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
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Join Marty as he sits down with Edward Evenson from Braiins to discuss the state of the mining industry. Follow Edward on Twitter Follow Braiins on Twitter Learn more about Braiins Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Join Marty as he sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss the contagion ripping through bitcoin markets and the incumbent financial system. Follow Parker Lewis on Twitter Read more from Parker Lewis Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Join Marty as he sits down with Vivek Ramaswamy, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Strive Asset Management, to discuss the death of modern day capitalism. Follow Vivek Ramaswamy on Twitter Learn more about Vivek Ramaswamy Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Brooke Miller to discuss the insanity of today's world in the context of cattle ranching and medical tyranny. Follow Dr. Brooke Miller on Twitter Learn more from Ginger Hill Angus Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Join Marty as he sits down with Tyler Campbell from Unchained Capital to discuss the importance of bitcoin self-custody and multisig and what it's been like onboarding hundreds of people to Unchained's collaborative custody products. Follow Tyler on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
Join Marty as he sits down with Daniel Turner from Power the Future to discuss the state of energy policy in America and how we can move forward. Follow Daniel on Twitter Read more from Power the Future Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth Upstream Data
Join Marty as he sits back down with Matthew Mežinskis of Porkopolis Economics to discuss the Q1 2022 monetary base update. Follow Matthew Mežinskis on Twitter Read everything discussed at: Porkopolis Economics Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data
Join Marty as he sits down with Texas Slim and Parker Lewis to discuss the history of Texas. Follow Texas Slim on twitter. Read more about The Beef Initiative Follow Parker on twitter Read more from Parker. Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth
Join Marty as he sits down with Brian Gitt to discuss the overlooked tradeoffs of "renewable" energy. Follow Brian on twitter. Read more from Brian. Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - financial leaders of 44 countries meet in El Salvador to discuss bitcoin - Luna foundation sold 80000 bitcoin amid "stablecoin" crash - texas pacific land corp announces bitcoin mining venture - canaan revenues increased by 237% - cambridge numbers are flawed - EU wants to scan all your private messages - summer of bitcoin mentorship program gets over 20K applicants - bitcoin education initiative launches in 40 high schools in Argentina - coincorner releases Bolt Card, a lightning payment card - Brink funds Michael Ford - BitMEX extends Gleb Naumenko's grant - a guide for bitcoin open source grant seekers - Ministry of Nodes Bitcoin Node Box Guide 2022 - bitcoin seed tool v1.0.5 - sparrow wallet v1.6.4 - gloria zhao releases package relay proposal - pieter wuille on private authentication protocols - new stablecoin backed by coldcards - this month in bitcoin privacy - fiatjaf on lightning penalty transactions - adopting bitcoin 2022 announced - mccormack releases film about el salvador - how bitcoin should be upgraded in the future https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/how-to-upgrade-bitcoin - Former lead of Facebook's shitcoin project launches lightning project https://www.lightspark.com - SBF buys 7.6% stake in Robinhood https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/12/ftx-ceo-sam-bankman-fried-buys-56m-position-in-robinhood/ Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth
Join Marty as he sits down with Doomberg to discuss the unfolding energy and food crises, the nature of ESG, and bitcoin. Follow Doomberg on Twitter Read more from Doomberg Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth
Join Marty as he sits down with Jaime "the storefront guy" to discuss building strong local communities with beautiful aesthetics and sound money. Follow Jaime on twitter Read more about Jaime at The Vertical Sidewalk Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - terra "stablecoin" blows up - treasury sanctions custodial bitcoin mixer blender(.)io - cashapp $1.73B in bitcoin sales Q1, $43M profit - coinbase $309B volume Q1, $430M loss - chainalysis valued at $8.6B - joinmarket v0.9.6 - arti v0.3.0 Tor rust client - casa launches api - rusty russell releases alternative covenants proposal - conversation with rusty on his proposal on dispatch - spiral post on supporting open source - georgetown law research shows ICE tracks 75% of Americans - grayscale privately met with SEC trying to get GBTC approved as an etf - costa rica declares national emergency over ransomware attacks - CD64: BIP119, CTV, and the bitcoin development process with @rusty_twit and @brian_trollz - brian armstrong thread - ishares high yield Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth
Join Marty as he sits down with Kyle Murphy and Lisa Neigut to discuss what it takes to attract and train bitcoin developers who go on to build companies. Learn more about bitcoin++ Learn more about Base58: Learn more about Pleb Lab: Follow Kyle on Twitter: Follow Lisa on Twitter: Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth
Join Marty as he sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss the state of global energy markets. Follow Anas on Twitter Learn more from Anas Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Mary Caire to discuss the perverse incentives of the pharmaceutical industry. Follow Dr. Mary Caire on twitter Learn more about Dr. Mary Caire Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - coinbase launches revamped surveillance product - SEC doubles size of "crypto assets" unit - cdc tracked the location of millions of americans without a warrant - fbi did millions of searches of americans data last year without a warrant - bitcoin mining council submits letter to EPA - how women view bitcoin - mycitadel v1.0 - seed tool v1.0.4 - tor v0.4.7.7 - cold card upgrade - lightning multiplexer - new lightning only vpn - voltage podcast index study - Mexican bitcoin exchange Tauros adds lightning - currency of last resort by gladstein - paypal being used to censor speech - all internet and payment providers ordered to block three streaming sites by federal judge Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Join Marty as he sits down with Louis Roberts to reminisce about the last five years of TFTC. Follow Louis on Twitter Learn more about Tendies
Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Saifedean Ammous to discuss the pitfalls of the Fiat Standard. Follow Saif on Twitter Read more about The Fiat Standard Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Join Marty as he sits down with Andy Schoonover, CEO of CrowdHealth, to discuss the problems with the health care system, how CrowdHealth is providing better product, and how bitcoin can fix the health insurance industry. Follow Andy on Twitter Learn more about CrowdHealth Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - ukraine central bank bans bitcoin - binance and the FSB - HRF announces five bitcoin in new grants - central african republic makes bitcoin a legal tender - bitcoin core v23.0 - btcpay v1.5.0 - fountain podcasts v0.3.16 - braiins farm proxy reduces data usage - amboss magma - synonym launches blocktank LSP - americans can now pay bills through bitrefill - bitcoin jungle in costa rica - Apple Private Relay causes VPN leaks - farrington: I Finance the Current Thing - Negative GDP print - New “Disinformation Governance Board” formed in the US - German PPI - Ruble strength / yen weakness Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Join Marty as he sits down with Olaoluwa Osuntokun AKA @roasbeef, CTO at Lightning Labs, to discuss Taro - Taproot Asset Representation Overlay and what it means for the LNP/BP stack. Follow Olaoluwa on Twitter Contribute to his GitHub Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
This week Marty and Matt as they discuss: - TSMC Raises $3.5 Billion to build facility in Arizona - Binance Accounts of Russians with over 10K Euros will be closed in 90 days - Russian Mining Firm Bitriver hit with sanctions - Compass Mining announces they were using Bitriver for russian hosting and all miners will be shut off and liquidated - NY Man running Bitcoin ATMS charged with money laundering - Bitcoin for Local Businesses - Bitcoin Magazine Partners with Ukranian NBA Players for Humanitarian Relief - Flared-Gas Bitcoin Miner Crusoe Energy Raises $350M - CipherTrace Ransomware Report - How Bitcoin Miners Were Airlifted From China to the US - How Democracies Spy on their Citizens - Yellen walking out of G20 meeting - Food supply chain under attack - FBI warns of ransomware attacks targeting US agriculture sector - Global energy crisis - Thoughts on Ukraine, The Martyrmade Podcast Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Join Marty as he sits down with Texas Slim, Cole Bolton and Parker Lewis to discuss the decentralization of our food supply. Get Tickets to The Beef Initiative Conference Learn more about The Beef Initiative Purchase meat from K and C Cattle Follow Texas Slim on Twitter Follow Parker Lewis on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Join Marty as he sits down with Tom Nelson to explain why there is no climate emergency. Follow Tom Nelson on Twitter Read everything Tom writes at Tom Nelson and Blogspot Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Official US inflation number hits 8.5%, 40 year high - Sri Lanka declares bankruptcy - Eth Dev sentenced to over 5 years in jail for sanctions violation - Strike to bring lightning to merchants - Robinhood enables withdrawals and adds lightning support - Bitpay adds lightning support - Janet Yellen explains bitcoin - CNBC on bitcoin helping refugees with cross border payments - New bitcoin seed tool - New Zoltan piece Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Join Marty as he sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the state of the world. Follow Tom Luongo on Twitter Read everything Tom writes at Gold Goats 'n Guns Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
This week Marty and Matt are in Miami for the Bitcoin 2022 Conference. They are joined live on the Open Source stage with Craig Raw, Wiz and Steve Barbour. Follow Craig on Twitter Follow Wiz on Twitter Follow Steve on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl
Join Marty as he sits down with Maciek of Hive one Follow Maciek on Twitter Follow Hive.one on Twitter Read more about Hive.one Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Join Marty as he sits down with Justin Rezvani and JP Sears Follow Justin on Twitter Follow JP on Twitter Follow Zion on Twitter Purchase the book Unapologetic Freedom Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - EU Parliament votes for more bitcoin surveillance and restrictions - mempool space launches new mining dashboard - kraken adds lightning support - new hub for bitcoin bounties - c-lightning changes name to core lightning - bitmex bank purchase falls through - nix-bitcoin launches security fund - chrome vulnerability update asap - gitlab vulnerability update asap - standard sats proposal - joinmarket webui v0.0.5 - sparrow wallet v1.6.3 - btcpay server v1.4.8 fixes shopify bug - specter v1.9.0 adds extensions - how the freedom convoy could have used bitcoin privately - wasabi blacklisting update - zbd streamer - strategic partnership between ten31 and seetee Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Join Marty as he sits down with Super Testnet. Find everything Super creates on his Github Follow Super on Twitter Find out more about Lightning Escrow Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts
Join Marty as he sits down with journalist Michael Tracey to discuss the current corporate press coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war and what the "adults in the room" are pushing for. Read everything Michael writes at Substack Follow Michael on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts
Join Marty as he sits down with John from Zaprite Find out more about Zaprite Follow Zaprite on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - hubspot data leak impacted 30 cryptocurrency companies including nydig, swan, and blockfi - if you were affected by hubspot compromise read this thread - exxon expands bitcoin mining pilot to four countries - russia open to selling natural gas for bitcoin, gold, and non dollar fiat - thailand announces bitcoin payments ban - wasabi ceo says censorship decision and chain surveillance partnership was voluntary - alby v.17.0 adds keysend support - sparrow wallet v1.6.2 adds full bip47 support - PR to add support for BIP47 to BDK Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts
Join Marty as he sits down with Mike Umbro. Follow Mike on Twitter Read more about Mike at FieldView Capital Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts
Join Marty as he sits down with Edward Dowd. I'm sitting down with to discuss critical thinking in today's age. Follow Ed Dowd on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts
This week Marty and Matt are discussing: - Unchained Data Leak - Arthur Hayes. Energy Cancelled - Stratum V2 - Wasabi doing chain surveillance - Kazakhstan Mining Equipment / Did not ban proof of work - Block releases hardware wallet info - UK Bitcoin ATMs forcing shutdown Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts
Join Marty as he sits down with NVK, the fearless leader of Coinkite, to talk about a little bit of everything. Follow NVK on Twitter Follow Coinkite on Twitter Purchase all Coinkite products discussed on the show. Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts
Join Marty as he sits down with CK, Pete Rizzo and Dylan LeClair from Bitcoin Magazine to talk about Bitcoin 2022 and building BTC Media into what it is today. Follow CK on Twitter Follow Pete Rizzo on Twitter Follow Dylan LeClair on Twitter Read more from all the guys at Bitcoin Magazine. Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Fountain Podcasts
Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Gladstein to discuss how America has funded its wars over the last 70 years. Follow Alex Gladstein on Twitter Purchase Alex Gladstein new book, Check Your Financial Privilege Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Fountain Podcasts
Join Marty as he sits down with Luke Gromen to discuss the global sovereign debt bubble that has been building for a century and why it may be beginning to pop. Follow Luke Gromen on Twitter Read more from Luke at: FFTT, LLC Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Fountain Podcasts
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - biden executive order is a nothing burger - 600K azteco locations in Nigeria, azteco locations in Canada - ukraine buys military gear with cryptocurrencies directly - warren crafts bill targeting cryptocurrency in russia sanctions - coinbase on their compliance and surveillance protocol - ftx on their compliance and surveillance protocol - senators look to lock down russias gold reserves - credit suisse "bretton woods II" - new initiative to roll out mesh nets in ukraine - bisq v1.8.4 - twitter adds native Tor support - foundation devices teases new hardware and app - bitmex cofounder sam reed pleads guilty to bank secrecy violation - Bitcoin and U.S. National Security: An Assessment of Bitcoin as a Strategic Opportunity for the United States - bitcoin and cuban embargo - secret surveillance program collects americans money transfer data - ministry of nodes: starting your bitcoin journey - Cathedra shareholder letter - odell coindesk interview on privacy Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Join Marty as he sits back down with Lawrence Lepard and discuss surging commodities prices, de-dollarization and bitcoin. Follow Lawrence Lepard on Twitter Read more from Lawrence at Equity Management Associates Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Join Marty as he sits back down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q4 2021 monetary base update and the macro landscape. Follow Matthew Mežinskis on Twitter Read everything discussed at: Porkopolis Economics Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - how bitcoin helped a Ukraine refugee escape - powell mentions need for more bitcoin regs due to sanction - biden admin asking crypto exchanges to help ensure russians are not breaking sanctions - visa and mastercard block russian banks from networks - rust bip47 library - robosats p2p exchange - bitmex founders plead guilty, $10M fine, 6-12 months prison, each - zeus v0.6.0 - sparrow v1.6.0 - raspiblitz v1.7.2 - umbrel v0.4.15 - block reports $1.96B bitcoin sales last quarter - intel's new asic expected to be cheaper and 15% more efficient than S19 Pro - this month in bitcoin privacy - war funding by gladstein Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Join Marty as he sits down with London Paul to discuss what is happening in the world right now. Are sanctions effective? What led us to this situation? Is de-dollarization accelerating? Follow London Paul on Twitter Check out The Sirius Report Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Russia Ukraine Conflict - Canada Protest - Marty on Tucker Carlson - Wasabi Wallet De-mix - "Okay So Your Bank Account Is Frozen" Starter Pack - Lightning Labs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
Join Marty as he sits down with Mark Jeftovic to discuss Bitcoin, tyranny in Canada, and becoming un-cancelable. Follow Mark Jeftovic on Twitter Check out his Writing Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Canada uses "emergency powers" to target bank accounts, bitcoin, funding, and insurance of protestors - Bitcoin protest fundraiser voluntarily shuts down while they determine best way to distribute funds - Canadian RCMP issues blacklist notice for bitcoin addresses connected to protest - Apple patches zero day exploit, update your devices - Biden expected to issue an executive order related to bitcoin regulation next week - US Gov seizes $7B held by Afghan Central Bank - secret unapproved cia data collection program exposed - UN negotiating new "cybercrime" treaty - GRIID, Argo, and Block to be first customers of intel mining chip - ConocoPhillips selling previously flared nat gas to bitcoin miners - Congressman Davidson introduces bill to protect private bitcoin usage - more info on bitfinex hack investigation released - proposed US bill targets el salvadors bitcoin adoption - fbi to form new bitcoin surveillance and seizure focused unit - btcpayserver v.1.4.5: - bitcoin-s v1.9.0: - galoy money v0.1.21: - lightning terminal v0.6.3-alpha: - mercury wallet v0.6.4: - nix bitcoin v0.0.66: - thoughts on cashapps lightning user flow - satsxsw hackathon announced, march 12th and 13th - fidelity launches bitcoin ETP in Europe, ticker FBTC - swan launches bitcoin canon education portal - coldcard announces $25K bounty for a react native nfc implementation - blockfi agrees to pay $100M fine to SEC - open source dashboard for asic prices
Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Woods, a career long physician who had his license revoked for prescribing medicine. Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off