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#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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5/31/2023
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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5/26/2023
1:13:50
#421: Rejecting The Great Reset with Michael Rectenwald
Marty sits down with Dr. Michael Rectenwald to discuss the The Great Reset, stakeholder capitalism, CBDCs, and asserting autonomy against a neo-feudal future.
Michael's website: https://www.michaelrectenwald.com/
Michael's Mises presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGg9j-qCNt0
8:07 - Michael’s presentation on Great Reset10:29 - Stakeholder capitalism14:15 - ESG leads to corporate rule18:32 - Mock the rulers20:23 - Neo-techno-feudalism while infrastructure breaks24:03 - Refusing CBDCs, Bitcoin and gold27:21 - Bitcoiners at Mises and Bitcoin FUD29:45 - The lies are being noticed32:28 - Control through social credit and social perception36:55 - The letter agencies cause the problems they claim to solve38:04 - Asserting autonomy44:37 - Bank failures will be the CBDC trigger46:42 - Defending against ideological onslaught51:05 - Fighting evil54:20 - Wrapping up, plugs
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5/17/2023
55:18
#420: Powering Livestreaming With Sats Through Vida with Lyle Pratt
Marty sits down with Lyle Pratt, founder and CEO of Vida, to talk about what he's building.
Lyle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lylepratt
Check out Vida: https://vida.page/
12:48 - What’s Vida?16:56 - Lyle’s history20:51 - Telecom architecture and using bitcoin to solve problems27:57 - New tools like AI, Nostr, and LN32:30 - Current state of lightning33:46 - Vida demo with some difficulties35:45 - Monetizing your attention37:41 - The Vida team44:56 - Vida can be a better Restream50:44 - Lightning adoption is a bright light in a dark future1:01:12 - Future Nostr integration1:05:28 - Leveraging AI1:10:29 - Explaining LLMs1:16:46 - Living in interesting times1:27:20 - Resource demands of AI1:31:03 - Thank God For Bitcoin1:36:31 - Wrapping up
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5/15/2023
1:39:52
#419: Fedi Is Connecting Communities With Freedom Technology with Obi Nwosu
Marty sits down with Obi Nwosu to talk about the origins of Fedi, an explaination of Fedimints, antifragile freedom technology.
Obi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/obi
Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz/
8:26 - Austin’s a nice place12:32 - Comparing the beginnings of Coinfloor and Fedi22:00 - Explaining Fedi34:19 - Applications made possible by Fedi40:59 - Fedi ambassadors46:20 - The freedom made possible by Fedi53:12 - Fedipools and off-grid mining57:38 - The antifragile nature of Bitcoin1:07:36 - Has the mission gotten more urgent?1:13:53 - Wrapping up
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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.