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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#528: Bitcoin Is The Liquidity Alarm Bell with Preston Pysh
09/08/2024 Duración: 01h18minMarty sits down with Preston Pysh to discuss further spiraling of the debt crisis and how bitcoin can help. Preston on Twitter: https://x.com/PrestonPysh Preston on Nostr: https://primal.net/preston 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - Treasury auctions and stablecoins 11:06 - Potentially solving the debt problem 23:31 - River & Unchained 24:47 - Bank of Japan 26:22 - Accelerating toward the election 29:18 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 30:55 - Global M2 and liquidity alarm bell 50:15 - Bitcoin corporate treasuries 44:10 - Creating a soft landing 47:50 - Bitcoiners gaining influence 57:23 - How far does this cycle go? 1:04:27 - Vote with your node 1:10:52 - The handout mindset 1:13:44 - Optimism Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Cli
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#527: There Will Always Be Rulers with Pete Quinones
06/08/2024 Duración: 01h45minMarty sits down with Pete Quinones to discuss the potential of "Little Tech" to influence America. Pete on Twitter: https://x.com/PeterRQuinones 0:00 - Intro 1:23 - Energy and tech 5:39 - Explaining elite theory 21:36 - River and Unchained 22:51 - Kamala propaganda 30:14 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 32:16 - Technological warfare 39:38 - Communism and liberalism 45:29 - Rule of law and capitalist ideology 1:00:20 - Expanding your mindset 1:05:02 - Thanks Elon 1:10:18 - Is war coming? 1:18:18 - How much will Little Tech fix? 1:25:51 - Overton window 1:32:28 - Let not perfect be the enemy of good 1:39:26 - Domestic manufacturing Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW
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#526: Twisting Religion to Justify Cruelty in Gaza with Saifedean Ammous
24/07/2024 Duración: 01h11minMarty sits down with Saifedean Ammous to discuss the Israel/Gaza conflict from the perspective of property rights. Saifedean on Twitter: https://x.com/saifedean Saifedean's Website: https://saifedean.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:13 - Infringement of Palestinian property rights 8:00 - Israel’s solution is extermination 13:23 - River & Unchained 14:39 - Religious justification of cruelty 26:29 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 28:06 - Christian Zionism 35:42 - US is a puppet state 55:14 - Can Bitcoin defund the empire? 1:00:27 - They use every crisis to manipulate Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io 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
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#525: Missing Trump Created a New Reality with Tom Luongo
22/07/2024 Duración: 01h33minMarty sits down with Tom Luongo to go over the consequences of the failed attempt on Donald Trump's life. Tom on Twitter: https://x.com/TFL1728 Tom's website: https://tomluongo.me/ 0:00 - Intro 1:12 - PayPal Mafia 9:31 - River & Unchained 10:46 - The assassination attempt fractured the timeline 14:39 - Everyone knew 26:35 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 28:12 - Divine intervention 32:43 - Working with consequences 35:33 - What happens next and will they try again? 47:21 - Jamie Dimon and economic plans 53:27 - Open source and AI 57:30 - Perspective of decades 1:01:18 - UK and France 1:05:52 - Jab justice and Trump’s cabinet 1:15:42 - Trump and bitcoin 1:21:14 - They came at the king and they missed Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/
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#524: Precrime and the Global Panopticon with Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin
19/07/2024 Duración: 02h23minMarty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss the partnership of the private tech sector with the surveillance state. Whitney on Twitter: https://x.com/_whitneywebb Mark on Twitter: https://x.com/markgoodw_in 0:00 - Intro 1:34 - Trump shooting and media aftermath 10:10 - River & Unchained 11:26 - JD Vance and Palantir 24:10 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 25:48 - Trump’s image & public/private partnership 49:19 - Controlled media 1:04:42 - Using Bitcoin for evil 1:09:58 - Nostr, ecash & stables 1:27:13- Framing bitcoin as money 1:36:27 - All things are used to justify surveillance 1:54:59 - Law enforcement 2:01:00 - Stop complying, solve from the ground up 2:12:50 - Keep calm against the emotional manipulation Shoutout to our sponsors: River https://river.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Gradually, Then Suddenly https://thesaifhouse.com/gradually TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now: https://merch.tftc.io Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Chan
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#523: Why a Bitcoin Treasury is the Winning Strategy with Eric Semler
15/07/2024 Duración: 55minMarty sits down with Eric Semler to discuss why Semler Scientific chose to store their value in bitcoin. Semler Scientific: https://www.semlerscientific.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:43 - Bill Walton 4:16 - TCS Capital and post dotcom 10:39 - River & Unchained 11:55 - Parallel between late 90s and today 16:24 - Journey to bitcoin 23:52 - Themes that lead to shorting the best assets 32:20 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 33:57 - Bitcoin’s relative upside potential 35:56 - Bitcoin as treasury asset 42:15 - Board members need more skin in the game 50:36 - Future of bitcoin Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained
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#522: Breaking Down The Synapse Bankruptcy with Jason Mikula
10/07/2024 Duración: 01h06minMarty sits down with Jason Mikula to discuss fintech, Synapse, Banking as a Service, and the general state of banking. Jason on Twitter: https://x.com/mikulaja Jason's Substack: https://fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:42 - Background on the Synapse case 12:19 - River & Unchained 13:35 - Who is at fault? 20:10 - FBO account structure 24:36 - Impact on end users 30:54 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 32:32 - Unclear resolution and stain on fintech 41:18 - Can small banks compete? 49:46 - SVB and the state of the banking system 57:00 - Are we seeing Chokepoint 2.0? 1:03:58 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained
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#521: The Bushido of Bitcoin with Aleksandar Svetski
08/07/2024 Duración: 01h49minMarty sits down with Svetski to discuss his book The Bushido of Bitcoin. Svetski on Twitter: https://x.com/SvetskiWrites Bushido of Bitcoin: http://www.bushidoofbitcoin.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:52 - It’s time to do more than complain 9:23 - Core virtues 18:02 - River & Unchained 19:18 - Justice 24:51 - Unbalanced femininity 31:06 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 32:43 - Energetic leaders 39:40 - Courage 42:31 - A structure to last the hard times 50:41 - Responsibility 56:36 - Low time preference 1:02:37 - Beauty and truth 1:09:46 - Physically rebuilding America 1:17:03 - Forging alliances 1:21:11 - A new heroic age 1:26:04 - Satlantis 1:33:25 - Satlantis walkthrough 1:39:06 - Layered technology 1:44:41 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River
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#520: Speculative Attack: Ten Years Later with Pierre Rochard & Allen Farrington
04/07/2024 Duración: 01h10minMarty sits down with Pierre Rochard and Allen Farrington to discuss their follow up to Pierre's Speculative Attack article. Pierre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre Allen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allenf32 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Speculative Attack: 10 years later 7:24 - Shorting fiat 12:39 - River & Unchained 13:55 - Spec attack season 2 17:41 - Education 22:56 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 24:34 - Alternatives to rebalancing 32:21 - Should institutions prioritize bitcoin? 35:38 - Speculative defense 43:49 - State bitcoin 1:01:40 - Inflation lies 1:08:27 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained
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#519: Quoz & The Dollar Endgame with Mel Mattison
02/07/2024 Duración: 01h35minMarty sits down with Mel Mattison to discuss his book Quoz and the late-stage fiat breakdown. Mel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MelMattison1 Quoz: https://www.melmattison.com/quoz 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Mel’s background 5:34 - Timing the late-fiat breakdown 10:13 - River & Unchained 11:29 - Central bank history 17:00 - Central banks are obsolete 23:55 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 25:33 - The Fed is scrambling, false yield curve 32:25 - Why bitcoin and metals will succeed 37:33 - Was this always the plan? 42:35 - Can we make this the last cycle? 46:38 - Supranational financial entities 56:11 - Luongo’s inter-cabal squabble 1:02:50 - Events between here and endgame 1:18:22 - Puppetmasters 1:26:33 - How to weather the storm 1:33:24 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: River
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#518: Does The Energy Industry Need Bitcoin? with Andrew Myers
28/06/2024 Duración: 01h16minBack in March, Marty sat down with Andrew Myers to discuss Satoshi Energy. Andrew on Twitter: https://x.com/acmyers Satoshi Energy: https://satoshienergy.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - How regulation harms the energy industry 12:08 - River and Bitkey 13:30 - Mining solves the fragility of centralized power 21:00 - Bitcoin strategies for energy companies 26:37 - Direct payment for energy 34:26 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 36:03 - Determining optimal power mix 44:10 - What miners need to know about power companies 50:13 - Batteries 57:02 - Regulatory attacks 1:00:32 - Sound leadership 1:07:02- Psyops and lists 1:10:11 - We’re gonna win 1:13:15 - Texit Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained
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#517: Why Eliminating The Income Tax Would Supercharge The US with Peter St. Onge
26/06/2024 Duración: 01h25minMarty sits down with Peter St. Onge to discuss Trump's rumored plan to replace income tax with tariffs. Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profstonge 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - El Salvador 4:23 - Vibe shift 12:26 - River & Unchained 13:42 - Mass immigration and nationalism 17:51 - Trump’s rumored tariff plan 24:49 - Media and education 29:18 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 30:56 - Countering lies 38:10 - Headwinds for next election 45:40 - Dedollarization 50:42 - Has the melt up already started 1:00:27 - Feeling the inflation 1:06:42 - Bitcoin and Trump 1:14:02 - We’re gonna win 1:16:44 - Presidential debate 1:21:35 - Back to tariffs and taxes Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained
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#516: America & The Art of the Possible with Chris Buskirk
21/06/2024 Duración: 01h08minMarty sits down with Chris Buskirk to discuss the destruction wrought by ESG and moving forward with positive vision. Chris on Twitter: https://x.com/thechrisbuskirk 1789 Capital: https://x.com/1789Capital 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Start - ESG destroys innovation 3:53 - Conservative vibe shift 8:38 - River & Unchained 09:54 - Positive vision 15:58 - Positive vision specifics 24:24 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 26:01 - Broken money 28:39 - Electric cars 31:20 - What DC does to good people 35:31 - Take the white pill and think big 41:40 - What regulation did to capital allocation 45:49 - Generational groups and the remnant 51:37 - Energy 55:24 - Exploring causes 1:02:21 - Stranded gas 1:05:53 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: River
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#515: Understanding the Bitcoin Cash and Carry Trade with James Check
18/06/2024 Duración: 01h38minMarty sits down with James Check to discuss bitcoin cash and carry. James on Twitter: https://x.com/_Checkmatey_ Checkonchain: https://charts.checkonchain.com/ Newsletter: https://newsletter.checkonchain.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Exposition 8:45 - Aussie ETF and in-kind withdrawal 12:04 - River & Unchained 13:20 - What Jim Bianco is missing 21:18 - Who is making the trade 26:03 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 27:40 - Coinbase 30:36 - Realized capital 39:19 - Don’t whale watch 41:59 - Engineering and on-chain analysis 49:09 - Checkonchain analysis framework 55:11 - Wall Street using the data 57:10 - What would disprove the model? 1:00:25 - Profit/loss ratio 1:04:40 - Time off, Will the cycles continue? 1:11:58 - Price prediction 1:15:39 - Managing generational wealth 1:20:04 - Bitcoin in bad economic times 1:28:15 - Bitcoin improving politics and energy 1:35:13 - Wrapping with plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: River
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#514: The Rise of Botev Plovdiv with George Manolov
14/06/2024 Duración: 01h12minMarty sits down with George Manolov to discuss how Bitcoin changed the game for Botev Plovdiv FC. George's Website: https://georgemanolov.com/ Botev Polvdiv: https://botevplovdiv.bg/en 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - First involvement with Botev Plovdiv - Cut fuckup 7:06 - Starting a bitcoin plan for the club 13:38 - River & Unchained 14:54 - Communicating reasons for bitcoin 22:34 - Fanbase reception 27:40 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 29:17 - Challenges of a sports business 34:56 - Bitcoin financial plan 41:05 - Bulgaria 47:20 - El Salvador 58:50 - Sound money mindset 1:02:26 - The players 1:10:11 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained
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#513: How The US Is Losing The Great Digital War with Matthew Pines
12/06/2024 Duración: 02h47sMarty sits down with Matthew Pines to discuss how America is falling behind in the new multi polar world. Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthew_pines Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Bitcoin in politics 5:09 - Pitching Bitcoin to policy makers 12:14 - River & Unchained 13:30 - BRICS 24:52 - Is US govt asleep at the wheel? 37:26 - Current system isn’t as permanent as it appears 46:04 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 47:41 - Private sector finding a way out 57:48 - Expecting the big moment tomorrow 1:03:45 - AI 1:15:58 - US needs long term plans 1:29:58 - State/non state power is shifting 1:51:14 - Bitcoin is out best strategic option 1:56:19 - WWIII Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained
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#512: Unlocking the Sound Money Mindset with Ian Carroll
07/06/2024 Duración: 01h37minMarty sits down with Ian Carroll to discuss the series of connections one makes once orange pilled. Ian on Twitter: https://x.com/Cancelcloco 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Trump and Fauci 10:57 - Intel agencies 14:22 - River & Unchained 15:38 - People are being forced to notice 19:17 - Optimism 22:17 - Evil masterminds and incompetents 29:38 - Ian’s research and perspective 33:30 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 35:07 - Currency wars 39:52 - Fix the money, fix the world 48:32 - Wallets, not ballots 51:31 - Strong towns and local business 54:37 - Poisonous food/healthcare loop 58:07 - Fiat standard 1:01:21 - The system is learning too 1:04:02 - Sound money mindset 1:11:18 - Pod 2.0 and Nostr 1:15:48 - Censorship resistance 1:19:54 - We’re so early 1:24:03 - Unrealized bank losses 1:28:29 - Truth For The Commoner Shoutout to our sponsors: River
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#511: Delegation and Time Hacking with Rod Roudi
03/06/2024 Duración: 01h27minMarty sits down with Rod Roudi to discuss bitcoin meetups, entrepreneurship, leveraging your time, and more. Rod on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite Bitcoin Park:; https://bitcoinpark.com/ POD256: https://twitter.com/pod256 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Opening riff 6:45 - Tennessee Bitcoin 14:24 - River & Unchained 15:40 - Grassroots adoption 20:11 - Bitcoin Brainstorm 26:29 - Best way for number to go up 35:36 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 37:14 - Doomscrolling 41:29 - Leveraging time 51:20 - Delegation and scheduling 1:06:08 - More meetups, more podcasts 1:11:31 - TFTC rewards 1:15:48 - Incorporating alpha 1:21:55 - Home screen apps Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained
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#510: Bitcoin and Market Anomalies with Cathie Wood
30/05/2024 Duración: 01h09minMarty sits down with Cathie Wood to discuss bitcoin in the context of historic trends and convergent technology. Cathie on Twitter: https://x.com/cathiedwood Bitcoin Brainstorm: https://www.youtube.com/@ARKInvest2015 Bitcoin Monthly: https://www.ark-invest.com/the-bitcoin-monthly/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Bitcoin’s monetization compared to past trends 3:59 - Sovereign bitcoin funds 9:35 - River & Unchained 10:50 - Why is bitcoin outpacing gold 14:55 - Sharpe ratio convinces institutional investors 17:26 - Elections and consumer sentiment 25:56 - Inflation and money velocity 32:35 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 34:12 - Is the level of chaos unprecedented? 39:18 - AI and bitcoin 43:12 - Internet money 46:09 - Energy narratives 50:23 - Converging technologies 57:43 - Ark ETF and bitcoin dev support 1:06:24 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: River
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#509: Sustaining Bitcoin For Generations with Michael Goldstein
22/05/2024 Duración: 02h13minMarty sits down with Michael Goldstein to discuss the Nakamoto Institute, timeless ideas, and bitcoin rhetoric. Learn about the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute design fundraiser: https://news.nakamotoinstitute.org/p/help-give-sni-timeless-beauty Support the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute design fundraiser: https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_saYgrVYmCi Michael on Twitter: https://x.com/bitstein Michael on Nostr: https://primal.net/bitstein Nakamoto Institute: http://nakamotoinstitute.org/ Nakamoto Institute on Twitter: https://x.com/NakamotoInst Nakamoto Institute on Nostr: https://primal.net/sni 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Nakamoto Institute origins 5:42 - Timeless ideas 12:08 - River & Unchained 13:24 - Popularity drivers for Austrian econ 22:26 - Distractions from bitcoin as money 27:39 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 29:16 - Framing fiat’s weakness 36:28 - Art of Bitcoin Rhetoric 43:11 - Don’t let haters dictate terms 50:08 - “Trust in human institutions” 1:01:29 - The power of effective messaging 1:19:40 - Highlighting solut