Stephan Livera Podcast

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SLP121 Yan Pritzker - Intro to Bitcoin Mining (Beginner episode) Oct 31, 2019

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Yan Pritzker, Bitcoin Author and previously CTO of Reverb joins me in this episode to talk about Bitcoin Mining, his book Inventing Bitcoin and give Bitcoin beginners an intro to Bitcoin Mining.

We talk about:

Whether a beginner should do Bitcoin Mining or use cloud mining
How bitcoin mining works
How the network stops cheaters
Bitcoin mining attacks
Common errors in thinking about Bitcoin

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SLP120 Jack Mallers - Lightning & Identity, Olympus and Zap Oct 28, 2019

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Jack Mallers of Zap joins me to talk about the recent exploration of Lightning Network and Identity, as well as talking about his new service, Olympus, and Zap wallet development. This interview was recorded one day before the Lightning Conference in Berlin, Germany October 2019.

Topics:

Use of Lightning Node pub key as identity
Complications with above
The exposure that any Lightning business has to chain fees
Future directions in Zap wallet development

Jack Mallers;

Twitter: @JackMallers
Zap Website

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Kraken
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SLP119 Alex Bosworth - Submarine Swaps, Loop, Hyperloop Oct 24, 2019

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Alex Bosworth, Lightning Infrastructure Lead at Lightning Labs joins me to talk about what he’s working on: Submarine swaps, Lightning Loop and Hyperloop. We chat about the possibilities being enabled for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.

We talk:

Submarine swaps and Loop
Practical applications for Merchants, Exchanges, Users
Routing on the lightning network
Fees on the Lightning Network
What people should be doing with Lightning Network

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SLP118 Mike Belshe - BitGo Bitcoin Custody Oct 18, 2019

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Mike Belshe, CEO of BitGo joins me to talk about his journey with Bitcoin and the challenges BitGo faces in being the world’s largest Bitcoin custodian. We talk about:

Coming into Bitcoin
How secure storage evolved in Bitcoin over time
Technological and Procedural techniques used today to enhance security
Insurance
Contentious forks
The risk of government
Future of Bitcoin Custody

Mike Belshe links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikebelshe
BitGo: https://www.bitgo.com

SLP Bitcoin Custody Series:

https://stephanlivera.com/slp-bitcoin-custody-series

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Bitcoin Outlet: https://bitcoinoutlet.com/ use code: LIVERA for 21% off
GiveBitcoin: https://givebitcoin.io/?grsf=d3nqrm

Stephan Livera links:

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SLP117 Pura Vida - Learning about Bitcoin Privacy Oct 13, 2019

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Pura Vida of the Lightning Hood team joins me to share his perspectives and journey in learning about bitcoin privacy and putting it into practice with tools such as Samourai Wallet and Nodl. We talk about:

His journey of learning Bitcoin Privacy
How to manage your Bitcoin UTXO set
Coinjoining
Why Post Mix is underrated
Other privacy tips

Pura Vida links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Pura_Vlda
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lightning_hood

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CypherSafe: https://cyphersafe.io/product/cypherwheel/
GiveBitcoin: https://givebitcoin.io/?grsf=d3nqrm

Stephan Livera links:

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SLP116 Taylor Helsper - Easy Bitcoin Nodes with myNode Oct 11, 2019

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Taylor joins me to talk about his project myNode which may be one of the easiest, cheapest and feature rich methods to run your own full node and connect to your own hardware wallet. We talk through the process, and some of the challenges that newbies face today, in setting up their own bitcoin full node.

Taylor Helsper myNode Links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mynodebtc
myNode website: http://mynodebtc.com/
myNode telegram: https://t.me/mynode_btc

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Bitcoin Outlet: https://bitcoinoutlet.com/ use code: LIVERA for 21% off

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SLP115 Trace Mayer - Bitcoin as Ultimate Collateral Oct 09, 2019

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Trace Mayer, renowned Bitcoin investor, writer and speaker joins me in this episode to talk about a range of topics on jurisdictional competition in relation to Bitcoin, how best to learn, shifting perceptions on Bitcoin, whether there are any threats to Bitcoin, and this concept of Bitcoin as the ultimate collateral.

Trace Mayer links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TraceMayer
Bitcoin Knowledge Podcast: https://www.bitcoin.kn/

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SLP114 Gene Epstein - Moderating Bitcoin Debates Oct 07, 2019

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Gene Epstein, Director of the Soho forum joins me to talk about his experiences in moderating debates in Bitcoin and Austrian Economics. We talk about some of the key points that Bitcoiners should consider from Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard, and we also talk about the debate between Erik Voorhees and Peter Schiff, and the debate between George Selgin and Saifedean Ammous.

Links:

SoHo Forum: https://www.thesohoforum.org/
Gene Epstein twitter:https://twitter.com/GeneSohoForum

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Ministry of Nodes Self Sovereignty Webinar:

Webinar sign up:https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/product/self-sovereignty-webinar-2-3-november-2019/

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SLP113 Dhruv Bansal - Bitcoin Multisig & Hermit with Unchained Capital Oct 04, 2019

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Dhruv Bansal, Co-Founder and CSO of Unchained Capital rejoins me in this episode to talk about some bitcoin open source contributions Unchained Capital are making, as well as Unchained Capital products and services. Learn more about multi signature, Shamir’s secret sharing, and how Unchained are applying Bitcoin to financial services.

We talk:

Multisig Vaults
Open sourced multisig software
Hermit - Shamir’s Secret Sharing

Links:

Dhruv Bansal: https://twitter.com/dhruvbansal
Unchained Capital: https://www.unchained-capital.com/
Hermit blog post: https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/a-hermit-emerges/
Unchained Capital Github: https://github.com/unchained-capital

SLP Bitcoin Custody Series:

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SLP112 - Wiz and m52go - Bisq: Decentralised Bitcoin Trading Oct 01, 2019

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Wiz and m52go join me in this episode to talk about Bisq, a decentralised open source project that serves to enable zero KYC decentralised Bitcoin exchange around the world. We talk: