Lightning Labs’ Elizabeth Stark And Researcher Lyn Alden Say Bitcoin Can Help Billions Of People

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Lightning Labs CEO Elizabeth Stark and macro economics researcher Lyn Alden, founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, took the stage at Bitcoin 2021 in Miami on Saturday to talk about how Bitcoin is useful for billions of people, not just billionaires.

“People are able to use bitcoin to send value globally, instantly and for almost no fees,” Stark said. “With Lightning you can send a fraction of a cent.”

Stark referenced Lightning Network payments in places like El Salvador, showing that bitcoin can be useful in low-income communities. In particular, she said nearly six billion people live in places without stable currencies and easy access to financial services. Many people may need to travel an hour or more if they want to send a bank transfer.

Alden agreed, saying: “We see some of the most humanitarian and impactful use cases in emerging markets.”

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Both women added that usage increases the value of Bitcoin, both the network and the asset class.

“The stronger liquidity gets over time the more and more usable the network gets,” Alden said. “That’s separate from the price fluctuations based on whatever a billionaire is tweeting about on any given day. The fundamentals.”

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As Stark said, “we’re bringing this technology to the next billion people.”

Bitcoin 2021: Bringing Bitcoin Innovation Home To America

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In this Bitcoin 2021 conference speaker session, the conference had the pleasure of hosting two United States government officials, Senator Cynthia Lummis and Representative Warren Davidson, alongside Allan Stevo, author of The Bitcoin Manifesto. They discussed “Bringing Bitcoin Innovation Home To America,” talking about what they can do to entice investors and entrepreneurs to their country, as well as protect their investment.

“If we don’t protect private wallets, someone is going to try to ban them…I wish people were as adamant about protecting the right to privacy as they were about the 2nd Amendment, the right to bear arms,” warned Rep. Davidson. His warning resonated with a group which defends the right to privacy ferociously.

Senator Lummis spoke of a potential bitcoin backed reserve currency; “It’s important to have bitcoin underpinning the US dollar, as a store of value, the way gold used to be.”

Although this idea and many of the others discussed may not be entirely accepted by Bitcoiners, who generally do not accept the government, it was extremely interesting to hear from two policy makers. 

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Bitcoin 2021: Bitcoin Ubiquity And The Role Of Institutions

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Robert Gutmann, co-founder and CEO of New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), sat down with Unchained Capital’s Parker Lewis to discuss “Bitcoin Ubiquity And The Role Of Institutions.”

“We’re giving legacy financial institutions access to the bitcoin ecosystem to bring products and services to market, that’s how we’re fulfilling the mission of bringing bitcoin to as many people across the world as possible,” said Gutmann on the role of institutions. 

 “Bitcoin really is the North Star,” said Lewis in regards to the advantages of bitcoin over other altcoins. 

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