@ryanxcharles Income tax is punishment for finding the path to wealth. Property tax is punishment for succeeding in spite of income tax.
@masonic_tweets @OPENDIME I only tweet truth!
@1cyrilblanc1 some day… unfortunately I’m already in the midst of my next coindesk article + an analytics project + a speaking engagement
8) My request to Bitcoin enthusiasts discussing proposals to improve the system is that you first ask yourself: “What would Hal do?”
7) I mention all of this today because I’m observing more Bitcoin community members acting like the first respondents to Satoshi.
6) Years later, Hal reflected back upon the early days of Bitcoin: https://t.co/LNii00Til6
5) Hal went on to become the second miner after Satoshi, received the first bitcoin transaction, & reported several bugs that Satoshi fixed.
4) Eventually, along comes Hal Finney, who takes an optimistic view. https://t.co/7h4y3k4TIs https://t.co/mtaFJof5EN
3) Second response: “honest nodes won’t control the network. Bad guys with zombie farms will take it over.” pic.twitter.com/RnN0mRNhuq
2) Analyze the tone and viewpoints of the respondents. The very first response: “your system doesn’t scale.” pic.twitter.com/BdM1uMAfYV
1) I recommend that every Bitcoin enthusiast reads Satoshi’s original announcement email thread in its entirety: goo.gl/z3HkoK