Tales from the Crypt: A Bitcoin Podcast

Marty sits down with Trey Sellers to discuss how Unchained will be moving forward in light of the recent $100k breakthrough. Trey on Twitter: https://x.com/ts_hodl 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Marty on Tucker and Andrew Hohns on CNBC 3:59 - Guiding hodlers and pioneering collab custody 14:04 - Unchained 14:54 - 100k changes the frame 17:46 - Where does Unchained go next? 21:27 - Zaprite & SOTE 23:00 - Large capital bringing in the supercycle 26:57 - FIRE framework 41:30 - Signature white glove service 47:01 - The bitcoin rabbit hole cascade 49:15 - Lloyd Blankfein on bitcoin in geopolitics 52:43 - Bitcoin credit products 55:00 - Unchained event Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.in

Marty sits down with Miljan Braticevic to discuss Primal 2.0. Miljan on Primal: https://primal.net/miljan 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Nostr is more than social media 10:04 - Why Nostr is better 20:50 - Bitkey & Coinkite 23:10 - Building Primal with open source ethos 27:52 - Power user functionality 37:08 - Doomscroll algo vs custom feeds 44:53 - Zaprite & SOTE 46:26 - Nostr in the context of Elon’s site 51:23 - Nostr/bitcoin symbiosis and snowball adoption 1:02:00 - Fountain/Primal and how Nostr promotes cooperation 1:07:09 - Why openness will outcompete centralization 1:12:48 - Bitcoiners are the best set of users for Nostr to start on 1:21:10 - What will bring the suddenly moment? 1:26:21 - Get your legend status Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQc

Marty sits down to discuss how Trump may plan to wield bitcoin and an altered Federal Reserve to compete with BRICS. Mel on Twitter: https://x.com/MelMattison1 Mel's Website: https://www.melmattison.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Scott Bessent 7:42 - History of the Fed 12:59 - Unchained & Coinkite 15:18 - Trump indicates plans to change Fed 29:10 - Zaprite & SOTE 30:43 - Does BRICS need to play both bitcoin and gold? 39:35 - How gold and bitcoin could coexist 43:49 - How will the new policy be implemented? 53:18 - Sparking volatility and spinning the story 1:02:21 - We may be entering a new American Renaissance 1:14:49 - Preparing before the inauguration 1:16:41 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/

Marty sits down with Matt Cole from Strive to discuss the tidal shift in America driven by bitcoin. Matt on Twitter: https://x.com/colemacro Strive: https://strive.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - ESG/DEI disaster isn’t quite over yet 13:52 - Unchained & Coinkite 16:12 - Matt’s background and framing bitcoin for pensions 25:04 - Career risk of missing bitcoin 28:52 - Moving the Overton window and helping clients with bitcoin 33:12 - Zaprite & SOTE 34:45 - Making the most of bitcoin 43:07 - How using bitcoin changes your understanding 48:48 - AI machine payments, regulations and altcoins 56:34 - Trump admin stepping out of America’s way 1:03:21 - America has centuries left 1:13:33 - Wrapup Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website

The Ten31 team sits down with Rob Hamilton and Becca Rubenfield from AnchorWatch to discuss becoming a Lloyd's of London Coverholder. 0:00 - Disclaimer 0:24 - What Anchorwatch offers 5:26 - Leveraging bitcoin and Miniscript 12:52 - What makes Anchorwatch different 19:43 - More on what Miniscript offers 29:39 -Smart contracts 36:56 - Early Anchorwatch 42:38 - Good UX without compromise 47:31 - Possibilities and future plans 59:59 - Risk appetite at Lloyd’s 1:13:01 - How bitcoin helps the insurance industry 1:22:45 - Wrap up

Marty sits down with Jim Crider to discuss how to talk to your loved ones about bitcoin this upcoming Thanksgiving, as well as how bitcoin is seen in the world of financial planning. Jim on Twitter: https://x.com/JimCriderTX Intentional Living FP: https://www.intentionallivingfp.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:55 - How to craft the perfect orange pill 11:24 - Keeping hype low 14:58 - Bitkey & Coinkite 17:18 - Establishing an understanding of money 29:28 - Dangers of social proof 39:57 - SOTE 41:30 - Attitudes toward risk 45:33 - What it’s like as a fin advisor 58:11 - Frankenstein portfolio 1:03:03 - Providing true value as an advisor 1:11:30 - Bitcoin siphoning value from other assets 1:16:31 - High level game theory & Trump’s buddies 1:19:48 - Unfortunate for those who end up too late 1:30:39 - Orange pill quick guide and plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movemen

Marty sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the next steps after Trump's victory in the election. Tom on Twitter: https://x.com/tfl1728 Tom's Blog: https://tomluongo.me/ 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Trapping Trump in a war as a last resort 9:30 - Bond markets 14:21 - Unchained & Coinkite 16:40 - Treasury Secretary choice 21:06 - Tom’s thesis is playing out 26:20 - What do the next steps look like? 32:31 - Better ways to fund the govt 47:25 - Zaprite & SOTE 48:58 - Trump appointments and foreign policy 58:16 - Gaetz 1:05:02 - Zeitgeist shift 1:20:34 - Authenticity of the new guard 1:29:09- Podcasts are superior 1:35:09 - There’s plenty of work left to do Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https:/

Marty sits down with Chad from UATX to discuss bringing the values of the Age of Enlightenment back to education. Chad on Twitter: https://x.com/chadthevenot UATX: https://www.uaustin.org/ 0:00 - Intro 1:28 - 6th and Congress is the center of the universe 4:09 - The story of UATX 10:26 - Unchained & Coinkite 12:20 - Problems with current education 21:15 - Curriculum for a free society 28:37 - Regulation and Trump regime 32:33 - Zaprite & SOTE 34:06 - Enlightenment values and free discussion 47:37 - Destroy institutions or reform them? 53:14 - Bitcoin endowment 57:25 - Austin’s strength 1:01:52 - Decentralized power 1:08:35 - We’re gonna win Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://tw

Marty sits down with Pascal Hügli to discuss the multivariate implications of Donald Trump's White House victory for bitcoin. Pascal on Twitter: https://x.com/pahueg 0:00 - Intro 1:23 - The European mind can't comprehend Trump victory 10:09 - Prediction markets 25:08 - Unchained & Coinkite 27:02 - Trump's approach to bitcoin 37:08 - SOTE 38:40 - America leading the charge on bitcoin 47:03 - Has hyperbitcoinization been pulled forward? 51:36 - Bitcoin credit products 59:05 - Supercycle? 1:11:53 - Price targets 1:14:51 - Interesting times Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty B

0:00 - Intro 1:34 - Centimillionaire bitcoin allocation 10:20 - ATH & prominent bitcoin-friendly figures 25:28 - Term sheet report 48:13 - Bitcoin Treasury strategy

Marty sits down with Will Tanner to discuss the aftermath of Trump's victory and lessons to be learned from old money families. Will on Twitter: https://x.com/Will_Tanner_1 American Tribune: https://www.theamericantribune.news/ 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Trump’s victory proving the media obsolete 9:12 - Unsuccessful American color revolution 12:21 - Unchained & Coinkite 14:14 - What’s next and will we get rugged? 18:58 - MAHA is beautiful, socialism is ugly 25:46 - Immigration issues 31:55 - SOTE 33:27 - Lessons from El Salvador 37:09 - Easy money dissolves competence 42:30- Bitcoin 49:09 - Putting generational wealth to work 59:52 - Bill Gates & problems with philanthropy 1:06:44 - The values of the gentleman 1:11:43- Trump's tax plan and the history of the income tax 1:20:44- We’re gonna win with better propaganda Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: M

Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss the nefarious plans of Trump's allies. 0:00 - Intro 2:15 - Trump savior narrative 11:31 - Unchained & Coinkite 13:24 - Trump coalition 22:30 - Epstein blackmail on both sides 32:04 - Zaprite & SOTE 33:06 - A new form of intelligence agency 51:49 - Stablecoin CBDCs 1:05:23 - Trump’s policy’s and cabinet appointments 1:14:44 - Politicians learning from bitcoin 1:20:13 - Big pharma and problems with deregulation 1:27:20 - Back to stablecoins 1:48:04 - Justifying crackdowns, Ross and Samurai 1:53:59 - Lightspark tease Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr

The Ten31 team discusses the monumental 2024 US Presidential Election and what it means for bitcoin moving forward. 0:00 - Intro 0:24 - ETF inflows at ATH 8:27 - How the election affects bitcoin 23:14 - Supercycle debate 34:55 - Companies embracing sound custody 39:39 - Framing advice on allocation 50:35- IBIT and other benchmarks 54:49 - Trump likely to continue debt expansion

Marty sits down with Matt Pines to discuss how Trump may include bitcoin in his policy and the imminent advent of information on UAPs becoming public. 0:00 - Intro 1:34 - ECB and Minneapolis Fed papers 11:12 - Evolution of supranational institutions 18:16 - How US power is different 25:24 - Unchained & Coinkite 27:18 - Trump and his allies 46:20 - Zaprite & SOTE 47:53 - Measured approach to state bitcoin adoption 1:03:49 - We need lateral thinking civil servants 1:16:42 - American infrastructure in the AI arms race 1:26:07 - Positivity and getting shit done 1:32:24 - Defense VCs 1:38:39 - Conflict with China conventions of cyberwarfare 1:49:41 - UAP disclosure 2:15:57 - Layered psyops 2:27:05 - Cults and ideological institutions 2:37:10 - Access and accountability 2:45:17 - Disclosure from other nations 2:53:45 - UAP technology 3:01:12 - The risk posed by widespread doubt 3:05:48 - Conspiracies are common 3:11:53 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https

Marty sits down with Alex Leishman to discuss River's new offering of bitcoin interest on cash. Alex on Twitter: https://x.com/Leishman 0:00 - Intro 1:29 - Mechanics and implications of bitcoin interest 10:27 - Unchained & Coinkite 12:21 - The road to River as a primary bank 19:27 - Effectiveness of Trump and private spending 32:35 - Zaprite & SOTE 34:08 - Learning from River’s users 38:30 - Proof of reserves 40:56 - Shareholder influence and activist investors 51:39 - Preparing for the bull 56:57 - Adoption time frame for innovations 1:03:01 -Will bitcoin help us skip Mandibles? Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/

Marty sits down with James Pierog to discuss Bitcoin Prediction Market. James on Twitter: https://x.com/BillyHongBeats Bitcoin Prediction Market: https://www.bitcoinprediction.info/ 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - Arriving at Bitcoin Prediction Market 12:03 - Comparing to Polymarket and crypto model 16:37 - Unchained & Coinkite 18:31 - Prediction algorithm 21:30 - Predicting and potentially preventing conflicts 30:41 - BOLT12, ecash and DLCs 37:28 - Zaprite and SOTE 39:01 - BPM vs Polymarket UX simplicity 44::36 - Oracle problem and centralization 49:13 - Trust and debt 57:06 - Singapore's authoritarianism unlocked bitcoin for James 1:08:32 - Psychic powers and tools for liberation 1:24:37 - Feather forks and ordinals 1:31:17 - Monetizing art and industry power games 1:38:35 - Adoption inertia and timing 1:43:34 - Native use case and exchange theory of value 1:47:27 - Final thoughts Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of

Join Marty Bent, John Arnold and Grant Gilliam of Ten31 for the inaugural episode of Bitcoin Alpha. Ten31: https://ten31.vc/ 0:00 - Disclaimer 0:24 - Introductions 9:19 - Comparing underwriting in Bitcoin vs trad banking 13:05 - Minneapolis Fed paper 22:48 - Paul Tudor Jones and Stan Druckenmiller 29:54 - Ten31's unique bitcoin focus 39:25 - Bitcoin's dominance over time 56:04 - Bridge/Stripe deal 1:16:37 - Wrapping up

Today, Marty sat down with Ed Butowsky to discuss the real inflation numbers the Fed is hiding from Americans. They cover the cost-of-living increases that the CPI falsely shows by analyzing the Chapwood index. This ranges from higher food prices to higher energy costs. True Inflation data is much higher than most think, affecting all economic data, including real GDP growth. Ed on Twitter: https://x.com/EdButowsky Chapwood Index: https://chapwoodindex.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:31 - Cost-of-Living Adjustment 7:17 - Mischaracterization of CPI 10:01 - Fed policy and GDP 15:38 - Unchained & Coinkite 17:31 - Effect of band aid policy and gaslighting 20:07 - Sovereign debt crisis and monetary base 23:39 - Realistic risk estimates for clients 25:26 - Zaprite & SOTE 26:59 - Bitcoin 31:55 - Defaults and dollar weaponization 34:50 - Trump & conservative policy 40:32 - State autonomy and energy renaissance 43:02 - Wrap up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Sa

Marty sits down with James Check to discuss how institutions utilizing bitcoin derivatives will change how bitcoin's price moves. James on Twitter: https://x.com/_Checkmatey_ James's Newsletter: https://newsletter.checkonchain.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:17 - Explaining chopsolidation and institutional reaction 12:48 - Options and other derivatives 18:54- Unchained 19:45 - A new breed of hodler 27:12 - Zaprite and SOTE 28:44 - Volatility 36:27 - Comparing to previous cycles 42:18 - How would a major crisis affect price? 48:09 - Dispassionate decision-making 51:25 - Will they successfully demonize bitcoin? 58:01 - Institutional alliance and gold 1:09:00 - How high 1:15:00 - James's newsletter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitt

Marty sits down with Dr. Peter McCullough to discuss the continuing damage from the Covid-19 vaccines. Peter McCullough on Twitter: https://x.com/P_McCulloughMD 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Catastrophic damage from jabs 4:39 - The censorship continues 6:34 - Can Trump presidency change things? 9:05 - Vaccine religion 14:00 - Unchained, Zaprite & SOTE 16:23 - FDA funded by big pharma 17:51 - Impact on children 21:19 - Bitcoin, defunding the bullshit 23:04 - Tides may be changing Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tft