Alex Bosworth Talks Routing Nodes - LNJ036 - a podcast by Chaz

from 2020-09-23T12:00

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Transcript: sicksub.network/LNJ036_Transcript


This is the 36th episode of the Lightning Junkies podcast. In this episode we have Alex Bosworth! Alex is well known for having created Yalls.org and getting a job at Lightning Labs. He is currently working as the Lightning Infrastructure Lead. He’s also generally known as someone running a profitable routing node and having some best practices to share.


We talk about:



  • 2:13 - Alex’s Background


  • 8:51 - What a Lightning Infrastructure Lead does


  • 11:38 - Bos Score


  • 13:55 - Routing Tips


  • 21:05 - Lightning Labs new interface


  • 22:55 - Channel Balancing


  • 24:37 - Opening Channels


  • 27:38 - Multipath Payments


  • 34:42 - Future Vision with Alex Bosworth


  • 35:58 - Lighting Cons


  • 36:08 - Is Lightning Safe?


  • 37:35 - Hopes and Dreams for the Lightning Network


  • 39:26 - Lightning Network Growth


  • 40:34 - WBTC


  • 43:52 - Shitcoin and Lightning Hype


  • 46:16 - What can you do for the Lightning Network?



Alex’s Twitter: twitter.com/alexbosworth

Alex’s GitHub: github.com/alexbosworth


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