@secparam @socrates1024 Better luck next time…
@shivamchawla243 @CryptoEthan @outragedhuman @f2pool_wangchun @bobbyclee @BitfuryGeorge I hope @bobbyclee /… https://t.co/OSiA9WBovZ
@ChristopherA I’ll have to add that tutorial to my list of educational resources! lopp.net/bitcoin.html
7 new config params in Bitcoin Core 0.15 brings the total number of options to 139. Updated config generator coming tomorrow!
@f2pool_wangchun @JihadWu I pegged you for more of a “LOL” guy myself.
@scott_lew_is @fluffypony @drwasho @jgarzik @YangVentures @UnicornGonad @BenedictSlaney @VitalikButerin So, essenti… https://t.co/cD5EgbZeaV
@scott_lew_is @fluffypony @drwasho @jgarzik @YangVentures @UnicornGonad @BenedictSlaney @VitalikButerin You seem to… https://t.co/I1D5l63jy9
@drwasho @jgarzik @YangVentures @UnicornGonad @scott_lew_is @fluffypony @BenedictSlaney @VitalikButerin OK; just re… https://t.co/x4FDGxQy9X
@drwasho @jgarzik @YangVentures @UnicornGonad @scott_lew_is @fluffypony @BenedictSlaney @VitalikButerin The course… https://t.co/TtrAFhzed3
@masonic_tweets Apparently not.
@jgarzik @YangVentures @drwasho @UnicornGonad @scott_lew_is @fluffypony @BenedictSlaney @VitalikButerin Sure, thoug… https://t.co/TR6Ex3qDyS
@YangVentures @drwasho @UnicornGonad @scott_lew_is @fluffypony @BenedictSlaney @jgarzik I can’t seem to find the co… https://t.co/0iq1GGctNf
Hoping for another bcash pump soon; requisition order just came down from Blockstream Core’s satellite HQ for another Troll Tank Platoon.
@ziggamon @WhalePanda Oh yeah? Where did you find that out?
@outragedhuman @CryptoEthan @f2pool_wangchun The NYA folks have been claiming ~90% but IDK. I guess it’s 80% now?
It begins. https://t.co/fFd2bou7Fg
I ‘member 🙃 https://t.co/Z78z1kQPyK
@dhh You jest, but I did this in 2014.
“I’ll buy BTC after the next crash.”
No you won’t; few have the intestinal fortitude to catch knives. But by all means, prove me wrong… 😉
@brucefenton @twobitidiot Even voice is too slow IMO. I want direct neural interfaces. Though the nightmare then be… https://t.co/rmZLOpkwxC
@AlpacaSW @dgenr818 @TuurDemeester Exile probably isn’t the best word because it was completely voluntary.
Can the ICO craze become even more ridiculous? Yes, yes it can. pic.twitter.com/j2eqCCAg7T
@thee_wolf Looking forward to seeing you add Lightning network support to @openbazaar to bring it to the masses!
Some Bitcoiners come to believe they understand it well enough to take the lead, thus accidentally leaving consensus https://t.co/4mW5yb1Azq
Nopenopenope. Come on, @facebook… pic.twitter.com/GH89IQhDr9
@EdwardKerstein @coinstead21 It’s still a Release Candidate; best to wait for the final release.
@el33th4xor Were initially going to provide a splitter tool but realized we could provide a full wallet for slightl… https://t.co/gfD63jDgXi
@_drgo It was faster but now native sync is even faster than torrents due to improved parallelization. Thank… https://t.co/uwasxho1Hg
@Ragnarly A couple days on a fast machine with an SDD; a couple weeks on a slower machine with a spinning disk.
@el33th4xor Yes; customers wanted their asset airdrop.
@CyrptoNut I’d tell it to write all the code that takes me far too long to type out.
I’d be willing to pay a year’s salary for a computer if it was capable of responding to my commands at the speed of thought.
@brianchoffman Surely it’s not in Cancun; it has to be an ultra top secret unguessable location.
@brianchoffman Real Gs move in silence like lasagna?
@stacyherbert 2 bits is enough for anyone.
@theinstagibbs @coinstead21 That’s what he said?
@coinstead21 A variety of improvements. Details can be found here: https://t.co/iYKVNNBCXR
@JaEsf Well… https://t.co/JoryqlRDWw
Bitcoin Core 0.15 cuts initial sync time in half compared to Bitcoin Core 0.14.
@TuurDemeester SODL!
@DrRoyMurphy I’m really not familiar with it other than the fact that Bcash folks chose BCC as their initial ticker… https://t.co/jnP5bBhbCw
@breenemachine IIRC arbitrage is incredibly slow and painful; people who own shares in the underlying BIT can sell… https://t.co/UyYAXO7maa
@breenemachine Some investors want exposure to BTC without A) actually learning how to buy and secure it and/or B)… https://t.co/6TGiA6cxLj
@brianchoffman I’d hope it would make them more careful when making changes.
@el33th4xor @f2pool_wangchun @JihadWu @f2pool_wangchun doesn’t make mistakes.
$GBTC closed today at $927 which is an effective BTC price of $10,000 - a 119% premium over BTC. pic.twitter.com/1ktKmGPNyF
@ajnelsn @taylanbil No one is arguing against that - the entire point is that no one should put their money into so… https://t.co/oBB5SK0y4W
@taylanbil As a security-focused engineer, it’s certainly a goal to provide security + usability. But the price of… https://t.co/a4E3rjxojI
@taylanbil It’s a sign that they aren’t anywhere near able to securely handle crypto assets yet and have lots of learning to do first.
@da_winter On Lightning Network, sure. I believe it operates with millisatoshis. Of course, channel closing will be… https://t.co/3Ylh9C38xF
@brianchoffman A great deal of work has gone into just that for past several years, though at this point unlikely t… https://t.co/pF1sNYAGR9
Folks who don’t understand that it’s possible to buy a fraction of a bitcoin shouldn’t be buying any in the first place.
@brianchoffman Self sovereignty with a high cost of node operation is useful… for rich people. Thankfully we can… https://t.co/imLKPJe6gF
@alexbosworth @el33th4xor We haven’t invented time machines yet! But in reality, the actual fix is RBF.
@jratcliff I’m primarily a Java dev and was excited that it’s in Java, but then I saw that there are hardly any cod… https://t.co/vXGHa69C0t
Many Bitcoiners consider Bcash to be a scam, which begs a question: is it unethical to sell bcash if you believe the buyer is being scammed?
RT @jimmysong: I just published “Making Bitcoin Better†https://t.co/6J0edXLQCc
All @BitGo users can now d̶u̶m̶p̶ buy coffee with their bcapic.twitter.com/TsXuqUbPC1bPC1
@outragedhuman @alansilbert @PeterSchiff Not necessarily 😎 https://t.co/uemffo1Dhp
@alansilbert @PeterSchiff Hopefully he kept the funds inside of the IRA and transferred them to a self-directed IRA to avoid penalties…
@jratcliff IDK, I asked some folks who are familiar with DAGs what they thought and they sounded unimpressed by IOT… https://t.co/VMuj2ekAHe
Lots of reports coming in of long transaction confirmation delays on Ethereum. This is your opportunity, Bitcoin Ca… https://t.co/fMzpSvPxND
@KidKrypt0 Want to code? Any school w/ strong CS degree would be great. Then find interesting projects & contribute… https://t.co/NJoNWI7NfH
@twobitidiot Either need more enthusiastic newbies (target academia for training) or need to work on projects more… https://t.co/9yBqOnRCRI
@twobitidiot Structure may change significantly, but group effort is required to build and maintain complex systems…
@twobitidiot You have to find someone with ~1 year of experience. Enough to know what they’re doing, not enough to… https://t.co/y0IdWP7tu4
@GeorgeAHallam I hear you may be able to facilitate the acquisition of a large block of KETH? We could use some to distribute to customers.
@twobitidiot What are “USD deposits?”
@rubensayshi One could argue that. I believe @jgarzik referred to such events as “fee market shocks / resets” or something.
Folks who are upset about SegWit adoption not happening overnight clearly forgot that Burning Man is this week.
@ztbrown @kickstarter Don’t ask permission, just do an ICO! 🤣
Awwwwwwyeah @CoinCap_io pic.twitter.com/uWtpB9nNP8
@el33th4xor Yeah @LoyyalCorp is all over that.
@prestonjbyrne Sounds like a better marketed PonzICO @acityinohio
@Aquentson @Satoshi_N_ Not sure if you’re looking to incite drama or if your reading comprehension just needs improving.
@jgarzik @AaronvanW This is dumb, but beware projection. Core twitter account is probably run by one person. Doubt… https://t.co/SOFrHOuIYp
No, I am not available to build a clone of <insert popular crypto asset service>. Innovation or bust!
@el33th4xor @jfnewbery @TheBlueMatt @YangVentures “BSCore” https://t.co/CIbkCZbmWu
Good investment advice from a recently revealed Bitcoin Baron: “when you want to sell, just do the opposite.” https://t.co/29hZ64y4wd
@Beetcoin @Suitpossum @Snyke You can find my recommended Bitcoin educational resources at lopp.net/bitcoin.html
It’s not about the money, it’s about the sound money. https://t.co/tmwV0V3ei8
RT @rusty_twit: I just published “The Consensus Path To A Bitcoin Hard Fork: Part 3†https://t.co/Mh3T5Rh8rB
@twobitidiot @dangermouse117 Honey badgers are predators of black swans.
Developer power is “centralized” in Core because it’s the Schelling point. Best place to learn & to be effective. https://t.co/NfRxKiqm22
@jonmatonis @s_curves @ToneVays @BITMAINtech A chain without block size restriction creates bandwidth & disk usage DoS attack vectors.
All @BitGo employees are free to respectfully voice their views about Bitcoin; I’m told that this is not the case at every crypto company.
Bitcoin has been bootstrapping itself for 8 years; the free market will speak when it is questioned about the path forward.
@AeonCoin @jamesob @fluffypony It’s a not-so-inside joke.
@fluffypony Belated congratulations on becoming a billionaire, bro. You’re still not planning to exit before 2020, right?
Misleading visualization: eventually it will overflow and we’ll be back at 0 once all the bridges are burned.… https://t.co/eo06SfssAU
Govern yourself if you want governance.
Bitcoin’s governance is built upon the power of “no” which is also the default, thus forming a strong status quo.
Self-sovereignty requires responsibility for educating yourself about the rules of the system you choose to use. https://t.co/k3n5cPTdTf
Q: What do you think of protocol governance model X?
A: I think no one can represent your interests better than yourself.
@dangermouse117 Tyranny of the majority, however you slice it, isn’t particularly appealing.
Q: What do you think of protocols with on-chain voting / governance?
A: I think half of the population has an IQ under 100.
@misterdna That’s odd. Not sure it’s accurate - maybe missing historical data?
@jeffbutts Yes, a digital tulip that can be instantly teleported anywhere in the world without asking anyone’s permission. ðŸ˜
@taidi_ji They are paying for their broken difficulty adjustment algorithm with hyperinflation. Not sustainable lon… https://t.co/2jy6ceeLWn
@taidi_ji Bitcoin will be fine - it’s BCH that should be worried.
I’m not sure that the big block / hard fork supporting community is of sufficient size to sustain both BCH & B2X ma… https://t.co/4pHWN1RSbL
@TaylorGerring Worth it.
@ryanxcharles Whoa, deja vu.
@MortuusBestia @Satoshi_N_ @brian_armstrong @spair Bitcoin’s utility is so damaged that the exchange rate is plummeting… oh, wait.
@el33th4xor Correct - it /could/ be poor engineering rather than malice.
@el33th4xor Explain the empty block yesterday that was mined an hour after the previous block…
@WayneVaughan We’re going deeper down the 🇠hole - we won’t know if it’s progress unless we find the bottom ☺ï¸
@EdwardKerstein @DamelonBCWS @gavinandresen @morcosa If you’re looking for hard numbers / metrics, you’re gonna hav… https://t.co/8TvaJIGtsM
2012 - 2015: Explained Bitcoin to newbies.
2015 - Present: Explained Bitcoin to longtime Bitcoin users.
@EdwardKerstein @DamelonBCWS @gavinandresen @morcosa Core’s philosophy doesn’t allow them to make decisions about c… https://t.co/qnBuJM2Kr1
tdryja Pay no heed to those who define Bitcoin as “the chain with the most work, whatever the rules”, as they are just along for the ride.
Tether must be getting popular. We’re seeing a spike of users mistakenly sending tethers to BTC addresses. pic.twitter.com/YUeMaemfLY
@VinnyLingham No. I choose to take it personally.
@CryptoPietje Sure, though as tends to happen with technology, I expect it to become easier over time.
@gavinandresen @morcosa Core has no authority to stop groups of people from forking off.
4) I’m going to put my money where my mouth is - I look forward to putting my capital to work to maintain this financial superhighway.
3) On an adversarial Lightning Network where spammers try to exhaust channels, well-capitalized users could get paid to rebalance them.
2) Lightning Network will offer a BTC denominated investment a la JoinMarket. Capital invested in maintaining LN channels will gain more BTC
1) Problem with using BTC to invest in things is the investment is invariably denominated in fiat. You risk BTC outperforming an investment.
@polemitis The perspective of many bcash supporters is that miners can be trusted to maintain the system. Can proba… https://t.co/8ttpVCA2kt
@polemitis I suspect that most bitcoin holders don’t even know that they are also bcash holders.
There are many challenges to build & maintain a robust Lightning Network. Where there are challenges there are opportunities for profits.
@misterdna Not really - I doubt you’ll learn anything new. It’s full of disinformation as well :-)
RT @bitrefill: Our segwit sweep today caused the first bitcoin block over 1MB!
https://t.co/XGZ4W0Mfrh
Thanks @BitFuryGroup @sysmannet ht…
TL;DR - the most popular way for banks to send money to each other works by sending text files via SFTP. https://t.co/zVshaurwjd
There are no metrics that define what rules comprise the real Bitcoin b/c you’d first need to come to consensus about what metrics to use.
@kristovatlas Users who only intend to transact on fork Y have no incentive to protect users who remain on original… https://t.co/2psxxCvwwH
@nikzh @santisiri @Blockchair Satellites, Ham radio, Twitter, carrier pigeons… The more comms channels, the more robust the system.
@nikzh @santisiri @Blockchair Folks are moving forward 😎 https://t.co/Zf5AgQBcvm
@nikzh @santisiri @Blockchair Good luck tracking fees for transactions conducted via payment channels.
@JonathanVaage @kristovatlas Not children, users who are sending real money. If you make it easy for users to make… https://t.co/Rr5WD32pNo
@dagur @21 @BitPay Satoshis per weight. But it’s effectively still satoshis per (legacy) bytes. It’s not that hard.
@kristovatlas When you say “doesn’t share the concern” I hear: has a perspective that creates a moral hazard b/c th… https://t.co/pUXv3G7jtH
Price increased 60% in the 2 months since this tweet. I rest my case. https://t.co/htJzAdzqQq
@kristovatlas Argument has been made numerous times. If group X is making changes to fork off, onus is on X to make… https://t.co/zgYToHaWF6
Sure is odd that @AntPoolBITMAIN is mining smaller blocks than are allowed… pic.twitter.com/n0AlzjZeBo
@alistairmilne @BitGo There’s a SegWit transaction chart available at oxt.me/charts
The first multisig SegWit spend, brought to you by @BitGo!
OP_RETURN 🎉 BitGo â¤âš¡https://t.co/wz0J2jRCZZ
@checksum0 This issue is unrelated to replay protection.
Cross-chain address confusion costs continue 🔈. Imagine 3 Bitcoin forks that all use indistinguishable addresses… https://t.co/EXXZro8Egl
This #SegWit party is legit. pic.twitter.com/g29BlmjLiR
@freedomstream01 SegWit sends use less legacy block space and thus have to pay less fees in order to be competitive in the tx fee market.
@petertoddbtc Nah, blockr died a while ago. https://t.co/Qjsk4id6B8
@freedomstream01 Not automatically. Generally you’d create an on-chain SegWit transaction as an anchor for off-chain SegWit transactions.
Payment channel updates conducted via Twitter. Pretty nifty! Thread: https://t.co/Zf5AgQBcvm
RT @pwuille: I’m the proud sender of the 3rd SegWit transaction ever: https://t.co/wMvq7P7slA Thanks everyone who helped us get this far! #…
Segregated Witness is now activated on Bitcoin mainnet. Onward! pic.twitter.com/kh2IJHlsyL
@maraoz Every nerd wants to be first.
Prediction: block # 481824 is going to contain some abnormally high fee transactions. 🤔
@laurashin @mriou @derek_hsue @zaoyang Google Fi has no CSRs who can override your PIN. Lack of customer service for the win!
RT @murchandamus: I just published “BitGo SegWit Launch†https://t.co/16fd70GkwE Thanks to @arikaleph
🔈Bitcoin bubble🔉
🔈Altcoin bubble🔉
🔈Bitcoin bubble🔉
🔈ICO bubble🔉
🔈Bitcoin bubble🔉
🔈Bitcoin fork bubble🔉
History doesn’t repeat; it rhymes.
RT @lightning: Announcing the 0.3 release of LND alpha! Now with feature completeness, neutrino light client, LTC, spec compliance. https:/…
Is there a segwit.party in the Bay Area?
@MatthewZipkin IDK, ask @SatoshiLite 😬
@DipierroAnthony @Sir_Lebowski All BitGo addresses are P2SH. LTC P2SH addresses are same format as BTC. Though now… https://t.co/7Ty0sYcRmh
@cryptorush All BitGo addresses are P2SH. LTC P2SH addresses are same format as BTC. Though now there is a new vers… https://t.co/hAtDJiF3A8
@scottshapiro Not if the two different blockchain protocols use the /exact/ same address format. Check out https://t.co/jc1qjgQYX0
@scottshapiro Since crypto assets use push-style transactions, you can’t reject a received transaction. Only real p… https://t.co/VIu7EcnQM1
@Sir_Lebowski They can all be recovered, it’s just a painful manual process.
@jt_mot2016 Because all BitGo BTC addresses are mirrored on BCH. They are valid from the protocol / blockchain poin… https://t.co/CPGMfoIO0f
LTC âž¡ï¸ BTC issue would be solved if the rest of the ecosystem would upgrade to M prefixed LTC P2SH addresses… 😒 https://t.co/IspeaWTvxm
BitGo sometimes sees users send BTC to LTC addresses. Now seeing many sending BCH to BTC. I suspect B2X will cause even greater confusion.
@ErikVoorhees Deja vu! Well, if Bitcoin Cash could go from weak opt-in to strong default replay protection in 1 wee… https://t.co/APM9vedngJ
RT @rusty_twit: I just published “The Consensus Path To A Bitcoin Hard Fork: Part 1†https://t.co/Sem1d897s4
@13eanieman In that your style of thinking may drastically change and if you deviate too far from the rest of the c… https://t.co/EfNsGGpuVD
Falling down the Bitcoin rabbit hole is dangerous business. Some folks take a wrong turn & get lost. Best you can do is throw them a rope.
@BenedictEvans @twobitidiot Simpler and more secure to just buy a dedicated device such as @Yubico
@The_crypto_kid IDK, ask them?
Hardcore HODLers are too stoic to sell BTC low & too greedy to sell BTC high. They see limited upside to SODL & unlimited upside to HODL.
Bitcoin’s long-term survival is more important than its short-term success. Slow robust growth should be preferable to fast fragile growth.
@olivierjanss You’re making some arguments that centralization is more efficient, which is correct. But FYI, gossip… https://t.co/9porNLoVip
@sangaman @olivierjanss I’d suggest familiarizing yourself w/security models available to Bitcoin users. “Trust the… https://t.co/gEEIY0lJb9
Watching the sun get snuffed out is a great way to put your personal problems into perspective.
@DarekUstupski Not any more than it threatens every other form of computer security.
Statoshi’s patch set has been applied to Bitcoin ABC by Bastien Enjalbert; now you can see node & network metrics at statocashi.info
@AnthonyKarrick Couldn’t hurt to hedge - I have no idea what prices will do short term. I only know which projects… https://t.co/jxfNSSTTjn
@Jeronimoferrer More like once we get Lightning Network, though SegWit is a big step towards enabling it.
@twobitidiot You must have been born last tweek.
You shouldn’t get excited about Bcash profitability metrics (in either direction) unless you’re a big ping pong fan. https://t.co/GydIZG28SR
RT @martindale: Stop getting distracted by politics. Go build new things rather than tearing down the old. Stay focused on the future and c…
Millenia of systems based upon threats of violence conditioned humans to believe aggression is appropriate. Bitcoin sparks the unlearning.
@santisiri Folks who get aggressive when frustrated will fork off; system appears to be working as designed.
@santisiri Except this is voluntarism, not nation state aggression.
@llekn @LukeDashjr @Excellion @petertoddbtc Nice thing about CONOP is that status quo of protocol leads to lower CO… https://t.co/8noPLeTCc3
@llekn @LukeDashjr @Excellion @petertoddbtc CONOP is a major factor. https://t.co/bNZFlgAuui
@llekn @LukeDashjr @Excellion @petertoddbtc I’d support 6 months - 1 year lead time + sufficient replay protection.
@llekn @LukeDashjr @Excellion @petertoddbtc My view is simple: we should observe effect of SegWit & Lighting Networ… https://t.co/S7nLqZ6DFm
@LukeDashjr Hopefully we can get at least order of magnitude approximation. Sounds like @roasbeef has some ideas…
@santisiri If only it was that simple.
@cburniske I’m pretty sure that there are a ton of SHA256 altcoins. ðŸ˜