AI STARTUP RODEO: SPEAKER BIOS
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BEN CARMAN, Developer, Spiral
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SHORT (~40 words)
Ben Carman is a developer at Spiral, where he works on the Lightning
Development Kit (LDK). He previously built at Taproot Wizards, Mutiny
Wallet, and Suredbits, and has contributed to Bitcoin Core and Wasabi
Wallet.

LONG (~75 words)
Ben Carman is a developer at Spiral, where he works on the Lightning
Development Kit (LDK). Most recently he announced LDK Server, a Lightning
daemon built on LDK. He previously built at Taproot Wizards, the
non-custodial Lightning wallet Mutiny, and Suredbits, where he worked on
discreet log contracts. He has also contributed to Bitcoin Core and
Wasabi Wallet.

LINKS
  spiral.xyz/team
  x.com/benthecarman
  lightningdevkit.org

HEADSHOT
  speakers/ben-carman.jpg (400x400), web resolution.
  A higher-resolution original is available on request.

Additional speakers to be announced.
