#239: Sphinx Chat, encrypted chat over LN, banking the unbanked, and rearchitecting the Internet with Paul Itoi
Join Marty as he sits down with Paul Itoi, co-founder of Stakwork and Sphinx Chat, to discuss:
- Sphinx chat
- Content monetization without ads
- Encrypted chat over the Lightning Network
- Paying anons around the world
- Banking the unbanked
- Rearchitecting the Internet using BTC/LN
- How BTC/LN can help parents unschool their kids
- Bringing back grazing cattle via Sphinx
- Training personal AIs
- much more
Check out Stakwork
Check out Sphinx Chat
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