IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

• A Bitcoin ETF and what it means.
• Is the competition from other domains causing the SEC to approve an ETF?
• Is there concern with Bitcoins from ETFs being used to create yield inside the ETFs?
• Is Bitcoin scalable with just Lightning?
• Is the Bitcoin layer 2 Ark Proposal a viable solution for Layer 2?
• Is AI something that needs bitcoin layer 2 to scale?
• Explain the Lightning API at River.
• Why did you found River - what was the value proposition?
• What was life like at River with all the "crypto crackdown" happening?
• What are the incentives for people to own their own rig and mine bitcoin versus just owning it?
• Rapid fire: get to know Alex.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

• Alex's Company, River Finanical.
• Alex's Twitter.
• Alex's Nostr.

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