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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Peter St Onge, Ph.D economist explains news on the economy in plain English and why it matters.
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This series is created specifically for recipients of bitcoin gifts through GiveBitcoin.io. We welcome new owners into the world of Bitcoin and encourage them to "go down the rabbit hole." Contributors to the text include authors Saifedean Ammous, Yan Pritzker, and Michael Caras, podcast hosts Stephan Livera, Matt Odell, Brady Swenson, and GiveBitcoin founder Cory Klippsten, among others. The writer/editor is Matt Ruby, and the audio version was contributed by Guy Swann.
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Interviews with top people in Bitcoin, blockchain and fintech including Adam Back, Caitlin Long, Saifedean Ammous, Paul Chou, Jesse Powell and many more.
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Bitcoin: On the Way to $400K? with Andy Edstrom SLP605
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Andy Edstrom, Head of Managed Wealth at Onramp Bitcoin rejoins me to discuss the govt. debt levels, retirement planning on Bitcoin, price modeling, risks of leverage yield on Bitcoin and more! Summary In this episode, Andy Edstrom returns to discuss the evolution of Bitcoin since their last conversation, touching on price modeling, the risks of lev…
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Ep 84 Weekly Roundup: 1.3 Million Jobs Lost
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Weekly Roundup of the week's top stories on Economics and Freedom. - 1.3 Million Jobs Lost - Americans Working until 80 - Media: Let them Eat Inflation - The Administrative State is Unraveling - Why the Left Fears Tax Cuts Read the full article “Why the Left Fears Tax Cuts" with charts and all the gory details at www.profstonge.com. Visit our Lead …
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Bitcoin Custody & Proof of Reserves with Alexander Leishman SLP604
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With growing institutional adoption of Bitcoin through custodians, investors will demand transparency through ‘Proof of Reserves’. Alexander Leishman, CEO & CTO, River joins me to discuss more of the institutional adoption of Bitcoin, Coinbase’s hesitation towards Proof of Reserves, US Govt. debt and more. Summary In this episode of the Stephan Liv…
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Ep 83 Weekly Roundup: Job Misses Panic the Fed
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Weekly Roundup of the week's top stories on Economics and Freedom. - Job Misses Panic the Fed - Working-class Americans are Running out of Money - Goldman Pimps Cacklenomics - Yield Curve: Recession is Coming - China on the Edge of Recession Read the full article “China on the Edge of Recession" with charts and all the gory details at www.profstong…
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The Power of Political Decentralization with Ryan McMaken SLP603
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Secession may seem like a dirty word, but it has happened many times in history and it’s worth understanding the political and economic benefits it can yield. Ryan McMaken, Executive Editor and Economist at the Mises Institute joins me to discuss his book, Breaking Away. Summary In this conversation, Stephan and Ryan McMaken discuss the topic of se…
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Bitcoin Product Market Fit For Savings with Pierre Rochard SLP602
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My friend Pierre Rochard (VP Research at Riot Platforms) rejoins me on the show to discuss some of his latest views. Summary In this conversation, Stephan and Pierre discuss the concept of long-term savings in Bitcoin and its product-market fit. Pierre introduces a metric for measuring long-term savings by looking at the age of UTXOs (unspent trans…
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Can Lightning Liquidity Be Solved with Liquid? With Tankred Hase SLP601
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Tankred Hase has experience working with various Bitcoin and Lightning companies such as Lightning Labs and Swan previously. He joins me to talk about Bitcoin, Lightning and Liquid. We discuss some of the real world challenges and trade offs that builders and developers face, as well as the likely path forward from here. Summary Tankred discusses t…
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Ep 82 Weekly Roundup: California's $150,000 loans to Illegal Migrants
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Weekly Roundup of the week's top stories on Economics and Freedom. - California's $150,000 loans to Illegal Migrants - "Ticking Time B*mb" in Commercial Real Estate - Fear of Losing Job hits 2008 Levels - Job Openings Crash by Half a Million - Why do Weak Men vote Communist? Read the full article “Why do Weak Men vote Communist?" with charts and al…
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Ep 81 Interview Daniel Lacalle: How the Left Destroys Economies
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My interview with economics professor and Austrian economist Daniel Lacalle of Madrid’s IE Business School. We talk about How the Left Destroys Economies, especially what happened to Argentina — and how Milei’s fixing it. And we talk about whether there’s any hope for Europe. I hope you enjoy, and follow Daniel on X/Twitter at @dlacalle_IA Visit ou…
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Weekly Roundup of the week's top stories on Economics and Freedom. - Inflation Under Kamala - Bobby Kennedy Endorses Trump - Kamala's $5 Trillion Tax Hike - From Price Controls to Mass Starvation - Europe's Lost Decade Read the full article “From Price Controls to Mass Starvation" with charts and all the gory details at www.profstonge.com. Visit ou…
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Ep 79 Interview Per Bylund: What Modern Economics Ignores
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I interviewed Professor Per Bylund on how countries get rich, the role of hard money and gold, and what's coming next for the debt-ridden US economy. We also discuss his book "How to Think About the Economy" that's a great introduction to Austrian Economics. I hope you enjoy, and follow him at @perbylund on X or check out his books at https://perby…
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Full Reserve vs "Real Bills" with Philipp Bagus - SLP600
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Philipp Bagus rejoins me to discuss his newest book, ‘Full Reserve Banking versus The Real Bills Doctrine’. This is his response to Juan Ramón Rallo, and in it we discuss: 🔸 The currency school and the banking school 🔸The problem of ‘double availability’ 🔸Why the creation of fiduciary media is a problem 🔸The correct categorization of goods and mone…
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Weekly Roundup of the week's top stories on Economics and Freedom. - Kamala's Price Controls - Inflation Turning to Recession - The Young are "Spiraling" - How Public Schools made American Politics Dumb - Department of Labor Revises away a Million Jobs Read the full article “How Public Schools made American Politics Dumb" with charts and all the go…
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Ep 77 Interview: Lawrence Lepard on Debt Crisis
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My interview with sound money advocate and investment manager Lawrence Lepard on our looming debt crisis, the trap of fiscal dominance, and how they Broke America. I hope you enjoy, and follow Lawrence at @LawrenceLepard on X or visit him at https://ema2.com/ Visit our Lead Sponsor: Unchained Keep your Bitcoin safe and minimize your taxes. Open a B…
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Bitcoin Hardware Security Panel - NVK, Craig Raw, Rearden, Salvatoshi, AddBTC - SLP599
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Bitcoin security, especially during the upcoming bull run, is extremely important. In this high powered hardware security panel episode featuring NVK, Craig Raw, Rearden, Salvatoshi, AddBTC, we discuss the key trade offs of bitcoin hardware security. 🔸What are the implications of Dark Skippy? 🔸What are some of the most common ways people lose their…
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Ep 76 Roundup: Half of Americans Can't Pay Bills
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Weekly Roundup of this week's top Economics stories. - Nearly half of Americans Can't Pay Their Bills - How India went -- and stayed -- Populist - Small Business Job Growth now Negative - How to Restore the Gold Standard - With 100 to 1 Loss Ratio, Wars are Bleeding America Out Read the full article “How to Restore the Gold Standard” with charts an…
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Sahil Chaturvedi, Designer at Foundry joins me to share his experience of getting on zero fiat and fully embracing Bitcoin as a unit of account. We discuss: 🔸#GetOnZero fiat 🔸Tools required to crossover 🔸Tax implications 🔸Weathering volatility 🔸Using intermediaries to live on a Bitcoin Standard Summary Sahil discusses the concept of 'Get On Zero' a…
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Ep 75 Interview: Stephan Livera on Austrian Economics
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My interview with Stephan Livera of the Stephan Livera Show on Austrian economics, podcasting, and why he ditched authoritarian Australia for freedom in Dubai. I hope you enjoy, and follow Stephan at @StephanLivera on X or visit him at https://stephanlivera.com! Visit our Lead Sponsor: Unchained Keep your Bitcoin safe and minimize your taxes. Open …
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Dark Skippy: A New Attack on Bitcoin Hardware Wallets? With Nick, Lloyd and Robin SLP597
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Dark Skippy is a new attack that in theory, makes it much easier for a malicious person to steal your coins. Listen in to learn about some of the ins and outs here, as well as mitigation and the path forward for the industry from @utxoclub , @LLFOURN & @robin_linus . Why air gapping is not the be all end all Dark Skippy in context with other attack…
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Weekly Roundup of this week's top Economics stories. - Unemployment jumps to 4.3% - 3/5 of Americans Say we’re in Recession - Japan’s Carry Trade Collapse - Markets crash. Is it 1987 or 2008? - Record Household Debt hits $17.8 Trillion Read the full article “Markets Crash. Is it 1987 or 2008?” with charts and all the gory details at www.profstonge.…
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Ep 73 Interview: Jeff Tucker on Weimar Inflation
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My interview with Jeff Tucker of the Brownstone Institute on the Weimar Hyperinflation and the fake inflation numbers they're reporting today. I hope you enjoy, and follow Jeff at @JeffreyATucker on X or visit him at https://brownstone.org/ Visit our Lead Sponsor: Unchained Keep your Bitcoin safe and minimize your taxes. Open a Bitcoin IRA for just…
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Lightning is the common language of Bitcoin with Roy from Breez SLP596
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Just like how English is the international language of business, Bitcoin’s lightning network is how various layers and apps and products will ‘talk’ to each other. Roy Sheinfeld, founder and CEO of Breez (@Breez_Tech) rejoins me to talk about updates in lightning and what’s new with Breez SDK. We discuss the various layers and ways of interacting w…
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A New Way to Invest in Bitcoin Startups? Mike Jarmuz of Thunder Funder SLP595
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Thunder Funder is a new funding portal by Mike Jarmuz (CEO) and Rockstar Dev (CTO). This will be a new way to allow retail investors to participate in bitcoin company equity rounds. Muzz and I discuss the ins and outs of what this means, as well as what it could mean for bitcoin and open source companies. Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (00:55) - Overv…
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Ep 72 Roundup: Bribing Voters into a CBDC
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Weekly Roundup of this week's top Economics stories. In this Episode: - Thailand Bribes Voters into a CBDC. America's Next - Young Americans Living with Parents hits 1940's Levels - Japan's Population Drops by Nearly a Million - Trump Announces Strategic Bitcoin Reserve - Yellen wants $75 trillion for "Climate Change" Read the full article "Trump A…
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Ep 71: Interview Lina Seiche on Building a Business in El Salvador
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My interview with Lina Seiche of The Little HODLer on building a business in El Salvador, how it compares to her native Germany, and what it's like working with President Bukele! I hope you enjoy, and follow Lina at @LinaSeiche on X or visit her at https://thelittlehodler.com/! Visit our Lead Sponsor: Unchained Keep your Bitcoin safe and minimize y…
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Weekly Roundup of this week's top Economics stories. In this Episode: - Two Major Banks Warn of Disaster - Kamala to the left of Bernie Sanders - Evictions Soar as Americans Can't pay Rent - Canada's Worst Downturn in 40 Years - Debt Interest Eats 76% of Income Tax Read the full article "Canada's Worst Downturn in 40 Years" with charts and all the …
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SLP594 Antoine Poinsot on Bitcoin Core Development & Great Consensus clean up
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Joining me is Antoine (@darosior), to discuss the latest developments around Liana and the growing importance of inheritance planning. We also delve into The Great Consensus clean up, important bug fixes and disclosure of Bitcoin core vulnerabilities. Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (00:40) - The latest developments with Liana (02:16) - Inheritance pla…
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