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Lightning Junkies

By Chaz

The Lightning Network is a payment network using Bitcoin as its sole asset. This podcast is dedicated to the topic of Bitcoin Lightning and how it might provide ultimate financial freedom for as many people on planet Earth as possible. "The podcast to get your Lightning fix!"
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Building THNDR with Jack Everitt and Desiree Dickerson - LNJ053

Lightning JunkiesMar 23, 2022

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Building THNDR with Jack Everitt and Desiree Dickerson - LNJ053

Building THNDR with Jack Everitt and Desiree Dickerson - LNJ053

In this episode we chat with Jack Everitt and Desiree Dickerson about how they built out THNDR Games. THNDR Games is a Bitcoin Lightning Network gaming studio that is focusing on bringing the next billion people to Bitcoin. Their most recent game Satsss, which is Snake with Bitcoin added, is out now! Find the link below.

We talk about:

  • 1:43 - Catching Up with Jack
  • 3:59 - Getting to know Desiree
  • 12:22 - Big Changes at THNDR
  • 19:11 - Bitcoin Bounce
  • 20:16 - The Raffle Technique
  • 21:22 - Turbo 84
  • 22:06 -  THNDR Bay
  • 24:08 - Game Design Choices
  • 25:38 - How to Counteract Over-Promising
  • 28:48 - Financing and Footgunning
  • 35:29 - Asset Packs and Morals
  • 44:56 - Future Plans at THNDR
  • 50:18 - The Video Game Tangent
  • 53: 19 - THNDR’s Stack
  • 56:10 - LNURL
  • 1:00:47 - ZEBEDEE
  • 1:03:11 - Monetizing THNDR Games
  • 1:07:02 - NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT!!
  • 1:09:01 - Maintaining Multiple Games


FIND GUESTS HERE
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Jack’s Twitter:
https://twitter.com/jackeveritt
Desiree’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/dickerson_des
THNDR’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/thndrgames

THNDR’s Website: https://www.thndr.gg/

THNDR’s New Game!!! https://www.thndr.gg/satsss


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Mar 23, 202201:14:13
Making Escrow More Decentralized with Evan, Jestopher and Chaz #LightningFriday 1/28/2022

Making Escrow More Decentralized with Evan, Jestopher and Chaz #LightningFriday 1/28/2022

Welcome! This is #LightningFriday where we get together on Twitter Spaces to discuss the Lightning Network and take audience questions. This week we will be looking at Lighting Escrow, an escrow service over the Lightning Network!  

Feel free to join us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/LNJunkies ! We will also answer questions posted in the Youtube live chat.   

TIME STAMPS 

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1:55 - Intro
3:14 - Capacity
12:03 - What is Lightning Escrow?
14:03 - Pain Points and Downsides of the Escrow Market
21:08 - Decentralized Escrow
27:46 - "Collaborative Custody"
32:19 - Time Locks
42:56 - Openbazaar
47:12 - Long Term Plans?
50:09 - Where is Lightning Escrow in the Development Process?
56:40 - Why will Lightning Escrow Fail?
1:05:36 - Stealing Secret Sauce
1:13:21 - Lightning Junkies, Zeus, Amboss
1:19:12 - AOPP / Open Discussion
2:02:45 - Closing Comments

SPECIAL GUESTS
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GeistLight: https://twitter.com/GeistLight
Tristian Bietesch: https://twitter.com/TristanBietsch
Lightning Escrow: https://twitter.com/LightningEscrow

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OUR HOSTS
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* Chaz from Lightning Junkies (https://twitter.com/thechaz)
* Evan Kaloudis from Zeus Wallet (https://twitter.com/evankaloudis)
* Jestopher from Amboss Lightning Explorer (https://twitter.com/Jestopher_BTC) 

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RABBITHOLES
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Lightning Escrow Website: https://lightningescrow.io/
Open Bazaar Rabbit Hole: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBazaar

Feb 01, 202202:06:32
Celebrating Four Years of Lightning with Guy Swann, Evan, and Chaz #LightningFriday 1/14/2022

Celebrating Four Years of Lightning with Guy Swann, Evan, and Chaz #LightningFriday 1/14/2022

Welcome! This is #LightningFriday where we get together on Twitter Spaces to discuss the Lightning Network and take audience questions. This week we will be reflecting on the last three years of Lightning Development.   

Feel free to join us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/LNJunkies ! We will also answer questions posted in the Youtube live chat.   


Timestamps 

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  • 0:00 - Music/Introductions
  • 10:41 - Outlining the Talk
  • 12:53 - What are the early origins of Lightning Network?
  • 39:30 - What were later developments around 2013?
  • 42:53 - Transaction Mailability before Segwit
  • 49:05 - Lightning in 2017 - Segwit
  • 1:00:06 - Lightning in 2018 - The First Mainnet Transaction
  • 1:08:29 - Hierarchical Backups with Lightning Wallets?
  • 1:18:11 - Lightning Torch in 2018
  • 1:28:31 - Public Capacity and Node Growth 2018-2022
  • 1:40:32 - Lightning Onboarding Tales
  • 2:01:54 - Q&A - Chainalysis
  • 2:19:37 - Calls to Action
  • 2:22:34 - Closing Notes  


SPECIAL GUEST
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Guy Swann - https://twitter.com/TheGuySwann 


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OUR HOSTS
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* Chaz from Lightning Junkies (https://twitter.com/thechaz)
* Evan Kaloudis from Zeus Wallet (https://twitter.com/evankaloudis)  


FOLLOW US  
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LINKS N STUFF
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Lightning Network White Paper - https://lightning.network/lightning-network-paper.pdf  
The Blocksize War - https://www.amazon.com/Blocksize-War-controls-Bitcoins-protocol/dp/B08YQMC2WM
Lightning Torch - https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2019/02/05/bitcoins-lightning-torch-explained-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters/  
Chainalysis Announcment - https://twitter.com/chainalysis/status/1469317238893289475?s=20  
Anthony Ronning Privacy Article - https://abytesjourney.com/lightning-privacy/

Jan 17, 202202:24:40
Chainalysis on Lightning Network #LightningFriday 12/17/2021 with Jestopher and Chaz

Chainalysis on Lightning Network #LightningFriday 12/17/2021 with Jestopher and Chaz

This episode of the podcast is a #LightningFriday livestream from December 17th, 2021. In this episode we talk about the recent drama with Chainalysis announcing support for transaction monitoring.

We talk about:

  • Chainalysis Twitter Drama
  • Who are the customers of Chainalysis?
  • What is Clustering?
  • How do you do blockchain analysis?
  • How can you decrease the chances of being tracked?
  • Chainalysis on Lightning vs On-Chain
  • What can you determine from a Lightning channel open/close?
  • Game Theory of Lightning Network and Nation States
  • Can the IRS afford to surveil the Lightning Network?
  • Lightning Chainalysis in Practice using Strike as Example
  • Could the government take out a massive Bitcoin loan to attack LN?
  • Difficulty in Attacking Lightning Network with Brute Force
  • Amboss being similar to Chainalysis?
  • What are the implications of having bad privacy on Lightning?
  • AD SHILL AD SHILL AD SHILL AD SHILL
  • LNURL and Carrot
  • Lightning Address
  • Onboarding Parents into Bitcoin Lightning

LINKS N’ STUFF
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Chainaylsis Announcement:
https://twitter.com/LNJunkies/status/1469357060479328259
Samourai: https://samouraiwallet.com/
Anthony Ronning Privacy Article: https://abytesjourney.com/lightning-privacy/

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🐱 Lightning Cat on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJCat

Dec 20, 202101:41:24
Lightning Address: Making Lightning User Friendly with André Neves and Fiatjaf - LNJ052

Lightning Address: Making Lightning User Friendly with André Neves and Fiatjaf - LNJ052

Transcript:

This is the 52nd episode on Lightning Junkies. In this episode we are joined by André Neves and Fiatjaf.

Fiatjaf was previously on Lightning Junkies alongside Rusty Russell on episode 46 (https://sicksub.network/LNJ046). Fiatjaf is known for his contributions to LNURL and many other areas of the Lightning Network ecosystem.

André is known for his work with ZEBEDEE, Mintgox, and Lightning Address. Lightning Address is the primary focus of the show, how much it has grown and proliferated within the Lightning network ecosystem. We also explore other topics such as LNURL, Bolt12, and more!

We talk about:

  • 0:00 - Introductions
  • 3:37 - André’s Background
  • 7:38 - What is ZEBEDEE?
  • 12:56 - ZEBEDEE’s Centralization
  • 17:43 - Dogfooding with ZEBEDEE
  • 19:02 - Implementing Infuse CSGO
  • 21:49 - Infuse CSGO Activity
  • 23:23 - What is MintGox?
  • 26:03 - What is Lightning Address?
  • 28:42 - How to get a Lightning Address?
  • 32:39 - Is Lightning Address Worth the Effort?
  • 41:32 - Bolt12/Offers
  • 49:55 - LNURL Future Prospects
  • 1:03:24 - Long Term Vision for Lightning Address
  • 1:15:16 - Profound Lightning Question


FIND GUESTS HERE
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André Neves: https://twitter.com/andreneves
Fiatjaf: https://twitter.com/fiatjaf
ZEBEDEE: https://twitter.com/zebedeeio


RABBIT HOLES
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Federated Lightning Address: https://payaddress.co/
LNURL Generator: https://lnurl-pay.me/
Lightning Address: https://lightningaddress.com/


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Dec 09, 202101:27:28
LNbits: Extending the Lightning Stack with Ben Arc - LNJ051

LNbits: Extending the Lightning Stack with Ben Arc - LNJ051

Transcript: https://sicksub.network/LNJ051Transcript 

This is the 51st episode of Lightning Junkies! In this episode we have Ben Arc returning, he was previously on episode LNJ031 (https://sicksub.network/LNJ031)! In this episode we are focusing on the world of LNbits, it is a way to add more features and options than would ordinarily be available in your Bitcoin Lightning Stack.

We talk about:

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 1:27 - A Prolific Creator
  • 6:17 - The Start of Ben Arc
  • 12:12 - How to Choose a Project
  • 15:31 - Sci-Fi Weirdos
  • 21:53 - Ben’s Opinion on Bolt12
  • 26:03 - AMP Invoices
  • 27:08 - What is LNbits?
  • 37:01 - DJ Livestream tipping
  • 41:23 - LNDHub
  • 47:25 - Extension Lightning Round
  • 52:16 - The Future of LNbits
  • 1:02:53 - How can YOU help the Lightning Network?
  • 1:07:09 - The Idea Tangent
  • 1:21:32 - Excitement for the Future


FIND GUEST HERE
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Ben’s Twitter:https://twitter.com/arcbtc
LNbits’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lnbits
LNbits’ GitHub: https://github.com/arcbtc/lnbits


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🐱 Lightning Cat on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJCat


Down the Rabbit Hole

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Cryptograffiti’s DJ project: https://twitter.com/cryptograffiti/status/1379811416543092737

Nov 24, 202101:28:40
Bolt12/Offers for Content Creators with Rusty Russell and Stephan Livera #LightningFriday 08/13/21

Bolt12/Offers for Content Creators with Rusty Russell and Stephan Livera #LightningFriday 08/13/21

Note: This is a special live podcast session done on Twitter Spaces. Since the topic was so interesting, we decided to push it to our RSS feed. We have these Lightning Network discussions every Friday on Twitter at 4pm EST/8pm UTC. Check it out!

In this #lightningfriday stream we will have Rusty Russell who is most directly responsible for Bolt12 otherwise known as Offers. We will also have Stephan Livera who is well known for his fantastic Bitcoin podcast aptly named the Stephan Livera Podcast.

We talked about:

  • Introductions
  • Our Sponsors
  • Reason for the Chat
  • Brief Summary of Bolt12/Offers
  • Is Bolt12/Offers for Podcasters/Content Creators?
  • What would the GUI for Bolt12/Offers look like?
  • Liquidity Issues for Podcasters/Content Creators
  • How long it will take before Offers/Bolt12 is easy for the payer?
  • Technical Difficulties
  • Evan Explaining getting Bolt12/Offers into Zeus Wallet
  • Self Sovereign Podcaster/Content Creator
  • Lightning Network based Social Network
  • Is Offers coming to LND?
  • What is missing from Bolt12/Offers?
  • Would it be a bad idea to have a custodial offers wallet?
  • Offers vs LNURL
  • What is missing from LN that Rusty thinks about?
  • How do other implementations feel about Bolt12/Offers?
  • Bolt12 Telegram, Dev Reviews, Call to Action
  • Multiple Channels per peer on C-Lightning
  • Impervious.ai Proof of Concept Data Transmission
  • Impverious.ai for Content Creators
  • Short Term Future of Lightning Network for Content Creators

Our Guests:

  • Rusty Russell from Blockstream, author of Bolt12 (https://twitter.com/rusty_twit)
  • Stephan Livera from the Stephan Livera Podcast (https://twitter.com/stephanlivera)

Our hosts:

  • Chaz from Lightning Junkies (https://twitter.com/thechaz)
  • Evan Kaloudis from Zeus Wallet (https://twitter.com/evankaloudis)
  • Jestopher from Amboss Lightning Explorer (https://twitter.com/Jestopher_BTC)
Nov 09, 202101:44:30
Node Operations and Management with Voltage #LightningFriday 10/29/21

Node Operations and Management with Voltage #LightningFriday 10/29/21

This episode of the podcast is a #LightningFriday from October 29th, 2021. In this episode we had the Voltage team come on to explain their platform and what it has to offer. #LightningFriday is where we get together on Twitter Spaces to discuss the Lightning Network and take audience questions.

This week we have the Voltage team on to talk about node operations, management, and scaling. 

Time stamps:

0:00 - Opening Remarks
5:12 - Voltage Team Introduces Themselves
7:03 - What is Voltage?    
10:15 - Can you trust Voltage?    
13:02 - What challenges would a new user experience?     
22:45 - What challenges would a business experience?    
27:17 - Is Flow suitable for larger businesses?    
32:05 - Why is BTC Pay Server warning people about Lightning Network?     
43:50 - Is Voltage going to in the Bitcoin Lightning stack for a business?
45:53 - Anticipatory Projects     
48:21 - Are there advantages to having more than one node?    
50:02 - The Controversial part: Why sidecar? Why not Liquidity ads?    
52:27 - Why LND?
56:43  - Thoughts on Liquidity ads?    
1:02:40 - How is UX friendliness growing the Lightning Network?    
1:10:25 - When is Voltage adding LNURL-Auth?    
1:25:06 - The Future of Voltage
1:12:54 - What about Voltage can be improved?
1:15:13 - Do you see Voltage changing over time?
1:16:20 - Why does Voltage suck? How could it improve?    
1:18:00 - Geographic Diversification of Voltage Cloud Infrastructure    
1:20:25 - What is the future of the Lightning Network?    
1:23:20 - Has Voltage built any monitoring infrastructure?    
1:25:07 - Lightning Address    
1:29:36 - What are you excited about in LN?
1:32:40 - When is the new version of BTCPay Server making it to Voltage?   
1:33:58 - How do we feel about LN as a data layer?   
1:42:25  - How to make Lightning Network a data layer while protecting against spam?

Our Guests:
* Graham; Voltage CEO (https://twitter.com/gkrizek)
* Nate; Support Engineer (https://twitter.com/beeforbacon1)
* Bob; Infrastructure Engineer (https://twitter.com/BitcoinCoderBob) 


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Our hosts:
* Chaz from Lightning Junkies (https://twitter.com/thechaz)
* Evan Kaloudis from Zeus Wallet (https://twitter.com/evankaloudis)
* Jestopher from Amboss Lightning Explorer (https://twitter.com/Jestopher_BTC)

Nov 04, 202101:50:26
Bootstrapping the Future Internet with Impervious.ai - LNJ050

Bootstrapping the Future Internet with Impervious.ai - LNJ050

Transcript: https://sicksub.network/LNJ050Transcript

In this episode we have Anthony Ronning and Chase Perkins from Impervious.ai. Impervious is a software platform that uses the Lightning Network as a messaging layer to create other novel technologies like a more decentralized VPN. Anthony Ronning is known for writing an article about the current state of Lightning Network privacy.

We talk about:

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 1:27 - A Lighter Note
  • 5:03 - Chase’s Background in BTC
  • 6:40 - Anthony Background in BTC and LN
  • 7:49 - Chase and Lightning, A Beginners Tale
  • 9:38 - Impervious Reason for Being
  • 11:49 - Impervious/LN and Centralized Content
  • 16:50 - Anthony explains PoC with AMP Project
  • 22:28 - In-Band vs Out of Band
  • 26:57 - Are there times when in-band is far more useful?
  • 31:54 - Hackathon Winners - The World Computer
  • 36:35 - Bitswarm, Intentiving Torrents
  • 39:08 - Goss - P2P Gossip Chat Room
  • 41:22 - Pseudozach and the Red Phone
  • 43:33 - Discord Bot
  • 45:03 - The Future of Social Media with the Bitcoin Stack
  • 48:00 - What are the Arguments Against Impervious?
  • 53:00 - Anthony’s Lightning Privacy Article
  • 56:57 - LN Privacy - PTLCs(Point Time Lock Contracts)
  • 59:42 - Future of LN

Chase’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChaseTheTruth
Impervious’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ImperviousAi
Anthony’s Twitter was disabled at the time of us uploading this podcast.

Impervious’ Website: https://www.impervious.ai/

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Follow Lightning Cat on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJCat

Rabbit Holes:

The World Computer: https://twitter.com/ImperviousAi/status/1428865426520305665
Bitswarm: https://twitter.com/ImperviousAi/status/1428863722613743618
Goss: https://twitter.com/ImperviousAi/status/1428861719116320769
Redphone: https://twitter.com/ImperviousAi/status/1428861231864029187
Discord Bot: https://twitter.com/ImperviousAi/status/1428859661592109063
Arcade City: https://twitter.com/ImperviousAi/status/1428858555105304579

Sep 23, 202101:03:37
Jumpstarting the Circular Economy in El Salvador with Nicolas Burtey - LNJ049

Jumpstarting the Circular Economy in El Salvador with Nicolas Burtey - LNJ049

Transcript: https://sicksub.network/LNJ049Transcript

In this episode of the podcast, we have Nicolas Burtey who is the Co-Founder / CEO at Galoy Wallet. Galoy Wallet is known for creating the branded “Bitcoin Beach” wallet in El Zonte, El Salvador. Bitcoin Beach is a project dedicated to the idea of a circular economy.

We talk about:

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 1:50 - Nicolas’ intro to BTC/Lightning
  • 4:20 - VR vs Lightning Network
  • 6:13 - Developing on Frontier Technologies
  • 8:41 - Grassroots Movement vs Corporate
  • 11:26 - Created First Company
  • 13:46 - Galoy Wallet Philosophy
  • 18:05 - Local Reception
  • 20:46 - Lightning Network Circular Economies
  • 21:30 - Resistance to Lightning Onboarding
  • 24:20 - Internet Penetration in El Salvador
  • 25:33 - El Salvador, what has changed since Bitcoin 2021?
  • 28:21 - Concerns about Chivo Wallet
  • 31:00 - Privacy Concerns
  • 33:29 - What does privacy look like on the Bitcoin Beach Wallet?
  • 35:35 - How to improve Lightning UX?
  • 38:36 - Will the Circular Economy Make Sense?
  • 41:24 - Call to Action
  • 45:04 - Positive Path
  • 46:27 - Negative Path

Nicolas’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicolasburtey
Galoy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/GaloyMoney

Galoy’s Website: https://galoy.io/
Bitcoin Beach: https://www.bitcoinbeach.com/

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Sep 07, 202149:20
Richard Myers Discusses Lot49: Lightning Network on Meshnets - LNJ048

Richard Myers Discusses Lot49: Lightning Network on Meshnets - LNJ048

Transcript: https://sicksub.network/LNJ048Transcript In this episode we have Richard Myers talking about his work on the Lot49 protocol. This protocol is basically a stripped down version of the Lightning Network made for low bandwidth mesh networks. Previously Richard was working at GoTenna, where he launched Global Mesh Labs to do this open source work on Lot49. Richard no longer works at GoTenna. We talk about: 1:12 - Background of the Episode 3:08 - Getting into Bitcoin/GoTenna 7:46 - What is the GoTenna? 10:50 - Lightning Network as an Analogy for Meshnets 12:08 - Global Mesh Labs 14:30 - Incentive System for Meshnets 20:15 - What is Lot49? 22:21 - Is Lot49 ready? 26:00 - Does Lot49 scale? 29:35 - Mesh Network Routing Nodes? 31:52 - Future of Lot49/Meshnets 34:11 - Would Eltoo make Lot49 better or more usable? 37:10 - Multiparty channels aka Channel Factories 42:22 - Mesh networks/Lot49 as a Hard Sell 45:21 - Meshnets for Adversarial Environments 48:48 - How can people contribute to Lot49? 54:54 - Transaction Types for Eltoo 1:00:10 - Future of Meshnets 1:01:50 - Disintermediate the State? Decentralize all the things? 1:02:34 - Future of Bitcoin Lightning Network Richard Myers’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/remyers_ Richard Myers’ Website: http://yakshaver.org/ Global Mesh Labs’ Website: https://globalmeshlabs.org/ Post about Eltoo: http://yakshaver.org/2021/07/26/first.html GoTenna’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/goTenna GoTenna’s Website: https://gotenna.com/ Support us here: https://lightningjunkies.net/support Lightning Junkies Merch: https://store.lightningjunkies.net Follow the Lightning Junkies blog: https://lightningjunkies.net Follow Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJunkies Follow Chaz on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/TheChaz Follow Lightning Cat on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJCat For a Full list of Rabbit Holes, please visit our blog at https://sicksub.network/LNJ048

Aug 18, 202101:07:14
Christian Decker Explores Channel Factories - LNJ047

Christian Decker Explores Channel Factories - LNJ047

Transcript: https://sicksub.network/LNJ047Transcript

This is the 47th episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. In this episode we have Christian Decker, the final boss of the Lightning Network or otherwise known as Dr. Bitcoin. He’s known to have been very early in the development of Bitcoin and has authored some important papers related to Eltoo and Channel Factories among others. He’s currently working for Blockstream as a core protocol researcher.

Thanks to Anthony Ronning for contributing questions for this episode.


We talk about:

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 5:28 - Christian Transitioning from BTC to Lightning Network
  • 7:39 - The Evolution of the Lightning Network
  • 23:04 - Multiparty Channels/Channel Factories
  • 29:43 - Schnorr/Signature Aggregations Oh my!
  • 33:20 - Are Channel Factories where we are headed?
  • 35:22 - Would Channel Factories help with privacy?
  • 41:02 - Multiparty Channel Trust and Complications
  • 44:49 - Will Bitcoin’s Block Size be increased?
  • 45:43 - Reasons why a layered approach is taken vs Block Size Increase
  • 49:24 - Low Bandwidth Mesh Networks
  • 51:32 - Use Case for Meshnets
  • 58:22 - Lightning Network Privacy
  • 1:04:55 - Other Privacy Enchanments
  • 1:15:53 - The Pessimistic Outlook
  • 1:16:57 - The Optimistic
  • 1:19:10 - Call to Action

Christian Decker Website: http://snyke.net/publications/
His Twitter: https://twitter.com/Snyke

Eltoo Paper: https://blockstream.com/eltoo.pdf
Channel Factories Paper: https://nakamotoinstitute.org/static/docs/scalable-funding-of-bitcoin-micropayment-channel-networks.pdf

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Jul 28, 202101:23:11
Rusty Russell & Fiatjaf - Exploring Worlds of Lightning Development - OTC - LNJ046

Rusty Russell & Fiatjaf - Exploring Worlds of Lightning Development - OTC - LNJ046

Transcript: https://sicksub.network/LNJ046Transcript

In this 46th episode of the podcast we have Rusty Russell and Fiatjaf. Rusty is a protocol dev and Fiatjaf is a full stack dev that have both contributed quite a lot to the Lightning Network ecosystem. In this episode we have an “Off the Cuff” episode where we allow these two juggernauts of the Lightning Network riff and interact with as little introduction as possible. Hope you enjoy this best of both worlds!

We talk about:

  • 2:53 - LNURL
  • 7:41 - Lightning Network as a Messaging Layer
  • 11:49 - How do you determine the speed of development?
  • 15:36 - BIP Style System for LN App Layer Development
  • 28:18 - Rusty and Liquid Network Sidechain
  • 37:08 - ANYPREVOUT and Eltoo
  • 50:34 - Call(s) to Action
  • 57:00 - Negative Outlook for Lightning Network
  • 1:00:20 - Positive Outlook for Lightning Network

Rusty’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/rusty_twit
Fiatjaf’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/fiatjaf
Fiatjaf’s Website: https://fiatjaf.com/

BIP118 - SIGHASH_ANYPREVOUT Explanation Page: anyprevout.xyz

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Further Reading:
LNPay:
https://lnpay.co/
Lightning Gifts: https://lightning.gifts/
Ross from Lightning Gifts on previous episode: https://lightningjunkies.net/lightning-junkies-jolt-episode-01-ross-from-lightning-gifts/
Zeus Wallet: https://zeusln.app/
Previous Episode with Similar Topics: https://sicksub.network/LNJ045

Jul 14, 202101:08:50
Ruben Somsen Discusses ANYPREVOUT & Eltoo - LNJ045

Ruben Somsen Discusses ANYPREVOUT & Eltoo - LNJ045

Transcript: https://sicksub.network/LNJ045Transcript  

Ruben Somsen joins us for the 45th episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. In this episode we cover BIP118 (SIGHASH_ANYPREVOUT) and Eltoo along with related topics. Ruben is known for the statechain, spacechain, and softchain proposals. We briefly touch blind-statechains and spacechains. We do get into drivechains a little bit, not that much.

We talk about:

  • 1:31 - BIP118
  • 6:12 - Downsides of ANYPREVOUT
  • 10:43 - Eltoo
  • 12:25 - Penalty Transactions
  • 16:09 - Channel Factories
  • 23:16 - Lot 49
  • 24:19 - Fees on APO
  • 25:43 - Layered Commitments
  • 27:36 - Mercury Wallet
  • 30:25 - LN on Statechains
  • 33:43 - Federations
  • 36:37 - How would governance work in federations?
  • 42:28 - Spacechains
  • 47:37 - Spacechains Use Case
  • 49:19 -   Spacechains on LN?!?!

Ruben’s Twitter: twitter.com/SomsenRuben
Ruben’s Website: tiny.cc/somsen

Unhashed Podcast’s Website: www.unhashedpodcast.com/
Unhashed Podcast’s Twitter: twitter.com/UnhashedPodcast

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Further reading:

More info on BIP118 - anyprevout.xyz
Testnet implementation of Statechains - mercurywallet.com/
Layered Commitments by Anthony Towns -  lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2020-January/002448.html
LNJ010 - sicksub.network/LNJ010
Lot49 - global-mesh-labs.gitbook.io/lot49/

Jun 30, 202101:02:46
Exploring RGB with Giacomo Zucco - LNJ044

Exploring RGB with Giacomo Zucco - LNJ044

Transcript: https://sicksub.network/LNJ044Transcript 

In this episode we have Giacomo Zucco! Giacomo is a Bitcoin protocol and Lightning Network protocol consultant/teacher. He spends his time supporting projects that he feels might be relevant for the future of Bitcoin. In this episode, we explore one of those projects that he is currently supporting.

RGB is a way to put assets and other data on top of Lightning. We also explore some alternative layer three approaches.

We talk about:

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 3:27 - What is RGB?
  • 8:40 - Why RGB?
  • 15:23 - Would RGB work better with Eltoo/SIGHASH_ANYPREVOUT?
  • 17:19 - Transaction Fees on Bitcoin/ Could RGB become the new transacting layer because of on-chain fees?
  • 26:31 - Counterparty/Omni
  • 33:34 - OmniBolt: What is it? How does it work?
  • 44:18 - RGB Elevator Pitch
  • 45:14 - RBG Weaknesses
  • 48:41 - Why should we care about USDT/Tether?
  • 57:15 - Giacomo’s Disclaimer
  • 1:12:13 - What Giacomo’s working
  • 1:03:02 - What can YOU do to explore RGB?
  • 1:05:38 - Final Call to Action
  • 1:09:20 - RGB vs LN

Giacomo’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/giacomozucco
Giacomo’s Website: https://giacomozucco.com/

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Learn more:

One of the main devs on RGB: https://github.com/dr-orlovsky
SIGHASH_ANYPREVOUT/Eltoo: http://anyprevout.xyz/

May 14, 202101:13:26
The Effects of Bitcoin Fees on Lightning - OTC - LNJ043

The Effects of Bitcoin Fees on Lightning - OTC - LNJ043

Transcript: Coming Soon!

This is the 43rd episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. In this episode we address the higher fees on base chain Bitcoin and how they could possibly affect Lightning Network and Lightning Network wallets going forward. With special co-hosts Matt Odell and Jack Everitt.

This episode was recorded live and presented with minimal editing.

We talk about:

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 0:48 - Thundr Games’ Experience with Lightning
  • 5:10 - Phoenix Wallet Issues
  • 8:05 - Concerns of Recommending a Custodial Wallet
  • 12:45 - Unsustainable Wallet Models
  • 15:42 - User Acquisition Cost
  • 18:20 - Proactive vs Reactive in relation to Transaction Fees
  • 22:35 - Lightning Wallet Idea that has a $250-$500 minimum deposit.
  • 25:33 - UX of Lightning Network vs Bitcoin Cash
  • 27:45 - KYC as Friction
  • 32:12 - Bitcoin Transaction Fees as a Problem
  • 34:06 - Planning ahead for higher Bitcoin Fees
  • 36:19 - Future of Bitcoin and Lightning Network

Jack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackeveritt
Thndr Games’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/THNDRGAMES
Thndr Games’ Website: https://thndr.games/games

Matt’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/matt_odell
Matt’s Website: https://mattodell.com
Tales from the Crypt Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFTC21

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May 03, 202139:07
Lightning Network for BlockHeads - Jolt02

Lightning Network for BlockHeads - Jolt02

In this episode, we broadly go into why Lightning is important, as well as starting points for our new Lightning Junkies including wallets, how to onboard, and more!

Please find links to all the apps and services we mention in this episode down below.

We talked about:

0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Why Lightning Network?
3:42 - “Lightning Network is just a very smart way of using Bitcoin.”
5:02 - What are Satoshis/Sats?
5:56 - Custodial Wallet Section - Blue Wallet
7:52 - Middle Shelf Wallet - Phoenix Wallet
9:55 - Non-custodial Wallet -  Zeus
12:15 - Where can I get my first Bitcoin? - Cash App
13:11 - Onboarding to Lightning (US) - Strike/Bitrefill
13:59 - Onboarding to Lightning (US) - River Financial
14:43 - Onboarding to Lightning (UK) - BottlePay
15:14 - Onboarding to Lightning (UK) - CoinCorner
15:34 - Onboarding to Lightning (EU) - LastBit
15:53 - Exchanges supporting Bitcoin Lightning Network
16:29 - Spending over Bitcoin Lightning - Fold
18:20 - Spending over Bitcoin Lightning - Bitrefill
19:20 - Lightning Gaming - ZEBEDEE (Infuse)
20:52 - Earning Bitcoin over Lightning
22:12 - Wrapping Up


For the full list please see our blog post https://sicksub.network/Jolt002 


Lightning Network Wallet:

Phoenix Wallet
https://phoenix.acinq.co/

  • A wallet that abstracts away the backup process and channels for a straightforward experience.


Where to trade for Bitcoin over Lightning Network:

Strike (US)
https://invite.strike.me/96J341 Sign up for Strike and we both get $5.

  • Connect back acct to send Bitcoin, both on-chain and over Lightning.
  • Accept Bitcoin both on-chain and over Lightning.
  • Can accept tips from online using a Lightning invoice.
  • Offers 5% cashback with Bitrefill.


Where to Spend Bitcoin over Lightning:

Fold
https://foldapp.com/

  • Gives discount on Gift Cards when spending over Bitcoin Lightning.
  • Has a debit card that allows you to earn sats via gamified features.

Evan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/evankaloudis

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Apr 14, 202124:49
Jamal James Discusses Onboarding Devs to Lightning Network - LNJ042

Jamal James Discusses Onboarding Devs to Lightning Network - LNJ042

Transcript: https://sicksub.network/LNJ042Transcript

This is the 42nd episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. In this episode we have Jamal James! People might know him from creating Polar, a dev focused open source software project. Currently Jamal is Lead Frontend Engineer for Lightning Labs. We explore Jamal's thoughts on onboarding devs to Lightning Network development. We want to try to find as many good reasons for devs to get into Lightning as possible.

We talk about:

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 2:32 - Jamal’s Background
  • 6:23 - Jamal’s intro to BTC
  • 13:00 - Ethereum vs Bitcoin: A Developer's Perspective
  • 15:47 - Jamal’s Intro to Lightning
  • 18:40 - Polar
  • 24:25 - The First Release
  • 25:06 - The Response
  • 26:04 - Who is Polar for?
  • 28:03 - The Future of Polar
  • 28:49 - Call to Action
  • 31:06 - The Transition to Lightning Labs
  • 33:57 - Jamal’s Role at Lightning Labs
  • 36:41 - The Future at Lightning Labs
  • 41:23 - The Marketing of Lightning
  • 43:04 - Lightning Network Elevator Pitch
  • 44:43 - Day one of Lightning
  • 45:50 - The Future of Lightning

Jamal’s Twitter:https://twitter.com/jamaljsr
Lightning Labs’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lightning
Polar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/lightningpolar

Polar’s Website: https://lightningpolar.com/
Lightning Lab’s Builder’s Guide: https://docs.lightning.engineering/

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Want to dive even deeper into the rabbithole?

Jameson Lopp’s Starting point: https://www.lopp.net/lightning-information.html

Mar 18, 202150:22
Jestopher Warns of Griefing Vulnerability on Lightning Network - LNJ041

Jestopher Warns of Griefing Vulnerability on Lightning Network - LNJ041

Transcript: https://sicksub.network/LNJ041Transcript 

This is the 41st episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. In this episode we have Jestopher! Jestopher is best known for Satbase and his musings on being a routing node operator. He most recently wrote an article for Bitcoin Magazine, writing about a griefing vulnerability in conjunction with Joost Jager. Throughout the episode he gives some tips and tricks on how to run a Bitcoin Lightning routing node!

We talk about:

  • 2:01 - Jestopher’s intro to BTC
  • 5:51 - What is Satbase? Who is it for?
  • 8:28 - The Profits of running a routing node
  • 14:50 - Insights into Lightning
  • 16:39 - Griefing Attack, the Who and the Why
  • 22:12 - Possible Mitigations of Said Griefing Attack
  • 28:09 - Jestopher’s Favorite Toys on Lightning
  • 31:26 - Where is Lightning going?
  • 36:13 - Layer Three Potential
  • 38:53 - Jestopher’s Future
  • 42:11 - Routing Noob Tips

Jestopher’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jestopher_BTC
Jestopher’s Website: http://satbase.org/
Jestopher’s Griefing Article: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/good-griefing-a-lingering-vulnerability-on-lightning-network-that-still-needs-fixing

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Rabbit Holes to fall down:

Jestopher’s recommended reading:
https://www.amazon.com/Internet-Money-Andreas-M-Antonopoulos/dp/1537000454

Recommended follow, Lightning Dev known for routing:
https://twitter.com/alexbosworth

Joost Jager, originally wrote about the griefing attack that Jestopher ended up writing about, participating in, and demonstrating:
https://twitter.com/joostjgr

Circuit breaker, mitigation for griefing attack from Joost:
https://github.com/lightningequipment/circuitbreaker

One of Jestopher’s Favorite toys on Lightning, used for batch opening channels and rebalancing channels:
https://github.com/alexbosworth/balanceofsatoshis

Another toy on Lightning, app used for viewing balance of channels::
https://github.com/apotdevin/thunderhub

Jestopher’s recommendation for noobs getting into routing:
https://raspiblitz.org/

Feb 10, 202145:48
Suheb Talks RTL and Bitcoin Ethos - LNJ040
Jan 27, 202151:03
JD and Dean Talk NFTs and Microtransactions - LNJ039

JD and Dean Talk NFTs and Microtransactions - LNJ039

Transcript: https://sicksub.network/LNJ039_Transcript

In this amazing 39th episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast we have JD and Dean of Sparkshot. Sparkshot is a website where users unveil a piece of art pixel by pixel using Bitcoin Lightning Network. They are also collaborating developing the microtransaction platform MoneySocket to help provide a pathway for Bitcoin Lightning to still perform microtransactions long term. Find out how these two different projects fit together and much more!

We talk about:

  • 5:09 - Background 
  • 8:09 - VR 17:33 / 28:56 Sparkshot 
  • 21:51 - NFTs and Counterparty 
  • 26:05 - RGB 
  • 37:43 - Future Feasibility of Microtransactions on Lightning Network 
  • 40:25 - Moneysocket 
  • 45:35 - Bolt13 / Superinvoices 
  • 48:13 - Developing on Lightning Network as an Individual? 
  • 53:37 - Future of Moneysocket 
  • 1:09:12 - Bitcoiner Ideology

Dean’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/roskelld
JD’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jd2983
Sparkshot’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sparkshot_io
Money Socket’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/moneysocket

Spkarshot’s Website: https://sparkshot.io/
Money Socket’s Website: https://socket.money/

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Nov 06, 202001:24:13
Pavel Dolzhenko Talks Lightning Network Onboarding in Canada - LNJ038

Pavel Dolzhenko Talks Lightning Network Onboarding in Canada - LNJ038

Oct 21, 202001:12:04
Mario Havel Talks Bitcoin Lightning Onboarding - LNJ037

Mario Havel Talks Bitcoin Lightning Onboarding - LNJ037

Transcription: sicksub.network/LNJ037_transcript 

This is the 37th episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast! In this episode we have Mario Havel, Mario is known for being a shepherd of onboarding people to the Lightning Network. He works with Paralelni Polis and their Decentruck to extole a crypto anarchy perspective. More than that, Mario is working towards creating and existing in a parallel economy. In this episode he goes into more detail how an organization like Paralelni Polis can help create Bitcoin economies and how something like Lightning Network can do its part.

We talk about:

  • 3:37 - Background of Paralelni Polis
  • 7:20 - Parallel Economy
  • 15:29 - Integrating Lightning
  • 16:21 - Who is Lightning Network for?
  • 18:00 - Onboarding with Lightning vs Onchain
  • 22:29 - The Ethical Dilemma of Recommending a Custodial Wallet to a Noob
  • 25:19 - The Lightning Arc 
  • 27:02 - Why Should You Run a Full Node?
  • 32:01 - Best Practices for Onboarding Someone to Lightning Network
  • 34:06   - Darknet Markets and Their Practical Use
  • 36:01 - Darknet Market Built on Lightning Network

Mario’s Twitter: twitter.com/_TaxMeIfYouCan_
Paraleni Polis’ Twitter: twitter.com/Paralelni_polis
Decentruck Twitter: twitter.com/decentruck
Paraleni Polis’ Website: www.paralelnipolis.cz/

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People Mentioned:
twitter.com/bleskomat
twitter.com/SamouraiDev

Projects Mentioned:
github.com/Kixunil/cryptoanarchy-deb-repo-builder

Oct 07, 202040:39
Alex Bosworth Talks Routing Nodes - LNJ036
Sep 23, 202050:37
Ankur and Michael talk Boltz Exchange - LNJ035
Aug 28, 202056:21
Rene Pickhardt Talks LN Fee Blackmail Attacks - LNJ034

Rene Pickhardt Talks LN Fee Blackmail Attacks - LNJ034

We uploaded this again because the first version had some audio issues, our apologies.

Transcript:
sicksub.network/LNJ034_Transcript

This is the 34th episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. In this episode we have Rene Pickhardt! Rene is working on a PHD in pathfinding. Rene is prolific in the Lightning Network ecosystem, he can be found on StackExchange, Youtube, and at university teaching people about the Lightning Network. Rene is currently self employed as a data scientist.

We talk about:

  • Rene’s Background
  • How to Contribute to Lightning
  • “Thinking in Bitcoin”
  • Onion Routing
  • Researchers in Lightning
  • Hal Finney
  • Funding Researchers
  • Flood and Loot Attacks
  • HTLC Attacks
  • Security of the Lightning Network
  • Interaction Between Researchers and Devs

Rene’s Twitter: twitter.com/renepickhardt

Rene’s Fee Blackmail Attack Disclosure: lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2020-June/002735.html
Flood and Loot Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2006.08513
Optech Newsletter: bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/

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Aug 03, 202001:07:58
Lightning Sucks 2: Electric Boogaloo Elias Rohrer Talks Timing Attacks - LNJ033
Jul 14, 202052:53
Jack Everitt How to Get Rich With Lightning Gaming -LNJ032
Jul 03, 202058:14
Ben Arc talks Lightning Network Hardware Projects - LNJ031

Ben Arc talks Lightning Network Hardware Projects - LNJ031

Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/3ca51023-b476-4027-b3bd-4a9b9eb6eb20

This is the 31st episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. In this episode we have Ben Arc! Ben is known for working on hardware projects such as a Bitcoin ATM and Lightning Network Point of Sale devices. With a background in tech, he has been working to educate people on the benefits of using your own hardware as well as how to do it.

We talk about:

  • Ben’s Background
  • Ad Blockers
  • The Education System
  • Hardware Projects
    • There are different ways to integrate hardware into the bitcoin ecosystem. One thing that Ben has worked on is a small candy machine that will dispense the candy once you have paid a lighting invoice.
  • M5Stack Projects
  • Bitcoin ATM
  • Casa, Mynode, Open Node
  • Raspberry Pi Used as Nodes
  • Contributing to Bitcoin

Ben’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BTCSocialist
LNBits’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lnbits

Ben’s Github: https://github.com/arcbtc
LNbits’ Website: https://lnbits.com/

World Crypto Network BTCIOT Tutorial Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPj3KCksGbSZKreZoGd9qMwCVoi4Cn7BS

Ad blocking service Website: https://pi-hole.net/

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Jun 17, 202001:06:46
Alex Gladstein Talks Privacy with the Lightning Network - LNJ030

Alex Gladstein Talks Privacy with the Lightning Network - LNJ030

Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/e053a440-1697-44fa-87ea-bcad854723c2

This is the 30th episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. In this episode we have Alex Gladstein! Alex has a background as a human rights activist. He is currently working as the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation. Alex is a proponent of using the lightning network as a layer to maintain financial privacy.

We talk about:

  • Alex’s background
  • Use Case of Bitcoin
    • Anonymously donating to activists
  • Lightning as a Solution to Scaling
    • Keeps transactions off-chain
  • Bitcoin + Human rights
    • Privacy
    • Using BTC can protect the privacy of donor to a human rights foundation
  • Bitcoin’s dark beginnings
  • Lightning’s use case in gaming
    • Microtransactions with almost instant settlement
    • Across any platform
  • Doubts of Lightning
    • Scaling
    • Higher on-chain fees could mean higher Lightning fees
  • Covid’s Effect on Privacy
    • When Covid-19 started taking over, totalitarian governments used it as an excuse to up their game.
    • Apple and Google are releasing apps to track people in a way that previously would have been unthinkable.

Alex’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/gladstein

Human Rights Foundation Twitter: https://twitter.com/HRF

Oslo Freedom Forum Twitter: https://twitter.com/OsloFF

Human Rights Foundation Website: https://hrf.org/

Oslo Freedom Forum Website: https://hrf.org/events/oslo-freedom-forum/watch/

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Jun 03, 202043:21
Rusty Russell Talks Offers/Superinvoices - LNJ029

Rusty Russell Talks Offers/Superinvoices - LNJ029

Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/943bc7af-7b71-414a-97aa-30846b4dd009

This is the 29th episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. In this episode we have Rusty Russell! Rusty is well known for his work at Blockstream on C-Lightning. Prior to Lightning he was a Linux kernel dev. Rusty authored the majority of the Lightning Protocol Specification and has been directly responsible for much of the breakthroughs on Lightning while at Blockstream.

We talk about:

  • Rusty’s background
  • Rusty’s lack of ability to predict the future
  • Linux development
  • Teamwork in the Lightning Network
  • Different Lightning Development team
  • Offers/SuperInvoices
  • Recurring payments on the Lightning Network
  • Spongebob
  • The problem with LN/Scaling
  • Shitcoins
  • Ways to contribute to LN

Rusty’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/rusty_twit
Rusty’s GitHub: https://github.com/rustyrussell

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May 20, 202054:26
Lisa Neigut Talks Lightning Network Primitives - LNJ028

Lisa Neigut Talks Lightning Network Primitives - LNJ028

Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/a4430c0b-f391-48f2-b2fb-2c797028a758

This is the 28th episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. In this episode we have Lisa Neigut! Lisa is best known for working at Blockstream, working on their implementation of the Lightning Network called C-Lightning. Most recently at Blockstream, Lisa has been working on a plugin for accounting tools on C-Lightning amongst many other things!

We talk about:

  • Lisa backstory as an Android App Developer
  • Lisa’s entrance to Bitcoin and Lightning
  • Working for Blockstream
  • Unix Epoch Problem
  • BIP Process
  • Lightning Network Primitives
  • Penalty Transactions
  • Ways to Improve the Lighting Network
  • Eltoo
  • Lisa’s Writing
  • Corona
  • Toilet paper Shortages

Lisa’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/niftynei

Lisa’s Tech Blog: https://basicbitch.software/

Lisa writing: https://futuresight.substack.com/

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May 06, 202039:25
Andreas M. Antonopoulos talking Lightning - LNJ026

Andreas M. Antonopoulos talking Lightning - LNJ026

This is the 26th episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. On this episode we have Andreas M. Antonopoulos! Andreas is well known in the Bitcoin world as an evangelist and subject matter expert. He has given speeches and talks for many different conferences, he's even given a talk for the Canadian senate. In this episode, we talk about Lightning topics mostly. Thank you to Fold for sponsoring the podcast, please check them out at https://foldapp.com/!

Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/2935d443-3cec-4f6c-a02f-480343b65a07

We talk about:

  • Streaming Money
  • Scaling with Layers vs Big Blocks
  • Layer Three
  • Gateway/Routers
  • Messaging on Lightning
  • Mastering Lightning Network Book
  • Onboarding People to Bitcoin/Lightning


Andreas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/aantonop
Mastering the Lightning Network Book Github: https://github.com/lnbook/lnbook
Mastering the Lightning Network Book Webpage: http://lnbook.info/

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Apr 22, 202025:42
Tim K talks Paywalls - LNJ027

Tim K talks Paywalls - LNJ027

Link to transcription: https://share.descript.com/view/f8c50d2c-9cda-4894-b466-4d9351b4f377 

This is the 27th episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. On this episode we have Tim K, he's talking about paywall.link.  Paywall.link is a paywall service that uses the Lightning Network as its payment backend. This allows the acceptance of microtransactions. 

In the episode we talk about:

  • What is paywall.link
  • Use cases of paywalls
  • The struggles of business ownership
  • Cons of paywalls 
  • Cons of setting up your own lightning node
  • Podcast monetization technique
  • Logging in with Lightning
  • Trust and practicing good custody hygiene
  • PawBoost
  • Corona's effect on BTC and Lightning

Tim K's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BootstrapBandit

Paywall.link: https://lnpay.co/paywall

PawBoost's website: https://www.pawboost.com/


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Apr 22, 202037:24
Chris Stewart talks about Suredbits and Lightning Infrastructure for Enterprise - LNJ025

Chris Stewart talks about Suredbits and Lightning Infrastructure for Enterprise - LNJ025

Text transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/5406cb49-488a-41a1-b53e-983f14d48437

This is the 25th episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. On this episode, we have Chris Stewart, founder of Suredbits. Suredbits provides data feeds that you can purchase with Lightning Network transactions. There is much more going on with Suredbits then what otherwise seem apparent, Lightning adoption is very much on their mind and we go into that in this episode. Not only that but I am asked multiple questions as well so I share my opinion about a few topics.

We talk about: 

  • Background
  • Bitcoin
  • Lightning infrastructure
  • Failover Lightning Nodes
  • Multiple Lightning Nodes as Redundancy
  • Reusing Capital for Lightning Failover Nodes
  • Arguments Against exchanges adopting Lightning
  • Lightning API Calls
  • Useful Lightning Services
  • Lightning/Bitcoin/Crypto Adoption
  • Lightning Gaming
  • Bitcoin in the Foreground vs Bitcoin in the Background
  • Is Lightning valuable because of Bitcoin or because of the technology of Lightning?
  • Bitcoin Dev vs Lightning Dev
  • Discreet Log Contracts (DLC)

Chris' Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chris_Stewart_5
Suredbits' Twitter: https://twitter.com/Suredbits
Suredbits Website: https://suredbits.com/

Blog about Discreet Log Contracts: https://suredbits.com/discreet-log-contracts-part-1-what-is-a-discreet-log-contract/

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Mar 10, 202050:59
Christian Moss Pwning n00bz with Lightning Gaming - LNJ024

Christian Moss Pwning n00bz with Lightning Gaming - LNJ024

This is the 24th episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast, on this episode of the podcast we have Christian Moss. Christian is known for various Lightning Network and Bitcoin related gaming projects. Currently, Christian is working with ZEBEDEE and Nayuta on various projects relating to the Lightning Network. 

On this episode of the podcast, we talk about:

  • History
  • Getting into Bitcoin
  • First Bitcoin Wallet on iOS
  • ZEBEDEE
  • Games Being Worked On
  • Payments in Games Pre-Bitcoin
  • Lightning vs Freemium
  • Old School Games with Lightning
  • Gaming for Income
  • General AI and Bots
  • Moving to Japan to be an English Teacher
  • Bitcoin Scene in 2014-2017
  • Pebble (Lightning Wallet)
  • Bitcoin/Lightning on Android
  • BTCPay Server on Android with Nayuta
  • Downsides to Developing on Lightning
  • Upsides to Developing on Lightning
  • Lightning Arcades at Bitcoin Conferences
  • Future of Lightning

You can find a link to the Descript transcript here: https://share.descript.com/view/a7bf0a78-6c26-4a33-b2f0-27533ab44c2b

Christian's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MandelDuck
ZEBEDEE's Twitter: https://twitter.com/zebedeeio
Nayuta's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nayuta_en

Christian's Website: https://mandelduck.io/
ZEBEDEE's Website: https://zebedee.io/
Nayuta's Website: https://nayuta.co/

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Feb 24, 202045:24
Rockstardev talking Strike and Entropy - LNJ023

Rockstardev talking Strike and Entropy - LNJ023

This is episode 23 of the Lightning Junkies podcast. This is also a joint release alongside my other podcast "What is Real?" Both episodes are both about an hour long and come from a two hour long conversation that was edited down. Rockstardev is a prolific developer who is best known for assisting with BTCPay Server, Zap, and just being an interesting guy with an interesting philosophy.    

We talk about:

  • Rockstarism
  • History
  • Meaning of Life
  • Reversing Expansion of Universe
  • Are we already in the simulation?
  • Life Finding a way Through Great Filter
  • Humanity a Bootstrapper for Machine Civilization
  • What's my Purpose?
  • Cyborgs
  • Reducing Entropy in Your Life
  • Finding a Community
  • What is BTCPay Server?
  • Working for Zap
  • Strike/Olympus
  • Zap and BTCPay Server
  • Scaling Through Coinjoins

Rockstardev's Twitter: https://twitter.com/r0ckstardev
BTCPay Server's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BtcpayServer
Zap's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ln_zap
Jack Mallers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackMallers

Read more about Strike: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/with-strike-zap-rethinks-its-olympus-fiat-to-bitcoin-feature

Bill Gates early coding video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYXQTrYPenQ

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Feb 11, 202001:00:26
Lightning Koala talking about Lightning Gaming - Episode LNJ022

Lightning Koala talking about Lightning Gaming - Episode LNJ022

This is the 22nd episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast, in this episode, we have Lightning Koala, best known for Satoshi's Place. A webpage similar to the "Million Dollar Homepage" or "Reddit Place" where you can only change a pixel at a time, but with the twist of having to pay for pixels with sats.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Background 
  • Getting into Bitcoin
  •  21 Bitcoin Computer 
  • Bitcoin/Crypto Pitfalls 
  • Getting a Job in Crypto 
  • Satoshi's Place 
  • Revenue for Satoshi's Place 
  • Koala Studios 
  • Chaincode Labs Residency 
  • Lightning Chess
  •  Lightning Game Mechanics 
  • AAA vs Indie supporting Lightning 
  • River Financial 
  • Favorite Lightning App/Game 
  • Lowering Barrier to Entry to Esports 
  • Google Stadia 
  • Hardware Sovereignty 
  • Future of Lightning 

Koala's Twitter: https://twitter.com/LightningK0ala
Satoshi's Place: https://satoshis.place/
River Financial Twitter: https://twitter.com/RiverFinancial
River Financial's Website: https://river.com

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Feb 03, 202042:28
21isEnough Talking About the Things You Own Ending Up Owning You - LNJ021

21isEnough Talking About the Things You Own Ending Up Owning You - LNJ021

This is the 21st episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast, in this 21st episode, we have 21isEnough. 21 has created an open source Lightning ATM project that allows you to input coins and get paid for those coins over the Lightning Network. This ATM is currently in a prototype stage as 21 progresses the project.We talk about:

  • 21's Background
  • Dogecoin
  • Dogecoin Similar to Lightning
  • Getting into Bitcoin
  • Getting into Lightning
  • Lightning ATM
  • ATM Prototype
  • Skills  Needed to Construct Lightning ATM
  • Living in the Present Philosophy
  • Digital Nomad
  • Freedom
  • Minimalism
  • Future of Lightning ATM
  • Support for BTCPay Server/LNTXBot
  • Issues with deving with Bitcoin or Lightning?
  • Ways to Support Lightning ATM
  • Favorite Lightning App
  • Messaging over Lightning Network

21's Twitter: https://twitter.com/21isenough
21's Github: https://github.com/21isenough
Lightning ATM project on Github: https://github.com/21isenough/LightningATM

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Jan 27, 202056:35
Matt Odell talks about Securing Your Own Mask First - LNJ020

Matt Odell talks about Securing Your Own Mask First - LNJ020

This is the 20th episode of the Lighting Junkies podcast. (Debuting on 01/20/2020! :O) On this episode, we have Matt Odell, Matt is best known for being a co-host of the Tales from the Crypt podcast. His co-host is Marty Bent. On this special 20th episode of the podcast, Matt talks about a range of topics that intersect Bitcoin and some that don't. In the episode, Matt talks about securing your own oxygen mask first in order to better help others in their Bitcoin adventures. 

Topics in this episode:

  • Getting into Bitcoin
  • Path getting into Bitcoin
  • 2013 Bull Market vs 2017 Bull Market
  • Bull Market without Ethereum?
  • Bull Market in 2020+?
  • Samourai Nodl
  • Casa vs Nodl
  • Spending on Lightning IRL?
  • Regulatory UX
  • Importance of Privacy
  • Bitcoin Surviving Ban?
  • Altcoins Left Unscathed
  • BTCPay Server
  • Liquid on BTCPay
  • Exchanges Suck
  • Lightning Wallet with Samourai Privacy Design Philosophy
  • Privacy Improvements
  • Closed Loop/Circular Economy
  • Onboarding Users
  • Tales From The Crypt
  • Giving Back  in BitcoinLand
  • Going Fulltime Bitcoin
  • Secure Your Mask First
  • Self Sufficiency

Matt Odell's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matt_odell
Marty Bent's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent
TFTC's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tftc21
TFTC's Website: https://tftc.io/

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Jan 20, 202001:19:17
Evan Kaloudis from Zeus - LNJ019

Evan Kaloudis from Zeus - LNJ019

This is the nineteenth episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. On this episode of the podcast, we have Evan Kaloudis from Zeus wallet. Zeus is a mobile app on both iOS and Android that allows users to connect to a remote node over Tor(or not). Rather than using a light client running only on the mobile device, accessing a remote node allows routing computation to be done off device.

In this episode we talk about:

Background
Getting into Bitcoin
Occupy Wall Street
Bitcoin Politics
Dogecoin
Lightning Similar to Dogecoin?
Developing on Zap
Zeus Wallet
Best Features of Zeus
Layer 2.5
LND vs C-Lightning
Lightning Exchanges
Always Online an issue?
Doom N' Gloom
Messaging on LN
Lightning as Privacy Tool
Privacy on Base Layer?
Onboarding Devs
Onboarding Users
Bitcoin is gonna Bitcoin

Evan's Twitter:
twitter.com/evankaloudis
Zeus's Twitter: twitter.com/ZeusLN

Zeus's Website: zeusln.app/
Zeus's Github: github.com/ZeusLN/zeus
Zeus's Telegram: https://t.me/ZeusLN

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Jan 13, 202049:10
Daniel Goldman explains why Layer 2 on Ethereum Pwns Bitcoin - LNJ018

Daniel Goldman explains why Layer 2 on Ethereum Pwns Bitcoin - LNJ018

This is the eighteenth episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. On this episode of the podcast, we have Daniel Goldman talking about Bitcoin and Ethereum layer two constructions. He spends the first half of the podcast laying out the first layer two constructions, nuances of the various constructions and more! The second half of the episode, we generally contrast Bitcoin, Ethereum, and talk about Lightning at various points too.

We talk about:

  • Background and Bitcoin
  • Understanding Bitcoin/Ethereum
  • First Lightning Transaction
  • Layer 2 on Ethereum
  • Contrasting Different Layer 2 Solutions
  • Contrasting Different L2 Constructions
  • Porting over Ethereum L2 to Bitcoin?
  • Plasma/Plasma Cash
  • Plasma on Bitcoin?
  • Layer 2 Usage on Ethereum
  • Raiden
  • Lightning First Mover Advantage on Bitcoin?
  • Ethereum Premine
  • Social Layer?
  • Privacy
  • Privacy vs Auditability
  • Privacy on Layer 2
  • Blocksize Increase
  • The Block
  • Philosophy (David Hume)

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DZack23

Daniel's Substack: https://dzack23.substack.com/

Georgios Konstantopoulos's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gakonst

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Jan 08, 202001:29:59
Lightning Network Newbie Onboarding Tips - LNJ017
Dec 23, 201906:35
Will O'Beirne talking about Joule - LNJ016

Will O'Beirne talking about Joule - LNJ016

This is the sixteenth episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. In this episode we have Will O'Beirne best known for his Joule Lightning Wallet browser extension. Joule is a browser extension that allows you to access a remote LND node and do things such as create or pay invoices. Will has also created other apps and has created a tutorial to create your own Lightning web app.

On this episode, we talk about:

  • Starting in Ethereum
  • Why Bitcoin?
  • Ethereum Waste of Time?
  • Early Bitcoin Projects
  • First Project on Lightning
  • Joule Chrome Extension
  • Joule Dev Taking Back Seat
  • Favorite Lightning Apps
  • Challenges Devloping with Lightning
  • TipHub
  • Polar
  • LN Web App Tutorial
  • Typescript vs Python
  • Difficulty of Tutorial
  • Getting more Devs on LN
  • Onboarding Ethereum Devs?
  • Future of Lightning
  • Gaming on Lightning
  • Ideal Lightning Apps
  • Privacy on Lightning Network
  • Building for Downtrodden Users
  • Addressing Use-cases in the Real World
  • Reoccurring Payments over Lightning
  • Roadblocks on Lightning

Will's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wbobeirne

Joule's Twitter: https://twitter.com/LightningJoule

Will's Github: https://github.com/wbobeirne

Will's Website: http://wbobeirne.com/

Polar's Github: https://github.com/jamaljsr/polar

Part  1 of Lightning Web App Series: https://medium.com/@wbobeirne/making-a-lightning-web-app-part-1-4a13c82f3f78
Part 2 of Lightning Web App Series: https://medium.com/@wbobeirne/making-a-lightning-web-app-part-2-414f5d23c2d7
Part 3 of Lightning Web App Series: https://medium.com/@wbobeirne/making-a-lightning-web-app-part-3-58d8c7351175
Part 4 of Lightning Web App Series: https://medium.com/@wbobeirne/making-a-lightning-web-app-part-4-c0997f4353b8

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Dec 16, 201901:06:51
Roy Sheinfeld from Breez - LNJ015

Roy Sheinfeld from Breez - LNJ015

This is the fifteenth episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. In this episode we have Roy Sheinfeld from Breez Technology. Breez is an Android non-custodial Lightning "wallet" (Roy wouldn't like me calling it that) that has a streamlined UX that attempts to onboard users or allow as efficient as possible usage while within the app while not being custodial. Breez does things like having a single balance, submarine swaps, and automatic inbound liquidity is provided by Breez that acts as a LSP (Lightning Service Provider.)

On this episode, we talk about:

  • Background
  • Getting into Bitcoin
  • Breez
  • Why start building Breez?
  • Features that sets Breez Apart
  • Single Balance
  • Submarine Swaps
  • LSP(Liquidity Service Provider)
  • Incoming Channel Longevity
  • On-Demand Channels?
  • Breez LSP Charging Fees?
  • Upcoming Features
  • Lightning "Wallet"?
  • Monetizing "Wallets"
  • Lightning TX = Bitcoin TX
  • "Lightning Maximalist"?
  • Dev on Lightning
  • The Hockeystick
  • Future Adoption
  • Streaming Money?
  • Future of Lightning
  • Future of Bitcoin

Breez's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breez_Tech
Breez's Website: https://breez.technology/
Breez's Medium: https://medium.com/breez-technology
Breez's Github: https://github.com/breez/breezmobile
Breez's Telegram Group: https://t.me/breez_lightning

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Dec 09, 201951:40
Pseudozach from Kriptode - LNJ014
Dec 02, 201954:24
Daniel Alexiuc from Living Room of Satoshi/Wallet of Satoshi - LNJ013

Daniel Alexiuc from Living Room of Satoshi/Wallet of Satoshi - LNJ013

This is the thirteenth episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. In this episode we have Daniel Alexiuc from Living Room of Satoshi/Wallet of Satoshi, Living Room of Satoshi is an Australian service that allows Australians to pay their bills using Bitcoin and Bitcoin over Lightning. Wallet of Satoshi is a custodial Lightning wallet that allows you to do both on-chain and off-chain Bitcoin transactions. 

On this episode, we talk about: 

  • Daniel's Background
  • Bitcoin Ethos
  • Wallet of Satoshi Being Custodial
  • Small Blocks
  • BCH/BSV/Altcoins
  • Lightning Network Challenges
  • Circular Economy
  • Living Room of Satoshi
  • Paying Rent with Bitcoin
  • Australian Tax Laws
  • Regulations
  • How are channels handled for Wallet of Satoshi?
  • What's missing from Lightning?
  • Arguments against supporting Altcoins
  • Onboard Altcoiners onto Lightning

Daniel Alexiuc's Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielalexiuc
Living Room of Satoshi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/roomofsatoshi
Wallet of Satoshi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/walletofsatoshi
Living Room of Satoshi's Website: https://www.livingroomofsatoshi.com/
Wallet of Satoshi's Website: https://walletofsatoshi.com/

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Nov 25, 201950:21
Ragnar Lifthrasir from Guns N' Bitcoin - LNJ012

Ragnar Lifthrasir from Guns N' Bitcoin - LNJ012

This is the twelfth episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. In this episode, we have Ragnar Lifthrasir from Guns N' Bitcoin. Guns N' Bitcoin is a company that sells some products related to (surprisingly) guns and Bitcoin, including their scorpion case. Ragnar previously had an issue getting Lightning working for Guns N' Bitcoin and it has caused him to criticize it on Twitter previously because of that, I wanted to get him on the show to share his thoughts about this technology. This is the second episode of the "Skeptical of Lightning" series, next week we will move on to something else, but I do intend to return to this subject throughout the life of the podcast.

“In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.” ― Bertrand Russell

Ragnar and I talk about:

  • Getting Into Bitcoin
  • Guns N Bitcoin
  • Putting Guns and Bitcoin Together
  • Possible Arguments Against Guns
  • Guns and Mental Illness
  • Guns for Fun
  • Guns N Bitcoin Podcast
  • Bitcoin fixing being Poor?
  • Closed Loop Economies
  • Experience with Lightning
  • Arguments in Favor of Lightning
  • Bitcoin: Corporate vs Cypherpunk
  • Future of Bitcoin
  • Is Bitcoin going to "win"?

Ragnar's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ragnarly

Guns N' Bitcoin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gunsnbitcoin

Guns N' Bitcoin Website: https://gunsnbitcoin.com/

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Nov 18, 201952:00
Shinobi Talking about Why Lightning Sucks and Why Nobody Should Use it - LNJ011

Shinobi Talking about Why Lightning Sucks and Why Nobody Should Use it - LNJ011

This is Episode Eleven of the Lightning Junkies podcast. In this episode, we have Shinobi talking about why Lightning sucks and why nobody should use it. This is a trolly title went to exaggerate what I expected Shinobi to talk about. He ends up having a very balanced opinion on Lightning, even possibly seeing it as the future of Lightning. This is 1 of 2 episode series based on being skeptical of Lightning and exploring arguments against it. Stay tuned for next week when we have 2 of 2 of this series.

In this episode, we talk about:

  • Shinobi's Background
  • Reasons for getting into Bitcoin
  • Challenges of Lightning
  • Transaction Fees Going Up
  • Exchanges Issue/Liquidity Issue
  • Arguments Against Lightning
  • Future of Lightning
  • Shitcoins/Relevant Features
  • Channel Constructs
  • Scaling Bitcoin with L2
  • Smaller Blocksize
  • Blocks Transmitted over Radio
  • Bigger Blocks
  • Bitcoin vs Shitcoin Memes
  • Lightning Privacy
  • Spend or HODL?
  • Shilling or Naw?
  • Tipping Point for Adoption
  • L2 Cold Storage
  • Favorite Apps
  • Lightning Darknet Markets

Shinobi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/brian_trollz

Blockdigest's Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest

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Nov 11, 201901:13:36
Ruben Somsen talking about Statechains - LNJ10

Ruben Somsen talking about Statechains - LNJ10

In this tenth episode of the podcast, we have Ruben Somsen talking about Statechains. Statechains are another layer two technology that uses the trading of entire UTXOs to save block-space on the base layer of Bitcoin. Ruben is also the founder of the Seoul Bitcoin Meetup and a co-host on the Unhashed Podcast

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Ruben's Background
  • Seoul Bitcoin Meetup
  • Unhashed Podcast
  • Statechains
  • Statechains and Lightning
  • Eltoo
  • Channel Factories
  • On-chain Scaling
  • Transaction Fees
  • Centralization of Lightning
  • Opendimes with Statechains
  • Future of Bitcoin
  • Circular Economy
  • Future of Lightning
  • PoW Fraud Proofs

Ruben's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SomsenRuben

Seoul Bitcoin Meetup's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SeoulBitcoin

Unhashed Podcast's Twitter: https://twitter.com/UnhashedPodcast

Unhashed's Website: https://www.unhashedpodcast.com/

Links to Statechain list of links on Ruben's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SomsenRuben/status/1145738783192600576

Fraud Proof Link #1: https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-April/016873.html

Link #2: https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-September/017287.html

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Nov 04, 201901:16:38