Stephan Livera Podcast

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Stephan Livera Podcast episodes

May 23, 2019SLP73 Tamas Blummer - Rust-Bitcoin, Threats to Bitcoin & Bitcoin Data Science
Tamas Blummer, Bitcoin developer and entrepreneur with a long and respected background in Bitcoin joins me in this must-listen, wide ranging episode to talk about:
Rust-Bitcoin projects

Threats to bitcoin:

Soft fork threats and protocol ossification

Incentivised re-orgs of Bitcoin’s blockchain

Central Bank Digital Currencies and Negative Interest rates

Bitcoin data science

Liveliness measure

Work with Adamant Capital
Tamas Blummer links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TamasBlummer

Github: https://github.com/tamasblummer

Medium blogs by Tamas: https://medium.com/@tamas.blummer/
Stephan Livera links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera

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58 min
May 20, 2019SLP72 Eric Voskuil - Fractional or Full Reserve Banking? and Jurisdictional Arbitrage
Eric Voskuil (lead developer of libbitcoin and Cryptoeconomics author) joins me to talk about his views on Austrian economics, Murray Rothbard, Fractional vs Full Reserve Banking. We also chat about “Jurisdictional Arbitrage” from his Cryptoeconomics github pages.
Eric Voskuil links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/evoskuil

Cryptoeconomics pages: https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system/wiki/Cryptoeconomics

Libbitcoin: https://libbitcoin.org/
Stephan Livera links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera

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1 hr 8 min
May 15, 2019SLP71 Stephan Livera - Intro to Bitcoin Austrian thought
On listener request, I fly solo for this episode to give Bitcoin newbies and Bitcoin intermediate listeners an overview on 'Bitcoin Austrian' thought. Learn why students of the Austrian school of economics are well placed to understand Bitcoin:
How money arises on the market as most saleable good

Why Bitcoin isn't a scam

'Intrinsic value'

Blockchains and social scalability

Bitcoin and Austrian thinkers worth listening to and reading
Make sure you share this episode with your friends who are struggling to understand Bitcoin!
Links:
Vijay Boyapati The Bullish Case for Bitcoin: https://medium.com/@vijayboyapati/the-bullish-case-for-bitcoin-6ecc8bdecc1

Nakamoto Institute Crash Course in Bitcoin Political Economy: https://nakamotoinstitute.org/crash-course/

Saifedean Ammous The Bitcoin Standard: https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/1119473861

Mises Institute: https://mises.org/
Stephan Livera links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera

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59 min
May 06, 2019SLP70 Matt Odell - Putting Bitcoin into practice for noobs
Matt Odell, Bitcoin podcast co-host of the Rabbit Hole Recap joins me in this fun episode to talk about ways Bitcoiners can put theory into practice. Along the way we chat:
Challenges in educating noobs

Common pitfalls and scams

Approaches to take going forward

How to avoid scams to come in the future
Matt Odell links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/matt_odell

TFTC podcast: http://tftc.io/
Stephan Livera links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera

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1 hr 4 min
April 29, 2019SLP69 Saifedean Ammous - How governments could kill Bitcoin and Bitcoin scenarios
Saifedean Ammous, Bitcoin economist and author of seminal book, The Bitcoin Standard, joins me in this episode. We talk about some of his recent research:
How governments could try to kill Bitcoin

Why fiat money hyperinflation is not that likely

Why we can’t simply disregard gold

Thoughts on stock to flow modelling

Research Bulletins going forward
Saifedean links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/saifedean

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/saifedean/

Research bulletin: http://saifedean.com/research
Stephan Livera links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera

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1 hr 2 min
April 20, 2019SLP68 Joost Jager - Lightning Loop Out/In, and Lightning Network Criticisms
Joost Jager, Lightning Network Infrastructure Engineer at Lightning Labs, joins me in this episode to talk about Lightning Loop Out and In. We also discuss some of the recent criticisms of the Lightning Network by Peter Rizun. We talk:
How Lightning Loop helps you manage inbound liquidity, or pay with BTC on chain to get outgoing capacity on a lightning channel

Practical uses of Lightning Loop technology

Some of the technicals behind how Lightning Loop e.g. hodlinvoice

Thoughts and responses to Peter Rizun's criticisms of the Lightning Network
Joost Jager links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/joostjgr

Loop Out post: https://blog.lightning.engineering/technical/posts/2019/04/15/loop-out-in-depth.html

Lightning Labs: https://lightning.engineering/index.html#home
Stephan Livera links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera

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54 min
April 15, 2019SLP67 Plan B (@100trillionUSD) - Modelling Bitcoin’s digital scarcity through stock-to-flow techniques
Plan B (@100trillionUSD), operator of a well known pseudonymous twitter account joins me for discussion on modelling the incredible value of Bitcoin. Don’t miss this discussion on data modelling, finance and investing in Bitcoin!
We talk:
Influences in terms of Bitcoin

Modelling Bitcoin’s digital scarcity

Impact of the halving

Challenges and problems with modelling Bitcoin

Finance and Investing theory and practice applied to Bitcoin
Plan B / @100trillionUSD Links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/100trillionUSD

Modeling Bitcoin’s Value with Scarcity - https://medium.com/@100trillionUSD/modeling-bitcoins-value-with-scarcity-91fa0fc03e25
Stephan Livera links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera

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1 hr 2 min
April 10, 2019SLP66 James O’Beirne - The truth about ‘power’ in Bitcoin
James O’Beirne, Bitcoin Core Engineer at Chaincode Labs joins me in this episode to talk about the real nature of ‘power’ and control within Bitcoin. It’s not as simple as it might first seem! We talk about:
Differing conceptions of ‘power’ in Bitcoin

Peer to peer network governance

Bitcoin Core development

Assume utxo
James O’Beirne links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesob

Github: https://github.com/jamesob

Chaincode labs: https://chaincode.com/
Discussed in episode:
2019 Draft Paper by Angela Walch: Deconstructing 'Decentralization': Exploring the Core Claim of Crypto Systems - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3326244

WBD089 - Angela Walch appearance on What Bitcoin Did podcast - https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/critiquing-bitcoin-with-angela-walch

Assumeutxo: https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-April/016825.html
Stephan Livera links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera

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58 min
April 04, 2019SLP65 Nik Bhatia: Bitcoin Lightning Reference Rate and Node Accrual Rate
Nik Bhatia CFA charter holder and Bitcoin-native financial theorist joins me for discussion on the Lightning Network Interest Rate (LNRR) - a concept on how Bitcoin Lightning Network participants can earn an interest through routing fees earned on the Lightning Network. We talk:
Background on Lightning Network and LNRR

Node Accrual Rate (NAR)

How LNRR and NAR will change with coming Lightning technology

Challenges to the concept as is

How it will evolve over time
Nik Bhatia links:
Nik Bhatia twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc

Nik Bhatia Medium page: https://medium.com/@timevalueofbtc

Article - The Lightning Network Reference Rate: https://medium.com/@timevalueofbtc/the-lightning-network-reference-rate-98e41a9dadfa

Also discussed: BitMEX Routing Fee Economics - https://blog.bitmex.com/the-lightning-network-part-2-routing-fee-economics/
Stephan Livera links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera

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57 min
March 30, 2019SLP64 Tuur Demeester - What is Bitcoin Worth? A Bitcoin Valuation Framework
Tuur Demeester, Bitcoin/Macro Investor and Writer, and Founding Partner of Adamant Capital joins us in a very important macro-economic and investment discussion on how to assess Bitcoin’s value through its past and into the future.
Bitcoin Outlook and Phases

Historical Bitcoin Valuation ideas

New Bitcoin Valuation ideas

Bitcoin Full Reserve Banking
Tuur and Adamant Capital Links:
Tuur Demeester Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester

Adamant Capital Research Sign up Link: https://mailchi.mp/adamantcapitalfund.com/research_updates

Adamant Capital website: https://www.adamantcapitalfund.com/

Adamant Capital article “A Primer on Bitcoin Investor Sentiment and Changes in Saving Behavior”: https://medium.com/@adamant_capital/a-primer-on-bitcoin-investor-sentiment-and-changes-in-saving-behavior-a5fb70109d32
Stephan Livera links:
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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…