Midwest Bitcoin Summit 2026 — Columbus, OH · Sept 23–24, 2026 · Up to 10,000 Bitcoiners expected
Columbus, OH · Sept 23–24, 2026
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Haley Berkoe interviewed Laolu Osuntokun, also known as Roasbeef. He’s a longtime bitcoiner, the CTO and co-founder of Lightning Labs, and lead developer for LND, one of the main Lightning implementations. The highlights of the conversation include his: - Winning project at the PB hackathon - Areas of focus at Lightning Labs, including improving LND and Taproot Assets - Pragmatic view on stablecoins - Ideas on how best to display bitcoin fractions and decimals - Current favorite gadget: a ring watch - Reflections on bitcoin's adoption and the need for better privacy - The story behind his nickname FOLLOW: Laolu Osuntokun: @roasbeef, https://x.com/roasbeef Lightning Labs: @lightning, https://x.com/lightning Haley Berkoe: @HBerkoe, https://x.com/HBerkoe Presidio Bitcoin: @PresidioBitcoin, https://x.com/PresidioBitcoi 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 Substack: https://substack.com/@presidiobitcoin #bitcoin #technology #podcast #money