Pt. 1 Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino on finding BTC, Lightning on Bitfinex, and why Tether - Ep 22

In the first part of our interview with Bitfinex & Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino, Paolo recounts how he found out about Bitcoin, and why he was initially drawn in. He also talks about what he's learned from  Bitfinex's pioneering work on becoming one of the first cryptocurrency exchanges to implement the Lightning Network. He also discusses why he was inspired in 2014 to create USD Tether, the industry's first and most popular stablecoin. ----------------------------------------------- Follow Paolo on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/paoloardoino Bitfinex Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitfinex Tether Twitter: https://twitter.com/tether_to Paolo's Github: https://github.com/prdn ----------------------------------------------- Welcome to the 22nd episode of Bitrefill's To The Moon Podcast. To The  Moon is Bitrefill's new weekly podcast to discuss Bitcoin, altcoins,  adoption, news & current events, and all things crypto. Join host  Lawrence Ray, along with Jerry Okai, and Ricardo Martinez, for a  light-hearted and humorous weekly discussion about the latest  developments in the crypto economy. Watch the FULL interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSxJ8_EpOek ----------------------------------------------- Bitrefill is the largest crypto store since 2014! 🚀 Check out our catalog with over 4000+ gift cards and mobile refills worldwide: https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/worldwide/?hl=en Sign up for a Bitrefill account: https://www.bitrefill.com/signup Download the App for iOS & Android: iOS - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bitrefill/id1378102623 Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/detail…pp&hl=en_US&gl=US ----------------------------------------------- Follow us on:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitrefill  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bitrefill/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bitrefill  Join our Sphinx.Chat Tribe: https://tribes.sphinx.chat/t/bitrefillstothemoonpodcast Follow To The Moon Podcast on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ToTheMoonPod  ----------------------------------------------- #Bitcoin #Crypto #Cryptocurrency #privacy #education #Invest #Finance #news #finance #liveoncrypto #whatisyourmoon #btc #podcast #altcoins #Bifinex #Tether #LighningNetwork