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Wavelength Delivers Ark-Based Lightning Without Node Overhead | Roasbeef & Michael Levin SLP764

Wavelength Delivers Ark-Based Lightning Without Node Overhead | Roasbeef & Michael Levin SLP764

Stephan Livera Podcast vor 2 Wochen

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Lightning Labs built Wavelength to deliver self-custodial
Lightning payments without forcing users to run nodes, manage
channels, or handle liquidity.

Olaoluwa Osuntokun, CTO and co-founder of Lightning Labs, and
Michael Levin, VP of Product, join me to detail the design
choices behind their Ark implementation.

They explain why Ark was selected, how hop hints let every
payment use ordinary Lightning invoices, and why the
four-endpoint SDK targets AI agents and vibe coders. The
conversation covers sub-dust vouchers, unilateral exits, offline
payment delivery, and one-basis-point alpha pricing.

Wavelength shows that self-custodial Lightning can match the
integration ease of custodial services while preserving Bitcoin
sovereignty.

Timestamps

01:28 — Why Wavelength: Lightning Without Node Pain

03:00 — Why Ark?

05:28 — No New Addresses: Just Lightning Invoices

08:40 — Targeting Vibe Coders & AI Agents

13:06 — Lightning Beats Credit for LLM APIs

17:51 — Receive Sub-1k Sat Vouchers Seamlessly

19:32 — Normal User Spins Up Ark Wallet Fast

23:02 — Build Wallets with Just 4 Endpoints

24:46 — Telegram Self-Custodial Wallets Already Live

26:21 — Offline Payments Still Arrive Automatically

29:17 — Drop-In SDK for iOS and Android

31:26 — Can Servers Steal Your Funds?

33:36 — Wavelength Alpha: Just 1 Bip Fees

37:57 — AI Attacks Targeting Bitcoin Services?

44:05 — Bug Bounties Shift to Token Spending

48:36 — Self-Custody as Easy as Custodial

Links:

https://x.com/roasbee

https://x.com/MichaelLevin

Wavelength Announcement:
https://x.com/lightning/status/2079620936567779707

Stephan Livera links:

Follow me on X: @stephanlivera

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