21 in 21, a Rapid-Fire Bitcoin Q&A Podcast: Ryan Loomba

Show Notes

Haley Berkoe sat down with Ryan Loomba, a Bitcoin Engineer at Block. Ryan shares his journey from early startup life to working across Square, Cash App, and Block’s Bitcoin team. They get into the weeds on bitcoin custody, the power of open-source, how Lightning is rolling out in the real world, and why AI might be the next big unlock for developers. TIMESTAMPS: 00:53 Ryan’s bitcoin career journey 02:59 Block’s approach to custody 07:39 Utilizing open-source software 11:42 Integration between AI and bitcoin payments 14:50 Advice to new developers: learn to use AI tools and contribute to open-source 16:55 Institutional Adoption, bitcoin payments, and Square accepting bitcoin 20:14 Cash App Lightning Integration 20:59 Closing thoughts: focus on the 10–20 year vision, not just price hype FOLLOW: Ryan Loomba: https://x.com/RLoombs Block: https://x.com/blocks, https://engineering.block.xyz/blog/, https://block.xyz/careers/jobs Haley Berkoe: https://x.com/HBerkoe Presidio Bitcoin: https://x.com/PresidioBitcoin, SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UPEsVaAbtQsBtvbKt1RPn?si=2e5efe8f58094c2c&nd=1&dlsi=f612e8c16b0a4fde Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-in-21/id1804684052 #bitcoinpodcast #ai #engineering #opensource