Today I stepped away from the heavy technical talk to chat with Rockstar Dev – core contributor to BTCPay Server who – to talk about lightning, Bitcoin history, and forging a career in the Bitcoin industry. Today, we covered: SegWit2X and the Bitcoin Blocksize wars The rise of the lightning network VC raising for Strike (a lightning company) vs token projects Why you shouldn’t shitcoin The importance of having a good team in Bitcoin - https://x.com/r0ckstardev  - https://x.com/BtcPayServer  EPISODE SPONSORS:  › This episode was powered by Best In Slot—the leading API for Ordinals and BRC20 data aggregation and indexing. › https://bestinslot.xyz/ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 2:10 The story of Rockstar Dev 3:50 Bitcoin enforces fiscal discipline 6:00 Everyone started as a Twitter pleb7:50 Bitpay tried to “change Bitcoin.” 9:55 Bitcoin Cash was made for payments 12:00 What was SegWit2X? 15:00 How small blockers won 19:10 What is BTCPay Server? 21:19 Lightning Network’s Rise 23:28 When Bitcoin Became Legal Tender 26:20 Bitcoin is deciding elections now 27:30 How did venture capital respond to lightning? 31:20 “Tokens are a zero-sum game” 33:00 The best investments are Bitcoin plays! 34:50 Don’t take the shitcoin money 37:30 Stay patient, keep searching for your team 39:50 MicroStrategy’s insane success 42:00 Advice to start a Bitcoin career 45:30 Plan B: Join a team you believe in 48:15 Does your team make you better? 49:50 Good teams move together 53:00 Lightning lets us settle our conflicts LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: › YouTube:    / @bitcoinrails   › X/Twitter: https://x.com/isabelfoxenduke  › Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uPrBxvD691TpTqjijudkO?si=571634b88d574911   CONNECT WITH ISABEL: › Email: bitcoinrails@gmail.com › LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabel-foxen-duke-87272423/  › X/Twitter: https://x.com/isabelfoxenduke #Bitcoin #Ordinals #BRC20 #Runes #BitVM #zkp