The Kevin Rooke Show

Danny Scott is the CEO of CoinCorner, and Zakk is their Technical Lead working on Lightning.   Danny, Zakk, and I spoke about how CoinCorner merchants are using Lightning today, CoinCorner's new Lightning card, as well as the various Lightning payment standards and UX challenges that still need to be solved.   → CoinCorner: https://www.coincorner.com/  The Lightning Round is sponsored by Voltage, where you can ask me or my future guests questions over the Lightning Network.   → Voltage: https://voltage.cloud?utm_source=kevinrooke&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=1mo → Use code KEVINROOKE to get 50% off your first month's Lightning node   At the end of every show I answer any questions and comments that listeners send in.  To send a direct message or to support the show, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats.   → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → Listen to More Episodes: https://play.fountain.fm/show/P6XXuSPg6f2rj4ECB0fT → Follow Kevin Rooke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke  Timestamps   00:00 - Intro  02:02 - Danny and Zakk Intro  04:53 - Supporting Bitcoin over Altcoins  10:20 - Why CoinCorner Integrated The Lightning Network  13:54 - Merchants on the Lightning Network   16:49 - Pitching Lightning to New Merchants   23:41 - Are Merchants or Customers More Excited About Lightning?  28:46 - How Large is the Lightning Network?   31:46 - How CoinCorner Can Improve Their Lightning Integrations  38:48 - CoinCorner’s Lightning Card  44:24 - LNURL, BOLT 12, and the Future of Lightning Payments  53:57 - Automatic Swaps Between Lightning and Bitcoin  59:38 - Stablecoins on Lightning  01:03:39 - Why Should Businesses Adopt Lightning?   01:10:30 - What Danny and Zakk are Most Excited About on the Lightning Network  01:17:25 - The Lightning Round

Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer of the Human Rights Foundation, where he has worked since 2007. Alex and I spoke about how Bitcoin improves financial freedom, how Lightning extends Bitcoin’s functionality, and the ways in which Lightning still needs to improve for journalists, dissidents, and citizens under authoritarian rule. → The Human Rights Foundation: https://hrf.org The Lightning Round is sponsored by Voltage, where you can ask me or my future guests questions over the Lightning Network. → Voltage: https://voltage.cloud?utm_source=kevinrooke&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=1mo → Use code KEVINROOKE to get 50% off your first month's Lightning node At the end of every show I answer any questions listeners send in, and announce my next guest for anyone who wants to ask my next guest a question. To send a direct message or to support the show, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → Listen to More Episodes: https://play.fountain.fm/show/P6XXuSPg6f2rj4ECB0fT → Follow Kevin Rooke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - Alex Gladstein Intro 04:22 - Integrating Bitcoin at the Human Rights Foundation 06:42 - How Bitcoin Improves Freedom 10:00 - What Can & Can’t Bitcoin Fix? 16:39 - Lightning’s Advantage over On-Chain Bitcoin 21:07 - Stabilized Lightning 32:32 - Who Wants Crypto Dollars? 36:17 - The Impact of Stablecoins on the US Dollar 42:48 - Exciting Bitcoin/Lightning Developments 46:25 - The Lightning Round

Graham Krizek is the CEO and founder of Voltage, the premier provider of Bitcoin and Lightning node infrastructure. Graham and I spoke about how Voltage is improving Lightning node management, solving challenges for Lightning builders today, and the future of the Lightning Network. → Voltage: https://voltage.cloud?utm_source=kevinrooke&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=1mo This episode also features The Lightning Round sponsored by Voltage, where you can ask me or my future guests questions over the Lightning Network. → Voltage: https://voltage.cloud?utm_source=kevinrooke&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=1mo → Use code KEVINROOKE to get 50% off your first month's Lightning node At the end of every show I answer any questions you send in, and announce my next guest for anyone who wants to ask my next guest a question. To send a direct message or to support the show, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → Listen to More Episodes: https://play.fountain.fm/show/P6XXuSPg6f2rj4ECB0fT → Follow Kevin Rooke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke Timestamps 00:00 - Intro  00:59 - Graham Intro  07:08 - Automating Lightning Node Management  11:36 - How To Pitch The Lightning Network  19:32 - Voltage’s Customer Focus  27:36 - Payment Trends on Lightning  35:47 - Lightning Growth & Surprises  38:58 - What is Flow?  47:47 - Stablecoins and Price Volatility  53:26 - Graham’s Views on Web 3.0  01:01:07 - 2025 Lightning Node Predictions  01:05:00 - The Lightning Round

Chris Tramount is the CEO of Scarce City, a Bitcoin marketplace for buying digital and physical art and collectibles on the Lightning Network. Chris and I spoke about how Scarce City uses the Lightning Network for collateral payments, Bitcoin collectibles (called 'Rares') vs. NFTs on other chains, the history of Rare Pepes, and monetizing internet memes. This episode also features the Lightning Round, where you can ask me or my future guests questions over the Lightning Network. At the end of every show I answer any questions you send in, and announce my next guest for anyone who wants to ask my next guest a question. To send a direct message or to support the show, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats. Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ Episode Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:32 - What is Scarce City? 05:42 - How Scarce City uses the Lightning Network 22:32 - Bitcoin 'Rares' vs. Ethereum NFTs 30:58 - The History and Value of Rare Pepes 34:24 - Scarce City’s business model 43:13 - Trading vs. HODLing art on Scarce City 47:32 - What caused the Rare Pepe Resurgence? 55:10 - What's next for Scarce City? 1:04:01 - The Lightning Round

Daniel Berezovsky is the co-founder of sMiles, which is one of the easiest ways for anyone to earn Bitcoin on the Lightning Network. Daniel and I spoke about how Lightning will affect industries from gaming to healthcare to retail, the issues holding back Lightning adoption today, and the new features sMiles is building to make earning Bitcoin easier and more enjoyable. This episode also features the Lightning Round, where you can ask me any of your most pressing questions directly over the Lightning Network. At the end of every show I answer all the questions that listeners send over the Lightning Network. To send a direct message or to tip a few sats, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats. Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

Sergej Kotliar is the co-founder of Bitrefill, one of the most important Bitcoin and Lightning Network businesses in the world. Sergej and I spoke about how people are using Bitrefill today to live off their Bitcoin, how they manage their Lightning Network nodes, and the new features Bitrefill is building in El Salvador to kickstart a circular Bitcoin economy. This episode also features the Lightning Round, where you can ask me any of your most pressing questions directly over the Lightning Network. At the end of every show I answer all the questions that listeners send over the Lightning Network. To send a direct message or to tip a few sats, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats. Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

Michael is the pseudonymous co-founder of Boltz, a non-custodial Lightning exchange and Lightning service provider. Michael and I spoke about how he built Boltz, estimating Lightning Network activity and payment volumes, and the applications he is excited about in the Lightning ecosystem. This episode also features the Lightning Round, where you can support the show and ask me any questions directly over the Lightning Network. To send a direct message and/or tip, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats. Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

John Carvalho is the CEO of Synonym, a Bitcoin-only company that has been building in stealth mode for almost two years. John and I spoke about the projects Synonym is working on, enabling tokens on the Lightning Network, and how Web3 can be built without any blockchains or tokens at all. This episode also features the Lightning Round, where you can ask me your questions directly over the Lightning Network. To send a direct message and/or tip, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats. Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

Chris Hunter is the co-founder of Galoy, the company behind the Bitcoin Beach Wallet in El Salvador. Chris and I spoke about how the Bitcoin Beach project developed, the shifting sentiment around the Lightning Network in El Salvador over time, and how Galoy’s Banking-as-a-Service business model could help onboard different forms of communities, companies, and countries to Bitcoin. Got a question? You can ask any questions to me directly over the Lightning Network, and I'll answer them at the end of every show in the Lightning Round. To send a direct message and/or tip, download Fountain from the iOS or Google Play App Store and load your wallet with a few sats. Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/

In November, I wrote an article about why I think podcasting will be the next big use case for the Lightning Network, and this is the audio version for those who prefer listening to podcasts over reading long articles. In the time since I wrote the article, over 500 podcasters have enabled Lightning tips on their shows, bringing the total number of lightning podcasters to just under 3,400 today. Anecdotally, I can also say that there are a number of really cool developments in the Lightning podcasting space that will help grow the number of podcasters and listeners on Lightning, and I am just as optimistic about Lightning podcasting as I was when I originally wrote the article. For anyone who has just discovered Lightning podcasting and isn’t sure exactly why it’s important - give this episode a listen and as always I’ll be answering your questions in the Lightning Round at the end of the show. To ask a question, just download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with a few sats, and send a boost. Article on payment value vs. payment frequency: https://www.kevinrooke.blog/when-sending-money-is-instant-and-free/