Stephan Livera Podcast

The Bitcoin Handbook is a new visual and simplified explainer of Bitcoin concepts by Anil. Anil has been making awesome graphics and explanatory content about Bitcoin and he joins me on the show to chat: Meeting people where they are  Different ways of explaining bitcoin concepts Why property should not be your piggybank Property Bubbles and investing around the world The intransigent minority Whe...

Jess Jonas, Chief Legal Officer of the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund joins me to chat: Overview the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund - supported by Jack Dorsey, Alex Morcos, Martin White What's the threat with the Tulip Trading Case?  What are the open source licensing implications for developers?  Secondary case and Bitcoin copyright claims Site: Site: B itcoindefense.org Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin CoinKi...

Ben Gagnon CMO of BitFarms joins me to talk about the flaws of the overly cited Digiconomist’s work on Bitcoin Mining impact. We discuss: Key flaws in methodology and assumptions Carbon emissions per transaction is a flawed metric Better comparisons and ways of reasoning about mining Links: Site: bitfarms.com Twitter: @hashoveride   Article: We Need To Talk About The Not Science Behind Digiconomis...

You may have heard about bitcoin mining pool centralisation. Stratum v2 and SRI (Stratum v2 Reference Implementation) are here to help by decentralising Bitcoin transaction selection. Listen and learn about how Stratum v2 Reference Implementation can help: Overview of Stratum v2 benefits Encryption, efficiency, censor resistance Are changes needed to Bitcoin Core?  Different actors in mining: Pool...

Nick Farrow joins me to talk about new developments coming in Bitcoin multi-signature security: FROST and what it is  Privacy benefits Downsides of FROST e.g interactivity, complexity ROAST - what it is How hardware and software might have to change to adapt The future of multi sig Links: Site: utxo.club Twitter: @utxoclub   FROST paper https://eprint.iacr.org/2020/852.pdf ROAST paper https://epri...

Rapha Zagury CIO and Head of Research at Swan joins me to talk:  Financial modelling flaws in the fiat financial world Putting things in terms that other people understand Open source research Nakamoto Portfolio Schrodinger Model Lump sum vs DCA Bitcoin vs altcoin Links: Twitter: @alphaazeta   Site: NakamotoPortfolio.com Blog: Why Bitcoin is the Ultimate Asset for your IRA  Nakamoto Portfolio thre...

Henrik Skogstrøm, Founder and CEO of LN Capital joins me to talk about the lightning network: Managing large lightning nodes Key challenges Monitoring Notifications Tools required Privacy vs reliability New tech Links: Twitter: @ohskogstrom   Twitter: @LN_Capital   Site: https://ln.capital/ Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Mempool.space MicroStrategy Bitcoin and Lightning for Corp...

Matthew Mezinskis of Porkopolis / Crypto Voices joins me on the show to help explain the structure of the fiat fractional reserve system. Listen to this episode to get an understanding of the different monetary metrics and more:  Monetary metrics, monetary base and more Fractional reserve in the fiat system Eurodollars and ‘crypto’ eurodollars How the bitcoin system may evolve in future Why focusi...

Matyas Kuchar joins me to talk about the Czech Bitcoiner scene and what’s coming up with BTC Prague:  Notable and early bitcoin companies in Prague Organising Bitcoin conferences What to expect with BTC Prague Links: Twitter: @Matyas44Cook Site: BTCPrague.com (use code LIVERA) Twitter: @BtcPrague   Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Mempool.space

Erik Cason joins me on the show to talk about his journey as a Bitcoiner, from working at Coinbase to leaving and now writing and speaking about Bitcoin:  Digital Panopticon and defunding three letter agencies Making Money vs Caring for money Can Bitcoin be corrupted?  Cryptosovereignty and political power Links: Twitter: @Erikcason Site: C ryptosovereignty.org Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin CoinKite.com...

Pierre Rochard (VP of Research at Riot Platforms) rejoins me on the show to correct the NYT’s recent disinformation article on Bitcoin. We discuss: Fundamental problems with the degrowth world view Factual errors in the article Demand response Bitcoin mining has zero emissions How Bitcoiners should respond Links: NYT article screenshots by Pierre Archive.is link to the NYT article Twitter: @Bitcoi...

Peter St Onge rejoins me to talk about whether the world is really dedollarising. What kind of timeframe are we talking about here? We also talk through some recent developments from an austrian economics perspective:  Dedollarisation Cantillon Effects Fictional Reserve Banking systems Did the market really ‘choose’ FRB?  How Bitcoin is really what most people think of as money Twitter: @profstong...

Hampus Sjoberg, creator of Blixt Wallet joins me to talk about lightning technology and crafting a non-custodial experience while dealing with the trade offs of custodial lightning.  LNURL - what is it and where is it useful? Comparison with bolt12 Blixt wallet and its tradeoffs Lightning Box for offline payments Bitcoin soft forks - why they should be considered Links: Twitter: @hampus_S Site: Bl...

James Lavish (Author of the Informationist and Managing Partner of Bitcoin Opportunity Fund) rejoins me on the show to talk about the latest: Shocking US government debt stats Silicon Valley Bank bailout and what it portends Using Bitcoin to stay operational in banking crisis Bitcoin Opportunity Fund Links: Twitter: @jameslavish Newsletter:   https://jameslavish.substack.com/ BOF: The Bitcoin Oppo...

Ben Carlson, journalist and former editor at The Atlantic joins me on the show to chat about: How the media operates and the model has shifted over time Getting to the truth in this new age How stories get covered up Future of media Uncovering interesting videos Links: Twitter: @bfcarlson Site: bfcarlson.com Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LI...

Calvin Kim (BitMEX & HRF grantee) joins me to talk about utreexo: utreexo and the UTXO set comparison with other ideas e.g. assumevalid and assumeUTXO utreexo proofs Types of utreexo nodes - Bridge + Compact State nodes How it might look in practice Running your own electrum server Privacy benefits Links: Twitter: @kcalvinalvinn utreexo Github: https://github.com/utreexo/utreexo Overview at MI...

Erick Brimen of Prospera joins me to talk about: Creating $100-200T more wealth globally The market for living together Historical examples Governance, Government, & The State ZEDE law and uncertainty Working with Galoy Money Accepting Bitcoin & AmityAge on the island Links: Site: https://prospera.hn/news Twitter: @erickbrimen Other episodes: SLP417 Titus Gebel – Free Cities & Parallel...

Greg Sanders of Blockstream joins me to talk about Transaction Pinning, ANYPREVOUT and eltoo. We discuss a range of questions: What is Transaction Pinning? How does mempoolfullrbf help? Transaction Pinning vectors and possible fixes v3 transaction relay Overview of ANYPREVOUT Improvements with eltoo LN Penalty contrasted with LN Symmetry Scaling Bitcoin longer term Relevant episodes: SLP200 Christ...

Craig Raw of Sparrow Wallet rejoins me to chat: Bitcoin multi signature security Passphrases contrasted with multi-sig NFC support What’s the difference between seed, passphrase, PIN & app password? Stages of HODLing BSMS BIP329 Import and export of transactions BIP47 support Links: Twitter: @craigraw Site: SparrowWallet.com nostr: #npub1hea99yd4xt5tjx8jmjvpfz2g5v7nurdqw7ydwst0ww6vw520prnq6fg9...

Matt Corallo of Spiral Bitcoin rejoins me to chat about the purpose of Bitcoin and developments in the space: Bitcoin contrasted with stablecoins Bitcoin’s specialty Future problems vs today problems Canadian Trucker Bitcoin Donations and adversarial environments Cultural aspects What does it take to have Bitcoin Soft forks again? LDK Links: Twitter: @TheBlueMatt Spiral: Spiral.xyz LDK: Lightningd...

Mark Goodwin is the Editorial Director for Print at Bitcoin Magazine. He joins me to chat about the dynamics of Bitcoin and the Dollar: Warring factions in the govt Monetary dominance Protocol risks created by stablecoins? Bitcoin still surviving and thriving Links: Store: https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/ Twitter: @markgoodw_in Article: Bitcoinmagazine.com Article: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/bu...

NVK (of Coinkite.com) rejoins me to chat about the latest in bitcoin security: New device Q1 with QR New Coldcard firmware Combining security techniques Bitcoin Gardening, not Ossification OP_VAULT Nostr Links: Q1: https://coldcard.com/docs/coldcard-q1 NVK's Nostr npub: npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8 Previous Episodes: SLP418 NVK Tapsigner: Bitcoin Hardware for the...

Peter St Onge rejoins me on the show to talk about AI and what it means from an economic perspective. Many believe that all the jobs will disappear or there will be massive economic chaos. We discuss: AI and what jobs it will take What new jobs will be created? What about UBI? Implications for choosing a career ChatGPT and political bias Existential risks Trillion dollar coins Links : Twitter: @pr...

Bill Hill from Pouch (Bitcoin Island Philippines) and Malcolm Weed from Neutronpay join me to talk about Bitcoin as international money and the scene in Asia. Bill and Malcolm share some insights into Bitcoin and lightning on the ground, and remittance corridors. We also talk about their upcoming events, Lightningcon in Da Nang and Bitcoin Island Retreat coming up at the end of March. We chat: Mer...

Casey Rodarmor joins me to chat about Ordinals and Inscriptions. Now we get into the pros and cons of this, and whether it is bad for Bitcoin. We chat: What Ordinals and Inscriptions are The ‘bull’ case for Ordinals and Inscriptions Do they spam the bitcoin blockchain? Witness data on the input side, not output side Is it harder to validate? Can it even be stopped? Marginal consumption of block sp...