Stephan Livera Podcast

Stephan Livera Podcast

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  • SLP262 Craig Raw Bitcoin Multi Sig With Sparrow Wallet

    Craig Raw joins me on the show to talk about his relatively new project, Sparrow Wallet. Sparrow Wallet allows you to easily set up a single sig or multi sig wallet, air gapped or with USB, supporting the most popular hardware wallets.

    We talk:

    • Why Sparrow
    • Progression steps for new bitcoiners
    • QR codes
    • Taproot
    • Applications vs browser apps
    • Being Uncle Jim
    • Tor built in
    • Electrum server vs Bitcoin core use
    • Funding and sustainability
    • Craig links:

      • Twitter: @craigraw
      • Site: sparrowwallet.com
      • Sponsors:

        • Swan Bitcoin
        • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
        • CompassMining.io
        • Hodl Hodl Lend
        • 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 11 min
          • SLP261 Dominic Frisby - Bitcoin vs Daylight Robbery (Taxation)

            Dominic Frisby, comedian, author, financial writer and libertarian joins me on the show to talk about his latest book, Daylight Robbery.

            We chat:

            • How taxes have impacted society
            • Low taxes for more prosperous societies
            • Bitcoin Citadels and patronage
            • Bitcoin’s impact on taxes
            • Bitcoin Nomads
            • Surveillance and Platforms
            • Dominic links:

              • Twitter: @DominicFrisby
              • Book: Daylight Robbery
              • Sponsors:

                • Swan Bitcoin
                • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
                • CompassMining.io
                • Hodl Hodl Lend
                • 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 23 min
                  • SLP260 Luke Dashjr How Bitcoin UASF Went Down, Taproot LOT=True, Speedy Trial, Small Blocks

                    Luke Dashjr, long time Bitcoin Core contributor joins me on the show to discuss his views on how UASF went down in 2017. We talk through the various trade offs and points around Taproot activation and why he believes that LOT = True maximally reduces the risks.

                    We chat:

                    • Luke’s background
                    • BIP91, BIP148
                    • Miner signalling
                    • Chainsplits
                    • Average user and code review
                    • Speedy Trial
                    • Small blocks
                    • Luke links:

                      • Twitter: @LukeDashjr
                      • Mastodon: @LukeDashjr
                      • Relevant prior episodes:

                        • SLP257 Matt Corallo – Bitcoin Soft Fork Activation, Taproot, and Playing Chicken
                        • SLP137 AJ Towns – Schnorr Taproot Tapscript BIPs
                        • SLP200 Christian Decker – ANYPREVOUT, MPP, Mitigating LN Attacks
                        • Sponsors:

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

                            • Show notes and website
                            • Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera
                            • Subscribe to the podcast
                            • Patreon @stephanlivera
                            • 59 min
                            • SLP259 Whit Gibbs - Bitcoin Mining For All With Compass Mining

                              Whit Gibbs of Compass Mining joins me on the show to talk about his background in mining, and how the mining market is developing. We chat:

                              • Hitting ROI on a mining machine
                              • Current prices and costs
                              • How to do it
                              • Learning by doing and making mistakes
                              • Mining equipment
                              • Mining facilities
                              • Hashrate distribution around the world
                              • Recent raise
                              • Links:

                                • Twitter: @BitcoinBroski
                                • Site: Compassmining.io
                                • 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
                                    • SLP258 Rafael Schultze-Kraft Bitcoin Supply Crunch

                                      Rafael Schultze-Kraft CTO of Glassnode rejoins me on the show to talk about Bitcoin on chain metrics and how there is a very bullish set up right now. We chat:

                                      • Overview of how Glassnode’s analysis works
                                      • Liquid supply vs illiquid supply
                                      • Number of coins on exchanges dropping and what this means
                                      • Difference in structure of bitcoin demand this time vs 2017
                                      • Why its not true that “2% of accounts control 95% of bitcoin”
                                      • Links:

                                        • Twitter: @n3ocortex
                                        • Twitter: @glassnode
                                        • Site: Glassnode.com
                                        • Article:  78% of the Bitcoin Supply is Not Liquid
                                        • Article: No, Bitcoin Ownership is not Highly Concentrated – But Whales are Accumulating
                                        • Previous episode:

                                          • SLP190 Rafael Schultze-Kraft – How Many Bitcoins Are Being HODLed?
                                          • 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 18 min
                                              • SLP257 Matt Corallo - Bitcoin Soft Fork Activation, Taproot, and Playing Chicken

                                                Matt Corallo of Square Crypto, and long time bitcoin developer (now more focused on lightning) joins me on the show to talk about Taproot Activation, as well as review some of the history and nuance of prior soft forks in Bitcoin. We discuss:

                                                • What is a fork
                                                • What are the benefits of Taproot
                                                • How the events of 2017 played out
                                                • Dynamics of soft forks
                                                • Taproot activation paths
                                                • Flag day vs forced signalling UASF style
                                                • LDK - Lightning Dev Kit
                                                • Links:

                                                  • Twitter: @thebluematt
                                                  • Lightning Dev Kit: LightningDevKit.org
                                                  • Taproot links:

                                                    • Article: Understanding LOT=true or LOT=false by Aaron van Wirdum
                                                    • Article: Taproot Activation and the LOT Debate by Ben Kaufman
                                                    • Site: TaprootActivation.com (Mining Pool consensus effort by Alejandro from Poolin)
                                                    • Mailing list post: Summary of Taproot activation meeting on IRC 2/2/2021 by Michael Folkson
                                                    • Relevant prior episodes:

                                                      • SLP137 AJ Towns – Schnorr Taproot Tapscript BIPs
                                                      • SLP222 Jonas Nick and Tim Ruffing What’s MuSig2? What Does it Mean for Bitcoin Multisig?
                                                      • 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 20 min
                                                          • SLP256 David Bailey Bitcoin 2021 and Bull Markets

                                                            David Bailey, CEO of BTC Media (including Bitcoin Magazine) rejoins me on the show to chat about the latest: Bitcoin 2021 is coming and it’ll be huge! We chat:

                                                            • Bitcoin 2021 and the guests
                                                            • The feeling of live conferences
                                                            • Bitcoin Magazine content
                                                            • Bitcoin’s growth in recent years
                                                            • Bitcoin culture
                                                            • David Bailey links:

                                                              • Twitter: @DavidFBailey
                                                              • Bitcoin 2021 conference
                                                              • Bitcoin Magazine
                                                              • UTXO Management
                                                              • Prior episode:

                                                                • SLP61 David Bailey – Refocusing on Bitcoin
                                                                • 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 4 min
                                                                    • SLP255 Gleb Naumenko: The Label, Bitcoin Dev & Consulting

                                                                      Gleb Naumenko, Bitcoin developer rejoins me to talk about his latest venture, The Label. We chat about:

                                                                      • Bitcoin development and consulting
                                                                      • Protocol development
                                                                      • Cross layer considerations
                                                                      • Bitcoin & Lightning attacks
                                                                      • Time Dilation attacks
                                                                      • CoinPool
                                                                      • Links:

                                                                        • Twitter: @ffstls
                                                                        • Site: The Label
                                                                        • Previous episode:

                                                                          • SLP164 Gleb Naumenko – erlay Bitcoin transaction relay
                                                                          • 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
                                                                              • SLP254 Dario Sneidermanis Muun Wallet: Bitcoin & Lightning All In One

                                                                                Dario Sneidermanis, Founder of Muun Wallet joins me to talk about the advanced technological approach taken by his team. We chat about:

                                                                                • Muun as a single unified bitcoin + lightning balance
                                                                                • A different approach with mnemonics and backups
                                                                                • Lightning and channel management
                                                                                • Splicing
                                                                                • Use in Argentina and elsewhere around the world
                                                                                • Links:

                                                                                  • Twitter: @esneider
                                                                                  • Twitter: @muunwallet
                                                                                  • Site: Muun.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 19 min
                                                                                      • SLP253 Samson Mow Blockstream Jade, Liquid & Bitcoin Mining

                                                                                        Samson Mow CSO of Blockstream rejoins me on the show to chat about what’s going on with the new Jade hardware wallet, updates on Liquid & Bitcoin Mining:

                                                                                        • Jade hardware wallet
                                                                                        • Blockstream Green
                                                                                        • Why use Liquid vs Lightning
                                                                                        • Blockstream Mining
                                                                                        • Mining industry generally
                                                                                        • Samson links:

                                                                                          • Twitter @Excellion
                                                                                          • Site: Blockstream.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

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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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