Another of the many great pieces from Nik Bhatia getting into the impact and scope of the system that the Lightning Network could become. Bitcoin is neither just a store of value, nor just a medium of exchange, it's both. The LNP/BP protocol stack is taking us into the future, hear all about it in today's read from Nik Bhatia, now part the OpenNode team, titled "The Lightning Network: Why I Quit the Bond Market for Bitcoin."
Link to Nik's Twitter and the original article on his Medium page:
https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc
https://medium.com/@timevalueofbtc/the-lightning-network-why-i-quit-the-bond-market-for-bitcoin-12693120039f
The other great pieces by Nik we have covered on the show:
The Triumvirate of Liquidity
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_317---The-Triumvirate-of-Liquidity-Nik-Bhatia-e8t41e
Bitcoin is a Human Right
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_269---Bitcoin-is-a-Human-Right-Nik-Bhatia-e4jtga
The Business of Bitcoin Cold Storage
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_182---The-Business-of-Bitcoin-Cold-Storage-Nik-Bhatia-e2ndoj
Our 3rd ever Interview with Nik Bhatia all about the future of Capital Markets
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoChat_003---Nik-Bhatia-on-The-Future-of-Bitcoin-Financial-Markets-e2ndqv
The Bitcoin Second Layer
https://cryptoconomy.podbean.com/e/cryptoquikread_132-the-bitcoin-second-layer/LNRR
The Time Value of Bitcoin
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_143---The-Time-Value-of-Bitcoin-e2ndq2
The Bitcoin Risk Spectrum
https://cryptoconomy.podbean.com/e/cryptoquikread_109-the-bitcoin-risk-spectrum/
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https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bitcoin-Book-Matters-Finances/dp/1641990503/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2K1ZY3IJWOWZE&keywords=the+little+bitcoin+book&qid=1575326799&sprefix=the+littel+bitcoin%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1
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