Stephan Livera Podcast Stephan Livera

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:


Swan.com (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Mempool.space

Stephan Livera links:


Follow me on X: @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Subscribe to Substack

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

Stephan Livera links:


Follow me on X: @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Subscribe to Substack

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:


Swan.com (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Mempool.space

Stephan Livera links:


Follow me on X: @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Subscribe to Substack

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:


Swan.com (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Mempool.space

Stephan Livera links:


Follow me on X: @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Subscribe to Substack

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:


Swan.com (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Mempool.space

Stephan Livera links:


Follow me on X: @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Subscribe to Substack

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

Stephan Livera links:


Follow me on X: @stephanlivera
Subscribe to the podcast
Subscribe to Substack