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TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast Marty Bent
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TFTC is a podcast hosted by Marty Bent about Bitcoin. Join Marty, Editor in Chief of "the best newsletter in Bitcoin", as he sits down to discuss Bitcoin with interesting people.
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#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 - Engineering and on-chain analysis
49:09 - Checkonchain analysis framework
55:11 - Wall Street using the data
57:10 - What would disprove the model?
1:00:25 - Profit/loss ratio
1:04:40 - Time off, Will the cycles continue?
1:11:58 - Price prediction
1:15:39 - Managing generational wealth
1:20:04 - Bitcoin in bad economic times
1:28:15 - Bitcoin improving politics and energy
1:35:13 - Wrapping with plugs
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#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 financial plan41:05 - Bulgaria47:20 - El Salvador58:50 - Sound money mindset1:02:26 - The players1:10:11 - Plugs
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#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 finding a way out57:48 - Expecting the big moment tomorrow1:03:45 - AI1:15:58 - US needs long term plans1:29:58 - State/non state power is shifting1:51:14 - Bitcoin is out best strategic option1:56:19 - WWIII
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#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 ballots51:31 - Strong towns and local business54:37 - Poisonous food/healthcare loop58:07 - Fiat standard1:01:21 - The system is learning too1:04:02 - Sound money mindset1:11:18 - Pod 2.0 and Nostr1:15:48 - Censorship resistance1:19:54 - We’re so early1:24:03 - Unrealized bank losses1:28:29 - Truth For The Commoner
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#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 - Delegation and scheduling1:06:08 - More meetups, more podcasts1:11:31 - TFTC rewards1:15:48 - Incorporating alpha1:21:55 - Home screen apps
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#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 investors
17:26 - Elections and consumer sentiment
25:56 - Inflation and money velocity
32:35 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
34:12 - Is the level of chaos unprecedented?
39:18 - AI and bitcoin
43:12 - Internet money
46:09 - Energy narratives
50:23 - Converging technologies
57:43 - Ark ETF and bitcoin dev support
1:06:24 - Plugs
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