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Events in crypto take place at warp speed. This weekly crypto podcast reveals how the marquee names in crypto are reacting to the week’s top headlines. With host Laura Shin, the guests also discuss what they’re thinking about these days and reveal what they believe is on the horizon in crypto. Disclosure: I'm a nocoiner.
What You Need to Know About Bitcoin Layer 2s - Ep.160
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4 years ago
What You Need to Know About Bitcoin Layer 2s - Ep.160
Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer at Coinshares, and Nic Carter, general partner at Castle Island Ventures, join me at the Stacks conference to discuss Bitcoin layer 2s. In this episode, they cover:
why layers 2s exist
how layer 2s, such as payment channels like Lightning, work
what kind of throughput layer 2s have
how moving Bitcoin to layer 2 affects the price
why people having moved $5 billion worth of Bitcoin to Ethereum
how Bitcoin moving to Ethereum affects the price
the most popular Bitcoin layer 2s
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Episode links:
Meltem Demirors: https://twitter.com/Melt_Dem
Nic Carter: https://twitter.com/nic__carter
Stacks: https://twitter.com/Stacks
Total value locked in Lightning: https://www.defipulse.com/lightning-network
Bitcoin on Ethereum: https://www.defipulse.com/btc
Stats on Lightning: https://bitcoinvisuals.com/lightning
What layer 2s mean for altcoins and base chain assets like Bitcoin: https://www.coindesk.com/rise-of-layer-2s-altcoins-like-ethereum
Sovryn: https://sovryn.app
RSK: https://www.rsk.co
Liquid network: https://blockstream.com/liquid/
Link to the Crypto News Recap:
https://unchainedpodcast.com/stupid-bitcoin-rich/
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Events in crypto take place at warp speed. This weekly crypto podcast reveals how the marquee names in crypto are reacting to the week’s top headlines. With host Laura Shin, the guests also discuss what they’re thinking about these days and reveal what they believe is on the horizon in crypto. Disclosure: I'm a nocoiner.
