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101 Episódios

E102: Nick Slaney on Building C= and Block’s Focus on Growing Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
17/03/2023
1:20:51
Nick Slaney is the Lead at C=, which is the name of Block’s new Lightning Service Provider subsidiary. In our conversation, we exlplored 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 [email protected] → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡[email protected] 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
E101: Andrew Begin on Building Galoy, Bitcoin Communities, and Enterprise Lightning Adoption
15/03/2023
1:21:27
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 [email protected] → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡[email protected] 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
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E100: Oscar Merry on Fountain's Evolution, Nostr, Value 4 Value, and Creator Monetization
13/03/2023
1:23:26
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 [email protected] → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡[email protected] 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
E99: Desiree Dickerson on Building THNDR Games, Competitive Leagues, and Cross-App Identiy on Nostr
09/03/2023
1:17:47
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 [email protected] → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡[email protected] 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
E98: Vitor Pamplona on Building Amethyst & Nostr Adoption, Development, Competition, and Funding
28/02/2023
1:36:31
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 [email protected] → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡[email protected] 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
E97: David King on Google & Nostr’s Early Days, The Role of Lightning on Nostr, and Angel Investing
23/02/2023
1:33:27
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 [email protected] → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡[email protected] 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
E96: Dhruv Bansal on The Bitcoin Stack, Distributed Markets, Scaling in Layers, Nostr, Tor, and More
16/02/2023
1:55:01
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 [email protected] → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡[email protected] 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
E95: Nicholas Gregory on Statechains, Mercury Wallet, Scaling Bitcoin, and the Lightning Network
09/02/2023
1:10:00
Nicholas Gregory is the CEO of CommerceBlock, the company using Statechains to power their product Mercury Wallet. In our conversation, Nick explained the concept and utility of statechains, Mercury Wallet’s upcoming Lightning integration, and we also discussed LSPs and Bitcoin transaction fees. → Mercury Wallet: https://mercurywallet.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 [email protected] → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡[email protected] 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 02:18 - Nicholas Gregory Intro 04:25 - CommerceBlock 05:56 - What are Statechains? 17:18 - Building Mercury Wallet 23:51 - Changes to Bitcoin’s Protocol 34:58 - Trends in Bitcoin Transaction Fees 37:50 - Catalysts for Lightning Development 45:37 - Traits of Good Lightning Service Providers 54:58 - Attacking the Lightning Network 1:03:59 - The Lightning Round
E94: Morgen Rochard on Building Origin, Bitcoin Financial Planning, and Payment Regulations
27/01/2023
1:27:50
Morgen Rochard is the founder of Origin Wealth Advisers, a CFA, CFP, and a well-known Bitcoin advocate. In our conversation, we spoke about the challenge of preserving one’s wealth on a fiat standard, the things Bitcoin does and does not fix, and regulations and tax implications of Bitcoin and Lightning Network payments. As always, the best way you can support this show is by sending in sats over the Lightning Network. You can use any podcasting 2.0 app, there are many of them, but my favorite is Fountain. → Origin: https://www.originwa.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 [email protected] → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡[email protected] 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 - Morgen Rochard Intro 13:10 - Personal Finance and Monetary Incentives 20:50 - Bitcoin Fixes This, But Not All Things 27:25 - Dealing with Bitcoin Volatility 40:51 - Getting Bitcoin Exposure 52:43 - Implications of Earning Bitcoin 59:29 - Capital Gains & Record Keeping 1:18:38 - The Lightning Round
E93: Paul Sztorc on Drivechain (BIP 300/301), Bitcoin Sidechains, and Building Layer Two Labs
19/01/2023
2:06:14
Paul Sztorc is the Founder and CEO of Layer 2 Labs, as well as the author of BIP 300 and 301 and a Drivechain advocate. In our conversation, we explored Drivechain history, the pros and cons of sidechains on Bitcoin, and the work Paul is doing at Layer Two Labs to help scale Bitcoin. → Drivechain: https://www.drivechain.info/ → Layer Two Labs: https://layertwolabs.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 [email protected] → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡[email protected] 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 02:04 - Paul Sztorc Intro 16:25 - What Is Drivechain? 19:53 - Why Haven’t BIP 300/301 Been Implemented? 32:32 - Have Drivechain Opinions Changed Over Time? 41:54 - The Effects of Bitcoin’s Blocksize War 47:50 - What Benefits Could Bitcoin Get From Drivechain? 59:59 - What Are The Best Arguments Against Drivechain? 1:12:07 - Layer Two Labs 1:28:30 - Improving Bitcoin UX 1:53:05 - Sidechains and the Lightning Network 1:59:34 - The Lightning Round

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The Kevin Rooke Show

Kevin Rooke

101 Episódios

E102: Nick Slaney on Building C= and Block’s Focus on Growing Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

E101: Andrew Begin on Building Galoy, Bitcoin Communities, and Enterprise Lightning Adoption

E100: Oscar Merry on Fountain's Evolution, Nostr, Value 4 Value, and Creator Monetization

E99: Desiree Dickerson on Building THNDR Games, Competitive Leagues, and Cross-App Identiy on Nostr

E98: Vitor Pamplona on Building Amethyst & Nostr Adoption, Development, Competition, and Funding

E97: David King on Google & Nostr’s Early Days, The Role of Lightning on Nostr, and Angel Investing

E96: Dhruv Bansal on The Bitcoin Stack, Distributed Markets, Scaling in Layers, Nostr, Tor, and More

E95: Nicholas Gregory on Statechains, Mercury Wallet, Scaling Bitcoin, and the Lightning Network

E94: Morgen Rochard on Building Origin, Bitcoin Financial Planning, and Payment Regulations

E93: Paul Sztorc on Drivechain (BIP 300/301), Bitcoin Sidechains, and Building Layer Two Labs