@shazow @oleganza Nice; I’d like to see these types of metrics reported on sites like @bitcoinpulse and @coingecko
rauchg .@lopp including a paper by the Fed in 2014
federalreserve.gov/econresdata/fe…
2008: 1 paper (Satoshi)
2009: 1 paper
2010: 1 paper
2011: 7 papers
2012: 18 papers
2013: 55 papers
2014: 190 papers
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
@Royal_Arse Thank you, your highness! :-P
2015 crypto predictions: Silk Road seizure, @GAWMiners implosion, hacks, volatility, & drama. But also investment, development, & adoption.
@balajis And for those following along at home, a helpful diff against their last filing: published.github.io/sec.gov/Change…
2014 will be remembered as the year Bitcoin went mainstream in terms of name recognition but not in terms of comprehension.
Prior to 2014 I had 0 @github activity. This year I’ve contributed to 8 projects and started one of my own. Looking forward to 2015!
If /r/bitcoin mods are going to stifle scam warnings, we should probably come up with a better system. reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm…
If you don’t hold the private keys, you don’t own cryptocurrency.
If you don’t own a physical machine you can access, you’re not mining.
The first bitcoin transaction sent via pneumatic tube. #31c3 imgur.com/a/Y1z24
@ryanxcharles @orweinberger @ematiu I wonder how many existing projects are going to break b/c they assume sequential blocks…
ValaAfshar Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) brilliantly explains @claychristensen’s disruptive innovation theory in 15 tweets: pic.twitter.com/3ic1teQbRW
ioerror Regarding our @DerSPIEGEL article about cryptography - NSA Documents: Attacks on VPN, SSL, TLS, SSH, Tor: spiegel.de/international/… #ccc #31c3
ioerror Our latest @DerSPIEGEL article about Crypto - Prying Eyes: Inside the NSA’s War on Internet Security: spiegel.de/international/… #31c3 #ccc
“Don’t choose encryption key length to protect against today’s computers, but against those in 50 years. I use 4096 bit keys.” - @ioerror
@jefft Ouch? Did the $7 that got thrown at you hit you in the face? :-P
Cryptolina Let’s Bring home the first #BitcoinBowl victory to the Carolinas. Let’s go #NCstate #WOLFPACKNATION #WolfPack @BitPay #bitcoin @lopp
. @PackFootball is on FIRE! #BitcoinBowl
@aantonop They’re making blocks. ;-) #BitcoinBowl
@FanSidedGIF great twitter feed, have a beer on me via @ChangeTip #BitcoinBowl
FanSidedGIF VINE - WHAT A CATCH! Thornton pass ,to J. Samuels for 18 yds and the TD #StPetersburgBowl vine.co/v/OHDbtVPPaZ3
BitPay BitBoris, Say Goodbye to Processing Fees Forever With BitPay: youtu.be/wBjhz9GxP7I via @YouTube #BitcoinBowl
One of these things is not like the others… #BitcoinBowl #fail pic.twitter.com/bTIIB7jLjs
At this point I’m more excited about the next @BitPay advertisement than the next #BitcoinBowl play. Loved the Russian gang ad!
NCSU is poised to win tonight’s #BitcoinBowl because it has a superior engineering program. #sportsball #noclue
Block #310,797: reddit.com/comments/2qgfx…
I dislike the term “techno-libertarian” that seems to be catching on, but I guess it’s less scary to general public than “crypto anarchist.”
I caught someone lying about running a Bitcoin node, presumably fishing for tips. reddit.com/comments/2qdjv…
Peace on Earth and the democratization of technology and information for the common man. #AllIWantForChristmas
newsycombinator Silent Circle’s Warrant Canary is out of date canary.silentcircle.com
@pmccall777 Truth is treason in an empire of lies.
wikileaks Silk Road for Secrets: WikiLeaks + Bitcoin slur.io — monetizing whistleblowing to boost it 1000x
Bitstein The Open Bay: Save, Create, and Run Your Own Pirate Bay openbay.isohunt.to github.com/isohuntto/open…
Hydra currently respawning; please wait… thepiratebay.se
@orweinberger IDK, but I’ve been thinking of taking a crack at writing a map reduce job that can process the entire blockchain
Very happy that I can finally say I’m a Bitcoin Core contributor, even if my contribution was subtractive :-) github.com/bitcoin/bitcoi…
I suspect Bitcoin may become the Linux of value systems. That is, not greatly adopted by consumers, but powering a lot of infrastructure.
@CathyReisenwitz Here are a few ideas: medium.com/@lopp/the-mult…
@orweinberger @Xentagz And yet, really REALLY safe means you’re not the sole controller of a key (multi-sig) medium.com/@lopp/thoughts…
@abbydactyl Hopefully some day it will just be “phone.” And later, “subdermal microchip.”
Just realized that I should have named my company “Lopp HODLINGS LLC”
ziggamon Like in the prophecy, Bitcoiners implement HTTP 402 in-browser payments. Zero Click Bitcoin Micropayments challengepost.com/software/zero-…
Thesis on private, trustless, decentralized message consensus and voting schemes: jesper.borgstrup.dk/master-thesis-…
gendal Just when I think I understand the cryptocurrency/block chain space, I realise I didn’t understand anything at all gendal.me/2014/12/19/a-s…
@emilepetrone nope, can’t say I have
@kyledrake Anyone claiming that it was the absolute worst performing investment of 2014 didn’t look hard enough. crappystocks.com/worst-stocks-o…
@emilepetrone Ouch; what’s the penalty for not fulfilling one’s SS promise?
el33th4xor You had my attention up until “case-insensitive filesystem.” bit.ly/13FwMwX
ryanxcharles Announcing reddit notes redditblog.com/2014/12/announ… @redditnotes
“I think virtual currency could eventually cause some amount of self reflection in the legacy financial system.” - @BenLawsky
Bitcoin HODLers: keep calm and don’t get @ZhouTonged! youtube.com/watch?v=OeTwwg…
@BenDoernberg I get the impression they don’t need a business model yet b/c they have so much funding runway reddit.com/r/IAmA/comment…
@BenDoernberg I asked @Blockstream that question a month ago and this was their answer: reddit.com/r/IAmA/comment…
@PonziTracker Man who accused “X-Men” director of molesting him now charged with investment fraud. charlotteobserver.com/2014/12/17/539…
prestonjbyrne Eris Industries is live. erisindustries.com @eris_ltd
@maraoz @Bitstein Github only stores versions > 0.1.5, sourceforge > 0.4.1. This seems to be oldest avail version: bitcointalk.org/index.php?topi…
@orweinberger Personally I’d advocate just downloading a build of bitcoin from master and skip the whole bootstrapping process.
@orweinberger Don’t you need to load the .torrent via rtorrent rather than wget? github.com/orweinberger/f…
orweinberger Help the #bitcoin network by automatically deploying full nodes fullnode.co
@jefft So… did he leave his computer unlocked?
Merkelized Abstract Syntax Trees white paper: github.com/JeremyRubin/MA… H/T @roasbeef
@roasbeef I’m getting a 404; have a different URL?
@binarybits @henryfarrell It was too late even before the genesis block was published.
.@MatthewPhillips claims that bitcoin was “the worst investment of 2014” - I beg to differ. crappystocks.com/worst-stocks-o…
@fnxTX That’s interesting… and certainly plausible.
On the bright side, only ~160 reachable nodes have been stuck at the same height past 24 hours, half @ genesis block. lopp.net/projects/nodeh…
@fnxTX Yeah, I’ve had nodes get stuck in weird orphan block loops on several occasions and the only fix was to restart bitcoind.
@fnxTX We know 16% are well behind the tip; the question is how many are stuck. The next step will be to measure velocity.
Here’s a chart I whipped up to visualize the distribution of bitcoin node block heights: lopp.net/projects/nodeh…
adamludwin Bitcoin apps will drive the price of BTC, but it will take time - it’s faster to place a trade than build an app:
blog.chain.com/post/105287860…
Oddly enough, this is not due to a ton of nodes being stuck at the genesis block; the block heights are fairly evenly distributed.
16% of reachable bitcoin nodes are more than an hour behind the tip of the blockchain. Average node block height is 320,052 (2014-09-10)
New @port8333 feature: realtime transactions that have propagated though over 50% of nodes getaddr.bitnodes.io/dashboard/tran…
Difficulty drops lead me to wonder: if mining is becoming unprofitable for more people, will they instead invest directly in BTC?
Looks like Bitcoin’s mining network is still contracting and we’re on target for another 1% difficulty drop tomorrow.
Deploy a Toshi node to @heroku with one click: 6:51 PM, Dec 14th, 2014 via Twitter Web Client
4) Also, use of bitcoins buys you real world assets - the bandwidth, computing power, and disk space backing the blockchain.
3) As more Bitcoin-based companies come online, they add more utility and thus value to the BTC blockchain, increasing demand for tokens.
2) I invest in bitcoins from the viewpoint that they are akin to an index fund for the entire cryptocurrency ecosystem.
1) Blockchain tech startups may provide a higher ROI than bitcoins, but they are not an option for the average nonaccredited investor.
NickTimiraos One-third of Americans have a criminal record, complicating hiring decisions for employers on.wsj.com/1wpnD4N pic.twitter.com/yN9rddXxId
I just published “Graphite & Grafana Performance Tips” medium.com/@lopp/graphite…
I wish there was an easy way to add @coinbase and @ChangeTip buttons to @Medium posts. Best I could manage example: medium.com/@lopp/how-to-s…
@polemitis I sure wish we could say the same for residential broadband in America…
On the blockchain nobody knows you’re a fridge, but everyone knows when you screwed up. BTC: the ultimate bug bounty. coindesk.com/good-samaritan…
Best project of this @Bronto hack week was a sysadmin who trolled another engineer’s project by changing a service to return insane data.
@pmccall777 @socialshark I heard you guys like running… netflix.com/WiMovie/702974…
NickSzabo4 New blog post: why so many tech gurus are excited about block chain technology (the dawn of trustworthy computing): unenumerated.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-da…
@mikestable WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER clickorlando.com/news/convicted…
It appears the The Pirate Bay’s bold claims that they can’t be taken down permanently are still holding true. thepiratebay.cr
@Magnus919 @jefft @BrammoSays @ZeroMC Yeah, when there’s an electric MC under $10,000 with a 200 mile HWY range, I’m in.
@Magnus919 @jefft Gas pumps are being disrupted & decentralized by replacing them with your power outlet in your garage.
Bitcoin does not and will not have a “killer app,” much like the Internet. It fundamentally changes human & machine interaction - YMMV.
The Pirate Bay may be gone but the magnet links live on… 2:57 PM, Dec 10th, 2014 via Twitter Web Client
@mikestable this headline gets straight to the point dailydigestnews.com/2014/12/warmin…
@jefft baller
BobMurphyEcon I have a new booklet, “Understanding Bitcoin,” that I co-authored with Silas Barta. understandingbitcoin.us/wp-content/upl… #bitcoin
@randfish @NickSzabo4 Yeah, now we get to endure the guilt trip messages that start with “Hey, it looks like you’re blocking our ads…”
@dan_pantera I’d be willing to bet that we’ll see another difficulty decrease next week.
@NewbergNate Yeah this has been a learning experience for me. I also learned that most popular image hosting services strip EXIF data…
@NewbergNate Try re-downloading the zip; the first version I uploaded was encrypted incorrectly :-/
martindale Want to accept #bitcoin in a mobile app? @BitPay just launched Cordova and Android SDKs. Get ‘em while they’re hot! blog.bitpay.com/2014/12/09/emp…
By popular demand, here’s the solution to the bitcoin treasure hunt I created. medium.com/@lopp/a-puzzli…
@el33th4xor Hm, @coinbase claimed back in April that they were rate limiting enumeration requests… blog.coinbase.com/post/814076945…
The hunt is over; the treasure has been collected. Thanks to everyone who played along! I’ll post the solution soon. blockchain.info/address/1PUZZL…
@ddahlke There’s probably a subreddit for that
@NewbergNate You are close to the last clue! Stay tuned; if no one figures it out then I’ll start releasing clues.
@NewbergNate Good luck!
My bitcoin treasure hunt has gone unsolved for 24 hours; I’m tripling the reward. Feel free to RT for exposure. twitter.com/lopp/status/54…
.@petertoddbtc pointed out that @blockchain’s change was committed & pushed to production in a span of hours. @blockchain, do you even QA?
@lorvax No, @BitPay’s decision was intentional. See twitter.com/jgarzik/status…
@Clairebell Actually it’s sponsored by @BitPay; Bitcoin is just open source software that isn’t owned by a company.
@lorvax Technically @BitPay is the sponsor - Bitcoin is open source software that is not owned by a company.
@ncsupimaster @bretstrelow @TheBenSwain The Bitcoin Bowl is sponsored by @BitPay
petertoddbtc blockchain.info screws up yet again; glad i ACKed removing them from bitcoin.org’s list of wallets reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm…
@mikestable puking pro tips for flu season reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/…
@pig_poetry @andybechtel @jgarzik I’m no sportsball expert, but I imagine they know ahead of time when toss will happen & can set a window.
.@blockchain seems to be reporting -25 BTC tx fees for a number of blocks. ಠ_ಠ blockchain.info/block-index/50… blockchain.info/block-index/50…
.@andybechtel @jgarzik The Bitcoin Bowl coin toss should be determined by taking a modulus 2 (even / odd) of next published block’s nonce.
@el33th4xor You called it! shitexpress.com/blog/how-we-ea…
First @Uber driver in SC arrested for dropping off a fare at Charleston International Airport without a permit. postandcourier.com/article/201412…
If it’s treasure ye seek, a private key you’ll find - dig deep! pic.twitter.com/6UJ3kPWrRX
storjproject The official Storj Whitepaper is now available storj.io/storj.pdf
@pmccall777 happy birthday!
@emilepetrone @adafruit @Bitcoin @pmarca Sounds about right; people are more willing to spend their money when it has more purchasing power.
Are you a software dev who wishes to contribute your skills to the Bitcoin ecosystem but don’t know where to start? whatcanidoforbitcoin.org
Filling in annual review accomplishments is easy for programmers: git log —author Your\ Name
petertoddbtc Conclusion of the payments and identity discussion: “99.9% of the cost of payments is regulation; otherwise payments is trivial.”
petertoddbtc Conclusion of smart contract discussion: no-one has a clue what a smart contract actually is, and if we did it’d need oracles.
Intentionally left a cleartext private key to a bitcoin balance open on my laptop as a compromised computer canary; so far so good…
@mikestable P-I-Z-Z-A eater.com/2014/12/1/7316…
@pmccall777 slash hackerspace slash mashed potato bar
@CathyReisenwitz @jbouie Probably a better question is to ask why the State and thus its agents rely upon violence.
The rules governing the operation of the world are evolving before our eyes, yet many programmers still don’t realize the power they wield.
@MatthewDriverMA Some light reading for you:
activism.net/cypherpunk/man…
medium.com/@lopp/the-mult…
nakamotoinstitute.org/literature/
@napoleon @Bitstein Nice fearmongering by @MatthewDriverMA. “WHY DO YOU NEED PRIVACY? THAT’S SUSPICIOUS!”
@ErikVoorhees One of the downsides to a public ledger. People feel the need to understand what they see & waste time speculating.
@balajis Unfortunate things tend to happen when you don’t pay the government its protection money…
I’m still waiting for my phone’s predictive text feature to figure out that “http” will be followed by “://”
@flyosity There are always a few bad apples. It’s just that the state hates to admit wrongdoing & set a precedent, so it protects minions.
@flyosity On the plus side, the vast majority of LEOs haven’t killed any unarmed civilians…
@flyosity The state has a monopoly on violence; you can’t prevent state sanctioned violence any more than the state can prevent crimes.
Looks like @Walmart dfs.ny.gov/legal/vcrf_050…
@amazon dfs.ny.gov/legal/vcrf_050…
& @WesternUnion dfs.ny.gov/legal/vcrf_050… have BitLicense concerns.
Pull req to remove @blockchain’s wallet from bitcoin.org list looks like it has near-unanimous agreement. github.com/bitcoin/bitcoi…
@ryanxcharles I’d hazard a guess that it’s also a result of ASIC manufacturers nearing the limits of silicon fabrication tech.
Bitcoin mining difficulty readjusts by - 0.73%, the first decrease since January 2013. bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/diffic…
@PanteraCapital @altcoinhawk Looks like you’ve accidentally started mentioning @changecoin instead of @ChangeTip
Unless something changes in next few hours, Bitcoin is about to experience its first mining difficulty drop in years bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/diffic…
@PanteraCapital Excellent; I hope this means that you’ll be accelerating development of a public @ChangeTip API.
If you’re sending sparsely populated metrics to @Graphite, you should learn about xFilesFactor: obfuscurity.com/2012/04/Unhelp… H/T @obfuscurity
At this point I’m fairly certain that the search for a “stable store of value” is a fool’s quest. Value is inherently unstable.
@barrysilbert @WorthWray @JohnFMauldin I’m not sure you can stabilize cryptocurrency price w/o controlling supply; its value ↑ as utility ↑.
@barrysilbert Morris’ Golden Rules of Computer Security:
“Do not own a computer;
do not power it on;
and do not use one.”
@JohnFMauldin @WorthWray I’m confused as to why you don’t consider Bitcoin a “stable medium of information” - it’s a permanent public ledger
@JohnFMauldin @WorthWray Also note that value of the tokens is tied to security of blockchain tech due to incentives. coindesk.com/love-blockchai…
@JohnFMauldin @WorthWray Good article, though backing value of cryptocurrency tokens with physical assets would require trusted 3rd parties.
@TuurDemeester I think we can call this prediction busted now…
.@ChangeTip rolls out one time use tip URLs that you can send to anyone. changetip.com/once
I just made a purchase & my order ID is “alternative-shrill-paint.” What’s the value of generating mnemonic IDs for online orders?