Stephan Livera Podcast

Latest Episodes:

SLP66 James O’Beirne - The truth about ‘power’ in Bitcoin Apr 10, 2019

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James O’Beirne, Bitcoin Core Engineer at Chaincode Labs joins me in this episode to talk about the real nature of ‘power’ and control within Bitcoin. It’s not as simple as it might first seem! We talk about:

Differing conceptions of ‘power’ in Bitcoin
Peer to peer network governance
Bitcoin Core development
Assume utxo

James O’Beirne links:

Discussed in episode:

2019 Draft Paper by Angela Walch: Deconstructing 'Decentralization': Exploring the Core Claim of Crypto Systems - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3326244
WBD089 - Angela Walch appearance on What Bitcoin Did podcast - https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/critiquing-bitcoin-with-angela-walch
Assumeutxo: https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-April/016825.html

Stephan Livera links:

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SLP65 Nik Bhatia: Bitcoin Lightning Reference Rate and Node Accrual Rate Apr 04, 2019

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Nik Bhatia CFA charter holder and Bitcoin-native financial theorist joins me for discussion on the Lightning Network Interest Rate (LNRR) - a concept on how Bitcoin Lightning Network participants can earn an interest through routing fees earned on the Lightning Network. We talk:

Background on Lightning Network and LNRR
Node Accrual Rate (NAR)
How LNRR and NAR will change with coming Lightning technology
Challenges to the concept as is
How it will evolve over time

Nik Bhatia links:

Nik Bhatia twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc
Nik Bhatia Medium page: https://medium.com/@timevalueofbtc
Article - The Lightning Network Reference Rate: https://medium.com/@timevalueofbtc/the-lightning-network-reference-rate-98e41a9dadfa
Also discussed: BitMEX Routing Fee Economics - https://blog.bitmex.com/the-lightning-network-part-2-routing-fee-economics/

Stephan Livera links:

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SLP64 Tuur Demeester - What is Bitcoin Worth? A Bitcoin Valuation Framework Mar 30, 2019

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Tuur Demeester, Bitcoin/Macro Investor and Writer, and Founding Partner of Adamant Capital joins us in a very important macro-economic and investment discussion on how to assess Bitcoin’s value through its past and into the future.

Bitcoin Outlook and Phases
Historical Bitcoin Valuation ideas
New Bitcoin Valuation ideas
Bitcoin Full Reserve Banking

Tuur and Adamant Capital Links:

Tuur Demeester Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester
Adamant Capital Research Sign up Link: https://mailchi.mp/adamantcapitalfund.com/research_updates
Adamant Capital website: https://www.adamantcapitalfund.com/
Adamant Capital article “A Primer on Bitcoin Investor Sentiment and Changes in Saving Behavior”: https://medium.com/@adamant_capital/a-primer-on-bitcoin-investor-sentiment-and-changes-in-saving-behavior-a5fb70109d32

Stephan Livera links:

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SLP63 LightningK0ala - Bitcoin and Lightning enabled online gaming Mar 28, 2019

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LightningK0ala joins us to talk about his new Bitcoin Lightning powered online gaming venture, Koala Studio. We talk:

How he got into Lightning development
Experiences with Satoshi’s Place
What he’s doing with Koala Studio
Future opportunities with Bitcoin Lightning gaming
Wishlist for Bitcoin Lightning development

Lightning K0ala and Koala Studio links:

Lightning Koala twitter: https://twitter.com/@Lightningk0ala
Koala Studio website: http://koalastud.io/
Koala Studio twitter: https://twitter.com/koalastud_io

Stephan Livera links:

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SLP62 Rodolfo Novak - Keeping Bitcoin Cypherpunk Mar 27, 2019

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Rodolfo Novak, Founder of Coinkite joins me to discuss ways to keep Bitcoin in line with its true cypherpunk values:

Decentralizing Bitcoin’s communication networks
Alternative methods of sending, receiving, verifying Bitcoin transactions
Radio transmissions
Coinkite and physical bitcoin products

Rodolfo Novak links:

Rodolfo Novak twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/
Coinkite twitter: https://twitter.com/Coinkite

Stephan Livera links:

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SLP61 David Bailey - Refocusing on Bitcoin Mar 23, 2019

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David Bailey, CEO of BTC Media (yBitcoin, Bitcoin Magazine, Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network) joins me in this wide ranging conversation about Bitcoin over the years, and Bitcoin media:

Journey over the years
Getting into Bitcoin media
Problems with ‘enterprise blockchain’
The ‘path back to Bitcoin’ for some people/companies
Bitcoin Magazine and the switch to Bitcoin focus
Bitcoin 2019 Conference - San Francisco June 2019

David Bailey links:

David Bailey twitter: https://twitter.com/davidfbailey
yBitcoin: https://www.ybitcoin.com/
Bitcoin Magazine; https://bitcoinmagazine.com/
Let’s Talk Bitcoin: https://letstalkbitcoin.com/
Bitcoin 2019 Conference: https://www.bitcoin2019conference.com/

Sponsor link:

Lolli - Earn Bitcoin When you Shop: https://lolli.com/

Stephan Livera links:

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SLP60 Askuwheteau & Ketominer of nodl - Plug and Play Bitcoin Lightning Nodes Mar 19, 2019

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Askuwheteau and Ketominer of the nodl.it team join me to talk about the ‘plug and play’ Bitcoin Lightning full node hardware they are creating. We discuss:

Bitcoin full node philosophy
Why they started a company
How to set up a Nodl device
Comparison with other plug and play node products
Future features coming

Askuwheteau, Ketominer & nodl links:

Askuwheteau’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/IAskuwheteau
Ketominer’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ketominer
nodl Twitter: https://twitter.com/nodl_it
nodl website: https://www.nodl.it/
nodl official store: https://shop.lightning-solutions.eu
Rise of the nodes medium post: article

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SLP59 Christian Decker - Bitcoin Lightning Channel Factories Mar 14, 2019

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Dr Christian Decker of Blockstream, one of the world’s leading experts on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network, joins Stephan to talk in-depth about Bitcoin Lightning Channel Factories and Multi Party Channels. We talk about:

Why Channel Factories might be desirable in the future
Basic Overview
Technical breakdown
Risks
Interaction with other Bitcoin/Lightning technology
Technical Requirements
Future Outlook on Lightning Network

Christian Decker Links:

Christian Decker Twitter: https://twitter.com/snyke
Christian Decker Github: https://github.com/cdecker
Blockstream: https://blockstream.com/
Scalable Funding of Bitcoin Micropamyne Channel Networks Paper: https://www.tik.ee.ethz.ch/file/a20a865ce40d40c8f942cf206a7cba96/Scalable_Funding_Of_Blockchain_Micropayment_Networks%20(1).pdf

Stephan Livera links:

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SLP58 Chris Belcher - Defending Bitcoin Privacy Mar 11, 2019

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Chris Belcher, Bitcoin Privacy OG (JoinMarket, Electrum Personal Server) joins me in this must listen episode on Bitcoin Privacy fundamentals. Chris talks about multiple ways you can be deanonymised, as well as countermeasures available. We then talk more broadly about Bitcoin Privacy techniques.