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EPISODE: 118
BLOCK: 833638
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TOPICS: lightning, running your own node, bitcoin business infrastructure, the future, ecash
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(00:00:00) The challenges of scaling Bitcoin
(00:00:24) The importance of the free market as a release valve for innovation
(00:01:37) The opportunities that arise from increased demand for Bitcoin
(00:33:53) The love/hate relationship with lightning
(00:34:10) Lightning is useful
(00:36:10) Lightning nodes
(01:04:20) The use of Phoenix in ACINQ development
(01:05:17) The excitement around the bitcoin halving
(01:11:11) The potential of earning bitcoin through various avenues
(01:31:51) Differences between bitcoin and ecash
(01:52:00) Importance of clear communication about bitcoin and ecash
(01:58:05) The excitement of building on bitcoin