<description>&lt;p&gt;Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss Bitcoin's power curve growth model, why recent price volatility shouldn't cause panic, and how understanding network effect adoption provides long-term perspective during turbulent markets.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Matthew on Twitter: &lt;a href="https://x.com/1basemoney"&gt;https://x.com/1basemoney&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Porkopolis: &lt;a href="https://www.porkopolis.io/"&gt;https://www.porkopolis.io/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;STACK SATS hat: &lt;a href="https://tftcmerch.io/"&gt;https://tftcmerch.io/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Our newsletter: &lt;a href="https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/"&gt;https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;TFTC Elite (Ad-free &amp; Discord): &lt;a href="https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/"&gt;https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Discord: &lt;a href="https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz"&gt;https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Opportunity Cost Extension: &lt;a href="https://www.opportunitycost.app/"&gt;https://www.opportunitycost.app/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Shoutout to our sponsors:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Bitkey&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bit.ly/TFTCBitkey20"&gt;https://bit.ly/TFTCBitkey20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Unchained&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://unchained.com/tftc/"&gt;https://unchained.com/tftc/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Obscura&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://obscura.net/"&gt;https://obscura.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;SLNT&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://slnt.com/tftc"&gt;https://slnt.com/tftc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;CrowdHealth&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc"&gt;https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Salt of the Earth:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href="https://drinksote.com/tftc%5C%5D(https://drinksote.com/)"&gt;https://drinksote.com/tftc\](https://drinksote.com/)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Join the TFTC Movement:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Main YT Channel&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Clips YT Channel&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Website&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://tftc.io/"&gt;https://tftc.io/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Newsletter&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;[tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/](&lt;a href="http://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/"&gt;http://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Twitter&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21"&gt;https://twitter.com/tftc21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Instagram&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Nostr&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://primal.net/tftc"&gt;https://primal.net/tftc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Follow Marty Bent:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Twitter&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/martybent"&gt;https://twitter.com/martybent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Nostr&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://primal.net/martybent"&gt;https://primal.net/martybent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Newsletter&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/"&gt;https://tftc.io/martys-bent/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Podcast&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/"&gt;https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

Marty Bent

#689: Q3 2025 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

DEC 3, 2025113 MIN
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

#689: Q3 2025 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis

DEC 3, 2025113 MIN

Description

<p>Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss Bitcoin's power curve growth model, why recent price volatility shouldn't cause panic, and how understanding network effect adoption provides long-term perspective during turbulent markets.</p> <p>Matthew on Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/1basemoney">https://x.com/1basemoney</a></p> <p>Porkopolis: <a href="https://www.porkopolis.io/">https://www.porkopolis.io/</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%5C%5D(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/](<a href="http://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/">http://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>