have fun staying poor

I'd love to have Andreas too – but I've met him last year at a conference (he just showed up unannounced, surprised everyone with his presence) and he describes himself as "retired". Maybe he still records some Q&As for his Patreon supporters, but he doesn't seem to be interested in engaging with others.

As for the Bitcoin Mechanic, he's blocked me for being too much on the "permissionless" side of the debate.

Thank you sir, much appreciated! Had a pretty rough year with a couple of nerve-breaking moments, it's good to see some appreciation too. It's what motivates me to keep going.

Maximize their revenue? You know, they make money from fees.

Who's the most insightful guy you've seen on the podcast?

Report to the CIA HQ down the street

Yes sir, it is.

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Sounds expensive and unscalable. How many people can do this before they get priced out?

How reliable will these Lightning payments be? Any chance for the channels to get force closed when the on-chain fees are high again?

I would have interviewed him for 2 hours, but unfortunately we recorded at the end of a long conference day, after he gave the closing keynote speech and had to speak with everyone who approached him.

He was tired, told me I only have 20 minutes and somehow managed to get 30. Honestly, I'm honored that he talked to me at all and I'm happy that I was able to capture some views of his about which he doesn't talk during his speeches – he's mainly focused on telling the story of his legal battles from the 1990s, but doesn't mention Hal Finney or Bitcoin.