Other

Presentations, events, and more.

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October 25th, 2024

TABConf 6 Talk: Supercharging Transactions with Async Payjoin

I gave a talk at TABConf 6 about the many improvements payjoin transactions offer over regular transactions.

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April 21, 2023-24

MIT Bitcoin Hackathon Judge and Mentor

I served as mentor and judge during the 2023 and 2024 MIT Bitcoin Hackathons.

I’m particularly proud of the winning project for the Bitcoin & Lightning track in 2024, Lightning Bounties, which has formed into a very cool company at the crossroads of machine learning and Bitcoin. Their idea is to provide an incentive for open source development by rewarding contributors in Bitcoin for valid contributions, using crowdfunding to collect revenue for bounties. Invalid contributions are discouraged through AI-assisted filtering, saving maintainers’ time. A sorely needed solution in the FOSS world.

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February 16, 2023

Micropayments on the Lightning Network

I gave a talk on the history of micropayments and its use and potential on the Lightning Network.