Stephan Livera Podcast

Latest Episodes:

SLP321 On chain scaling with Bitcoin Core Developers Pieter Wuille, Andrew Poelstra, Andrew Chow & Murch Nov 15, 2021

Show notes

This is a Tabconf 2021 panel discussion that I moderated with some of the top research and development minds in Bitcoin today. Pieter Wuille is at Chaincode Labs, Andrew Poelstra is Director of Research at Blockstream, Murch is at Chaincode Labs, and Andrew Chow is working at Blockstream on Bitcoin Core.

In this panel we spoke about:

Main constraints of on chain scaling
Assumevalid and assumeutxo
Taproot and MuSig2
Transaction space saving
Cross input signatures
What it would look like in practice

Links:

TabConf site: tabconf.com
Pieter Wuille: @pwuille
Andrew Poelstra: Andrew Poelstra | LinkedIn
Murch:@murchandamus
Andrew Chow: @achow101

Sponsors:

Stephan Livera links:

SLP320 Statechains and Mercury Wallet: A New Privacy Technique? Nov 11, 2021

Show notes

Nicholas Gregory of CommerceBlock (creator of Mercury Wallet) joins me to talk about statechains and the recent launch of Mercury Wallet. We talk about statechains, what they mean for bitcoin scaling and/or privacy, as well as practical implications of using Mercury Wallet.

We chat:

Statechains
Scaling
Privacy implications
Tor use
Trust implications with statechain operators
Mercury Wallet
Fees
Infrastructure
Statechain Torch

Links:

Sponsors:

Stephan Livera links:

SLP319 T-Bast Lightning Protocol Privacy Exploration Nov 06, 2021

Show notes

What can be done to improve Lightning network privacy? T-bast (Bastien Teinturier) of ACINQ joins me to talk about this. There are both on chain privacy and off chain privacy implications of Bitcoin and the lightning network and we get into a range of discussion on:

On chain privacy
Taproot and MuSig2
Off chain privacy
Route blinding
Payment decorrelation
Trampoline routing
ACINQ
Phoenix

Links:

Twitter: @realtbast
Site: acinq.co

Other relevant episodes:

Sponsors:

Stephan Livera links:

SLP318 Ronald Pol - The ineffectiveness of AML Nov 01, 2021

Show notes

Dr Ronald Pol, former lawyer and researcher joins me to talk about how and why AML laws are ineffective and simply cost taxpayers, customers an incredible amount. We chat:

The environment of AML laws
FATF and how they create these laws
Breathtaking costs
Effectiveness around 0.1%
KYC benefits some criminals

Links:

EffectiveAML.org
Twitter: @ronaldpol
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronpol/
Research paper: Anti-money laundering: The world’s least effective policy experiment

Other relevant episodes:

Sponsors:

Stephan Livera links:

SLP317 Tomer Strolight - Why Learn About Bitcoin? Oct 30, 2021

Show notes

Tomer Strolight, author in the Bitcoin space joins me to talk about his writing and why Bitcoin is so different to what you’ve seen before. This episode is specially created for beginners and people trying to learn more about Bitcoin. We chat:

How physics protects your Bitcoin
Bitcoin is more than just money
Why is Bitcoin so complicated?
Bitcoin and stopping theft

Tomer links:

Free Book: Why Bitcoin
Twitter: @TomerStrolight

Sponsors:

Stephan Livera links:

SLP316 Why Libertarians Should Focus On Bitcoin - with Vake & Wolf von Laer Oct 27, 2021

Show notes

Long time bitcoiner Vake, and CEO of Students for Liberty Wolf von Laer join me on the show to talk about liberty, and why libertarians should focus on Bitcoin as their top priority:

Connections between bitcoin and liberty
Why some libertarians haven’t focused on Bitcoin
What they could be doing
Why libertarians should prioritise the Bitcoin strategy for liberty above others

Guest links:

Vake: @vakeraj
Wolf von Laer: @wolfvonlaer
Students For Liberty: Studentsforliberty.org

Sponsors:

Stephan Livera links:

SLP315 k3tan - Networking For Bitcoiners Oct 26, 2021

Show notes

Have you been wanting to learn more about networking in how it relates to running your node? k3tan, my long-time friend and co-founder of Ministry of Nodes joins me to discuss:

Basic tips on networking and IP
Securing your home network with practical tips
Using your bitcoin node and wallet
Tor and VPN
Home box nodes vs VPS
What kind of equipment you should use to run your bitcoin node - Raspis vs desktop PC

Links:

Sponsors:

Stephan Livera links:

SLP314 Dustin Trammell - The Second Node On The Bitcoin Network? Oct 23, 2021

Show notes

Dustin Trammell, information security professional and early Bitcoin user joins me on the show to talk:

Being early in Bitcoin and the culture in those days
Talking with Satoshi
Early stories
The hopes for a sound money future
Investing in Bitcoin companies
Bitcoin’s multiple layers

Dustin Links:

Twitter:https://twitter.com/druidian/status/1447866520093315072
Blog post:https://blog.dustintrammell.com/i-am-not-satoshi/

Sponsors:

Stephan Livera links:

SLP313 Gigi - USD is going down to 1 sat & Bitcoin is Time Oct 18, 2021

Show notes

Gigi, author, developer and speaker in the Bitcoin space joins me to talk about why Bitcoin is Time, and why the USD is going down to 1 sat. We chat:

The pieces that had to be pulled together for Bitcoin to work
Tokens are timeless, ledgers are not
Why USD is going to 1 sat
UX and how it will be solved over time
Operating in the bitcoin space as a nym

Gigi links:

Bitcoin is Time: https://dergigi.com/2021/01/14/bitcoin-is-time/
On Bitcoin’s UX: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/on-bitcoins-ux/
Twitter: @dergigi
Prior episode: SLP140 Gigi - Bitcoin's Gravity And 21 Lessons

Sponsors:

Stephan Livera links:

SLP312 Mark Moss - Energy Crisis, Cycles & Bitcoin Oct 12, 2021

Show notes

Mark Moss, entrepreneur, investor, and host of The Mark Moss show on YouTube and iHeartRadio joins me on the show to talk about the recent energy crisis. We talk about what’s causing it, and the cycles impacting our world today. We also talk about dealing with it and responding to it.

Mark Moss links:

Twitter: @1MarkMoss
YouTube: The Mark Moss Show - Youtube
Event: Market Disruptors Live Miami Nov 12-14

Sponsors:

Stephan Livera links:

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected