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TLS77: Sam Wouters on Insights from River's Lightning Nodes, RLS, and the Future of LN Payments

The Kevin Rooke ShowOct 29, 2022

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01:25:46
A Bright Future | Joshua Goldstein | BM8
Mar 10, 202402:10:18
Where Is My Flying Car? | J. Storrs Hall | BM7
Feb 26, 202401:45:32
Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism | Bhu Srinivasan | BM6

Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism | Bhu Srinivasan | BM6

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Feb 18, 202401:38:05
Zoning Rules!: The Economics of Land Use Regulation | Bill Fischel | BM5
Feb 01, 202401:44:58
The Rise and Fall of American Growth | Robert J. Gordon | BM4

The Rise and Fall of American Growth | Robert J. Gordon | BM4

→ The Rise and Fall of American Growth: ⁠https://www.bookmarked.club/books/the-rise-and-fall-of-american-growth Sponsor → Stakwork: ⁠https://stacksats.how/stakwork⁠ Summary The conversation explores the book 'The Rise and Fall of American Growth', which chronicles growth in America over the past 150 years. It begins with an introduction to the topic and the background of the author Robert J. Gordon. The concept of growth and productivity is defined, highlighting the role of GDP and the impact of inventions. The three industrial revolutions are discussed, along with their key innovations. The conversation then delves into the factors affecting growth, including education, inequality, and fiscal debt. The chapters conclude with an exploration of the rise of American growth from 1870 to 1970 and the fall of American growth from 1970 to the present. The conversation covers various topics related to economic growth, inequality, and the future. The guest, Robert J. Gordon, advocates for immigration reform and improved education as solutions to economic challenges. The discussion also touches on the impact of going off the gold standard and the role of money in exacerbating issues. The guest expresses skepticism about the idea that the US going off the gold standard in 1971 has played a significant role in rising inequality. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the potential for a 'special century' and the importance of economic growth. Takeaways - Growth and productivity are measured by GDP and reflect the increase in output per person or per hour of work. - The three industrial revolutions, marked by key innovations, have driven economic growth: steam engine and cotton spinning, electric power and internal combustion engine, and computers and digital technology. - The percolation of innovations takes time, and the impact of new inventions may not be immediately evident in productivity statistics. - Factors such as education, inequality, and fiscal debt can act as headwinds to growth. - The rise of American growth from 1870 to 1970 was driven by the implementation of inventions and increased productivity. - The fall of American growth from 1970 to the present is characterized by slower productivity growth, increased inequality, and fiscal debt.

Jan 20, 202401:25:16
Scale: The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, & Death in Organisms, Cities, & Companies | Geoffrey West | BM3

Scale: The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, & Death in Organisms, Cities, & Companies | Geoffrey West | BM3

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Summary

In this conversation, Kevin interviews Geoffrey West, a physicist and author of the book 'Scale'. They discuss the concept of scaling laws and how they apply to various disciplines such as biology, networks, and cities. They explore the interconnectedness of these scaling laws and the significance of quarter power scaling. They also delve into the similarities and differences between biological systems and cities, the constraints on city growth, and the potential limitations of resource availability. The conversation touches on the role of innovation, collaboration, and technology in scaling, as well as the challenges and possibilities for stabilization in the future.


Takeaways

  • Scaling laws apply to various disciplines and are interconnected.
  • Quarter power scaling is significant in understanding scaling phenomena.
  • Biological systems and cities share similarities in optimization and resource allocation.
  • Cities have unique constraints on growth compared to biological systems.
  • Innovation, collaboration, and technology play key roles in scaling.
  • The future of scaling requires adaptation, resilience, and potential stabilization.


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Jan 15, 202401:36:47
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made The World | Virginia Postrel | BM2

The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made The World | Virginia Postrel | BM2

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Summary

In this episode, Kevin interviews Virginia Postrel, author of 'The Fabric of Civilization,' about the role of fabric in history and its connection to technology, science, and trade. Virginia shares her journey of becoming interested in fabric and the inspiration behind her book. They discuss the concept of natural fibers and how they have been modified over time. They also explore the connection between weaving and math, as well as the impact of dye on the chemical industry. Overall, the conversation highlights the often overlooked significance of textiles in shaping human civilization. The conversation explores the history and future of fabric, focusing on the development of synthetic dyes, the motivations behind their use, and the impact of technological progress on jobs and society. The Luddite movement is discussed as an example of opposition to automation and efficiency. The future of fabric is examined through the lens of 3D knitting, customization, bioengineering, environmental sustainability, 3D printing, and innovative applications. The conversation explores various textile innovations and their applications, including nonwovens, carbon fiber, and performance textiles in athletics. It also discusses the design of garments for specific sports positions.

Takeaways

- Textiles have played a crucial role in human civilization, connecting technology, science, and trade.

- There is no such thing as a truly 'natural' fiber, as most fibers have been modified over time through selective breeding and hybridization.

- Weaving is an early form of binary operation and has connections to mathematics and computing.

- Dye has been a catalyst for the chemical industry, leading to advancements in chemistry and the development of synthetic dyes.

- Textiles have been an integral part of human history, and understanding their role provides insights into the broader history of civilization. 

- Synthetic dyes were the first killer app of industrial chemistry, revolutionizing the textile industry.

- The motivations for using dyes include status, religious significance, and group affiliation.

- The Luddite movement highlights the tension between technological progress and job displacement.

- The future of fabric includes 3D knitting, customization, bioengineering, environmental sustainability, 3D printing, and innovative applications. 

- Nonwovens, such as those used in disposable diapers and masks, are an important category of fabric.

- Carbon fiber, although not a textile, is a fiber used in various applications, including athletic equipment.

- Performance textiles play a significant role in enhancing athletic performance, comfort, and injury prevention.

- Garments can be designed specifically for different sports positions to optimize movement and performance.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Virginia's Interest in Fabric

04:03 Overview of the Book

07:30 Textiles as Overlooked Technology

11:26 There's No Such Thing as a Natural Fiber

29:35 Weaving and its Connection to Math and Computing

45:15 The History and Chemistry of Dye

52:50 Dye as a Catalyst for the Chemical Industry

54:18 The First Killer App: Synthetic Dyes

55:29 Motivations for Dyes: Function, Pleasure, and Meaning

59:22 The Luddites and Technological Progress

01:01:31 Automation and Efficiency in Technology

01:12:12 The Future of Fabric: 3D Knitting and Customization

01:31:52 The Future of Fabric: Bioengineering and Environmental Sustainability

01:42:37 The Future of Fabric: 3D Printing and Localized Production

01:46:52 The Future of Fabric: Innovative Applications and Strength

01:47:10 Nonwovens and Other Textile Innovations

01:48:32 Exploring Non-Wovens and Carbon Fiber

01:49:30 Performance Textiles in Athletics

01:51:12 Designing Garments for Specific Sports Positions

Jan 07, 202401:53:25
TLS126: Moritz Kaminski on Alby, Lightning & Nostr Adoption, and Bitcoin Connect

TLS126: Moritz Kaminski on Alby, Lightning & Nostr Adoption, and Bitcoin Connect

Moritz Kaminski is the co-founder of Alby, which is a browser extension that acts as a Bitcoin and Nostr companion for the web.

→ Alby: https://getalby.com/

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This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

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Jan 01, 202401:04:11
SS11: How CrowdHealth is Stacking Sats with the Breez SDK

SS11: How CrowdHealth is Stacking Sats with the Breez SDK

Today’s episode features Andy Schoonover at CrowdHealth which is stacks sats by giving Americans a community-powered, and Bitcoin-powered alternative to health insurance.
→ CrowdHealth: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/

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This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

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Dec 13, 202346:49
The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger | Marc Levinson | BM1

The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger | Marc Levinson | BM1

→ The Box: ⁠https://www.bookmarked.club/books/the-box⁠ Sponsors → Stakwork: ⁠https://stacksats.how/stakwork⁠ → CrowdHealth: ⁠https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/⁠ Summary On this episode, Marc Levinson explores the history and impact of containerization on the global economy. He begins with an introduction to the topic and the motivation behind writing his book 'The Box'. The discussion then delves into the state of international trade before the advent of containers and the challenges faced by dock workers. The role of regulation and the ICC in shaping the industry is also explored. The conversation highlights the story of Malcolm McLean and his pivotal role in the birth of containerization. The impact on small shipping towns, the unintended consequences, and the expansion and standardization of containers are also discussed. Finally, the conversation explores the lessons learned from container standardization, the impact of container shipping on Asia and American economies, the reversal of ship sizes, technological innovations in the shipping industry, potential threats to the shipping industry, and the development of the container shipping industry. Takeaways - Containerization revolutionized international trade and played a major role in the growth of globalization. - The development of container shipping was driven by a combination of economic factors, technological advancements, and the vision of individuals like Malcolm McLean. - The standardization of containers and the establishment of regular shipping routes were crucial in the growth and success of containerization. - Containerization had significant implications for labor unions, dock workers, and small shipping towns, leading to changes in employment and economic structures. Container standardization took about 10 years to reach a result that seemed acceptable to everybody, showing that standardization processes can be slow. - Container shipping had a significant impact on the economies of Asia and the United States, enabling the growth of trade and the development of new business models. - The trend of increasing ship sizes is likely to reverse, as the economies of scale are not as beneficial as initially expected. - Technological innovations in the shipping industry are focused on marginal improvements rather than revolutionary changes. - Technologies like 3D printing and demographic changes may pose threats to the shipping industry. - The development of the container shipping industry was a result of incremental changes and decisions that had significant long-term effects. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:41 Life Before Containers 10:09 Regulation and the Role of the ICC 13:10 Malcolm McLean and the Birth of Containerization 19:49 Challenges and Hurdles in the Early Days of Containers 28:47 Impact on Dock Workers and Labor Unions 33:49 Effects on Small Shipping Towns 39:09 Unintended Consequences and Second Order Effects 52:50 Expansion and Standardization of Containers 57:33 Lessons from Container Standardization 01:00:42 The Impact of Container Shipping on Asia and American Economies 01:17:30 The Reversal of Ship Sizes 01:23:11 Technological Innovations in the Shipping Industry 01:27:04 The Potential Threats to the Shipping Industry 01:28:02 The Development of the Container Shipping Industry This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: ⁠https://www.fountain.fm/⁠ → More Episodes: ⁠https://www.stacksats.how/podcast⁠ → Lightning Address: ⚡⁠kerooke@fountain.fm⁠ → Nostr NIP-05: ⁠kr@stacker.news⁠ Links → Bookmarked: ⁠https://www.bookmarked.club/⁠ → Stack Sats: ⁠https://www.stacksats.how/⁠ → Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/kerooke

Dec 05, 202301:34:48
TLS125: Christian Decker on Blockstream Greenlight, Custody on Lightning, and More

TLS125: Christian Decker on Blockstream Greenlight, Custody on Lightning, and More

Christian Decker is an engineer at Blockstream. We spoke in October about how their recently released Blockstream Greenlight works, custody trade-offs on the Lightning Network, and much more.

→ Blockstream Greenlight: https://blockstream.com/lightning/greenlight/

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This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

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Links

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Nov 26, 202301:22:10
TLS124: Christopher Calicott on Trammell Venture Partners & Building a Bitcoin-Native VC Fund

TLS124: Christopher Calicott on Trammell Venture Partners & Building a Bitcoin-Native VC Fund

Christopher Calicott is the Managing Director at Trammell Venture Partners, the first Bitcoin-native VC fund.


We spoke in September about TVP’s business, the investing frameworks they use, why they’re so excited about things like AI and the Lightning Network, and much more.


→ Trammell Venture Partners: https://tvp.fund/

Sponsors

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This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

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→ Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news

Links

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Nov 18, 202301:23:03
TLS123: Sam Wouters on the State of the Lightning Network in 2023

TLS123: Sam Wouters on the State of the Lightning Network in 2023

Sam Wouters is a Bitcoin Research Analyst at River, and helped write one of the most comprehensive reports on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network to date. In our conversation we explored River's latest report and went back and forth on a lot of the topics and stats that I found most interesting. → River's Lightning Report: https://river.com/learn/files/river-lightning-report-2023.pdf Sponsors → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork → CrowdHealth: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm → Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Nov 05, 202301:15:48
TLS122: Fanis Michalakis on LN Markets, DLCs, Lightning, and More

TLS122: Fanis Michalakis on LN Markets, DLCs, Lightning, and More

Fanis Michalakis is a developer at LN Markets, a Bitcoin derivatives exchange built on the Lightning Network.

In our conversation, we covered the value of Lightning-powered trading, DLCs and the Lightning Network, and we discussed LN Markets adoption and product roadmap.

→ LN Markets: https://lnmarkets.com

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This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

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Links

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Oct 21, 202301:08:23
SS10: How the Satoshi Coffee Company Stacked Millions of Sats with BTCPayServer

SS10: How the Satoshi Coffee Company Stacked Millions of Sats with BTCPayServer

The Satoshi Coffee Co. is a merchant who has stacked millions of sats for their line of fresh-roasted coffee.

→ Satoshi Coffee Co: https://sats.coffee/

Sponsors

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This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

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Links

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→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

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Oct 14, 202336:06
TLS121: Jesse Shrader on Amboss Magma & Hydro, Lightning Network Metrics & Adoption, and More

TLS121: Jesse Shrader on Amboss Magma & Hydro, Lightning Network Metrics & Adoption, and More

Jesse Shrader is the CEO of Amboss, a data analytics platform built for the Lightning Network that also offers a marketplace for buying and selling Lightning channels.

In our conversation, we covered the adoption of Amboss’ Magma marketplace to date, how their new product Hydro aims to help merchants and those seeking yields on their Lightning liquidity, and we examined the structure of the Lightning Network in the context of other transportation networks.

→ Amboss Hydro: https://amboss.space/hydro/intro

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This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

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Links

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→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:24 - Jesse Shrader Intro

05:07 - Understanding Yield, Cost, and APR on Magma

19:45 - Metrics for Understanding the Lightning Network

25:15 - Amboss Magma Adoption & Challenges

29:09 - How Amboss Hydro Improves Magma Demand

39:07 - Privacy on Amboss and the Lightning Network

52:57 - Auditability on the Lightning Network

59:40 - Lightning & Railways

1:11:59 - Payment Reliability on the Lightning Network

1:14:15 - The Lightning Round

Sep 15, 202301:20:37
TLS120: Artur Brugeman on Building Nostr Band, The Growth of Nostr, and Spring's New Nostr Browser

TLS120: Artur Brugeman on Building Nostr Band, The Growth of Nostr, and Spring's New Nostr Browser

Artur Brugeman is the founder of Nostr Band, a collection of Nostr search services for exploring the Nostr ecosystem. In our discussion, we explored the state of Nostr adoption so far, the catalysts that could usher in the next wave of users, the role of Lightning payments on Nostr, and why Nostr Band is working on building a Nostr browser called Spring. → Nostr Band: https://nostr.band/ → Spring: https://spring.site/ Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm → Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recom... → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr Timestamps 00:00 - Intro

02:06 - Artur Brugeman Intro

08:30 - What is Nostr Band?

16:57 - Nostr Search vs. Google Search

23:05 - Adoption and Key Themes for the Nostr Ecosystem

40:05 - Beyond Censorship Resistance, Why Use Nostr?

55:27 - The Role of Lightning Payments on Nostr

1:04:00 - Spring, The Nostr Browser

1:14:25 - Why You Should Try Using Nostr Again

1:17:04 - The Lightning Round

Sep 08, 202301:21:00
TLS119: Alex Leishman on the Future of Lightning Payments, Taproot Assets, and River's Lightning Node

TLS119: Alex Leishman on the Future of Lightning Payments, Taproot Assets, and River's Lightning Node

Alex Leishman is the CEO of River, a US-based Bitcoin exchange that also offers Bitcoin mining and Lightning Network services.

In our discussion, we explored the challenges with Lightning today and the potential solutions that could usher in the future of Lightning payments, the best ways to measure the growth of the Lightning Network, and River’s strategy for managing one of the world’s largest Lightning nodes.

→ River: https://river.com/

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This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

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Links

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→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:18 - Alex Leishman Intro

04:24 - Lightning Payments in 2025

09:22 - What Impact Will Splicing Have on Lightning?

14:49 - The Importance of Reusable QR Codes

23:29 - Catalysts for Lightning Adoption

29:05 - Measuring The Growth of the Lightning Network

35:56 - Taproot Assets & River

40:18 - Stablecoins on Lightning

46:58 - Other Layer 2 Protocols on Bitcoin

51:52 - How River Manages Their Lightning Node

57:35 - River’s Public vs. Private Channels

1:02:46 - Alex’s Lightning Advice for CZ and Binance

1:12:39 - The Lightning Round

Sep 01, 202301:18:10
SS9: How Margie Ramos Stacked Over 1 Million Sats with Muun Wallet and Shopify

SS9: How Margie Ramos Stacked Over 1 Million Sats with Muun Wallet and Shopify

Margie Ramos is a Shopify merchant who has stacked over 1,000,000 sats for her line of Tallow-based skincare products in just a few weeks.

→ Tallowed and Free: https://tallowedandfree.com/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

→ Nodeless: https://nodeless.io

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Aug 25, 202333:09
TLS118: Ken Sedgwick on Building VLS, Improving Lightning Custody, & Multi-Party Signing on Lightning

TLS118: Ken Sedgwick on Building VLS, Improving Lightning Custody, & Multi-Party Signing on Lightning

Ken Sedgwick is a Software Engineer at the Validating Lightning Signer project, which is focused on improving Lightning custody by separating keys from nodes in a discrete signing device.

In our discussion, we covered how VLS works and why it is an important project for the Lightning ecosystem, why building external signing devices is so much harder on Lightning than on-chain, the technical challenges being solved to enable multi-party signing on Lightning nodes, and the future of security and custody on the Lightning Network.

→ VLS: https://vls.tech/

Sponsors

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This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

→ Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:23 - Ken Sedgwick Intro

10:22 - What is the VLS Project?

19:32 - Why Hasn’t Anyone Built External Lightning Signing Devices Until Now?

26:23 - Will Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Companies Create Lightning Signing Devices?

32:58 - Why Is VLS an Open Source Project?

37:11 - Examples of Security Breaches and Loss-of-Funds in Lightning

42:45 - Lightning Node Operators and Aircraft Pilots

50:10 - Will Improved Lightning Custody Cause Structural Changes to the Lightning Network?

53:58 - Multi-Party Signing on the Lightning Network

1:04:19 - VLS Roadmap

1:09:32 - The Lightning Round

Aug 18, 202301:14:17
TLS117: Henrik Skogstrom on Torq V1, Lightning Network Metrics, Why LSPs Need a Spec, and More

TLS117: Henrik Skogstrom on Torq V1, Lightning Network Metrics, Why LSPs Need a Spec, and More

Henrik Skogstrøm is the CEO of LN Capital, which is soon re-branding to Torq, the name of their Lightning node management software.

In our conversation we discussed the state of Lightning Network ecosystem metrics, the new features being introduced in Torq V1, why Lightning companies are working together on an LSP spec, and much more.

→ LN Capital: https://ln.capital/

Sponsors

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This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

→ Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:09 - Henrik Skogstrøm Intro

07:11 - Lightning Network Metrics

17:22 - New Features of Torq V1

24:18 - What is the LSP Spec?

37:07 - How HTLC Firewalls Work

42:02 - LN Capital/Torq’s Revenue Opportunities

54:20 - Reflecting on Lightning Network Progress

1:00:14 - How Might Taproot Assets Impact Torq’s Business?

1:02:25 - The Lightning Round

Aug 15, 202301:06:53
TLS116: Ian Major on Building Joltz Rewards, Lightning Rails for Loyalty Programs, and Taproot Assets

TLS116: Ian Major on Building Joltz Rewards, Lightning Rails for Loyalty Programs, and Taproot Assets

Ian Major is the co-founder of Joltz Rewards, a Lightning-powered loyalty platform offering Bitcoin rewards as a service.

In our conversation we discussed how Joltz works, why the loyalty rewards industry needs Bitcoin and the Lightning Network, and how Taproot Assets could unlock an entirely new set of loyalty rewards and experiences for brands and consumers.

→ Joltz Rewards: https://joltzrewards.com/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

→ Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:16 - Ian Major Intro

14:22 - How Joltz Rewards Works

24:50 - Why Lightning Makes Sense for Loyalty Rewards

32:08 - Will Bitcoin Loyalty Programs Lead to Bitcoin Merchant Adoption?

39:39 - Why Most Companies Lose Money Offering Loyalty Rewards

46:33 - Will Joltz Focus on Affiliate Rewards Too?

53:01 - Why Joltz Is Building a Taproot Assets Wallet

1:01:32 - Will Taproot Assets Be Good for Bitcoin?

1:07:44 - How Will Joltz Earn Money with Taproot Assets?

1:14:58 - The Lightning Round

Aug 10, 202301:21:39
SS8: How Siggy47 Stacked Over 500,000 Sats on Stacker News

SS8: How Siggy47 Stacked Over 500,000 Sats on Stacker News

Siggy47 is a retired lawyer and one of the most prolific earners on Stacker News, who has stacked over 500,000 sats for the content he has created on the platform.

→ Siggy47’s SN Profile: https://stacker.news/siggy47

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

→ Nodeless: https://nodeless.io

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations
→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Aug 04, 202346:26
TLS115: Tony Giorgio on Building Mutiny Wallet, Browsers over App Stores, and Lightning Everywhere

TLS115: Tony Giorgio on Building Mutiny Wallet, Browsers over App Stores, and Lightning Everywhere

Tony Giorgio is the co-founder and CEO of Mutiny Wallet, a self-custodial Lightning wallet that runs in your web browser.

In our conversation, we discussed why Tony first set out to build Mutiny, the benefits of building on the web, why Mutiny is integrating things like Nostr Wallet Connect and Coinjoins, and then we explored the state of the Lightning ecosystem and reflected on Tony’s latest blog post - Lightning Everywhere.

→ Mutiny Wallet: https://www.mutinywallet.com/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

→ Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:21 - Tony Giorgio Intro

03:50 - Why Tony Decided to Build a Company

11:14 - Do We Need More Lightning Implementations?

14:41 - What Is Mutiny Wallet?

17:51 - Mutiny’s Mobile Strategy

27:05 - Custodial vs. Self-Custodial Lightning Usage

34:20 - Understanding the Lightning LSP Specification

42:17 - Do We Need Self-Custody on Lightning?

49:44 - Mutiny Wallet & Nostr Wallet Connect

55:36 - Mutiny’s Plans for CoinJoins & Synthetic Dollars

1:02:28 - Lightning Everywhere

1:16:00 - Incorporating Fedi Into Mutiny

1:21:49 - Validating Lightning Signer and its Impact on Lightning

Jul 27, 202301:31:40
TLS114: Matt Black on Building Atomic Finance, DLCs on Bitcoin and Lightning, and Self-Custody

TLS114: Matt Black on Building Atomic Finance, DLCs on Bitcoin and Lightning, and Self-Custody

Matt Black is the co-founder & CTO of Atomic Finance, a Bitcoin company that uses DLCs to make it possible for people to earn a self-custodial yield on Bitcoin.

In our conversation we discussed Matt’s path to building on Bitcoin, we explored the potential risks and rewards of Atomic Finance, the importance of self-custodial financial tools, and the value Atomic Finance might get from integrating Lightning and other L2 scaling solutions.

→ Atomic Finance: https://atomic.finance

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

→ Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:21 - Matt Black Intro

03:45 - Why Matt Left Ethereum to Work on Bitcoin

11:48 - Ossification on Bitcoin

15:48 - Understanding Atomic Finance

23:57 - Is Yield Necessary or Useful for Bitcoin?

39:16 - Sound Finance vs. DeFi

40:47 - Will Atomic Finance Integrate the Lightning Network?

48:59 - Other Interesting Bitcoin Scaling Solutions

56:23 - Proposing New Changes to Bitcoin

1:01:40 - The Lightning Round

Jul 19, 202301:06:45
TLS113: Super Testnet on Inventing New Bitcoin, Lightning, and Nostr Products

TLS113: Super Testnet on Inventing New Bitcoin, Lightning, and Nostr Products

Super Testnet is an independent Bitcoin, Lightning, and Nostr developer, and the chairman of FOSS at Pleb Lab

In our conversation, we discussed how Super is able to innovate at such a high pace, and we covered many of the projects he has been working on, including HODL contracts, his Nostr-powered webstore and swap service, his mobile coinjoin wallet, and his spacechain launcher.

→ Super Testnet’s Github: https://github.com/supertestnet

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

→ Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:38 - Super Testnet Intro

11:49 - Super’s Perspective on Lightning Catalysts

18:34 - How Super Testnet Comes Up With So Many New Ideas

23:08 - The Importance of Bitcoin Builders at Pleb Lab

29:27 - HODL Contracts

38:10 - Void Wallet (Mobile CoinJoins)

46:38 - The Overlap Between Nostr and Bitcoin

48:51 - Super’s Nostr-Powered Webstore

55:09 - Super’s Nostr-Powered Swap Service

1:05:05 - Bitpac (Auditable Cooperatives on Bitcoin)

1:13:25 - Spacechain Launcher & Handcrank

1:20:08 - Super Testnet’s Roadmap

1:21:38 - The World’s Fastest Lightning Round

Jul 14, 202301:25:30
SS7: How Brianna Honkawa-D'Estries Stacked Over 1,000,000 Sats on Nostr with ZBD, Damus, and Primal

SS7: How Brianna Honkawa-D'Estries Stacked Over 1,000,000 Sats on Nostr with ZBD, Damus, and Primal

Brianna Honkawa-D’Estries is the organizer of TabConf and BitDevs LA, has previously been Chief of Staff at Lightning Labs and Noah, and is a Nostr creator who has stacked over 1,000,000 sats for the Nostr content she has created.

→ Brianna’s Nostr: https://tinyurl.com/ycy9smw8

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations
→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Jul 13, 202333:06
TLS112: Kody Low on Building Fedi, AI, L402s, and Enabling AI for All with Lightning Payments

TLS112: Kody Low on Building Fedi, AI, L402s, and Enabling AI for All with Lightning Payments

Kody Low is the Head of Developer & Product Support at Fedi, and the organizer of the AI For All Hackathon happening throughout July.

In our conversation, we explored the impact of AI on content, identity, and payments, we covered L402s and why Lightning payments are the best solution for AI companies, and we also discussed the work Kody and his team are doing at Fedi.

→ AI for All Hackathon: https://bolt.fun/tournaments/ai4all/overview

→ Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

→ Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:26 - Kody Low Intro

08:17 - Kody’s Views on the AI Ecosystem

19:16 - Why Chargebacks Are Hurting AI Companies

25:37 - Why Aren’t AI Companies Using Lightning Yet?

37:20 - Understanding Fedi’s Second-Party Approach

52:24 - Who Is Competing With Fedi?

1:00:40 - What Is a Federated Operating System?

1:10:20 - The Importance of Lightning Payments for Bitcoin and AI

1:20:56 - The Lightning Round

Jul 02, 202301:30:19
TLS111: Graham Krizek on Building Voltage, Surge, and Why All Companies Will Be Lightning Companies

TLS111: Graham Krizek on Building Voltage, Surge, and Why All Companies Will Be Lightning Companies

Graham Krizek is the founder and CEO of Voltage, a full service Lightning infrastructure provider.

In our conversation, we discussed Voltage’s latest product Surge, why Graham believes every company will be a Lightning company, and we reviewed the progress that the Lightning ecosystem has made in the last couple of years.

→ Voltage Surge: https://voltage.cloud/surge/

→ Every Company Will Be a Lightning Company: https://voltage.cloud/every-company-will-be-a-lightning-company

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

→ Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:09 - Graham Krizek Intro

04:44 - Full Infrastructure Providers vs. LSPs

10:25 - What Is Voltage Surge?

16:37 - Why Surge Is Read-Only

23:56 - What Impact Will Real-Time Data Have on the Lightning Network?

28:58 - Why Every Company Will Be a Lightning Company

45:15 - Which Companies Will Be First Movers To Join the Lightning Network?

54:05 - Regulations and the Lightning Network

1:02:50 - Lightning Network Ecosystem Review

1:19:20 - The Lightning Round

Jun 22, 202301:24:31
TLS110: Paul West on Fumb Games, Creating New Bitcoiners, and Adding LN Payments to Bitcoin Miner

TLS110: Paul West on Fumb Games, Creating New Bitcoiners, and Adding LN Payments to Bitcoin Miner

Paul West is the founder of Fumb Games, a mobile gaming studio that has earned over 10,000,000 downloads across all their games, including the 1 million downloads for their Lightning-enabled game Bitcoin Miner.

In our conversation we spoke about the ways in which Paul’s team designs games, why games are the perfect venue for onboarding new Bitcoin users, and the dramatic impact of adding Lightning payments to Bitcoin Miner.

→ Fumb Games: https://linktr.ee/fumbgames

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

→ Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:34 - Paul West Intro

09:46 - Google and Facebook’s Evolving Views on Bitcoin

15:20 - How Paul’s Team Designs New Games

22:04 - When Should Bitcoin Payments Be Integrated in a Game?

27:31 - Why Fumb Games Chose Lightning Payments over Crypto Tokens

35:08 - Should Bitcoin Payments Be Inserted Into All Games?

41:01 - Is Gaming The Right Mechanism To Onboard New Bitcoiners?

53:25 - Challenges with Integrating Lightning Payments

57:57 - The Role of Identity in Preventing Spam and Bots

1:12:11 - The Lightning Round

Jun 15, 202301:18:55
SS6: How The Bitcoin Hotel Stacked 100,000,000+ Sats with OpenNode & LNBits
Jun 09, 202341:03
TLS109: Burak on Building Ark, Scaling Bitcoin, and Improving Privacy

TLS109: Burak on Building Ark, Scaling Bitcoin, and Improving Privacy

Burak is the creator of Ark, a second-layer solution designed for scaling Bitcoin. 

In ways it is inspired by elements of Bitcoin’s base blockchain, Lightning, e-cash, and coinjoins, and we got into all the details of how Ark will work during our conversation.

→ Ark: https://www.arkpill.me/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

→ Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:13 - Burak Intro

12:36 - How Burak Changes His Mind

19:12 - First Comes Scalability, Then Comes Privacy

22:00 - What Is Ark?

37:59 - Why Users May Want To Become Ark Service Providers

43:27 - Ark Service Providers vs. Lightning Service Providers

51:30 - The Scalability of Ark

59:59 - How Will Ark Gain User Adoption?

1:06:33 - Monetizing Ark

1:09:47 - Ark Feedback From The Bitcoin Community

1:18:01 - The Lightning Round

Jun 04, 202301:23:44
TLS108: Maxim Orlovsky on Building RGB, Standards for BTC & LN, and Smart Contracts on Bitcoin

TLS108: Maxim Orlovsky on Building RGB, Standards for BTC & LN, and Smart Contracts on Bitcoin

Maxim Orlovsky is the founder of the LNP/BP Standards Association and the creator of the RGB smart contracts protocol.

In our conversation, we explored the importance of standards for Bitcoin and Lightning, the details of how RGB works and why it’s important, and Maxim’s work on LNP Node and reNostr.

→ RGB Protocol: https://rgb.tech/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

→ Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:42 - Maxim Orlovsky Intro

12:40 - Why Are Standards Important?

17:20 - What Are The Disadvantages of Internet Standards?

19:32 - Standards on Bitcoin & Lightning

27:29 - How LNP Node Works

30:40 - What is RGB?

33:33 - Why Build Smart Contracts on Bitcoin?

50:04 - What Will People Use RGB For?

55:37 - RGB Development & Timeline

1:07:00 - Maxim’s Views on Nostr

1:14:33 - What is ReNostr?

1:20:57 - The Pieces of the Self-Sovereign Tech Stack

May 22, 202301:29:28
TLS107: Shehzan Maredia on Building Lava, Bitcoin-Native Borrowing, and Improving Self-Custody UX

TLS107: Shehzan Maredia on Building Lava, Bitcoin-Native Borrowing, and Improving Self-Custody UX

Shehzan Maredia is the co-founder of Lava, a Bitcoin project that aims to make sovereign finance simple.

In our discussion we explored the full scope of Lava’s vision, we talked about how Lava’s native Bitcoin borrowing protocol works, and we also discussed Lava’s decision to prioritize building on Bitcoin’s base blockchain over the Lightning Network today.

→ Lava: https://www.lava.xyz/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

→ Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:24 - Shehzan Maredia Intro

05:00 - How Lava’s Bitcoin Borrowing Protocol Works

22:24 - Why Do People Use Borrowing Protocols?

29:27 - Will Lava Integrate Bitcoin-Native Stablecoins?

32:06 - Why Lava Is Not Prioritizing the Lightning Network

42:52 - Lava’s Self-Custodial Wallet

50:21 - The Constraints to Self-Custody Today

55:44 - Building a Full Financial Sovereignty Stack

1:00:48 - The Lightning Round

May 18, 202301:04:54
SS5: How Jesse Berger Stacked 100,000+ Sats with Mash

SS5: How Jesse Berger Stacked 100,000+ Sats with Mash

Jesse Berger is the author of Magic Internet Money, a book that takes readers on a journey about the fundamental principles of money and Bitcoin. 

In addition to selling his book on Amazon, Jesse has stacked over 100,000 sats on pay-per-page and value-4-value based Lightning payments using Mash.

→ Magic Internet Money: https://magicbitcoinbook.com/


Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork


This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.


→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm


Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

May 17, 202337:04
TLS106: Konstantin on Building Kollider, Lightning Derivatives, Synthetic Fiat, and Running a Nostr Relay

TLS106: Konstantin on Building Kollider, Lightning Derivatives, Synthetic Fiat, and Running a Nostr Relay

Konstantin is the co-founder of Kollider, a Lightning-powered Bitcoin derivatives platform that also offers a browser extension wallet, synthetic fiat stablecoins, and a paid Nostr relay.

In our conversation, we explored the value of instant settlement on Bitcoin exchanges, how Kollider’s wallet and subscription-based Nostr relay works, and how all the different pieces of Kollider’s business fit together.

→ Kollider: https://kollider.xyz/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

→ Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:14 - Konstantin Intro

08:00 - Why Do Bitcoin Exchanges Hold Customer Funds?

14:32 - Has Kollider’s Business Been Affected By High Bitcoin Fees?

18:37 - How Kollider’s Products Fit Together

26:11 - Patterns in Kollider’s Exchange Volume

31:09 - What Will People Use Kollider’s Wallet For?

35:43 - Lightning Web Wallet Comparisons

44:07 - Synthetic Fiat Stablecoins on Kollider

1:05:40 - Kollider’s Paid Subscription Nostr Relay

1:14:35 - Contributors to Rising and Falling Nostr Activity

1:18:18 - The Lightning Round

May 14, 202301:24:58
SS4: How SHAmory Stacked 10,000,000+ Sats with OpenNode, BTCPay Server, Oshi, and Joltz

SS4: How SHAmory Stacked 10,000,000+ Sats with OpenNode, BTCPay Server, Oshi, and Joltz

Scott and Mallory are a California couple building a Bitcoin education company called SHAmory, where they’ve stacked over 10,000,000 sats for selling games, books, and toys that help people learn about Bitcoin.

→ SHAmory: https://shamory.com/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

May 11, 202338:09
TLS105: Lisa Neigut on the State of Bitcoin's Second Layer, L2 Interoperability, and More

TLS105: Lisa Neigut on the State of Bitcoin's Second Layer, L2 Interoperability, and More

Lisa Neigut is the founder of Base58, a Bitcoin protocol academy that helps teach developers the fundamentals of Bitcoin.

In our conversation, we did a deep-dive on Bitcoin’s layer two ecosystem, we explored the goals, trade-offs, and potential of different solutions, as well as a discussion about layer two interoperability, and what (if anything) lies beyond layer two.

→ BTC++ Layer Two Event: https://btcplusplus.dev/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

→ Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:00 - Lisa Neigut Intro

08:25 - Why Are There So Many Layer Two Solutions?

16:04 - Layer Two Scaling vs. Layer Two New Features

29:30 - Will Layer Two Solutions Be Interoperable?

35:15 - What Is Missing From Bitcoin’s Layer Two Ecosystem?

39:56 - Layer Two Incentives

47:05 - What Lies Beyond Layer Two?

51:52 - Frameworks for Understanding Bitcoin Layers

59:02 - Comparing Various Layer Two Solutions

1:11:33 - Final Thoughts for Layer Two Builders

Apr 21, 202301:18:06
SS3: How Ben Justman Stacked 10,000,000+ Sats with Oshi and IBEX Pay

SS3: How Ben Justman Stacked 10,000,000+ Sats with Oshi and IBEX Pay

Ben Justman is a Colorado winemaker who has stacked over 10,000,000 sats for selling bottles of his all-natural Peony Lane Wine using Oshi and IBEX Pay.

→ Peony Lane Wine: https://www.peonylanewine.com/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Apr 20, 202341:14
TLS104: UTXO on Building Nodeless, Improving Bitcoin UX for Merchants, and LN & Nostr Use Cases

TLS104: UTXO on Building Nodeless, Improving Bitcoin UX for Merchants, and LN & Nostr Use Cases

UTXO is the founder of Nodeless, a product that helps merchants, fundraisers, and other creators accept Bitcoin & Lightning payments without running a node.

In our conversation, we explored how UTXO’s past work on BTCPayServer led him to build Nodeless, the benefits and trade-offs of using Nodeless, along with a discussion about other emerging Lightning and Nostr use cases.

→ Nodeless: https://nodeless.io/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

01:45 - UTXO Intro

03:33 - UTXO’s Work at BTCPayServer

09:26 - What Kinds of People Will Run Nodes?

16:00 - What Is Nodeless?

25:00 - KYC and Regulations on Lightning

33:50 - The Nodeless LN/Email/NIP-05 Address

43:32 - What Can Be Built with the Nodeless API?

55:35 - P2P Markets on Nostr

59:06 - The Nodeless Business Model

1:08:44 - The Lightning Round

Apr 13, 202301:14:17
SS2: How Arnold Hubach Stacked 3,000,000+ Sats with Alby's Wordpress Plugin

SS2: How Arnold Hubach Stacked 3,000,000+ Sats with Alby's Wordpress Plugin

Arnold Hubach is a Bitcoin writer who has stacked over 3,000,000 sats with Alby’s Wordpress plugin installed on his website, Bitcoin Focus.

→ Bitcoin Focus: https://bitcoinfocus.nl/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Apr 08, 202335:04
TLS103: Pablo F7Z on Building Nostr Projects, Why Open Networks Win, and The Economics of Nostr

TLS103: Pablo F7Z on Building Nostr Projects, Why Open Networks Win, and The Economics of Nostr

Pablo F7z is the head of R&D at Swan, an advisor to Ego Death Capital, and a builder of too many Nostr apps to name.

In our conversation, we covered Pablo’s fascination with Bitcoin, Lightning, and Nostr, the variety of projects that can be built on nostr, the task of growing the nostr economy for creators and developers, as well as nostr risks and new ideas Pablo is thinking about.

→ Pablo’s Website: https://pablof7z.com/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:12 - Pablo F7Z Intro

10:47 - Lightning & Nostr Integrations

20:33 - Closed Silos vs. Open Networks

22:30 - How Important is Censorship-Resistance to Nostr?

29:28 - The Browser Wars & Nostr

33:00 - Who Will Earn Money on Nostr?

48:42 - Creators Earning on Nostr

1:03:20 - The Importance of Nostr Relays

1:10:13 - Marketplaces on Nostr

1:23:43 - Topic-Based Relays

1:26:50 - The Lightning Round

Mar 30, 202301:37:54
SS1: How Joe Martin Stacked 800,000+ Sats on Fountain, Wavlake, Voltage, BTCPayServer, and Alby

SS1: How Joe Martin Stacked 800,000+ Sats on Fountain, Wavlake, Voltage, BTCPayServer, and Alby

Joe Martin is a country singer who has stacked over 800,000 sats for his music using Fountain, Wavlake, Voltage, BTCPayServer, and Alby.

→ Joe Martin: https://www.joemartinmusic.com/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Mar 27, 202334:52
TLS102: Nick Slaney on Building c= and Block’s Focus on Growing Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

TLS102: Nick Slaney on Building c= and Block’s Focus on Growing Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

Nick Slaney is the Lead at c=, which is the name of Block’s new Lightning Service Provider subsidiary.

In our conversation, we explored the reason Block is setting out to build an LSP, Block’s corporate structure and the ways in which different entities interact, and the path to achieving global Lightning adoption.

→ c=: https://cequals.xyz/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:19 - Nick Slaney Intro

08:12 - What is c=?

15:35 - Why Block Decided To Build a Lightning Service Provider

22:27 - Understanding Liquidity on the Lightning Network

23:48 - Why Is c= Important to Block?

26:28 - How Will Block Deploy Their Bitcoin on the Lightning Network?

31:42 - Where Are The Opportunities for Earning Revenue as an LSP?

35:05 - Square Merchants & The Lightning Network

37:57 - How LN Interoperability Influences Product Decisions

42:38 - Open LSPs

53:35 - Payment Reliability on the Lightning Network

1:01:18 - The Role of Hobbyist Lightning Node Operators

1:06:34 - Integrations Between Nostr & Lightning

1:17:08 - The Lightning Round

Mar 17, 202301:20:52
TLS101: Andrew Begin on Building Galoy, Bitcoin Communities, and Enterprise Lightning Adoption

TLS101: Andrew Begin on Building Galoy, Bitcoin Communities, and Enterprise Lightning Adoption

Andrew Begin is the Director of Marketing at Galoy, an open source Bitcoin banking platform.

In our conversation, we covered the task of building and sustaining Bitcoin communities such as Bitcoin Beach and Bitcoin Jungle, the tools Galoy is building to help these communities thrive, as well as enterprise Lightning adoption.

→ Galoy: https://galoy.io/

→ Lessons Learned from El Zonte: https://galoy.io/bitcoin-banking-for-communities-lessons-learned-from-el-zonte/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:08 - Andrew Begin Intro

12:33 - Why Are So Few Tech Products Built For IRL Communities?

16:36 - Lessons Learned from Bitcoin Beach

23:15 - Bitcoin Adoption in El Zonte & El Salvador

28:50 - Stablesats & Stablecoins in El Salvador

33:40 - Custody and Bitcoin Banking

42:06 - Advice for Building a Bitcoin Community

51:18 - Enterprise Lightning Adoption

1:13:01 - The Lightning Round

Mar 15, 202301:21:27
TLS100: Oscar Merry on Fountain's Evolution, Nostr, Value 4 Value, and Creator Monetization

TLS100: Oscar Merry on Fountain's Evolution, Nostr, Value 4 Value, and Creator Monetization

Oscar Merry is the co-founder and CEO of Fountain, and was actually the very first guest on this podcast back when it started in late 2021.

In our conversation, we covered Fountain’s evolution in the last year, the role of Nostr on Fountain, and of course the concepts of value for value and creator monetization in general.

→ Fountain: https://fountain.fm/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:27 - Oscar Merry Intro

10:51 - Lessons From Fountain’s Listeners

14:48 - Why Don’t Legacy Podcast Apps Have Messages?

19:50 - How Should Social Media Timelines Be Structured?

31:28 - Listen To Earn on Fountain

40:20 - Does Earning Money Change Engagement?

41:32 - Nostr’s Role on Fountain

48:40 - How To Help Podcasters Upgrade to Podcasting 2.0

1:02:31 - Creator Monetization & Value 4 Value

1:14:36 - The Lightning Round

Mar 13, 202301:23:26
TLS99: Desiree Dickerson on Building THNDR Games, Competitive Leagues, and Cross-App Identiy on Nostr

TLS99: Desiree Dickerson on Building THNDR Games, Competitive Leagues, and Cross-App Identiy on Nostr

Desiree Dickerson is the CEO of THNDR Games, a Lightning-powered gaming platform that lets you earn Bitcoin for playing games.

In our discussion, we covered the challenge of building and testing new games, the value of earning Bitcoin for gamers and gaming platforms, as well as THNDR’s latest game release and how Nostr might play a role at THNDR Games.

→ THNDR Games: https://www.thndr.games/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:22 - Desiree Dickerson Intro

05:51 - The Evolution of the Lightning Network

18:58 - Why THNDR Games Is Focused on Bitcoin

28:19 - Testing & Developing New Games

32:28 - Operational Lessons from Lightning Labs

39:26 - Solitaire, Leagues, and THNDR Metrics

46:02 - Competitive Elements on THNDR Games

48:50 - Why THNDR Games Is Building on Nostr

55:45 - Building a Cross-App Identity

1:09:59 - The Lightning Round

Mar 09, 202301:17:47
TLS98: Vitor Pamplona on Building Amethyst & Nostr Adoption, Development, Competition, and Funding

TLS98: Vitor Pamplona on Building Amethyst & Nostr Adoption, Development, Competition, and Funding

Vitor Pamplona is the lead developer at Amethyst, the most popular Nostr client for Android with over 50,000 downloads in its first month.

In our conversation we explored Vitor’s path to building Amethyst, we talked about centralization, competition, and collaboration on Nostr, as well as future business models for Amethyst.

→ Amethyst: https://linktr.ee/amethyst.social

→ Vitor on Nostr: https://snort.social/p/npub1gcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqlfnj5z

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:20 - Vitor Pamplona Intro

7:20 - Verifiable Credentials and Decentralized Identity

17:20 - How Vitor Built Amethyst

28:59 - Acquiring and Retaining Users on Nostr

37:18 - Will Clients Take a Cut of Zaps on Nostr?

42:45 - What Is The Addressable Market for Nostr?

46:39 - Expanding Nostr Demographics

52:52 - The Challenge of Getting Nostr & Lightning Metrics

57:20 - Competition and Collaboration on Nostr

1:01:38 - Why Amethyst is a Nostr Client

1:09:36 - How Will Amethyst Fund Itself?

1:15:02 - How Nostr’s Architecture Streamlines Development

1:26:05 - The Lightning Round

Feb 28, 202301:36:31
TLS97: David King on Google & Nostr’s Early Days, The Role of Lightning on Nostr, and Angel Investing

TLS97: David King on Google & Nostr’s Early Days, The Role of Lightning on Nostr, and Angel Investing

David King has been an early Google product manager, an angel investor for more than a decade, and is a creator exploring the convergence of Nostr, Bitcoin, and startups.

In our conversation, we explored how Google’s early days compare to the early days of Nostr, the role Lightning could play on Nostr, and how the open internet may change the early stage investing landscape.

→ David King: https://www.curiousdk.com/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:33 - David King Intro

13:58 - What Made Google Special?

17:20 - How Open Protocols and Companies Attract Great Engineers

22:33 - Success & Failure In Venture Capital

29:26 - Expanding Opportunities for Innovation

35:14 - How Much Value Will Nostr Create For The World?

42:38 - The Role of the Lightning Network on Nostr

52:56 - Business Models on Nostr

1:02:05 - Nostr’s Layers and Opportunities

1:11:31 - Unexplored Ideas for Nostr & Lightning Builders

1:19:38 - How Will Nostr Be Funded?

1:26:31 - The Lightning Round

Feb 23, 202301:33:28
TLS96: Dhruv Bansal on The Bitcoin Stack, Distributed Markets, Scaling in Layers, Nostr, Tor, and More

TLS96: Dhruv Bansal on The Bitcoin Stack, Distributed Markets, Scaling in Layers, Nostr, Tor, and More

Dhruv Bansal is a physicist, entrepreneur, and the co-founder of Unchained Capital.

In our conversation we explored the idea of scaling Bitcoin in layers, the importance of distributed markets on Bitcoin, Lightning, and beyond, and we touched Nostr, Tor, Ordinals and frameworks for understanding Bitcoin.

→ The Bitcoin Stack Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlV5_udJkC0

→ Unchained Capital: https://unchained.com/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats.

The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:20 - Dhruv Bansal Intro

08:41 - What Can Be Built on Bitcoin?

21:23 - Selling Bitcoin vs. Selling Altcoins

36:35 - The Importance of Building in Layers on Bitcoin

45:52 - How Important Is Decentralization on the Lightning Network?

58:22 - Second Order Effects of Lightning Network Changes

1:01:52 - Energy, Bitcoin, & P2P Connections

1:06:43 - The Pendulum of Centralization & Decentralization

1:13:23 - Can Lightning Fix Tor?

1:26:15 - The Role of Companies on Layered Protocol Systems

1:31:50 - Making Changes to Bitcoin

1:47:37 - The Lightning Round

Feb 16, 202301:55:02