Welcome to The Bitcoin Layer, where we bring you research, analysis, and education for all things bitcoin and macro. In this episode, we are joined by River Founder and CEO Alex Leishman. Alex takes us through his bitcoin journey, starting in 2012, and explains his path toward starting River and about his mission to onboard in the easiest and safest way possible. Nik asks Alex about the state of Lightning Network, what he's optimistic about regarding bitcoin adoption, and some of his cypherpunk inspirations. New YouTube videos M/W/F — New Substack posts T/R/S The Bitcoin Layer is brought to you by River and Foundation Devices. Visit River.com and start buying today, or visit https://partner.river.com/TBL for $20 in free bitcoin when you purchase $1,000. Go to https://thebitcoinlayer.com/foundation to receive $10 off your purchase of a Passport by Foundation Devices, the most intuitive bitcoin wallet on the market today. Subscribe to TBL on Substack: https://TheBitcoinLayer.substack.com Follow TBL on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBitcoinLayer Follow TBL on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/TheBitco... Follow TBL on Instagram: https://instagram.com/TheBitcoinLayer Follow TBL on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebitcoinlayer Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform. Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube. Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch Sign up for the free Monetary History course on @SaylorAcademy : http://sylr.org/MonetaryHistory Contribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: thebitcoinlayer@zbd.gg Nik Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc Research Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball Block Height 801120 #TheBitcoinLayer #NikBhatia #JoeConsorti #AlexLeishman #River #RiverFinancial #Lightning #Exchange #Defi #Definancial #ColdStorage #HardwareWallet #Wallet #Wallets #MultiSig #Satoshi #ChivoWallet #Cypherpunk #Cryptography #ElSalvador #FinTech #SEC #FED #Debt #Inflation #Statistic #Rates #Interest #Asset #Bitcoin #Dollar #Sats #BTC #Market #Currency #Crypto #Analysis #Investment #News #Finance #Education #Blockchain #Mining #BitcoinMining #Macro The Bitcoin Layer and its guests do not provide investment advice.

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