Matt Corallo, a leading Bitcoin developer at Spiral, dives into the myth versus reality of quantum computing's threat to Bitcoin. He reassures listeners about the current security of Bitcoin wallets and discusses the urgency for new solutions. The conversation also covers Bitcoin's growing role in geopolitics, with insights on nation-state adoption and institutional interest. Additionally, they explore Bitcoin's integration into financial products, implications for lending, and the community's distinctive incentives driving its ongoing development.

Join Cathie Wood, founder of ARK Invest, and Adam Back, a Bitcoin pioneer and CEO of Blockstream, along with Matt Corallo, a prominent Bitcoin developer, and Matt O'Dell, a Bitcoin advocate. They dive into the looming threat quantum computing poses to Bitcoin's security and discuss post-quantum cryptographic advancements. The conversation also touches on Bitcoin’s evolving role as a financial asset, user-friendly wallets, and growing institutional interest, providing insights into the future landscape of cryptocurrency.

Matt Corallo discusses the centralization issue in Bitcoin mining pools, exploring concerns around Antpool control. Topics include miner priorities, potential solutions, testing StratumV2, and the importance of decentralization. The podcast delves into the risks of centralization, the need for industry changes, and proactive engagement in new technologies for network improvement.

Steve Lee and Matt Corallo of Spiral discuss the Great Consensus Clean Up in Bitcoin, MEVil, implications for miner centralisation, and address Lightning Network rumors. They highlight the importance of bug fixing, MEV concerns, and the continued relevance of Lightning Network in the Bitcoin ecosystem.

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.