Stephan Livera Podcast

If you want the best privacy possible in Bitcoin, you want to use Samourai Wallet. And for the best way to use it, you need to use your own node. Zelko and Pavel join me to talk about the latest with Ronin Dojo, an easy way to do just that. We chat: What it is Who its for Recent upgrades on the UI Thoughts on hardware wallets Other services and features offered Best practice tips on privacy Open s...

Michael Peterson and Nicolas Burtey join me to talk about their project showing how a whole town could go bitcoin and lightning native. Listen to this interview talking about how thousands of people are going lightning native to benefit from international remittance and creating bitcoin tourism. Stages of development Building a Citadel by the sea Lightning practicalities Teaching Bitcoin Rebuildin...

OpenSats is a new initiative for the bitcoiners to contribute to, to support Bitcoin and open source development and projects. Matt Odell and Ben Price join me to chat about the structure, why they’re creating a new organization, and why Bitcoin development funding shouldn’t merely be a popularity contest. Links: Site: OpenSats.org Twitter: @Matt_odell Twitter: @abitcoinperson (Ben Price) Other re...

Alejandro De La Torre, VP of Poolin, a large Bitcoin mining pool joins me on the show to chat about his efforts in helping to coordinate Bitcoin Upgrades: Taproot Activation Learnings from 2017 SegWit UASF or MASF (Miner Activated Soft Fork) UASF within MASF Distribution of network hashrate Future Soft Fork upgrades Alejandro links: Twitter: @bitentrepreneur  Site: Taprootactivation.com Pooli...

Anthony Ronning, Bitcoin Lightning developer joins me on the show to talk about Bitcoin Lightning Privacy. We separate FUD from fact and give it a fair hearing to give you some insight into where the privacy leakages are today, how you can be more private, and where it’s all going in the future. We chat: Basic overview of LN Different user types and wallets Lightning nodes Receiver privacy Mitigat...

Pavel Moravec of Braiins (operator of SlushPool) joins me to talk about signalling for Taproot as a miner. We chat: Whether it is difficult to signal as a miner The dynamics with different mining pools signaling Miners and Pools, how does it work Braiins OS and mining firmware What future upgrades might look like Pavel links: Twitter: @mor_pav Article: Everything You Need To Know About Taproot Sig...

William Clemente III joins me to talk about analyzing Bitcoin on-chain and why we’re still in the middle of this cycle. We chat: Getting into on-chain analytics Is this time different? Supercycle or not Analyzing what different cohorts are doing What does a market top look like? MVRV, NUPL, SOPR Futures and contango trade William links: Twitter: @WClementeIII Website: Substack Other relevant episo...

Andy Edstrom rejoins me on the show to talk about Bitcoin, leverage, and not getting Rekt! We chat: What’s changed in the market in recent years Why use leverage Risks and costs with leverage Supercycle or not SWR and FIRE crossovers with collateralization Bitcoin side hustles or jobs Andrew Edstom links: Twitter: @edstromandrew  Article: Don't Get Rekt Site: AndyEdstrom.com Prior episode: SL...

Peter St Onge, Austrian economist and fellow at Mises Institute joins me on the show to talk about his thoughts on Bitcoin Energy use, and what Deflationary growth will look like. We chat: Bitcoin energy costs Fiat standard costs Costs of recession Deflationary growth Keynesian ‘sticky wages’ UBI and MMT Will robots take our jobs? Peter St Onge links: Twitter: @profstonge Article: Critics Claim Bi...

Pete Rizzo, editor at Bitcoin Magazine and editor in chief for Kraken joins me on the show to talk about his latest piece, ‘The Last Days of Satoshi’. We talk about various ideas: What Satoshi’s image was in the early community How things changed as Bitcoin got bigger Mistakes and bugs early in Bitcoin’s life How that colours our view going forward Bitcoin, Wikileaks, and the CIA Pete links: Twitt...

Bob Murphy, Austrian economist and libertarian theorist joins me on the show to talk about his views on Bitcoin and Austrian economics. We chat: Bitcoin’s evolution in stages Bitcoin and non monetary use What bitcoiners are getting wrong about Austrian economics Money is not a measuring rod What it would look like under a Bitcoin world Bob Murphy links: Twitter: @BobMurphyEcon Site: BobMurphyShow....

Jack Mallers of Strike rejoins me on the show to talk about what he’s working on and how Bitcoin wins. We chat: Visiting El Salvador and financial access Bitcoin remittance market Why fiat fintech can’t compete Bitcoin and Lightning as an open network Strike expansion Jack Mallers links: Twitter: @jackmallers Strike: @ln_strike Site: Stri ke.me Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining...

Peter Todd, Bitcoin expert and cryptocurrency consultant joins me on the show to talk about Signal’s recent decision to use MobileCoin rather than Bitcoin. Is Signal selling out? We talk about why MobileCoin is centralised, why it was a bad choice, and why they should have used Bitcoin and Lightning instead. We also talk about directions with private messaging going forward. Peter Todd links: Twit...

Joe Burnett of Mimesis Capital joins me to talk about just how big the market for Bitcoin could really be. Hint: It might be bigger than just the market for gold. We talk through valuation in a post hyperbitcoinization world, and we also explore the Bitcoin Contango trade. Joe Burnett Links: Twitter: @IIICapital Site: mimesiscapital.com Article: Valuing Companies Post-Hyperbitcoinization Article:...

Croesus_BTC joins me to talk about why the yuppie elite do not like Bitcoin, making simplified bitcoin content, adoption and cycles, speculative attacks on fiat, and staking your claim on your ‘fair share’ of Bitcoin. Don’t miss this one! Croesus_BTC links: Twitter: @Croesus_BTC Article: Asset DNA: Explaining Bitcoin's Speculative Attack On The Dollar Article: Why The Yuppie Elite Dismiss Bitcoin...

Diverter joins me on the show to talk about our modern world of surveillance and reliance on third parties. We chat about learning to be a ‘digital sherpa’ for your family and friends. Dealing with “I don’t have anything to hide” Password managers Nextcloud Yunohost Self hosting Bitcoin Diverter links: Twitter: @Diverter_noKYC Article: Becoming Uncle Jim Article: Uncle Jim’s Cloud Article: Searchi...

Roy Sheinfeld of Breez rejoins me on the show to talk about the latest with Breez and how Lightning Network is enabling a whole new world of possibilities. We chat: Breez updates Merchant adoption of Breez Lightning network podcasting Taking payments offline Cloud backups Lightning development Roy Sheinfeld links: Twitter: @Breez_Tech Website: breez.technology Podcasts on Breez: Streaming Sats for...

Parker Lewis of Unchained Capital rejoins me on the show to talk about the environment central banks have created, what that has done to money and our ability to save. We chat: Fiat financialisation of the economy Inflation and Deflation properly considered Bitcoin’s growth amongst institutions today Multi sig with Unchained Loans with Unchained Living off your Bitcoin using collateralised loans P...

Craig Raw joins me on the show to talk about his relatively new project, Sparrow Wallet. Sparrow Wallet allows you to easily set up a single sig or multi sig wallet, air gapped or with USB, supporting the most popular hardware wallets. We talk: Why Sparrow Progression steps for new bitcoiners QR codes Taproot Applications vs browser apps Being Uncle Jim Tor built in Electrum server vs Bitcoin core...

Dominic Frisby, comedian, author, financial writer and libertarian joins me on the show to talk about his latest book, Daylight Robbery. We chat: How taxes have impacted society Low taxes for more prosperous societies Bitcoin Citadels and patronage Bitcoin’s impact on taxes Bitcoin Nomads Surveillance and Platforms Dominic links: Twitter: @DominicFrisby Book: Daylight Robbery Sponsors: Swan Bitcoi...

Luke Dashjr, long time Bitcoin Core contributor joins me on the show to discuss his views on how UASF went down in 2017. We talk through the various trade offs and points around Taproot activation and why he believes that LOT = True maximally reduces the risks. We chat: Luke’s background BIP91, BIP148 Miner signalling Chainsplits Average user and code review Speedy Trial Small blocks Luke links: T...

Whit Gibbs of Compass Mining joins me on the show to talk about his background in mining, and how the mining market is developing. We chat: Hitting ROI on a mining machine Current prices and costs How to do it Learning by doing and making mistakes Mining equipment Mining facilities Hashrate distribution around the world Recent raise Links: Twitter: @BitcoinBroski Site: Compassmining.io Sponsors: S...

Rafael Schultze-Kraft CTO of Glassnode rejoins me on the show to talk about Bitcoin on chain metrics and how there is a very bullish set up right now. We chat: Overview of how Glassnode’s analysis works Liquid supply vs illiquid supply Number of coins on exchanges dropping and what this means Difference in structure of bitcoin demand this time vs 2017 Why its not true that “2% of accounts control...

Matt Corallo of Square Crypto, and long time bitcoin developer (now more focused on lightning) joins me on the show to talk about Taproot Activation, as well as review some of the history and nuance of prior soft forks in Bitcoin. We discuss: What is a fork What are the benefits of Taproot How the events of 2017 played out Dynamics of soft forks Taproot activation paths Flag day vs forced signalli...

David Bailey, CEO of BTC Media (including Bitcoin Magazine) rejoins me on the show to chat about the latest: Bitcoin 2021 is coming and it’ll be huge! We chat: Bitcoin 2021 and the guests The feeling of live conferences Bitcoin Magazine content Bitcoin’s growth in recent years Bitcoin culture David Bailey links: Twitter: @DavidFBailey Bitcoin 2021 conference Bitcoin Magazine UTXO Management Prior...