Stephan Livera Podcast Archiv
776 Episoden
1 Stunde 20 Minuten
Darin Feinstein, Founder of Core Scientific (Bitcoin Mining) joins me on the show to talk about Bitcoin as an upgrade on some very old accounting technology and what it could mean for our future. We get into:
Learning about Bitcoin
Bitcoin mining narratives - FUD and facts
Bitcoin’s importance for liberty
Challenges to Bitcoin fungibility
Bitcoin for human rights
EU Proof of Work ban?
The path forward
Links:
Twitter: @DarinFeinstein
Site: CoreScientific.com
Twitter: @Core_Scientific
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
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Learning about Bitcoin
Bitcoin mining narratives - FUD and facts
Bitcoin’s importance for liberty
Challenges to Bitcoin fungibility
Bitcoin for human rights
EU Proof of Work ban?
The path forward
Links:
Twitter: @DarinFeinstein
Site: CoreScientific.com
Twitter: @Core_Scientific
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
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1 Stunde 2 Minuten
Julie Landrum of OpenNode joins me to talk about what they’re building to help people onboard to Bitcoin & the lightning network as a payment standard. OpenNode first got its name as a merchant payment processor but we chat about how the company has grown and evolved over the years. We chat:
Bitcoin infrastructure services for merchants, bitcoin companies
Dealing with the cyclical nature of Bitcoin
Spend, HODL, earn?
Chargeback risk
Dealing with regulatory requirements
El Salvador adoption
International adoption
Links:
Twitter: @OpenNode
Twitter: @juliecity
Site: OpenNode.com
Previous episode:
SLP50 Rui Gomes & João Almeida of OpenNode – Helping merchants take Bitcoin Lightning Payments
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
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Bitcoin infrastructure services for merchants, bitcoin companies
Dealing with the cyclical nature of Bitcoin
Spend, HODL, earn?
Chargeback risk
Dealing with regulatory requirements
El Salvador adoption
International adoption
Links:
Twitter: @OpenNode
Twitter: @juliecity
Site: OpenNode.com
Previous episode:
SLP50 Rui Gomes & João Almeida of OpenNode – Helping merchants take Bitcoin Lightning Payments
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
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50 Minuten
Josef Tetek of Trezor (and contributor at Bitcoin Magazine) joins me on the show to talk about:
The liberty movement in Europe
The connection between Austrian economics and bitcoin
Fractional and full reserve visions of bitcoin’s future
Why HODLing is rational
Nakamoto-Gresham’s law and how most get Gresham’s law wrong
Links:
Twitter: @SatsJoseph
Article: What is Nakamoto-Gresham’s Law and How does it pertain to Bitcoin?
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
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The liberty movement in Europe
The connection between Austrian economics and bitcoin
Fractional and full reserve visions of bitcoin’s future
Why HODLing is rational
Nakamoto-Gresham’s law and how most get Gresham’s law wrong
Links:
Twitter: @SatsJoseph
Article: What is Nakamoto-Gresham’s Law and How does it pertain to Bitcoin?
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
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53 Minuten
John Cantrell of L2 Technology and Spiral BTC grantee rejoins me on the show to talk about his latest work in making Bitcoin and the lightning network more accessible for the many. Sensei can be thought of as an LND or c-lightning but for LDK. We chat:
John’s journey since cracking Alistair Milne’s 12 word seed
How sensei works
Trade offs
How the child node concept works
What does it look like if 7.7B+ people onboarded to the lightning network?
Links:
LN Thread
Twitter: @JohnCantrell97
Site: Sensei
Prior episode:
SLP187 John Cantrell - Bruteforcing Bitcoin Seeds
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
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Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
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John’s journey since cracking Alistair Milne’s 12 word seed
How sensei works
Trade offs
How the child node concept works
What does it look like if 7.7B+ people onboarded to the lightning network?
Links:
LN Thread
Twitter: @JohnCantrell97
Site: Sensei
Prior episode:
SLP187 John Cantrell - Bruteforcing Bitcoin Seeds
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
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1 Stunde 9 Minuten
Matt Hill of Start9 Labs rejoins me on the show to talk about where the world is at, and a surprising argument that might actually be true. Sovereign Tech may be adopted, not merely because of privacy, but because of being lower cost.
We chat:
Canada Truckers and the broader fight for freedom
Is it a question of tools or winning hearts and minds?
What’s new and coming in EmbassyOS v0.3.0?
Why cost will be the driver
Making it easy to use and saying goodbye to command line
Community driven growth
Bitcoin and other
Links:
Start9.com
@_MattHill_
@start9labs
Previous episode:
SLP225 Embassy: Sovereign Personal Computing, Privacy, Bitcoin & Lightning with Matt Hill & Aiden McClelland
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
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We chat:
Canada Truckers and the broader fight for freedom
Is it a question of tools or winning hearts and minds?
What’s new and coming in EmbassyOS v0.3.0?
Why cost will be the driver
Making it easy to use and saying goodbye to command line
Community driven growth
Bitcoin and other
Links:
Start9.com
@_MattHill_
@start9labs
Previous episode:
SLP225 Embassy: Sovereign Personal Computing, Privacy, Bitcoin & Lightning with Matt Hill & Aiden McClelland
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
1 Stunde 8 Minuten
Jeff Vandrew of Unchained Capital joins me on the show to share his thoughts on Bitcoin for the very long term. Where is it going, and how should you think about using the retirement system to potentially stack more sats?
We chat:
Where is Bitcoin going over the long term?
What happens if more states make Bitcoin legal tender?
How big is the market for retirement savings
What about just stacking sats outside retirement accounts?
Roth vs Traditional IRAs
McNulty case and whether it stops self custody
Future trends with retirement savings
Links:
Jeff Vandrew Twitter
Unchained McNulty Webinar
Unchained Site
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
We chat:
Where is Bitcoin going over the long term?
What happens if more states make Bitcoin legal tender?
How big is the market for retirement savings
What about just stacking sats outside retirement accounts?
Roth vs Traditional IRAs
McNulty case and whether it stops self custody
Future trends with retirement savings
Links:
Jeff Vandrew Twitter
Unchained McNulty Webinar
Unchained Site
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
58 Minuten
Benny Peiser of Net Zero Watch joins me on the show to talk about ‘net zero’ and the inaccuracy in the presentation of arguments on renewables. We discuss:
What is ‘net zero’
Accurate treatment of costs and benefits
How much of it is regulation or market choice
ESG box ticking
The impact on everyday people
‘Greenwashing’ by some countries
Why it will crash
Links:
Twitter: @netzerowatch
Site: netzerowatch.com
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
What is ‘net zero’
Accurate treatment of costs and benefits
How much of it is regulation or market choice
ESG box ticking
The impact on everyday people
‘Greenwashing’ by some countries
Why it will crash
Links:
Twitter: @netzerowatch
Site: netzerowatch.com
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
1 Stunde 10 Minuten
Chris Stewart Founder and CEO of Suredbits joins me on the show to talk about the latest with Bitcoin DLCs. You might have heard my earlier show with Nadav Kohen but in this one we chat:
‘Maximalism’ and tech
‘Policing activity’
Block space market over time
Where DLCs are at today
Lightning DLCs vs on-chain DLCs
Doing stablechannels
Practical and commercial applications
Umbrel app
Links:
Twitter: @Chris_Stewart_5
Site: suredbits.com
Suredbits Stablechannel blog post
Suredbits oracle explorer
Nadav Kohen episode: SLP219
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
‘Maximalism’ and tech
‘Policing activity’
Block space market over time
Where DLCs are at today
Lightning DLCs vs on-chain DLCs
Doing stablechannels
Practical and commercial applications
Umbrel app
Links:
Twitter: @Chris_Stewart_5
Site: suredbits.com
Suredbits Stablechannel blog post
Suredbits oracle explorer
Nadav Kohen episode: SLP219
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
55 Minuten
Nick Hansen, CEO and Founder of Luxor Technology joins me to talk about the bitcoin mining scene, the narrative around bitcoin mining energy use and Proof of Work, Demand Response, ‘ESG’, China ban, Intel coming into the mining game, and hash rate derivatives.
Links:
Twitter: @hash_bender
Site: luxor.tech
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
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Links:
Twitter: @hash_bender
Site: luxor.tech
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
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49 Minuten
Kyle Murphy of Pleb Lab and Austin Bitcoin Club joins me on the show to talk about the Austin Bitcoin scene and his role in growing it. We also get into what Pleb Lab is and the bitcoin entrepreneurship in Austin, Texas. This is a great show to get a sense of the community in Austin as well as thoughts on how Bitcoin’s ecosystem grows.
Links:
Twitter: @The_bitcoin_bum
Site: PlebLab.com
Site: Austin Bitcoin Club
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
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Links:
Twitter: @The_bitcoin_bum
Site: PlebLab.com
Site: Austin Bitcoin Club
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
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Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
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57 Minuten
Nicolas Burtey of Galoy Money rejoins me on the show for a fascinating discussion about doing synthetic USD as a building block to bringing it to the Bitcoin Beach wallet. We talk about:
The latest with Galoy
Bitcoin Banking
4 ways of doing synthetic USD value
Why is it necessary?
How to fund it?
Risks
Links:
Twitter: @NicolasBurtey
Twitter: GaloyMoney
Site: Galoy.io
Github: GitHub - GaloyMoney/galoy: bitcoin banking infrastructure
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
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Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
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The latest with Galoy
Bitcoin Banking
4 ways of doing synthetic USD value
Why is it necessary?
How to fund it?
Risks
Links:
Twitter: @NicolasBurtey
Twitter: GaloyMoney
Site: Galoy.io
Github: GitHub - GaloyMoney/galoy: bitcoin banking infrastructure
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
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Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
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51 Minuten
Danny Brewster, Founder & CEO of FastBitcoins joins me on the show to chat:
Dealing with regulation as a bitcoin business
Products and services for bitcoiners
Expanding into new markets around the world
Challenges and rewards of being bitcoin only
Bitcoin builders and why we need them
Links:
Twitter: @BTCDanny
Site: FastBitcoins.com
FastBitcoins Twitter: @FastBitcoins
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
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Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
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Dealing with regulation as a bitcoin business
Products and services for bitcoiners
Expanding into new markets around the world
Challenges and rewards of being bitcoin only
Bitcoin builders and why we need them
Links:
Twitter: @BTCDanny
Site: FastBitcoins.com
FastBitcoins Twitter: @FastBitcoins
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
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Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
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1 Stunde 1 Minute
NVK, co founder and CEO of CoinKite rejoins me on the show to talk about the latest and exciting developments in the world of Bitcoin hardware security. CoinKite are pushing forward with NFC as a way of making hardware wallet UX easy but also keeping the hardware accessible from a cost point of view
We chat:
What’s changing with Coldcard Mk4
Memory, SE, processor
NFC for bitcoin transactions
Tapsigner
Satscard
Business models for open source
Low cost devices
Operating without laptops or PCs
Links:
Twitter: @nvk
TapSigner.com
Coldcard Mk4
GETSATSCARD.com
Prior episodes:
SLP290 NVK Bitcoin Security & Backups Primer
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
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Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
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We chat:
What’s changing with Coldcard Mk4
Memory, SE, processor
NFC for bitcoin transactions
Tapsigner
Satscard
Business models for open source
Low cost devices
Operating without laptops or PCs
Links:
Twitter: @nvk
TapSigner.com
Coldcard Mk4
GETSATSCARD.com
Prior episodes:
SLP290 NVK Bitcoin Security & Backups Primer
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
58 Minuten
R0ckstar dev & Pavlenex of BTCPay Server and other projects (Strike, Bitcoin Smiles, Bitcoin Design) rejoin me on the show to talk about Bitcoin, Open Source community ethos, and how it can lead to career opportunities.
We chat:
BTCPay 4 years on
Open Source for hiring
Bitcoinerjobs.com
How open source projects mature
How to grow the project
How to move on from a project
R0ckstar’s big announcement
What’s coming with BTCPay Server
Links:
Twitter: @r0ckstardev
Twitter: @pavlenex
BTCPay Server
Bitcoin Smiles
Bitcoin Design
Strike
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
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Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
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We chat:
BTCPay 4 years on
Open Source for hiring
Bitcoinerjobs.com
How open source projects mature
How to grow the project
How to move on from a project
R0ckstar’s big announcement
What’s coming with BTCPay Server
Links:
Twitter: @r0ckstardev
Twitter: @pavlenex
BTCPay Server
Bitcoin Smiles
Bitcoin Design
Strike
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
54 Minuten
Heavily Armed Clown (aka HAC) joins me on the show to talk about this idea of #GetOnZero. We chat:
The case for #GetOnZeroFiat
Issues with it
Dealing with CGT
Mindset shifts
Emergency fund
Inflation rates
What scenarios you still need to hold fiat
Links:
Twitter: @heavilyarmedc
Site: Bitcoinechochamber.com
Site: WTFHappenedIn1971.com
Stephan’s article discussed: Is It Time For Bitcoiners To Get On "Zero Fiat"? Not Yet.
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
The case for #GetOnZeroFiat
Issues with it
Dealing with CGT
Mindset shifts
Emergency fund
Inflation rates
What scenarios you still need to hold fiat
Links:
Twitter: @heavilyarmedc
Site: Bitcoinechochamber.com
Site: WTFHappenedIn1971.com
Stephan’s article discussed: Is It Time For Bitcoiners To Get On "Zero Fiat"? Not Yet.
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
