Parker Lewis of Zaprite rejoins me on the show to discuss recent updates in the space and what’s happening with Zaprite and merchant adoption.

• “Then they fight you” ?
• Chilling Effect
• Zaprite
• Getting Bitcoin Payment Rails Ready
• Gradually, Then Suddenly
• Why hope should not be lost

Links:

• X: @parkeralewis
• Site: Zaprite.com
• Get Parker’s Book: thesifhouse.com

Sponsors:

• Swan.com (code LIVERA)
• CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
• Mempool.space

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A lot of people talk about Bitcoin Ossification. Today Steve Lee, Lead @ Spiral rejoins me to expand on why this is the wrong idea. We also talk about the recent situation with bitcoin mining pool centralisation and what is driving it.

Links:

• X: @moneyball
• AJ Town’s ‘Slow and Steady’ post mentioned:
• Earlier episode also mentioned: SLP433 : v2 P2P Transport Protocol for Bitcoin (BIP324)

Sponsors:

• Swan.com (code LIVERA)
• CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
• Mempool.space

Stephan Livera links:

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Jeff Booth, author, entrepreneur and founding partner of Ego Death Capital rejoins me on the show to talk about his bitcoin advocacy at various levels:

• Speaking to politicians about bitcoin
• The system you give energy to
• “Staying and fighting” in Canada vs supporting alternatives e.g. Madeira
• ‘Coincidental’ attack on Bitcoin?

Links:

• X: @JeffBooth
• nostr: npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhe
• Site: Ego Death Capital

Sponsors:

• Swan.com (code LIVERA)
• CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
• Mempool.space
• Nomadcapitalist.com/live

Stephan Livera links:

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