TLS51: Roy Sheinfeld on Building Breez, Streaming Sats, & LN Adoption

Jun 10 2022 • 1hr 23m

Show Notes

Roy Sheinfeld is the co-founder and CEO of Breez, a self-custodial platform for streaming sats to podcasters, accepting payments as a merchant, and sending Bitcoin all on the Lightning Network.
In our conversation, Roy shared insight into Breez adoption and the types of users on the app, and we explored the business of supplying liquidity on the Lightning Network.
→ Breez: https://breez.technology/
Sponsors
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At the end of every show, I answer any questions listeners send in over the Lightning Network.
To ask a question, send a message, or to support the show, download Fountain from the App Store and load your wallet with a few sats.
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Links
→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke
→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations
→ Blog: https://www.kevinrooke.com/blog
Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:39 - Roy Sheinfeld Intro
11:20 - Streaming Sats on the Lightning Network
16:31 - Why Podcasts Adopted Lightning Before the Music Industry
25:26 - Breez’s Point of Sale System
31:48 - The Future of Payment Types on Lightning
39:06 - Breez’s Roadmap
52:16 - Lightning on the Internet vs. a Lightning Internet
57:59 - Breez’s Liquidity Service Provider Business
1:05:29 - The Lightning Round

Activity

@jeffrey

2,500 sats

Jun 11 2022

Thanks Roy for answering my question! Thanks for the sats stream Kevin & all! Another new word: Boostception. Boosting a show where you are on the splits-list haha!

@opendoorfilmspodcast

1,000 sats

Jun 10 2022

Just became a podcaster. You played a big role in that and I even spoke with Nick who wants to partner with my show. Thanks for being an inspiration. Hope you check out my show. https://fountain.fm/show/eaalMjP1QIybelBMofNU https://andresbenatar.substack.com/

@nick

Jun 11 2022

🧡⚡️

@opendoorfilmspodcast

10 sats

Jun 11 2022

thanks mate

@aljaz

500 sats

Jun 10 2022

Another brilliant episode mate! Roy is a true visionary in the space

@shawnyeager