Car sits down with Chris Guida in a focused discussion around Guadalajara's Bitcoin ecosystem. The conversation examines the challenges of establishing Bitcoin-only spaces and the cultural distinctions between Guadalajara and Mexico City in their approaches to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Chris provides valuable insights into the significance of Bolt 12 and the critical role of decentralized payment systems in promoting sovereignty and transformative potential of the Lightning Network. The episode also discusses the philosophy of decentralization, practical strategies for onboarding developers, and how the Lightning Network could fundamentally decentralize the infrastructure of the internet.

Main Discussion Topics:

• Guadalajara's Bitcoin Scene and Hacker Garage.
• Bitcoin vs. Crypto in Mexico
• How Lightning could decentralize the internet itself.
• Lightning Network: The promise of Bolt 12, Phoenix Wallet, and decentralized LSPs.
• Challenges of Building Communities: Comparing Austin and Guadalajara’s approaches to supporting Bitcoin builders.
• Chris's Favorite Book: Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter.

Tracklist:

• renaissance
• sovereignty
• builders
• cypherpunk
• protocols
• cryptography
• evolution
• arbiter
• autonomy
• connectivity
• frontiers
• resonance
• localization
• ideology
• synergy
• scaffolding
• persistence

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Join Car and Keyan to discuss Stacker News' top posts of the week, Car & Keyan's favorite posts of the week, and top stackers for the week of Dec 6th, 2024.

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Time Stamps:
00:03:10-Trying to gain rough technical consensus on covenant proposals
00:16:13-Cobra says developers are working to activate CTV
00:22:53-Turning Tires into Bitcoin
00:27:49-Legend of the Snail | Winner Announcement | $103,129
00:37:45-Ecash on Bitcoin - Gandlaf thoughts on ecash, after working on cashu for 2 years
01:06:45-The fascinating security model of dark web marketplaces
01:11:21-SN release: direct payments to attached wallets, send fallbacks, lots of smalls
01:17:37-Bitcoin Breaks 100K!
01:20:46-Why do geniuses like Elon Musk and Sam Altman overlook Bitcoin?
01:25:02-Sunday Survey: Do you believe in Aliens?
01:30:47-Hackalajara Mixtape Vol 1 - Thriller ep
01:32:12-Learning Resilience - Thriller post
01:33:25-Top Stackers
01:50:55-review - No More Inflation
01:53:45-Silo - Season 2 | very interesting new season

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Car talks with Brandon Keys from Green Candle Investments to discuss Bitcoin breaking over $100K.

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