Marco Argentieri: “Ark will make Lightning more efficient, it’s not a competitor”
Speaking to Atlas21 microphones, Marco Argentieri, CEO of Ark Labs, talked about the Ark protocol, its synergy with LN and...
The dark side of Telegram founder’s arrest
Durov claims to abide by laws, including the Digital Service Act, but his arrest brings up a deeper issue: who...
Maxim Orlovsky: ‘RGB as the basis for a new legal system for a decentralized society’
Development status, use cases and properties of the RGB protocol: Atlas21 interviews Maxim Orlovsky, CEO of the LNP/BP Standards Association.
Roy Sheinfeld: “People should be able to hold their own private keys, even illegally.”
Interoperability between LSPs, regulation, and Breez SDK: Atlas21 interviews Roy Sheinfeld, CEO of Breez.
No rush for new soft-forks: ‘Bitcoin is a marathon, not a sprint’. Interview with Christian Decker
Christian Decker, Core Tech Engineer at Blockstream, shares his views on soft-forks, layer-2, and discusses the development of Greenlight with...
Anita Posch: “Governments control people through the traditional financial system.”
The challenges of the Lightning Network, adoption in Africa, and Bitcoin as a tool for defending individual freedoms. Interview with...
Joana Cotar: ‘The EU wants to ban Bitcoin but cannot do so. MPs must be educated.”
"I would like bitcoin to be legal tender in Germany". The dangers of the digital euro; Bitcoin as a tool...
Voting with your smartphone: Bitcoin and Nostr as a solution to election transparency
Intervista a Brett Morrison, creatore dell'app che permette di votare digitalmente implementando Bitcoin e Nostr: True Vote.
Narrating Bitcoin through art
"Art is a great vehicle for communicating Bitcoin's values." Children's book and collaboration with Bukele in El Salvador. Interview with...
From Greenlight to BitVM: interview with Adam Back
The inventor of Hashcash and Ceo of Blockstream talks to Atlas21 about how Greenlight can simplify self-custody on the Lightning...
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