<description>&lt;p&gt;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. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want a clear, no-nonsense map of Bitcoin layers, and how to ship real products on them, this one’s for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Join the Become Unruggable Self-Custody Mentorship&lt;br /&gt;Hands-on guidance to take control of your Bitcoin&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://tally.so/r/w4D8y5" target="_blank"&gt;https://tally.so/r/w4D8y5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Official Partner's:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;⛏️Start your mining journey with Sazmining! &lt;br /&gt;Get $50 off your first rig: &lt;a href="https://store.sazmining.com/purchase?ref=HFqPJJo38IWX" target="_blank"&gt;https://store.sazmining.com/purchase?ref=HFqPJJo38IWX&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;₿ Buy Bitcoin the Sovereign Way&lt;br /&gt;Sign up using this link at get 0.5% discount of fee's → &lt;a href="https://bullbitcoin.com/btcstory" target="_blank"&gt;https://bullbitcoin.com/btcstory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;️ Get 15% off at StampSeed (Seed phrase titanium backup)&lt;br /&gt;Use code BTCSTORY → &lt;a href="https://stampseed.com" target="_blank"&gt;https://stampseed.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Follow Us&lt;br /&gt;GG on Nostr: &lt;a href="https://primal.net/gg" target="_blank"&gt;https://primal.net/gg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;GG on X: &lt;a href="https://x.com/YourBTCStory" target="_blank"&gt;https://x.com/YourBTCStory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Juraj on X: &lt;a href="https://x.com/kilrau" target="_blank"&gt;https://x.com/kilrau&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Juraj on Nostr: &lt;a href="https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsvruq6rlme6k9ucs9yueql07qvpr0w8eet2thshm3jg745lm0y9tsyejsvd" target="_blank"&gt;https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsvruq6rlme6k9ucs9yueql07qvpr0w8eet2thshm3jg745lm0y9tsyejsvd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;His website: &lt;a href="https://boltz.exchange/" target="_blank"&gt;https://boltz.exchange/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;00:00 - Intro&lt;br /&gt;00:39 - What Boltz does?&lt;br /&gt;02:06 - Shanghai to BTC China&lt;br /&gt;07:18 - Crackdowns in China and the exit in 2017&lt;br /&gt;11:13 - From liquidity pain to product: the birth of Boltz&lt;br /&gt;19:04 - How a Boltz swap works&lt;br /&gt;28:30 - Risks, refunds, and the new 12-word “rescue key” flow&lt;br /&gt;32:59 - Auto-refunds in wallets and making failure painless&lt;br /&gt;37:05 - Non-custodial by design&lt;br /&gt;46:03 - On-chain upgrades: CTV, plus BitVM-style bridges beyond federations&lt;br /&gt;49:49 - ARC &amp;amp; Arcade explained&lt;br /&gt;58:38 - Advice to builders: solve real problems, start with a web app&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;1:01:12 - Closing Thoughts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Block height: 915146&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;#Bitcoin #Selfcustody #BitcoinPR #BitcoinMindset #BitcoinMedia&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Building Bitcoin Bridges on Layer 2 w/ Kilian | YBS #133

SEP 18, 202563 MIN
Your Bitcoin Story

Building Bitcoin Bridges on Layer 2 w/ Kilian | YBS #133

SEP 18, 202563 MIN

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<p>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. <br /><br />If you want a clear, no-nonsense map of Bitcoin layers, and how to ship real products on them, this one’s for you.<br /><br /> Join the Become Unruggable Self-Custody Mentorship<br />Hands-on guidance to take control of your Bitcoin<br /> <a href="https://tally.so/r/w4D8y5" target="_blank">https://tally.so/r/w4D8y5</a><br /><br /> Official Partner's:<br /><br />⛏️Start your mining journey with Sazmining! <br />Get $50 off your first rig: <a href="https://store.sazmining.com/purchase?ref=HFqPJJo38IWX" target="_blank">https://store.sazmining.com/purchase?ref=HFqPJJo38IWX</a><br /><br />₿ Buy Bitcoin the Sovereign Way<br />Sign up using this link at get 0.5% discount of fee's → <a href="https://bullbitcoin.com/btcstory" target="_blank">https://bullbitcoin.com/btcstory</a><br /><br />️ Get 15% off at StampSeed (Seed phrase titanium backup)<br />Use code BTCSTORY → <a href="https://stampseed.com" target="_blank">https://stampseed.com</a><br /><br /> Follow Us<br />GG on Nostr: <a href="https://primal.net/gg" target="_blank">https://primal.net/gg</a><br />GG on X: <a href="https://x.com/YourBTCStory" target="_blank">https://x.com/YourBTCStory</a><br />Juraj on X: <a href="https://x.com/kilrau" target="_blank">https://x.com/kilrau</a><br />Juraj on Nostr: <a href="https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsvruq6rlme6k9ucs9yueql07qvpr0w8eet2thshm3jg745lm0y9tsyejsvd" target="_blank">https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsvruq6rlme6k9ucs9yueql07qvpr0w8eet2thshm3jg745lm0y9tsyejsvd</a><br />His website: <a href="https://boltz.exchange/" target="_blank">https://boltz.exchange/</a><br /><br />00:00 - Intro<br />00:39 - What Boltz does?<br />02:06 - Shanghai to BTC China<br />07:18 - Crackdowns in China and the exit in 2017<br />11:13 - From liquidity pain to product: the birth of Boltz<br />19:04 - How a Boltz swap works<br />28:30 - Risks, refunds, and the new 12-word “rescue key” flow<br />32:59 - Auto-refunds in wallets and making failure painless<br />37:05 - Non-custodial by design<br />46:03 - On-chain upgrades: CTV, plus BitVM-style bridges beyond federations<br />49:49 - ARC &amp; Arcade explained<br />58:38 - Advice to builders: solve real problems, start with a web app&nbsp; <br />1:01:12 - Closing Thoughts<br /><br />Block height: 915146<br /><br />#Bitcoin #Selfcustody #BitcoinPR #BitcoinMindset #BitcoinMedia</p>