Opening Remarks
summary
Galoy argues that bitcoin is money and a trust machine, positioning BTC as an internet-native settlement layer like Fedwire but open 24/7 with ~30-minute finality; venture capitalists said the team was five years too early. The company builds on Lightning and ships a Bitcoin Beach Wallet with tens of thousands of active users and hundreds of thousands of on‑Lightning transactions, organized a 700‑attendee summit from 30+ countries, and cites Arcane data showing Lightning users jumping from ~100,000 to 10 million month‑over‑month.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 1:55Why Adopting Bitcoin
- 2:09Success of Bitcoin Adoption
- 2:35Why Is Bitcoin Important for People
- 7:33The Early Adopters of Lightning and Bitcoin
- 8:26Sponsors
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06h 19mlightning++ Berlin 2025 | Main Stage – Day 1
