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Nick Slaney
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Nick Slaney
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- gm. The self-custody product we're working on @blocks is one of the most exciting things I've worked on at any company, and with self-custody becoming a hot topic recently it definitely deserves a 🧵
- I’m excited to announce that in the next couple weeks I’ll be leaving the wallet team and starting a team dedicated to building lightning infrastructure under @brockm‘s TBD business unit at Block
- The lightning network graph is a map of 20,000 people constructing voluntary smart contracts between likeminded peers to bring financial freedom to the world
- When winamp 3 sucked they went straight to 5 too
- Huge shout out to the c= team, I wish I could be there celebrating with you. 10% ROI on Block's bitcoin and building the first Square lightning integration are huge accomplishments and hard won. Both unprecedented, I am so proud of all of you.
- Replying to @nickslaneyLightning is an amazing innovation built on top of bitcoin. I could go on and on about the technical details but what really matters is this: Lightning enables cheap, quick, *global* payments.
- Replying to @nickslaneyRead the nitty gritty at squareselfcustody.substack.com and be on the lookout for more as we continue developing this product in the open and with as much community involvement as possible.
- Life update: we moved (back) to NH
- Replying to @nickslaneyWe're combining the security of cold storage, the peace of mind of shared custody, and the convenience of a custodial app all into one easy to use solution that puts you in control of your own keys (and by extension your financial security)
- Replying to @nickslaneyBuilding infrastructure and tools to get the world onto Lightning (especially non-custodially) is important. It’s an investment in the future of payments for the world.
- I’m happy to announce that TBD Lightning has hired Block’s second pseudonymous dev, @JohnCantrell97! (We hired the first one too 👀)
