We’re all bullish on bitcoin, but will transactions take place on Lightning Network or other layers and tech? Udi and Eric join me on the show to discuss.

 Monetary demand for bitcoin
 How much payment demand is there?
  Privacy, custody and other trade offs
  Stablecoin payment demand
  Platform risks of ETH

Links:

  Udi Wertheimer: HaveFunStayingPoor.com
  Eric Wall: @ercwl

Sponsors:

  Swan Bitcoin
  Knox Custody
  Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)

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SLP230 Is Lightning The Future Of Bitcoin Transactions? Udi Wertheimer and Eric Wall Discuss

Join Stephan as he interviews the sharpest economic and technical minds in Bitcoin &amp; 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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Tech News

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Software How-To

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 

Sponsors:

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

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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)
 Mempool.space

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Then They Fight You? - Parker Lewis SLP570


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)
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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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SLP230 Is Lightning The Future Of Bitcoin Transactions? Udi Wertheimer and Eric Wall Discuss

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