Jesse Shrader is the CEO of Amboss, a data analytics platform built for the Lightning Network that also offers a marketplace for buying and selling Lightning channels. In our conversation, we covered the adoption of Amboss’ Magma marketplace to date, how their new product Hydro aims to help merchants and those seeking yields on their Lightning liquidity, and we examined the structure of the Lightning Network in the context of other transportation networks. → Amboss Hydro: https://amboss.space/hydro/intro Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm → Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:24 - Jesse Shrader Intro 05:07 - Understanding Yield, Cost, and APR on Magma 19:45 - Metrics for Understanding the Lightning Network 25:15 - Amboss Magma Adoption & Challenges 29:09 - How Amboss Hydro Improves Magma Demand 39:07 - Privacy on Amboss and the Lightning Network 52:57 - Auditability on the Lightning Network 59:40 - Lightning & Railways 1:11:59 - Payment Reliability on the Lightning Network 1:14:15 - The Lightning Round

Artur Brugeman is the founder of Nostr Band, a collection of Nostr search services for exploring the Nostr ecosystem. In our discussion, we explored the state of Nostr adoption so far, the catalysts that could usher in the next wave of users, the role of Lightning payments on Nostr, and why Nostr Band is working on building a Nostr browser called Spring. → Nostr Band: https://nostr.band/ → Spring: https://spring.site/ Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm → Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recom... → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:06 - Artur Brugeman Intro 08:30 - What is Nostr Band? 16:57 - Nostr Search vs. Google Search 23:05 - Adoption and Key Themes for the Nostr Ecosystem 40:05 - Beyond Censorship Resistance, Why Use Nostr? 55:27 - The Role of Lightning Payments on Nostr 1:04:00 - Spring, The Nostr Browser 1:14:25 - Why You Should Try Using Nostr Again 1:17:04 - The Lightning Round

Alex Leishman is the CEO of River, a US-based Bitcoin exchange that also offers Bitcoin mining and Lightning Network services. In our discussion, we explored the challenges with Lightning today and the potential solutions that could usher in the future of Lightning payments, the best ways to measure the growth of the Lightning Network, and River’s strategy for managing one of the world’s largest Lightning nodes. → River: https://river.com/ Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm → Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:18 - Alex Leishman Intro 04:24 - Lightning Payments in 2025 09:22 - What Impact Will Splicing Have on Lightning? 14:49 - The Importance of Reusable QR Codes 23:29 - Catalysts for Lightning Adoption 29:05 - Measuring The Growth of the Lightning Network 35:56 - Taproot Assets & River 40:18 - Stablecoins on Lightning 46:58 - Other Layer 2 Protocols on Bitcoin 51:52 - How River Manages Their Lightning Node 57:35 - River’s Public vs. Private Channels 1:02:46 - Alex’s Lightning Advice for CZ and Binance 1:12:39 - The Lightning Round

Margie Ramos is a Shopify merchant who has stacked over 1,000,000 sats for her line of Tallow-based skincare products in just a few weeks. → Tallowed and Free: https://tallowedandfree.com/ Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork → Nodeless: https://nodeless.io This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Ken Sedgwick is a Software Engineer at the Validating Lightning Signer project, which is focused on improving Lightning custody by separating keys from nodes in a discrete signing device. In our discussion, we covered how VLS works and why it is an important project for the Lightning ecosystem, why building external signing devices is so much harder on Lightning than on-chain, the technical challenges being solved to enable multi-party signing on Lightning nodes, and the future of security and custody on the Lightning Network. → VLS: https://vls.tech/ Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm → Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:23 - Ken Sedgwick Intro 10:22 - What is the VLS Project? 19:32 - Why Hasn’t Anyone Built External Lightning Signing Devices Until Now? 26:23 - Will Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Companies Create Lightning Signing Devices? 32:58 - Why Is VLS an Open Source Project? 37:11 - Examples of Security Breaches and Loss-of-Funds in Lightning 42:45 - Lightning Node Operators and Aircraft Pilots 50:10 - Will Improved Lightning Custody Cause Structural Changes to the Lightning Network? 53:58 - Multi-Party Signing on the Lightning Network 1:04:19 - VLS Roadmap 1:09:32 - The Lightning Round

Henrik Skogstrøm is the CEO of LN Capital, which is soon re-branding to Torq, the name of their Lightning node management software. In our conversation we discussed the state of Lightning Network ecosystem metrics, the new features being introduced in Torq V1, why Lightning companies are working together on an LSP spec, and much more. → LN Capital: https://ln.capital/ Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm → Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:09 - Henrik Skogstrøm Intro 07:11 - Lightning Network Metrics 17:22 - New Features of Torq V1 24:18 - What is the LSP Spec? 37:07 - How HTLC Firewalls Work 42:02 - LN Capital/Torq’s Revenue Opportunities 54:20 - Reflecting on Lightning Network Progress 1:00:14 - How Might Taproot Assets Impact Torq’s Business? 1:02:25 - The Lightning Round

Ian Major is the co-founder of Joltz Rewards, a Lightning-powered loyalty platform offering Bitcoin rewards as a service. In our conversation we discussed how Joltz works, why the loyalty rewards industry needs Bitcoin and the Lightning Network, and how Taproot Assets could unlock an entirely new set of loyalty rewards and experiences for brands and consumers. → Joltz Rewards: https://joltzrewards.com/ Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm → Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:16 - Ian Major Intro 14:22 - How Joltz Rewards Works 24:50 - Why Lightning Makes Sense for Loyalty Rewards 32:08 - Will Bitcoin Loyalty Programs Lead to Bitcoin Merchant Adoption? 39:39 - Why Most Companies Lose Money Offering Loyalty Rewards 46:33 - Will Joltz Focus on Affiliate Rewards Too? 53:01 - Why Joltz Is Building a Taproot Assets Wallet 1:01:32 - Will Taproot Assets Be Good for Bitcoin? 1:07:44 - How Will Joltz Earn Money with Taproot Assets? 1:14:58 - The Lightning Round

Siggy47 is a retired lawyer and one of the most prolific earners on Stacker News, who has stacked over 500,000 sats for the content he has created on the platform. → Siggy47’s SN Profile: https://stacker.news/siggy47 Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork → Nodeless: https://nodeless.io This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Tony Giorgio is the co-founder and CEO of Mutiny Wallet, a self-custodial Lightning wallet that runs in your web browser. In our conversation, we discussed why Tony first set out to build Mutiny, the benefits of building on the web, why Mutiny is integrating things like Nostr Wallet Connect and Coinjoins, and then we explored the state of the Lightning ecosystem and reflected on Tony’s latest blog post - Lightning Everywhere. → Mutiny Wallet: https://www.mutinywallet.com/ Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm → Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:21 - Tony Giorgio Intro 03:50 - Why Tony Decided to Build a Company 11:14 - Do We Need More Lightning Implementations? 14:41 - What Is Mutiny Wallet? 17:51 - Mutiny’s Mobile Strategy 27:05 - Custodial vs. Self-Custodial Lightning Usage 34:20 - Understanding the Lightning LSP Specification 42:17 - Do We Need Self-Custody on Lightning? 49:44 - Mutiny Wallet & Nostr Wallet Connect 55:36 - Mutiny’s Plans for CoinJoins & Synthetic Dollars 1:02:28 - Lightning Everywhere 1:16:00 - Incorporating Fedi Into Mutiny 1:21:49 - Validating Lightning Signer and its Impact on Lightning

Matt Black is the co-founder & CTO of Atomic Finance, a Bitcoin company that uses DLCs to make it possible for people to earn a self-custodial yield on Bitcoin. In our conversation we discussed Matt’s path to building on Bitcoin, we explored the potential risks and rewards of Atomic Finance, the importance of self-custodial financial tools, and the value Atomic Finance might get from integrating Lightning and other L2 scaling solutions. → Atomic Finance: https://atomic.finance Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm → Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:21 - Matt Black Intro 03:45 - Why Matt Left Ethereum to Work on Bitcoin 11:48 - Ossification on Bitcoin 15:48 - Understanding Atomic Finance 23:57 - Is Yield Necessary or Useful for Bitcoin? 39:16 - Sound Finance vs. DeFi 40:47 - Will Atomic Finance Integrate the Lightning Network? 48:59 - Other Interesting Bitcoin Scaling Solutions 56:23 - Proposing New Changes to Bitcoin 1:01:40 - The Lightning Round

Super Testnet is an independent Bitcoin, Lightning, and Nostr developer, and the chairman of FOSS at Pleb Lab In our conversation, we discussed how Super is able to innovate at such a high pace, and we covered many of the projects he has been working on, including HODL contracts, his Nostr-powered webstore and swap service, his mobile coinjoin wallet, and his spacechain launcher. → Super Testnet’s Github: https://github.com/supertestnet Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm → Nostr NIP-05: kr@stacker.news Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations → Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:38 - Super Testnet Intro 11:49 - Super’s Perspective on Lightning Catalysts 18:34 - How Super Testnet Comes Up With So Many New Ideas 23:08 - The Importance of Bitcoin Builders at Pleb Lab 29:27 - HODL Contracts 38:10 - Void Wallet (Mobile CoinJoins) 46:38 - The Overlap Between Nostr and Bitcoin 48:51 - Super’s Nostr-Powered Webstore 55:09 - Super’s Nostr-Powered Swap Service 1:05:05 - Bitpac (Auditable Cooperatives on Bitcoin) 1:13:25 - Spacechain Launcher & Handcrank 1:20:08 - Super Testnet’s Roadmap 1:21:38 - The World’s Fastest Lightning Round

Brianna Honkawa-D’Estries is the organizer of TabConf and BitDevs LA, has previously been Chief of Staff at Lightning Labs and Noah, and is a Nostr creator who has stacked over 1,000,000 sats for the Nostr content she has created. → Brianna’s Nostr: https://tinyurl.com/ycy9smw8 Sponsors → Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage → Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork This show is a Lightning podcast. That means instead of asking for likes or shares, I ask for sats. The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm. → Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ → More Episodes: https://www.stacksats.how/podcast → Lightning Address: ⚡kerooke@fountain.fm Links → Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/ → Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke → Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr