Stephan Livera Podcast

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.

Stephan Livera Podcast is a technology podcast hosted by Stephan Livera, with 762 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Stephan Livera hosts Stephan Livera Podcast, a technology show with 762 episodes published.

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  Episode #765

  Jade for Single-Sig or Multisig | Rich SLP765

  Aug 19, 202628 minS1

  In this episode, Rich from the team at Blockstream explains Jade, offline dice entropy, blind oracle protection, multisig descriptor recovery and the new Blockstream Swaps beta. Timestamps: 00:45 — AI Scans & Audits Secure Jade 03:21 — Jade Core $99, Plus Up to $169 05:51 — Roll Dice for Offline Seed Entropy 08:23 — Blind Oracle: Remote Secure Element Explained 11:15 — Seed QR: Hand-Draw Your Recovery Phrase 15:24 — Jade Sends Back Lost Multisig Descriptor 19:40 — People Choosing Multisig Over ETFs 25:03 — Blockstream Swaps Beta: Lightning to Liquid Links: blockstream.com/jade https://x.com/blockstream https://x.com/blockstreamjade Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Subscribe to Substack

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  Episode #764

  Wavelength Delivers Ark-Based Lightning Without Node Overhead | Roasbeef & Michael Levin SLP764

  Aug 14, 202650 minS1

  Lightning Labs built Wavelength to deliver self-custodial Lightning payments without forcing users to run nodes, manage channels, or handle liquidity. Olaoluwa Osuntokun, CTO and co-founder of Lightning Labs, and Michael Levin, VP of Product, join me to detail the design choices behind their Ark implementation. They explain why Ark was selected, how hop hints let every payment use ordinary Lightning invoices, and why the four-endpoint SDK targets AI agents and vibe coders. The conversation covers sub-dust vouchers, unilateral exits, offline payment delivery, and one-basis-point alpha pricing. Wavelength shows that self-custodial Lightning can match the integration ease of custodial services while preserving Bitcoin sovereignty. 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 with Just 4 Endpoints 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 Links: https://x.com/roasbee https://x.com/MichaelLevin Wavelength Announcement: https://x.com/lightning/status/2079620936567779707 Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Subscribe to Substack

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  Episode #763

  Bitcoin Custody Rules Have Changed | Michael Tanguma SLP763

  Aug 13, 202645 minS1

  Old self-custody approaches collapse once Bitcoin reaches six figures, physical threats rise, and AI tools proliferate. Single hardware wallets and mattress myths no longer match the scale or risks that large holders now face. Michael Tanguma, CEO and co-founder of Onramp, returns to examine how custody must adapt to family obligations, mortality, and market structure that turns concentrated holdings into targets. The discussion covers why repeated exchange failures keep Bitcoin looking speculative to outsiders, how multi-institution setups reduce scam ROI, and the limits of adding more dice or vendors in an AI era. It also addresses custody pricing models and the practical question of whether any current setup survives a tenfold price increase. Game theory now requires diversified institutional layers rather than pure self-reliance for serious stacks. Timestamp: 03:43 — Bitcoin Custody Won't Work Like 2012 05:49 — Self-Custody Rules Changed With Your Life 07:19 — Why Bitcoiners Must Stop the Mattress Myth 09:01 — Bitcoin's Asset Layer Makes It Unstoppable 11:22 — Private Keys Are Like Firearms 15:40 — Custody Losses Keep Bitcoin Speculative 18:56 — AI Just Changed Self-Custody Forever 21:41 — Why Bitcoin Robberies Are Skyrocketing 25:41 — Multi-Institution Custody Kills Pig Butchering 27:57 — Bitcoin at $650K: Security Nightmare? 29:30 — Game Theory Demands Multi-Custody Bitcoin 32:03 — Centralized Custody: The Honeypot Risk 37:56 — Why Custody Fees Should Be Zero 39:51 — Full Bitcoin Custody for $100/Month 42:51 — Would Your Setup Survive 10x Bitcoin? Links: https://x.com/mtanguma https://x.com/OnrampBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Subscribe to Substack #Bitcoin #SelfCustody #Custody #OnrampBitcoin #StephanLivera #StephanLiveraPodcast #BitcoinSecurity #MultiSig

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  Episode #762

  Breez Ships Glow — A Super Simple Bitcoin Wallet | Roy Sheinfeld SLP762

  Aug 12, 202634 minS1

  Roy Sheinfeld of Breez returns to walk through Glow, the team's new reference wallet built using Spark. It’s designed so non-custodial Bitcoin feels simple: send, receive, and go. Glow uses passkey onboarding (no seed phrase to write down), automatic backup via the passkey provider, and a single-balance UX so users can pay Lightning, on-chain, and stablecoin destinations without wrestling settings. They also cover client-side swaps (Flashnet, multi-vendor architecture after Boltz), AI-driven attacks on swap providers, where Lightning volume actually comes from, Spark unilateral exits, and how AI plus the Breez SDK lets non-developers ship Bitcoin apps from a prompt. Timestamps 04:21 — Bitcoin Wallet Onboard with One Passkey 08:05 — Stables on Lightning: Overhyped? 09:59 — Swaps Needed Even With Lightning Stables 11:48 — AI Attacks: Cheaper to Attack Than Defend 15:07 — Why Small Teams Get Hacked First 17:15 — Swaps Going Private to Survive? 19:17 — Backends Drive Most Lightning Volume 21:32 — 80/20 Rule: B2B Drives Lightning Volume 25:13 — Making Unilateral Exit Economically Viable 29:48 — Spark Public Mode 31:38 — One Prompt Builds a Bitcoin App 33:13 — Non-Technical Users Now Ship Bitcoin Apps Links: https://x.com/roy_breez https://x.com/breez_tech https://breez.technology/glow/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Subscribe to Substack

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  Episode #761

  Bitcoin Multi Sig vs Secure Single Sig with Nick Neuman | SLP761

  Aug 7, 202636 minS1

  In this episode, Nick Neuman of Casa argues that it’s not the end of self-custody. Instead, it highlights why multisig with multiple vendors provides stronger protection without the hidden complexity of passphrases or dice rolling for single sig setups. Timestamps: 03:12 — Not the End of Self-Custody 06:14 — Single Sig Is Actually More Complex 08:45 — Multisig Simpler Than Secure Single Sig 15:37 — $1K Single Sig, $10K Multisig? 17:32 — Casa's $250 2-of-3 Multisig Plan 20:01 — Private Clients Get Dedicated Advisors 22:21 — Bitkey vs Casa 27:36 — Going Closed Source Versus AI Attacks 30:23 — AI Code Audits Now Cost $1K 33:04 — Auto-Rejecting Unknown Callers Saves You 34:35 — Guardian Mode Requires Video Verification Links: https://x.com/Nneuman https://x.com/CasaHODL https://casa.io/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Subscribe to Substack

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