TLS32: Anders Helseth on the State of the Lightning Network

Anders Helseth is a senior analyst at Arcane Research, and helped create their State of The Lightning Network report.

Anders and I discussed the Lightning Network metrics covered in his report, the pace of innovation in Lightning since the report was published, and potential catalysts that could spur on further Lightning adoption.

→ Arcane Research: https://www.research.arcane.no/

→ The State of  Lightning Report: https://www.research.arcane.no/the-state-of-lightning

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:57 - Anders Helseth Intro

07:27 - State of Lightning Report Findings

15:02 - Almost 100 Million People Have Access to the Lightning Network

17:18 - What Will Be The First Mainstream Lightning Application?

24:35 - Adoption of Remittances on the Lightning Network

34:08 - Sending vs. Earning Bitcoin on Lightning

38:24 - Lightning Network Misconceptions

56:47 - Lightning Network Predictions

1:07:22 - The Next Lightning Network Growth Catalyst

1:15:09 - The Lightning Round