The Biggest Pros and Cons of Being an Independent Researcher

Rene Pickhardt is an independent researcher working on improving payments on the Lightning Network.

In our talk, Rene explained his experience doing independent Bitcoin research, how multi-part payments and zero base fees can improve Lightning payments, and some of the limitations of the Lightning Network today.

→ Rene’s Website: https://ln.rene-pickhardt.de/

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Links

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→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Blog: https://www.kevinrooke.com/blog

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:21 - Rene Pickhardt Intro

10:40 - Rene’s Experience Writing Mastering The Lightning Network

15:41 - Rene’s Experience as an Independent Researcher

27:41 - Multi-Part Payments

47:51 - Reliability, Fees, and Latency on Lightning

54:15 - Zero Base Fees

1:09:57 - Real-World Parallels for Lightning Network Architecture

1:16:41 - Limitations of the Lightning Network

1:21:01 - The Lightning Round