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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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00:58:00

SLP73 Tamas Blummer - Rust-Bitcoin, Threats to...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/05/23

Tamas Blummer, Bitcoin developer and entrepreneur with a long and respected background in Bitcoin joins me in this must-listen, wide ranging episode to talk about: Rust-Bitcoin projects Threats to bitcoin: Soft fork threats and protocol ossification Incentivised re-orgs of Bitcoin’s blockchain Central Bank Digital Currencies and Negative Interest rates Bitcoin data science Liveliness measure Work with Adamant Capital Tamas Blummer links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TamasBlummer

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01:07:15

SLP72 Eric Voskuil - Fractional or Full Reserve...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/05/20

Eric Voskuil (lead developer of libbitcoin and Cryptoeconomics author) joins me to talk about his views on Austrian economics, Murray Rothbard, Fractional vs Full Reserve Banking. We also chat about “Jurisdictional Arbitrage” from his Cryptoeconomics github pages. Eric Voskuil links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/evoskuil Cryptoeconomics pages: https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system/wiki/Cryptoeconomics Libbitcoin: https://libbitcoin.org/ Stephan Livera links: Twitter:

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00:58:01

SLP71 Stephan Livera - Intro to Bitcoin Austrian thought

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/05/15

On listener request, I fly solo for this episode to give Bitcoin newbies and Bitcoin intermediate listeners an overview on 'Bitcoin Austrian' thought. Learn why students of the Austrian school of economics are well placed to understand Bitcoin: How money arises on the market as most saleable good Why Bitcoin isn't a scam 'Intrinsic value' Blockchains and social scalability Bitcoin and Austrian thinkers worth listening to and reading Make sure you share this episode with your friends who are

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01:03:13

SLP70 Matt Odell - Putting Bitcoin into practice for...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/05/06

Matt Odell, Bitcoin podcast co-host of the Rabbit Hole Recap joins me in this fun episode to talk about ways Bitcoiners can put theory into practice. Along the way we chat: Challenges in educating noobs Common pitfalls and scams Approaches to take going forward How to avoid scams to come in the future Matt Odell links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/matt_odell TFTC podcast: http://tftc.io/ Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera Subscribe on iTunes:

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01:01:47

SLP69 Saifedean Ammous - How governments could kill...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/04/29

Saifedean Ammous, Bitcoin economist and author of seminal book, The Bitcoin Standard, joins me in this episode. We talk about some of his recent research: How governments could try to kill Bitcoin Why fiat money hyperinflation is not that likely Why we can’t simply disregard gold Thoughts on stock to flow modelling Research Bulletins going forward Saifedean links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/saifedean Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/saifedean/ Research bulletin:

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00:53:04

SLP68 Joost Jager - Lightning Loop Out/In, and...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/04/20

Joost Jager, Lightning Network Infrastructure Engineer at Lightning Labs, joins me in this episode to talk about Lightning Loop Out and In. We also discuss some of the recent criticisms of the Lightning Network by Peter Rizun. We talk: How Lightning Loop helps you manage inbound liquidity, or pay with BTC on chain to get outgoing capacity on a lightning channel Practical uses of Lightning Loop technology Some of the technicals behind how Lightning Loop e.g. hodlinvoice Thoughts and responses to

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01:01:57

SLP67 Plan B (@100trillionUSD) - Modelling Bitcoin’s...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/04/15

Plan B (@100trillionUSD), operator of a well known pseudonymous twitter account joins me for discussion on modelling the incredible value of Bitcoin. Don’t miss this discussion on data modelling, finance and investing in Bitcoin! We talk: Influences in terms of Bitcoin Modelling Bitcoin’s digital scarcity Impact of the halving Challenges and problems with modelling Bitcoin Finance and Investing theory and practice applied to Bitcoin Plan B / @100trillionUSD Links: Twitter:

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00:57:45

SLP66 James O’Beirne - The truth about ‘power’ in...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/04/10

James O’Beirne, Bitcoin Core Engineer at Chaincode Labs joins me in this episode to talk about the real nature of ‘power’ and control within Bitcoin. It’s not as simple as it might first seem! We talk about: Differing conceptions of ‘power’ in Bitcoin Peer to peer network governance Bitcoin Core development Assume utxo James O’Beirne links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesob Github: https://github.com/jamesob Chaincode labs: https://chaincode.com/ Discussed in episode: 2019 Draft

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00:56:50

SLP65 Nik Bhatia: Bitcoin Lightning Reference Rate...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/04/04

Nik Bhatia CFA charter holder and Bitcoin-native financial theorist joins me for discussion on the Lightning Network Interest Rate (LNRR) - a concept on how Bitcoin Lightning Network participants can earn an interest through routing fees earned on the Lightning Network. We talk: Background on Lightning Network and LNRR Node Accrual Rate (NAR) How LNRR and NAR will change with coming Lightning technology Challenges to the concept as is How it will evolve over time Nik Bhatia links: Nik

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00:59:38

SLP64 Tuur Demeester - What is Bitcoin Worth? A...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/03/30

Tuur Demeester, Bitcoin/Macro Investor and Writer, and Founding Partner of Adamant Capital joins us in a very important macro-economic and investment discussion on how to assess Bitcoin’s value through its past and into the future. Bitcoin Outlook and Phases Historical Bitcoin Valuation ideas New Bitcoin Valuation ideas Bitcoin Full Reserve Banking Tuur and Adamant Capital Links: Tuur Demeester Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester Adamant Capital Research Sign up Link:

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00:51:11

SLP63 LightningK0ala - Bitcoin and Lightning enabled...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/03/28

LightningK0ala joins us to talk about his new Bitcoin Lightning powered online gaming venture, Koala Studio. We talk: How he got into Lightning development Experiences with Satoshi’s Place What he’s doing with Koala Studio Future opportunities with Bitcoin Lightning gaming Wishlist for Bitcoin Lightning development Lightning K0ala and Koala Studio links: Lightning Koala twitter: https://twitter.com/@Lightningk0ala Koala Studio website: http://koalastud.io/ Koala Studio twitter:

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00:59:01

SLP62 Rodolfo Novak - Keeping Bitcoin Cypherpunk

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/03/27

Rodolfo Novak, Founder of Coinkite joins me to discuss ways to keep Bitcoin in line with its true cypherpunk values: Decentralizing Bitcoin’s communication networks Alternative methods of sending, receiving, verifying Bitcoin transactions Radio transmissions Coinkite and physical bitcoin products Rodolfo Novak links: Rodolfo Novak twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Coinkite twitter: https://twitter.com/Coinkite Stephan Livera links: Twitter:

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00:58:01

SLP61 David Bailey - Refocusing on Bitcoin

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/03/23

David Bailey, CEO of BTC Media (yBitcoin, Bitcoin Magazine, Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network) joins me in this wide ranging conversation about Bitcoin over the years, and Bitcoin media: Journey over the years Getting into Bitcoin media Problems with ‘enterprise blockchain’ The ‘path back to Bitcoin’ for some people/companies Bitcoin Magazine and the switch to Bitcoin focus Bitcoin 2019 Conference - San Francisco June 2019 David Bailey links: David Bailey twitter:

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01:01:37

SLP60 Askuwheteau & Ketominer of nodl - Plug and Play...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/03/19

Askuwheteau and Ketominer of the nodl.it team join me to talk about the ‘plug and play’ Bitcoin Lightning full node hardware they are creating. We discuss: Bitcoin full node philosophy Why they started a company How to set up a Nodl device Comparison with other plug and play node products Future features coming Askuwheteau, Ketominer & nodl links: Askuwheteau’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/IAskuwheteau Ketominer’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ketominer nodl Twitter:

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01:02:03

SLP59 Christian Decker - Bitcoin Lightning Channel...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/03/14

Dr Christian Decker of Blockstream, one of the world’s leading experts on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network, joins Stephan to talk in-depth about Bitcoin Lightning Channel Factories and Multi Party Channels. We talk about: Why Channel Factories might be desirable in the future Basic Overview Technical breakdown Risks Interaction with other Bitcoin/Lightning technology Technical Requirements Future Outlook on Lightning Network Christian Decker Links: Christian Decker Twitter:

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00:58:13

SLP58 Chris Belcher - Defending Bitcoin Privacy

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/03/11

Chris Belcher, Bitcoin Privacy OG (JoinMarket, Electrum Personal Server) joins me in this must listen episode on Bitcoin Privacy fundamentals. Chris talks about multiple ways you can be deanonymised, as well as countermeasures available. We then talk more broadly about Bitcoin Privacy techniques. How your Bitcoin privacy can be broken Different mechanisms and tools to defend your privacy in 2019 Chain analysis and what it relies on JoinMarket Electrum Personal Server Chris Belcher links:

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00:55:34

SLP57 Alex Adelman, Founder of Lolli - How Newbies...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/03/09

Alex Adelman, CEO and Founder of Lolli joins me to talk about How Newbies Can Earn Bitcoin. We'll be discussing: Psychology around bitcoin today Earning vs buying Privacy & security in a custodial world Merchant & consumer adoption Self sovereign, personal banking Alex Adelman and Lolli Links: Alex Adelman Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexadelman Lolli: http://lolli.com/ Lolli twitter: https://twitter.com/trylolli Stephan Livera links: Twitter:

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00:56:47

Max Keidun & Roman Snitko of Hodl Hodl Bitcoin...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/03/02

Max Keidun and Roman Snitko (CEO and CTO of Hodl Hodl) join me to talk: Why they started Hodl Hodl, a P2P exchange How Hodl Hodl is different from the typical Bitcoin exchange Education of users Volume trends Prediction market announcement Baltic Honeybadger conference 2019 Max, Roman, Hodl Hodl & Baltic Honeybadger Links: Max Keidun: https://twitter.com/keidunm Roman Snitko: https://twitter.com/romansnitko Hodl Hodl: https://hodlhodl.com/ Hodl Hodl twitter:

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00:57:14

SLP55 Shinobi (Brian_Trollz)

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/02/25

Shinobi (aka Bitcoin Twitter character @Brian_Trollz) joins me in this episode to discuss a range of topics: Problems with using Litecoin for paying with things Confidential Transactions and the different approaches The push for smaller blocks Different approaches to scaling Problems with sidechains and drivechains Shinobi / Brian Trollz links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/brian_trollz BlockDigest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb53lXz2IzEFT5JNHSbdvPg Stephan Livera links:

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00:49:40

SLP54 Justin Camarena of Bitrefill - Bitcoin...

Stephan Livera Podcast ·

2019/02/21

Justin Camarena of Bitrefill joins me to talk about his journey with Bitcoin Lightning development and pioneering Bitcoin Lightning payments at Bitrefill. We discuss: Learning Lightning development Pioneering Lightning payment at Bitrefill in the #reckless early days Bitrefill Thor service Lightning Channel Management Thoughts on Lightning custodial wallets What Lightning Network can enable Justin Camarena Links: Justin’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/juscamarena Bitrefill:

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