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Haley Berkoe sat down with Ryan Loomba, a Bitcoin Engineer at Block. Ryan shares his journey from early startup life to working across Square, Cash App, and Block’s Bitcoin team. They get into the weeds on bitcoin custody, the power of open-source, how Lightning is rolling out in the real world, and why AI might be the next big unlock for developers.

[YouTube](https://youtu.be/svN_Q71EsrI?si=GFGoHWMBFJ4y1myj)
[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6mQ6G1i9sdk4Cz27hvnERJ?si=l6qINIe1QFGjdzDh33NacQ)
[Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-in-21/id1804684052) 

21 in 21, a Rapid-Fire Bitcoin Q&A Podcast: Ryan Loomba

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In this episode of 21 in 21, Haley Berkoe interviews Alex Zukauskas, the Presidio Bitcoin Lead. Alex shares his background, discusses past and upcoming events, and explains why Presidio Bitcoin is the best place to be. He will be joining the show quarterly to keep everyone updated on all the exciting developments at Presidio Bitcoin.

Catch the show:
[YouTube](https://youtu.be/ZvlUoR-t6EA?si=8QEipVQFPEik8YKz) 
[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1wOewGvHZTSb2iu2zFhTRz?si=qJXhPgs5TbWfdDpPmtlJHw) 
[Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-in-21/id1804684052?i=1000716621206) 

Learn about Presidio Bitcoin and the leadership behind the scenes

Haley Berkoe met with Clara Shikhelman, the Head of Research at Chaincode Labs. Clara has been researching complex mathematical problems for nearly a decade and is currently focusing on the Lightning Network and bitcoin in the age of post-quantum computing.  
**Episode highlights include:**
- Her goals with the quantum computing report: provide an overview of the current status and future direction, reduce FUD, and clarify what actually matters.
- A call for cryptographers to engage with bitcoin and read the whitepaper.
- The need for bitcoin to have a more user-friendly experience and tools that are as simple to use as Venmo.
- Excitement about new developers entering the space through the Chaincode BOSS program 
- Advice to researchers: Follow interesting questions rather than adhering to traditional academic paths.  
  
**Catch the Show:**
[YouTube](https://youtu.be/ZC1BT2V2PNU?si=Ki0PlW3eXMWPFFnd)
[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zxVzb1j2Q4YyHrvWtL6cp?si=jsTAyXmrTUuOSLIPE9_osg)
[Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-in-21/id1804684052?i=1000715498582)


21 in 21 with Clara Shikhelman

Haley Berkoe met with @benthecarman, who recently joined @spiral to work on the Lightning Development Kit and LDK-related projects. Previously he was at Taproot Wizards and Mutiny, a non-custodial Lightning wallet.

**Episode highlights include:** 
- Ben’s new focus areas at Spiral. 
- His bitcoin journey, which started with a comedy podcast and Andreas Antonopoulos's videos. 
- Ben’s concerns about the bitcoin community's lack of emphasis on real-world payments.
- He stresses the need for next-generation Lightning and self-custodial wallets, warning that without proper infrastructure, bitcoin risks being seen merely as a banking asset.
- Shoutouts to Rockstar Dev and folks in the Austin bitcoin community, such as Buck Pearly, and Jack Lesser and Rod from Bitcoin Park. 
- Advice for newcomers: do everything you can to learn, contribute, and enhance visibility in the community.

**Catch the show:**
[YouTube](https://youtu.be/yQ-h5DjbePI?si=HQLzQphIQkkMmcOw)
[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4YSFzJnWHhpLgDW50TrQoR?si=AJsWS0ZcR6m4BWbewx3zug) 
[Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-in-21/id1804684052?i=1000714680875)

21 in 21: Ben Carman

In this episode, Haley Berkoe sat down with Stephen DeLorme, a Product Designer at Voltage and co-founder of ATL BitLab, a bitcoin-focused hackerspace in Atlanta.  

**Episode Highlights:**
- The Battle of the Mine-hackers, starting remotely and at ATL BitLab this Saturday  
- Centralization risks with mining pools, hardware, and block template construction
- Current focus areas at Voltage and fun side projects like Bolt 12 Zaps
- Hot takes on Cashu
- Renaming sats to bitcoin and how user research can preemptively gauge reactions
- Making bitcoin fun with games and approaches like the 9 hidden Bittys on bitcoin.org
- Shoutouts to @moneyball and Adam Jonas
- Positive vibecoding experiences and advice for anyone new to it  

**Catch the show**
- [YouTube](https://youtu.be/efL8xPVdPUA?si=b3AgQHS7mFWGciu_) 
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Vfzxni2A6dchKZ7b7O7XK?si=Rm0cWToCQ8WHPgI8cN-I3Q)
- [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-in-21/id1804684052?i=1000711254596)


21 in 21 with Stephen DeLorme

In this conversation with @Hberkoe, Ella Hough discusses:
- Her pursuit of a bitcoin-focused study at Cornell University, co-founding The Bitcoin Students Network, and transiting leadership with the Cornell Bitcoin Club
- Why she’s optimistic about Gen Z's adoption of bitcoin and companies hiring younger talent
- Her global research study, which spans 25 countries and explores how bitcoin serves as a tool for financial freedom
- The "aha" moment she experienced four years ago after attending the Oslo Freedom Forum with the Human Rights Foundation
- How hackathons can provide students a chance to build proof of work  

**Catch the show:**
- [YouTube](https://youtu.be/-TE7hLn_CRc?si=Sz3KPtIJtdV7I_MT)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6bXcqrcBHH7Ucfk6Xxn34Y?si=me0X-L79QPG7OEX9KwmIIQ)
- [Apple](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-in-21/id1804684052?i=1000710971730)

21 in 21 with Ella Hough

In this conversation with Haley Berkoe, Laolu covered topics ranging from his areas of focus at Lightning Labs to his pragmatic view on stablecoins, his cool ring watch (yes, those words came out in the right order), and the story behind his nickname.

Catch the show: 
[Youtube](https://youtu.be/DP0wGXlmmao?si=f_AEo2JA9ATEEPsR) 
[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uve6FBCRDhyqlooxVHmD9?si=OVobUNDFQWeH7E8pwFTZ2Q&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A4UPEsVaAbtQsBtvbKt1RPn) 
[Apple](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-in-21/id1804684052?i=1000709655113)


New 21 in 21 featuring roasbeef

In this episode, Haley Berkoe interviewed Neha Narula, the Director of the Digital Currency Initiative at MIT Media Lab and a board member of Block.

Catch the show here: 
[YouTube](https://youtu.be/KsCREYVdawg?si=IJgNCGrJjPFmIojZ&t=1)
[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3JeBQ1PXlhXpZfKKfIPUPz?si=Jr_DYbDYSg-XP3L8j4E6Bg)
[Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-in-21-neha-narula/id1804684052?i=1000706537566)

New episode of "21 in 21" featuring Neha Narula

In this episode of 21 in 21, @MarediaShehzan shares how Lava utilizes stablecoins to let people make purchases using their bitcoin without selling it. He also shares why he isn’t interested in the strategic bitcoin reserve and how individuals with diverse skill sets can contribute to bitcoin’s ecosystem.

[YouTube](https://youtu.be/RgB-sPf2B44?si=iIM0x-_B4Fl7i_M0) 
[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/15gPA0BknSbYZvz4y82ayR?si=D5scylz8Q46_KSvnnt7wyA) 
[Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-in-21/id1804684052?i=1000703775036) 

21 in 21 Interview with Shehzan Maredia

Haley Berkoe sat down with Pierre Rochard, who recently launched The Bitcoin Bond Company. Rochard is a longtime bitcoiner, having previously served as the VP of Research at Riot Platforms and co-founding the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjix9O2kQ3k
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ZVwPwv6P8kBwGCV24GVXc?si=q2k5TnE9Tl-M_LP4k1bmWA
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-in-21/id1804684052?i=1000703112208


New 21 in 21 Episode with Pierre Rochard

Lightning veteran and bitcoin educator @niftynei stopped by the 21 in 21 podcast with @Hberkoe to discuss exciting developments that Bitcoin++ has planned, the importance of companies utilizing open-source code, and how individuals and groups can improve usability. 

**Catch the show here:** 
[YouTube](https://youtu.be/M-KlLM-SNfY?si=Dog1RSvp3sNnj5AZ)
[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1KcYgBsnJiEMAZH9bAXVIl?si=3KkrQ2FGRgGMyXQ5RQQ-kw)
[Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-in-21/id1804684052?i=1000702640048)

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New 21 in 21 Podcast Featuring Niftynei

**Description:** 
Presidio Bitcoin Jam (PBJ) is a weekly live show recorded at Presidio Bitcoin where 3 friends gather to make sense of bitcoin’s latest topics, from distilling technical concepts to discussing new ways to use bitcoin to determining its impact on the financial system. Join David King, Steve Lee, and Max Webster, longtime bitcoiners with deep roots in Silicon Valley, as they swap knowledge, challenge assumptions, and joust about the big questions of the day, bridging the gap between big tech and bitcoin.

**Watch, Listen, Subscribe:** 

You can also watch it on [X](https://x.com/PresidioBitcoin) and listen to it on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/0N8ZFqAkTwxNmjDXdIo7cT) and [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/presidio-bitcoin-jam/id1804198027). 

Past recordings are uploaded, and today's will be there by the end of today. 

PBJ Today at 12pm PST: Tariffs impact, Google banning bitcoin dev list, and more

Jack Dorsey takes the hot seat in this episode of 21 in 21. Tune in to learn more about the projects he is currently excited about, how he envisions the future of bitcoin, and how many Satoshi t-shirts he really owns.


**Catch the show here:** 
YouTube: https://youtu.be/0PaV_6vjkXI?si=qs0rFoSqfRs4jr9t 
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1g8GqJ2cwYdPcDSoyQYEkT?si=Pe1orEBsSLa4HWPJ50x7Sw 
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-in-21/id1804684052?i=1000701756707 

New pod featuring Jack Dorsey, 21 in 21

Spiral Is Breaking up… Our Blog, that Is

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That giant anthropomorphic bitcoin puppet you probably saw has TikTok and YouTube Shorts accounts.

YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@herecomesbitcoin/shorts

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@herecomesbitcoin 

Fall in Love With Bitcoin All Over Again

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The Lightning Development Kit recently released the lightning-liquidity crate, a comprehensive toolkit for implementing the LSP specification. See John Cantrell’s post to learn how this easy-to-integrate rust library works and how the LSP spec makes the Lightning Network more accessible.

TLDR:
For a user to receive a Lightning Network payment, sufficient funds must be available on the counterparty's side. This upfront liquidity requirement is not great, especially for new users. LSPs offer a solution by distributing inbound liquidity to users.

While LSPs enable more people to participate in the network, there are several problems with the current model. LSPs are not interoperable, are expensive, and are difficult to build. This leads to a fragmented ecosystem with too few LSPs, increasing centralization.

A consortium of developers recognized these challenges and came together with a mission to standardize a protocol that any wallet or LSP could adopt, fostering interoperability and competition. The LSP specification works by relying on Just-In-Time (JIT) channels. 

This is just the beginning. The lightning-liquidity alpha release supports the LSPS2 specification, with plans to expand support to key areas such as Channel Request (LSPS1), Webhook Notifications (LSPS5), and the next iteration of JIT Channels (LSPS4 - Continuous JIT Channels).

For more on the "lightning-liquidity" library, the LSP specification, and how you can contribute to this transformative project, visit the specification repository (https://github.com/BitcoinAndLightningLayerSpecs/lsp) and the lightning-liquidity GitHub repository (https://github.com/lightningdevkit/lightning-liquidity). 

LDK: Unleashing Liquidity on the Lightning Network with "lightning-liquidity"

We’re two weeks from Advancing Bitcoin and LDK’s first hackathon, which is open to everyone from newbie coders to vets. Participants will learn how to build Lightning applications with LDK Node and integrate various services such as LSP, RGS, Esplora, and more.

Join us in London from March 13–15 to gain new skills, network, and compete for bitcoin. Projects will be presented to hackathon judges Gloria Zhao, Conor Okus, Elias Roher, Daniel Nordh, and Christoph Ono.

Grab a ticket - https://ti.to/advancing-bitcoin/2024/with/uadkevr4u5a
Register and get updates via devpost - https://ldk-hack-at-advancing-bitcoin.devpost.com/