Stephan Livera Podcast Archiv

Dylan Leclair of Bitcoin Magazine and UTXO Management joins me to talk about the fiat debt system, as well as why and how some people use the system against itself. We get into:

The current situation on the fiat standard

Why consider using debt to stack Bitcoin

The advantages of using this approach

Costs and risks

Avoiding Liquidation

Bitcoin mining using fiat loans

Trends and where this is all going

Links:

Twitter: @DylanLeClair_

The Deep Dive: The Deep Dive by Bitcoin Magazine

Bitcoin Magazine: Bitcoin Magazine

UTXO Management: UTXO Management

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Plan B (pseudonymous quant) rejoins me on the show to talk about how the S2F model is going and whether it will be a problem if Bitcoin does not hit $100k by the end of 2021. In this conversation we get into:

Spelling out the different types of models PlanB uses and talks about

Failure conditions for the model

The Floor model

Are we going to supercycle?

When does the S2F model fully break down?

Links:

Twitter: @100trillionUSD

Site: PlanBTC.com

Sponsors:

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Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)

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Stephan Livera links:

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This is a Tabconf 2021 panel discussion that I moderated with well known Lightning contributors and builders. Some of the topics we got into:

Building out infrastructure

General thoughts about scaling off chain

Lightning dual funded or v2 channels

Stress testing the network

Lightning routing as professional specialisation

Lightning ‘growing up’ and maturing

Links:

Matt Corallo TheBlueMatt

Lisa Neigut (niftynei)

Alex Bosworth

Graham Krizek

Tabconf.com

Prior episodes:

SLP257 Matt Corallo - Bitcoin Soft Fork Activation, Taproot, And Playing Chicken

SLP119 Alex Bosworth - Submarine Swaps, Lightning Loop, Hyperloop

SLP168 Lisa Neigut - Lightning Network Channel Accounting And Dual Funded Channels

SLP323 Graham Krizek - Running Hosted Bitcoin & Lightning Nodes at Voltage

SLP321 On-Chain Scaling With Bitcoin Core Developers Pieter Wuille, Andrew Polestra, Andrew Chow & Murch

Sponsors:

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Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)

CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)

Stephan Livera links:

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Graham Krizek is Founder and CEO of Voltage, a Bitcoin and Lightning node company. If you’re interested in why you would have someone else host your node, check out this episode where we talk:

Getting into Lightning

Using a cloud node

Setting up as a merchant with BTCPay

Easy deployment

Cost of running

Flow and sidecar channels

Getting inbound liquidity

Links:

Site: https://voltage.cloud/

Twitter: @gkrizek

Sponsors:

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Braiins.com

Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)

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Stephan Livera links:

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Steve Nelkovski (CEO) and Patrick (Chief Bitcoin Officer) of Perth Heat, join me to talk about being the first sports team to go on a full Bitcoin standard. That includes players, staff, merchandise, tickets, sponsorship, and holding Bitcoin on the balance sheet. We chat:

The journey of going on a bitcoin standard

Having a Chief Bitcoin Officer

Handling payment

The benefits of being on a Bitcoin standard

How it will change sport

Links:

Site: perthheat.com.au

Twitter: @PerthHeat

Twitter: @stevennelkovski

Bitcoin Mag Article: Australian Baseball Club First To Operate On A Bitcoin Standard Integrates Lightning - Bitcoin Magazine

Sponsors:

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Stephan Livera links:

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This is a Tabconf 2021 panel discussion that I moderated with some of the top research and development minds in Bitcoin today. Pieter Wuille is at Chaincode Labs, Andrew Poelstra is Director of Research at Blockstream, Murch is at Chaincode Labs, and Andrew Chow is working at Blockstream on Bitcoin Core.

In this panel we spoke about:

Main constraints of on chain scaling

Assumevalid and assumeutxo

Taproot and MuSig2

Transaction space saving

Cross input signatures

What it would look like in practice

Links:

TabConf site: tabconf.com

Pieter Wuille: @pwuille

Andrew Poelstra: Andrew Poelstra | LinkedIn

Murch:@murchandamus

Andrew Chow: @achow101

Sponsors:

Swan Bitcoin

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Braiins.com

Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)

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Stephan Livera links:

Show notes and website

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Nicholas Gregory of CommerceBlock (creator of Mercury Wallet) joins me to talk about statechains and the recent launch of Mercury Wallet. We talk about statechains, what they mean for bitcoin scaling and/or privacy, as well as practical implications of using Mercury Wallet.

We chat:

Statechains

Scaling

Privacy implications

Tor use

Trust implications with statechain operators

Mercury Wallet

Fees

Infrastructure

Statechain Torch

Links:

Site: MercuryWallet.com

Linked In: Nicholas Gregory

Twitter: @gregory_nico

Article: Mercury CoinSwaps

Article: New Mercury Milestone

Sponsors:

Swan Bitcoin

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Braiins.com

Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)

CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)

Stephan Livera links:

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What can be done to improve Lightning network privacy? T-bast (Bastien Teinturier) of ACINQ joins me to talk about this. There are both on chain privacy and off chain privacy implications of Bitcoin and the lightning network and we get into a range of discussion on:

On chain privacy

Taproot and MuSig2

Off chain privacy

Route blinding

Payment decorrelation

Trampoline routing

ACINQ

Phoenix

Links:

Twitter: @realtbast

Site: acinq.co

Other relevant episodes:

SLP142 Pierre-Marie Padiou - Acinq & Phoenix Wallet: Easiest Non-custodial Lightning Wallet Yet?

SLP298 Rusty Russell - Lightning Offers / Bolt12: The Next Big Thing In Lightning

SLP276 Anthony Ronning - Bitcoin Lightning Privacy: FUD And Facts

Sponsors:

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Braiins.com

Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)

CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)

Stephan Livera links:

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Dr Ronald Pol, former lawyer and researcher joins me to talk about how and why AML laws are ineffective and simply cost taxpayers, customers an incredible amount. We chat:

The environment of AML laws

FATF and how they create these laws

Breathtaking costs

Effectiveness around 0.1%

KYC benefits some criminals

Links:

EffectiveAML.org

Twitter: @ronaldpol

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronpol/

Research paper: Anti-money laundering: The world’s least effective policy experiment

Other relevant episodes:

SLP165 Rafael Yakobi - Should Coinjoin Users Be Flagged? Is Privacy Illegal?

SLP239 Jake Chervinsky - Pushing Back On Fincen Non-Custodial Bitcoin Regulation

SLP196 Is Bitcoin Being Captured (Odell, Gladstein, Yakobi)

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Tomer Strolight, author in the Bitcoin space joins me to talk about his writing and why Bitcoin is so different to what you’ve seen before. This episode is specially created for beginners and people trying to learn more about Bitcoin. We chat:

How physics protects your Bitcoin

Bitcoin is more than just money

Why is Bitcoin so complicated?

Bitcoin and stopping theft

Tomer links:

Free Book: Why Bitcoin

Twitter: @TomerStrolight

Sponsors:

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Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)

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Stephan Livera links:

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Long time bitcoiner Vake, and CEO of Students for Liberty Wolf von Laer join me on the show to talk about liberty, and why libertarians should focus on Bitcoin as their top priority:

Connections between bitcoin and liberty

Why some libertarians haven’t focused on Bitcoin

What they could be doing

Why libertarians should prioritise the Bitcoin strategy for liberty above others

Guest links:

Vake: @vakeraj

Wolf von Laer: @wolfvonlaer

Students For Liberty: Studentsforliberty.org

Sponsors:

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Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)

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CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)

Stephan Livera links:

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Have you been wanting to learn more about networking in how it relates to running your node? k3tan, my long-time friend and co-founder of Ministry of Nodes joins me to discuss:

Basic tips on networking and IP

Securing your home network with practical tips

Using your bitcoin node and wallet

Tor and VPN

Home box nodes vs VPS

What kind of equipment you should use to run your bitcoin node - Raspis vs desktop PC

Links:

Twitter: @_k3tan

Site: ministryofnodes.com.au

Guide: Ubuntu Node Box Guide

Sponsors:

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Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)

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CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)

Stephan Livera links:

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Dustin Trammell, information security professional and early Bitcoin user joins me on the show to talk:

Being early in Bitcoin and the culture in those days

Talking with Satoshi

Early stories

The hopes for a sound money future

Investing in Bitcoin companies

Bitcoin’s multiple layers

Dustin Links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/druidian/status/1447866520093315072

Blog post: https://blog.dustintrammell.com/i-am-not-satoshi/

Sponsors:

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Stephan Livera links:

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Gigi, author, developer and speaker in the Bitcoin space joins me to talk about why Bitcoin is Time, and why the USD is going down to 1 sat. We chat:

The pieces that had to be pulled together for Bitcoin to work

Tokens are timeless, ledgers are not

Why USD is going to 1 sat

UX and how it will be solved over time

Operating in the bitcoin space as a nym

Gigi links:

Bitcoin is Time: https://dergigi.com/2021/01/14/bitcoin-is-time/

On Bitcoin’s UX: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/on-bitcoins-ux/

Twitter: @dergigi

Prior episode: SLP140 Gigi - Bitcoin's Gravity And 21 Lessons

Sponsors:

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Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)

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CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)

Stephan Livera links:

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Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera

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