Interview with Jeff from Lightning HackDay - Baltic Honeybadger 2018 Conference

Here's a combined summary of the WCN episode "Interview with Jeff from Lightning HackDay - Baltic Honeybadger 2018 Conference":

This episode features an interview with Jeff from FOMO, discussing the Lightning Hack Day, a unique event blending hackathon, unconference, and barcamp to educate participants about the Lightning Network. The event has experienced significant growth, attracting international attendees and representatives from Lightning Labs (Rosebeef, Connor, Elizabeth Stark), Blockstream (Christian Decker, Jonas Nick), and others.

Main Topics:

• Lightning Hack Day overview and growth
• Upcoming Lightning Hack Day in New York City (Oct 27-28) in partnership with NYU Stern and BitDefs New York.
• Featured projects: Hosted Lightning wallet (Rene Picard) and "Raspberry Blitz" (Christian) - a pre-assembled, open-source Bitcoin/Lightning full node.
• Unconference format encouraging active participation and experimentation.

Key Quotes:

• "Permission to explore and experiment is now granted."
• The event aims to lower the barrier to entry for running a full node.
• The Lightning Hack Day is designed to teach people about the Lightning Network.

People Mentioned:

Jeff (FOMO), Rosebeef, Connor, Elizabeth Stark, Christian Decker, Jonas Nick, Rene Picard, Matt D'Arragon.

Bitcoin Price: Not mentioned.

The New York City event (#lightninghackdaynyc) follows the Lightning Residency by Chain Code Labs and will feature speakers like Christian Decker (C-Lightning) and Matt D'Arragon (Blumat).