In this episode we chat with Jack Everitt and Desiree Dickerson about how they built out THNDR Games. THNDR Games is a Bitcoin Lightning Network gaming studio that is focusing on bringing the next billion people to Bitcoin. Their most recent game Satsss, which is Snake with Bitcoin added, is out now! Find the link below.

We talk about:

• 1:43 - Catching Up with Jack
• 3:59 - Getting to know Desiree
• 12:22 - Big Changes at THNDR
• 19:11 - Bitcoin Bounce
• 20:16 - The Raffle Technique
• 21:22 - Turbo 84
• 22:06 -  THNDR Bay
• 24:08 - Game Design Choices
• 25:38 - How to Counteract Over-Promising
• 28:48 - Financing and Footgunning
• 35:29 - Asset Packs and Morals
• 44:56 - Future Plans at THNDR
• 50:18 - The Video Game Tangent
• 53: 19 - THNDR’s Stack
• 56:10 - LNURL
• 1:00:47 - ZEBEDEE
• 1:03:11 - Monetizing THNDR Games
• 1:07:02 - NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT!!
• 1:09:01 - Maintaining Multiple Games

FIND GUESTS HERE
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Jack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackeveritt
Desiree’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/dickerson_des
THNDR’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/thndrgames

THNDR’s Website: https://www.thndr.gg/

THNDR’s New Game!!! https://www.thndr.gg/satsss

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Welcome! This is #LightningFriday where we get together on Twitter Spaces to discuss the Lightning Network and take audience questions. This week we will be looking at Lighting Escrow, an escrow service over the Lightning Network!  

Feel free to join us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/LNJunkies ! We will also answer questions posted in the Youtube live chat.   

TIME STAMPS 

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1:55 - Intro
3:14 - Capacity
12:03 - What is Lightning Escrow?
14:03 - Pain Points and Downsides of the Escrow Market
21:08 - Decentralized Escrow
27:46 - "Collaborative Custody"
32:19 - Time Locks
42:56 - Openbazaar
47:12 - Long Term Plans?
50:09 - Where is Lightning Escrow in the Development Process?
56:40 - Why will Lightning Escrow Fail?
1:05:36 - Stealing Secret Sauce
1:13:21 - Lightning Junkies, Zeus, Amboss
1:19:12 - AOPP / Open Discussion
2:02:45 - Closing Comments

SPECIAL GUESTS
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GeistLight: https://twitter.com/GeistLight
Tristian Bietesch: https://twitter.com/TristanBietsch
Lightning Escrow: https://twitter.com/LightningEscrow

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* Chaz from Lightning Junkies (https://twitter.com/thechaz)
* Evan Kaloudis from Zeus Wallet (https://twitter.com/evankaloudis)
* Jestopher from Amboss Lightning Explorer (https://twitter.com/Jestopher_BTC) 

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RABBITHOLES
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Lightning Escrow Website: https://lightningescrow.io/
Open Bazaar Rabbit Hole: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBazaar

Welcome! This is #LightningFriday where we get together on Twitter Spaces to discuss the Lightning Network and take audience questions. This week we will be reflecting on the last three years of Lightning Development.   

Feel free to join us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/LNJunkies ! We will also answer questions posted in the Youtube live chat.   

Timestamps 

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• 0:00 - Music/Introductions
• 10:41 - Outlining the Talk
• 12:53 - What are the early origins of Lightning Network?
• 39:30 - What were later developments around 2013?
• 42:53 - Transaction Mailability before Segwit
• 49:05 - Lightning in 2017 - Segwit
• 1:00:06 - Lightning in 2018 - The First Mainnet Transaction
• 1:08:29 - Hierarchical Backups with Lightning Wallets?
• 1:18:11 - Lightning Torch in 2018
• 1:28:31 - Public Capacity and Node Growth 2018-2022
• 1:40:32 - Lightning Onboarding Tales
• 2:01:54 - Q&A - Chainalysis
• 2:19:37 - Calls to Action
• 2:22:34 - Closing Notes  

SPECIAL GUEST
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Guy Swann - https://twitter.com/TheGuySwann 

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LINKS N STUFF
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Lightning Network White Paper - https://lightning.network/lightning-network-paper.pdf  
The Blocksize War - https://www.amazon.com/Blocksize-War-controls-Bitcoins-protocol/dp/B08YQMC2WM
Lightning Torch - https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2019/02/05/bitcoins-lightning-torch-explained-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters/  
Chainalysis Announcment - https://twitter.com/chainalysis/status/1469317238893289475?s=20  
Anthony Ronning Privacy Article - https://abytesjourney.com/lightning-privacy/