Join Stephan as he interviews the sharpest economic and technical minds in Bitcoin & Austrian Economics to help you understand how money... more
Many Bitcoiners have seen or shared around the images that show Labour Compensation (wages and other benefits) diverging from Labour... more
How do you prevent loss of your coins? What are some critical steps that are commonly missed? NVK and I... more
When you need to send a Bitcoin transaction, you need Bitcoin blockspace. But blockspace is scarce! CEO of Barefoot Mining,... more
Is there a demographic collapse coming? What could or should be done about it? Is there any connection with Bitcoiner... more
Are we entering a new Bitcoin bull cycle? Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream, rejoins me on the show to talk... more
Have you wondered about the challenges of managing a large publicly listed Bitcoin mining company? Jason Les, CEO of Riot... more
Are you interested in building support for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network into your product or service? Check out this discussion of... more
BitVM is a new paradigm for Turing-complete bitcoin contracts. In this episode I speak with the creator, Robin Linus and... more
Matthew Black, co-founder and CTO of Atomic Finance joins me to talk about earning yield in a self custodial way... more
Lyn Alden, macro analyst rejoins me on the show to talk about her new book, Broken Money. We discuss Lyn’s... more
Will Cole of Zaprite rejoins me to talk about: Merchant adoption and why it’s different this time Improved custody ... more
Do you have debt? Are you wondering about the case for why you shouldn’t? Check out this episode with my... more
Have you wondered what it takes to be a long-term HODLer? American HODL rejoins me on the show to talk... more
Are you interested in spending 16,000 more hours with your children? Consider homeschooling! We discuss this and many other insights... more
The next generation of Bitcoin Lightning wallets is here with Phoenix from ACINQ. Rejoining me is CTO of ACINQ, Bastien... more
Drivechain is a proposed soft fork that has faced a lot of criticism in the community, and Shinobi (Technical Editor... more
Glozow rejoins me to talk about updates coming to Bitcoin’s transactions and mempool policy. We talk about how these will... more
A common question amongst bitcoin investors is whether bitcoin on-chain analytics is legitimate or whether it is snake oil. Joining... more
Lisa Neigut of base58 and btcplusplus rejoins me on the show to talk about Bitcoin layer 2’s, where bitcoin’s lightning... more
Are Bitcoin’s 4 year cycles over? Vijay Boyapati rejoins me on the show to talk about his view of where... more
Andrew Poelstra (Director of Research, Blockstream) has been around Bitcoin research and development for a long time, and has a... more
A ‘paper computer’ for Bitcoin checksums and Shamir Secret Sharing may seem absurd, but that’s what we’re talking about in... more
Brandon Black (aka Rearden Code) joins me on the show to talk about his experience implementing MuSig2 at BitGo, and... more
Have you been wondering about how to design your lifestyle overseas? Rigel (aka coinsurenz) rejoins me on the show to... more
Lawrence Lepard of Equity Management Associates rejoins me to talk about all the things that are breaking: Cost of living... more
How can lightning users secure themselves even further? Just like how hardware wallets and secure elements can help secure your... more
Dr Maxim Orlovsky joins me on the show to walk through RGB, a smart contract layer for Bitcoin. We talk... more
Andrew Henderson, Founder of Nomad Capitalist rejoins me on the show to talk: Home country bias Looking beyond headlines Evolution... more
Jonathan Chester, Founder/CEO of Bitwage joins me to talk about his experience setting up the company and enabling more people... more
Mara joins me to talk about his adventures in Argentina, and his thoughts on: Geo arbitrage Rules in theory, rules... more
Author, digital nomad and web entrepreneur Olivier Roland joins me to talk about his issues with AML and his very... more
Fernando Nikolic, Director of Marketing and Comms at Blockstream joins me on the show to talk about the slightly controversial... more
Joe Carlasare (Partner at Amundsen Davis LLC) and Bitcoiner joins me to share his legal expertise and opinions on: Why... more
Hannah Frankman of Rebel Educator joins me to talk about homeschooling and the problems of Public School: Failures of public... more
Matthew Williams, Head of Derivatives at Luxor Mining joins me to talk about Bitcoin Mining hashprice derivatives and what they... more
Have you considered using eSIMs instead of your typical telco mobile phone SIM? Silent.link joins me to talk about: How... more
Ryan MacLeod (Nuclear Bitcoiner) joins me to talk about Bitcoin and Nuclear Energy. We talk: Is nuclear energy too costly? ... more
Dusty Daemon joins me to talk about splicing on Bitcoin’s lightning network. We talk about: What is splicing? Splicing’s potential... more
Will every company be a lightning company? Graham Krizek CEO of Voltage rejoins me on the show to talk about... more
Christian Decker (Blockstream) and Roy Sheinfeld (Breez) rejoin me on the show to talk about: What has improved about Lightning... more
Digiconomist (Alex de Vries) and Ben Gagnon (Chief Mining Officer, Bitfarms) join me on the show to debate Bitcoin Mining... more
Peter Dunworth is a financial adviser for high net worth individuals and families. He joins me to talk about what... more
Jonathan Newman, Associate Professor of Economics and Mises Fellow joins me to chat: Contrasting definitions of inflation How did Mises... more
Robin Linus from the ZeroSync project joins me to talk about how ZKPs can be used to help people quickly... more
What happens under a high fee environment on the lightning network? We had one recently and so I asked Niftynei... more
Burak (Bitcoin researcher/developer) joins me to talk about Ark, a new protocol for Bitcoin scaling and privacy. We chat about: ... more
Kemal of Galoy Money joins me to chat about his Bullish Case for Bitcoin Custodians. We debate the trade offs... more
The Bitcoin Handbook is a new visual and simplified explainer of Bitcoin concepts by Anil. Anil has been making awesome... more
Jess Jonas, Chief Legal Officer of the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund joins me to chat: Overview the Bitcoin Legal Defense... more
Ben Gagnon CMO of BitFarms joins me to talk about the flaws of the overly cited Digiconomist’s work on Bitcoin... more
You may have heard about bitcoin mining pool centralisation. Stratum v2 and SRI (Stratum v2 Reference Implementation) are here to... more
Nick Farrow joins me to talk about new developments coming in Bitcoin multi-signature security: FROST and what it is Privacy... more
Rapha Zagury CIO and Head of Research at Swan joins me to talk: Financial modelling flaws in the fiat financial... more
Henrik Skogstrøm, Founder and CEO of LN Capital joins me to talk about the lightning network: Managing large lightning nodes ... more
Matthew Mezinskis of Porkopolis / Crypto Voices joins me on the show to help explain the structure of the fiat... more
Matyas Kuchar joins me to talk about the Czech Bitcoiner scene and what’s coming up with BTC Prague: Notable and... more
Erik Cason joins me on the show to talk about his journey as a Bitcoiner, from working at Coinbase to... more
Pierre Rochard (VP of Research at Riot Platforms) rejoins me on the show to correct the NYT’s recent disinformation article... more
Peter St Onge rejoins me to talk about whether the world is really dedollarising. What kind of timeframe are we... more
Hampus Sjoberg, creator of Blixt Wallet joins me to talk about lightning technology and crafting a non-custodial experience while dealing... more
James Lavish (Author of the Informationist and Managing Partner of Bitcoin Opportunity Fund) rejoins me on the show to talk... more
Ben Carlson, journalist and former editor at The Atlantic joins me on the show to chat about: How the media... more
Calvin Kim (BitMEX & HRF grantee) joins me to talk about utreexo: utreexo and the UTXO set comparison with other... more
Erick Brimen of Prospera joins me to talk about: Creating $100-200T more wealth globally The market for living together ... more
Greg Sanders of Blockstream joins me to talk about Transaction Pinning, ANYPREVOUT and eltoo. We discuss a range of questions: ... more
Craig Raw of Sparrow Wallet rejoins me to chat: Bitcoin multi signature security Passphrases contrasted with multi-sig NFC support ... more
Matt Corallo of Spiral Bitcoin rejoins me to chat about the purpose of Bitcoin and developments in the space: Bitcoin... more
Mark Goodwin is the Editorial Director for Print at Bitcoin Magazine. He joins me to chat about the dynamics of... more
NVK (of Coinkite.com) rejoins me to chat about the latest in bitcoin security: New device Q1 with QR New Coldcard... more
Peter St Onge rejoins me on the show to talk about AI and what it means from an economic perspective.... more
Bill Hill from Pouch (Bitcoin Island Philippines) and Malcolm Weed from Neutronpay join me to talk about Bitcoin as international... more
Casey Rodarmor joins me to chat about Ordinals and Inscriptions. Now we get into the pros and cons of this,... more
Anant of BitHyve (Hexa, Keeper) rejoins me on the show to chat about the question of securing your Bitcoin in... more
Dante Cook of Swan Business joins me on the show to chat about: Athletes and Bitcoin Proof of Work ... more
Luke Gromen of Forest For The Trees rejoins me on the show to talk about his macro views: Soft landing... more
Antoine Poinsot of Revault/WizardSardine and Salvatore Ingala of Ledger join me to explain: What is Bitcoin Miniscript? How does it... more
Brad Mills (Bitcoin HODLer and VC investor) joins me to dissect cRyPtO scams from the last cycle. What lessons are... more
Josibake (bitcoin core developer) joins me on the show to talk about Bitcoin Developer Education and why it’s much improved... more
James O’Beirne (Bitcoin Core developer) rejoins me on the show to chat about OP_Vault. We discuss: The history of the... more
Texas Slim and Jacob Wolki join me on the show to chat about what people are getting wrong with their... more
K3tan of Ministry of Nodes rejoins me on the show to chat about his recent survey and review the year... more
Alex Gladstein of HRF rejoins me on the show to chat about: Attending Africa Bitcoin Conference How the World Bank... more
Dhruv Bansal, co-founder and CSO of Unchained Capital rejoins me on the show to talk about: The bear cycle and... more
Muzz from Lightning Ventures joins me to chat: The world of Bitcoin VC Is it fiat? Investing in companies ... more
Conza (austro-libertarian writer and organiser of Mises Seminar Australia) joins me on the show to talk about praxeology, and common... more
Joe Burnett of Blockware joins me to chat about why Bitcoin’s security is probably fine in the long term. We... more
Hermann from Bitcoin Ekasi joins me to chat about his journey banking the unbanked: Being inspired by bitcoinbeach Conditions in... more
WizardofAus joins me on the show to chat about the Bush Bash: an alternate model for Bitcoin conferences. To be... more
Federico Tenga of Bitfinex joins me to chat about RGB, what it is and what it enables using bitcoin: What... more
Lawrence Nahum of Blockstream joins me to chat about: RBF and mempoolfullrbf 0 conf arguments Blockstream Green Jade... more
Jordan Schachtel, independent journalist and writer joins me to chat about the problems in media today, and how we’re in... more
Juraj Bednar (Author, speaker, co-founder of Paralelni Polis) joins me on the show to chat about: Cypherpunk and libertarian thought ... more
Svetski (Founder of The Bitcoin Times) rejoins me on the show to chat about what he’s working on lately: The... more
Jeremy of Escape to El Salvador joins me on the show to talk about his insights on the ground in... more
Dhruv, Pieter Wuille and Tim Ruffing join me on the show to talk about their project to bring encryption to... more
James Lavish (author of The Informationist, prior fund manager and macro commentator) joins me on the show to chat about... more
Austin Mitchell of Synota joins me to chat about how bitcoin and the lightning network could be integrated with energy... more
Zero fee routing rejoins me on the show to do a post mortem on shutting down his LN node project... more
Anant Tapadia of BitHyve (the team behind Hexa Wallet and Keeper) joins me on the show to talk about what’s... more
Stack rejoins me on the show to chat about Bitcoin and the four macro factors to watch: Contrasting different views... more
Cory Klippsten rejoins me on the show to chat about: The Race to Avoid The War Examples of countries experiencing... more
Morgen Rochard of Origin WA joins the show to chat about the world of financial planning and more: Bitcoin allocation... more
Johns Beharry and Ed of the Bolt.fun project join me to chat about this new online bitcoin and lightning meta-hackathon... more
Simon Lelieveldt, a business engineer with extensive experience in banking, central banking and acting as supervisor joins me on the... more
Paolo Ardoino (CTO Bitfinex & Tether) rejoins me on the show to chat about just what’s happening Lugano: Funding for... more
John Haar from Swan Private joins me on the show to chat about his journey working inside the TradFi machine... more
Vivek Ramaswamy of Strive Asset Management joins me on the show to chat about: His book Woke, Inc. How executives... more
Nathan and Secondl1ght of the BTCMap FOSS project join me to chat about tagging local bitcoin merchants and how you... more
Matthew McClintock of Bespoke Services joins me on the show to chat about his family office and private trust company... more
NVK of Coinkite rejoins me on the show to talk about how Tapsigner, a Bitcoin NFC Hardware card may be... more
Titus Gebel, author of Free Private Cities, and CEO of Tipolis rejoins me on the show to talk about updates... more
Per Bylund, Senior Fellow of the Mises Institute rejoins me on the show to talk about his new intro book... more
Prince Philip of Serbia joins me on the show to chat about his journey of learning about Bitcoin: Bitcoin, Economics... more
Matt Hill of Start9 rejoins me on the show to chat about the recent show on Bitcoin nodes with K3tan.... more
Jevi of Unchained Capital joins me on the show to talk about the “crypto collapse” earlier this year, and why... more
Alby is an exciting project that allows us to easily interact with lightning on the web. Moritz from the team... more
My longtime friend, K3tan rejoins me on the show to chat about various things but importantly, we chat about why... more
Pete Rizzo of Bitcoin Magazine rejoins me to chat about what bitcoin maximalists actually believe. We chat: What maximalists actually... more
Steven Lubka, Managing Director of Swan Private joins me on the show to chat: How to think about inflation What... more
Jeff Booth, tech entrepreneur, author and bitcoin advocate rejoins me on the show to chat: His latest article, Finding Signal... more
Ben Arc, Bitcoin hardware maker and founder of LNbits joins me to chat: Getting into bitcoin hardware hacking and making ... more
Adi Shankara (founder of Summer of Bitcoin) joins me on the show to chat about: How he got into Bitcoin... more
Paolo Ardoino (CTO of Bitfinex & Tether, CSO Holepunch) joins me on the show to chat about a wide range... more
Gloria Zhao, Bitcoin core contributor and maintainer, rejoins me on the show to chat about what bitcoin core maintainers do.... more
Alex B rejoins me on the show to chat about bitcoin security over the longer term and updates on his... more
Pierre Rochard rejoins me on the show to talk about Full Reserve, Fractional Reserve, and how Bitcoin obsolete Fractional Reserve... more
Greg Foss, Bond market veteran investor, and bitcoin/macro commentator rejoins me on the show to talk about the situation with... more
Jonas Nick & Tim Ruffing, bitcoin researchers and contributors at Blockstream rejoin me on the show, this time to chat... more
Christian Keroles (aka CK), GM of Bitcoin Magazine joins me on the show to talk about the problems Europe is... more
Ansel Lindner, Bitcoin podcaster and writer of BitcoinAndMarkets.com joins me on the show to talk about his framework for assessing: ... more
Stack Hodler, twitter anon investor joins me to chat: Fiat currencies & #Bitcoin JPY and Japanese bond market Why... more
Allen Farrington (author and professional investor) joins me on the show to talk about Austrian economics, Capital & DeFi Yield: ... more
John Tamny of FreedomWorks and Editor at Real Clear Markets joins me on the show to chat about his alternative... more
Beautyon (Akin) rejoins me on the show to talk about the EU attack on Bitcoin and the confusing way people... more
Ben Pile of Climate Resistance joins me to chat about the problem of the Green agenda. We discuss: How this... more
Pete Rizzo, Editor at Bitcoin Magazine and Editor-at-large at Kraken rejoins me on the show to talk about Bitcoin Maximalism.... more
Ben Carman (Bitcoin core contributor, working at The Bitcoin Company, co-organizer Austin BitDevs) joins me on the show to talk... more
Dan McArdle joins me on the show to chat about his experiences as a long time Bitcoiner and ways to... more
Daniel Frumkin of Braiins and Jaran Mellerud of Arcane Research join me on the show to talk about the latest... more
Meron Estefanos, activist and journalist joins me to talk about her story of helping over 20k refugees, helping to stop... more
Tuur Demeester, long time author/analyst and former fund manager in the Bitcoin space rejoins me to chat about his views... more
Roy Sheinfeld of Breez rejoins me on the show to talk about various topics: How lightning network is growing and... more
Nicolas Burtey of Galoy Money rejoins me on the show to talk about his recent trip to Central African Republic... more
Zerofeerouting, runner of the 3rd most connected Lightning node with an innovative business model joins me on the show to... more
Alex Epstein, energy expert and author rejoins me on the show to talk about his newest book coming out, Fossil... more
Gary Leland, entrepreneur, author & founder of BitBlockBoom rejoins me to talk about orange pilling people, whether they are everyday... more
John and Gloriana from the “My First Bitcoin” project join me to talk about their journey in running Bitcoin education... more
Jeff Deist President of Mises Institute and I had a chat recently for the Human Action Podcast, and we discuss... more
Gigi rejoins me on the show to talk about the problems of imprecise language and wording in Bitcoin: ‘Unhosted wallets’... more
Christian Decker of Blockstream rejoins me on the show to talk about Greenlight, a node service by Blockstream. We chat... more
Gigi rejoins me on the show to talk about the problems of imprecise language and wording in Bitcoin: ‘Unhosted wallets’ terminology Bitcoin... more