Welcome back to Blockstream Talk today's conversation is with Christian Decker, a Bitcoin enthusiast, researcher, and developer working on the Lightning Network. Christian is well known for writing one of the world's first PhD thesis is on Bitcoin. Christian runs through a history of Core Lightning, Blockstream's Lightning implementation and Greenlight, Blockstream’s non-custodial solution to lower the Lightning Network entry barrier. Greenlight lets developers outsource node management while still maintaining control of keys, making Lightning more accessible to businesses and apps that are Lightning curious. Enjoy the episode and if you have any questions or thoughts on the Lightning Network, share them in the comments below.

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02:39 The history of Core Lightning
05:48 Spec driven philosophy of Core Lightning
08:45 Open-source development process of Core Lightning
10:06 Core Lightning’s use of plugins
13:13 Powering Greenlight with Core Lightning
19:04 Improving non-custodial access to Lightning with Greenlight
24:26 Developer and business onboarding to Greenlight
28:10 Greenlight: Non-custodial Lightning-as-a-Service
30:49 Interoperability of Bitcoin layer-2s Lightning and Liquid
33:46 Core Lightning and Greenlight look ahead
35:23 Core Lightning v23.11 “Bitcoin Orangepaper”
42:47 Starting out building on Core Lightning