The Kevin Rooke Show

Graham Krizek is the founder and CEO of Voltage, a full service Lightning infrastructure provider. In our conversation, we discussed Voltage’s latest product Surge, why Graham believes every company will be a Lightning company, and we reviewed the progress that the Lightning ecosystem has made in the last couple of years. → Voltage Surge: https://voltage.cloud/surge/ → Every Company Will Be a Lightning Company: https://voltage.cloud/every-company-will-be-a-lightning-company Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm → Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:09 - Graham Krizek Intro 04:44 - Full Infrastructure Providers vs. LSPs 10:25 - What Is Voltage Surge? 16:37 - Why Surge Is Read-Only 23:56 - What Impact Will Real-Time Data Have on the Lightning Network? 28:58 - Why Every Company Will Be a Lightning Company 45:15 - Which Companies Will Be First Movers To Join the Lightning Network? 54:05 - Regulations and the Lightning Network 1:02:50 - Lightning Network Ecosystem Review 1:19:20 - The Lightning Round

Paul West is the founder of Fumb Games, a mobile gaming studio that has earned over 10,000,000 downloads across all their games, including the 1 million downloads for their Lightning-enabled game Bitcoin Miner. In our conversation we spoke about the ways in which Paul’s team designs games, why games are the perfect venue for onboarding new Bitcoin users, and the dramatic impact of adding Lightning payments to Bitcoin Miner. → Fumb Games: https://linktr.ee/fumbgames Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm → Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:34 - Paul West Intro 09:46 - Google and Facebook’s Evolving Views on Bitcoin 15:20 - How Paul’s Team Designs New Games 22:04 - When Should Bitcoin Payments Be Integrated in a Game? 27:31 - Why Fumb Games Chose Lightning Payments over Crypto Tokens 35:08 - Should Bitcoin Payments Be Inserted Into All Games? 41:01 - Is Gaming The Right Mechanism To Onboard New Bitcoiners? 53:25 - Challenges with Integrating Lightning Payments 57:57 - The Role of Identity in Preventing Spam and Bots 1:12:11 - The Lightning Round

The Bitcoin Hotel is a family-run hotel near Stuttgart, Germany. They not only accept bookings in Bitcoin, but they also host Bitcoin events, and offer Bitcoin experiences and services throughout their hotel.  In their first year of accepting Bitcoin, The Bitcoin Hotel stacked over 100,000,000 sats using OpenNode and LNBits. → The Bitcoin Hotel: https://hotel-princess.de/ → The Bitcoin Hotel Twitter: https://twitter.com/PrincessPlo Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Burak is the creator of Ark, a second-layer solution designed for scaling Bitcoin.  In ways it is inspired by elements of Bitcoin’s base blockchain, Lightning, e-cash, and coinjoins, and we got into all the details of how Ark will work during our conversation. → Ark: https://www.arkpill.me/ Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm → Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:13 - Burak Intro 12:36 - How Burak Changes His Mind 19:12 - First Comes Scalability, Then Comes Privacy 22:00 - What Is Ark? 37:59 - Why Users May Want To Become Ark Service Providers 43:27 - Ark Service Providers vs. Lightning Service Providers 51:30 - The Scalability of Ark 59:59 - How Will Ark Gain User Adoption? 1:06:33 - Monetizing Ark 1:09:47 - Ark Feedback From The Bitcoin Community 1:18:01 - The Lightning Round

Maxim Orlovsky is the founder of the LNP/BP Standards Association and the creator of the RGB smart contracts protocol. In our conversation, we explored the importance of standards for Bitcoin and Lightning, the details of how RGB works and why it’s important, and Maxim’s work on LNP Node and reNostr. → RGB Protocol: https://rgb.tech/ Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm → Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:42 - Maxim Orlovsky Intro 12:40 - Why Are Standards Important? 17:20 - What Are The Disadvantages of Internet Standards? 19:32 - Standards on Bitcoin & Lightning 27:29 - How LNP Node Works 30:40 - What is RGB? 33:33 - Why Build Smart Contracts on Bitcoin? 50:04 - What Will People Use RGB For? 55:37 - RGB Development & Timeline 1:07:00 - Maxim’s Views on Nostr 1:14:33 - What is ReNostr? 1:20:57 - The Pieces of the Self-Sovereign Tech Stack

Shehzan Maredia is the co-founder of Lava, a Bitcoin project that aims to make sovereign finance simple. In our discussion we explored the full scope of Lava’s vision, we talked about how Lava’s native Bitcoin borrowing protocol works, and we also discussed Lava’s decision to prioritize building on Bitcoin’s base blockchain over the Lightning Network today. → Lava: https://www.lava.xyz/ Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm → Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:24 - Shehzan Maredia Intro 05:00 - How Lava’s Bitcoin Borrowing Protocol Works 22:24 - Why Do People Use Borrowing Protocols? 29:27 - Will Lava Integrate Bitcoin-Native Stablecoins? 32:06 - Why Lava Is Not Prioritizing the Lightning Network 42:52 - Lava’s Self-Custodial Wallet 50:21 - The Constraints to Self-Custody Today 55:44 - Building a Full Financial Sovereignty Stack 1:00:48 - The Lightning Round

Jesse Berger is the author of Magic Internet Money, a book that takes readers on a journey about the fundamental principles of money and Bitcoin.  In addition to selling his book on Amazon, Jesse has stacked over 100,000 sats on pay-per-page and value-4-value based Lightning payments using Mash. → Magic Internet Money: https://magicbitcoinbook.com/ Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Konstantin is the co-founder of Kollider, a Lightning-powered Bitcoin derivatives platform that also offers a browser extension wallet, synthetic fiat stablecoins, and a paid Nostr relay. In our conversation, we explored the value of instant settlement on Bitcoin exchanges, how Kollider’s wallet and subscription-based Nostr relay works, and how all the different pieces of Kollider’s business fit together. → Kollider: https://kollider.xyz/ Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm → Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:14 - Konstantin Intro 08:00 - Why Do Bitcoin Exchanges Hold Customer Funds? 14:32 - Has Kollider’s Business Been Affected By High Bitcoin Fees? 18:37 - How Kollider’s Products Fit Together 26:11 - Patterns in Kollider’s Exchange Volume 31:09 - What Will People Use Kollider’s Wallet For? 35:43 - Lightning Web Wallet Comparisons 44:07 - Synthetic Fiat Stablecoins on Kollider 1:05:40 - Kollider’s Paid Subscription Nostr Relay 1:14:35 - Contributors to Rising and Falling Nostr Activity 1:18:18 - The Lightning Round

Scott and Mallory are a California couple building a Bitcoin education company called SHAmory, where they’ve stacked over 10,000,000 sats for selling games, books, and toys that help people learn about Bitcoin. → SHAmory: https://shamory.com/ Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Lisa Neigut is the founder of Base58, a Bitcoin protocol academy that helps teach developers the fundamentals of Bitcoin. In our conversation, we did a deep-dive on Bitcoin’s layer two ecosystem, we explored the goals, trade-offs, and potential of different solutions, as well as a discussion about layer two interoperability, and what (if anything) lies beyond layer two. → BTC++ Layer Two Event: https://btcplusplus.dev/ Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm → Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:00 - Lisa Neigut Intro 08:25 - Why Are There So Many Layer Two Solutions? 16:04 - Layer Two Scaling vs. Layer Two New Features 29:30 - Will Layer Two Solutions Be Interoperable? 35:15 - What Is Missing From Bitcoin’s Layer Two Ecosystem? 39:56 - Layer Two Incentives 47:05 - What Lies Beyond Layer Two? 51:52 - Frameworks for Understanding Bitcoin Layers 59:02 - Comparing Various Layer Two Solutions 1:11:33 - Final Thoughts for Layer Two Builders