Stephan Livera Podcast

Stephan Livera Podcast

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  • SLP312 Mark Moss - Energy Crisis, Cycles & Bitcoin

    Mark Moss, entrepreneur, investor, and host of The Mark Moss show on YouTube and iHeartRadio joins me on the show to talk about the recent energy crisis. We talk about what’s causing it, and the cycles impacting our world today. We also talk about dealing with it and responding to it.

    Mark Moss links:

    • Twitter: @1MarkMoss
    • YouTube: The Mark Moss Show - Youtube
    • Event: Market Disruptors Live Miami Nov 12-14
    • Sponsors:

      • Swan Bitcoin
      • Hodl Hodl Lend
      • Compass Mining
      • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
      • CypherSafe (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
        • SLP311 Bitcoin: Only The Strong Survive - with Big Al

          Big Al, pseudonymous co-author of the “Only The Strong Survive” article joins me on the show to talk about various critiques of non-Bitcoin ‘Crypto’ projects. In this explosive discussion, we talk about the key things you need to know on Bitcoin as contrasted with ‘Crypto’ and DeFi.

          We chat:

          • What truly sets Bitcoin apart
          • DeFi not being decentralised, and not finance
          • Everything fights for liquidity
          • The problem with utility tokens
          • Dishonest TVL metrics and massive leverage in ‘defi’
          • Links:

            • Twitter: @Big_Al256
            • Twitter: @allenf32
            • Paper: Only The Strong Survive
            • Sponsors:

              • Swan Bitcoin
              • Hodl Hodl Lend
              • Compass Mining
              • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
              • CypherSafe (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
                • SLP310 Should We Stop Using Software Wallets? Bitcoin Software Security With Charles Guillemet

                  Charles Guillemet, CTO of Ledger rejoins me on the show to talk about the risks present with Bitcoin software wallets. Don’t miss this episode for security discussion on why you shouldn't be keeping large amounts of bitcoin on software wallets and why hardware is becoming more and more necessary to protect bitcoin from theft.

                  We chat:

                  • Exploits using Pegasus
                  • Key aspects of Bitcoin security
                  • Extracting secrets using malware from desktop wallets and phone wallets
                  • Desktops, phones, hardware security
                  • What to do instead
                  • Links:

                    • Article: On the security model of software wallets - Ledger.com
                    • Twitter: @P3b7_
                    • Site: Ledger.com
                    • Sponsors:

                      • Swan Bitcoin
                      • Hodl Hodl Lend
                      • Compass Mining
                      • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
                      • CypherSafe (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
                        • SLP309 Easy CoinJoin Use For Desktop Is Here With Sparrow Wallet with Craig Raw

                          Craig Raw, founder of Sparrow Wallet rejoins me on the show to talk about the latest: easy coinjoin for the desktop is now here with whirlpool being integrated into Sparrow Wallet. Sparrow Wallet might well make coinjoin much more accessible to users interested in bitcoin privacy.

                          Craig and I chat:

                          • Latest updates
                          • How Whirlpool in Sparrow works
                          • STONEWALL privacy preserving spends in Sparrow
                          • Implications of having multiple whirlpool clients
                          • Electrum server back ends for Sparrow
                          • Wallet business models
                          • Links:

                            • Twitter: @craigraw
                            • Twitter: @SparrowWallet
                            • Site: Sparrow Bittcoin Wallet - SparrowWallet.com
                            • Article: Mixing with Whirlpool
                            • Sponsors:

                              • Swan Bitcoin
                              • Hodl Hodl Lend
                              • Compass Mining
                              • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
                              • CypherSafe (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
                                • SLP308 Philip Glazman - Scaling Exchanges With Lightning And Lightning User Profiles

                                  Philip Glazman of River, a bitcoin only exchange in the US joins me on the show to talk about the process of using lightning as an exchange. We talk about:

                                  • Experiences with lightning over the years
                                  • User profiles and how customers use lightning with River
                                  • Customer education
                                  • Swap services
                                  • Lightning and Liquid comparison
                                  • Technical overview
                                  • Links:

                                    • Twitter: @philipglazman
                                    • Article: Scaling Lightning Network at River - River.com
                                    • Sponsors:

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

                                        • Show notes and website
                                        • Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
                                        • Subscribe to the podcast
                                        • Patreon @stephanlivera
                                        • 59 min
                                        • SLP307 Becoming A Lightning Routing Node Operator with Jestopher and Tony of Amboss

                                          Jestopher and Tony of the Amboss website and project join me on the show to talk about the journey of becoming a lightning routing node operator, tips and resources.

                                          We chat:

                                          • Routing on lightning
                                          • Selecting channel partners
                                          • Channel management
                                          • Tooling available to help routing nodes
                                          • Calculating fees and rebalancing
                                          • LN communities growing
                                          • Links:

                                            • Jestopher: @Jestopher_BTC
                                            • Tony: @tonyioi
                                            • Site: Amboss Space - Lightning Network Explorer
                                            • Other resources:

                                              • What Makes a Good Routing Node
                                              • Four Tips For Running A Profitable Lightning Network Node
                                              • Lightning Liquidity Management Guide
                                              • Prior episodes:

                                                • SLP135 Suheb – Manage Your Lightning Node with RTL
                                                • SLP119 Alex Bosworth – Submarine Swaps, Lightning Loop, Hyperloop
                                                • SLP54 Justin Camerana Of Bitrefill - Bitcoin Lightning & Channel Management
                                                • Sponsors:

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

                                                    • Show notes and website
                                                    • Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
                                                    • Subscribe to the podcast
                                                    • Patreon @stephanlivera
                                                    • 59 min
                                                    • SLP306 Guy Swann - What Makes Bitcoin A Breakthrough (Newcoiner episode)

                                                      Guy Swann of the Bitcoin Audible podcast joins me for a special show for Bitcoin and Crypto beginners. We talk about why Bitcoin is unique and why you should avoid shitcoin gambling. We discuss:

                                                      • Common questions for people new to ‘crypto’
                                                      • “Won’t Shitcoins pump harder than Bitcoin?”
                                                      • Comparison of Bitcoin and shitcoins
                                                      • The problem with utility tokens
                                                      • Shitcoins are LARPing decentralisation
                                                      • Shitcoin waterfall
                                                      • “Doesn’t Bitcoin waste energy?”
                                                      • Links:

                                                        • Twitter: @TheGuySwann
                                                        • BitcoinAudible.com
                                                        • “The Yield From Money Held” on Bitcoin Audible
                                                        • Don’t Play Shitcoin Gambling Games (by SL)
                                                        • Stephan Livera links:

                                                          • Show notes and website
                                                          • Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
                                                          • Subscribe to the podcast
                                                          • Patreon @stephanlivera
                                                          • 1 hr 13 min
                                                          • SLP305 El Salvador Bitcoin Law On The Ground with Aaron van Wirdum

                                                            El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law went live on 7th September, what was it really like? What did the protesters have to say about it? Aaron van Wirdum, Bitcoin Journalist at Bitcoin Magazine joins me to give us an ‘on the ground’ take on things. We chat:

                                                            • Protesters and are they really protesting about Bitcoin or Bukele?
                                                            • Chivo Wallet - teething issues
                                                            • The truth about bitcoin remittances
                                                            • Positives on the experience so far
                                                            • Bitcoin Meetup
                                                            • Bitcoin Core v22
                                                            • Bitcoin 2022
                                                            • Links:

                                                              • Twitter: @AaronvanW
                                                              • Aaron’s McDonald’s Bitcoin tweet
                                                              • Bitcoin Core article: Bitcoin Core 22.0 Released: What's New
                                                              • Alex Gladstein’s El Salvador article: The Village And The Strongman: The Unlikely Story Of Bitcoin And El Salvador
                                                              • Stephan Livera links:

                                                                • Show notes and website
                                                                • Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
                                                                • Subscribe to the podcast
                                                                • Patreon @stephanlivera
                                                                • 1 hr 13 min
                                                                • SLP304 Is The Bitcoin Infinity Meme Wrong? With Knut Svanholm

                                                                  Knut Svanholm, Bitcoin writer joins me on the show to chat about why you are not prepared for hyperbitcoinisation, and various concepts such as adoption, what it might look like, and the infinity meme. Is the infinity meme wrong? I believe it is, but listen in to Knut and I discussing it!

                                                                  Links:

                                                                  • Twitter: @knutsvanholm
                                                                  • Article: You Are Not Prepared - Citadel 21
                                                                  • Sponsors:

                                                                    • Swan Bitcoin
                                                                    • Hodl Hodl Lend
                                                                    • Compass Mining
                                                                    • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
                                                                    • CypherSafe (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 3 min
                                                                      • SLP303 Ethereum’s Path to Centralisation with Alex B

                                                                        Alex B joins me on the show to talk about why Ethereum is predictably on a path to centralisation. How does Bitcoin contrast in terms of decentralisation and long term possibilities?

                                                                        We chat:

                                                                        • MEV
                                                                        • Can MEV be stopped?
                                                                        • MEV and staking derivatives interaction
                                                                        • Ethereum as the Myspace
                                                                        • Ethereum cannot be ultra sound money
                                                                        • Problems with utility tokens
                                                                        • Alex links:

                                                                          • Twitter:  @bergealex4 
                                                                          • Twitter Thread: Holy **** is Ethereum broken.
                                                                          • Sponsor links:

                                                                            • Swan Bitcoin
                                                                            • Hodl Hodl Lend
                                                                            • Compass Mining
                                                                            • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
                                                                            • CypherSafe (code LIVERA)
                                                                            • CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
                                                                            • 1 hr 36 min

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