Lightning Junkies - TopPodcast.com

View Top 200 Chart

Back to Rankings Page

Lightning Junkies — Education
Lightning Junkies

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!”

Latest Episodes:

Rusty Russell Talks Offers/Superinvoices - LNJ029 May 20, 2020

Show notes

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

Support here:lightningjunkies.net/support
Follow the Lightning Junkies blog: https://lightningjunkies.net

Follow Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LNJunkies
Follow Chaz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thechaz
Follow Lightning Cat: https://twitter.com/LNJcat

Lisa Neigut Talks Lightning Network Primitives - LNJ028 May 06, 2020

Show notes

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/

Support here: lightningjunkies.net/support

Follow the Lightning Junkies blog: https://lightningjunkies.net

Follow Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LNJunkies

Follow Chaz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thechaz

Andreas M. Antonopoulos talking Lightning - LNJ026 Apr 22, 2020

Show notes

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/
Sign up for Fold using this link and we will both get 20k sats: https://use.foldapp.com/r/zbqRZDKZ

Sponsor the podcast with Bitcoin on-chain or over the Lightning Network: http://crowdfund.lightningjunkies.net

Tip me on Strike.me: https://strike.me/chaz
Pay for the episode on LNCast: LNCast.com

Follow my Lightning Network blog: https://blog.sicksubroutine.com/
Follow Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LNJunkies
Follow Chaz Cryptoson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thechaz

Tim K talks Paywalls - LNJ027 Apr 22, 2020

Show notes

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/

Sign up for Fold using this link and we will both get 20k sats: https://use.foldapp.com/r/zbqRZDKZ

Sponsor the podcast with Bitcoin on-chain or over the Lightning Network: http://crowdfund.lightningjunkies.net

Tip me on Strike.me: https://strike.me/chaz

Pay for the episode on LNCast: LNCast.com

Follow my Lightning Network blog: https://blog.sicksubroutine.com/
Follow Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LNJunkies
Follow Chaz Cryptoson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thechaz

Chris Stewart talks about Suredbits and Lightning Infrastructure for Enterprise - LNJ025 Mar 10, 2020

Show notes

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/

If you want to stack 100k sats, sign up for Sparkswap! Sign up for Sparkswap, buy at least $15 worth of Bitcoin, and then click this link: https://tinyurl.com/LNJspark

Sign up for Fold using this link and we will both get 20k sats: https://use.foldapp.com/r/zbqRZDKZ

Sponsor the podcast with Bitcoin on-chain or over the Lightning Network: http://crowdfund.lightningjunkies.net

Tip me on Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@LNJunkies Pay for the episode on LNCast: LNCast.com

Follow my Lightning Network blog: https://blog.sicksubroutine.com/
Follow Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LNJunkies
Follow Chaz Cryptoson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thechaz

Christian Moss Pwning n00bz with Lightning Gaming - LNJ024 Feb 24, 2020

Show notes

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/
If you want to stack 100k sats, sign up for Sparkswap! Sign up for Sparkswap, buy at least $15 worth of Bitcoin, and then click this link: https://tinyurl.com/LNJspark
Sign up for Fold using this link and we will both get 20k sats: https://use.foldapp.com/r/zbqRZDKZ
Sponsor the podcast with Bitcoin on-chain or over the Lightning Network: http://crowdfund.lightningjunkies.net
Tip me on Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@LNJunkies
Pay for the episode on LNCast: LNCast.com
Follow my Lightning Network blog: https://blog.sicksubroutine.com/
Follow Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LNJunkies
Follow Chaz Cryptoson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thechaz

Hungry for more Lighting Gaming? check out our other LN Gaming episodes!

sicksub.network/LNJ022
sicksub.network/LNJ032

Rockstardev talking Strike and Entropy - LNJ023 Feb 11, 2020

Show notes

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
If you want to stack 100k sats, sign up for Sparkswap! Sign up for Sparkswap, buy at least $15 worth of Bitcoin, and then click this link: https://tinyurl.com/LNJspark
Sign up for Fold using this link and we will both get 20k sats: https://use.foldapp.com/r/zbqRZDKZ
Sponsor the podcast with Bitcoin on-chain or over the Lightning Network: http://crowdfund.lightningjunkies.net
Tip me on Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@LNJunkies
Pay for the episode on LNCast: LNCast.com
Follow my Lightning Network blog: https://blog.sicksubroutine.com/
Follow Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LNJunkies
Follow Chaz Cryptoson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thechaz

Lightning Koala talking about Lightning Gaming - Episode LNJ022 Feb 03, 2020

Show notes

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
If you want to stack 100k sats, sign up for Sparkswap! Sign up for Sparkswap, buy at least $15 worth of Bitcoin, and then click this link: https://tinyurl.com/LNJspark
Sign up for Fold using this link and we will both get 20k sats: https://use.foldapp.com/r/zbqRZDKZ
Sponsor the podcast with Bitcoin on-chain or over the Lightning Network: http://crowdfund.lightningjunkies.net
Tip me on Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@LNJunkies
Pay for the episode on LNCast: LNCast.com
Follow my Lightning Network blog: https://blog.sicksubroutine.com/
Follow Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LNJunkies
Follow Chaz Cryptoson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thechaz

Hungry for more Lighting Gaming? check out our other LN Gaming episodes!

sicksub.network/LNJ024
sicksub.network/LNJ032

21isEnough Talking About the Things You Own Ending Up Owning You - LNJ021 Jan 27, 2020

Show notes

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
If you want to stack 100k sats, sign up for Sparkswap! Sign up for Sparkswap, buy at least $15 worth of Bitcoin, and then click this link: https://tinyurl.com/LNJspark
Sign up for Fold using this link and we will both get 20k sats: https://use.foldapp.com/r/zbqRZDKZ
Sponsor the podcast with Bitcoin on-chain or over the Lightning Network: http://crowdfund.lightningjunkies.net
Tip me on Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@LNJunkies
Pay for the episode on LNCast: LNCast.com
Follow my Lightning Network blog: https://blog.sicksubroutine.com/
Follow Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LNJunkies
Follow Chaz Cryptoson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thechaz

Matt Odell talks about Securing Your Own Mask First - LNJ020 Jan 20, 2020

Show notes

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/
If you want to stack 100k sats, sign up for Sparkswap! Sign up for Sparkswap, buy at least $15 worth of Bitcoin, and then click this link: https://tinyurl.com/LNJspark
Sign up for Fold using this link and we will both get 20k sats: https://use.foldapp.com/r/zbqRZDKZ
Sponsor the podcast with Bitcoin on-chain or over the Lightning Network: http://crowdfund.lightningjunkies.net
Tip me on Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@LNJunkies
Pay for the episode on LNCast: LNCast.com
Follow my Lightning Network blog: https://blog.sicksubroutine.com/
Follow Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LNJunkies
Follow Chaz Cryptoson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thechaz

Related Podcasts