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**?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> feed xmlns:yt="http://www.youtube.com/xml/schemas/2015" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> link rel="self" href="http://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA"/> id>yt:channel:DqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/id> yt:channelId>DqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/yt:channelId> title>Stephan Livera/title> link rel="alternate" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA"/> author> name>Stephan Livera/name> uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/uri> /author> published>2011-01-24T03:52:10+00:00/published> entry> id>yt:video:SGRW_dKjAAk/id> yt:videoId>SGRW_dKjAAk/yt:videoId> yt:channelId>UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/yt:channelId> title>100 Businesses Accepting Bitcoin in Roatan/title> link rel="alternate" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGRW_dKjAAk"/> author> name>Stephan Livera/name> uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/uri> /author> published>2024-06-24T14:42:17+00:00/published> updated>2024-06-24T14:42:53+00:00/updated> media:group> media:title>100 Businesses Accepting Bitcoin in Roatan/media:title> media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/v/SGRW_dKjAAk?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="390"/> media:thumbnail url="https://i4.ytimg.com/vi/SGRW_dKjAAk/hqdefault.jpg" width="480" height="360"/> media:description>Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/585 You might have seen my earlier episode with Erick Brimen, CEO of Prospera, here’s the CFO of Prospera discussing the ability to use Bitcoin as a unit of account. We discuss: Life on Roatan Setting up a business Choose your own regulatory environment ZEDE law situation Bitcoin as unit of account Leaving Canada Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 Subscribe to Substack https://stephanlivera.substack.com/media:description> media:community> media:starRating count="5" average="5.00" min="1" max="5"/> media:statistics views="51"/> /media:community> /media:group> /entry> entry> id>yt:video:skZYsH4nnHI/id> yt:videoId>skZYsH4nnHI/yt:videoId> yt:channelId>UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/yt:channelId> title>Set Your Business Up With Bitcoin Unit of Account with Luke Thibodeau, CFO of Prospera SLP585/title> link rel="alternate" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skZYsH4nnHI"/> author> name>Stephan Livera/name> uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/uri> /author> published>2024-06-22T11:00:07+00:00/published> updated>2024-06-24T14:31:21+00:00/updated> media:group> media:title>Set Your Business Up With Bitcoin Unit of Account with Luke Thibodeau, CFO of Prospera SLP585/media:title> media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/v/skZYsH4nnHI?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="390"/> media:thumbnail url="https://i4.ytimg.com/vi/skZYsH4nnHI/hqdefault.jpg" width="480" height="360"/> media:description>Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/585 You might have seen my earlier episode with Erick Brimen, CEO of Prospera, here’s the CFO of Prospera discussing the ability to use Bitcoin as a unit of account. We discuss: Life on Roatan Setting up a business Choose your own regulatory environment ZEDE law situation Bitcoin as unit of account Leaving Canada Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (01:01) - The idea of ‘Free Private Cities’ (03:32) - Life on Roatan (07:01) - Demographics of Prospera (08:50) - AmityAge spearheading Bitcoin adoption in Prospera (11:50) - Repricing Prospera in sats (14:36) - Setting up a business in Prospera (18:30) - Picking your own regulatory environment (24:57) - Sponsors (28:24) - Addressing controversies surrounding Prospera (30:34) - Taxes in Roatan (35:48) - Looking back at life in Canada (41:43) - Private & Sovereign Special Economic Zones (SEZ) (44:06) - Main role of Prospera; building a charter city and beyond (49:17) - ZEDE Law situation (55:05) - Population of Prospera (57:02) - Discovering Prospera and closing thoughtsmestamps: Links: https://prospera.hn/ https://stephanlivera.com/episode/464/ Sponsors: Swan.com (code LIVERA) http://swan.com/livera CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) http://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 Subscribe to Substack https://stephanlivera.substack.com/media:description> media:community> media:starRating count="14" average="5.00" min="1" max="5"/> media:statistics views="324"/> /media:community> /media:group> /entry> entry> id>yt:video:yCqFLzD6lEY/id> yt:videoId>yCqFLzD6lEY/yt:videoId> yt:channelId>UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/yt:channelId> title>Updates on Ark with Tiero SLP584/title> link rel="alternate" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCqFLzD6lEY"/> author> name>Stephan Livera/name> uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/uri> /author> published>2024-06-18T14:50:50+00:00/published> updated>2024-06-22T21:31:37+00:00/updated> media:group> media:title>Updates on Ark with Tiero SLP584/media:title> media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/v/yCqFLzD6lEY?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="390"/> media:thumbnail url="https://i2.ytimg.com/vi/yCqFLzD6lEY/hqdefault.jpg" width="480" height="360"/> media:description>Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/584 Tiero of Ark Labs joins me on the show to discuss the latest with Ark. We get into: How Ark has changed since initial proposal clARK - covenant-less ARK Trade offs to make clARK happen Which covenants would help vs what is ideal for Ark Ark on Liquid Capital requirements and costs Fiatcoins Nostr Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (01:37) - What is Ark? ELI5 version (05:42) - Tradeoffs of scaling payments (07:41) - Interchangeably using LN & Ark under the hood (10:52) - Updates on Ark (13:57) - What are out-of-round payments? (17:48) - Trade Offs of out-of-round payments (19:45) - The fee structure in Ark (21:39) - Sponsors (24:15) - Who runs the ASPs? (28:55) - ‘Congestion control’ with Ark (33:06) - The role of covenants with Ark (39:44) - Ark on Liquid (41:20) - Sponsors (43:49) - The ideal covenant & its impact on Ark (48:00) - Thoughts on extreme conservatism on Bitcoin (52:55) - Way forward with Ark Labs (56:18) - Opportunities & threats of stablecoins on Ark? (01:02:39) - NIP46 & building Nostr Connect (01:06:40) - Summary & closing thoughts Links: https://twitter.com/tierotiero https://arklabs.to/ Sponsors: Swan.com (code LIVERA) http://swan.com/livera CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) http://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space https://mempool.space/ Nomadcapitalist.com/apply https://nomadcapitalist.com/apply Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 Subscribe to Substack https://stephanlivera.substack.com//media:description> media:community> media:starRating count="13" average="5.00" min="1" max="5"/> media:statistics views="312"/> /media:community> /media:group> /entry> entry> id>yt:video:_TUCDBco6cE/id> yt:videoId>_TUCDBco6cE/yt:videoId> yt:channelId>UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/yt:channelId> title>Bitcoin Ossification Debate with Vijay Boyapati and Reardencode SLP583/title> link rel="alternate" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TUCDBco6cE"/> author> name>Stephan Livera/name> uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/uri> /author> published>2024-06-12T12:14:12+00:00/published> updated>2024-06-15T22:49:05+00:00/updated> media:group> media:title>Bitcoin Ossification Debate with Vijay Boyapati and Reardencode SLP583/media:title> media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/v/_TUCDBco6cE?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="390"/> media:thumbnail url="https://i4.ytimg.com/vi/_TUCDBco6cE/hqdefault.jpg" width="480" height="360"/> media:description>Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/583 The bitcoin ‘ossification’ debate continues with a discussion on the key considerations. What makes Bitcoin special? What improvements are necessary to retain sufficient decentralisation, if any? Vijay Boyapati and Brandon Black (aka reardencode) rejoin me for a special episode to discuss: What makes Bitcoin special? Defining ‘ossification’ How many users is ‘enough’? Unknown unknowns Addressing centralising MEV concerns Soft forks and hard forks Economic nodes and who holds the power Where to from here Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (01:54) - What makes Bitcoin Special? ft. Vijay (09:37) - Verifiability & decentralisation of Bitcoin ft. Brandon (14:31) - When do we stop ‘changing’ bitcoin? (15:17) - Revisiting the blocksize wars & importance of self sovereignty (20:45) - Libertarian principles of Bitcoin (23:48) - ‘Sufficiently decentralised’ Bitcoin (26:42) - Defining ‘Ossification’ of Bitcoin (30:56) - Sponsors (34:11) - Economic interests in upgrading Bitcoin nodes (43:40) - Bitcoin is a Trojan horse (47:15) - Can we rule out ‘Unknown unknowns'? (50:49) - Concerns over centralising MEV (1:00:17) - Whose chain is it anyway? (1:05:14) - Resisting soft forks and hard forks (1:16:49) - Closing Thoughts Links: X: @real_vijay https://x.com/real_vijay Bullish Case for Bitcoin: Swan.com/bullish X: @reardencode https://x.com/reardencode Prior episodes: Rusty - Great Script Restoration SLP577 https://youtu.be/gQBId8ZiZfw?si=7ttN_Sdlvde1Ih_y Brandon Black - Are Covenants necessary for Bitcoin SLP537 https://youtu.be/XVXaXLCd1mU?si=iYewjuDB4YbavYs6 TXHASH Steven Roose SLP541: https://youtu.be/bo-quy3VzUM?si=cMblnWlIkyuxStGZ Matt Corallo and Steve Lee Great Consensus Cleanup SLP565: https://youtu.be/u4sIrue9k4c?si=LO-d1rZ3NqsqWsV2 Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) : http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space : https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X: @stephanlivera :https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast : https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 - Subscribe to Substack : https://stephanlivera.substack.com//media:description> media:community> media:starRating count="47" average="5.00" min="1" max="5"/> media:statistics views="855"/> /media:community> /media:group> /entry> entry> id>yt:video:jpIRYWAd__o/id> yt:videoId>jpIRYWAd__o/yt:videoId> yt:channelId>UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/yt:channelId> title>XPUB vs Silent Payments/title> link rel="alternate" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpIRYWAd__o"/> author> name>Stephan Livera/name> uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/uri> /author> published>2024-06-08T11:00:47+00:00/published> updated>2024-06-15T01:10:41+00:00/updated> media:group> media:title>XPUB vs Silent Payments/media:title> media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/v/jpIRYWAd__o?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="390"/> media:thumbnail url="https://i3.ytimg.com/vi/jpIRYWAd__o/hqdefault.jpg" width="480" height="360"/> media:description>#Bitcoin #BitcoinPodcast #BitcoinNews #BitcoinInterviews #BitcoinTechnology #BitcoinExperts #BitcoinExplained #BitcoinforBeginners #BitcoinFuture #BitcoinEconomy #BitcoinSecurity #BitcoinEvents #BitcoinInvestmentStrategies #UnderstandingBitcoin #BitcoinCommunity #BitcoinInnovations #BitcoinRegulations #BitcoinTrends #BitcoinsImpact #BitcoinExpertsDiscussion #BitcoinandtheFutureofMoney #BitcoinKnowledge #BitcoinQ&A #BitcoinUseCases/media:description> media:community> media:starRating count="13" average="5.00" min="1" max="5"/> media:statistics views="441"/> /media:community> /media:group> /entry> entry> id>yt:video:I4JQgpEyfpY/id> yt:videoId>I4JQgpEyfpY/yt:videoId> yt:channelId>UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/yt:channelId> title>Address reuse hurts everyone’s privacy/title> link rel="alternate" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4JQgpEyfpY"/> author> name>Stephan Livera/name> uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/uri> /author> published>2024-06-07T13:15:02+00:00/published> updated>2024-06-11T03:46:50+00:00/updated> media:group> media:title>Address reuse hurts everyone’s privacy/media:title> media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/v/I4JQgpEyfpY?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="390"/> media:thumbnail url="https://i2.ytimg.com/vi/I4JQgpEyfpY/hqdefault.jpg" width="480" height="360"/> media:description>#Bitcoin #BitcoinPodcast #BitcoinNews #BitcoinInterviews #BitcoinTechnology #BitcoinExperts #BitcoinExplained #BitcoinforBeginners #BitcoinFuture #BitcoinEconomy #BitcoinSecurity #BitcoinEvents #BitcoinInvestmentStrategies #UnderstandingBitcoin #BitcoinCommunity #BitcoinInnovations #BitcoinRegulations #BitcoinTrends #BitcoinsImpact #BitcoinExpertsDiscussion #BitcoinandtheFutureofMoney #BitcoinKnowledge #BitcoinQ&A #BitcoinUseCases/media:description> media:community> media:starRating count="3" average="5.00" min="1" max="5"/> media:statistics views="173"/> /media:community> /media:group> /entry> entry> id>yt:video:ccu6Chk3Xbg/id> yt:videoId>ccu6Chk3Xbg/yt:videoId> yt:channelId>UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/yt:channelId> title>NVK on Bitcoin Ossification and Changes SLP582/title> link rel="alternate" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccu6Chk3Xbg"/> author> name>Stephan Livera/name> uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/uri> /author> published>2024-06-07T12:00:40+00:00/published> updated>2024-06-14T00:45:55+00:00/updated> media:group> media:title>NVK on Bitcoin Ossification and Changes SLP582/media:title> media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/v/ccu6Chk3Xbg?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="390"/> media:thumbnail url="https://i4.ytimg.com/vi/ccu6Chk3Xbg/hqdefault.jpg" width="480" height="360"/> media:description>Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/582 NVK of Coinkite rejoins me to talk about attitudes on Bitcoin development and consensus changes. We discuss how “ossification” is commonly thrown around as a term, but maybe there is a better term. “Extreme conservatism”? We talk: What is ossification? What about bug fixes? What changes would NVK be interested in? How many people will use Bitcoin? What the market is focused on It’s not your chain Links: X: @nvk https://x.com/nvk Bitcoinsecurity.guide: https://bitcoinsecurity.guide/ Coinkite: http://coinkite.com Unleashed.chat: https://unleashed.chat/ Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (00:52) - Ossification and gardening (06:06) - Where are the ossifiers? (09:03) - Fixing bugs on the Bitcoin protocol (17:13) - Assessing BIPs & change proposals (23:53) - NVK on Bitcoin as SOV and/or MOE (31:47) - Sponsors (34:58) - “USD is the best shitcoin” (37:32) - The fate of other blockchains (45:41) - Putting Bitcoin on a pedestal? (49:32) - Gresham’s Law in context of Bitcoin (51:34) - Future path for Bitcoin (57:27) - Outro Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) : http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space : https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X: @stephanlivera :https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast : https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 - Subscribe to Substack : https://stephanlivera.substack.com//media:description> media:community> media:starRating count="62" average="5.00" min="1" max="5"/> media:statistics views="1021"/> /media:community> /media:group> /entry> entry> id>yt:video:SiDFXVkPmgY/id> yt:videoId>SiDFXVkPmgY/yt:videoId> yt:channelId>UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/yt:channelId> title>Bitcoin Seoul 2024 Interviews with Saifedean, Jimmy Song, Laolu, Obi, glozow and Calvin SLP581/title> link rel="alternate" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiDFXVkPmgY"/> author> name>Stephan Livera/name> uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/uri> /author> published>2024-06-04T12:05:38+00:00/published> updated>2024-06-08T04:36:02+00:00/updated> media:group> media:title>Bitcoin Seoul 2024 Interviews with Saifedean, Jimmy Song, Laolu, Obi, glozow and Calvin SLP581/media:title> media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/v/SiDFXVkPmgY?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="390"/> media:thumbnail url="https://i4.ytimg.com/vi/SiDFXVkPmgY/hqdefault.jpg" width="480" height="360"/> media:description>Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/581 I recently spoke at Bitcoin Seoul 2024 and here are some interviews with some of the speakers: Calvin Kim on utreexo Gloria Zhao on Bitcoin Core and mempool Laolu on Taproot Assets and covenants Saifedean on Central Banking and tax cattle Obi Nwosu on Fedi Jimmy Song on Bitcoin in Korea Timestamps: (00:00) - Calvin Kim on importance of Bitcoin conferences (01:51) - Simplifying Utreexo (03:31) - What is Utreexod? (04:51) - Will node providers support Utreexo? (06:38) - Gloria Zhao on BIP431 (Truc) (08:15) - Implications of Truc (12:26) - What is mempool cluster? (14:08) - P2P encryption on Bitcoin core V27.0 (15:22) - Upcoming developments on Bitcoin core (18:04) - Sponsors (20:13) - Laolu (Roasbeef) on Taproot assets (25:29) - LSP Challenges on issuing stablecoins (28:21) - Views on covenants (31:51) - Ensuring protocol safety while enabling Opcodes (34:33) - Saifedean’s Interview (34:44) - Central Bank behaving like a private organisation (40:21) - ‘The Keynesian Voodoo’ (46:35) - All roads lead to Bitcoin (48:26) - Sponsors (50:45) - Latest developments at Fedi with Obi Nwosu (52:23) - Role of the Fedimint Guardians (54:40) - Fees on Fedi (56:18) - Fedi’s Social backup and recovery model (58:26) - Risks of getting rugged (1:01:23) - Fedi is trust-reduced (1:03:11) - Jimmy Song’s views on Bitcoin Seoul 2024 (1:04:18) - Views on Bitcoin’s Technical developments (1:05:46) - Savings culture among Koreans & role of Bitcoin (1:09:16) - Outro Links: X: x.com/saifedean Saifedean episode: https://saifedean.com/podcast/222-central-banking-works X: x.com/glozow Bitcoin review club: https://bitcoincore.reviews/ BIP 431: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0431.mediawiki X: x.com/obi Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz/ X: x.com/roasbeef Lightning Labs: https://lightning.engineering/ X: https://x.com/kcalvinalvinn Utreexod beta release: https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/5GyV9af9lv4?pli=1 X: x.com/jimmysong Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) : http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space : https://mempool.space/ - Nomadcapitalist.com/apply : https://nomadcapitalist.com/apply Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X: @stephanlivera :https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast : https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 - Subscribe to Substack : https://stephanlivera.substack.com//media:description> media:community> media:starRating count="31" average="5.00" min="1" max="5"/> media:statistics views="714"/> /media:community> /media:group> /entry> entry> id>yt:video:rD1gSiLmziw/id> yt:videoId>rD1gSiLmziw/yt:videoId> yt:channelId>UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/yt:channelId> title>Bitcoin and MEV with Walt Smith SLP580/title> link rel="alternate" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD1gSiLmziw"/> author> name>Stephan Livera/name> uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/uri> /author> published>2024-06-02T13:42:41+00:00/published> updated>2024-06-07T21:22:18+00:00/updated> media:group> media:title>Bitcoin and MEV with Walt Smith SLP580/media:title> media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/v/rD1gSiLmziw?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="390"/> media:thumbnail url="https://i3.ytimg.com/vi/rD1gSiLmziw/hqdefault.jpg" width="480" height="360"/> media:description>Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/580 Walt Smith of cyber.fund joins me to discuss thoughts on MEV and where it may be going on Bitcoin. We discuss: Defining MEV 10 minute block time? Does it centralise Bitcoin? Suffering from success The approach on shitcoins and spam Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:02 - Defining MEV 06:02 - Replace-by-fee RBF 11:01 - Concern regarding miner centralisation 18:56 - Growth of private mempool flow & MEV potential? 24:55 - Are mining pools transparent with fee payouts? 27:01 - Expressivity on Bitcoin 31:21 - Sponsors 35:24 - Does the 10 minute block time mitigate MEV? 40:27 - Is Bitcoin more than ‘money’? 46:05 - Fake L2's on Bitcoin 51:24 - Does MEV lead to miner centralisation? 56:15 - Closing thoughts on MEV Links: X: @waltjsmith https://x.com/waltjsmith X: @cyberFund_ https://x.com/cyberfund_ Site: cyber.fund https://t.co/pyUUMohVqr Article: The Spectre of MEV on Bitcoin https://cyber.fund/content/the-spectre-of-mev-on-bitcoin Sponsors: Swan.com (code LIVERA) http://swan.com/livera CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) http://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera https://x.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 Subscribe to Substack: https://stephanlivera.substack.com//media:description> media:community> media:starRating count="23" average="5.00" min="1" max="5"/> media:statistics views="527"/> /media:community> /media:group> /entry> entry> id>yt:video:M7PRiPHM4BU/id> yt:videoId>M7PRiPHM4BU/yt:videoId> yt:channelId>UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/yt:channelId> title>Importance of Capital in Bitcoin mining/title> link rel="alternate" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7PRiPHM4BU"/> author> name>Stephan Livera/name> uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/uri> /author> published>2024-06-02T03:22:05+00:00/published> updated>2024-06-04T22:16:47+00:00/updated> media:group> media:title>Importance of Capital in Bitcoin mining/media:title> media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/v/M7PRiPHM4BU?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="390"/> media:thumbnail url="https://i2.ytimg.com/vi/M7PRiPHM4BU/hqdefault.jpg" width="480" height="360"/> media:description>#Bitcoin #BitcoinPodcast #BitcoinNews #BitcoinInterviews #BitcoinTechnology #BitcoinExperts #BitcoinExplained #BitcoinforBeginners #BitcoinFuture #BitcoinEconomy #BitcoinSecurity #BitcoinEvents #BitcoinInvestmentStrategies #UnderstandingBitcoin #BitcoinCommunity #BitcoinInnovations #BitcoinRegulations #BitcoinTrends #BitcoinsImpact #BitcoinExpertsDiscussion #BitcoinandtheFutureofMoney #BitcoinKnowledge #BitcoinQ&A #BitcoinUseCases/media:description> media:community> media:starRating count="13" average="5.00" min="1" max="5"/> media:statistics views="512"/> /media:community> /media:group> /entry> entry> id>yt:video:_lVlL0Tcybc/id> yt:videoId>_lVlL0Tcybc/yt:videoId> yt:channelId>UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/yt:channelId> title>Centralisation of mining pools/title> link rel="alternate" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lVlL0Tcybc"/> author> name>Stephan Livera/name> uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/uri> /author> published>2024-05-29T13:05:49+00:00/published> updated>2024-06-01T21:47:33+00:00/updated> media:group> media:title>Centralisation of mining pools/media:title> media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/v/_lVlL0Tcybc?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="390"/> media:thumbnail url="https://i4.ytimg.com/vi/_lVlL0Tcybc/hqdefault.jpg" width="480" height="360"/> media:description>#Bitcoin #BitcoinPodcast #BitcoinNews #BitcoinInterviews #BitcoinTechnology #BitcoinExperts #BitcoinExplained #BitcoinforBeginners #BitcoinFuture #BitcoinEconomy #BitcoinSecurity #BitcoinEvents #BitcoinInvestmentStrategies #UnderstandingBitcoin #BitcoinCommunity #BitcoinInnovations #BitcoinRegulations #BitcoinTrends #BitcoinsImpact #BitcoinExpertsDiscussion #BitcoinandtheFutureofMoney #BitcoinKnowledge #BitcoinQ&A #BitcoinUseCases/media:description> media:community> media:starRating count="11" average="5.00" min="1" max="5"/> media:statistics views="513"/> /media:community> /media:group> /entry> entry> id>yt:video:I5VftzRdwlY/id> yt:videoId>I5VftzRdwlY/yt:videoId> yt:channelId>UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/yt:channelId> title>Silent Payments: A Bitcoin username? With Josibake and Ruben Somsen SLP579/title> link rel="alternate" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5VftzRdwlY"/> author> name>Stephan Livera/name> uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/uri> /author> published>2024-05-27T12:55:00+00:00/published> updated>2024-05-29T05:33:11+00:00/updated> media:group> media:title>Silent Payments: A Bitcoin username? With Josibake and Ruben Somsen SLP579/media:title> media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/v/I5VftzRdwlY?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="390"/> media:thumbnail url="https://i2.ytimg.com/vi/I5VftzRdwlY/hqdefault.jpg" width="480" height="360"/> media:description>Silent Payments is a new approach to improving privacy and useability of Bitcoin. Imagine not needing to manually create new addresses? Josibake and Ruben Somsen join me to discuss some of the ins and outs of Silent Payments. We discuss: Silent Payments overview Contrast with other techniques such as BIP47 Light client support Stopping address re use Base layer privacy discussion Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:01 - Overview of Silent Payments SP 03:15 - History of the SP idea & contrast with other methods 14:36 - Current status of SP development & adoption 17:49 - Testing light clients for SP 21:50 - The Silent Payment Experience 26:31 - Light client support 31:20 - What is a light client? 38:05 - Sponsors 41:16 - Spend Key & Scan Key 42:37 - XPUB vs. Silent Payments 44:42 - Reducing address re-use with SP 49:29 - Labeling with Silent Payments 53:14 - Ease of use and compatibility with Lightning 57:03 - Overcoming the ‘silver bullet’ mindset 01:10:50 - Composability with Silent Payments 01:12:46 - Silent Payments summary 01:14:06 - Closing Thoughts Links: X: @josibake https://x.com/josibake X: @SomsenRuben https://x.com/somsenruben BIP: Silent Payments https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0352.mediawiki Tracking progress in Bitcoin Core/libsecp256k1 https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/28536 Informational website from sethforprivacy : Privacy-preserving static addresses for Bitcoin: http://silentpayments.xyz Sponsors: Swan.com (code LIVERA) http://swan.com/livera CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) http://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera https://x.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 Subscribe to Substack: https://stephanlivera.substack.com//media:description> media:community> media:starRating count="71" average="5.00" min="1" max="5"/> media:statistics views="1265"/> /media:community> /media:group> /entry> entry> id>yt:video:7W0ieWEy2Xc/id> yt:videoId>7W0ieWEy2Xc/yt:videoId> yt:channelId>UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/yt:channelId> title>Bitaxe: The Open Source Bitcoin Miner with Skot - SLP578/title> link rel="alternate" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W0ieWEy2Xc"/> author> name>Stephan Livera/name> uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/uri> /author> published>2024-05-24T11:00:11+00:00/published> updated>2024-05-27T03:58:47+00:00/updated> media:group> media:title>Bitaxe: The Open Source Bitcoin Miner with Skot - SLP578/media:title> media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/v/7W0ieWEy2Xc?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="390"/> media:thumbnail url="https://i4.ytimg.com/vi/7W0ieWEy2Xc/hqdefault.jpg" width="480" height="360"/> media:description>Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/578 Skot joins me to talk about his project to bring affordable, energy efficient, open source mining to home miners. We discuss: The current state of open source in bitcoin mining Bitaxe overview Why do people do this? Price and how to set one up Mining pools Decentralisation Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Skot’s Background & building his first radio station 04:00 - Centralisation of mining pools 07:20 - Balancing profitability and FOSS ethos 11:35 - The market for Open Source Bitcoin miners 13:18 - What is Bitaxe? 15:07 - Reverse engineering ASIC mining boards 17:15 - Is it profitable to run BitAxe? 22:53 - Sponsors 25:24 - Lottery mining 27:21 - Setting up a BitAxe 33:03 - Bitaxe getting a grant by OpenSats 38:13 - Upcoming versions of BitAxe 40:45 - What happens if home miners run BitAxe at scale? 43:59 - Sponsors 46:12 - Post-halving effects on home mining setups 51:20 - Cost considerations - S21 vs. BitAxe Supra 54:13 - Risks of Bitcoin mining centralisation 58:07 - Thoughts on Stratum V2 01:02:07 - Empty blocks 01:05:09 - Outro Links: X: @skot9000 : https://x.com/skot9000 Site: Bitaxe.org : http://Bitaxe.org Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) : http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space : https://mempool.space/ - Nomadcapitalist.com/apply : https://nomadcapitalist.com/apply Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X: @stephanlivera :https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast : https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 - Subscribe to Substack : https://stephanlivera.substack.com//media:description> media:community> media:starRating count="56" average="5.00" min="1" max="5"/> media:statistics views="836"/> /media:community> /media:group> /entry> entry> id>yt:video:gQBId8ZiZfw/id> yt:videoId>gQBId8ZiZfw/yt:videoId> yt:channelId>UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/yt:channelId> title>Great Script Restoration with Rusty Russell SLP577/title> link rel="alternate" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQBId8ZiZfw"/> author> name>Stephan Livera/name> uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/uri> /author> published>2024-05-22T11:03:01+00:00/published> updated>2024-05-26T04:23:22+00:00/updated> media:group> media:title>Great Script Restoration with Rusty Russell SLP577/media:title> media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/v/gQBId8ZiZfw?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="390"/> media:thumbnail url="https://i4.ytimg.com/vi/gQBId8ZiZfw/hqdefault.jpg" width="480" height="360"/> media:description>Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/577 Rusty Russell rejoins me on the show to talk about a new idea for a bitcoin soft fork that hopefully avoids some of the ‘horse trading’ dynamic that existed amongst other proposals. Listen in to learn more about the different paradigm that Rusty introduces here, so that developers can build more functionality and efficiency in, hopefully so that more people can use Bitcoin in self-custody. Bitcoin Script background GSR overview GSR benefits What is varops Contrast with APO or LNHANCE? Will it enable shitcoins and spam? Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - What are Bitcoin Scripts? 02:43 - Why did Satoshi disable Opcodes in 2010? 05:49 - Implications of not having scripts? 07:39 - Great Script Restoration GSR overview 09:53 - What does GSR enable? 16:00 - Scaling through sharing UTXOs 20:13 - Would GSR affect the existing scripts? 23:29 - What is Varops? 31:19 - Varops Summary 33:40 - Feasibility of creating Varops budget? 38:19 - Contrast with APO or LNHANCE? 41:15 - Why do we need GSR? 44:28 - GSR: Way forward 48:25 - Efficiency with GSR 51:09 - Will it enable shitcoins and spam? 56:30 - Closing Thoughts Relevant previous episodes: SLP565 Great Consensus Clean up, MEVil and LN isn’t dead – Steve Lee and Matt Corallo : https://stephanlivera.com/episode/565/ SLP573 A Shift in Bitcoin Developer Thought? with Brandon Black (aka reardencode) : https://stephanlivera.com/episode/573/ Links: - X: @rusty_twit : https://twitter.com/rusty_twit - Site: Rusty.ozlabs.org : https://rusty.ozlabs.org/ - Rusty’s BTC plus plus talk on GSR : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSp8918HLnA Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) : http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space : https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X: @stephanlivera :https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast : https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 - Subscribe to Substack : https://stephanlivera.substack.com//media:description> media:community> media:starRating count="31" average="5.00" min="1" max="5"/> media:statistics views="493"/> /media:community> /media:group> /entry> entry> id>yt:video:z-NSyfBilyY/id> yt:videoId>z-NSyfBilyY/yt:videoId> yt:channelId>UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/yt:channelId> title>Payjoin Dev Kit for Bitcoin Privacy - Dan Gould SLP576/title> link rel="alternate" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-NSyfBilyY"/> author> name>Stephan Livera/name> uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqPIrJSzHyyJpmH6wnxVxA/uri> /author> published>2024-05-21T11:12:34+00:00/published> updated>2024-06-20T14:28:59+00:00/updated> media:group> media:title>Payjoin Dev Kit for Bitcoin Privacy - Dan Gould SLP576/media:title> media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/v/z-NSyfBilyY?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="390"/> media:thumbnail url="https://i3.ytimg.com/vi/z-NSyfBilyY/hqdefault.jpg" width="480" height="360"/> media:description>Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/576 Dan Gould of the PayJoin Dev Kit (sponsored by Spiral and Opensats) joins me to discuss how Bitcoin privacy could be improved with more PayJoin adoption. What’s more, it might also benefit users in consolidating their wallets or potentially even fee savings. We discuss how this could be integrated into more bitcoin wallets. - What is a PayJoin? - How it helps privacy - Other benefits in efficiency - Downsides and trade offs - Changes with the v2 PayJoin protocol - PayJoin Directory - Payjoin Dev Kit Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro & broader privacy overview 03:22 - What is a PayJoin? 05:51 - Privacy heuristics 08:54 - What % of PayJoin changes things? 11:23 - “No Silver Bullets” 14:46 - Pitfalls of PayJoin 19:12 - The lag in PayJoin adoption 22:18 - PayJoin Dev Kit and how it works 23:50 - PayJoin Directories 25:36 - Sponsors 28:48 - Time sensitivity in asynchronous PayJoin 30:41 - Who runs a PayJoin directory? 34:50 - PayJoin V2 vs. V1 37:09 - PayJoin use case - settlement or payments? 42:40 - Wallets supporting PayJoin Dev Kit 44:50 - Reason to implement PayJoin 48:28 - The PayJoin experience 53:18 - Privacy enhancing ideas 59:45 - Conclusion Links: - X: @bitgould https://x.com/bitgould - X: @payjoindevkit https://x.com/payjoindevkit - Site: PayjoinDevKit.org https://payjoindevkit.org/ - Site: Payjoin.org https://payjoin.org/ Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) : http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space : https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X: @stephanlivera :https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast : https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 - Subscribe to Substack : https://stephanlivera.substack.com//media:description> media:community> media:starRating count="32" average="5.00" min="1" max="5"/> media:statistics views="427"/> /media:community> /media:group> /entry> /feed>
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1:: 100 Businesses Accepting Bitcoin in Roatan

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 24.06.2024 ˇ 14:42:17 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/585 You might have seen my earlier episode with Erick Brimen, CEO of Prospera, here’s the CFO of Prospera discussing the ability to use Bitcoin as a unit of account. We discuss: Life on Roatan Setting up a business Choose your own regulatory environment ZEDE law situation Bitcoin as unit of account Leaving Canada Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 Subscribe to Substack https://stephanlivera.substack.com

2:: Set Your Business Up With Bitcoin Unit of Account with Luke Thibodeau, CFO of Prospera SLP585

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 22.06.2024 ˇ 11:00:07 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/585 You might have seen my earlier episode with Erick Brimen, CEO of Prospera, here’s the CFO of Prospera discussing the ability to use Bitcoin as a unit of account. We discuss: Life on Roatan Setting up a business Choose your own regulatory environment ZEDE law situation Bitcoin as unit of account Leaving Canada Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (01:01) - The idea of ‘Free Private Cities’ (03:32) - Life on Roatan (07:01) - Demographics of Prospera (08:50) - AmityAge spearheading Bitcoin adoption in Prospera (11:50) - Repricing Prospera in sats (14:36) - Setting up a business in Prospera (18:30) - Picking your own regulatory environment (24:57) - Sponsors (28:24) - Addressing controversies surrounding Prospera (30:34) - Taxes in Roatan (35:48) - Looking back at life in Canada (41:43) - Private & Sovereign Special Economic Zones (SEZ) (44:06) - Main role of Prospera; building a charter city and beyond (49:17) - ZEDE Law situation (55:05) - Population of Prospera (57:02) - Discovering Prospera and closing thoughtsmestamps: Links: https://prospera.hn/ https://stephanlivera.com/episode/464/ Sponsors: Swan.com (code LIVERA) http://swan.com/livera CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) http://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 Subscribe to Substack https://stephanlivera.substack.com

3:: Updates on Ark with Tiero SLP584

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 18.06.2024 ˇ 14:50:50 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/584 Tiero of Ark Labs joins me on the show to discuss the latest with Ark. We get into: How Ark has changed since initial proposal clARK - covenant-less ARK Trade offs to make clARK happen Which covenants would help vs what is ideal for Ark Ark on Liquid Capital requirements and costs Fiatcoins Nostr Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (01:37) - What is Ark? ELI5 version (05:42) - Tradeoffs of scaling payments (07:41) - Interchangeably using LN & Ark under the hood (10:52) - Updates on Ark (13:57) - What are out-of-round payments? (17:48) - Trade Offs of out-of-round payments (19:45) - The fee structure in Ark (21:39) - Sponsors (24:15) - Who runs the ASPs? (28:55) - ‘Congestion control’ with Ark (33:06) - The role of covenants with Ark (39:44) - Ark on Liquid (41:20) - Sponsors (43:49) - The ideal covenant & its impact on Ark (48:00) - Thoughts on extreme conservatism on Bitcoin (52:55) - Way forward with Ark Labs (56:18) - Opportunities & threats of stablecoins on Ark? (01:02:39) - NIP46 & building Nostr Connect (01:06:40) - Summary & closing thoughts Links: https://twitter.com/tierotiero https://arklabs.to/ Sponsors: Swan.com (code LIVERA) http://swan.com/livera CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) http://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space https://mempool.space/ Nomadcapitalist.com/apply https://nomadcapitalist.com/apply Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 Subscribe to Substack https://stephanlivera.substack.com/

4:: Bitcoin Ossification Debate with Vijay Boyapati and Reardencode SLP583

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 12.06.2024 ˇ 12:14:12 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/583 The bitcoin ‘ossification’ debate continues with a discussion on the key considerations. What makes Bitcoin special? What improvements are necessary to retain sufficient decentralisation, if any? Vijay Boyapati and Brandon Black (aka reardencode) rejoin me for a special episode to discuss: What makes Bitcoin special? Defining ‘ossification’ How many users is ‘enough’? Unknown unknowns Addressing centralising MEV concerns Soft forks and hard forks Economic nodes and who holds the power Where to from here Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (01:54) - What makes Bitcoin Special? ft. Vijay (09:37) - Verifiability & decentralisation of Bitcoin ft. Brandon (14:31) - When do we stop ‘changing’ bitcoin? (15:17) - Revisiting the blocksize wars & importance of self sovereignty (20:45) - Libertarian principles of Bitcoin (23:48) - ‘Sufficiently decentralised’ Bitcoin (26:42) - Defining ‘Ossification’ of Bitcoin (30:56) - Sponsors (34:11) - Economic interests in upgrading Bitcoin nodes (43:40) - Bitcoin is a Trojan horse (47:15) - Can we rule out ‘Unknown unknowns'? (50:49) - Concerns over centralising MEV (1:00:17) - Whose chain is it anyway? (1:05:14) - Resisting soft forks and hard forks (1:16:49) - Closing Thoughts Links: X: @real_vijay https://x.com/real_vijay Bullish Case for Bitcoin: Swan.com/bullish X: @reardencode https://x.com/reardencode Prior episodes: Rusty - Great Script Restoration SLP577 https://youtu.be/gQBId8ZiZfw?si=7ttN_Sdlvde1Ih_y Brandon Black - Are Covenants necessary for Bitcoin SLP537 https://youtu.be/XVXaXLCd1mU?si=iYewjuDB4YbavYs6 TXHASH Steven Roose SLP541: https://youtu.be/bo-quy3VzUM?si=cMblnWlIkyuxStGZ Matt Corallo and Steve Lee Great Consensus Cleanup SLP565: https://youtu.be/u4sIrue9k4c?si=LO-d1rZ3NqsqWsV2 Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) : http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space : https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X: @stephanlivera :https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast : https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 - Subscribe to Substack : https://stephanlivera.substack.com/

5:: XPUB vs Silent Payments

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 08.06.2024 ˇ 11:00:47 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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6:: Address reuse hurts everyone’s privacy

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 07.06.2024 ˇ 13:15:02 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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7:: NVK on Bitcoin Ossification and Changes SLP582

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 07.06.2024 ˇ 12:00:40 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/582 NVK of Coinkite rejoins me to talk about attitudes on Bitcoin development and consensus changes. We discuss how “ossification” is commonly thrown around as a term, but maybe there is a better term. “Extreme conservatism”? We talk: What is ossification? What about bug fixes? What changes would NVK be interested in? How many people will use Bitcoin? What the market is focused on It’s not your chain Links: X: @nvk https://x.com/nvk Bitcoinsecurity.guide: https://bitcoinsecurity.guide/ Coinkite: http://coinkite.com Unleashed.chat: https://unleashed.chat/ Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (00:52) - Ossification and gardening (06:06) - Where are the ossifiers? (09:03) - Fixing bugs on the Bitcoin protocol (17:13) - Assessing BIPs & change proposals (23:53) - NVK on Bitcoin as SOV and/or MOE (31:47) - Sponsors (34:58) - “USD is the best shitcoin” (37:32) - The fate of other blockchains (45:41) - Putting Bitcoin on a pedestal? (49:32) - Gresham’s Law in context of Bitcoin (51:34) - Future path for Bitcoin (57:27) - Outro Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) : http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space : https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X: @stephanlivera :https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast : https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 - Subscribe to Substack : https://stephanlivera.substack.com/

8:: Bitcoin Seoul 2024 Interviews with Saifedean, Jimmy Song, Laolu, Obi, glozow and Calvin SLP581

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 04.06.2024 ˇ 12:05:38 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/581 I recently spoke at Bitcoin Seoul 2024 and here are some interviews with some of the speakers: Calvin Kim on utreexo Gloria Zhao on Bitcoin Core and mempool Laolu on Taproot Assets and covenants Saifedean on Central Banking and tax cattle Obi Nwosu on Fedi Jimmy Song on Bitcoin in Korea Timestamps: (00:00) - Calvin Kim on importance of Bitcoin conferences (01:51) - Simplifying Utreexo (03:31) - What is Utreexod? (04:51) - Will node providers support Utreexo? (06:38) - Gloria Zhao on BIP431 (Truc) (08:15) - Implications of Truc (12:26) - What is mempool cluster? (14:08) - P2P encryption on Bitcoin core V27.0 (15:22) - Upcoming developments on Bitcoin core (18:04) - Sponsors (20:13) - Laolu (Roasbeef) on Taproot assets (25:29) - LSP Challenges on issuing stablecoins (28:21) - Views on covenants (31:51) - Ensuring protocol safety while enabling Opcodes (34:33) - Saifedean’s Interview (34:44) - Central Bank behaving like a private organisation (40:21) - ‘The Keynesian Voodoo’ (46:35) - All roads lead to Bitcoin (48:26) - Sponsors (50:45) - Latest developments at Fedi with Obi Nwosu (52:23) - Role of the Fedimint Guardians (54:40) - Fees on Fedi (56:18) - Fedi’s Social backup and recovery model (58:26) - Risks of getting rugged (1:01:23) - Fedi is trust-reduced (1:03:11) - Jimmy Song’s views on Bitcoin Seoul 2024 (1:04:18) - Views on Bitcoin’s Technical developments (1:05:46) - Savings culture among Koreans & role of Bitcoin (1:09:16) - Outro Links: X: x.com/saifedean Saifedean episode: https://saifedean.com/podcast/222-central-banking-works X: x.com/glozow Bitcoin review club: https://bitcoincore.reviews/ BIP 431: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0431.mediawiki X: x.com/obi Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz/ X: x.com/roasbeef Lightning Labs: https://lightning.engineering/ X: https://x.com/kcalvinalvinn Utreexod beta release: https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/5GyV9af9lv4?pli=1 X: x.com/jimmysong Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) : http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space : https://mempool.space/ - Nomadcapitalist.com/apply : https://nomadcapitalist.com/apply Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X: @stephanlivera :https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast : https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 - Subscribe to Substack : https://stephanlivera.substack.com/

9:: Bitcoin and MEV with Walt Smith SLP580

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 02.06.2024 ˇ 13:42:41 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/580 Walt Smith of cyber.fund joins me to discuss thoughts on MEV and where it may be going on Bitcoin. We discuss: Defining MEV 10 minute block time? Does it centralise Bitcoin? Suffering from success The approach on shitcoins and spam Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:02 - Defining MEV 06:02 - Replace-by-fee RBF 11:01 - Concern regarding miner centralisation 18:56 - Growth of private mempool flow & MEV potential? 24:55 - Are mining pools transparent with fee payouts? 27:01 - Expressivity on Bitcoin 31:21 - Sponsors 35:24 - Does the 10 minute block time mitigate MEV? 40:27 - Is Bitcoin more than ‘money’? 46:05 - Fake L2's on Bitcoin 51:24 - Does MEV lead to miner centralisation? 56:15 - Closing thoughts on MEV Links: X: @waltjsmith https://x.com/waltjsmith X: @cyberFund_ https://x.com/cyberfund_ Site: cyber.fund https://t.co/pyUUMohVqr Article: The Spectre of MEV on Bitcoin https://cyber.fund/content/the-spectre-of-mev-on-bitcoin Sponsors: Swan.com (code LIVERA) http://swan.com/livera CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) http://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera https://x.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 Subscribe to Substack: https://stephanlivera.substack.com/

10:: Importance of Capital in Bitcoin mining

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 02.06.2024 ˇ 03:22:05 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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11:: Centralisation of mining pools

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 29.05.2024 ˇ 13:05:49 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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12:: Silent Payments: A Bitcoin username? With Josibake and Ruben Somsen SLP579

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 27.05.2024 ˇ 12:55:00 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Silent Payments is a new approach to improving privacy and useability of Bitcoin. Imagine not needing to manually create new addresses? Josibake and Ruben Somsen join me to discuss some of the ins and outs of Silent Payments. We discuss: Silent Payments overview Contrast with other techniques such as BIP47 Light client support Stopping address re use Base layer privacy discussion Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:01 - Overview of Silent Payments SP 03:15 - History of the SP idea & contrast with other methods 14:36 - Current status of SP development & adoption 17:49 - Testing light clients for SP 21:50 - The Silent Payment Experience 26:31 - Light client support 31:20 - What is a light client? 38:05 - Sponsors 41:16 - Spend Key & Scan Key 42:37 - XPUB vs. Silent Payments 44:42 - Reducing address re-use with SP 49:29 - Labeling with Silent Payments 53:14 - Ease of use and compatibility with Lightning 57:03 - Overcoming the ‘silver bullet’ mindset 01:10:50 - Composability with Silent Payments 01:12:46 - Silent Payments summary 01:14:06 - Closing Thoughts Links: X: @josibake https://x.com/josibake X: @SomsenRuben https://x.com/somsenruben BIP: Silent Payments https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0352.mediawiki Tracking progress in Bitcoin Core/libsecp256k1 https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/28536 Informational website from sethforprivacy : Privacy-preserving static addresses for Bitcoin: http://silentpayments.xyz Sponsors: Swan.com (code LIVERA) http://swan.com/livera CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) http://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera https://x.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 Subscribe to Substack: https://stephanlivera.substack.com/

13:: Bitaxe: The Open Source Bitcoin Miner with Skot - SLP578

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 24.05.2024 ˇ 11:00:11 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/578 Skot joins me to talk about his project to bring affordable, energy efficient, open source mining to home miners. We discuss: The current state of open source in bitcoin mining Bitaxe overview Why do people do this? Price and how to set one up Mining pools Decentralisation Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Skot’s Background & building his first radio station 04:00 - Centralisation of mining pools 07:20 - Balancing profitability and FOSS ethos 11:35 - The market for Open Source Bitcoin miners 13:18 - What is Bitaxe? 15:07 - Reverse engineering ASIC mining boards 17:15 - Is it profitable to run BitAxe? 22:53 - Sponsors 25:24 - Lottery mining 27:21 - Setting up a BitAxe 33:03 - Bitaxe getting a grant by OpenSats 38:13 - Upcoming versions of BitAxe 40:45 - What happens if home miners run BitAxe at scale? 43:59 - Sponsors 46:12 - Post-halving effects on home mining setups 51:20 - Cost considerations - S21 vs. BitAxe Supra 54:13 - Risks of Bitcoin mining centralisation 58:07 - Thoughts on Stratum V2 01:02:07 - Empty blocks 01:05:09 - Outro Links: X: @skot9000 : https://x.com/skot9000 Site: Bitaxe.org : http://Bitaxe.org Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) : http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space : https://mempool.space/ - Nomadcapitalist.com/apply : https://nomadcapitalist.com/apply Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X: @stephanlivera :https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast : https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 - Subscribe to Substack : https://stephanlivera.substack.com/

14:: Great Script Restoration with Rusty Russell SLP577

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 22.05.2024 ˇ 11:03:01 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/577 Rusty Russell rejoins me on the show to talk about a new idea for a bitcoin soft fork that hopefully avoids some of the ‘horse trading’ dynamic that existed amongst other proposals. Listen in to learn more about the different paradigm that Rusty introduces here, so that developers can build more functionality and efficiency in, hopefully so that more people can use Bitcoin in self-custody. Bitcoin Script background GSR overview GSR benefits What is varops Contrast with APO or LNHANCE? Will it enable shitcoins and spam? Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - What are Bitcoin Scripts? 02:43 - Why did Satoshi disable Opcodes in 2010? 05:49 - Implications of not having scripts? 07:39 - Great Script Restoration GSR overview 09:53 - What does GSR enable? 16:00 - Scaling through sharing UTXOs 20:13 - Would GSR affect the existing scripts? 23:29 - What is Varops? 31:19 - Varops Summary 33:40 - Feasibility of creating Varops budget? 38:19 - Contrast with APO or LNHANCE? 41:15 - Why do we need GSR? 44:28 - GSR: Way forward 48:25 - Efficiency with GSR 51:09 - Will it enable shitcoins and spam? 56:30 - Closing Thoughts Relevant previous episodes: SLP565 Great Consensus Clean up, MEVil and LN isn’t dead – Steve Lee and Matt Corallo : https://stephanlivera.com/episode/565/ SLP573 A Shift in Bitcoin Developer Thought? with Brandon Black (aka reardencode) : https://stephanlivera.com/episode/573/ Links: - X: @rusty_twit : https://twitter.com/rusty_twit - Site: Rusty.ozlabs.org : https://rusty.ozlabs.org/ - Rusty’s BTC plus plus talk on GSR : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSp8918HLnA Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) : http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space : https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X: @stephanlivera :https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast : https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 - Subscribe to Substack : https://stephanlivera.substack.com/

15:: Payjoin Dev Kit for Bitcoin Privacy - Dan Gould SLP576

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 21.05.2024 ˇ 11:12:34 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/576 Dan Gould of the PayJoin Dev Kit (sponsored by Spiral and Opensats) joins me to discuss how Bitcoin privacy could be improved with more PayJoin adoption. What’s more, it might also benefit users in consolidating their wallets or potentially even fee savings. We discuss how this could be integrated into more bitcoin wallets. - What is a PayJoin? - How it helps privacy - Other benefits in efficiency - Downsides and trade offs - Changes with the v2 PayJoin protocol - PayJoin Directory - Payjoin Dev Kit Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro & broader privacy overview 03:22 - What is a PayJoin? 05:51 - Privacy heuristics 08:54 - What % of PayJoin changes things? 11:23 - “No Silver Bullets” 14:46 - Pitfalls of PayJoin 19:12 - The lag in PayJoin adoption 22:18 - PayJoin Dev Kit and how it works 23:50 - PayJoin Directories 25:36 - Sponsors 28:48 - Time sensitivity in asynchronous PayJoin 30:41 - Who runs a PayJoin directory? 34:50 - PayJoin V2 vs. V1 37:09 - PayJoin use case - settlement or payments? 42:40 - Wallets supporting PayJoin Dev Kit 44:50 - Reason to implement PayJoin 48:28 - The PayJoin experience 53:18 - Privacy enhancing ideas 59:45 - Conclusion Links: - X: @bitgould https://x.com/bitgould - X: @payjoindevkit https://x.com/payjoindevkit - Site: PayjoinDevKit.org https://payjoindevkit.org/ - Site: Payjoin.org https://payjoin.org/ Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) : http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space : https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X: @stephanlivera :https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast : https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 - Subscribe to Substack : https://stephanlivera.substack.com/

16:: Core Scientific Exits Bankruptcy with Adam Sullivan SLP575

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 17.05.2024 ˇ 12:44:38 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/575 Adam Sullivan, CEO of Core Scientific joins me today as we chat about: - Going through bankruptcy as a Bitcoin miner - Debt financing - Role of capital structure in mining - What makes Core Scientific different? - Centralisation of mining pools - Fee dynamics going forward - 2025 outlook on Mining TImestamp: 00:00 - Introduction and Background 02:39 - Reviving Core Scientific 07:35 - 'Growth at all costs' narrative of 2021 14:35 - Capital Structures in Bitcoin Mining 20:21 - Coinkite.com 21:37 - Mempool.space 22:54 - The Future of Bitcoin Mining 25:18 - Infrastructure and Supply Chain Challenges 28:14 - Preparing for the Next Bull Market 31:58 - Intertwining of Bitcoin mining with data centers and AI 40:42 - Swan.com 41:46 - NomadCapitalist.com 43:30 - The Importance of Decentralization and Censorship Resistance 49:32 - Understanding Fee Dynamics and Hash Price Volatility 57:13 - Closing Thoughts Links: - X: @_Adam_Sullivan1 : https://twitter.com/_Adam_Sullivan1 - X: @Core_Scientific : https://twitter.com/Core_Scientific - Core Scientific: Corescientific.com : https://corescientific.com/ Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) : http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space : https://mempool.space/ - Nomadcapitalist.com/apply : https://nomadcapitalist.com/apply Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X: @stephanlivera :https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast : https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 - Subscribe to Substack : https://stephanlivera.substack.com/

17:: Bitcoin Mining and Capital Structure with Rapha Zagury SLP574

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 14.05.2024 ˇ 14:18:06 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/57 Rapha Zagury, CIO of Swan and Head of Swan Mining rejoins me on the show to talk about a range of topics, from Brazil’s flooding, Bitcoin Mining, Capital Structure, as well as share some insights on speaking to TradFi professionals about Bitcoin. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:08 - The current situation in Brazil & why we Bitcoin 12:10 - Swan Mining Developments & Scope of Bitcoin Mining 21:28 - Large-scale Bitcoin Mining 23:42 - Swan’s goal of increasing Bitcoin adoption 29:47 - Sponsors 34:02 - Selecting the optimal Bitcoin mining pool 47:37 - Current mining pool models 50:45 - FPPS Vs PPLNS 54:54 - Bitcoin mining converging into energy sector 57:31 - Mining is a capital allocation game 1:02:55 - Shorting fiat for Bitcoin 1:05:26 - Parallels with previous Bull cycles 1:13:21 - The Nakamoto Portfolio and Investors POV on Bitcoin 1:19:01 - Re-allocating into Bitcoin from real-estate/gold 1:28:57 - Outro Links: - X: @alphaazeta: https://twitter.com/alphaazeta - Site: Swan.com : https://www.swanbitcoin.com/ - Site: Nakamotoportfolio.com : https://nakamotoportfolio.com/ - Nakamoto Gauntlet: The Nakamoto Portfolio Gauntlet : https://nakamotoportfolio.com/apps/nakamoto_gauntlet Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) : http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space : https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X: @stephanlivera :https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast : https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 - Subscribe to Substack : https://stephanlivera.substack.com/

18:: Defending Bitcoin PoW in the EU with Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bota Jardemalie (SLP542)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 17.01.2024 ˇ 12:00:23 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/542/ It seems that the EU is constantly coming out with bad new regulations that will impact Bitcoiners and Bitcoin miners. Joining me today is Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bota Jardemalie from the Open Dialogue Foundation - Bitcoin and human rights advocates. We talk about: - EU bureaucracy and ECB threat to Bitcoin - Why engage with these people at all? - Attacks on Bitcoin’s Proof of Work - Threat to self custody and sovereignty - AML - Bitcoin as bank of last resort - How you can help with testimonials Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction and Background 04:55 - The current threats 08:00 - Engaging with Regulators 12:05 - Can they be reasoned with? 17:30 - Threats to mining 23:10 - NomadCapitalist.com/live 24:25 - Swan.com 25:55 - ESG Narrative and Proof of Work 38:20 - Threats to Self Custody and AML Regulations 46:03 - AML and Counter-Terrorism Financing Regulations 50:42 - Mempool.space 51:42 - CoinKite.com 52:50 - De-risking and Financial Exclusion 01:00:28 - Summary of Key Concerns and closing thoughts Links: - PoW submission: https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/724499,defend-pow-submission-to-esma/ - EU AML submission: https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/578069,can-the-eus-anti-money-laundering-reform-help-dictators/ - Site / Support OD Foundation: https://en.odfoundation.eu/how-can-you-help/ - Lyudmyla on X: @LyudaKozlovska : https://twitter.com/LyudaKozlovska - Bota on X: @jardemalie : https://twitter.com/jardemalie Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA): http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ - https://nomadcapitalist.com/live/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X @stephanlivera : https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page - Subscribe to Substack : https://stephanlivera.substack.com/

19:: Covenant Use Cases & TXHASH with Steven Roose (SLP541)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 14.01.2024 ˇ 12:03:33 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/ Given the recent discussion on covenants, you might be curious about what actual covenant use cases look like. Joining me today is Steven Roose to help explain covenant uses and TXHASH as well as various objections: - Case for Covenants - Why TXHASH - Scope of changes - Covenants.info - Covenant use cases - Ark - Commercial viability Links: - X: @stevenroose3 : https://twitter.com/stevenroose3 - Site: Covenants.info : https://covenants.info/ - TXHASH ML post: https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2022-January/019813.html Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA): http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X @stephanlivera : https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page - Subscribe to Substack : https://stephanlivera.substack.com/

20:: A New Era for Bitcoin with Tuur Demeester (SLP540)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 11.01.2024 ˇ 13:00:10 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/540 On the eve of Bitcoin ETFs being approved, is Bitcoin entering a new era? Tuur Demeester, long time bitcoin advocate, writer and speaker rejoins me on the show to discuss his thoughts: - This new era for Bitcoin - ETF approval and what it means - Capture risks are low - Psychology of a market cycle and HODLers - “Hate buying” Bitcoin - Bitcoin Life Insurance - Why every company needs a Bitcoin strategy - Future of Bitcoin use Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction and background 01:00 - The new era of Bitcoin 06:11 - What are the actual risks? 12:20 - How many coins are held in custody? 15:00 - Tuur's reports 21:27 - Psychology of a market cycle and HODLers 31:40 - Swan.com 33:12 - Coinkite.com 34:52 - Mempool.space 37:43 - 3 green, 1 red meme 43:10 - Bitcoin Life Insurance 51:21 - “Hate buying” Bitcoin 56:35 - Why every company needs a Bitcoin strategy 01:01:50 - Future of Bitcoin use 01:07:02 - Closing thoughts Links: - X: @TuurDemeester : https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA): http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X @stephanlivera : https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page

21:: Living in Dubai and Bitcoin Oasis with Lara Eggiman (SLP539)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 10.01.2024 ˇ 12:00:12 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/539 Have you heard about Dubai but been wondering about what it’s like there? Lara Eggiman joins me to talk about Dubai, the UAE and the new bitcoin-only conference launching here, Bitcoin Oasis. We discuss: - Dubai lifestyle - Common misconceptions - Tips for people who want to set up in Dubai - Why the UAE is well placed for Bitcoin adoption - Bitcoin Oasis - Bitcoin Association Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction and background 01:27 - Why Dubai? 02:46 - Common Misconceptions about Dubai 05:32 - Benefits of Living in Dubai 08:08 - Tips for Setting Up in Dubai 12:27 - Why UAE and Dubai are Well-Placed to Adopt Bitcoin 14:25 - Swan.com 16:07 - Mempool.space 17:11 - Coinkite.com 20:25 - Competitive Jurisdictions 22:07 - Bitcoin Association UAE 27:46 - Living in Dubai 30:00 - Closing thoughts Links: - X: @SwissAlice1 : https://twitter.com/SwissAlice1 - Site: Bitcoin-oasis.com : https://bitcoin-oasis.com/ Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA): http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X @stephanlivera : https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page

22:: The Real Origins of Money with Natalie Smolenski (SLP538)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 08.01.2024 ˇ 12:00:11 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/538 In this conversation, Natalie Smolenski discusses the intersection of Bitcoin, anthropology, and political economy. She explores the debate on the origin of money and the clash between anthropologists and economists. Smolenski argues that money is a social technology that can take different forms based on trust and use cases. She examines the limitations of fiat currency and the importance of trust in debt settlement. Smolenski also discusses the rise of Bitcoin as a competing institution to traditional currencies and the threat to open source development in the EU. We also discuss various topics related to jurisdictional arbitrage, the Texas Bitcoin Foundation, the challenges facing universities, and the future of higher education. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:00 The Debate on the Origin of Money 06:50 Clash between Anthropologists and Economists 13:14 The Role of Commodity Money 20:07 Coinkite.com 21:29 Swan.com 27:05 Payment vs Settlement 34:44 The Decline of State Power and the Rise of Bitcoin 39:00 Mempool.space 40:13 The Competition between Bitcoin and Fiat Currency 52:18 The Threat to Open Source Development in the EU 59:24 The Texas Bitcoin Foundation and Bridging the Gap 01:01:24 The Challenges of Universities and the Need for Innovation Links: - X: @NSmolenski - https://twitter.com/NSmolenski - Satoshi Papers: Satoshipapers.org - https://www.satoshipapers.org/ - Texas Bitcoin Foundation: txbitcoinfoundation.org - https://www.txbitcoinfoundation.org/ Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA): http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X @stephanlivera : https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page

23:: Are Covenants Necessary for Bitcoin? with Brandon Black (SLP537)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 31.12.2023 ˇ 12:00:09 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/537 Not everybody understands that blockchains themselves don’t scale. And this may create some tricky implications if we want to onboard large numbers of people to Bitcoin. This is why some of the discussion nowadays is about soft forks and covenants. Brandon Black rejoins me to talk about some of his ideas on how many people can use Bitcoin with current tech, and how covenants such as CTV (Check Template Verify) could help improve this. We discuss: - How many people can use Bitcoin - Why not build L3? - Thoughts on block size - “Rush to the exits” - Different kinds of forks - Covenant proposals explained in english - Concrete proposals - Commercial demand - Unforeseen risks - Value density Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 01:59 - Covenants elevator pitch 03:24 - What is an output? 05:01 - How many people can use Bitcoin 12:19 - Why not build L3? 14:03 - Why not raise the block size? 18:27 - “Rush to the exits” 20:49 - Sidechains? 22:20 - Different kinds of forks 26:30 - Bitcoin scripting 31:00 - Benefits of Covenants (timeout trees and NIC) 36:39 - CTV in english 38:10 - TXHASH 40:26 - Swan.com 41:38 - Coinkite.com 43:06 - Mempool.space 44:09- CAT 45:54 - APO 48:10 - CSFS 51:06 - VAULT 52:42 - Proposals 57:17 - Unforeseen consequences? 01:04:38 - Commercial demand 01:12:34 - CTV Activation 01:15:28 - Value density Links: - X: @reardencode : https://twitter.com/reardencode - Timeout Trees explanation article by Shinobi - https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/timeout-trees-a-solution-to-scaling-lightning-network-lsps#:~:text=Oct%2017%2C%202023-,John%20Law's%20Timeout%20Tree%20proposal%20is%20one%20of%20the%20first,to%20address%20Lightning's%20scaling%20limitations.&text=One%20of%20the%20biggest%20inherent,block%20given%20the%20blocksize%20limit. Prior Episode: - SLP505 MuSig2 in Practice, APO, CTV & Bitcoin Soft Forks - https://stephanlivera.com/episode/505/ Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA): http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X @stephanlivera : https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page

24:: Elizabeth’s War on Bitcoin with Pierre Rochard (SLP535)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 25.12.2023 ˇ 02:20:04 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/535 Note: I have to reupload this one as the previous version was incomplete. Enjoy! Elizabeth Warren has come out with a new anti Bitcoin bill. Joining me is VP of Research at Riot Platforms, Pierre Rochard. We talk about: - What’s in the bill - Policy objectives - “Unhosted wallets” - FATF - Ordinals - Tx Fees - Third school of thought on long term fees 00:00 - Introduction 08:40 - What the bill would require 11:40 - Policy Objectives 20:46 - Chances of the bill passing 28:08 - Coinkite.com 29:34 - Swan.com 30:30 - FATF 41:05 - Ordinals 53:12 - Mempool.space 53:56 - TX Fees 58:56 - A third school of thought on transaction fees long term? 01:06:00 - BRC20 contributing to the mint spike 01:14:20 - Closing thoughts Links: - Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA): http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X @stephanlivera : https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page

25:: Michael Saylor on Bitcoin Principles (SLP536)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 22.12.2023 ˇ 14:37:39 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/536 Michael Saylor joins me to explore the fundamental principles of Bitcoin and his approach to considering changes in this space. What happens when we zoom out and view Bitcoin over longer time horizons? Which aspects of Bitcoin are important to preserve? What are the engineering, ethical and economic considerations? - Bitcoin Protocols - Bitcoin Principles - Bitcoin Dynamics - Bitcoin Politics - Bitcoin Philosophy 0:00 - Background 4:40 - Bitcoin Protocols 45:46 - Bitcoin Principles 1:39:23 - Bitcoin Dynamics 2:08:36 - Bitcoin Politics 2:39:10 - Bitcoin Philosophy Links: Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/saylor Prior Episode: SLP213 Michael Saylor – Bitcoin Dematerializes Money - https://stephanlivera.com/episode/213/ Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA): http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X @stephanlivera : https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page

26:: Small Business for Bitcoiners with Bobby Shell (SLP534)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 18.12.2023 ˇ 12:00:10 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/534 Should Bitcoiners consider Small Business? What are some of the important considerations here? Bobby Shell of Voltage and Imprint Digital joins me on the show to talk about his experiences in SMB and why Bitcoiners should also think about it. - Why do SMB - Earning more and making an impact - His experiences with digital and physical businesses - Why not just stack sats? - The latest at Voltage Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:30 - What is SMB and why you should consider it? 08:00 - Who typically does this 11:50 - Entrepreneur archetypes 14:57 - Capped earnings with w2? 23:00 - Key differences of entrepreneurship 29:00 - What skillsets you need 35:15 - Challenges of being an entrepreneur 39:36 - SMB for Bitcoin HODLers 49:16 - The latest at @voltage_cloud Links: - Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/iBobbyShell - Linked: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobby-shell-iv/ - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuBZkOwyUDNgikM1oMw7lhg - Website: http://www.bobbyshell.com/ - Nostr: bobby@vlt.ge / npub1kyga29699700q90pd4s2uc36ddn27cczfmkfgxcx2wl7urwkvl2ql3asvf - Imprint Digital website: https://imprint-digital.com/ Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA): http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X @stephanlivera : https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page

27:: The Great Drivechain Debate with Paul Sztorc and Peter Todd (SLP533)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 15.12.2023 ˇ 12:59:57 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/533 Drivechain is a proposal from 2015 which has had a lot of community debate recently. Joining us today to debate this are Paul Sztorc (CEO of Layer Two Labs) and Peter Todd. We discuss a range of points: - Drivechain and miner centralisation - Whether you can delegate running a node - Legal risks - Fees and Blocksize limits Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:22 - Guests Introduction 02:12 - Paul's Opening Statement 11:08 - Peter's Opening Statement 19:42 - Paul's Rebuttal 24:56 - Peter's Rebuttal 30:47 - Guests Challenge each Other 01:30:59 - Closing thoughts Links: - Earlier episode with Shinobi: https://www.stephanlivera.com/512 - Peter Todd X: https://x.com/@peterktodd - Peter Todd’s post: Drivechains: https://petertodd.org/2023/drivechains - Peter’s Site: https://petertodd.org - Paul Sztorc's X: https://x.com/@Truthcoin - Paul’s site: https://truthcoin.info - Paul’s response to Peter’s post: https://www.drivechain.info/peer-review/peter-todd-2023.png Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA): http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X @stephanlivera: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.stephanlivera.com/

28:: Bitcoin Seed Backups for Multi Sig with SeedHammer (SLP 532)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 12.12.2023 ˇ 12:08:01 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/532 Now many of us are familiar with the idea of using steel backups for our bitcoin private keys, but what about in the case of multi signature? And what about using machine engraving? Dax and E from the SeedHammer project join me to talk: - Why they are interested in this problem - Passphrase vs multi sig - Descriptor backup on steel - Seed Hammer walk through - Cost - Attack vectors - Changing standards - Where the project is going next Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 01:23 - Why 08:43 - Passphrase or multi sig 9 min 09:29 - Descriptors 10:46 - Metal back up walk through 14:28 - [Sponsor] Swan.com 15:28 - [Sponsor] Mempool.space 16:21 - SeedHammer walk through 23:24 - Cost 27:18 - Using SeedHammer Controller device 33:05 - Attack Vectors 37:39 - [Sponsor] Coinkite.com 38:39 - SeedHammer as a project 42:04 - Changing QR standards 50:32 - Closing thoughts Links: - X: https://twitter.com/SeedHammer - X: https://twitter.com/btcDax - Site: https://seedhammer.com/ - Github: https://github.com/seedhammer/seedhammer Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA)- http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)- http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space- https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X @stephanlivera- https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast- https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320

29:: How Many People Can Use Lightning? LSP Specs with Severin Buhler (SLP531)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 05.12.2023 ˇ 14:42:21 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/531 TImestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 01:05 - What is an LSP 02:47 - LSP spec 05:00 - A marketplace of LSPs 07:32 - Competition between jurisdictions 08:21 - Lightning censoring? 11:04 - Wallet of Satoshi news 12:35 - KYC and Custodial vs non KYC 13:27 - How many can use bitcoin and LN today? 16:00 - Soft fork discussion 21:01 - [Sponsor] Swan.com 22:10 - Can LSPs batch channel opens 26:50 - LSP business models 33:10 - User experience and LN Router 35:30 - Merchant POV 37:07 - Can it be improved? 41:17 - [Sponsor] Mempool.space 42:12 - [Sponsor] Coinkite.com 43:20 - JIT channels 47:00 - LSPS1 - channel purchase 49:15 - LSPS5 50:03 - Asynchronous payments 51 mins 53:20 - bolt12 vs slashtags and lightning address How many people can use Bitcoin and Lightning today? Severin Buhler from Synonym joins me to talk about the LSP spec as well as lightning development. We talk about how the new LSP spec will enable more wallet builders, and more user choice, as well as smoothing the process for LSPs to compete: - What is an LSP - A marketplace of LSPs - Competition between jurisdictions - Wallet of Satoshi news - How many people can use lightning? - LSP business models - LSPS1 and 2 - JIT Channels - Asynchronous payments - Blocktank Links: - X: https://twitter.com/SeverinAlexB - X: https://twitter.com/lnrouter - Site: lnrouter.app- https://lnrouter.app/ - Site: Synonym.to- https://synonym.to/ Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA)- http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)- http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space- https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X @stephanlivera- https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast- https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320

30:: Growing a Bitcoin Circular Economy with Bitcoinize (SLP530)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 03.12.2023 ˇ 12:08:10 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/530 There are various Bitcoin ‘circular economies’ but we talk with Fernando Motolese about how he started Bitcoin Beach Brazil, as well as his efforts in creating a new merchant POS terminal device, Bitcoinize. We discuss: - How Bitcoin Beach Brazil started - Onboarding merchants - Bolt card - Tech stack - Tourists and Locals experience - Bitcoinize device - HODL vs Spend - Fundraising Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 02:06 - How Bitcoin Beach Brazil started 07:16 - Onboarding merchants 10:30 - Merchant operations 12:20 - Bolt card 14:54 - Tech stack 17:38 - Spending user experience 18 mins 18:10 - Tourists 18:38 - [Sponsor] Coinkite.com 19:42 - [Sponsor] Mempool.space 21:36 - Locals 22:48 - Earning bitcoin 25:21 - Bitcoinize device 29:08 - Setting up the device 32:35 - Insights on creating circular economy (education) 34:23 - [Sponsor] Swan.com 36:15 - HODL vs Spend network effects 43:01 - fundraising on geyser.fund Links: - Fernando Motolese X: https://twitter.com/MotoleseOficial - Bitcoinize site: https://bitcoinize.com/ - Bitcoinize POS on X: https://twitter.com/BitcoinizePoS - Bitcoin Beach BR fundraiser: https://donate.praiabitcoin.org/ - X: https://twitter.com/BitcoinBeachBR Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA): http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320

31:: Ciudad Morazán with Massimo Mazzone (SLP529)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 01.12.2023 ˇ 12:26:32 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/52 Free Private Cities are an exciting attempt at a new model for private governance. I’ve previously spoken with leaders in this movement such as Titus Gebel and Peter Young. Today I’m speaking with the founder of Ciudad Morazan, another free private city in Honduras. This one is a little different to the others you may have heard of, as this one is more focused on ‘blue collar’ workers, families and businesses. We talk about the free private cities model and how it is being applied differently here with Massimo Mazzone, founder. Topics: - Free Private City Model - Taxes - How many live in Morazan - ZEDE law - Comparison with Prospera - Morazan’s 4 advantages - Scaling up - Amenities available - Growth - No legal tender law Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 00:32 - Hearing about free private cities 03:02 - What is a free private city 09:32 - Why are free private cities interesting? 12:22 - how many live in Morazan 13:18 - ZEDE law 21:38 - [Sponsor] Swan.com 22:58 - Being a residential community 27:05 - Morazan compared with Prospera 40:00 - Morazan’s 4 advantages 44:06 - Scaling up 46:12 - [Sponsor] Mempool.space 47:12 - [Sponsor] Coinkite.com 48:12 - ZEDE law future 51:17 - Morazan growth 53:55 - Setting up a business 57:42 - ZEDE law future 01:00:56 - No legal tender law 01:03:02- Closing thoughts Links: - X: https://twitter.com/massimomazzone4?lang=en - Site: http://morazan.city/ Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA): http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X @stephanlivera: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320

32:: Bitcoin Mining Decentralisation with Ocean - Bitcoin Mechanic (SLP528)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 29.11.2023 ˇ 12:00:17 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/528 Has Bitcoin’s Mining ecosystem become centralised? What can be done about it? Bitcoin Mechanic from Ocean joins me to talk: - Hashers vs Miners - Different pool payout methods - Stratum v2 - Block withholding attacks - What Ocean is doing about it - Fees - Lightning payouts Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 01:13 - Bitcoin Mining Critique 03:05 - Hashers vs Miners 07:23 - Why hashrate centralises into big pools 13:33 - What is FPPS? 17:14 - What is PPLNS? 23:38 - [Sponsor] Swan.com 24:38 - Summarising the critiques 30:02 - Stratum v2 30:54 - Block withholding attacks 38:18 - What is Ocean? 44:38 - [Sponsor] Mempool.space 45:23 - [Sponsor] Coinkite.com 47:10 - Non custodial Mining Pool 49:10 - Who should mine with Ocean? 51:43 - Starting on 0 fee, and then going up 53:50 - Lightning payouts 57:00 - Decentralized block template construction Links: - X: https://twitter.com/GrassFedBitcoin - Site: https://ocean.xyz/event - X: https://twitter.com/ocean_mining/ - Article: Are Mining Pools Becoming a Problem? : https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/are-mining-pools-becoming-a-problem- Sponsors: - Swan.com (code LIVERA): http://swan.com/livera - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA): http://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on X @stephanlivera: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320

33:: Bitcoin Is Not for Everyone with Fernando Nikolic (SLP496)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 29.07.2023 ˇ 15:42:50 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/496 Fernando Nikolic, Director of Marketing and Comms at Blockstream joins me on the show to talk about the slightly controversial idea that Bitcoin is Not for Everyone! We get into: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:02:30] His background and why he believes bitcoin is not for everyone [00:05:42] Who is it really for? [00:10:13] What about savings technology? [00:35:43] Is there a role for bitcoin evangelists? [01:01:56] Teaser on what’s coming with Blockstream Green [01:06:25] How to move forward Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/basedlayer Site: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/dont-expect-everyone-to-embrace-bitcoin Newsletter: https://www.bitcoinperception.com/ Sponsors: Pacific Bitcoin Festival (code LIVERA) @Swan_Bitcoin : https://www.pacificbitcoin.com/ CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) @CoinkiteInc : https://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space @mempool :https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page

34:: Joe Carlasare - Bitcoin ETF? Lawsuits and Bitcoin (SLP495)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 26.07.2023 ˇ 13:29:51 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Joe Carlasare (Partner at Amundsen Davis LLC) and Bitcoiner joins me to share his legal expertise and opinions on: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:06:21] Why you shouldn’t expect the Bitcoin spot ETF soon [00:26:55] The SEC Ripple decision [00:29:43] SEC Binance and Coinbase [00:48:11] Bitcoin and stablecoins [00:53:54] Macro thoughts Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeCarlasare Site: https://www.amundsendavislaw.com/ Sponsors: - Pacific Bitcoin Festival (code LIVERA) @Swan_Bitcoin : https://www.pacificbitcoin.com/ - CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) @CoinkiteInc : https://coinkite.com/ - Mempool.space @mempool: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on Twitter : https://twitter.com/stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast : https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page

35:: Hannah Frankman - Intro to Homeschooling (SLP494)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 24.07.2023 ˇ 16:53:16 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/494 Hannah Frankman of Rebel Educator joins me to talk about homeschooling and the problems of Public School: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:06:42] Homeschooling vs unschooling [00:12:46] Failures of public schooling vs homeschooling [00:32:01] Social skills of homeschooled kids [00:46:24] Infantilization of people nowaday [00:52:58] Single-income trade-offs [00:59:55] Results of homeschooling Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rebelEducator Twitter: https://twitter.com/HannahFrankman YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thehannahfrankmanpodcast Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/6z8yz4mxUFtLSHB7E4NU2z?si=h2Zcq2RyQju9f9g4R1P-Cg&nd=1 Article: https://rebeleducator.co/how-to-homeschool-unschool-your-kids-for-free/ Sponsors: Pacific Bitcoin Festival (code LIVERA) @Swan_Bitcoin : https://www.pacificbitcoin.com/ CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) @CoinkiteInc : https://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space @mempool https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

36:: Hashprice Derivatives with Matthew Williams (SLP493)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 20.07.2023 ˇ 20:17:29 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/493 Matthew Williams, Head of Derivatives at Luxor Mining joins me to talk about Bitcoin Mining hashprice derivatives and what they will do for bitcoin miners: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:03:34] Getting into bitcoin mining [00:12:35] What is hashprice? [00:16:04] How hashprice shifts over time [00:23:00] What is a non-deliverable forward? [00:26:49] Who should use an NDF? [00:38:52] Professionalising bitcoin mining Links: Site: https://luxor.tech/derivatives/blog/bitcoin-miners-need-a-better-tool-for-managing-price-fluctuations-in-the-commodity-they-produce-hashrate Sponsors: Pacific Bitcoin Festival @Swan_Bitcoin (code LIVERA): https://www.pacificbitcoin.com/ CoinKite.com @CoinkiteInc (code LIVERA): https://coinkite.com/ Lugano PlanB Forum: https://planb.lugano.ch/planb-forum/ Mempool.space @mempool : https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

37:: eSIMs for Privacy and Convenience - silent.link (SLP492)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 19.07.2023 ˇ 05:41:10 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/492 Have you considered using eSIMs instead of your typical telco mobile phone SIM? Silent.link joins me to talk about: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:04:52] How the online eSIM service works and costs [00:15:22] How carriers have you pwned [00:17:22] zero-day exploits [00:20:48] Privacy and security with phones [00:46:12] Convenience and traveling with an eSIM [00:49:30] Experiences using Bitcoin and Lightning Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/silentlink1 Site: https://silent.link/ Sponsors: Pacific Bitcoin Festival @Swan_Bitcoin (code LIVERA): https://www.pacificbitcoin.com/ CoinKite.com @CoinkiteInc (code LIVERA): https://coinkite.com/ Lugano PlanB Forum: https://planb.lugano.ch/planb-forum/ Mempool.space @mempool : https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

38:: SLP491 The Crossover Between Bitcoin and Nuclear Energy with Nuclear Bitcoiner

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 12.07.2023 ˇ 23:24:16 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/491 Ryan MacLeod (Nuclear Bitcoiner) joins me to talk about Bitcoin and Nuclear Energy. We talk: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:07:00] Is nuclear energy too costly? [00:10:23] What are SMRs? Small Modular Reactors [00:16:20] Reduced costs and increased accessibility [00:24:36] Nuclear waste and safety concerns [00:43:04] How Nuclear energy crosses over with Bitcoin mining Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NuclearBitcoinr Sponsors: Pacific Bitcoin Festival (code LIVERA): https://www.pacificbitcoin.com/ CoinKite.com (code LIVERA): https://coinkite.com/ Lugano PlanB Forum: https://planb.lugano.ch/planb-forum/ Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

39:: Dusty - What is Splicing and why will it improve LN? (SLP490)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 10.07.2023 ˇ 16:58:19 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/490 Dusty Daemon joins me to talk about splicing on Bitcoin’s lightning network. We talk about: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:03:43] What is splicing? [00:10:34] Splicing’s potential privacy benefits [00:13:03] Potential to undermine surveillance heuristics [00:14:09] Splicing’s efficiency gains [00:21:00] Splicing as one tool in the toolkit [00:23:38] Walkthrough of how it works Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/dusty_daemon Site: Lightning Splicing: https://lightningsplice.com/splicing_explained.html Sponsors: Pacific Bitcoin Festival (code LIVERA): https://www.pacificbitcoin.com/ CoinKite.com (code LIVERA): https://coinkite.com/ Lugano PlanB Forum: https://planb.lugano.ch/planb-forum/ Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

40:: Graham Krizek - Will every company be a lightning company? (SLP489)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 07.07.2023 ˇ 02:41:00 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/489 Will every company be a lightning company? Graham Krizek CEO of Voltage rejoins me on the show to talk about this idea as well as what’s happening in bitcoin and lightning: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:00:23] Being near the printer [00:02:19] What lightning does differently [00:04:15] Why big companies do financial services [00:41:33] Products at Voltage [00:42:51] What use cases are there and who’s looking at them? [00:53:42] Thoughts on LDK by Spiral Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/gkrizek Twitter: https://twitter.com/voltage_cloud Article: Every Company Will Be A Lightning Company https://medium.com/@graham_krizek/every-company-will-be-a-lightning-company-806576920064 Article: SURGE NOW AVAILABLE FOR VOLTAGE USERS https://voltage.cloud/blog/news/surge-now-available-for-voltage-users/ Sponsors: Pacific Bitcoin Festival (code LIVERA): https://www.pacificbitcoin.com/ CoinKite.com (code LIVERA): https://coinkite.com/ Lugano PlanB Forum: https://planb.lugano.ch/planb-forum/ Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

41:: Future Visions of Lightning, Greenlight & Breez SDK with Christian Decker and Roy Sheinfeld (SLP488)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 26.06.2023 ˇ 08:11:56 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/488 Christian Decker (Blockstream) and Roy Sheinfeld (Breez) rejoin me on the show to talk about: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:01:39] What has improved about Lightning over time [00:01:52] What Breez SDK is [00:08:24] Core-lightning contrasted with other implementations [00:08:55] Lightning in a high fee environment [00:27:22] Is anything changing on the existing Breez app? [00:29:20] What Greenlight is [00:50:50] Lightning protocol improvements Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Snyke Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealkingonly Site: Your personal Core Lightning node, without the technical fuss. https://blockstream.com/lightning/greenlight/ Site: https://breez.technology/sdk/ Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/livera/ CoinKite.com (code LIVERA): https://coinkite.com/ Lugano PlanB Forum: https://planb.lugano.ch/planb-forum/ Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

42:: Bitcoin Mining Energy Debate - Digiconomist and Ben Gagnon (SLP487)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 15.06.2023 ˇ 17:09:49 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/487 Digiconomist (Alex de Vries) and Ben Gagnon (Chief Mining Officer, Bitfarms) join me on the show to debate Bitcoin Mining energy. We talk through: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:04:19] Transactions per second metrics [00:13:07] Bitcoin Mining machine efficiency assumptions [00:21:27] Where do the models break down? [00:42:37] Media referring to scary numbers in the bull cycle Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DigiEconomist Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashoveride Digiconomist energy consumption index: Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption CBECI (Cambridge) referred to: Bitcoin network power demand https://ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci Prior episode: SLP478 Ben Gagnon https://stephanlivera.com/episode/478/ Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/livera/ CoinKite.com (code LIVERA): https://coinkite.com/ Lugano PlanB Forum: https://planb.lugano.ch/planb-forum/ Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

43:: Bitcoin Estate Planning with Peter Dunworth (SLP486)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 14.06.2023 ˇ 18:53:43 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/486 Peter Dunworth is a financial adviser for high net worth individuals and families. He joins me to talk about what most people are getting wrong on bitcoin estate planning and inheritance. We discuss: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:00:32] Why bother with all this? [00:05:27] Legal, asset protection and tax benefits [00:13:55] Possession vs Title of coins [00:14:49] Practical components [00:20:25] Collaborative custody [00:34:56] Miniscript and technical advances [00:50:52] Valuation framework for Bitcoin and why inheritance matters Links: Site: https://www.thebitcoinadviser.com/comparison Peter’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/PeterBTCAdviser TheBTCAdviser’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBTCAdviser Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin:https://www.swanbitcoin.com/livera/ CoinKite.com(code LIVERA): https://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

44:: What is Inflation? with Jonathan Newman (SLP485)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 13.06.2023 ˇ 14:46:46 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/485 Jonathan Newman, Associate Professor of Economics and Mises Fellow joins me to chat: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:07:04] Contrasting definitions of inflation [00:08:20] How did Rothbard define inflation? [00:08:38] How did Mises define inflation? [00:09:01] Where and how does fractional reserve come into it? [00:21:02] Cantillon effect and the Mises effect [00:44:30] Costless production of money Links: Paper: What Is Inflation? Clarifying and Justifying Rothbard’s Definition https://qjae.scholasticahq.com/article/77391-what-is-inflation-clarifying-and-justifying-rothbard-s-definition Twitter: https://twitter.com/NewmanJ_R Twitter: https://twitter.com/KrisMoustHansen Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin:https://www.swanbitcoin.com/livera/ CoinKite.com(code LIVERA): https://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

45:: ZeroSync: Speeding up Bitcoin IBD with Robin Linus (SLP484)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 13.06.2023 ˇ 07:56:18 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/484 Robin Linus from the ZeroSync project joins me to talk about how ZKPs can be used to help people quickly get started using Bitcoin. We discuss: - What ZKPs are and what they can be used for - Speeding up IBD - Contrasting ZeroSync with utreexo and assumeutxo - UTXO set commitment - Blockstream satellite - What’s being verified? - Different types of nodes Links: - Site: zerosync.org - Twitter: @ZeroSync_ - Twitter: @robin_linus Sponsors: - Swan Bitcoin - CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) - Mempool.space Stephan Livera links: - Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera - Subscribe to the podcast - Patreon @stephanlivera

46:: Lightning in a High Fee Environment with Niftynei, D++ & Nate (SLP483)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 02.06.2023 ˇ 02:35:08 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/483 What happens under a high fee environment on the lightning network? We had one recently and so I asked Niftynei (Lisa of Base58), D++, and Nate (Voltage Head of Support & Education) to join me to talk about it: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:07:57] Bitcoin performed just fine [00:11:29] Lightning implementations handling the fee spike [00:21:37] Anchor outputs [00:21:51] Force closes in lightning [00:28:07] Setting fee rates [00:37:29] Mitigation techniques Links: plebnet telegram: https://t.me/plebnet Plebnet wiki: https://plebnet.wiki/wiki/Main_Page base58: https://www.base58.info/ Voltage blog post: https://voltage.cloud/blog/lightning-network-faq/lightning-node-management-handling-high-on-chain-fees/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/beeforbacon1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/niftynei Twitter: https://twitter.com/D_plus__plus Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin:https://www.swanbitcoin.com/livera/ CoinKite.com(code LIVERA): https://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

47:: Ark: A new L2 protocol for Bitcoin with Burak (SLP482)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 30.05.2023 ˇ 18:06:17 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/482 Burak (Bitcoin researcher/developer) joins me to talk about Ark, a new protocol for Bitcoin scaling and privacy. We chat about: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:13:33] Other criticisms [00:14:46] High level overview [00:16:22] Covenants and what they’d mean for Bitcoin [00:18:28] Vapourware? [00:42:03] ASPs, vTXOs [00:47:25] Interactive vs non-interactive versions [01:23:51] Downsides of LN Links: Site: https://www.arkpill.me/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/brqgoo Telegram: https://t.me/ark_network_community Relevant prior episodes: SLP339 Jeremy Rubin – What is Check Template Verify? https://stephanlivera.com/episode/339/ Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin:https://www.swanbitcoin.com/livera/ CoinKite.com(code LIVERA): https://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

48:: Can There Be a Bullish Case for Bitcoin Custodians? with Kemal (pretyflaco) - [SLP481]

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 25.05.2023 ˇ 17:31:19 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/481 Kemal of Galoy Money joins me to chat about his Bullish Case for Bitcoin Custodians. We debate the trade offs and points such as: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:13:29] Remnant vs ‘Big Tent’ [00:18:21] Why not write down 12 words? [00:25:42] “Mis-selling” Bitcoin [00:27:07] Jurisdictions and regulation [00:44:31] Financial hierarchy of needs Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/_pretyflaco Blog: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/the-bullish-case-for-bitcoin-custodians/ Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin:https://www.swanbitcoin.com/livera/ CoinKite.com(code LIVERA): https://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

49:: The Bitcoin Handbook - Anil Patel (SLP480)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 22.05.2023 ˇ 17:56:18 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/480 The Bitcoin Handbook is a new visual and simplified explainer of Bitcoin concepts by Anil. Anil has been making awesome graphics and explanatory content about Bitcoin and he joins me on the show to chat: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:03:19] Meeting people where they are [00:04:34] Different ways of explaining bitcoin concepts [00:10:28] Where to get the book [00:16:02] Property Bubbles and investing around the world [00:33:22] Why property should not be your piggybank [00:53:00] The intransigent minority Links: Anil’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/anilsaidso The Bitcoin Handbook on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0tyJRvf Checkout via Lightning: https://bitcoinbook.shop/products/the-bitcoin-handbook… Anil’s free educational resources: https://anilsaidso.gumroad.com Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin:https://www.swanbitcoin.com/livera/ CoinKite.com(code LIVERA): https://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

50:: Defending Open Source with Jess Jonas of Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund (SLP479)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 16.05.2023 ˇ 13:34:08 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/479 Jess Jonas, Chief Legal Officer of the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund joins me to chat: [00:00:00] - Introduction [00:03:43] - Overview the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund - supported by Jack Dorsey, Alex Morcos, Martin White [00:22:21] - What are the open source licensing implications for developers? [00:40:22] - Secondary case and Bitcoin copyright claims Links: Site: https://bitcoindefense.org/ Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin:https://www.swanbitcoin.com/livera/ CoinKite.com(code LIVERA): https://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

51:: Debunking Digiconomist on Bitcoin Mining Impact with Ben Gagnon (SLP478)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 14.05.2023 ˇ 13:39:12 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Ben Gagnon CMO of BitFarms joins me to talk about the flaws of the overly cited Digiconomist’s work on Bitcoin Mining impact. We discuss: [00:00:00] - Introduction [00:09:20] - Key flaws in methodology and assumptions [00:24:19] - Better comparisons and ways of reasoning about mining [00:36:31] - Carbon emissions per transaction is a flawed metric Links: Site: https://bitfarms.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashoveride/ Article: We Need To Talk About The Not Science Behind Digiconomist https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/not-science-digiconomist-bitcoin Tweet thread: https://twitter.com/hashoveride/status/1512861134537306116 Relevant prior episode: SLP470 Correcting Nyt Disinformation On Bitcoin With Pierre Rochard https://stephanlivera.com/episode/470/ Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin:https://www.swanbitcoin.com/livera/ CoinKite.com(code LIVERA): https://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

52:: Decentralising Bitcoin Transaction Selection using SRI with Pavlenex and Fi3 (SLP477)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 10.05.2023 ˇ 18:58:12 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://www.stephanlivera.com/477 You may have heard about bitcoin mining pool centralisation. Stratum v2 and SRI (Stratum v2 Reference Implementation) are here to help by decentralising Bitcoin transaction selection. Listen and learn about how Stratum v2 Reference Implementation can help: [00:00:00] - Introduction [00:03:13] - Overview of Stratum v2 benefits [00:08:40] - Encryption, efficiency, censor resistance [00:15:53] - Are changes needed to Bitcoin Core? [00:31:18] - How you can help or contribute [00:32:35] - Device firmware and translation proxy [00:40:00] - Different actors in mining: Pools, Miners, Hardware Links: Fi3 Twitter: https://twitter.com/free_sht_max Pavlenex Twitter: https://twitter.com/pavlenex Donate: https://opensats.org/projects/stratumv2 Site: https://stratumprotocol.org/ Prior SLP ep on Stratum v2: https://stephanlivera.com/episode/128/ Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin:https://www.swanbitcoin.com/livera/ CoinKite.com(code LIVERA): https://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

53:: What is FROST? Is it the future of Bitcoin Multi Sig? with Nick Farrow (SLP476)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 04.05.2023 ˇ 09:21:23 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/476 Nick Farrow joins me to talk about new developments coming in Bitcoin multi-signature security: 00:00 - Introduction 00:24 How hardware and software might have to change to adapt 02:56 FROST and what it is 10:03 Downsides of FROST e.g interactivity, complexity 21:53 The future of multi sig 44:44 Privacy benefits 48:15 ROAST - what it is Links: Site: https://utxo.club/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/utxoclub FROST paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2020/852.pdf ROAST paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2022/550.pdf Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin:https://www.swanbitcoin.com/livera/ CoinKite.com(code LIVERA): https://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space: https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

54:: Why Every Portfolio Should Contain Bitcoin with Rapha Zagury (SLP475)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 29.04.2023 ˇ 03:54:00 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/475 Rapha Zagury CIO and Head of Research at Swan joins me to talk: 00:00 Introduction 12:33 Putting things in terms that other people understand 14:16 Bitcoin vs altcoin 15:14 Financial modelling flaws in the fiat financial world 24:30 Open source research 32:57 Nakamoto Portfolio 51:04 Lump sum vs DCA 59:29 Schrodinger Model Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/alphaazeta Site: https://nakamotoportfolio.com/ Blog: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/why-bitcoin-is-the-ultimate-asset-for-your-ira/ Nakamoto Portfolio thread: https://twitter.com/alphaazeta/status/1640005261099139073 Bitcoin vs altcoins thread: https://twitter.com/alphaazeta/status/1641534991556288532 Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin - https://www.swanbitcoin.com/livera/ CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) - https://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space - https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

55:: Challenges of Operating Lightning Nodes & Torq with Henrik Skogstrøm (SLP474)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 26.04.2023 ˇ 13:02:58 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ Official Podcast Episode: https://stephanlivera.com/474 Henrik Skogstrom, Founder and CEO of LN Capital joins me to talk about the lightning network: 00:00 Introduction 02:34 Tools required 03:42 Managing large lightning nodes 08:06 Key challenges 11:10 Monitoring 28:04 Notifications 43:48 Privacy vs reliability 49:10 New tech Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ohskogstrom Twitter: https://twitter.com/LN_Capital Site: https://ln.capital/ MicroStrategy Bitcoin & Lightning for Corporations(code LIVERA): https://www.microstrategy.com/en/world-2023/bitcoin-for-corporationsorporations Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin - https://www.swanbitcoin.com/livera/ CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) - https://coinkite.com/ Mempool.space - https://mempool.space/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320?to=page Patreon @stephanlivera https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera

56:: Why Bitcoiners Must Focus on Bottom Up Adoption with Matthew Mezinskis (SLP473)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 18.04.2023 ˇ 18:19:58 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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57:: BTC Prague and Bitcoin in Europe Matyas Kuchar (SLP472)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 16.04.2023 ˇ 16:18:13 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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58:: Bitcoin & Cryptosovereignty with Erik Cason (SLP471)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 13.04.2023 ˇ 16:05:36 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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59:: Correcting NYT Disinformation on Bitcoin with Pierre Rochard (SLP470)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 11.04.2023 ˇ 11:45:35 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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60:: Is the World Really Dedollarising? with Peter St Onge (SLP469)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 05.04.2023 ˇ 13:16:34 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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61:: LNURL, Lightning Box, Blixt, Soft Forks with Hampus Sjoberg (SLP468)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 22.03.2023 ˇ 09:36:07 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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62:: An Unsustainable Fiscal Path with James Lavish (SLP467)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 18.03.2023 ˇ 16:38:24 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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63:: The Time Value of Truth with Benjamin Carlson (SLP466)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 17.03.2023 ˇ 14:44:35 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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64:: What is utreexo? with Calvin Kim (SLP465)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 13.03.2023 ˇ 15:19:26 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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65:: Can Free Private Cities Make the World Dramatically Richer? with Erick Brimen CEO of Prospera SLP464

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 08.03.2023 ˇ 16:09:36 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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66:: SLP463 Bitcoin Transaction Pinning, ANYPREVOUT & eltoo with Greg Sanders (Instagibbs)

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 05.03.2023 ˇ 14:21:18 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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67:: SLP462 Bitcoin Multi-signature with Craig Raw

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 26.02.2023 ˇ 15:48:51 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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68:: SLP461 What Bitcoin Specialises In with Matt Corallo

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 22.02.2023 ˇ 13:39:40 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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69:: SLP460 Bitcoin and the Dollar as Strange Bedfellows with Mark Goodwin

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 18.02.2023 ˇ 17:38:46 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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70:: SLP459 Q1 and Bitcoin Security with NVK

01.01.1970 ˇ 01:00:00 ˇˇˇ 15.02.2023 ˇ 15:17:41 ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ
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