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Join Stephan as he interviews the sharpest economic and technical minds in Bitcoin & Austrian Economics to help you understand how money is changing and evolving. This is one of the leading podcasts in the space, and listening to this show is one of the fastest ways to learn and get up to speed on Bitcoin.
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What are the considerations for your business in holding bitcoin? Should you self custody with multi signature for improved security and control? Joe Kelly and Dhruv Bansal, CEO and CSO of Unchained Capital join me to chat.
We talk:
What business owners have to consider
How to custody bitcoin
Unchained Capital’s solution
Coldcard
Financialisation of computer networks
Challenges of being a bitcoin company founder
Joe and Dhruv Links:
Twitter: @josephkelly
Twitter: @dhruvbansal
Unchained Capital
Prior episodes:
SLP113 Dhruv Bansal – Bitcoin Multisig & Hermit with Unchained Capital
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
Knox Custody
Bitcoin Black Friday
CypherSafe
Stephan Livera links:
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1Is Bitcoin a democracy? Or is it more like a natural order? What about democracy in general, does that protect human rights and enable human flourishing? Saifedean and Alex Gladstein debate the question of whether democracy promotes human flourishing. This was moderated by Stephan Livera, initially on Saifedean’s online seminar.
Saifedean's Links:
Twitter: @saifedean
Saifedean.com
Alex Gladstein's Links:
Twitter: @gladstein
Hrf.org
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
Knox Custody
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
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Patreon @stephanlivera
What are Discreet Log Contracts? Are they just for degenerate gamblers or is there a business use here? Nadav Kohen of Suredbits joins me to talk about what they are, why they’re useful and how they work.
Why Use DLCs over multisig?
Trust and Privacy
Funding and Contract Execution Transactions
Oracles and associated problems
Lightning DLCs
DLC Spec
Nadav‘s Links:
Twitter: @nadav_kohen
Suredbits
Suredbits Blog
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
Knox Custody
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
Philip Haslam and Russ Lamberti join me to talk about their book on Zimbabwe and hyperinflation, When Money Destroys Nations. We chat about:
Where hyperinflation has happened before
The culture of debt & entitlement
Print and spend vs loan and spend
The stages or ‘gorge moments’
Financial repression
Liquidity obfuscation
How might future hyperinflation episodes play out
Links:
Website: whenmoneydestroys.com
Book: When Money Destroys Nations
Russell Lamberti: @RussLamberti
Philip Haslam: @HaslamPhilip
Book twitter: @WMDNbook
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
Knox Custody
CypherSafe (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
Godfrey Bloom, Austrian economist, former politician, and libertarian author joins me to talk. Godfrey is a self proclaimed goldbug, and in this conversation we explore Bitcoin and his recent discussion on it.
We chat about:
Bitcoin’s use as reserve asset
Some similarities and differences between Bitcoin and Gold
Central Banking
Welfare Statism
Links:
Twitter: @Goddersbloom
Website: godfreybloom.uk
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
Knox Custody
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
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Patreon @stephanlivera
Why is Bitcoin so exciting? How does Silicon Valley culture influence it? Gloria Zhao, bitcoin core contributor joins me to talk:
Silicon Valley culture influences
Teaching blockchain, then getting more into Bitcoin
Being mentored by Bitcoin core developers
Bitcoin PR Review club
Map of the Bitcoin Network
Gloria 's Links:
Twitter: @glozow
Github: Glozow
Article: Map of the Bitcoin network
Relevant episodes:
SLP124 Jon Atack – Bitcoin Core Contribution
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
Knox Custody
Mempool.space
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
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After terrifying everyone with his prior SLP appearance re: hardware wallet security, Michael Flaxman rejoins me on the show to talk about his new multisig guide to help users secure their coins without any single point of failure.
We cover:
What’s improved in the space since last year
Why you need to eliminate SPOFs (Single Points of Failure)
Comparison of current hardware wallets
Multi sig services vs DIY
Using Specter
Using Coldcard & Cobo
Seedpicker
Tips on maintaining the setup
Michael links:
BTC Guide: https://btcguide.github.io/
Twitter: @mflaxman
Prior episodes:
SLP97 Michael Flaxman – Every Bitcoin Hardware
SLP205 Specter Desktop Bitcoin Multi Sig with Stepan Snigirev & Ben Kaufman
SLP99 Andrew Chow – Hardware Wallets and Bitcoin Core with HWI and PSBT
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
Knox Custody
CypherSafe (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera
Why does auditing Bitcoin matter? Why won’t the supply ever actually reach 21 million? Pierre Rochard of Kraken and Fabian Jahr (Bitcoin Core contributor) join me on the show to talk.
Bitcoin supply
Auditing
Gettxoutset
Bitcoin Core coin stats index
More in depth bitcoin accounting
Links:
Fabian Jahr github: @fjahr
Fabian Jahr: @fjahr
Article: https://fjahr.com/posts/where-are-the-coins/
Pierre Rochard: @pierre_rochard
Article: https://www.pierrerochard.com/auditing-bitcoin-supply/
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
Knox Custody
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera
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Why did MicroStrategy buy $425 million of Bitcoin and adopt it as Primary Treasury Reserve Asset? How did the team learn about Bitcoin? What is driving people to learn about Bitcoin in this high inflation environment? Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy joins me to discuss.
Links:
Twitter: @michael_saylor
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
Knox Custody
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
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Bitcoin custody insurance has been hotly debated in the industry, with concerns around the volatility, its feasibility, and whether it makes sense. What's Knox doing differently? Alex Daskalov, CEO of Knox Custody joins me to discuss these questions.
Alex links:
Alex Twitter: @daskalov
Knox Custody: @knoxcustody
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
Knox Custody
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
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What grants have Square Crypto given? How can Bitcoin design be improved? How can Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Patents be protected for the community and permissionless innovation to continue apace? Steve Lee of Square Crypto joins me to talk about some of the latest.
Links:
Steve twitter: @moneyball
COPA Thread: https://twitter.com/sqcrypto/status/1304087270736236544
Bitcoin Design: https://medium.com/@squarecrypto/bringing-together-the-bitcoin-design-community-b89e5fbe080f
Prior episode:
SLP144 Steve Lee – Square Crypto and Supporting Bitcoin Development
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
Knox Custody
CypherSafe (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera
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How do you watch Bitcoin’s mempool? What tools should we use? What are the implications longer term for a blockspace market? Sergej Kotliar, CEO of Bitrefill joins me to talk about this and more:
Mempool watching and what tools are needed
Blockspace market longer term
Lightning adoption
Bitcoin Privacy and ‘bad actors’
COVID and Bitcoiners
Sergej links:
Twitter: @ziggamon
Bitrefill: Bitrefill.com
Prior episodes:
SLP85 Sergej Kotliar – Building Bitcoin’s circular economy
SLP25 – Taking Bitcoin Lightning Payment, and ‘earner adoption’, with Sergej Kotliar, CEO of Bitrefill
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
Knox Custody
CypherSafe (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera
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Is Bitcoin user culture going the wrong way? Or are these general cultural things? What should be the approach around avoiding KYC? What new features are coming to Samourai Wallet? Samourai Wallet joins me to discuss.
Samourai Wallet links:
Site: samouraiwallet.com
Twitter: @samouraiwallet
Prior episodes:
SLP150 Samourai Wallet – Make Every Bitcoin Spend a Coinjoin
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
Knox Custody
Stephan Livera links:
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Does money need a non-monetary use? Will the government return to a gold standard? Are we doomed to repeat the same cycle of fiat money? Peter Schiff, CEO Euro Pacific Capital, chairman of Schiff Gold, and host of Schiff Radio joins me to discuss.
Peter links:
Twitter: @PeterSchiff
Schiff Radio: schiffradio.com
Euro Pac: europac.com
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
Knox Custody
CypherSafe (Code: LIVERA for discount)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera
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What’s the latest with the Lightning Network? What will it mean when channels go large sized with wumbo? How is the network and ecosystem growing? Laolu (roasbeef) CTO of Lightning Labs joins me to talk.
Links:
Twitter: @roasbeef
Lnd 0.11 post
Lightning labs: Lightning.engineering
Lightning Labs twitter: @lightning
Prior episode:
SLP39 Olaoluwa Osuntokun (Roasbeef), CTO of Lightning Labs
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
Knox Custody
CypherSafe (Code: LIVERA for discount)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Patreon @stephanlivera1
Have you wondered how to recover bitcoins from a seed? Maybe your friend doesn’t remember which wallet they used? In this episode with Luke Childs, we talk about how to recover them into Electrum with his newly written tool.
We also talk about Umbrel, a new node package promising very easy set up.
We also chat about security, development and bitcoin coding.
Links:
Twitter: @lukechilds
Github: https://github.com/sponsors/lukechilds#sponsors
Site: https://lukechilds.co/
Umbrel: https://getumbrel.com/
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Knox Custody
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
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Are you looking for an easy bitcoin multi signature wallet that doesn’t require an electrum server? Or perhaps one with support for different bitcoin hardware wallets and a different interface? Check out Specter-Desktop! Stepan Snigirev (CTO Crypto Advance) and Ben Kaufman (Specter Desktop contributor) join me to talk about the project.
Features
UX
Multi signature standards
HWI and HWW support
Design decisions
Looking for contributors
Links:
@StepanSnigirev
@_BenKaufman
@CryptoAdvance
Specter Desktop github
Specter Support Telegram Channel
Prior episodes:
SLP84 Stepan Snigirev – Quantum Computing Threat to Bitcoin and Next Generation Bitcoin Hardware Wallets
SLP105 Justin Moon & Stepan Snigirev – DIY Bitcoin Hardware Wallet and Multi Signature
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
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What’s the relation between fiat money and slavery? How did easy money and government suppression of honest money lead to this outcome? What’s the story with aggry beads and panos? How does Bitcoin change this? Robert Breedlove (CEO & CIO Parallax Digital) joins me to talk about these questions.
Links:
Twitter: @breedlove22
Article: Masters and Slaves of Money
Parallax Digital: ParallaxDigital.io
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital
Stephan Livera links:
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Raoul Pal of Real Vision rejoins me on the show to talk about how Bitcoin and Macro are colliding. We talk about the incredible risk:reward opportunity of bitcoin, DCA long term, Bitcoin as better collateral, and more.
Raoul Pal Links:
Twitter: @RaoulGMI
RealVision
Prior Episodes:
SLP93 Raoul Pal – Global Macro Risks and Bitcoin
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital
CypherSafe (Code: LIVERA for discount)
Stephan Livera links:
Show notes and website
Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
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What are some of the stories from Bitcoin’s Brisbane scene in Australia? Jeff Yew joins me to chat about his experiences from the Brisbane scene, and teaching newcoiners about bitcoin. We also chat about the Binance Australia launch.
Jeff links:
Twitter: @Vnumeris
Binance AU
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Unchained Capital (code: LIVERA)
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That dashboard is amazing!
I love the strategies he uses to explain. I think I was overwhelming the people who I tried to explain how to get started to.
all I'm thinking all day is " Flex our monitoring muscles to weed out the bad actors" any one counted ??!
Great guests! Is the interviewer a 🤖?