Lightning Liquidity, Stablecoins, and Self-Custody
The September 20, 2025 episode of Built on Bitcoin features Jesse Shrader outlining Lightning’s shift from hobbyist tooling to institution-grade infrastructure.
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Scaling Bitcoin Layer 2: Innovations & Challenges
On March 28, 2025, Built on Bitcoin featured Kevin He discussing groundbreaking solutions for scaling Bitcoin through BitVM and Bitlayer. The conversation focused on overcoming on-chain verification limits, optimizing zero knowledge proofs, and enhancing cross-chain interoperability.
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Lightning Network: Operational Insights & Strategic Outlook
On March 08, 2025, the Built on Bitcoin episode featuring Graham Krizek examined operational challenges and growth opportunities within the Lightning Network.
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Unlocking UTXO-Based DeFi on Bitcoin: FluidTokens' Approach
The November 15, 2024 episode of the Built on Bitcoin podcast features Matteo Coppola and Raul Antonio discussing FluidTokens’ journey in pioneering UTXO-based decentralized finance (DeFi) across Cardano and Bitcoin.
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Unlocking Decentralized Finance for Bitcoin: Velar’s Perpetual DEX Vision
The November 1, 2024 episode of the Built on Bitcoin podcast features Mithil Thakore, CEO and Co-Founder of Velar, as he delves into the vision behind Velar’s Bitcoin-native perpetual decentralized exchange (DEX).
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Innovating Bitcoin Scaling: Ark Labs’ Approach to Offchain Contracts
The October 26, 2024 episode of the Built on Bitcoin podcast features Alex Bergeron, the Ecosystem Lead at Ark Labs, focusing on the technical and functional aspects of Ark, an innovative Bitcoin scaling solution.
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Counterparty’s Resurgence: Bitcoin’s Meta-Protocol Revival
In the October 4, 2024 episode of the Built on Bitcoin podcast, Adam Krellenstein traces the history of Counterparty, a Layer 2 protocol that introduced the concept of smart contracts and decentralized exchanges built on Bitcoin’s network.
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Building the Future: Educating the Next 10k Bitcoin Developers
The August 4, 2023 episode of Built on Bitcoin features Lisa Neigut, co-founder of Base58, and centers on the acute shortage of Bitcoin developers and the importance of educating the next generation of Bitcoin technologists.
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Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining: Insights from Bitaxe and Reinscription Projects
In the Sept 4, 2024 Built on Bitcoin podcast episode, the hosts explore the potential of decentralized mining through Bitaxe Pleb Mining and the creative use of reinscription in the Bitcoin ecosystem.
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Spiderchain: Pioneering Decentralized Financial Systems on Bitcoin
The August 23, 2024 episode of Built on Bitcoin explores the concept of Spiderchain, a Bitcoin Layer 2 solution developed by Botanic Labs, which uses the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) to enhance Bitcoin's scalability and functionality.
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