Stephan Livera Podcast

Have you wondered about Bitcoin privacy or chain surveillance and how it’s done? Or how to defend against it? This is the episode for you, as Ergo of OXT Research (Part of Samourai Wallet) rejoins me on the show to talk: Background on bitcoin transactions How Bitcoin surveillance works Peel chains and wallet clustering How to counter it in practice Ergo links: Twitter: @ErgoBTC Telegram: @ErgoBTC Guide:  Understanding Bitcoin Privacy with OXT — Part 1/4 Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CypherSafe (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Saifedean Ammous, author of the Bitcoin Standard and the upcoming book, The Fiat standard rejoins me on the show for an illuminating episode where we explore various ideas: What bitcoin really replaces Thinking about inflationary costs infinity/21M - is it wrong? Cultural impacts of fiat money Malinvestments and where the biggest ones lie The hyperbitcoinized world Saifedean Links: Twitter: @saifedean Site: Saifedean.com Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CypherSafe (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Historically, Bitcoin Mining as an industry was dominated by China. John Lee Quigley (formerly of Compass Mining, and now independently consulting and writing) rejoins me on the show to talk about his recent report on the state of Bitcoin mining. We talk about the various factors going into this generational shift. Listen to this episode to understand some of the dynamics, gleaned from John’s in depth research and interviews on the subject. We chat: Historical reasons for China’s dominance Why its changing now Mining equipment upgrade cycle Capital market access Regulatory certainty Downsides of this shift John Links: Twitter: @bitcoinnomadic Substack: Adaptive Analysis - Substack Prior episodes: SLP158 John Lee Quigley - How Does A Bitcoin Price Crash Impact Bitcoin Miners? SLP259 Whit Gibbs - Bitcoin Mining For All With Compass Mining SLP275 Pavel Moravec - Slushpool Signalling For Taproot SLP162 Matt D'souza - Bitcoin Halving Analysis: Bullish For Competitive Miners Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CypherSafe (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Lyn Alden of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy rejoins me on the show to talk about macro updates and Bitcoin. We chat: CPI rises to 5.4% and inflation Govt debt and the likely govt responses Why and how they keep the party going Oil & Gas Bull case Energy and the need for baseload power Stablecoins & why Bitcoin is different People are sleeping on the Lightning Network Links:  Twitter: @LynAldenContact  Article: The Case for a Longer-Term Oil and Gas Bull Market Other episodes: SLP232 Lyn Alden - Bitcoin As Emerging Store Of Value SLP291 Caitlin Long Stablecoins, Bitcoin & The Fed SLP282 Alex Epstein - Why Bitcoiners Should Reframe The Energy Debate & Own Their Energy Use Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CypherSafe (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Greg Foss, a 3 decade veteran of fixed income securities specialising in HY (High Yield) joins me to talk about debt, bonds, government debt and why Bitcoin is the answer. Primer on debt instruments Interest rates and bond bull market over decades Craziness of debt markets Interaction between debt and equity Could govt repudiate the debt? Could we outgrow it? Why Bitcoin is the best asymmetric trade Links: Twitter: @FossGregfoss Paper: https://t.co/OK4dDj27Io?amp=1 Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CypherSafe (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Andrew Chow, Bitcoin Core contributor and creator of the PSBT standard rejoins me on the show to talk about the creation of a series of BIPs (Bitcoin Improvement Proposals) for Output Script Descriptors. We break down and explore the key concepts to make it accessible for bitcoiners. Seeds BIP39 vs Electrum seeds vs aezeed Derivation paths How Output Script Descriptors improve things New functionality Backups and recovery Lightning Miniscript Advanced scripting Links: Twitter: @achow101 Output Script Descriptors BIP: [New BIPs] Output Script Descriptors - GitHub Taproot PSBT BIP: [New BIP] Taproot Fields for PSBT - GitHub Mailing list post Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CypherSafe (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Caitlin Long of Avanti rejoins me on the show to talk about the coming regulatory crackdown. We discuss: The growth in stablecoins How there’s so much stablecoin volume off a low base Coming regulatory crackdown Getting direct access to the Fed Compliance in the industry Improving the on ramps for Bitcoin Links: Twitter: @CaitlinLong_  Site: Avantibank.com Site: Caitlin-Long.com Linkedin Caitlin Long Other episodes: SLP198 Caitlin Long - What Are Austrian Economists Missing About Money And Banking? SLP236 Nic Carter Stablecoins: Bullish Or Bearish For Bitcoin SLP219 Nadav Kohen - What You Should Know About Bitcoin DLCs Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CypherSafe (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

NVK of Coinkite rejoins me on the show to talk about practical tips on setting up and securing your Bitcoin as well as backups. We chat: Set up tips for newcoiners Desktop wallets to use Passphrases SeedXOR Multi sig Storing backups Estate planning and inheritance Links: Twitter: Twitter.com/NVK Site: Coinkite.com Site: Walletsrecovery.org Site: Coldcard User Documentation Site: bitcoinsecurity.guide Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CypherSafe (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Laolu Osuntokun aka roasbeef, CTO of Lightning Labs rejoins me on the show to talk about how Bitcoin and Lightning Network can scale to a billion users someday. We chat: Updates on the lightning network generally ANYPREVOUT and eltoo CTV Check Template Verify Multi party channels Lnd updates Thoughts on Bitcoin’s path forward What’s coming next from Lightning Labs Laolu links: Twitter: @roasbeef  Site: Lightning.engineering Previous episodes: SLP207 Roasbeef - Lightning Labs LND Goes Wumbo SLP39 Olaoluwa Osuntokun (Roasbeef), CTO Of Lightning Labs Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CypherSafe (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Hass McCook aka FriarHass rejoins me on the show to talk about why you should set up a Dollar Cost Averaging Plan. We chat: Lump sum for you, DCA for us! Is DCA more important than everything else? Even development? Growing the DCA Army to hasten hyperbitcoinisation CAGR - statistics and dishonesty? DCA vs circular economy / agorism? Practical tips Links: Twitter: @FriarHass  Bitcoin Magazine articles by Hass: Bitcoin Magazine: Hass McCook Article: The True Believer’s Handbook — Tithing The Church of Bitcoin Prior episode: SLP12 - Bitcoin Mining And Energy, With Hass McCook Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CypherSafe (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera