The Physics of Bitcoin with Giovanni SLP732

In this conversation, Giovanni Santostasi discusses his new book 'The Physics of Bitcoin' and the application of power law analysis to understand Bitcoin's growth, value, and long-term behavior. The conversation covers the scientific basis of Bitcoin's patterns, the significance of power laws in natural and social systems, and how this framework challenges common narratives about exponential growth. Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (02:14) - Why write 'The Physics of Bitcoin'? (06:18) - The significance of Bitcoin’s Power Law (10:28) - Bitcoin's growth: Power law vs Exponential models (21:41) - The nature of Bitcoin as a network effect (29:46) - How would bitcoin’s power law be falsified? (37:30) - Bitcoin’s price floor (41:35) - Can it break to the upside? (43:14) - Will Bitcoin hit a saturation point? (52:51) - Sustainable nature of Bitcoin's growth Links: Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera

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The Physics of Bitcoin with Giovanni SLP732 is an episode from Stephan Livera Podcast by Stephan Livera.

This episode is 00:59:12 long.

This episode was published on Mar 27, 2026.

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