Tales from the Crypt: A Bitcoin Podcast

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 #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.

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 - Stephan Livera with Gleb Naumenko on erlay - Chainalysis CoFounder on WBD - Shoutout to @jamesbtcbond for setting up his node with electrum - Rodolfo bitcoin-dev keychain email 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-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults.

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.

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 formation - 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.

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.

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 - Binance makes a distinction between coinjoin and custodial mixers in recent blog post - Coinkite begins selling power only magnetic usb cables - Surveillance companies pivot to coronavirus tracking to increase their reach - UK PM hosts cabinet meeting on Zoom - StandardNotes.org and meet.jit.si shoutouts - Calling out pedos - 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

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.

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 common man - The importance of unplugging - What Gen Z thinks - much more Follow Roy on Twitter Check out Goldmoney Check out Menē 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.

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.

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 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-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults.

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.

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 #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.

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 Markets released on mainnet - CashApp adds option to display in sats - Magic Internet Gathering bitcoin gaming initiative announced - HRF deep dive into buying bitcoin anonymously - DOJ seeks permission to detain people indefinitely without trial - Israel to go into full lockdown with phone location monitored and Ministry of Health to release new tracking app - The Chula Vista Police Department to use 4 drones to monitor Coronavirus shutdown - Nascar virtual races on fs1 - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the

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 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-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults.

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 acre - Creating community - Bringing design thinking to city building - Activating unused spaces - much more Follow Charles on Twitter Buy the book Check out the Strong Towns podcast 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.

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.

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: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults.

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 code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app. Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vaults.

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 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.

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.