Burak is the creator of Ark, a second-layer solution designed for scaling Bitcoin.
In ways it is inspired by elements of Bitcoin’s base blockchain, Lightning, e-cash, and coinjoins, and we got into all the details of how Ark will work during our conversation.
→ Ark: https://www.arkpill.me/
Sponsors
→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage
→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork
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The best way to show your support is to download Fountain from the App Store, load your wallet with some sats, and send them over the Lightning Network to kerooke@fountain.fm.
→ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/
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Links
→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/
→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke
→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations
→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr
Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:13 - Burak Intro
12:36 - How Burak Changes His Mind
19:12 - First Comes Scalability, Then Comes Privacy
22:00 - What Is Ark?
37:59 - Why Users May Want To Become Ark Service Providers
43:27 - Ark Service Providers vs. Lightning Service Providers
51:30 - The Scalability of Ark
59:59 - How Will Ark Gain User Adoption?
1:06:33 - Monetizing Ark
1:09:47 - Ark Feedback From The Bitcoin Community
1:18:01 - The Lightning Round
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