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Marty Bent
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Founder of @TFTC, co-host of Rabbit Hole Recap, Managing Partner at Ten31
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MartyBent 11 months ago
“Tell me you have two boys without telling me.” image
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MartyBent 11 months ago
The Tesla terrorists are the weirdest form of NPC that has manifested in recent decades.
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MartyBent 11 months ago
“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.
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MartyBent 11 months ago
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.
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MartyBent 11 months ago
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.
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MartyBent 11 months ago
“Number been lame.” - my wife at breakfast this morning
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MartyBent 11 months ago
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. image
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MartyBent 11 months ago
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.
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MartyBent 11 months ago
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. image
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MartyBent 11 months ago
We got back to our roots with this rip with @George Bodine. 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.
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MartyBent 11 months ago
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. image
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MartyBent 11 months ago
Need to make Nostr top of mind when X goes down like this.
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MartyBent 11 months ago
Signal’s Meredith Whittaker on the privacy nightmares that agentic AI introduces.
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MartyBent 11 months ago
Signal’s Meredith Whittaker on the privacy nightmares that agentic AI introduces.
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MartyBent 11 months ago
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.
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MartyBent 11 months ago
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.