@matthew_d_green If only there was some way to make spamming expensive or to create digital scarcity…
âš¡ï¸Establishing a @lightning channelâš¡ï¸ https://t.co/DKD9b1yTh7
@btcbabey @WayneVaughan @lwsnbaker @msantoriESQ Really hard to say since we haven’t launched yet; ask me again in a year 😬
Unfortunately this is NOT a graph showing the exploding popularity of bitcoin in Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/MsyW8wvLOB
RT @_CryptoAnarchy: The cypherpunk-research github repo has been spun out into its own website.
I invite everyone to come check it out, re…
@IamNomad @pierre_rochard They’re selling Satoshi’s Vision?
@davidgerard @DanDarkPill @giacomozucco Whattttttt. So instead of iterating and improving Bitshares in-place, addin… https://t.co/spAAf2xgyI
@WayneVaughan @lwsnbaker @msantoriESQ * Plug & play node hardware that makes maintenance / diagnostics simpler via… https://t.co/5jMv0TPD5G
@lwsnbaker @msantoriESQ * I will point out absurdity and hypocrisy; I don’t care if it’s bad marketing for Bitcoin.… https://t.co/ruse2jhwN9
@lwsnbaker @msantoriESQ Nah, the blockchain is pretty transparent with regard to statistics. Unfortunately various… https://t.co/rHUHePsps0
@msantoriESQ And mostly empty! https://t.co/8zHAWYR22E
@MarkBeylin Except there is no authoritative blockchain - as a record of truth it is only meaningful if you have ve… https://t.co/8xaqulIR2z
@BitCoinSusan @ToneVays @stacyherbert @_Kevin_Pham @pierre_rochard @maxkeiser @brockpierce @SkyCorridors Bitcoin is… https://t.co/UgLNMcu7hh
@TheCryptoconomy @jeremyrwelch @CasaHODL Ahhhh well I actually don’t know the exact time slot; perhaps @Cryptolina can answer that.
@TheCryptoconomy Yep, I believe the plan is for @jeremyrwelch and I to talk about @CasaHODL
The “Cult of Bitcoin” is a paradox. It involves the veneration of ideals antithetical to cults like self sovereignt… https://t.co/TzxFC6KXgY
RT @roasbeef: Exploring Lightning Network Routing
https://t.co/Gw7GoCALNj
@bvu continues his blog post series, this time touching on the…
@MaciekLaskus I’m not using a script, though I hear @ummjackson has one…
This is my node. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
My blockchain is validated by me. It is my financial… https://t.co/BhEe19brM2
Sometimes I report large batches of impersonator accounts to Twitter. Assuming that their support case numbers auto… https://t.co/ufN12SkViK
@Dude69Crypto Sure, there is opportunity cost involved, just not a need for continual reinvestment in order to retain your competitiveness.
@YuurinB My point is that once you have your stake you don’t have to compete in order to keep it. Whereas with PoW… https://t.co/MqNzpdS5X7
Proof of Stake requires investment in a system.
Proof of Work requires continual reinvestment in a system.
@uk_c_c @MrHodl @giacomozucco Yes, but this property is emergent; all attempts to quantify it tend to devolve into… https://t.co/kJm3ea0iuS
@uk_c_c @MrHodl @giacomozucco “You would just end up with multiple factions claiming they are using the real Bitcoi… https://t.co/dC2qDONZce
@uk_c_c @MrHodl @giacomozucco “The total network” is an emergent property that results from the actions of many ind… https://t.co/wukbR87Kcr
@uk_c_c @MrHodl @giacomozucco Full nodes resist any type of attack with invalid data regardless of hashpower. For e… https://t.co/kvuA2sDJmj
@uk_c_c @MrHodl @giacomozucco I think your fundamental issue is that you think there is a single network that is pr… https://t.co/dXqXqofJXT
@uk_c_c @MrHodl @giacomozucco The users are the network. Miners are free to dismiss the wishes of the network at th… https://t.co/TLNXyoFuMF
@uk_c_c @MrHodl @giacomozucco Because miners are also nodes. The only difference is that they also create new block… https://t.co/XAd5iYsbR4
@uk_c_c @MrHodl @giacomozucco Because it’s both? Full nodes were used to reject the blocks that tried to change the… https://t.co/5H71SDJixk
@BenDiFrancesco @AriDavidPaul @twobitidiot If it wasn’t for recent history I’d predict a crash and burn. But after… https://t.co/HHcCiZHjwh
@uk_c_c @MrHodl @giacomozucco They probably did; AFAIK it was a small subset of miners that tried to continue the 5… https://t.co/pQcTP7MIHA
@AriDavidPaul @twobitidiot If it happened a year ago I’d tend to agree with you… but it happened what, a week or… https://t.co/WcaplQFyz2
@uk_c_c @MrHodl @giacomozucco There was no reorg because it was an invalid fork that almost all nodes rejected.
coindesk ‘Layer 2’ Blockchain Tech Is an Even Bigger Deal Than You Think bit.ly/2spbXob pic.twitter.com/Fp49zFihy9
@uk_c_c @giacomozucco @spudowiar @ercwl @killerstorm Over a long enough time frame, if miners are validating. But w… https://t.co/qj4ddNGwKx
@uk_c_c @giacomozucco @spudowiar @ercwl @killerstorm Full nodes are useful for rejecting any invalid transactions a… https://t.co/85SACeKCg5
@uk_c_c @spudowiar @giacomozucco @ercwl @killerstorm I don’t see anyone claiming that full nodes protect against 51… https://t.co/geNM6aYkTo
@caleb_lund @CobraBitcoin @pierre_rochard @TuurDemeester Hard to know for sure - he’d have to coordinate… https://t.co/Qca8D18Nt4
@AriDavidPaul @twobitidiot Pretty sure those projects were not capitalized at nearly the same level as EOS. I find… https://t.co/SU9SbmTL7D
RT @dhruvbansal: If you enjoyed our “HODL Waves” post, you might like our new article applying the made-up field of “cryptogeology” to expl…
@MaciekLaskus English grammar is weird; my understanding is that economic capital is generally considered uncountab… https://t.co/DIrmyeNwwm
“Influence is the ability to cause reallocation of capital.” - @MaciekLaskus
https://t.co/DgmVFfjwDL
@kallerosenbaum They updated their node and got it back onto the new chain today.
2 weeks ago BCH hard forked again and left ~20% of nodes behind. Interestingly, https://t.co/1wJH3YfYBv was one of… https://t.co/m8FOkM7fDr
@WayneVaughan @danheld Living at the top of the food chain hurts the environment.
RT @cryptolingo: #Casa Infrastructure Engineer and professional #Cypherpunk Jameson @Lopp discusses the @CasaHODL project,its upcoming mile…
@DrRandyMagnum Yes, it’s just particularly interesting timing because this “$10 billion network” was supposed to la… https://t.co/PXwJiSoLjH
“Crypto @twitter scam: a tale in four acts.”
1) Dummy account is activated to make first reply on my tweet
2) Dummy… https://t.co/SIMxuiUOlZ
The state of shitcoin innovation is quite exciting - building a distributed network that is sufficiently complex so… https://t.co/nJSE2JrVoA
@Lillyandpumpkin Yes, the mining difficulty adjusts every 2016 blocks - about every 2 weeks.
@iwearahoodie Block 525000 should be mined a bit over 1 day from now.
Bitcoin Core is the real Bitcoin Clashic is the real Bitcoin Cash is the real Bitcoin. 😉 https://t.co/ds53rJ2Gn0
We’re halfway through the third Bitcoin mining epoch; in 2 years the block reward will halve again to 6.25 BTC.… https://t.co/quhNRlgf1k
Bitcoin changed the game, creating new incentives that have resulted in revealing a diverse array of vulnerabiliti… https://t.co/YIJqRQlVGF
A blockchain is boring unless there are powerful entities who would love to destroy it. A dapp is of little value u… https://t.co/UEs9fRgS9F
@stacyherbert Just calling it like I see it; this is subjective and may change at any point in time.
@The1Brand7 Not a total disaster, just a persistent pain in the ass.
@The1Brand7 It’s all good; I tried to warn folks but I can’t stop them from leaving.
/r/bitcoin is a BTC subreddit
/r/btc is a BCH subreddit
@bitcoin is a BCH twitter
@btc is a BTC twitter… https://t.co/E60F1FSr1i
RT @WhatBitcoinDid: WBD018 - The return of Jameson Lopp (@lopp) is live.
We talk about his new role at @CasaHODL, scaling and the Lightnin…
“Nobody Understands Bitcoin” is now available in video form: I gave this presentation in Amsterdam last summer. https://t.co/orhbgxFFwU
@fdfrye Meh. Seems like a solution looking for a problem.
@blkchnr You may be misremembering; a bunch of folks are saying that lately with the push toward serving regulated… https://t.co/zY95HeKA1F
@_jillruth He’s clearly referring to the heat death of the universe, to which we’re all vulnerable!
RT @WhatBitcoinDid: WBD018 - The return of Jameson Lopp (@lopp) is live.
We talk about his new role at @CasaHODL, scaling and the Lightnin…
@Michael_Toth @JackMallers @projectfi @MartyBent It’s by default; you have to set a PIN when you switch to… https://t.co/tJqlD0HpOt
RT @pierre_rochard: The easiest way to take someone’s bitcoins is through social engineering. Promising someone “the next Bitcoin†has been…
@jchotz Correct; it was a ruse.
Social engineering scammers continue to hone their craft. https://t.co/QcFbehH47F
@brianchoffman They made it quite clear how you should respond 😊
Never Lambo more than you can afford to rekt. pic.twitter.com/Pkci336Rpx
@Roman_Latkovic Not caring about it is like not caring that someone was playing poker and lost because there was a… https://t.co/AxzPIAQBxX
@LightCrypto I have no idea - I’m a HODLer, not a trader. All I know is that no amount of market manipulation can relieve me of my holdings.
“Is the market manipulated?” is a loaded question - of course it is, if you define manipulation as a particular tac… https://t.co/OW4FxduY1G
RT @lowstrife: 2000 coins sold at market 15 minutes before Bloomberg published article “U.S. Justice Department opens criminal probe into w…
@matthew_d_green If you have a verified account, I’ve found that impersonation reports tend to get resolved in an hour or three.
“Intro to blockchain and distributed ledger technology” Q&A with @researchwealth - a high level overview of crypto… https://t.co/O1645GZeO5
RT @jimmysong: I just published “Alternatives to Blockchain†https://t.co/2UeLqnW86a
@francispouliot_ @pierre_rochard Yes, and my point is that this logic holds true for both buyers and sellers. If yo… https://t.co/ySqdGKlnxd
@francispouliot_ @pierre_rochard Eh, it works both ways - it basically depends on who is more desperate to not move the market.
@WhalePanda @netflix My tastes aren’t what you’d call… mainstream.
@ErikaForPres Hmmm sounds like they’re looking for folks to talk about blockchain tech other than crypto assets, which isn’t my forte.
@Madbreaks Yeah, both. Theoretically it will get even slower when the Dandelion propagation method is implemented,… https://t.co/sRAOGDVc7V
“It’s not that I have something to hide, it’s that I have nothing I want you to see.”
Highly recommend @netflix’s… https://t.co/tKeyDENEOF
@mecampbellsoup @WayneVaughan Faster block propagation is directly correlated to lower orphan rates, which directly… https://t.co/I2GL9HaGRc
Somehow DSN’s excellent Bitcoin network monitoring site (https://t.co/i4ELCB1Tn1) has flown under my radar; I’m add… https://t.co/PD9MatySdQ
@ezekemel @DependentSink @KyleSamani @starkness You can find my debate with Roger at https://t.co/Edf2sVqrXj
@StephBres These videos were created by DSN; they’ve been monitoring the network for over 3 years. https://t.co/mipuKMzcG4
Tracking the propagation of a Bitcoin block on January 2, 2018. The hard work Bitcoin developers have put into impr… https://t.co/LDJ2aogCsC
Tracking the propagation of a Bitcoin block on January 8, 2015. Compare this with the next tweet showing block prop… https://t.co/Expc5dHF98
@officialmcafee A bold prediction indeed, given that the McAfee Dick Line doesn’t have us hitting $15,000 until Aug… https://t.co/GBw6chRqvu
RT @TFTC21: The man with the best beard in Bitcoin stopped by the studios last week to chat about all things Bitcoin + crypto-anarchy. Catc…
@panekkkk @twobitidiot I expect to see engineers working on other ways to optimize use of blockchain space via sign… https://t.co/TTqkgYFBWP
RT @jimmysong: New Bitcoin Tech Talk post from PB Alum @chris_coverdale about Schnorr, BN and Musig:
https://t.co/IEKN2hokiH
@atarikafaa I consider Lightning to solve Bitcoin’s scalability problems similar to how TCP/IP solves the scalability problems of Ethernet.
@twobitidiot If Lightning Network enables a user to reduce their on-chain transactions by a factor of X, then it ma… https://t.co/9oybQCEkTW
Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day! To celebrate this historic occasion I’m running a limited time offer for my followers: for… https://t.co/OZ6XyyIsH7
@twobitidiot It sounds like you are assuming that a successful lightning network will cause a net decrease in deman… https://t.co/3FeUZBETkt
RT @brucefenton: Things Americans are allowed to legally purchase:
- state sold lottery tickets
- diet pills
- timeshares
- casino gambling…
Some crypto scammers are unintentionally scamming themselves first and foremost. Everyone else just reaps the resul… https://t.co/cm7XHABjDB
@jamesldamico I’m 95% sure that this is simply because the latest version of Bitcoin ABC nodes (AKA not Bitcoin) no… https://t.co/tMJ9tGToqA
As Bitcoin goes mainstream one of its challenges will be resisting capture by mainstream thinking.
Newcomers will… https://t.co/nBZYdfyGAk
RT @CasaHODL: Casa is hiring! https://t.co/XAV9oINYMn
@WeathermanIam @fairlytaxed @CasaHODL @coinbase @Equifax I think the issue most will have with your tweet is that i… https://t.co/WnlOvkw0y8
@WeathermanIam @CasaHODL @coinbase @Equifax Not at the moment, are you aware of any other services that do? I don’t… https://t.co/EfcSVGEzhY
@WeathermanIam @CasaHODL @coinbase @Equifax Email address and name, though you’re free to input whatever you want f… https://t.co/7jXZAbMNQY
@WeathermanIam @CasaHODL @coinbase @Equifax We don’t want to know the home addresses of our users; we are not colle… https://t.co/HBSvgLjHbm
I humbly propose that shitcoin forks that are of such little consequence as to not be worth liquidating shall hence… https://t.co/glgnBkICYj
RT @BitMEXResearch: List of 42 Bitcoin fork tokens
Although in 2018 Bitcoin may have somewhat moved on beyond this issue, in this sixth pi…
@prakash_mansi We agree @CasaHODL 😊
@ceschreurs It’s the transition to using systems that are voluntary in nature and governed by protocols / code that… https://t.co/n0xt4GNFM6
The transition to crypto anarchy is quite confusing; expect it to get worse before it gets better. Beware those who… https://t.co/n1S2rcCwjD
@pinefarm3r @AmirPolyteknik There is no objective metric; the human consensus of identifying Bitcoin is subjective,… https://t.co/LW6bxAbfVm
@HaoMunNao @Altimor In my experience, profanity can be used like any other tool. When used poorly it’s ineffective… https://t.co/w8kiuml6pZ
@AmirPolyteknik Bitcoin Core is no more the True Bitcoin than Bitcoin Cash. Bitcoin is Bitcoin; there are clients t… https://t.co/TcQAGTZrw2
In the Information Age self-censorship is a bigger barrier that’s harder to bypass than third party censorship. Par… https://t.co/p8UlX6ZaZ2
@trickyscarfy @DougPolkPoker I’ll be keeping (and improving) my defenses against as many threats as possible, be they foreign or domestic.
@MediumSqueeze I remember floundering around VirtualDub back in the day. Auto Gordian Knot was a huge improvement.
@DougPolkPoker @trickyscarfy Nukes was just a simple example I hoped was easier to grasp. Long term it would be gre… https://t.co/KJg2dc5sUQ
@WhatBitcoinDid If you’re expecting wealth equality in a system of anarchy, you’re gonna have a bad time. Changing… https://t.co/Aj3Kgqe0Xl
@playingunclean Temporarily, perhaps. But I’d recommend that you look into efforts such as the Ghost Gunner by… https://t.co/U09dMSxuTj
@JSterling8 I haven’t, though I’d push back against such arguments with the logical conclusion that all carbon base… https://t.co/aXe1gdPIMu
@masonic_tweets Well, Bitcoin is far more than just blockchain, which is why it’s probably not a great comparison t… https://t.co/QpHwQWMFXc
@masonic_tweets Ehhhhh but from a system security standpoint it’s completely different.
@JSterling8 Abortion is an unsolved moral issue in my opinion. I believe it to be immoral to harm sentient beings a… https://t.co/EBHe6Hxp0s
@playingunclean Firearms, cryptocurrencies, thermonuclear weapons… it’s all technology. Technology is information; it can’t be destroyed.
@playingunclean You can’t put the genie back in the bottle.
And I want to take thermonuclear weapons away from nation states, but that’s not going to happen either. https://t.co/8r7rKZP03t
Satoshi is rolling in their grave, @AMLBitcoin pic.twitter.com/OOa4CZwX6O
@MoneyEvil 2014 IIRC
RT @bascule: A single spammer has seemingly taken down the IOTA network by getting control of 15% of the hash rate: https://t.co/nZqgGUO0AT
@MoneyEvil No, I own the BITCOIN license plate.
@meekers999 Stock engine; haven’t decided on the next car though I’m going to try out a Nissan GTR. Used to own a 3… https://t.co/dBNbejIFtu
@GeorgePeaboy Yep, they didn’t import many to the United States.
@Fallenour @TriangleBitcoin beers are the first Saturday of the month.
@TriangleBitcoin & Business professional mee… https://t.co/9fHrOx065K
@FarukOkce I have a few ideas but haven’t test driven anything yet.
@WhalePanda @fluffypony @AmberBaldet @crypt0snews @magicalcrypto @mdudas Sounds like some sharding is in order.
@greg_not_so IIRC the DMV makes the buyer pay it when you transfer the registration.
@Fallenour I guess you don’t come to the Triangle Bitcoin meetups I run; we get beers monthly 😎
@sajmathieu It’s an affordable high performance car, plus it’s 13 years old with 70,000 miles on it. I’m not really the Lambo type.
Bitmobile for sale!
Well-maintained no-frills racecar with a colorful history.
3 BTC OBO
https://t.co/0T1cZ7ZTyd https://t.co/rIBjt4ZVta
@jerrybrito Step 1: solve digital identity.
@tobiasley @D_N_Weiss @JUN_Omise @VitalikButerin Hmmm interesting, though it sounds like you basically get a proxy… https://t.co/E59K7WkdKr
@D_N_Weiss @JUN_Omise @VitalikButerin I don’t dispute that, though I’d certainly dispute that mining is only access… https://t.co/azvVRsfL3J
@JUN_Omise @VitalikButerin How is buying PoW hardware and electricity only accessible to a privileged few but buyin… https://t.co/eCpmcKXgLB
@zooko @mattjustin305 @crypto_voices Right, I was commenting that Zcash users don’t automatically benefit from the… https://t.co/3xqxsqD23l
When Cypherpunks were told in the 1990s that it was illegal to export strong cryptographic algorithms from the US b… https://t.co/ZpDE3wnolu
Whining about the energy expenditure to secure Bitcoin against computational attacks will have no effect. The Bitco… https://t.co/dnrC7tReud
@masonic_tweets @lightcoin DMMS is not referring to wallets, it’s referring to block creation. download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/pos.pdf
@ElMichaelLewis In addition to the block subsidy (newly created coins) miners also collect transaction fees.
@ElMichaelLewis Mining difficulty adjusts every 2016 blocks. It’s always unprofitable for /some/ miners based upon… https://t.co/0lDkg8ainR
@cryptigre How many scams can convince folks to part with their bitcoins?
Hypershitcoinization is a prerequisite for hyperbitcoinization. https://t.co/HFjLw9FxKu
Dynamic membership multi-party signature systems are underrated.
@johnbyproxy Having a definitive technical document and roadmap requires having an authority who can enforce such d… https://t.co/LfJE9FK9LP
@mark_engelberg @OrcadexNYC The requirements for running a full node vary wildly depending upon your configuration.… https://t.co/sOZXGgtIUc
@mark_engelberg @OrcadexNYC There are some instructions here though it probably isn’t comprehensive. https://t.co/jFfeqFf7fv
@MichaWahl @OrcadexNYC @giacomozucco It sounds like you’re looking at Bitnodes, which IIRC was previously counting… https://t.co/7ERta6cNS1
@itsmangopeople @Coin_Shark @WhatBitcoinDid Yes, though it’s possible to add more precision. On Lightning Network,… https://t.co/xZY5OcL5Qr
RT @OrcadexNYC: On the first episode of our video series “Picture This,” Jameson Lopp (@lopp) explains why everyone should run a full node!…
@lucas_lclc @giacomozucco @bitcoin_ch Did a double take at first because I read that as Giacomo joining the @Bitcoin_bch board!
RT @arcalinea: Really glad to learn that @bryan_johnson, the founder of a brain augmentation company, is championing privacy as essential t…
RT @crypto_voices: Great discussion with @lopp on #Bitcoin. Security and economics. Many current topics covered, come have a listen: https:…
@WhatBitcoinDid @Coin_Shark Correct; the protocol performs all operations in units of satoshis.
@Steve_Lockstep @Nouriel Bitcoin incentivizes miners to seek out the cheapest sources of electricity. The cheapest… https://t.co/WJlLbYu6kY
@Nouriel Bitcoin doesn’t care how much you hate it; Bitcoin runs on incentives, not feelings.
@F1v3am I had not, but that’s pretty much what I’d expect from a report by Izabella Kaminska.
Always practice safe forking. It’s not an upgrade if it breaks people’s money. https://t.co/aqRzbJ4z5K
I’m going live at #Consensus2018 and taking questions via Twitter: the livestream is at pscp.tv/coindesk
@CNBCFastMoney @BKBrianKelly @MelissaLeeCNBC @RiskReversal There’s no such currency as “Bitcoin Core” - it is but o… https://t.co/Xoj9j3mkKZ
RT @CyberInvesting: Never a dull moment when @KeiserReport @maxkeiser @stacyherbert take the stage (note the below picture) #cryptocurrency…
@gauchoeddy I’m mostly busy doing private events, podcasts, interviews, etc.
MarcHochstein “Society in general will benefit if privacy is the default.” #Consensus2018
RT @jimmysong: I just published “Why Blockchain is Hard†https://t.co/ubj8mPfuxP
You can find me in the Grand Ballroom East at 3:10 PM today where I’ll be talking with Andrew Poelstra & Johnny Dil… https://t.co/hPBI28MS69
We now have evidence that Consensus doesn’t scale due to the artificially restricted registration booth size. I for… https://t.co/U3sQeD32I9
@WhalePanda NYC is probably one of the worst places to own a Lambo. IIRC, average speed of traffic is 20 MPH.
@damian78787 Is it indeed!
RT @cryptograffiti: Title: The Banks = The Rats
Medium: Rat poison and acrylic on foam core
Location: Berkshire Hathaway NYC office
#crypt…
@damian78787 It was increased last year when SegWit activated; we see blocks over 1MB, even 2MB on a regular basis.
RT @bitzuma: The Princeton Bitcoin video course is an excellent resource. Here it is split up into short segments and annotated with commen…
@DGB_LTC_J Hard to answer in one tweet, but you can never build a MORE secure layer on top of a given foundation la… https://t.co/8EsRXtxk8q
Just as Bitcoin’s whitepaper only described the starting point, not Bitcoin’s final form, so too shall it be with L… https://t.co/ueJ0OQmXw9
@WhatBitcoinDid There are incentives to running a full node such as privacy and self sovereignty. Interestingly eno… https://t.co/hWITZMmYw4
RT @BashCo_: TX Highway has been a great website. But development has stagnated, causing it to become slow, expensive and unreliable!
Int…
@TobinGardner Nope, just figure I might as well have a little fun.
2 years ago to the day; I still wear this shirt for the TSA. https://t.co/IvsQRtI9yC https://t.co/PXd3T3fdea
@jgarzik I’m sure you can find a better example to support your claim - every interaction I’ve seen with Frances ga… https://t.co/SbBbBZN0AM
@CarpeNoctom It really depends; thanks to modern technology there is a much wider range of available options with d… https://t.co/GIBgPqU25M