21 in 21: Laolu Osuntokun

Haley Berkoe interviewed Laolu Osuntokun, also known as Roasbeef. He’s a longtime bitcoiner, the CTO and co-founder of Lightning Labs, and lead developer for LND, one of the main Lightning implementations.

Highlights of the conversation include his:

- Winning project at the PB hackathon

- Areas of focus at Lightning Labs, including improving LND and Taproot Assets

- Pragmatic view on stablecoins

- Ideas on how best to display bitcoin fractions and decimals

- Current favorite gadget: a ring watch

- Reflections on bitcoin's adoption and the need for better privacy

- The story behind his nickname

Follow:

Laolu Osuntokun: @roasbeef, https://x.com/roasbeef

Lightning Labs: @lightning, https://x.com/lightning

Haley Berkoe: @HBerkoe, https://x.com/HBerkoe

Presidio Bitcoin: @PresidioBitcoin, https://x.com/PresidioBitcoin

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