Swapping across Bitcoin, Lightning and Liquid with Kilian from Boltz.exchange SLP557
Stephan Livera Podcast
English - March 15, 2024 13:53 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 389 ratingsInvesting Business interview finance business entrepreneurship health leadership entrepreneur marketing fitness politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
How do we interact with Bitcoin in a multi layer world? What cost savings and trade offs are necessary here? What even counts as a layer? Kilian from boltz.exchange joins me to talk about swapping across Bitcoin on-chain, Lightning and Liquid. We discuss:
How swapping works
What makes it atomic and non-custodial
What counts as layer 2
Fee savings and trade offs
Links:
X: @kilrau
Site: boltz.exchange
X: @boltzhq
Taproot feature blog post: Introducing Taproot Swaps: Putting the "Fun" Back into Refunds!
Sponsors:
Swan.com (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Mempool.space
Nomadcapitalist.com
Stephan Livera links:
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Chapters/Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction and Background
03:07 - Boltz.exchange: Moving Between Bitcoin Layers
05:35 - Use Cases for Lightning Service Providers
09:45 - Enhancing Wallet Functionality
13:20 - Non-Custodial Atomic Swaps
21:43 - Coinkite.com
23:07 - NomadCapitalist.com
24:25 - Fees and Fee Savings
29:35 - Trust Model of Liquid
32:40 - Regulatory Risks for Liquid
37:10 - Transaction Limits on Liquid
38:58 - Mempool.space
39:59 - Swan.com
41:02 - Scalability of Liquid
44:15 - Integration of Liquid with Other Services and Wallets
51:22 - Pragmatism in Bitcoin Adoption
55:45 - Operating in a High-Fee Environment
57:45 - Closing Thoughts