David Marcus wants to make Bitcoin's Lightning Network the global settlement layer for the internet
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David Marcus is a renowned entrepreneur and executive in the tech industry known for his leadership roles at PayPal and Meta. In this episode, Marcus unpacks how his latest venture, Lightspark, is helping transform Bitcoin's Lightning Network into a real-time global settlement layer for the internet. Lightspark raised about $173 million last year at a valuation of almost $1 billion at the time, as reported by The Block. Outline: 2:33 - David Marcus' Bitcoin journey 5:29 - Lightspark & Bitcoin 9:50 - Lightspark adoption 12:37 - Regulatory tailwinds for bitcoin 16:33 - Merchant payment innovation 23:25 - Lightspark’s partnerships 26:26 - SEN/SIGNET replacement 28:47 - Lessons learned from libra 40:21 - What’s next for Lightspark 43:43 - Closing thoughts This episode is brought to you by our sponsors PayPal and CleanSpark. About PayPal Make your crypto move with PayPal. Get started today at PayPal.com/crypto About CleanSpark CleanSpark (NASDAQ: CLSK) is America’s Bitcoin Miner™. Visit cleanspark.com/theblock to learn more about the CleanSpark way.
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