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Stephan Livera Podcast Stephan Livera
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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. This is one of the leading podcasts in the space, and listening to this show is one of the fastest ways to learn and get up to speed on Bitcoin.
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Growing a Bitcoin Circular Economy with Fernando Motolese (Bitcoin Beach Brazil & Bitcoinize POS) (SLP530)
There are various Bitcoin ‘circular economies’ but we talk with Fernando Motolese about how he started Bitcoin Beach Brazil, as well as his efforts in creating a new merchant POS terminal device, Bitcoinize. We discuss:
How Bitcoin Beach Brazil started
Onboarding merchants
Bolt card
Tech stack
Tourists and Locals experience
Bitcoinize device
HODL vs Spend
Fundraising
Links:
Fernando Motolese X: @MotoleseOficial
Bitcoinize site: bitcoinize.com
Bitcoinize POS on X: @BitcoinizePOS
Bitcoin Beach BR fundraiser: https://donate.praiabitcoin.org/
X: @BitcoinBeachBR
Sponsors:
Swan.com (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Mempool.space
Stephan Livera links:
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Ciudad Morazán with Massimo Mazzone (SLP529)
Free Private Cities are an exciting attempt at a new model for private governance. I’ve previously spoken with leaders in this movement such as Titus Gebel and Peter Young. Today I’m speaking with the founder of Ciudad Morazan, another free private city in Honduras. This one is a little different to the others you may have heard of, as this one is more focused on ‘blue collar’ workers, families, and businesses. We talk about the free private cities model and how it is being applied differently here with Massimo Mazzone, founder. Topics:
Free Private City Model
Taxes
How many live in Morazan
ZEDE law
Comparison with Prospera
Morazan’s 4 advantages
Scaling up
Amenities available
Growth
No legal tender law
Links:
X: @MassimoMazzone4
Site: morazan.city
Sponsors:
Swan.com (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Mempool.space
Stephan Livera links:
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Bitcoin Mining Decentralisation with Ocean - Bitcoin Mechanic (SLP528)
Has Bitcoin’s Mining ecosystem become centralised? What can be done about it? Bitcoin Mechanic from Ocean joins me to talk:
Hashers vs Miners
Different pool payout methods
Stratum v2
Block withholding attacks
What Ocean is doing about it
Fees
Lightning payouts
Links:
X: @GrassFedBitcoin
Site: ocean.xyz/event
X: @ocean_mining
Article: Are Mining Pools Becoming a Problem?
Sponsors:
Swan.com (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Mempool.space
Stephan Livera links:
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Has Business Been Exploiting Labour since 1971? with Gene Epstein (SLP527)
Many Bitcoiners have seen or shared around the images that show Labour Compensation (wages and other benefits) diverging from Labour Productivity since 1971, particularly from sites such as wtfhappenedin1971.com. Rejoining me today is Gene Epstein to break down why this chart is flawed! We also talk about broader issues around CPI, whether inflation is over or undercounted, and cost of living pressures that so many people are facing today. The conclusions will surprise you!We talk:
Labour Compensation and Productivity
Nominal dollars and issues with price indexes
Is CPI overstated?
Are we poorer than we used to be?
Cost of living crisis
Can you make it on a single income these days?
The real problems
Links:
X: @GeneSohoForum
WTFhappenedin1971 site spoken about: https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/
Gene’s Soho Forum Website: https://www.thesohoforum.org/
Book: Econospinning: How to Read Between the Lines When the Media Manipulate the Numbers
Gene’s Mises Institute Lecture cited: https://youtu.be/h9BE1YIrqyE?si=J5ia_Q18OjGcdB6-
Sponsors:
Swan.com (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Mempool.space
Stephan Livera links:
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Don’t Lose Your Coins with NVK (SLP526)
How do you prevent loss of your coins? What are some critical steps that are commonly missed? NVK and I discuss a recent case of a HODLer losing 25 BTC, as well as talk about updates in Bitcoin security.
Links:
X: @NVK
Nostr: npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8
Site: Coinkite.com
Sponsors:
Swan.com (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Mempool.space
Stephan Livera links:
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Bitcoin’s Blocksize Scarcity with Bob Burnett of Barefoot Mining (SLP525)
When you need to send a Bitcoin transaction, you need Bitcoin blockspace. But blockspace is scarce! CEO of Barefoot Mining, Bob Burnett and I chat about this, and what you can do about it.
Blockspace scarcity and explanation
What you can do about it
UTXO management
Different types of miner
Miner’s Trilemma
Arguments against public company mining
Mining NOT being a leverage play on Bitcoin
Public vs private miners
Gateway going public
Core Scientific bankruptcy
Mining decentralisation
Links:
X: @boomer_btc
Site: Barefoot Mining
Old Man Yells: @OldManYells-btc
Satoshi’s Heel article mentioned: SATOSHI’S HEEL: IS MINING INFRASTRUCTURE A VULNERABILITY THAT COULD TAKE DOWN BITCOIN?
Sponsors:
Swan.com (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Mempool.space
Stephan Livera links:
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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!
Lavish saying right a million times.
Guest mr lavish says right so often it should be drinking game. These hosts should get some real skills as much as they make the rounds.