Stephan Livera Podcast

Allen Piscitello, VP Product of Blockstream joins me to talk about Blockstream Liquid as a new model for inter exchange settlement, and the possibility of building out new financial infrastructure in a way different from the legacy financial system. We talk: Tradeoffs and differences between approaches of Lightning, Statechains, and Liquid How pegging Bitcoin in and out of Liquid works Features that Liquid’s blockchain has e.g. Confidential Transactions and Confidential Assets How Liquid can enable much faster inter exchange settlement with different tradeoffs How to get started developing on it What the future of bitcoin market structure could look like with Liquid adoption Allen and Blockstream Links: Blockstream twitter Blockstream website Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast

PlanB, Pseudonymous Bitcoin Quant, discusses responses to his Stock to Flow (S2F) model, including cointegration, criticisms, and future outlook. Topics include cash and carry trade, debunking attempts, and long-term growth predictions. Interesting insights on Bitcoin's value, mining difficulty, and upcoming halving event.

Yan Pritzker, Bitcoin Author and previously CTO of Reverb joins me in this episode to talk about Bitcoin Mining, his book Inventing Bitcoin and give Bitcoin beginners an intro to Bitcoin Mining. We talk about: Whether a beginner should do Bitcoin Mining or use cloud mining How bitcoin mining works How the network stops cheaters Bitcoin mining attacks Common errors in thinking about Bitcoin Yan Pritzker Links: Yan Pritzker Twitter @skwp Inventing Bitcoin website Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast

Jack Mallers of Zap joins me to talk about the recent exploration of Lightning Network and Identity, as well as talking about his new service, Olympus, and Zap wallet development. This interview was recorded one day before the Lightning Conference in Berlin, Germany October 2019. Topics: Use of Lightning Node pub key as identity Complications with above The exposure that any Lightning business has to chain fees Future directions in Zap wallet development Jack Mallers; Twitter: @JackMallers Zap Website Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital Bitcoin Outlet use code: LIVERA for 21% off Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast

Alex Bosworth, Lightning Infrastructure Lead at Lightning Labs joins me to talk about what he’s working on: Submarine swaps, Lightning Loop and Hyperloop. We chat about the possibilities being enabled for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. We talk: Submarine swaps and Loop Practical applications for Merchants, Exchanges, Users Routing on the lightning network Fees on the Lightning Network What people should be doing with Lightning Network Alex Bosworth Links: Alex Bosworth Twitter Lightning Labs Website LND Developer slack Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast

Mike Belshe, CEO of BitGo, discusses Bitcoin storage techniques, security measures, insurance policies, contentious forks, and the future of Bitcoin custody. They explore the journey of discovering Bitcoin's potential, ensuring security through audits, enhancing security against social engineering attacks, scalability challenges, and the debate between custodial and self-custody solutions.

Pura Vida of the Lightning Hood team joins me to share his perspectives and journey in learning about bitcoin privacy and putting it into practice with tools such as Samourai Wallet and Nodl. We talk about: His journey of learning Bitcoin Privacy How to manage your Bitcoin UTXO set Coinjoining Why Post Mix is underrated Other privacy tips Pura Vida links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Pura_Vlda Twitter: https://twitter.com/lightning_hood Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera Unchained Capital: https://www.unchained-capital.com/?utm_source=Stephan%20Livera&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate CypherSafe: https://cyphersafe.io/product/cypherwheel/ GiveBitcoin: https://givebitcoin.io/?grsf=d3nqrm Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/ Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320

Taylor joins me to talk about his project myNode which may be one of the easiest, cheapest and feature rich methods to run your own full node and connect to your own hardware wallet. We talk through the process, and some of the challenges that newbies face today, in setting up their own bitcoin full node. Taylor Helsper myNode Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mynodebtc myNode website:  http://mynodebtc.com/ myNode telegram: https://t.me/mynode_btc Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera Unchained Capital: https://www.unchained-capital.com/?utm_source=Stephan%20Livera&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate Bitcoin Outlet: https://bitcoinoutlet.com/  use code: LIVERA for 21% off Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/ Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320

Bitcoin expert Trace Mayer discusses jurisdictional competition, learning strategies, Bitcoin as collateral, and mining centralization. He emphasizes the importance of self-education, individual thinking, and securing Bitcoin keys for the future.

Gene Epstein, Director of the Soho forum joins me to talk about his experiences in moderating debates in Bitcoin and Austrian Economics. We talk about some of the key points that Bitcoiners should consider from Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard, and we also talk about the debate between Erik Voorhees and Peter Schiff, and the debate between George Selgin and Saifedean Ammous. Links: SoHo Forum: https://www.thesohoforum.org/ Gene Epstein twitter:https://twitter.com/GeneSohoForum Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera Unchained Capital: https://www.unchained-capital.com/?utm_source=Stephan%20Livera&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate Ministry of Nodes Self Sovereignty Webinar: Webinar sign up: https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/product/self-sovereignty-webinar-2-3-november-2019/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/ Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320