Stephan Livera Podcast

Steven Roose (CEO of Second) rejoins me to explain Bark going live on Bitcoin’s main net. 
Timestamps:
(00:00) - Bark mainnet launched on June 9th
(02:01) - Bark and Lightning onboarding
(03:30) - Ark compared to Lightning — replacement or teammate?
(04:15) - User experience with Bark
(05:54) - Developer experience with Bark SDK
(08:04) - Barkd for merchants and services
(08:56) - Dev tooling and VTXO Inspector
(10:40) - What's the current status of adoption and what's coming next?
Fees? 
(13:25) - Tx type overview
Links:
https://second.tech/

https://x.com/stevenroose3 

https://x.com/secondhq

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In this episode, NG Zhang, founder and CEO of Canaan Inc., shares his journey in Bitcoin mining technology, from early ASIC development to modern innovations like heat reuse and energy integration. We talk about the evolution of mining hardware, industry trends, and future prospects.
Timestamps:
(00:00) –  Intro and Early Days of Bitcoin Mining
(03:40) –  From FPGA to ASIC Technology
(06:22) –  The Avalon A16 Series
(09:07) –  Reliability and Durability of Mining Machines
(12:15) –  Failure Rates and Useful Life
(14:40) - Primary Market and Secondary Market for Mining
(16:40) –  Small Scale vs. Large Scale Mining
(22:00) - What % is home mining today?
(23:00) - Heat Recovery
(29:00) - Different methods of cooling in Bitcoin Mining
(31:40) - Mining machine form factor
(32:40) - Stratum V2 Support?
(37:35) - Market Dynamics: Public vs. Private Miners
(39:50) –  Energy Grid Integration and Bitcoin Mining
(44:25) - Efficiency gains are slowing down in bitcoin mining
Links: 
https://www.canaan.io/

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In this episode, I caught up with Will Cole from Zaprite, Alex Bragin (Jan3), Nathan Day from BTCMap, Philipp (Satora), and Skot 9000 (BitAxe/SHA256) while at BTC Prague 2026.
Timestamp:
(00:00) – Interview with Skot9000 of (SHA256)
(09:01) – Interview with Alex Bragin of JAN3 
(20:35) – Interview with Will Cole of Zaprite
(28:45) – Interview with Philipp of Satora.io
(39:33) – Chris Seedor of Seedor.io
(46:23) – Nathan Day of BTCMap
Links: 
Philipp: https://x.com/bonomat

Chris: https://x.com/coinjoined 

Will Cole: https://x.com/willcole

Alex: https://x.com/BraginRights

Skot9000: https://x.com/skot9000

Nathan Day: https://x.com/nathan_day

JAN3: https://x.com/JAN3com 

BTCMap: https://x.com/BTCMap

Satora: https://x.com/satora_io

Zaprite: https://x.com/ZapriteApp

SHA256: https://x.com/sha256

Seedor: https://x.com/seedor_io

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In this episode, industry experts discuss the latest developments in Bitcoin treasury strategies, Lightning Network innovations, and market outlooks amid macroeconomic uncertainties. Gain insights into hardware wallets, stablecoins, and the future of Bitcoin adoption.
Timestamp:
(00:00) – Interview with Freddie New from BHODL
(08:47) - Interview with Nick Farrow from Frost Snap
(21:27) - Interview with Tony Klausing from Stable Channels
(26:41) - Interview with André Dragosch from Bitwise
(39:35) - Interview with Sam Callahan from Oranje BTC
Links: 
https://x.com/freddienew

https://x.com/UTXOClub

https://x.com/tonklaus

https://x.com/Andre_Dragosch

https://x.com/SamCallah

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In this episode, Chris Ritter joins me to discuss Lightning Network economics, yield opportunities, network centralization, and the rapid growth of Lightning payments. We explore who captures value in the Lightning Network, security considerations for routing nodes, and what recent data reveals about the future of Bitcoin payments.
Timestamp:
(00:00) – Introduction to Lightning Economics
(04:23) – Understanding Bitcoin Treasury Strategies
(09:08) – The Evolution of Lightning Network Routing
(14:45) – Growth and Volume in the Lightning Network
(19:57) – Centralization Trends in the Lightning Network
(25:08) – Security Considerations in Lightning Routing
(29:18) – Yield Generation in Lightning Network
(35:05) – The Future of Payments and AI in Lightning
(41:34) - Closing Thoughts
Links: 
https://zeusln.com/

https://freecritter.xyz/

https://x.com/ZeusLN

https://primal.net/freecritter

Report: https://zeusln.com/Lightning_Economics_Report_April_2026.pdf 

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