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TFTC: A Bitcoin PodcastJuly 18, 2026

#771: Why AI Demand Won’t Collapse with Mel Mattison

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Marty Bent
Marty Bent
July 18, 2026
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Transcript

What's up freaks this episode is brought to you by blocks bitcoin ecosystem you probably know cash app you probably know square you definitely know bit key if you've been listening to the show for the last couple of years what matters most is that these are not disconnected random products they are part of a broader push to make bitcoin easier to buy easier to hold and easier to use in the real world. Cash App helps people stack Bitcoin. BitKey helps people custody without turning self custody into a weekend engineering product. Square helps merchants run their businesses and increasingly plug into the Bitcoin native payments rails. Listen, this is the kind of ecosystem Bitcoin needs. We've been talking about this on the show for a while. We know that we need the different parts to line up to make Bitcoin everyday money. Block is doing just that. Check the episode description. for the current Cash App, BicHeat, and Square Links.

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Episode

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast
#771: Why AI Demand Won’t Collapse with Mel Mattison
Host: Marty Bent
Publisher: Marty Bent