by Guy | Apr 2, 2021 | Lightning, Technology
The Gaming Universe is about to be Struck by Lightning. We have Simon Cowell on the podcast, CEO and Founder of ZeBeDee and their tools for easily integrating Lightning payments directly into the gaming and esports industry. Where the virtual economy meets the virtual...
by Guy | Feb 13, 2021 | Economics, Lightning
“Supplying liquidity is an investment, and we need to treat it accordingly. Like lending money or buying stock, investors commit capital for a period and expect a return that increases over time.” – Roy Sheinfeld Now that we are entering Chapter 2 of...
by Guy | Nov 5, 2020 | Lightning
“Lightning Labs is positioning this release as a step toward an ecosystem of Lightning-based financial products, which it called “LiFi.” – Peter Chawaga A new ecosystem has just begun. With Bitcoin native financial markets, Lightning Labs has released the...
by Guy | Sep 22, 2020 | Development, Lightning
“DLCs are uniquely positioned to bring smart contracting to Bitcoin using oracle contracts that are much more private and scalable than previously thought possible.” – Ben Carman Ben Carmen, a developer with the awesome team at SuredBits, drops a...
by Guy | Aug 11, 2020 | Lightning, Security
“The Jevons paradox is a staple of environmental economics used to describe how the introduction of more efficient technologies tends to increase the consumption of resources rather than decrease it.” – Alex B. Will Lightning steal fees from Bitcoin...
by Guy | Jul 27, 2020 | Development, Lightning
“Privacy is at the root of Lightning which is a requirement for a retail payment network to succeed. It builds on Bitcoin which does not optimize for privacy⁵ but transparency and robustness.” – Nicolas Burtey & Chris Hunter As excellent piece...