Скачать или смотреть Ep. 23 | Lightning for the Unbanked | Shawn Kim on Bitcoin’s Real-World Breakthroughs

In this episode of Industry Ignited, host Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Shawn Kim, founder and CEO of Between Bits, a South Korea–based startup building on the Bitcoin Lightning Network to make global payments faster, cheaper, and more inclusive.

With 17+ years across IT, trade, travel, and real estate, Shawn shares how his unconventional path led to a mission-driven focus on Bitcoin as the foundation for a fairer, more energy-efficient financial system. He explains how Lightning extends Bitcoin’s trust model off-chain—enabling instant, low-cost transactions and unlocking access for 1.7 billion unbanked people worldwide.

In this conversation, Shawn explores:
✨ Why Bitcoin’s digital scarcity is humanity’s biggest financial breakthrough
✨ How stablecoins on Lightning will reshape global payments
✨ Lessons from building in Southeast Asia’s fast-evolving fintech ecosystem
✨ How startups and banks can partner to scale adoption responsibly
✨ Why energy efficiency makes Bitcoin inevitable—and timing is everything

Whether you’re a fintech innovator, policymaker, or entrepreneur, Shawn’s story reveals the global shift toward decentralized, borderless finance and how forward-thinking builders are redefining what’s possible.

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