Stephan Livera
@stephanlivera • 193,461 subscribers
Bitcoin podcaster. Investor & Advisor @ORANJEBTC, @bringinxyz UAE Media Licence Permit: 8630300
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Wallet Playground for learning Bitcoin self custody with Piers Macrae | SLP767 mineracks demonstrates Wallet Playground and explains why hardware wallets are signing devices, not wallets. Timestamps 01:10 — Teach Me vs Do It For Me 03:23 — Test Any Wallet Free in Browser 09:09 — Coldcard Drama Forced Early Release 14:03 — Generate Seeds Using Your Webcam 17:52 — Hardware 'Wallets' or Signers 21:52 — Only 1% Use Multisig for Life Savings 25:33 — Self-Custody Like Firearms Drilling? 27:30 — Only Tiny Percentage Will Self-Custody
Stephan Livera22,271 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
Strive: Amplified Bitcoin Exposure Engine with Matt Cole | SLP710 Matt Cole, Chairman & CEO Strive joins me to discuss Strive's strategic acquisition of Semler Scientific, disciplined debt management, digital credit, smart acquisitions, BTC amplification through SATA and more. (00:00) - Intro (01:37) - Strive’s growth and developments (05:54) - What do institutions look for when investing in a BTCTC?; Reverse stock split (09:08) - How will Strive manage its debt?; Amplifying Bitcoin exposure (13:22) - How will Semler Scientific be monetized? (17:06) - Accelerating Bitcoin yield through SATA; Possible future M&A (22:53) - Structuring a merger of a BTCTC (26:30) - Valuing a BTCTC and mNAV considerations (34:46) - Matt's take on Danny Knowles's interview with Michael Saylor (39:54) - Should every BTCTC engage in financial engineering? (44:18) - Differentiation in Bitcoin treasury companies (48:40) - What is the difference between $SATA and $STRC? (53:38) - Who is SATA for? (57:49) - Which are the pools of capital that can’t directly buy Bitcoin? (1:01:41) - Have BTCTCs cannibalized the on-chain use of Bitcoin? (1:04:34) - Outlook for Bitcoin in 2026
Stephan Livera79,529 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten
Trustless Swaps Across Bitcoin Layers | Walter Maffione SLP772 Walter of KaleidoSwap walks through KaleidoSwap’s trustless Lightning swap engine across RGB, Liquid, Arkade, Spark, and Taproot Assets. Timestamps 00:00 — Intro: Walter & KaleidoSwap 00:50 — From RGB to Multi-Layer Swaps 02:14 — LSP Plus Swap Provider Stack 03:42 — Merchants, Stables, Unified Balance 05:38 — Why Swap UX Took Over Wallets 06:42 — Liquidity Ops and Mainnet Path 07:58 — AI Attacks After Boltz Shutdown 10:23 — Defending Non-Custodial Swaps 12:18 — How Atomic Swaps Actually Work 13:36 — RGB, Liquid, Arkade, Spark 14:36 — Open Spec, BOLT 12, Nostr Discovery 18:23 — Pay Anything via the SDK 19:34 — Bitcoin Layers Only + Bridges 22:05 — Desktop, Extension, Dual SDKs 25:05 — UX That Adapts to the User 26:32 — Agentic Payments and QVAC 33:22 — MCP Plugins, Keep Your Own AI 35:11 — Fees Around 0.5–1% 35:57 — Launch Timeline: Next 1–3 Months 37:05 — Find KaleidoSwap Online
Stephan Livera11,670 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
Inconsistency in the BIP110 argument exposed by Daniel Ƀrrr
Stephan Livera18,758 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten
Hash-based signatures for Bitcoin's post-quantum future? with Jonas Nick | SLP713 Bitcoin researcher Blockstream and bitcoin/secp256k1 contributor, Jonas Nick joins me to discuss how quantum computing could impact Bitcoin’s security. We explore post-quantum cryptography, hash-based signatures, impact on hardware wallets, the controversial block size trade-offs and more. (00:00) - Intro (01:49) - How real is quantum risk to Bitcoin? (04:39) - When could quantum pose a threat to Bitcoin’s cryptography? (09:56) - Long range vs Short range attacks (12:37) - How many coins are vulnerable to Long range attacks? (14:12) - Different types of cryptography and exploring Hash-based signature schemes (17:00) - Categories of Hash-based signature scheme and their pros & cons (23:42) - How do Hash-based signatures work? (32:14) - Would Lightning, Multi-sig, Taproot, Silent Payments, Atomic swaps work in a post-quantum world? (38:50) - What are Adaptor signatures & how do they affect atomic swapping? (41:27) - Will we need new Bitcoin hardware wallets?; Signature production & verification (44:41) - Signature size and Bitcoin block capacity implications (46:52) - Should we revisit the block size conversation? (54:57) - Overview of SPHINCS+ & SHRINCS (59:49) - Transitioning to post-quantum signature schemes; Overview of BIP 360 (1:09:06) - Closing thoughts
Stephan Livera45,684 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten
Wavelength Delivers Ark-Based Lightning Without Node Overhead | Roasbeef & Michael Levin SLP764 Olaoluwa Osuntokun and Michael Levin⚡️ of Lightning Labs⚡️🌐 explain Wavelength, their Ark implementation that removes node and liquidity management while keeping payments self-custodial and invoice-native. Timestamps 01:28 — Why Wavelength: Lightning Without Node Pain 03:00 — Why Ark? 05:28 — No New Addresses: Just Lightning Invoices 08:40 — Targeting Vibe Coders & AI Agents 13:06 — Lightning Beats Credit for LLM APIs 17:51 — Receive Sub-1k Sat Vouchers Seamlessly 19:32 — Normal User Spins Up Ark Wallet Fast 23:02 — Build Wallets Simply 24:46 — Telegram Self-Custodial Wallets Already Live 26:21 — Offline Payments Still Arrive Automatically 29:17 — Drop-In SDK for iOS and Android 31:26 — Can Servers Steal Your Funds? 33:36 — Wavelength Alpha: Just 1 Bip Fees 37:57 — AI Attacks Targeting Bitcoin Services? 44:05 — Bug Bounties Shift to Token Spending 48:36 — Self-Custody as Easy as Custodial
Stephan Livera14,001 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten
Tokenisation and 'real world assets' market opportunity explained by Pierre Rochard
Stephan Livera69,448 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
Bitcoin builders and developers at BTC Prague 2026 - SLP741 (00:00) – skot of BitAxe/SHA256 foundation (09:01) – Alex Bragin of JAN3 (20:35) – Will Cole of Zaprite (₿/⚡) (28:45) – Philipp of Satora (ex-Lendasat) (39:33) – Coinjoined Chris ⚡ of SEEDOR⚡Bitcoin Backup / bitsurance.io - Self Custody Bitcoin Insurance (46:23) – Nathan Day of BTC Map
Stephan Livera19,815 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten
Daniel Buchner: Why BIP 110 Cannot Stop Bitcoin Spam | SLP758 Daniel Ƀrrr dismantles the case for BIP 110, showing that embedding data in public keys and hashes makes consensus-level spam filters ineffective from day one. Timestamps: 01:31 — Locusts Flock to Bitcoin's Last Pasture 03:32 — Core Policy Tweaks Aren't Consensus Rules 08:44 — Spam Hides in Any Public Key or Hash 11:12 — Spammers Adapt in a Day, Consensus Can't 14:59 — BIP110 Debate Exposes Major Inconsistency 20:44 — Why the House Analogy Totally Fails 25:25 — Nodes Get Cheaper Even With Max Spam 28:08 — Set Tolerances Assuming Worst Case 30:35 — Legal Liability for Bad Chain Data 33:04 — Filter Regime Creates Government Backdoor 35:13 — BIP 110 Risks Centralizing Dev Around Luke 37:33 — Economic Incentives Trump 'Good Guy' Miners 39:03 — Economic Nodes Outweigh Basement Node Runners 43:49 — BIP 110 Has Near-Zero Economic Support 48:43 — Game Theory? 55:52 — BIP 110 Fork Dies With a Whimper
Stephan Livera14,580 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten
James Check: Spot Buyers Saving Bitcoin Amid Time Pain | SLP755 _Checkmate 🟠🔑⚡☢️🛢️ of _Checkonchain, joins me to break down the current cycle through on-chain data and market psychology. We’ve seen sales from ETFs and some Treasury Companies, but spot demand remains in a shallow bear market. Check examines why short-term holders flipped into high-conviction buyers, 53K realized price might be a floor and the Pareto distribution among Bitcoin treasury companies. Timestamps: 00:56 — Last Day of Bear Feels Worst 03:26 — Time Pain Grinds Out Weak Hands 05:53 — Shallowest Bear Market Ever Seen 08:53 — Spot Buyers Saving Bitcoin From Zero 11:14 — Short-Term Holders Are Now Smart Money 15:28 — July Bear Bottom: 8-Method Average 18:50 — 53K Realized Price Now the Floor 23:00 — Buy Bottom 15% and Just DCA 28:30 — The AI Trade 30:46 — Bitcoin and Gold Share a Rare Moat 35:23 — Will Most Bitcoin Treasuries Fail? 37:37 — MSTR's Sale of Bitcoin 41:28 — Bitcoin Treasuries Follow Harsh Pareto Rule 47:30 — Bitcoin Treasuries Next Cycle 49:05 — High-Yield Trap?
Stephan Livera15,851 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten
Lyn Alden: BIP 110, Bitcoin Cycles, Fiscal Dominance, AI Trade | SLP757 Lyn Alden of ego death capital rejoins me on the show. We talk BIP110, the Bitcoin cycle, Fiscal dominance, Interest rates, the AI trade and ORANGE JUICE. Timestamps: 01:34 — BIP 110 Won't Stop Spam 04:16 — Bitcoin Faces August Chain Split Risk 11:32 — Bitcoin in Bottom Decile of Cycle 14:57 — Nothing Stops This Fiscal Train 17:24 — Why Volcker Can't Work Today 21:22 — Higher Rates Won't Break the System 24:04 — Net Issuance Matters, Not Gross Refi 26:54 — Fed Balance Sheet Stays Flattish 32:16 — Broad Money Grows Despite Flat Fed 35:25 — US Money Supply Growth Hits 5-8% 38:11 — Fiscal Dominance: Who Wins the Money? 41:10 — Why Semiconductors Print Money 44:33 — Software Stocks: Value Trap or Opportunity? 46:51 — AI Is the New Dot-Com Bubble 51:20 — Orange Juice: Bitcoin-Backed Business Buyer 57:17 — Permanent Capital Vehicle, Not a Fund 58:59 — Founders Keep Equity Upside After Sale
Stephan Livera13,411 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten
Michael Michael Saylor on digital credit and digital money and what he means when he says that
Stephan Livera17,615 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten
Bitcoin 2025 Guide: Wallets, Nodes & Merchants with BTC Sessions & K3tan | SLP626 BTC Sessions 😎 and k3tan join me to talk through the latest beginner friendly tools for using Bitcoin in 2025 🔎📝. Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (04:25) - Software Bitcoin Wallets (22:52) - Hardware Bitcoin Wallets (41:05) - Why do you need to run your own Bitcoin Node? (53:14) - How can merchants use Bitcoin? (58:51) - Practical approaches of living on a Bitcoin Standard
Stephan Livera49,582 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
What do Bitcoiners do about Quantum? with Matt Corallo | SLP719 Matt Corallo 🟠, Bitcoin & Lightning developer at Spiral joins me to discuss the threat of Q-Day on Bitcoin, and his ideas on how to gracefully deal with it. (00:00) - Intro (00:51) - Quantum computing timelines (03:38) - Are Bitcoin developers taking the quantum threat seriously? (07:41) - Evaluating the quantum threat (10:00) - The 'Matt Corallo Quantum Plan' (17:48) - Future community decisions on quantum security (20:12) - Will Bitcoin need a soft fork? (23:30) - Market response to quantum threat (28:15) - The role of seed phrases in quantum security (33:40) - Post quantum cryptographic schemes (37:23) - Patoshi miner adapting to Q-Day (43:25) - Which public cryptography scheme is most suitable? (50:20) - Closing thoughts
Stephan Livera23,851 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten
The Financial System Built on Bitcoin with Arnab Naskar | SLP712 Arnab Naskar @stokr, Co-founder, STOKR joins me to discuss how Bitcoin as a settlement layer & Liquid enable tokenization, confidential tx, capital markets, and new financing for energy & mining. (00:00) - Intro (00:59) - Who is Arnab and what is Stokr? (02:29) - Isn’t Bitcoin enough? (04:44) - How and why is Stokr different?; The importance of Liquid Network (08:35) - How does Liquid compete with other chains for tokenization of assets? (11:54) - What is CMSTR? (15:01) - Does Stokr help finance SMEs & traditional businesses? (18:23) - What is Blockstream Mining Note (BMN)? (24:34) - Trust minimising the ownership of securities; Whitelisting process (28:57) - How big is Liquid Network 🌊? How does it fare compared to other asset platforms? (33:43) - Who are the customers of Stokr’s tokenized products? (37:34) - What does the interface between Stokr and the end user look like?; The Blockstream edge (46:11) - Is TradFi embracing tokenization of assets?; Will Bitcoin be the base layer for tokenization? (56:25) - Closing thoughts
Stephan Livera24,328 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten