For episode 735 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Bobby Shell of Voltage, an enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure platform that specializes in “Lightning-as-a-Service” (LaaS). It allows businesses, fintechs, and financial institutions to easily set up, manage, and scale Bitcoin and Lightning Network nodes without the burden of maintaining physical servers.
Can’t contain your excitement? Don’t worry! You can watch and listen to the episode NOW on your favorite streaming service and podcast platform. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! 🎙️
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⏳ Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(2:07) Who is Bobby Shell?
(4:08) What is Voltage?
(5:15) Lightning Network benchmark report
(6:32) Diversifying Lightning Network across web3
(7:25) Use-cases today around Lightning Network
(8:32) Sumsub
(9:16) Public Investing
(10:00) iGaming, Neobanks and other verticals for Lightning Network infrastructure
(10:52) AI Agents
(12:10) How payments will continue to evolve
(14:15) Impact on emerging markets
(15:34) Voltage at Bitcoin 2026
(16:55) Voltage roadmap
(18:05) Voltage website
🎙 Voltage Links:
🔗 Website: https://voltage.cloud/
🔗 Voltage Report: https://voltage.cloud/igaming-benchmark-report-2026
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobby-shell-iv/
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/voltagecloud/
Cheers,
Brandon Zemp
