Tales from the Crypt: A Bitcoin Podcast

Marty sits down with Jessy Gilger to discuss Bitcoin retirement planning as prices approach $110K, the launch of Gannett Trust as the first Bitcoin-native trust company, and the risks of derivative products like MSTY in the current bull market. Jessy Gilger on Twitter: https://x.com/idahohodl Gannett Trust: https://www.gannetttrust.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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.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://

The Bitcoin Alpha podcast explores the macroeconomic forces driving Bitcoin's evolution as a neutral reserve asset. Treasury Secretary Bessent's pivot from tariffs to growth-focused fiscal policy signals inevitable monetary expansion as US debt sustainability reaches critical levels. Japan's yield curve crisis threatens $1.2 trillion in Treasury holdings while Bitcoin demonstrates remarkable resilience during market volatility. The discussion covers Bitcoin treasury companies like MicroStrategy flooding public markets, stablecoin regulation priorities, and institutional adoption trends. With 30-day volatility near one-year lows and the longest streak above $100K in Bitcoin's history, the risk-reward setup appears historically favorable as traditional financial systems face mounting pressure.

Marty sits down with Bram Kanstein to discuss how Bitcoin provides millennials with time and financial freedom in an increasingly uncertain world shaped by AI, economic instability, and technological transformation. Bram Kanstein on Twitter: https://x.com/bramk 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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.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/mar

Marty sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss Trump's Middle East diplomacy, Iran's nuclear program, the state of global oil markets, and the growing energy demands of AI technology. Anas Alhajji on Twitter: https://x.com/anasalhajji 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Syria and US diplomacy in Middle East 12:38 - Trump in the Middle East 17:59 - Fold & Bitkey 19:31 - Iran - Nuclear program and PR 33:36 - Unchained 34:05 - Crude markets, trade war and US debt 54:11 - Trump's energy stance 1:05:29 - Energy sector challanges 1:14:27 - Policy recommendations 1:21:01 - AI and bitcoin 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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3j

Marty sits down with James O'Beirne to discuss the OP_RETURN controversy. James O'Beirne on Twitter: https://x.com/jamesob 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Multi axis issue 5:07 - Core governance 9:36 - Derailing productive discussions 17:01 - Fold & Coinkite 18:32 - CTV 29:14 - Unchained 29:43 - Magnitude of change 41:35 - Covenant proposals 50:06 - CTV benefits 57:46 - Institutional ownership 1:05:16 - Moving forward 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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.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/ Nost

Marty sits down with Dr. Jack Kruse to discuss the Big Pharma forces at work within MAHA. Jack Kruse on Twitter: https://x.com/DrJackKruse 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Outlining MAHA infiltration 22:48 - Fold & Coinkite 24:19- Danger to children 28:11 - Political shell game 35:24 - Unchained 35:54 - Time theft 40:51 - Vax data 46:17 - Bioweapon and control system 58:14 - Game plan - Decentralized yourself 1:15:00 - Priorities 1:24:14 - Support Mary Talley Bowden 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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.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 I

Marty sits down with Zack Shapiro to discuss the Samourai case. Zack Shapiro on Twitter: https://x.com/zackbshapiro P2P Rights: https://p2prights.org/ Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/ 0:00 - Intro0:28 - Outlining the case12:26 - Biden/Warren admin17:24 - Fold & Coinkite19:00 - Next step and implications for precedent23:24 - Unchained23:53 - GENIUS act27:34 - History of Bank Secrecy Act33:19 - Nation states will need bitcoin39:21 - Bitcoin fixes the world45:52 - Killer use cases56:14 - OP_DEBATE1:04:54 - C2A

Archive of the live desk at btc++ Austin 2025

Archive of the live desk at btc++ Austin 2025

Marty sits down with Lyn Alden to discuss Triffin's dilemma. Lyn Alden on Twitter: https://x.com/lynaldencontact Lyn's Newsletter: https://www.lynalden.com/may-2025-newsletter/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Triffin's dilemma 8:15 - Debt leverage 11:10 - Fold & Coinkite 12:41 - Trump's goals and tariff policy 19:54 - Unchained 20:24 - China is not weak 30:07 - Energy 37:15 - AI/robots 41:11 - SBR 48:47 - Bitcoin credit products 52:40 - Eventful week for bitcoin Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.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-

Marty sits down with Andrew Myers to discuss the intersection of AI, Energy and bitcoin. Andrew Myers on Twitter: https://x.com/acmyers Satoshi Energy: https://satoshienergy.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:34 - Tesla’s AI energy theory 8:59 - Bitcoin and decentralization fixes AI 13:02 - Fold & Coinkite 14:38 - How Satoshi Energy is using AI 19:28 - Bit Current 23:13 - Unchained 23:42 - Revealing inefficiency 32:57 - Proliferating OS AI with bitcoin 36:26 -Apple of Eden and Antichrist 45:11 - Iberian outage 48:48 - Defense tech 54:51 - UFOs, Atlantis and remote viewing Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.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

Marty sits down with Dom Bei to discuss the state of CalPERS. Campaign site: http://Www.beiforcalpers.com Campaign Twitter: https://x.com/DomforCalPERS Proof of Workforce: http://Www.proofofworkforce.org Dom Bei on Twitter: https://x.com/Beiwatch_1 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - Opportunity Cost app 3:34 - Dom's background 10:36 - Fold & Coinkite 12:13 - How pensions got to this point 19:29 - Impact of failure 28:10 - Unchained 28:38 - CalPERS politicized 33:49 - How pensions should approach bitcoin 42:49 - How to educate 49:37 - Energy/mining 55:55 - Running for the board 1:08:52 - Roswell NM 1:12:33 - C2A Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.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 h

Marty sits down with Brian Harrington to discuss challenging the "never sell" mindset. Brian Harrington on Twitter: https://x.com/BrainHarrington Brian Harrington Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brainharrington 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Bitcoiners should have better chairs 8:52 - Fold & Coinkite 10:23 - Reject FOMO paralysis 17:59 - You can live on bitcoin today 22:44 - Unchained 23:13 - How to live on a bitcoin standard 31:38 - TFTC on a bitcoin standard 34:18 - Fold and other tools 36:50 - Hesitancy and what to tell your wife 47:36 - The framework is already here 55:53 - Confidence in the million dollar bitcoin 1:04:12 - Level up for your kids Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.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 Instag

Marty sits down with Brian Morgenstern to discuss the state of bitcoin policy. Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/Discord: https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBzBrian Morgenstern on Twitter: https://x.com/MorgensternNJBitcoin Voter Project: https://www.bitcoinvoterproject.org/Riot: https://www.riotplatforms.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - We’re winning in bitcoin policy 10:18 - Fold & Coinkite 11:50 - Policy priorities and timeline 19:36 - Unchained 20:05 - Order of priority - stables before bitcoin 25:53 - Amassing wins for midterms 29:09 - Getting bitcoin too entrenched to ban 34:00 - Bitcoinized fin products 38:04 - Treasury and BitBonds 47:28 - We should not fund our demise 56:06 - Trump PR strategy 1:06:29 - Chevron doctrine Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel

Marty sits down with Jim Carucci to discuss AI as economic agents. CASCDR: https://cascdr.xyz/Jim Carucci on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsy2d24rfqzwxc9n2ujku084dlgwqqxrgkervxjpucna7p0q5htppgeluehw 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Lacrosse and manifesting 4:38 - Open vs centralized AI 8:02 - Fold & Bitkey 9:33 - LLMs and their biases 13:32 - CASCDR basics 17:52 - Unchained 18:20 - Bitcoin AI synergy 30:34 - Progress of the agentic framework 36:08 - Implementations of agents 41:41 - Nostr, DVMs, MCP 46:52 - Open source vs panopticon 51:35 - Ideal picture of future AI 1:02:03 - Driving bitcoin adoption 1:10:48 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.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

Marty sits down with Rod Roudi to discuss vibe coding and raising kids with AI. Rod on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodroudi/ Texas Energy and Mining Summit: https://www.meetup.com/bitcoin-park-austin/events/305924136/ 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Sports dads who vibe code 11:08 - Fold & Coinkite 12:44 - Austin convergence and meetups 20:27 - Unchained 20:55 - AI careers 25:58 - Leveling up children’s creativity 33:00 - Triple convergence 39:09 - Playing with AI tools 48:03 - How TFTC uses AI 53:08 - Bitcoin is the safest place 55:51 - Austin convergence again 1:03:38 - Texas Energy & Mining Summit Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.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

Marty sits down with James Lavish to discuss the large scale basis trade hanging over current markets. James Lavish on Twitter: https://x.com/jameslavish The Informationist: https://www.jameslavish.com/ Bitcoin Opportunity Fund: https://www.bitcoinopportunity.fund/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Educating financial literacy 7:05 - Bond Yields 10:54 - Fold & Coinkite 12:26 - Bitcoin decoupling and tariffs 16:19 - Diving into the basis trade 29:10 - Unchained 29:38 - Flights to safety - Gold & bitcoin 39:51 - SAB 122 44:09 - Strategy 48:59 - Hashprice 57:15 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.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

Marty sits down with Matt Pines to discuss Skywatcher's efforts to gather empirical data on UAPs. Matt Pines on Twitter: https://x.com/matthew_pines Skywatcher: https://skywatcher.ai Bitcoin Policy Summit: https://www.btcpolicysummit.org/ 0:00 - Intro 0:37 - US disclosure posture 9:09 - Skywatcher 17:13 - Fold & Coinkite 18:44 - How the data is collected 23:33 - Unchained 24:02 - What attracts UAPs 35:40 - Consciousness 54:27 - Govt psychics 57:54 - Geopolitical implications & triple hockey stick 1:10:41 - AI 1:17:41 - Will Trump build China Lite? 1:30:32 - Exopolitics 1:37:09 - Is bitcoin the great filter? 1:42:45 - Matt’s having fun 1:48:45 - Quantum breakthrough implications 2:09:59 - Bitcoin Policy Summit Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.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/ Twitte

Marty sits down with Ivan Makedonski to discuss his article "The Digit Addiction Pandemic". Ivan's Article: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-digit-addiction-pandemicMisty Breez: https://breez.technology/misty/Bulgarian Bitcoin Movie: https://geyser.fund/project/bulgarianjourney 0:00 - Intro0:36 - Digit addiction7:28 - Digit lords10:51 - Fold & Coinkite12:23 - Shaking the addicted mind15:39 - Tragedy caused by fiat21:27 - Life as unit of account26:10 - Unchained36:39 - Getting clean from fiat31:28 - Building the bitcoin standard40:57 - Misty Breez55:20 - Speed of adoption57:47 - Go and experience bitcoin1:01:36 - Movie shill Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.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

Marty sits down with Jesse Myers to discuss the key behavioral mutation behind the dominance of our species over other early humans. Jesse on Twitter: https://x.com/Croesus_BTC One-in-a-Species: https://www.onceinaspecies.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - How Jesse’s hypothesis differs from mainstream 8:19 - Szabo's shelling out and the fashion argument 15:36 - Fold & Coinkite 17:14- The hTKTL1 gene 27:03 - Overcoming Dunbar's Number 35:24 - Unchained Event 35:49 - Public record and barter 42:33 - Money allowed energy aggregation 51:27 - Developing more advanced money 55:35 - Bitcoin is the culmination of our species’ edge 1:01:39 - Fiat interregnum and bitcoin’s addressable market 1:10:33 - Digital age is an accelerant 1:16:34 - Final thoughts Shoutout to our sponsors: Fold https://tftc.io/fold Coinkite https://coinkite.com Unchained https://unchained.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 Webs