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We discuss:

• Is LND (Lightning Labs) ruining the Lighting Network? Probably not but given their dominance they could. @Krutus argues LL isn't prioritizing compatibility and collaboration with other implementations and is motivated to increase switching costs. #119318
• @gandalf21 built a library and web interface for the Cashu ecash wallet and mint. It's pretty, too. #120724
• nostr has many Nostr Improvement Possibilities (NIPs), some more voluminous than others. In an effort to efficiently explore her NIPs, I asked ChatGPT to summarize them. #119948
• Fountain 0.6 is out featuring enhancements to the activity feed & UI/UX, a fiat onramp via MoonPay, and appears to now be using Zebedee as a custodial wallet provider. #119480
• Jeff Booth, the author of The Price of Tomorrow and GP at Ego Death Capital, did an AMA. We learn why Jeff chose Madeira as an additional home base, what happens if the FED continues to increase interest rates, how to get a job in Bitcoin, his thoughts on whether competition will evolve into collaboration, and more! #120255

and why Keyan is going to Odd Duck this weekend. For the week of Jan 14th, 2023.