About this episode
Nick Slaney discusses his startup Money Dev Kit and the future of bitcoin during Presidio Bitcoin Design Week.
In this episode of 21 in 21, Nick Slaney joins Haley Berkoe during Presidio Bitcoin Design Week. Nick is the founder of Money Dev Kit, a new startup building tools that make it easy for developers to add bitcoin and Lightning payments to their applications. Previously, he was at Block, where he helped build Bitkey and c=, whose LDK node became one of the Lightning Network’s largest and most active. He shares why he’s betting on bitcoin over stablecoins, how Lightning service providers (LSPs) improve Lightning usability, and what gives him hope for bitcoin’s future. FOLLOW: Nick Slaney: https://x.com/nick_slaney Money Dev Kit: https://x.com/money_dev_kit Haley Berkoe: https://x.com/HBerkoe Presidio Bitcoin: https://x.com/PresidioBitcoin WATCH THE SHOW: https://www.youtube.com/@PresidioBitcoin
People in this episode
Host: Haley Berkoe
Guest: Nick Slaney
Topics covered
- bitcoin
- Lightning payments
- startup
- technology
- financial tools
- future of bitcoin
Keywords
- bitcoin
- Lightning Network
- Money Dev Kit
- Nick Slaney
- Haley Berkoe
- financial technology
- stablecoins
- LSPs
- bitcoin future
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Money Dev Kit, Block, Bitkey, LDK, Lightning Network, Presidio Bitcoin
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