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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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00:48:09

SLP390 Dan McArdle - Which Bitcoin Narratives Are Dead?

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2022/07/04

Dan McArdle joins me on the show to chat about his experiences as a long time Bitcoiner and ways to think through what’s going on now. We chat: Is the “4 year HODLer” stat dead? Insights from prior cycles and drawdowns FUD cycles Casebitcoin.com and CAGR stats How to think about bear markets Links: Twitter: @robustus Site: casebitcoin.com Inflation thread Sponsors Swan Bitcoin Braiins.com Voltage Unchained Capital(code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Stephan Livera

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00:57:04

SLP389 Daniel Frumkin & Jaran Mellerud - Bitcoin...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2022/07/01

Daniel Frumkin of Braiins and Jaran Mellerud of Arcane Research join me on the show to talk about the latest in the world of Bitcoin Mining. As the price has fallen recently, we’ve seen some miners come under pressure. We chat: Overview Which public miners are in trouble? Operating cash flows Bitcoin miner treasury management strategy Why we’re likely to see acquisitions Impacts for home and retail miners Were there bull market errors? Future forecasting and conservatism Links:

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00:51:12

SLP388 Meron Estefanos Bitcoin, Human Rights & Refugees

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2022/06/29

Meron Estefanos, activist and journalist joins me to talk about her story of helping over 20k refugees, helping to stop human traffickers, and how she’s using and teaching Bitcoin these days. We chat: Her story of helping refugees Life for Eritreans Being an activist and radio journalist How she teaches Bitcoin (BlueWallet and Muun) HRF Oslo Freedom Forum Links: Twitter: @meronina Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Braiins.com Voltage Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)

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01:01:26

SLP387 Tuur Demeester - How Does The Panic of 1907...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2022/06/27

Tuur Demeester, long time author/analyst and former fund manager in the Bitcoin space rejoins me to chat about his views on the markets and where Bitcoin is going: Macro views on interest rates Deleveraging moments Trying to make money in Bitcoin terms The Panic of 1907 and “Crypto” Contagion How Bitcoin differs Full Reserve Banking models contrasted with Fractional Reserve Banking Whether this bitcoin bear market will last long Links: Twitter: @TuurDemeester Thread:

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01:01:05

SLP386 Roy Sheinfeld - The Utility Of Bitcoin &...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2022/06/22

Roy Sheinfeld of Breez rejoins me on the show to talk about various topics: How lightning network is growing and maturing Breez Merchant Point of Sale Breez and Greenlight LN Protocol development Asynchronous payments Splicing Links: Twitter: @Breez_tech Site: breez.technology Mentioned: Laolu Summary of Recent LN Meeting SLP378 Christian Decker – Greenlight & ANYPREVOUT Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Braiins.com Voltage Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)

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00:55:43

SLP385 Nicolas Burtey - Central African Republic &...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2022/06/20

Nicolas Burtey of Galoy Money rejoins me on the show to talk about his recent trip to Central African Republic and their new bitcoin legal tender push. We chat: The situation in the country today Hurdles to adoption Internet, Electricity and Smartphone penetration What makes sense for bitcoin adoption in CAR? Comparison with El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law Galoy Money El Salvador hosting central bankers and finance ministers Links: Twitter: @nicolasburtey Site: galoy.io Prior

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00:59:55

SLP384 zerofeerouting - Zero Fee Routing on Lightning...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2022/06/18

Zerofeerouting, runner of the 3rd most connected Lightning node with an innovative business model joins me on the show to chat about lightning: Starting a routing node The Zero Fee Routing business model Why has nobody else done it yet? Where fees are going on LN and who will pay them Operational aspects of running a big node Lightning protocol improvements LND and CLN Links: Twitter: @zerofeerouting Site: Zerofeerouting.com Episodes mentioned: SLP378 Christian Decker –

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01:17:52

SLP383 Alex Epstein - Fossil Future and Better Energy...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2022/05/24

Alex Epstein, energy expert and author rejoins me on the show to talk about his newest book coming out, Fossil Future. We chat: Updates to his thinking since the Moral Case for Fossil Fuels in 2014 Problems with our ‘knowledge system’ today Fossil Fuels benefit deniers “Climate Mastery” What the Bitcoin community is getting right and wrong on energy How free market energy advocates should be approaching their discussions Links: Twitter: @AlexEpstein Site:

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00:48:19

SLP382 Gary Leland - Bitcoin & The American Dream,...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2022/05/23

Gary Leland, entrepreneur, author & founder of BitBlockBoom rejoins me to talk about orange pilling people, whether they are everyday individuals, or state senators. We chat: Doing a booksprint on ‘Bitcoin and the American Dream’ Orange pilling people by teaching them to DCA Speaking to a state senate to get them to buy Bitcoin What to expect with BitBlockBoom 2022 Links: Twitter: @GaryLeland Book: https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-American-Dream-Technology-Transcending/dp/B09P7RL79Z

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00:44:39

SLP381 John Dennehy & Gloriana Solano - Bitcoin...

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2022/05/21

John and Gloriana from the “My First Bitcoin” project join me to talk about their journey in running Bitcoin education for Salvadoran high school students. We chat about: How the project got started Phases of the project What the students learn Hurdles for learning Where the project may go in future Links: Site: MiPrimerBitcoin.io Twitter: @MyfirstBitcoin_ Twitter: @jdennehy_writes Twitter: @Glori1995 Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Braiins.com Voltage Unchained

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00:42:04

SLP380 Jeff Deist & Stephan Livera chat Economic...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2022/05/19

Jeff Deist President of Mises Institute and I had a chat recently for the Human Action Podcast, and we discuss a few ideas about liberty, political freedom & economic freedom around the world: Exiting Australia Freedom indexes and where they may be falling down Political freedom contrasted with economic freedom Why social issues dominate Links: Jeff’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffdeist Mises Institute: https://mises.org/ Mises Institute Twitter:

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01:12:15

SLP379 Gigi - Dealing with Linguistic Attacks on Bitcoin

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2022/05/17

Gigi rejoins me on the show to talk about the problems of imprecise language and wording in Bitcoin: ‘Unhosted wallets’ terminology Bitcoin and warfare language Proof of Work and mining Links: Twitter: @dergigi Site: Dergigi.com Previous Episodes: SLP313 Gigi – USD is going down to 1 sat & Bitcoin is Time SLP140 Gigi – Bitcoin’s Gravity and 21 Lessons Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Braiins.com Voltage Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code

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01:09:43

SLP378 Christian Decker - Greenlight & ANYPREVOUT

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2022/05/15

Christian Decker of Blockstream rejoins me on the show to talk about Greenlight, a node service by Blockstream. We chat about: Who it’s for Running a node online Backups Channel Management CLN v0.11 APO and eltoo Pinning attacks Layered commitments Christian Decker links: Twitter: @snyke ANYPREVOUT: BIP118 github cdecker Previous Episodes: SLP200 Christian Decker – ANYPREVOUT, MPP, Mitigating LN Attacks SLP59 Christian Decker – Bitcoin Lightning Channel

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00:59:46

SLP377 Jimmy Song - Frequent Flyer Miles: The...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2022/05/11

Jimmy Song (Bitcoin educator, programmer) rejoins me to chat about how Airline Miles are the original altcoins and how there are similarities in the fiat mindsets around chasing miles/points, and altcoins. We discuss: Why the airline industry is the way it is Fiat mindset in miles chasers and DeFi chasers Altcoiners chasing airdrops and yield Secure property rights vs fuzzy property rights CTV Links: Article: Bitcoin Songsheet: Airline Miles Are The Original Altcoins Article: Bitcoin

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00:57:19

SLP376 Evan Kaloudis - Zeus: Self Sovereign LN Wallet

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2022/05/10

Evan Kaloudis joins me on the show to talk about building Zeus, a self sovereign Lightning Wallet for use with your own lightning node. Evan and I chat about using the LN today, and being a more sovereign lightning user. Building Zeus as a FOSS app Getting support and feature bounties Zeus community Interoperable standards Supporting multiple lightning implementations Privacy on LN - e.g. route blinding Payment reliability Links: Twitter: @evankaloudis Site: Zeusln.app Zeus

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01:24:47

SLP375 Laolu (Roasbeef) - What is Taro? Stablecoins...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2022/05/09

Laolu Osuntokun (Roasbeef), CTO of Lightning Labs rejoins me on the show to talk about Taro. Taro is a new protocol and proposal by the Lightning Labs team for creation of stablecoins or other assets that can be built into the existing Bitcoin/Lightning network. We chat about how it works and what it could mean for Bitcoin. How Taro works Prior efforts e.g. coloured coins, Counterparty, RGB Benefits of Taro approach What it would look like in practice Lightning Network development

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01:33:44

SLP374 Adam O (DenverBitcoin) - Combating the ESG Mafia

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2022/05/06

Adam O (DenverBitcoin) of Upstream Data rejoins me on the show to talk about the Bitcoin advocate community’s response to the ESG Mafia. Are there better ways to respond? We chat: ESG statistics and what would be better Bitcoin’s rising energy use and prominence Bitcoin Mining Council Carbon accounting dishonesty Is placating them a good strategy? Links: Twitter: @denverbitcoin Site: UpstreamData.ca Article: DENVER’S DERIVATIVE — HOW TO GAUGE THE PRICE OF A BITCOIN ASIC Recent

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00:47:43

SLP373 Sam Callahan - The IMF Versus Your Freedoms

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2022/05/04

Sam Callahan of Swan Bitcoin rejoins me on the show to talk about another global organisation that has been making all kinds of anti-Bitcoin and anti-freedom statements in its research and proclamations. We chat: Who the IMF are and how they started What they think on Proof of Work “Financial Crime” “Transitioning to a low carbon economy” “Financial stability” Global corruption Links: Twitter: @samcallah Thread: https://twitter.com/samcallah/status/1517170892979142657 Relevant

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00:54:20

SLP372 Sergej Kotliar - Bitcoin For Convenience &...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2022/05/02

Sergej Kotliar CEO of Bitrefill rejoins me on the show to talk about a big new feature coming to Bitrefill, the rebrand, and Bitcoin adoption more broadly. We chat: Culturally what does it take for Bitcoin adoption Inconvenient truths about who uses Bitcoin for payment What wallets people are actually using LN vs on-chain payment BIP21 Payment volume breakdowns Bill Payment in the US Capital Gains Tax laws Convenience of living the Bitcoin life Links: Twitter: @ziggamon Site:

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00:55:05

SLP371 Max Keiser - Investing For Hyperbitcoinisation...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2022/04/30

Max Keiser, Bitcoiner, financial broadcaster, investor and writer joins me on the show to talk about his adventures in El Salvador and investments in line with the global hyperbitcoinisation thesis. We chat: Living in El Salvador Bitcoin and Lightning infrastructure El Zonte Capital and who’s involved Bitcoin Education Bitcoin Gaming Thoughts on Central African Republic Bitcoin City Links: Twitter: @maxkeiser Twitter: @ElZonteCapital Twitter: @stacyherbert Email:

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