BTC113: Bitcoin Lightning Tackling Spam w/ Vida Founder Lyle Pratt (Bitcoin Podcast)

Preston Pysh interviews Lyle Pratt, an entrepreneur of multiple successful businesses, and a telecommunications and spam expert. They talk about the intersection of the Bitcoin Lightning Network and how it offers a solution to the worsening spam and bots that litter our social media and phone calls.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:18 - Lyle's background as an entrepreneur founding Better Voice.

06:22 - The history of VOIP and how it relates to Bitcoin today.

06:22 - The 402 payment required in the SIP protocol.

10:24 - Lyle's story about finding Bitcoin at the intersection of telecommunications.

12:09 - What was the top thing he took away from successfully building and selling his first company?

14:15 - Lyle's newest company, Vida.

14:22 - Lyle discusses the basics of spam and why it's so prevalent.

24:53 - Spam can become worse with more decentralization.

35:42 - What does the Lightning Network bring to this problem?

54:54 - What Jiu-Jitsu and Bitcoin have in common.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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• Lyle's Company, Vida.


• Related Episode: Listen to BTC111: Nostr - Decentralized Social Media & Bitcoin w/ William Casarin, or watch the video.

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