Stephan Livera Podcast

Parker Lewis of Unchained Capital rejoins me on the show to talk about the environment central banks have created, what that has done to money and our ability to save. We chat: Fiat financialisation of the economy Inflation and Deflation properly considered Bitcoin’s growth amongst institutions today Multi sig with Unchained Loans with Unchained Living off your Bitcoin using collateralised loans Parker Lewis links: Twitter: @parkeralewis Site: Unchained.com Articles: Bitcoin Loans: The Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin-Backed Loans Articles: Bitcoin is the Great Definancialization Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CompassMining.io Hodl Hodl Lend CypherSafe (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Craig Raw joins me on the show to talk about his relatively new project, Sparrow Wallet. Sparrow Wallet allows you to easily set up a single sig or multi sig wallet, air gapped or with USB, supporting the most popular hardware wallets. We talk: Why Sparrow Progression steps for new bitcoiners QR codes Taproot Applications vs browser apps Being Uncle Jim Tor built in Electrum server vs Bitcoin core use Funding and sustainability Craig links: Twitter: @craigraw Site: sparrowwallet.com Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CompassMining.io Hodl Hodl Lend CypherSafe (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Dominic Frisby, comedian, author, financial writer and libertarian joins me on the show to talk about his latest book, Daylight Robbery. We chat: How taxes have impacted society Low taxes for more prosperous societies Bitcoin Citadels and patronage Bitcoin’s impact on taxes Bitcoin Nomads Surveillance and Platforms Dominic links: Twitter: @DominicFrisby Book: Daylight Robbery Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CompassMining.io Hodl Hodl Lend CypherSafe (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Luke Dashjr, long time Bitcoin Core contributor joins me on the show to discuss his views on how UASF went down in 2017. We talk through the various trade offs and points around Taproot activation and why he believes that LOT = True maximally reduces the risks. We chat: Luke’s background BIP91, BIP148 Miner signalling Chainsplits Average user and code review Speedy Trial Small blocks Luke links: Twitter: @LukeDashjr Mastodon: @LukeDashjr Email: luke@dashjr.org Relevant prior episodes: SLP257 Matt Corallo – Bitcoin Soft Fork Activation, Taproot, and Playing Chicken SLP137 AJ Towns – Schnorr Taproot Tapscript BIPs SLP200 Christian Decker – ANYPREVOUT, MPP, Mitigating LN Attacks Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CompassMining.io Hodl Hodl Lend CypherSafe CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Whit Gibbs, a Bitcoin mining expert from Compass Mining, discusses hitting ROI on mining machines, current prices and costs, learning by doing and making mistakes, hashrate distribution around the world, and recent raises in the mining market.

Rafael Schultze-Kraft CTO of Glassnode rejoins me on the show to talk about Bitcoin on chain metrics and how there is a very bullish set up right now. We chat: Overview of how Glassnode’s analysis works Liquid supply vs illiquid supply Number of coins on exchanges dropping and what this means Difference in structure of bitcoin demand this time vs 2017 Why its not true that “2% of accounts control 95% of bitcoin” Links: Twitter: @n3ocortex Twitter: @glassnode Site: Glassnode.com Article:  78% of the Bitcoin Supply is Not Liquid Article: No, Bitcoin Ownership is not Highly Concentrated – But Whales are Accumulating Previous episode: SLP190 Rafael Schultze-Kraft – How Many Bitcoins Are Being HODLed? Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CypherSafe (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Matt Corallo of Square Crypto, and long time bitcoin developer (now more focused on lightning) joins me on the show to talk about Taproot Activation, as well as review some of the history and nuance of prior soft forks in Bitcoin. We discuss: What is a fork What are the benefits of Taproot How the events of 2017 played out Dynamics of soft forks Taproot activation paths Flag day vs forced signalling UASF style LDK - Lightning Dev Kit Links: Twitter: @thebluematt Lightning Dev Kit: LightningDevKit.org Taproot links: Article: Understanding LOT=true or LOT=false by Aaron van Wirdum Article: Taproot Activation and the LOT Debate by Ben Kaufman Site: TaprootActivation.com (Mining Pool consensus effort by Alejandro from Poolin) Mailing list post: Summary of Taproot activation meeting on IRC 2/2/2021 by Michael Folkson Relevant prior episodes: SLP137 AJ Towns – Schnorr Taproot Tapscript BIPs SLP222 Jonas Nick and Tim Ruffing What’s MuSig2? What Does it Mean for Bitcoin Multisig? Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CypherSafe (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

David Bailey, CEO of BTC Media (including Bitcoin Magazine) rejoins me on the show to chat about the latest: Bitcoin 2021 is coming and it’ll be huge! We chat: Bitcoin 2021 and the guests The feeling of live conferences Bitcoin Magazine content Bitcoin’s growth in recent years Bitcoin culture David Bailey links: Twitter: @DavidFBailey Bitcoin 2021 conference Bitcoin Magazine UTXO Management Prior episode: SLP61 David Bailey – Refocusing on Bitcoin Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CypherSafe (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Gleb Naumenko, Bitcoin developer rejoins me to talk about his latest venture, The Label. We chat about: Bitcoin development and consulting Protocol development Cross layer considerations Bitcoin & Lightning attacks Time Dilation attacks CoinPool Links: Twitter: @ffstls Site: The Label Previous episode: SLP164 Gleb Naumenko – erlay Bitcoin transaction relay Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CypherSafe (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Dario Sneidermanis, Founder of Muun Wallet joins me to talk about the advanced technological approach taken by his team. We chat about: Muun as a single unified bitcoin + lightning balance A different approach with mnemonics and backups Lightning and channel management Splicing Use in Argentina and elsewhere around the world Links: Twitter: @esneider Twitter: @muunwallet Site: Muun.com Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CypherSafe (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera