Podcasts: TLS20: Jesse Shrader on Amboss, Data Analytics for Lightning Nodes, & Lightning as a Social Network đź”— 2 years ago
- Category: Podcasts | The Kevin Rooke Show
- Author(s): Kevin Rooke
- Published: 11th February 2022 21:27
Jesse Shrader is the co-founder of Amboss, a Lightning Network explorer and data analytics tool. Â
Jesse and I spoke about Amboss role in helping node operators make better routing decisions, the ways Amboss can build a competitive moat when Lightning data is publicly available, the future of node operations on Lightning, as well as a discussion on Lightning messaging and other applications Jesse finds exciting. Â
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Timestamps: Â Â
00:00 - IntroÂ
00:59 - Jesse Shrader IntroÂ
03:10 - Building AmbossÂ
06:33 - The Amboss VisionÂ
09:28 - Data Analytics with Limited InformationÂ
11:24 - How Do Node Operators Make Decisions?Â
15:34 - Can You Earn a Full Time Income From Your Node?Â
22:50 - Will Lightning Fees Change Over Time?Â
31:56 - Lightning Growth SurprisesÂ
34:39 - Amboss’s Competitive AdvantageÂ
39:55 - Will Amboss Be a Lightning-Native Business?Â
42:27 - Features to Improve Node OperationsÂ
44:48 - Is Lightning a Social Network?Â
47:26 - What is Keysend? Â
53:06 - Will The Lightning Network Get Congested? Â
58:36 - Growth of Capacity, Nodes, and ChannelsÂ
01:03:29 - Total Addressable Market for LightningÂ
01:07:39 - The Lightning Round