Stephan Livera Podcast PLAN B Lugano Podcast - Day 1 with Philip Walton, Roy Sheinfeld, Tiero | SLP697
Oct 27, 2025
In this discussion, Philip Walton, CTO of Gridless, unveils how his company is revolutionizing Bitcoin mining by harnessing stranded renewable energy in Africa. Roy Sheinfeld, CEO of Breez, contrasts value transfer with traditional payments, introducing the Time2Build challenge to boost Lightning adoption. Marco Argentieri, founder of Tiero, explains Arcade's innovative virtual UTXO system and its potential for scalable Bitcoin programmability, highlighting seamless transactions and instant Bitcoin loans. A fascinating blend of tech and entrepreneurial insights!
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Nodeless SDK Hides Lightning Complexity
- Breeze's nodeless approach abstracts node complexity using underlying tech like Liquid or Spark.
- Developers get simple send/receive primitives while choosing underlying settlement trade-offs.
Spark Enables Instant Variable Transfers
- Spark is a federated state-chain that enables instant, variable-amount transfers with unilateral exit.
- It replaces fixed-note state chains with a tree model and multi-operator trust for scalability.
Mitigate Spark Privacy With Dynamic Addresses
- Mitigate Spark privacy risks by avoiding static addresses and using dynamic addresses and hidden explorers.
- Implement dynamic addresses and confidential transactions to reach on-chain-level privacy.