SLP355 Julie Landrum - Payments Infrastructure for the Bitcoin Standard

<p>Julie Landrum of OpenNode joins me to talk about what they’re building to help people onboard to Bitcoin &amp; the lightning network as a payment standard. OpenNode first got its name as a merchant payment processor but we chat about how the company has grown and evolved over the years. We chat:</p> <ul> <li>Bitcoin infrastructure services for merchants, bitcoin companies</li> <li>Dealing with the cyclical nature of Bitcoin</li> <li>Spend, HODL, earn?</li> <li>Chargeback risk</li> <li>Dealing with regulatory requirements</li> <li>El Salvador adoption</li> <li>International adoption</li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/opennode" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@OpenNode</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/juliecity" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@juliecity</a></li> <li>Site: <a href="https://www.opennode.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">OpenNode.com</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Previous episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/50/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SLP50 Rui Gomes &amp; João Almeida of OpenNode – Helping merchants take Bitcoin Lightning Payments</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://swanbitcoin.com/livera" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Swan Bitcoin</u></a></li> <li><a href="http://lend.hodlhodl.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Hodl Hodl Lend</u></a></li> <li><a href="http://compassmining.io/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Compass Mining</u></a></li> <li><a href="http://braiins.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Braiins.com</u></a></li> <li><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/concierge" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Unchained Capital</u></a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="http://coinkite.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"