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Solving the $30 trillion Liquidity Silo Problem w/ Ethan Marcus
Ethan Marcus, CEO of Flashnet joins us to talk about how Flashnet is building a global pool of liquidity for Bitcoin. Ethan explains why the Lightning Network falls short for multi-asset scaling and how Spark's state-chain architecture enables instant, zero-fee swaps. We dive into Flashnet’s B2B integrations with neobanks and merchant platforms, the trend toward on-chain retail execution, and their upcoming expansion into liquidations and Bitcoin-denominated financial services.
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Notes:
* Bitcoin trades over $30 trillion annually.
* System requires one honest operator.
* Much of Cash App's revenue is Bitcoin-based.
* System requires one honest operator.
* Much of Cash App's revenue is Bitcoin-based.
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
00:49 Ethan's background
03:09 Spark
04:15 State chains
05:12 Spark design
07:22 State chain unlocks
09:07 Flashnet design
10:26 B2B clients
12:03 Comparing Spark vs other L2
13:42 What form does USD take?
15:08 Self custody
20:05 The problems that Spark solves
21:42 Spark ecosystem
24:03 Solana is so good!
26:41 Stablecoins
29:25 Assets other than BTC
33:16 Swaps landscape
36:57 Other Flashnet opportunities
41:33 Spark update
44:01 Roxom
47:09 Flashnet & retail
The Gwart Show is sponsored by Ellipsis Labs. Ellipsis Labs builds the
most efficient on-chain markets. Their orderbook and Prop AMM products
have delivered price improvement to hundreds of billions of dollars in
retail volume. Now, they are bringing their expertise to build Phoenix,
the best on-chain perpetuals platform.
Ellipsis Labs is hiring New York-based engineers. If you're an engineer
looking to work with a proven team in making DeFi better, go to
ellipsislabs.xyz/careers
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Ethan Marcus, CEO of Flashnet joins us to talk about how Flashnet is building a global pool of liquidity for Bitcoin. Ethan explains why the Lightning Network falls short for multi-asset scaling and how Spark's state-chain architecture enables instant, zero-fee swaps. We dive into Flashnet’s B2B integrations with neobanks and merchant platforms, the trend toward on-chain retail execution, and their upcoming expansion into liquidations and Bitcoin-denominated financial services.
Subscribe to the newsletter! [https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com](https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com)
Notes:
* Bitcoin trades over $30 trillion annually.
* System requires one honest operator.
* Much of Cash App's revenue is Bitcoin-based.
* System requires one honest operator.
* Much of Cash App's revenue is Bitcoin-based.
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
00:49 Ethan's background
03:09 Spark
04:15 State chains
05:12 Spark design
07:22 State chain unlocks
09:07 Flashnet design
10:26 B2B clients
12:03 Comparing Spark vs other L2
13:42 What form does USD take?
15:08 Self custody
20:05 The problems that Spark solves
21:42 Spark ecosystem
24:03 Solana is so good!
26:41 Stablecoins
29:25 Assets other than BTC
33:16 Swaps landscape
36:57 Other Flashnet opportunities
41:33 Spark update
44:01 Roxom
47:09 Flashnet & retail
The Gwart Show is sponsored by Ellipsis Labs. Ellipsis Labs builds the
most efficient on-chain markets. Their orderbook and Prop AMM products
have delivered price improvement to hundreds of billions of dollars in
retail volume. Now, they are bringing their expertise to build Phoenix,
the best on-chain perpetuals platform.
Ellipsis Labs is hiring New York-based engineers. If you're an engineer
looking to work with a proven team in making DeFi better, go to
ellipsislabs.xyz/careers
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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