Tales from the Crypt: A Bitcoin Podcast

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 #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 your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks t

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 is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com 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 them out at compassmining.io

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 valuation - River $12M raise - Massive Microsoft Exchange email server compromise 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 to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed len

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 backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com 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 them out at compassmining.io

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 lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com 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 them out at compassmining.io

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 - Citi bank bullish report - Goldman Sachs bitcoin trading desk - HRF $70K in bitcoin dev grants - Bull Bitcoin and Wasabi Wallet $40K grant to Luke-Jr - Unchained Capital $5.5M seed round led by NYDIG - Bitcoin voicepaper - Kentucky bitcoin mining incentive - PayNyms 101 - This month in bitcoin privacy - DEA report mentions bitcoin and 'virtual currency' - Mempool joins COPA - Germany considering KYC for emails and texts Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS

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: "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 your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com 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

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 - Hexa Wallet v1.4.5 - Samourai Dojo v1.9.0 - MyNode v0.2.27 - Sparrow Wallet v1.2.0 - Blockstream Green adds encryption to wallet metadata - River raised $17.3M - BottlePay raised $15.5M - Can Governments Stop Bitcoin? - BitMEX provides third grant for Michael Ford 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 to secure mult

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. 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 your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on lend.hodlhodl.com

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 app.

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 Wallet Team - Ministry of Nodes Ubuntu Node Box Guide - Osprey Bitcoin Trust (OBTC), a challenger to Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) - Myanmar internet cut multiple times as military curfew continues - Matt + Scaramucci - Texas energy debacle - Bitcoin is the #6 base money in the world - 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 fr

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 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

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.

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-org/joinmarket-clientserver/releases/tag/v0.8.1 - Sparrow v1.1.0 https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.1.0 - Twitter CFO says they are considering bitcoin purchase https://twitter.com/SquawkCNBC/status/1359501275650547714 - SEC Commish says they are ready for a bitcoin ETF https://www.coindesk.com/peirce-sec-coindesk-tv - Sending large files with blockstream satellite https://medium.com/blockstream/orbital-data-freighting-with-blockstream-satellite-2b9cde6aa79e - Saylor Academy launches free bitcoin c

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 download the app.

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 $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

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 - Self-hosting guide by Ketan - Coinbase targeting Nasdaq and $50B valuation - New Fed paper on inequality - Ukraine considering nuclear mining - Proposed Bitcoin Ban in India - India blocks internet amid protests - ATMs, banks, and internet access have been shutdown in Myanmar following military coup - Casa raises $4m in seed round - XMR.to shuts down - This Month in Bitcoin Privacy: January 2020 - Bitcoin 2021 Conference moved from LA to Miami in June Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats"

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 research - Jihan Wu signed letter - Gladstein in Time on privacy - Ray Dalio on 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. 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 $1,000 in your vault. Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal

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 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to Atoms.com/tftc to get a free pair of socks at checkout.

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 making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to Atoms.com/tftc to get a free pair of socks at checkout.