What You Need to Know About Bitcoin Layer 2s Unconfirmed

Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer at Coinshares, and Nic Carter, general partner at Castle Island Ventures, join me at the Stacks conference to discuss Bitcoin layer 2s. In this episode, they cover: 
why layers 2s exist
how layer 2s, such as payment channels like Lightning, work
what kind of throughput layer 2s have 
how moving Bitcoin to layer 2 affects the price
why people having moved $5 billion worth of Bitcoin to Ethereum
how Bitcoin moving to Ethereum affects the price
the most popular Bitcoin layer 2s
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Episode links:
Meltem Demirors: https://twitter.com/Melt_Dem
Nic Carter: https://twitter.com/nic__carter
Stacks: https://twitter.com/Stacks
 
Total value locked in Lightning: https://www.defipulse.com/lightning-network
 
Bitcoin on Ethereum: https://www.defipulse.com/btc
 
Stats on Lightning: https://bitcoinvisuals.com/lightning
 
What layer 2s mean for altcoins and base chain assets like Bitcoin: https://www.coindesk.com/rise-of-layer-2s-altcoins-like-ethereum
 
Sovryn: https://sovryn.app
RSK: https://www.rsk.co
Liquid network: https://blockstream.com/liquid/
 
Link to the Crypto News Recap:
https://unchainedpodcast.com/stupid-bitcoin-rich/