
While in Madeira for Bitcoin Atlantis, I did some interviews on a range of topics with Lyn Alden, James Lavish, Tomer Strolight, Francis Pouliot, Steven Roose and Peter Todd. We discussed:

 is Macro mid curve? 
 USG debt
 Using analogies to teach bitcoin
  librerelay
  MEV concerns
  Self custodial and scaling

Links:

  Lyn Alden X: @LynAldenContact
  Site: lynalden.com 


  James Lavish X: @jameslavish
  Site: jameslavish.substack.com 
  Site: bitcoinopportunity.fund 


  Tomer Strolight X: @TomerStrolight
  Bitcoin is Generational Wealth - A Short Film by Matt Hornick and Tomer Strolight
  Swan Signal Bitcoin Blog


  Francis Pouliot X: @francispouliot_
  Site: BullBitcoin.com


  Steven Roose X: @stevenroose3
  GitHub: github.com/stevenroose 


  Peter Todd X: @peterktodd 
  Site: Petertodd.org

Sponsors:

  Swan.com (code LIVERA)
  CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
  Mempool.space

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Bitcoin Atlantis 2024 interviews - Alden, Lavish, Strolight, Pouliot, Roose, Todd (SLP555)

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Rapha Zagury, CIO of Swan and Head of Swan Mining rejoins me on the show to talk about a range of topics, from Brazil’s flooding, Bitcoin Mining, Capital Structure, as well as share some insights on speaking to TradFi professionals about Bitcoin. 


Links:

 X: @alphaazeta 
 Site: Swan.com
  Site: Nakamotoportfolio.com
  Nakamoto Gauntlet: The Nakamoto Portfolio Gauntlet 

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Bitcoin Mining and Capital Structure with Rapha Zagury SLP574

As you may know, at the recent Bitcoin++ conference, there was a ‘meeting of the minds’ and Brandon Black aka reardencode rejoins me on the show to discuss. We talk about: 

 The state of various covenant proposals
 What has shifted now in thinking
 The promise of Great Script Restoration
 Could it have bad side effects? 
  Doing good engineering

Links:

  X: @reardencode 
  Bitcoin++: btcplusplus.dev 
  Rusty’s talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSp8918HLnA

Sponsors:

  Swan.com (code LIVERA)
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A Shift in Bitcoin Developer Thought? with Brandon Black (aka reardencode) SLP573

Miljan from Primal joins me to talk about why Bitcoiners should not sleep on Nostr. We chat:

 Why he’s bullish on nostr
 What the experience is like nowadays
 Network effects for creators and devs
 Dealing with spam and sybil
 Why Openness is the killer feature

Links:

 X: @mbraticevic
  Site: Primal.net
  Miljan’s Nostr npub: npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr
  Miljan’s Nostr: miljan@primal.net 

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  Swan.com (code LIVERA)
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  Nomadcapitalist.com/apply

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Bitcoiners, Don’t Sleep on Nostr! - Miljan SLP572

Peruvian Bull, a macro writer and commentator joins me to explain what’s happening with the Japanese economy and how it all ties in with the dollar end game. We discuss: 

 The impossible trinity for Japan
 Japanese government debt
 The global JPY carry trade
 The impact on the US financial system

Links:

 X: @peruvian_bull
 Nostr: npub1xwmyzp64xx03kw9ecd7fzsj3e9dgwah6an0rdng0cc6ux4dswwjs28pyyc
  Newsletter: https://substack.com/@peruvianbull

Sponsors:

  Swan.com (code LIVERA)
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What’s happening with JPY? - Peruvian Bull SLP571

Parker Lewis of Zaprite rejoins me on the show to discuss recent updates in the space and what’s happening with Zaprite and merchant adoption. 

 “Then they fight you” ?
 Chilling Effect
 Zaprite
 Getting Bitcoin Payment Rails Ready
 Gradually, Then Suddenly
 Why hope should not be lost

Links:

 X: @parkeralewis
 Site: Zaprite.com 
 Get Parker’s Book: thesifhouse.com 

Sponsors:

 Swan.com (code LIVERA)
 CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
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Bitcoin Atlantis 2024 interviews - Alden, Lavish, Strolight, Pouliot, Roose, Todd (SLP555)

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