Today I stepped away from the heavy technical talk to chat with Rockstar Dev – core contributor to BTCPay Server who – to talk about lightning, Bitcoin history, and forging a career in the Bitcoin industry.
Today, we covered:
SegWit2X and the Bitcoin Blocksize wars
The rise of the lightning network
VC raising for Strike (a lightning company) vs token projects
Why you shouldn’t shitcoin
The importance of having a good team in Bitcoin
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0:00 Intro
2:10 The story of Rockstar Dev
3:50 Bitcoin enforces fiscal discipline
6:00 Everyone started as a Twitter pleb7:50 Bitpay tried to “change Bitcoin.”
9:55 Bitcoin Cash was made for payments
12:00 What was SegWit2X?
15:00 How small blockers won
19:10 What is BTCPay Server?
21:19 Lightning Network’s Rise
23:28 When Bitcoin Became Legal Tender
26:20 Bitcoin is deciding elections now
27:30 How did venture capital respond to lightning?
31:20 “Tokens are a zero-sum game”
33:00 The best investments are Bitcoin plays!
34:50 Don’t take the shitcoin money
37:30 Stay patient, keep searching for your team
39:50 MicroStrategy’s insane success
42:00 Advice to start a Bitcoin career
45:30 Plan B: Join a team you believe in
48:15 Does your team make you better?
49:50 Good teams move together
53:00 Lightning lets us settle our conflicts
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