Bitcoin’s Most Under-Explored Use Cases

Since inception, ARK has researched and published thoughts on the cryptocurrency ecosystem within Big Ideas and through articles, whitepapers, monthly Bitcoin reports and podcasts. Now, in coordination with Bitcoin Park, ARK is pleased to introduce a monthly conversation with leaders in the Bitcoin space, to discuss everything happening in the rapidly-changing and still nascent Bitcoin ecosystem. Published through the For Your innovation podcast channels, this monthly series aims to be informative and enlightening, including experts with diverse viewpoints.Guests on this month’s Bitcoin Brainstorm include:Alex Leishman: Co-Founder and CEO, RiverGraham Krizek: Founder and CEO, VoltageDes Dickerson: CEO, THUNDR GAMESTony Giorgio: Co-Founder and CEO, Mutiny WalletViktor Bunin: Protocol Specialist, CoinbaseYassine Elmandjra: Director of Digital Assets at ARK Invest Cathie Wood: Founder, CEO and CIO, ARK InvestRod Roudi: Co-Founder, Bitcoin ParkKey Points from this episode:00:00:00 Opening and Disclosure00:00:54 Intro with Rod Roudi welcoming our fantastic guests 00:05:09 What are some of the most underexplored use cases in Bitcoin?00:14:31 How the use cases for Lightning have matured and why Des chose to build THUNDR GAMES on the Bitcoin network00:17:43 Machine to machine payments as a use case for lightning00:26:53 What do our guests think the first ubiquitous stable coin on Bitcoin will be?00:33:49 Viktor examines some of the ways that decentralized finance (DeFi) can be more practical than Bitcoin00:39:13 Exploring the growth in total developers on Ethereum as compared to Bitcoin, especially when you include lightning developers00:43:32 Why is the dynamic of developers building on Bitcoin different than those who chose to build on Ethereum?00:50:34 Our guests share some of the stories from their clients and users that blew them away00:55:32 How is regulation in the Bitcoin space changing?00:59:41 Our guests provide their opinions on what Bitcoin looks like in 5 years and how anonymity may change in the future?01:09:09 Rod, Viktor and Yassine conclude the episode with some optimism on the future of Bitcoin, pointing out decentralized communities across the country and around the worldMore on Bitcoin Park: https://bitcoinpark.com/meetup More FYI Podcasts: https://ark-invest.com/podcasts/To learn more about ARK: https://arkinv.st/ARKInvest For more updates, follow us on:Twitter: https://arkinv.st/3corDiYLinkedIn: http://arkinv.st/1f7AiVXFacebook: http://arkinv.st/3r4EDOUInstagram: http://arkinv.st/39td8bODisclosure: http://arkinv.st/39rzF94