Stephan Livera Podcast

Stack Hodler, twitter anon investor joins me to chat: Fiat currencies & #Bitcoin JPY and Japanese bond market Why you shouldn’t #GetOnZero Credit Cycles Mortgage Boycotts BRICS Links: Twitter: @stackhodler Sponsors Swan Bitcoin Braiins.com Voltage Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Allen Farrington (author and professional investor) joins me on the show to talk about Austrian economics, Capital & DeFi Yield: Austrian economics and Bitcoin Where does the 2% inflation target come from? The world Bitcoin will enable Altcoin DeFi yield: where does it come from? Bitcoin price and market depth Links: Twitter: @allenf32 Bitcoin is Venice book Only The Strong Survive Mentioned Mises.org article: The Origins of the 2 Percent Inflation Target Bob Murphy’s article in response to ‘sticky wages’ criticism: Are "Sticky Wages" a Market Failure? Related episode: SLP311 Bitcoin: Only The Strong Survive – with Big Al Sponsors Swan Bitcoin Braiins.com Voltage Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

John Tamny of FreedomWorks and Editor at Real Clear Markets joins me on the show to chat about his alternative take on inflation, fractional reserve banking, as well as why we should be optimistic about things going forward: Defining inflation Debate on Austrian economics & FRB Is monetary stability possible? 2 years of Hysteria Optimism for the future Links: Twitter: @johntamny Site: Freedomworks.org Site: Realclearmarkets.com Sponsors Swan Bitcoin Braiins.com Voltage Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Beautyon (Akin) rejoins me on the show to talk about the EU attack on Bitcoin and the confusing way people speak/learn about Bitcoin. We chat: Misleading terminology (unhosted wallets) Bitcoin as text & speech, not money The map is not the terrain What bitcoin builders can do What happens to countries who refuse Bitcoin Links: Twitter: @Beautyon_ Bitcoin Mag article: The European Union’s Attack On Bitcoin Is An English And Math Comprehension Problem Site: azte.co Related episode: SLP379 Gigi – Dealing with Linguistic Attacks on Bitcoin Prior episode with Beautyon SLP16 - Keeping Bitcoin Simple, with Beautyon (Akin Fernandez) Sponsors Swan Bitcoin Braiins.com Voltage Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Ben Pile of Climate Resistance joins me to chat about the problem of the Green agenda. We discuss: How this Green movement is funded ESG meeting with reality Are these outcomes intentional? Hypocrisy of green warriors Links: Twitter: @clim8resistance Site: Climate-resistance.org YouTube: Climate Resistance Sponsors Swan Bitcoin Braiins.com Voltage Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Pete Rizzo, Editor at Bitcoin Magazine and Editor-at-large at Kraken rejoins me on the show to talk about Bitcoin Maximalism. There has been some discussion recently on the role of the ‘toxic’ Maximalists, and Pete has clarified some thinking on this in his recent article and discussion on this topic. We talk: What is Bitcoin Maximalism What do maximalists believe? Social and cultural arguments Technical aspects Is it still needed? Links: Twitter: @pete_rizzo_ Rizzo’s Forbes Article: Bitcoin Maximalism Is Dead, Long Live Bitcoin Maximalism Nic Carter’s article: Setting the record straight Sponsors Swan Bitcoin Braiins.com Voltage Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Ben Carman (Bitcoin core contributor, working at The Bitcoin Company, co-organizer Austin BitDevs) joins me on the show to talk about the world of Bitcoin Privacy, the implications of surveillance on us all today, some of his ideas on improving Bitcoin Privacy, LN Vortex, P2P and the Austin BitDevs scene. Links: Twitter: @benthecarman LN Vortex: Protocol Documentation Austin BitDevs: Austin Bitcoin Developers The Bitcoin Company Bitcoin Optech #204 Sponsors Swan Bitcoin Braiins.com Voltage Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Dan McArdle joins me on the show to chat about his experiences as a long time Bitcoiner and ways to think through what’s going on now. We chat: Is the “4 year HODLer” stat dead? Insights from prior cycles and drawdowns FUD cycles Casebitcoin.com and CAGR stats How to think about bear markets Links: Twitter: @robustus Site: casebitcoin.com Inflation thread Sponsors Swan Bitcoin Braiins.com Voltage Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Daniel Frumkin of Braiins and Jaran Mellerud of Arcane Research join me on the show to talk about the latest in the world of Bitcoin Mining. As the price has fallen recently, we’ve seen some miners come under pressure. We chat: Overview Which public miners are in trouble? Operating cash flows Bitcoin miner treasury management strategy Why we’re likely to see acquisitions Impacts for home and retail miners Were there bull market errors? Future forecasting and conservatism Links: Twitter: @JMellerud Twitter: @dfrumps Arcane Research: Survival of the fittest: Which public bitcoin miners are the best prepared to survive the bear market? Braiins Insights Dashboard: braiins.com  Jaran’s analysis thread on public miners: https://twitter.com/JMellerud/status/1541444212444614656 Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Braiins.com Voltage Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Meron Estefanos, activist and journalist joins me to talk about her story of helping over 20k refugees, helping to stop human traffickers, and how she’s using and teaching Bitcoin these days. We chat: Her story of helping refugees Life for Eritreans Being an activist and radio journalist How she teaches Bitcoin (BlueWallet and Muun) HRF Oslo Freedom Forum Links: Twitter: @meronina Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Braiins.com Voltage Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera