Ten31 Timestamp: The Die Is Cast

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

Marty Bent

Technology

4.8 • 804 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Reality distortion fields aren't just for Steve Jobs anymore - they're everywhere in our sclerotic institutions, and the latest examples show just how disconnected official narratives are from what's actually happening.

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In this episode:

- Supreme Court blocks Trump's IEEPA tariff authority, but multiple alternative paths remain

- Fed minutes show rate hike discussions while Treasury assumes massive ongoing RMP purchases

- Bitcoin's recent performance amid changing liquidity conditions and institutional crosswinds

- Hash rate recovers 14.6% after winter storm, debunking quantum and AI pivot theories

- Why there's "no fishing in the Rubicon" when economic reordering is underway

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 - Introduction and Reality Distortion Fields

00:01:07 - Steve Jobs Concept Applied to Modern Institutions

00:02:42 - Supreme Court Tariff Ruling and Trump's Response

00:06:14 - No Fishing in the Rubicon

00:08:44 - Fed Minutes vs Treasury Funding Assumptions

00:11:49 - RMP Program Becoming Structural

00:16:34 - Bitcoin's Recent Performance and Liquidity

00:20:38 - Fed Chair Transition Dynamics

00:23:05 - Hash Rate Recovery Validates Weather Theory

00:25:30 - Mining Equipment Markets and Tax Incentives

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Transcript

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0:00.0	John, here we are another Monday morning.
0:02.0	Another 1031 timestamp recap.
0:05.0	Every week, another, another timestamp, another Sunday night Bitcoin dump to get the juices flowing.
0:11.0	Hey, liquidity alarm bells going off. I just recorded with Michael, Michael Howard just talking about it.
0:16.0	It looks like liquidity is turning over. We've peaked in the liquidity cycle going to a liquidity trough.
0:23.1	But we're not here to discuss that.
0:24.5	We're here to discuss the timestamp.
0:26.4	Rain, snow, sleet.
0:28.2	We'll get through it.
0:28.9	We just got 30 inches of snow here in the Philadelphia area.
0:31.8	I've got kids home from school crying downstairs.
0:34.4	I can hear them right now.
0:35.5	I apologize if you can hear them too.
0:37.2	But the show must go on.
0:40.1	If you haven't subscribed to the 1031 timestamp or know what we're doing here, John writes a
0:45.5	newsletter for 1031 every Saturday. It goes out. You can sign up for that at 1031 timestamp.com.
0:52.2	That's T-E-N-31 timestamp.com. Make sure you get on the list.
0:57.0	And this week, we're talking about the reality distortion field, a concept that Steve Jobs
1:03.1	popularized. Why did you decide to lead off with this this week, John? Yeah, it just, it popped
1:09.5	into my head this week after seeing a couple
1:11.4	headlines. You know, I just, I couldn't get it out of my mind, this idea for those who
1:16.8	haven't read the jobs bio or seen his, the various biopics of him over the last 20 years.
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