Stephan Livera Podcast

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SLP241 Bunnie - Precursor: Open Source Hardware Development Platform (Feat. Nicolas Dorier as guest host) Jan 08, 2021

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In the Bitcoin world, we say “Don’t Trust, Verify”. But do we do this with our hardware and hardware wallets? Andrew “bunnie” Huang is a hacker and open hardware activist, holding a PhD in Electrical Engineering. He joins me and Nicolas Dorier (as guest co host) to talk about his new project and how it could be used in the Bitcoin world, potentially as a fully open source bitcoin hardware wallet.

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Website: Precursor.dev
Twitter: @bunniestudios
Twitter: @nicolasdorier

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SLP240 Jimmy Song & Robert Breedlove - Thank God For Bitcoin Jan 05, 2021

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Jimmy Song and Robert Breedlove join me to talk about a new book they co-authored (with other authors) on Bitcoin and how it fixes fiat money. This new book is inspired by The Ethics of Money Production and Honest Money, which blends an austrian analysis of fiat money and fractional reserve banking, with a christian perspective.

Links:

Book: Thank God For Bitcoin
Jimmy Song: @jimmysong
Robert Breedlove: @breedlove22

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SLP239 Jake Chervinsky - Pushing Back on FinCEN non-custodial Bitcoin Regulation Dec 23, 2020

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Jake Chervinsky, GC of Compound Finance joins me on the show to talk about Steven Mnuchin’s proposed new regulations for US Bitcoin companies and how to push back:

What the new regulation would do
Terminology ‘unhosted’ and self-hosted
Compliance burden and chilling effect
Can the regulations be pushed back?
Non-US customers of US businesses
FATF and how to push back

Jake's link:

Twitter: @jchervinsky

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SLP238 Zach Herbert & Ken Carpenter - Passport by Foundation Devices: Air Gapped Hardware Wallet Dec 21, 2020

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The market for high quality hardware wallets is becoming more competitive with new entrants over time. Zach Herbert & Ken Carpenter of Foundation Devices join me to talk about their new upcoming product, Passport. Passport is fully air gapped (QR or microSD), PSBT, and designed with an open source mindset. We chat:

Zach and Ken’s history with Obelisk prior to Foundation
Overview of Passport
Features
Approach with software
QR air gapping
Seed Generation
Firmware updates
Pricing and Timing

Guest links:

Website: https://foundationdevices.com/ (code LIVERA for discount)
Twitter: @zachherbert
Twitter: @KenOfFoundation
Twitter: @FOUNDATIONdvcs

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SLP237 Saifedean Ammous - Fiat Standard & Fiat Propaganda Dec 15, 2020

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Saifedean Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard rejoins me on the show to talk about his upcoming book, The Fiat Standard. We chat about how the fiat standard started, and the propaganda that they use to maintain it.

Saifedean links:

Site: Saifedean.com
Twitter: @saifedean

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SLP236 Nic Carter Stablecoins: Bullish or Bearish For Bitcoin? Dec 11, 2020

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Nic Carter of Castle Island Ventures, author and podcaster in the space joins me to talk about stablecoins.

What are stablecoins?
Who uses them?
What kind of volumes are we talking about?
What kind of platform risks are involved?
Are they bullish or bearish for Bitcoin?
STABLE act
Outlook for stablecoins going forward

Nic Carter links:

Twitter: @nic__carter
Castle Island Ventures

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SLP235 Niall Ferguson Bitcoin & Monetary Revolution Dec 07, 2020

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Niall Ferguson, MA, D.Phil., is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a senior faculty fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard. He’s also author of 15 books, including The Ascent of Money. Niall and I chat:

Bitcoin as a store of value
The pandemic and impacts on how we use money
Debt around the world and in history
What’s in our financial future

Niall Ferguson links:

Twitter: @nfergus
Website: niallferguson.com
Article: Bitcoin Is Winning the Covid-19 Monetary Revolution

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SLP234 Ron Paul Bitcoin, Liberty & Freedom in Money Dec 05, 2020

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Ron Paul, libertarian former congressman and presidential candidate, joins me on the show to talk about Bitcoin, Libertarianism and Freedom in Money.

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Twitter: @ronpaul
Site: RonPaulLibertyReport.com

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SLP233 Vijay Boyapati - Bitcoin Valuations & Cycles Dec 04, 2020

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Vijay Boyapati rejoins me on the show to talk about where we’re at in the cycle. We talk through:

Possible valuations for bitcoin
Common misunderstandings
Errors people make in bull runs
Why Bitcoin is not tulips
Bitcoin Derangement Syndrome

Vijay links:

Twitter: @Real_vijay
Bullish case for bitcoin

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SLP232 Lyn Alden - Bitcoin as Emerging Store of Value Dec 02, 2020

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Lyn Alden of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy joins me to talk about how Bitcoin is emerging as a new store of value. We discuss misconceptions on bitcoin, the impact of the constant low key influx of new capital, gold vs bitcoin, concentration of bitcoin, and the broader macro environment we find ourselves in.

Lyn Alden links:

Lynalden.com
Twitter: @Lynaldencontact

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