008 THE FUTURE OF BITCOIN: Scaling, Privacy & eCash' with Alex B - All In Bitcoin With CK

THE FUTURE OF BITCOIN: SCALING & PRIVACY, LIGHTNING & eCASH w/ Alex B. |

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In this episode, CK sits down with Bitcoin OG Alex B for a deep, no-fluff conversation on where Bitcoin is headed. From lessons learned in the block-size war to emerging Bitcoin-native capital markets, we cover the evolution of Bitcoin’s scaling journey, Lightning, the trade-offs of privacy, and why eCash and ARK might shape the next decade of Bitcoin infrastructure. This episode is for builders, thinkers, and anyone serious about Bitcoin’s long game.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 – Disclaimer 0:19 – Trailer

1:33 – Meet Alex B

6:04 – Separating Personal Life from Bitcoin

7:03 – Surfing & Global Travel

9:02 – Politics, and Bitcoin

10:26 – Bitcoin Capital Markets & On-Chain Contracts

13:01 – Stable Channels

15:36 – Frustrations with Bitcoin Macro Debates

16:42 – Blocksize War: History and Involvement

25:05 – Open Source Development & Bitcoin Funding

27:33 – Scaling Bitcoin with ARK Protocol

33:59 – ARK vs Lightning: How it Works

42:30 – Layers Explained: Lightning & eCash

47:15 – Lightning’s Evolution, Strengths & Limitations

53:10 – Custodianship, Trade-offs & Centralization

59:39 – Lightning Service Providers

1:03:05 – Bitcoin Capital Markets

1:07:03 – Nostr & Economic Memory

1:08:05 – Consensus, Code, and Bitcoin Governance

1:12:13 – Privacy in Bitcoin: What's Possible

1:17:08 – eCash as a Scalable, Private Layer

1:22:10 – Hawala & Informal Finance

1:24:59 – eCash Trade-offs & Reputation

1:28:05 – Lessons from the Internet & Bitcoin’s Future

1:32:02 – Bitcoin's Biggest Risk

1:33:50 – Vision for Bitcoin 10 Years From Now

1:36:05 –Trust, Identity & Reputation

1:37:27 – Advice to Aspiring Bitcoin Developers

1:38:43 – Final Thoughts

1:43:31 – Wrap-Up & Where to Follow Alex

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