James Lavish (author of The Informationist, prior fund manager and macro commentator) joins me on the show to chat about the great debt spiral and how Bitcoin is a big part of the answer. We discuss: Recent central bank rate hikes - Fed and BoE hike 75 basis points Financial zombies Zombie countries and G7 Why the EU is doomed UK Debt problems How Bitcoin Fixes This Links: Twitter: @jameslavish Newsletter: https://jameslavish.substack.com/ Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (...
Nov 05, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 432
Austin Mitchell of Synota joins me to chat about how bitcoin and the lightning network could be integrated with energy markets and the energy life cycle. We chat: Financial inefficiencies in energy markets How Bitcoin and Lightning fix this Automation and integration possible Walking through the energy lifecycle Bitcoin miners paying for their energy with bitcoin Links: Twitter: @aisaacsmitchell Site: Synota.io Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (co...
Nov 04, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 431
Zero fee routing rejoins me on the show to do a post mortem on shutting down his LN node project (for now). It was one of the most connected lightning nodes in the network with about 100 BTC capacity, and over 1000 channels. We chat: Why he’s shutting it down How profitable it was Lessons learned Why he’s still bullish on the lightning network and bitcoin Security considerations Would he ever restart the project? Splicing Peerswap Collaborative channel opens Hosted channels Links: Twitter: @zero...
Nov 03, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 430
Anant Tapadia of BitHyve (the team behind Hexa Wallet and Keeper) joins me on the show to talk about what’s going on in India, and the efforts to spread good bitcoin education there as a community. We chat: Bitcoin scene in India Regulation in India Meetup groups p2p trading Keeper and multi signature b4i conference - aims Links: Twitter: @anant_tap Conference site: https://www.conference.bitcoin4india.org/ Keeper: Bitcoinkeeper.app Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LI...
Oct 31, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 429
Stack rejoins me on the show to chat about Bitcoin and the four macro factors to watch: Contrasting different views on macro Four factors to watch Is the world done with US Treasuries? What’s the US Fed doing? What about the UK market? Deflationary collapse Links: Twitter: @stackhodler Site: P ro.stackmacro.com Prior episode: SLP397 Stack Hodler – Money Printing Around the World Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Blockstream.com...
Oct 27, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 428
Cory Klippsten rejoins me on the show to chat about: The Race to Avoid The War Examples of countries experiencing high inflation Obstacles and hurdles on the way Could the cycles have been avoided? How to contribute if you’re not a developer Pacific Bitcoin Links: Twitter: @coryklippsten Pacific Bitcoin: PacificBitcoin.com (code LIVERA) Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Blockstream.com...
Oct 26, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 427
Morgen Rochard of Origin WA joins the show to chat about the world of financial planning and more: Bitcoin allocation percentages Monetary uncertainty “Making your money work for you” Why you want to live in a Bitcoin world Negative real yield Living within your means Links: Origin Wealth Advisors: Originwa.com Twitter: @MorgenRochard Book: Personal Finance QuickStart Guide Bitcoin for Advisors podcast Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com ...
Oct 25, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 426
Johns Beharry and Ed of the Bolt.fun project join me to chat about this new online bitcoin and lightning meta-hackathon and how you can get involved. How it got started Prizes and Tracks How teams will be judged Guide Makers Growing the bitcoin developer + designer community Links: Site: https://bolt.fun/ Johns Twitter: @johnsBeharry Ed Twitter: @zapp_ed Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Blockstream.com Stephan Livera link...
Oct 22, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 425
Simon Lelieveldt, a business engineer with extensive experience in banking, central banking and acting as supervisor joins me on the show. We’re chatting about: The problem of FATF Who are they? How did this organisation form? What impacts they’re having on the world Tricks they use to take advantage of crises How to push back Links: Twitter: @ finhstamsterdam Thread: https://twitter.com/finhstamsterdam/status/1309875813806936064 FATF evaluation thread https://twitter.com/finhstamsterdam/status/...
Oct 18, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 424
Paolo Ardoino (CTO Bitfinex & Tether) rejoins me on the show to chat about just what’s happening Lugano: Funding for the project Helping merchants accepting Bitcoin, USDT, Luga Why do this from the top down? Why not bottom up only? Hub & Incubator Updates on Keet Plan B Forum Links: Twitter: @paoloardoino Lugano site: https://planb.lugano.ch/planb-forum/ Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Blockstream.com Stephan Liv...
Oct 16, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 423
John Haar from Swan Private joins me on the show to chat about his journey working inside the TradFi machine and coming to see Bitcoin as the answer: Being a goldbug Reading and learning at mises.org Methodological differences with mainstream economics Full Reserve and Fractional Reserve thoughts Will we see Bitcoin decorrelation? Inflation Links: Article: How Legacy Finance Perceives Bitcoin Twitter: @john_at_swan Prior episodes: SLP402 Pierre Rochard – Bitcoin Obsoletes Fractional Reserve Bank...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 422
Vivek Ramaswamy of Strive Asset Management joins me on the show to chat about: His book Woke, Inc. How executives pursue Woke-ism as a deflection strategy What investors can do about it Activist investing Fighting fire with water How it plays into Bitcoin’s world Links: Twitter: @VivekGRamaswamy Site: Strive.com Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the pod...
Oct 10, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 421
Nathan and Secondl1ght of the BTCMap FOSS project join me to chat about tagging local bitcoin merchants and how you can get involved. FOSS and data Past attempts at tagging Open systems and walled gardens BTCMap project and how you can contribute Tagging locations Links: Site: BTCMap.org Twitter: @BTCMapDotOrg Github: https://github.com/teambtcmap Nathan: @nathan_da y Secondl1ght twitter: @secondl1ght Secondlight site: secondl1ght .site Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Braiins.com Unchained ...
Oct 06, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 420
Matthew McClintock of Bespoke Services joins me on the show to chat about his family office and private trust company for UHNW American clients. We chat: What level of wealth qualifies here? What are the concerns of Bitcoin-affluent families? What kind of structures can they use? Benefits of these structures Trade offs of the approach How the Sovereign Individual thesis may play out Should UHNW Americans consider staying out of these structures? What’s needed from a technology and culture perspe...
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 419
NVK of Coinkite rejoins me on the show to talk about how Tapsigner, a Bitcoin NFC Hardware card may be the next big iteration in UX for the masses given it’s price and ease of use. We chat: Low cost hardware devices Tapsigner features and use Bitcoin and NFC support w/Nunchuk SatsCard - the new OPENDIME BlockClock Micro shipping BitcoinTreasuries.Net Bitcoin.Review - NVK’s new podcast Links: Twitter: @NVK Site: Tapsigner.com Site: Coinkite.com (code LIVERA) Site: BitcoinTreasuries.net Site: Bitc...
Oct 04, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 418
Titus Gebel, author of Free Private Cities, and CEO of Tipolis rejoins me on the show to talk about updates with Free Cities, and why we need to create parallel structures for liberty: Name change Free Cities projects Elements of a Free City Making it work for the long term Liberty In Our Lifetime Conference Links: Twitter: @titusgebel Site: free-cities.org Site: free-communities.org Site: lifetimeliberty.com (code LIVERA for discount) Prior episode: SLP161 Titus Gebel – Bitcoin Citadels as Free...
Sep 30, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 417
Per Bylund, Senior Fellow of the Mises Institute rejoins me on the show to talk about his new intro book on economics, “How to Think About Economics”. This is a great new ‘first book’ on economics, especially in the Austrian tradition. We discuss: How this book project came about Austrian methodology Comparison with other books Rationing vs Production Educating family and friends on Austrian econ Links: Twitter: @PerBylund Book: How to Think about the Economy: A Primer Prior episode: SLP38 Per B...
Sep 26, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 416
Prince Philip of Serbia joins me on the show to chat about his journey of learning about Bitcoin: Bitcoin, Economics and Finance Joining Jan3 Bottom up adoption and Top down adoption What kinds of state level adoption help? Dealing with typical Bitcoin FUD lines Links: Twitter: @PrincFilip1 Site: Jan3.com Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Bitbo Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podc...
Sep 21, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 415
Matt Hill of Start9 rejoins me on the show to chat about the recent show on Bitcoin nodes with K3tan. We chat: What’s the actual risk with Raspberry Pi’s? Where do they hit their bottleneck? What about more performant nodes? What about DIY? EmbassyOS and new EmbassyPro device Should you separate bitcoin and non-bitcoin applications? Links: Twitter: @_MattHill_ Site: Start9.com Prior episode referenced: SLP411 K3tan Why Raspberry Pi Bitcoin Nodes Are Bad Prior episode with Matt: SLP352 Matt Hill ...
Sep 16, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 414
Jevi of Unchained Capital joins me on the show to talk about the “crypto collapse” earlier this year, and why this is the time to learn about bitcoin self custody. We chat: Coming into the space Fiat and yield chasing mindset Why so many new bitcoin investors are reluctant to self custody Why now is the time Removing single points of failure Unchained’s new Trading Desk product Links: Twitter: @jevidon Site: Unchained.com Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Bitbo Braiins.com Unchained Capital (...
Sep 15, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 413
Alby is an exciting project that allows us to easily interact with lightning on the web. Moritz from the team joins me to talk about: How Alby started Influence from joule Lighting paywall plugin for WordPress Interoperability using lightning Lightning address, LNURL, WebLN Privacy and security Links: Site: GetAlby.com Twitter: @getAlby Telegram group: https://t.me/getAlby Telegram: https://t.me/MoritzKam Alby API blog post: Introducing the Alby Wallet API - a new way to power any app with Bitco...
Sep 12, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 412
My longtime friend, K3tan rejoins me on the show to chat about various things but importantly, we chat about why Raspberry Pi Bitcoin Nodes are bad. We chat: Reliability & Performance of Raspberry Pi’s vs other options What you can use instead Cost Bitcoin node packages Electrum server comparison HDD & SSD requirements Separating bitcoin from non-bitcoin apps Self-hosting Links: Twitter: @_k3tan Ministry of Nodes Nodebox guide: Ubuntu Node Box Guide 2022 Edition Ministry of Nodes Consult...
Sep 09, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 411
Pete Rizzo of Bitcoin Magazine rejoins me to chat about what bitcoin maximalists actually believe. We chat: What maximalists actually believe and do “Crypto minimalism” What to do in cases of technical infeasibility Commitment to slow change and enfranchising users Links: Twitter: @pete_rizzo_ Article: How To Be A Bitcoin Maximalist Site: BitcoinMagazine.com Prior episode: SLP392 Pete Rizzo Is Bitcoin Maximalism Still Needed? Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Bitbo Braiins.com Unchained Capit...
Sep 03, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 410
Steven Lubka, Managing Director of Swan Private joins me on the show to chat: How to think about inflation What scenarios we can get high CPI Whether Bitcoin is still an inflation hedge Orange pilling HNW Macro and Bitcoin cycles Links: Twitter: @DzambhalaHODL Article: Bitcoin and the True Meaning of Inflation Site: SwanPrivate.com Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Braiins.com Voltage Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stepha...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 409
Jeff Booth, tech entrepreneur, author and bitcoin advocate rejoins me on the show to chat: His latest article, Finding Signal in a Noisy World Prior biases and his experiences with technology disruption Why Bitcoin adoption will be more bottom up Investing in the space with Ego Death Capital Helping people zoom out and see the bigger picture Links: Twitter: @JeffBooth Article: Finding Signal In A Noisy World Ego Death Capital SLP334 Jeff Booth – Escape The System & 2021 Year In Review SLP285...
Aug 19, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 408
Ben Arc, Bitcoin hardware maker and founder of LNbits joins me to chat: Getting into bitcoin hardware hacking and making How the LN Bits project came about The functionality possible with extensions POS Lightning payment splitting boltz.exchange for loop outs Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/arcbtc LN Bits twitter: https://twitter.com/lnbits Site: https://lnbits.com/ Github: https://github.com/arcbtc LNPoS: https://github.com/arcbtc/LNPoS LNBits Telegram: https://t.co/VoR10wtbKp MakerBits Tel...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 407
Adi Shankara (founder of Summer of Bitcoin) joins me on the show to chat about: How he got into Bitcoin from a tech background The Bitcoin scene in India How the RBI actually gets Bitcoin (and doesn’t like it) Why Bitcoin Needs Technologists Summer of Bitcoin How the program works How you can support the program Links: Twitter: @adibitcoin Site: Summerofbitcoin.org Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Braiins.com Voltage Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)...
Aug 15, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 406
Paolo Ardoino (CTO of Bitfinex & Tether, CSO Holepunch) joins me on the show to chat about a wide range of topics: Lightning security Lightning adoption Tether reserves - Does Tether Pump Bitcoin? Tether creation/redemption process Tether audits and attestations Stablecoins and centralisation Keet & Holepunch Links: Twitter: @paoloardoino Site: Bitfinex.com Site: Tether.to/en/ Site: Keet .io Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Braiins.com Voltage Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite...
Aug 12, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 405
Gloria Zhao, Bitcoin core contributor and maintainer, rejoins me on the show to chat about what bitcoin core maintainers do. We discuss: What do Bitcoin Core maintainers do? How does Bitcoin Core development work? How much ‘power’ do maintainers have? Mempools - what are they and why do we need them? Interaction with L2 protocols Mempool package relay RBF Links: Twitter: @glozow Package R elay P roposal Site mentioned: Bitcoin Core PR Review Club Github: glozow Brink: @bitcoinbrink Bitcoin Core ...
Aug 10, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 404
Alex B rejoins me on the show to chat about bitcoin security over the longer term and updates on his ETH centralisation thesis. We discuss: Bitcoin’s long term security and blockspace market How miner fees shifted over time in Bitcoin and why Tail emission arguments are dumb Which nodes matter? Lido and ETH centralisation Will efforts to fix it work? Links: Twitter: @ bergealex4 SLP303 Ethereum's Path To Centralisation With Alex B Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Mempool.space Braiins.com Voltage Unchaine...
Aug 05, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 403
