The Kevin Rooke Show

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TLS35: Lisa Neigut on Blockstream's Core Lightning, The Differences Between LN Implementations, and Base58 Apr 08, 2022

Show notes

Lisa Neigut is a member of Blockstream’s Lightning team, and the co-founder of Base58, branded as the world’s best Bitcoin education company.

Lisa and I discussed her work at Blockstream, the differences between Lightning implementations, as well as centralization risks and educating Bitcoin developers at Base58.

→ Core Lightning: https://blockstream.com/lightning/

→ Base58: https://www.base58.info/

The Lightning Round is sponsored by Voltage, the industry standard in Lightning Network infrastructure.

→ Voltage: https://voltage.cloud?utm_source=kevinrooke&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=1mo

→ Use code KEVINROOKE to get 50% off your first month's Lightning node

The Lightning Round is the show segment where I answer any questions listeners send in over the Lightning Network.

To ask a question, send a message, or to support the show, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ Listen to More Episodes: https://play.fountain.fm/show/P6XXuSPg6f2rj4ECB0fT

→ Follow Kevin Rooke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:09 - Lisa Neigut Intro

10:43 - Lisa’s Work on the Lightning Team at Blockstream

14:58 - What Differentiates Various Lightning Implementations?

24:24 - Do Lightning Implementations Have Strong Network Effects?

29:38 - Corporate Incentives for Lightning Implementations

39:57 - Centralization Risks on the Lightning Network

43:43 - The Importance of Distributed LN Nodes & Personal Servers

1:03:24 - Lisa’s Vision for Base58 & Bitcoin Education

1:19:06 - The Lightning Round

TLS34: Cory Klippsten on Building Swan Bitcoin, Angel Investing, and the Lightning Network Apr 06, 2022

Show notes

Cory Klippsten is the co-founder of Swan Bitcoin, as well as a Bitcoin angel investor and educator.

Cory and I had a wide-ranging conversation, starting with Cory’s work at Swan, and then getting into the Lightning work Cory is doing, startup investing, the macro-economic picture, educating Bitcoiners, and more.

→ Swan Bitcoin: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/

→ The Bitcoin Canon: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/canon/

The Lightning Round is sponsored by Voltage, the industry standard in Lightning Network infrastructure.

→ Voltage: https://voltage.cloud?utm_source=kevinrooke&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=1mo

→ Use code KEVINROOKE to get 50% off your first month's Lightning node

The Lightning Round is the show segment where I answer any questions listeners send in over the Lightning Network.

To ask a question, send a message, or to support the show, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ Listen to More Episodes: https://play.fountain.fm/show/P6XXuSPg6f2rj4ECB0fT

→ Follow Kevin Rooke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kr@getalby.com

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:52 - Cory Klippsten Intro

07:43 - Swan’s Ambition to Help Bitcoin Savers, Earners, and Spenders

15:03 - Constraints Limiting Bitcoin Adoption Today

17:49 - Earning Bitcoin on Lightning

25:52 - The Hardest Part of Educating People on Bitcoin

27:55 - Are Enough People Aware of Inflation?

37:31 - Governments Using Bitcoin as a Tool to Improve Their Country

45:20 - Cory’s Bitcoin Startup Investing & El Zonte Capital

50:30 - Bitcoin & Lightning Predictions

54:34 - The Lightning Round

TLS33: Pierre Rochard on Kraken's Lightning Integration, Other Exchanges Supporting Lightning, and Lightning Predictions Apr 02, 2022

Show notes

Pierre Rochard is a Bitcoin advocate, entrepreneur, and a Product Manager at Kraken, where he played a key role in launching Kraken’s Lightning Network integration.

Pierre and I discussed exactly how Kraken’s Lightning integration was launched, the trade-offs that exchanges face when considering integrating with the Lightning Network, and a wide array of Lightning Network predictions.

→ Kraken: https://www.kraken.com/

→ Kraken’s Lightning Node: https://amboss.space/node/02f1a8c87607f415c8f22c00593002775941dea48869ce23096af27b0cfdcc0b69

The Lightning Round is sponsored by Voltage, the industry standard in Lightning Network infrastructure.

→ Voltage: https://voltage.cloud?utm_source=kevinrooke&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=1mo

→ Use code KEVINROOKE to get 50% off your first month's Lightning node

The Lightning Round is the show segment where I answer any questions listeners send in over the Lightning Network.

To ask a question, send a message, or to support the show, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ Listen to More Episodes: https://play.fountain.fm/show/P6XXuSPg6f2rj4ECB0fT

→ Follow Kevin Rooke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:04 - Pierre Rochard Intro

13:52 - Kraken’s Lightning Network Integration

17:34 - Will Kraken Be a Catalyst for Other Exchanges to Adopt Lightning?

27:06 - Using Lightning for Exchange Operations vs. Routing Revenue

36:11 - Why Kraken Chose to Build on LND

46:10 - Exchanges Choosing To Integrate Lightning

54:07 - Lightning Network Predictions

1:17:56 - The Lightning Round

TLS32: Anders Helseth on the State of the Lightning Network Mar 25, 2022

Show notes

Anders Helseth is a senior analyst at Arcane Research, and helped create their State of The Lightning Network report.

Anders and I discussed the Lightning Network metrics covered in his report, the pace of innovation in Lightning since the report was published, and potential catalysts that could spur on further Lightning adoption.

→ Arcane Research: https://www.research.arcane.no/

→ The State of Lightning Report: https://www.research.arcane.no/the-state-of-lightning

The Lightning Round is sponsored by Voltage, where you can ask me questions over the Lightning Network.

→ Voltage: https://voltage.cloud?utm_source=kevinrooke&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=1mo

→ Use code KEVINROOKE to get 50% off your first month's Lightning node

At the end of every show I answer any questions listeners send in over the Lightning Network.

To ask a question, send a message, or to support the show, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ Listen to More Episodes: https://play.fountain.fm/show/P6XXuSPg6f2rj4ECB0fT

→ Follow Kevin Rooke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:57 - Anders Helseth Intro

07:27 - State of Lightning Report Findings

15:02 - Almost 100 Million People Have Access to the Lightning Network

17:18 - What Will Be The First Mainstream Lightning Application?

24:35 - Adoption of Remittances on the Lightning Network

34:08 - Sending vs. Earning Bitcoin on Lightning

38:24 - Lightning Network Misconceptions

56:47 - Lightning Network Predictions

1:07:22 - The Next Lightning Network Growth Catalyst

1:15:09 - The Lightning Round

TLS31: Abubakar Nur Khalil on the ₿ Trust and Lightning Innovation in Africa Mar 20, 2022

Show notes

Abubakar Nur Khalil is the CEO at Recursive Capital, a ₿ Trust board member, and a co-founder at Qala.

Abubakar and I discussed his role in overseeing Jack Dorsey and Jay Z’s ₿ Trust, Bitcoin and Lightning adoption in Nigeria and Africa more broadly, investing in African Lightning startups through his work at Recursive, and educating the next generation of Bitcoin developers.

→ Recursive Capital: https://rcrsv.xyz

The Lightning Round is sponsored by Voltage, where you can ask me questions over the Lightning Network.

→ Voltage: https://voltage.cloud?utm_source=kevinrooke&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=1mo

→ Use code KEVINROOKE to get 50% off your first month's Lightning node

At the end of every show I answer any questions listeners send in over the Lightning Network.

To ask a question, send a message, or to support the show, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ Listen to More Episodes: https://play.fountain.fm/show/P6XXuSPg6f2rj4ECB0fT

→ Follow Kevin Rooke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:59 - Abubakar Nur Khalil Intro

12:00 - What Motivates Abubakar To Build on Bitcoin?

17:56 - The Evolution of Payments & Banks in Nigeria

26:46 - Bitcoin’s Role in Helping the Banked & Unbanked

34:09 - Is Bitcoin A Hedge Against Inflation in Nigeria?

38:40 - Abubakar’s Role in Jack Dorsey & Jay Z’s B Trust

57:55 - Factors Limiting Lightning Adoption

1:02:45 - What Applications Will Accelerate Lightning Adoption?

1:18:33 - The Lightning Round

TLS30: Bryan Solstin on Making Bitcoin Legal Tender In America Mar 19, 2022

Show notes

Bryan Solstin is a US Senate Candidate with a campaign focused on making Bitcoin legal tender in America.

Bryan and I discussed the steps required to make Bitcoin legal tender, Bitcoin’s effect on the US political landscape today, how the Lightning Network will fulfill Bitcoin’s ability to be a medium of exchange, and the second-order effects of America on a fiat vs. Bitcoin standard.

→ Bryan Solstin: https://solstin.org/

→ Bryan’s 22 Bitcoin Use Cases: https://zenimal.xyz/use-cases

The Lightning Round is sponsored by Voltage, where you can ask me questions over the Lightning Network.

→ Voltage: https://voltage.cloud?utm_source=kevinrooke&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=1mo

→ Use code KEVINROOKE to get 50% off your first month's Lightning node

At the end of every show I answer any questions listeners send in over the Lightning Network.

To ask a question, send a message, or to support the show, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ Listen to More Episodes: https://play.fountain.fm/show/P6XXuSPg6f2rj4ECB0fT

→ Follow Kevin Rooke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:47 - Bryan Solstin Intro

04:31 - Bryan’s Introduction to Bitcoin

09:44 - The Impact of a Broken Fiat Financial System

14:29 - Transitioning From a Fiat Standard to a Bitcoin Standard

21:25 - The Steps to Making Bitcoin Legal Tender in the US

30:39 - What Will The Future Role of the US Dollar Be?

34:56 - Bitcoin as a Medium of Exchange

42:46 - Bitcoin’s Impact as a Payments Platform

49:45 - Bitcoin’s Energy Usage

56:49 - Why America Should Be First to Adopt Bitcoin

1:01:05 - How Long Will It Take to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender?

1:04:29 - How Bitcoin Demonetizes Real Estate

1:12:48 - The Lightning Round

TLS29: Brian Murray on Craft Ventures, Investing in Bitcoin Companies, and the Impact of the Lightning Network Mar 17, 2022

Show notes

Brian Murray is a partner and the COO at Craft Ventures, a VC firm dedicated to finding the next generation of world-changing companies.

Brian shared a fascinating perspective on Bitcoin, Lightning, startup investing, and the ways in which the Lightning Network will be impactful to different sets of people all over the world. I learned a ton from this conversation, and I know you will too.

→ Craft Ventures: https://www.craftventures.com/

The Lightning Round is sponsored by Voltage, where you can ask me questions over the Lightning Network.

→ Voltage: https://voltage.cloud?utm_source=kevinrooke&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=1mo

→ Use code KEVINROOKE to get 50% off your first month's Lightning node

At the end of every show I answer any questions listeners send in over the Lightning Network.

To ask a question, send a message, or to support the show, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ Listen to More Episodes: https://play.fountain.fm/show/P6XXuSPg6f2rj4ECB0fT

→ Follow Kevin Rooke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01: 38 - Brian Murray Intro

07:18 - The Lightning Network’s Impact on Society

12:05 - Will Lightning Change The Way People Earn?

19:22 - How To Get More People Building on Bitcoin

21:22 - How Craft Ventures Partners Think About Bitcoin

23:36 - Craft Ventures’ Investing Process

28:28 - SaaS and Bitcoin Business Models

37:22 - Bootstrapping a Bitcoin Business

39:39 - The Lightning Network’s TAM

45:05 - Hedging Uncertainty with Bitcoin

48:00 - Measuring Bitcoin Adoption

55:19 - Lightning’s Impact in the Developing vs. Developed World

59:25 - Creating & Capturing Value on Lightning

1:12:30 - The Lightning Round

TLS28: Michael Bumann & Moritz Kaminski on Building Alby, Improving Lightning Payments, and Value 4 Value Mar 15, 2022

Show notes

Michael Bumann and Moritz Kaminski are the co-founders of Alby, a Chrome extension that enables anyone to send Bitcoin over the Lightning Network directly from their browser.

Michael, Moritz, and I spoke about exactly how Alby works, the similarities and differences between Alby and Metamask, why Alby chose to build on WebLN and LNURL, as well as a wide-ranging discussion covering identity, value for value, and interesting new Lightning applications.

→ Alby: https://getalby.com/

The Lightning Round is sponsored by Voltage, where you can ask me questions over the Lightning Network.

→ Voltage: https://voltage.cloud?utm_source=kevinrooke&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=1mo

→ Use code KEVINROOKE to get 50% off your first month's Lightning node

At the end of every show I answer any questions listeners send in over the Lightning Network.

To ask a question, send a message, or to support the show, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ Listen to More Episodes: https://play.fountain.fm/show/P6XXuSPg6f2rj4ECB0fT

→ Follow Kevin Rooke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kr@getalby.com

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:35 - Alby Intro

05:21 - Connecting the Lightning Network to the Web

09:09 - Building a Browser Extension vs. Browser vs. Mobile App

13:08 - Disrupting Existing Business Models vs. Creating New Markets

16:40 - Similarities & Differences Between Alby and MetaMask

18:56 - Why Should People Use Alby?

26:50 - Are Lightning App Developers Using WebLN & LNURL?

30:48 - Value 4 Value

53:52 - Will Lightning Be More Impactful for Digital or Physical Goods?

56:30 - Alby's Business Model

59:56 - Will Alby Solve Identity on the Lightning Network?

1:07:00 - Interesting Lightning Applications

1:11:50 - The Lightning Round

TLS27: Ken Kruger on Building Moon & Enabling Anyone To Spend Bitcoin Anywhere Mar 11, 2022

Show notes

Ken Kruger is the CEO and Founder of Moon, a company making it easy for anyone to spend their Bitcoin anywhere online.

Ken and I spoke about exactly how Moon enables this functionality, Moon’s partnership with VISA, the challenge for traditional payment platforms to innovate on Lightning, as well as a wide-ranging discussion covering privacy, censorship, and emerging Lightning applications.

→ Moon: https://paywithmoon.com/

The Lightning Round is sponsored by Voltage, where you can ask me questions over the Lightning Network.

→ Voltage: https://voltage.cloud?utm_source=kevinrooke&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=1mo

→ Use code KEVINROOKE to get 50% off your first month's Lightning node

At the end of every show I answer any questions listeners send in over the Lightning Network.

To ask a question, send a message, or to support the show, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ Listen to More Episodes: https://play.fountain.fm/show/P6XXuSPg6f2rj4ECB0fT

→ Follow Kevin Rooke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kr@getalby.com

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:20 - Ken Kruger Intro

05:51 - How Does Moon Work?

09:00 - Visa’s Expansion Into Crypto Wallets

14:53 - The Impact of Low Transaction Fees oh Lightning

19:40 - Demand for Stablecoins

22:18 - Commerce Activity on Moon

26:52 - Making Private Payments on Moon

30:56 - Why Are People Concerned About Privacy and Censorship Now?

33:17 - Politics in Business

41:14 - Moon’s Product Roadmap

45:38 - Lightning Adoption on Moon

48:13 - Why Moon Users Are Choosing Lightning

57:40 - Will Lightning Payments Change Commerce Volume?

59:05 - Interesting Lightning Applications

01:12:21 - The Lightning Round

TLS26: Justin Rezvani on Building Zion, Social Media on Lightning, Value 4 Value, and Lightning Adoption Mar 08, 2022

Show notes

Justin Rezvani is the CEO of Zion, a Bitcoin company re-imagining social media on the Lightning Network.

Justin and I spoke about how Zion differs from traditional social media apps, the importance of peer-to-peer communication and value transfer, how Value 4 Value changes people’s behavior, and Zion’s business model and adoption metrics to date.

→ Zion: https://www.getzion.com/

The Lightning Round is sponsored by Voltage, where you can ask me questions over the Lightning Network.

→ Voltage: https://voltage.cloud?utm_source=kevinrooke&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=1mo

→ Use code KEVINROOKE to get 50% off your first month's Lightning node

At the end of every show I answer any questions listeners send in over the Lightning Network.

To ask a question, send a message, or to support the show, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats.

→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

→ Listen to More Episodes: https://play.fountain.fm/show/P6XXuSPg6f2rj4ECB0fT

→ Follow Kevin Rooke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Lightning Address: ⚡kr@getalby.com

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:29 - Justin Rezvani Intro

07:07 - Zion’s Social Media Vision

15:54 - Transitioning Users From Web 2 to Zion

19:04 - Zion’s Social Media Focus

24:41 - Supporting Creators With Sats

33:13 - Paid vs. Free Social Media