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

September 2017

RT @murchandamus: The three legged stool analogy of @VinnyLingham is omitting an important part: the foundation on which Bitcoin’s network…

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@mourad1bm You mean a multi-sig enterprise ERC20 wallet? I’m not aware of any that exist, though BitGo will support them before too long.

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Just added a bunch of resources for traders and a new “visualization” section to lopp.net/bitcoin.html pic.twitter.com/dqhp6fSh9E

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@BTCticker FYI it looks like your GeoIP lookups are broken and all txns are rendering at 0’,0’ on bitcointicker.co/transactions/

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“If miners spend millions of dollars to dig holes in North Dakota that no one’s willing to pay for… that won’t last long.” - @TraceMayer

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@timomtheos I think what you’re really asking is how to build a system of ownership everyone agrees to use w/o bein… https://t.co/kJtpXomQiY

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@timomtheos Absolutely. Though it sounds like you’re also asking about reputation. We’ll certainly need better repu… https://t.co/w3Yhe0Fm9T

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Institutions can not be trusted.
Institutions must not be trusted.
Free yourself from the shackles of trust.

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@adam3us @jgarzik @hoaxChain @morcosa SegWit2X supporters could activate SegWit on Bcash…

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Uh oh, looks like we need to manually train Google, y’all. https://t.co/4jrq2dvpZX https://t.co/aUt0X54ZG9

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In the battle for the future of Bitcoin, one side is betting on Byzantine Generals while the other is betting on dr… https://t.co/1suXSgWGx3

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@miltonlealneto Sure, anybody can hard fork whenever they want.

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Scammers tend to be early tech adopters, trying to stay a step ahead of law enforcement. Keep your wits sharpened while on the cutting edge.

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“Live free or die” isn’t a bumper sticker. It’s a decision you make every day, whether you realize it or not.

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@jakejakeny Replace every instance of “bitcoin” in your article with “US Dollars” and read it again for a fresh perspective.

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Just got word from acting Bitcoin Boss, the esteemed Noh Buhdee, that banks are welcome to apply for Bitcoin status. https://t.co/SKg5c1i2BV

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Russian Deputy Finance Minister seeks Bitcoin dip buying opportunity. https://t.co/JLmagnxmuR

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@woods_nh @bitcoinmom Depends upon your needs; it can be used as a payment rail today. Will be much better in a few… https://t.co/FBvvqwOtV6

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@uniqbiun Yeah there’s no great option; you should only reveal your xPub if you don’t mind a complete loss of privacy.

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@danielcamposusa Running a fully validating node is most helpful if you are using it to verify tx you receive. Othe… https://t.co/okt9PRYrRr

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Bitcoin has never and will never have a goal of maintaining a specific value other than ensuring that 1 BTC == 1 BTC.

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@chartpiker I think any experienced trader would recommend that you never keep more than a small fraction of your holdings on an exchange.

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@MarkosZCH I don’t think it’s a good idea; this is a good overview of some of the reasons why: https://t.co/eveDazID7J

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@ShreyasGowda88 @Blockstream No, there is no evidence to support such a claim.

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@IljaDaderko Making /any/ transactions will be dangerous unless your wallet software has been upgraded to have built-in replay protection.

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@gavinandresen Alternatively, watch HODLers dispassionately observe blocks arrive much slower than usual, as they h… https://t.co/76YvpoMCAq

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@chartpiker Well, they shouldn’t be there in the first place… 😬

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If you’re anxious about the upcoming SegWit2X fork: no need! All you have to do is nothing. The least safe thing you can do is create txns.

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@seweso Competition is great; I’m saying that eventually folks will figure out that they have to actually add value… https://t.co/lKbR8aiFLV

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@KingSolomonMine @Robbie_Toro @CryptoCasca @decredproject On-chain voting can help coordinate changes but you can’t… https://t.co/DW2iKnpox9

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Helpful if you want to better understand Bitcoin’s Simplified Payment Verification tech used by light clients. https://t.co/LV8Hs9grAJ

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Like 2013’s altcoin avalanche & more recent ICO outbreak, Bitcoin forking bonanza shall continue until everyone realizes its ridiculousness.

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I hope BGold does the responsible thing and implements strong 2-way replay protection + an address format change… https://t.co/bnWaw67cJa

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@matthew_d_green @Excellion @adam3us We’re playing a new game. I think the unofficial name of the game is “hide and… https://t.co/MEvRq97kBq

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September list stats:
bitcoin-dev: 188 emails about improvement proposals
SegWit2X: 1 email about replay protection, 10 about @Wayniloans

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@timelessdev It’s not so much that DAGs are provably flawed as it is that A) IOTA has some closed source “coordinat… https://t.co/k7Jb75qE0r

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@2drewlee They can be negative, sure, especially when conveying a message of rejection. But it’s hard to express co… https://t.co/c6QKfwICMD

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@desantis @ChaincodeLabs It would be nice if you could select time frames for the first two sets of stats…

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If I’m reading this correctly, the developers at @ChaincodeLabs are winning at documenting their code! 💏🏼💏🏼💏🏼… https://t.co/HUknPlUGGo

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maxkeiser The only bubble in is ignorance. pic.twitter.com/heeoUTcA7r

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“Cryptocurrencies need to be backed by central governments.” - @wolfofwallst https://t.co/pRLlmjLcBq https://t.co/GpX4laZKdc

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@jonmatonis And yet they do play an interesting role of signaling within meatspace consensus…

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@wolfofwallst On a less obvious level, BTC is backed by the resources of all of us who support it financially, technically, & ideologically.

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@wolfofwallst On an obvious level it is secured from attack via proof of electricity consumption and by a network of fully validating nodes.

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@wolfofwallst I heard that you think Bitcoin isn’t backed by anything - I’d suggest you look deeper. Bitcoin is backed by massive resources.

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RT @Avivz78: Applying some #algorithmic_game_theory to redesign #Bitcoin’s fee market.
New paper with @or_sattath and Ron Lavi.
https://t.…

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Oh my - it’s not even using a blockchain, it’s using IOTA (a DAG) which I wouldn’t trust to store more than $10 on. https://t.co/fwVm1NSMdl

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@RileyGrant Because for some people it’s about the idea, not themselves. Ask yourself why Satoshi used a pseudonym.

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Don’t conflate pseudonymity with lack of skin in the game. Building a rep ain’t easy, regardless of your name. https://t.co/tFSphdxLLQ

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Some use pseudonyms to troll w/o ruining their reputation. Others use nyms as protection from bad actors & to focus discussions on ideas.

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RT @Vaultoro: @BidadooBames @bhec39 @jessedain @Medium 2) As any good businessman, I stick to my word / signature and would have followed t…

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@phildaian I think there’s room for improvement given that a tiny fraction of actual node operators (miners) get to… https://t.co/Uv9W3fGatm

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@phildaian If said actors are able to impose a cost upon the ecosystem that is greater than the value of the operat… https://t.co/bkbtNPvo1M

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@BeerdHead Not sure that’s a great example given that the use of Public Library resources is regulated by librarian… https://t.co/Jy1YiqI9vM

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@BeerdHead You mean, real-world examples of the Tragedy of the Commons? Check out https://t.co/KX29YE8m1N

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@phildaian You can absolutely be economically rational and simultaneously inconsiderate of using shared resources… thus the tragedy.

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4) A distributed append-only log has immense utility; if you offer cheap / free writing of data to other peoples’ hard drives, expect abuse.

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3) When asked why they were using the blockchain when any relational database would suffice, they answer “because it’s easy and we can.”

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2) I’ve seen companies create on-chain txns, sending within the same wallet, during low-fee periods, just for internal accounting purposes.

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1) If you make a public resource absurdly cheap / free then it will be abused by ignorant / inconsiderate people. Tragedy of the Commons.

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@VinnyLingham I find it highly suspicious that @pmarca is listed at #2 when he hasn’t tweeted in what, over a year?

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@jgarzik It’s possible, though in my experience high txn volume enterprises tend to not really care about on-chain privacy.

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@PaytheTollman Creating room for more transactions means customers will pay lower fees and get faster confirmations… https://t.co/I3CYgftHkK

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Same goes for Bitcoin companies that won’t batch transaction sends to create efficient many-output transactions. https://t.co/WJOWY4ZxHn

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Bitcoin companies that won’t add SegWit support but do push for larger blocks are trying to externalize their dev costs onto the network.

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Wow, Greg Maxwell performed an audit of @armory’s fragmented backup functionality for funsies? https://t.co/xBLT13umXR

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I wonder if @Bitso @YourBTCC @RipioApp @ShapeShift_io are going to follow their own guidance for SegWit2X?… https://t.co/CiirdhhBA9

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Actions speak louder than words; where are the SegWit2X futures markets? ð@BitMEXdotcomc@bitfinexn@CryptoFLtdL@OKCoino@coinpitpit

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@KarateMc4w350m3 It’s so low it’s a rounding error. The cost of the CPU cycles on my RPi node would be well under $0.01

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End result: hashpower is only powerful within context of competing against other valid-block-producing hashpower. https://t.co/hjvk6DRcg0

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@paul_btc @zooko @AriDavidPaul You seem to be referring to one specific type of on-chain governance?

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@zooko @paul_btc @AriDavidPaul It’s tricky b/c governance does imply creation & enforcement of rules. So if you can… https://t.co/RrDQRzLv3b

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@paul_btc @AriDavidPaul @zooko Right, that’s why I think “governance” may be the wrong term. If participants are al… https://t.co/cv8KI2CXT0

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The cost of creating a valid Bitcoin block is arbitrarily high & based upon network consensus. The cost of rejecting an invalid block is 0.

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@MKjrstad @seweso I work for BitGo and this was on one of our VPSes. Yes, it has SSDs with 8,000 IOPs provisioned.

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@mikeinspace Maybe you can bring them on Bitcoin Car Talk to hash it out!

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@AriDavidPaul @zooko It’s certainly not a strong argument when there is a high cost to leave. 😕

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@AriDavidPaul @zooko I don’t claim it’s optimal because first we’d have to agree upon what we’re optimizing for. I… https://t.co/R0uFpOYenZ

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@AriDavidPaul @zooko Democracy is governance by overwhelming voice / force - Bitcoin is governance by exit. I doubt… https://t.co/Ln2HH49pHc

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@AriDavidPaul @zooko If “on-chain governance” means “on-chain democracy” then it seems like a solution looking for a problem.

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@prestonjbyrne Good luck shutting down the ones in more friendly jurisdictions and the ones running on tor…

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@scottwalker99 A bunch of people quit out of fear while others get pissed off and go underground.

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@zacksomeone @BitGo We already have one developer in Germany; if you’re qualified then you can apply to work remotely.

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@MKjrstad This was syncing Parity 1.7.2 on an SSD with ~8,000 IOPs.

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@WolfOfEthcoin @BitGo Hmmmm not that I’m aware of; we’re mainly looking for highly experienced engineers.

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@CryptoBully @BitGo I’d suspect only the largest of companies could justify in-house. Maybe really large exchanges?

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And we doubled our open positions at @BitGo. Hit me up if you’re qualified for any of these https://t.co/N8Zy6SFUEk https://t.co/uKykuEhNxy

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@krisbolt Nope, it would just push Bitcoin use underground and into other jurisdictions.

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@ProfFaustus Miners stopped generating coins on a local node long ago. Most miners connect to a pool via a mining p… https://t.co/mQ4bYgoQot

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@MTurlakov Bitcoin is very much self governed - by each individual who governs themselves via their fully validating node.

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Many events could cause Bitcoin to stumble, but very few stop it from getting back up:
* Kill the Internet
* Imprison / kill all supporters

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@eric_lombrozo Well this is for work, so it’s somewhat important to know the operational requirements… 😬

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This week I learned you can start syncing an archival Ethereum node, travel completely around the world, and it still won’t be finished.

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@inthepixels @ParityTech Sure, the data directory is a config option.

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If you try to sync a new @ParityTech 1.7.2 archive node with less than 500GB of disk space, you’re gonna have a bad time when it crashes.

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Censoring myself super hard when customer support tickets come in complaining that it’s taking over an hour to get… https://t.co/H4RwVQnwie

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RT @SatoshiLite: So disappointed to see Raiden (i.e. Lightning on Ethereum) go for a cash grab. A token is not needed. 🤒

5+ LN teams on Bi…

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@mhsutton It would need to be a technology that actually requires a crypto token/asset in order to provide unique functionality.

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@EdwardKerstein Doesn’t seem to be an immediate threat. Over a long enough time frame, all crypto systems tend to need upgrading.

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Cyber security is a nightmare.
Crypto asset security is a 10X nightmare.
Smart contract security is a 100X nightmare.

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@twobitidiot @Twitter It lets everyone know you’re a verified idiot. 😂

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@francispouliot_ Only problem is that you can’t guarantee that everyone who sees first tweet will see the second.

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@brianchoffman @tpacchia He has his opinions and I have mine. 😊

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I have an investment thesis that crypto assets fueled by butthurt are incapable of sustaining competitive valuations https://t.co/z3NXuXdg36

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@timoncc The latter - a lot of folks don’t know the difference 😦

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@bitentrepreneur @Lacksfish @MadBitcoins Good luck! I hope your engine doesn’t die in the middle of the canal ;-)

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Great explanation of MERKLEBRANCHVERIFY & how it can enable Merklized Abstract Syntax Trees & other Bitcoin feature… https://t.co/YKuyMzFF8G

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@mecampbellsoup @Lyth0s If you’re running a tor hidden service then you’re probably also running on clearnet. Diffe… https://t.co/U3MLirxui8

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@ziggamon Surely BCH is far more profitable while it’s hyperinflating? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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@ziggamon Or maybe they’re afraid they’ll have to turn off soon, so they’re hyperinflating while they still can.

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Looks like another round of bcash hyperinflation incoming… fork.lol/pow/speed pic.twitter.com/0hUa4MRkLl

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@mecampbellsoup @Lyth0s If you’re running a hidden service then you’ll be helping users whose nodes are on tor, thu… https://t.co/O9bztqAmoF

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@killerstorm @esthon As one of the contributors to Core 0.15, I can confirm that I am not employed by Blockstream. 🙃

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Bitcoin’s mempool clears out a lot faster now that Chinese exchanges aren’t making many transactions…

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@Lyth0s To maximize your sovereignty within the system, you should validate your BTC holdings by backing them with a full node.

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Those who would sacrifice self sovereignty to gain scalability shall ultimately have neither.

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@twobitidiot At this rate they may be obsolete before they’re formed. Who needs a market when an assassin drone will suffice?

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RT @bradheath: Thanks to a #FOIA mixup, we now know the FBI authorized its informants to commit serious crimes 381 times last year

https:/…

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Cryptogovernance is what happens to governance when you remove violence from the equation.

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@myetherwallet @kyletorpey @Twitter In my personal experience you can get denied by @twitter many times, but once y… https://t.co/Dr8OdlYCs3

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HODLing BTC is a constant test of your understanding.
Bad case: you fall prey to FUD & sell.
Worst case: you lose everything.

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@matt_odell @CryptoKnight2 That would make sense from the ICO runner’s perspective, though color me surprised if ce… https://t.co/wzjXRu4wJO

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China may prove that the concerns about miner centralization were well-founded. Good luck, China: we’re watching… https://t.co/bQeDUQ6hwf

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@CryptoKnight2 Indeed; I wonder if the celebs accept BTC 😬

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@storming_j Yeah, plus there are so many questionable ICOs now that there’s little point trying to tear them down.… https://t.co/9N2ZJNuapn

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I’ve been offered as much as 1 BTC per tweet to promote questionable ICOs. Something to keep in mind when you see folks pumping such ICOs.

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Would you rather buy a Lambo this year or a Koenigsegg next year? #CryptoEconomicsProblems https://t.co/NqhD1qz6wc

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Q: Who controls Bitcoin?
A: Anyone who cares enough to enforce the rules to which they agree.

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@matshenricson Such has always been the case. Little point worrying about what others think; paradigm shifts are sc… https://t.co/VhVw2ukBDW

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RT @jimmysong: I just published “Bitcoin and Virtue Part 1: Prudence” https://t.co/PcG019Nerd

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@matshenricson The opportunity to increase your BTC holdings by extracting value from those who support forks with which you disagree.

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@matshenricson Yes, but you can’t stop people from doing reckless things in a permissionless system. You can expres… https://t.co/vDSQpgPFIY

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If you think forks are an attack on Bitcoin then embrace the opportunity. Forks can’t be stopped; the grand experiment must continue.

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Traveling by air == routing your body through a network with unacceptably high latency, packet loss, & poorly configured firewalls.

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@NicolasDorier I’m staying at University of Tokyo; want to meet up the night of the 20th or 21st?

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.@Wayniloans withdraws from New York Agreement due to lack of replay protection, developer & user support. https://t.co/VDfgeWKHPv

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注意、東京:私は今週町にいます。 会いましょう!

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@joseandreschl @naval @__hunts I moved my Bitcoin educational resources to https://t.co/d2FH36KLv2 & open sourced my whole site on @github 😀

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Dear folks who support contentious Bitcoin forks: it’s not personal. ðŸpic.twitter.com/a1oEPj9Mu3Mu3

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The harder nation states crack down, the more coins smart money will buy. pic.twitter.com/QDZvDk9jT8

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@pig_poetry That’s easy - spend less than you earn. 😬

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If you’re here to get rich quickly, you’re following the wrong guy. If you want to learn how to regain the freedoms you deserve: welcome!

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@tedmrogers @jgarzik @giacomozucco @xapo What if there are two chains that flip flop back and forth? Better think through the edge cases…

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Some folks get upset when they feel that others aren’t playing fair, but it’s all in The Game. pic.twitter.com/GPJ8pz1aTy

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lopp If you look around the blockchain space and can’t tell who’s getting scammed, it’s probably you.

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Trying to buy bitcoin hardware with a credit card… how appropriate. “Transaction denied by the banking network.” pic.twitter.com/K5qF5qDbMf

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@sevcsik I’m not claiming the logic is sound, though perhaps you could make a case for unit bias mattering.

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@kerbleski It just means that some blocks are produced by unidentified entities; they could all be at one unidentified pool.

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@kerbleski Any given pool probably runs a handful of nodes; it’s not really possible to tell without pretty extensive network analysis.

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Bitcoin was designed to withstand both external and internal attacks. Resisting the whims of seemingly powerful entities shows its strength.

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@Jim_Harper @joshmh @ErikVoorhees @Ragnarly @ShapeShift_io @bitcoincoreorg Hmmmm what about timelocked transactions? Or multisig hodlings? 🤔

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@joshmh @ErikVoorhees @Ragnarly @ShapeShift_io @bitcoincoreorg Amongst the NYA signers, probably not. Amongst the e… https://t.co/qjtbOQJrfc

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Bitcoin implementation nodes in perspective, via coin.dance/nodes pic.twitter.com/oEdIa9xPdu

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@ErikVoorhees @Ragnarly @ShapeShift_io @bitcoincoreorg Note that it’s possible for you to keep your word while mini… https://t.co/gT5cfn3O9l

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@palm_w1 @merkle_tree This has nothing to do with legalities, just technical solutions to technical problems.

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