Media Appearances

53+ podcast interviews, conference talks, and panels on Bitcoin, self-custody, and financial independence.

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SLP727: Can Bitcoin Help You Retire Early?

Stephan Livera Podcast

Bitcoin and FIRE with Stephan Livera — how bitcoin accelerates financial independence, the FIRE BTC Compass, 'Buy Borrow Die' with bitcoin, different levels of FIRE, and why there's no Dave Ramsey of bitcoin (yet).

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I Borrowed Against My House To Buy STRC | The Income Show | Ep. 22
True North•Oct 2026

I Borrowed Against My House To Buy STRC | The Income Show | Ep. 22

Borrowing against a home to buy STRC, bitcoin FIRE math, withdrawal rates, and keeping a mortgage with Joe Burnett

If You Watch One Bitcoin Retirement Video, Make It This
BTCPrague•Sep 2026

If You Watch One Bitcoin Retirement Video, Make It This

Bitcoin retirement planning, financial independence, and building a long-term bitcoin strategy

I'm 26, I'll Retire on Bitcoin by 40 (Here's How)
Blockware•Sep 2026

I'm 26, I'll Retire on Bitcoin by 40 (Here's How)

Bitcoin, retirement planning, financial independence, and long-term personal finance strategy

The Exact Math To Retire On Bitcoin | Trey Sellers
The SOUND HSA Show•Aug 2026

The Exact Math To Retire On Bitcoin | Trey Sellers

Bitcoin, financial independence, retirement planning, and personal finance strategy

Retire On WAY Less Bitcoin Than You Think By 2030 [6.15 BTC Is NOT The Answer]
Rob Wallace | Bitcoin News•Jun 2026

Retire On WAY Less Bitcoin Than You Think By 2030 [6.15 BTC Is NOT The Answer]

Bitcoin, financial independence, retirement planning, and building a bitcoin-native personal finance strategy

Retire on Less Bitcoin Than You Think (New Math)
Robin Seyr•Jun 2026

Retire on Less Bitcoin Than You Think (New Math)

Bitcoin retirement planning, FIRE math, and how much bitcoin it takes to retire

Skip 30 Years of Work With This Bitcoin Retirement Plan
Bitcoin for Millennials•May 2026

Skip 30 Years of Work With This Bitcoin Retirement Plan

Bitcoin, FIRE, retirement planning, and the FIRE BTC Calculator with Bram Kanstein

The FIRE Movement Meets Bitcoin — And STRC Is The Perfect Savings Product For Both
Bitcoin Treasuries•May 2026

The FIRE Movement Meets Bitcoin — And STRC Is The Perfect Savings Product For Both

Bitcoin, FIRE, treasury companies, and how STRC fits as a bitcoin-native savings product

How Much Bitcoin Do You Really Need to Retire?
Bitcoin 2026•May 2026

How Much Bitcoin Do You Really Need to Retire?

Bitcoin 2026 panel on retirement planning, bitcoin allocation, and the amount of bitcoin needed for financial independence

Why Bitcoin Sovereignty Beats ETF Convenience
Bitcoin for Corporations•Mar 2026

Why Bitcoin Sovereignty Beats ETF Convenience

Why self-custody and sovereignty matter more than ETF convenience

SLP727: Can Bitcoin Help You Retire Early?
Stephan Livera Podcast•Mar 2026

SLP727: Can Bitcoin Help You Retire Early?

Bitcoin and FIRE — how bitcoin accelerates financial independence, the Compass, and retirement strategies

Is AGI Here? Clawdbot, Local AI Agent Swarms
We Study Billionaires (Tech Series)•Feb 2026

Is AGI Here? Clawdbot, Local AI Agent Swarms

Discussing AI agents, OpenClaw/Clawdbot, and whether AGI is here with Pablo Fernandez

Bitcoin Personal Finance Masterclass
Horizon•Jan 2026

Bitcoin Personal Finance Masterclass

Live masterclass on Bitcoin and personal finance

Vanguard's Bitcoin Reversal
Rob Wallace Bitcoin News•Dec 2025

Vanguard's Bitcoin Reversal

Breaking down Vanguard's historic reversal

Leveraging Bitcoin to Find FIRE
Future Signal•Nov 2025

Leveraging Bitcoin to Find FIRE

From traditional finance to Bitcoin

S02E08: Power Without Permission
Trust Revolution•Oct 2025

S02E08: Power Without Permission

Trust is breaking at your bank

Retire A Decade Early With Bitcoin
Robin Seyr•Oct 2025

Retire A Decade Early With Bitcoin

The math behind compounding

Bitcoin Fellowship Ep 9: FIRE
Orange Pill Docks•Sep 2025

Bitcoin Fellowship Ep 9: FIRE

Bitcoin as fuel for FIRE

Bitcoin's Renaissance
The Money Adjustment•Sep 2025

Bitcoin's Renaissance

Community, creativity, and freedom

Bitcoin as a Revolution in Personal Finance
Think Bitcoin•Sep 2025

Bitcoin as a Revolution in Personal Finance

How Bitcoin changes personal finance

Turning Savings Into Local Impact
Unchained Podcast•Aug 2025

Turning Savings Into Local Impact

Hosting Brian Harrington on integrating Bitcoin into daily life

Building Bottom-Up Bitcoin Economies
Unchained Podcast•Aug 2025

Building Bottom-Up Bitcoin Economies

Hosting Isabella Santos on BTC Isla and grassroots adoption

Why I Fired My Fiat Customers
Unchained Podcast•Jul 2025

Why I Fired My Fiat Customers

Hosting Ben Justman on accepting only Bitcoin

From FIRE to Freedom
Abundant Minds•Jul 2025

From FIRE to Freedom

Goldman Sachs to Bitcoin journey

What the FIRE Movement Gets WRONG About Bitcoin
Bitcoin 2025•Jun 2025

What the FIRE Movement Gets WRONG About Bitcoin

Panel at Bitcoin 2025

Bitcoin Is the Only Retirement Strategy
Mr. M Podcast•May 2025

Bitcoin Is the Only Retirement Strategy

Bitcoin as the ultimate retirement tool

Building Financial Freedom with Bitcoin
Leather Lounge•May 2025

Building Financial Freedom with Bitcoin

50th episode on sovereignty and FIRE

Owning 0.1 Bitcoin in 2025
Robin Seyr•Apr 2025

Owning 0.1 Bitcoin in 2025

Why 100% allocation is the only strategy

Market Insights
Block Fuel•Feb 2025

Market Insights

Bitcoin market dynamics and Unchained's perspective

Future of Finance: Bitcoin & Golf
Live From Bitcoin Beach•Jan 2025

Future of Finance: Bitcoin & Golf

Live from El Zonte, El Salvador

#564: Retiring Early With Bitcoin
TFTC•Dec 2024

#564: Retiring Early With Bitcoin

Path to early retirement through Bitcoin with Marty Bent

Bitcoin Boom: Future of Finance
Darin Hunter•Nov 2024

Bitcoin Boom: Future of Finance

Bitcoin's rise and impact on finance

Study Bitcoin for Financial Independence
Bitcoin Bram•Nov 2024

Study Bitcoin for Financial Independence

Why Bitcoin is perfect for FIRE

Cantilever Ep 31: Bitcoin ETFs & Unchained Growth
Cantilever•Oct 2024

Cantilever Ep 31: Bitcoin ETFs & Unchained Growth

ETF impact, bear market building, financial services expansion

Bitcoin Collateralized Credit
Bitcoin Magazine / FV Bank•Sep 2024

Bitcoin Collateralized Credit

Panel on Bitcoin-backed lending

Bitcoin is FIRE Friendly
Transformation of Value•Aug 2024

Bitcoin is FIRE Friendly

FIRE principles and low-time-preference

Conquering the Bitcoin Sales Frontier
Bitcoin Magazine•Jul 2024

Conquering the Bitcoin Sales Frontier

Panel at Bitcoin Conference 2024

Why Bitcoin is BEST for FIRE
Robin Seyr•Jun 2024

Why Bitcoin is BEST for FIRE

Sound money for FIRE movement

Financial Independence & Bitcoin
Swan Signal•May 2024

Financial Independence & Bitcoin

FIRE movement and cycle positioning

Let's Talk Bitcoin & Freedom
Ryan Matta•May 2024

Let's Talk Bitcoin & Freedom

Bitcoin and personal freedom

Future of Bitcoin Management
Gary Cardone•Mar 2024

Future of Bitcoin Management

Wealth management and Bitcoin

How To Properly Self-Custody
Bitcoin Unleashed (Oliver Velez)•Feb 2024

How To Properly Self-Custody

Comprehensive custody guide

Fool-Proof Bitcoin Custody for Business
Business Bitcoinization•Dec 2023

Fool-Proof Bitcoin Custody for Business

Why businesses need Bitcoin

TILP #05: FIRE with Bitcoin
Intentional Living Podcast•Nov 2023

TILP #05: FIRE with Bitcoin

Using Bitcoin for FIRE

Bitcoin Inheritance Planning
Liberty in Tech•May 2023

Bitcoin Inheritance Planning

Planning Bitcoin inheritance

EP42: Bitcoin Fundamentals
Navigating Bitcoin's Noise•May 2023

EP42: Bitcoin Fundamentals

Monthly series on fundamental drivers of Bitcoin

Cantilever Podcast Interview
Cantilever•Apr 2023

Cantilever Podcast Interview

Bitcoin origin story and collaborative custody

Unchained Bitcoin Self-Custody
The Bitcoin Source•Apr 2023

Unchained Bitcoin Self-Custody

Inheritance and multisig custody

True Financial Independence
Gentleman Speculator•Apr 2023

True Financial Independence

Bitcoin and the FIRE movement

Bitcoin Self-Custody Masterclass
Blockware•Feb 2023

Bitcoin Self-Custody Masterclass

Self-custody, Nostr, Lightning deep dive

Zero to Multisig
Pacific Bitcoin 2022•Nov 2022

Zero to Multisig

Panel on multisig best practices

No Private Keys, No Bitcoin
Blockware•Jul 2022

No Private Keys, No Bitcoin

Importance of holding your own keys

How to Think About Bitcoin's Value
Navigating Bitcoin's Noise•Dec 2021

How to Think About Bitcoin's Value

Bitcoin, money, inflation, and trust