"As we discussed in\xa0Entering the Bitcoin Renaissance, our last edition,\xa0Lightning Labs CEO and Co-Founder Elizabeth Stark\xa0told The Block, \u201ca major narrative of the next cycle will be the bitcoin renaissance, and it has already begun in full swing.\u201d Only a few months later, and that is proving to be quite prescient!"\n~Ryan Gentry\n\xa0\nToday we dive into a piece from Lightning Labs, "The Bitcoin Renaissance: How Lightning Will Connect Everything" that details out the major advances in the ecosystem of layer 2's on Bitcoin, the surge in development excitement, the multitude of projects unveiled in the past few months, the increasing connection between lightning and Ai, and the projects to keep en eye on as we head into another Bitcoin cycle. If you want a picture into the Lightning ecosystem and the many projects solving problems and creating new value, this is the read to queue up.\n\xa0\nCheck out the original article at The Bitcoin Renaissance Is in Full Swing: How Lightning Will Connect Everything Off-Chain. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/2wzjyc2b)\n\xa0\nGuest Links\n\nRyan Gentry on X (Link: https://twitter.com/RyanTheGentry)\nRyan Gentry on Nostr (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yrch2yvy)\n\n\xa0\nHost Links\n\nGuy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)\nGuy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)\nGuy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/)\nGuy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)\nGuy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)\n\u2060Bitcoin Audible on X\u2060 (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible)\n\n\xa0\nCheck out our awesome sponsors!\n\nGet 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE \u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard\u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060)\nSwan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com)\n\n\xa0\n\u201cYou have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It\u2019s their mistake, not my failing.\u201d\n~ Richard P. Feynman\n--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message