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Connect The World

Connect The World

An English podcast where we guide you in the magic world of the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Do you want to participate in a Ring Of Fire (ROF) or help in our mission? CONTACT: CHAT - t.me/connect_the_world CHAT - t.me/satoshiradiorof CHANNEL - t.me/connect_the_world_channel TWITTER - twitter.com/ctw_podcast WEBSITE - connecttheworld.live DONATION: CTWBOT: https://t.me/ctwdonationbot SRROFBOT: https://t.me/srrofbot LN address: Joni_Kyasshu@LNTXBOT.com LN address: ⚡Joni_Kyasshu@LN.tips LNURL:

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00:52:36

How to find nodes on the other side of the network...

Connect The World ·

2022/05/24

Connect The World EP026 | Marc Lacoursière aka Roosoft | Igniter script | Canada "Edward and Stef talk to Marc Lacoursière (@roosoft), a full stack developer building Bitcoin and Lightning apps from Canada! He is the creator of the Igniter script, which saved us a lot of work as it is one of the easiest ways to perform a circular rebalance in a Ring of Fire! Marc shares about the developments on Steer, a new app which enables users to make node configuration a breeze! It shows channel states in a

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00:56:57

Bitcoin Farmer | AZHODL

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2022/05/17

Connect The World EP025 | Peter aka AZHODL | Bitcoin Farmer | Arizona USA "Edward and Stef talk to Peter from AZHODL, a husband and wife team from Arizona who strive together to live up to the Bitcoin Standard! And he says that time with our loved ones is the most valuable! Peter runs an amazing mining project with a Bitmain S19j powered by Solar Panels! He believes that if we embrace that our future needs more energy, we will find the best sources for it. Everything needs the right

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00:56:46

Asian Diamond Hands | Koji Higashi

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2022/05/10

Connect The World EP024 | Koji Higashi | Diamond Hands | Japan "Edward and Stef talk to Koji Higashi, the founder of the Japanese Lightning Network community Diamond Hands. Koji helped build Nayuta Core, a fully non-custodial neutrino mobile wallet. He did this together with his best friend in the space, Christian Moss who is the co-founder and head of gaming R&D at ZeBeDee. They also worked together in the creation of the Bitcoin game Lightning Crush. Players receive real time sats as a

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01:03:16

Nostr brings decentralization to Social Media | Fiatjaf

Connect The World ·

2022/05/03

Connect The World EP023 | Fiatjaf | Humble Programmer | Brazil "Edward and Stef talk to Fiatjaf: in his own words, just a humble programmer, but in fact a real Lightning Guru and the builder of the LNTXBOT! He shares his opinion of the Lightning Network, BOLT12 and about the adoption of Bitcoin and Lightning in his neighborhood in Brazil. Fiatjaf further talks about the effect that LNTXBOT has and shares future developments. Finally, he talks about his work on nostr, an open protocol that allows the

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00:59:23

Lightning Labs upcoming code talent | Elle Mouton

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2022/04/26

Connect The Connect The World EP022 | Elle Mouton | Lightning Labs Engineer | South Africa "Edward and Stef talk with Elle Mouton, an engineer at Lightning Labs from South Africa. She worked on a lot of projects, for example on Lightning Node Connect (LNC). That’s the communication logic that allows you to access your node from anywhere! Elle really breathes Bitcoin and Lightning! While working at a crypto exchange, she kept challenging herself to learn more about Bitcoin and Lightning: She build a

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00:55:17

Routing 2 Bitcoin a day, what's his secret? | Carsten...

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2022/04/19

Connect The World EP021 | Carsten Otto | Lightning Network Node Operator | Rebalance-LND | Germany "Edward and Stef talk with Carsten Otto, a developer and Lightning Network Node specialist from Germany. His routing node is at the top of the BOS score list! He started in 2018 building his first node. And from May 2021 he really started building his routing node! He said that it was a combination of boredom and a rekindling of his initial excitement about the Lightning Network: “I wanted to

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00:54:22

’’I think reliability and fees are gonna do a...

Connect The World ·

2022/04/12

Connect The World EP020 | Jesse De Wit | Lightning Enthusiast Developer | The Netherlands "Edward and Stef talk with Jesse de Wit, software developer and a proficient Lightning Network enthusiast! Shivers all over his back… Jesse had his first amazing experience when paying for an article on yalls.org with his own node… Then the true magic began! He also attended the Lightning seminar at Chaincode Labs for a real deep dive into the Lightning Network! Jesse feels that the power of Lightning

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00:58:42

2021: An Amboss Space Odyssey | Thomas Jestopher

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2022/04/05

Connect The World EP19 | Jestopher | Amboss.space | USA "Edward and Stef talk with Thomas Jestopher, the co-founder of Amboss Technologies. They created the Lightning Network Explorer Amboss.space! It all started with the idea to create a better, more private and user-friendly Lightning Network explorer. Together with technical co-founder Anthony Potdevin (from Thunderhub.io) they combine all P2P gossip information, history data and statistics from community projects on an astonishing website with

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01:00:37

The Future of The Lightning Network! | Rusty Russell

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2022/03/29

Connect The World EP18 | Rusty Russell | Lightning Developer | Blockstream | Australia "Edward and Stef talk with Rusty, a Linux and Bitcoin developer and a Lightning OG from Blockstream! We owe a lot to this lead Lightning protocol developer! Rusty started hacking C-lightning in August 2015 and wrote “Reaching The Ground with Lightning” in November that same year! He described how to do Lightning using only the coming Segwit proposal. With Blockstream they were the first Lightning

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00:14:32

Quick Talk | Marnix Kloek | Expert by experience of...

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2022/03/28

Kloek explains why he needed to recover his huge Routing Node Lightning.Watch. He gives an eyewitness account of what could go wrong with your Lightning Node. We also discuss some tips on how you can prevent such a disaster from happening and how you can best recover your Lightning Node! Let's listen to a conversation Edward had with Kloek about the recovery of his Routing Node Lightning.Watch! 🌍 Connect The World An English podcast where we guide you in the magic world of the Bitcoin Lightning

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00:59:02

LnRouter.app is taking your node to a higher level! |...

Connect The World ·

2022/03/22

Connect The World EP017 | Severin Bühler | LnRouter.app | Switzerland "Edward and Stef talk with Sevi, founder of LnRouter.app! This is a great web tool that helps node operators make informed decisions! A real must-see! LnRouter.app provides tools and custom metrics, for example: the Terminal Debugger, Node Routing Score, Channel Recommender (my personal favorite!), Liquidity Adjusted Hops and a Liquidity Ad Marketplace. The main goal is to optimize payment speed and deliverability and give users

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00:50:38

There is no excuse to say no to a Lightning payment |...

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2022/03/15

Connect The World EP016 | Hakuna | Noderunner | Germany "Edward and Stef talk with Hakuna, an IT specialist and node operator from Germany who is running a very successful routing node! Hakuna tells us about the journey he made with his lightning node HODLmeTight. For example, switching from his Raspberry to a NUC, which more than doubled routing and changed the HTLC response time from 1.9 seconds to 0.1! Running a Lightning Node is an ongoing process of studying data and making your Node more

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00:55:36

The rise of Bitcoin in the gaming industry | Jack...

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2022/03/08

Connect The World EP015 | Jack Everitt | THNDR GAMES | United Kingdom "Edward and Stef talk with Jack Everitt of THNDR GAMES about earning sats while playing games! The mission of THNDR GAMES is to accelerate mainstream adoption of Bitcoin and orange pilling one mobile gamer at a time. In addition to Jack's passion for games and love for bitcoin, he also believes in self-sovereign app developers and that every company should run its own Lightning Node! He also talks about the need to improve the

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00:57:54

The Lightning papers | Gijs van Dam

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2022/03/01

Connect The World EP014 | Gijs Van Dam | Lightning Scientist | Malaysia "Edward and Stef talk with Lightning Scientist Gijs van Dam who wrote two papers about the Lightning Network. During his research on the balance disclosure attack, he found a way to remotely close down channels between other nodes. A large amount of channels, representing 17% of the entire capacity of the Lightning Network was potentially at risk! In his second paper he describes a possible solution to mitigate balance

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00:50:04

How did Mads become Vice-President of crime? |...

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2022/02/22

Connect The World EP013 | Madelyn Ash | Bitcoin Lightning Enthusiast | Alabama USA “Edward and Stef talk with Madelyn Ash about the role of Lightning communities such as Plebnet and Connect The World. They discuss increasing adoption by average users around the world! These social networks enable connecting some of the brightest minds to pass around ideas and develop new tools! Madelyn also elaborates on running your own Lightning Node. And she speaks about the magic to be your own bank and to

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00:55:18

Surfing on the Lightning Network | Hermann Vivier

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2022/02/15

Connect The World EP012 | Hermann Vivier | Bitcoin Ekasi | South Africa "Edward and Stef talk with Hermann Vivier about the Bitcoin Ekasi project in South Africa and The Surfer Kids Program which empowers the poorest and most impoverished community imaginable! Bitcoin Ekasi is an initiative inspired by Bitcoin Beach. The ultimate goal is to create a circular Bitcoin economy in Mossel Bay. The coaches who help children within the Surfer Kids project are paid in sats and can spend this at affiliated

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00:49:35

The explosive growth of lightning nodes | Smallworlnd

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2022/02/08

Connect The World EP011 | Smallworlnd | lnnodeinsight.com | USA "Edward and Stef talk with Smallworlnd about his project and website lnnodeinsight.com. It's an easy-to-use interface for anyone to explore and understand all the Lightning Network features. On the website Node operators can check a lot of metrics about their node. For example the channel simulators which allows you to see how a potential channels can change the position of your node in the LN. The rebalance simulator can reveal an

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01:01:05

Earn Bitcoin by spending money | Tom Chojnacki

Connect The World ·

2022/02/01

Connect The World EP010 | Tom Chojnacki | Satsback.com | Poland "Edward and Stef talk with Tom Chojnacki of Satsback.com, for cashback and loyalty rewards in Bitcoin! They work with online stores and make it possible for you to save in Bitcoin whenever you shop online! Satsback.com is still a startup, but they plan to grow in the near future expanding to more markets to help people around the world experience the power of Bitcoin and Lightning and save in bitcoin every time they shop online. They

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00:06:13

Quick Talk | SoulExporter | How to balance a ring of...

Connect The World ·

2022/02/01

Ring of Fire #SRROF_5Msats_5thRING was an experiment where everybody was a Ringleader and took over 3,5 months to finish! A Ring where Future ringleaders are born! It's about finding self-sovereignty over your own node! Let's listen to a conversation Edward had with Soul about this experimental Ring of Fire! 🌍 Connect The World An English podcast where we guide you in the magic world of the Bitcoin Lightning Network. 🤝 Join Connect The World • Telegram Connect The World:

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00:54:45

Bitcoin on Swiss central bank balance? | Philip Sheppard

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2022/01/25

Connect The World EP009 | Philip Sheppard | Seba Bank AG | Swissnode | United Kingdom "Edward and Stef talk with Philip Sheppard about the rise of his Lightning Liquidity & Pool Telegram group! They also talk about the main goal of his Telegram group to build balanced channels with different node owners to get inbound liquidity! And they cover the future of Bitcoin and Lightning and running his own Swissnode! Philip talks about his work at the crypto bank Seba and about an initiative to start a

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