Listen "Bitcoin Acceptance on Square, Unpacking the Lava Drama, CashApp & Lightning Dollars"
Episode Synopsis
0:00 It's good to be back to our regularly scheduled programming for the biggest week in Bitcoin.
3:16 Onboarding the 4 million Square merchants to Bitcoin.
8:01 Why Bitcoin payments could actually take off this time & integrating with BTC Map.
14:51 Why did Silicon Valley get Bitcoin wrong, and is it changing? A few barriers persist.
22:00 How do we sustain this momentum and continue to raise awareness among non-Bitcoiners? Fees are a huge driver of adoption.
32:20 CashApp users with dollar balances can pay Lightning invoices directly in dollars.
46:10 How these types of payments work for cross-border and currency conversions. This is the biggest announcement in Bitcoin.
52:32 Why would CashApp do Stablecoins and Lightning payments? Do they compete?
55:04 Spiral's efforts to arm the Bitcoin army with meaningful tools to drive adoption. Stablecoins don't have that!
1:14:57 Lava and lending on Bitcoin. Why do we still believe it is the biggest opportunity outside of casinos?
1:28:48 Thoughts on why they changed their model from non-custodial to custodial.
SHOW NOTES:
https://www.bitcoinmerchantcommunity.org/
FOLLOW:
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Steve Lee:https://x.com/moneyball
Max Webster:https://x.com/MaxAWebster
David King:https://x.com/dksf
WATCH THE SHOW:
https://www.youtube.com/@PresidioBitcoin
3:16 Onboarding the 4 million Square merchants to Bitcoin.
8:01 Why Bitcoin payments could actually take off this time & integrating with BTC Map.
14:51 Why did Silicon Valley get Bitcoin wrong, and is it changing? A few barriers persist.
22:00 How do we sustain this momentum and continue to raise awareness among non-Bitcoiners? Fees are a huge driver of adoption.
32:20 CashApp users with dollar balances can pay Lightning invoices directly in dollars.
46:10 How these types of payments work for cross-border and currency conversions. This is the biggest announcement in Bitcoin.
52:32 Why would CashApp do Stablecoins and Lightning payments? Do they compete?
55:04 Spiral's efforts to arm the Bitcoin army with meaningful tools to drive adoption. Stablecoins don't have that!
1:14:57 Lava and lending on Bitcoin. Why do we still believe it is the biggest opportunity outside of casinos?
1:28:48 Thoughts on why they changed their model from non-custodial to custodial.
SHOW NOTES:
https://www.bitcoinmerchantcommunity.org/
FOLLOW:
Presidio Bitcoin:https://x.com/PresidioBitcoin
Steve Lee:https://x.com/moneyball
Max Webster:https://x.com/MaxAWebster
David King:https://x.com/dksf
WATCH THE SHOW:
https://www.youtube.com/@PresidioBitcoin
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