

Stephan Livera Podcast
Stephan Livera
Join Stephan as he interviews the sharpest economic and technical minds in Bitcoin & Austrian Economics to help you understand how money is changing and evolving. Leading names in the world of Bitcoin join the show to share their insights, whether they are developers, CEOs, economists, authors, analysts and more.
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Feb 7, 2022 • 49min
SLP347 Kyle Murphy Building Pleb Lab: Bitcoin accelerator, community hub
Kyle Murphy of Pleb Lab and Austin Bitcoin Club joins me on the show to talk about the Austin Bitcoin scene and his role in growing it. We also get into what Pleb Lab is and the bitcoin entrepreneurship in Austin, Texas. This is a great show to get a sense of the community in Austin as well as thoughts on how Bitcoin’s ecosystem grows.
Links:
Twitter: @The_bitcoin_bum
Site: PlebLab.com
Site: Austin Bitcoin Club
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
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

Feb 4, 2022 • 57min
SLP346 Nicolas Burtey - Synthetic USD & Bitcoin Banking
Nicolas Burtey of Galoy Money rejoins me on the show for a fascinating discussion about doing synthetic USD as a building block to bringing it to the Bitcoin Beach wallet. We talk about:
The latest with Galoy
Bitcoin Banking
4 ways of doing synthetic USD value
Why is it necessary?
How to fund it?
Risks
Links:
Twitter: @NicolasBurtey
Twitter: GaloyMoney
Site: Galoy.io
Github: GitHub - GaloyMoney/galoy: bitcoin banking infrastructure
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
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

Feb 2, 2022 • 51min
SLP345 Danny Brewster - Bitcoin Needs Builders
Danny Brewster, Founder & CEO of FastBitcoins joins me on the show to chat:
Dealing with regulation as a bitcoin business
Products and services for bitcoiners
Expanding into new markets around the world
Challenges and rewards of being bitcoin only
Bitcoin builders and why we need them
Links:
Twitter: @BTCDanny
Site: FastBitcoins.com
FastBitcoins Twitter: @FastBitcoins
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
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

Jan 30, 2022 • 1h 2min
SLP344 NVK - Coldcard Mk4, Tapsigner, Satscard - Bitcoin Hardware Innovation
NVK, co founder and CEO of CoinKite rejoins me on the show to talk about the latest and exciting developments in the world of Bitcoin hardware security. CoinKite are pushing forward with NFC as a way of making hardware wallet UX easy but also keeping the hardware accessible from a cost point of view
We chat:
What’s changing with Coldcard Mk4
Memory, SE, processor
NFC for bitcoin transactions
Tapsigner
Satscard
Business models for open source
Low cost devices
Operating without laptops or PCs
Links:
Twitter: @nvk
TapSigner.com
Coldcard Mk4
GETSATSCARD.com
Prior episodes:
SLP290 NVK Bitcoin Security & Backups Primer
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
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

Jan 26, 2022 • 58min
SLP343 r0ckstar dev & Pavlenex - Career Opportunities in Bitcoin Open Source
R0ckstar dev & Pavlenex of BTCPay Server and other projects (Strike, Bitcoin Smiles, Bitcoin Design) rejoin me on the show to talk about Bitcoin, Open Source community ethos, and how it can lead to career opportunities.
We chat:
BTCPay 4 years on
Open Source for hiring
Bitcoinerjobs.com
How open source projects mature
How to grow the project
How to move on from a project
R0ckstar’s big announcement
What’s coming with BTCPay Server
Links:
Twitter: @r0ckstardev
Twitter: @pavlenex
BTCPay Server
Bitcoin Smiles
Bitcoin Design
Strike
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
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

Jan 24, 2022 • 54min
SLP342 Heavily Armed Clown - Should Bitcoiners Get on Zero Fiat?
Heavily Armed Clown (aka HAC) joins me on the show to talk about this idea of #GetOnZero. We chat:
The case for #GetOnZeroFiat
Issues with it
Dealing with CGT
Mindset shifts
Emergency fund
Inflation rates
What scenarios you still need to hold fiat
Links:
Twitter: @heavilyarmedc
Site: Bitcoinechochamber.com
Site: WTFHappenedIn1971.com
Stephan’s article discussed: Is It Time For Bitcoiners To Get On "Zero Fiat"? Not Yet.
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
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

Jan 22, 2022 • 56min
SLP341 Zelko & Din - Ronin Dojo & Tanto
Zelko and Din join me to talk about updates with the Ronin Dojo project for Samourai Wallet users. We chat:
Where the project started
FOSS project ethos
Thoughts on VC funding
Privacy wallets
Bitcoin node project evolution
FOSS business & project
Tanto Hardware
Supporting Specter and Sparrow
Links:
Twitter: @RoninDojoNode
Site: RoninDojo
Din: @Din_J76
Zelko: @BTCxZelko
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
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

Jan 20, 2022 • 1h 6min
SLP340 Peter Young - El Salvador On The Ground & Free Private Cities
Peter Young of the Free Private City Foundation joins me on the show to talk about some of his experiences on the ground and some updates with Free Private Cities. We chat:
El Salvador on the ground
Bitcoin and Lightning in the real world
What it really costs to do merchant processing
Free Private Cities
Honduras ZEDEs
Liberty In Our Lifetime
Links:
Twitter: @petermiyoung
Site: Free Private Cities Foundation
Conference: Liberty In Our Lifetime Conference
Relevant episodes:
SLP161 Titus Gebel - Bitcoin Citadels As Free Private Cities
SLP305 El Salvador Bitcoin Law On The Ground With Aaron Van Wirdum
SLP283 Alex Gladstein Bitcoin: Who's For Freedom, And Who's Not?
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
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

Jan 17, 2022 • 1h 26min
SLP339 Jeremy Rubin - What is Check Template Verify?
Jeremy Rubin, bitcoin core contributor joins me on the show to talk about Check Template Verify (CTV) - his soft fork proposal to bring new functionality to Bitcoin. We discuss:
How the idea started
High level goals with Bitcoin
How CTV might bring new functionality
Congestion control use case
Vaults and protecting coins
Contrasting CTV with APO ANYPREVOUT
Commercial use of CTV
Links:
BIP: CHECK TEMPLATE VERIFY
Site: utxos.org
Twitter: @JeremyRubin
Advent Calendar blog series: Rubin's 2021 Bitcoin Advent Calendar
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
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

Jan 13, 2022 • 1h 8min
SLP338 Mauricio Di Bartolomeo - Bitcoin Home Loans & Stablecoins
Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, Co Founder and CSO of Ledn joins me on the show to talk:
Why use bitcoin backed loans?
Fiat loan rates vs bitcoin loan rates
Opportunities and risks
New products and structures for home loans
Dealing with margin calls and liquidation
Stablecoins: are they essential? Where is the market going on this?
Links:
Twitter: @cryptonomista
Site: Ledn.io
Other episodes:
SLP236 Nic Carter Stablecoins: Bullish Or Bearish For Bitcoin?
SLP291 Caitlin Long – Stablecoins, Bitcoin, & The Fed
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
Hodl Hodl Lend
Compass Mining
Braiins.com
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


