The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @lopp ever

February 2014

@pmccall777 The ‘best practice’ for using sites like this is to load them onto an offline computer when you want to generate keys.

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@pmccall777 It appears that they are using client-side JS to generate the keys. Should be safe, though could merit further investigation.

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It should be noted that consensus seems to be that anyone using cryptocurrency at this point in time is still an “early adopter.”

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Early adopters bore much more risk than people adopting at this point in time. Their reward for providing legitimacy is increased value.

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Many people complain that Bitcoin unfairly benefits early adopters, completely missing that this is true for any publicly traded asset.

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@NTmoney Stewart made an astute observation that the problems in the Bitcoin world are localized rather than systemic.

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A visualization of the Bitcoin economy from early 2013. My, how things change. Source: http://t.co/ygZ17fHIhF http://t.co/sxgXWyW7FO

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@paulbuitink @twobitidiot Here you go again, citing anonymous sources. Pathetic.

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@RichardPPhilbin Nice; though note that Gox still has yet to admit that any coins were stolen, just that they were “lost.” Makes me wonder.

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@DClark2014 I have no idea, but probably hundreds of thousands of dollars…

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@polemitis I’m already holding BTC in my Roth IRA… so I’m quite interested in seeing what conclusions you draw.

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torrentfreak Bitcoin Donations Now Integrated into BitTorrent Client torr.fr/528SvZ

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@MichaelCasp This is so true, it’s not even funny. :-)

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@Mtgoxsucks @jvanek1 @cryptotraveler @twobitidiot I can only speak for myself: in either case, Bitcoin is still working as intended.

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@Mtgoxsucks @cryptotraveler @twobitidiot Will the deflationary aspect of crypto win out over the loss of confidence? Impossible to say.

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@Mtgoxsucks @cryptotraveler @twobitidiot Will be interesting to see reaction if hundreds of thousands of coins are permanently lost.

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@Mtgoxsucks @cryptotraveler @twobitidiot Well, this appears to be “proof” that the BTC are in those addresses. Not proof they can access.

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@flyosity That’s already been priced in, yo.

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Are you a highly technical person who wants a deeper understanding of the Bitcoin protocol? Read @michael_nielsen’s http://t.co/2EvSV4JuW0

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RT @ErikVoorhees: Government should let Bitcoin users—all of whom got involved of their own free will—absorb the growing pains http://t.co/…

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If rumors are true, MTGOX may go down in history as a shining example of how cryptocurrency makes it difficult to run a fractional reserve.

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@bobbyong @cryptotraveler My current speculation is that Karpeles is so stupid he created a cold storage scheme from which he can’t retrieve

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I had the pleasure of chiming in on a news piece about our first local merchant’s acceptance of Bitcoin. http://t.co/tYEkmuiwkX

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@cryptotraveler Bitcoin is not actually a honey badger. It is a phoenix.

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@polemitis Occam’s Razor: this is probably what happened.

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@emilepetrone If you’re talking about for marketing purposes, remember that Facebook screws over your “reach” - doubt that Google+ does.

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@emilepetrone Hate to say it, but I check Facebook 100x more than Google+

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@averyj Money talks; m’fuckers eavesdroppin’

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Quick! Somebody call that guy on Reddit who performs wallet recovery services! :-P

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The exchange rate of a given cryptocurrency is only interesting as a general sentiment indicator. Don’t try to read too much into it.

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@ChrisPacia @nikolay Hey @Sen_JoeManchin, we’re busy building a new financial system here. Mind your own business.

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@giac_man Bitcoin’s attributes make it incredibly resilient. Every time people say it’s dead, it comes back even stronger.

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@cryptotraveler Nope, everything is unsubstantiated, citing anonymous sources. Pretty sad.

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@PynchonInPublic That’s OK. Bitcoin is not yet at the point where it’s ready for the average person. It has a high learning curve & risk.

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@jinyoungenglund Ahhhhh OK, my eyes skipped right over those images to the form.

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I theorize that Bitcoin users who survive their first “crash” stop caring about volatility & begin to enjoy the ride. i.imgur.com/3yGgoPh.gif

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@socrates1024 @jgarzik @dakami Making a bet against a core developer about what will happen to the protocol… ballsy.

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@dineshah Instructions for how to command the @tipdoge bot are at tipdoge.info

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@dineshah @tipdoge You can tip them to others or withdraw them to a wallet. Good resources: howtodoge.com & reddit.com/r/dogecoin

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@Mikee510 I’ve put together educational resources on my site here: https://t.co/rTLmGSTCFe As for buying, I recommend using @coinbase

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@aidje I’d actually recommend reddit.com/r/economics and themisescircle.org - learn differences between Keynesian & Austrian theory.

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@BTCFoundation Um, are you not accepting bitcoins as payment?

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@paulbuitink @tuurdemeester @twobitidiot @MtGox So basically, you have more hearsay for us. Thanks.

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In all seriousness, the resiliency of cryptocurrency continues to impress me. My hopes are higher than ever.

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Past 2 months have been a sustained onslaught of bad news, yet Bitcoin still trades at $500. Honey Badger can’t be bothered to give a shit.

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@HappyOwlCEO @chamath That’s not a transaction for 783458 BTC. It’s an address that’s processed that much & currently holds 0. Meaningless.

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@chamath Do you have actual confirmation of 700k being stolen? All I’ve seen is hearsay.

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@alxwinter @aantonop Aaaaaaaaaaand that’s how you do it right.

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@kyledrake Anarchism, on the other hand…

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@NTmoney I also don’t approve of @twobitidiot suggesting people dump their coins due to a theft. Theft does not make Bitcoin less valuable.

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@PerianneDC Can you link to proof that they are insolvent?

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@kyledrake Yeah, because regulations have prevented wealthy insiders in the incumbent financial world from profiting at expense of laymen.

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@Falkvinge Has gox actually claimed that, though? I’ve only seen rumors based upon hearsay.

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Bitcoin users are not being robbed to bail out an incompetent company. The losers are Gox and those who trusted them despite warning signs.

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moolah_ch Remember, our exchange is opening on March 7th!

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@jefft @mikestable Yes, the problem is that a ton of people were lazy and actually stored large quantities of bitcoins on Gox.

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@mikestable I’ll say that the average person shouldn’t be investing in cryptocurrency, so it’s probably good that they’re spooked.

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@mikestable Completely agree. And that’s OK. :-)

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@mikestable Some will see it that way. Others will see it as a new world of finance where “too big to fail” does not exist.

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@mikestable If that is so, it is because the people who aren’t involved don’t understand how cryptocurrency works. They need education.

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@mikestable Eh? Not sure what you’re trying to say.

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@cryptotraveler More of the same, IMO. We can only hope that Gox has Goxed itself for the last time.

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@aantonop @blockchain @coinbase I’m interested to know why your “joint posts” don’t say “insolvency” while other exchanges’ posts do.

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@jbeardsley I agree. This is just another reason why crypto is not yet ready for mainstream use. But the freedom to store yourself is great.

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@jbeardsley Crypto will see similar storage services pop up (at least one already exists) for those who prefer to pay for convenience.

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@jbeardsley Safely storing physical money is quite difficult, thus paying banks for their security is worth the expense.

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Gox’s failure will be capitalized upon by players who are better positioned to run such businesses. It’s already happening.

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barrysilbert SecondMarket to launch first U.S.-based Bitcoin exchange wp.me/pRvqL-h5T via @FortuneMagazine @danprimack

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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: if you alone don’t hold the private keys to your cryptocurrency, you don’t actually own it.

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Lots of FUD spreading about Gox’s status; few people seem to care about needing proof. Rumors may be true, but I refuse to propagate rumors.

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@elflo @twobitidiot I find it interesting that @coinbase’s post does not say “insolvency.” It appears that they don’t have proof.

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@Bits_of_Eight @twobitidiot How is requesting proof equivalent to shooting the messenger?

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@elflo @twobitidiot The joint statement is about Gox’s incompetence. We can all agree upon that. Their statement doesn’t prove insolvency.

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@elflo @twobitidiot I see a statement that has been altered by some exchanges to not say “insolvent.” Seems that even they don’t agree.

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@twobitidiot Nothing personal; I can count the people I trust on one hand. I trust you as much as I trust Mark Karpeles. Still need proof.

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@cryptotraveler So many fishy aspects; explanation is bogus, doc looks fake, Gox has said nothing, other exchanges can’t agree if insolvent.

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@twobitidiot I’m not saying that you’re right or wrong, but I have yet to see actual proof of theft from Gox. All I see is that they’re down

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@cryptotraveler Have you seen any actual PROOF of a 750k BTC theft? I’ve only seen rumors that people are treating as fact.

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@RichardPPhilbin All we know is Gox is down. I have yet to see any proof supporting the rumors of theft.

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I’d like to say R.I.P. MTGOX, but it has this pesky history of coming back from the dead…

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@pmccall777 Some of them are probably just naive, though some of them may be hopeful because exchange bailouts have happened before.

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@binarybits Seems to be a simple press releast about trust.

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@binarybits They actually removed the word “insolvent.” But sure, people have been speculating that for some time.

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@pmccall777 Ha, you mean… Gox? A single exchange?

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@twobitidiot how about this: never post again until you come to us with proof.

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@BenDoernberg @twobitidiot “A leak in the hot wallet” makes no sense as an explanation.

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@twobitidiot Oh come on, now. You’re seriously telling people to dump their coins based upon an unverified report?

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@PierreCPA @Bitstein @DanielKrawisz @CathyReisenwitz Ahhhhhh. Well, I think you can tell from my profile background that we won’t get along.

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@PierreCPA @Bitstein @DanielKrawisz @CathyReisenwitz Wow, you must not hang out on the Internet very much. It’s Internet slang.

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@Bitstein @PierreCPA @DanielKrawisz @CathyReisenwitz You guys sure enjoy circlejerking each other. I have plenty of skin in this game.

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@PierreCPA @DanielKrawisz @CathyReisenwitz @Bitstein You: Bitcoin is best thing ever and forever. Me: Bitcoin is best thing ever… for now.

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@PierreCPA @DanielKrawisz @CathyReisenwitz @Bitstein Yes, you can make predictions. I’m saying that you’re stating predictions as fact.

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@PierreCPA @DanielKrawisz @CathyReisenwitz @Bitstein I hope that you are correct, but the fact remains that no one can predict the future.

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@PierreCPA @DanielKrawisz @CathyReisenwitz @Bitstein You can’t possibly account for unknown unknowns.

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@DrRoyMurphy You lost me. Are the contributors who mine pre-public release mining a test blockchain?

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@aantonop So they say, but I haven’t seen any chatter or progress made on floating fees in months…

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@aantonop @RedditBitcoin Bah. I thought this was going to be floating fees finally making it in. This is but a bandaid centralized solution.

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@DrRoyMurphy And trust me, you don’t want to be known as a premine coin because that’s the quickest way to get shunned by the community.

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@DrRoyMurphy Looked at your kickstarter and it worries me that you’re selling slots for mining. This will get you labeled as a premine coin.

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@LittleShibe Yep, “unintended consequences” == “problems”

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1) Solve a problem with regulations / laws
2) Discover unintended consequences
3) GOTO 1

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@DanielKrawisz @CathyReisenwitz @Bitstein Could be tomorrow, could be decades from now. All it takes is some nerd hacking away in a basement

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@CathyReisenwitz @DanielKrawisz @Bitstein Current alt-coins not being innovative enough to gain adoption is not proof that Bitcoin is safe.

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@CathyReisenwitz @DanielKrawisz @Bitstein’s linked article is correct but for aspects of current alt-coins. Can’t predict future innovation.

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@etploshay @CathyReisenwitz @BitcoinMagazine But we need innovation. Successful alt-coin innovation will be merged into Bitcoin if possible.

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@etploshay @CathyReisenwitz @BitcoinMagazine I see them as competition, but most altcoins are insubstantially innovative. Most will die.

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@emilepetrone @lukejduncan Likely, but that’s a huge oversimplification since BTC miners also secure the integrity of the entire network.

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@lukejduncan @emilepetrone Interesting that Bitcoin’s energy usage is never compared to that of the existing financial system, no? :-P

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@lukejduncan @emilepetrone It’s not an algorithm that promotes “inefficiency,” it’s an algorithm that promotes “computational strength.” :-)

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@binarybits It may simply be to the influx of non-gox traders buying goxcoins because they’re willing to make that bet.

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@twobitidiot You’d think that The Economist would understand that market cap != all the value put into the system.

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RT @aantonop: My second article on bitcoin trust and security is published

Bitcoin: An Anti-Fragile Network

http://t.co/dnSPfD0teq

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@emilepetrone Gets even more complex b/c the network self-adjusts the mining difficulty as more computational power comes online.

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@emilepetrone Though note that # of people mining / machines mining is not = N. Pooled mining makes N a much lower number.

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@emilepetrone N = number of miners? Yes, because they are all starting a massive new parallelized race every block (~10 min)

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@DaangMel I would start here: https://t.co/X2nxMo03BK - I have more resources listed on my site at https://t.co/V34A6R1EPN

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@AbbeyGaboriault I would start here: https://t.co/X2nxMo03BK - I have more resources listed on my site at https://t.co/V34A6R1EPN

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@curtofranklin I would start here: https://t.co/X2nxMo03BK - I have more resources listed on my site at https://t.co/V34A6QJvBF

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@sriportfolio The exchange rate of Bitcoin is determined by the free market on various exchange services that operate 24/7.

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@billbren I would start here: https://t.co/X2nxMo03BK - I have more resources listed on my site at https://t.co/V34A6R1EPN

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@RichardPPhilbin Mt Gox is not a real exchange at the moment because it does not allow withdrawals. Steer clear of Mt Gox.

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@DrRoyMurphy Whoa. 10 second blocks? Doesn’t that cause issues due to tx propagation time?

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@mysizelindsey1 ermegerd this show is starting to piss me off. People who survived a zombie apocalypse wouldn’t be making noob mistakes.

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@xor @BenDoernberg If it fails, we will learn from the failure, regroup, and try again.

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@xor @BenDoernberg “deserves” = matter of opinion. Don’t get hung up on semantics. If a single exchange is a critical weakness, it will fail

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@xor @BenDoernberg If Bitcoin fails due to a single exchange failing… then it deserves to fail.

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@xor @BenDoernberg The demise of poorly run institutions will have a negative short term effect, but Darwinism is good for us long term.

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@jefft @pmarca is microblogging at you so hard. Not his fault you can’t handle it. :-P

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RT @jonmatonis: Mt. Gox Resigns From Bitcoin Foundation http://t.co/Q1fb6ZEBCH

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pmarca Large incumbents in any industry are well aware of this, so they play 2-sided game: simultaneously complaining about & embracing regulation.

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pmarca Because government regulation establishes high stickiness for incumbents, vs new entrants that are unequipped to handle regulatory load.

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pmarca Government regulation that purports to protect ordinary consumers generally ends up protecting large incumbents.

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@YouKnowMissy If you have more questions, don’t hesitate to ask. Cryptocurrency is a very complex beast.

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@HailJustin_ I’ve been studying cryptocurrency for years; it’s very difficult to distill into a few minutes of material. Happy to help!

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@TheDanWells @flyosity I don’t see how this is a problem. Except that existing regs make it difficult for us to build competing providers.

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@cooploops13 I would start here: https://t.co/X2nxMo03BK - I have more resources listed on my site at https://t.co/V34A6R1EPN

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@crayongela I would start here: https://t.co/X2nxMo03BK - I have more resources listed on my site at https://t.co/V34A6R1EPN

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@BaileyWeddings I would start here: https://t.co/X2nxMo03BK - I have more resources listed on my site at https://t.co/V34A6R1EPN

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@rdkurnianto I would start here: https://t.co/X2nxMo03BK - I have more resources listed on my site at https://t.co/V34A6R1EPN

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@hashtagmagswag I would start here: https://t.co/X2nxMo03BK - I have more resources listed on my site at https://t.co/V34A6R1EPN

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@lkent_ww I would start here: https://t.co/X2nxMo03BK - I have more resources listed on my site at https://t.co/V34A6R1EPN

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@kitandfrank I would start here: https://t.co/X2nxMo03BK - I have more resources listed on my site at https://t.co/V34A6R1EPN

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@rsavaiano I would start here: https://t.co/X2nxMo03BK - I have more resources listed on my site at https://t.co/V34A6QJvBF

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@YouKnowMissy I would start here: https://t.co/X2nxMo03BK - I have more resources listed on my site at https://t.co/V34A6R1EPN

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@denverish I would start here: https://t.co/X2nxMo03BK - I have more resources listed on my site at https://t.co/V34A6QJvBF

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@jebarham I would start here: https://t.co/X2nxMo03BK - I have more resources listed on my site at https://t.co/V34A6R1EPN

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@HailJustin_ I would start here: https://t.co/X2nxMoh6DK - I have more resources listed on my site at https://t.co/V34A6R1EPN

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@DjShakit I would start here: https://t.co/X2nxMoh6DK - I have more resources listed on my site at https://t.co/V34A6R1EPN

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@AlexTaylorBeal I would start here: https://t.co/X2nxMo03BK - I have more resources listed on my site at https://t.co/V34A6R1EPN

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@AceRedBand1t @BrothaKuf I invested b/c it is a revolutionary platform for proof of ownership and transfer of ownership of digital assets.

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@BeighMANNNN I would start here: medium.com/p/73b4257ac833 - let me know if you want more educational resources.

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@top_iq1503 Welcome to the future. :-)

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@LittleShibe Completely agree that “economics = psychology of money / value”

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@aidje Or even better, shouldn’t the people own the Internet infrastructure? My understanding is that regulations are preventing that.

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@aidje I’m all for democracy. Then shouldn’t the people choose not to use providers who impose rules against their interests?

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The more I learn about economics, the more strongly I believe that nobody actually understands economics.

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@AddisonTodd I’m interested to see if there will be a great outcry for network neutrality as we enter this new age of network prioritization

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I’m unconvinced that government regulation to force network neutrality is desirable. Anyone want to try to change my mind?

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@JamesGMorgan @kambash @JonnyBitcoin Hardcore crypto enthusiasts run full nodes :-)

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@coinmaker321 The @tipdoge bot should be holding your coins - go to tipdoge.info to learn how to withdraw to your wallet.

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@PeercoinPPC @emilepetrone Miners are concerned w/personal efficiency w/regard to their competition. Unconcerned w/efficiency of network.

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@PeercoinPPC @emilepetrone Sure; Bitcoin miners are worried about efficiency, so they continually design more efficient ASICs.

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@emilepetrone There are alt coins with other mining schemes that try to be “useful” though - such as Primecoin. Not much adoption either.

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@emilepetrone Seems to me that if mining efficiency was of concern to the community, we’d see more Peercoin adoption.

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@emilepetrone This is an area of debate because “wasted work” is subjective. Mining system is designed to operate on brink of profitability.

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@emilepetrone You mean the proof-of-work mining algorithm? It’s designed to be inefficient. Want efficiency? Use proof of stake (Peercoin)

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@carpedurham Don’t just leave money lying on the table, now!

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@Dasterdizzle Yeah, “withdraw” is for taking funds out of the bot and put them in your local Doge wallet.

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To new shibes who received a tip from me via @tipdoge: instructions for using the bot are on its Twitter profile & at tipdoge.info

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@Dasterdizzle You’re not alone - I’ll go ahead and post an explanation.

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@tipdoge tip @Syngeneer 1000 doge - whoops, I accidentally skipped over you due to the deluge of RTs.

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I’m indebted to the crypto community for renewing my faith in humanity. Together we shall overcome bad actors of all shapes & sizes.

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mark_a_howard @lopp A fundamental optimism reified in the code of the Bitcoin protocol. Honey badger mocks cynicism daily!

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While weasels will always be afoot, cryptocurrency is based upon consensus mechanisms that work because there are more good actors than bad.

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@tipdoge tip @sandpiled 12400 doge - draining my tipjar in that case!

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@tipdoge tip @dhritiman 1000 doge

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@tipdoge tip @Stlstylee 1000 doge

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@tipdoge tip @anaraug 1000 doge

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@tipdoge tip @phalgun_g 1000 doge

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@Dasterdizzle You were one of the 100 who RT’d my water bowl tweet :-)

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@tipdoge tip @sandpiled 5000 doge - I can’t undo tips to bad shibes, but I can give you more than they got! Take that, @tipdoqe!

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@tipdoge tip @virtcurnc 1000 doge

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