
Option Plus Podcast with Juraj Bednar
The Albycalypse is near – the present and future of Lightning payments in the value4value and Nostr ecosystems (ft. Josh / Bitpunk.fm)
By Juraj Bednar
Aired Dec 5, 2024 · 2h 33m · Last boosted Dec 6, 2024
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This is a deep and somewhat technical conversation with Josh (Bitpunk.fm), where we talk about the implications of the imminent “Albycalypse” in the value4value (podcasting 2.0 and Nostr) ecosystems. We discuss the transition happening with various podcasting apps as they move away from using Alby, a Lightning wallet API, which has become instrumental for Lightning payments by many podcasting apps. We explore the reasons behind this shift, particularly the regulatory and custodial pressures that necessitate a migration to alternative payment solutions. We start by unpacking the current state of podcasting payments, emphasizing the two primary types of L...
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very interesting guys, thanks
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333⚡ via FountainI got a shoutout! That Podverse Boost was sent using AlbyHub on my own lightning node, which is my preferred setup. I’m only Boosting now in Fountain to get these messages to show up on Nostr to get some PR for this episode. 😂
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333⚡ via FountainMost podcasting 2.0 apps use Alby because it’s easy. Now with Alby’s changes we need a different solution for new users because we can’t just have Fountain for V4V payments. Ironically 99.9% of Bitcoin podcasters and listeners only know or care about Fountain so they don’t even know these other apps exist or are even being affected by this Alby change.
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333⚡ via Fountain5 minutes in and enjoying this episode already. @bitpunk.fm is typing bumped into the podcasting 2.0 group Im apart of and I’m interested to hear your guys thoughts on all of this.























