Connect The World

Connect The World EP013 | Madelyn Ash | Bitcoin Lightning Enthusiast | Alabama USA “Edward and Stef talk with Madelyn Ash about the role of Lightning communities such as Plebnet and Connect The World. They discuss increasing adoption by average users around the world! These social networks enable connecting some of the brightest minds to pass around ideas and develop new tools! Madelyn also elaborates on running your own Lightning Node. And she speaks about the magic to be your own bank and to have non-custodial access to your own sats. Listen to this episode if you are just as excited as Madelyn about supporting the Lightning Network, making your channels suitable for routing transactions and discovering everything there is to know about Lightning… " - Jonī Kyasshu 🌍 Connect The World An English podcast where we guide you in the magic world of the Bitcoin Lightning Network. 🤝 Join Connect The World • Telegram Connect The World: https://t.me/connect_the_world • Telegram Rings of Fire: https://t.me/SatoshiRadioROF • Twitter Jonī Kyasshu: https://twitter.com/Joni_Kyasshu • Rings of Fire website: https://satoshiradio.nl/ringoffire 🎤 Links to the guest • https://twitter.com/madelyn_ash • https://t.me/plebnet    ⚡️ Links to news • Bitbank: https://tech.bitbank.cc/nloop-announcement-en • Bitcoin in Ukraine: https://www.kyivpost.com/technology/parliament-passes-law-to-legalize-cryptocurrency-in-ukraine.html • President Biden: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/biden-order-on-crypto-oversight-expected-next-week-source-says-173452499.html • PoR Kraken: https://www.kraken.com/proof-of-reserves ⚡️ Links to updates • Blockhain.com: https://github.com/blockchain/My-Wallet-V3-Android/releases/tag/v202201.2.0(18481) • BitMEX: https://blog.bitmex.com/bitmex-supports-sending-to-taproot-addresses • BitBox02: https://github.com/digitalbitbox/bitbox02-firmware/releases/tag/firmware-btc-only%2Fv9.9.0 • BTCPay Server: https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.4.5 • Bitcoin-s: https://github.com/bitcoin-s/bitcoin-s/releases/tag/1.9.0 • Galoy Money: https://github.com/GaloyMoney/galoy/releases/tag/0.1.21 • Lightning Terminal: https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-terminal/releases/tag/v0.6.3-alpha • Mercury Wallet: https://github.com/layer2tech/mercury-wallet/releases/tag/v0.6.4 • Nix bitcoin: https://github.com/fort-nix/nix-bitcoin/releases/tag/v0.0.66 💰 Donation options: CTWBOT: https://t.me/ctwdonationbot SRROFBOT: https://t.me/srrofbot LN address: Joni_Kyasshu@LNTXBOT.com LN address: ⚡Joni_Kyasshu@LN.tips LNURL: LNURL1DP68GURN8GHJ7MRWW3UXYMM59E3K7MF0D3H82UNV9ACXZ7FLW4EK2UNFVS7NGV3NXYCRY8GST2Q ⏱ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro - “10 Questions” 02:53 - Part 1 - Connect The World community 06:02 - Statistics 08:16 - News 12:36 - Ring Of Fire (ROF) 16:01 - Lightning Notes  17:37 - Part 2 - Guest: Madelyn Ash | Mads 23:15 - “21 minutes” 45:39 - Question from our last guest 47:53 - Outro  ⚠️ This content is NOT sponsored… #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #LN #Connect_the_World #Plebnet #WomenInBitcoin

Connect The World EP012 | Hermann Vivier | Bitcoin Ekasi | South Africa "Edward and Stef talk with Hermann Vivier about the Bitcoin Ekasi project in South Africa and The Surfer Kids Program which empowers the poorest and most impoverished community imaginable! Bitcoin Ekasi is an initiative inspired by Bitcoin Beach. The ultimate goal is to create a circular Bitcoin economy in Mossel Bay. The coaches who help children within the Surfer Kids project are paid in sats and can spend this at affiliated merchants in the Township in Mossel Bay. The next step? Building a small community education centre in the township, where people can come and ask questions and learn about Bitcoin. Be inspired by the story of Hermann and let’s create even more adoption of Bitcoin and Lightning around the world!" - Jonī Kyasshu 🌍Connect The World An English podcast where we guide you in the magic world of the Bitcoin Lightning Network. 🤝 Join Connect The World • Telegram Connect the World: https://t.me/connect_the_world • Telegram Rings of Fire: https://t.me/SatoshiRadioROF • Twitter Jonī Kyasshu: https://twitter.com/Joni_Kyasshu • Rings of Fire website: https://satoshiradio.nl/ringoffire 🎤 Links to the guest • Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinEkasi • Website Bitcoin Ekasi: https://bitcoinekasi.com/ • Website Surfer Kids: https://www.thesurferkids.com/ • Website Hermann Vivier: https://vryfokkenou.com/ ⚡️ Links mentioned in the show, named in order • LNbits: https://github.com/lnbits/lnbits-lege... • BTCPay Server: https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpa... • MyNode: https://mynode.community/viewtopic.ph... • Umbrel: https://github.com/getumbrel/umbrel/r... • Tailscale VPN: https://tailscale.com/ • Dashboard prices ASIC miners: https://btc-utils-fe.herokuapp.com • RaspiBlitz channel.db fix: https://www.lightningnode.info/techni... (thanks to openoms) 💰 Donation options: LNURL: LNURL1DP68GURN8GHJ7MRW9E6XJURN9UH8WETVDSKKKMN0WAHZ7MRWW4EXCUP0X9URYENRV9JNZCTRXAJXXWFC8YENVXU3KN4 LN address: bitcoinekasi@ln.tips Website: bitcoinekasi.com/donate 💰 Donation options: CTWBOT: https://t.me/ctwdonationbot SRROFBOT: https://t.me/srrofbot LN address: Joni_Kyasshu@LNTXBOT.com LN address: ⚡Joni_Kyasshu@LN.tips LNURL: LNURL1DP68GURN8GHJ7MRWW3UXYMM59E3K7MF0D3H82UNV9ACXZ7FLW4EK2UNFVS7NGV3NXYCRY8GST2Q ⏱ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro - “10 Questions” 02:00 - Part 1 - Connect the World community 07:23 - Statistics 08:53 - News 12:08 - Ring Of Fire (ROF) 18:50 - Lightning Notes  20:23 - Part 2 - Guest: Hermann Vivier 26:27 - “21 minutes” 49:17 - Question from our last guest 52:46 - Outro  ⚠️ This content is NOT sponsored… #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #LN #Connect_the_world #BitcoinEkasi

Connect The World EP011 | Smallworlnd | lnnodeinsight.com | USA "Edward and Stef talk with Smallworlnd about his project and website lnnodeinsight.com. It's an easy-to-use interface for anyone to explore and understand all the Lightning Network features. On the website Node operators can check a lot of metrics about their node. For example the channel simulators which allows you to see how a potential channels can change the position of your node in the LN. The rebalance simulator can reveal an opportunity or possible red flag, depending on the result. If you're also all about data then dive with us into the "small world" of node ranking and simulators!" - Jonī Kyasshu  🌍Connect The World An English podcast where we guide you in the magic world of the Bitcoin Lightning Network. 🤝 Join Connect The World • Telegram Connect the World: https://t.me/connect_the_world • Telegram Rings of Fire: https://t.me/SatoshiRadioROF • Twitter Jonī Kyasshu: https://twitter.com/Joni_Kyasshu • Rings of Fire website: https://satoshiradio.nl/ringoffire 🎤 Links to the guest • Twitter: https://twitter.com/smallworlnd • Github: https://github.com/smallworlnd • Website: https://lnnodeinsight.com ⚡️ Links mentioned in the show • Lightning Shell: https://lightningshell.app https://github.com/ibz/lightning-shell • LNDg: https://github.com/cryptosharks131/lndg  • Take the quiz to check your personality: https://www.16personalities.com 💰 Donation options: CTWBOT: https://t.me/ctwdonationbot SRROFBOT: https://t.me/srrofbot LN address: Joni_Kyasshu@LNTXBOT.com LN address: ⚡Joni_Kyasshu@LN.tips LNURL: LNURL1DP68GURN8GHJ7MRWW3UXYMM59E3K7MF0D3H82UNV9ACXZ7FLW4EK2UNFVS7NGV3NXYCRY8GST2Q ⏱ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro - “10 Questions” 01:56 - Part 1 - Connect the World community 07:29 - Statistics 09:02 - News 13:43 - Ring Of Fire (ROF) 18:05 - Lightning Notes  19:39 - Part 2 - Guest: Smallworlnd  23:28 - “21 minutes” 45:32 - Question from our last guest 47:58 - Outro  ⚠️ This content is NOT sponsored… #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #LN #Connect_the_world #Lnnodeinsight

Connect The World EP010 | Tom Chojnacki | Satsback.com | Poland "Edward and Stef talk with Tom Chojnacki of Satsback.com, for cashback and loyalty rewards in Bitcoin! They work with online stores and make it possible for you to save in Bitcoin whenever you shop online! Satsback.com is still a startup, but they plan to grow in the near future expanding to more markets to help people around the world experience the power of Bitcoin and Lightning and save in bitcoin every time they shop online. They talk about seeing a lot more payment usage of Bitcoin and Lightning in 2022. This will further accelerate adoption in a circular economy! Combining two worlds and earning sats while shopping online! This really is an episode for everybody! Watch, listen and earn your sats now!" - Jonī Kyasshu Connect The World: An English podcast where we guide you in the magic world of the Bitcoin Lightning Network. 💰 Donation options: CTWBOT: https://t.me/ctwdonationbot SRROFBOT: https://t.me/srrofbot LN address: Joni_Kyasshu@LNTXBOT.com LN address: ⚡Joni_Kyasshu@LN.tips LNURL: LNURL1DP68GURN8GHJ7MRWW3UXYMM59E3K7MF0D3H82UNV9ACXZ7FLW4EK2UNFVS7NGV3NXYCRY8GST2Q Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro - “10 Questions” 02:00 - Part 1 - Connect the World community 07:05 - Statistics 08:25 - News 13:52 - Ring Of Fire (ROF) 21:26 - Lightning Notes  23:00 - Part 2 - Guest: Tom Chojnacki 34:20 - “21 minutes” 56:37 - Question from our last guest 59:30 - Outro  Join us: https://t.me/SatoshiRadioROF https://t.me/connect_the_world https://twitter.com/Joni_Kyasshu https://satoshiradio.nl/ringoffire Links to the guest: https://twitter.com/tomchck https://satsback.com Links mentioned in the show: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2020/06... https://www.bitcoinlightning.com/afri... https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/b... https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/rele... https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-desktop... https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpa... https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-re... https://github.com/lightninglabs/ligh... https://medium.com/muunwallet/announc... https://github.com/apotdevin/thunderh... https://github.com/arcbtc/bitcoinPoS This content is NOT sponsored… #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #LN #Connect_the_world #Satsback

Ring of Fire  #SRROF_5Msats_5thRING was an experiment where everybody was a Ringleader and took over 3,5 months to finish! A Ring where Future ringleaders are born! It's about finding self-sovereignty over your own node! Let's listen to a conversation Edward had with Soul about this experimental Ring of Fire! 🌍 Connect The World An English podcast where we guide you in the magic world of the Bitcoin Lightning Network. 🤝 Join Connect The World • Telegram Connect The World: https://t.me/connect_the_world • Telegram Rings of Fire: https://t.me/SatoshiRadioROF • Twitter Jonī Kyasshu: https://twitter.com/Joni_Kyasshu • Rings of Fire website: https://satoshiradio.nl/ringoffire 🎤 Links to the guest • https://twitter.com/soulexporter ⚡️ Links mentioned • chantools from guggero: https://github.com/guggero/chantools • Lightning.Watch Support: https://t.me/lightningwatch/6022 💰 Donation options: CTWBOT: https://t.me/ctwdonationbot SRROFBOT: https://t.me/srrofbot LN address: Joni_Kyasshu@LNTXBOT.com LN address: ⚡Joni_Kyasshu@LN.tips LNURL: LNURL1DP68GURN8GHJ7MRWW3UXYMM59E3K7MF0D3H82UNV9ACXZ7FLW4EK2UNFVS7NGV3NXYCRY8GST2Q ⚠️ This content is NOT sponsored… #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #LN #Connect_the_world #QuickTalk

Connect The World EP009 | Philip Sheppard | Seba Bank AG | Swissnode | United Kingdom "Edward and Stef talk with Philip Sheppard about the rise of his Lightning Liquidity & Pool Telegram group! They also talk about the main goal of his Telegram group to build balanced channels with different node owners to get inbound liquidity! And they cover the future of Bitcoin and Lightning and running his own Swissnode! Philip talks about his work at the crypto bank Seba and about an initiative to start a referendum to force the Swiss National Bank to HODL Bitcoin. Bitcoin is a huge revolution! He calls the most compelling feature of Bitcoin that it’s unstoppable permissionlessness! Be the change you want to see in this world and watch this episode with Campaigner Phil!" - Jonī Kyasshu Connect The World: An English podcast where we guide you in the magic world of the Bitcoin Lightning Network. 💰 Donation options: CTWBOT: https://t.me/ctwdonationbot SRROFBOT: https://t.me/srrofbot LN address: Joni_Kyasshu@LNTXBOT.com LN address: ⚡Joni_Kyasshu@LN.tips LNURL: LNURL1DP68GURN8GHJ7MRWW3UXYMM59E3K7MF0D3H82UNV9ACXZ7FLW4EK2UNFVS7NGV3NXYCRY8GST2Q Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro - “10 Questions” (02:18) - Part 1 - Connect the World community (04:50) - Statistics (06:10) - News (12:51) - Ring Of Fire (ROF) (16:36) - Lightning Notes  (18:12) - Part 2 - Guest: Philip Sheppard (22:32) - “21 minutes” (47:40) - Question from our last guest (51:00) - Outro  Join us: https://t.me/SatoshiRadioROF https://t.me/connect_the_world https://twitter.com/Joni_Kyasshu https://satoshiradio.nl/ringoffire Links to the guest: https://twitter.com/NodeSwiss https://t.me/LNBalancedChannels Links mentioned in the show: https://lnnodeinsight.com https://news.bitcoin.com/rio-de-janeiro-to-invest-1-of-its-treasury-in-cryptocurrency https://github.com/RooSoft/igniter https://rof.tools https://github.com/RooSoft/steer https://developer.strike.me/en/api https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Coldcard/firmware/master/docs/nfc-coldcard.md https://coldcard.com/docs/coldcard-mk4 This content is NOT sponsored… #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #LN #Connect_the_world #Sebabank

Connect The World EP008 | Alex Bosworth | Y’alls | Lightning Labs | USA "Edward and Stef talk with Alex Bosworth, head of Lightning Liquidity at Lightning Labs. Lightning Labs develops software that powers the Lightning Network. They bridge the world of open source software and the next-generation of bitcoin financial software. They talk about the technical and experimental side of the Lightning Network. For example about removing the requirement for Blockchain transactions for channels. And about the future role of Bitcoin's first layer. He gives a lot of advice for new node owners, talks about his tool Balance of Satoshi’s, his own project Yalls.org, Lightning Terminal, Lightning Loop and about why he’s not spending sats but is more interested in buying liquidity! If you run a routing node the most valuable asset is to know where the traffic is. Do you know where the traffic is? Start by first watching this episode!" - Jonī Kyasshu Connect The World: An English podcast where we guide you in the magic world of the Bitcoin Lightning Network. 💰 Donation options: CTWBOT: https://t.me/ctwdonationbot SRROFBOT: https://t.me/srrofbot LN address: Joni_Kyasshu@LNTXBOT.com LN address: ⚡Joni_Kyasshu@LN.tips LNURL: LNURL1DP68GURN8GHJ7MRWW3UXYMM59E3K7MF0D3H82UNV9ACXZ7FLW4EK2UNFVS7NGV3NXYCRY8GST2Q Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro - “10 Questions” 01:54 - Part 1 - Connect the World community 03:49 - Statistics 04:58 - News 06:17 - Ring Of Fire (ROF) 12:27 - Lightning Notes 14:02 - Part 2 - Guest: Alex Bosworth 20:54 - “21 minutes” 44:06 - Question from our last guest 46:00 - Outro Join us: https://t.me/SatoshiRadioROF https://t.me/connect_the_world https://twitter.com/Joni_Kyasshu https://satoshiradio.nl/ringoffire Links to the guest: https://twitter.com/alexbosworth https://alexbosworth.net https://yalls.org https://lightning.engineering Links mentioned in the show: https://t.me/liquidityfortonga https://lightning.engineering/lightning-pool-whitepaper.pdf https://cash.app/ https://github.com/alexbosworth/balanceofsatoshis https://github.com/btcontract/hosted-channels-rfc https://github.com/alexbosworth/balanceofsatoshis/blob/d394065b5c099c9b8f7ef64840930ddd58104e88/bos#L1620 This content is NOT sponsored… #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #LN #Connect_the_world #Yalls #LightningLabs

Connect The World EP007 | Patrick van der Meijde | BitKassa | Arnhem Bitcoincity | The Netherlands "Edward and Stef talk with Patrick van der Meijde of BitKassa, a payment service provider for merchants accepting Lightning and Bitcoin! He also is one of the founders of Arnhem Bitcoincity. This is the “el Zonte” of The Netherlands. A city where Bitcoin and Lightning are widely accepted! Patrick is the driving force for more Bitcoin adoption in the Netherlands! In this episode they talk a lot about the merchant’s point of vue. It’s all about the use case of Lightning and not only to HODL, but also spending it! And do you want to know what a friend of Patrick bought for 10 Bitcoin? Spend those sats and watch this episode!" - Jonī Kyasshu Connect The World: An English podcast where we guide you in the magic world of the Bitcoin Lightning Network. 💰 Donation options: CTWBOT: https://t.me/ctwdonationbot SRROFBOT: https://t.me/srrofbot LN address: Joni_Kyasshu@LNTXBOT.com LN address: ⚡Joni_Kyasshu@LN.tips LNURL: LNURL1DP68GURN8GHJ7MRWW3UXYMM59E3K7MF0D3H82UNV9ACXZ7FLW4EK2UNFVS7NGV3NXYCRY8GST2Q Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro - “10 Questions” (02:17) - Part 1 - Connect the World community (04:22) - Statistics (06:15) - News (11:07) - Ring Of Fire (ROF) (16:21) - Lightning Notes (18:00) - Part 2 - Guest: Patrick van der Meijde (24:33) - “21 minutes” (47:43) - Question from our last guest (51:13) - Outro - Message from Joni Join us: https://t.me/SatoshiRadioROF https://t.me/connect_the_world https://twitter.com/Joni_Kyasshu https://satoshiradio.nl/ringoffire Links to the guest: https://www.bitkassa.nl https://www.arnhembitcoinstad.nl https://twitter.com/PatrickvdMeijde https://twitter.com/BitKassaNL https://twitter.com/bitcoinstad Links mentioned in the show: https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2021-December/019696.html https://ko-redtruck.github.io/lv-bitcoin-python https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3fwwtf/the_story_of_a_bitcoincity This content is NOT sponsored… #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #LN #Connect_the_world #BitcoinCity

Connect the World EP006 | Lord Fusitu'a | Policymaker | The Kingdom of Tonga "Edward and Stef talk with Lord Fusitu’a. He is a former Member of Parliament of the Kingdom of Tonga! Tonga is an archipelago consisting of 169 islands in Polynesia and are adopting Bitcoin as legal tender! This will make it possible to have savings for the first time for a lot of inhabitants. Lord Fusitu'a talks about how Prem Ghinde conceived the idea of a Tonga Ring of Fire and co-founded the Telegram group “Liquidity for Tonga” together with Soul Exporter. Watch and listen to this episode if you want to learn more about what’s involved in adopting Bitcoin as legal tender for a country. And about all the possibilities of the Lightning Network for the Kingdom of Tonga!" - Jonī Kyasshu Connect The World: An English podcast where we guide you in the magic world of the Lightning Network.  💰 Donation options: CTWBOT: https://t.me/ctwdonationbot SRROFBOT: https://t.me/srrofbot LN address: Joni_Kyasshu@LNTXBOT.com LN address: ⚡Joni_Kyasshu@LN.tips LNURL: LNURL1DP68GURN8GHJ7MRWW3UXYMM59E3K7MF0D3H82UNV9ACXZ7FLW4EK2UNFVS7NGV3NXYCRY8GST2Q Timestamps:  (00:00) - Intro - “10 Questions”  (01:28) - Part 1 - Connect the World community  (02:33) - Statistics  (04:43) - News  (07:37) - Ring Of Fire (ROF)  (11:20) - Lightning Notes   (12:57) - Part 2 - Guest: Lord Fusitu'a  (17:41) - “21 minutes”  (41:10) - Question from our last guest  (43:30) - Outro   Join us:  https://t.me/SatoshiRadioROF  https://t.me/connect_the_world  https://twitter.com/Joni_Kyasshu  https://satoshiradio.nl/ringoffire  Links to the guest:  https://ideal.bio/Lordfusitua  https://twitter.com/lordfusitua  Links mentioned in the show:  https://lastbit.io  https://striga.com/announcing-striga-from-lastbit  https://t.me/liquidityfortonga  This content is NOT sponsored…  #Bitcoin #Lightningnetwork #LN #Connect_the_world #BitcoinLegalTender

Connect The World EP005 | Wouter Constant | Bitcoin Philosopher | The Netherlands "Edward and Stef talk with Bitcoin philosopher Constant about his vision about the future of the Lightning Network! In this conversation, they look for similar ecosystems that the Lightning Network has similarities with. It’s interesting to know what it was that we are searching for and what it can do for us in the near future! This episode is all about Lightning and gives philosophical answers to all kinds of questions. For example: Will everyone eventually own a node or will they use a custodial service? What are the biggest security issues for the Lightning Network and how can they be fixed? Discover now all the answers by watching this Episode!" - Jonī Kyasshu Connect The World: An English podcast where we guide you in the magic world of the Bitcoin Lightning Network. 💰 Donation options: CTWBOT: https://t.me/ctwdonationbot SRROFBOT: https://t.me/srrofbot LN address: Joni_Kyasshu@LNTXBOT.com LN address: ⚡Joni_Kyasshu@LN.tips LNURL: LNURL1DP68GURN8GHJ7MRWW3UXYMM59E3K7MF0D3H82UNV9ACXZ7FLW4EK2UNFVS7NGV3NXYCRY8GST2Q Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro - “10 Questions” (01:35) - Part 1 - Connect the World community (03:03) - Statistics (05:00) - News (10:41) - Ring Of Fire (ROF) (18:49) - Lightning Notes (20:26) - Part 2 - Guest: Wouter Constant (22:24) - “21 minutes” (46:31) - Question from our last guest (49:55) - Outro Join us: https://t.me/SatoshiRadioROF https://t.me/connect_the_world https://twitter.com/Joni_Kyasshu https://satoshiradio.nl/ringoffire Links to the guest: Join our telegram groups and you will find our “Bitcoin Philosopher” Links mentioned in the show: https://github.com/alexbosworth/paid-services/commit/4529a28897cb4d4dfc7ef28caf0dbc08f2430ec5 https://www.ic.unicamp.br/~stolfi/EXPORT/projects/bitcoin/posts/2015-06-10-my-sofa-is-a-sidechain/main.html https://stephanlivera.com/episode/315 https://rof.tools Links to NoGood: https://twitter.com/nogoodnode https://www.nogood.store This content is NOT sponsored… #Bitcoin #Lightningnetwork #LN #Connect_the_world #MoneyForTheJiltedGeneration