TFTC / Marty Bent
The Commoner
Truth for the Commoner, every weekday. Money, machines, and the people trying to control both.
Independent writing by Marty Bent at TFTC since 2017. Commentary on money, markets, AI, energy and privacy.
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The Commoner
Finance Your Break from the Hamster Wheel With Buy-Now-Pay-Later
Go to Coachella to celebrate your enslavement.
5 min read
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Dark Horse Bet: Bessent Issues BitBonds
We live in an era of chaotic, bold action.
6 min read
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Maybe It's the Hedge Funds Blowing Up? Does It Really Matter?
It's the money, stupid.
6 min read
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Bitcoin Hashrate Crosses 1 Zetahash
The bitcoin network's fundamentals are strong.
5 min read
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Ray Dalio Agrees: Tariffs Are But A Small Detail
The global economic reordering is upon us. Tariffs will be a footnote when things are all said and done.
5 min read
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Gold, Scott Bessent & Tariffs: The Lead Up to Bretton Woods 2.0?
He did warn everyone that it was his favorite word.
7 min read
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Tariffs Hit Today: What That Means...
He did warn everyone that it was his favorite word.
5 min read
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Quantifying the Monetary Premium Held in Real Estate
If you're not paying attention, you probably should be.
5 min read
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The Resurgence of At-Home Bitcoin Mining
Don't ask what bitcoin can do for you, but what you can do for bitcoin.
5 min read
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Bitcoin's UX is Improving
Free banking on bitcoin is here. It's just not evenly distributed.
6 min read
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The Lightning Network Will Replace Stripe, Visa and Mastercard
Too many people are sleeping on the lightning network.
5 min read
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Back to Basics: The Ills of Central Banking
Brush up on why we're here in the first place.
4 min read
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Framing, It's Important
Don't let others dictate the frame of argument when it comes to bitcoin.
7 min read
