# #735: The Pollution of Bitcoin Core with Dr. Jack Kruse

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Podcast: [TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tftc-a-bitcoin-podcast-226249)
Published: 2026-04-11T16:00:25+00:00
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## Resource

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 STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/ Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/ TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/ Discord: https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz Opportunity Cost Extension: https://www.opportunitycost.app/ Shoutout to our sponsors: Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Bitcoin 2026 - Las Vegas http://bit.ly/3NA9xQh OPNEXT https://tinyurl.com/tftc2026 CrowdHealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Salt of the Earth: https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Newsletter tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/

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