TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

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

Sep 14, 2023

Expert in the state of the Lightning Network, Matt Corallo, joins the host to discuss various interesting topics. They cover hot mics and soft forks, the state of Bitcoin adoption, stablecoins and AI, crypto impatience, regulations, bitcoin and crypto having different regulatory concerns, LN as a panacea, LN success defined, PTLCs, and Bitcoin's success probability.

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Bitcoin as a Safe Haven in the Current Financial Climate

05:58 • 29min

State of LDK and Ongoing Projects

35:24 • 21min

State of the Lightning Network and Impatience Towards Bitcoin

56:44 • 13min

Privacy and Chain Analysis Heuristics in Criminal Cases

01:09:42 • 8min

Politics and the Availability of Cheap Energy

01:17:51 • 3min

The Emergence of the Bitcoin Lobby and the Need for Separate Advocacy

01:21:00 • 2min

Energy and Bitcoin: An Alliance?

01:23:07 • 4min

Lightning as a Scaling Solution

01:27:21 • 16min

The Future of Bitcoin and Competition in the Marketplace

01:43:35 • 5min