E204 - Bringing the cost of online payments down with Daniel Tesch-Martins from Eden

Shownotes: What is Bitcoin Lightning and what problem does it solve? How does the current payment landscape and cost structure look like and how does it impact online payments? How does Edens business model look like and how do they target these problems? Today we are talking with Daniel Tesch-Martins, the founder of Eden, formerly "The lightning company", who provide a regulated and easily integratable service for accepting Bitcoin payments but recieving Euro. We also talk about their experience in the wolf accelerator. This podcast is sponsored by UTXO Solutions, your partner for integrating Bitcoin into your business.  Want to get in touch?  Book a meeting with us at:  https://meetings-eu1.hubspot.com/martin-betz/meet-the-bitcoin-effekt  or e-mail us at: podcast@utxo.solutions Tags: #Bitcoin #lightning #payment #business #onlineshop #eden #accelerator #finance Speakertags: #Danielteschmartins #peterrochel #martinbetz Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro and welcome words (00:01:19) What is lightning? (00:14:29) Transaction costs (00:22:26) No settlement risk (00:28:31) Back to transaction costs (00:33:58) Business model of Eden (00:57:02) The accelerator program (01:01:35) Startups in europe (01:11:24) Bitcoin in europe (01:16:32) Why not stablecoins? (01:20:38) Final words and outro