logo
episode-header-image
Jan 2019
1h 2m

SLP44 Aleks Svetski, CEO of Amber - Blin...

STEPHAN LIVERA
About this episode

Aleks Svetski (CEO, co-founder of Amber) joins me in this fiery episode  to talk about the blind excesses of 'Crypto' over the last few years and  more:

- Crazy excesses that we saw over the last few years
- STO's - Security Token Offerings
- "Crypto Traders"
- "Crypto Hedge Fund Managers"
- Bitcoin as asymmetric bet
- Dollar Cost Averaging
- Amber and the service offering


Aleks and Amber links: 

- Amber website: https://getamber.io/
- Aleks Twitter: https://twitter.com/AleksSvetski
- Article "A world full of Blind Excess": https://hackernoon.com/a-world-full-of-blind-excess-b7fb42357d43 


Stephan links:

- Website: http://stephanlivera.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera 
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera
- Tallycoin (BTC/Lightning donations): https://tallyco.in/stephanlivera/

Up next
Jul 2
Preparing Bitcoin for Quantum Threats with Hunter Beast | SLP672
In this episode, Hunter Beast discusses the potential threats posed by quantum computing to Bitcoin and the proposed solutions, including BIP 360, which aims to introduce quantum-resistant hashes. The conversation delves into the technical aspects of Bitcoin's cryptography, the v ... Show More
1h 9m
Jul 1
Castle: Automating Bitcoin for Small Businesses with Stephen Cole | SLP671
In this episode, Stephan reconnects with Stephen Cole to discuss the evolving landscape of Bitcoin, particularly focusing on the rise of Bitcoin treasury companies and the launch of Castle, a new venture aimed at automating Bitcoin treasury management for small and medium busines ... Show More
53m 26s
Jun 27
The Quantum Threat to Bitcoin explained with Clara Shikhelman and Anthony Milton | SLP670
Clara Shikhelman Head of Research at ChaincodeLabs and Anthony Milton join me to explain the quantum threat to Bitcoin and possible mitigations:Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(02:46) Understanding Quantum Computing and Bitcoin Security(05:42) The Impact on Bitcoin Private keys(08:34) Mi ... Show More
1h 3m
Recommended Episodes
Mar 2025
USDT on Bitcoin: Taproot Assets and Lightning Network Revolutionizing Stablecoin Payments
Discover the philosophical and technical rationale behind "Bitcoinizing the dollar," how Lightning Network's architecture enables seamless asset conversion without trusted intermediaries, and the emergence of Bitcoin yield through liquidity provision. The speakers explain how thi ... Show More
59m 52s
May 2024
Crypto VCs are slowly transitioning into generalists
Jake Brukhman is the founder and CEO of CoinFund. In this episode, Brukhman explores the intersection of AI and blockchain technologies and their impact on consumers, and shares his thoughts on the saturation of the early-stage crypto VC market. OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 01:33 C ... Show More
54m 13s
Nov 2024
Crypto Rundown: $93,000 Bitcoin & All The News Surrounding the Crypto Trade
In this episode of the Crypto Rundown, hosts Brendan and Tevo explore the latest surge in Bitcoin, which has recently reached unprecedented all-time highs, breaking into price discovery mode. They discuss the historic levels of Bitcoin ETF inflows, with BlackRock alone leading ma ... Show More
33 m
Jun 2024
Wall Street should market Ethereum as the crypto 'app store,' says Arca CIO Jeff Dorman
Jeff Dorman is Arca's Chief Investment Officer. In this episode, Chaparro and Dorman discuss the recent approval of the spot ether ETFs and how it opens the door for institutional investors to engage with the Ethereum ecosystem. The discussion also highlights the importance of re ... Show More
51m 49s
May 2024
ROLLUP: $EIGEN Token Launch | CZ Going to Jail | Stripe Crypto Support | Market Bottom In?
Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup First Week Of May ------ 📣 TRANSPORTER - SECURED BY CHAINLINK CCIP | TRY IT OUT https://www.transporter.io  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2     ⁠  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWOR ... Show More
1h 27m
Jun 2024
BitVM: The Holy Grail for Bitcoin? | Creator Robin Linus
Today on the show, we’re exploring the frontier of ZK Rollups on Bitcoin!  The Bitcoin L2 landscape is standing on the shoulders of this technical implementation called BitVM. We brought Robin Linus, one of the author’s of the BitVM White Paper, to not only dive into how BitVM go ... Show More
1h 9m
Feb 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #186: High inflation, beautiful honking and rising taxes on miners
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - married couple arrested and 96K bitcoin seized over 2016 bitfinex hack - canadian protests bitcoin fundraiser over 15 bitcoin - KPMG Canada adds bitcoin to treasury - Russia shares bitcoin regulation plan - bitcoin design guide v2 launched - Ka ... Show More
2h 21m
Apr 2022
Rabbit Hole Recap #195: The nation state bankruptcy wave is upon us
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Official US inflation number hits 8.5%, 40 year high - Sri Lanka declares bankruptcy - Eth Dev sentenced to over 5 years in jail for sanctions violation - Strike to bring lightning to merchants - Robinhood enables withdrawals and adds lightning ... Show More
1h 41m
Jan 2022
Is Russia Trying to Ban Bitcoin?
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.   NLW covers stories that show the full breadth of the crypto industry in 2022. In the first, he looks at a new report from the Russian central bank advocating a near-total ban on bitcoin and crypto in the country, along with ne ... Show More
14m 5s
Dec 2024
The Bitcoin Treasury Wave w/ LQWD Technologies and Shone Anstey
Step into the future of corporate Bitcoin adoption with LQWD Technologies' groundbreaking approach to integrating Bitcoin and Lightning Network infrastructure. In this exclusive interview, CEO Shone Anstey shares insights into how LQWD became one of Canada's top five publicly tra ... Show More
48m 49s