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Stephan Livera Podcast

Join Stephan as he interviews the sharpest economic and technical minds in Bitcoin & Austrian Economics to help you understand how money is changing and evolving. Leading names in the world of Bitcoin join the show to share their insights, whether they are developers, CEOs, economists, authors, analysts and more.

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01:10:23

Are Bitcoin’s 4 year cycles over? with Vijay Boyapati...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/08/29

Are Bitcoin’s 4 year cycles over? Vijay Boyapati rejoins me on the show to talk about his view of where things are in the economy. We chat: Recession? 18 month lag Risk on or risk off? Bitcoin as a macro asset 4 year cycles Is an ETF good for Bitcoin? Pacific Bitcoin Links X: @real_vijay Prior episodes: SLP332 Vijay Boyapati – The Bearish Case for Bitcoin SLP233 Vijay Boyapati – Bitcoin Valuations & Cycles SLP185 Vijay Boyapati – What Bitcoin Is SLP76 Vijay

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01:06:40

Bitcoin Cryptography and Scripting with Andrew...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/08/28

Andrew Poelstra (Director of Research, Blockstream) has been around Bitcoin research and development for a long time, and has a lot of insight to share on Bitcoin research in this episode. For part 2 of my discussion with Andrew we focus more on bitcoin and cryptography research that the team are working on, and what it means for the future of Bitcoin: Cryptography Bulletproofs++ MuSig2 FROST Bitcoin Scripting Miniscript Simplicity CTV and APO Covenants: are they risky for

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01:00:54

A Paper Computer for Bitcoin? Codex32 with Andrew...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/08/27

A ‘paper computer’ for Bitcoin checksums and Shamir Secret Sharing may seem absurd, but that’s what we’re talking about in this episode! This project is a scheme to generate, encode, checksum, split and recover Bitcoin secret keys, using pencil, paper and lookup tables (alternately, volvelles). We discuss codex32 and the motivation behind it with Andrew Poelstra (Director of Research, Blockstream). Note this is the first of a two part episode. In this first part we discuss: Bitcoin private keys

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01:01:47

MuSig2 in Practice, APO, CTV & Bitcoin Soft Forks...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/08/25

Brandon Black (aka Rearden Code) joins me on the show to talk about his experience implementing MuSig2 at BitGo, and also his thoughts on the future Bitcoin soft fork discussion re: APO (ANYPREVOUT), CTV (Check Template Verify), and his proposal on moving forward: MuSig2 benefits Implementing MuSig2 MPC vs Script What are APO and CTV? Brandon’s combo proposal Upgrade hooks Links: Twitter: @reardencode Combined APO + CTV proposal MuSig2 Field report on Bitcoin Optech Sponsors:

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01:03:23

SLP504 Design Your Life With Jurisdictional Arbitrage...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/08/23

Have you been wondering about how to design your lifestyle overseas? Rigel (aka coinsurenz) rejoins me on the show to talk about jurisdictional arbitrage in Latin America. We talk about some of his recent moves and his experiences as a bitcoin sovereign individual: Voice vs Exit - what about ‘staying and fighting’? Recent residency acquisition in Paraguay How the Latam residency market has shifted Common mistakes that digital nomads make Owning vs Renting homes and storage lockers

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00:55:38

SLP503 Things Are Breaking - Lawrence Lepard

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/08/20

Lawrence Lepard of Equity Management Associates rejoins me to talk about all the things that are breaking: Cost of living crisis Are we going into recession and what timing? Boomer hate US government debt Policy responses Social responses The waiting game Site: Site: Ema2.com Twitter: @LawrenceLepard Sponsors: Pacific Bitcoin Festival (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Mempool.space Base58 Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera

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00:56:42

SLP502 Validating Lightning Signer - Ken Sedgwick

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/08/17

How can lightning users secure themselves even further? Just like how hardware wallets and secure elements can help secure your cold storage coins, Validating Lightning Signer (VLS) is a project aiming to help improve the way lightning security works. In this conversation with project co-founder Ken Sedgwick, we chat: Why VLS is needed How VLS works Implementing part of the lightning state machine What rules are covered? What lightning implementations are supported? The impact of

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01:13:26

SLP501 RGB Walkthrough with Maxim Orlovsky

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/08/15

Dr Maxim Orlovsky joins me on the show to walk through RGB, a smart contract layer for Bitcoin. We talk through: Some of the history of RGB Client side validation as a concept RGB ecosystem What it can be used for - tokens, bitcoin finance MyCitadel wallet What’s next for RGB Links: Site: RGB Twitter: @dr_orlovsky Personal site: Dr. Maxim Orlovsky Github: Dr. Maxim Orlovsky Sponsors: Pacific Bitcoin Festival (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Mempool.space

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00:52:50

SLP500 Finding the Winners with Andrew Henderson

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/08/12

Andrew Henderson, Founder of Nomad Capitalist rejoins me on the show to talk: Home country bias Looking beyond headlines Evolution in citizenship Global minimum tax and ‘the international community’ CBDC Nomad Capitalist Live Links: Twitter: @nomadcapitalist Site: Nomadcapitalist.com Sponsors: Pacific Bitcoin Festival (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Mempool.space Base58 Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast

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00:51:14

SLP499 Earning Bitcoin & Remote Working - Jonathan...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/08/07

Jonathan Chester, Founder/CEO of Bitwage joins me to talk about his experience setting up the company and enabling more people to earn Bitcoin: The story of growing Bitwage The market size for payroll Exploring Lightning payouts Remote working as a trend HODLing as the use Links: Twitter: @Bitwage Site: Bitwage Sponsors: Pacific Bitcoin Festival (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Mempool.space Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to

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00:59:31

SLP498 BowTiedMara - Bitcoin and Geoarbitrage in...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/08/04

Mara joins me to talk about his adventures in Argentina, and his thoughts on: Geo arbitrage Rules in theory, rules in practice FX in Argentina Bitcoin use in Argentina Argentina’s property market Where things are going with CBDCs Mara links: Twitter: @BowTiedMara Substack: BowTiedMara - Geoarbitrage & Mobility Assets Sovspot: Live & Work from anywhere Sponsors: Pacific Bitcoin Festival (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Mempool.space Stephan Livera:

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01:12:00

SLP497 Olivier Roland KYC and AML are Destroying the...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/08/02

Author, digital nomad and web entrepreneur Olivier Roland joins me to talk about his issues with AML and his very interesting views on where the world is going in the age of remote working and internet communications. The problem with KYC / AML FATCA Taxes and the Sovereign Individual thesis Digital Nomadism disrupting nation states Links: Twitter: @DisruptiveHoriz Site: Disruptive Horizons Relevant prior episodes: SLP318 Ronald Pol - The Ineffectiveness of AML SLP424 Simon

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01:04:52

SLP496 Bitcoin Is Not for Everyone with Fernando Nikolic

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/07/29

Fernando Nikolic, Director of Marketing and Comms at Blockstream joins me on the show to talk about the slightly controversial idea that Bitcoin is Not for Everyone! We get into: His background and why he believes bitcoin is not for everyone Who is it really for? What about savings technology? Is there a role for bitcoin evangelists? Teaser on what’s coming with Blockstream Green How to move forward Links: Twitter: @basedlayer Links: To Drive Meaningful Adoption, We Should Accept

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01:03:38

SLP495 Joe Carlasare - Bitcoin ETF? Lawsuits and Bitcoin

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/07/26

Joe Carlasare (Partner at Amundsen Davis LLC) and Bitcoiner joins me to share his legal expertise and opinions on: Why you shouldn’t expect the Bitcoin spot ETF soon The SEC Ripple decision SEC Binance and Coinbase Bitcoin and stablecoins Macro thoughts Links: Twitter: @JoeCarlasare Site: Amundsen Davis Sponsors: Pacific Bitcoin Festival (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Mempool.space Links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast

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01:04:12

SLP494 Hannah Frankman - Intro to Homeschooling

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/07/24

Hannah Frankman of Rebel Educator joins me to talk about homeschooling and the problems of Public School: Failures of public schooling vs homeschooling Infantilization of people nowadays Homeschooling vs unschooling Social skills of homeschooled kids Single income trade offs Results of homeschooling Links: Twitter: @rebelEducator Twitter: @HannahFrankman Youtube: @thehannahfrankmanpodcast Podcast (Spotify): The Hannah Frankman Podcast Article: How to Homeschool/UnSchool your

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00:47:51

SLP493 Hashprice Derivatives with Matthew Williams

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/07/20

Matthew Williams, Head of Derivatives at Luxor Mining joins me to talk about Bitcoin Mining hashprice derivatives and what they will do for bitcoin miners: Getting into bitcoin mining What is hashprice? How hashprice shifts over time What is a non-deliverable forward? Who should use an NDF? Professionalising bitcoin mining Link: Site: Luxor Technologies Sponsors: Pacific Bitcoin Festival (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Lugano PlanB Forum Mempool.space

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00:48:47

SLP492 eSIMs for Privacy and Convenience - silent.link

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/07/18

Have you considered using eSIMs instead of your typical telco mobile phone SIM? Silent.link joins me to talk about: How the online eSIM service works and costs Privacy and security with phones How carriers have you pwned zero-day exploits Convenience and traveling with an eSIM Experiences using Bitcoin and Lightning Links: Twitter: @silentlink1 Site: Anonymous eSIM Sponsors: Pacific Bitcoin Festival (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Lugano PlanB Forum

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01:00:29

SLP491 The Crossover Between Bitcoin and Nuclear...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/07/12

Ryan MacLeod (Nuclear Bitcoiner) joins me to talk about Bitcoin and Nuclear Energy. We talk: Is nuclear energy too costly? What are SMRs? Small Modular Reactors Nuclear waste and safety concerns How Nuclear energy crosses over with Bitcoin mining Reduced costs and increased accessibility Links: Twitter: @NuclearBitcoinr Sponsors: Pacific Bitcoin Festival (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Lugano PlanB Forum Mempool.space

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00:57:07

SLP490 Dusty - What is Splicing and why will it...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/07/10

Dusty Daemon joins me to talk about splicing on Bitcoin’s lightning network. We talk about: What is splicing? Splicing’s potential privacy benefits Potential to undermine surveillance heuristics Splicing’s efficiency gains Splicing as one tool in the toolkit Walkthrough of how it works Site: Site: Lightning Splicing Twitter: @dusty_daemon Sponsors: Pacific Bitcoin Festival (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Lugano PlanB Forum Mempool.space Stephan Livera links:

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00:53:49

SLP489 Graham Krizek - Will every company be a...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/07/06

Will every company be a lightning company? Graham Krizek CEO of Voltage rejoins me on the show to talk about this idea as well as what’s happening in bitcoin and lightning: Being near the printer Why big companies do financial services What lightning does differently What use cases are there and who’s looking at them? Products at Voltage Thoughts on LDK by Spiral Links: Article: Every Company Will Be A Lightning Company Article: SURGE NOW AVAILABLE FOR VOLTAGE USERS Twitter:

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