Stephan Livera Podcast

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SLP331 Eric Sirion - MiniMint, Federated Mints for Bitcoin scaling and privacy Dec 16, 2021

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Chaumian e-cash is a predecessor idea to Bitcoin. Listen in to Stephan and Eric Sirion (elsirion) discuss the idea of federated mints and this particular idea of MiniMint. Eric’s research is being sponsored by Blockstream. This idea may offer even more privacy and scalability for Bitcoin users, but with some custodial and trust trade offs.

How it works
Custodial trade offs and who should use it
How lightning works
Deposits, withdrawals and internal transfers
Community custody

Links:

Twitter: @EricSirion
Telegram: FediMint Telegram Chat Group
Site: FediMint
Github: https://github.com/fedimint/minimint

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SLP330 Laserhodl - Opting out of ‘The Great Reset’ with Bitcoin Dec 15, 2021

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What’s really going on with all the Hysteria? Is it a cabal or some confluence of interests? Laserhodl joins me to talk about what’s going on, and how to opt out.

The Great Reset
CBDCs / control coins
Social credit systems
Freedom tech
Opting out of the commie tech stack
#GetOnZero - and my slight disagreement

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Twitter: @laserhodl

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SLP329 Samson Mow - Bitcoin Bonds For Bitcoin City Breakdown & Liquid, AMP Dec 13, 2021

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Samson Mow CSO of Blockstream rejoins me on the show to breakdown Bitcoin Bonds. We chat:

Structure of Bitcoin bonds
Why not HODL bitcoin?
Who is the target market for these?
Operationally how it would work
Liquid AMP
Benefits, opportunities and risks
Reaction by bitcoiners to the announcement
What Bitcoin City could become

Links:

Twitter: @Excellion
Site: Blockstream.com

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SLP328 The Rise of Bitcoin Nomadism with CoinsureNZ Dec 09, 2021

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CoinsureNZ rejoins me on the show to chat about the new rising trend of Bitcoin Nomads. We talk about the benefits of this approach in achieving more sovereignty for yourself, whether that is financial or in your ability to carry on living life in the age of Hysteria. We discuss:

Benefits and why do it?
How to get started
Resources you need
Is it only for single people?
Getting set up in a new location
Where to go
Downsides and costs of this lifestyle

Links:

Twitter: @coinsureNZ
Site: Canitravel.net
Site: https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living
Site: Nomadlist.com
Site: Numbeo.com

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SLP327 Mike Germano - Going Against Fiat Media & Bitcoin Magazine Print Edition Dec 06, 2021

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Mike Germano of Bitcoin Magazine (and previously of Vice) joins me to talk about his latest efforts with Bitcoin Magazine Print edition and to share his thoughts on media in today’s age.

We chat:

Why do a print magazine now
Is Bitcoin media overly US biased?
Why Fiat Media is getting Bitcoin wrong
Technical precision and accuracy in stories

Links:

Twitter: @mikegermano
Site: BitcoinMagazine.com

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SLP326 Dylan Leclair Using Fiat Debt For Bitcoin Stacking Dec 02, 2021

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Dylan Leclair of Bitcoin Magazine and UTXO Management joins me to talk about the fiat debt system, as well as why and how some people use the system against itself. We get into:

The current situation on the fiat standard
Why consider using debt to stack Bitcoin
The advantages of using this approach
Costs and risks
Avoiding Liquidation
Bitcoin mining using fiat loans
Trends and where this is all going

Links:

Twitter: @DylanLeClair_
The Deep Dive: The Deep Dive by Bitcoin Magazine
Bitcoin Magazine: Bitcoin Magazine
UTXO Management: UTXO Management

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SLP325 PlanB - Is the S2F model still on track? What about the supercycle and floor model? Nov 29, 2021

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Plan B (pseudonymous quant) rejoins me on the show to talk about how the S2F model is going and whether it will be a problem if Bitcoin does not hit $100k by the end of 2021. In this conversation we get into:

Spelling out the different types of models PlanB uses and talks about
Failure conditions for the model
The Floor model
Are we going to supercycle?
When does the S2F model fully break down?

Links:

Twitter: @100trillionUSD
Site: PlanBTC.com

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SLP324 Scaling Bitcoin off chain with Matt Corallo, Alex Bosworth, Lisa Neigut and Graham Krizek Nov 26, 2021

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This is a Tabconf 2021 panel discussion that I moderated with well known Lightning contributors and builders. Some of the topics we got into:

Building out infrastructure
General thoughts about scaling off chain
Lightning dual funded or v2 channels
Stress testing the network
Lightning routing as professional specialisation
Lightning ‘growing up’ and maturing

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SLP323 Graham Krizek - Running Hosted Bitcoin & Lightning Nodes at Voltage Nov 25, 2021

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Graham Krizek is Founder and CEO of Voltage, a Bitcoin and Lightning node company. If you’re interested in why you would have someone else host your node, check out this episode where we talk:

Getting into Lightning
Using a cloud node
Setting up as a merchant with BTCPay
Easy deployment
Cost of running
Flow and sidecar channels
Getting inbound liquidity

Links:

Site: https://voltage.cloud/
Twitter: @gkrizek

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SLP322 Perth Heat - The Baseball Team on a Bitcoin Standard Nov 18, 2021

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Steve Nelkovski (CEO) and Patrick (Chief Bitcoin Officer) of Perth Heat, join me to talk about being the first sports team to go on a full Bitcoin standard. That includes players, staff, merchandise, tickets, sponsorship, and holding Bitcoin on the balance sheet. We chat:

The journey of going on a bitcoin standard
Having a Chief Bitcoin Officer
Handling payment
The benefits of being on a Bitcoin standard
How it will change sport

Links:

Site: perthheat.com.au
Twitter: @PerthHeat
Twitter: @stevennelkovski
Bitcoin Mag Article: Australian Baseball Club First To Operate On A Bitcoin Standard Integrates Lightning - Bitcoin Magazine

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