TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

Marty Bent

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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.

Recent Episodes

#697: The Legal Fight Against UK Online Censorship with Preston Byrne
DEC 22, 2025
#697: The Legal Fight Against UK Online Censorship with Preston Byrne
<p>Marty sits down with Preston Byrne to discuss his legal battle defending 4chan and other American companies against UK and EU censorship laws, the proposed GRANITE Act, and why protecting First Amendment rights online is an existential fight for internet freedom.</p> <p>Preston on Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/prestonjbyrne">https://x.com/prestonjbyrne</a></p> <p>Preston’s website: <a href="https://prestonbyrne.com/">https://prestonbyrne.com/</a></p> <p>STACK SATS hat: <a href="https://tftcmerch.io/">https://tftcmerch.io/</a></p> <p>Our newsletter: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a></p> <p>TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): <a href="https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/">https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/</a></p> <p>Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz">https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz</a></p> <p>Opportunity Cost Extension: <a href="https://www.opportunitycost.app/">https://www.opportunitycost.app/</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Bitkey</p> <p><a href="https://bit.ly/4pOv2L4">https://bit.ly/4pOv2L4</a></p> <p>Unchained</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/tftc/">https://unchained.com/tftc/</a></p> <p>Obscura</p> <p><a href="https://obscura.net/">https://obscura.net/</a></p> <p>SLNT</p> <p><a href="https://slnt.com/tftc">https://slnt.com/tftc</a></p> <p>CrowdHealth</p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc</a></p> <p>Salt of the Earth:</p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">https://drinksote.com/tftc</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</a></p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</a></p> <p>Website</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">https://tftc.io/</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="http://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a></p> <p>Twitter</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">https://twitter.com/tftc21</a></p> <p>Instagram</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</a></p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/tftc">https://primal.net/tftc</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a></p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/martybent">https://primal.net/martybent</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a></p> <p>Podcast</p> <p><a href="https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/">https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/</a></p>
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87 MIN
#696: How Peer Review Became a Weapon with Jessica Rose & Kevin McKernan
DEC 20, 2025
#696: How Peer Review Became a Weapon with Jessica Rose & Kevin McKernan
<p>Marty sits down with Jessica Rose and Kevin McKernan to discuss the coordinated attacks on their vaccine contamination research, the corrupt peer review system designed to suppress inconvenient science, and how Bitcoin and Nostr can create a censorship-resistant alternative for publishing.</p> <p>Elisabeth Bik thread: <a href="https://x.com/SciGuardians/status/1990482634410004751">https://x.com/SciGuardians/status/1990482634410004751</a></p> <p>Kevin on Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/Kevin_McKernan">https://x.com/Kevin_McKernan</a></p> <p>Jessica on Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/JesslovesMJK">https://x.com/JesslovesMJK</a></p> <p>STACK SATS hat: <a href="https://tftcmerch.io/">https://tftcmerch.io/</a></p> <p>Our newsletter: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a></p> <p>TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): <a href="https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/">https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/</a></p> <p>Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz">https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz</a></p> <p>Opportunity Cost Extension: <a href="https://www.opportunitycost.app/">https://www.opportunitycost.app/</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Bitkey</p> <p><a href="https://bit.ly/4pOv2L4">https://bit.ly/4pOv2L4</a></p> <p>Unchained</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/tftc/">https://unchained.com/tftc/</a></p> <p>Obscura</p> <p><a href="https://obscura.net/">https://obscura.net/</a></p> <p>SLNT</p> <p><a href="https://slnt.com/tftc">https://slnt.com/tftc</a></p> <p>CrowdHealth</p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc</a></p> <p>Salt of the Earth:</p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">https://drinksote.com/tftc</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</a></p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</a></p> <p>Website</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">https://tftc.io/</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="http://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a></p> <p>Twitter</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">https://twitter.com/tftc21</a></p> <p>Instagram</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</a></p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/tftc">https://primal.net/tftc</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a></p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/martybent">https://primal.net/martybent</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a></p> <p>Podcast</p> <p><a href="https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/">https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/</a></p>
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104 MIN
#695: Gen Alpha Is Already Building the Future With AI with @somewhatstella
DEC 17, 2025
#695: Gen Alpha Is Already Building the Future With AI with @somewhatstella
<p>Marty sits down with Stella, a 15-year-old student at Austin's Alpha School, to discuss how Gen Alpha is using AI tools like Claude to build real products, why embracing new technology beats negativity, and how autonomy-focused education models are preparing young entrepreneurs for the future.</p> <p>Bibliarch: <a href="https://bibliarch.com/home">https://bibliarch.com/home</a></p> <p>Stella’s TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@somewhatstella">https://www.tiktok.com/@somewhatstella</a></p> <p>STACK SATS hat: <a href="https://tftcmerch.io/">https://tftcmerch.io/</a></p> <p>Our newsletter: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a></p> <p>TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): <a href="https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/">https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/</a></p> <p>Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz">https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz</a></p> <p>Opportunity Cost Extension: <a href="https://www.opportunitycost.app/">https://www.opportunitycost.app/</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Bitkey</p> <p><a href="https://bit.ly/TFTCBitkey20">https://bit.ly/TFTCBitkey20</a></p> <p>Unchained</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/tftc/">https://unchained.com/tftc/</a></p> <p>Obscura</p> <p><a href="https://obscura.net/">https://obscura.net/</a></p> <p>SLNT</p> <p><a href="https://slnt.com/tftc">https://slnt.com/tftc</a></p> <p>CrowdHealth</p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc</a></p> <p>Salt of the Earth:</p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">https://drinksote.com/tftc</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</a></p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</a></p> <p>Website</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">https://tftc.io/</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="http://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a></p> <p>Twitter</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">https://twitter.com/tftc21</a></p> <p>Instagram</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</a></p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/tftc">https://primal.net/tftc</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a></p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/martybent">https://primal.net/martybent</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a></p> <p>Podcast</p> <p><a href="https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/">https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/</a></p>
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#694: Why Trump Is Fighting the City of London with Tom Luongo
DEC 13, 2025
#694: Why Trump Is Fighting the City of London with Tom Luongo
<p>Marty sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss the Trump administration's multi-front war against globalist power structures, drug cartels, and rogue intelligence agencies, and why libertarian critics are missing the bigger geopolitical picture.</p> <p>Tom on Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/TFL1728">https://x.com/TFL1728</a></p> <p>STACK SATS hat: <a href="https://tftcmerch.io/">https://tftcmerch.io/</a></p> <p>Our newsletter: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a></p> <p>TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): <a href="https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/">https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/</a></p> <p>Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz">https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz</a></p> <p>Opportunity Cost Extension: <a href="https://www.opportunitycost.app/">https://www.opportunitycost.app/</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Bitkey</p> <p><a href="https://bit.ly/TFTCBitkey20">https://bit.ly/TFTCBitkey20</a></p> <p>Unchained</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/tftc/">https://unchained.com/tftc/</a></p> <p>Obscura</p> <p><a href="https://obscura.net/">https://obscura.net/</a></p> <p>SLNT</p> <p><a href="https://slnt.com/tftc">https://slnt.com/tftc</a></p> <p>CrowdHealth</p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc</a></p> <p>Salt of the Earth:</p> <p>[<a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc](https://drinksote.com/)">https://drinksote.com/tftc](https://drinksote.com/)</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</a></p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</a></p> <p>Website</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">https://tftc.io/</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>[tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/](http://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/)</p> <p>Twitter </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">https://twitter.com/tftc21</a></p> <p>Instagram</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</a></p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/tftc">https://primal.net/tftc</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a></p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/martybent">https://primal.net/martybent</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a></p> <p>Podcast</p> <p><a href="https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/">https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/</a></p>
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89 MIN
#693: The War for the World's Reserve Asset with Ryan Gentry
DEC 11, 2025
#693: The War for the World's Reserve Asset with Ryan Gentry
<p>Marty sits down with Ryan Gentry to discuss his new $220 million SPAC aimed at taking Bitcoin operating companies public, the five-year evolution of the Lightning Network from single-digit millions to $10 billion in annual volume, and why Bitcoin businesses are finally mature enough to compete in public markets.</p> <p>Ryan on Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/RyanTheGentry">https://x.com/RyanTheGentry</a></p> <p>STACK SATS hat: <a href="https://tftcmerch.io/">https://tftcmerch.io/</a></p> <p>Our newsletter: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a></p> <p>TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): <a href="https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/">https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/</a></p> <p>Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz">https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz</a></p> <p>Opportunity Cost Extension: <a href="https://www.opportunitycost.app/">https://www.opportunitycost.app/</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Bitkey</p> <p><a href="https://bit.ly/TFTCBitkey20">https://bit.ly/TFTCBitkey20</a></p> <p>Unchained</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/tftc/">https://unchained.com/tftc/</a></p> <p>Obscura</p> <p><a href="https://obscura.net/">https://obscura.net/</a></p> <p>SLNT</p> <p><a href="https://slnt.com/tftc">https://slnt.com/tftc</a></p> <p>CrowdHealth</p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc</a></p> <p>Salt of the Earth:</p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc">https://drinksote.com/tftc</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</a></p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</a></p> <p>Website</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">https://tftc.io/</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="http://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/</a></p> <p>Twitter</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">https://twitter.com/tftc21</a></p> <p>Instagram</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</a></p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/tftc">https://primal.net/tftc</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a></p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/martybent">https://primal.net/martybent</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a></p> <p>Podcast</p> <p><a href="https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/">https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/</a></p>
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80 MIN