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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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01:41:59

SLP488 Future Visions of Lightning, Greenlight &...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/06/21

Christian Decker (Blockstream) and Roy Sheinfeld (Breez) rejoin me on the show to talk about: What has improved about Lightning over time Lightning in a high fee environment What Greenlight is What Breez SDK is Is anything changing on the existing Breez app? Core-lightning contrasted with other implementations Lightning protocol improvements Links: Twitter: @Snyke Twitter: @therealkingonly Site: Your personal Core Lightning node, without the technical fuss. Site: Breez

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01:16:11

SLP487 Bitcoin Mining Energy Debate - Digiconomist...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/06/15

Digiconomist (Alex de Vries) and Ben Gagnon (Chief Mining Officer, Bitfarms) join me on the show to debate Bitcoin Mining energy. We talk through: Bitcoin Mining machine efficiency assumptions Where do the models break down? Media referring to scary numbers in the bull cycle Transactions per second metrics Links: Twitter: @DigiEconomist Twitter: @hashoveride Digiconomist energy consumption index: Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index CBECI (Cambridge) referred to: Bitcoin network power

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01:00:18

SLP486 Bitcoin Estate Planning with Peter Dunworth

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/06/14

Peter Dunworth is a financial adviser for high net worth individuals and families. He joins me to talk about what most people are getting wrong on bitcoin estate planning and inheritance. We discuss: Why bother with all this? Legal, asset protection and tax benefits Possession vs Title of coins Collaborative custody Practical components Miniscript and technical advances Valuation framework for Bitcoin and why inheritance matters Links: Site:

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00:54:05

SLP485 What is Inflation? with Jonathan Newman

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/06/13

Jonathan Newman, Associate Professor of Economics and Mises Fellow joins me to chat: Contrasting definitions of inflation How did Mises define inflation? How did Rothbard define inflation? Where and how does fractional reserve come into it? Cantillon effect and the Mises effect Costless production of money Links: Paper: What Is Inflation? Clarifying and Justifying Rothbard’s Definition Twitter: @NewmanJ_R Twitter: @KrisMoustHansen Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin

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00:45:01

SLP484 Robin Linus ZeroSync: Speeding up Bitcoin...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/06/05

Robin Linus from the ZeroSync project joins me to talk about how ZKPs can be used to help people quickly get started using Bitcoin. We discuss: What ZKPs are and what they can be used for Speeding up IBD Contrasting ZeroSync with utreexo and assumeutxo UTXO set commitment Blockstream satellite What’s being verified? Different types of nodes Links: Site: zerosync.org Twitter: @ZeroSync_ Twitter: @robin_linus Sponsors Swan Bitcoin CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)

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01:19:35

SLP483 Lightning in a High Fee Environment with...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/06/02

What happens under a high fee environment on the lightning network? We had one recently and so I asked Niftynei (Lisa of Base58), D++, and Nate (Voltage Head of Support & Education) to join me to talk about it: Lightning implementations handling the fee spike Force closes in lightning Bitcoin performed just fine Anchor outputs Mitigation techniques Setting fee rates Links: plebnet telegram: https://t.me/plebnet Plebnet wiki: https://plebnet.wiki/wiki/Main_Page base58:

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01:21:04

SLP482 Burak - Ark: A new L2 protocol for Bitcoin

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/05/29

Burak (Bitcoin researcher/developer) joins me to talk about Ark, a new protocol for Bitcoin scaling and privacy. We chat about: Downsides of LN High level overview ASPs, vTXOs Vapourware? Other criticisms Interactive vs non-interactive versions Covenants and what they’d mean for Bitcoin Links: Site: arkpill.me Twitter: @brqgoo Telegram: https://t.me/ark_network_community Relevant prior episode: SLP339 Jeremy Rubin – What is Check Template Verify? Sponsors Swan

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01:00:27

SLP481 Can There Be a Bullish Case for Bitcoin...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/05/25

Kemal of Galoy Money joins me to chat about his Bullish Case for Bitcoin Custodians. We debate the trade offs and points such as: Remnant vs ‘Big Tent’ Why not write down 12 words? “Mis-selling” Bitcoin Shotgun KYC, and FRB ‘paper bitcoin' risk Jurisdictions and regulation Financial hierarchy of needs Links: Twitter: @_pretyflaco Blog: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/the-bullish-case-for-bitcoin-custodians/ Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)

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00:51:39

SLP480 The Bitcoin Handbook - Anil Patel

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/05/21

The Bitcoin Handbook is a new visual and simplified explainer of Bitcoin concepts by Anil. Anil has been making awesome graphics and explanatory content about Bitcoin and he joins me on the show to chat: Meeting people where they are Different ways of explaining bitcoin concepts Why property should not be your piggybank Property Bubbles and investing around the world The intransigent minority Where to get the book Links: The Bitcoin Handbook on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0tyJRvf

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00:41:06

SLP479 Defending Open Source with Jess Jonas of...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/05/16

Jess Jonas, Chief Legal Officer of the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund joins me to chat: Overview the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund - supported by Jack Dorsey, Alex Morcos, Martin White What's the threat with the Tulip Trading Case? What are the open source licensing implications for developers? Secondary case and Bitcoin copyright claims Site: Site: Bitcoindefense.org Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Mempool.space

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00:54:22

SLP478 Debunking Digiconomist on Bitcoin Mining with...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/05/14

Ben Gagnon CMO of BitFarms joins me to talk about the flaws of the overly cited Digiconomist’s work on Bitcoin Mining impact. We discuss: Key flaws in methodology and assumptions Carbon emissions per transaction is a flawed metric Better comparisons and ways of reasoning about mining Links: Site: bitfarms.com Twitter: @hashoveride Article: We Need To Talk About The Not Science Behind Digiconomist Tweet thread: https://twitter.com/hashoveride/status/1512861134537306116 Relevant

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00:43:18

SLP477 Decentralising Bitcoin Transaction Selection...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/05/10

You may have heard about bitcoin mining pool centralisation. Stratum v2 and SRI (Stratum v2 Reference Implementation) are here to help by decentralising Bitcoin transaction selection. Listen and learn about how Stratum v2 Reference Implementation can help: Overview of Stratum v2 benefits Encryption, efficiency, censor resistance Are changes needed to Bitcoin Core? Different actors in mining: Pools, Miners, Hardware Device firmware and translation proxy How you can help or

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00:59:18

SLP476 What is FROST? Is it the future of Bitcoin...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/05/03

Nick Farrow joins me to talk about new developments coming in Bitcoin multi-signature security: FROST and what it is Privacy benefits Downsides of FROST e.g interactivity, complexity ROAST - what it is How hardware and software might have to change to adapt The future of multi sig Links: Site: utxo.club Twitter: @utxoclub FROST paper https://eprint.iacr.org/2020/852.pdf ROAST paper https://eprint.iacr.org/2022/550.pdf Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)

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01:19:28

SLP475 Why Every Portfolio Should Contain Bitcoin...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/04/28

Rapha Zagury CIO and Head of Research at Swan joins me to talk: Financial modelling flaws in the fiat financial world Putting things in terms that other people understand Open source research Nakamoto Portfolio Schrodinger Model Lump sum vs DCA Bitcoin vs altcoin Links: Twitter: @alphaazeta Site: NakamotoPortfolio.com Blog: Why Bitcoin is the Ultimate Asset for your IRA Nakamoto Portfolio thread: https://twitter.com/alphaazeta/status/1640005261099139073 Bitcoin vs

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00:54:48

SLP474 Challenges of Operating Lightning Nodes & Torq...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/04/26

Henrik Skogstrøm, Founder and CEO of LN Capital joins me to talk about the lightning network: Managing large lightning nodes Key challenges Monitoring Notifications Tools required Privacy vs reliability New tech Links: Twitter: @ohskogstrom Twitter: @LN_Capital Site: https://ln.capital/ Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Mempool.space MicroStrategy Bitcoin and Lightning for Corporations event May 3-4, 2023 (code LIVERA):

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00:58:43

SLP473 Why Bitcoiners Must Focus on Bottom Up...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/04/18

Matthew Mezinskis of Porkopolis / Crypto Voices joins me on the show to help explain the structure of the fiat fractional reserve system. Listen to this episode to get an understanding of the different monetary metrics and more: Monetary metrics, monetary base and more Fractional reserve in the fiat system Eurodollars and ‘crypto’ eurodollars How the bitcoin system may evolve in future Why focusing on bottom up is key Links: Twitter: @crypto_voices Site: Porkopolis.io Sponsors:

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00:42:42

SLP472 BTC Prague and Bitcoin in Europe Matyas Kuchar

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/04/16

Matyas Kuchar joins me to talk about the Czech Bitcoiner scene and what’s coming up with BTC Prague: Notable and early bitcoin companies in Prague Organising Bitcoin conferences What to expect with BTC Prague Links: Twitter: @Matyas44Cook Site: BTCPrague.com (use code LIVERA) Twitter: @BtcPrague Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Mempool.space

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00:55:02

SLP471 Bitcoin & Cryptosovereignty with Erik Cason

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/04/13

Erik Cason joins me on the show to talk about his journey as a Bitcoiner, from working at Coinbase to leaving and now writing and speaking about Bitcoin: Digital Panopticon and defunding three letter agencies Making Money vs Caring for money Can Bitcoin be corrupted? Cryptosovereignty and political power Links: Twitter: @Erikcason Site: Cryptosovereignty.org Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Mempool.space

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00:51:03

SLP470 Correcting NYT Disinformation on Bitcoin with...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/04/11

Pierre Rochard (VP of Research at Riot Platforms) rejoins me on the show to correct the NYT’s recent disinformation article on Bitcoin. We discuss: Fundamental problems with the degrowth world view Factual errors in the article Demand response Bitcoin mining has zero emissions How Bitcoiners should respond Links: NYT article screenshots by Pierre Archive.is link to the NYT article Twitter: @BitcoinPierre Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Mempool.space

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01:02:10

SLP469 Is the World Really Dedollarising? with Peter...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2023/04/05

Peter St Onge rejoins me to talk about whether the world is really dedollarising. What kind of timeframe are we talking about here? We also talk through some recent developments from an austrian economics perspective: Dedollarisation Cantillon Effects Fictional Reserve Banking systems Did the market really ‘choose’ FRB? How Bitcoin is really what most people think of as money Twitter: @profstonge Substack: Stonge.Substack.com YT: https://www.youtube.com/@profstonge Swan

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