Stephan Livera Podcast

Stephan Livera Podcast

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  • SLP342 Heavily Armed Clown - Should Bitcoiners Get on Zero Fiat?

    Heavily Armed Clown (aka HAC) joins me on the show to talk about this idea of #GetOnZero. We chat:

    • The case for #GetOnZeroFiat
    • Issues with it
    • Dealing with CGT
    • Mindset shifts
    • Emergency fund
    • Inflation rates
    • What scenarios you still need to hold fiat
    • Links:

      • Twitter: @heavilyarmedc
      • Site: Bitcoinechochamber.com
      • Site: WTFHappenedIn1971.com
      • Stephan’s article discussed: Is It Time For Bitcoiners To Get On "Zero Fiat"? Not Yet.
      • Sponsors:

        • Swan Bitcoin
        • Hodl Hodl Lend
        • Compass Mining
        • Braiins.com
        • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
        • CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
        • Stephan Livera links:

          • Show notes and website
          • Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
          • Subscribe to the podcast
          • Patreon @stephanlivera
          • 54 min
          • SLP341 Zelko & Din - Ronin Dojo & Tanto

            Zelko and Din join me to talk about updates with the Ronin Dojo project for Samourai Wallet users. We chat:

            • Where the project started
            • FOSS project ethos
            • Thoughts on VC funding
            • Privacy wallets
            • Bitcoin node project evolution
            • FOSS business & project
            • Tanto Hardware
            • Supporting Specter and Sparrow
            • Links:

              • Twitter: @RoninDojoNode
              • Site: RoninDojo
              • Din: @Din_J76
              • Zelko: @BTCxZelko
              • Sponsors:

                • Swan Bitcoin
                • Hodl Hodl Lend
                • Compass Mining
                • Braiins.com
                • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
                • CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
                • Stephan Livera links:

                  • Show notes and website
                  • Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
                  • Subscribe to the podcast
                  • Patreon @stephanlivera
                  • 57 min
                  • SLP340 Peter Young - El Salvador On The Ground & Free Private Cities

                    Peter Young of the Free Private City Foundation joins me on the show to talk about some of his experiences on the ground and some updates with Free Private Cities. We chat:

                    • El Salvador on the ground
                    • Bitcoin and Lightning in the real world
                    • What it really costs to do merchant processing
                    • Free Private Cities
                    • Honduras ZEDEs
                    • Liberty In Our Lifetime
                    • Links:

                      • Twitter: @petermiyoung
                      • Site: Free Private Cities Foundation
                      • Conference: Liberty In Our Lifetime Conference
                      • Relevant episodes:

                        • SLP161 Titus Gebel - Bitcoin Citadels As Free Private Cities
                        • SLP305 El Salvador Bitcoin Law On The Ground With Aaron Van Wirdum
                        • SLP283 Alex Gladstein Bitcoin: Who's For Freedom, And Who's Not?
                        • Sponsors:

                          • Swan Bitcoin
                          • Hodl Hodl Lend
                          • Compass Mining
                          • Braiins.com
                          • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
                          • CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
                          • Stephan Livera links:

                            • Show notes and website
                            • Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
                            • Subscribe to the podcast
                            • Patreon @stephanlivera
                            • 1 hr 6 min
                            • SLP339 Jeremy Rubin - What is Check Template Verify?

                              Jeremy Rubin, bitcoin core contributor joins me on the show to talk about Check Template Verify (CTV) - his soft fork proposal to bring new functionality to Bitcoin. We discuss:

                              • How the idea started
                              • High level goals with Bitcoin
                              • How CTV might bring new functionality
                              • Congestion control use case
                              • Vaults and protecting coins
                              • Contrasting CTV with APO ANYPREVOUT
                              • Commercial use of CTV
                              • Links:

                                • BIP: CHECK TEMPLATE VERIFY
                                • Site: utxos.org
                                • Twitter: @JeremyRubin
                                • Advent Calendar blog series: Rubin's 2021 Bitcoin Advent Calendar
                                • Sponsors:

                                  • Swan Bitcoin
                                  • Hodl Hodl Lend
                                  • Compass Mining
                                  • Braiins.com
                                  • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
                                  • CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
                                  • Stephan Livera links:

                                    • Show notes and website
                                    • Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
                                    • Subscribe to the podcast
                                    • Patreon @stephanlivera
                                    • 1 hr 27 min
                                    • SLP338 Mauricio Di Bartolomeo - Bitcoin Home Loans & Stablecoins

                                      Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, Co Founder and CSO of Ledn joins me on the show to talk:

                                      • Why use bitcoin backed loans?
                                      • Fiat loan rates vs bitcoin loan rates
                                      • Opportunities and risks
                                      • New products and structures for home loans
                                      • Dealing with margin calls and liquidation
                                      • Stablecoins: are they essential? Where is the market going on this?
                                      • Links:

                                        • Twitter: @cryptonomista
                                        • Site: Ledn.io
                                        • Other episodes:

                                          • SLP236 Nic Carter Stablecoins: Bullish Or Bearish For Bitcoin?
                                          • SLP291 Caitlin Long – Stablecoins, Bitcoin, & The Fed
                                          • Sponsors:

                                            • Swan Bitcoin
                                            • Hodl Hodl Lend
                                            • Compass Mining
                                            • Braiins.com
                                            • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
                                            • CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
                                            • Stephan Livera links:

                                              • Show notes and website
                                              • Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
                                              • Subscribe to the podcast
                                              • Patreon @stephanlivera
                                              • 1 hr 9 min
                                              • SLP337 Salvatore Ingala - Ledger’s New Bitcoin App: PSBT, Taproot, Descriptors, Multi-Sig

                                                Salvatore Ingala of Ledger joins me to talk about a big revamp of the Ledger Bitcoin app which brings support for a whole host of new features. We chat about:

                                                • How the app shifted from v1 to v2
                                                • PSBT
                                                • Taproot support
                                                • Descriptors
                                                • Merkle Trees
                                                • Improved multi-signature and scripting support
                                                • Links:

                                                  • Twitter: @salvatoshi
                                                  • Blog post: Bitcoin 2.0.0 App For Ledger
                                                  • Other relevant episodes:

                                                    • SLP99 Andrew Chow - Hardware Wallets and Bitcoin Core with HWI and PSBT
                                                    • SLP292 Andrew Chow Output Script Descriptors For Bitcoin
                                                    • SLP97 Michael Flaxman - Every Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Sucks
                                                    • SLP215 Michael Flaxman - 10x Your Bitcoin Security with Multisig
                                                    • SLP222 Jonas Nick and Tim Ruffing - What's MuSig2? What Does It Mean For Bitcoin MultiSig?
                                                    • Sponsors:

                                                      • Swan Bitcoin
                                                      • Hodl Hodl Lend
                                                      • Compass Mining
                                                      • Braiins.com
                                                      • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
                                                      • CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
                                                      • Stephan Livera links:

                                                        • Show notes and website
                                                        • Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
                                                        • Subscribe to the podcast
                                                        • Patreon @stephanlivera
                                                        • 55 min
                                                        • SLP336 Sam Callahan - The Problem with the BIS

                                                          Sam Callahan of Swan Bitcoin joins me on the show to talk about the Bank of International Settlements (BIS). We chat about:

                                                          • Formation, and shady history
                                                          • Why it’s not accountable
                                                          • Their plans for social control
                                                          • CBDCs
                                                          • Loss of privacy
                                                          • War on Cash
                                                          • What can be done?
                                                          • Links:

                                                            • Twitter: @samcallah
                                                            • Thread: https://twitter.com/samcallah/status/1473815145545551873
                                                            • Sponsors:

                                                              • Swan Bitcoin
                                                              • Hodl Hodl Lend
                                                              • Compass Mining
                                                              • Braiins.com
                                                              • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
                                                              • CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
                                                              • Stephan Livera links:

                                                                • Show notes and website
                                                                • Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
                                                                • Subscribe to the podcast
                                                                • Patreon @stephanlivera
                                                                • 51 min
                                                                • SLP335 Don Stuart - Venture Capital and Bitcoin

                                                                  Now there’s been some discussion about the impact of Venture Capitalists on the world of Bitcoin and ‘Crypto’. Don Stuart, startup investor & organizer of Kansas City Bitcoin meetup, joins me on the show to chat:

                                                                  • What Venture Capital is
                                                                  • Venture Capital model
                                                                  • Vesting and incentives for VCs
                                                                  • How they make money
                                                                  • Bitcoin vs ‘Crypto’ VC
                                                                  • Size of rounds raised
                                                                  • Are Bitcoiners anti VC?
                                                                  • In what cases does VC not make sense?
                                                                  • Don links:

                                                                    • Twitter: @kc_hodl
                                                                    • Article: Venture Capital And Its Relationship With Bitcoin
                                                                    • Sponsors:

                                                                      • Swan Bitcoin
                                                                      • Hodl Hodl Lend
                                                                      • Compass Mining
                                                                      • Braiins.com
                                                                      • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
                                                                      • CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
                                                                      • Stephan Livera links:

                                                                        • Show notes and website
                                                                        • Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
                                                                        • Subscribe to the podcast
                                                                        • Patreon @stephanlivera
                                                                        • 58 min
                                                                        • SLP334 Jeff Booth - Escape The System & 2021 Year In Review

                                                                          Jeff Booth, author, entrepreneur and speaker joins me to chat about the year 2021 in review for Bitcoiners. Some themes we discuss:

                                                                          • Where the narrative is going with Bitcoin
                                                                          • Fiat denomination vs Bitcoin denomination
                                                                          • How politicians and regulators are seeing it
                                                                          • Community building
                                                                          • Bitcoin wallets and services
                                                                          • Bitcoin tech
                                                                          • Dealing with fear
                                                                          • Links:

                                                                            • Twitter: @JeffBooth
                                                                            • Site: The Price of Tomorrow - And the Era of Abundance
                                                                            • Prior episodes:

                                                                              • SLP191 Jeff Booth - Bitcoin & Our Deflationary Future
                                                                              • SLP285 Jeff Booth Bitcoin vs Fiat "Extend and Pretend"
                                                                              • Sponsors:

                                                                                • Swan Bitcoin
                                                                                • Hodl Hodl Lend
                                                                                • Compass Mining
                                                                                • Braiins.com
                                                                                • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
                                                                                • CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
                                                                                • Stephan Livera links:

                                                                                  • Show notes and website
                                                                                  • Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
                                                                                  • Subscribe to the podcast
                                                                                  • Patreon @stephanlivera
                                                                                  • 1 hr 4 min
                                                                                  • SLP333 Cory Klippsten - Building for Bitcoiners

                                                                                    Cory Klippsten of Swan Bitcoin rejoins me on the show to talk about a range of things:

                                                                                    • “Crypto” advocacy as compared to Bitcoin advocacy
                                                                                    • Being an investor in the space & Bitcoiner Ventures
                                                                                    • Turkey inflation
                                                                                    • Avoiding trading
                                                                                    • Bitcoiner Jobs
                                                                                    • Swan Gifts
                                                                                    • Links:

                                                                                      • Twitter: @coryklippsten
                                                                                      • The Daily Bitcoiner: cory.substack.com
                                                                                      • Bitcoiner Jobs: bitcoinerjobs.co
                                                                                      • Bitcoiner Ventures: bitcoinerventures.com
                                                                                      • Article: The World Bitcoin Will Build
                                                                                      • Sponsors:

                                                                                        • Swan Bitcoin
                                                                                        • Hodl Hodl Lend
                                                                                        • Compass Mining
                                                                                        • Braiins.com
                                                                                        • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
                                                                                        • CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
                                                                                        • Stephan Livera links:

                                                                                          • Show notes and website
                                                                                          • Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
                                                                                          • Subscribe to the podcast
                                                                                          • Patreon @stephanlivera
                                                                                          • 1 hr 9 min

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