The Summer of Bitcoin Experience (TSOBE)

Krystal Maughan is a student researcher from University of Vermont, USA and a Summer of Bitcoin 2022 intern who has contributed to Lightning Network. In this interview, we discuss Krystal's work on quantifying the robustness of the lightning network and empirically understand its routing constraints. Krystal also shares her experience working on open-source and advice on how should one go about it., working with her mentor René Pickhardt, and advice for young professionals on getting started with bitcoin. Where to find us: Website: ⁠⁠https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/summerofbitcoin⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/79623654⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZHB1H9k70gtKocwYewc7R Anchor FM: ⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/summerofbitcoin⁠⁠ TSOBE Blog: Our Sponsor: Website: ⁠⁠https://www.buildonl2.com/⁠⁠ Find Bitcoin jobs: ⁠⁠https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/jobs⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ #Bitcoin #Education #Internships

Davidson Souza is a 22-year-old university student from Instituto Federal de Educação, Brazil and a Summer of Bitcoin 2022 intern who has contributed to Utreexo. In this interview, we discuss Davidson's work on UTXOs & how it helps bitcoin, his Summer of Bitcoin journey, his views on Bitcoin, working with his mentor Calvin Kim, and advice for young professionals on getting started with bitcoin. Where to find us: Website: ⁠https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/summerofbitcoin⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/79623654⁠ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/23e5Kh7ex3kiFNQld4bMGJ⁠⁠ Anchor FM: ⁠https://anchor.fm/summerofbitcoin⁠ TSOBE Blog: https://summerofbitcoin.substack.com/p/13-the-summer-of-bitcoin-experience⁠ Our Sponsor: Website: ⁠https://www.buildonl2.com/⁠ Find Bitcoin jobs: ⁠https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/jobs ⁠ #Bitcoin #Education #Internships

Jing Liu is a 21-year old university student from Shanghai, China & a Summer of Bitcoin 2022 who contributed to Bitcoin Core. In this interview, we discuss Jing's work on improving fuzz testing in bitcoin core, his Summer of Bitcoin journey, his views on Bitcoin, working with his mentor Marko Falke, and advice for young professionals on getting started with bitcoin. Where to find us: Website: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/summerofbitcoin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/79623654 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5L6DilklgXeRhKsEHPUHIZ Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/summerofbitcoin TSOBE Blog: https://summerofbitcoin.substack.com/p/12-the-summer-of-bitcoin-experience Our Sponsor: Website: https://www.buildonl2.com/ Find Bitcoin jobs: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/jobs #Bitcoin #Education #Internships

Dhruv Baliyan is a 22-year old university student from J.S.S Academy of Technical Education, India & a Summer of Bitcoin 2022 who contributed to Bitcoin Dev Kit. In this interview, we discuss Dhruv's work with BDK, his Summer of Bitcoin journey, working with his mentors - Steve and Sudarshan, and advice for young professionals on getting started with bitcoin. Where to find us: Website: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/summerofbitcoin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/79623654 Spotify: Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/summerofbitcoin TSOBE Blog: Our Sponsor: Website: https://www.buildonl2.com/ Find Bitcoin jobs: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/jobs #Bitcoin #Education #Internships

Ayush Anand is a 20-year old university student from Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India & a Summer of Bitcoin 2022 who contributed to Bcoin. In this interview, we discuss Ayush's work Summer of Bitcoin journey, his work on implementing BIP 157/158 in bcoin, working with his mentor Matthew Zipkin and advice for young professionals on getting started with bitcoin. Where to find us: Website: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/summerofbitcoin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/79623654 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1lbe3CyC08GPJsS58oaDW8 Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/summerofbitcoin TSOBE Blog: https://summerofbitcoin.substack.com/p/10-the-summer-of-bitcoin-experience Our Sponsor: Website: https://www.buildonl2.com/ Find Bitcoin jobs: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/jobs #Bitcoin #Education #Internships

Shashwat Vangani is a a 22-year old university student from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India & a Summer of Bitcoin 2021 who contributed to Bitcoin Core. In this interview, we discuss Shashwat's work on redesigning the Bitcoin Core GUI, making it easy for anyone to run a node with a user-friendly and slick user interface. We also discuss his journey from Summer of Bitcoin to contributing to Bitcoin full-time, his personal journey into the bitcoin rabbit hole and advice for young professionals on getting started with bitcoin. Where to find us: Website: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/summerofbitcoin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/79623654 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/29ucUOWe1a761nW4cSF0xs Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/summerofbitcoin TSOBE Blog: https://summerofbitcoin.substack.com/p/9-the-summer-of-bitcoin-experience Our Sponsor: Website: https://www.buildonl2.com/ Find Bitcoin jobs: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/jobs #Bitcoin #Education #Internships

Adithya Vardhan is a a 20-year old university student from Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, India & a Summer of Bitcoin 2022 who contributed to Alby. In this interview, we discuss Adithya’s journey into the bitcoin rabbit hole, why he’s excited about the lightning network, micropayments and its potential to disrupt Google Search, his experience with Summer of Bitcoin 2022, what bitcoin means to him, and advice for aspiring devs who want to contribute to bitcoin open source & lightning network. Where to find us: Website: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/summerofbitcoin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/79623654 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6AF0DOJBjbpgna7QfeU8Dc Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/summerofbitcoin TSOBE Blog: https://summerofbitcoin.substack.com/p/8-the-summer-of-bitcoin-experience?sd=pf Our Sponsor: Website: https://www.buildonl2.com/ Find Bitcoin jobs: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/jobs #Bitcoin #Education #Internships

Pavan Joshi is a 22-year old university student from Government College of Engineering, Yavatmal, India and a Summer of Bitcoin intern who contributed to Alby. In this interview, we discuss Pavan’s journey into the bitcoin rabbit hole, why he’s excited about the lightning network, his experience with Summer of Bitcoin 2022, what bitcoin means to him, and advice for aspiring devs who want to contribute to bitcoin open source & lightning network. Where to find us: Website: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/summerofbitcoin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/79623654 Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/28KxZarhp6hIGqaAhrjnPe Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/summerofbitcoin TSOBE Blog: https://summerofbitcoin.substack.com/p/7-the-summer-of-bitcoin-experience?sd=pf Our Sponsor: Website: https://www.buildonl2.com/ Find Bitcoin jobs: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/jobs #Bitcoin #Education #Internships

Yetong Tang is a 21-year old university student from National University of Singapore and a Summer of Bitcoin intern who contributed to Padawan Wallet. In this interview, we discuss Tang's army background & his bitcoin rabbit hole journey, his experience with Summer of Bitcoin 2022, what bitcoin means to him, bitcoin's utility as a decentralized currency and advice for aspiring devs who want to contribute to bitcoin open source. MIT OpenCourseWare - Cryptocurrency Engineering And Design: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mas-s62-cryptocurrency-engineering-and-design-spring-2018/ Where to find us: Website: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/summerofbitcoin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/79623654 Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/2E3XNM2bgmglneEIXU2j4x Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/summerofbitcoin TSOBE Blog: https://summerofbitcoin.substack.com/p/6-the-summer-of-bitcoin-experience?sd=pf Our Sponsor: Website: https://www.buildonl2.com/ Find Bitcoin jobs: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/jobs  #Bitcoin #Education #Internships

Aditya Sharma is a 21-year old university student from Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi and a Summer of Bitcoin intern who contributed to Core-Lightning. In this interview, we discuss Aditya's personal background & his rabbit hole journey, his experience with Summer of Bitcoin 2022, what bitcoin means to him, bitcoin as a technological marvel and how it gives a choice to people to opt out of the system and how to crack the internship program in 2023. Connect with Aditya at:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/adityaa2011 Where to find us: Website: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/summerofbitcoin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/79623654 Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/2uXAvZsLU7wBXSlYYbite2 Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/summerofbitcoin TSOBE Blog: https://summerofbitcoin.substack.com/p/5-the-summer-of-bitcoin-experience?sd=pf Our Sponsor: Website: https://www.buildonl2.com/ Find Bitcoin jobs: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/jobs #Bitcoin #Education #Internships

César Alvarez Vallero is a 23-year old university student from Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina and a Summer of Bitcoin intern who contributed to Bitcoin Dev Kit. In this interview, we discuss César's personal background & living under inflation in Argentina, his experience with Summer of Bitcoin 2022, what bitcoin means to him and how to crack the internship program in 2023. Connect with César at:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/csralvall Where to find us: Website: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/summerofbitcoin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/79623654 Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/17MvMrRuWyYo1Iw8GGG9LA Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/summerofbitcoin TSOBE Blog: https://summerofbitcoin.substack.com/p/4-the-summer-of-bitcoin-experience?sd=pf Our Sponsor: Website: https://www.buildonl2.com/ Find Bitcoin jobs: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/jobs #Bitcoin #Education #Internships

Autumn Domingo is an 18-year old university student from USA and a Summer of Bitcoin intern who contributed to Padawan Wallet as a UX designer.  In this interview, we discuss Autumn's experience with Summer of Bitcoin 2022, her foray into design, co-founding Gen Bitcoiners, what bitcoin means to her, how to crack the internship program in 2023 and much more!   Connect with Autumn at:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/autumndomingo_   Where to find us:   Website: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/summerofbitcoin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/79623654 Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/4D2nVi7Tr9keEEAYPPdNRj Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/summerofbitcoin   TSOBE Blog: https://open.substack.com/pub/summerofbitcoin/p/3-the-summer-of-bitcoin-experience Our Sponsor: Website: https://www.buildonl2.com/   Find Bitcoin jobs: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/jobs   #Bitcoin #Education #Internships

Sivaram Dhakshinamoorthy is a 23-year old university student of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India and a Summer of Bitcoin intern who contributed to libsecp256k1.   In this interview, we discuss Sivaram's experience with Summer of Bitcoin 2022, what bitcoin means to him and how to crack the internship program in 2023.   Connect with Sivaram at:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/siv2r  Where to find us:   Website: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/summerofbitcoin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/79623654 Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/2mVe6OVMbUTRgRnuqjumo9 Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/summerofbitcoin TSOBE Blog: https://open.substack.com/pub/summerofbitcoin/p/2-the-summer-of-bitcoin-experience Find Bitcoin jobs: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/jobs #Bitcoin #Education #Internships

Anmol Sharma is a Summer of Bitcoin 2022 intern and Bitcoin Engineering Intern at Bold - the Bitcoin Credit Card company.  In this interview, we discuss Anmol's experience with Summer of Bitcoin 2022, what bitcoin means to him and how to crack the internship program in 2023. Check out Anmol's excellent 5-part blog series on Coin Selection at: https://blog.summerofbitcoin.org/coin-selection-part-1/ Connect with Anmol at:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/theanmolsharma_  Where to find us:   Website: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/summerofbitcoin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/79623654 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@summerofbitcoin Find Bitcoin jobs: https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/jobs #Bitcoin #Education #Internships