TLS72: Vijay Boyapati on The Evolution of Money, Bitcoin's Role as Money, and the Lightning Network

Oct 3 2022 • 58m

Show Notes

Vijay Boyapati is the author of The Bullish Case for Bitcoin, and one of the brightest Bitcoiners around.
In our discussion, Vijay explained his thesis on the evolution of money, we explored where Bitcoin is in this four-phase evolution, and specifically covered the role of the Lightning Network and Bitcoin as a medium of exchange.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:24 - Vijay Boyapati Intro
08:00 - The Evolution of Money
26:08 - How Long Will Bitcoin’s Evolution Take?
32:53 - Bitcoin and the Gartner Hype Cycle
36:53 - Bitcoin as a Medium of Exchange
46:01 - Earning Bitcoin on the Lightning Network
49:37 - Interesting Lightning Network Use Cases
55:08 - The Lightning Round

Activity

@northofthewall

2,121 sats

Oct 4 2022

I find Vijays reflections on Bitcoin and LN immensely valuable.

@user6184286607519902

1,000 sats

Oct 5 2022

Hey Vijay, really like your framework! 2 questions: do you have some literature that informs your view on monetary evolution? Does the hype cycle change in a different monetary policy regime (e.g. persistent higher inflation & rates)?

@ion497

500 sats

Dec 1 2022

⚡️Great episode

@user7084847503458290

500 sats

Oct 11 2022

🤟🏻

@user5548262694047314

300 sats

Oct 3 2022

Keep up the great work, your show is probably the most underrated in the space.