Stephan Livera Podcast

John Cantrell, Bitcoin developer joins me to talk about how he  cracked Alistair Milne’s social media bitcoin challenge. With the first 8  words of the seed, John was able to crack a 12 word seed using a  cluster of GPU’s. John is also the creator of Juggernaut, a lightning  messaging app. John links: Twitter: @JohnCantrell97 Article: How I checked over 1 trillion mnemonics in 30 hours to win a bitcoin Juggernaut: getjuggernaut.com Sponsors: Swan Unchained Capital New Brighton Capital (code: LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website  Subscribe on YouTube: @stephanlivera Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Dr Joseph Salerno, Academic VP of Mises Institute joins me in this  episode to talk about his views on Bitcoin, monetary velocity, how money  emerges on the market and more. Joseph Salerno links: Twitter: @jtsale Mises Institute: mises.org Sponsor links: Swan Bitcoin Unchained Capital New Brighton Capital code: LIVERA Relevant prior episodes: SLP51 Dr Guido Hülsmann – Austrian Monetary Economics & Bitcoin SLP45 Jeff Deist, President of the Mises Institute SLP169 Jeff Deist – Bitcoin & Acting Locally Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website  Subscribe on YouTube: @stephanlivera Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast

Many people are confused about Bitcoin. Is it for transactional  payments, or should we view it as something closer to Digital Gold or  savings? Regular guest Vijay Boyapati rejoins me on the show to talk  about this. We also talk: Common errors in conceiving of Bitcoin Risks with custodial and KYC Updated thoughts on prior article re: Credit Deflation CHAZ Vijay links: Twitter: @real_vijay Article: Bullish Case for Bitcoin Recent twitter thread Prior episodes: SLP2 – How Bitcoin ‘Mentally Captures’ people with Vijay Boyapati SLP17 – Bitmain, Bcash, Facebook Crypto rumours, and reframing scarcity with Vijay Boyapati SLP40 Vijay Boyapati – Why credit deflation is more likely than mass inflation  SLP76 Vijay Boyapati- Bitcoin is not Paypal 2.0 Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Unchained Capital Bitcoin Lessons Stephan Livera: Show notes and website  Subscribe on YouTube: @stephanlivera Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast

Alessandro Cecere (aka el Sultan Bitcoin), CEO of Coinspree joins me to  talk about his experiences growing up in Venezuela, and his passion for  spreading bitcoin. Alessandro Cecere links: Twitter: @elsultanBitcoin Coinspree: coinspree.com Relevant prior episodes: SLP143 Eduardo Gomez – Bitcoin as a source of truth in Venezuela SLP175 Matt Ahlborg – Bitcoin In the Developing World Sponsor links: Swan Bitcoin Unchained Capital Coinfloor Cyphersafe.io Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website  Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Dennis Wohlfarth of Accointing & Clinton Donnelly of Donnelly Tax  Law join me to talk about Bitcoin tax treatment, and strategies to minimise tax. We chat about: Current tax treatment Capital Gains Tax Record keeping Tax strategies locally Tax strategies for those willing to go overseas International competition Links: Accointing: www.accointing.com (ref link – 10% discount) Donnelly Tax Law: Donnellytaxlaw.com  Accointing Twitter: @accointing Dennis Twitter: @WohlfarthDennis Clinton Twitter: @cryptotaxfixer Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Unchained Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website  Subscribe on YouTube: @stephanlivera Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Nick Neuman and Jameson Lopp of Casa discuss the launch of the CASA wallet, the challenges of self-custody and multi-sig setups, selecting the right tool for Bitcoin needs, the impact of COVID-19 on key management, personal security and privacy in the age of surveillance, alternative projects and self-hosted services, the use of Riot Matrix for internal communication, and the importance of self-sovereignty and spreading the message.

Preston Pysh, co founder of The Investor’s Podcast network rejoins me to  talk about Bitcoin, inflation, bonds, and investing in a bitcoinised  world. Preston Pysh links: Twitter: @PrestonPysh The Investor’s Podcast: Theinvestorspodcast.com Prior SLP appearance: SLP109 Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Unchained Capital Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website  Subscribe on YouTube: @stephanlivera Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Eric eloquently spoke about Bitcoin as a macro solution on a live news broadcast from a protest near LA City Hall. I invited Eric on to discuss his views and his macro solution. We talk about his interest in Bitcoin, his RaspiBlitz node, his excitement for the lightning network, and bitcoin as a social movement. Eric links: Twitter: @iamTheCharacter Music: http://bit.ly/sospotify IG: @hiphopphilosophymovie Clip: https://twitter.com/nlebowitz1/status/1268002667042934786 New clip: https://twitter.com/iamTheCharacter/status/1269762148135100417 Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Unchained Capital Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website  Subscribe on YouTube: @stephanlivera Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Ergo of OXT Research (Samourai Wallet team) joins me to talk about his latest research into the Lazarus group, and also unwinding Bitcoin Coinjoins - whether they are through custodial tumblers, Wasabi or JoinMarket. Ergo links: Twitter: @ergoBTC OXT Research The North Korean Connection Toxic Recall Attack - Unwinding JoinMarket Case Study Prior/relevant episodes: SLP130 Ergo Tracking PlusToken Scammers with White Hat Bitcoin Chain Analysis SLP149 Waxwing Is Consumerism at Odds With Privacy in Bitcoin? JoinMarket, PayJoin, SNICKER SLP150 Samourai Wallet Make Every Bitcoin Spend a Coinjoin SLP165 Rafael Yakobi Should Coinjoin Users be flagged?  SLP167 Chris Belcher - What’s the Problem with Bitcoin Surveillance? Sponsor links: Swan Bitcoin Unchained Capital Coinfloor BitcoinLessons.org Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website  Subscribe on YouTube: @stephanlivera Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

6102 Bitcoin is a pseudonymous bitcoiner known for his contributions with various Bitcoin resources and how to sites, and infographics. He joins me for a discussion about bitcoin privacy, why he does this under a pseudonym, contributing in the Bitcoin space, Blockstream’s Liquid network and more. 6102 Bitcoin links: Twitter: @6102bitcoin Website: 6102bitcoin.com Bitcoin-intro.com Bitcoin-only.com Btcprivacy.org Bitcoin taint infographic Sven article Stop Calling for a Free Market in Money Sponsor links: Swan Bitcoin Bitcoinlessons Unchained Capital Cyphersafe.io Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website  Subscribe on YouTube: @stephanlivera Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera