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.