Marty Bent, founder of the TFTC podcast and Bitcoin media stalwart, makes his debut as a guest on The Last Trade to kick off 2026 with a supercycle thesis. The conversation explores why Marty believes this Bitcoin cycle is fundamentally different, how institutional inflows and nation-state adoption have changed the supply-demand dynamics, and why the quantum computing FUD that temporarily suppressed price was manufactured uncertainty. Marty and the hosts discuss the original hosting history of The Last Trade, where Bitcoin's price is likely headed, and what debates about Zcash reveal about the quality of Bitcoin critics. The episode sets an optimistic tone for the year ahead with concrete reasons why the supercycle thesis remains intact.