Empowering Lightning: A Conversation with Kwinten from getAlby

This podcast episode explores the journey of Kwinten, a guest who shares his fascination with Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. From stumbling upon cryptocurrency, to delving deeper into Bitcoin and discovering its potential, Kwinten's background in physics and experience with running simulations in Python played a role in his fascination with Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. The conversation also covers Kwinten's entrepreneurial endeavors in the Lightning space, challenges faced when running an app alone, the growth and potential of GetAlby, the use of different databases for running Lightning nodes at scale, the importance of user experience and value delivery in subscriber-only content, and the strong open-source mindset of the Albi project. The speakers also discuss the potential impact of automated payments, Bolt12 as an improvement in the Lightning network, and the future of Alby wallets.