"... If something's really, really critical then you need to give someone all the pieces." - Rusty
BWJ 074: Rusty has been paid to write free software for over 25yrs and was the first to implement a client for the Lightning Network. He currently works at Core Lightning & Blockstream.
In this episode you will learn about:

1:48 Free software developer lens
2:57 An earlier solution to Bitcoin scalability
5:37 Difference between free & open-source
14:19 Crypto noise & Bitcoin’s value
22:01 Building layer 2 for “a huge under served market”
29:57 Differences to credit cards
31:47 How does he make money?
36:38 Developing the Lightning Network
39:40 Most heavily vetted software in history?
42:39 Fan question

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