#735: The Pollution of Bitcoin Core with Dr. Jack Kruse
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast
Marty Bent
4.8 • 804 Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2026
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Marty sits down with Jack Kruse to discuss the convergence of political power and financial corruption threatening Bitcoin, the existential danger of base‑chain pollution that most plebs overlook, and the shocking ties between early developer Adam Back and Jeffrey Epstein.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-025-02930-9
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| 0:00.0 | You've had a dynamic where money has become freer than free. |
| 0:10.0 | If you talk about a Fed just gone nuts, all the central banks going nuts. |
| 0:16.0 | So it's all acting like safe haven. |
| 0:18.0 | I believe that in a world where central bankers are tripping over themselves to devalue their currency, |
| 0:24.4 | Bitcoin wins. |
| 0:25.3 | In the world of fiat currencies, Bitcoin is the victor. |
| 0:29.2 | I mean, that's part of the bold case for Bitcoin. |
| 0:31.9 | If you're not paying attention, you probably should be. |
| 0:36.4 | Dr. Cruz, I don't even know where to begin for this conversation. |
| 0:41.4 | You can talk about radio frequencies. |
| 0:43.0 | You wanted to talk to me about for something. |
| 0:45.3 | So I'd say start at the beginning. |
| 0:47.1 | Like what's intriguing Marty Bent's right now? |
| 0:51.2 | I mean, I think your perspective on Bitcoin, what's going on in the industry is important, |
| 0:55.9 | what's going on to international, because we feel like it's all coming together to some degree |
| 1:00.1 | where we're at this inflection point. It feels like we're in a battle for the future of sovereignty |
| 1:07.7 | in the digital age, and Bitcoin will be a key part of that. |
| 1:11.6 | And it's just making sure that anybody who is on the side of sovereignty and freedom is |
| 1:18.9 | operating correctly, especially when they approach Bitcoin. |
| 1:23.4 | But beyond that, I mean, I saw the Alex Jones coverage of your thoughts on what's happening |
| 1:30.9 | with the magnetic poles and the effects that could have. |
| 1:34.3 | We could get on that later. |
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