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Transcript: sicksub.network/LNJ036_Transcript

This is the 36th episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. In this episode we have Alex Bosworth! Alex is well known for having created Yalls.org and getting a job at Lightning Labs. He is currently working as the Lightning Infrastructure Lead. He’s also generally known as someone running a profitable routing node and having some best practices to share.

We talk about:

• 2:13 - Alex’s Background
  
  
• 8:51 - What a Lightning Infrastructure Lead does
  
  
• 11:38 - Bos Score
  
  
• 13:55 - Routing Tips
  
  
• 21:05 - Lightning Labs new interface
  
  
• 22:55 - Channel Balancing
  
  
• 24:37 - Opening Channels
  
  
• 27:38 - Multipath Payments
  
  
• 34:42 - Future Vision with Alex Bosworth
  
  
• 35:58 - Lighting Cons
  
  
• 36:08 - Is Lightning Safe?
  
  
• 37:35 - Hopes and Dreams for the Lightning Network
  
  
• 39:26 - Lightning Network Growth
  
  
• 40:34 - WBTC
  
  
• 43:52 - Shitcoin and Lightning Hype
  
  
• 46:16 - What can you do for the Lightning Network?
  
  

Alex’s Twitter: twitter.com/alexbosworth

Alex’s GitHub: github.com/alexbosworth

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