Stephan Livera Podcast

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SLP231 Stepan Snigirev Build Your Own Hardware Wallet with Specter DIY Nov 30, 2020

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Stepan Snigirev (CTO Crypto Advance), and renowned hardware wallet maker rejoins me on the show to talk about Specter DIY and Specter Desktop updates. We chat:

Why make your own
Security model vs other HWWs
Airgapping with QR
Use in multi sig setups
Specter Desktop updates

Links:

Specter DIY github: https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-diy
Specter store: https://specter.solutions/shop/specter-shield/
Stepan Twitter: @StepanSnigirev

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SLP205 Specter Desktop Bitcoin Multi Sig with Stepan Snigirev & Ben Kaufman

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SLP230 Is Lightning The Future Of Bitcoin Transactions? Udi Wertheimer and Eric Wall Discuss Nov 27, 2020

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We’re all bullish on bitcoin, but will transactions take place on Lightning Network or other layers and tech? Udi and Eric join me on the show to discuss.

Monetary demand for bitcoin
How much payment demand is there?
Privacy, custody and other trade offs
Stablecoin payment demand
Platform risks of ETH

Links:

Udi Wertheimer: HaveFunStayingPoor.com
Eric Wall: @ercwl

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SLP229 John Newbery - Brink: Bitcoin Development Nov 24, 2020

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John Newbery joins me to talk about his new bitcoin research and development center, Brink. John is a regular Bitcoin Core contributor, works on Bitcoin Optech, started PR Review Club, and mentors new bitcoin core developers. In this show we talk:

Why Brink
Priorities for development
Mentoring new developers
Bitcoin development culture

John Newbery links:

Twitter: @Jfnewbery
Site: Brink.dev

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SLP228 OKCoin’s Bitcoin Developer Grant Program with Hong Fang Nov 20, 2020

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Hong Fang, CEO of OKCoin joins me to talk about:

Her pathway to learning about Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s current status in the market
Funding Bitcoin development
Focus and priorities for development
Identifying talent

Links:

Hong Fang: @hfangca
Developer grants: https://developergrant.okcoin.com/

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SLP214 Pierre Rochard & Fabian Jahr – Where Are All The Bitcoins?

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SLP227 Will Bitcoin & Dissident Tech Splinter Governments? Robert Breedlove and Jesse Lawler Debate Nov 16, 2020

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Will Bitcoin enable the Sovereign Individual thesis to play out? Or will the state successfully find some counter to retain the level of taxation, surveillance and control that they currently enjoy? Robert Breedlove and Jesse Lawler join me on the show to debate.

Links:

Twitter: @breedlove22
Parallax Digital: Parallax Digital
Twitter: @lawlerpalooza

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SLP226 Max Keidun Can Bitcoin Do DeFi and Lending? Hodl Hodl Lend Nov 13, 2020

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What is DeFi? Should it be a thing in Bitcoin or is that just an altcoin gambling thing? Max Keidun, CEO of Hodl Hodl joins me to talk about Bitcoin DeFi and Hodl Hodl’s new product, Lend. We talk:

Bitcoin DeFi
Hodl Hodl Lend
Opening up a whole new lending market
Risks
Costs
How it might develop

Max Keidun links:

Twitter: @keidunm
Hodl Hodl

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SLP225 Embassy: Sovereign Personal Computing, Privacy, Bitcoin & Lightning with Matt Hill & Aiden McClelland Nov 09, 2020

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You’re probably familiar with Bitcoin node packages, so what’s different here with Embassy and EmbassyOS? Matt Hill & Aiden McClelland of Start9 Labs join me to talk about shifting to a more personally sovereign paradigm, and what kinds of technology and hardware can take us there. We talk about:

What EmbassyOS is
What’s different vs bitcoin node packages
Integrating Lightning into EmbassyOS
Private messaging
Set up
Where we’re going

Links:

Start9 Labs
Matt Hill: @MattHill
Aiden McClelland: @_dr_bonez

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SLP224 NVK - What Do Most People Get Wrong About Bitcoin Security? Blockclock Mini & Bitcoin Treasuries Nov 06, 2020

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What are some common errors that people make when learning how to self custody? Should you use multi signature? Where does NVK agree / disagree with Michael Flaxman? NVK, CEO of CoinKite rejoins me on the show to discuss this and more.

Bitcoin multi signature
Bitcoin backups and walletsrecovery.org
Bitcoin security
Blockclock Mini
BitcoinTreasuries.org

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SLP223 Preston Pysh Bitcoin's Final Cycle? Nov 02, 2020

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Preston Pysh of We Study Billionaires joins me on the show to talk about what Bitcoin’s final cycle might look like. How would we know if we’re going through the final cycle? How likely is it? Will corporates buying bitcoin be weak hands or strong hands? What about governments trying to shut Bitcoin down?

Preston Pysh‘s Links:

Twitter: @PrestonPysh
We Study Billionaires

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SLP222 Jonas Nick and Tim Ruffing What’s MuSig2? What Does it Mean for Bitcoin Multisig? Oct 27, 2020

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Confused about what MuSig2 is? As Bitcoin’s Schnorr Taproot soft fork has now been merged into Bitcoin Core (but not yet activated), it’s worthwhile understanding what some of the new multisignature schemes are for using Taproot. Jonas Nick and Tim Ruffing, cryptographers working at Blockstream join me on the show to talk about their latest, MuSig2.

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