Why Lightning Isn’t Just for Bitcoin Believers, With Graham Krizek

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Investing, Business

4.8 • 786 Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle and Kraken. On this episode of “Grateful for Bitcoin,” NLW is joined by Voltage cofounder and CEO Graham Krizek. Voltage provides enterprise-grade infrastructure for the Lightning Network. On this episode, Graham and NLW talk about the current state of Lightning and discuss why some of the customers interested in bitcoin might surprise you. Find our guest online: https://twitter.com/gkrizek Nexo Pro allows you to trade on the spot and futures markets with a 50% discount on fees. You always get the best possible prices from all the available liquidity sources and can earn interest or borrow funds as you wait for your next trade. Get started today on pro.nexo.io. - Circle, the sole issuer of the trusted and reliable stablecoin USDC, is our sponsor for today’s show. USDC is a fast, cost-effective solution for global payments at internet speeds. Learn how businesses are taking advantage of these opportunities at Circle’s USDC Hub for Businesses. - Kraken, the secure, trusted digital asset exchange, is our sponsor for today’s show. Kraken makes it easy to instantly buy 185+ cryptocurrencies with fast, flexible funding options. You’re covered by industry-leading security and award-winning Client Engagement, available 24/7. Sign up and trade today at kraken.com. - “The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Michele Musso and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is "Back To The End" by Strength To Last. Image credit: sarayut Thaneerat /Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to The Breakdown with me, NLW.
0:09.2	It's a daily podcast on macro, Bitcoin, and the big picture power shifts remaking our world.
0:15.2	The breakdown is sponsored by nexus.io, Circle, and Cracken, and produced and distributed by CoinDess.
0:22.9	What's going on, guys? It is Wednesday, November 23rd, and we are back with another edition
0:27.9	of Grateful for Bitcoin, this time talking about Lightning. Before we get into that,
0:32.9	however, if you are enjoying the breakdown, please go subscribe to it, give it a rating,
0:36.2	give it a review, or if you want to dive deeper into the conversation, come join us on the Breakers Discord.
0:41.0	You can find a link in the show notes or go to bit.ly slash breakdown pod.
0:45.7	All righty, today we continue our grateful for Bitcoin series with one of the topics most central
0:50.5	to Bitcoin's future, the Lightning Network.
0:53.4	Lightning is one of those things that is around
0:54.9	Bitcoin discourse all the time, but still relatively under-indexed in most people's understanding
0:59.8	relative to all of the interesting things that are being built upon it right now. My guest today,
1:04.4	Graham Kreisik, is the founder and CEO at Voltage. Voltage is a Lightning Network
1:09.0	Infrastructure company for enterprise-grade applications.
1:12.5	In this conversation, Graham brings us up to speed with where Lightning is today, while also
1:16.2	painting a picture of what types of businesses are getting interested and why.
1:20.1	All right, Graham, welcome to the breakdown, sir. How are you doing?
1:23.1	Great. How are you doing?
1:24.8	Good. I'm very excited to have you here. We were talking just a little
1:27.5	bit about how lightning is this fascinating thing because even for a lot of Bitcoiners who
1:32.1	sort of have a vague, broad kind of ideas about what lightning is or why it's exciting,
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