Stephan Livera: Free Cities & Bitcoin

“2020 was that year when basicly I was doing my research and thinking, OK, I need my escape plan. I need a way to get out of here.”

Stephan Livera is the host of one of the world’s leading Bitcoin podcasts and he is also the Managing Director at Swan Bitcoin International. He contributes to various outlets and publications including Bitcoin Magazine and Mises Institute as well as speaking at Bitcoin conferences internationally.

After speaking at the Free Cities Foundation conference, Liberty in our Lifetime, Stephan wrote an excellent article for Bitcoin Magazine pointing out the striking parallelism between the Bitcoin movement and the Free Cities movement.

Stephan is a natural advocate for Free Cities. He recently chose to leave his home country of Australia to move to Dubai and he discusses the rationale behind this decision in detail in this conversation.

We also talk in depth about the pandemic and consequent lockdowns and the importance in this day and age of Flag Theory, the concept of insulating oneself against the actions of unfriendly governments by establishing homes in multiple jurisdictions around the world.

Stephan’s case for Bitcoin is truly compelling and he sees it as humanity’s best shot at creating real and long-lasting liberty on Earth.