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October 10, 20261 hr 49 min

#800: London Closed The Strait Of Hormuz with Tom Luongo

Tom Luongo returns to break down why the Iran conflict was never really about Iran. Tom argues the war is a lever to dismantle the Eurodollar system and the old colonial powers of Europe, from Lloyd's of London pulling shipping insurance to the yen carry trade unwinding. We cover Scott Bessent's Treasury buybacks, the bear flattener, France's bond market stress, Mark Carney and Canada, Judy Shelton at Treasury, the midterms, the dollar index breakout, and a provocative reframe of the claim that DARPA created Bitcoin. Tom on X: <a href="https://x.com/TFL1728">https://x.com/TFL1728</a> Tom's Website: <a href="https://tomluongo.me/">https://tomluongo.me/</a> The Bitcoin Playbook for Commercial Real Estate Owners & Investors: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/CRE">https://www.tftc.io/CRE</a> STACK SATS hat: <a href="https://tftcmerch.io/">https://tftcmerch.io/</a> Our newsletter: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a> TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): <a href="https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/">https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/</a> Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT">https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT</a> Opportunity Cost Extension: <a href="https://www.opportunitycost.app/">https://www.opportunitycost.app/</a> Shoutout to our sponsors: Block: - Cash App: For a limited time, new customers can get $21 added to their balance. Just use code TFTC10 when you sign up, and send at least $5 to a friend in the first two weeks. Terms apply. Bitcoin services by Block, Inc. See the Bitcoin disclosures at cash.app/legal/podcast. - Square: Visit <a href="http://square.com/go/tftc">http://square.com/go/tftc</a> for up to $200 off eligible Square hardware. - Bitkey: Use code TFTC10 for 10% off the new Bitkey. Aven <a href="https://www.aven.com/bitcoin">https://www.aven.com/bitcoin</a> CrowdHealth <a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc</a> Simple Mining <a href="https://www.simplemining.io/tftc">https://www.simplemining.io/tftc</a> Salt of the Earth: <a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">https://drinksote.com/tftc</a> Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</a> Clips YT Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</a> Website <a href="https://tftc.io/">https://tftc.io/</a> Newsletter tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/ Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">https://twitter.com/tftc21</a> Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</a> Nostr <a href="https://primal.net/tftc">https://primal.net/tftc</a> Follow Marty Bent: Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a> Nostr <a href="https://primal.net/martybent">https://primal.net/martybent</a> Newsletter <a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a> Podcast <a href="https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/">https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/</a> Disclosure: Bitcoin services are provided by Block, Inc. Bitcoin services are not licensable activity in all U.S. states and territories, and not all services are available in all states. Bitkey is not available in New York. Block, Inc. operates in New York as Block of Delaware and is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the New York State Department of Financial Services. Bitcoin is a non-deposit, non-bank product that is not FDIC insured and involves risk, including monetary loss. For additional information, see the Bitcoin disclosures: <a href="https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures">https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures</a> Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at <a href="http://square.com/go/tftc">http://square.com/go/tftc</a>! #squarepartner. Offer expires December 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm PST. Offer for $40 off the cost of one Square Stand, $75 off the cost of one Square Terminal, $100 off the cost of one Square Handheld, or $200 off the cost of one Square Register, excluding applicable taxes. Limited to one discount per product type per seller account. Each code is limited to one redemption per account holder. Valid for new Square customers located in the US only. Offer not valid with guest checkout. Square reserves the right to modify, revoke or cancel the offer at any time. Offer cannot be combined with any other coupon. Void where prohibited, not redeemable for cash, and non-transferable. #squarepartner #blockpartner

October 7, 20261 hr 1 min

#799: The Economic Revolution Is Already Here with Susan Kokinda

Susan Kokinda of Promethean Action returns to check in on the Trump economic agenda ten months after her last visit. She breaks down manufacturing job growth, tariffs, and reindustrialization heading into the midterms, plus the Iran blockade and Treasury's economic pressure campaign, the US-China relationship, and growing desperation in Europe and Canada. She also covers Judy Shelton's Treasury appointment, sound money and gold standard debates, stablecoin rulemaking, and what national banking looks like in the 21st century. Susan on X: <a href="https://x.com/sjkokinda">https://x.com/sjkokinda</a> Susan’s Substack: <a href="https://substack.com/@susankokinda1">https://substack.com/@susankokinda1</a> Promethean Action: <a href="https://www.prometheanaction.com/">https://www.prometheanaction.com/</a> Promethean Updates: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PrometheanAction">https://www.youtube.com/@PrometheanAction</a> The Bitcoin Playbook for Commercial Real Estate Owners & Investors: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/CRE">https://www.tftc.io/CRE</a> STACK SATS hat: <a href="https://tftcmerch.io/">https://tftcmerch.io/</a> Our newsletter: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a> TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): <a href="https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/">https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/</a> Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT">https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT</a> Opportunity Cost Extension: <a href="https://www.opportunitycost.app/">https://www.opportunitycost.app/</a> Shoutout to our sponsors: Block: <ul> <li>Cash App: For a limited time, new customers can get $21 added to their balance. Just use code TFTC10 when you sign up, and send at least $5 to a friend in the first two weeks. Terms apply. Bitcoin services by Block, Inc. See the Bitcoin disclosures at cash.app/legal/podcast.</li> <li>Square: Visit <a href="http://square.com/go/tftc">http://square.com/go/tftc</a> for up to $200 off eligible Square hardware.</li> <li>Bitkey: Use code TFTC10 for 10% off the new Bitkey.</li> </ul> Aven <a href="https://www.aven.com/bitcoin">https://www.aven.com/bitcoin</a> CrowdHealth <a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc</a> Simple Mining <a href="https://www.simplemining.io/tftc">https://www.simplemining.io/tftc</a> Salt of the Earth: <a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">https://drinksote.com/tftc</a> Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</a> Clips YT Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</a> Website <a href="https://tftc.io/">https://tftc.io/</a> Newsletter <a href="http://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a> Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">https://twitter.com/tftc21</a> Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</a> Nostr <a href="https://primal.net/tftc">https://primal.net/tftc</a> Follow Marty Bent: Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a> Nostr <a href="https://primal.net/martybent">https://primal.net/martybent</a> Newsletter <a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a> Podcast <a href="https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/">https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/</a> Disclosure: Bitcoin services are provided by Block, Inc. Bitcoin services are not licensable activity in all U.S. states and territories, and not all services are available in all states. Bitkey is not available in New York. Block, Inc. operates in New York as Block of Delaware and is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the New York State Department of Financial Services. Bitcoin is a non-deposit, non-bank product that is not FDIC insured and involves risk, including monetary loss. For additional information, see the <a href="https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures">Bitcoin disclosures</a>: <a href="https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures">https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures</a> Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at <a href="http://square.com/go/tftc">http://square.com/go/tftc</a>! #squarepartner. Offer expires December 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm PST. Offer for $40 off the cost of one Square Stand, $75 off the cost of one Square Terminal, $100 off the cost of one Square Handheld, or $200 off the cost of one Square Register, excluding applicable taxes. Limited to one discount per product type per seller account. Each code is limited to one redemption per account holder. Valid for new Square customers located in the US only. Offer not valid with guest checkout. Square reserves the right to modify, revoke or cancel the offer at any time. Offer cannot be combined with any other coupon. Void where prohibited, not redeemable for cash, and non-transferable. #squarepartner #blockpartner

October 5, 202634 min

Ten31 Timestamp: Gilt Trip

Oil flows through the Middle East are back near pre-war levels, but 10 year yields and the MOVE index are telling a different story. 🔗 <a href="https://bitcoinproducts.com">https://bitcoinproducts.com</a> In this episode: <ul> <li>Why Middle East crude flows are back to pre-war levels while diesel and refined products still lag</li> <li>What the US and China statement on Iran and Hormuz tolls signals</li> <li>How the push for a China-free rare earth supply chain is going</li> <li>Why the MOVE index and French bond spreads are blowing out</li> <li>How stablecoins and Treasury bills could change what a dollar is</li> <li>Why Trump's comments on inflation and the debt point toward Bitcoin</li> </ul> TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - Back from the Ten31 portfolio retreat 00:00:47 - Middle East crude flows return to pre-war levels 00:03:19 - Diesel and refined products still lagging 00:04:25 - Tanker costs and Hormuz workarounds 00:07:06 - US and China statement on Iran and Hormuz tolls 00:10:41 - Rare earths and the China-free supply chain 00:12:31 - Jamie Dimon calls for industrial policy 00:13:32 - 10 year yield and the MOVE index breakout 00:17:23 - Weak Treasury auctions and Judy Shelton 00:18:08 - France and Germany bond spread blowing out 00:22:08 - White House and the frontier AI labs 00:24:10 - Bessent, Shelton, and the Fed chair picks 00:26:27 - Trump says inflation could pay down the debt 00:27:20 - Stablecoins and demand for short term Treasuries 00:29:44 - How stablecoins could redefine the dollar 00:33:00 - Euro weakness and the Bitcoin to gold ratio SUBSCRIBE › Newsletter (free): <a href="https://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/›">https://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/›</a> YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/@TFTC?sub_confirmation=1">https://youtube.com/@TFTC?sub_confirmation=1</a> FOLLOW US › X: <a href="https://x.com/tftc21›">https://x.com/tftc21›</a> Nostr: <a href="https://primal.net/tftc">https://primal.net/tftc</a> FOLLOW MARTY › X: <a href="https://x.com/MartyBent">https://x.com/MartyBent</a> › Timestamp: <a href="https://www.ten31timestamp.com/›">https://www.ten31timestamp.com/›</a> John Arnold: <a href="https://x.com/JohnArnoldTen31›">https://x.com/JohnArnoldTen31›</a> Ten31: <a href="https://ten31.xyz">https://ten31.xyz</a> <h1 id="tftcmartybentbitcointreasuriesstablecoins">TFTC #MartyBent #Bitcoin #Treasuries #Stablecoins</h1>

October 5, 20261 hr 14 min

#798: The Roman Playbook for Destroying a Currency with Jeremy Ryan Slate

Jeremy Ryan Slate, host of the Athenian Book Club, traces how Roman emperors debased the denarius from 95% silver to nearly nothing to fund legions and donatives. Marty Bent and Jeremy cover the Third Century Crisis, Diocletian's price controls, Constantine's gold solidus, and why sound money kept the Byzantine Empire stable for centuries. They draw parallels to Federal Reserve money printing, quantitative easing, the Cantillon effect, inflation, and why Bitcoin may offer a modern fix for broken money. Jeremy on X: <a href="https://x.com/JeremyRyanSlate">https://x.com/JeremyRyanSlate</a> Jeremy’s website: <a href="https://jeremyryanslate.com/">https://jeremyryanslate.com/</a> The Bitcoin Playbook for Commercial Real Estate Owners & Investors: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/CRE">https://www.tftc.io/CRE</a> STACK SATS hat: <a href="https://tftcmerch.io/">https://tftcmerch.io/</a> Our newsletter: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a> TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): <a href="https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/">https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/</a> Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT">https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT</a> Opportunity Cost Extension: <a href="https://www.opportunitycost.app/">https://www.opportunitycost.app/</a> Shoutout to our sponsors: Block: <ul> <li>Cash App: For a limited time, new customers can get $21 added to their balance. Just use code TFTC10 when you sign up, and send at least $5 to a friend in the first two weeks. Terms apply. Bitcoin services by Block, Inc. See the Bitcoin disclosures at cash.app/legal/podcast.</li> <li>Square: Visit <a href="http://square.com/go/tftc">http://square.com/go/tftc</a> for up to $200 off eligible Square hardware.</li> <li>Bitkey: Use code TFTC10 for 10% off the new Bitkey.</li> </ul> Aven <a href="https://www.aven.com/bitcoin">https://www.aven.com/bitcoin</a> CrowdHealth <a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc</a> Simple Mining <a href="https://www.simplemining.io/tftc">https://www.simplemining.io/tftc</a> Salt of the Earth: <a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">https://drinksote.com/tftc</a> Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</a> Clips YT Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</a> Website <a href="https://tftc.io/">https://tftc.io/</a> Newsletter <a href="http://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a> Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">https://twitter.com/tftc21</a> Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</a> Nostr <a href="https://primal.net/tftc">https://primal.net/tftc</a> Follow Marty Bent: Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a> Nostr <a href="https://primal.net/martybent">https://primal.net/martybent</a> Newsletter <a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a> Podcast <a href="https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/">https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/</a> Disclosure: Bitcoin services are provided by Block, Inc. Bitcoin services are not licensable activity in all U.S. states and territories, and not all services are available in all states. Bitkey is not available in New York. Block, Inc. operates in New York as Block of Delaware and is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the New York State Department of Financial Services. Bitcoin is a non-deposit, non-bank product that is not FDIC insured and involves risk, including monetary loss. For additional information, see the <a href="https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures">Bitcoin disclosures</a>: <a href="https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures">https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures</a> Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at <a href="http://square.com/go/tftc">http://square.com/go/tftc</a>! #squarepartner. Offer expires December 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm PST. Offer for $40 off the cost of one Square Stand, $75 off the cost of one Square Terminal, $100 off the cost of one Square Handheld, or $200 off the cost of one Square Register, excluding applicable taxes. Limited to one discount per product type per seller account. Each code is limited to one redemption per account holder. Valid for new Square customers located in the US only. Offer not valid with guest checkout. Square reserves the right to modify, revoke or cancel the offer at any time. Offer cannot be combined with any other coupon. Void where prohibited, not redeemable for cash, and non-transferable. #squarepartner #blockpartner

September 30, 20261 hr 15 min

#797: The ColdCard Hack Was Only The Beginning with Erin Redwing

Erin Redwing joins Marty Bent to look back on two brutal months for Bitcoin after the ColdCard entropy vulnerability, AI-driven exploits, and the Hugging Face breach. They discuss why Bitcoin is the canary in the coal mine for AI security, the release of Kimi K3, AI safety fearmongering, effective altruism, Peter Thiel's Antichrist warning, the BIP 110 fork, and where Bitcoin goes from here. Erin also shares her astrological outlook for the rest of 2026. Erin’s Website: <a href="https://www.erinredwing.com/">https://www.erinredwing.com/</a> Erin on X: <a href="https://x.com/realizingerin">https://x.com/realizingerin</a> Erin on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/realizingerin">https://www.youtube.com/realizingerin</a> Erin on TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@realizingerin">https://www.tiktok.com/@realizingerin</a> The Bitcoin Playbook for Commercial Real Estate Owners & Investors: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/CRE">https://www.tftc.io/CRE</a> STACK SATS hat: <a href="https://tftcmerch.io/">https://tftcmerch.io/</a> Our newsletter: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a> TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): <a href="https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/">https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/</a> Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT">https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT</a> Opportunity Cost Extension: <a href="https://www.opportunitycost.app/">https://www.opportunitycost.app/</a> Shoutout to our sponsors: Block: <ul> <li>Cash App: For a limited time, new customers can get $21 added to their balance. Just use code TFTC10 when you sign up, and send at least $5 to a friend in the first two weeks. Terms apply. Bitcoin services by Block, Inc. See the Bitcoin disclosures at cash.app/legal/podcast.</li> <li>Square: Visit <a href="http://square.com/go/tftc">http://square.com/go/tftc</a> for up to $200 off eligible Square hardware.</li> <li>Bitkey: Use code TFTC10 for 10% off the new Bitkey.</li> </ul> Aven <a href="https://www.aven.com/bitcoin">https://www.aven.com/bitcoin</a> CrowdHealth <a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc</a> Simple Mining <a href="https://www.simplemining.io/tftc">https://www.simplemining.io/tftc</a> Salt of the Earth: <a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">https://drinksote.com/tftc</a> Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</a> Clips YT Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</a> Website <a href="https://tftc.io/">https://tftc.io/</a> Newsletter <a href="http://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a> Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">https://twitter.com/tftc21</a> Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</a> Nostr <a href="https://primal.net/tftc">https://primal.net/tftc</a> Follow Marty Bent: Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a> Nostr <a href="https://primal.net/martybent">https://primal.net/martybent</a> Newsletter <a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a> Podcast <a href="https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/">https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/</a> Disclosure: Bitcoin services are provided by Block, Inc. Bitcoin services are not licensable activity in all U.S. states and territories, and not all services are available in all states. Bitkey is not available in New York. Block, Inc. operates in New York as Block of Delaware and is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the New York State Department of Financial Services. Bitcoin is a non-deposit, non-bank product that is not FDIC insured and involves risk, including monetary loss. For additional information, see the <a href="https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures">Bitcoin disclosures</a>: <a href="https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures">https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures</a> Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at <a href="http://square.com/go/tftc">http://square.com/go/tftc</a>! #squarepartner. Offer expires December 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm PST. Offer for $40 off the cost of one Square Stand, $75 off the cost of one Square Terminal, $100 off the cost of one Square Handheld, or $200 off the cost of one Square Register, excluding applicable taxes. Limited to one discount per product type per seller account. Each code is limited to one redemption per account holder. Valid for new Square customers located in the US only. Offer not valid with guest checkout. Square reserves the right to modify, revoke or cancel the offer at any time. Offer cannot be combined with any other coupon. Void where prohibited, not redeemable for cash, and non-transferable. #squarepartner #blockpartner

September 28, 20261 hr 11 min

#796: Own Your Intelligence Stack with Tommy Eastman

Tommy Eastman of Nous Research joins Marty to break down Hermes Agent and why owning your intelligence stack matters. They cover the leap from chatbots to autonomous agentic AI, self-improving memory, and model-agnostic harnesses that kill vendor lock-in. Tommy explains how open source models now handle most enterprise work at a fraction of frontier lab costs, why feeding company IP to OpenAI and Anthropic is a fiduciary risk, the GPU compute squeeze, trusted execution environments, and why Big AI lobbying against open source is disingenuous. Tommy on X: <a href="https://x.com/yeahfortommy">https://x.com/yeahfortommy</a> Nous Research: <a href="https://x.com/NousResearch">https://x.com/NousResearch</a> Hermes Agent: <a href="https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/">https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/</a> Code TFTC for $21 off for first 100 users! The Bitcoin Playbook for Commercial Real Estate Owners & Investors: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/CRE">https://www.tftc.io/CRE</a> STACK SATS hat: <a href="https://tftcmerch.io/">https://tftcmerch.io/</a> Our newsletter: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a> TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): <a href="https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/">https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/</a> Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT">https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT</a> Opportunity Cost Extension: <a href="https://www.opportunitycost.app/">https://www.opportunitycost.app/</a> Shoutout to our sponsors: Block: <ul> <li>Cash App: For a limited time, new customers can get $21 added to their balance. Just use code TFTC10 when you sign up, and send at least $5 to a friend in the first two weeks. Terms apply. Bitcoin services by Block, Inc. See the Bitcoin disclosures at cash.app/legal/podcast.</li> <li>Square: Visit <a href="http://square.com/go/tftc">http://square.com/go/tftc</a> for up to $200 off eligible Square hardware.</li> <li>Bitkey: Use code TFTC10 for 10% off the new Bitkey.</li> </ul> Aven <a href="https://www.aven.com/bitcoin">https://www.aven.com/bitcoin</a> CrowdHealth <a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc</a> Simple Mining <a href="https://www.simplemining.io/tftc">https://www.simplemining.io/tftc</a> Salt of the Earth: <a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">https://drinksote.com/tftc</a> Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</a> Clips YT Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</a> Website <a href="https://tftc.io/">https://tftc.io/</a> Newsletter <a href="http://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a> Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">https://twitter.com/tftc21</a> Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</a> Nostr <a href="https://primal.net/tftc">https://primal.net/tftc</a> Follow Marty Bent: Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a> Nostr <a href="https://primal.net/martybent">https://primal.net/martybent</a> Newsletter <a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a> Podcast <a href="https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/">https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/</a> Disclosure: Bitcoin services are provided by Block, Inc. Bitcoin services are not licensable activity in all U.S. states and territories, and not all services are available in all states. Bitkey is not available in New York. Block, Inc. operates in New York as Block of Delaware and is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the New York State Department of Financial Services. Bitcoin is a non-deposit, non-bank product that is not FDIC insured and involves risk, including monetary loss. For additional information, see the <a href="https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures">Bitcoin disclosures</a>: <a href="https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures">https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures</a> Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at <a href="http://square.com/go/tftc">http://square.com/go/tftc</a>! #squarepartner. Offer expires December 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm PST. Offer for $40 off the cost of one Square Stand, $75 off the cost of one Square Terminal, $100 off the cost of one Square Handheld, or $200 off the cost of one Square Register, excluding applicable taxes. Limited to one discount per product type per seller account. Each code is limited to one redemption per account holder. Valid for new Square customers located in the US only. Offer not valid with guest checkout. Square reserves the right to modify, revoke or cancel the offer at any time. Offer cannot be combined with any other coupon. Void where prohibited, not redeemable for cash, and non-transferable. #squarepartner #blockpartner

September 24, 20261 hr 25 min

#795: Tokenization Unlocks $900 Trillion in Wealth with Jordi Visser

Jordi Visser joins Marty Bent to break down why AI agents are about to collide with Bitcoin, stablecoins, and tokenization. Visser explains why crypto's guardrails are mispriced at zero, why tokenization could unlock $900 trillion in trapped assets, and why humans, not compute, are the real bottleneck to AI adoption. The conversation covers Fed policy, corporate debt panic, circular financing, energy constraints, and why Bitcoin remains the ultimate long-term store of value in an agentic economy. Jordi on X: <a href="https://x.com/jvisserlabs">https://x.com/jvisserlabs</a> The Bitcoin Playbook for Commercial Real Estate Owners & Investors: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/CRE">https://www.tftc.io/CRE</a> STACK SATS hat: <a href="https://tftcmerch.io/">https://tftcmerch.io/</a> Our newsletter: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a> TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): <a href="https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/">https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/</a> Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT">https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT</a> Opportunity Cost Extension: <a href="https://www.opportunitycost.app/">https://www.opportunitycost.app/</a> Shoutout to our sponsors: Block: - Cash App: For a limited time, new customers can get $21 added to their balance. Just use code TFTC10 when you sign up, and send at least $5 to a friend in the first two weeks. Terms apply. Bitcoin services by Block, Inc. See the Bitcoin disclosures at cash.app/legal/podcast. - Square: Visit <a href="http://square.com/go/tftc">http://square.com/go/tftc</a> for up to $200 off eligible Square hardware. - Bitkey: Use code TFTC10 for 10% off the new Bitkey. Aven <a href="https://www.aven.com/bitcoin">https://www.aven.com/bitcoin</a> CrowdHealth <a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc</a> Simple Mining <a href="https://www.simplemining.io/tftc">https://www.simplemining.io/tftc</a> Salt of the Earth: <a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">https://drinksote.com/tftc</a> Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</a> Clips YT Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</a> Website <a href="https://tftc.io/">https://tftc.io/</a> Newsletter tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/ Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">https://twitter.com/tftc21</a> Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</a> Nostr <a href="https://primal.net/tftc">https://primal.net/tftc</a> Follow Marty Bent: Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a> Nostr <a href="https://primal.net/martybent">https://primal.net/martybent</a> Newsletter <a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a> Podcast <a href="https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/">https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/</a> Disclosure: Bitcoin services are provided by Block, Inc. Bitcoin services are not licensable activity in all U.S. states and territories, and not all services are available in all states. Bitkey is not available in New York. Block, Inc. operates in New York as Block of Delaware and is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the New York State Department of Financial Services. Bitcoin is a non-deposit, non-bank product that is not FDIC insured and involves risk, including monetary loss. For additional information, see the Bitcoin disclosures: <a href="https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures">https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures</a> Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at <a href="http://square.com/go/tftc">http://square.com/go/tftc</a>! #squarepartner. Offer expires December 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm PST. Offer for $40 off the cost of one Square Stand, $75 off the cost of one Square Terminal, $100 off the cost of one Square Handheld, or $200 off the cost of one Square Register, excluding applicable taxes. Limited to one discount per product type per seller account. Each code is limited to one redemption per account holder. Valid for new Square customers located in the US only. Offer not valid with guest checkout. Square reserves the right to modify, revoke or cancel the offer at any time. Offer cannot be combined with any other coupon. Void where prohibited, not redeemable for cash, and non-transferable. #squarepartner #blockpartner

September 21, 202638 min

Ten31 Timestamp: Revenge of the Nerds

Trump tells the AI labs to quit "pacing the frontier" and go full speed ahead against China, while Bitcoin claws back above its 50 week moving average despite a mountain of bearish headlines. 🔗 <a href="https://bitcoinproducts.com">https://bitcoinproducts.com</a> In this episode: - Why the sudden AI "slowdown" panic looks like a coordinated op - Trump's blunt response to Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and the frontier labs - What Latham & Watkins ditching OpenAI and Anthropic signals for enterprise - The energy proxy war with China driving diesel to record highs - The Fed hikes rates again as the ten year flirts with 5% - Why Bitcoin ripping above its 50 week moving average matters - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - Bitcoin nearing a green year for 2026 00:01:31 - Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Anthropic call for an AI pause 00:06:56 - OpenAI's secondary market sale signals trouble 00:07:17 - Latham & Watkins drops OpenAI and Anthropic over IP fears 00:09:55 - Anthropic's automated bio lab raises Skynet questions 00:12:05 - Trump tells the labs to stop being scared nerds 00:16:29 - Strait of Hormuz oil flows and the US-China proxy war 00:19:36 - Diesel prices hit all-time highs 00:22:10 - Atlanta Fed's 5.1% Q3 GDP estimate 00:22:53 - Kevin Warsh's Fed hikes rates again 00:25:20 - Ten year yield flirts with 5% 00:29:08 - Lindsey Graham's Russia sanctions bill 00:29:52 - The US-Denmark-Greenland security deal 00:31:49 - China's rare earth stranglehold on samarium 00:33:24 - The Clarity Act fails in the Senate 00:33:54 - The ARMOR bill clears a House committee 00:35:30 - Bitcoin breaks above its 50 week moving average 00:36:49 - Sam Lyman on crypto regulation's momentum - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SUBSCRIBE › Newsletter (free): <a href="https://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">https://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a> › YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/@TFTC?sub_confirmation=1">https://youtube.com/@TFTC?sub_confirmation=1</a> FOLLOW US › X: <a href="https://x.com/tftc21">https://x.com/tftc21</a> › Nostr: <a href="https://primal.net/tftc">https://primal.net/tftc</a> FOLLOW MARTY › X: <a href="https://x.com/MartyBent">https://x.com/MartyBent</a> › Timestamp: <a href="https://www.ten31timestamp.com/">https://www.ten31timestamp.com/</a> › John Arnold: <a href="https://x.com/JohnArnoldTen31">https://x.com/JohnArnoldTen31</a> › Ten31: <a href="https://ten31.xyz">https://ten31.xyz</a> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <h1 id="tftcmartybentjohnarnoldbitcoinartificialintelligenceenergymarkets">TFTC #MartyBent #JohnArnold #Bitcoin #ArtificialIntelligence #EnergyMarkets</h1>

September 21, 20261 hr 18 min

#794: Why Inflation Is Designed To Crush You with Gary Brode

Gary Brode joins Marty Bent to break down his month in El Salvador and the new white paper making the case that Bitcoin is officially a currency. They dig into Nayib Bukele's controversial rule, why the Federal Reserve no longer controls long-term interest rates, and why government overspending — not central bank policy — is driving persistent inflation. Brode also explains his shift from OpenAI to Anthropic, his bet on Intel and AMD as AI moves from training to inference, and why uranium and energy assets round out his portfolio alongside Bitcoin, gold, and silver. Gary on X: <a href="https://x.com/Gary_Brode">https://x.com/Gary_Brode</a> The Bitcoin Playbook for Commercial Real Estate Owners & Investors: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/CRE">https://www.tftc.io/CRE</a> STACK SATS hat: <a href="https://tftcmerch.io/">https://tftcmerch.io/</a> Our newsletter: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a> TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): <a href="https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/">https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/</a> Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT">https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT</a> Opportunity Cost Extension: <a href="https://www.opportunitycost.app/">https://www.opportunitycost.app/</a> Shoutout to our sponsors: Block: <ul> <li>Cash App: For a limited time, new customers can get $21 added to their balance. Just use code TFTC10 when you sign up, and send at least $5 to a friend in the first two weeks. Terms apply. Bitcoin services by Block, Inc. See the Bitcoin disclosures at cash.app/legal/podcast.</li> <li>Square: Visit <a href="http://square.com/go/tftc">http://square.com/go/tftc</a> for up to $200 off eligible Square hardware.</li> <li>Bitkey: Use code TFTC10 for 10% off the new Bitkey.</li> </ul> Aven <a href="https://www.aven.com/bitcoin">https://www.aven.com/bitcoin</a> CrowdHealth <a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc</a> Simple Mining <a href="https://www.simplemining.io/tftc">https://www.simplemining.io/tftc</a> Salt of the Earth: <a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">https://drinksote.com/tftc</a> Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</a> Clips YT Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</a> Website <a href="https://tftc.io/">https://tftc.io/</a> Newsletter <a href="http://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a> Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">https://twitter.com/tftc21</a> Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</a> Nostr <a href="https://primal.net/tftc">https://primal.net/tftc</a> Follow Marty Bent: Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a> Nostr <a href="https://primal.net/martybent">https://primal.net/martybent</a> Newsletter <a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a> Podcast <a href="https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/">https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/</a> Disclosure: Bitcoin services are provided by Block, Inc. Bitcoin services are not licensable activity in all U.S. states and territories, and not all services are available in all states. Bitkey is not available in New York. Block, Inc. operates in New York as Block of Delaware and is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the New York State Department of Financial Services. Bitcoin is a non-deposit, non-bank product that is not FDIC insured and involves risk, including monetary loss. For additional information, see the <a href="https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures">Bitcoin disclosures</a>: <a href="https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures">https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures</a> Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at <a href="http://square.com/go/tftc">http://square.com/go/tftc</a>! #squarepartner. Offer expires December 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm PST. Offer for $40 off the cost of one Square Stand, $75 off the cost of one Square Terminal, $100 off the cost of one Square Handheld, or $200 off the cost of one Square Register, excluding applicable taxes. Limited to one discount per product type per seller account. Each code is limited to one redemption per account holder. Valid for new Square customers located in the US only. Offer not valid with guest checkout. Square reserves the right to modify, revoke or cancel the offer at any time. Offer cannot be combined with any other coupon. Void where prohibited, not redeemable for cash, and non-transferable. #squarepartner #blockpartner

September 19, 202659 min

#793: China Is Funding The War On Data Centers with Sam Lyman

Sam Lyman of the Bitcoin Policy Institute joins Marty Bent to break down the collapse of the CLARITY Act, the stablecoin fight dividing community banks and Wall Street, and new bank charters reshaping crypto regulation. Lyman details his investigation into Chinese-funded propaganda campaigns — linked to financier Neville Singham — driving opposition to AI data centers, and unveils "data center dividends," a plan modeled on the Alaska Permanent Fund to pay rural households thousands per year. The conversation also tackles effective altruism, AI doomerism, the Anthropic-OpenAI duopoly, open source AI, and the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill ARMA. Sam on X: <a href="https://x.com/SamLyman33">https://x.com/SamLyman33</a> The Bitcoin Playbook for Commercial Real Estate Owners & Investors: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/CRE">https://www.tftc.io/CRE</a> STACK SATS hat: <a href="https://tftcmerch.io/">https://tftcmerch.io/</a> Our newsletter: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a> TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): <a href="https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/">https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/</a> Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT">https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT</a> Opportunity Cost Extension: <a href="https://www.opportunitycost.app/">https://www.opportunitycost.app/</a> Shoutout to our sponsors: Block: <ul> <li>Cash App: For a limited time, new customers can get $21 added to their balance. Just use code TFTC10 when you sign up, and send at least $5 to a friend in the first two weeks. Terms apply. Bitcoin services by Block, Inc. See the Bitcoin disclosures at cash.app/legal/podcast.</li> <li>Square: Visit <a href="http://square.com/go/tftc">http://square.com/go/tftc</a> for up to $200 off eligible Square hardware.</li> <li>Bitkey: Use code TFTC10 for 10% off the new Bitkey.</li> </ul> Aven <a href="https://www.aven.com/bitcoin">https://www.aven.com/bitcoin</a> CrowdHealth <a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc</a> Simple Mining <a href="https://www.simplemining.io/tftc">https://www.simplemining.io/tftc</a> Salt of the Earth: <a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">https://drinksote.com/tftc</a> Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</a> Clips YT Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</a> Website <a href="https://tftc.io/">https://tftc.io/</a> Newsletter <a href="http://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a> Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">https://twitter.com/tftc21</a> Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</a> Nostr <a href="https://primal.net/tftc">https://primal.net/tftc</a> Follow Marty Bent: Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a> Nostr <a href="https://primal.net/martybent">https://primal.net/martybent</a> Newsletter <a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a> Podcast <a href="https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/">https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/</a> Disclosure: Bitcoin services are provided by Block, Inc. Bitcoin services are not licensable activity in all U.S. states and territories, and not all services are available in all states. Bitkey is not available in New York. Block, Inc. operates in New York as Block of Delaware and is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the New York State Department of Financial Services. Bitcoin is a non-deposit, non-bank product that is not FDIC insured and involves risk, including monetary loss. For additional information, see the <a href="https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures">Bitcoin disclosures</a>: <a href="https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures">https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures</a> Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at <a href="http://square.com/go/tftc">http://square.com/go/tftc</a>! #squarepartner. Offer expires December 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm PST. Offer for $40 off the cost of one Square Stand, $75 off the cost of one Square Terminal, $100 off the cost of one Square Handheld, or $200 off the cost of one Square Register, excluding applicable taxes. Limited to one discount per product type per seller account. Each code is limited to one redemption per account holder. Valid for new Square customers located in the US only. Offer not valid with guest checkout. Square reserves the right to modify, revoke or cancel the offer at any time. Offer cannot be combined with any other coupon. Void where prohibited, not redeemable for cash, and non-transferable. #squarepartner #blockpartner