Lightning Junkies

By Chaz

The Lightning Network is a payment network using Bitcoin as its sole asset. This podcast is dedicated to the topic of Bitcoin Lightning and how it might provide ultimate financial freedom for as many ... more

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March 23, 2022Building THNDR with Jack Everitt and Desiree Dickerson - LNJ053
In this episode we chat with Jack Everitt and Desiree Dickerson about how they built out THNDR Games. THNDR Games is a Bitcoin Lightning Network gaming studio that is focusing on bringing the next billion people to Bitcoin. Their most recent game Satsss, which is Snake with Bitcoin added, is out now! Find the link below.
We talk about:
1:43 - Catching Up with Jack

3:59 - Getting to know Desiree

12:22 - Big Changes at THNDR

19:11 - Bitcoin Bounce

20:16 - The Raffle Technique

21:22 - Turbo 84

22:06 - THNDR Bay

24:08 - Game Design Choices

25:38 - How to Counteract Over-Promising

28:48 - Financing and Footgunning

35:29 - Asset Packs and Morals

44:56 - Future Plans at THNDR

50:18 - The Video Game Tangent

53: 19 - THNDR’s Stack

56:10 - LNURL

1:00:47 - ZEBEDEE

1:03:11 - Monetizing THNDR Games

1:07:02 - NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT!!

1:09:01 - Maintaining Multiple Games

FIND GUESTS HERE
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Jack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackeveritt
Desiree’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/dickerson_des
THNDR’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/thndrgames
THNDR’s Website: https://www.thndr.gg/
THNDR’s New Game!!! https://www.thndr.gg/satsss

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FOLLOW US
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⚡💉 Lightning Junkies blog: https://lightningjunkies.net
🐤 Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJunkies
😏 Chaz on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/TheChaz
🐱 Lightning Cat on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJCat
...more
1h 15min
February 01, 2022 Making Escrow More Decentralized with Evan, Jestopher and Chaz #LightningFriday 1/28/2022
Welcome! This is #LightningFriday where we get together on Twitter Spaces to discuss the Lightning Network and take audience questions. This week we will be looking at Lighting Escrow, an escrow service over the Lightning Network!
Feel free to join us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/LNJunkies ! We will also answer questions posted in the Youtube live chat.
TIME STAMPS
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1:55 - Intro
3:14 - Capacity
12:03 - What is Lightning Escrow?
14:03 - Pain Points and Downsides of the Escrow Market
21:08 - Decentralized Escrow
27:46 - "Collaborative Custody"
32:19 - Time Locks
42:56 - Openbazaar
47:12 - Long Term Plans?
50:09 - Where is Lightning Escrow in the Development Process?
56:40 - Why will Lightning Escrow Fail?
1:05:36 - Stealing Secret Sauce
1:13:21 - Lightning Junkies, Zeus, Amboss
1:19:12 - AOPP / Open Discussion
2:02:45 - Closing Comments
SPECIAL GUESTS
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GeistLight: https://twitter.com/GeistLight
Tristian Bietesch: https://twitter.com/TristanBietsch
Lightning Escrow: https://twitter.com/LightningEscrow
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OUR HOSTS
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* Chaz from Lightning Junkies (https://twitter.com/thechaz)
* Evan Kaloudis from Zeus Wallet (https://twitter.com/evankaloudis)
* Jestopher from Amboss Lightning Explorer (https://twitter.com/Jestopher_BTC)
FOLLOW US
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⚡💉 Lightning Junkies blog: https://lightningjunkies.net
🐤 Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJunkies
🐱 Lightning Cat on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJCat
RABBITHOLES
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Lightning Escrow Website: https://lightningescrow.io/
Open Bazaar Rabbit Hole: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBazaar
...more
2h 7min
January 17, 2022Celebrating Four Years of Lightning with Guy Swann, Evan, and Chaz #LightningFriday 1/14/2022
Welcome! This is #LightningFriday where we get together on Twitter Spaces to discuss the Lightning Network and take audience questions. This week we will be reflecting on the last three years of Lightning Development.
Feel free to join us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/LNJunkies ! We will also answer questions posted in the Youtube live chat.

Timestamps
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0:00 - Music/Introductions

10:41 - Outlining the Talk

12:53 - What are the early origins of Lightning Network?

39:30 - What were later developments around 2013?

42:53 - Transaction Mailability before Segwit

49:05 - Lightning in 2017 - Segwit

1:00:06 - Lightning in 2018 - The First Mainnet Transaction

1:08:29 - Hierarchical Backups with Lightning Wallets?

1:18:11 - Lightning Torch in 2018

1:28:31 - Public Capacity and Node Growth 2018-2022

1:40:32 - Lightning Onboarding Tales

2:01:54 - Q&A - Chainalysis

2:19:37 - Calls to Action

2:22:34 - Closing Notes

SPECIAL GUEST
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Guy Swann - https://twitter.com/TheGuySwann

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OUR HOSTS
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* Chaz from Lightning Junkies (https://twitter.com/thechaz)
* Evan Kaloudis from Zeus Wallet (https://twitter.com/evankaloudis)

FOLLOW US
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⚡💉 Lightning Junkies blog: https://lightningjunkies.net
🐤 Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJunkies
🐱 Lightning Cat on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJCat
LINKS N STUFF
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Lightning Network White Paper - https://lightning.network/lightning-network-paper.pdf
The Blocksize War - https://www.amazon.com/Blocksize-War-controls-Bitcoins-protocol/dp/B08YQMC2WM
Lightning Torch - https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2019/02/05/bitcoins-lightning-torch-explained-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters/
Chainalysis Announcment - https://twitter.com/chainalysis/status/1469317238893289475?s=20
Anthony Ronning Privacy Article - https://abytesjourney.com/lightning-privacy/
...more
2h 25min
December 20, 2021Chainalysis on Lightning Network #LightningFriday 12/17/2021 with Jestopher and Chaz
This episode of the podcast is a #LightningFriday livestream from December 17th, 2021. In this episode we talk about the recent drama with Chainalysis announcing support for transaction monitoring.
We talk about:
Chainalysis Twitter Drama

Who are the customers of Chainalysis?

What is Clustering?

How do you do blockchain analysis?

How can you decrease the chances of being tracked?

Chainalysis on Lightning vs On-Chain

What can you determine from a Lightning channel open/close?

Game Theory of Lightning Network and Nation States

Can the IRS afford to surveil the Lightning Network?

Lightning Chainalysis in Practice using Strike as Example

Could the government take out a massive Bitcoin loan to attack LN?

Difficulty in Attacking Lightning Network with Brute Force

Amboss being similar to Chainalysis?

What are the implications of having bad privacy on Lightning?

AD SHILL AD SHILL AD SHILL AD SHILL

LNURL and Carrot

Lightning Address

Onboarding Parents into Bitcoin Lightning
LINKS N’ STUFF
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Chainaylsis Announcement: https://twitter.com/LNJunkies/status/1469357060479328259
Samourai: https://samouraiwallet.com/
Anthony Ronning Privacy Article: https://abytesjourney.com/lightning-privacy/
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FOLLOW US
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⚡💉 Lightning Junkies blog: https://lightningjunkies.net
🐤 Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJunkies
😏 Chaz on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/TheChaz
🐱 Lightning Cat on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJCat
...more
1h 42min
December 09, 2021Lightning Address: Making Lightning User Friendly with André Neves and Fiatjaf - LNJ052
Transcript:
This is the 52nd episode on Lightning Junkies. In this episode we are joined by André Neves and Fiatjaf.
Fiatjaf was previously on Lightning Junkies alongside Rusty Russell on episode 46 (https://sicksub.network/LNJ046). Fiatjaf is known for his contributions to LNURL and many other areas of the Lightning Network ecosystem.
André is known for his work with ZEBEDEE, Mintgox, and Lightning Address. Lightning Address is the primary focus of the show, how much it has grown and proliferated within the Lightning network ecosystem. We also explore other topics such as LNURL, Bolt12, and more!
We talk about:
0:00 - Introductions

3:37 - André’s Background

7:38 - What is ZEBEDEE?

12:56 - ZEBEDEE’s Centralization

17:43 - Dogfooding with ZEBEDEE

19:02 - Implementing Infuse CSGO

21:49 - Infuse CSGO Activity

23:23 - What is MintGox?

26:03 - What is Lightning Address?

28:42 - How to get a Lightning Address?

32:39 - Is Lightning Address Worth the Effort?

41:32 - Bolt12/Offers

49:55 - LNURL Future Prospects

1:03:24 - Long Term Vision for Lightning Address

1:15:16 - Profound Lightning Question

FIND GUESTS HERE
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André Neves: https://twitter.com/andreneves
Fiatjaf: https://twitter.com/fiatjaf
ZEBEDEE: https://twitter.com/zebedeeio

RABBIT HOLES
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Federated Lightning Address: https://payaddress.co/
LNURL Generator: https://lnurl-pay.me/
Lightning Address: https://lightningaddress.com/

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FOLLOW US
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⚡💉 Lightning Junkies blog: https://lightningjunkies.net
🐤 Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJunkies
😏 Chaz on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/TheChaz
🐱 Lightning Cat on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJCat
...more
1h 28min
November 24, 2021LNbits: Extending the Lightning Stack with Ben Arc - LNJ051
Transcript: https://sicksub.network/LNJ051Transcript
This is the 51st episode of Lightning Junkies! In this episode we have Ben Arc returning, he was previously on episode LNJ031 (https://sicksub.network/LNJ031)! In this episode we are focusing on the world of LNbits, it is a way to add more features and options than would ordinarily be available in your Bitcoin Lightning Stack.
We talk about:
0:00 - Intro

1:27 - A Prolific Creator

6:17 - The Start of Ben Arc

12:12 - How to Choose a Project

15:31 - Sci-Fi Weirdos

21:53 - Ben’s Opinion on Bolt12

26:03 - AMP Invoices

27:08 - What is LNbits?

37:01 - DJ Livestream tipping

41:23 - LNDHub

47:25 - Extension Lightning Round

52:16 - The Future of LNbits

1:02:53 - How can YOU help the Lightning Network?

1:07:09 - The Idea Tangent

1:21:32 - Excitement for the Future

FIND GUEST HERE
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Ben’s Twitter:https://twitter.com/arcbtc
LNbits’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lnbits
LNbits’ GitHub: https://github.com/arcbtc/lnbits

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FOLLOW US
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⚡💉 Lightning Junkies blog: https://lightningjunkies.net
🐤 Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJunkies
😏 Chaz on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/TheChaz
🐱 Lightning Cat on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJCat

Down the Rabbit Hole
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Cryptograffiti’s DJ project: https://twitter.com/cryptograffiti/status/1379811416543092737
...more
1h 29min
November 09, 2021Bolt12/Offers for Content Creators with Rusty Russell and Stephan Livera #LightningFriday 08/13/21
Note: This is a special live podcast session done on Twitter Spaces. Since the topic was so interesting, we decided to push it to our RSS feed. We have these Lightning Network discussions every Friday on Twitter at 4pm EST/8pm UTC. Check it out!
In this #lightningfriday stream we will have Rusty Russell who is most directly responsible for Bolt12 otherwise known as Offers. We will also have Stephan Livera who is well known for his fantastic Bitcoin podcast aptly named the Stephan Livera Podcast.
We talked about:
Introductions

Our Sponsors

Reason for the Chat

Brief Summary of Bolt12/Offers

Is Bolt12/Offers for Podcasters/Content Creators?

What would the GUI for Bolt12/Offers look like?

Liquidity Issues for Podcasters/Content Creators

How long it will take before Offers/Bolt12 is easy for the payer?

Technical Difficulties

Evan Explaining getting Bolt12/Offers into Zeus Wallet

Self Sovereign Podcaster/Content Creator

Lightning Network based Social Network

Is Offers coming to LND?

What is missing from Bolt12/Offers?

Would it be a bad idea to have a custodial offers wallet?

Offers vs LNURL

What is missing from LN that Rusty thinks about?

How do other implementations feel about Bolt12/Offers?

Bolt12 Telegram, Dev Reviews, Call to Action

Multiple Channels per peer on C-Lightning

Impervious.ai Proof of Concept Data Transmission

Impverious.ai for Content Creators

Short Term Future of Lightning Network for Content Creators
Our Guests:
Rusty Russell from Blockstream, author of Bolt12 (https://twitter.com/rusty_twit)

Stephan Livera from the Stephan Livera Podcast (https://twitter.com/stephanlivera)
Our hosts:
Chaz from Lightning Junkies (https://twitter.com/thechaz)

Evan Kaloudis from Zeus Wallet (https://twitter.com/evankaloudis)

Jestopher from Amboss Lightning Explorer (https://twitter.com/Jestopher_BTC)
...more
1h 45min
November 04, 2021 Node Operations and Management with Voltage #LightningFriday 10/29/21
This episode of the podcast is a #LightningFriday from October 29th, 2021. In this episode we had the Voltage team come on to explain their platform and what it has to offer. #LightningFriday is where we get together on Twitter Spaces to discuss the Lightning Network and take audience questions.
This week we have the Voltage team on to talk about node operations, management, and scaling.
Time stamps:
0:00 - Opening Remarks
5:12 - Voltage Team Introduces Themselves
7:03 - What is Voltage?
10:15 - Can you trust Voltage?
13:02 - What challenges would a new user experience?
22:45 - What challenges would a business experience?
27:17 - Is Flow suitable for larger businesses?
32:05 - Why is BTC Pay Server warning people about Lightning Network?
43:50 - Is Voltage going to in the Bitcoin Lightning stack for a business?
45:53 - Anticipatory Projects
48:21 - Are there advantages to having more than one node?
50:02 - The Controversial part: Why sidecar? Why not Liquidity ads?
52:27 - Why LND?
56:43 - Thoughts on Liquidity ads?
1:02:40 - How is UX friendliness growing the Lightning Network?
1:10:25 - When is Voltage adding LNURL-Auth?
1:25:06 - The Future of Voltage
1:12:54 - What about Voltage can be improved?
1:15:13 - Do you see Voltage changing over time?
1:16:20 - Why does Voltage suck? How could it improve?
1:18:00 - Geographic Diversification of Voltage Cloud Infrastructure
1:20:25 - What is the future of the Lightning Network?
1:23:20 - Has Voltage built any monitoring infrastructure?
1:25:07 - Lightning Address
1:29:36 - What are you excited about in LN?
1:32:40 - When is the new version of BTCPay Server making it to Voltage?
1:33:58 - How do we feel about LN as a data layer?
1:42:25 - How to make Lightning Network a data layer while protecting against spam?
Our Guests:
* Graham; Voltage CEO (https://twitter.com/gkrizek)
* Nate; Support Engineer (https://twitter.com/beeforbacon1)
* Bob; Infrastructure Engineer (https://twitter.com/BitcoinCoderBob)

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Our hosts:
* Chaz from Lightning Junkies (https://twitter.com/thechaz)
* Evan Kaloudis from Zeus Wallet (https://twitter.com/evankaloudis)
* Jestopher from Amboss Lightning Explorer (https://twitter.com/Jestopher_BTC)
...more
1h 51min
September 23, 2021Bootstrapping the Future Internet with Impervious.ai - LNJ050
Transcript: https://sicksub.network/LNJ050Transcript
In this episode we have Anthony Ronning and Chase Perkins from Impervious.ai. Impervious is a software platform that uses the Lightning Network as a messaging layer to create other novel technologies like a more decentralized VPN. Anthony Ronning is known for writing an article about the current state of Lightning Network privacy.
We talk about:
0:00 - Intro

1:27 - A Lighter Note

5:03 - Chase’s Background in BTC

6:40 - Anthony Background in BTC and LN

7:49 - Chase and Lightning, A Beginners Tale

9:38 - Impervious Reason for Being

11:49 - Impervious/LN and Centralized Content

16:50 - Anthony explains PoC with AMP Project

22:28 - In-Band vs Out of Band

26:57 - Are there times when in-band is far more useful?

31:54 - Hackathon Winners - The World Computer

36:35 - Bitswarm, Intentiving Torrents

39:08 - Goss - P2P Gossip Chat Room

41:22 - Pseudozach and the Red Phone

43:33 - Discord Bot

45:03 - The Future of Social Media with the Bitcoin Stack

48:00 - What are the Arguments Against Impervious?

53:00 - Anthony’s Lightning Privacy Article

56:57 - LN Privacy - PTLCs(Point Time Lock Contracts)

59:42 - Future of LN
Chase’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChaseTheTruth
Impervious’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ImperviousAi
Anthony’s Twitter was disabled at the time of us uploading this podcast.
Impervious’ Website: https://www.impervious.ai/
Support us by getting Bitcoin Back with Fold: https://use.foldapp.com/r/chaz
Support us here: https://lightningjunkies.net/support
Follow the Lightning Junkies blog: https://lightningjunkies.net
Follow Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJunkies
Follow Chaz on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/TheChaz
Follow Lightning Cat on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJCat
Rabbit Holes:
The World Computer: https://twitter.com/ImperviousAi/status/1428865426520305665
Bitswarm: https://twitter.com/ImperviousAi/status/1428863722613743618
Goss: https://twitter.com/ImperviousAi/status/1428861719116320769
Redphone: https://twitter.com/ImperviousAi/status/1428861231864029187
Discord Bot: https://twitter.com/ImperviousAi/status/1428859661592109063
Arcade City: https://twitter.com/ImperviousAi/status/1428858555105304579
...more
1h 4min
September 07, 2021Jumpstarting the Circular Economy in El Salvador with Nicolas Burtey - LNJ049
Transcript: https://sicksub.network/LNJ049Transcript
In this episode of the podcast, we have Nicolas Burtey who is the Co-Founder / CEO at Galoy Wallet. Galoy Wallet is known for creating the branded “Bitcoin Beach” wallet in El Zonte, El Salvador. Bitcoin Beach is a project dedicated to the idea of a circular economy.
We talk about:
0:00 - Intro

1:50 - Nicolas’ intro to BTC/Lightning

4:20 - VR vs Lightning Network

6:13 - Developing on Frontier Technologies

8:41 - Grassroots Movement vs Corporate

11:26 - Created First Company

13:46 - Galoy Wallet Philosophy

18:05 - Local Reception

20:46 - Lightning Network Circular Economies

21:30 - Resistance to Lightning Onboarding

24:20 - Internet Penetration in El Salvador

25:33 - El Salvador, what has changed since Bitcoin 2021?

28:21 - Concerns about Chivo Wallet

31:00 - Privacy Concerns

33:29 - What does privacy look like on the Bitcoin Beach Wallet?

35:35 - How to improve Lightning UX?

38:36 - Will the Circular Economy Make Sense?

41:24 - Call to Action

45:04 - Positive Path

46:27 - Negative Path
Nicolas’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicolasburtey
Galoy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/GaloyMoney
Galoy’s Website: https://galoy.io/
Bitcoin Beach: https://www.bitcoinbeach.com/
Support us here: https://lightningjunkies.net/support
Lightning Junkies Merch: https://store.lightningjunkies.net
Follow the Lightning Junkies blog: https://lightningjunkies.net
Follow Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJunkies
Follow Chaz on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/TheChaz
Follow Lightning Cat on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJCat
...more
50min

FAQs about Lightning Junkies:

How many episodes does Lightning Junkies have?

The podcast currently has 62 episodes available.