Stephan Livera Podcast

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SLP391 Ben Carman - Bitcoin Privacy, Surveillance & LN Vortex Jul 07, 2022

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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

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SLP390 Dan McArdle - Which Bitcoin Narratives Are Dead? Jul 04, 2022

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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

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SLP389 Daniel Frumkin & Jaran Mellerud - Bitcoin Mining Market Analysis Jul 01, 2022

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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

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SLP388 Meron Estefanos Bitcoin, Human Rights & Refugees Jun 29, 2022

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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

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Twitter: @meronina

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SLP387 Tuur Demeester - How Does The Panic of 1907 Relate to Bitcoin? Jun 27, 2022

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Tuur Demeester, long time author/analyst and former fund manager in the Bitcoin space rejoins me to chat about his views on the markets and where Bitcoin is going:

Macro views on interest rates
Deleveraging moments
Trying to make money in Bitcoin terms
The Panic of 1907 and “Crypto” Contagion
How Bitcoin differs
Full Reserve Banking models contrasted with Fractional Reserve Banking
Whether this bitcoin bear market will last long

Links:

Twitter: @TuurDemeester
Thread: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester/status/1538963088501776387
Mises wiki: Panic of 1907

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SLP64 Tuur Demeester – What is Bitcoin Worth? A Bitcoin Valuation Framework

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SLP386 Roy Sheinfeld - The Utility Of Bitcoin & Lightning Jun 22, 2022

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Roy Sheinfeld of Breez rejoins me on the show to talk about various topics:

How lightning network is growing and maturing
Breez Merchant Point of Sale
Breez and Greenlight
LN Protocol development
Asynchronous payments
Splicing

Links:

Twitter: @Breez_tech
Site: breez.technology

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SLP385 Nicolas Burtey - Central African Republic & Bitcoin Legal Tender Jun 20, 2022

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Nicolas Burtey of Galoy Money rejoins me on the show to talk about his recent trip to Central African Republic and their new bitcoin legal tender push.

We chat:

The situation in the country today
Hurdles to adoption
Internet, Electricity and Smartphone penetration
What makes sense for bitcoin adoption in CAR?
Comparison with El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law
Galoy Money
El Salvador hosting central bankers and finance ministers

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Twitter: @nicolasburtey
Site: galoy.io

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SLP384 zerofeerouting - Zero Fee Routing on Lightning Network Jun 18, 2022

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Zerofeerouting, runner of the 3rd most connected Lightning node with an innovative business model joins me on the show to chat about lightning:

Starting a routing node
The Zero Fee Routing business model
Why has nobody else done it yet?
Where fees are going on LN and who will pay them
Operational aspects of running a big node
Lightning protocol improvements
LND and CLN

Links:

Twitter: @zerofeerouting
Site: Z erofeerouting.com

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SLP383 Alex Epstein - Fossil Future and Better Energy Conversations May 24, 2022

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Alex Epstein, energy expert and author rejoins me on the show to talk about his newest book coming out, Fossil Future. We chat:

Updates to his thinking since the Moral Case for Fossil Fuels in 2014
Problems with our ‘knowledge system’ today
Fossil Fuels benefit deniers
“Climate Mastery”
What the Bitcoin community is getting right and wrong on energy
How free market energy advocates should be approaching their discussions

Links:

Twitter: @AlexEpstein
Site: FossilFuture.com

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SLP382 Gary Leland - Bitcoin & The American Dream, BitBlockBoom 2022 May 23, 2022

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Gary Leland, entrepreneur, author & founder of BitBlockBoom rejoins me to talk about orange pilling people, whether they are everyday individuals, or state senators.

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