Stephan Livera Podcast

Hampus Sjoberg, creator of Blixt Wallet joins me to talk about lightning technology and crafting a non-custodial experience while dealing with the trade offs of custodial lightning.  LNURL - what is it and where is it useful? Comparison with bolt12 Blixt wallet and its tradeoffs Lightning Box for offline payments Bitcoin soft forks - why they should be considered Links: Twitter: @hampus_S Site: Blixt Wallet  nostr: npub1v4v57fu60zvc9d2uq23cey4fnwvxlzga9q2vta2n6xalu03rs57s0 Prior episodes: SLP449 James O'Beirne OP_Vault – A New Way to HODL? SLP463 Bitcoin Transaction Pinning, ANYPREVOUT & eltoo with Greg Sanders (Instagibbs) SLP461 What Bitcoin Specialises In with Matt Corallo Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com BTCPrague.com 

James Lavish (Author of the Informationist and Managing Partner of Bitcoin Opportunity Fund) rejoins me on the show to talk about the latest: Shocking US government debt stats Silicon Valley Bank bailout and what it portends Using Bitcoin to stay operational in banking crisis Bitcoin Opportunity Fund Links: Twitter: @jameslavish Newsletter:  https://jameslavish.substack.com/ BOF: The Bitcoin Opportunity Fund Thread: https://twitter.com/jameslavish/status/1636104435171737602 Sponsor links: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com BTCPrague.com  Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Ben Carlson, journalist and former editor at The Atlantic joins me on the show to chat about: How the media operates and the model has shifted over time Getting to the truth in this new age How stories get covered up Future of media Uncovering interesting videos Links: Twitter: @bfcarlson Site: bfcarlson.com Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com BTCPrague.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Calvin Kim (BitMEX & HRF grantee) joins me to talk about utreexo: utreexo and the UTXO set comparison with other ideas e.g. assumevalid and assumeUTXO utreexo proofs Types of utreexo nodes - Bridge + Compact State nodes How it might look in practice Running your own electrum server Privacy benefits Links: Twitter: @kcalvinalvinn utreexo Github: https://github.com/utreexo/utreexo Overview at MIT DCI https://dci.mit.edu/utreexo Blog post: Out of Order Block Validation with Utreexo Accumulators Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com BTCPrague.com

Erick Brimen of Prospera joins me to talk about: Creating $100-200T more wealth globally The market for living together Historical examples Governance, Government, & The State ZEDE law and uncertainty Working with Galoy Money Accepting Bitcoin & AmityAge on the island Links: Site: https://prospera.hn/news Twitter: @erickbrimen Other episodes: SLP417 Titus Gebel – Free Cities & Parallel Structures For Liberty SLP161 Titus Gebel – Bitcoin Citadels as Free Private Cities SLP340 Peter Young – El Salvador On The Ground & Free Private Cities Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com BTCPrague.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Greg Sanders of Blockstream joins me to talk about Transaction Pinning, ANYPREVOUT and eltoo. We discuss a range of questions: What is Transaction Pinning? How does mempoolfullrbf help? Transaction Pinning vectors and possible fixes v3 transaction relay Overview of ANYPREVOUT Improvements with eltoo LN Penalty contrasted with LN Symmetry Scaling Bitcoin longer term Relevant episodes: SLP200 Christian Decker – ANYPREVOUT, MPP, Mitigating LN Attacks SLP298 Rusty Russell – Lightning Offers / BOLT12: The next big thing in Lightning? Links: Twitter: @theinstagibbs Github: Gregory Sanders Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com BTCPrague.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Craig Raw of Sparrow Wallet rejoins me to chat: Bitcoin multi signature security Passphrases contrasted with multi-sig NFC support What's the difference between seed, passphrase, PIN & app password? Stages of HODLing BSMS BIP329 Import and export of transactions BIP47 support Links: Twitter: @craigraw Site: SparrowWallet.com nostr: #npub1hea99yd4xt5tjx8jmjvpfz2g5v7nurdqw7ydwst0ww6vw520prnq6fg9v2 BIP329 Relevant episodes: SLP459 Q1 and Bitcoin Security with NVK SLP455 Anant – Single Sig or Multi Sig? Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com BTCPrague.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Matt Corallo of Spiral Bitcoin rejoins me to chat about the purpose of Bitcoin and developments in the space: Bitcoin contrasted with stablecoins Bitcoin's specialty Future problems vs today problems Canadian Trucker Bitcoin Donations and adversarial environments Cultural aspects What does it take to have Bitcoin Soft forks again? LDK Links: Twitter: @TheBlueMatt Spiral: Spiral.xyz LDK: Lightningdevkit.org Async payment post Prior episodes: SLP257 Matt Corallo – Bitcoin Soft Fork Activation, Taproot, and Playing Chicken Other relevant episodes: SLP449 James O'Beirne OP_Vault – A New Way to HODL? SLP200 Christian Decker – ANYPREVOUT, MPP, Mitigating LN Attacks SLP456 Casey Rodarmor What are Ordinals? SLP349 Chris Stewart Bitcoin DLCs & Stablechannels SLP298 Rusty Russell – Lightning Offers / BOLT12: The next big thing in Lightning? Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com BTCPrague.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Mark Goodwin is the Editorial Director for Print at Bitcoin Magazine. He joins me to chat about the dynamics of Bitcoin and the Dollar: Warring factions in the govt Monetary dominance Protocol risks created by stablecoins? Bitcoin still surviving and thriving Links: Store: https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/ Twitter: @markgoodw_in Article: Bitcoinmagazine.com Article: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/stablecoin-monster-cbdc-red-herring Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com BTCPrague.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

NVK (of Coinkite.com) rejoins me to chat about the latest in bitcoin security: New device Q1 with QR New Coldcard firmware Combining security techniques Bitcoin Gardening, not Ossification OP_VAULT Nostr Links: Q1: https://coldcard.com/docs/coldcard-q1 NVK's Nostr npub: npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8 Previous Episodes: SLP418 NVK Tapsigner: Bitcoin Hardware for the Masses? SLP344 NVK – Coldcard Mk4, Tapsigner, Satscard – Bitcoin Hardware Innovation SLP290 NVK Bitcoin Security & Backups Primer SLP252 NVK Bitcoin Hardware Wallets vs Air Gapped Computers Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com BTCPrague.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Peter St Onge rejoins me on the show to talk about AI and what it means from an economic perspective. Many believe that all the jobs will disappear or there will be massive economic chaos. We discuss: AI and what jobs it will take What new jobs will be created? What about UBI? Implications for choosing a career ChatGPT and political bias Existential risks Trillion dollar coins Links: Twitter: @profstonge Substack: HyperBitcoinization | stonge.substack.com YouTube: @Profitsofchaos | Youtube.com Prior episode: SLP272 Peter St. Onge - Bitcoin Energy Double Standards & Why Robots Are Not Taking All Our Jobs Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com BTCPrague.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Bill Hill from Pouch (Bitcoin Island Philippines) and Malcolm Weed from Neutronpay join me to talk about Bitcoin as international money and the scene in Asia. Bill and Malcolm share some insights into Bitcoin and lightning on the ground, and remittance corridors. We also talk about their upcoming events, Lightningcon in Da Nang and Bitcoin Island Retreat coming up at the end of March. We chat: Merchant adoption Bitcoin remittances Bitcoin and lightning companies collaborating Knowledge about the lightning network Bitcoin communities locally Links: Twitter: @BitcoinIslandPH Site: https://pouch.ph/retreat2023 Site: https://lightningcon.org/ BitcoinBeachVN: @BitcoinBeachVN Site: Neutronpay.com Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com BTCPrague.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Casey Rodarmor joins me to chat about Ordinals and Inscriptions. Now we get into the pros and cons of this, and whether it is bad for Bitcoin. We chat: What Ordinals and Inscriptions are The ‘bull' case for Ordinals and Inscriptions Do they spam the bitcoin blockchain? Witness data on the input side, not output side Is it harder to validate? Can it even be stopped? Marginal consumption of block space Links: Twitter: @rodarmor Site: Ordinals.com Podcast: https://hellpodcast.money/ BitMEX post: https://blog.bitmex.com/dapps-or-only-bitcoin-transactions-the-2014-debate/ Andrew Poelstra's commentary: https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2023-January/021372.html Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Cory's blog post for Swan: Bitcoiners, it's winning time Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com BTCPrague.com

Anant of BitHyve (Hexa, Keeper) rejoins me on the show to chat about the question of securing your Bitcoin in single signature or multi signature. We also talk through best practices. Topics covered: Single sig or multi sig Costs of multi sig Detailed walkthrough of multi sig set up Practical tips to keep it simple Keeper and features Miniscript and Musig2 Bitcoin4india Links: Twitter: @anant_tap Twitter: @bitcoinKeeper_ Site: Bitcoinkeeper.app Relevant prior episodes SLP429 – Anant Tapadia Bitcoin In India, Keeper, b4i conference SLP290 NVK Bitcoin Security & Backups Primer SLP215 Michael Flaxman – 10x Your Bitcoin Security With Multisig Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Dante Cook of Swan Business joins me on the show to chat about: Athletes and Bitcoin Proof of Work Shipping Containers and Bitcoin The need for entrepreneurs The old system fighting the new Bitcoin for businesses Links: Twitter: @Dante_Cook1 Email: Dante@swan.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantecook/ Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Luke Gromen of Forest For The Trees rejoins me on the show to talk about his macro views: Soft landing vs hard landing Government debt levels US Interest rates and “chicken-pivot” Commodities and dedollarisation Outlook for Bitcoin Links: Twitter: @LukeGromen Site: https://fftt-llc.com/ Prior episode: SLP247 Luke Gromen – Does Bitcoin Recreate The Hunger Games? Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Antoine Poinsot of Revault/WizardSardine and Salvatore Ingala of Ledger join me to explain: What is Bitcoin Miniscript? How does it help enable new uses of bitcoin? Inheritance, timelocking and business use Security Complexity Liana and Ledger Software and hardware Next steps from here Links: Twitter: @darosior Twitter: @salvatoshi Blog: https://blog.ledger.com/miniscript-is-coming/ WizardSardine: A team of bitcoiners with a passion for security Liana: Announcing Liana BIP for wallet policies: [New BIP] Wallet Policies #1389 Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera Miniscript resources: github.com/LedgerHQ/app-bitcoin-new: the Ledger Nano application for bitcoin bitcoin.sipa.be/miniscript: the miniscript website and playground miniscript.fun: a graphical playground for miniscript bitcoinops.org/en/topics/miniscript: more links and additional information on miniscript en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Script: Script reference

Brad Mills (Bitcoin HODLer and VC investor) joins me to dissect cRyPtO scams from the last cycle. What lessons are there to be learned about the dynamics? Listen in to hear some post mortem commentary, as well as some views on what's coming. We discuss: cRyPtO ponzi dynamics How the cycles line up Fake decentralisation Liquid staking Yield chasing Bitcoin fundamentals Links: Twitter: @bradmillscan Site: Bradmills.ca Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Josibake (bitcoin core developer) joins me on the show to talk about Bitcoin Developer Education and why it's much improved nowadays! We discuss a range of topics: Why is it important? What are the main bottlenecks? What career opportunities are there? Chaincode labs seminars Qala Bitcoin Dev Philosophy book Onboarding to bitcoin core What he'd like to see in Bitcoin Links: Twitter: @josibake Chaincode Labs Seminars Onboarding to Bitcoin Core Bitcoin Development Philosophy Prior episodes: SLP124 Jon Atack – Bitcoin Core Contribution SLP216 Gloria Zhao Learning Bitcoin Core Contribution & Hosting PR Review Club SLP359 Abubakar Nur Khalil – Bitcoin in Africa, Qala, B Trust, Recursive Capital SLP229 John Newbery – Brink: Bitcoin Development SLP406 Adi Shankara Bitcoin Needs Technologists & Summer of Bitcoin Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

James O'Beirne (Bitcoin Core developer) rejoins me on the show to chat about OP_Vault. We discuss: The history of the Vault idea Precomputed vaults vs General covenants What does a good vault look like? How OP_Vault works Who it's for What next with OP_Vault Links: Paper: Vaults and Covenants Twitter: @jamesob Mailing list discussion: [bitcoin-dev] OP_VAULT: a new vault proposal Twitter Thread: https://twitter.com/jamesob/status/1612482957406801922 Prior episodes: SLP339 Jeremy Rubin – What is Check Template Verify? SLP404 Gloria Zhao – What Do Bitcoin Core Maintainers Do? SLP83 Conner Fromknecht – Bitcoin Lightning Watchtowers in depth SLP66 James O'Beirne – The truth about ‘power' in Bitcoin Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Texas Slim and Jacob Wolki join me on the show to chat about what people are getting wrong with their nutrition nowadays, and how the beef initiative is helping. We chat: Nutrition today and what's gone wrong The Beef Initiative Regenerative Agriculture and the difference in product Using Bitcoin w/IBEX, OpenNode, BTCPay Inaugural Australian Beef Initiative Summit Feb 12th Links: Event link: Australian Beef Initiative- Sunday 12th Twitter: @JakeWolki Twitter: @modernTman Jake's Site: Wolkifarm.com.au Slim's Site: Beefinitiative.com Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

K3tan of Ministry of Nodes rejoins me on the show to chat about his recent survey and review the year in Bitcoin. We discuss: Practical tips on using Bitcoin Which Bitcoin projects/software/hardware came out on top and why Self sovereignty and adoption Lightning Fedimint, Cashu What to expect for the next year Links: Twitter: @_k3tan Twitter: https://twitter.com/_k3tan/status/1600068204185153536 Site: https://ministryofnodes.com.au/ Prior episodes: SLP315 k3tan – Networking For Bitcoiners SLP411 K3tan Why Raspberry Pi Bitcoin Nodes Are Bad Sponsors: BTCPrague.com (code LIVERA) Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Alex Gladstein of HRF rejoins me on the show to chat about: Attending Africa Bitcoin Conference How the World Bank and IMF keep poorer countries in a debt trap The ‘strings' attached to debt Odious debt Cash crops How does this resolve? Will Bitcoin help fix this? Links: Twitter: @gladstein Article: Structural Adjustment: How the Imf and World Bank Repress Poor Countries and Funnel Their Resources to Rich Ones HRF grants: HRF Bitcoin Development Fund Awards $325,000 in New Grants Sponsors: BTCPrague.com (code LIVERA) Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Dhruv Bansal, co-founder and CSO of Unchained Capital rejoins me on the show to talk about: The bear cycle and what happened Leverage and the role of credit Bitcoin and financial planning Inheritance Planning Multisig & Taproot Nostr Bitcoin and computer security Links: Twitter: @dhruvbansal Site: Unchained.com Prior episodes: SLP221 Joe Kelly And Dhruv Bansal – Should Your Business Hold Bitcoin? Unchained Business Accounts SLP113 Dhruv Bansal – Bitcoin Multisig & Hermit with Unchained Capital SLP41 Dhruv Bansal of Unchained Capital – Bitcoin Dust in the Machine, and Bitcoin Financial Services Sponsors: BTCPrague.com (code LIVERA) Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Muzz from Lightning Ventures joins me to chat: The world of Bitcoin VC Is it fiat? Investing in companies Thinking long term Problems with chainalysis Bitcoiner Jobs Should you evangelise bitcoin? Tips for founders Links: Site: ltng.ventures Twitter: @MikeJarmuz Sponsors: BTCPrague.com (code LIVERA) Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Conza (austro-libertarian writer and organiser of Mises Seminar Australia) joins me on the show to talk about praxeology, and common bitcoin misconceptions. We chat: Praxeology basics Why it's not ‘mere preference' Why accuracy is important Classifying bitcoin vs IOUs Inaccurate analogies about energy, time, violence/weapon Links: Twitter: @Conza Site: mises.org.au Site: conza.tumblr.com Saifedean Conza episode :134. Praxeology in One Lesson with Conza Sponsors: BTCPrague.com (code LIVERA) Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Joe Burnett of Blockware joins me to chat about why Bitcoin's security is probably fine in the long term. We chat about the typical arguments for and against here, as well as the surprising idea of ‘finality, not security'. Bitcoin long term security arguments Finality, not security Bitcoin's scaling cycle Why ETH is more or less doomed Bull and bear markets of bitcoin are a feature Links: Twitter: @IIICapital Blockware/Riot Mining Report: Bitcoin Transaction Fees Thread: https://twitter.com/IIICapital/status/1599813831231827968 Blockware Purchasing Power report Sponsors: BTCPrague.com (code LIVERA) Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Buildonl2.com

Hermann from Bitcoin Ekasi joins me to chat about his journey banking the unbanked: Being inspired by bitcoinbeach Conditions in the town in Mossel Bay, South Africa Shops taking bitcoin payment Dealing with volatility Why maximalism is practical Using services like Bitrefill Bitcoin education centre - built with bitcoin / Paxful Links: Site: BitcoinEkasi.com Twitter: @BitcoinEkasi Twitter: @vryfokkenou Article: Bitcoin Ekasi: The Township One Year Later Thread about ‘maximalism': https://twitter.com/BitcoinEkasi/status/1600820061375459330 Sponsors: BTCPrague.com (code LIVERA) Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com

WizardofAus joins me on the show to chat about the Bush Bash: an alternate model for Bitcoin conferences. To be clear it's not ‘better', just different. Wiz and I chat: How he got into organizing bitcoin meetups Bush Bash origins Attendee feedback The commitment filter Structuring the weekend No sponsors needed? Tips on replicating the model Links: Twitter: @BTCSchellingPt Site: bitcoinbushbash.info Twitter: @bitcoinbushbash Article: Gather Your Tribe - Citadel 21 Mentioned: Inventing Bitcoin (Free link) Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) BTCPrague.com (code LIVERA) Blockstream.com Mempool.space

Federico Tenga of Bitfinex joins me to chat about RGB, what it is and what it enables using bitcoin: What is RGB? Enabling stablecoins, collectibles and other assets How does it work? Issuing new assets, transferring and deletion Does it create an MEV situation for Bitcoin? Iris Wallet Links: Twitter: @FedericoTenga Iris Wallet Github: @iris_wallet RGB FAQ: rgbfaq.com Article: RGB Magic: Client-Side Contracts on Bitcoin Sponsors: BTCPrague.com (code LIVERA) Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com

Lawrence Nahum of Blockstream joins me to chat about: RBF and mempoolfullrbf 0 conf arguments Blockstream Green Jade and bitcoin security BuildonL2 Links: Twitter: @LarryBitcoin Site: Blockstream.com Build on L2: https://www.buildonl2.com/ Sponsors: BTCPrague.com (code LIVERA) Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com

Jordan Schachtel, independent journalist and writer joins me to chat about the problems in media today, and how we're in a clown world. We discuss: Media bias and narratives SBF and the FTX house of cards Was it a government op? Critical factors for hyperbitcoinisation Is the system beyond hope? Links: Twitter: @JordanSchachtel Substack: The Dossier - Substack Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Juraj Bednar (Author, speaker, co-founder of Paralelni Polis) joins me on the show to chat about: Cypherpunk and libertarian thought Building out the Bitcoin parallel economy Vekslaks and p2p Tips for onboarding bitcoin and lightning users Lightning wallet comparison Links: Twitter: @jurbed Book: Hack Yourself! Site: Juraj Bednar Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Svetski (Founder of The Bitcoin Times) rejoins me on the show to chat about what he's working on lately: The Bitcoin Times as a new annual bitcoin publication How and why he got into Austrian economics How bitcoin changes our time preference Explaining Bitcoin Playing the long game with bitcoin adoption Links: Twitter: @SvetskiWrites Twitter: @TimelessBitcoin Site: Bitcointimes.com.au Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Jeremy of Escape to El Salvador joins me on the show to talk about his insights on the ground in El Salvador. We discuss: Why and how some bitcoiners and expats are moving to El Salvador Thoughts on the recent Adopting Bitcoin conference Creature comforts in El Salvador Living on Bitcoin in El Salvador Getting residency or setting up a business Tips for anyone visiting El Salvador Links: Twitter: @ElSalvadorVisas Website: EscapetoElSalvador.org Jeremy's Adopting Bitcoin talk Other relevant episodes: SLP305 El Salvador Bitcoin Law On The Ground with Aaron van Wirdum SLP279 Michael Peterson and Nicolas Burtey - Bitcoin Beach: Citadel By The Sea in El Zonte, El Salvador SLP381 John Dennehy & Gloriana Solano - Bitcoin Diploma in El Salvador Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Dhruv, Pieter Wuille and Tim Ruffing join me on the show to talk about their project to bring encryption to Bitcoin Core. We discuss: What the current state of things is Packet inspection and making bitcoin slightly more private The new proposal for encryption Impact on nodes Feedback wanted Links: BIP324: Enable v2 P2P encrypted transport #24545 https://github.com/dhruv/bips/blob/bip324/bip-0324.mediawiki Site: Bip324.com Twitter: @dhruv Twitter: @pwuille Twitter: @real_or_random Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

James Lavish (author of The Informationist, prior fund manager and macro commentator) joins me on the show to chat about the great debt spiral and how Bitcoin is a big part of the answer. We discuss: Recent central bank rate hikes - Fed and BoE hike 75 basis points Financial zombies Zombie countries and G7 Why the EU is doomed UK Debt problems How Bitcoin Fixes This Links: Twitter: @jameslavish Newsletter: https://jameslavish.substack.com/ Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Austin Mitchell of Synota joins me to chat about how bitcoin and the lightning network could be integrated with energy markets and the energy life cycle. We chat: Financial inefficiencies in energy markets How Bitcoin and Lightning fix this Automation and integration possible Walking through the energy lifecycle Bitcoin miners paying for their energy with bitcoin Links: Twitter: @aisaacsmitchell Site: Synota.io Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Zero fee routing rejoins me on the show to do a post mortem on shutting down his LN node project (for now). It was one of the most connected lightning nodes in the network with about 100 BTC capacity, and over 1000 channels. We chat: Why he's shutting it down How profitable it was Lessons learned Why he's still bullish on the lightning network and bitcoin Security considerations Would he ever restart the project? Splicing Peerswap Collaborative channel opens Hosted channels Links: Twitter: @zerofeerouting Thread: https://twitter.com/zerofeerouting/status/1586053522029936641 Site: Zerofeerouting.com Prior episode: SLP384 Zerofeerouting – Zero Fee Routing on Lightning Network Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Anant Tapadia of BitHyve (the team behind Hexa Wallet and Keeper) joins me on the show to talk about what's going on in India, and the efforts to spread good bitcoin education there as a community. We chat: Bitcoin scene in India Regulation in India Meetup groups p2p trading Keeper and multi signature b4i conference - aims Links: Twitter: @anant_tap Conference site: https://www.conference.bitcoin4india.org/ Keeper: Bitcoinkeeper.app Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Stack rejoins me on the show to chat about Bitcoin and the four macro factors to watch: Contrasting different views on macro Four factors to watch Is the world done with US Treasuries? What's the US Fed doing? What about the UK market? Deflationary collapse Links: Twitter: @stackhodler Site: Pro.stackmacro.com Prior episode: SLP397 Stack Hodler – Money Printing Around the World Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com

Cory Klippsten rejoins me on the show to chat about: The Race to Avoid The War Examples of countries experiencing high inflation Obstacles and hurdles on the way Could the cycles have been avoided? How to contribute if you're not a developer Pacific Bitcoin Links: Twitter: @coryklippsten Pacific Bitcoin: PacificBitcoin.com (code LIVERA) Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com

Morgen Rochard of Origin WA joins the show to chat about the world of financial planning and more: Bitcoin allocation percentages Monetary uncertainty “Making your money work for you” Why you want to live in a Bitcoin world Negative real yield Living within your means Links: Origin Wealth Advisors: Originwa.com Twitter: @MorgenRochard Book: Personal Finance QuickStart Guide Bitcoin for Advisors podcast Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Morgen Rochard of Origin WA joins the show to chat about the world of financial planning and more: Bitcoin allocation percentages Monetary uncertainty “Making your money work for you” Why you want to live in a Bitcoin world Negative real yield Living within your means Links: Origin Wealth Advisors: Originwa.com Twitter: @MorgenRochard Book: Personal Finance QuickStart Guide Bitcoin for Advisors podcast Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Johns Beharry and Ed of the Bolt.fun project join me to chat about this new online bitcoin and lightning meta-hackathon and how you can get involved. How it got started Prizes and Tracks How teams will be judged Guide Makers Growing the bitcoin developer + designer community Links: Site: https://bolt.fun/ Johns Twitter: @johnsBeharry Ed Twitter: @zapp_ed Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Simon Lelieveldt, a business engineer with extensive experience in banking, central banking and acting as supervisor joins me on the show. We're chatting about: The problem of FATF Who are they? How did this organisation form? What impacts they're having on the world Tricks they use to take advantage of crises How to push back Links: Twitter: @finhstamsterdam Thread: https://twitter.com/finhstamsterdam/status/1309875813806936064 FATF evaluation thread https://twitter.com/finhstamsterdam/status/1562702570229223424 Unhosted wallets thread https://twitter.com/finhstamsterdam/status/1418328186279141376 Simon's article: Law suit Bitonic Stephan's recent article on the topic: Bitcoiners Must Fight the FATF and Its AML Regime Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Paolo Ardoino (CTO Bitfinex & Tether) rejoins me on the show to chat about just what's happening Lugano: Funding for the project Helping merchants accepting Bitcoin, USDT, Luga Why do this from the top down? Why not bottom up only? Hub & Incubator Updates on Keet Plan B Forum Links: Twitter: @paoloardoino Lugano site: https://planb.lugano.ch/planb-forum/ Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Blockstream.com Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

John Haar from Swan Private joins me on the show to chat about his journey working inside the TradFi machine and coming to see Bitcoin as the answer: Being a goldbug Reading and learning at mises.org Methodological differences with mainstream economics Full Reserve and Fractional Reserve thoughts Will we see Bitcoin decorrelation? Inflation Links: Article: How Legacy Finance Perceives Bitcoin Twitter: @john_at_swan Prior episodes: SLP402 Pierre Rochard – Bitcoin Obsoletes Fractional Reserve Banking Prior episodes: SLP266 Croesus_BTC – Bitcoin: Stake Your Claim Before Everyone Else Prior episode: SLP416 Per Bylund – How To Think About Economics Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Vivek Ramaswamy of Strive Asset Management joins me on the show to chat about: His book Woke, Inc. How executives pursue Woke-ism as a deflection strategy What investors can do about it Activist investing Fighting fire with water How it plays into Bitcoin's world Links: Twitter: @VivekGRamaswamy Site: Strive.com Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast

Nathan and Secondl1ght of the BTCMap FOSS project join me to chat about tagging local bitcoin merchants and how you can get involved. FOSS and data Past attempts at tagging Open systems and walled gardens BTCMap project and how you can contribute Tagging locations Links: Site: BTCMap.org Twitter: @BTCMapDotOrg Github: https://github.com/teambtcmap Nathan: @nathan_day Secondl1ght twitter: @secondl1ght Secondlight site: secondl1ght.site Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Matthew McClintock of Bespoke Services joins me on the show to chat about his family office and private trust company for UHNW American clients. We chat: What level of wealth qualifies here? What are the concerns of Bitcoin-affluent families? What kind of structures can they use? Benefits of these structures Trade offs of the approach How the Sovereign Individual thesis may play out Should UHNW Americans consider staying out of these structures? What's needed from a technology and culture perspective? Links: Site: Bespokeservices.io Twitter: @mcclintock_m Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera