The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, was joined by Lightspark Co-Founder and CEO David Marcus.

In this episode, Chaparro and Marcus discuss the vision and technology behind scaling Bitcoin as a global payment network. Marcus explained how new developments, including stablecoins on Bitcoin, could transform worldwide financial systems and directly lead to an increase of GDP.

OUTLINE

00:00 Introduction

01:52 Lightspark's mission and Bitcoin's Role

04:39 Challenges in scaling Bitcoin

09:44 Lightspark's evolution

16:10 Stablecoins x Bitcoin

21:27 Stablecoin improvements over traditional payments

27:20 Past regulatory challenges

30:23 Changing regulatory climate

35:19 Future outlook

41:37 Conclusion

GUEST LINKS

David Marcus - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmarcus/

David Marcus on X - https://x.com/davidmarcus

Lightspark - https://www.lightspark.com/

Lightspark on X - https://x.com/Lightspark