TLS99: Desiree Dickerson on Building THNDR Games, Competitive Leagues, and Cross-App Identiy on Nostr

TLS99: Desiree Dickerson on Building THNDR Games, Competitive Leagues, and Cross-App Identiy on Nostr

The Kevin Rooke Show

Desiree Dickerson is the CEO of THNDR Games, a Lightning-powered gaming platform that lets you earn Bitcoin for playing games.

In our discussion, we covered the challenge of building and testing new games, the value of earning Bitcoin for gamers and gaming platforms, as well as THNDR’s latest game release and how Nostr might play a role at THNDR Games.

→ THNDR Games: https://www.thndr.games/

Sponsors

→ Voltage: https://stacksats.how/voltage

→ Stakwork: https://stacksats.how/stakwork

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Links

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→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:22 - Desiree Dickerson Intro

05:51 - The Evolution of the Lightning Network

18:58 - Why THNDR Games Is Focused on Bitcoin

28:19 - Testing & Developing New Games

32:28 - Operational Lessons from Lightning Labs

39:26 - Solitaire, Leagues, and THNDR Metrics

46:02 - Competitive Elements on THNDR Games

48:50 - Why THNDR Games Is Building on Nostr

55:45 - Building a Cross-App Identity

1:09:59 - The Lightning Round

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