Matt Black is the co-founder & CTO of Atomic Finance, a Bitcoin company that uses DLCs to make it possible for people to earn a self-custodial yield on Bitcoin.
In our conversation we discussed Matt’s path to building on Bitcoin, we explored the potential risks and rewards of Atomic Finance, the importance of self-custodial financial tools, and the value Atomic Finance might get from integrating Lightning and other L2 scaling solutions.
→ Atomic Finance: https://atomic.finance
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Links
→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/
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→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:21 - Matt Black Intro
03:45 - Why Matt Left Ethereum to Work on Bitcoin
11:48 - Ossification on Bitcoin
15:48 - Understanding Atomic Finance
23:57 - Is Yield Necessary or Useful for Bitcoin?
39:16 - Sound Finance vs. DeFi
40:47 - Will Atomic Finance Integrate the Lightning Network?
48:59 - Other Interesting Bitcoin Scaling Solutions
56:23 - Proposing New Changes to Bitcoin
1:01:40 - The Lightning Round
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