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Preston Pysh talks to Bitcoin layer two Lightning expert Jesse Shrader on the show about all the fascinating stuff they have going on with their Amboss website. Amboss is a website that analyzes all the Bitcoin full nodes and immediately settling channels that are open between the nodes on the network.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
01:43 - How did Jesse get into Layer 2 Lightning Bitcoin?
03:07 - How Jesse's background in class action lawsuits against big banks impacted the way he views Bitcoin.
05:10 - How Jesse and his founder initially designed Amboss.
05:10 - What were they trying to optimize for when they built Amboss?
05:10 - What was Lightning like in the early days when opening channels?
11:59 - How has the business plan changed for Amboss?
14:43 - Is inbound liquidity an issue for Lighting adoption?
24:37 - Comparison between the legacy financial system and Lightning.
30:44 - What is Magma's liquidity market?
32:55 - How could Bitcoin even have a "risk free" rate?
34:19 - What is the LINER (Lightning Network Rate)?
34:19 - How could the LINER impact risk free rates?
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