David Marcus on building Bitcoin’s global payment network with Lightspark

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February 19, 2025 • 44 mins

The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, was joined by Lightspark Co-Founder and CEO David Marcus. In this episode, Chaparro and Marcus discuss the vision and technology behind scaling Bitcoin as a global payment network. Marcus explained how new developments, including stablecoins on Bitcoin, could transform worldwide financial systems and directly lead to an increase of GDP. OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 01:52 Lightspark's mission and Bitcoin's Role 04:39 Challenges in scaling Bitcoin 09:44 Lightspark's evolution 16:10 Stablecoins x Bitcoin 21:27 Stablecoin improvements over traditional payments 27:20 Past regulatory challenges 30:23 Changing regulatory climate 35:19 Future outlook 41:37 Conclusion GUEST LINKS David Marcus - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmarcus/ David Marcus on X - https://x.com/davidmarcus Lightspark - https://www.lightspark.com/ Lightspark on X - https://x.com/Lightspark

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