Ep. 761 Bitcoin Has a BIG Problem Nobody Wants to Talk About
In this episode of the Crypto 101 Podcast, Paul Sztorc, founder of LayerTwo Labs, joins Bryce and Brendan to challenge the direction of Bitcoin development and explain why he believes Bitcoin risks falling behind without meaningful upgrades. A longtime Bitcoin advocate, Paul argues that Bitcoin Core has become too conservative, the Lightning Network has fundamental scaling limitations, and existing sidechain solutions have failed to deliver Bitcoin's full potential. Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code CRYPTO101 for 20% OFF: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Check out ShipStation and use my code crypto for a great deal: https://www.shipstation.com Check out Scribe and use my code scribe.how/CRYPTO101 for a great deal: https://scribe.com Check out Quince and use my code CRYPTO101 for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out Shopify: https://shopify.com/crypto101 Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Get my #1 altcoin pick for this month. Get immediate access to my entire crypto portfolio for just $1.00 today! Get your FREE copy of "Crypto Revolution" and start making big profits from buying, selling, Get immediate access to my entire crypto portfolio.. just $1.00 today! Go here to get access: https://www.crypto101insider.com/cryptnation-directm6pypcy1?utm_source=Internal&utm_medium=YouTube&utm_content=Podcast&utm_term=20250916 Get your FREE copy of "Crypto Revolution: Your Guide To The Future of Money". In this book, I reveal how to make (and keep) a fortune during this crypto bull run! http://www.cryptorevolution.com/free?utm_source=Internal&utm_medium=YouTube&utm_content=Podcast&utm_term=20250916 Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:24 - Discovering Bitcoin in 2011 03:26 - Why Bitcoin attracted an economist 07:57 - Why Paul turned against Bitcoin maximalism 11:35 - Bitcoin Core, hard forks, and developer complacency 15:49 - Why Bitcoin needs better Layer 2 solutions 16:48 - The fundamental problems with Lightning Network 21:17 - Liquid Network exploit and Bitcoin sidechain security 29:31 - Drivechain and the future of Bitcoin scalability 32:57 - eCash, Bitcoin upgrades, and the October 31 hard fork Subscribe to YouTube for Exclusive Content: https://www.youtube.com/@crypto101podcast?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on social media for leading-edge crypto updates and trade alerts: https://twitter.com/Crypto101Pod https://instagram.com/crypto_101 *This is NOT financial, tax, or legal advice* Boardwalk Flock LLC. All Rights Reserved ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Fog by DIZARO https://soundcloud.com/dizarofr Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/Fog-DIZARO Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/lAfbjt_rmE8 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Our Sponsors: * Check out MOD and use my code CRYPTO101 for a great deal: https://mod.com * Check out Quince and use my code CRYPTO101 for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out Scribe and use my code scribe.how/invest for a great deal: https://scribe.com * Check out ShipStation and use my code crypto for a great deal: https://www.shipstation.com * Check out Shopify and use my code shopify.com/crypto101 for a great deal: https://www.shopify.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code CRYPTO101 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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