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#426: Bringing Lightning To Utilities with Synota
Marty sits down with Austin Mitchell, Lisa Scott, and Alan Schroeder from Synota to discuss bringing energy providers over to Bitcoin and LN.
Synota on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Synota_
6:35 - Meet Synota14:05 - Payment settlement struggles for utilites16:56 - How Synota integrates23:47 - Financing possibilities26:20 - Utilities grokking bitcoin34:07 - Effects of decentralizing the grid45:22 - The team’s orange pilling49:41 - Mining industry is maturing55:56 - Efficiency impact of instant payments1:01:11 - Mining permanent funds1:05:03 - Issues building on lightning1:10:57 - Wrapping up
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6.6.2023
1:19:11
#425: Fiat Crisis with Balaji Srinivasan
Marty sits down with Balaji Srinivasan for the longest episode of TFTC yet, going in depth on the nature of the incoming fiat crisis.
Balaji on Twitter: https://twitter.com/balajis
6:13 - How does the debt ceiling contribute to the fiat crisis?9:48 - Reality check21:38 - History is running in reverse25:09 - The unipolar moment is over38:05 - America is 3 tribes44:42 - Democracy has 4 definitions55:33 - India adopting pragmatic democracy59:08 - China won’t go away1:07:03 - USSA1:36:11 - How America gets its strength back1:43:16 - Dollar nationalists, social media politics1:53:20 - It’s not one nation, it’s two parties with verbal footsoldiers2:07:15 - The Gray tribe2:35:47 - Blue losing media control2:39:46 - Recap, Blue’s remaining power2:45:48 - The tribal filter on the banking situation3:01:36 - The declining US empire3:13:13 - Blue America’s infrastructure highlights3:16:40 - Exiting through Bitcoin3:20:18 - We’ve lost our moon shoes3:22:24 - The writing’s on the wall and states have incentive to exit early3:42:53 - People robbed by cantillon cities are likely to get mad3:48:13 - Fed now is a CBDC no matter what they say4:05:15 - Civil unrest precursors4:08:24 - Hiding insolvency4:11:13 - History mirroring4:17:04 - Reflecting on a long show, doling white pills
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2.6.2023
4:25:57
#424: Q1 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Follow along with the charts: https://twitter.com/1basemoney/status/1664179527784734720?s=20
Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney
8:12 - Baltic hockey17:17 - Debt ceiling bye bye22:55 - New basemoney drop!36:19 - Bitcoin base vs top fiat, reverse repo49:41 - Bank failures1:01:54 - Treasury markets1:05:34 - Fannie & Freddie debt numbers1:09:32 - Balaji says FedNow is a CBDC1:17:02 - Sidebar on children1:18:19 - Back on topic, centralization will continue1:23:45 - Sovereign sat and gold stacking1:34:41 - Quick stats1:35:56 - Full reserve in Texas1:45:37 - Wrapping up
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1.6.2023
1:49:49
#423: Retirement Funds In The Age Of Bitcoin with Matt Dines
Marty sits down with Matt Dines from Build to discuss the retirement landscape and how to handle a large scale transition to Bitcoin as a primary store of value.
Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BuildCIO
Check out Build: https://buildbitcoin.com/
8:17 - What’s happening to retirement funds11:49 - Balance sheets of the American household26:23 - History of retirement accounts30:30 - The post-Covid financial landscape34:52 - Retirement account participation46:14 - Legislation isn’t the answer50:09 - Primary residence ownership and mortgage backed securities55:39 - Target Date Funds1:01:28 - US bond market selloff1:09:45 - Near-dated TDF vs inflation1:13:12 - Investment/retirement industry isn’t keeping up1:17:59 - Bridging the gap to Bitcoin with Build1:32:15 - Bitcoin lending1:46:36 - Unchained1:53:57 - Explaining the mindset2:02:31 - The flywheel of truth2:08:12 - Wrapping up
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31.5.2023
2:12:03
#422: Human Forever with James Poulos
Marty sits down with James Poulos to discuss the tyranny of the digital age.
James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamespoulos
Human Forever: https://canonic.xyz/books/1YV9yExbmJ9mgBXNM81TouJuDtqxH2PpL
6:00 - Rising transhumanism12:37 - Defining the humanity we fight for19:54 - Breaking people apart29:14 - False gods34:23 - Fighting on the digital level38:39 - Changing the tide47:50 - The moment of humility50:31 - Return to traditional family56:55 - Focusing attention58:26 - Being human is better1:00:44 - Judging yourself first1:02:55 - Sloth1:12:04 - Wrapping up
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