Pierre Rochard and Brady get into the history of the Bitcoin Lightning Network, the basics of how it works, onboarding new users to Lightning and how BIP 157 can help, the problem of inbound capacity and how Lightning Loop can help, Lightning Power Users and the Node Launcher and what our Bitcoin future will look like - spoiler - "Renaissance" was mentioned again.
Citizen Bitcoin Lightning Shop
Music: Moon in the Sky by Hobotek
Links from this episode:
Pierre Rochard and Gavin Andresen Discuss the Block Size Limit
Bitcoin Lightning Network White Paper
The Lightning Network - Coinbase Tech Talk - January 29, 2016
Christian Decker’s tweet about LN channel opens per block
Understanding the Lightning Network, Part 1: Building a Bidirectional Bitcoin Payment Channel
Announcing Lightning Loop Alpha: An Easier Way to Receive on Lightning
Exploring Lightning Network Routing
Understanding the technical side of bitcoin
Easiest bitcoin lightning guide
