Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer at Coinshares, and Nic Carter, general partner at Castle Island Ventures, join me at the Stacks conference to discuss Bitcoin layer 2s. In this episode, they cover: 
  why layers 2s exist
 how layer 2s, such as payment channels like Lightning, work
 what kind of throughput layer 2s have 
 how moving Bitcoin to layer 2 affects the price
 why people having moved $5 billion worth of Bitcoin to Ethereum
 how Bitcoin moving to Ethereum affects the price
 the most popular Bitcoin layer 2s
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 Crypto.com: http://crypto.com
  
 Episode links:
 Meltem Demirors: https://twitter.com/Melt_Dem
 Nic Carter: https://twitter.com/nic__carter
 Stacks: https://twitter.com/Stacks
  
 Total value locked in Lightning: https://www.defipulse.com/lightning-network
  
 Bitcoin on Ethereum: https://www.defipulse.com/btc
  
 Stats on Lightning: https://bitcoinvisuals.com/lightning
  
 What layer 2s mean for altcoins and base chain assets like Bitcoin: https://www.coindesk.com/rise-of-layer-2s-altcoins-like-ethereum
  
 Sovryn: https://sovryn.app
 RSK: https://www.rsk.co
 Liquid network: https://blockstream.com/liquid/
  
 Link to the Crypto News Recap:
 https://unchainedpodcast.com/stupid-bitcoin-rich/

What You Need to Know About Bitcoin Layer 2s - Ep.160

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