nokyc & @maxtannahill EPISODE: 0.0.5 BLOCK: 666809 PRICE: 2731 sats per dollar TOPICS: Encryption, Mining, and No KYC Bitcoin streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to the s

Jan 20, 2021 • 2:34:32

#224: How to cancel yourself with Michael Krieger

#224: How to cancel yourself with Michael Krieger

Join Marty as he sits down with Michael Krieger to discuss: - Cancel yourself before they cancel you - Free and open source software - Censorship - History - Bitcoin as a way to exit - The illegitimacy of the expert class - Localism - The education system - much more Check out Michael's latest article Cancel Yourself and sign up for his newsletter after reading Follow Michael on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to r

Jan 15, 2021 • 2:05:07

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.01.11

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.01.11

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Tor v3 Onion addresses unreachable after apparent attack on Tor network - Ledger discloses new data leak and steps they are taking to mitigate issues going forward - Analysis of Solar Winds attack - HRF provides grants to Specter and Lot49 - Lagarde attacks bitcoin - Bitcoin Core v0.21.0 - BlueWallet v6.0.2 - BTCPay Server v1.0.6.5 - RaspiBlitz v1.6.3 - Sparrow v0.9.10 - Hexa Wallet v1.4.1 - Ful

Jan 15, 2021 • 2:42:47

#223: Talking Oil, Gas & Bitcoin with @chigrl

#223: Talking Oil, Gas & Bitcoin with @chigrl

Join Marty as he sits down with Tracy Shuchart (@chigrl) from Hedge Fund Telemetry to discuss: - Oil Markets - Misallocation of capital - PE + O&G - Fragile supply chains - Rare Earth metals - Bitcoin mining with flare gas - Energy producers are the central banks of the future - much more Follow Tracy on Twitter Check out Hedge Fund Telemetry Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lac

Jan 13, 2021 • 1:21:48

CD4: Censorship, Privacy, and Open Source Software with J9Roem and benthecarman

CD4: Censorship, Privacy, and Open Source Software with J9Roem and benthecarman

Join Matt Odell as he sits down with J9Roem and benthecarman EPISODE: 0.0.4 BLOCK: 665779 PRICE: 2885 sats per dollar TOPICS: Censorship, Privacy, and Open Source Software  streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to the s

Jan 13, 2021 • 1:45:29

#222: Beefing with the NFL with Jack Mallers

#222: Beefing with the NFL with Jack Mallers

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Jack Mallers, Founder and CEO of Strike, to discuss: - Athletes getting paid in sats - Beef with the NFL - bitcoin the hard asset - Bitcoin the Network - Strike global - Routing around with Bitcoin - State of the Lightning Network - much more Follow Jack on Twitter Check out Strike Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download

Jan 8, 2021 • 1:40:24

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.01.04

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.01.04

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - OCC letter on banks using stablecoins - Pro censorship American mining pool gains steam - Iranian mining crackdown - Strike Global - Blockstream Jade - Bitcoin Core v0.21.0 RC5 - Fully Noded v0.2.8 - Specter v1.0.0 - Braiins acquires remaining stake in Slush Pool from Slush - Coindesk buys tradeblock - Anthony Towns on 2021 - Bitc

Jan 7, 2021 • 1:46:05

#221: DLCs, transaction fees, and PEMDAS with Chris Stewart

#221: DLCs, transaction fees, and PEMDAS with Chris Stewart

Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Stewart, CEO of Suredbits, to discuss: - An update on DLCs - The US Presidential Election DLCs - Oracle problems and solutions - DLCFDs - Stablecoins - Transaction fees - Is Ethereum beating Bitcoin? - PEMDAS - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortabl

Jan 6, 2021 • 1:49:36

CD3: Shitcoin Regrets and Pricing the World in sats with dergigi & croesus_btc

CD3: Shitcoin Regrets and Pricing the World in sats with dergigi & croesus_btc

Join Matt Odell as he sits down with dergigi & croesus_btc EPISODE: 0.0.3 BLOCK: 664685 PRICE: 2962 sats per dollar TOPICS: shitcoin regrets and pricing the world in sats streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to t...

Jan 6, 2021 • 2:26:47

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.12.28

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.12.28

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Our boy Russ getting paid in bitcoin using Strike - Mooch's new bitcoin fund slides leak - Indian Gov considering 18% tax on bitcoin trading - US Treasury hits BitGo with sanctions violations on their non custodial wallet - Bisq v1.5.3 - Umbrel App Store - VanEck refiles ETF - This Month in Bitcoin Privacy - SolarWinds attack Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove v

Dec 31, 2020 • 1:47:27

CD2: Privacy, Nodes, and No KYC with ErgoBTC & BitcoinQ_A

CD2: Privacy, Nodes, and No KYC with ErgoBTC & BitcoinQ_A

Join Matt Odell as he sits down with ErgoBTC & BitcoinQ_A  EPISODE: 0.0.2 BLOCK: 663569 PRICE: 3619 sats per dollar TOPICS: privacy, nodes, no kyc streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  support the show: https://tippin.me/@odell stream sats to the show: https://ww...

Dec 30, 2020 • 2:33:47

#220: Matt Hill

#220: Matt Hill

Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Hill, co-founder and CEO of Start9 Labs, to discuss: - Founding Start9 Labs - The Embassy - Routing around Apple's App Store - Why personal hardware is an imperative moving forward - Self-sovereign surveillance - Making all of this easy - much more Follow Matt on Twitter Check out Start9 Labs' Embassy Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse whe

Dec 29, 2020 • 1:01:42

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.12.21

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.12.21

Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - Ledger database dump - FinCEN adds new KYC requirements for withdrawals - Nigeria is now second biggest Paxful bitcoin market after the US - Bitmain civil war escalates - Microstrategy recent purchases complete - BlueWallet v6.0.1 - Eclair v0.5.0 - Caravan adds PSBT support - Discreet Log Contract for Difference - Ripple gets hit by SEC - Bitcoin DevKit Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Unchained C

Dec 24, 2020 • 2:28:36

#219: arbedout

#219: arbedout

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with their very good friend arbedout to discuss: - Gurri's Revolt of the Public - Telecommunications networks - Deflationary v. Inflationary currencies - MMT vs Bitcoin in context of Hirschmann's Exit, Voice and Loyalty - Great American Mining, energy, and Bitcoin - much more Follow arbedout on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS

Dec 23, 2020 • 3:37:38

CD1: Rodolfo Novak & Evan Kaloudis

CD1: Rodolfo Novak & Evan Kaloudis

Join Matt Odell as he sits down with Rodolfo Novak and Evan Kaloudis EPISODE: 0.0.1 BLOCK: 662548 PRICE: 4265 sats per dollar TOPICS: self custody (10 mins), FinCEN (10 mins), ledger hack (20 mins), and audience questions (20 mins) streamed live every tuesday:   https://citadeldispatch.com twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch​ bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos podcast: https://anchor.fm/citadeldispatch​   telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch​  supp

Dec 23, 2020 • 2:14:03

#218: Desiree Dickerson, Christian Moss, & Simon Cowell

#218: Desiree Dickerson, Christian Moss, & Simon Cowell

Join Marty as he sits down with Desiree Dickerson, Christian Moss and Simon Cowell to discuss: - Gaming + The Lightning Network - Why dedicated gaming tokens don't make sense - Zebedee's SDK - MintGox - Getting pro gamers into LN enabled gaming - Gaming culture these days - The Upcoming MintGox tournament on December 27th - Our favorite games - much more Follow Des on Twitter Follow Christian on Twitter Follow Simon on Twitter Check out Zebedee Check out ZBD.gg Check out MintGox Shoutout to this

Dec 22, 2020 • 1:15:27

#217: Lightswitch Lou's Return

#217: Lightswitch Lou's Return

Join Marty as he sits down with Louis Roberts AKA Lightswitch Lou, the man who launched TFTC, to discuss: - Everything under the sun Follow Lou on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Dec 22, 2020 • 2:11:29

#216: Pete Rizzo

#216: Pete Rizzo

Join Marty as he sits down with Pete Rizzo, Editor at Kraken and Advisor to Bitcoin Magazine, to discuss: - The war over P2SH - Bitcoin's development culture - Are Bitcoin's properties inherent or emergent? - Bitcoin v. Ethereum - Journalism - Bias - Objectivity - much more Follow Pete on Twitter Read The Battle For P2SH Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download th

Dec 18, 2020 • 1:55:10

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.12.14

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.12.14

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - no ban yet - sats back and sats the standard on cashapp - Ruffer $744M investment - $1B investment from One River - Guggenheim's Minerd drops a casual $400k price prediction - UK FCA allows temp approvals - Kraken to add lightning early next year - MTGox claims speculation - BTCPay Server v1.0.6.3 - myNode v0.2.20 - TailsOS v4.14 - ACINQ Phoenix v1.4.4 - ACINQ iOS wallet enters testing - Electru

Dec 18, 2020 • 1:54:18

#215: BitcoinTINA

#215: BitcoinTINA

Join Marty as he sits down with BitcoinTINA to discuss: - The new ATH - Institutional adoption - How high will Bitcoin go? - Gradually, then suddenly - Cutting losses v. taking profits - Gold's fate - The importance of running a node - The market will bend the knee - Holding in a bull market v. holding in a bear market - much more Follow BitcoinTINA on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $

Dec 16, 2020 • 1:10:15

#214: Ben Kaufman

#214: Ben Kaufman

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Ben Kaufman, unlicensed software developer, to discuss: - Specter Wallet - Crypto Advanced - Making multisig easy - Making connecting to a full node easy - PSBT - QR Codes - HWI - Hardware - Zoomers - much more Follow Ben on Twitter Check out Specter Wallet Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Dec 15, 2020 • 1:12:33

#213: Jimmy Song

#213: Jimmy Song

Join Marty as he sits down with Jimmy Song, educator and Co-Author of Thank God For Bitcoin: The Creation, Corruption, and Redemption of Money, to discuss: - Sound Money as a moral imperative - How easy money corrupts society - The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil - Serving money or God - Positivism v. Natural Rights - Jesus flipping the table and kicking out the moneychangers - much more Follow Jimmy on Twitter Buy the book Check out Jimmy's podcast Shoutout to this week's sponsor

Dec 11, 2020 • 1:46:04

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.12.06

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.12.06

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Ledger Phishing scams continue and get more sophisticated - Our boy Justin gets funded by Square Crypto - Brian Brooks non answer when asked about potential self custody restrictions - G7 Finance Ministers discuss the need for more bitcoin regulations - Our boy Jake sends out 'canary' tweet - Four Republican Congressmen send letter to Mnunchin defending self custody - French Finance Ministry to enact stricter bitcoin regs -

Dec 11, 2020 • 1:48:18

#212: Keith Levene

#212: Keith Levene

Join Marty as he sits down with Keith Levene, founding member of The Clash and Public Image Limited, to discuss: - Punk Rock in the 1970s/1980s - Parallels between England in the early 80s and 2020 - Record Labels as a centralizing force - Bitcoin as a force for good - Time preference - Great American Mining - Streaming payments - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to...

Dec 8, 2020 • 2:17:32

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.30

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.30

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - fresh set of ledger phishing scams sent out - shilling the corn is the cool thing to do now - Our boy paul - Blackrock - Bloomberg - potential rushed self custody restrictions via brian armstrong - CCP was the Plus Token Whale - NYTimes hit piece on coinbase and bitcoin - Bitcoin Beach balls out - BTCPay Server v1.0.6.0 - JoinMarket v0.8.0 - JoininBox v0.1.15 - RaspiBlitz v1.6.2 - MyNode v

Dec 4, 2020 • 2:25:55

#211: Dr. Saifedean Ammous

#211: Dr. Saifedean Ammous

Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Saifedean Ammous, Author of The Bitcoin Standard, The Fiat Standard and Principles of Economics, to discuss: - The Fiat Standard - Principles of Economics - The University system - "The Science" - Lockdown hysteria - Unexpected externalities from lockdowns - much more Follow Saif on Twitter Checkout Saifedean.com and pre-order The Fiat Standard & Principles of Economics Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo co

Nov 29, 2020 • 1:03:27

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.23

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.23

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Coldcard testnet attack - John Newbery and Mike Schmidt launch new bitcoin development initiative - Chainalysis raising $100M at $1B valuation - Microstrategy exploring bitcoin "data products" - Gold funds falling while bitcoin pumps - Bisq v1.5.0 - Bitcoin Wallet Tracker v0.2.0 - Autoloop lightning liquidity - PTLC Proof of Concept from Suredbits - Leo Zhang's The Intelligent Bitcoin Miner Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their w

Nov 26, 2020 • 1:18:47

#210: Adam Curry

#210: Adam Curry

Join Marty as he sits down with Adam Curry to discuss: - Origins of podcasting - Podcasting 2.0 - Value for Value - Sphinx chat - Streaming payments - Automatic royalties/distributions - Self censorship and advertising - Open publishing and distributed money make sense together - Distrust in media - much more Follow Adam on Twitter Check out Adam's site Check out The Podcasting Index + Podcasting 2.0 Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the

Nov 24, 2020 • 1:58:12

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.16

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.16

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - taproot activation hits 55% miner support taprootactivation.com - Second richest Mexican is now a bitcoiner - Senator Lummis on fire - the mooch considering a bitcoin play - Citi likes bitcoin now - Whirlpool CLI v0.10.9 - Electrum v4.0.5 - ThunderHub v0.10.3 - Tails v4.13 - Lend at HodlHodl now available in US - Swan XPUB support - OKEx mining hash rate falls due to solvency concerns - OKEx announces

Nov 19, 2020 • 1:26:19

#209: Graham Krizek

#209: Graham Krizek

Join Marty as he sits down with Graham Krizek, Founder of Voltage, to discuss: - Graham's Bitcoin journey - Starting Voltage - The Lightning Network + node operators - Necessary infrastructure - Encrypting data in the cloud - Security tradeoffs - Cloud Computing landscape - Centralization risks - much more Follow Graham on Twitter Check out Voltage Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to

Nov 17, 2020 • 1:21:46

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.09

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.09

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Adam Curry announces lightning powered Podcast 2.0 spec - Ledger Phishing Email analysis - Nodl v0.1.2 - Fully Noded Desktop v0.2.1 - Sparrow v0.9.7 - myNode v0.2.18 - Umbrel v0.2.14 - RTL v0.9.3 - Adam Gibson on wasabi 2.0 - WORDS Bitcoin Journal October 2020 - OKEx could be a CCP play - EU encryption resolution - blockseer KYC mining pool - Nigerian gov blocking protest bank accoun

Nov 12, 2020 • 1:59:25

#208: Patrick Dugan

#208: Patrick Dugan

Join Marty as he sits down with Patrick Dugan to discuss: - Financial regulations - The Bank Secrecy Act - FATF - Money laundering - Cypherpunk v. Financialization - A bifurcated network inevitable? - TradeLayer - Op Codes - much more Follow Patrick on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Nov 10, 2020 • 1:03:28

#207: Tom Trevethan

#207: Tom Trevethan

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Tom Trevethan, CTO of CommerceBlock, to discuss: - Statechains - Mercury Wallet - Trust tradeoffs - Privacy gains - Fee structure - Custodial tradeoff - Use cases - much more Follow Tom on Twitter Checkout Mercury Wallet Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Nov 6, 2020 • 1:00:22

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.02

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.02

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoin difficulty adjusted down by 16% - This month in bitcoin privacy - Russian Gazprombank likes bitcoin now - Lightning Pool liquidity market - Zeus v0.4.0 - Specter v0.9.1 - Lightning Terminal v0.3.0 - Android Tor Browser v10.0.3 - JoininBox v0.1.14 - FUlly Noded Desktop v0.1.99 - Raspi 400 - Nunchuk multisig - Low bandwidth bitcoin - bitbo.io bitcoin dashboard - Bitcoin merge m

Nov 5, 2020 • 1:28:11

#206: Ryan Gentry

#206: Ryan Gentry

Join Marty as he sits down with Ryan Gentry, Business Development at Lightning Labs, to discuss: - Austin, Texas - Ryan's time at Intel - Chip fabs - Proof of Work as an essential component of cryptocurrencies - The Order of Operations necessary to create a truly distributed cryptocurrency - Reading white papers - Will Ethereum scale? - Lightning Pool - Shadow Pools - A LN yield curve - much more Follow Ryan on Twitter Check out the Lightning Pool announcement Check out the Lightning Pool specs

Nov 4, 2020 • 3:14:58

#205: Morgen Rochard

#205: Morgen Rochard

Join Marty as he sits down with Morgen Rochard, author of Personal Finance QuickStart Guide, to discuss: - Personal Finance - When you should start saving - How much you should be saving - How you should be paying down debt - When can you buy bitcoin? - Should you speculative attack your debt? - Keeping tabs of your finances - much more Follow Morgen on Twitter Check out her podcast: Money Owners Check out her book: Personal Finance QuickStart Guide Link to student loan advice Shouto

Oct 30, 2020 • 1:01:04

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.10.26

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.10.26

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - FEE FOMO IS REAL - Cryptocloaks release triton case - First monthly nodl call - Travel rule fuckery intensifies - If you wish to submit a comment - Statechains for privacy? - JoinMarket status update - Marathon announces purchase of 10k AntMiner S-19 Pros - New round of Ledger user phishing attempts - Anthony Towns on Taproot activation - Largest bank in Singapore t

Oct 29, 2020 • 2:10:49

#204: Max Keidun

#204: Max Keidun

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Max Keidun from HodlHodl to discuss: - HodlHodl's new non-custodial loan product - How lenders and borrowers interact - How HodlHodl's lending product differs from DeFi - What stablecoins are available - Prediction markets - Liquid - RGB - Integration with Blue Wallet - much more Follow Max on Twitter Check out HodlHodl Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute

Oct 23, 2020 • 1:04:37

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.10.19

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.10.19

This week Mart and Matt discuss: - two LND vulnerabilities disclosed - v0.9 and below - v0.10 and below - Paypal adds "bitcoin" - Our boy Paul shills the corn again - coinbase transparency report - FinCEN fines custodial bitcoin mixing CEO $60M - Travel rule white paper & participants - BTCPay Server v1.0.5.8 - Bisq v1.4.2 - Phoenix v1.4.0 - Breez RC1 - Tails v4.12 -

Oct 23, 2020 • 1:51:40

#203: Dave Collum

#203: Dave Collum

Join Marty as he sits down with Dave Collum to discuss: - Cancel culture - Modern day journalism - COVID-19 - Lockdowns - Vaccines - The Election - Censorship - much more Follow Dave on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Oct 19, 2020 • 3:04:30

#202: Adam Soltys

#202: Adam Soltys

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Adam Soltys, creator of Coinos.io, to discuss: - Local ISPs - Coinos - Web wallets - UX - Security Tradeoffs - The Lightning Network - Liquid - Tokens - Privacy - much more Check out coinos Follow Adam on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Oct 17, 2020 • 1:13:10

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.10.12

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.10.12

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - LND vulnerability - DOJ launches global push to ban end to end encryption - OKEx suspends withdrawals - Taproot merged into Bitcoin Core - BitMEX cofounder released on $5M bond - BitMEX hires new compliance officer - Indian exchanges working together to provide stricter KYC/AML compliance - Spain potential law forcing full disclosure of bitcoin holdings - Unchained adds coldcard support - myNode v0.2.17&nbs

Oct 16, 2020 • 1:19:40

#201: Whitney Webb

#201: Whitney Webb

Join Marty as he sits down with Independent Journalist Whitney Webb to discuss: - Chile - Operation Warp Speed - Intelligence Agencies - Defense contractors - Big Pharma connections - History of the CIA - Operation Dark Winter - Color Revolutions - Overcoming the Conspiracy Theorist label - Epstein as a pawn in a bigger game - much more Follow Whitney on Twitter Check out Whitney's Patreon Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" t

Oct 13, 2020 • 1:57:54

#200: Ansel Linder

#200: Ansel Linder

Join Marty as he sits down with Ansel Linder to discuss: - 2015 + 2016 bear market - Different iterations of altcoins - Fed Policy - Is QE inflationary or deflationary - How does Fed policy affect Bitcoin? - much more Follow Ansel on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Oct 13, 2020 • 1:02:54

#199: Edward Evenson

#199: Edward Evenson

Join Marty as he sits down with Edward Evenson, Head of Business Development at Slush Pool / Braiins Systems, to discuss: - Mining pools - The race to zero profitability for pools - Value add services pools provide - The future of mining pools - Firmware products - PPS v. FPPS v. PPLNS - Cheese - Wine - much more Follow Edward on Twitter Check out Braiins Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute

Oct 9, 2020 • 1:34:59

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.10.05

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.10.05

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Square buys $50M worth of bitcoin - New Europol report - Travel rule rumors swirl - New DoJ framework - HMRC orders coinbase to hand over customer records - Chainalysis hits Mex with high risk warning - BitMEX leadership changes - bitcoinprivacy.guide - Schnorr summary by suredbits - specter v0.8.1 - bitcoin wallet tracker v0.1.5 - blockstream green desktop v0.0.4 - sparrow v0.9.5 - bluew

Oct 8, 2020 • 1:27:12

#198: Leo Zhang

#198: Leo Zhang

Join Marty as he sits down with Leo Zhang, Founder of Anicca Research, to discuss: - The Alchemy of Hashpower - Stakeholders within the mining industry - ASICs as physical options on bitcoin - Bitmain's struggles - MicroBT - Hashrate derivatives - The US and China - Family - much more Follow Leo on Twitter Check out The Alchemy of Hashpower Pt. I Check out The Alchemy of Hashpower Pt. II Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to

Oct 6, 2020 • 2:05:47

#197: Joost Jager

#197: Joost Jager

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Joost Jager, independent Lightning Network developer, to discuss: - Griefing Attacks - Circuit Breaker - Routing on Lightning - Multi-Path Payments + Wumbo - Public v. Private channel capacity - Whatsat - Multiple implementations and how they interact - much more Follow Joost on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when yo

Oct 2, 2020 • 1:03:50

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.09.28

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.09.28

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - BitMEX hit by CFTC and Department of Justice - KuCoin hacked for $150M - New Zealand tax authority seeking personal info from local exchanges - Chainalysis and Integra FEC receive IRS contracts for lightning and monero tracing - Pierre adds bounties to BitcoinACKs.com - September privacy newsletter by Janine - Murchandamus joins Chaincode - RoninDojo v1.7.0 - Sparrow Wallet v0.9.4 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.18 - Th

Oct 1, 2020 • 1:41:28

#196: Cynthia Lummis

#196: Cynthia Lummis

Join Marty as he sits down with Cynthia Lummis, the Rebulican Nominee for the U.S. Senate out of Wyoming, to discuss: - Cynthia's platform of fiscal responsibility - Cynthia's experience Wyoming's state Treasurer - How Bitcoin can help with fiscal responsibility - How Bitcoin can help pensions - How Bitcoin can help the energy sector - How Bitcoin embodies the ideals America was founded on - The work Wyoming has done to welcome Bitcoin innovators - There are good people in Washington - much more

Sep 30, 2020 • 37:36

#195: Stephan Kinsella

#195: Stephan Kinsella

Join Marty as he sits down with Stephan Kinsella to discuss: - State's rights - The Lockdowns - The Constitution - The Government v. The State - Bitcoin didn't ask for permission - Are leftists insane? - Should you vote? - Smart contracts - much more Follow Stephan on Twitter Check out stephankinsella.com Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Sep 29, 2020 • 1:37:21

#194: Junseth

#194: Junseth

Join Marty as he sits down with the affable Junseth to discuss: - America's Culture War - Are we in a Civil War? - When did the Civil War start? - Miners are Energy Pirates - How mining companies should manage their balance sheets - Art - Digital Art - NFTs - Literature - much more Follow Junseth on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Sep 28, 2020 • 2:23:46

#193: Matthew Black

#193: Matthew Black

Join Marty as he sits down with Matthew Black, co-founder of Atomic Finance, to discuss: - Building on Ethereum - Ethereum's limitations - ETH 2.0 transition - DeFi on Ethereum, is it legit? - Non-custodial DeFi on Bitcoin? - Bitcoin + DLCs - much more Follow Matthew on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Sep 26, 2020 • 1:24:03

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.09.21

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.09.21

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Lightning node firewall circuitbreaker - Iran power plants making mining moves - Timeline of bitmain power struggle - Bisq v1.3.9 - BlueWallet v5.5.9 - Tails v4.11 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.17 - Dojo v1.8.0 released - Specter v0.8.0 - Smartcard support for Specter DIY HWW - Square Crypto $100k grant to btcpay server and launches a proper portal for their work squarecrypto.org - Namecheap adds btcpay server!

Sep 24, 2020 • 1:34:34

#192: Christopher Gimmer + Marc Chouinard

#192: Christopher Gimmer + Marc Chouinard

Join Marty as he sits down with Christopher Gimmer and Marc Chouinard, co-founders of Snappa, to discuss: - Bootstrapping v. Raising funds from VCs - Building many businesses and failing - The decision to add Bitcoin to Snappa's balance sheet - Why it's easier to move cash to Bitcoin as a small biz v. publicly traded companies - Small business self-custody via multisig - Asking, "What is money?" - Canada's inflated real estate market - Bullish sentiment - Bitcoin education - much more Follow Chr

Sep 23, 2020 • 1:12:39

#191: Matthew Mežinskis

#191: Matthew Mežinskis

Join Marty as he sits down with Matthew Mežinskis of the Crypto Voices Podcast to discuss: - Q2 2020 Global Monetary Base update - Defining Base Monies - Where Bitcoin stands as a base money - Current growth rate of base monies - Claims on base monies - Claims on bitcoin - Proof of Reserves - History of Communism in the 20th century - How people rioting in the US are misguided - What's going on in Belarus right now (podcast link) - much more Follow Matthew on Twitter Check out Crypto Voices Shou

Sep 22, 2020 • 1:29:54

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.09.14

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.09.14

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Stacking Saylor - Bakkt all time high daily volume - Coin Control in Ledger Live - Square Crypto provides another $100K grant to btcpay - Sparrow Wallet Guide by bitcoinqna - Roy from Breeze on MPP and Wumbo - c-lightning v0.9.1 - Electrum v4.0.3 - BlueWallet v5.5.8 - Kraken is a bank now - Anicca Research - The Alchemy of Hashpower Pt. II - FATF Report on Red Flags - Is creeping KYC a threat to

Sep 17, 2020 • 1:21:42

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.09.07

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.09.07

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - CVE-2018-17145 Bitcoin vulnerability (that has since been patched) disclosed - Flaxman digs specter too - So does Ketan - Bitcoinqna NO KYC homepage - Chainalysis Global Crypto Adoption - Belarus non profit using bitcoin - Square launches Crypto Open Patent Alliance - Umbrel v0.2.9 - Rudefox Burrow v0.0.5 - Ledger Status on liquidity farming - Freak questions answered - much more Shoutout to our spons

Sep 10, 2020 • 1:56:57

#190: Ben Carman

#190: Ben Carman

Join Marty as he sits down with Ben Carman from Suredbits to discuss: - Ben's transition from Bernie Bro to Libertarian - Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs) - An Oracle's role in DLCs - Are decentralized Oracles possible? - DLCs onchain v. on the Lightning Network - Stock-to-flow thoughts - much more Follow Ben on Twitter Check out Suredbits Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when

Sep 8, 2020 • 1:05:08

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.08.31

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.08.31

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitblockboom reflections - Trezor/Keepkey passphrase vuln - Trezor security patch - Alleged electrum phishing attack - This Month in Bitcoin Privacy - Looming Russian mining crackdown - Bithumb exchange seized in South Korea - Coincenter cools rumors about escalating regulatory measures - Empire market exit scam - Alphabay dispute moderator gets 11 years in prison - Chainalysis Latin America analysis - Spec

Sep 3, 2020 • 1:29:14

Rabbit Hole Recap LIVE: Week of 2020.08.27

Rabbit Hole Recap LIVE: Week of 2020.08.27

Join Marty, Matt, Justin Moon, Jeff Vandrew, and the audience from BitBlockBoom as they discuss: - CoinJoin wars - Equinor working with Crusoe Energy - Coinbase users told by California that they should hold their keys - Tax laws - much more Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1

Sep 3, 2020 • 1:13:44

#189: Fabian Jahr

#189: Fabian Jahr

Join Marty as he sits down with Bitcoin Core contributor Fabian Jahr to discuss: - Fabian's year since leaving the Chaincode residency - His OKCoin grant - The importance of code review - An optimal review:PR ratio for devs - Signet - gettxoutsetinfo and Supply Gate - PR Review Club - How to best fund devs - much more Follow Fabian on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacross

Sep 1, 2020 • 1:23:13

#188: Chris Bendiksen

#188: Chris Bendiksen

Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Bendiksen, Head of Research at Coinshares, to discuss: - Consciousness - Time - Mining - Hashrate derivatives - Asynchronous time + Proof of Work - TOOL - Free will - Education - Bitcoin's benefits to a portfolio - Energy consumption - much more Follow Chris on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Aug 26, 2020 • 2:19:24

#187: Luke Gromen

#187: Luke Gromen

Join Marty as he sits down with Luke Gromen, founder of Forrest for the Trees research firm, to discuss: - The Dollar as a rubber band ruler - The Fed's catch-22 - Bankruptcy via inflation - Debt/GDP - Apolitical alternatives to the Dollar - Money + energy - much more Follow Luke on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Aug 24, 2020 • 1:03:26

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.08.17

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.08.17

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Ongoing bsv dust attack - OXT research alleged wasabi vulnerability - Strike adds cashback - Hash rate hits ATH then floods in Sichuan - Tor statement on recent exit node attacks - Tor proposal for possible DoS mitigations - cypherpunklabs.com allows you to easily fund Tor nodes - BitMEX adding KYC - Specter v0.6.1 - myNode v0.2.14 - Zeus v0.3.1 - BTCPay Server v1.0.5.5 - Lily Wallet v1.0.0&nbsp

Aug 20, 2020 • 1:29:31

#186: Alex Leishman & Andrew Benson

#186: Alex Leishman & Andrew Benson

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Alex Leishman and Andrew Benson, co-founders of River Financial, to discuss: - Starting a company with your cousin - Expanding River to 30 states - River's foray into Hawaii - Hawaii's regulatory history with Bitcoin - Onboarding and educating high net worth individuals - Building out River's software stack - Thoughts on chain surveillance companies - Interacting with a banking system that isn't open 24/7/365 - much more Follow Alex on Twitter Foll

Aug 20, 2020 • 1:25:51

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.08.10

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.08.10

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - numbers run, yams fucked, fees sliced - malicious tor exit node attacks - microstrategy macro strategy - portnoy and winklevii - whirlpool and postmix spending FAQ - bisq v1.3.7 - psbt toolkit v0.1.1 - c-lightning v0.9.0-1 - nodl dojo and one v0.1.1d - Fully Noded v0.1.68 - ledger nano s and nano x firmware updates - Full datasheet for the secure chip used by Coldcard MK3 leaked - Nigerians using bitcoin -

Aug 13, 2020 • 1:37:20

#185: Lyn Alden

#185: Lyn Alden

Join Marty as he sits down with Lyn Alden, founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, to discuss: - QE's affect on inequality - The Triffin Dilemma - The double edged sword of the reserve currency of the world - Inflation metrics - Why Lyn is interested in Bitcoin - How the world would look different on a Bitcoin Standard - much more Follow Lyn on Twitter Check out the article we discussed Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsa

Aug 11, 2020 • 1:05:33

#184: Clark Moody

#184: Clark Moody

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Clark Moody, data don, to discuss: - The early days of bitcoin data - Making a dashboard of bitcoin data - What bitcoin data can tell you - The polarization in America - Secession - How easy money leads to more lawyers and laws - Will Marxism come to America? - An optimistic path forward - much more Follow Clark on Twitter Check out Clark's dashboard Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats"

Aug 7, 2020 • 1:16:28

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.08.03

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.08.03

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Tor Project response to "zero day" disclosures - Ledger App Isolation Bypass - disclosure - ledger response - 17 year old arrested for twitter hack - Threat of KYC bitcoinmagazine panel - RoninDojo on OC Bitcoin Network - Bitcoin Core v0.20.1 - RTL v0.8.3-beta - ACINQ Phoenix v1.3.2 - c-lightning v0.9.0 - RaspiBlitz v1.6 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.12

Aug 6, 2020 • 1:28:20

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.07.27

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.07.27

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Ledger personal info hacked - Chainalysis public dashboard (Use a VPN or Tor) - Murch post on enterprise UTXO management - Alchemy of Hashpower - Minsc scripting language - softfork activations breakdown - myNode v0.2.12 - Tor Browser v9.5.3 - Fidelity bitcoin investment thesis - Bakkt ATH volume - CME ATH open interest - Support bitcoin devs Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stacking

Jul 30, 2020 • 1:32:26

#183: Whitney Webb

#183: Whitney Webb

Join Marty as he sits down with Whitney Webb to discuss: - Epstein + Deutschebank - The history of Kroll Associates - The global intelligence community - Private intelligence companies - The blending of the State + Big Tech - Human trafficking - NGOs as a front for trafficking - The 2020 Election and potential shenanigans - 9/11 - Why Whitney covers these stories - much more Follow Whitney on Twitter Check out Whitney's Patreon Check out Unlimited Hangout Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash A

Jul 29, 2020 • 1:31:48

#182: Vijay Boyapati

#182: Vijay Boyapati

Join Marty as he sits down with Vijay Boyapati to discuss: - Tales of moving gold across borders - The Bullish Case for Bitcoin - Austrian Economics - The riots - Jevons Paradox - Bitcoin is in its embryo-tic stage - much more Follow Vijay on Twitter Check out The Bullish Case for Bitcoin Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Jul 28, 2020 • 1:03:53

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.07.20

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.07.20

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - More thoughts on samourai postmix address reuse issue from last week - Wasabi blog on twitter hack posted then deleted - OXTResearch analysis of twitter hacker's wasabi usage - Major exchanges working on a KYC data sharing agreement to satisfy demands from FATF - BitMEX provides $50K grant to Jeremy Rubin - US Banks can now custody bitcoin - Utreexo demonstration release - RaspiBlitz v1.6 release candidate 3 add IP2TOR

Jul 23, 2020 • 1:52:02

#181: Zach Herbert

#181: Zach Herbert

Join Marty as he sits down with Zach Herbert, Co-founder of Foundation Devices, to discuss: - Zach's experience at Obelisk - Nuance of hardware manufacturing in China v. US - Tradeoffs made by the predominant hardware wallets - Why airgapping is important - The Passport - QR code standards and statelessness - How Bitcoin incentivizes open hardware - The importance of making hardware locally - Future products from Foundation Devices - much more Follow Zach on Twitter Follow Foundation Devic

Jul 21, 2020 • 1:53:51

#180: Ethan Vera

#180: Ethan Vera

Join Marty as he sits down with Ethan Vera, Hashrate Merchant at Luxor Mining, to discuss: - Mining pools - Their historical lack of transparency - Pool fee negotiations - ASIC hardware lifecycles and their effect on decentralization - Market making for hashrate futures + their effect on transparency - Profit switching between chains - Whitelisted pools - Hashrateindex.com - much more Follow Ethan on Twitter Check out Luxor Mining Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Sta

Jul 17, 2020 • 1:32:51

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.07.13

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.07.13

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - samourai post mix address reuse disclosure & patch samourai team shinobi - Timing attacks on Lightning Network - Twitter hacked - difficulty hits new ATH - taproot activation - coinbase selling surveillance software to Secret Service and IRS - Zap Desktop v07.0 & v0.7.1 - Zeus v0.3.0 - Bisq v1.3.6 - BTCPay Server v1.0.5.3 - Specter v0.5.5 - Ronin Dojo v1.5 - Samourai Dojo v1.7.0&nbs

Jul 16, 2020 • 1:56:19

#179: Kevin Mulcrone

#179: Kevin Mulcrone

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Kevin Mulcrone, founder of Lily Wallet, to discuss: - Free Banking Systems of the past - The Civil War + banking in America - Building Lily Wallet - Lily's plans for the future - Live music + blue grass - much more Follow Kevin on Twitter Checkout his website Checkout Lily Wallet Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you downl

Jul 14, 2020 • 1:25:34

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.07.06

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.07.06

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Square crypto provides grant to steve myers - IRS is seeking surveillance tools to track lightning network transactions - Coldcard 101 by bitcoinqna - Coldcard guides by kisbitcoin - myNode v0.2.11 - Samourai Whirlpool CLI v0.10.7 - Electrum v4.0.2 - Eclair v0.4.1 - RTL v0.8.0 - Raspiblitz v1.6 RC2 - @getumbrel teases new dedicated node software suite - UK FCA bitcoin research report - har

Jul 9, 2020 • 1:32:24

#178: Jeff Vandrew

#178: Jeff Vandrew

Join Marty as he sits down with Jeff Vandrew, Founder of The KeyKeeper IRA, to discuss: - COVID-19 - The government's reaction to the virus - Masks as a way to isolate - The media and COVID19 data - Herd immunity - The bubbling Cultural Revolution - The professional managerial class - Elite overproduction - Why this is all a class issue - MMT - much more Follow Jeff on Twitter Reading materials that Jeff mentioned: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/20/reed-d20.html http://communia.blog/wh

Jul 8, 2020 • 2:33:43

#177: Randy Brito

#177: Randy Brito

Join Marty as he sits down with Randy Brito, Co-Founder of Locha Mesh and Bitcoin Venezuela, to discuss: - Starting Bitcoin Venezuela - Co-founding Locha Mesh - The importance of mesh networks - How mesh networks have been used in Venezuela - How to incentivize individuals to use mesh networks - The Turpial device - Bitcoin as a tool to find individual happiness - Getting funding - much more Follow Randy on Twitter Check out Locha Mesh Check out to Bitcoin Venezuela

Jul 7, 2020 • 1:12:18

#176: Corey DeAngelis

#176: Corey DeAngelis

Join Marty as he sits down with Corey DeAngelis, Director of School Choice at the Reason Foundation, to discuss: - The push to ban homeschooling from some Harvard professors - Why their reasoning for trying to ban homeschooling is flawed - School choice as a civil liberty - Myths about homeschooling and socialization - Myths about school funding decreasing - much more Follow Corey on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats"

Jul 3, 2020 • 58:21

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.06.29

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.06.29

Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - Liquid UTXO expiration incident - Lightning vulnerability: Flood & Loot - HWI v1.1.2 - Electrum v4.0-beta1 - BTCPay server v1.0.5.0 - Zeus v0.3.0-rc1 - Polar v1.0.1 - Blue Wallet v5.4.4 - Joinmarket v0.6.3.1 - Tails v4.8 - Tor Browser v9.5.1 - Fully Noded updated adds easy wallet recovery mode - Australia tax letters - This month in bitcoin privacy by Janine - Words bitc

Jul 2, 2020 • 1:22:07

#175: Preston Byrne

#175: Preston Byrne

Join Marty as he sits down with Preston Byrne, Partner at Anderson Kill, to discuss: - Why the law is slow - Freedom of speech - Coordinated rioting - How scalable are societies? - Speech on social media platforms - Deplatforming - Bitcoin as free speech - Mining pools as an attack vector - much more Follow Preston on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you downlo

Jul 1, 2020 • 1:28:49

#174: Antoine Riard

#174: Antoine Riard

Join Marty as he sits down with Bitcoin Core contributor Antoine Riard to discuss: - Onboarding millions onto the Lightning Network - BIP 157 - Full nodes - Bitcoin Core wallet refactoring - AltNet - Time-dilation attacks on the LN - CoinPool - Schnorr + Taproot - much more Find Antoine on the bitcoin-dev mailing list and in IRC Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you dow

Jun 29, 2020 • 3:03:38

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.06.22

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.06.22

Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - Waxwing responds to OXTResearch Joinmarket analysis - Gladstein and Elliptic Cofounder debate during messari virtual conference - Venezuelan government is now using btcpay server for passport applications - Glupteba malware uses bitcoin for communication - Mobile wallet comparison by bitcoinqna - Bitcoin Wallet Tracker v0.1.4 - Electrum v4.0-beta - Lily Wallet multisig beta wallet for coldcard users - Guide for using LND

Jun 26, 2020 • 1:34:06

#173: Mike Peterson from Bitcoin Beach

#173: Mike Peterson from Bitcoin Beach

Join Marty as he sits down with Mike Peterson from Bitcoin Beach in El Zonte, El Salvador to discuss: - Why Mike started giving out Bitcoin in El Zonte - Creating a bitcoin circular economy - Using Lightning to achieve this goal - Educating individuals about bitcoin - Airdrops, do they work? - Price volatility - Custodial v. non-custodial - Interesting externalities from the experiment - The youths understand Bitcoin more innately - much more Follow the project on Twitter Checkout the BitBlockBo

Jun 23, 2020 • 56:09

#172: Garly Leland

#172: Garly Leland

Join Marty as he sits down with Gary Leland, organizer of the BitBlockBoom conference, to discuss: - Growing up on James Island in South Carolina - Surfing - The development of cable TV - Early days of podcasting - BitBlockBoom - much more Follow Gary on Twitter Checkout the BitBlockBoom Conference use the promo code "RHR" Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you dow

Jun 22, 2020 • 1:08:43

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.06.15

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.06.15

Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - Coldcard v3.1.6 firmware - Bisq v1.3.5 - Tallycoin v2 - Automated BIP39 recovery in Electrum - ASIC industry breakdown by bitmexresearch - Blockstream Esplora now bundles in a custom version of electrs - PR to split the bitcoin core GUI - bitcoinqna releases explainer on coinjoin toxic change and dedicated full node comparison chart - Bitmex and OKCoin provide grant to Amiti Uttarwar - River Financial raises $

Jun 18, 2020 • 2:00:56

#171: Andy Edstrom

#171: Andy Edstrom

Join Marty as he sits down with Andy Edstrom, author of Why Buy Bitcoin, to discuss: - Why Andy decided to write a book - Pitching bitcoin to institutional investors - How Bitcoin's monetary theory differs from the monetary theory that dominated the 20th century - Inflation - Bitcoin's correlation to other asset classes - Why pay taxes? - much more Follow Andy on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and c

Jun 16, 2020 • 1:36:40

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.06.08

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.06.08

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Shiftcrypto makes restructuring public plans to continue support of hardware wallet - Updates on BIP143 hardware wallet vuln disclosed last week - BIP85 support coming to coldcard - Zeus v0.3.0-beta1 adds c-lightning Spark and LNDhub support - electrum persoanl server v0.2.1.1 - Coinbase is selling surveillance software to the IRS and DEA - Using ASICs to stack sats without KYC - Bisq guide by @bitcoinQ_A -

Jun 11, 2020 • 1:37:37

#170: Chris Belcher

#170: Chris Belcher

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Chris Belcher, the developer behind JoinMarket and the first CoinSwap implementation, to discuss: - JoinMarket - Fidelity Bonds - Chain analysis heuristics - Chris' CoinSwap design - A "privacy threshold" - Why CoinSwaps are > CoinJoins - much more Follow Chris on Twitter Support Chris' work on a CoinSwap implementation here Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and con

Jun 10, 2020 • 1:20:33

#169: Alex Bosworth

#169: Alex Bosworth

Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Bosworth, Lead Infrastructure Developer at Lightning Labs, to discuss: - Why exchanges should use Lightning - Lightning as a tool that can thwart spam - Managing a Lightning routing node - The nuance of payment channels - Lightning Loop - Lighting's evolution with the fee market - Creating standards for Lighting - Lighting + privacy - much more Follow Alex on Twitter Check out Lightning Labs Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsat

Jun 9, 2020 • 1:07:17

#168: Will Cole

#168: Will Cole

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Will Cole, Chief Product Officer at Unchained Capital, to discuss: - Will's work in Wyoming that benefits Bitcoin - Wyoming as a Citadel haven - Working at Stack Overflow - Bitcoin Stack Exchange - Joining Unchained Capital - Working on collaborative custody products - Caravan Version 2 - Hermit - Future bitcoin products - much more Follow Will on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo cod

Jun 8, 2020 • 1:25:21

#167: Dr. James Todaro

#167: Dr. James Todaro

Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. James Todaro, founder of Medicine Uncensored and Managing Partner at Blocktown Capital, to discuss: - Dr. Todaro's research on hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 - The media backlash he's experienced - The censorship he and others have experienced - Debunking the recent study in The Lancet that claimed that hydrochloroquine increased chances of death - The shady company behind the study - Perverse incentives in the medical industry - The World Heal

Jun 5, 2020 • 1:04:53

RHR Week of 2020.06.01

RHR Week of 2020.06.01

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Trezor releases firmware update and bug disclosure - Coinkite blog on the vuln disclosure - BTCPay says new trezor firmware breaks support - ShiftCrypto announces they are no longer working on their node product - ShiftCrypto liquidation goes unmentioned - Bitcoin Core v0.20.0 released - Square Crypto's sixth bitcoin development grant - Bitmex parent company provides $100k development grant to Gleb Naumenko - Wil

Jun 4, 2020 • 1:18:47

#166: Karim Helmy

#166: Karim Helmy

Join Marty as he sits down with Karim Helmy, data scientist at Coinmetrics, to discuss: - What's a nonce? - What we can learn from nonce distribution data - Mining hardware evolution - Getting into Bitcoin in 2017 - Bitcoin as black market money - Hash rate indices from Coinmetrics - Viability of DeFi - much more Follow Karim on Twitter Checkout the newsletter we discussed Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and

Jun 3, 2020 • 1:07:43

#165: Cory Klippsten

#165: Cory Klippsten

Join Marty as he sits down with Cory Klippsten, co-founder and CEO of Swan Bitcoin, to discuss: - Founding Swan - Bitcoin education - Dollar cost averaging - Cory's experience with tech startups + consulting - Bitcoiner Ventures - much more Follow Cory on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Jun 2, 2020 • 1:09:06

#164: Dave Collum

#164: Dave Collum

Join Marty as he sits down with Dave Collum to discuss everything under the sun. Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

May 29, 2020 • 2:55:04

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.05.25

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.05.25

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - trezor and ledger web shop alleged breach - chris belcher coinswap proposal, consider donating - photo-lib libray for building react-native bitcoin wallets - use bitcoin core with electrum directly using Bitcoin Wallet Tracker plugin - blockstream green desktop - okcoin provides $100k grant to btcpay server - michael ford on bitcoin core security - 8GB RasPi 4 - StrandHogg 2.0 Android Vuln - raspiblitz quic

May 28, 2020 • 1:25:45

#163: Brandon Quittem

#163: Brandon Quittem

Join Marty as he sits down with Brandon Quittem to discuss: - Fungi - Psychedelic mushrooms - Smart networks - Gall's Law - The Fourth Turning - Generational archetypes - Learning what hard work is while young - much more Follow Brandon on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

May 26, 2020 • 2:02:47

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.05.18

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.05.18

Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - Laser Fault Injection attack on Coldcard MK2 - Ledger - Coldcard - BlockFi hacked, user personal info taken - transaction fees hit yearly high - hash rate and difficulty adjustment - May whirlpool volume passed March volume whirlpoolstats.com - Cobra claims he will pass on control of bitcoin.org by end of the year - Caravan Multisig adds HD wallet support - Crystal sur

May 21, 2020 • 1:34:24

#162: Robert Breedlove

#162: Robert Breedlove

Join Marty as he sits down with Robert Breedlove, Founder & CEO of Parallax Digital, to discuss: - Bitcoin and Zero - How the Church lost power - Why Central Banks are unnatural - Bitcoin + energy efficiency - Thinking from first principles - Logos - Human freedom - Much more Follow Robert on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

May 19, 2020 • 1:34:52

#161: Misir Mahmudov

#161: Misir Mahmudov

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Misir Mahmudov to discuss: - This Book Will Save You Time - Inflation - How inflation data is manipulated - How shrinkflation works - Self Help - much more Follow Misir on Twitter Buy the book Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

May 16, 2020 • 56:32

#160: Brian Harrington

#160: Brian Harrington

Join Marty as he sits down with fellow Bitcoiner Brian Harrington to discuss: - Civil Liberties and the shutdown - Three sides of your balance sheet - Should we stop paying taxes? - Using your bitcoin in different ways - Enacting change via local government - Jesus - much more Follow Brian on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

May 15, 2020 • 1:07:22

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.05.11

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.05.11

Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - Coldcard security disclosure - Delphi Digital Halving Report - Quantitative Analysis of Lightning Network Privacy: Paper Slides Video - Crypto Voices Q1 2020 global monetary base report - African P2P exchange volume ATH - Nodl Dojo build and setup video - LightNite announces NFTs on Liquid - Lolli raises $3M round including Ashton Kutcher and Michelle Phan - Coindesk Top 50 list is sad af - US Senate votes to

May 14, 2020 • 1:39:15

#159: Jeff Booth

#159: Jeff Booth

Join Marty as he sits down with Jeff Booth, Author of The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is Key to an Abundant Future, to discuss: - Tech deflation in recent decades - The future of cheap energy - Why an inflationary monetary policy doesn't make sense in a deflationary world - How Bitcoin fixes this - The future of AI - The future of work - much more Follow Jeff on Twitter Check out The Price of Tomorrow Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code:

May 12, 2020 • 1:08:41

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.05.04

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.05.04

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Paul Tudor Jones announces bitcoin investment - Nodl Dojo adds keysend support and btc-rpc explorer nodl.it - CashApp quarterly bitcoin sales ATH - CoinKite announces BlockClock Mini and steel backup plates - Foundation Devices announces intention to build new hardware wallet in US - Blockstream satellite v2 - BlueWallet v5.3.5 - c-lightning v0.8.2 - eclair v0.4 - the perpetual one way peg - Lebanon and bit

May 7, 2020 • 2:03:08

#158: Marshall Holbrook

#158: Marshall Holbrook

Join Marty as he sits down with Marshall Holbrook, founder of BitG@s, to discuss: - Marshall's experience with natural gas over the last two decades - How natural gas gets delivered to the grid - The decrease in nat gas prices - Using Bitcoin mining to get more money for his gas - The design of a bitcoin mining shed on a nat gas field - Mining with S9s - Trying to convince other nat gas producers to get into mining - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today

May 6, 2020 • 50:28

#157: Ben Prentice + Heavily Armed Clown

#157: Ben Prentice + Heavily Armed Clown

Join Marty as he sits down with Ben Prentice and Heavily Armed Clown to discuss: - WTF happened in 1971?! Follow Ben on Twitter Follow Heavily Armed Clown on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.

May 5, 2020 • 1:08:45

#156: Matt Ahlborg

#156: Matt Ahlborg

Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Ahlborg, founder of UsefulTulips.org, to discuss: - How the rolling blackouts in Venezuela last year affected bitcoin trading in LatAm + the US - How Venezuelan's are using bitcoin as a rail to move money - Why we've seen an increase in bitcoin exchange volume in Argentina - Argentina's history of capital controls - Cuevas - Do individuals using bitcoin in LatAm believe in its long-term viability as a digital money? - Increased bitcoin exchange volume in Keny

May 1, 2020 • 1:06:41

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.04.27

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.04.27

This week Marty and Matt as they discuss: - HWI updated to fix new Trezor firmware compatibility issues - Laurent on payjoin and deception tools - Ministry of Nodes RoninDojo video - Argentina bitcoin usage by Matt Ahlborg - Kenyan P2P bitcoin volume hits ATHs - CardCoins sponsoring core developer - BTCPay Server v1.0.4.2 - ColdCard Kitchen - OXT Research Report on North Korean cybercrime group - ColdCard v3.1.3 firmware - LND v0.10-bet

Apr 30, 2020 • 2:08:55

#155: Openoms

#155: Openoms

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with developer Openoms to discuss: - How Openoms came to find Bitcoin - Why he started building apps and hardware products for bitcoiners - JoininBox - JoinMarket - Fidelity Bonds - Privacy on Lightning - Broadcast transactions privately - much more Follow Openoms on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.

Apr 29, 2020 • 1:27:34

#154: Amiti Uttarwar

#154: Amiti Uttarwar

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Amiti Uttarwar, Bitcoin Core contributor at Xapo, to discuss: - How Amiti came to find Bitcoin - Getting into Bitcoin Core development - Learning C++ - Amiti's work on rebroadcasting - Protecting privacy at the P2P level - Nuance of mempools - Current state of Bitcoin - much more Follow Amiti on Twitter Check out her post, Onboarding to Bitcoin Core Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats"

Apr 28, 2020 • 1:09:44

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.04.20

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.04.20

Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - Unchained Capital caravan update inbound - mynode v0.2.03 - SLP Chris Belcher - Upcoming eps with Amiti and Openoms - YouTube taking down any content not in line with WHO - Should we reopen the economy? - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-cap

Apr 23, 2020 • 1:28:00

#153: Zuby

#153: Zuby

Join Marty as he sits down with Zuby, Rapper/Author/Podcaster/Free thinker, to discuss: - How to use Twitter correctly - How people waste time on Twitter with hate - Why you shouldn't let people you've never met dictate your happiness - People losing their own humanity - Only you control your success - Bitcoin and why it may have limited upside - The importance of healthy living - much more Follow Zuby on Twitter Check out Zubymusic.com Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stacking

Apr 22, 2020 • 1:03:14

#152: Ben Hunt

#152: Ben Hunt

Join Marty as he sits down with Ben Hunt, founder of Epsilon Theory, to discuss: - How institutions have failed us across the board in the wake of coronavirus - Why we need to burn it the f*ck down - How we can create grass roots movements to turn away from our failing institutions - Ben's work with frontlineheroes.com - Why we probably won't have a 'V' shaped recovery - much more Follow Ben on Twitter Check out Frontline Heroes Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsa

Apr 21, 2020 • 50:36

Rabbit Hole Recap Stimulus Package: 2020.04.20

Rabbit Hole Recap Stimulus Package: 2020.04.20

Join Marty & Matt as they discuss: - BTCPay Server adds payjoin support - Trezor update breaks HWI support - Cobra and Theymos split ownership of bitcoin.org and bitcointalk.org - Purse.io shuts down - Breez wallet adds keysend support - Nodl adds keysend support Nodl OG - Juggernaut messenger - Oil markets - MMT - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contrib

Apr 21, 2020 • 1:32:34

#151: Marshall Long

#151: Marshall Long

Join Marty as he sits down with long time bitcoiner + miner Marshall Long to discuss: - How Marshall got into Bitcoin mining - Why he only mines Bitcoin now - Evolution of chips - Chip fabrication foundries - Stories of procuring miners in China - The evolution of culture in China - The future of Bitcoin mining - much more Follow Marshall on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to

Apr 18, 2020 • 1:13:05

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.04.13

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.04.13

This week Marty & Matt discuss: - Bryan Bishop releases bitcoin vaults prototype - Ransomware operator now defaults to monero payments - Utreexo explainer - Trezor Model T v2.3.0 - Samourai Wallet v0.99.93 - Whirlpool CLI v0.10.5 released - Apple and Google bluetooth based tracking system integrated at the mobile OS level - Graphene OS guide - Protesting is a "non essential activity" - Masks now required in NYC lol - Surveillance programs escal

Apr 16, 2020 • 1:14:01

#150: Great American Mining

#150: Great American Mining

Join Marty as he sits down with two members from the team at Great American Mining, Austin Storms and Tom M, to discuss: - What Great American Mining is doing - The journey and lessons learned along the way - Different energy sources and how they affect the decisions of mining operations - Miners biggest problem; finding cheap power at scale - Austin's journey with Bearbox - How mining is ruthless capitalism - Solving problems for oil companies - The future of mining in North America - much more

Apr 15, 2020 • 1:14:09

#149: Steve Barbour

#149: Steve Barbour

Join Marty as he sits down with Steve Barbour, founder of Upstream Data, to discuss: - Steve's experience in the Oil & Gas industry before Bitcoin - Difference between an electrical and mechanical engineer - The problem Bitcoin mining solves for the O&G industry - Difference between building on the grid and off the grid - Why Bitcoin is so important - Building a business slowly - much more Follow Steve on Twitter Check out Upstream Data Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #

Apr 14, 2020 • 2:29:26

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.04.06

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.04.06

Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - 16.5M Americans unemployed - Today's Fed announcements - Dave Portnoy calling the dollar Schrute Bucks - Bisq security vulnerability - ACINQ Phoenix v1.3.0 adds Tor support - BlueWallet v5.3.0 - Samourai Dojo v1.5 - Ronin Dojo v1.4 - All Nodls now support dojo and whirlpool - Method to provide clearnet access to Tor lightning nodes proposed - Fold announces sats back visa debit card - Zane Pocock on the EARN IT Act&

Apr 9, 2020 • 1:27:12

#148: Matt D'Souza

#148: Matt D'Souza

Join Marty as he sits down with Matt D'Souza from Blockware Solutions to discuss: - Blockware's recent research paper on mining - Running a mining operation - How Matt came to realize Bitcoin is King - The State of the Economy - Why Bitcoin isn't "backed by nothing" - much more Follow Matt on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.

Apr 8, 2020 • 1:12:15

Rabbit Hole Recap Stimulus Package: 2020.04.06

Rabbit Hole Recap Stimulus Package: 2020.04.06

Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - CDC finally recommends face coverings - CoolWallet S security flaw - MutantC RPi4 mobile build - Whirlpool CLI v0.10.4 released - Eclair v0.3.4 released - OC Bitcoin Network talk on samourai wallet and privacy - Tor Browser v9.0.8 released - RaspiBlitz v1.5 RC1 adds joinmarket CLI support - Wasabi Wallet v1.1.11 released - MyNode v0.2.01 - Janet Yellen wants the Fed to buy stocks - Japanese family format

Apr 6, 2020 • 1:19:19

#147:Alex Gladstein

#147:Alex Gladstein

Join Marty & Matt as they sit down with Alex Gladstein from the Human Rights Foundation to discuss: - Government overreach during the response to COVID19 - The capture of the World Health Organization - Censorship in China as COVID19 was spreading - The economic impact of forced quarantine - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.

Apr 3, 2020 • 1:33:09

Rabbit Hole Recap: 2020.03.30

Rabbit Hole Recap: 2020.03.30

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Breez Point of Sale mode added to lightning wallet - LSAT Authentication - Samourai Whirlpool GUI v0.10.1 and CLI v0.10.3 - MyNode v0.2.0 - Bitmex research bitcoin development funding analysis - Bitmex renews and increases grant to Bitcoin Core maintainer Michael Ford - Mulit-location backup scheme spec released by @openoms - Whirlpool March volume totaled 1523.45 bitcoin - Multi sig betting with caravan&n

Apr 2, 2020 • 1:34:13

#146: Rodolfo Novak

#146: Rodolfo Novak

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Rodolfo Novak to have a meandering discussion about: - COVID19 - Droplets v. Vapor - Why you should wear a mask - Why people are so willing to cede civil liberties during crises - Hardware on the horizon from CoinKite - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.

Apr 1, 2020 • 2:17:39

#145: Roy Sebag

#145: Roy Sebag

Join Marty as he sits down with Roy Sebag, Founder of Goldmoney and Menē, to discuss: - The mechanics of paper and physical bullion markets - The history of paper gold being used to suppress the price of physical gold - The Fed has man-in-the-middle attacked US citizens - Why the Internet isn't decentralized - Why Sound Money is so important and why bitcoiners and gold holders need to join forces - The reaction to COVID19. Are we being put in our pods? - Political framing and mental pods - The c

Mar 30, 2020 • 1:37:34

#144: Michael Krieger

#144: Michael Krieger

Join Marty as he sits down with Michael Krieger, founder of Liberty Blitzkrieg to discuss: - Gold markets - The Empire - Most recent bailout - Great Awakening - Why Michael is still bullish on Bitcoin - Bitcoin + Oil & Gas Industry - Un-schooling - much more Follow Michael on Twitter Check out Liberty Blitzkrieg Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.

Mar 27, 2020 • 1:22:45

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.03.23

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.03.23

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bitcoin and Venezuela - Coinkite Coldpower - Zebedee releases bitcoin gaming SDK explainer video - Tails OS v4.4.1 - Graphene OS v2020.03.23.22 released - TFTC Guides: Graphene OS installation - BTCxZelko on Stephan Livera - $500M of US stimulus bill dedicated to increased surveillance capabilities - Disturbing video shows coronavirus phone tracking tool -Taiwan coronavirus surveillance escalates Shoutout t

Mar 26, 2020 • 1:12:55

#143: JW Weatherman & Giacomo Zucco

#143: JW Weatherman & Giacomo Zucco

Join Marty as he sits down with JW Weatherman and Giacomo Zucco to discuss: - Separating people from their State - Overt v. covert evil empires - Heuristics one can use to gauge the severity of COVID19 - much more Follow JW on Twitter Follow Giacomo on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.

Mar 25, 2020 • 1:54:13

#142: Elisabeth Préfontaine

#142: Elisabeth Préfontaine

Join Marty as he sits down with Elisabeth Préfontaine, founder of Octonomics, to discuss: - Elisabeth's experience in the banking + financial worlds - Problems with transparency in the traditional financial world - Bad incentives in the traditional financial system - Why Bitcoin only? - How Quebec messed up their opportunity to court bitcoin entrepreneurs - Defining Bitcoin - Why bitcoin isn't a security - PC creep into the boardroom - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start

Mar 24, 2020 • 1:02:59

Rabbit Hole Recap: Stimulus Package 2020.03.23

Rabbit Hole Recap: Stimulus Package 2020.03.23

Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - Markets down, bitcoin up - Sunday futures limit down in 3 mins - 60 Minutes interview Kashkari "infinite amount of cash" - Fed announces unlimited QE - Russian central bank added 400k ounces of gold to its reserves in february - TFTC.tv guides - Graphene & MyNode - JoinMarket v0.6.2 - JoinMarket PR for fidelity bonds - Nodl Dojo v0.0.8 - March Whirlpool volume higher than last 3 months combined - LN Market

Mar 23, 2020 • 1:22:09

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.03.16

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.03.16

Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - Macro scene - Casa open sources node - Bitcoin Magazine op ed on CoinJoin legality - BTCPay VR Presentation this Saturday - US Gov considering location tracking - Samourai Whirlpool volume set to top January and February volume combined - Upcoming node guides: tftc.tv and parts list - Ark Invest bitcoin mining research - Blockware Solutions bitcoin mining research - Don't skimp on Micro SDs - much more Shoutout to t

Mar 19, 2020 • 1:28:07

#141: Charles Marohn

#141: Charles Marohn

Join Marty as he sits down with Charles Marohn, Author of Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity, to discuss: - How America has been very wasteful with resources for the last five decades - The problems with top-down decision making - Why centralized economies "on the bike" don't work in the long-run - The morality of Fed policy - Parallels between modern day America and the Weimar Repulic - How small towns can start over and stand on their own two feet - Value per acr

Mar 17, 2020 • 1:14:58

Rabbit Hole Recap: Stimulus Package 2020.03.16

Rabbit Hole Recap: Stimulus Package 2020.03.16

Join Marty and Matt as they discuss: - COVID19 + Market reaction - Fed cuts + repo operations - MyNode v0.1.97 - 3D Printing in Italy's corona battle - VR Socratic Meetup - Jameson Lopp on Bitcoin Core Contributor Challenges - Other stuff Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.

Mar 16, 2020 • 49:25

#140: Kyle Bass & Parker Lewis

#140: Kyle Bass & Parker Lewis

Join Marty as he hops on a call with Kyle Bass and Parker Lewis to discuss: - Recent market chaos - The Fed's response up to this point and what they may do moving forward - The need for a strong fiscal response in conjunction with Fed policy - The dangers of centralizing our supply chain in China - Russia's move in oil markets over the weekend - much more Follow Kyle on Twitter Follow Parker on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "s

Mar 12, 2020 • 48:40

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.03.09

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.03.09

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - macro and price talk - mining death spiral FUD - Bitcoin Core v0.19.1 - bluewallet node issue - payjoin support should be added to btcpay soon - Samourai Wallet Whirlpool hits new monthly ATH - Specter-Desktop multisig release - OXT Research PlusToken Report Issue 2 - Electrum v4 release still delayed - MKR/DAI liquidation crisis Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo cod

Mar 12, 2020 • 1:12:19

#139: George Gammon

#139: George Gammon

Join Marty as he sits down with George Gammon to discuss: - Why George started his YouTube channel - The Oil Wars - Was Russia's move over the weekend a kill shot directed at the US? - Corporate Debt - Buybacks - Junk bonds - The Fed's reaction to recent market movements - Fed policy and the erosion of the Nuclear family - Deflation - Sounds money standards of the past - George's thoughts on Gold v. Bitcoin - much more Check out George's YouTube channel Follow George on Twitter Shoutout to this

Mar 10, 2020 • 1:08:01

#138: BitcoinTINA "The Perfect Storm"

#138: BitcoinTINA "The Perfect Storm"

Join Marty as he sits down with BitcoinTINA to discuss how the macro factors lining up in the world right now are a perfect storm for Bitcoin in the medium to long-term. Follow BitcoinTINA on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.

Mar 6, 2020 • 1:02:36

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.03.02

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.03.02

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Coronavirus + Fed Rate Cut - Whirlpool volume PAMPING - VR Presentation by Adam Gibson on PayJoin - Nodl updated with new RTL - myNode updated with Dojo support - Casa adds Coldcard support - BlueWallet adds Coldcard support - BlockFi flagging wasabi deposits - Square Crypto announces two new grants - India Supreme Court strikes down bitcoin banking ban - South Korea passes amendment formalizing bitcoin regulation - Ge

Mar 5, 2020 • 1:06:12

#137: Chris Stewart & Nadav Kohen

#137: Chris Stewart & Nadav Kohen

Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Stewart and Nadav Kohen from Suredbits to discuss: - Dairy farming + life in Iowa - The inception of Suredbits - Building products to take Bitcoin to the masses - The Lightning Network - Key management on the Lightning Network - Node fallbacks + redundancy - Discreet Log Contracts - Oracles - BitDevs Chicago - much more Follow Chris on Twitter Follow Nadav on Twitter Check out Suredbits Peep the DLC blog series Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Sta

Mar 4, 2020 • 2:08:44

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.02.24

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.02.24

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Trace fall from Grace - FullyNoded corrections - consider donating here - @6102bitcoin infographics on taint, chainalysis, and blacklisting - Zebedee releases developer SDK - Whirlpool usage second monthly ATH in a row - Whirlpool mobile released - Casa bitcoin inheritance solution released - Coldcard v3.1.1 - Square reports growing bitcoin volume - Square teases option to display in sats and auto buys - Suredbits Disc

Feb 27, 2020 • 1:18:22

#136: Paul Sztorc

#136: Paul Sztorc

Join Marty as he sits down with Paul Sztorc, the man behind Drivechains and Bitcoin Hivemind, to discuss: - Proof of Work v. Proof of Stake - Bitcoin's fee market - How it may develop in the future - Is Bitcoin our only shot? - Drivechains - Why people don't like Drivechains - Why their concerns are valid + invalid - Bitcoin Hivemind - much more Follow Paul on Twitter Check out his blog Check out Drivechains Check out Bitcoin Hivemind Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start

Feb 25, 2020 • 2:29:22

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.02.17

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.02.17

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bisq v1.2.6 adds support for L-BTC - Bisq volume up 2.6x YoY - Zeus v0.2.1 - RTL v0.6.5 - c-lightning v0.8.1 - ColdCard firmware v3.1.0 adds support for HSM mode called ckbunker - Fully Noded 2 released on testflight - BTCSessions mynodebtc.com build your own node walkthrough video - Microsoft ION distributed identity project - OpenNode fiat integration - Peter Thiel backed Layer1 begins mining operat

Feb 20, 2020 • 1:07:37

#135: Leigh Cuen

#135: Leigh Cuen

Join Marty as he sits down with Leigh Cuen, Senior Reporter at CoinDesk, to discuss: - Leigh's journey to covering this beat - Competing narratives in the cryptocurrency world - Bitcoin v. Ethereum - How people are using each - How each project is approaching adoption - The state of media - VC funded media incentives - Independent content creation - much more Follow Leigh on Twitter Check out Leigh's reporting on CoinDesk Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use

Feb 19, 2020 • 2:47:54

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.02.10

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.02.10

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Dropbit CEO arrested for running a centralized mixing service called Helix and a dark market search engine called Grams - Self payments lightning privacy proposal - Coldcard releases PSBT Faker tool for testing - Tor Browser v9.0.5 - Tails v4.3 - Wasabi implements Apple Code Sign - Escher App demos paying any lightning invoice with your connected bank account - Liquid support on Bisq goes live - Anon submits Tapr

Feb 13, 2020 • 1:26:58

#134: Jack Mallers

#134: Jack Mallers

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Jack Mallers to discuss: - LN Strike - Lessons learned while building Zap + Olympus - Lightning Privacy - Lightning for exchanges - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.

Feb 11, 2020 • 1:20:44

#133: Whit Gibbs

#133: Whit Gibbs

Join Marty as he sits down with Whit Gibbs, Co-Founder and CEO of Hashr8OS, to discuss: - Whit buying the 2017 top - Why he decided to focus on mining - Mining hardware + energy dynamics - What's going to happen after the halving? - Is the US turning into the USSR? - Social credit - much more Follow Whit on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.

Feb 8, 2020 • 1:52:14

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.02.03

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.02.03

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Casa will no longer sell nodes, gold package reduced to $10 per month - Wasabi removes fixed fee address - Samourai Whirlpool usage hits monthly all time high - Proof Wallet tool released by @hodlwave - Eclair v0.3.3 - BTCPay Server v1.0.4.156 - Blockstream Green v3.3.3 - BitMex Research estimates 28% of channels are private, 12% of total capacity - Lolli requiring bank account linked to withdraw bitcoin rewards

Feb 6, 2020 • 1:03:27

Tales from the Crypt #132: Dave Collum

Tales from the Crypt #132: Dave Collum

Join Marty as he sits down with Dave Collum to discuss: - US Professors working for China? - Coronavirus - ZeroHedge Twitter ban - A little bit of Bitcoin - The concept Frontier Justice - If not me, then who? - Immunology - Fatherhood - much more Follow Dave on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.

Feb 4, 2020 • 2:17:52

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.01.27

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.01.27

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Coronavirus - Payswap privacy proposal - Knapsack privacy proposal - Paxos flags account that used wasabi for previous withdrawals - 6102bitcoin on CoinJoin flagging - Cryptocurrency Indicators of Suspicion (CIOS) Working Group aka Project Participate - KYCP.org update - Bitcoin obsoletes all other money - New Chaincode podcast - Casa teases coldcard support for multisig service - 28% of lightning channels are li

Jan 30, 2020 • 1:16:58

Tales from the Crypt #131: Matt Corallo + Valentine Wallace

Tales from the Crypt #131: Matt Corallo + Valentine Wallace

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Matt Corallo and Val Wallace from the Square Crypto team to discuss: - How Val came to work on LN - How the Square Crypto team honed in on a Lightning Development Kit - What a Lightning Development Kit would do for developers building on LN - Having a team able to focus on a singular open source project - Are we pawns? - Bitcoin fee elasticity - Dev funding - Stratum v2 - Matt gives an updated probability of Bitcoin's success - much more Chec

Jan 27, 2020 • 2:22:16

Tales from the Crypt #130: Jeremy Rubin

Tales from the Crypt #130: Jeremy Rubin

Join Marty as he sits down with Bitcoin Core contributor Jeremy Rubin to discuss: - MIT Digital Currency Initiative - Airdrops - OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY (BIP 119) - POWSWAP - Dev funding - Scaling - much more Follow Jeremy on Twitter Check out BIP 119 Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscrib

Jan 24, 2020 • 1:31:05

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.01.20

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.01.20

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Ronin Dojo v1.2 - txCast: Randomised Bitcoin (testnet) transaction broadcasting to break timing analysis - MyNode v0.1.80 - lnd v0.9-beta - Zeus v0.2.0 - BTCPay Vault - Liquid support coming to Bisq with next update - Exchange cold storage analysis - Square Crypto announces lightning development kit - Square files bitcoin related US Patent - LightNite game map and other details released - Apple

Jan 23, 2020 • 1:05:01

Tales from the Crypt #129: The Wonton Don

Tales from the Crypt #129: The Wonton Don

Join Marty as he sits down with Barstool Sports' Chief Foreign Correspondent, The Wonton Don AKA Donnie Does, to discuss: - Why Donnie decided to move to Shanghai - What life in China is like - Why he started creating content - Alipay + WeChat - Social Credit - Life of the Chinese middle class - much more Follow Donnie on Twitter Subscribe to his YouTube Channel Follow on Instagram Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and sta

Jan 20, 2020 • 1:44:02

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.01.13

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.01.13

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - RIP Tamas Blummer - Tor Browser 9.0.4 - Zeus v0.2.0-rc1 : Android APK + Dev Signature - Instant VPS powered by lightning - Liquid support on BTCPayserver - Kashmir internet shutdown 170+ days now - BitMEX Research shows more lightning usage than expected - Samourai Wallet announces OXT Research - FBI tries to set encryption backdoor precedent once again - Coincenter reintroduces bill to add tax exemption for smal

Jan 17, 2020 • 1:01:25

Tales from the Crypt #128: Jamal James

Tales from the Crypt #128: Jamal James

Join Marty as he sits down with Jamal James, creator of Polar - a productivity tool for Lightning Network developers, to discuss: - Building Polar - Jamal starting and running a successful business for 15+ years - How he originally got into Bitcoin - Deciding to build for Bitcoin + LN - Building for application devs - Why Bitcoin is inevitable - much more Follow Jamal on Twitter Check out Polar Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cas

Jan 16, 2020 • 1:56:44

Tales from the Crypt #127: Andrew Chow

Tales from the Crypt #127: Andrew Chow

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Andrew Chow, Bitcoin Core Contributor and Engineer at Blockstream, to discuss: - How Andrew found bitcoin in high school - What life was like before the Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions (PSBT) standard - Why PSBT is important - Working on Bitcoin Core's Hardware Wallet Interface - CoinJoins - Coin selection - Hardware wallets - Video games - much more Follow Andrew on Twitter Follow Andrew on GitHub Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to th

Jan 13, 2020 • 1:31:17

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.01.06

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.01.06

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - River financial only 8 states - https://sphinx.chat/ - Samourai whirlpool dynamics, whirlpool CLI 0.10.2 released - Clark Moody adds sats per dollar and lightning Tor stats to his dashboard - zeus beta2 released, c-lightning support and iOS - Polar v0.2.0 released, c-lightning support added - RTL releases a major UX upgrade - lnd v0.9.0-beta-rc1 released with multi-path payment support - South Korean government committee recommends addi

Jan 9, 2020 • 1:01:14

Tales from the Crypt #126: Jeff Vandrew

Tales from the Crypt #126: Jeff Vandrew

Join Marty as he sits down with Jeff Vandrew, founder of the Keykeeper IRA, to discuss: - Jeff's essay on Post-Capitalism - Distributism - Marxism - Social Democracy - Socialism - Localism - Externalities - much more Follow Jeff on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our Yo

Jan 8, 2020 • 2:18:51

Tales from the Crypt #125: Alexander Leishman

Tales from the Crypt #125: Alexander Leishman

Join Marty as he sits down with Alexander Leishman, Co-Founder of River Financial, to discuss: - Building River - Being a Bitcoin-only business - Dollar Cost Averaging - Complex systems - Bitcoin and American values - KYC/AML hypocrisy - much more Follow Alexander on Twitter Check out River Financial Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contr

Jan 3, 2020 • 3:09:47

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.12.30

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.12.30

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bitcoin's first 11 years - NthKey: use your iPhone as part of a multisig setup - Nodl Dojo first impressions - Samourai Whirlpool 0.10.0 released - MyNode adds whirlpool support, dojo coming soon - Satreon: a non custodial lightning network powered alternative to Patreon - Metal seed storage reviews - Introducing A Framework for Privacy in eCommerce via Bitcoin - Difficulties with verifiable open hardware Shoutout to t

Jan 2, 2020 • 1:13:54

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.12.23

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.12.23

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - BitBox02 brute force vulnerability disclosed, update to firmware V5.0.0 asap (h/t @freedomisntsafe) - BLW on Android adds support for hosted channels - Argentina local bitcoins volume hits ATHs amid further capital controls - As expected CSW makes excuses ahead of "tulip trust" access date - Ethereum Co-Founder Jeffrey Wilcke dumps $11.5M worth of ETH from premine - The Venezuelan Petro update - HK Police freeze $9M r

Dec 27, 2019 • 59:49

Tales from the Crypt #124: Dave Collum

Tales from the Crypt #124: Dave Collum

Join Marty as he sits down with Dave Collum, Professor of Organic Chemistry at Cornell University, to discuss: - Climate Change - Bitcoin - Jeffrey Epstein - Inflation - The Fed - much more Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidBCollum Check out Dave's 2019 Year in Review Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacros

Dec 23, 2019 • 2:10:47

Tales from the Crypt #123: Bitcoin Sign Guy on Urbit

Tales from the Crypt #123: Bitcoin Sign Guy on Urbit

Join Marty as he sits down with Urbit ambassador to Bitcoin, Bitcoin Sign Guy, to discuss: - Urbit Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: tftc.tv Contribute to the show: https://tftc.io/contribute/

Dec 20, 2019 • 1:40:31

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.12.16

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.12.16

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bottle Pay shuts down rather than implement KYC per upcoming AMLD5 regulation - Binance Singapore allegedly flagging accounts that CoinJoin after withdrawal - Phoenix lightning wallet by ACINQ launches on Android - c-lightning 0.8.0 released - Wasabi Wallet V1.1.10 released - Coldcard firmware 3.0.6 released - Ronin UI for Samourai Dojo - Trace Mayer on CoinJoin usage - BTCPay integration with M5Stack - cheap point of

Dec 19, 2019 • 1:09:05

Tales from the Crypt #122: Parker Lewis

Tales from the Crypt #122: Parker Lewis

Join Marty as he sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss: - What is QE? - The Fed's balance sheet over the last decade - Unwinding the balance sheet - Repo market madness - Source of the repo liquidity crunch - Moving forward - much more Follow Parker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkeralewis Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and co

Dec 15, 2019 • 51:50

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.12.09

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.12.09

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Honeyminer acting sketchy - not your keys, not your coins - Jill Carlson on censorship resistance - Coinjoin usage Wasabi & Samourai chart - SquareCrypto gives grant to a nym - ZmnSCPxj - RIP CryptoDeleted - Exchange tokens are centralized and high risk - Malicious relays on the Tor network - Twitter funding small team to develop a more open platform - Amazon Ring cameras compromised - More than 260k docume

Dec 12, 2019 • 1:09:31

Tales from the Crypt #121: Hector Rosekrans

Tales from the Crypt #121: Hector Rosekrans

Join Marty as he sits down with Hector Rosekrans, Navy veteran and bitcoiner, to discuss: - Being a Surface Warfare Officer - How the Navy teaches you to think - How Bitcoin may be better at spreading democracy than military might - Self custody'ing your own data - Bitcoin and the Constitution - Nuclear deescalation via Bitcoin mining - How should States lean in to Bitcoin? - much more Follow Hector on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HectorRosekrans Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cas

Dec 11, 2019 • 1:10:11

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.12.02

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.12.02

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bakkt weekly volume all time high - Bakkt ceo Kelly Loeffler tapped as new Georgia senator - The second Boltathon online lightning conference this weekend, tickets are 800k sats - easypaysy bitcoin accounts proposal - On The Brink podcast with former head of Circle OTC desk Dan Matuszewski - Bitfinex adds lightning deposits and withdrawals - A Look at Innovation in Bitcoin’s Technology Stack by Lucas Nuzzi - TFTC with

Dec 5, 2019 • 1:04:35

Tales from the Crypt #120: Matt Ahlborg

Tales from the Crypt #120: Matt Ahlborg

Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Ahlborg, Data Scientist and Founder of Usefultulips.org, to discuss: - Why Matt is interested in P2P trading specifically - How Bitcoin is being used around the world - Developing the Usage Per Economic (Online) Person metric - What it's like cold calling a P2P trader - Why are people using Bitcoin? - What Matt plans to do in the future - much more Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattAhlborg Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to

Dec 3, 2019 • 1:15:55

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.11.25

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.11.25

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bitcoin Core 0.19.0 released - https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-core-0-19-0-released-heres-whats-new - ColdCard firmware 3.0.5 released - Bakkt daily volume - https://twitter.com/BakktBot/status/1200417914744135680?s=20 - Bitmex research analyzes IBD - https://blog.bitmex.com/bitcoins-initial-block-download/ - Telegram's Durov issues scathing statement - https://t.me/durov/109 - Two great pieces from Coindesk's Leigh Cuen https://www.co

Nov 29, 2019 • 54:15

Tales from the Crypt #119: Chris Arnade

Tales from the Crypt #119: Chris Arnade

Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Arnade, Author of Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America, to discuss: - Traveling through back row America - Cognitive hubs and spatial redistribution - Trading on Wall Street - Connecting with "the other" - Retribution as politics - The importance of community - much more Follow Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chris_arnade Pick up Dignity: https://www.amazon.com/Dignity-Seeking-Respect-Back-America/dp/0525534733 Shoutout to this week

Nov 26, 2019 • 1:40:23

Tales from the Crypt #118: Will Reeves

Tales from the Crypt #118: Will Reeves

Join Marty as he sits down with Will Reeves, Founder of Fold, to discuss: - How Fold has grown from an app that allowed users to purchase pizza via LN to something much bigger - Building a distributed team - Building on a protocol that is changing and evolving - Bridging the gap between non-technical users and cypherpunks - The switch from ad tech to surveillance tech - California wine - much more Follow Will on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wlrvs Check out Fold: https://foldapp.com/ Shouto

Nov 22, 2019 • 2:19:36

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.11.18

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.11.18

This week Marty & Matt discuss: - BTCPay vault + BTCPay configurator https://github.com/btcpayserver/BTCPayServer.Vault/releases/tag/Vault%2Fv0.0.3 & https://twitter.com/pavlenex/status/1197465294463283200?s=21 - Five corporate sponsors for BTCPay now - Luna node and wallet of satoshi join https://twitter.com/milessuter/status/1196973452306993152?s=21 - Coinmetrics & BitMex Research launch txstats.com - Bottlepay launches developer API https://docs.bottle.dev/ - Matt’s fi

Nov 21, 2019 • 1:11:34

Tales from the Crypt #117: Wiz & m52go

Tales from the Crypt #117: Wiz & m52go

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Wiz and m52go from the Bisq project to discuss: - The origins of Bisq - How Bisq works - Mining - Why KYC/AML does more harm than good - Why privacy is important - The Bisq DAO - much more Check out and download Bisq: https://docs.bisq.network/getting-started.html Follow Wiz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wiz Follow m52go on Twitter: https://twitter.com/m52go Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Sto

Nov 19, 2019 • 1:49:32

Tales from the Crypt #116: Trace Mayer

Tales from the Crypt #116: Trace Mayer

Join Marty as he sits down with Trace Mayer to discuss: - Wyoming blockchain legislation - The institution of the nuclear family - Bitcoin + freedom - An update on Bitcoin's 7 network effects - much more Follow Trace on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TraceMayer Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you do

Nov 15, 2019 • 1:17:08

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.11.11

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.11.11

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Update firmware before using coldcard SD card feature to send transactions https://blog.coinkite.com/troublesome-change/ - Unchained Capital announces Caravan multisig GUI https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/the-caravan-arrives/ - Stratum V2 initial specs released https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/with-stratum-v2-braiins-plans-big-overhaul-in-pooled-bitcoin-mining - Unknown fund announces $75M bitcoin investment towards privacy https://www.unknown.fund/p

Nov 14, 2019 • 47:02

Tales from the Crypt #115: Dan Tapiero

Tales from the Crypt #115: Dan Tapiero

Join Marty as he sits down with Dan Tapiero, Founder of DTAP Capital and Gold Bullion International, to discuss: - Ray Dalio's recent note - Dan's views on the current macro landscape - Why Bitcoin is already established - Why it's hard for institutional investors to approach - Bitcoin + The American Revoultion - Critical thinking - much more Follow Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DTAPCAP Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download ca

Nov 12, 2019 • 1:06:55

Tales from the Crypt #114: Alpha Zeta

Tales from the Crypt #114: Alpha Zeta

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Alpha Zeta to discuss: - Living through hyperinflation - Repo operations. Is it QE? - Why you shouldn't trade Bitcoin - Stories from Wall Street - Bitcoin's volatility - ETF - HNWI + Bitcoin - much more Follow Alpha Zeta on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alphaazeta Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive

Nov 8, 2019 • 1:13:45

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.11.04

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.11.04

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - BTC Citadel workshop #2 Thursday December 5th at 6:30 https://twitter.com/btcCITADEL/status/1191395545656569856?s=20 - FullyNoded https://twitter.com/FullyNoded/status/1192327571486068736?s=20 - BTCPay update https://blog.btcpayserver.org/btcpay-1-0-3-137-released/ - Coldcard firmware 3.0.3 https://blog.coinkite.com/Login-Countdown-and-Nickname/ - Square quarterly results - $149M bitcoin sold, first time buyers double - Locha mesh trial in Venezuela http

Nov 7, 2019 • 1:39:00

Tales from the Crypt #113: Michael Caras AKA The Bitcoin Rabbi

Tales from the Crypt #113: Michael Caras AKA The Bitcoin Rabbi

Join Marty as he sits down with Michael Caras AKA The Bitcoin Rabbi, Author of Bitcoin Money: A Tale of Bitville Discovering Good Money, to discuss: - Writing Bitcoin Money - Michael's journey to Bitcoin - Charity - Gold's future - much more Check out Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebitcoinrabbi Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10

Nov 5, 2019 • 1:25:18

Tales from the Crypt #112: Dhruv Bansal

Tales from the Crypt #112: Dhruv Bansal

Join Marty as he sits down with Dhruv Bansal, Co-Founder and CSO of Unchained Capital, to discuss: - Multisig - Hardware wallets - SLIP 0039 - Center of Hash - Bitcoin in space - Balancing adaptation and conviction - much more Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.

Nov 1, 2019 • 1:30:11

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.10.28

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.10.28

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - 11 years of bitcoin https://nakamotoinstitute.org/bitcoin/ - #FastForSatoshi - $1B in fees https://twitter.com/yassineARK/status/1189559688494493697?s=19 - China blockchain pump https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-dissident-sees-dark-warnings-in-chinas-blockchain-push - Wasabi and Samourai Whirlpool comparison chart https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1189606714250858496?s=19 - Casa Gold 2 of 3 multisig https://blog.keys.casa/basic-multisig-2-of-3-now-wit

Oct 31, 2019 • 1:16:39

Tales from the Crypt #111: Evan Kaloudis

Tales from the Crypt #111: Evan Kaloudis

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Evan Kaloudis, Founder of ZeusLN.app, to drink moonshine and discuss: - Zeus - State of the Lightning Network - Gaming - Why are we doing this? - Security attack vectors to be aware of - Much more Follow Evan on Twitter: www.twitter.com/evankaloudis Check out Zeus Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive

Oct 30, 2019 • 1:56:32

Tales from the Crypt #110: Saifedean Ammous

Tales from the Crypt #110: Saifedean Ammous

Join Marty as he sits down with Saifedean Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard, to discuss: - Academia - Bitcoinization might not play out how you think - The collective "We" - Building his Economics course - much more Check out Saif's website and academy - https://saifedean.com/ Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS

Oct 25, 2019 • 44:55

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.10.21

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.10.21

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Layer1 mining https://fortune.com/2019/10/15/what-is-bitcoin-mining-layer1-peter-thiel-crypto-investment/ - Bakkt hits ATH volume yesterdayhttps://twitter.com/BakktBot/status/1187356577143107584?s=20 - Tails 4.0 https://twitter.com/Tails_live/status/1186660581446733826?s=20 - Nodl Dojo kill switch https://twitter.com/nodl_it/status/1186652356554964994?s=20 - Cryptosteel Capsule https://cryptosteel.com - Zebedee and SatoshisGames - zebedee.io & lightn

Oct 24, 2019 • 1:08:05

Tales from the Crypt #109: Justin Moon

Tales from the Crypt #109: Justin Moon

Join Marty as he sits down to catch up with Justin Moon. They discuss: - Building Buidl Bootcamp - Mooniversity - BitBoy - Junction - Wallets - Redundancy - Much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or

Oct 22, 2019 • 2:44:36

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.10.14

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.10.14

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Casa node concerns https://blog.keys.casa/addressing-security-concerns-about-casa-node/ - Realvision with Saifedean https://www.realvision.com/tv/shows/interviews/videos/gold-the-bitcoin-standard?source_collection=07157a6eedda4e78b9dcada0c3bc76c0 - Trezor + Unchained Slip0039 implementation https://blog.trezor.io/open-source-standards-unchained-slip-0039-for-individuals-and-groups-cae3e9573410 - Child porn ring brought down https://blog.chainalysis.com/r

Oct 17, 2019 • 1:12:06

Tales from the Crypt #108: Jared Dillian

Tales from the Crypt #108: Jared Dillian

Join Marty as he sits down with Jared Dillian, Founder & Editor of The Daily Dirtnap newsletter, to discuss: - Jared's reformed skepticism of Bitcoin - Bitcoin v. Gold - What happens if we End The Fed? - Millenial investing - much more Follow Jared on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dailydirtnap Check out The Daily Dirtnap: https://www.dailydirtnap.com/ Shoutout to this week's sponsors, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stack

Oct 15, 2019 • 52:00

Tales from the Crypt #107: American Hodl

Tales from the Crypt #107: American Hodl

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with American Hodl to wax poetic about everything. Shoutout to this week's sponsors, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Casa. Use promo code “TFTC” to get up to $250 off your Casa membership … or hit their team up membership@team.casa for a free demo, or to put them to the

Oct 11, 2019 • 2:25:57

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.10.07

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.10.07

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Real Vision upcoming show with Saif - Coldcard adds offline address explorer with new update thanks to @hodlwave https://blog.coinkite.com/address-explorer/ - Zap Android app update https://twitter.com/ln_zap/status/1181618068096724994?s=20 - Upcoming Zap desktop update to include node pubkey signing https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-588/ - New KYCP update - kycp.org - https://mempool.observer/monitor/ by @0xB10C - Nodl Samourai announced - https://shop.

Oct 10, 2019 • 1:01:37

Tales from the Crypt #106: Aleks Svetski

Tales from the Crypt #106: Aleks Svetski

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Aleks Svetski, founder of Amber, to discuss: - The latest Amber updates - Building out a product road map and prioritizing - Citadels - Separation of money and state - Hypothetical paths to a post-bitcoinization world - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to

Oct 8, 2019 • 1:08:36

Tales from the Crypt #105: Travis Kling

Tales from the Crypt #105: Travis Kling

Join Marty as he sits down with Travis Kling, CIO of Ikigai Asset Management, to discuss: - Travis' journey to bitcoin - Failed narratives/frameworks of years past - How the current system is gamed - Timing - Much more Follow Travis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Travis_Kling Check out Ikigai: https://www.ikigai.fund Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stacking

Oct 4, 2019 • 1:21:53

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.09.30

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.09.30

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Michelle Phan https://www.thecut.com/2019/09/michelle-phan-youtube-beauty-star-on-why-she-left.html - Baakt launches with limited volume https://www.bakkt.com/markets - US & UK CLOUD Act Agreement https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190928/18254143088/no-new-agreement-to-share-data-between-us-uk-law-enforcement-does-not-require-encryption-backdoors.shtml - HK - 1967 emergency laws enacted - face masks banned https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-499188

Oct 3, 2019 • 1:03:50

Tales from the Crypt #104: Janine

Tales from the Crypt #104: Janine

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Janine, privacy researcher and co-host of Block Digest, to discuss: - Janine's path to Bitcoin - Common privacy blunders - Avoiding big tech - Coinbase's checkered history - CoinJoins - Block Digest - Traveling without Google Maps - Much more Follow Janine on Twitter: https://twitter.com/J9Roem Check out Block Digest: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb53lXz2IzEFT5JNHSbdvPg Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store o

Oct 1, 2019 • 1:11:41

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.09.23

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.09.23

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Lightning Vulnerability disclosed https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2019-September/002174.html - Maduro rumored to own bitcoin https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-26/venezuela-has-bitcoin-stash-and-doesn-t-know-what-to-do-with-it - In device address explorer coming to coldcard https://twitter.com/COLDCARDwallet/status/1177393853076320258?s=20 - Erlay BIP draft released https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-578/ - Fold joins the

Sep 27, 2019 • 49:49

Tales from the Crypt #103: Mauricio Di Bartolomeo & Adam Reeds

Tales from the Crypt #103: Mauricio Di Bartolomeo & Adam Reeds

Join Marty as he sits down with Mauricio Di Bartolomeo & Adam Reeds, the co-founders of Ledn.io, to discuss: - Ledn's loan offerings and expansion into Latin America - Bitcoin mining in Venezuela - Stablecoins - Crossing boarders with Bitcoin - How the Venezuela government buys bitcoin via LocalBitcoins - Sneaking out of the country - The ills of Socialism - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download ca

Sep 26, 2019 • 2:12:20

Tales From The Crypt #102: John Doe

Tales From The Crypt #102: John Doe

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with John Doe, an ex-Silk Road vendor who had a four year forced hodl. Learn about what it was really like to use the Silk Road, the ethos of the website + forums, and the absurdness of The Drug War. Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.

Sep 24, 2019 • 1:05:15

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.09.16

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.09.16

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Baltic Honeybadger in Riga - [Day 1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IpZWSWUIVE&feature=youtu.be%3Futm_source%3Ddigg [Day 2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns_I2LpeAbQ&feature=youtu.be?utm_source=digg - Reminder that browser extensions can be malicious, act accordingly - Someone is impersonating Matt on Keybase - Olympus fiat to lightning https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-574/ - Sparkswap beta launched https://twitter.com/sparkswap/status/11735883746

Sep 20, 2019 • 56:36

Tales from the Crypt #101: Jack Mallers - Olympus Announcement

Tales from the Crypt #101: Jack Mallers - Olympus Announcement

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Jack Mallers to discuss the launch of Olympus, a non-custodial way to buy bitcoin and immediately receive it on the Lightning Network. Link to Jack's Medium post on the launch: https://medium.com/@JimmyMow/announcing-olympus-lightning-enabled-fiat-ramps-by-zap-1f5349a96ee9 Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to

Sep 19, 2019 • 1:16:58

Tales from the Crypt #100: @arbedout

Tales from the Crypt #100: @arbedout

Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Odell and a very special guest, arbedout. Arbedout is a Twitter anon who has some incredible views on Bitcoin. Particularly how the nascent "cryptocurrency boom" shares a lot of eerie parallels with market booms throughout history. The trio polishes off 3/4 of a bottle of Knob Creek while reminiscing on their experiences within the "cryptocurrency boom". Follow arbedout on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arbedout Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash

Sep 19, 2019 • 3:22:33

Tales from the Crypt #99: Raoul Pal

Tales from the Crypt #99: Raoul Pal

Join Marty as he sits down with Raoul Pal, Founder of Real Vision and Global Macro Investor, to discuss: - Repo markets - The state of the global financial system - Demographics - Behavioral Economics - Tokenizing income streams - much more Follow Raoul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI Check out Real Vision: https://www.realvision.com/ Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats toda

Sep 18, 2019 • 1:06:03

Tales from the Crypt #98: Carla Kirk-Cohen

Tales from the Crypt #98: Carla Kirk-Cohen

Join Marty as he sits down with Carla Kirk-Cohen, the last of Chaincode Labs' Summer residents to swing through the studio, to discuss: - Carla's journey to Bitcoin - Her passion for the Lightning Network - Life in South Africa - Bringing LN to an exchange - Things that LN enables that weren't possible before Follow Carla on Twitter: https://twitter.com/actuallyCarlaKC Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app an

Sep 17, 2019 • 1:05:29

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.09.09

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.09.09

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Lightning CVE exploited in the wild, lnd 0.7.0 vulnerable, update! https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2019-September/002148.html - Digg from the dead https://digg.com/channel/bitcoin - NY payroll company MyPayrollHR exit scam $35M https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/09/ny-payroll-company-vanishes-with-35-million/ - French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says Libra will not be allowed in the EU https://www.independent.co.uk/life-

Sep 13, 2019 • 1:07:59

Tales from the Crypt #97: Eric Voskuil

Tales from the Crypt #97: Eric Voskuil

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Eric Voskuil, lead maintainer of the libbitcoin Bitcoin implementation, as they discuss: - libbitcoin - Austrian Economics - Attack vectors - Eric's experience in the Navy - How Bitcoin fails - Dust - much more Check out the libbitcoin Wiki: https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system/wiki Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats t

Sep 11, 2019 • 1:53:13

Tales from the Crypt #96: Elichai Turkel

Tales from the Crypt #96: Elichai Turkel

Join Marty as he sits down with Elichai Turkel, recent Summer resident at Chaincode Labs, to discuss: - Elichai's path to cryptography and Bitcoin - Schnorr signatures - Taproot - Miniscript - Cryptography - State of academic papers - much more Follow Elichai on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Elichai2 Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackin

Sep 9, 2019 • 1:04:13

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.09.02

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.09.02

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Portugal is indeed exempting bitcoin from cap gains treatment: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/op-ed-portugal-clarified-its-bitcoin-tax-code-other-nations-should-take-note - Hash rate all time high - https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/bitcoin-hashrate.html - LocalBitcoins KYC - https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/localbitcoins-new-kyc-rules-raise-privacy-concerns - SNICKER https://gist.github.com/AdamISZ/2c13fb5819bd469ca318156e2cf25d79 - vaneck &

Sep 5, 2019 • 1:05:12

Tales from the Crypt #95: Gleb Naumenko

Tales from the Crypt #95: Gleb Naumenko

Join Marty as he sits down with Gleb Naumenko to discuss: - Gleb's experience helping to build an exchange - Bitcoin usage in Ukraine - Gleb's work on Erlay - The Erebus attack - Movies Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ?vie

Sep 4, 2019 • 1:19:30

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.08.26

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.08.26

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - ColdCard MK3 announced: https://blog.coinkite.com/coldcard-mark3/ - https://ln.alhur.es/ by @fiatjf - UI for hardware wallet multisig using bitcoin core and HWI released for testing by @justinmoon - https://github.com/justinmoon/junction - Bitcoin realized cap hits ath of ~$100B - https://coinmetrics.substack.com/ - According to Chainalysis, less than 11% of mixed bitcoin are used for illicit purposes - https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/chainalysis-most-mix

Aug 29, 2019 • 45:39

Tales from the Crypt #94: Fabian Jahr

Tales from the Crypt #94: Fabian Jahr

Join Marty as he sits down with Fabian Jahr, current Summer resident at Chaincode Labs, to discuss the RPC call Fabian has been working on this Summer, the Chaincode residency experience, the Bitcoin scene in Berlin, Fabian's experience with the Lightning Network, and much more. Follow Fabian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fjahr Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and

Aug 28, 2019 • 1:37:54

Tales from the Crypt #93: Rodolfo Novak

Tales from the Crypt #93: Rodolfo Novak

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Rodolfo Novak to discuss Coinkite, how Rodolfo approaches making products for Bitcoiners, a little Bitcoin history, Ham Radios, airplanes, and much more. Check out Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ (Use the promo code "TFTC" for 5% OFF!) Follow Rodolfo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matt_odell Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the Ap

Aug 27, 2019 • 1:23:51

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.08.19

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.08.19

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - BitBlockBoom - bitsteins talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBAuHv5cPl8 - New Erebus attack paper - https://erebus-attack.comp.nus.edu.sg - Hardware wallets + multisig - https://stephanlivera.com/episode/97/ - Sats the standard - Blockstream Green Wallet adds sats - https://twitter.com/Blockstream/status/1164296386361331712?s=20 - All seeds are not cross compatible, be aware - https://twitter.com/nvk/status/1164165702602899456?s=20 - Bitcoin Optech b

Aug 22, 2019 • 1:10:08

Tales from the Crypt #92: Bryan Bishop & Joseph Jackson

Tales from the Crypt #92: Bryan Bishop & Joseph Jackson

Join Marty as he sits down with Bitcoin Core contributor Bryan Bishop and his friend Joseph Jackson to discuss: - Bitcoin Vaults - Bitcoin security - Transcription - Transhumanism Check out Joe's website: biotechnbeyond.com Follow Bryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kanzure Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackin

Aug 21, 2019 • 1:34:53

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.08.12 LIVE w/ Pierre Rochard & Michael Goldstein

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.08.12 LIVE w/ Pierre Rochard & Michael Goldstein

Join Marty and Matt as they're joined by the hosts of the Noded Podcast, Pierre Rochard and Michael Goldstein to discuss: - Bakkt Futures - Binance KYC - Liquid Tether - Hong Kong - India - Samsung + Bitcoin - Coinbase negligence - much more Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Ca

Aug 19, 2019 • 47:09

Tales from the Crypt #91: Tuur Demeester

Tales from the Crypt #91: Tuur Demeester

Join Marty as he sits down with Tuur Demeester, Founder of Adamant Capital, to discuss Tuur's journey to Bitcoin, the founding of Adamant Research then Adamant Capital, how to leverage Bitcoin to short USD, Bitcoin's parallels with The Reformation. Follow Tuur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use t

Aug 17, 2019 • 43:47

Tales from the Crypt #90: James C.

Tales from the Crypt #90: James C.

Join Marty as he sits down with James Chiang, currently spending his Summer at Chaincode Labs, to discuss James' journey to Bitcoin, his experience with Libbitcoin, how Libbitcoin compares to Bitcoin Core, working in the renewable energy sector, working on a Python library for Taproot, and much more. Checkout https://teachbitcoin.io/ Follow James on Twitter - https://twitter.com/digi_james Follow Marty on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over

Aug 15, 2019 • 55:13

Tales from the Crypt #89: BitcoinTINA & Alpha Zeta

Tales from the Crypt #89: BitcoinTINA & Alpha Zeta

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with BitcoinTINA & Alpha Zeta to talk about the current market conditions, where Bitcoin sits, whether or not Bitcoin is a risk-on or risk-off trade, and the fact that Bitcoin is a fundamental financial tech innovation. Check out Alpha Zeta's portfolio tracker: http://www.thewarden.io/index.html Follow BitcoinTINA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinTINA Follow Alpha Zeta on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alphaazeta Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash Ap

Aug 14, 2019 • 58:20

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.08.05

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.08.05

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bitcoin vaults - https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-August/017229.html - Yuan peg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCH_-fcCoK4&feature=youtu.be - Big blocks and tradeoffs - https://twitter.com/BitMEXResearch/status/1157667091719380992 - Binance KYC leak - https://www.coindesk.com/a-bitcoin-extortion-gone-wrong-inside-binances-negotiations-with-its-kyc-hacker - Is anything priced in? Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over t

Aug 8, 2019 • 46:33

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.07.29

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.07.29

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - JoinMarket, fidelity bonds, and privacy - https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-July/017169.html - Capital One data breach - https://www.cnet.com/how-to/capital-one-data-breach-what-you-can-do-following-the-banking-hack/ - Zap update + full node - https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-desktop/releases/tag/v0.5.2-beta - Fold App Kickbacks - https://medium.com/in-the-fold/introducing-fold-kickbacks-5b1d255621b3 - "Stacking sats" - Hong Kong

Aug 1, 2019 • 1:00:56

Tales from the Crypt #88: Richard Myers

Tales from the Crypt #88: Richard Myers

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Richard Myers, who is working on "Bitcoin's last mile" via mesh networks at GoTenna and Global Mesh Labs, to discuss: - ByteABit, Richard's P2P mobile Bitcoin exchange - Mesh networks, GoTenn, LOT49, and Global Mesh Labs - Cashless societies - Deflation - much more Follow Richard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/remyers_ Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matt_odell Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsor:

Jul 30, 2019 • 2:05:40

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.07.22

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.07.22

This week Marty and Matt discuss: -BTCPayServer - https://stephanlivera.com/episodes/ - Wasabi & Samourai - Ethereum hashrate down 42% from ATH, bitcoin hashrate at ATH: https://www.longhash.com/news/ethereum-is-becoming-increasingly-vulnerable-to-attack - Coldcard + Wasabi video, class on the 26th at Chaincode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM2uhyROpAQ&feature=youtu.be - New Cash App UI - Ohmm - https://twitter.com/UpstreamDataInc/status/1152233409277648897?s=20 - Hong Kong pro

Jul 26, 2019 • 1:03:19

Tales from the Crypt #87: Conner Brown

Tales from the Crypt #87: Conner Brown

Join Marty as he sits down with Conner Brown to discuss how he became interested in Bitcoin, philosophy, the intersubjective nature of money, Kanye West, and much more. Follow Conner on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ConnerBrown_ Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS La

Jul 23, 2019 • 1:53:27

Tales from the Crypt #86: Ben Hunt

Tales from the Crypt #86: Ben Hunt

Join Marty as he sits down with Ben Hunt (with a guest appearance from James O'Beirne) to discuss some of the running themes from Epsilon Theory, how they relate to Bitcoin, and why Bitcoiners may be fighting a losing battle. Follow Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpsilonTheory Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesob Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app

Jul 19, 2019 • 1:48:18

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.07.15

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.07.15

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - This week in Bitcoin - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1150840995808010241?s=19 - Wasabi - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1151882688053334016?s=19 - C-Lightning - https://medium.com/blockstream/new-release-c-lightning-0-7-1-9fca65debeb2 - Binance staking XLM - https://www.binance.com/en/support/articles/360030727092 - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/947551556546760704?s=19 - ETH on BCH - https://ethresear.ch/t/bitcoin-cash-a-shor

Jul 19, 2019 • 1:16:27

Tales from the Crypt #85: Paranoid Bull

Tales from the Crypt #85: Paranoid Bull

Join Marty as he sits down with DAL, AKA Paranoid Bull, to discuss his journey through the markets, systemic risk, political risk, the world's current disconnection from reality and how Bitcoin play into it all. Check out Odin River's mission: https://medium.com/odin-river/odin-river-31ddc131a22 Follow DAL on Twitter: https://twitter.com/paranoidbull Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsor, Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Sto

Jul 16, 2019 • 1:11:53

Tales from the Crypt #84: Bull Bitcoin

Tales from the Crypt #84: Bull Bitcoin

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Francis Pouliot and BTC Sessions from Bull Bitcoin to discuss the Montreal Bitcoin scene throughout the years, consulting in the "Blockchain" space, SegWit2x, the common mission Bitcoiners have, and much more. Check out Bull Bitcoin: https://bullbitcoin.com/ Follow Francis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/francispouliot_ Follow BTCSessions on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BTCsessions Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matt_odell Follow Marty

Jul 15, 2019 • 1:08:42

The Trump Tweet Ep: Marty, Matt and Murad Mahmudov

The Trump Tweet Ep: Marty, Matt and Murad Mahmudov

Marty, Matt and Murad breakdown the implications of Donald J. Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Powell's comments on Bitcoin. Links discussed: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1149472282584072192 https://twitter.com/StopAndDecrypt/status/1149703537871355904 https://twitter.com/SquawkCNBC/status/1149629984157261825

Jul 12, 2019 • 31:26

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.07.08

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.07.08

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Coldcard - Nodl update - Wasabi update - Samourai 0.99.81 - https://blog.samouraiwallet.com/post/186208584657/introducing-09981-enter-the-dojo - Miner trying to inflate the supply - https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-523/ - History of the DAO hack - Eclair update - https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/releases/tag/v0.3.1 - Surveillance tech creeps forward https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1148222460724207616 - Much more Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash

Jul 11, 2019 • 1:00:09

Tales from the Crypt #83: Aleks Svetski

Tales from the Crypt #83: Aleks Svetski

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Aleksander Svetski, founder of Amber, to discuss his journey to Bitcoin, lessons from trading, lessons from being a door to door salesman, why Bitcoin not Blockchain, putting up with scammers, and much more. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Liking the show and want

Jul 9, 2019 • 54:48

Rabbit Hole Recap: Freedom Edition Week of 2019.07.01

Rabbit Hole Recap: Freedom Edition Week of 2019.07.01

This week Marty and Matt sit down on the 4th of July to discuss: - Bitcoin's revolutionary nature - Sats App announced by Casa https://blog.keys.casa/announcing-sats-app-with-satsback/ - 300 tickets sold for Bitcoin2020 - LND 0.7 released https://twitter.com/lightning/status/1146107267592445952?s=19 -Zap desktop 0.5 released https://medium.com/@JimmyMow/announcing-zap-desktop-0-5-0-beta-7622672ce582 - Coldcard v2.1.1 update adds dice support https://twitter.com/COLDCARDwallet/status/114641079431

Jul 5, 2019 • 1:05:50

Tales from the Crypt #82: Ketominer + Askuwheteau

Tales from the Crypt #82: Ketominer + Askuwheteau

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Ketominer and Askuwheteau, the team behind Nodl.it, to discuss how Nodl came to be, their recent partnership with Samourai Wallet, the freedom that Bitcoin enables, potentially moving from hardware to software in the future, the new Raspberry Pi, and much more. Check out Nodl: https://nodl.it/ Follow Ketominer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ketominer Follow Askuwheteau on Twitter: https://twitter.com/IAskuwheteau Follow Matt on Twitter: https://tw

Jul 2, 2019 • 1:47:33

Tales from the Crypt #81: Dan Held

Tales from the Crypt #81: Dan Held

Join Marty as he sits down with Dan Held, Co-Founder of Interchange, to discuss his paper on Bitcoin's future security, the importance of sharpening narratives, the false narratives that seem to persist, and much more. Follow Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/danheld Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to this week's sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stac

Jul 1, 2019 • 1:53:07

Rabbit Hole Recap LIVE: Week of 2019.06.24

Rabbit Hole Recap LIVE: Week of 2019.06.24

Join Marty and Matt as they are joined by Pierre Rochard, Bitcoin Sign Guy & Francis Pouliot with a special appearance from Paul Sztorc as they discuss: - FATF Guidelines - Iranians mining Bitcoin in mosques - COLDCARD new upgrades - Libra - CoinJoining - Much more...

Jun 27, 2019 • 46:31

Rabbit Hole Cap: Week of 2019.06.17

Rabbit Hole Cap: Week of 2019.06.17

This week Marty & Matt discuss: - Libra https://libra.org/en-US/ - Cash App deposits go live, fund cash card with bitcoin https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-507/ - Whirlpool public beta release https://github.com/Samourai-Wallet/Whirlpool -Binance to block US citizens -Lightning labs mobile app release https://blog.lightning.engineering/announcement/2019/06/19/mobile-app.html - Firefox vulnerability update to 67.0.3 ASAP https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/18/18684272/firefox-zero-day-flaw-browse

Jun 19, 2019 • 1:12:05

Tales from the Crypt #80: Andrew Poelstra

Tales from the Crypt #80: Andrew Poelstra

Join Marty as he sits down with Andrew Poelstra, Head of Research at Blockstream, to discuss Cryptography, how small of a field it is, how it's culture compares to Bitcoin's development culture, Taproot, MuSig, MiniSketch, Schnorr signatures, and much much more. Checkout Andrew's work: https://github.com/apoelstra Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and s

Jun 18, 2019 • 1:09:11

Tales from the Crypt #79: John Carvalho

Tales from the Crypt #79: John Carvalho

Join Marty + Matt as they sit down with John Carvalho, CCO of Bitrefill, to discuss his history in Bitcoin, all the dope stuff Bitrefill is working on, Bitcoin's fungibility, Bitcoin culture, and much much more. Checkout Bitrefill: https://www.bitrefill.com/ Follow John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinErrorLog Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matt_odell Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Head over to the App S

Jun 14, 2019 • 1:44:18

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.06.10

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.06.10

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Proposed ban on Bitcoin in India - Home mining https://twitter.com/Karnickleon/status/1138906263230828544?s=19 - Nodl + Samourai collab https://twitter.com/stephanlivera/status/1138048466075054080?s=19 - Global Mesh Labs https://twitter.com/stephanlivera/status/1138048466075054080?s=19 - Zap on Android https://twitter.com/stephanlivera/status/1138048466075054080?s=19 - Hong Kong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBl05xNq_AU - Italy https://twitter.com/Schuldensu

Jun 13, 2019 • 1:04:21

Tales from the Crypt #78: Lawrence Nahum

Tales from the Crypt #78: Lawrence Nahum

Join Marty as he sits down with Lawrence Nahum, Founder of GreenAddress + Chief Architect at Blockstream, to discuss approaching Bitcoin development, the history of GreenAddress, what he's working on at Blockstream, helping to make it so everyone can run a node with ABCore, and much more. Checkout GreenAddress' GitHub and contribute to ABCore if you can: https://github.com/greenaddress Follow Lawrence on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LarryBitcoin Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitt

Jun 11, 2019 • 49:33

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.06.03

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.06.03

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Rooftop RHR in SF - code "tftc25" - First 100 person CoinJoin https://blockstream.info/tx/e4a789d16a24a6643dfee06e018ad27648b896daae6a3577ae0f4eddcc4d9174 - 6102 Bitcoin hodl privacy leak overview https://github.com/6102bitcoin/FAQ/blob/master/hodl-privacy.md - Ring cameras creeping https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/amazons-helping-police-build-a-surveillance-network-with-ring-doorbells/ - SEC files suit against Kik https://www.theblockcrypto.co

Jun 6, 2019 • 1:06:03

Tales from the Crypt #77: David Bailey

Tales from the Crypt #77: David Bailey

Join Marty as he sits down with David Bailey, CEO of BTC Media, to discuss the early days of Bitcoin, how BTC Media came to be, the state of discourse around Bitcoin, how people are underestimating Bitcoin's TAM, and much more. Follow David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidfbailey Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Thinking about heading to the Bitcoin 2019 Conference? Use the promo code "RHR" for a discount at checkout: https://www.bitcoin2019conference.com Shoutout to o

Jun 5, 2019 • 1:30:24

Tales from the Crypt #76: Alex Gladstein

Tales from the Crypt #76: Alex Gladstein

Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer of the Human Rights Foundation and the Oslo Freedom Forum, to discuss how Alex ended up at the HRF, how authoritarian regimes use digital panopticons to control their subjects, why Bitcoin is such an important project, and why we can't mess it up. Checkout Alex's speech from MCC: https://youtu.be/CyieujRFk3g?t=13786 Follow Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gladstein Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Sh

May 31, 2019 • 1:35:33

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.05.27

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.05.27

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Wasabi update: https://wasabiwallet.io/ - Erlay proposal, https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-May/016994.html - New bitcoin ATH in Argentinian peso - 4.1 billion people living under authoritarian regimes according to Oslo Freedom Forum - Proposed FATF regulations - https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-492/ - defendcrypto.org - Facebook - Bitrefill + ACINQ 1 BTC channel - https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-494/ - Trade Wars - T

May 30, 2019 • 57:37

Tales from the Crypt #75: Jack Mallers

Tales from the Crypt #75: Jack Mallers

Join Marty as he sits down with Jack Mallers to discuss Zap, potential futures markets for Bitcoin miners, upgrades to the Lightning Network, cannabis, and much more. Check out Zap: https://zap.jackmallers.com/ Follow Jack on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackMallers Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shout out to this week's sponsors: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. 21Lectures! If you're look

May 28, 2019 • 1:21:59

Tales from the Crypt #74: Andrew Torba

Tales from the Crypt #74: Andrew Torba

Join Marty as he sits down with Andrew Torba, Founder and CEO of Gab.com, to discuss what it's like to be de-platformed, the Silicon Valley "cognoscenti", building more resilient communication tools, the fight for Free Speech, forking open source software as a business model for Gab, the normalization of deviant values, and much more. Check out Gab: https://gab.com/ Follow Gab on Twitter: https://twitter.com/getongab If you like this podcast, subscribe and give us a rating on you

May 24, 2019 • 1:27:49

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.05.20

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.05.20

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Who would you want to tweet about Bitcoin? - LN node update https://1ml.com/node/02d419c9af624d0e7a7c90a60b9ffa35f4934973a9d7d3b4175cc3cc28b7ffcde1 - SIM Swaps https://medium.com/coinmonks/the-most-expensive-lesson-of-my-life-details-of-sim-port-hack-35de11517124 -lncast.com launch - 60 Minutes https://www.cbs.com/shows/60_minutes/video/HaKmux455gSICzgSiGqzyUPIfGhuxnTG/bitcoin-s-wild-ride/ - $8 trillion hidden around the world and Elizabeth Warren wants

May 23, 2019 • 1:00:04

Tales from the Crypt #73: Jan Čapek + Pavel Moravec

Tales from the Crypt #73: Jan Čapek + Pavel Moravec

Join Marty as he sits down with Jan Čapek and Pavel Moravec, Co-CEOs of Slush Pool & Braiins, to discuss their backgrounds, Slush Pool's history, what they're building with BraiinsOS, the nature of reorgs, BetterHash, the dream of a shared foundry, mining futures markets, and much more. Checkout Slush Pool: https://slushpool.com/ Checkout Braiins: https://braiins-os.org/ Follow Jan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/janbraiins Follow Pavel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mor_pav Follow

May 21, 2019 • 1:30:41

Tales from the Crypt #72: Jeff Vandrew

Tales from the Crypt #72: Jeff Vandrew

Join Marty as he sits down with Jeff Vandrew, Attorney-CPA-Coder, to discuss Distributism, self-custody Bitcoin IRAs, maintaing BTCPayServer's Python implementation, rent seeking, relearning to code, and much more. Check out Jeff's work: https://vandrew.com/bitcoin/ Follow Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vandrewattycpa Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/martybent Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app a

May 20, 2019 • 1:33:20

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.05.13

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.05.13

This week Marty and Matt are joined by Bitcoin Sign Guy to discuss a bunch of stuff. Thank you to this week's sponsors. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up. Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today.

May 16, 2019 • 50:17

Tales from the Crypt #71: James O'Beirne

Tales from the Crypt #71: James O'Beirne

Join Marty as he sits down with James O'Beirne, Bitcoin Core contributor, to discuss his assumeutxo proposal, debt, short-term v. long-term thinking, and what it's like being a permabear. Checkout the assumeutxo proposal: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/15605 Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesob Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/martybent Shoutout to our sponsor, Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and st

May 14, 2019 • 1:50:28

Tales from the Crypt #70: Ruben Waterman

Tales from the Crypt #70: Ruben Waterman

Join Marty and Matt Odell as they sit down with the one man team behind Bittr, the easiest way to stack sats in Europe. We discuss Ruben's path to Bitcoin, his experience getting a Masters in Blockchain from the University of Nicosia, why he built Bittr, what it's like bootstrapping a company, and much more. Check out Bittr: https://www.getbittr.com/ Follow Ruben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/watermaniak Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matt_odell Follow Marty on Twitter: htt

May 13, 2019 • 1:29:38

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.05.06

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.05.06

This week Marty and Matt are joined by Murad Mahmudov from Adaptive Capital to discuss: - Binance hack - onlynet=onion in config file - h/t Evan Kaloudis - TFTC.io launch - Our Lightning node was stolen https://1ml.com/node/02d419c9af624d0e7a7c90a60b9ffa35f4934973a9d7d3b4175cc3cc28b7ffcde1 - bip-taproot https://github.com/sipa/bips/blob/bip-schnorr/bip-taproot.mediawiki - Wasabi guide bitcoin-only.com @6102bitcoin https://github.com/6102bitcoin/FAQ/blob/master/wasabi.md - Honeyminer Mac r

May 9, 2019 • 1:15:45

Tales from the Crypt #69: Juthica Chou

Tales from the Crypt #69: Juthica Chou

Join Marty as he sits down with Juthica Chou, Co-Founder and COO of LedgerX, to discuss Bitcoin options, what it was like for LedgerX to navigate the regulatory waters throughout the years, LedgerX's Omni platform, and much more. Learn about futures contracts based on block height, backing into projected price probabilities, and how miners hedge their risk. Check out LedgerX: https://ledgerx.com/ Follow Juthica on Twitter: https://twitter.com/juthica Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/

May 7, 2019 • 42:17

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.04.29

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.04.29

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bitcoin v.0.18.0 released https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-core-0180-release-heres-whats-new/ - Bitfinex spread increases, https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/bitfinex-plans-to-raise-as-much-as-1-billion-through-an-ieo-shareholder-says/ - Cashapp $65.5M quarterly bitcoin sales - Amazon Managed Blockchain https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/amazon-made-its-blockchain-service-available-to-the-public/ - #dropgold campaign - dropgold

May 2, 2019 • 1:06:11

Tales from the Crypt #68: Patrick Dugan

Tales from the Crypt #68: Patrick Dugan

Join Marty as he sits down with Founder and CEO of TradeLayer, Patrick Dugan, to discuss Patrick's run in with pot smoking bandits in Argentina, what he's building on TradeLayer, how decentralized derivatives markets may help drive demand for Bitcoin, the flow of money, and sovereignty in the Information Age. Check out TradeLayer: http://tradelayer.org/ Follow Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/duganist Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent

Apr 30, 2019 • 2:13:51

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.04.22

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.04.22

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bitfinex gets sued - https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/fbem/DocumentDisplayServlet?documentId=vIexA1b0spKOnK_PLUS_ZUGTJ3A==&system=prod - https://www.bitfinex.com/posts/356 - Erisx and TdAmeritrade - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/04/24/erisx-is-testing-its-new-crypto-exchange-and-tdameritrade-is-one-firm-looking-to-link-up-with-the-market/ - Ledger Windows phishing attack - https://twitter.com/Ledger/status/1121439219086495745?s=20 - W

Apr 26, 2019 • 1:29:53

Tales from the Crypt #67: Nik Bhatia

Tales from the Crypt #67: Nik Bhatia

Join Marty as he sits down with Nik Bhatia, who has pushed forward the theory of Lightning Network Reference Rates, to discuss a range of topics including reference rates in the traditional financial sector, LNRR, Bitcoin + Real Estate escrow, Nik's experience producing rap albums and much more. Check out Nik's writing on LNRR: https://medium.com/@timevalueofbtc Follow Nik on Twitter: www.twitter.com/timevalueofbtc Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent Shoutout to thi

Apr 23, 2019 • 1:39:36

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.04.15

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.04.15

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Satoshi's Treasure https://satoshistreasure.xyz/ & https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeawYh0POJhlKjaUM4Gor240vH_yVN9Urni7VjPYlh4Z5rlRA/viewform?usp=sf_link - Reports from CoinMetrics and TradeBlock dispute Reuters $100M whale story - https://tradeblock.com/blog/analyzing-the-bitcoin-price-surge-in-april and https://twitter.com/coinmetrics/status/1118603910522994688?s=20 - Wasabi Wallet hardware wallet support in testing - https://github.com/zkSNA

Apr 18, 2019 • 1:04:40

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.04.08

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.04.08

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Julian Assange https://mailchi.mp/5a9e133f8318/martys-bent-april-11th-2018-issue-460 - HODL guide https://github.com/DriftwoodPalace/guides - Multisig scenarios - Coinbase https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/04/10/coinbase-launches-crypto-to-fiat-debit-card-in-the-uk-filling-gap-left-by-shift-shutdown/ - LND 0.6.0 release https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases - Zap 0.4.1 release https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-desktop/releases - Managing a Ligh

Apr 12, 2019 • 54:16

Tales from the Crypt #66: Parker Lewis

Tales from the Crypt #66: Parker Lewis

Join Marty as he sits down with Parker Lewis, Head of Business Development at Unchained Capital, to discuss Unchained's mission and product suite, and reflect on the Federal Reserve's continuously shifting policy over the last twelve years. Parker's knowledge of what was going on at the Fed as the '07/'08 crisis was unfolding and during its aftermath is rare and something all of you freaks could learn from. Follow Parker on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/parkeralewis Follow Marty on Twi

Apr 9, 2019 • 1:21:37

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.04.01

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.04.01

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Eclair Correction - Price talk - Cumberland OTC desk 10+ bids over 1000 bitcoin on Monday - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/cumberlands-otc-desk-reports-mini-surge-of-large-btc-orders-in-a-single-hour-late-monday-night/ - Fee talk - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1113949215829430275 - Nodl - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1113806561921708032 - Boltz inbound capacity tool https://medium.com/boltzhq/announcing-the-first-boltz-release-6cb630701

Apr 5, 2019 • 55:07

Tales from the Crypt #65: Johnny Dilley, Tom Garrambone & Matt Odell

Tales from the Crypt #65: Johnny Dilley, Tom Garrambone & Matt Odell

Join Marty as he sits down with Johnny Dilley (Founder of Mempool Partners), Tom Garrambone (Founder of Tetras Capital), and Matt Odell (Bitcoiner) to have a roundtable discussion covering; Capitalism v. Socialism, Bitmain, 21co, nature, dinosaurs, what could kill Bitcoin, and much more. Check out mempool.io Check out tetras.capital Follow Tom on Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomgarrambone Follow Matt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/matt_odell Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent Sm

Apr 2, 2019 • 1:34:11

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.03.25

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.03.25

This week Marty and Matt Discuss: - Coinbase, stake is on the menu - Steve Barbour WSJ article - BSV - Bitmain IPO not happening - ryanofsky PR merged - Gemini bech32 + Blockstream explorer - Eclair mainnet full release - Craig Wright is a fraud - Dream Market shutting down - BitMex LN research Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Head over to https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=Marty%20Bent&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Vault%20Launch and che

Mar 29, 2019 • 46:35

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.03.18

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.03.18

On this week's episode Marty and Matt discuss: - Square Crypto initiative - https://twitter.com/jack/status/1108487911802966017 - Lightning Loop - https://blog.lightning.engineering/posts/2019/03/20/loop.html - BlockstreamGreen - https://blockstream.com/2019/03/19/the-all-new-blockstream-green-wallet - Fed shifting posture - https://twitter.com/byHeatherLong/status/1108427995709165573 - Venezuela sanctions payment processors - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/u-s-considers-sanctions-prohibiti

Mar 21, 2019 • 1:01:10

Tales from the Crypt #64: Carl Dong

Tales from the Crypt #64: Carl Dong

Join Marty as he sits down with Carl Dong, Bitcoin Core contributor currently working at Chaincode Labs, to discuss responsible disclosures, making Bitcoin Core more modular, Guix containers, Dyson spheres and much more! Follow Carl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carl_dong Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Check out Carl's PR: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/15277

Mar 19, 2019 • 1:25:12

Tales from the Crypt #63: Zac Prince & Rene van Kesteren

Tales from the Crypt #63: Zac Prince & Rene van Kesteren

Join Marty as he sits down with Zac Prince & Rene van Kesteren from Blockfi to discuss their new interest account product, how they manage risk with this particular offering, the nature of risk disclosures, and the utility that Bitcoin provides the world that wasn't possible before its existence. Follow Zac on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlockFiZac Follow Renee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rene_vankest Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Martybent Shoutout to this week's

Mar 15, 2019 • 1:38:41

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.03.11

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.03.11

This week Marty and Matt are joined by Adam Ficsor (@nopara73), Founder of Wasabi Wallet, to discuss: - The current dust attack against Wasabi users - https://twitter.com/nopara73/status/1105779583410946049 - CoinJoins - Privacy - Unchained Capital multisig vaults - Porn KYC in the UK - Drop in BTC transactions - Trezor vulnerabilities Thanks to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Check out their new multisig vault solution today: https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/

Mar 14, 2019 • 1:02:43

Tales from the Crypt #62: Jake Chervinsky

Tales from the Crypt #62: Jake Chervinsky

Join Marty as he sits down with Jake Chervinsky, a lawyer with a focus on government enforcement defense and securities litigation, as they discuss the law and how it pertains to Bitcoin and everything created in its wake. Topics covered include, Jake's path to Bitcoin, the concept of light touch regulation, organizations like Coin Center, how the SEC has been treating ICOs, how the SEC may treat these ICOs going forward, and hope for a less Orwellian future. Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Lo

Mar 12, 2019 • 1:53:37

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.03.04

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.03.04

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Canadian Revenue Service asking for BTC addresses: https://twitter.com/kyletorpey/status/1103467047412002817 - Ripple, FinCen agreement: https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1103356359284805633?s=20 - Is Bitcoin Twitter engagement back at 2015 levels?: https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1103673829832970240 - ABCore 0.70 released: https://twitter.com/LarryBitcoin/status/1102255072799535105?s=20 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=

Mar 7, 2019 • 57:54

Tales from the Crypt #61: Jack Dorsey

Tales from the Crypt #61: Jack Dorsey

Join Marty as he sits down with Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, to discuss how Jack came to experiment with Bitcoin, the parallels he sees between Twitter and Bitcoin, dealing with pseudonymity on Twitter, how Bitcoin curbs the State, education in the Information Age, what it's like to be a part of the Casa node club, and much more. Thank you to this week's sponsors: Honeyminer is the easiest way to earn Bitcoin. A simple crypto mining application that uses your computer's CPUs and GPU

Mar 4, 2019 • 35:04

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.02.25

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.02.25

This week Marty and Matt discuss: -Casa new product lineup https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/02/28/casa-is-dramatically-shifting-its-business-and-its-kicking-off-with-two-new-products/ -Facebook coin FUD https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/technology/cryptocurrency-facebook-telegram.html -Venezuela bitcoin article https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/opinion/sunday/venezuela-bitcoin-inflation-cryptocurrencies.html#click=https://t.co/P8hxu1vqni -Square sold 10k BTC in Q4 2018 https://www.theblo

Mar 1, 2019 • 54:23

Tales from the Crypt #60: Misir Mahmudov

Tales from the Crypt #60: Misir Mahmudov

Join Marty as he sits down with Bitcoin researcher Misir Mahmudov to discuss many topics including Bitcoin as Time, Bitcoin's amorality, Bitcoin's incentives, and family values. Follow Misir on Twitter: www.twitter.com/misir_mahmudov Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent Thanks to this week's sponsor, BlockFi! Head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to see how you can avoid selling your BTC today!

Feb 26, 2019 • 2:39:32

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.02.18

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.02.18

This week Marty and Matt discuss: -Galaxy S10 Bitcoin wallet confirmed https://bitcoinist.com/samsung-galaxy-s10-bitcoin-wallet/ -Jack activates tippin.me https://twitter.com/jack/status/1098324828182831104 -Coinbase acquires chain analysis company https://twitter.com/francispouliot_/status/1098275229556768768 -Elon Ark Invest pod https://twitter.com/yassineARK/status/1097905577831862272 -Coinmama KYC breach 450k customer affected https://twitter.com/bitentrepreneur/status/1096549320302776320 -

Feb 21, 2019 • 48:29

Tales from the Crypt #59: Eric Spano

Tales from the Crypt #59: Eric Spano

Join Marty as he sits down with Eric Spano, Founder of bylls.com, to discuss building a product with little understanding of code, enterprise blockchain consulting, Bitcoin service provider UX, and much more. Follow Eric on Twitter: www.twitter.com.espano_ Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent Peep the Nielsen Norman Group's 10 Usability Heuristics for User Interface Design https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ten-usability-heuristics/ Visit www.bylls.com

Feb 20, 2019 • 2:01:31

Tales from the Crypt #58: André Neves

Tales from the Crypt #58: André Neves

Join Marty as he sits down with André Neves, Co-Founder and Co-CTO of Koala Studio, to discuss everything from BTC/LN adoption via gaming, what it's like to live in the UAE, the Surveillance State, and much more. Follow André on Twitter: www.twitter.com/andreneves Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent Check out Koala Studio: koalastud.io Thanks to our sponsors: BlockFi, head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to see how you can avoid selling your BTC this tax season.

Feb 19, 2019 • 1:48:03

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.02.11

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.02.11

This week Marty and Matt discuss: -Tippin.me extension -Lolli extension -Spacebit.live -Venezuela ATH LocalBitcoins volume - 2454 Bitcoin / 8.95 million USD https://coin.dance/volume/localbitcoins/VES/BTC -Bitcoin Ham radio https://twitter.com/nvk/status/1095354354289135617 -Full nodes, block size, offline transactions, 65% of 4000 said no full node -JPM shitcoin -Bitdevs https://www.meetup.com/BitDevsNYC/events/258566808/ -Wasabi update -Coin Center on cash + privacy https://coincenter.org/ent

Feb 14, 2019 • 1:02:45

Tales from the Crypt #57: Alex Adelman

Tales from the Crypt #57: Alex Adelman

Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Adelman, Co-Founder and CEO of Lolli, to discuss developers building for developers, the retail landscape, building a consumer facing product with a BTC component, and much more. Follow Alex on Twitter: www.twitter.com/alexadelman Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent Thanks to our sponsor BlockFi! Head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to see how you can use your bitcoin as collateral to get USD loans in minutes!

Feb 13, 2019 • 2:16:53

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.02.04

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.02.04

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Matt handing off the LN torch to @jack https://twitter.com/jack/status/1092891165966229509 - Matt Ahlborg's LocalBitcoins analysis and new metric https://medium.com/@mattahlborg/nuanced-analysis-of-localbitcoins-data-suggests-bitcoin-is-working-as-satoshi-intended-d8b04d3ac7b2 - Koala Studio Lightning Chess https://koalastud.io/ - Blockstream Proof of Reserve https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/blockstream-open-sources-development-its-proof-reserves-tool/

Feb 8, 2019 • 1:01:18

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.01.28

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.01.28

This week we are joined by Murad Mahmudov to discuss a litany of topics. Had a bunch of topics planned but didn't get to all of them. A lot of tangents. Thanks to our sponsors: BlockFi - Head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt and learn how to leverage your crypto without selling! HoneyMiner - Now available for Linux users! HoneyMiner is the easiest way to earn BTC. Peep their site here to learn more - https://honeyminer.com/?utm_source=bent&utm_medium=banner&utm_cam

Jan 31, 2019 • 1:06:57

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.01.21

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.01.21

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Venezuela - https://twitter.com/btcven - Post-Soviet LN + Satellite API messages - https://twitter.com/notgrubles/status/1088402776638541827 - Lightning games - https://mailchi.mp/9e176e464777/martys-bent-january-21st-2018-issue-402 - Georgia & Bitfury - https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1088816882872926211 - Taproot article by Aaron van Wirdum - https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/taproot-coming-what-it-and-how-it-will-benefit-bitcoin/ - ETF w

Jan 25, 2019 • 54:28

Tales from the Crypt #56: Chris Dannen

Tales from the Crypt #56: Chris Dannen

Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Dannen, co-founder and Partner at Iterative Capital, to discuss a range of topics including the evolution of software development culture, destroying the technostructure, the poison that is mainstream media, and much more. Follow Chris on Twitter: www.twitter.com/chrisdannen Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MartyBent Check out Iterative's thesis: iterative.capital/thesis Thanks to our sponsor BlockFi! Head over to www.blockfi.com/tales

Jan 24, 2019 • 1:53:58

Tales from the Crypt #55: BitcoinTINA aka Rick Flex

Tales from the Crypt #55: BitcoinTINA aka Rick Flex

Join Marty on this week's edition of Tales from the Crypt as he sits down with BitcoinTINA aka Rick Flex to discuss how bullish he is, past tech trends and how we may use them to guess how Bitcoin adoption may play out, and much much more. Banger of an episode.

Jan 18, 2019 • 2:52:14

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.01.14

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.01.14

In this episode we discuss: -ETH 2.0 -Constantinople bug and delay -LN network analysis https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/01/15/the-growth-of-the-lightning-network-has-been-remarkable-but-theres-a-catch/ -Putin bitcoin rumor -Wasabi multi-denominations -ETC was indeed reorged chain wide -China plans on using great firewall to target nodes https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612749/china-will-now-officially-try-to-extend-its-great-firewall-to-blockchains/ -Grin launch -Thor from

Jan 18, 2019 • 1:01:44

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.01.07

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.01.07

This week we discuss: -Deplatforming + -ETC 51% -ETH Constantinople and progPow forks -10 years since Hal - https://twitter.com/halfin/status/1110302988?lang=en -Zap POS app https://twitter.com/JackMallers/status/1082778829217808384?s=19 -Gemini ad campaign - https://twitter.com/Gemini/status/1082726902622797825 -Bitcoin mining pools over time, BetterHash - https://coinmetrics.io/mining-pool-mapping/ -Kraken compliance report https://twitter.com/krakenfx/status/1081701788464558080?s=19 -N

Jan 10, 2019 • 1:10:20

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.12.31

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.12.31

On this week's edition of RHR Marty and Matt come to you live from RiseNY to shoot the shit about Bitcoin's first ten years as well as some current events. Shoutout to our sponsor Blockfi: Head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to see how you can leverage your BTC today!

Jan 4, 2019 • 50:43

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.12.24

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.12.24

This week we discuss: Trezor + Ledger hacks - wallet.fail - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/researchers-demo-crypto-hardware-wallet-vulnerabilities-at-tech-conference/ Electrum hack - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/hackers-used-a-clever-tactic-to-steal-over-700k-from-users-of-a-popular-bitcoin-wallet/ New Joule version out - Pierre Rochard's node launcher Indian gov possibly loosening regs - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/indian-government-panel-suggests-possible-rule-chan

Dec 28, 2018 • 1:02:41

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.12.17

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.12.17

This week Matt and Marty Discuss: RIP Tim May Minisketch - https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/synching-data-between-bitcoin-nodes-about-get-easier/ & https://twitter.com/pwuille/status/1075460072786935808 Blockstream satellite - https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2018/12/17/who-needs-verizon-blockstream-broadcasts-entire-bitcoin-blockchain-from-space/#548f7bc75a80 Unchained Capital Dust analysis - https://blog.unchained-capital.com/bitcoin-data-science-pt-3-dust-thermod

Dec 19, 2018 • 52:34

Tales from the Crypt #54: Yassine Elmandjra

Tales from the Crypt #54: Yassine Elmandjra

Join Marty as he sits down with Yassine Elmandjra, Crypto Analyst at ARK Invest, to discuss Yassine's insanely low time preference decisions post-college, Bitcoin mining, how Bitcoin changes you, and much more. Follow Yassine on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yassineARK Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent

Dec 18, 2018 • 1:23:17

Tales from the Crypt #53: Matthew Mežinskis

Tales from the Crypt #53: Matthew Mežinskis

Join Marty as he sits down with Matthew Mežinskis, co-host of the Crypto Voices podcast, to discuss Base Money, Free Banking, how Bitcoin plays into these concepts, and much more. Follow Crypto Voice on Twitter: www.twitter.com/crypto_voices Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MartyBent Thank you to our sponsor BlockFi! Go to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to get $25 of free crypto collateral for loans under $10k and $50 of free crypto collateral for loans above $10k!

Dec 11, 2018 • 2:07:31

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.12.05

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.12.05

This week Matt and Marty are joined by Bitcoin Sign Guy and they discuss: -Rogoff v. White recap -Vertcoin 51% - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1069989819969929218 -International oil contracts - https://twitter.com/arbedout/status/1070323234845925376 -Buy Bitcoin in Paris - https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1069330451695845383 -Pierre Rochard's lnd launcher + Zap + Joule - https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard/status/1070296265806745600 -Wasabi UX update - wasabiwallet.io -Death spiral

Dec 5, 2018 • 1:07:33

Tales from the Crypt #52: Dan Held

Tales from the Crypt #52: Dan Held

Join Marty as he sits down with Dan Held, co-founder of Picks & Shovels, to discuss the early days of Bitcoin, "Planting Bitcoin", shaping narratives, the beauty of PoW, and much much more. Follow Dan on Twitter: www.twitter.com/danheld Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent Check out Picks & Shovels: https://picks.co/ Shoutout to our sponsor Blockfi! Go to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to get $25 of free crypto collateral for loans under $10k and $50 of free crypto collatera

Dec 5, 2018 • 2:09:59

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.11.26

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.11.26

This week we are joined by Dan Held, Co-Founder of Picks & Shovels, to discuss: - lightningjoule.com - Ohio taxes and friendly Treasurer -https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2018/11/26/ohios-treasurer-talks-up-bitcoin-tax-payments-transparent-government-and-his-own-future-as-a-crypto-owner/ - Hash rate - https://www.coindesk.com/600k-bitcoin-miners-shut-down-in-last-2-weeks-f2pool-founder-estimates - Hester Peirce on WhatBitcoinDid https://t.co/aOSPdNAG5f - VanEck OTC index https://bitcoinmagaz

Nov 29, 2018 • 54:09

Tales from the Crypt #51: Max Keidun & Roman Snitko

Tales from the Crypt #51: Max Keidun & Roman Snitko

Join Marty as he sits down with Max Keidun & Roman Snitko, co-founders of Hodl Hodl, to discuss how they became interested in Bitcoin, why they decided to start Hodl Hodl, the nature of P2P exchanges, Bitcoin prediction markets, their decision to block US citizens from using their service, and much more. Follow Max on Twitter: https://twitter.com/keidunm Follow Roman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/romansnitko Follow Hodl Hodl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hodlhodl Follow Marty on Twitter: h

Nov 27, 2018 • 1:15:19

Tales from the Crypt #50: Jeremy Welch

Tales from the Crypt #50: Jeremy Welch

Join Marty as he sits down with Jeremy Welch, co-Founder and CEO of Casa, to discuss how Jeremy became interested in Bitcoin, how he Casa came to be, and the state of personal data. Follow Jeremy on Twitter: www.twitter.com/jeremyrwelch Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MartyBent Peep Casa: https://keys.casa/ Use the code "CRYPT" at www.baboontothemoon.com for 10% off a Go-Bag!

Nov 20, 2018 • 1:24:53

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.11.19

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.11.19

This week we discuss: Gold hoarders executed Iran - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-14/as-sanctions-hit-iran-executes-gold-currency-speculators - Ledger & Trezor issues - https://blog.trezor.io/psa-non-genuine-trezor-devices-979b64e359a7 https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1062876921787236352 - BCH post mortem -Lolli https://www.lolli.com/ -nodl.it http://www.nodl.it/ -SIM Swapping, App based 2FA psa - https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/130-lizard#episode-player -SEC

Nov 19, 2018 • 59:01

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.11.12

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.11.12

This week we discuss: - Bitcoin Cash hard fork - Bitcoin price volatility - Coinemine - https://www.coindesk.com/the-799-coinmine-one-will-look-like-an-xbox-and-mint-crypto-money - US Elections, politicians holding BTC - Blockchain voting - EtherDelta fined - https://www.coindesk.com/sec-charges-etherdelta-founder-with-running-unregistered-securities-exchange - Recent Bitcoin Core merge - https://twitter.com/MarcoFalke/status/1060913913221599232 - BitMex v. Hasu - https://medium.com/swlh/a-stor

Nov 14, 2018 • 1:02:00

Tales from the Crypt #49: Alex Liegl

Tales from the Crypt #49: Alex Liegl

Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Liegl, Founder of Layer1 Capital, to discuss his mental framework for valuing cryptocurrencies, Grin, Bitcoin's inception, what it means to be part of a team, and much more. Follow Alex on Twitter: twitter.com/alexanderliegl Follow Marty on Twitter: twitter.com/MartyBent Download the Cash App today! https://cash.app

Nov 13, 2018 • 1:28:26

Tales from the Crypt #48: Pierre Rochard

Tales from the Crypt #48: Pierre Rochard

Join Marty as he sits down with Pierre Rochard to reminisce about the year that has past since their first recording, give out free futuristic business ideas, discuss Pierre's Excel plugin that links to the Lightning Network, buyers of last resort, and much more. Follow Pierre: www.twitter.com/pierre_rochard Follow Marty: www.twitter.com/MartyBent Check out BitcoinACKs: www.bitcoinacks.com Check out Bitcoin Advisory: www.bitcoinadvisory.com Peep the Nakamoto Institute: www.nakamotoinstitute.o

Nov 7, 2018 • 2:10:06

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.11.05

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.11.05

This week we discuss: - Bitcoin Cash - Tether + Deltec - https://www.coindesk.com/deltec-chairman-says-tether-letter-on-bank-relationship-is-authentic/ - Wasabi check-in -Gwyneth Paltrow - https://twitter.com/katherineykwu/status/1059525781163048961 Ron Paul - http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2018/october/29/trump-is-right-the-fed-is-crazy/ - Petro - https://petro.gob.ve/index_eng.html - InitiativeQ Scam - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/10573380903924981

Nov 5, 2018 • 57:30

Tales from the Crypt #47: Jack Mallers

Tales from the Crypt #47: Jack Mallers

Join Marty as he sits down with Jack Mallers, founder of Zap, to discuss Chicago, chess, Jack's path to Bitcoin, what draws him to Lightning, Bitcoin financial products, and much much more. Follow Jack on Twitter: www.twitter.com/JackMallers Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MartyBent Check out Zap: https://zap.jackmallers.com/

Oct 31, 2018 • 1:14:58

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.10.29

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.10.29

This week we discuss: -Gab -China social credit -Localbitcoins lead by Russia and Venezuela - https://t.co/VSiTn63psi -Maplechange - not your keys, not your bitcoin -Lightning residency + hackathon -IDEX blocking NY IPs https://twitter.com/Aurora_dao/status/1054917418621984768

Oct 30, 2018 • 41:46

Tales from the Crypt #46: Justin Moon

Tales from the Crypt #46: Justin Moon

Join Marty as he sits down with Justin Moon, founder BUIDL Bootcamp, to discuss Bitcoin and life. Follow Justin - https://twitter.com/_justinmoon_ Follow Marty - https://twitter.com/martybent Checkout BUIDL Bootcamp - https://www.buidlbootcamp.com

Oct 26, 2018 • 2:24:59

Tales from the Crypt #45: Lightning Koala

Tales from the Crypt #45: Lightning Koala

Join Marty as he sits down with Lightning Koala, creator of satoshis.place and a man dedicated to building on top of the Lightning Network. The two discuss a bunch of different topics spanning from building games on Lightning to the coordination efforts it takes to make something like Bitcoin work at scale. Follow Lightning Koala: https://twitter.com/LightningK0ala Follow Marty: https://twitter.com/LightningK0ala Check out satoshis.place

Oct 23, 2018 • 1:33:20

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.10.22

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.10.22

Topics of the week: - Betty - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45889707 - Venezuela local bitcoin volume new ATHs ($25M per week) - https://twitter.com/louAboudHogben/status/1053086355100581888 - Tether follow up - https://coinmetrics.io/charts/#assets=dai,gusd,tusd,usdc,pax,usdt_log=false_roll=7_left=marketcap_zoom=1512254415194.9307,1540241462242.7358_stack=true - Unocoin routing around Indian regs - https://www.coindesk.com/unocoin-bitcoin-exchange-atm-stablecoin-central-bank-crackdo

Oct 22, 2018 • 58:42

Tales from the Crypt #44: Alan Silbert

Tales from the Crypt #44: Alan Silbert

Join Marty as he sits down with Alan Silbert, Executive Managing Director of INX Limited, to chat about the old days and his experience starting Bitpremier.com, a site where people could spend BTC to buy luxury goods. Alan explains how he got into Bitcoin, how his side hustle pushed him to leave his main hustle and what it's like to get a call from Homeland Security. Follow Alan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alansilbert Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Check out INX Li

Oct 18, 2018 • 1:33:23

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.10.15

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.10.15

Topics of the week: Tether + Bitfinex - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/935185540982497280?s=19 ETH Constantinople hard fork on testnet - https://twitter.com/5chdn/status/1051194779890003974 Liquid Announcement - https://blockstream.com/2018/10/10/liquid-launch.html goTenna unboxing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzZen7ajmKA&feature=youtu.be Fidelity announcement - https://medium.com/@FidelityDigitalAssets/the-evolution-of-digital-cash-da19b06aa58e Hugo fire flames - https://mediu

Oct 15, 2018 • 58:12

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.10.08 "Bull v. Bear"

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.10.08 "Bull v. Bear"

In this week's episode, Marty and Matt sit down with Murad Mahmudov to discuss: - Murad's bear thesis - Swensen/Yale investments (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-05/yale-is-said-to-invest-in-crypto-fund-that-raised-400-million) - Supply chain attacks + secure hardware (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies) - Bitcoin Core v0.17.0 release (https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-cor

Oct 8, 2018 • 1:04:04

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.10.01

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.10.01

On this week's episode of Rabbit Hole Recap Matt and Marty discuss - Samourai Wallet + goTenna collab: https://mailchi.mp/1d3d0a060090/martys-bent-october-2nd-2018-issue-330 Siacoin bricks ASICs: https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/955907524317859842 Malta Prime Minister, pretty chay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QzbiMmuO0k&feature=youtu.be 1Broker gets seized: https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1045433884115120129?s=19 ShapeShift: https://info.shapeshift.io/blog/2018/10/01/shini

Oct 2, 2018 • 1:00:22

Conversations from Riga: Matt Corallo + Hasufly

Conversations from Riga: Matt Corallo + Hasufly

In this special edition of Tales from the Crypt, Marty sits down with Matt Corallo to discuss CVE-2018-17144, the bug found in Bitcoin last week, and his efforts with the Betterhash mining pool protocol. This is a quick 15-minute conversation that touches on a lot. During the last 2/3 of the episode, Marty sits down with Hasufly, a budding star in the world of Bitcoin content to discuss the practices he used to learn about Bitcoin as quickly as possible. Hasu has an incredible way of creating me

Sep 26, 2018 • 49:46

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.09.24

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.09.24

On this week's episode of Rabbit Hole Recap Matt and Marty discuss: CVE-2018-17144: https://bitcoincore.org/en/2018/09/20/notice/ Monero bug: https://getmonero.org/2018/09/25/a-post-mortum-of-the-burning-bug.html Baltic Honey Badger Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66ZoGUAnY9s https://hodlhodl.com/ Argentina: https://mailchi.mp/86b9b2200711/martys-bent-september-25th-2018-issue-325 "Please stop deploying d-apps to Ethereum.": https://twitter.com/5chdn/status/1042860655114694656

Sep 26, 2018 • 1:09:48

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.09.17

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.09.17

On this week's edition of Rabbit Hole Recap Matt and Marty discuss: NY Attorney General's report - https://virtualmarkets.ag.ny.gov Jesse Powell DGAF - https://blog.kraken.com/post/1561/krakens-position-on-regulation/amp/?__twitter_impression=true Bitcoin Core bug + v0.16.3 - https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2018/09/18/ Josh Garza goes to jail - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1040300880170500097 Bancor on EOS - https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-dapp-bancor-is-expanding-to-eos-fo

Sep 19, 2018 • 57:14

Tales from the Crypt #43: Caitlin Long

Tales from the Crypt #43: Caitlin Long

Join Marty as he sits down with Wall Street veteran Caitlin Long to discuss her journey to Austrian economics via Wall Street, the extent of the shadow banking system, the situation public pensions and social security find themselves in, and Caitlin's efforts to make Wyoming the most Bitcoin-friendly state in the US. Follow Caitlin on Twitter: @CaitlinLong_ Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent Check out Caitlin's website: https://caitlin-long.com/

Sep 16, 2018 • 1:31:11

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.09.10

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.09.10

In this week's episode Marty and Matt discuss: Gemini & Paxos fiat backed 'stablecoins' - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1039233025303879683?s=19 Robinhood fueled Doge pump - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1035384169357033473?s=19 Unraveling of the ICO bubble - https://www.wsj.com/articles/olaf-carlson-wee-rode-the-bitcoin-boom-to-silicon-valley-riches-can-he-survive-the-crash-1536681364?mod=e2tw & https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1025102286396243970?s=19 Laurent's new pos

Sep 12, 2018 • 1:00:14

Tales from the Crypt #42: Coinyeezy AKA Elon Moist

Tales from the Crypt #42: Coinyeezy AKA Elon Moist

Join Marty as he sits down with Coinyeezy to discuss a litany of topics including; Honeyminer, the power of memes, "Bitcoin Generalists", hustling and some trippy theories about the great pyramids. Follow Coinyeezy on Twitter: @coinyeezy Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent Peep Honeyminer: www.honeyminer.com

Sep 10, 2018 • 1:26:44

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.09.03

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.09.03

In this edition of Rabbit Hole Recap Matt + Marty discuss: Emerging Market currency crises Iran give Bitcoin mining the go-ahead Ethereum FOMC meeting Infura centralization ShapeShift Casa's new plug and play all-in-one Bitcoin full node + Lightning node Discussions of a new Bitcoin testnet Links: https://twitter.com/WallSt_Dropout/status/1037004709419278336 https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1003680779535290369?s=19 https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1003680779535290369?s=19 https://ma

Sep 6, 2018 • 1:01:57

Tales from the Crypt #41: Ryan Selkis

Tales from the Crypt #41: Ryan Selkis

Join Marty as he sits down with Ryan Selkis, Founder at Messari, to discuss how Ryan got into Bitcoin, how writing helped him carve out a niche in a budding industry, what it was like to work for Digital Currency Group and CoinDesk, what he learned there, how he's using those lessons while building Messari, and a deep dive into Token Curated Registries. Follow Ryan on Twitter: @twobitidiot Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent Check out Messari: https://messari.io/

Sep 4, 2018 • 58:59

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.08.27

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.08.27

In this episode we discuss: Vitalik Buterin's recent blog post on how to scale with layers The importance of soft forks CNBC's trash coverage WeChat and Alipay banned cryptocurrency commerce and chats The recent jump in hash rate Laurent's piece on measuring the value secured by PoW NIRP in Germany CFTF fine of German Bank for manipulating USD derivatives ETF denial then subsequent "reevaluation" Links: https://vitalik.ca/general/2018/08/26/layer_1.html https://twitter.com/matt_odell/stat

Aug 29, 2018 • 59:14

Tales from the Crypt #40: Joe Weisenthal

Tales from the Crypt #40: Joe Weisenthal

Join Marty as he sits down with Joe Weisenthal, Editor at Bloomberg and co-host of "What'd you miss?" on BloombergTV. The two jump into the mind of a skeptic. Joe was notoriously a skeptic of Bitcoin after writing an article titled "Bitcoin is a joke" in 2013. Since then Joe has become less skeptical and he explains why in this episode. Beyond Bitcoin, Marty and Joe discuss economics, the state of the economy, Joe's journey to Bloomberg, and the mainstream media. Follow Joe: @TheStalwart Follo

Aug 28, 2018 • 1:55:37

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.08.20

Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2018.08.20

Join Marty and Matt Odell for their new weekly series, Rabbit Hole Recap, in which they break down the latest news pertaining to Bitcoin. In their inaugural episode, the two discuss Bitmain's IPO and balance sheet, Bitcoin Core's impending release of v0.17, Square's Cash App gaining steam vs. Venmo, Venezuela and the Petro, and Siacoin's decision to hard fork to become ASIC resistant to certain miners. Links discussed in the show: https://twitter.com/btcven/status/1028743266739662849 https://

Aug 22, 2018 • 1:08:20

Tales from the Crypt #39: Zac Prince

Tales from the Crypt #39: Zac Prince

Join Marty as he sits down with Zac Prince, co-founder of Blockfi, to discuss using Bitcoin as collateral, Fed policy, the fulfilment one gets from working in Bitcoin, and much more. Follow Zac: @BlockfiZac Follow Brad: @BradMichelson Follow Marty: @MartyBent Link to blogpost on taxes we discussed: https://blog.blockfi.com/cryptocurrency-tax-101-intro-to-capital-gains-and-crypto-tax-treatment/

Aug 22, 2018 • 1:42:38

Tales from the Crypt #38: Nic Carter

Tales from the Crypt #38: Nic Carter

Join Marty as he sits down with Nic Carter, Partner at Castle Island Ventures and co-founder of Coinmetrics.io, to dive into the current state of the cryptocurrency landscape, Augur, blockchain data, the evolving narratives in Bitcoin over time, and how Nic and his team approach investing in this space. Follow Nic on Twitter: @nic__carter Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent Check out Castle Island Ventures: http://www.castleisland.vc/ Check out Coinmetrics: https://coinmetrics.io/

Aug 14, 2018 • 1:46:31

Tales from the Crypt #37: Dhruv Bansal

Tales from the Crypt #37: Dhruv Bansal

Join Marty as he sits down with Dhruv Bansal, co-founder of Unchained Capital, to discuss HODL waves, using bitcoin as collateral for loans, how the story of Merlin and Arthur in "The Once & Future King" may apply to Bitcoin, and how we may take Bitcoin to space as an intergalactic money. Follow Dhruv: @dhruvbansal Follow Marty: @MartyBent Check out Unchained: https://www.unchained-capital.com/

Aug 7, 2018 • 1:54:31

Tales from the Crypt #36: John Newbery

Tales from the Crypt #36: John Newbery

Join Marty as he sits down with John Newbery to discuss Bitcoin Optech, a new initiative to help large economic players within Bitcoin ensure they are following best practices when it comes to using the Bitcoin blockchain efficiently. The two also dive into Schnorr signatures, Taproot, Lightning Network, and get cosmic over some heady Bitcoin theories. Follow John on Twitter: @jfnewbery Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent Check out Bitcoin Optech: www.bitcoinops.org

Aug 1, 2018 • 1:02:46

Tales from the Crypt #35: Bitcoin Sign Guy

Tales from the Crypt #35: Bitcoin Sign Guy

Join Marty as he sits down with Bitcoin Sign Guy to talk about the infamous day he held a "Buy Bitcoin" sign behind Janet Yellen as she gave a congressional testimony, what drives him philosophically, and what technologies like Bitcoin and 3D printers will enable in the future. *WARNING* This may be the drunkest TFTC episode to date. Enjoy!

Jul 10, 2018 • 1:23:03

Tales from the Crypt #34: Murad Mahmudov

Tales from the Crypt #34: Murad Mahmudov

Join Marty as he sits down with Murad Mahmudov, angel investor and author of two of the most prolific pieces on Bitcoin this year. The two dive deep into this conversation, discussing why dApp platform tokens shouldn't have any value, why Bitcoin's quest to become the reserve currency of the world has the biggest potential from an investment perspective, and some thoughts on anon coins and stable coins. Follow Murad: www.twitter.com/MustStopMurad Follow Marty: www.twitter.com/MartyBent

Jun 27, 2018 • 1:50:58

Tales from the Crypt #33: Saifedean Ammous

Tales from the Crypt #33: Saifedean Ammous

Join Marty as he sits down with Saifedean Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking, to discuss the history of money, why sound money is so important, and how fiat currency has caused negative externalities like fiat food.  Follow Saifedean on Twitter: https://twitter.com/saifedean Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Pick up The Bitcoin Standard: https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/11194

Jun 19, 2018 • 36:48

Tales from the Crypt #32: Josh Olszewicz

Tales from the Crypt #32: Josh Olszewicz

Join Marty as he sits down with a longtime crypto-Twitter and trading legend, Josh Olszewicz AKA @CarpeNoctom, to discuss a range of topics including TA, crypto-Twitter, how "the space" has changed and how the scams have adapted over the years. Tune in for some high qual reminiscing.   Josh's Twitter: www.twitter.com/CarpeNoctem Josh's YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/carpenoctom Read his stuff: https://bravenewcoin.com/authors/josh-olszewicz/ Marty's Twitter: www.twitter.com/MartyBent

Jun 12, 2018 • 1:29:13

Tales from the Crypt #31: Matt Corallo

Tales from the Crypt #31: Matt Corallo

This conversation hits on many topics, but focuses on (de)centralization and the types of centralizing risks that exist in the realm of cryptocurrencies. Matt expounds upon his project to decentralize mining, how UASF proved that Bitcoin is decentralized, why there is a somewhat-urgent need to develop a fee market to subsidize the block reward, and calls out some scams. Follow Matt on Twitter: @TheBlueMatt Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent Check out Chaincode Labs: www.chaincode.com

Jun 5, 2018 • 1:34:52

Tales from the Crypt #30: Ryan Dippmann

Tales from the Crypt #30: Ryan Dippmann

Join Marty as he sits down with Ryan Dippmann, co-founder of Azte.co, to discuss Bitcoin on/off ramps, payments, low hanging fruit that entreprenuers can use Bitcoin to exploit, surfing, and much more.  Follow Ryan on Twitter: www.twitter.com/RyanDippmann Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MartyBent Check out www.azte.co  Use the code "CRYPT" at www.thecryptocandle.com for 10% of and a chance to buy a whole Bitcoin for $45!

May 31, 2018 • 1:08:02

Tales from the Crypt #29: Jameson Lopp

Tales from the Crypt #29: Jameson Lopp

Join Marty as he sits down with Jameson Lopp to discuss a range of topics including private key management, anarcho-capitalism, SWATting, and why we need to be continually optimistic about freedom enabling technologies like Bitcoin. Follow Jameson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lopp Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Use the promo code "CRYPT" at www.thecryptocandle.com for 10% off a crypto candle at checkout. Buy one and you might win some bitcoin!

May 22, 2018 • 57:36

Tales from the Crypt #28: Joe Looney

Tales from the Crypt #28: Joe Looney

Join Marty as he sits down with Joe Looney, Co-Founder of the Rare Pepe Foundation, to discuss digital collectibles, the history of Rare Pepes, efficiencies provided to power plants via PoW mining, and much more.  Follow Joe on Twitter: @wasthatawolf Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent

May 15, 2018 • 1:16:57

Tales from the Crypt #27: Alejandro Machado

Tales from the Crypt #27: Alejandro Machado

Join Marty as he sits down with Alejandro Machado to discuss Bitcoin and Venezuela, how Bitcoin may be able to help the struggling country, and how Venezuela got to this point. The two also venture into discussions about UX in crypto, the weird world we're living in, and how it's getting harder and harder to trust the information we receive on a day-to-day basis. Follow Alejandro on Twitter @alegw Follow Marty on Twitter @MartyBent

May 9, 2018 • 1:29:01

Tales from the Crypt #26: Charles Hwang

Tales from the Crypt #26: Charles Hwang

Join Marty as he sits down with Charles Hwang, Managing Partner at Lightning Capital and adjunct professor at Baruch College, to discuss what it's like teaching the subject of Bitcoin to college students, how regulators are and should classify Bitcoin, brain wallets, the introduction of a new segment "Freak Questions", and much more!  Follow Charles on Twitter: @cryptocharlesh Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent

May 2, 2018 • 1:28:58

Tales from the Crypt #25: Patrick Stanley

Tales from the Crypt #25: Patrick Stanley

Join Marty as he sits down with Patrick Stanley, Growth Partner at Blockstack, to discuss Blockstack, decentralizes applications, how Blockstack differs from Ethereum, education in America, and thinking different.  Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PatrickWStanley Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent

Apr 24, 2018 • 1:10:11

Tales from the Crypt #24: Pomp

Tales from the Crypt #24: Pomp

Join Marty as he sits down with Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano as they dive into a meandering conversation about mining, tokenized securities, memes, and the need for better UX in crypto.  Follow Pomp on Twitter: @APompliano Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent

Apr 19, 2018 • 59:31

Tales from the Crypt #23: Dylan Curran

Tales from the Crypt #23: Dylan Curran

Join Marty as he gets off the beaten path with Dylan Curran to talk about data in today's digital world, how we are controlled by it, and how we can change our tendencies to take back some privacy + control of our data. They get a little cosmic towards the end too. Follow Dylan on Twitter: @iamdylancurran Follow Marty on Twitter: @MartyBent

Apr 17, 2018 • 46:39

Tales from the Crypt #22: Tom Garrambone Pt. II

Tales from the Crypt #22: Tom Garrambone Pt. II

In the second half of their conversation, Marty and Tom dive into leadership centralization, easy money, traditional financial markets, and the ongoing brain drain into crypto.

Apr 12, 2018 • 1:06:58

Tales from the Crypt #21: Tom Garrambone Pt. I

Tales from the Crypt #21: Tom Garrambone Pt. I

Marty sits down with Tom Garrambone, co-founder of Tetras Captial in NYC, to talk about his approach to investing in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the differences between a medium of exchange and store of value, and Silicon Valley v. Wall Street.

Apr 10, 2018 • 1:05:55

Tales from the Crypt #20: Matt Odell

Tales from the Crypt #20: Matt Odell

Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Odell to talk about Bitcoin's game theory, the mining landscape, and the need for people to avoid FOMO as hard as they can. Join in on the ramblings of two shitposters who have been observing the space for many years.

Apr 3, 2018 • 1:03:42

Tales from the Crypt #19: The Brothers O'Beirne Pt. II

Tales from the Crypt #19: The Brothers O'Beirne Pt. II

Part II of Marty's conversation with the brothers O'Beirne gets more philosophical as the crew dives into many different topics.

Mar 29, 2018 • 1:27:02

Tales from the Crypt #18: The Brothers O'Beirne Pt I

Tales from the Crypt #18: The Brothers O'Beirne Pt I

Join Marty as he sits down with brothers James and Will O'Beirne to talk about Bitcoin and Ethereum. James is now a full-time Bitcoin Core contributor, working at Chaincode Labs. Will is a part of the MyCrypto.com team and finally gives us a peek into the mind of someone building on and around Ethereum. The conversation meanders through many topics including prediction markets, Proof-of-Work v. Proof-of-Stake, the philosophy behind these technologies, and the current state of the space.

Mar 28, 2018 • 1:31:16

Tales from the Crypt #17: Bobb Fogg

Tales from the Crypt #17: Bobb Fogg

Join Marty as he sits down with Bobb Fogg to discuss a litany of topics including; Bitcoin Maximalism, do blockchains have to be decentralized, the concepts of Nassim Taleb, and the state of governance in blockchains and the world.  Follow Bobb on Twitter: @BobbFogg Subscribe. Rate. Review. Share.

Mar 13, 2018 • 1:49:16

Tales from the Crypt #16: Ari Paul

Tales from the Crypt #16: Ari Paul

Join Marty as he sits down with Ari Paul to discuss a wide range of topics including; the token economy, the range of disciplines that someone investing in this asset class must have (at the very least) a grasp on, how little we know, and how important (not) knowing Satoshi is.  You can find out more about Ari by following him on Twitter @AriDavidPaul.

Mar 6, 2018 • 2:11:56

Tales from the Crypt #15: Eduardo Medina and Zah

Tales from the Crypt #15: Eduardo Medina and Zah

Join Marty as he sits down with Eduardo Medina to discuss Venezuela, the country's current crisis, the Petro, and how Bitcoin may help. Zah joins us for this episode to help draw parallels between Venezuela's situation and Zimbabwe's run-in with hyperinflation. This is why we Bitcoin.

Feb 28, 2018 • 1:29:16

Tales from the Crypt #14: JW Weatherman

Tales from the Crypt #14: JW Weatherman

**Sorry for the poor sound quality on my end of the mic. Recorded on my laptop and the mic wasn't configured properly.** Join Marty as he sits down with JW Weatherman to learn about the cypherpunk movement, JW's definition of modern-day slavery, anarcho-capitalism and how they all relate to Bitcoin. Hold onto your butts, the conversation broaches some controversial topics that will make you think about the systems we've grown up within.  JW is on Twitter under the handle @WeathermanIam. Follow

Feb 21, 2018 • 1:55:16

Tales from the Crypt #13: Chiefy Nduom

Tales from the Crypt #13: Chiefy Nduom

Join Marty as he sits down with Chiefy Nduom, a man on a mission to bring Bitcoin to the balance sheets of some of Africa's Central Banks. Topics covered throughout the conversation include the current state of the global financial system, the importance of having Bitcoin in a diversified portfolio, and how Bitcoin will evolve to be the collateral of choice in the future when people take out loans. Tune in, grow your know.

Jan 31, 2018 • 1:51:14

Tales from the Crypt #12: Crypto de Medici

Tales from the Crypt #12: Crypto de Medici

Join Marty as he sits down to peek into the mind of Crypto de Medici, a crypto investor and Crypto Twitter must-follow. Throughout the episode Marty and Medici touch on investment process, controlling emotions, the current landscape of crypto, and our archaic education system.

Jan 25, 2018 • 1:20:56

Tales from the Crypt #11: Arjun Balaji Pt. II

Tales from the Crypt #11: Arjun Balaji Pt. II

Join Marty and crew for the second half of their conversation with Arjun Balaji. They cover Blockstack, how the Internet is broken, and why companies like Facebook and Google may actually be bad.

Jan 23, 2018 • 1:07:05

Tales from the Crypt #10: Arjun Balaji Pt. I

Tales from the Crypt #10: Arjun Balaji Pt. I

Join Marty and crew as they sit down with Arjun Balaji, a young crypto investor with a keen sense for finding value in the budding world of cryptocurrencies. Arjun let's us know the two cryptocurrencies he would hodl if he had to lock them up for 10 years, how these nascent technologies may shape our future, how they have changed people already, and much more.

Jan 16, 2018 • 1:06:46

Tales from the Crypt #9: Zah

Tales from the Crypt #9: Zah

Join Marty as he sits down with Barstool's resident Zimbabwean, Zah, to talk about the history of Zimbabwe, its political situation, what people use as money during bouts of hyperinflation, and how people are using Bitcoin in the land locked African country north of South Africa.

Jan 8, 2018 • 1:01:30

Tales from the Crypt #8: Team Lightswitch breaks down madness

Tales from the Crypt #8: Team Lightswitch breaks down madness

Marty and fellow Team Lightswitch member Matt Brown breakdown the crazy week that was.

Dec 22, 2017 • 22:24

Tales from the Crypt #7: Matt Corallo Pt. II

Tales from the Crypt #7: Matt Corallo Pt. II

Catch Pt. II of Marty's conversation with Matt Corallo to hear them discuss Bitcoin's chances of succeeding, how Bitcoin makes people smarter, and how everyone is ignorant when it comes to Bitcoin + blockchains. Enjoy.

Dec 18, 2017 • 1:14:50

Tales from the Crypt #6: Matt Corallo Pt. I

Tales from the Crypt #6: Matt Corallo Pt. I

Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Corallo, a Bitcoin Core contributor, to discuss Bitcoin, the current altcoin landscape, scaling blockchains, cryptokitties, all time highs + bubbles, and much more. Drink of choice for this Happy Hour was Brooklyn Brewery's Pilsner.

Dec 12, 2017 • 1:24:50

Tales from the Crypt #5: John Newbery

Tales from the Crypt #5: John Newbery

Join Marty as he sits down with Bitcoin Core contributor, John Newbery to dig into some of the technical details of Bitcoin, Bitcoin Core's process, keeping the long-term in mind, and what the average Joe can do to make Bitcoin better.

Dec 6, 2017 • 1:20:41

Tales from the Crypt #4: What the hell is going on?

Tales from the Crypt #4: What the hell is going on?

Marty is back in the studio with Louis and a special guest, Barstool's resident spider monkey, Nate. In this episode Nate signs a band, PFT makes a cameo to give us a lesson in exponential growth, and Marty answers all the questions Louis and Nate have about the current events in Bitcoin. Tune in to get caught up with all of the news that has been going on in Bitcoin.

Nov 20, 2017 • 56:57

Tales from the Crypt #3: Santiago Siri

Tales from the Crypt #3: Santiago Siri

Marty sits down with Santiago Siri, co-founder of Democracy.Earth, to talk about a range of topics including the Silk Road, liquid democracy, a trip to Cuba, Information Theory, and much more.

Nov 7, 2017 • 1:41:30

Tales from the Crypt: Pierre Rochard Pt. III

Tales from the Crypt: Pierre Rochard Pt. III

Marty and Pierre round out their conversation by hitting on "where we are now", crypto hedge funds, and Bitcoin storage. Links discussed: Kyle Bass interview - http://adventuresinfinance.realvision... Cold storage guide - https://github.com/rustyrussell/bitco...

Nov 2, 2017 • 43:24

Tales from the Crypt: Pierre Rochard Pt. II

Tales from the Crypt: Pierre Rochard Pt. II

Join Marty and Pierre in Pt. II of Episode 2 as they continue their conversation about speculative attacks, Bitcoin v. Ethereum, this year's ICO mania, and quality v. quantity.  Show notes: Grant Williams' interview with Kyle Bass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZdtL1YrRYo Satoshi Nakamoto Institute: www.nakamotoinstitute.org  Pierre Twitter: www.twitter.com/pierre_rochard Marty Twitter: www.twitter.com/MartyBent

Oct 26, 2017 • 1:11:28

Tales from the Crypt: Pierre Rochard Pt. I

Tales from the Crypt: Pierre Rochard Pt. I

Marty sits down with Pierre Rochard, co-founder of the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute, to discuss a litany of topics. Tune into Pt. I of the three part episode to learn about Austrian Economics, the Tezos debacle, Bitcoin's governance, Linux, hyperbitcoinization, and speculative attacks.

Oct 25, 2017 • 1:23:12

Tales from the Crypt Ep1: The History of Bitcoin pt. II

Tales from the Crypt Ep1: The History of Bitcoin pt. II

Join Marty and Louis as they pick up the history of Bitcoin in 2012 and run through everything that's happened through today. Learn about Bitcoin's supply schedule, why people dislike Coinbase, and the first attempt to dethrone the Core team. This week's tangents include the Sixers, a Japanese word of the day, Louis' journey to find the Deep Web, and parking tickets in Chicago.

Oct 11, 2017 • 1:11:47

Tales from the Crypt Ep1: The History of Bitcoin pt. I

Tales from the Crypt Ep1: The History of Bitcoin pt. I

Marty and Louis discuss the history of Bitcoin, where they were when the Phillies won the world series, Brad Pitt, and Brock Lesnar.

Oct 3, 2017 • 28:42

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