First on Main Stage atnostr:npub1dwah6u025f2yy9dgwlsndntlfy85vf0t2eze5rdg2mxg99k4mucqxz7c52 Lightning++ Edition:nostr:npub1pwqlrnj7exm9k4nu7v6cgxv975pns5tv9d66e6tzf9ad80ykyrts709gfn of nostr:npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n with "The Lingua Franca of Bitcoin: Lightning for Operators, not Wallets".
Discussion
We misunderstood Lightning, we thought about it as a consumer software. It is not, it is more an infrastructure for operators.
Bitcoin and the TradFi world have actually a lot in common in how they are organized. Three common layers:
- Customer balance ( Liquid/Sparks/Ark vs Bank App/ Venmo/PayPal)
- Operator rails (LN vs RTP/SWIFT)
- Final settlement (Bitcoin On-chain vs RTGS)
Users are leaning towards what is easy to use. Ark, Cashu, Fedimint, etc., are optimized for simple UX. This is where the final user will live.
Even if it seems like we are building a system with the same characteristic of the old TradFi one, we are doing so on a barer asset and in a permissionless manner.
Lightning is the expressway to connect everything.
Trustless, instant finality, real Bitcoin and battle-tested in the real world.