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Join Stephan as he interviews the sharpest economic and technical minds in Bitcoin & Austrian Economics to help you understand how money is changing and evolving. Leading names in the world of Bitcoin join the show to share their insights, whether they are developers, CEOs, economists, authors, analysts and more.
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A Shift in Bitcoin Developer Thought? with Brandon Black (aka reardencode) SLP573
As you may know, at the recent Bitcoin++ conference, there was a ‘meeting of the minds’ and Brandon Black aka reardencode rejoins me on the show to discuss. We talk about:
The state of various covenant proposals
What has shifted now in thinking
The promise of Great Script Restoration
Could it have bad side effects?
Doing good engineering
Links:
X: @reardencode
Bitcoin++: btcplusplus.dev
Rusty’s talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSp8918HLnA
Sponsors:
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Bitcoiners, Don’t Sleep on Nostr! - Miljan SLP572
Miljan from Primal joins me to talk about why Bitcoiners should not sleep on Nostr. We chat:
Why he’s bullish on nostr
What the experience is like nowadays
Network effects for creators and devs
Dealing with spam and sybil
Why Openness is the killer feature
Links:
X: @mbraticevic
Site: Primal.net
Miljan’s Nostr npub: npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr
Miljan’s Nostr: miljan@primal.net
Sponsors:
Swan.com (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Mempool.space
Nomadcapitalist.com/apply
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What’s happening with JPY? - Peruvian Bull SLP571
Peruvian Bull, a macro writer and commentator joins me to explain what’s happening with the Japanese economy and how it all ties in with the dollar end game. We discuss:
The impossible trinity for Japan
Japanese government debt
The global JPY carry trade
The impact on the US financial system
Links:
X: @peruvian_bull
Nostr: npub1xwmyzp64xx03kw9ecd7fzsj3e9dgwah6an0rdng0cc6ux4dswwjs28pyyc
Newsletter: https://substack.com/@peruvianbull
Sponsors:
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CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
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Then They Fight You? - Parker Lewis SLP570
Parker Lewis of Zaprite rejoins me on the show to discuss recent updates in the space and what’s happening with Zaprite and merchant adoption.
“Then they fight you” ?
Chilling Effect
Zaprite
Getting Bitcoin Payment Rails Ready
Gradually, Then Suddenly
Why hope should not be lost
Links:
X: @parkeralewis
Site: Zaprite.com
Get Parker’s Book: thesifhouse.com
Sponsors:
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Why Bitcoin Should Not Ossify - Steve Lee SLP569
A lot of people talk about Bitcoin Ossification. Today Steve Lee, Lead @ Spiral rejoins me to expand on why this is the wrong idea. We also talk about the recent situation with bitcoin mining pool centralisation and what is driving it.
Links:
X: @moneyball
AJ Town’s ‘Slow and Steady’ post mentioned:
Earlier episode also mentioned: SLP433 : v2 P2P Transport Protocol for Bitcoin (BIP324)
Sponsors:
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The System You Give Your Energy To - Jeff Booth SLP568
Jeff Booth, author, entrepreneur and founding partner of Ego Death Capital rejoins me on the show to talk about his bitcoin advocacy at various levels:
Speaking to politicians about bitcoin
The system you give energy to
“Staying and fighting” in Canada vs supporting alternatives e.g. Madeira
‘Coincidental’ attack on Bitcoin?
Links:
X: @JeffBooth
nostr: npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhe
Site: Ego Death Capital
Sponsors:
Swan.com (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Mempool.space
Nomadcapitalist.com/live
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Stephan Livera views Bitcoin holistically, thereby offering a nice variety of podcasts between economics, technology, politics and sociology. He provides expert clarification and summaries of his guests’ main points. He esteems and respects his guests whether or not he agrees with them. Stefan is a real podcast pro.
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Great Bitcoiner. Great podcast.
Great Conversations on Money, Energy, Bitcoin, and more
I always look forward to my weekly Sunday road trip I take, as it ends up being a classroom on wheels with Stephan and his guests. I’ve really enjoyed this podcast and all of the excellent resources and content that Stephan makes available, thank you!