Summary This article represents the next installment in our series of publications on the Lightning ecosystem. While in our last publication we have laid the groundwork for understanding the ‘habitat’, this one is meant to provide its keen reader with a more detailed overview of one specific part of the system’s…

In this article we attempt to lay out background and foundations for systematic research of the Lightning Network as an ecosystem of projects, startups and products that drive adoption of the technology in various use cases. …

This is an adapted transcript of the Kevin Rooke Show Episode 25 podcast originally made and published by Kevin Rooke in May 2022. Oleg Mikhalsky, a partner at Fulgur Ventures, joined the podcast by Kevin Rooke to discuss why Fulgur is excited about Lightning and the ways in which the…

“The easiest way to find product market fit is to go build stuff and if you’re gonna screw up — screw up fast.” Ben Price (https://twitter.com/abitcoinperson) Introduction On June 6th, 2021, a group of Bitcoin builders, developers, and enthusiasts alike held a satellite conference called pleb.fi in Miami. The event took…

The widespread adoption of Bitcoin is a topic that has raised immense expectations for change to monetary systems, governments, and society in general. Over the years, bitcoiners have fiercely defended their belief that Bitcoin represents a superior form of money and expressed a large number of hypotheses about possible pathways…

Summary Community banking is essential for the development of local economies. Technology expenses, regulatory spending and limited access to distribution channels are challenges for community banks today compared to their commercial counterparts. The open and global network of Bitcoin, the free and open source software applications built on top and its…

Introduction With the advent of leveraged trading of Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies came another innovation in finance: funding rates. …

This article is a recap of an interview between Sergei Tikhomirov (https://s-tikhomirov.github.io/) and Oleg Mikhalsky originally recorded by Sergei at the Lightning Network Conference in Berlin in October 2019 and published by Basic Block Radio podcast (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hu1-xocesw&t=9s). Sergei Tikhomirov: Why do you think that bitcoin and Lightning have the highest…

Part 1: a comparison between real assets Introduction Collateral is a fundamental building block of financial markets and affects economic growth and financial stability alike. It lowers risks for lenders and borrowers, and plays an important role in monetary policy to boot. According to Manmohan Singh, who wrote the book “Collateral…