Solving the $30 trillion Liquidity Silo Problem w/ Ethan Marcus

Ethan Marcus, CEO of Flashnet joins us to talk about how Flashnet is building a global pool of liquidity for Bitcoin. Ethan explains why the Lightning Network falls short for multi-asset scaling and how Spark's state-chain architecture enables instant, zero-fee swaps. We dive into Flashnet’s B2B integrations with neobanks and merchant platforms, the trend toward on-chain retail execution, and their upcoming expansion into liquidations and Bitcoin-denominated financial services.

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Notes: * Bitcoin trades over $30 trillion annually.* System requires one honest operator.* Much of Cash App's revenue is Bitcoin-based.

Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:49 Ethan's background 03:09 Spark 04:15 State chains 05:12 Spark design 07:22 State chain unlocks 09:07 Flashnet design 10:26 B2B clients 12:03 Comparing Spark vs other L2 13:42 What form does USD take? 15:08 Self custody 20:05 The problems that Spark solves 21:42 Spark ecosystem 24:03 Solana is so good! 26:41 Stablecoins 29:25 Assets other than BTC 33:16 Swaps landscape 36:57 Other Flashnet opportunities 41:33 Spark update 44:01 Roxom 47:09 Flashnet & retail

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