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By: 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.

Ten31 Timestamp: You Say Ceasefire, and I Say Escalation
Last Monday at 5:00 PM

Markets are whipsawing between ceasefire hopes and escalation fears as the Strait of Hormuz becomes a geopolitical flashpoint, while Bitcoin shows surprising resilience amid the chaos. We dig into the energy leverage game between the US and China, the suspicious timing of the Mythos AI panic, and why Bitcoin makes more sense than stablecoins for toll payments in a war zone.

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Why empty VLCCs are racing to the Gulf of America while Hormuz closes

China's sulfuric acid export ban targeting global food supplies

Bit...


#735: The Pollution of Bitcoin Core with Dr. Jack Kruse
Last Saturday at 4:00 PM

Marty sits down with Jack Kruse to discuss the convergence of political power and financial corruption threatening Bitcoin, the existential danger of base‑chain pollution that most plebs overlook, and the shocking ties between early developer Adam Back and Jeffrey Epstein.

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#734: The Generational Wealth Heist with Nick Nemeth
04/08/2026

Marty sits down with Nick Nemeth to discuss how private equity firms have rendered 29 of the top 30 US life insurers technically insolvent through accounting fraud, offshore reinsurance shell games, and risky private credit investments that threaten to trigger a crisis larger than 2008.

Nick on X: https://x.com/NickNemo17

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Ten31 Timestamp: Schrödinger's Regime Change
04/06/2026

Schrödinger's Regime Change is upon us. With the Trump administration sending contradictory signals on Iran and global markets whipsawing on every headline, Marty Bent and John Arnold cut through the noise to focus on the physical realities actually driving geopolitics. From oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz to the return of quantum computing FUD, we separate signal from noise in an increasingly chaotic world.

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In this episode:

Schrödinger's Regime Change: Navigating Trump administration chaos Why "Leroy Jenkins" is the perfect metaphor for current forei...


#733: The Truth About The Quantum Threat with Brandon Black
04/04/2026

Marty sits down with Brandon Black to discuss the realistic timeline of quantum computing threats to Bitcoin, the gap between theoretical breakthroughs and physical implementation, and why rushing post-quantum cryptographic upgrades may be unnecessary and risky.

Brandon on X: https://x.com/reardencode

Rearden Code GitHub: https://github.com/reardencode

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#732: The Iran War Escalation with Mel Mattison
04/01/2026

Marty sits down with Mel Mattison to discuss the escalating Iran-Israel conflict, the rising threat of nuclear war and global recession, and how investors should position themselves in cash, gold, and Bitcoin to navigate potential market crashes and stagflation.

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

Mel’s website: https://www.melmattison.com/

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Ten31 Timestamp: To Hike or Not to Hike
03/30/2026

John Arnold joins Marty to break down why the Fed is fiscally trapped and unable to hike rates despite inflationary pressures from Middle East supply shocks, while Bitcoin achieves unprecedented institutional integration through mortgage markets and Wall Street ETF filings.

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In this episode:

Why the Fed cannot hike: Debt/GDP and interest expense constraints MOVE index spikes to highest levels since Liberation Day The 1940s analog: Fed-Treasury coordination, price controls, and rationing Private credit contagion and Treasury basis trade unwind risks Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac recognize Bitcoin for mortgage collateral Coi...


#731: Fixing Broken Bitcoin Tax Policy with Andrew Gordon
03/25/2026

Marty sits down with Andrew Gordon to discuss the IRS's aggressive new crypto audit tactics, problematic tax reporting requirements like Form 1099-DA, and the urgent need for legislative reforms including a de minimis exemption and voluntary disclosure program.

Andrew on X: https://x.com/accounting

Gordon Law: https://gordonlaw.com/

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Ten31 Timestamp: Cui Bono?
03/23/2026

Marty breaks down the real winners and losers as Middle East tensions create massive market volatility and reshape global energy flows.

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In this episode:

Oil market spreads reveal who's really benefiting from Gulf disruptions Why Qatar's 5-year LNG shutdown changes everything China's insurance advantage in the Strait of Hormuz Treasury yield spike forcing Trump's hand on Iran talks Gold selloff exposes the reserve asset rotation happening behind the scenes

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 - Market chaos and Iran negotiations

00:06:04 - Oil spread signals reveal US energy advantage

00:10:50 - Q...


#730: Trump's Geopolitical Poker Game with Tom Luongo
03/23/2026

Marty sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the recent US military operation against Iran, Trump's "poker player" strategy to dismantle the City of London's control over global shipping insurance and energy markets, and the potential end of the "chaos premium" in international trade.

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#729: The Generational Liquidity Trap with Jeff Park
03/21/2026

Marty sits down with Jeff Park to discuss the converging forces of demographic inversion, wealth inequality, and AI disruption that are creating a generational liquidity trap, why traditional assets like housing and equities represent exit liquidity risks for investors, and how Bitcoin serves as the essential hedge against this systemic breakdown.

Jeff on X: https://x.com/dgt10011

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#728: The Peer Review Cartel with Nicolas Hulscher
03/18/2026

Marty sits down with Nicolas Hulscher, MPH, epidemiologist at the McCullough Foundation, to discuss peer-reviewed research linking mRNA COVID vaccines to persistent vaccine components, turbo cancers, and genomic integration, as well as the broader childhood vaccine schedule's connection to autism, the corruption of the peer review system, and the political failures to hold the pharmaceutical industry accountable.

Nic on Twitter: https://x.com/NicHulscher

McCullough Foundation: https://mcculloughfnd.org/

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#727: Orange Pilling The Deep State with David Zell
03/16/2026

Marty sits down with David Zell, Executive Director of the Bitcoin Policy Institute, to discuss the Coinbase de minimis lobbying controversy, the battle to make Bitcoin tax reform a legislative priority, and why engaging the national security community may be Bitcoin's most durable long-term protection.

David on X: https://x.com/DavidZell_

BPI: https://www.btcpolicy.org/

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#726: Mapping The Mind Of The Machine with Brian Murray & Paul Itoi
03/14/2026

Marty sits down with Brian Murray and Paul Itoi to discuss the convergence of AI agents, graph databases as a solution to LLM memory limitations, and Bitcoin's Lightning Network as the native payment rail for the emerging agentic economy.

Paul on X: https://x.com/paulitoi

Brian on X: https://x.com/murr

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#725: Why Bitcoin Adoption Is Fragmented with Fernando Nikolic
03/11/2026

Marty sits down with Fernando Nikolic to discuss how Bitcoin can learn from the music industry's mistakes, the communications failures that have held back adoption, and how AI tools and data curation are reshaping the information landscape for the next wave of Bitcoiners.

Fernando on X: https://x.com/basedlayer

Bitcoin Perception: https://perception.to/

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Ten31 Timestamp: To Rule the Waves
03/11/2026

Markets are underestimating the gravity of what's unfolding in the Middle East, but Bitcoin is showing signs it might be pricing in the inevitable response.

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In this episode:\

Why oil infrastructure attacks may be a strategic move against China\ How the Strait of Hormuz closure affects 45% of China's oil supply\ Private credit stress meeting energy inflation - the perfect storm\ Signs Bitcoin may have bottomed while traditional assets struggle\ The chess match between US energy dominance and Chinese supply chains \ - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - Monitoring the Middle East situation 00:01:06 - Strait of Hor...


#724: Bitcoin Is The Peaceful Revolution with GMONEY
03/09/2026

Marty sits down with GMoney to discuss Bitcoin as a peaceful weapon for individual sovereignty, the moral case for tax resistance, and the theory that Bitcoin is part of a larger coordinated counter-insurgency against the global fiat banking cartel.

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#723: The Battle for the Agentic Economy with Matt Corallo
03/08/2026

Marty sits down with Bitcoin developer Matt Corallo to discuss why the emergence of AI coding tools and agentic payments represents the most critical and time-sensitive opportunity in Bitcoin's history to become the dominant payment rail of the internet.

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#723: The Battle for the Agentic Economy with Matt Corallo
03/07/2026

Marty sits down with Bitcoin developer Matt Corallo to discuss why the emergence of AI coding tools and agentic payments represents the most critical and time-sensitive opportunity in Bitcoin's history to become the dominant payment rail of the internet.

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Ten31 Timestamp: Fast Takeoffs And Hard Landings
03/02/2026

World War 3 is heating up and most people are missing the bigger strategic picture. What just went down in Iran and why anthropic got blacklisted by the Pentagon.

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In this episode:

US-Iran conflict as part of broader China decoupling strategy Pentagon vs Anthropic: The AI Patriot Act moment Why this administration is acting on wartime footing Bitcoin's surprisingly strong response to geopolitical chaos 10-year Treasury signals and what they mean for monetary policy Block's massive AI-driven layoffs and implications for the future

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 - World War 3 is upon us...


#722: AI Privacy Is The New Bitcoin Privacy with Mark Suman
03/02/2026

Marty sits down with Mark Suman, co-founder of Maple AI, to discuss the explosive growth of AI agents, the privacy risks of using closed-source models, how open-source AI is catching up to frontier labs, and why building private, decentralized AI tools is critical to preventing a dystopian future.

Mark on X: https://x.com/marksuman

Maple: https://trymaple.ai/

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#721: The Human Skills That Matter Now That AI Can Code with Calle
02/28/2026

Marty sits down with Calle, prolific Bitcoin and Freedom Tech builder behind the Cashu eCash protocol, BitChat, and Clawi AI, to discuss the AI agent revolution transforming software development, the launch of Numo tap-to-pay for Bitcoin, eCash as the ideal payment rail for autonomous agents, and what it all means for the future of human creativity and work.

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#720 Global Liquidity Has Peaked with Michael Howell
02/25/2026

Marty sits down with Michael Howell, founder of Cross Border Capital, to discuss the state of global liquidity, its impact on Bitcoin and risk assets, and what the current cycle peak means for investors navigating the road ahead.

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Ten31 Timestamp: The Die Is Cast
02/23/2026

Reality distortion fields aren't just for Steve Jobs anymore - they're everywhere in our sclerotic institutions, and the latest examples show just how disconnected official narratives are from what's actually happening.

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In this episode:

- Supreme Court blocks Trump's IEEPA tariff authority, but multiple alternative paths remain

- Fed minutes show rate hike discussions while Treasury assumes massive ongoing RMP purchases

- Bitcoin's recent performance amid changing liquidity conditions and institutional crosswinds

- Hash rate recovers 14.6% after winter storm, debunking quantum and AI pivot the...


#719: Bitcoin Is Winning Even In A Bear Market with Alex Leishman
02/23/2026

Marty sits down with Alex Leishman, CEO and CTO of River, to discuss Bitcoin adoption trends in the current bear market, the Lightning Network's growing momentum, institutional vs. individual ownership shifts, AI's impact on productivity and hiring, quantum computing risks to Bitcoin, and River's vision for the future of Bitcoin banking.

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

River report: https://x.com/SDWouters/status/2024507942708351443

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#718: The Housing Market Is Lying To You with Melody Wright
02/21/2026

Marty sits down with Melody Wright, housing market analyst and investigative researcher, to discuss the deepening cracks beneath the surface of the U.S. housing and labor markets — from record-low home sales and rising mortgage delinquencies to corrupted government data, municipal fiscal collapse, and the broader consumer credit stress that mainstream financial media continues to ignore.

Melody on X: https://x.com/m3_melody

Melody’s Substack: https://m3melody.substack.com/

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Ten31 Timestamp: Bitcoin Fixes the Energy Problem
02/16/2026

The AI revolution is accelerating faster than most people realize, but major institutions aren't accounting for it in their economic projections. While the CBO just added $1.4 trillion to this decade's deficit forecast, they completely missed the potential disruption from artificial intelligence.

đź”— https://bitcoinproducts.com

In this episode:

- The viral "something big is happening" AI post and what it missed

- Why institutional adoption of AI tools faces massive inertia despite breakthrough capabilities

- How the managerial class creates friction against disruptive technologies

- CBO deficit projections ign...


#717: Building The Financial Rails Bitcoin Deserves with Jesse Shrader
02/16/2026

Marty sits down with Jesse Shrader, co-founder and CEO of Amboss, to discuss the evolution of the Lightning Network, how Taproot Assets are bringing stablecoins and multi-asset trading to Bitcoin, the launch of Amboss's RailsX peer-to-peer exchange and Magma MCP tool for AI agents, and why Bitcoin is positioned to become the backbone of global commerce and foreign exchange settlement.

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Amboss: https://amboss.tech/

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#716: A Century In Five Years with Justin Moon
02/14/2026

Marty sits down with Justin Moon to discuss his return to building freedom tech, the explosion of AI capabilities through tools like Open Claw and Claude Code, and why Bitcoiners need to stop patting themselves on the back and start shipping software that solves real problems for real people.

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#715: $1.5 Trillion in AI Promises With No Business Plan with Gary Brode
02/11/2026

Marty sits down with Gary Brode to discuss why the market's reaction to the Warsh Fed nomination was wrong, the real drivers of inflation, the unsustainable economics of the AI hyperscaler spending boom, and why Bitcoin's long-term value proposition remains strong despite short-term price volatility.

Gary on X: https://x.com/Gary_Brode

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Ten31 Timestamp: The Fundamental Haven't Changed
02/09/2026

Bitcoin's price hit the 50s this week, but the fundamentals tell a different story. As AI investment explodes above $600 billion annually, agents are already using Bitcoin as internet-native money.

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In this episode:

Why the fear and greed index hit historic lows (lower than COVID and FTX) How AI agents are using Bitcoin Lightning wallets and signing into websites $600+ billion hyperscaler CapEx spend creating fundamental Bitcoin tailwinds Hash rate difficulty adjustment working as designed (11.15% downward adjustment) Why Bitcoin isn't a hedge yet but is building toward becoming one

TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - Price vol...


#714: What Comes After Taproot? with Arbedout
02/09/2026

Marty sits down with ArbedOut to discuss the Epstein email leaks and their implications for Bitcoin, the current state of markets and Bitcoin treasury companies, the challenges of reaching consensus on Bitcoin's next soft fork, the promise of AI agents making Lightning payments, and ArbedOut's new project SigBash — a programmable signer that brings covenant-like functionality to Bitcoin without a protocol change.

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#713: Bitcoin Was Warning Us for Months with James Check
02/07/2026

Marty sits down with James Check to discuss the current Bitcoin bear market, where on-chain data and mean reversion models suggest we're in the bottom fifth of the cycle, why capitulation is a necessary process, the quantum computing FUD, the role of gold as portfolio ballast, and why staying convicted through the storm is the only rational move if your decision tree says Bitcoin isn't dead.

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#712: The Great Precious Metals Shakeout with Vince Lanci
02/04/2026

Marty sits down with Vince Lanci to discuss the chaotic selloff in gold, silver, and Bitcoin, China's broken precious metals market structure, the geopolitical implications of the Kevin Warsh Fed nomination, and how gold is being positioned as collateral in a de-globalizing monetary order.

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#711: How to Turn Any App Into a Bitcoin On-Ramp with Harsha Goli
02/02/2026

Marty sits down with Harsha Goli to discuss his decade-long journey building Bitcoin infrastructure, the challenges companies face integrating traditional finance rails, and how Magnolia is launching a full banking API to help any Bitcoin application convert fiat to Bitcoin across all 50 US states.

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#710: Q4 2025 Monetary Base Update with Matthew MeĹľinskis
01/31/2026

Marty sits down with Matthew MeĹľinskis to discuss their quarterly monetary base update, analyzing Bitcoin's power law trajectory against gold and silver's record-breaking rallies, why Bitcoin remains historically undervalued relative to precious metals, and geopolitical considerations around freedom and autocracy.

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#709: Inside Maine's Medicaid Fraud Machine with Steve Robinson
01/28/2026

Marty sits down with Steve Robinson to discuss his year-long investigation into massive Medicaid fraud in Maine, exposing how politically connected migrant NGOs have been exploiting taxpayer-funded programs with virtually no oversight or consequences.

Steve on Twitter: https://x.com/SteveRob

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#708: Why Silver Doubled in 60 Days with Josh Phair
01/26/2026

Marty sits down with Josh Phair, founder of Scottsdale Mint and Wyoming Reserve, to discuss the global metals war unfolding between the US and China, why silver has doubled in two months, and how the scramble for critical minerals is reshaping the financial system.

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Scottsdale Mint: https://www.scottsdalemint.com/

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#707 The Yen Carry Trade Unwind Could Crash U.S. Markets with Infranomics
01/24/2026

Marty sits down with Robert of Infranomics to discuss the fragility of the global bond market, Japan's yield curve crisis and its ripple effects on U.S. treasuries, the end of globalization, rising political polarization, and why Bitcoin and gold are the only assets worth holding in a fiscally dominant world.

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#706: Fix the Money or Face Civil War with DarkSide2030
01/21/2026

Marty sits down with Scott to discuss the historic silver squeeze, the fragility of global derivatives markets, central bank coordination against populist movements, government fraud exposed by DOGE, and why Bitcoin serves as the ultimate escape hatch from an impending financial crisis.

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