Stephan Livera Podcast

Stephan Livera Podcast

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  • SLP292 Andrew Chow Output Script Descriptors for Bitcoin

    Andrew Chow, Bitcoin Core contributor and creator of the PSBT standard rejoins me on the show to talk about the creation of a series of BIPs (Bitcoin Improvement Proposals) for Output Script Descriptors. We break down and explore the key concepts to make it accessible for bitcoiners.

    • Seeds
    • BIP39 vs Electrum seeds vs aezeed
    • Derivation paths
    • How Output Script Descriptors improve things
    • New functionality
    • Backups and recovery
    • Lightning
    • Miniscript
    • Advanced scripting
    • Links:

      • Twitter: @achow101
      • Output Script Descriptors BIP: [New BIPs] Output Script Descriptors - GitHub
      • Taproot PSBT BIP: [New BIP] Taproot Fields for PSBT - GitHub
      • Mailing list post
      • 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
          • SLP291 Caitlin Long Stablecoins, Bitcoin & The Fed

            Caitlin Long of Avanti rejoins me on the show to talk about the coming regulatory crackdown. We discuss:

            • The growth in stablecoins
            • How there’s so much stablecoin volume off a low base
            • Coming regulatory crackdown
            • Getting direct access to the Fed
            • Compliance in the industry
            • Improving the on ramps for Bitcoin
            • Links:

              • Twitter: @CaitlinLong_ 
              • Site: Avantibank.com
              • Site: Caitlin-Long.com
              • Linkedin Caitlin Long
              • Other episodes:

                • SLP198 Caitlin Long - What Are Austrian Economists Missing About Money And Banking?
                • SLP236 Nic Carter Stablecoins: Bullish Or Bearish For Bitcoin
                • SLP219 Nadav Kohen - What You Should Know About Bitcoin DLCs
                • 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 17 min
                    • SLP290 NVK Bitcoin Security & Backups Primer

                      NVK of Coinkite rejoins me on the show to talk about practical tips on setting up and securing your Bitcoin as well as backups. We chat:

                      • Set up tips for newcoiners
                      • Desktop wallets to use
                      • Passphrases
                      • SeedXOR
                      • Multi sig
                      • Storing backups
                      • Estate planning and inheritance
                      • Links:

                        • Twitter: Twitter.com/NVK
                        • Site: Coinkite.com
                        • Site: Walletsrecovery.org
                        • Site: Coldcard User Documentation
                        • Site: bitcoinsecurity.guide
                        • 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 19 min
                            • SLP289 Roasbeef Bitcoin & Lightning For a Billion Users

                              Laolu Osuntokun aka roasbeef, CTO of Lightning Labs rejoins me on the show to talk about how Bitcoin and Lightning Network can scale to a billion users someday. We chat:

                              • Updates on the lightning network generally
                              • ANYPREVOUT and eltoo
                              • CTV Check Template Verify
                              • Multi party channels
                              • Lnd updates
                              • Thoughts on Bitcoin’s path forward
                              • What’s coming next from Lightning Labs
                              • Laolu links:

                                • Twitter: @roasbeef 
                                • Site: Lightning.engineering
                                • Previous episodes:

                                  • SLP207 Roasbeef - Lightning Labs LND Goes Wumbo
                                  • SLP39 Olaoluwa Osuntokun (Roasbeef), CTO Of Lightning Labs
                                  • 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 31 min
                                      • SLP288 Hass McCook - Why You Must Set Up A Bitcoin DCA Plan

                                        Hass McCook aka FriarHass rejoins me on the show to talk about why you should set up a Dollar Cost Averaging Plan. We chat:

                                        • Lump sum for you, DCA for us!
                                        • Is DCA more important than everything else? Even development?
                                        • Growing the DCA Army to hasten hyperbitcoinisation
                                        • CAGR - statistics and dishonesty?
                                        • DCA vs circular economy / agorism?
                                        • Practical tips
                                        • Links:

                                          • Twitter: @FriarHass 
                                          • Bitcoin Magazine articles by Hass: Bitcoin Magazine: Hass McCook
                                          • Article: The True Believer’s Handbook — Tithing The Church of Bitcoin
                                          • Prior episode:

                                            • SLP12 - Bitcoin Mining And Energy, With Hass McCook
                                            • 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
                                                • SLP287 Danny Scott and Zakk Lakin - Hoffline wallets & Lightning adoption

                                                  Danny Scott and Zakk Lakin of CoinCorner join me to talk about:

                                                  • Starting CoinCorner
                                                  • A new type of wallet - Hoffline
                                                  • Security considerations
                                                  • Lightning adoption
                                                  • Bitcoin Core contribution
                                                  • Links:

                                                    • Twitter: @CoincornerDanny
                                                    • Twitter: @CoincornerZakk
                                                    • Tweet thread: Introducing “Hoffline”
                                                    • Site: CoinCorner.com
                                                    • Article: Bitcoin Core Development on Windows — A Step by Step Guide
                                                    • Article: Bitcoin Core Development on MacOS — A Step by Step Guide
                                                    • Episodes mentioned:

                                                      • SLP231 Stepan Snigirev Build Your Own Hardware Wallet With Specter DIY
                                                      • SLP124 Jon Atack - Bitcoin Core Contribution
                                                      • SLP242 Jonas Schnelli Maintaining Bitcoin Core: Contributions, Consensus, Conflict
                                                      • SLP229 John Newbery - Brink: Bitcoin Development
                                                      • SLP211 Steve Lee - Bitcoin Grants, Design & Crypto Patents (COPA)
                                                      • 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
                                                          • SLP286 Hector Rosekrans - Bitcoin & Inheritance

                                                            Hector Rosekrans of Casa joins me on the show to talk about securing your Bitcoin and how early we are in terms of Bitcoin inheritance. We chat:

                                                            • Securing your bitcoin
                                                            • Self custody vs custodial solutions
                                                            • How early bitcoin inheritance is
                                                            • Casa covenant
                                                            • Hardware wallets
                                                            • Multi sig and inheritance setups - will they standardise?
                                                            • Links:

                                                              • Twitter: @hectorr159
                                                              • Site: Keys.casa
                                                              • Relevant episodes:

                                                                • SLP182 Nick Neuman & Jameson Lopp - The Next 100 Million Bitcoin Users
                                                                • 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
                                                                    • SLP285 Jeff Booth Bitcoin vs Fiat “Extend and Pretend”

                                                                      Jeff Booth, technology entrepreneur, author and bitcoin advocate rejoins me on the show to talk about:

                                                                      • Bitcoin 2021 conference experience
                                                                      • Fiat system extending itself
                                                                      • MicroStrategy Bitcoin buying
                                                                      • Macro investors
                                                                      • Surveillance coins (CBDC) and what they would mean
                                                                      • Supercycle thoughts
                                                                      • Jeff Booth links:

                                                                        • Twitter: @jeffbooth
                                                                        • Site: Thepriceoftomorrow.com
                                                                        • Previous episode:

                                                                          • SLP191 Jeff Booth - Bitcoin & Our Deflationary Future
                                                                          • 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
                                                                              • SLP284 Steve Barbour - Bitcoin & Fossil Fuels vs Fiat Maxis

                                                                                Steve Barbour of Upstream Data rejoins me on the show to talk about:

                                                                                • Fiat Maxis
                                                                                • Bitcoin Mining Council
                                                                                • Wind and Solar as unreliables
                                                                                • Why arguing about renewable usage isn’t the right long term approach
                                                                                • What Bitcoiners should do about it
                                                                                • Upstream Data Hash Hut
                                                                                • Links:

                                                                                  • Twitter: @SGBarbour
                                                                                  • Site: UpstreamData.ca
                                                                                  • Prior episode:

                                                                                    • SLP27 - Turning Stranded Natural Gas Into Bitcoin Mining Hashes, With Steve Barbour Of Upstream Data
                                                                                    • Mentioned:

                                                                                      • Law, Property Rights, and Air Pollution by Rothbard
                                                                                      • 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
                                                                                          • SLP283 Alex Gladstein Bitcoin: Who’s For Freedom, and Who’s Not?

                                                                                            Alex Gladstein CSO of HRF rejoins me on the show to talk about the recent El Salvador Bitcoin legal tender news. We break down the good, the bad and what could go wrong.

                                                                                            • Overview the news
                                                                                            • Historical moment for Bitcoin and the world
                                                                                            • It could have been so much worse
                                                                                            • Merchant adoption and lightning
                                                                                            • HRF grant
                                                                                            • Links:

                                                                                              • Twitter: @gladstein
                                                                                              • Site: HRF.org
                                                                                              • Article: Uncovering The Hidden Costs Of The Petrodollar
                                                                                              • Article: Can Government Stop Bitcoin?
                                                                                              • Prior episodes:

                                                                                                • SLP220 Is Bitcoin Democratic, And Is Democracy Good? With Saifedean And Alex Gladstein
                                                                                                • SLP196 Is Bitcoin Being Captured? with Matt Odell, Alex Gladstein, & Rafael Yakobi
                                                                                                • 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
                                                                                                    • 58 min

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