Politics and the Availability of Cheap Energy | 3min snip from TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

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

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Politics and the Availability of Cheap Energy

The chapter explores the impact of politics on the availability of cheap and clean energy, criticizing the lack of understanding and wasted debates. It emphasizes the importance of protecting Bitcoin-related activities from unnecessary regulations.

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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