Lightspark
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Global, real-time money movement for digital banks, wallets, and developers. Powered by Bitcoin.
Los Angeles
Joined April 2022
Seen it. Lived it. Only Bitcoin has the real ending.
I come from the future and I’m here to tell you CorpChains are not the way. Come and build the open internet of money on Bitcoin. The only network fit for purpose.
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For the first time ever, native, regulated digital dollars are programmable on Bitcoin. Live now. @spark x @brale_xyz 🤝.
Bitcoin just got a new stablecoin. It’s called USDB, and it just went live on Spark. Welcome, @brale_xyz
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The future of payments won’t be owned. It’ll be open. It’ll be neutral. It’ll be built on Bitcoin.
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AOL. Railroads. AT&T. Betamax. Now, CorpChains. History is clear: closed systems feel safe, but they always hit a ceiling. Open systems create the future. @gt, CDO at @lightspark, on designing systems that endure:.
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Closed systems thrive on control and comfort, but they always hit limits. History—from AOL to AT&T to railroads—shows that openness unlocks trust, scale, and innovation. Discover why Bitcoin, UMA,...
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The next wave of credit card rewards isn’t miles or points. It’s Bitcoin.
We’re underestimating how many banks will add Bitcoin cashback to their credit cards.
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Ecosystem exploding, momentum everywhere — yet somehow still feels like day one 🚀.
I’m a payments guy, @lightspark is a payments company. We built @spark to do things Lightning couldn’t well, incl. issuing assets (stablecoins). Builders use capabilities to build what they need/want, and now a whole token ecosystem is emerging! Fascinating to watch and learn.
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Welcome to the @spark family, @XverseApp 👋.
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Catch @lightspark engineer Zhen Lu at @btc_summit in Hong Kong!. 🗓️ August 29, 2025.📍 Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.⏰ 3:35 PM. “Sparking Bitcoin DeFi Innovation"
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🔥 All gas, zero brakes. Let’s go.
This week was already big one for us at @lightspark. Cool new wallets and products on @spark, @SoFi becoming the 1st 🇺🇸 bank to implement @umastandard for global payments, and more we didn’t talk about yet. Are you ready for next week, though?.
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Friday read from @lightspark Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer @ccatalini . Stablecoins could make crypto mainstream—but will branded rails centralize it all over again? .
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Live @ 9AM PT: @lightspark co-founder @ccatalini joins leaders from @dynamic_xyz, @loopcrypto_xyz, @MentoLabs & @borderless_cap to unpack the 2025 Stablecoin Playbook on @stabledash Live. Join here ⬇️.
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RT @davidmarcus: We just opened senior engineering roles at @lightspark to work on @spark. We will take care or relocating you to sunny Los….
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Join Lightspark and help reshape financial infrastructure for the modern internet. We're building open, instant, affordable payments with the best teams in tech.
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RT @anthonynoto: For many SoFi members, sending money to family abroad isn’t optional - it’s essential. That’s why we partnered with @light….
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Proud to partner with @SoFi to power real-time, always-on, low-cost global payments!.
We’ve partnered with @lightspark to launch our new international money transfer service! With this partnership, SoFi will be one of the first U.S. banks to offer a blockchain-powered global remittance capability, making it faster, cheaper, and more transparent for our members to.
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SoFi + Lightspark = instant global payments. 🌍⚡. Send money abroad in seconds, right from the @sofi app, powered by UMA. Coming soon for 🇺🇸→ 🇲🇽 with more countries to follow. The future of global payments is here:
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Open > closed. Every time. Lightspark Chief Product Officer @AlbertoMartinP explains why open networks will win — and why closed ones are already behind. Read here:
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The 2nd Annual Lightspark Olympics was one for the books! . 🥇 Congrats to the Pink UMA Club 💗 for taking home this year’s gold. Next year’s glory is up for grabs. 🏆
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