Stephan Livera Podcast

Bitcoin expert Rusty Russell discusses a new idea for a Bitcoin soft fork aimed at increasing functionality and efficiency. Topics include Bitcoin Script background, GSR overview, GSR benefits, varops, contrast with APO or LNHANCE, and the potential impact on shitcoins and spam.

Dan Gould from the PayJoin Dev Kit talks about enhancing Bitcoin privacy through PayJoin adoption, wallet consolidation, and fee savings. They explore the benefits, downsides, and changes of PayJoin, as well as its integration into different bitcoin wallets for improved privacy and efficiency.

Adam Sullivan, CEO of Core Scientific, discusses Core Scientific's journey through bankruptcy, the role of capital structure in mining, centralization of mining pools, fee dynamics, and the 2025 outlook on mining. Topics include debt financing, managing risks, Bitcoin hardware security, mining landscape evolution, offshore tax planning, and government regulations in Bitcoin network.

Rapha Zagury, CIO of Swan and Head of Swan Mining discusses Bitcoin Mining, Capital Structure, and insights on speaking to TradFi professionals. Topics include Brazil's flooding, community resilience, mining operations, hardware wallets for security, pool selection strategies, navigating mining volatility, and unlocking capital for mining success.

Brandon Black (aka reardencode), Bitcoin developer, discusses recent covenant proposals and the shift in Bitcoin developer thought post Bitcoin++ conference. Topics include covenant proposals, Great Script Restoration, potential side effects, and the importance of good engineering in Bitcoin development.

Miljan, co-founder of Primal and advocate for Nostr, discusses why Bitcoiners shouldn't overlook Nostr, the network effects for creators and devs, dealing with spam and sybil, and the killer feature of openness. The conversation dives into the bullish outlook on Nostr, user experience, and the benefits of a decentralized network for content creators.

Peruvian Bull, a macro writer, explores Japan's economic challenges, government debt, JPY carry trade, and impact on the US financial system. They discuss the impossible trinity, Bank of Japan's struggles, and potential scenarios for the world's reserve currency system. The conversation also covers Bitcoin hardware security, offline key creation, mempool enterprise benefits, reassessing investment strategies, financial repression, asset diversification, and Bitcoin's potential as a global reserve asset.

Parker Lewis from Zaprite discusses recent updates in the Bitcoin space, emphasizing the importance of merchant adoption. Topics include navigating regulatory challenges, Bitcoin hardware security, empowering legislators for Bitcoin advocacy, effortless onboarding onto Bitcoin, building redundancy with Bitcoin payments, and the development of a book on Bitcoin and sound money.

Steve Lee, Lead @ Spiral, joins to discuss why Bitcoin should not ossify and the risks of mining pool centralization. They delve into the importance of ongoing software updates, the significance of reproducible builds for security, and the dangers of power concentration in mining pools. The conversation also highlights efforts to simplify Bitcoin purchases and visualize blockchain data, emphasizing the need for consistent evolution over ossification.

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.