

Blockstream Talk
Jesse Knutson
Welcome to Blockstream Talk, your gateway to Bitcoin and layer-2 advancements through:
🎙️ Blockstream Talk: Cutting-edge research and development on Bitcoin and layer-2
🏦 Bitcoin Capital: Educating the financial sector on digital securities and blockchain
🎙️ Blockstream Talk: Cutting-edge research and development on Bitcoin and layer-2
🏦 Bitcoin Capital: Educating the financial sector on digital securities and blockchain
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May 2, 2024 • 27min
Relai's Non-Custodial Lightning Integration with Greenlight - Blockstream Talk #40 - Adem Bilican
Follow Relai Follow Greenlight Follow AdemFollow Jesse 🇨🇭 Learn more about Relai🚦 Find out more about Greenlight02:19 Getting started in Bitcoin04:22 Buying and selling Bitcoin on Relai05:42 The benefits of a non-custodial architecture07:54 Integrating non-custodial Lightning wallets in Relai09:20 Partnering with Greenlight by Blockstream10:45 Why Relai chose to integrate with Greenlight12:56 Improving the user experience on Lightning14:32 Greenlight integration process17:17 Lightning adoption activity on Relai21:10 Overcoming the challenges of integrating Lightning23:40 Advice for enterprizes looking to integrate Lightning25:08 What’s next for Relai?
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Mar 19, 2024 • 55min
Streamlining Bitcoin Layer-2 Payments Using Liquid and Lightning On Aqua Wallet - Blockstream Talk #39
Follow JAN3Follow Andrew Follow RaúlFollow Jesse🌎 Learn more about JAN3 🌊 Download Aqua Wallet💧 Learn more about the Liquid Network 02:31 What makes Aqua wallet different?07:50 Tether's role in Bitcoin onboarding10:58 Lightning payments in the Aqua wallet21:42 Advantages of Tether on the Liquid Network28:30 Jan3 Financial42:04 Jan3 and Botev Plovdiv FC49:12 Aqua wallet and BTCMap51:21 Aqua wallet roadmap
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Mar 1, 2024 • 25min
Beating the Bitcoin Blockchain Trilemma with Layer-2s - Blockstream Talk #38 with Byron Hambly
Follow ByronFollow Jesse Follow LiquidFollow Elements 🌊 Get a Liquid wallet🤝 Join the Liquid Community ☎️ Join the Liquid Dev Telegram 🔍 Explore the Liquid Network👨🏫 Complete Elements Academy 02:53 Bitcoin circular economies in Africa06:19 Fairer Bitcoin for the global south07:36 Trade-offs between Lightning, Liquid and Fedimint09:27 The blockchain trilemma10:25 Interoperability between Lightning and Liquid12:54 Understanding the Liquid Federation16:43 Covenants on the Liquid Network20:19 Confidential Transactions on the Liquid Network21:45 Blockstream Asset Management Platform (AMP)
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Feb 6, 2024 • 32min
Developing Bitcoin Commerce with Layer-2s and Vulpem Ventures featuring Marco Argentieri - Blockstream Talk #37
Follow Marco Follow Vulpem VenturesFollow Fuji MoneyFollow Jesse Knutson Follow the Liquid Network🧑💻 Learn more about Vulpem Ventures 🌊 Explore the Liquid Network 🗻 Try out Fuji Money⛴️ Download Marina Wallet02:09 The power of the Bitcoin Italia community03:14 The goals of Vulpem Ventures05:42 Building Bitcoin layer-2 tooling08:08 Reasons for building on the Liquid Network09:39 Common Liquid misconceptions12:55 Using layer-2s to stack bitcoin14:26 Bitcoin layer-1 scaling conversations15:51 Sharing UTXOs utilizing covenants17:26 The evolving narratives of Bitcoin18:45 Bitcoin volatility’s effect on use cases21:06 The effect of higher L1 fees23:29 The difference between Elements and Liquid24:38 Atomic swaps with Banco by Vulpem28:07 Getting started in Bitcoin development31:36 Bitcoin in 2024
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Jan 23, 2024 • 50min
Driving Global Adoption Using Bitcoin Layer-2s: Lightning and Liquid with Samson Mow - Blockstream Talk #36
Follow Samson Follow JAN3 Follow AQUA wallet Follow Jesse🌊 Learn more about the Liquid Network 💦 Download AQUA wallet 🍊 Explore JAN302:14 Introducing Samson Mow and JAN304:35 JAN3 approach to nation state orange pilling08:44 Most receptive regions for nation state Bitcoin adoption15:27 Bitcoin mining and nation state adoption20:25 Geographical arbitrage and collectivism24:32 AQUA wallet and Liquid BTC adoption26:12 Key features of the AQUA wallet30:33 Liquid based Tether (USDt)32:25 Liquid FUD and Liquid derangement syndrome35:49 Liquid and Lightning interoperability38:22 Bitcoin layer-2 innovations42:15 Bitcoin ETFs “Wild BTC vs Zoo BTC”48:15 2024 and beyond for Bitcoin and JAN3
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Dec 15, 2023 • 45min
Advancing Bitcoin Education using Base58 and Bitcoin++ with Lisa Neigut - Blockstream Talk #35
Follow Lisa Follow Base58Follow Bitcoin++Follow Jesse🎓 Visit the Base58 website🇦🇷 Catch the next Bitcoin ++ conferenece⛈️ Follow Core Lightning🧑💻 Open an issue in the Core Lightning GitHub 🏗️ Learn more about Core Lightning in BuildOnL2👋 Ask devs a question in the Discord⚙️ Get technical support in Telegram📝 Core Lightning Documentation Portal02:13 Starting work on the Lightning Network03:34 Differentiated features of Core Lightning06:24 Working on “Lightning v2”08:13 Greenlight: Lightning node as a service11:53 The benefits of non-custodial architecture12:41 Starting work on open-source projects13:57 Recruitment for open-source projects15:14 Marketing Bitcoin development opportunities20:29 Lightning FUD22:22 BTC Plus Plus developer conference26:53 Base58: A Bitcoin protocol school29:04 Boltz.Exchange: Liquid and Lightning swaps32:6 New Bitcoin layer-2 protocols34:40 Opcodes explained37:32 Lightning Network mainstream adoption43:46 BTC Plus Plus and Base58
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Dec 7, 2023 • 45min
Greenlight: Transforming Non-Custodial Lightning Access with Christian Decker - Blockstream Talk #34
Follow ChristianFollow JesseFollow GreenlightFollow Core Lightning🧑💻 Open the Greenlight console📰 Learn more about Greenlight👋 Open an issue in the Core Lightning GitHub 🏗️Learn more about Core Lightning in BuildOnL2🎧 Ask devs a question in the Discord🛠️ Get technical support in Telegram📝 Core Lightning Documentation Portal 02:32 The history of Core Lightning05:41 Spec driven philosophy of Core Lightning08:38 Open-source development process of Core Lightning10:00 Core Lightning’s use of plugins13:06 Powering Greenlight with Core Lightning18:58 Improving non-custodial access to Lightning with Greenlight24:19 Developer and business onboarding to Greenlight28:03 Greenlight: Non-custodial Lightning-as-a-Service30:42 Interoperability of Bitcoin layer-2s Lightning and Liquid33:40 Core Lightning and Greenlight look ahead35:23 Core Lightning v23.11 “Bitcoin orangepaper”42:47 Starting out building on Core Lightning
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Nov 30, 2023 • 47min
Expanding Bitcoin's Global Reach Using Lightning with Rusty Russell - Blockstream Talk #33
Follow Rusty on X.comFollow Jesse on X.comFollow Core Lightning on X.com 👨💻 Open an issue in the Core Lightning GitHub 🏗️ Learn more about Core Lightning in BuildOnL2 👋 Ask devs a question in the Discord ⚒️ Get technical support in Telegram🧾 Core Lightning Documentation Portal ⚡️ Open the Greenlight developer console 02:15 Developing Lightning implementations from spec10:10 Lightning Network global adoption11:42 Integrating Lightning on Blockstream Green14:02 Lightning payments with Miss Universe El Salvador15:48 Development of new Lightning use cases17:14 Enabling wumbo payments on Lightning18:54 Custodial vs non-custodial21:58 ETF vs self-custody not your keys not your coins23:36 The importance of taking self-custody26:40 Optimising Lightning around mainchain fees31:20 Use cases for Greenlight by Blockstream33:28 Using Lighting payments in GameFi34:31 The Phoenix wallet by ASINQ36:06 Liquid and Lightning layer-2 interoperability37:15 Splicing and dual funding40:27 Core Lightning v23.1142:16 Starting development with Core Lightning43:02 Sats vs Bits43:56 Improving privacy on Lightning
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Oct 11, 2023 • 32min
BTCPay Server: Optimizing Merchant Bitcoin Adoption - Blockstream Talk #32
@BtcpayServer @MrKukks @pavlenex @Blockstream@KnutsonJesse@Liquid_BTCFollow Blockstream on Nostr:npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n🧑🔧 Explore BTCPayserver 🇱🇻 See the Baltic Honeybadger case study 02:00 Introduction to BTCPay Server02:43 BTCPay Server and Baltic Honeybadger04:26 Utilizing SideShift and Prism plugins on BTCPay Server 09:53 How merchants deal with Bitcoin volatility13:35 Scaling Lightning payments custodial vs non-custodial20:55 Onboarding merchants to Bitcoin with BTCPay Server23:46 Bitcoin POS systems used at Baltic Honeybadger
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Sep 27, 2023 • 50min
HodlHodl, Debifi and Baltic Honeybadger with Max Keidun - Blockstream Talk #31
@HodlHodl@Blockstream@KnutsonJesse@Liquid_BTCFollow Blockstream on Nostr:npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n🌊 Explore the world of Debifi🇱🇻 Learn more about Baltic Honeybadger🤝 Try out non-custodial p2p Bitcoin trading with Hodl Hodl02:40 Bitcoin conferences around the world06:22 introduction to HODL HODL & Debifi13:06 Non-custodial operations with multisig16:02 Institutional interest in peer-to-peer markets21:36 Starting up Baltic Honeybadger30:55 Baltic Honeybadger 2023 announcements34:32 Debifi API availability for institutional investors35:51 Different use cases for Lightning & Liquid38:46 HODL HODL and the Liquid Federation40:47 Using Tether on the Liquid Network41:38 Supported currencies on HODL HODL & Debifi44:46 Different global use cases for Bitcoin47:50 Find out more about Debifi & HODL HODL48:46 The next 12 months in Bitcoin development
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