Bitcoin Q&A: Lightning, Liquid, and exchange rates

How was Lightning bridged to Liquid, a Bitcoin sidechain? What are the benefits of connecting layers together? How do you control the exchange rate when swapping with Lightning?

These questions are from the July monthly patron session, which took place on July 28th 2019. If you want early-access to talks and a chance to participate in the monthly live Q&As with Andreas, become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/aantonop

RELATED: Bitcoin, Lightning, and Streaming Money - https://youtu.be/gF_ZQ_eijPs The Internet of Money: Five Years Later - https://youtu.be/6xIq0FdmsIA The Lightning Network - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPQwGV1aLnTurL4wU_y3jOhBi9rrpsYyi Wallets, nodes, and monetary sovereignty - https://youtu.be/8Hb3tUn8s4E Honest nodes and consensus - https://youtu.be/KAhY2ymI-tg Node compatibility, Lightning, and incentives -https://youtu.be/x1on0sdTU4M Why running a node is important - https://youtu.be/oX0Yrv-6jVs Software distribution security - https://youtu.be/_V0vqy046YM Protocol development security - https://youtu.be/4fsL5XWsTJ4 What is rendezvous routing? - https://youtu.be/vnDiJJoPESo Unspent transaction output (UTXO) - https://youtu.be/ZCsakXHiwlw Lightning clients, capacity, and dust - https://youtu.be/HFJRXYkbyPQ Lightning usability, privacy, and Taproot - https://youtu.be/_M-i1c3mE1w Lightning 'Plan B' and second layer effects - https://youtu.be/w3F9gIC31rY How to get people to care about security - https://youtu.be/Ji1lS9NMz1E

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