This podcast episode can be found on Fountain:

*⚡️ E37: Mempool Co-Founder Simon on Open Source Bitcoin Projects, Lightning, Liquid, Bisq, & Bitcoin's Mempool*
https://play.fountain.fm/episode/7744240088

> Timestamps:
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> 00:00 - Intro
> 01:07 - Simon Intro
> 03:00 - The Importance of Building Open Source & Self-Hosted Projects
> 14:41 - The Future of Centralized vs. Self-Hosted Applications
> 25:57 - The Liquid Network as a Sidechain on Bitcoin
> 37:31 - Why Haven’t Exchanges Integrated Liquid?
> 42:00 - Mempool’s Plans to Build a Lightning Explorer
> 44:33 - Bitcoin’s Mempool & Transaction Fee Sustainability
> 52:21 - Incentives for Bitcoin Businesses to Move to Lightning & Liquid
> 56:09 - The Similarities and Differences Between Taro & Liquid
> 59:45 - The Lightning Round

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Simon is the co-founder of the Mempool Open Source project, an explorer for monitoring Bitcoin transactions, mempool congestion, network fees, and more.

In our conversation, we discussed the value of building Mempool as an open-source, self-hosted project, the Liquid Network’s role as a side chain on Bitcoin, peer-to-peer exchanges like Bisq, and the debate around Bitcoin’s transaction fee sustainability.

https://mempool.space/

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Mempool Co-Founder on Bitcoin Transaction Fees, Lightning, Liquid, & Bisq | The Kevin Rooke Show E37

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> Simon is the co-founder of the Mempool Open Source project, an explorer for monitoring Bitcoin transactions, mempool congestion, network fees, and more.
>
> In our conversation, we discussed the value of building Mempool as an open-source, self-hosted project, the Liquid Network’s role as a side chain on Bitcoin, peer-to-peer exchanges like Bisq, and the debate around Bitcoin’s transaction fee sustainability.
> 
> → Mempool: https://mempool.space/