On this episode of Swan Signal, Sam welcomed to the show CEO of Blockstream Dr. Adam Back to discuss why he's bullish on Bitcoin before the halving, Blockstream and Swan's custody partnership, the launch of Blockstream's BASIC Note, and Blockstream's Greenlight Lightning solution.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 “Swan Signal” Intro
00:01:30 Introducing Adam Back
00:01:46 Reflecting on the “Bitcoin Whitepaper” Turning 15 Years Old
00:03:27 Institutional Adoption
00:05:27 Why is Self-Custody Important?
00:08:20 “Ossification of the Base Layer”
00:10:14 “BitVM”
00:15:02 “Express Turn and Complete Bitcoin Contracts”
00:16:38 Differences Between “Drive-chains” and “Side-chains”
00:19:11 What is the “Liquid” Side-chain?
00:23:55 Blockstream’s New “BASIC Note”
00:31:39 Blockstream Producing their own Asic Machines
00:36:20 “Greenlight”
00:41:04 “Lightning Network is the Connective Tissue of Layer 2 Solutions”
00:43:43 “Swan Vault” and “Blockstream Jade” Collaborative Custody
00:46:05 Upcoming “Bitcoin Halving”
00:48:58 Start of the Bitcoin Bull-Market?
00:52:32 Will Large Institutions Get Into the Mining Business?
00:57:07 What has Bitcoin Provided You?
00:58:57 How to Connect with Adam Back
00:59:57 “Swan Signal” Outro
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