In this episode, I chat with Kilian, CEO of Boltz, the non-custodial Bitcoin bridge making fast, trust-minimized swaps across Lightning, on-chain, Liquid, and even Rootstock. If you want a clear, no-nonsense map of Bitcoin layers, and how to ship real products on them, this one’s for you. Join the Become Unruggable Self-Custody MentorshipHands-on guidance to take control of your Bitcoin https://tally.so/r/w4D8y5 Official Partner's:⛏️Start your mining journey with Sazmining! Get $50 off your first rig: https://store.sazmining.com/purchase?ref=HFqPJJo38IWX₿ Buy Bitcoin the Sovereign WaySign up using this link at get 0.5% discount of fee's → https://bullbitcoin.com/btcstory️ Get 15% off at StampSeed (Seed phrase titanium backup)Use code BTCSTORY → https://stampseed.com Follow UsGG on Nostr: https://primal.net/ggGG on X: https://x.com/YourBTCStoryJuraj on X: https://x.com/kilrauJuraj on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsvruq6rlme6k9ucs9yueql07qvpr0w8eet2thshm3jg745lm0y9tsyejsvdHis website: https://boltz.exchange/00:00 - Intro00:39 - What Boltz does?02:06 - Shanghai to BTC China07:18 - Crackdowns in China and the exit in 201711:13 - From liquidity pain to product: the birth of Boltz19:04 - How a Boltz swap works28:30 - Risks, refunds, and the new 12-word “rescue key” flow32:59 - Auto-refunds in wallets and making failure painless37:05 - Non-custodial by design46:03 - On-chain upgrades: CTV, plus BitVM-style bridges beyond federations49:49 - ARC & Arcade explained58:38 - Advice to builders: solve real problems, start with a web app 1:01:12 - Closing ThoughtsBlock height: 915146#Bitcoin #Selfcustody #BitcoinPR #BitcoinMindset #BitcoinMedia

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