Have you heard about Dubai but been wondering about what it’s like there? Lara Eggiman joins me to talk about Dubai, the UAE and the new bitcoin-only conference launching here, Bitcoin Oasis. We discuss:

 Dubai lifestyle
 Common misconceptions
  Tips for people who want to set up in Dubai
  Why the UAE is well placed for Bitcoin adoption
  Bitcoin Oasis
  Bitcoin Association 

Links:

  X: @SwissAlice1 
  Site: Bitcoin-oasis.com 

Sponsors:

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

Stephan Livera links:

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction and background
01:27 - Why Dubai?
02:46 - Common Misconceptions about Dubai
05:32 - Benefits of Living in Dubai
08:08 - Tips for Setting Up in Dubai
12:27 - Why UAE and Dubai are Well-Placed to Adopt Bitcoin
14:25 - Swan.com
16:07 - Mempool.space
17:11 - Coinkite.com
20:25 - Competitive Jurisdictions
22:07 - Bitcoin Association UAE
27:46 - Living in Dubai
30:00 - Closing thoughts

Living in Dubai and Bitcoin Oasis with Lara Eggiman (SLP539)

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A lot of people talk about Bitcoin Ossification. Today Steve Lee, Lead @ Spiral rejoins me to expand on why this is the wrong idea. We also talk about the recent situation with bitcoin mining  pool centralisation and what is driving it. 
Links:

 X: @moneyball 
 AJ Town’s ‘Slow and Steady’ post mentioned: 
 Earlier episode also mentioned: SLP433 : v2 P2P Transport Protocol for Bitcoin (BIP324) 

Sponsors:

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

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Why Bitcoin Should Not Ossify - Steve Lee SLP569

Jeff Booth, author, entrepreneur and founding partner of Ego Death Capital rejoins me on the show to talk about his bitcoin advocacy at various levels: 

 Speaking to politicians about bitcoin
 The system you give energy to
 “Staying and fighting” in Canada vs supporting alternatives e.g. Madeira
 ‘Coincidental’ attack on Bitcoin? 

Links:

  X: @JeffBooth
  nostr: npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhe
  Site: Ego Death Capital

Sponsors:

  Swan.com (code LIVERA)
  CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
  Mempool.space
  Nomadcapitalist.com/live

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The System You Give Your Energy To - Jeff Booth SLP568

How do you think about investing as a bitcoiner? Preston Pysh of TIP rejoins me on the show to talk about a range of related ideas: 

 HODL vs invest in companies
 Microstrategy and other public companies
  VC and early stage investment
  Realistic investment hurdle rates
  Technical realities as bitcoin grows

Links:

  X: @PrestonPysh
  TIP: theinvestorspodcast.com
  nostr: npub1s5yq6wadwrxde4lhfs56gn64hwzuhnfa6r9mj476r5s4hkunzgzqrs6q7z

Sponsors:

  Swan.com (code LIVERA)
  CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
  Mempool.space
  Nomadcapitalist.com/live

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Bitcoin and Investing with Preston Pysh SLP567

Dmitry Nedospasov is a PhD in Chip Security, also known for his hardware wallet exploits in 2018 with the wallet.fail talk. Dmitry joins me to talk about hardware security in the world of bitcoin and how it compares with hardware chip security in other domains. We discuss:

 The 2018 wallet.fail talk
 Bitcoin compared with other industries
  Realistic hardware wallet attack types
  The cost of attacking a hardware device
  Backups and Shamir’s Secret Sharing

Links:

  X: @nedos
  LinkedIn: Dmitry Nedospasov
  Site: Keylabs.io 
  Telegram: https://t.me/nedos
  wallet.fail talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1OBIGslgGM
  Recoverylabs.io

Sponsors:

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

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The cost to hack bitcoin hardware wallets with Dmitry Nedospasov SLP566


Steve Lee and Matt Corallo of Spiral rejoin me on the show to talk about a range of topics. Firstly we discuss the Great Consensus Clean Up which relates to fixing some long standing bugs in Bitcoin. Secondly we talk about MEV and why it’s the wrong term, instead we should be talking about MEVil and the implications for Bitcoin miner centralisation. Finally we address the rumours of Lightning Network being dead or not useful. 
Links: 

 X: @moneyball
 X: @TheBlueMatt 
  BlueMatt's Blog: Stop Calling It MEV
  BIP Proposal: The Great Consensus Cleanup
  Delving post on Great Consensus Clean up Revival
  Steve’s X thread on GCC: https://twitter.com/moneyball/status/1760839436617875485

Sponsors:

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

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Living in Dubai and Bitcoin Oasis with Lara Eggiman (SLP539)

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