An interview with – Esky
summary
Explains how BTC Pay Server runs WordPress/WooCommerce with a hosted option (BTC Pay Jungle) or self-host on a $7/month LunaNode, with no private keys stored on the VPS and ~1,057 merchants already onboarded. Demos a purchased samurai box for wallet access and describes a transmuter that auto-forwards invoice funds (Lightning or on-chain) to exchanges and emails QR-code tickets to payees. Mentions a Jungle incubator for music merchants and planned BTC Pay music festivals.
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chapters (26)
- 0:00BTC Pay overview
- 1:19Transmuter feature
- 2:23BTC Pay contributor role
- 3:09BTC Pay WordPress integration
- 4:12BTC Pay security and keys
- 4:53Focus on small creators and artists
- 5:57First conference
- 7:40Nicolas Dorier and meetups
- 8:48Open source Bitcoin dev
- 9:32Bitcoin’s disruptive potential
- 10:40Government control and sovereignty
- 12:33BTC Pay’s ecosystem role
- 12:54Altcoins and sidechains
- 15:43Bitcoin as reserve currency
- 16:50Bitcoin vs internet adoption
- 18:03Government interest in Bitcoin
- 19:29Bitcoin and financial systems
- 21:05Economic education and devaluation
- 22:08BTC Pay community values
- 22:50Getting started as merchant
- 23:36BTC Pay Jungle onboarding
- 24:41BTC Pay Jungle Lab festivals
- 25:46Contributing to Bitcoin
- 27:43Conference networking
- 28:50Building Bitcoin satellite
- 29:51Closing remarks
