Join me as I interview some of the leading voices that are building on Bitcoin - Philip Walton Bringing affordable energy to Africa, Value transfer over payments & Time2Build by Roy and how Arkade is enhancing Bitcoin’s layer 2 with Tiero.
Timestamps:
(00:00) - Intro
(2:37) - Philip’s background and the genesis of Gridless
(4:20) - Why build Gridless in Africa?
(06:09) - Difference between Energy generation & distribution
(10:24) - Communities affected by Bitcoin mining
(12:45) - Operational challenges for Gridless
(17:23) - Costs for operating Bitcoin mining machines
(21:23) - Mini grids
(23:00) - Regulatory risks
(25:07) - Global macro trends that impact Gridless
(27:31) - “Payments are a fiat mindset” Roy Sheinfeld
(30:40) - Value transfers are permissionless & provide optionality
(32:48) - Time2Build by Breez
(39:40) - What are the different forms of Nodeless?; Concerns with Spark transactions
(48:09) - What are the fees associated with Breez?
(51:30) - What is Arkade? Tiero explains…
(57:00) - How does batching transactions work?; Unilateral exit costs
(1:01:48) - What is Arkade script?
(1:10:00) - Use cases of Arkade and Arkade Script
(1:21:04) - Future of Arkade
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