Max Hillebrand joins the podcast to give a very detailed and in-depth rundown of the Bitcoin Lightning network as it works today. Particularly, we go into detail about second-generation Lightning wallets such as Breez and Phoenix, which leverage Lightning Service Providers (LSPs) to provide much of the functionality while still allowing customers to maintain control over their own funds. We also go into the current state of the network, and the challenges it still faces and must overcome before any kind of mass adoption is achieved.

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