Stephan Livera Podcast

Author and entrepreneur Jeff Booth discusses his advocacy for Bitcoin, speaking to politicians and the importance of the system you give your energy to. He explores staying and fighting in Canada versus supporting alternatives like Madeira. They also touch on the 'coincidental' attack on Bitcoin and the impact of Bitcoin on beliefs and society, navigating energy allocation for societal change, and using Bitcoin as a decentralized system to counter economic uncertainties.

Preston Pysh discusses investing as a bitcoiner, HODL vs invest, Microstrategy, VC investments, realistic hurdles, and technical realities as bitcoin grows. The conversation covers strategic investment choices, trust erosion in govt bonds, Bitcoin valuation, security, hardware wallets, decentralization, and emotional conviction in investments.

Dmitry Nedospasov, PhD in Chip Security, discusses hardware security in bitcoin, realistic hardware wallet attacks, costs of attacking a hardware device, and the importance of backups. Comparisons with other industries and Shamir’s Secret Sharing are also covered.

Steve Lee and Matt Corallo of Spiral discuss the Great Consensus Clean Up in Bitcoin, MEVil, implications for miner centralisation, and address Lightning Network rumors. They highlight the importance of bug fixing, MEV concerns, and the continued relevance of Lightning Network in the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Andrew Henderson discusses renouncing US citizenship, benefits of citizenship by investment programs, and the upcoming Nomad Capitalist Live event in KL Malaysia. Topics include Bitcoin purchase options, overseas business opportunities, and the value of personal freedom and lifestyle strategies for global citizens.

Bitcoin security expert Kevin Loaec discusses vaults, self custody, and inheritance scenarios. Topics include using time locks, business use cases, covenant soft forks, utilizing ReVault and Liana products for enhanced security, managing time locks in Liana, exploring multi-signature setups, and debates around covenants and organization security.

Christoph and Mogashni from the Bitcoin Design Community discuss design principles in Bitcoin apps, common design mistakes, the importance of user experience, and tools available. They touch on trust-building strategies, open-source design, community involvement, and the value of user research in developing Bitcoin technologies.

Economic expert Peter St Onge discusses the escalating US government debt crisis, Japanese economic impacts, AI's effect on job sectors, and the future of Bitcoin in a candid conversation about fiscal collapses and global financial trends.

Thomas Fahrer, Co-founder of Apollo discusses Bitcoin ETFs, institutional adoption, capital flow into Bitcoin, Bitcoin FOMO scenario, disagreements on power law model, MSTR and Bitcoin. Topics include significance of Bitcoin ETFs, rebalancing and volatility, Grayscale's declining Bitcoin holdings, and Bitcoin's potential to replace traditional assets.

Vijay Boyapati discusses HODLing, Bitcoin cycle phase, self-custody tech, capturing Bitcoin, traps to avoid, and Bitcoin accessibility. Topics include GBTC bankruptcies, HODLer psychology, and common pitfalls in the market.