Stephan Livera Podcast

Dennis Wohlfarth of Accointing & Clinton Donnelly of Donnelly Tax  Law join me to talk about Bitcoin tax treatment, and strategies to minimise tax. We chat about: Current tax treatment Capital Gains Tax Record keeping Tax strategies locally Tax strategies for those willing to go overseas International competition Links: Accointing: www.accointing.com (ref link – 10% discount) Donnelly Tax Law: Donnellytaxlaw.com  Accointing Twitter: @accointing Dennis Twitter: @WohlfarthDennis Clinton Twitter: @cryptotaxfixer Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Unchained Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website  Subscribe on YouTube: @stephanlivera Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Nick Neuman and Jameson Lopp of Casa discuss the launch of the CASA wallet, the challenges of self-custody and multi-sig setups, selecting the right tool for Bitcoin needs, the impact of COVID-19 on key management, personal security and privacy in the age of surveillance, alternative projects and self-hosted services, the use of Riot Matrix for internal communication, and the importance of self-sovereignty and spreading the message.

Preston Pysh, co founder of The Investor’s Podcast network rejoins me to  talk about Bitcoin, inflation, bonds, and investing in a bitcoinised  world. Preston Pysh links: Twitter: @PrestonPysh The Investor’s Podcast: Theinvestorspodcast.com Prior SLP appearance: SLP109 Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Unchained Capital Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website  Subscribe on YouTube: @stephanlivera Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Eric eloquently spoke about Bitcoin as a macro solution on a live news broadcast from a protest near LA City Hall. I invited Eric on to discuss his views and his macro solution. We talk about his interest in Bitcoin, his RaspiBlitz node, his excitement for the lightning network, and bitcoin as a social movement. Eric links: Twitter: @iamTheCharacter Music: http://bit.ly/sospotify IG: @hiphopphilosophymovie Clip: https://twitter.com/nlebowitz1/status/1268002667042934786 New clip: https://twitter.com/iamTheCharacter/status/1269762148135100417 Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Unchained Capital Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website  Subscribe on YouTube: @stephanlivera Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Ergo of OXT Research (Samourai Wallet team) joins me to talk about his latest research into the Lazarus group, and also unwinding Bitcoin Coinjoins - whether they are through custodial tumblers, Wasabi or JoinMarket. Ergo links: Twitter: @ergoBTC OXT Research The North Korean Connection Toxic Recall Attack - Unwinding JoinMarket Case Study Prior/relevant episodes: SLP130 Ergo Tracking PlusToken Scammers with White Hat Bitcoin Chain Analysis SLP149 Waxwing Is Consumerism at Odds With Privacy in Bitcoin? JoinMarket, PayJoin, SNICKER SLP150 Samourai Wallet Make Every Bitcoin Spend a Coinjoin SLP165 Rafael Yakobi Should Coinjoin Users be flagged?  SLP167 Chris Belcher - What’s the Problem with Bitcoin Surveillance? Sponsor links: Swan Bitcoin Unchained Capital Coinfloor BitcoinLessons.org Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website  Subscribe on YouTube: @stephanlivera Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

6102 Bitcoin is a pseudonymous bitcoiner known for his contributions with various Bitcoin resources and how to sites, and infographics. He joins me for a discussion about bitcoin privacy, why he does this under a pseudonym, contributing in the Bitcoin space, Blockstream’s Liquid network and more. 6102 Bitcoin links: Twitter: @6102bitcoin Website: 6102bitcoin.com Bitcoin-intro.com Bitcoin-only.com Btcprivacy.org Bitcoin taint infographic Sven article Stop Calling for a Free Market in Money Sponsor links: Swan Bitcoin Bitcoinlessons Unchained Capital Cyphersafe.io Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website  Subscribe on YouTube: @stephanlivera Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Murch joins me to talk about his work on Coin Selection, managing large  wallets! We’ll talk about fees, selecting coins, the blockspace market,  how you can think about optimising your wallet. Murch: Twitter: @murchandamus Bitcoin Stack Exchange: Murch Branch and Bound paper and coin selection strategies: Murch’s masters thesis Relevant episodes: SLP118 Mike Belshe, CEO BitGo Sponsors: Kraken  Coinfloor.co.uk SwanBitcoin.com/livera Unchained Capital Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website  Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Parker Lewis and Buck Perley of Unchained Capital join me on the show  to talk about updates on the Caravan open source project, making multi  sig accessible and easy for the masses. Previously it was single address  only, and now it works as a wallet! We’ll chat: Why use Caravan What the new updates are Hardware wallet testing xPubs and multi sig Bitcoiner Ventures raise Parker Lewis & Buck Perley links: Unchained blog: Gearing up the Caravan Parker Lewis Twitter: @parkeralewis Buck Perley Twitter: @buckperley Related episode: SLP131 Parker Lewis – Bitcoin is Intuitive Sponsors: Kraken  Unchained Capital SwanBitcoin.com/livera Cyphersafe Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website  Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Matt Ahlborg of UsefulTulips.org joins me on the show to talk about bitcoin use in South America, and Africa. Matt Ahlborg is a researcher and data scientist looking into the use of Bitcoin around the world. Matt Ahlborg links: Twitter: @MattAhlborg Website: usefultulips.org Article: Latin American Bitcoin Trading Follows the Heartbeat of Venezuela Article: Paxful is the Most Important Bitcoin Company You Aren’t Paying Attention to Related episode: SLP143 Eduardo Gomez – Bitcoin As A Source Of Truth in Venezuela Sponsors: Kraken  Coinfloor.co.uk SwanBitcoin.com/livera Unchained Capital Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website  Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Matt Ridley is a writer, biologist & Rational Optimist. He joins me to talk about his views on science, economics, innovation and how they apply to Bitcoin. Matt Ridley Links: Website: mattridley.co.uk Twitter @mattwridley Book: How Innovation Works Sponsors: Kraken  Coinfloor.co.uk SwanBitcoin.com Unchained Capital Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website  Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera