Bitcoin Should Be Programmable Featuring Alex Bergeron | EO50

About this episode

Alex Bergeron discusses the evolution of Bitcoin and its future in lending and financialization.

In this episode, Alex Bergeron, Head of Ecosystem at Ark Labs, joins Jarrett to discuss the evolution of Bitcoin, the role of ArK Labs and its relationship with ArKade, and the future of Bitcoin lending and financialization. They explore the differences between Arcade and the Lightning Network, the potential of on-chain treasury companies, and the importance of building a community around Bitcoin's programmable future. Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/hMGuJ3ssb08 CHAPTERS 00:00 Episode Intro 00:16 Alex Joins The Pod 00:53 Alex's Bitcoin Journey 05:29 Ark Labs + Arkade 10:38 Arkade Isn't Lightning 15:32 Lightning Sucks 16:55 The Power Of Platform 29:40 Bitcoin Lending Minimums/Maximums 35:00 Arkade Is The Future 48:11 Onchain Decentralized Treasury Timeline Alex on X - https://x.com/bergealex4Arklabs on X - https://x.com/arklabshqArklabs Website - https://arklabs.xyz/Arkade on X - https://x.com/Arkade_OSArkade Website - https://arkadeos.com/Future Signal is a podcast hosted and produced by Jarrett Carpenter that explores tomorrow’s tech today.All of Future Signal’s content is not financial advice but rather edu-tainment. All of our episodes are available here on YT as well as…

People in this episode

Host: Jarrett Carpenter

Guest: Alex Bergeron

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• programming
• financialization
• community building
• lending

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• Ark Labs
• ArKade
• Lightning Network
• lending
• financialization
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ark Labs, ArKade, Lightning Network, on-chain treasury companies

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