The market for high quality hardware wallets is becoming more competitive with new entrants over time. Zach Herbert & Ken Carpenter of Foundation Devices join me to talk about their new upcoming product, Passport. Passport is fully air gapped (QR or microSD), PSBT, and designed with an open source mindset. We chat:

 Zach and Ken’s history with Obelisk prior to Foundation
 Overview of Passport
  Features
  Approach with software
  QR air gapping
  Seed Generation
  Firmware updates
  Pricing and Timing

Guest links:

  Website: https://foundationdevices.com/  (code LIVERA for discount)
  Twitter: @zachherbert
  Twitter: @KenOfFoundation
  Twitter: @FOUNDATIONdvcs

Relevant episodes:

  SLP97 Michael Flaxman – Every Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Sucks
  SLP215 Michael Flaxman – 10x Your Bitcoin Security With Multisig
  SLP205 Specter Desktop Bitcoin Multi Sig with Stepan Snigirev & Ben Kaufman

Sponsors:

  Swan Bitcoin
  Knox Custody
  Hodl Hodl
  Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
  CypherSafe (code LIVERA)

Stephan Livera links:

  Show notes and website
  Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera
  Subscribe to the podcast
  Patreon @stephanlivera


SLP238 Zach Herbert & Ken Carpenter - Passport by Foundation Devices: Air Gapped Hardware Wallet

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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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

Stephan Livera links:

  Follow me on X: @stephanlivera
  Subscribe to the podcast
  Subscribe to Substack


Great Consensus Clean up, MEVil and LN isn’t dead - Steve Lee and Matt Corallo SLP565

Andrew Henderson rejoins me to discuss his story renouncing US citizenship, and whether the price was worth it. We discuss whether you should “stay and fight” as well as considerations relevant for Bitcoiners on pursuing their options in other countries. We also discuss Nomad Capitalist Live 2024, coming in KL Malaysia. Listen in to learn and stay up to date on global tax, investing and lifestyle strategies. 

Links: 

 X: @nomadcapitalist


Sponsors:

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


Stephan Livera links:

  Follow me on X: @stephanlivera
  Subscribe to the podcast
  Subscribe to Substack



Going Where You’re Treated Best and Nomad Capitalist Live 2024 with Andrew Henderson SLP564

Kevin Loaec of wizardsardine joins me to talk about bitcoin security and vaults. We get into a discussion about: 

 Vaults and what’s possible today 
 Timelocking and using them as part of self custody
  Inheritance scenarios
  Business use cases
  Covenant soft forks

Links:

  X: @KLoaec
  X: @Wizardsardine
  X: @revaultdev
  Site: Wizardsardine  

Sponsors:

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

Stephan Livera links:

  Follow me on X: @stephanlivera
  Subscribe to the podcast
  Subscribe to Substack

Chapters:

  00:00 - Intro
  02:07 - Revault
  08:07 - Liana
  14:48 - Overview of Liana and Supported Hardware Wallets
  25:17 - Managing Time Locks in Liana: Rotating Coins and Duration
  29:47 - Coinkite.com
  30:47 - Swan.com
  32:09 - Mempool.space
  33:10 - Self-Custody with Liana
  37:26 - Understanding Revault and Liana
  44:56 - Exploring Decaying and Expanding Multi-Signature
  49:15 - RBF and CPFP in Liana Transactions
  56:07 - Transaction Size in Liana
  01:00:42 - The Debate on Covenants
  01:05:37 - Enhancing Organization Security with Cosigners
  01:09:30 - The Future of Self-Custody


Revault, Liana, self custody and bitcoin inheritance with Kevin Loaec SLP563

Have you wondered about the role design and UX plays in Bitcoin apps? Christoph and Mogashni join me from the Bitcoin Design Community to share insights on:

 What most people are getting wrong about design
 How you can leverage design principles in your bitcoin product
 Bitcoin specific design challenges
 Types of user
 Tools available by the Bitcoin Design community

Links:

 Site: Bitcoin.design
  Site: bitcoindesignfoundation.org
  X: @MogashniNaidoo
  X: @GBKS 

Sponsors:

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

Stephan Livera links:

  Follow me on X: @stephanlivera
  Subscribe to the podcast
  Subscribe to Substack

Chapters:

  00:00 - Introduction and Background
  03:31 - The Importance of Design in Bitcoin Applications
  10:10 - The Bitcoin Design Community
  12:34 - Common Mistakes in Bitcoin App Design
  20:10 - Mempool.space
  20:56 - Coinkite.com
  25:14 - Embracing Creativity and Unique Design in Bitcoin
  29:28 - Introduction to User Experience Design in Bitcoin
  33:34 - Working with Bitcoin Apps and Projects
  38:56 - Swan.com
  39:14 - Simplifying the User Experience in Bitcoin
  43:26 - Designing for Complexity in Bitcoin
  45:09 - Navigating Competing Standards in Bitcoin Design
  46:29 - The Value of UX Research in Bitcoin
  49:48 - Practical Advice for Builders and Developers in Bitcoin Design
  54:57 - Find Out More 
  56:40 - Closing Thoughts




Good Design Creates Trust - Bitcoin Design with Christoph Ono and Mogashni Naidoo SLP562

Peter St Onge rejoins me on the show to share some insight into how bad the US government fiscal situation is getting. We talk:

 How much debt there is and what’s next here
 The impact on the people
 Japanese interest rates rising
 Japanese economic impacts
 AI and where the jobs will come from
 Bitcoin outlook

Links:

  X: @profstonge
  Site: Profstonge.com 

Sponsors:

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

Stephan Livera links:

  Follow me on X: @stephanlivera
  Subscribe to the podcast
  Subscribe to Substack




SLP238 Zach Herbert & Ken Carpenter - Passport by Foundation Devices: Air Gapped Hardware Wallet

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