TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

By Marty Bent

TFTC is a podcast hosted by Marty Bent about Bitcoin. Join Marty, Editor in Chief of "the best newsletter in Bitcoin", as he sits down to discuss Bitcoin with interesting people.

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March 11, 2026 #725: Why Bitcoin Adoption Is Fragmented with Fernando Nikolic
Marty sits down with Fernando Nikolic to discuss how Bitcoin can learn from the music industry's mistakes, the communications failures that have held back adoption, and how AI tools and data curation are reshaping the information landscape for the next wave of Bitcoiners.
Fernando on X: https://x.com/basedlayer
Bitcoin Perception: https://perception.to/
STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/
Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/
TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/
Discord: https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz
Opportunity Cost Extension: https://www.opportunitycost.app/
Shoutout to our sponsors:
Bitkey
https://bitkey.world/
OPNEXT
https://tinyurl.com/tftc2026
Unchained
https://unchained.com/tftc/
SLNT
https://slnt.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/
Newsletter
tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/tftc21
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/
Nostr
https://primal.net/tftc
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1h 11min
March 11, 2026Ten31 Timestamp: To Rule the Waves
Markets are underestimating the gravity of what's unfolding in the Middle East, but Bitcoin is showing signs it might be pricing in the inevitable response.
🔗 https://bitcoinproducts.com
In this episode:\
Why oil infrastructure attacks may be a strategic move against China\
How the Strait of Hormuz closure affects 45% of China's oil supply\
Private credit stress meeting energy inflation - the perfect storm\
Signs Bitcoin may have bottomed while traditional assets struggle\
The chess match between US energy dominance and Chinese supply chains
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 - Monitoring the Middle East situation
00:01:06 - Strait of Hormuz closure and energy infrastructure damage
00:02:11 - Physical world constraints returning to markets
00:04:18 - Ten year yields rising with oil prices
00:07:26 - Markets underestimating refinery damage severity
00:11:06 - China's 45% oil dependence through Hormuz Strait
00:12:57 - Helium supply disruption threatening chip production
00:13:58 - US vs China leverage points in the chess match
00:17:13 - Strategic objectives behind the Middle East operation
00:19:31 - Private credit stress at Blackrock and Blackstone
00:22:17 - Refinancing wave hitting 2020-2021 deals
00:25:15 - Double whammy of inflation and credit stress
00:27:20 - Bitcoin's resilient price action amid global turmoil
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TFTC #MartyBent #MiddleEast #EnergyMarkets #PrivateCredit
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31min
March 09, 2026 #724: Bitcoin Is The Peaceful Revolution with GMONEY
Marty sits down with GMoney to discuss Bitcoin as a peaceful weapon for individual sovereignty, the moral case for tax resistance, and the theory that Bitcoin is part of a larger coordinated counter-insurgency against the global fiat banking cartel.
GMONEY on X: https://x.com/GMONEYPEPE
STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/
Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/
TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/
Discord: https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz
Opportunity Cost Extension: https://www.opportunitycost.app/
Shoutout to our sponsors:
Bitkey
https://bitkey.world/
OPNEXT
https://tinyurl.com/tftc2026
Unchained
https://unchained.com/tftc/
SLNT
https://slnt.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/
Newsletter
tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/tftc21
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/
Nostr
https://primal.net/tftc
Follow Marty Bent:
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https://twitter.com/martybent
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1h 9min
March 08, 2026 #723: The Battle for the Agentic Economy with Matt Corallo
Marty sits down with Bitcoin developer Matt Corallo to discuss why the emergence of AI coding tools and agentic payments represents the most critical and time-sensitive opportunity in Bitcoin's history to become the dominant payment rail of the internet.
Matt on X: https://x.com/TheBlueMatt
STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/
Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/
TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/
Discord: https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz
Opportunity Cost Extension: https://www.opportunitycost.app/
Shoutout to our sponsors:
Bitkey
https://bitkey.world/
OPNEXT
https://tinyurl.com/tftc2026
Unchained
https://unchained.com/tftc/
SLNT
https://slnt.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/
Newsletter
tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/
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
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Podcast
https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
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1h 12min
March 07, 2026 #723: The Battle for the Agentic Economy with Matt Corallo
Marty sits down with Bitcoin developer Matt Corallo to discuss why the emergence of AI coding tools and agentic payments represents the most critical and time-sensitive opportunity in Bitcoin's history to become the dominant payment rail of the internet.
Matt on X: https://x.com/TheBlueMatt
STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/
Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/
TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/
Discord: https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz
Opportunity Cost Extension: https://www.opportunitycost.app/
Shoutout to our sponsors:
Bitkey
https://bitkey.world/
OPNEXT
https://tinyurl.com/tftc2026
Unchained
https://unchained.com/tftc/
SLNT
https://slnt.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/
Newsletter
tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/
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://tftc.io/martys-bent/
Podcast
https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
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1h 12min
March 02, 2026Ten31 Timestamp: Fast Takeoffs And Hard Landings
World War 3 is heating up and most people are missing the bigger strategic picture. What just went down in Iran and why anthropic got blacklisted by the Pentagon.
🔗 https://bitcoinproducts.com
In this episode:
US-Iran conflict as part of broader China decoupling strategy
Pentagon vs Anthropic: The AI Patriot Act moment
Why this administration is acting on wartime footing
Bitcoin's surprisingly strong response to geopolitical chaos
10-year Treasury signals and what they mean for monetary policy
Block's massive AI-driven layoffs and implications for the future
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 - World War 3 is upon us
00:01:31 - Iran conflict through China strategy lens
00:06:06 - Energy as weapon against China
00:08:36 - Pentagon blacklists Anthropic: The AI power grab
00:11:24 - Sovereign is he who decides the model weights
00:13:44 - Pattern recognition: The AI Patriot Act moment
00:16:57 - Bitcoin's resilient weekend performance
00:19:39 - Ten year Treasury reaction signals trouble
00:22:52 - Block's AI layoffs: 40% workforce reduction
00:26:23 - Data centers overtake office construction
00:27:03 - High profit margins meet Bitcoin treasuries
SUBSCRIBE
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TEN31
› Timestamp: [https://www.ten31timestamp.com/](https://www.ten31timestamp.com/)
› John Arnold: [https://x.com/JohnArnoldTen31](https://x.com/JohnArnoldTen31)
› Ten31: [https://ten31.xyz](https://ten31.xyz/)
TFTC #MartyBent #Iran #China #AI #Pentagon
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29min
March 02, 2026 #722: AI Privacy Is The New Bitcoin Privacy with Mark Suman
Marty sits down with Mark Suman, co-founder of Maple AI, to discuss the explosive growth of AI agents, the privacy risks of using closed-source models, how open-source AI is catching up to frontier labs, and why building private, decentralized AI tools is critical to preventing a dystopian future.
Mark on X: https://x.com/marksuman
Maple: https://trymaple.ai/
STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/
Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/
TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/
Discord: https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz
Opportunity Cost Extension: https://www.opportunitycost.app/
Shoutout to our sponsors:
Bitkey
https://bit.ly/4pOv2L4 Promo Code: TFTC99
Unchained
https://unchained.com/tftc/
SLNT
https://slnt.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/
Newsletter
tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/tftc21
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/
Nostr
https://primal.net/tftc
Follow Marty Bent:
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https://twitter.com/martybent
Nostr
https://primal.net/martybent
Newsletter
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Podcast
https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
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1h 1min
February 28, 2026 #721: The Human Skills That Matter Now That AI Can Code with Calle
Marty sits down with Calle, prolific Bitcoin and Freedom Tech builder behind the Cashu eCash protocol, BitChat, and Clawi AI, to discuss the AI agent revolution transforming software development, the launch of Numo tap-to-pay for Bitcoin, eCash as the ideal payment rail for autonomous agents, and what it all means for the future of human creativity and work.
Calle on X: https://x.com/callebtc
Clawi: https://clawi.ai/
STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/
Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/
TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/
Discord: https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz
Opportunity Cost Extension: https://www.opportunitycost.app/
Shoutout to our sponsors:
Bitkey
https://bit.ly/4pOv2L4 Promo Code: TFTC99
Unchained
https://unchained.com/tftc/
SLNT
https://slnt.com/tftc
Lygos:
https://bit.ly/4koiJmB
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/
Newsletter
tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/tftc21
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/
Nostr
https://primal.net/tftc
Follow Marty Bent:
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1h 16min
February 25, 2026 #720 Global Liquidity Has Peaked with Michael Howell
Marty sits down with Michael Howell, founder of Cross Border Capital, to discuss the state of global liquidity, its impact on Bitcoin and risk assets, and what the current cycle peak means for investors navigating the road ahead.
CrossBorderCapital: https://x.com/crossbordercap
Capital Wars: https://capitalwars.substack.com/
STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/
Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/
TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/
Discord: https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz
Opportunity Cost Extension: https://www.opportunitycost.app/
Shoutout to our sponsors:
Bitkey
https://bit.ly/4pOv2L4 Promo Code: TFTC99
Unchained
https://unchained.com/tftc/
SLNT
https://slnt.com/tftc
Lygos:
https://bit.ly/4koiJmB
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/
Newsletter
tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/tftc21
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/
Nostr
https://primal.net/tftc
Follow Marty Bent:
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https://twitter.com/martybent
Nostr
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https://tftc.io/martys-bent/
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https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
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1h 3min
February 23, 2026 Ten31 Timestamp: The Die Is Cast
Reality distortion fields aren't just for Steve Jobs anymore - they're everywhere in our sclerotic institutions, and the latest examples show just how disconnected official narratives are from what's actually happening.
🔗 https://bitcoinproducts.com
In this episode:
- Supreme Court blocks Trump's IEEPA tariff authority, but multiple alternative paths remain
- Fed minutes show rate hike discussions while Treasury assumes massive ongoing RMP purchases
- Bitcoin's recent performance amid changing liquidity conditions and institutional crosswinds
- Hash rate recovers 14.6% after winter storm, debunking quantum and AI pivot theories
- Why there's "no fishing in the Rubicon" when economic reordering is underway
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 - Introduction and Reality Distortion Fields
00:01:07 - Steve Jobs Concept Applied to Modern Institutions
00:02:42 - Supreme Court Tariff Ruling and Trump's Response
00:06:14 - No Fishing in the Rubicon
00:08:44 - Fed Minutes vs Treasury Funding Assumptions
00:11:49 - RMP Program Becoming Structural
00:16:34 - Bitcoin's Recent Performance and Liquidity
00:20:38 - Fed Chair Transition Dynamics
00:23:05 - Hash Rate Recovery Validates Weather Theory
00:25:30 - Mining Equipment Markets and Tax Incentives
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TEN31
› Timestamp: [https://www.ten31timestamp.com/](https://www.ten31timestamp.com/)
› John Arnold: [https://x.com/JohnArnoldTen31](https://x.com/JohnArnoldTen31)
› Ten31: https://ten31.xyz
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TFTC #MartyBent #RealityDistortionField #MonetaryPolicy
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