21 in 21: Ben Carman

Show Notes

Haley Berkoe met with Ben Carman, who recently joined the Spiral team to work on the Lightning Development Kit and LDK-related projects. Previously he was at Taproot Wizards and Mutiny, a non-custodial Lightning wallet. Episode highlights include: - Ben’s new focus areas at Spiral. - His bitcoin journey, which started with a comedy podcast and Andreas Antonopoulos's videos. - Ben’s concerns about the bitcoin community's lack of emphasis on real-world payments. - He stresses the need for next-generation Lightning and self-custodial wallets, warning that without proper infrastructure, bitcoin risks being seen merely as a banking asset. - Shoutouts to Rockstar Dev and folks in the Austin bitcoin community, such as Buck Pearly, and Jack Lesser and Rod from Bitcoin Park. - Advice for newcomers: do everything you can to learn, contribute, and enhance visibility in the community. FOLLOW: Ben Carman: @benthecarman, https://x.com/benthecarman Spiral: @spiralbtc, https://x.com/spiralbtc Haley Berkoe: @HBerkoe, https://x.com/HBerkoe Presidio Bitcoin: @PresidioBitcoin, https://x.com/PresidioBitcoin #bitcoin #podcast #interview #cryptocurrency #technology #money