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#446: The State of the Lightning Network with Matt Corallo

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

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The Future of Bitcoin and Competition in the Marketplace

In this chapter, the hosts discuss the future of Bitcoin and its competition in the marketplace. They emphasize Bitcoin's trustless goal, focus on payments and money, address the problem of fees, and express optimism about its future.

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Marty sits down with Matt Corallo to discuss the state of the Lightning Network.

Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt

6:38 - Hot mics, soft forks
13:34 - Should we focus on what we have?
18:27 - Core dev burnout
24:58 - State of Bitcoin adoption
35:23 - The year of LDK
40:46 - Stablecoins and AI
46:44 - Where should the focus be?
52:42 - LSPs and improving LN UX
59:21 - Crypto impatience
1:05:26 - Using lightning every day
1:07:02 - Regulations
1:21:01 - Bitcoin and Crypto have different regulatory concerns
1:23:34 - AI and energy
1:27:31 - Is LN a panacea?
1:35:54 - How is LN success defined?
1:38:35 - PTLCs
1:43:46 - Bitcoin’s success probability