Bitcoin Education and Podcasts by Stephan Livera
Stephan Livera is the host of the Stephan Livera Podcast, one of the longest-running audio platforms dedicated to Bitcoin, economics, and monetary theory. Since launching in 2018, the show has released over 670 episodes, featuring developers, economists, and institutional strategists. Recent guests include Calvin Kim (Utreexo), Samson Mow (Bitcoin adoption in nation-states), and Lisa Neigut (Lightning protocol), with average episode duration exceeding 55 minutes.
Livera’s work frequently explores Austrian economics as applied to Bitcoin scarcity, privacy protocols, and fiscal decentralization. Apple Podcasts lists the show at 4.8/5 stars from 69 verified ratings, while Rephonic indexes over 60,000 monthly cross-platform listeners. His YouTube archive accumulates over 1.3 million total views, with single episodes such as “Bitcoin Scaling with Drivechains” reaching 74,000 views in under a month.
Through consistent long-form content focused on infrastructure and ideological underpinnings, Livera has become one of Bitcoin’s most reliable sources of technical and philosophical literacy.
Older podcasts offer useful concepts for new people, Stephan Livera notes
Stephan Livera, Stephan Livera, pointed out that older episodes of his podcast continue to offer relevant concepts for people who are new. He directed newcomers to several older podcast episodes, ...
Stephan Livera: Bitcoin $80,000 level differs from November 2021 peak zone
Bitcoin’s current price of around $80,000 represents a different market context compared to its November 2021 peak of approximately $68,000, according to Stephan Livera, head of education and ...
Holding Bitcoin does not constitute a financial plan, Morgen Rochard argues
Morgen Rochard of Origin Wealth Advisers described holding Bitcoin as not sufficient for a financial plan, noting the importance of other considerations such as fiat emergency funds, rental ...
Stephan Livera: Speaking on quantum topics at upcoming BTC Korea Conference
Stephan Livera, who serves as Head of Education and Podcast Host at Swan Bitcoin, stated that he will be giving a quantum-related talk at the upcoming BTC Korea Conference. He mentioned plans to ...
Lugano Plan B Forum panels and live podcast planned, Stephan Livera notes
Stephan Livera will moderate the Funding Bitcoin panel and the Agents Need Money panel at the Lugano Plan B Forum this week. He also plans to host a live Plan ₿ Podcast with other guests, ...
Stephan Livera: Banks block crypto exchange transfers and Bringin launches business accounts in EU
Banks in the European Union are blocking crypto exchange transfers, according to Prashanth Chandrashekar of Bringin. Chandrashekar also discussed how named IBANs can address some of these banking ...
Expert explains what treasury companies can do that ETFs cannot, asjwebley states
Asjwebley of SmarterWebUK explains the differences in what a treasury company can do compared to an ETF. This was highlighted in a statement referenced by Stephan ...
Stephan Livera: No evidence of cryptographic break or weakness in ECDSA curves
Stephan Livera, Stephan Livera, said there is no cryptographic break, new attack, or discovered weakness in the ECDSA curves. He stated that these developments make him more confident that the ...
More options allow users to keep HODLing and use debt to buy, Stephan Livera notes
Stephan Livera, Head of Education; Podcast Host at Swan Bitcoin, described a trend toward increasing financial product options for those who want to continue holding bitcoin. Livera also observed ...
Stephan Livera: Early bitcoin multisig was clunky and rarely used
Early versions of bitcoin multisig were bare, clunky, and saw limited use before the introduction of more advanced solutions, according to Stephan Livera, Head of Education at Swan Bitcoin and ...
Relying on one device can threaten wallet security, Stephan Livera notes
Stephan Livera, Stephan Livera, Head of Education and Podcast Host at Swan Bitcoin, described the risks of depending on a single device for crypto wallet security. Livera argued that options like ...
Stephan Livera: Blockchain powers $5.75 trillion in settlement in a quarter
Stephan Livera, head of education and podcast host at Swan Bitcoin, highlights that blockchain technology enables $5.75 trillion in settlement value in a single quarter, averaging about $62 ...
Exchanges and some multi-coin wallets use static addresses, Stephan Livera notes
Stephan Livera, head of education and podcast host at Swan Bitcoin, highlights that most Bitcoin wallets already generate new addresses for each transaction. He points out that exceptions are ...
Stephan Livera: Smarter Web capital structure overview with equity and credit details
Stephan Livera, head of education and podcast host at Swan Bitcoin, reviews the capital structure of Smarter Web, highlighting its ordinary shares, credit sourced from Coinbase, and a MORE ...
Agent wallets know Bitcoin using L402 and x402, Stephan Livera notes
Stephan Livera, head of education and podcast host at Swan Bitcoin, discusses the differences between L402 and x402 protocols and their implications for Bitcoin agent wallets. He highlights how ...
Stephan Livera: Bitkey moves away from seed phrases with new 2-of-3 recovery design
Stephan Livera, head of education and podcast host at Swan Bitcoin, discusses Bitkey’s decision to abandon traditional seed phrases. According to the tweet, Bitkey now employs a recovery-focused ...
Balancing innovation and bitcoin savings remains a challenge, Stephan Livera notes
Stephan Livera, head of education and podcast host at Swan Bitcoin, reflects on the contrast between the constant push to create new projects and the concept of simply saving in bitcoin. Livera ...
Stephan Livera: Bitcoin has faced 478 claims of being dead but continues running
Stephan Livera, head of education and podcast host at Swan Bitcoin, draws attention to the ongoing resilience of Bitcoin. Livera notes that Bitcoin has been declared dead 478 times but asserts its ...
AI is reshaping digital work and long-term saving, Stephan Livera argues
Stephan Livera, head of education and podcast host at Swan Bitcoin, believes artificial intelligence is set to replace a significant share of paid digital work. He emphasizes that this shift ...
Stephan Livera: Rust-based Bitcoin full node built entirely by AI
Stephan Livera, head of education and podcast host at Swan Bitcoin, shares details on rbitcoin, a Bitcoin full node implemented in Rust with all code lines generated by AI. The tweet highlights ...
Bitcoin accelerator program begins in Sri Lanka, Stephan Livera notes
Stephan Livera, head of education and podcast host at Swan Bitcoin, reports that James of Ârc is partnering with Fulgur Ventures to operate a Bitcoin accelerator on Mirissa Beach in Sri Lanka. ...
