About this episode
Haley Berkoe interviewed Laolu Osuntokun, also known as Roasbeef. He’s a longtime bitcoiner, the CTO and co-founder of Lightning Labs, and lead developer for LND, one of the main Lightning implementations.
Highlights of the conversation include his:
- Winning project at the PB hackathon
- Areas of focus at Lightning Labs, including improving LND and Taproot Assets
- Pragmatic view on stablecoins
- Ideas on how best to display bitcoin fractions and decimals
- Current favorite gadget: a ring watch
- Reflections on bitcoin's adoption and the need for better privacy
- The story behind his nickname
Follow:
Laolu Osuntokun: @roasbeef, https://x.com/roasbeef
Lightning Labs: @lightning, https://x.com/lightning
Haley Berkoe: @HBerkoe, https://x.com/HBerkoe
Presidio Bitcoin: @PresidioBitcoin, https://x.com/PresidioBitcoin
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