According to @lightspark, CEO David Marcus joined THE Bitcoin Podcast to explain why Bitcoin can serve as the native Internet of Money and why Bitcoin is the credibly neutral monetary network for global value transfer, with full episode chapters published. source: @lightspark on X; @titcoinpodcast on X The episode outlines Lightspark’s stack: Spark, a new Bitcoin L2 with no channels and atomic swaps; UMA (Universal Money Address) for cross-border addressing; and Grid API for developers and banks, presented as enabling real-world BTC payments, stablecoins, and global money movement on Bitcoin today. source: @lightspark on X; @titcoinpodcast on X They also discuss the limits of Lightning for self-custody and how Lightspark first focused on scaling the Lightning Network before building Spark to improve payment reliability and user experience. source: @lightspark on X; @titcoinpodcast on X Chapters include a SoFi integration segment described as using Bitcoin rails without users explicitly knowing it, highlighting a fintech-facing distribution route for BTC-based payments. source: @lightspark on X; @titcoinpodcast on X Additional chapters cover Libra’s regulatory pushback, a nuanced view of fiat, stablecoins, and hyperbitcoinization, and Bitcoin framed as an escape valve rather than a collapse catalyst. source: @lightspark on X; @titcoinpodcast on X

According to Lightspark, its new demo shows real-time Bitcoin (BTC) rewards executed via a single API call using Lightspark Grid and Spark (source: Lightspark on X, Nov 18, 2025). The post is a capability demonstration and does not disclose adoption metrics, fees, throughput, or rollout timing, limiting immediate conclusions for market impact (source: Lightspark on X, Nov 18, 2025). Traders tracking BTC payments infrastructure can log this as a product update to monitor for future KPIs that could influence BTC-denominated reward flows and transaction activity (source: Lightspark on X, Nov 18, 2025).

According to Lightspark, CEO David Marcus' Sync'25 keynote outlined that Lightspark has expanded the network's reach across real-time payment systems, banks, wallets, and regions worldwide. Source: Lightspark on X, Oct 18, 2025. Lightspark stated that its Spark offering has matured into the fastest and simplest way for builders to launch on Bitcoin (BTC). Source: Lightspark on X, Oct 18, 2025. Lightspark reported that Grid now unifies global money movement via a single API platform. Source: Lightspark on X, Oct 18, 2025. Lightspark emphasized that all capabilities run on Bitcoin, described as a neutral network no one can own or control and positioned as the foundation for the Internet of money. Source: Lightspark on X, Oct 18, 2025.