Sinopsis
Tales from the Crypt is a podcast hosted by Marty Bent about Bitcoin. Join Marty, Editor in Chief of "the best newsletter in crypto", as he sits down to discuss Bitcoin with interesting people. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt/support
Episodios
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#492: Open Source AI Is Winning with NVK
20/03/2024 Duración: 01h58minMarty sits down with NVK to discuss Coinkite, AI, tradeoffs in bitcoin, and more. NVK on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Signing devices and the Coldcard Q 13:13 - ETFs vs self custody 17:38 - SIM swaps and AI fakes 23:59 - Meatspace KYC 26:55 - AI tools, Unleashed.chat 32:04 - AI and bitcoin for businesses 42:18 - How AI will impact the world 50:14 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 50:52 - What will our children need to know? 55:10 - Covenants 1:03:10 - Tradeoffs of bitcoin scaling layers 1:13:45 - Bitcoin’s multiple value props 1:17:29 - Nostr 1:25:26 - Pace of adoption 1:36:44 - Keynesian lies 1:40:09 - Commie Canada 1:50:25 - We’re winning because they can’t meme 1:55:13 - Coinkite stuff Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained
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#491: Bitcoin Urbanism with Tuur Demeester, Kelly Lannan & Austin Tunnell
18/03/2024 Duración: 01h32minMarty 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 - Intro 5:05 - Introducing guests 14:03 - Fiat real estate and centralized planning 22:48 - Environment and psychology 34:33 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 35:12 - Efficiency can be bad for your health 44:15 - Real estate is a shitcoin 55:14 - Social breakdown and families 58:48 - Suburbs becoming slums 1:02:52 - Municipal infrastructure 1:07:43 - Community 1:17:09 - Definancializing real estate 1:22:43 - Sustainability 1:28:55 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Un
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#490: How Woke Took Over America with Andrew Gutmann
15/03/2024 Duración: 01h02minMarty 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 - Intro 5:05 - Andrew’s background 11:30 - Andrew’s Substack piece 17:54 - Commercial banks and the Fed 21:34 - How fiat causes wealth disparity 28:30 - Turning the tide 31:40 - Gradually, Then Suddely 32:19 - Point of no return 34:57 - Bitcoin and energy 41:17 - Educational institutions 49:31 - Competency crisis 51:57 - Homeschooling 54:13 - Powell 59:20 - Hyperinflation 1:01:04 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained
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#489: Bitcoin Fixes Scientific Peer Review with Kevin McKernan
13/03/2024 Duración: 01h26minMarty 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 - Intro 5:05 - Capitol Hill presentation 15:08 - P2P review and publication 19:43 - Hiding SV40 DNA 28:00 - Gene therapy 34:04 - Industry saving face 42:47 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 43:26 - Bitcoin and the timechain 57:24 - Incentivizing high quality peer review 1:07:56 - Bitcoin parallels biology 1:13:43 - Medical community catching on 1:18:50 - Reactions to Capitol Hill message 1:24:20 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River
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#488: Freedom Money Will Revive Rural America with Dr. Brooke Miller
11/03/2024 Duración: 01h20minMarty 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 - Intro 5:05 - Vaccine data 15:58 - Nefarious intentions 21:47 - Media attacking ranchers 27:11 - mRNA food 31:56 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 32:34 - Counter attack 37:18 - Freedom money 45:10 - Rural America 50:06 - Local food 53:09 - Scaling and centralization 1:01:21 - Momentum against the rulers 1:05:47 - We’re on a list 1:12:24 - Orange pilling politicians 1:15:16 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent
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#487: Bitcoin Mining Industry v. Elizabeth Warren with Pierre Rochard
08/03/2024 Duración: 01h50minMarty 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 - Intro 5:05 - AI tools 18:11 - AI competing with Bitcoin for energy 26:05 - EIA registry 1:02:20 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 1:02:59 - Liz’s goals 1:08:23 - Environmentalism 1:15:48- Nat gas and context for renewables 1:31:24 - Current market and speculative attack 1:43:28 - Good time to be a bitcoiner Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available:
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#486: How Bitcoin Can Solve The Competency Crisis with Axel Raven
06/03/2024 Duración: 01h49minMarty 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 - Intro 5:05 - Competency crisis and essential work 22:09 - Sound money 30:05 - Time and the purpose of money 36:35 - Keynesian trickery 46:28 - Real estate and northern weather 50:38 - Trucking 1:04:44 - Automation fantasies 1:09:37 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 1:10:16 - Technial debt 1:16:36 - Nuclear 1:21:44 - Fiat delusion and scrooges 1:32:16 - Bitcoin replacing the dollar 1:38:57 - Truth For The Commoner 1:46:27 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite
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#485: Will Bitcoin Hit $1,000,000 This Cycle? with Tuur Demeester
04/03/2024 Duración: 01h35minMarty 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 - Intro 5:07 - Tuur is bullish 12:08 - Public is catching on to money printing 17:01 - Effect of newbie influx 22:57 - Regulatory and centralization risk 29:04 - Totalitarian regimes 41:06 - Belgium and helpless mindset 51:32 - AI and information accessibility 1:00:55 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 1:01:34 - How high are we going? 1:18:14 - Building, form and function 1:32:13 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co
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#484: Bitcoin And The Long March with Ben Hart
01/03/2024 Duración: 01h28minMarty 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 - Intro 6:21 - Ben’s daughter 16:46 - Discovering Bitcoin 19:36 - Dartmouth Review 24:38 - Big tech and intelligence agencies 33:22 - College brainwashing 44:23 - Victim narrative and immigration 52:25 - Fiat culture 56:06 - Energy, mining and decentralization 1:01:11 - Sound money and military industrial complex 1:08:39 - Optics and adoption 1:27:18 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is
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#483: Bitcoin Is The 7th Largest Base Money In The World with Matthew Mežinskis
21/02/2024 Duración: 02h09minMarty 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: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join
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#482: Freedom Fighters Need Bitcoin with Lyudmyla Kozlovska & Bota Jardemalie
20/02/2024 Duración: 01h15minMarty 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.odfoundation.eu/a/724918,submission-to-fincen-us-digital-asset-aml-act/ - Site / Support OD Foundation: https://en.odfoundation.eu/how-can-you-help/ - LN to donate in Bitcoin and support our advocacy work in the EU and US:
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#481: Bitcoin's Positive Influence On Power Markets with James McAvity
13/02/2024 Duración: 01h54minMarty 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 - Intro 7:38 - 50k and Ready Player One 13:16 - Assertions of Chinese grid attack 23:06 - Working with the wind tax credit issue 36:44 - Renewable grid drawbacks and risks 44:17 - The right mix of energy sources 47:53 - Germany decommissioning and energy politics 1:00:23 - Bitcoiners running nuclear 1:06:11 - Halving 1:11:52 - ASIC innovation 1:31:04 - Mining fees 1:34:28 - BitMEX 1:38:07 - Gamestop 1:40:41 - Cormint 1:47:01 - Energy/finance integration 1:52:25 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent C
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#480: Bitcoin Mining State Of The Union with Harry Sudock
06/02/2024 Duración: 01h12minMarty 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 - Intro 7:26 - Big week for Griid 11:21 - State of the mining industry 15:46 - Industrial adoption 19:43 - Demand response 23:46 - Energy FUD from the parasitic class 31:44 - Future of mining 36:06 - Technical innovation 37:27 - ASIC manufacturers 45:02 - Halvening 51:59 - Political influence and pencil making 58:27 - ETF and stocks 1:02:54 - Ten31 advisor 1:08:56 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Bitcoin Talent Co
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#479: Socialist Attack On Bitcoin Mining with Jason Brett
02/02/2024 Duración: 01h27sMarty 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 - Intro 6:17 - Overview on “emergency” survey 15:03 - Clearly an overt state attack 21:45 - Fighting back 30:21 - Upcoming months 32:30 - Energy industry and policy 39:29 - Failure of ESG 46:31 - Making political progress 52:20 - Federal vs State 58:12 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co Sote TFTC Merch is Available:
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#478: How DEI Is Weakening The Military with Matthew Lohmeier
02/02/2024 Duración: 01h04minMarty 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 - Intro 6:45 - Politics dividing the military 15:57 - Military of the best 22:28 - DEI harms those it “protects” 27:00 - US weakening is rapid and likely intentional 40:15 - What’s making us stronger? 47:12 - First steps to mending 54:18 - Call to the silent majority 50:03 - Money and incentives 1:02:15 - Define your values Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co
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#477: What It Was Like Launching Bitcoin In El Salvador with Sean McDonnell
29/01/2024 Duración: 01h18minMarty 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 sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co Sote TFTC Merch is Available: Shop No
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#476: The Story Of The People And Projects That Inspired Bitcoin with Aaron van Wirdum
26/01/2024 Duración: 01h27minMarty 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 - Intro 6:32 - Storytime with Marty 13:00 - Genesis book 16:15 - Where does Bitcoin’s history begin? 19:43 - Cypherpunk history 27:50 - Who are the OGs? 31:05 - Precursor projects and culture 35:53 - Hashcash, BitGold, B-Money 43:11 - Demand for privacy tech 52:18 - Whitepaper and genesis block 1:00:06 - Cypherpunks today 1:03:52 - Timing and Chaum 1:09:51 - Free banking, extropians, AI 1:20:01 - Pitching the book Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co
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#475: Bitcoin Is Eating The World with John Arnold
24/01/2024 Duración: 01h44minMarty 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 - Intro 7:06 - The real John Arnold 10:26 - John’s background 23:10 - Total addressable market 29:31 - Tech stock returns 34:42 - Best time to jump in 44:04 - Why Bitcoin is eating the world 52:01 - Financial services 1:03:06 - Consumer applications 1:09:06 - Replacing the incumbent system 1:21:48 - Venture capital not recognizing 1:29:57 - Ten31 network 1:35:07 - Bitcoin is fun 1:40:45 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co
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#474: What's On Weiner's Laptop? with Dave Collum
17/01/2024 Duración: 03h31minMarty 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 - Intro 6:17 - Child trafficking 22:17 - Immigrant flooding 32:13 - Crime syndicates and technocracy 40:47 - Darkness 49:11 - J6 59:29 - Ukraine 1:03:36 - Hope and changing winds 1:10:24 - Election 1:14:24 - State independence 1:18:39 - ETF 1:27:39 - Inflation and correctional 1:53:30 - Geopolitical status 2:02:17 - Great minds 2:09:30 - Tangents 2:24:04- Roth IRAs 2:32:39 - What to do without Bitcoin 2:41:26 - Family 3:05:44 - Lacrosse 3:26:53 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co
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#473: Banks Without Bankers with Eric Yakes
12/01/2024 Duración: 01h26minMarty 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 - Intro 6:40 - Can we really have banks without bankers? 12:44 - Tradeoffs 16:10 - Fedimints 23:48 - Federated model cost/benefit 35:23 - Implementing incentives 42:08 - Fedi in the future 45:53 - Speculating on possibilities 51:35 - Mint distribution and crossing chasms 59:23 - Ark 1:07:57 - Spoiling final thoughts 1:11:31 - Multi-institution custody 1:15:03 - ETF 1:22:59 - Falling empire 1:25:46 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained CrowdHealth Bitc