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Feb 2019
49m 40s

SLP54 Justin Camarena of Bitrefill - Bit...

STEPHAN LIVERA
About this episode

Justin Camarena of Bitrefill joins me to talk about his journey with Bitcoin Lightning development and pioneering Bitcoin Lightning payments at Bitrefill. We discuss:

  • Learning Lightning development
  • Pioneering Lightning payment at Bitrefill in the #reckless early days
  • Bitrefill Thor service
  • Lightning Channel Management
  • Thoughts on Lightning custodial wallets
  • What Lightning Network can enable

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