Lightning Junkies Chaz

In this episode we chat with Jack Everitt and Desiree Dickerson about how they built out THNDR Games. THNDR Games is a Bitcoin Lightning Network gaming studio that is focusing on bringing the next billion people to Bitcoin. Their most recent game Satsss, which is Snake with Bitcoin added, is out now! Find the link below.

We talk about:


1:43 - Catching Up with Jack
3:59 - Getting to know Desiree
12:22 - Big Changes at THNDR
19:11 - Bitcoin Bounce
20:16 - The Raffle Technique
21:22 - Turbo 84
22:06 -  THNDR Bay
24:08 - Game Design Choices
25:38 - How to Counteract Over-Promising
28:48 - Financing and Footgunning
35:29 - Asset Packs and Morals
44:56 - Future Plans at THNDR
50:18 - The Video Game Tangent
53: 19 - THNDR’s Stack
56:10 - LNURL
1:00:47 - ZEBEDEE
1:03:11 - Monetizing THNDR Games
1:07:02 - NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT!!
1:09:01 - Maintaining Multiple Games



FIND GUESTS HERE
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Jack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackeveritt
Desiree’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/dickerson_des
THNDR’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/thndrgames

THNDR’s Website: https://www.thndr.gg/

THNDR’s New Game!!! https://www.thndr.gg/satsss



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Welcome! This is #LightningFriday where we get together on Twitter Spaces to discuss the Lightning Network and take audience questions. This week we will be looking at Lighting Escrow, an escrow service over the Lightning Network!  

Feel free to join us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/LNJunkies ! We will also answer questions posted in the Youtube live chat.   

TIME STAMPS 

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1:55 - Intro
3:14 - Capacity
12:03 - What is Lightning Escrow?
14:03 - Pain Points and Downsides of the Escrow Market
21:08 - Decentralized Escrow
27:46 - "Collaborative Custody"
32:19 - Time Locks
42:56 - Openbazaar
47:12 - Long Term Plans?
50:09 - Where is Lightning Escrow in the Development Process?
56:40 - Why will Lightning Escrow Fail?
1:05:36 - Stealing Secret Sauce
1:13:21 - Lightning Junkies, Zeus, Amboss
1:19:12 - AOPP / Open Discussion
2:02:45 - Closing Comments

SPECIAL GUESTS
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GeistLight: https://twitter.com/GeistLight
Tristian Bietesch: https://twitter.com/TristanBietsch
Lightning Escrow: https://twitter.com/LightningEscrow

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OUR HOSTS
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* Chaz from Lightning Junkies (https://twitter.com/thechaz)
* Evan Kaloudis from Zeus Wallet (https://twitter.com/evankaloudis)
* Jestopher from Amboss Lightning Explorer (https://twitter.com/Jestopher_BTC) 

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RABBITHOLES
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Lightning Escrow Website: https://lightningescrow.io/
Open Bazaar Rabbit Hole: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBazaar

Welcome! This is #LightningFriday where we get together on Twitter Spaces to discuss the Lightning Network and take audience questions. This week we will be reflecting on the last three years of Lightning Development.   

Feel free to join us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/LNJunkies ! We will also answer questions posted in the Youtube live chat.   



Timestamps 

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0:00 - Music/Introductions
10:41 - Outlining the Talk
12:53 - What are the early origins of Lightning Network?
39:30 - What were later developments around 2013?
42:53 - Transaction Mailability before Segwit
49:05 - Lightning in 2017 - Segwit
1:00:06 - Lightning in 2018 - The First Mainnet Transaction
1:08:29 - Hierarchical Backups with Lightning Wallets?
1:18:11 - Lightning Torch in 2018
1:28:31 - Public Capacity and Node Growth 2018-2022
1:40:32 - Lightning Onboarding Tales
2:01:54 - Q&A - Chainalysis
2:19:37 - Calls to Action
2:22:34 - Closing Notes  



SPECIAL GUEST
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Guy Swann - https://twitter.com/TheGuySwann 



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* Evan Kaloudis from Zeus Wallet (https://twitter.com/evankaloudis)  



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LINKS N STUFF
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Lightning Network White Paper - https://lightning.network/lightning-network-paper.pdf  
The Blocksize War - https://www.amazon.com/Blocksize-War-controls-Bitcoins-protocol/dp/B08YQMC2WM
Lightning Torch - https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2019/02/05/bitcoins-lightning-torch-explained-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters/  
Chainalysis Announcment - https://twitter.com/chainalysis/status/1469317238893289475?s=20  
Anthony Ronning Privacy Article - https://abytesjourney.com/lightning-privacy/

This episode of the podcast is a #LightningFriday livestream from December 17th, 2021. In this episode we talk about the recent drama with Chainalysis announcing support for transaction monitoring.

We talk about:


Chainalysis Twitter Drama
Who are the customers of Chainalysis?
What is Clustering?
How do you do blockchain analysis?
How can you decrease the chances of being tracked?
Chainalysis on Lightning vs On-Chain
What can you determine from a Lightning channel open/close?
Game Theory of Lightning Network and Nation States
Can the IRS afford to surveil the Lightning Network?
Lightning Chainalysis in Practice using Strike as Example
Could the government take out a massive Bitcoin loan to attack LN?
Difficulty in Attacking Lightning Network with Brute Force
Amboss being similar to Chainalysis?
What are the implications of having bad privacy on Lightning?
AD SHILL AD SHILL AD SHILL AD SHILL
LNURL and Carrot
Lightning Address
Onboarding Parents into Bitcoin Lightning

LINKS N’ STUFF
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Chainaylsis Announcement: https://twitter.com/LNJunkies/status/1469357060479328259
Samourai: https://samouraiwallet.com/
Anthony Ronning Privacy Article: https://abytesjourney.com/lightning-privacy/

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🐱 Lightning Cat on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJCat

Transcript:

This is the 52nd episode on Lightning Junkies. In this episode we are joined by André Neves and Fiatjaf.

Fiatjaf was previously on Lightning Junkies alongside Rusty Russell on episode 46 (https://sicksub.network/LNJ046). Fiatjaf is known for his contributions to LNURL and many other areas of the Lightning Network ecosystem.

André is known for his work with ZEBEDEE, Mintgox, and Lightning Address. Lightning Address is the primary focus of the show, how much it has grown and proliferated within the Lightning network ecosystem. We also explore other topics such as LNURL, Bolt12, and more!

We talk about:


0:00 - Introductions
3:37 - André’s Background
7:38 - What is ZEBEDEE?
12:56 - ZEBEDEE’s Centralization
17:43 - Dogfooding with ZEBEDEE
19:02 - Implementing Infuse CSGO
21:49 - Infuse CSGO Activity
23:23 - What is MintGox?
26:03 - What is Lightning Address?
28:42 - How to get a Lightning Address?
32:39 - Is Lightning Address Worth the Effort?
41:32 - Bolt12/Offers
49:55 - LNURL Future Prospects
1:03:24 - Long Term Vision for Lightning Address
1:15:16 - Profound Lightning Question



FIND GUESTS HERE
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André Neves: https://twitter.com/andreneves
Fiatjaf: https://twitter.com/fiatjaf
ZEBEDEE: https://twitter.com/zebedeeio



RABBIT HOLES
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Federated Lightning Address: https://payaddress.co/
LNURL Generator: https://lnurl-pay.me/
Lightning Address: https://lightningaddress.com/



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🐱 Lightning Cat on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJCat

Transcript: https://sicksub.network/LNJ051Transcript 

This is the 51st episode of Lightning Junkies! In this episode we have Ben Arc returning, he was previously on episode LNJ031 (https://sicksub.network/LNJ031)! In this episode we are focusing on the world of LNbits, it is a way to add more features and options than would ordinarily be available in your Bitcoin Lightning Stack.

We talk about:


0:00 - Intro
1:27 - A Prolific Creator
6:17 - The Start of Ben Arc
12:12 - How to Choose a Project
15:31 - Sci-Fi Weirdos
21:53 - Ben’s Opinion on Bolt12
26:03 - AMP Invoices
27:08 - What is LNbits?
37:01 - DJ Livestream tipping
41:23 - LNDHub
47:25 - Extension Lightning Round
52:16 - The Future of LNbits
1:02:53 - How can YOU help the Lightning Network?
1:07:09 - The Idea Tangent
1:21:32 - Excitement for the Future



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Ben’s Twitter:https://twitter.com/arcbtc
LNbits’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lnbits
LNbits’ GitHub: https://github.com/arcbtc/lnbits



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Down the Rabbit Hole

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Cryptograffiti’s DJ project: https://twitter.com/cryptograffiti/status/1379811416543092737