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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Issue #313: Bitcoin worked before the white paper
This whole god damn "industry" has bastardized the concept of a white paper. These days, one needs to vigorously filter their white paper consumption as to avoid the slew of putrid…
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Issue #312: Capitulation watch
What I'm really looking for is the mass layoff moment at Consensys, the marketing / VC arm of Ethereum that is the poster child of the excess of this illogical mania built of buzzw…
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Issue #311: Bitcoin wasn't pre-mined
So Satoshi definitely wasn't mining alone in the early days. Though, the number of people participating in Bitcoin during the early days was definitely slim. These early pioneers m…
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Issue #310: Read up on BTC privacy tech
If there is one thing to take from this article, it's that we should be happy that so many people care about privacy for all and are working on many different angles through which…
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Issue #309: Year 2038 problem
It's been a slow news week around these parts, so I figured I'd spend today introducing you freaks to an issue in Bitcoin that will force a hard fork in the future; the year 2038 p…
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Issue #308: Retail volume picking up
Here's something to keep an eye on for you freaks who are anxiously waiting for this bear market to reverse course; how much of the intermittent price increases are being driven by…
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Issue #274: The Bitcoin Risk Spectrum
This is an incredible competitive advantage for Bitcoin in the long-run.
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Issue #123: I can't believe I have to write about "cryptokitties"
My bearish thesis on Ethereum revolves around the fact that they shot themselves in the foot by over marketing their platform before figuring out the tech.
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Issue #109: Setting the record straight
Back to my original point, if you see someone attempting to equate the #No2X movement with Core, #note who said it. This person doesn't get how Bitcoin works.
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Issue #43: It's alive!
We have an alien technology in our hands and it will take decades to fully understand it.
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