Welcome to The Bitcoin Layer, where we bring you research, analysis, and education for all things bitcoin and macro. In this episode, Nik is joined by Sam Wouters, Research Analyst at River. Nik asks Sam about his latest report detailing the exponential growth in Lightning Network (LN) adoption over the past two years. Sam explains that LN is here to stay, how it expands the capabilities of bitcoin, and why bitcoin and LN complement each other. Watch to learn more about the game-changing nature of Lightning Network for global bitcoin adoption.

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