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Stephan Livera Podcast
By Stephan LiveraTechnology
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Stephan Livera Podcast episodes
- SLP412 Moritz of Alby - Making Lightning On the Web Easy
Alby is an exciting project that allows us to easily interact with lightning on the web. Moritz from the team joins me to talk about:
- How Alby started
- Influence from joule
- Lighting paywall plugin for WordPress
- Interoperability using lightning
- Lightning address, LNURL, WebLN
- Privacy and security
Links:
- Site: GetAlby.com
- Twitter: @getAlby
- Telegram group: https://t.me/getAlby
- Telegram: https://t.me/MoritzKam
- Alby API blog post: Introducing the Alby Wallet API - a new way to power any app with Bitcoin
Sponsors:
- Swan Bitcoin
- Mempool.space
- Bitbo
- Braiins.com
- Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
- CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
- Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
- Subscribe to the podcast
- Patreon @stephanlivera
56 min - SLP411 K3tan Why Raspberry Pi Bitcoin Nodes Are Bad
My longtime friend, K3tan rejoins me on the show to chat about various things but importantly, we chat about why Raspberry Pi Bitcoin Nodes are bad. We chat:
- Reliability & Performance of Raspberry Pi’s vs other options
- What you can use instead
- Cost
- Bitcoin node packages
- Electrum server comparison
- HDD & SSD requirements
- Separating bitcoin from non-bitcoin apps
- Self-hosting
Links:
- Twitter: @_k3tan
- Ministry of Nodes Nodebox guide: Ubuntu Node Box Guide 2022 Edition
- Ministry of Nodes Consulting
- Article: My Home Lab
- Craig Raw’s blog post on electrum server performance
- Prior episode: SLP315 k3tan – Networking For Bitcoiners
Sponsors:
- Swan Bitcoin
- Mempool.space
- Bitbo
- Braiins.com
- Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
- CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
- Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
- Subscribe to the podcast
- Patreon @stephanlivera
52 min - SLP410 Pete Rizzo Principles of Bitcoin Maximalism
Pete Rizzo of Bitcoin Magazine rejoins me to chat about what bitcoin maximalists actually believe. We chat:
- What maximalists actually believe and do
- “Crypto minimalism”
- What to do in cases of technical infeasibility
- Commitment to slow change and enfranchising users
Links:
- Twitter: @pete_rizzo_
- Article: How To Be A Bitcoin Maximalist
- Site: BitcoinMagazine.com
- Prior episode: SLP392 Pete Rizzo Is Bitcoin Maximalism Still Needed?
Sponsors:
- Swan Bitcoin
- Mempool.space
- Bitbo
- Braiins.com
- Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
- CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
- Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
- Subscribe to the podcast
- Patreon @stephanlivera
1 hr - SLP409 Steven Lubka - What’s the True Meaning of Inflation?
Steven Lubka, Managing Director of Swan Private joins me on the show to chat:
- How to think about inflation
- What scenarios we can get high CPI
- Whether Bitcoin is still an inflation hedge
- Orange pilling HNW
- Macro and Bitcoin cycles
Links:
- Twitter: @DzambhalaHODL
- Article: Bitcoin and the True Meaning of Inflation
- Site: SwanPrivate.com
Sponsors:
- Swan Bitcoin
- Mempool.space
- Braiins.com
- Voltage
- Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
- CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
- Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
- Subscribe to the podcast
- Patreon @stephanlivera
1 hr 4 min - SLP408 Jeff Booth Bitcoin’s Signal in the Noise
Jeff Booth, tech entrepreneur, author and bitcoin advocate rejoins me on the show to chat:
- His latest article, Finding Signal in a Noisy World
- Prior biases and his experiences with technology disruption
- Why Bitcoin adoption will be more bottom up
- Investing in the space with Ego Death Capital
- Helping people zoom out and see the bigger picture
Links:
- Twitter: @JeffBooth
- Article: Finding Signal In A Noisy World
- Ego Death Capital
- SLP334 Jeff Booth – Escape The System & 2021 Year In Review
- SLP285 Jeff Booth Bitcoin vs Fiat “Extend and Pretend”
- SLP191 Jeff Booth – Bitcoin & Our Deflationary Future
Sponsors:
- Swan Bitcoin
- Mempool.space
- Braiins.com
- Voltage
- Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
- CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
57 min - SLP407 Ben Arc LNbits: Account System & Extensions for your Lightning Node
Ben Arc, Bitcoin hardware maker and founder of LNbits joins me to chat:
- Getting into bitcoin hardware hacking and making
- How the LN Bits project came about
- The functionality possible with extensions
- POS
- Lightning payment splitting
- boltz.exchange for loop outs
Links:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/arcbtc
- LN Bits twitter: https://twitter.com/lnbits
- Site: https://lnbits.com/
- Github: https://github.com/arcbtc
- LNPoS: https://github.com/arcbtc/LNPoS
- LNBits Telegram: https://t.co/VoR10wtbKp
- MakerBits Telegram: https://t.me/makerbits
Sponsors:
- Swan Bitcoin
- Mempool.space
- Braiins.com
- Voltage
- Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
- CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
1 hr 3 min - SLP406 Adi Shankara Bitcoin Needs Technologists & Summer of Bitcoin
Adi Shankara (founder of Summer of Bitcoin) joins me on the show to chat about:
- How he got into Bitcoin from a tech background
- The Bitcoin scene in India
- How the RBI actually gets Bitcoin (and doesn’t like it)
- Why Bitcoin Needs Technologists
- Summer of Bitcoin
- How the program works
- How you can support the program
Links:
- Twitter: @adibitcoin
- Site: Summerofbitcoin.org
Sponsors:
- Swan Bitcoin
- Mempool.space
- Braiins.com
- Voltage
- Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
- CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
46 min - SLP405 Paolo Ardoino Bitcoin Lightning, Tether & Keet
Paolo Ardoino (CTO of Bitfinex & Tether, CSO Holepunch) joins me on the show to chat about a wide range of topics:
- Lightning security
- Lightning adoption
- Tether reserves - Does Tether Pump Bitcoin?
- Tether creation/redemption process
- Tether audits and attestations
- Stablecoins and centralisation
- Keet & Holepunch
Links:
- Twitter: @paoloardoino
- Site: Bitfinex.com
- Site: Tether.to/en/
- Site: Keet.io
Sponsors:
- Swan Bitcoin
- Mempool.space
- Braiins.com
- Voltage
- Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
- CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
1 hr 26 min - SLP404 Gloria Zhao - What Do Bitcoin Core Maintainers Do?
Gloria Zhao, Bitcoin core contributor and maintainer, rejoins me on the show to chat about what bitcoin core maintainers do. We discuss:
- What do Bitcoin Core maintainers do?
- How does Bitcoin Core development work?
- How much ‘power’ do maintainers have?
- Mempools - what are they and why do we need them?
- Interaction with L2 protocols
- Mempool package relay
- RBF
Links:
- Twitter: @glozow
- Package Relay Proposal
- Site mentioned: Bitcoin Core PR Review Club
- Github: glozow
- Brink: @bitcoinbrink
- Bitcoin Core PR Reviews: @BitcoinCorePRs
- SLP216 Gloria Zhao Learning Bitcoin Core Contribution & Hosting PR Review Club
- SLP242 Jonas Schnelli Maintaining Bitcoin Core: Contributions, Consensus, Conflict
Sponsors:
- Swan Bitcoin
- Mempool.space
- Braiins.com
- Voltage
- Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
- CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
1 hr 16 min - SLP403 Alex B - Bitcoin Security Long Term & ETH Centralisation
Alex B rejoins me on the show to chat about bitcoin security over the longer term and updates on his ETH centralisation thesis. We discuss:
- Bitcoin’s long term security and blockspace market
- How miner fees shifted over time in Bitcoin and why
- Tail emission arguments are dumb
- Which nodes matter?
- Lido and ETH centralisation
- Will efforts to fix it work?
Links:
- Twitter: @bergealex4
- SLP303 Ethereum's Path To Centralisation With Alex B
Sponsors:
- Swan Bitcoin
- Mempool.space
- Braiins.com
- Voltage
- Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
- CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
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In-depth Bitcoin interviews and education. Stephan Livera talks with the builders, developers, founders and thinkers shaping Bitcoin, covering self-custody, Lightning, payments, mining, markets and…
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