MartyBent
Marty Bent

https://tftc.io

Founder of TFTC.io, co-host of Rabbit Hole Recap, Managing Partner at Ten31

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marty@primal.net

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2025-05-19 02:00:54

The sats haters are going to be sorely disappointed.
There will only ever be 21 million bitcoin.
There are 100 million sats in one bitcoin.
It’s in your best interest to start stacking sats as quickly and aggressively as possible.

2025-05-16 00:28:02

While many are focused on the "Riyadh Accords" yields on the 10-year and 30-year US Treasury bonds reached levels not seen since January, 90+ day delinquency rates on credit card and auto loans are screaming and the deficit is blowing out.
Got bitcoin?
naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzq3e0gs8jnmued6f2rp4c6vs07xqvs4vs8zpwt82smcdch4txjvq7qpvxgmmwya6z6em9wskkg6tnw3exzcm5v4jz6cne946xsefdwf5hjctydqkkzcmrdaexgue6946xsefdwduhxar9d45kxttswfhkymr9d4ej6ctjv5kk7mnv0ykkwet5w35kueedwahhyum9hustgz

2025-05-15 20:23:34

All prices on Zillow should be shown in bitcoin so people think twice before aping into real estate.
In 10 years would you rather have a 2 bed, 3 bath carriage house in Manhattan or 54.3 bitcoin?
https://blossom.primal.net/4c0e499fb03c10b9c49b01c561d45bdbf2309df26412e3a4dcfdc0e4837f5bf9.png

2025-05-15 00:00:29

Wild that the 10Y is back to mid-February levels and it is receiving nowhere near the amount of attention it was in mid-April.
Everyone distracted by the "Riyadh Accord". Let's see if the basis trade blow up fears begin to take hold again.
https://blossom.primal.net/b1e5c1ba45baa378c215576a67ccdacdd11c06e556b01f44e89ca06048ad453f.png

2025-05-14 01:50:51

Highly profitable operating businesses that roll profits into bitcoin is way more exciting than pure play bitcoin treasury companies.
There has never been a better time to start a business that finds PMF and cash flows quickly with 2-3 people.
Bitcoin + AI will be the most powerful combined force of this decade. If you’re not leveraging both in your business you’re making a big mistake.

2025-05-14 01:16:26

Bitcoiners have identified the need to become sovereign in our monetary matters, it probably makes sense to become sovereign when it comes to our healthcare as well.
naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzq3e0gs8jnmued6f2rp4c6vs07xqvs4vs8zpwt82smcdch4txjvq7qq0kgefdve6kuepdvf5kwttsdpshymtp94mkjarg943xjarrda5kumhuh68

2025-05-12 23:30:34

It is imperative that anyone who cares about being able to hold bitcoin in self-custody, mine bitcoin, and send bitcoin in a peer-to-peer fashion makes some noise around the Samourai case. The SDNY is drunk with power and could set a dangerous precedent.
naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzq3e0gs8jnmued6f2rp4c6vs07xqvs4vs8zpwt82smcdch4txjvq7qq78g6r994ekzmt0w4exz6fdwaskcmr9wskkxctnv5khw6tvdskhxet594sj6an9wfuj66tdwphhyarpde6z6urjv43k2er9de6qax0tl2

2025-05-10 18:22:11

Feel very fortunate to have been able to run the live desk at @nprofile…5flv this week. I highly recommend you take the time to listen the conversations when you get the chance. Tried to get both sides of the OP_RETURN debate and much more.
Day 1:
https://www.youtube.com/live/4BqX7dWign0?si=a5d-KjstHz8iajDX
Day 2:
https://www.youtube.com/live/5V1HHTTY5Sc?si=ckOSI7fNDWVTeMQ7
Interviews with @nprofile…6ege @nprofile…mzh9 @nprofile…cn9n @nprofile…d27a @nprofile…kgkk @nprofile…aejt @nprofile…f0wq @nprofile…vnqp @nprofile…z2zr instagibbs, Andrew Poelstra, Antoine Poissont, @nprofile…ms3u @nprofile…8aww @nprofile…fzye @nprofile…g5a6 @nprofile…67j8 @nprofile…ulq2 @nprofile…d7ya and more

2025-05-09 15:11:06

Bitcoin is catching on. You may want to get some.

2025-05-08 15:02:37

It's been a hell of a week for bitcoin in Austin, TX. Here are some of my reflections so far.
Headed over to @nprofile…5flv to run the live desk for Day 2 of the conference.
https://www.tftc.io/reflections-on-this-week-in-austin-texass/

2025-05-06 14:41:11

While everyone is focused on the OP_RETURN discussion, @nprofile…h36r and other Cashu developers are pushing code to improve the UX of ecash.
Multinut payments are here and they are a forcing function for risk distribution and competition among mints.
https://www.tftc.io/multinut-ecash-payments/

2025-05-05 19:16:09

Financial privacy isn't a crime. It is something that should be celebrated and protected at all costs. Especially in a world that is becoming hyper-digital, hyper-surveilled, and hyper-politicized.
It's time to FREE SAMOURAI.
https://www.tftc.io/bombshell-disclosure-in-the-samourai-wallet-case/

2025-05-05 03:26:51

I think one thing is pretty clear, there is no consensus at the moment on this OP_RETURN issue.

2025-04-29 12:36:22

It's time to come to grips with reality. 100% renewable grids are unreliable and outright dangerous for populations leveraging them.
The abundant energy future is here if we're willing to take it. We just need to ignore the climate hysterics.
https://www.tftc.io/its-time-to-get-serious-about-baseload-energy/

2025-04-28 14:32:50

Is Portugal alluding to a potential EMP attack on the grid?
https://m.primal.net/QgNF.jpg

2025-04-24 13:35:58

The future is here. It's just not evenly distributed.
Paid my office rent in bitcoin this morning.
https://blossom.primal.net/c5c2f621c69c387215fce21769050b49c44975f5ffe501f9a42ad74431d8d3ba.png

2025-04-23 03:28:58

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Seems to be working for me.

2025-04-23 03:21:17

Parker and Dhruv absolutely knocked this presentation out of the park.
Send it to anyone in your network who is having problems understanding "bitcoin, not crypto".
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUM8mrUjWoPSEBG0T4tq3-1_P--lZGtH2

2025-04-22 12:10:09

The Great Liquid Reserve Swap has been under way for more than a decade.
Hard assets are replacing treasuries as liquid reserves. It's probably advantageous to hold the former and stay away from the latter.
https://www.tftc.io/liquid-reserve-swap/

2025-04-22 00:51:52

I did this after being off social media for the weekend and tested it out while @nprofile…0fd0 was explaining it to me. Holy shit. Cursed bot.
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2025-04-21 20:46:16

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🤷‍♂️

2025-04-21 17:03:37

*fights the urge to say the word 'decoupling'*

2025-04-21 15:49:42

Stocks are dumping, bitcoin is ripping.
Let's test out @nprofile…6td7 100000

2025-04-17 21:36:51

Show some self-respect and avoid using Coinbase.
https://www.tftc.io/coinbase-scam/

2025-04-17 18:57:04

Shout out to @nprofile…4wp6 for joining us on @nprofile…raye today.
The kids are alright.

2025-04-17 18:55:56

Zoomers screaming up the rankings in my books right now.

2025-04-17 01:59:25

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2025-04-16 23:41:26

Coinbase torching their rep with an in-house rug pull. The case for Bitcoin only from an allocation and counterparty perspective has never been clearer.
Avoid the noise. Only interact with companies focused solely on Bitcoin

2025-04-16 18:21:36

If Jesse’s hypothesis is correct - humans have a specific gene that makes us covet scarce assets and enabled us to outcompete Neanderthals - bitcoin adoption is literally baked into our DNA.
One of the most fascinating conversations I’ve ever had on the show.
https://youtu.be/n6_eWQEe4u4?si=4PGug1IurvHSaV8b

2025-04-16 15:44:24

WTF is right. Was MH370 the first instance of this tech being used in the wild?
https://m.primal.net/QSMN.png

2025-04-16 03:42:24

Honky tonk on a Tuesday night. Americana.
https://m.primal.net/QRWz.jpg

2025-04-15 20:13:51

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4x4 is the most popular song by Travis Scott, one of the headliners of Coachella.
https://m.primal.net/QQrb.png

2025-04-15 20:03:22

Buy-Now-Pay-Later loans for music festivals that celebrate degeneracy and nihilism. This is, yet another, blaring alarm bell attempting to warn you of the ills of Late Stage Fiat.
https://www.tftc.io/finance-your-break-from-the-hamster-wheel-with-buy-now-pay-later/

2025-04-10 13:25:04

The only thing I can think of that can accomplish the goal of bringing long-term interest expenses down while putting forth a bold economic strategy is to begin issuing BitBonds.
https://www.tftc.io/bessent-bitbonds/

2025-04-07 22:18:55

The Grand Global Economic Reordering has already begun and the people who see it as clear as day right now are who recognize the role bitcoin plays in the process and act on it are going to benefit massively.
https://www.tftc.io/ray-dalio-agrees-tariffs-are-but-a-small-detail/

2025-04-05 14:49:44

Playing around with Manus AI. Shit is getting wild.

2025-04-04 23:35:55

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lol Shawn***

2025-04-04 23:15:26

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Appreciate you, Sean!

2025-04-03 16:36:54

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Appreciate you, king.

2025-04-03 13:42:03

If I were you I'd block out all of the noise emanating from mainstream pundits, politicians, economists and newly minted tariffs experts.
All of that is a distraction from something bigger going on right now. The tariffs are a relatively small move.
https://www.tftc.io/gold-scott-bessent-tariffs/

2025-04-01 13:09:53

The monetary premium that exists in real estate highlights that you have an insane asymmetric advantage over most of the global population if you are accumulating bitcoin today.
https://www.tftc.io/quantifying-monetary-premium-real-estate/

2025-03-29 00:43:30

Mutton Bustin’ is the best form of Americana.
https://m.primal.net/PwgO.jpg

2025-03-27 19:21:26

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2025-03-26 21:52:47

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lol I keep them next to each other on my windowsill.

2025-03-26 21:24:35

https://m.primal.net/PuMW.png

2025-03-26 14:59:03

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2025-03-26 13:37:43

Bitcoin replacing real estate, dollars, treasuries and other forms of inferior collateral in credit products is a sign that bitcoin is successfully demonetizing all of those assets and shifting control toward the holders of bitcoin.
That's winning.
https://t.co/VS5z1U0zTf

2025-03-25 15:47:09

At home miners running Bitaxe machines mined two blocks in the last week.
The resurgence of at-home mining driven by the Bitaxe project and others is extremely encouraging. Hashrate ownership distribution is important.
Put a Bitaxe in every home.
https://www.tftc.io/home-bitcoin-mining-bitaxe

2025-03-24 12:56:46

Many aren't paying attention, but a free banking system is beginning to emerge on top of bitcoin via the lightning network and ecash mints.
Development is happening at a rapid pace and its killer app is a 10x UX improvement in payments.
https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-ux-improving/

2025-03-21 23:46:52

“Tell me you have two boys without telling me.”
https://m.primal.net/PoVc.jpg

2025-03-19 14:12:01

The Tesla terrorists are the weirdest form of NPC that has manifested in recent decades.

2025-03-17 00:46:09

Thinking on this. High velocity trash economy goods like flat screens aren’t synthetic SSRIs. SSRIs themselves are synthetic attempts to dull the madness experienced by the mass of men and the flat screen is a derivative good meant to make the chemical seem like it’s working.
#nevent1q…kl6f

2025-03-17 00:21:46

“The American Dream isn’t ‘Let them eat flat screens’” is such an incredible line. Cuts straight to the core of what we’re fighting for.
Cheap electronics from China are the equivalent of economic SSRIs. Synthetic happiness that completely misses the core of the problem.

2025-03-16 19:16:52

When someone asks “Well isn’t bitcoin a threat to the dollar?” Immediately shift the frame and point out that the dollar, as it’s designed, is a threat to itself and American citizens.
Bitcoin is a powerful tool for Americans. The dollar is designed to lose value.

2025-03-16 16:11:54

As someone who would like to see the federal government in the US shrunk dramatically, I believe a strategic bitcoin reserve accumulated via a mechanism like Bit Bonds is the only viable path to make a smaller government possible.
This may seem counterintuitive - "if the US government acquires bitcoin it makes them stronger." However, when you take a step back and think of the problem of the ever expanding federal government you realize that a large part of the problem is driven by the need to roll over debt by issuing new debt to pay it back.
This leads to a forced expansion of the federal government that can only be reversed if something new is introduced that can defease the debt without having to issue new paper. As it stands today, bitcoin is the only thing that can practically produce this defeasment.
The beauty of the bit bond idea is that it expedites the debt pay back by enabling the Tresury to issue longer-term bonds at lower rates, which works to decrease interest payments on debt that is being rolled over. An incredible kickstarting mechanism that provides immediate results. Imagine being able to point at the chart of the interest expense on the debt and show that the number is falling.
Bitcoin is for anyone, including governments, and it is a great asset that enables individuals, businesses and governments to think creatively by leveraging the benefits that come with adopting it during its monetization phase.
The path to shrinking the federal government dramatically over the next few decades only exists in a world in which the government adopts bitcoin as a strategic asset to begin paying back the debt.

2025-03-15 02:40:32

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We’re winning.

2025-03-14 15:43:03

Feeling bullish.

2025-03-12 16:38:58

“Number been lame.” - my wife at breakfast this morning

2025-03-12 03:01:04

https://m.primal.net/Pckh.jpg

2025-03-11 05:14:08

Sam Hyde is that dude.
https://m.primal.net/Pbgx.mov

2025-03-11 00:00:43

The Bitaxe is a 21st century lottery ticket with better odds that also helps decentralize bitcoin hashrate ownership, which makes the network fundamentally more robust and valuable. A beautiful thing to see.
https://m.primal.net/PbVS.jpg

2025-03-10 20:42:39

The sovereign debt crisis is hitting a head and people are bearish on bitcoin because it "crashed" back to levels that were first seen *checks notes* four months ago.
This is your brain on the fumes of the high velocity trash economy.

2025-03-10 20:42:18

If the plan is to let the stock market go and drive bond yields lower to make the trillions in debt that needs to be rolled over this year more manageable, it is being executed flawlessly by Trump and Bessent.
https://m.primal.net/PbMc.png

2025-03-10 17:33:31

We got back to our roots with this rip with @nprofile…ca2c. You may be fearful right now as bitcoin dips below $80,000 and broader markets continue to sell off.
Block out the noise and enjoy this conversation. Bitcoin's fundamentals are stronger than ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wsFWiU5Wh8

2025-03-10 17:13:43

Do you hear that? That’s the sound of the dusty tarps being ripped off money printers around the world.
The big print is coming.
https://m.primal.net/PbBQ.jpg

2025-03-10 15:29:29

Need to make Nostr top of mind when X goes down like this.

2025-03-10 14:44:13

Signal’s Meredith Whittaker on the privacy nightmares that agentic AI introduces.
https://m.primal.net/Pasq.mov

2025-03-10 14:37:38

Signal’s Meredith Whittaker on the privacy nightmares that agentic AI introduces.

2025-03-09 22:13:16

Europe strays closer to the dystopian hellscape many have been warning about.
#nevent1q…rp4p

2025-03-08 19:37:44

Bringing this truck to the US may be a necessary move by the Trump admin as it re-shores manufacturing and tries to build back the middle class.
Business owners being able to buy a $10k truck instead of one for $120k would be massive for businesses.
He could slap a 25% tariff on it and it would still be incredibly beneficial to the US economy.
https://m.primal.net/PYhe.mov

2025-03-07 19:44:11

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Appreciate you, king.

2025-03-07 19:42:15

As the Trump admin guts the administrative state you are going to see a severe reduction in GDP and a rise in unemployment. This is because government theft currently contributes to GDP. Prepare for these bad prints.
Gary Brode joined me on TFTC to discuss this and a bunch of other things.
https://youtu.be/hFR6CTu9YHE

2025-03-07 02:03:47

We’re going to win.

2025-03-06 06:35:54

Europe seems to be utterly screwed from every angle.
- Killed their energy sector
- Weak economy
- Infected with Communism
- Killing free speech
- Regulatory hellscape
- Abysmal immigration policy
- Pushing for WWIII
Markets are calling bullshit.

2025-03-05 22:52:33

Giving up drinking for Lent. Using this note as an accountability mechanism.

2025-03-05 16:40:41

Bitcoin is Money AND Currency. This is the first time in human history that we have a single system that encompasses both functions.
I sat down with @nprofile…vuws to discuss why this is the case, real world examples of bitcoin competing with the dollar and how to think of capital gains tax while transacting.
Don't shy away from what bitcoin is. It is a revolution in accounting and economic coordination that should be embraced and celebrated.
Many think that admitting that bitcoin competes with the dollar is "poking the bear". These people are wrong. They are simply enabling the emperor with no clothes. Acknowledging that bitcoin competes with the dollar is the correct frame, especially as Washington DC is motivated to create regulatory structures around it.
How Bitcoin Replaces the Dollar - Parker Lewis
https://youtu.be/nRBQmmclBh8

2025-03-04 22:05:31

I sat down with Dr. Jack Kruse to discuss SV-40, DARPA, EMF attacks and how to become a bitcoin savage.
Epic stream of consciousness.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLfbC2X8g2w

2025-03-03 23:09:25

A family friend sent this picture of me, my dad and my brother from when we lived in South Carolina.
Missing my old man hard right now but feel fortunate to have had such a great dad.
https://m.primal.net/PSrg.jpg

2025-03-03 18:56:15

The real bitcoin strategic reserve in the US sits in the wallets of individuals and businesses.
If the Trump admin wants to win the bitcoin race the best way to do that is to unleash the private market.
Admit that bitcoin is an emerging currency. Eliminate the capital gains tax. Enshrine the right to self custody and private usage into law.
If Trump does these three things it won't matter how much bitcoin the federal government holds. The American private market will ensure that the US wins the bitcoin race.
https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-strategic-reserve-public/

2025-03-03 02:56:41

"It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliance with any portion of the foreign world." - George Washington in his farewell address to the nation
Whether it is Ukraine or Israel, this is a policy I think we should be sticking to. We have too much stuff to fix at home to be meddling in foreign affairs.

2025-03-02 15:39:19

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For those asking, it's real:
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/114093526901586124

2025-03-02 15:36:23

My Summer 2021 peak clown world call gets more comical by the day.
https://m.primal.net/PRHv.png

2025-02-26 15:24:39

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Zion Marty?!

2025-02-26 15:17:50

Caught up with @nprofile…wmjm last week.
We discussed bitcoin, the degeneracy of memecoins, digital IDs and much more.
Vibes were high.
https://youtu.be/pA3sR_8yw6c?si=5r6MekM7EBRt2dZF

2025-02-25 14:28:44

As my good friend @nprofile…vuws likes to say, "There's too much debt and not enough dollars." At some point, QT will hit a point where it cannot be sustained because too many dollars have been pulled out of a system with ever increasing amounts of debt that need to be serviced with dollars. Whether it happens when the reverse repo market is drained or at some point after the Fed starts unwinding the excess liquidity on bank balance sheets isn't really that important.
#naddr1qv…hacm

2025-02-25 02:53:06

Reverse Repo has ~$71B left until it is fully drained. QT continues unabated.
The question that remains is whether this will cause a September 2019-like overnight rate spasm that forces the Fed to step in with extraordinary measures or whether the structural changes they've made over the last 5+ years will work. If the reverse repo market drains without any rate spasms, QT will move its focus to bank balance sheets.
Something to pay attention to.
https://m.primal.net/PKLa.png

2025-02-25 00:30:38

Jamie Dimon sold $233.7m in JPM stock last Friday.
Demand for physical gold is skyrocketing.
The VIX surged above 20 this morning.
Bitcoin dumping after market close.
Feels like something is breaking behind the scenes.
https://m.primal.net/PKEx.png
https://m.primal.net/PKEy.png
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https://m.primal.net/PKFA.png

2025-02-24 23:52:05

Should be an interesting market open tomorrow if bitcoin is acting as a leading indicator alarm bell right now.

2025-02-24 16:03:32

Late stage fiat dystopia is upon us. Very sad.
https://m.primal.net/PJdR.png

2025-02-23 22:56:11

Am I correct in understanding that this guy is somewhat popular in the UK?
Hilarious if true.
https://m.primal.net/PIli.mov

2025-02-22 16:23:43

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Appreciate you.

2025-02-21 02:30:53

This should end well.
https://m.primal.net/PExp.jpg

2025-02-20 18:32:54

They pulled the paper @nprofile…hkf3 and I discussed in this @nprofile…dmyk episode.
How can Nostr fix this?
#nevent1q…7sm9

2025-02-20 18:29:58

Follow Kevin. He’s looking for ways to fix peer review by distributing the research away from centralized journals and research paper platforms. How can Nostr fix this?
#nevent1q…xcyw

2025-02-20 16:42:44

The economy is fundamentally broken. This is because the money is broken.
People shouldn't have to panhandle at concerts to get by. They should be afforded the ability to store the fruits of their labor in a money that isn't being constantly debased.
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. The story being told in this picture is incredibly depressing and dystopian.
Bitcoin is essential for human dignity in the 21st century. Luckily, more people are waking up to this fact every day.
https://m.primal.net/PEUQ.jpg

2025-02-20 03:48:41

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Found it! https://m.primal.net/PDkx.png

2025-02-20 03:46:32

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Couldn't find it via a quick search but I'll track it down.

2025-02-20 03:29:04

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2025-02-20 03:06:40

We are truly blessed to have @nprofile…e8v7 and @nprofile…dzya back behind the mics to educate the masses about bitcoin through the lens of Austrian economics.
Fundamentals are important and this is the best resource to learn about these concepts from first principles.
#nevent1q…tw9t

2025-02-19 19:51:41

If this gets issued it will immediately be used to increase the Bent family's strategic bitcoin reserve.
#nevent1q…c4x6