TLS105: Lisa Neigut on the State of Bitcoin's Second Layer, L2 Interoperability, and More

Apr 21 2023 • 1hr 18m

Show Notes

Lisa Neigut is the founder of Base58, a Bitcoin protocol academy that helps teach developers the fundamentals of Bitcoin.
In our conversation, we did a deep-dive on Bitcoin’s layer two ecosystem, we explored the goals, trade-offs, and potential of different solutions, as well as a discussion about layer two interoperability, and what (if anything) lies beyond layer two.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:00 - Lisa Neigut Intro
08:25 - Why Are There So Many Layer Two Solutions?
16:04 - Layer Two Scaling vs. Layer Two New Features
29:30 - Will Layer Two Solutions Be Interoperable?
35:15 - What Is Missing From Bitcoin’s Layer Two Ecosystem?
39:56 - Layer Two Incentives
47:05 - What Lies Beyond Layer Two?
51:52 - Frameworks for Understanding Bitcoin Layers
59:02 - Comparing Various Layer Two Solutions
1:11:33 - Final Thoughts for Layer Two Builders