RailsX: Yield for LPs & Seamless BTC-Stable Swaps | SLP747

In this episode, Jesse Schrader (Jestopher), CEO of Amboss, joins us to break down RailsX — their new Lightning-native DEX.

We discuss:

🔸How traders and liquidity providers use RailsX

🔸The costs and benefits for both sides

🔸Current Lightning routing volumes and growth trends

🔸The state of Lightning yield and how it compares to other players

🔸The recent BitGo Lightning Earn partnership

🔸A quick update on Magma

🔸A high-signal look at where Lightning yield, stablecoins, and institutional adoption are heading.

Timestamps:

00:00 - What is RailsX? Taproot Assets on your LN node

01:09 - The trader end user POV

02:45 - USDT by @speed_LN

03:50 - What are the trading fees? Trade sizes?

06:20 - Liquidity provider POV

08:00 - DIY or managed service?

09:20 - How much yield do liquidity providers get?

10:37 - BitGo Lightning Earn partnership

11:23 - The state of Lightning yield today and lightning activity

12:37 - Update on Amboss Magma - Liquidity Leasing

15:10 - Lightning Volume is Growing Even in a Bear Market

Links:

• https://amboss.space/

• https://amboss.tech/rails

• https://amboss.tech/magma

• https://x.com/Jestopher_BTC

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