Stephan Livera Podcast Archiv
776 Episoden
47 Minuten
Per Bylund, Senior Fellow of the Mises Institute rejoins me on the show to talk about his new intro book on economics, “How to Think About Economics”. This is a great new ‘first book’ on economics, especially in the Austrian tradition. We discuss:
How this book project came about
Austrian methodology
Comparison with other books
Rationing vs Production
Educating family and friends on Austrian econ
Links:
Twitter: @PerBylund
Book: How to Think about the Economy: A Primer
Prior episode: SLP38 Per Bylund – The size of firms
Prior episode: SLP87 Per Bylund – The Problem of Production
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Bitbo
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
How this book project came about
Austrian methodology
Comparison with other books
Rationing vs Production
Educating family and friends on Austrian econ
Links:
Twitter: @PerBylund
Book: How to Think about the Economy: A Primer
Prior episode: SLP38 Per Bylund – The size of firms
Prior episode: SLP87 Per Bylund – The Problem of Production
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Bitbo
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
58 Minuten
Prince Philip of Serbia joins me on the show to chat about his journey of learning about Bitcoin:
Bitcoin, Economics and Finance
Joining Jan3
Bottom up adoption and Top down adoption
What kinds of state level adoption help?
Dealing with typical Bitcoin FUD lines
Links:
Twitter: @PrincFilip1
Site: Jan3.com
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Bitbo
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
Bitcoin, Economics and Finance
Joining Jan3
Bottom up adoption and Top down adoption
What kinds of state level adoption help?
Dealing with typical Bitcoin FUD lines
Links:
Twitter: @PrincFilip1
Site: Jan3.com
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Bitbo
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
57 Minuten
Matt Hill of Start9 rejoins me on the show to chat about the recent show on Bitcoin nodes with K3tan. We chat:
What’s the actual risk with Raspberry Pi’s?
Where do they hit their bottleneck?
What about more performant nodes?
What about DIY?
EmbassyOS and new EmbassyPro device
Should you separate bitcoin and non-bitcoin applications?
Links:
Twitter: @_MattHill_
Site: Start9.com
Prior episode referenced: SLP411 K3tan Why Raspberry Pi Bitcoin Nodes Are Bad
Prior episode with Matt: SLP352 Matt Hill – EmbassyOS & Making Self Sovereignty Tech Cheaper Than The Alternatives
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Bitbo
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
What’s the actual risk with Raspberry Pi’s?
Where do they hit their bottleneck?
What about more performant nodes?
What about DIY?
EmbassyOS and new EmbassyPro device
Should you separate bitcoin and non-bitcoin applications?
Links:
Twitter: @_MattHill_
Site: Start9.com
Prior episode referenced: SLP411 K3tan Why Raspberry Pi Bitcoin Nodes Are Bad
Prior episode with Matt: SLP352 Matt Hill – EmbassyOS & Making Self Sovereignty Tech Cheaper Than The Alternatives
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Bitbo
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
56 Minuten
Jevi of Unchained Capital joins me on the show to talk about the “crypto collapse” earlier this year, and why this is the time to learn about bitcoin self custody. We chat:
Coming into the space
Fiat and yield chasing mindset
Why so many new bitcoin investors are reluctant to self custody
Why now is the time
Removing single points of failure
Unchained’s new Trading Desk product
Links:
Twitter: @jevidon
Site: Unchained.com
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Bitbo
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Coming into the space
Fiat and yield chasing mindset
Why so many new bitcoin investors are reluctant to self custody
Why now is the time
Removing single points of failure
Unchained’s new Trading Desk product
Links:
Twitter: @jevidon
Site: Unchained.com
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Bitbo
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
55 Minuten
Alby is an exciting project that allows us to easily interact with lightning on the web. Moritz from the team joins me to talk about:
How Alby started
Influence from joule
Lighting paywall plugin for WordPress
Interoperability using lightning
Lightning address, LNURL, WebLN
Privacy and security
Links:
Site: GetAlby.com
Twitter: @getAlby
Telegram group: https://t.me/getAlby
Telegram: https://t.me/MoritzKam
Alby API blog post: Introducing the Alby Wallet API - a new way to power any app with Bitcoin
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Bitbo
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
How Alby started
Influence from joule
Lighting paywall plugin for WordPress
Interoperability using lightning
Lightning address, LNURL, WebLN
Privacy and security
Links:
Site: GetAlby.com
Twitter: @getAlby
Telegram group: https://t.me/getAlby
Telegram: https://t.me/MoritzKam
Alby API blog post: Introducing the Alby Wallet API - a new way to power any app with Bitcoin
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Bitbo
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
52 Minuten
My longtime friend, K3tan rejoins me on the show to chat about various things but importantly, we chat about why Raspberry Pi Bitcoin Nodes are bad. We chat:
Reliability & Performance of Raspberry Pi’s vs other options
What you can use instead
Cost
Bitcoin node packages
Electrum server comparison
HDD & SSD requirements
Separating bitcoin from non-bitcoin apps
Self-hosting
Links:
Twitter: @_k3tan
Ministry of Nodes Nodebox guide: Ubuntu Node Box Guide 2022 Edition
Ministry of Nodes Consulting
Article: My Home Lab
Craig Raw’s blog post on electrum server performance
Prior episode: SLP315 k3tan – Networking For Bitcoiners
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Bitbo
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
Reliability & Performance of Raspberry Pi’s vs other options
What you can use instead
Cost
Bitcoin node packages
Electrum server comparison
HDD & SSD requirements
Separating bitcoin from non-bitcoin apps
Self-hosting
Links:
Twitter: @_k3tan
Ministry of Nodes Nodebox guide: Ubuntu Node Box Guide 2022 Edition
Ministry of Nodes Consulting
Article: My Home Lab
Craig Raw’s blog post on electrum server performance
Prior episode: SLP315 k3tan – Networking For Bitcoiners
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Bitbo
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
59 Minuten
Pete Rizzo of Bitcoin Magazine rejoins me to chat about what bitcoin maximalists actually believe. We chat:
What maximalists actually believe and do
“Crypto minimalism”
What to do in cases of technical infeasibility
Commitment to slow change and enfranchising users
Links:
Twitter: @pete_rizzo_
Article: How To Be A Bitcoin Maximalist
Site: BitcoinMagazine.com
Prior episode: SLP392 Pete Rizzo Is Bitcoin Maximalism Still Needed?
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Bitbo
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
What maximalists actually believe and do
“Crypto minimalism”
What to do in cases of technical infeasibility
Commitment to slow change and enfranchising users
Links:
Twitter: @pete_rizzo_
Article: How To Be A Bitcoin Maximalist
Site: BitcoinMagazine.com
Prior episode: SLP392 Pete Rizzo Is Bitcoin Maximalism Still Needed?
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Bitbo
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
1 Stunde 3 Minuten
Steven Lubka, Managing Director of Swan Private joins me on the show to chat:
How to think about inflation
What scenarios we can get high CPI
Whether Bitcoin is still an inflation hedge
Orange pilling HNW
Macro and Bitcoin cycles
Links:
Twitter: @DzambhalaHODL
Article: Bitcoin and the True Meaning of Inflation
Site: SwanPrivate.com
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Braiins.com
Voltage
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
How to think about inflation
What scenarios we can get high CPI
Whether Bitcoin is still an inflation hedge
Orange pilling HNW
Macro and Bitcoin cycles
Links:
Twitter: @DzambhalaHODL
Article: Bitcoin and the True Meaning of Inflation
Site: SwanPrivate.com
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Braiins.com
Voltage
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
56 Minuten
Jeff Booth, tech entrepreneur, author and bitcoin advocate rejoins me on the show to chat:
His latest article, Finding Signal in a Noisy World
Prior biases and his experiences with technology disruption
Why Bitcoin adoption will be more bottom up
Investing in the space with Ego Death Capital
Helping people zoom out and see the bigger picture
Links:
Twitter: @JeffBooth
Article: Finding Signal In A Noisy World
Ego Death Capital
SLP334 Jeff Booth – Escape The System & 2021 Year In Review
SLP285 Jeff Booth Bitcoin vs Fiat “Extend and Pretend”
SLP191 Jeff Booth – Bitcoin & Our Deflationary Future
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Braiins.com
Voltage
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
His latest article, Finding Signal in a Noisy World
Prior biases and his experiences with technology disruption
Why Bitcoin adoption will be more bottom up
Investing in the space with Ego Death Capital
Helping people zoom out and see the bigger picture
Links:
Twitter: @JeffBooth
Article: Finding Signal In A Noisy World
Ego Death Capital
SLP334 Jeff Booth – Escape The System & 2021 Year In Review
SLP285 Jeff Booth Bitcoin vs Fiat “Extend and Pretend”
SLP191 Jeff Booth – Bitcoin & Our Deflationary Future
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Braiins.com
Voltage
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
1 Stunde 2 Minuten
Ben Arc, Bitcoin hardware maker and founder of LNbits joins me to chat:
Getting into bitcoin hardware hacking and making
How the LN Bits project came about
The functionality possible with extensions
POS
Lightning payment splitting
boltz.exchange for loop outs
Links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/arcbtc
LN Bits twitter: https://twitter.com/lnbits
Site: https://lnbits.com/
Github: https://github.com/arcbtc
LNPoS: https://github.com/arcbtc/LNPoS
LNBits Telegram: https://t.co/VoR10wtbKp
MakerBits Telegram: https://t.me/makerbits
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Braiins.com
Voltage
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Getting into bitcoin hardware hacking and making
How the LN Bits project came about
The functionality possible with extensions
POS
Lightning payment splitting
boltz.exchange for loop outs
Links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/arcbtc
LN Bits twitter: https://twitter.com/lnbits
Site: https://lnbits.com/
Github: https://github.com/arcbtc
LNPoS: https://github.com/arcbtc/LNPoS
LNBits Telegram: https://t.co/VoR10wtbKp
MakerBits Telegram: https://t.me/makerbits
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Braiins.com
Voltage
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
46 Minuten
Adi Shankara (founder of Summer of Bitcoin) joins me on the show to chat about:
How he got into Bitcoin from a tech background
The Bitcoin scene in India
How the RBI actually gets Bitcoin (and doesn’t like it)
Why Bitcoin Needs Technologists
Summer of Bitcoin
How the program works
How you can support the program
Links:
Twitter: @adibitcoin
Site: Summerofbitcoin.org
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Braiins.com
Voltage
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
How he got into Bitcoin from a tech background
The Bitcoin scene in India
How the RBI actually gets Bitcoin (and doesn’t like it)
Why Bitcoin Needs Technologists
Summer of Bitcoin
How the program works
How you can support the program
Links:
Twitter: @adibitcoin
Site: Summerofbitcoin.org
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Braiins.com
Voltage
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
1 Stunde 25 Minuten
Paolo Ardoino (CTO of Bitfinex & Tether, CSO Holepunch) joins me on the show to chat about a wide range of topics:
Lightning security
Lightning adoption
Tether reserves - Does Tether Pump Bitcoin?
Tether creation/redemption process
Tether audits and attestations
Stablecoins and centralisation
Keet & Holepunch
Links:
Twitter: @paoloardoino
Site: Bitfinex.com
Site: Tether.to/en/
Site: Keet.io
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Braiins.com
Voltage
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Lightning security
Lightning adoption
Tether reserves - Does Tether Pump Bitcoin?
Tether creation/redemption process
Tether audits and attestations
Stablecoins and centralisation
Keet & Holepunch
Links:
Twitter: @paoloardoino
Site: Bitfinex.com
Site: Tether.to/en/
Site: Keet.io
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Braiins.com
Voltage
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
1 Stunde 15 Minuten
Gloria Zhao, Bitcoin core contributor and maintainer, rejoins me on the show to chat about what bitcoin core maintainers do. We discuss:
What do Bitcoin Core maintainers do?
How does Bitcoin Core development work?
How much ‘power’ do maintainers have?
Mempools - what are they and why do we need them?
Interaction with L2 protocols
Mempool package relay
RBF
Links:
Twitter: @glozow
Package Relay Proposal
Site mentioned: Bitcoin Core PR Review Club
Github: glozow
Brink: @bitcoinbrink
Bitcoin Core PR Reviews: @BitcoinCorePRs
SLP216 Gloria Zhao Learning Bitcoin Core Contribution & Hosting PR Review Club
SLP242 Jonas Schnelli Maintaining Bitcoin Core: Contributions, Consensus, Conflict
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Braiins.com
Voltage
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
What do Bitcoin Core maintainers do?
How does Bitcoin Core development work?
How much ‘power’ do maintainers have?
Mempools - what are they and why do we need them?
Interaction with L2 protocols
Mempool package relay
RBF
Links:
Twitter: @glozow
Package Relay Proposal
Site mentioned: Bitcoin Core PR Review Club
Github: glozow
Brink: @bitcoinbrink
Bitcoin Core PR Reviews: @BitcoinCorePRs
SLP216 Gloria Zhao Learning Bitcoin Core Contribution & Hosting PR Review Club
SLP242 Jonas Schnelli Maintaining Bitcoin Core: Contributions, Consensus, Conflict
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Braiins.com
Voltage
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
1 Stunde 15 Minuten
Alex B rejoins me on the show to chat about bitcoin security over the longer term and updates on his ETH centralisation thesis. We discuss:
Bitcoin’s long term security and blockspace market
How miner fees shifted over time in Bitcoin and why
Tail emission arguments are dumb
Which nodes matter?
Lido and ETH centralisation
Will efforts to fix it work?
Links:
Twitter: @bergealex4
SLP303 Ethereum's Path To Centralisation With Alex B
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Braiins.com
Voltage
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Bitcoin’s long term security and blockspace market
How miner fees shifted over time in Bitcoin and why
Tail emission arguments are dumb
Which nodes matter?
Lido and ETH centralisation
Will efforts to fix it work?
Links:
Twitter: @bergealex4
SLP303 Ethereum's Path To Centralisation With Alex B
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Braiins.com
Voltage
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
1 Stunde 8 Minuten
Pierre Rochard rejoins me on the show to talk about Full Reserve, Fractional Reserve, and how Bitcoin obsolete Fractional Reserve Banking:
Full vs Fractional Reserve
Fiduciary media
Is the current system full or fractional reserve?
Various historical or current examples from the bitcoin economy
How would businesses work under a bitcoin full reserve system
Links:
Twitter: @BitcoinPierre
Related article: In Defense of Bitcoin Full Reserve: Not Anti-credit, but Anti-fiduciary Media
Previous Episodes:
SLP3 – Bitcoin Investment Theses with Pierre Rochard
SLP11 – Bitcoin’s Decentralised Governance, with Pierre Rochard
SLP35 Pierre Rochard – Lightning Power Excel Plugin, Lightning Residency
SLP147 Pierre Rochard & Saifedean Ammous – Bitcoin as Savings Technology & Number Go Up
SLP214 Pierre Rochard & Fabian Jahr – Where Are All The Bitcoins?
SLP367 Pierre Rochard – Lightning Network & Kraken
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Braiins.com
Voltage
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Full vs Fractional Reserve
Fiduciary media
Is the current system full or fractional reserve?
Various historical or current examples from the bitcoin economy
How would businesses work under a bitcoin full reserve system
Links:
Twitter: @BitcoinPierre
Related article: In Defense of Bitcoin Full Reserve: Not Anti-credit, but Anti-fiduciary Media
Previous Episodes:
SLP3 – Bitcoin Investment Theses with Pierre Rochard
SLP11 – Bitcoin’s Decentralised Governance, with Pierre Rochard
SLP35 Pierre Rochard – Lightning Power Excel Plugin, Lightning Residency
SLP147 Pierre Rochard & Saifedean Ammous – Bitcoin as Savings Technology & Number Go Up
SLP214 Pierre Rochard & Fabian Jahr – Where Are All The Bitcoins?
SLP367 Pierre Rochard – Lightning Network & Kraken
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Mempool.space
Braiins.com
Voltage
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
