Rusty Russel: Free Software, The Lightning Network, & Micropayments - Bitcoin with Jake #74

"... If something's really, really critical then you need to give someone all the pieces." - Rusty BWJ 074: Rusty has been paid to write free software for over 25yrs and was the first to implement a client for the Lightning Network. He currently works at Core Lightning & Blockstream. In this episode you will learn about: 1:48 Free software developer lens 2:57 An earlier solution to Bitcoin scalability 5:37 Difference between free & open-source 14:19 Crypto noise & Bitcoin’s value 22:01 Building layer 2 for “a huge under served market” 29:57 Differences to credit cards 31:47 How does he make money? 36:38 Developing the Lightning Network 39:40 Most heavily vetted software in history? 42:39 Fan question This episode was sponsored by: Bitcoin's social layer - ⁠⁠Orange Pill App⁠⁠ Learn the full backstory of Orange Pill App from the founder: ⁠⁠On YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠On Podcast⁠⁠ Affiliates: Bitcoin Miami - Miami - 18/5/23 - ⁠purchase tickets here⁠ with discount code "Jake" Relevant links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Rusty_Twit⁠⁠ on Twitter Website: Coding Blog Please support this free show: Donate to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crowd-fund⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Geyser How else can you help? Rate Subscribe Share Get in touch: Personal Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jakeeswoodhouse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bitcoinwithjake⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to support the show! Best, Jake