Stephan Livera Podcast

Latest Episodes:

SLP91 Kukks - BTCPayServer architecture and BTC transmuter Jul 21, 2019

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Episode 3 in the BTCPayServer series! Kukks, BTCPayServer developer and contributor joins me in this episode to talk about his work. We talk about the way BTCPayServer is structured, and also about the BTC Transmuter (aka fiat bridge), enabling merchants to take Bitcoin payment via BTCPayServer, but receive fiat through an interface with a Bitcoin exchange.

We talk:

BTCPayServer Architecture
BTC Transmuter (taking BTC and converting into fiat for the merchant)
Contributing to BTCPayServer

Kukks links:

SLP BTCPayServer series link:

https://stephanlivera.com/slp-btcpayserver-interview-series/

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Stephan Livera links:

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SLP90 Pavlenex - BTCPayServer for Merchants Jul 18, 2019

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Episode 2 of the SLP BTCPayServer series! Pavlenex (BTCPayServer contributor and Operator of BitcoinShirt.co) joins me to talk about his journey in becoming a bitcoiner, and becoming a BTCPayServer contributor. We talk:

How BTCPayServer helps a merchant accept Bitcoin
Creating BTCPayServer Guides
Cost of running BTCPayServer
BTCPayServer misconceptions
BTCPayServer with Lightning Network
BTCPayServer Merchant Directory

See the other interviews in the series: https://stephanlivera.com/slp-btcpayserver-interview-series/

Pavlenex links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/pavlenex
Website: https://bitcoinshirt.co/
BTCPayServer Misconceptions: https://blog.btcpayserver.org/btcpay-misconceptions/
BTCPay vs Third Party Processor https://docs.btcpayserver.org/btcpay-basics/btcpayvsothers
Infographic for common merchants problem https://twitter.com/BtcpayServer/status/1097931640494608389
Third-Party hosts https://docs.btcpayserver.org/deployment/thirdpartyhosting

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Stephan Livera links:

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Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me

SLP89 Rockstar Dev - BTCPayServer, Tor crowdfunding, and Rockstarism Jul 15, 2019

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Rockstar Developer joins me to talk about his experiences in open source development, working on BTCPayServer, Tor crowdfunding, and his philosophy of Rockstarism.

We talk:

Open source vs closed source development
BTCPayServer and the community
BTCPayServer benefits
Tor crowdfunding
Rockstarism philosophy
Experiences with hyperinflation

Rockstar and BTCPayServer links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/r0ckstardev
BTCPayServer: https://btcpayserver.org/
Tor Crowdfunding project: https://bitcoinfortor.torproject.net/

SLP BTCPayServer series link:

SLP BTCPayServer series page: https://stephanlivera.com/?p=1228

Sponsor links:

Stephan Livera links:

Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera
Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/
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Rate and Review the podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/stephan-livera-podcast/id1415720320?mt=2
Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me

SLP88 Conner Brown - Bitcoin is Money, not Payments Jul 14, 2019

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Conner Brown joins me in this episode to talk about his journey of learning about Bitcoin and why Bitcoin should be thought of as money, not payments. We talk about:

How he came to learn about Bitcoin
His journey coming from the Bcash world view to the Bitcoiner view
Common pitfalls in learning or reasoning about Bitcoin
Dealing with Ripplecoin shills

Conner Brown links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ConnerBrown_
Article - Bitcoin has no intrinsic value: https://medium.com/coinmonks/bitcoin-has-no-intrinsic-value-and-thats-great-e6994adbfe0f

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Stephan Livera links:

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Rate and Review the podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/stephan-livera-podcast/id1415720320?mt=2
Orange Coin Good and other Merchandise @ Layer One BTC Store: https://layeronebtc.com/collections/stephan-livera-podcast
Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me

Ministry of Nodes:

Website: https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ministryofnodes
Ketan (my co founder): https://twitter.com/_k3tan

SLP87 Per Bylund - The Problem of Production Jul 10, 2019

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Assistant Professor and Records-Johnston Professor of Free Enterprise at Oklahoma State University, at the OSU School of Entrepreneurship, and Fellow at the Mises Institute - Per Bylund joins me in this episode to talk about his book on the theory of the firm:

What was wrong with the theory of the firm before
Firms as islands of productivity
Capital Theory
What happens to firms over time

Per Bylund links:

Per Bylund Twitter:https://twitter.com/PerBylund
The Problem of Production Book: https://www.amazon.com/Problem-Production-Routledge-Heterodox-Economics/dp/1848935293
Per Bylund website: http://www.perbylund.com/
Earlier episode with Per SLP38: https://stephanlivera.com/episode/38

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Stephan Livera links:

Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera
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Rate and Review the podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/stephan-livera-podcast/id1415720320?mt=2
Merchandise @ Layer One BTC Store: https://layeronebtc.com/collections/stephan-livera-podcast
Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me

Ministry of Nodes:

Website: https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ministryofnodes
Ketan (my co founder): https://twitter.com/_k3tan

SLP86 PlanB - Frontrunning the Bitcoin Halvening? Jul 05, 2019

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SLP86 PlanB - Frontrunning the Bitcoin Halvening?

PlanB rejoins me in this anticipated follow up episode discussing his stock to flow data modelling of Bitcoin’s valuation. The first episode was hotly downloaded and discussed online, so this time we talk about whether the recent bullish price action is a reflection of speculators front running the May 2020 Bitcoin block subsidy halving. Don’t miss this episode!

Response to the first episode
Stock to flow multiple
Front running the halving
The 1% BTC, 99% Cash portfolio
Bitcoin and commodities
Future pathways for institutional investment

PlanB links:

Sponsor links:

Ministry of Nodes:

Website: https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/
Twitter: https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/
Ketan (my co founder): https://twitter.com/_k3tan

Stephan Livera links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera
Show notes and subscribe to the podcast: https://stephanlivera.com/
Rate and Review the podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/stephan-livera-podcast/id1415720320?mt=2
Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me

SLP85 Sergej Kotliar - Building Bitcoin’s Circular Economy Jul 02, 2019

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Sergej Kotliar (CEO Bitrefill) rejoins me in this episode recorded at Bitcoin2019 Conference in San Francisco to talk about his views on the ‘store of value first’ narrative in Bitcoin. Is there a need to build a Bitcoin circular economy now? Sergej also offers some reflections on the situation with the bitcoin fee market, and provides an update on what’s happening at Bitrefill.

Topics:

“SoV first” vs building the bitcoin circular economy
Bitcoin Twitter is not representative of Bitcoin
Dealing with taxes and capital gains on bitcoin
Being the best ‘bitcoin guy’ for your family and friends
The fee market in bitcoin and how it may evolve over time
Bitrefill services, particularly Lightning Network related

Sergej Kotliar links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ziggamon
Bitrefill: https://www.bitrefill.com/
Bitrefill twitter: https://twitter.com/bitrefill

Sponsor links:

Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera
Unchained Capital: https://www.unchained-capital.com/?utm_source=Stephan%20Livera&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate
Bloom Audio: https://bloomaudio.com/

Stephan Livera links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera
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Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me

SLP84 Stepan Snigirev - Quantum Computing Threat to Bitcoin and Next Generation Bitcoin Hardware Wallets Jun 30, 2019

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Stepan Snigirev, Quantum Physicist and CTO of CryptoAdvance joins me in this episode to talk about the Quantum threat to Bitcoin, and we also talk about Bitcoin Hardware Wallets. This interview was recorded in person in San Francisco just prior to the Bitcoin2019 conference.

Topics covered:

What Bitcoin’s security relies on
Why the Quantum Computing threat against Bitcoin is overblown
How long until it might be a realistic consideration
Challenges faced by Bitcoin Hardware wallets today
What could be done better in future
CoinJoining and Lightning on a Hardware wallet
CryptoAdvance

Stepan links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/StepanSnigirev
Crypto Advance: https://cryptoadvance.io/
Crypto Advance twitter: https://twitter.com/cryptoadvance

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Stephan Livera links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera
Show notes and subscribe to the podcast: https://stephanlivera.com/
Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me

SLP83 Conner Fromknecht - Bitcoin Lightning Watchtowers in depth Jun 24, 2019

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Conner Fromknecht Head of Cryptographic Engineering at Lightning Labs, joins me to go in depth on Bitcoin Lightning Watchtowers. Understand how Bitcoin’s Lightning Network keeps channel participants honest and how Watchtowers can help:

How Lightning Network’s punishment model works without watchtowers
Where watchtowers come in and how they work
Why watchtowers can’t steal your bitcoins
Scalability of watchtowers
Privacy
Funding and operation model
LND v0.7 features

Conner Fromknecht links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitconner
Github: https://github.com/cfromknecht
Lightning Labs website (Developer Slack sign up link on this page): https://lightning.engineering/

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Stephan Livera links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast: https://stephanlivera.com/
Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me

SLP82 Alena Vranova - Data privacy in a digital age Jun 21, 2019

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Alena Vranova, Head of Strategy at Casa joins me in this episode to talk about the challenges we’re all facing with keeping our data secure, as well as what Casa are doing.

We talk: