What You Need to Know About Bitcoin Layer 2s - Ep.160
Description
Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer at Coinshares, and Nic Carter, general partner at Castle Island Ventures, join me at the Stacks conference to discuss Bitcoin layer 2s. In this episode, they cover:
- why layers 2s exist
- how layer 2s, such as payment channels like Lightning, work
- what kind of throughput layer 2s have
- how moving Bitcoin to layer 2 affects the price
- why people having moved $5 billion worth of Bitcoin to Ethereum
- how Bitcoin moving to Ethereum affects the price
- the most popular Bitcoin layer 2s
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Episode links:
Meltem Demirors: https://twitter.com/Melt_Dem
Nic Carter: https://twitter.com/nic__carter
Stacks: https://twitter.com/Stacks
Total value locked in Lightning: https://www.defipulse.com/lightning-network
Bitcoin on Ethereum: https://www.defipulse.com/btc
Stats on Lightning: https://bitcoinvisuals.com/lightning
What layer 2s mean for altcoins and base chain assets like Bitcoin: https://www.coindesk.com/rise-of-layer-2s-altcoins-like-ethereum
Sovryn: https://sovryn.app
RSK: https://www.rsk.co
Liquid network: https://blockstream.com/liquid/
Link to the Crypto News Recap:
https://unchainedpodcast.com/stupid-bitcoin-rich/
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