Christian Decker

Christian Decker (Blockstream) and Roy Sheinfeld (Breez) rejoin me on the show to talk about:  What has improved about Lightning over time Lightning in a high fee environment What Greenlight is  What Breez SDK is Is anything changing on the existing Breez app? Core-lightning contrasted with other implementations Lightning protocol improvements Links: Twitter: @Snyke Twitter: @therealkingonly Site: Your personal Core Lightning node, without the technical fuss. Site: Breez SDK Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Lugano PlanB Forum Mempool.space Stephan Livera links: Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Christian Decker, Blockstream's representative for Greenlight and expert in Bitcoin's Lightning Network, discusses the improvements in lightning experience, Greenlight experiences, mobile nodes, comparison with other providers, shared infrastructure, and core Lightning features. They also explore the potential of lightning as a force multiplier for the Bitcoin ecosystem and discuss the features of Greenlight, including bolt wealth, splicing, liquidity ads, and PSWOP. The goal is to make Greenlight on par with core lightning, opening up various use cases and enhancing the user experience.

Dive into Lightning Service Providers, Future of Lightning, Covenants, & Preventing Attacks on Bitcoin. Explore Signatures, Taproot & Multisig standards, and Bitcoin security. Learn about Bitcoin covenants, guitar analogy, and WASM for Lightning security. Discuss communication protocols, multi-sig challenges post Taproot, and Bitcoin as a financial asset. Delve into regulatory hurdles in mining, Taro Protocol features, Merkle Trees, and asset creation in blockchain systems.