Podcasts: TLS19: André Neves on ZEBEDEE, the Metaverse, LNURL, Lightning Addresses, and BOLT12 🔗 2 years ago

André Neves is the co-founder and CTO of ZEBEDEE, a Lightning Network company focused on powering real economies in virtual worlds.

André and I spoke about ZEBEDEE’s role in the metaverse, the ways Bitcoin can be integrated into games to change incentives, the history of LNURL and its use cases, as well as a discussion on Lightning Addresses and BOLTs.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:14 - André Neves Intro

06:47 - The Future of the Metaverse

10:28 - Will All Metaverse Platforms Become One?

12:59 - Will Bitcoin Be The Currency of Virtual Environments?

17:00 - How Bitcoin is Being Integrated in Games

25:41 - Making a Living From Playing Games

30:07 - Emerging Gaming Applications