Ten31 Timestamp: Fast Takeoffs And Hard Landings
World War 3 is heating up and most people are missing the bigger strategic picture. What just went down in Iran and why anthropic got blacklisted by the Pentagon. 🔗 https://bitcoinproducts.com In this episode: US-Iran conflict as part of broader China decoupling strategy Pentagon vs Anthropic: The AI Patriot Act moment Why this administration is acting on wartime footing Bitcoin's surprisingly strong response to geopolitical chaos 10-year Treasury signals and what they mean for monetary policy…
#722: AI Privacy Is The New Bitcoin Privacy with Mark Suman
Marty sits down with Mark Suman, co-founder of Maple AI, to discuss the explosive growth of AI agents, the privacy risks of using closed-source models, how open-source AI is catching up to frontier labs, and why building private, decentralized AI tools is critical to preventing a dystopian future. Mark on X: https://x.com/marksuman Maple: https://trymaple.ai/ STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/ Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/ TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord):…
#721: The Human Skills That Matter Now That AI Can Code with Calle
Marty sits down with Calle, prolific Bitcoin and Freedom Tech builder behind the Cashu eCash protocol, BitChat, and Clawi AI, to discuss the AI agent revolution transforming software development, the launch of Numo tap-to-pay for Bitcoin, eCash as the ideal payment rail for autonomous agents, and what it all means for the future of human creativity and work. Calle on X: https://x.com/callebtc Clawi: https://clawi.ai/ STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/ Our newsletter:…
#720 Global Liquidity Has Peaked with Michael Howell
Marty sits down with Michael Howell, founder of Cross Border Capital, to discuss the state of global liquidity, its impact on Bitcoin and risk assets, and what the current cycle peak means for investors navigating the road ahead. CrossBorderCapital: https://x.com/crossbordercap Capital Wars: https://capitalwars.substack.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:…
Ten31 Timestamp: The Die Is Cast
Reality distortion fields aren't just for Steve Jobs anymore - they're everywhere in our sclerotic institutions, and the latest examples show just how disconnected official narratives are from what's actually happening. 🔗 https://bitcoinproducts.com In this episode: - Supreme Court blocks Trump's IEEPA tariff authority, but multiple alternative paths remain - Fed minutes show rate hike discussions while Treasury assumes massive ongoing RMP purchases - Bitcoin's recent performance amid changing…
#719: Bitcoin Is Winning Even In A Bear Market with Alex Leishman
Marty sits down with Alex Leishman, CEO and CTO of River, to discuss Bitcoin adoption trends in the current bear market, the Lightning Network's growing momentum, institutional vs. individual ownership shifts, AI's impact on productivity and hiring, quantum computing risks to Bitcoin, and River's vision for the future of Bitcoin banking. Alex on X: https://x.com/Leishman River report: https://x.com/SDWouters/status/2024507942708351443 STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/ Our newsletter:…
#718: The Housing Market Is Lying To You with Melody Wright
Marty sits down with Melody Wright, housing market analyst and investigative researcher, to discuss the deepening cracks beneath the surface of the U.S. housing and labor markets — from record-low home sales and rising mortgage delinquencies to corrupted government data, municipal fiscal collapse, and the broader consumer credit stress that mainstream financial media continues to ignore. Melody on X: https://x.com/m3_melody Melody’s Substack: https://m3melody.substack.com/ STACK SATS hat:…
Ten31 Timestamp: Bitcoin Fixes the Energy Problem
The AI revolution is accelerating faster than most people realize, but major institutions aren't accounting for it in their economic projections. While the CBO just added $1.4 trillion to this decade's deficit forecast, they completely missed the potential disruption from artificial intelligence. 🔗 https://bitcoinproducts.com In this episode: - The viral "something big is happening" AI post and what it missed - Why institutional adoption of AI tools faces massive inertia despite breakthrough…
#717: Building The Financial Rails Bitcoin Deserves with Jesse Shrader
Marty sits down with Jesse Shrader, co-founder and CEO of Amboss, to discuss the evolution of the Lightning Network, how Taproot Assets are bringing stablecoins and multi-asset trading to Bitcoin, the launch of Amboss's RailsX peer-to-peer exchange and Magma MCP tool for AI agents, and why Bitcoin is positioned to become the backbone of global commerce and foreign exchange settlement. Jesse on X: https://x.com/Jestopher_BTC Amboss: https://amboss.tech/ STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/ Our…
#715: $1.5 Trillion in AI Promises With No Business Plan with Gary Brode
Marty sits down with Gary Brode to discuss why the market's reaction to the Warsh Fed nomination was wrong, the real drivers of inflation, the unsustainable economics of the AI hyperscaler spending boom, and why Bitcoin's long-term value proposition remains strong despite short-term price volatility. Gary on X: https://x.com/Gary_Brode Deep Knowledge Investing (Code TFTC for 25% off): https://t.co/NWIf37SNL3 STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/ Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/ …
Bitcoin Alpha Timestamp: The Fundamental Haven't Changed
Bitcoin's price hit the 50s this week, but the fundamentals tell a different story. As AI investment explodes above $600 billion annually, agents are already using Bitcoin as internet-native money. 🔗 https://bitcoinproducts.com In this episode: Why the fear and greed index hit historic lows (lower than COVID and FTX) How AI agents are using Bitcoin Lightning wallets and signing into websites $600+ billion hyperscaler CapEx spend creating fundamental Bitcoin tailwinds Hash rate difficulty…
#714: What Comes After Taproot? with Arbedout
Marty sits down with ArbedOut to discuss the Epstein email leaks and their implications for Bitcoin, the current state of markets and Bitcoin treasury companies, the challenges of reaching consensus on Bitcoin's next soft fork, the promise of AI agents making Lightning payments, and ArbedOut's new project SigBash — a programmable signer that brings covenant-like functionality to Bitcoin without a protocol change. Sigbash: https://www.sigbash.com/ ArbedOut on Twitter: https://x.com/arbedout STACK…