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

January 2019

RT @CasaHODL: Announcement 1 comin’ in hot:

You’ve asked, and now we’re delivering. Casa Node code is now open sourced!

For more details…

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RT @epicenterbtc: New episode is up!

We’re joined by Jameson Lopp, a self-proclaimed “Professional Cypherpunk. Jameson has written extens…

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coindesk : @kanzure compares bitcoin to an onion. See more here: ow.ly/F4ec30nqeer pic.twitter.com/o9lVdoQZCv

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@metamarcdw The easiest way to create more Bitcoin engineers is to convert those with the closest skill set.

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Now is the time for all good Bitcoin companies to BTFD (in employed blockchain engineers)

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@twobitidiot If the XRP Army had told you to learn to code, the tables would have been turned!

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As advances in ASIC technology have slowed, bitcoin mining has become more competitive and hashrate is more distrib… https://t.co/bCzmwDGG2F

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Scientists are still trying to figure out gold’s emission algorithm. H/T @mikehagan https://t.co/6ux2JiavNc

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A Japanese woman was murdered on June 18th, 2017 by someone she met at a Bitcoin meetup who wanted her bitcoins due… https://t.co/og007Jp3Zj

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@Seccour_FR If there is an article please add a PR or issue to my repository at https://t.co/BUdsFsvKsh

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Here we observe a prime specimen of the majestic Bitcoin HODLer of last resort perched in its natural habitat while… https://t.co/j7CeGfWI7h

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@Seccour_FR Sorry to hear about that; do you know if the media is covering this story?

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“It’s not possible to become a powerful politician without deceiving and exploiting lots of people, therefore it’s… https://t.co/Tylcxa9s1v

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Instead of extorting a successful entrepreneur, perhaps you should focus on reforming the Department of Education s… https://t.co/CVdYXIcBa8

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Crypto liberals believe Bitcoin will be superceded because it doesn’t evolve fast enough, giving an advantage to mo… https://t.co/ity6lCiZAM

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@mark_o_carroll @Coin_Doctors @francispouliot_ It mainly depends upon your technical skill set. We are targeting fo… https://t.co/Uv2MXcZbHQ

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@LegalDaVinci @jonfavs @flyosity I think Trump is a good thing in one specific way - that hopefully he will open so… https://t.co/zTtRVbrMA0

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@jonfavs @flyosity Your math is off - it’s been 2 years, 5 days, 2 hours, and 40 minutes.

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RT @RainDogDance: Co-authored with @staring_at, the edited and corrected Russian translation of the article “Who Controls Bitcoin Core?” (b…

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@jgarzik On a scale of 0 to 10 how helpful did you find law enforcement to be?

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@bitstein Mr. Henry must be pretty trigger happy on the block button because I’m blocked by him despite having neve… https://t.co/b5wTedSnyG

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RT @AaronvanW: Taproot, an idea first proposed by Greg Maxwell that’s now being realized by several of the most prolific Bitcoin Core devs,…

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@CryptoChef_ @sportscliche Then you don’t even give them the satisfaction of a response.

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@sportscliche You’re correct, and that’s perfectly valid - especially if you’re Satoshi. But these days there are p… https://t.co/UmIpEIcZ2M

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This is one of my least favorite quotes since people tend to use it to arrogantly dismiss inquisitive minds. If you… https://t.co/U1RPPdwRGb

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The only job security you’ll find in the 21st century is within yourself - your own ability to adapt to dynamic market conditions.

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@d81819188 Historically it seems that was true, at least in the US… but times they are a changin’

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It’s a bad idea to work for an organization with leaders that fight rather than collaborate. Perhaps the financial… https://t.co/wWy8kioEdX

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Bitcoin Supremacist Justice Warriors are turning a blind eye to this massive issue with the Lightning Network speci… https://t.co/syoCF9JXPQ

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RT @jeremyrwelch: It’s now clear to me that we need to be more open about our views and longterm plans to reduce misunderstandings.

With…

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“Fake Stake” is the new “Nothing at Stake” -when you use resources internal to the system to secure itself, you cre… https://t.co/bjcGfPLTaf

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Detractors will claim watchtowers introduce trusted third parties into the Lightning Network. While you /could/ bli… https://t.co/EbVqH01zDV

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@alipasha Yes you can, as long as your node stays online.

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@alipasha You only need to subscribe to 1 working watchtower in order to be protected from counterparty channel fra… https://t.co/6cD0SkrIew

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@tomerfederman Channel counterparty fraud risk, where the entity on the other side of your channel tries to close i… https://t.co/LmmwM2DnLW

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RT @JamesClear: Real wealth is not about money.

Real wealth is:
-not having to go to meetings
-not having to spend time with jerks
-not be…

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Lightning watchtowers will decrease fraud risk for users - looks like they’re right around the corner now. https://t.co/0SVuJUWZeb

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“The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists… The trailblazers in human, academic… https://t.co/xF9eO5NEkm

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@coindesk @beamprivacy I bet that stock photo comes in handy pretty often!

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@_jillruth When you turn your hobby into your profession the distinction between work and life disappears…

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There’s more than one way to ride the Lightning! https://t.co/oqbtaxdAoQ

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Sure, we enjoy some freedom, but we’re free as in “free range human on a tax farm.”

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Something like this, perhaps. The surviving early adopters will be those who adopt strong OPSEC or construct crypto… https://t.co/kHSEiiZPbs

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RT @ArminVanBitcoin: Lightning tech is exploding!

- @CasaHODL - fn + âš¡
- @nodl_it - fn + âš¡
- @lightninginabox full node + âš¡
- @bluewalleti…

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@DMN737 @Nneuman @AlenaSatoshi @CasaHODL This is one of the reasons why it’s still #reckless to run a lightning nod… https://t.co/u41Y19Hg7n

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@bitcoin_collect People probably view it in hindsight rather than as Hal intended. There were no guarantees that Bi… https://t.co/DWf3d1jXy6

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@ott0disk It’s hard; you can’t keep up with everything. In general I’m mostly interested in projects that are pushi… https://t.co/ft1PyMmDcz

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@giacomozucco Perhaps that was the problem and people got frustrated, though I personally didn’t see anyone in my c… https://t.co/2Bfu6asiUq

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@btcsimon @MrHodl @alpacasw @giacomozucco I need to get some to test out the wallet functionality, though I doubt a… https://t.co/ggpPJFQ1iV

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@MrHodl @alpacasw @giacomozucco 0. I checked my archives and I’ve been tweeting about MimbleWimble since October 20… https://t.co/eSHBbMHnIa

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@brian_trollz @giacomozucco > But that’s not the same security model
> Isn’t it preferable for the hack itself to b… https://t.co/MZpaU1lHVh

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@brian_trollz @giacomozucco What’s the ethical way to create an environment that incentivizes adversaries to stress… https://t.co/3pXpki8VFw

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RT @twobitidiot: The Bitcoin ETF finally getting approved on a technicality due to government incompetence would be a beautiful and poetic…

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RT @coincenter: We demonstrated the Bitcoin Lightning Network in Congress. https://t.co/YLgSmJbZVc https://t.co/TecrGzrW63

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@giacomozucco I think you’ve touched on the crux of the issue: so long as the discussion is in the abstract about a… https://t.co/odRkWdjSHN

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@MikeLacy0 If all you care about is investing / store of value, then you’re correct.

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If your Bitcoin Supremacism is so weak that it can’t handle discussion of other tech, take two steaks and @ me in t… https://t.co/KN3sDp9JPr

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decryptmedia A user friendly way to run Bitcoin and Lightning: our extensive review of the @CasaHODL Node dcy.pt/2W0cPMZ pic.twitter.com/JkmKuNT5qg

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@destractions @CryptoChef_ @Catheryne_N @TennesseeJed3 You’re making assumptions because you’re thinking like an in… https://t.co/NffWyhS3rK

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@theinstagibbs Because Bitcoin Core was the testnet for Bitcoin Cash, duh!

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@Ether0x Good point - I was looking at the reported hashrate!

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@_DatMine_ @crypto_bobby @CasaHODL There are more types of costs than dollars and cents. Time is money.

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@alexbosworth should probably program “don’t kill humans / do no harm” as #1

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Police have managed to crack the complex Bitcoin cases that took place in Witbank and Middelburg South Africa last… https://t.co/TVN86Y0oOc

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@Ethan_Heilman @theinstagibbs That reminds me, I ought to have quite a few TBCH… somewhere. Will have to dig around.

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@sat_disc It’s still running, now at a load average of 0.44

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@weissjeffm @MrHodl I don’t think they have any economic goals; their goals are privacy and scalability. https://t.co/bbiw8WsgRg

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@bergealex4 @giacomozucco I feel you. If there was consensus on an acceptable way to do permissionless 2 way pegs f… https://t.co/kkPdb5yyQZ

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@MrHodl Of course, but who knows what the markets will do. Risk! Finance!

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@twobitidiot Only bearly. At the hype peak I was gaining 1,000 per day… gotta keep hustling.

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@MrHodl Yep, there’s probably a price floor /somewhere/ - seems that even the shittiest of shitcoins manage to find a floor above 0.

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@MrHodl For sure! I suspect it may have some utility, but the economics don’t make sense as a SoV.

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@MrHodl @bergealex4 @giacomozucco Indeed; if folks had invested millions of dollars it would make no sense. I’m not… https://t.co/suruaI732P

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I suspect a lot of the speculators will get rekt, which is perfectly fair. The actions of investors don’t affect th… https://t.co/V3ZXmZOEfT

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@bergealex4 @giacomozucco Are you saying that the team building grin solicited said investments? If not, how are de… https://t.co/w0LYYqSESs

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@barefoot_88 It’s probably technically possible, but the payout would be incredibly tiny. Not worth the effort IMO.

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@BlockCypher @f3rgl You’ve probably got a couple days left. Even on a blazing fast machine I’m unable to do a full… https://t.co/r6NLXkbQxc

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Productivity pro-tip: don’t dwell on the vastness of the universe and your inconsequential fleeting existence.

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New “Data Anchoring” section added to lopp.net/bitcoin.html - please suggest additions of any services I missed! pic.twitter.com/Q423VZrQXb

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@bitcoin_collect You misspelled “shill.” Also, you misused the term. I’m actually interested in the tech, which is… https://t.co/I43CuXOSMp

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@CryptoChef_ @Catheryne_N @TennesseeJed3 Anyone may speculate by converting one asset into another asset. Convertin… https://t.co/ryc1MHX3rz

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On the bright side, all the Ethereum node operators who didn’t update their node for the Constantinople hard fork n… https://t.co/5yP3sOwEAS

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@bitstein @pierre_rochard Twitter is all fun and games until you get sacked in meatspace.

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@weissjeffm Nah, supposedly a ton of industrial miners are having a go at it. Probably not worth the effort.

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RT @BitfuryGroup: Exciting news: Our @Lightning_Peach team has made it possible to exchange cryptocurrency via the #LightningNetwork on @BT…

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@weissjeffm I think it will take a while due to the manually set super high difficulty. Something like 10,000X testnet difficulty.

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@TennesseeJed3 Because there are no sketchy incentives skewed towards the creators, it’s actually innovating, and i… https://t.co/ktcFZKzhUs

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@udiWertheimer Yeah, first build didn’t have any peers and I was twiddling my thumbs until I saw the new commit.

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@oscpacey It’s a delayed start to make the launch more fair - giving people time to build and deploy their nodes.

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I made the mistake of creating an IPv6 only server just for fun and am stuck in the 6th circle of networking hell w… https://t.co/bteAGm0ZhL

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A year has passed @AdamSinger - have we given up on magical internet money? If all you look at is the exchange rate… https://t.co/dTtTInaZmb

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@williamlegate @flyosity TSA has historically had a high failure rate - this is nothing new.… https://t.co/elsWxoTpyM

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@Mandrik I think you’re allowed to eat any part of the cow, including the juice.

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RT @CasaHODL: We’ve put a ton of automated testing into our #iOS Keymaster app. This significantly reduces the chance of bugs or security h…

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CryptoMarigny @lopp Bitcoin is a fine vessel to navigate the winds of change but there are many perils in the Sea of Shitcoins

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RT @bitstein: Miners are free to mine any block they’d like.

Devs are free to write any code they’d like.

Node operators are free to run…

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@MediumSqueeze No worries, that was pre-Bitcoin!

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@MediumSqueeze Personally, I hoped that it would enable me to surround myself with a new social group of smart folk… https://t.co/8hWKVfaP3G

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@coryklippsten @nntaleb Interestingly enough, I’m a Mensa member - I founded Mensa’s Bitcoin Special Interest Group… https://t.co/1SSv4ouhE0

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You fools, the government is shut down! Who’s going to stop you from transporting the pelican without a permit? 🤦‍♂️https://t.co/GBUkGjXEnr

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@r0ckstardev @Piotr14Tra @francispouliot_ I think @giacomozucco was the first to jokingly say Bitcoin Supremacists… https://t.co/A79V9lukAn

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Government downtime: the best kind of downtime. Think Trump can get it down to one nine of uptime for 2019? https://t.co/dzGtDfSVUs

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@ryscar13 Indeed. In my experience super high IQ folks tend to have trade-offs with their social skills.

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@mcnicollme Are there any standard / reputable EQ tests?

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IQ is a grade of your logic in a low stress environment. It doesn’t show that someone is a good communicator or tea… https://t.co/pqVH60Ahbu

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@frostysmoothone Yep, I’ve been unable to open the box without destroying either the box or the single sticker.

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Arguing about what HODL means == arguing about a meme.
Arguing about what Bitcoin is == arguing about a plurality of memes.

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If you attempt affixing a rudder onto the Bitcoin boat you’ll find yourself thrown overboard into the Shitcoin Sea.

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@DavidShares @coindesk Successful memes surpass the wildest dreams of their originators when they take on a life of… https://t.co/QRskL9lEsZ

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@SQLInterstellar Any type of money; there are more memes than the internet comedic variety.

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Money is made of memes.

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@ElkimXOC @LukeDashjr @peeticek @CasaHODL Correct. Proving that there are 0 backdoors in the hardware or firmware i… https://t.co/ZwAf9aMhIp

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@brndnmtthws @pierre_rochard I used to work in ad tech. Now I don’t work for bitcoin, but I do work for Bitcoin.

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@josephrodgers There would be two forks until someone bridged the two networks, at which point the fork with more c… https://t.co/BPWg4bdD9b

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RT @cryptograffiti: My latest work commemorates the 10th anniversary of @halfin’s involvement in Bitcoin. Repurposed credit cards sit atop…

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Does the #XRPArmy even have any weapons? Do bots even have trigger fingers? These are important unaddressed questio… https://t.co/MNG1VLziQI

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@nvk That probably wouldn’t help fight the narrative that Bitcoin Core controls Bitcoin. Imagine trying to argue th… https://t.co/aK1zqpse1e

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I’m going live on @coindesk’s Periscope broadcast in 5 minutes at 6PM EST with @pete_rizzo_ and @jeremyrubin! https://t.co/UeqwxDogMO

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@henry_popescu Sure. Unfortunately there are plenty of situations where corporate bureaucracy requires certain info… https://t.co/PAkcz6IVfF

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If you truly want to protect your privacy, you’d better be prepared to lie.

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The ability to pay for bitcoin Lightning channels to be opened to you via other cryptocurrencies and even custodial… https://t.co/4NCRcIIdfX

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@VictorErem @WhalePanda @fluffypony you should let them know that they are referring to the wrong Moreno.

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@WhalePanda So you’re saying that it’s gonna pump? That’s some perverse incentives if I do say so myself.

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@_Kevin_Pham Is that you, @ryanxcharles? I’d been wondering where you went after abandoning your last account…

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@CryptoChambers Set up alerts for your node at Bitnodes.earn.com (though not with an email tied to your name)

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@_M215 @jimmysong Nobody suspects that the guy wearing pajama pants is strapped.

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@trinoxol None required, it’s a nice to have. It can be learned on the job and I’m always available to provide guidance.

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@jeffrade The vast majority of Casa employees work remotely; it’s certainly an option.

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Are you an experienced software engineer who’s really into secure scalable back ends and Bitcoin? Come work with me! https://t.co/TqfWEJeVuv

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@JoshuaJBouw We are - other folks can add whatever labels they want at the end but it doesn’t really matter. 😀

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@miketwenty1 @notsofast @SatoshiLite It may have been too subtle for a lot of folks. I attempted to clarify here https://t.co/d2PsZgnPoj

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Originally we were just Bitcoiners. Then folks started creating competing networks & defensive Bitcoiners were dubb… https://t.co/aBYzCnz7GI

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@Ragnarly @eiaine @SatoshiLite I identify as a Segregated Witness.

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@eiaine @SatoshiLite Because we don’t care what toxic name you call us - we’ll embrace it.

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@rrhoover @balajis Fly to the north or south pole where all the time zones meet. When you need an extra hour, just take a few steps west.

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@ryanxcharles Did you survive your 2 week fast?

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@RichardHeartWin @cryptomanran Bitcoin is the currency of enemies. As such, it can have no greater representative t… https://t.co/Cjdj6IRdEo

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@CryptoHTX @SatoshiLite Thanks! Humor was, in fact, my intention.

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@odedleiba @pierre_rochard You can safely connect an SPV wallet on a mobile device - no encryption required. Prefer… https://t.co/7rqVoNwnxN

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@SatoshiLite Bitcoin Supremacists, please. Extremists has a negative connotation.

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@pierre_rochard @odedleiba Because it’s for use inside your home network. We’ll be adding support in the future for… https://t.co/JB6me7cVlS

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This is an excellent portrayal of how cryptotwitter works. Thanks, @Cointelegraph! pic.twitter.com/9M6MVevlzd

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@_PeterRyan Math & science seem pretty safe. Politics, history, and economics should probably be bolstered with sup… https://t.co/G0zjCZ3EUE

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@NakoMbelle I completely agree - crony capitalism is a great example of tyranny of the (economic) majority. It’s si… https://t.co/Gw95LIWrNB

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It’s difficult to discuss the tyranny of the majority when many people are brainwashed by state education centers t… https://t.co/bKiDYLibrd

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@NakoMbelle To be clear, the logic to which I referred in my original post had nothing to do with taxation or with… https://t.co/VWiYG9vKSd

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@NakoMbelle I’m not sure what philanthropy has to do with the above. Did you know that the amount of money someone… https://t.co/825iMYcANV

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@markamaro333 Because I’m not comparing the outcome of the decision - I don’t believe that the ends justify the mea… https://t.co/5ejF3x2c1Y

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@kimmojaskari You’re arguing that the ends justify the means. I’m arguing that the logic is absurd regardless of the ends.

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@2020november You’re focused on the outcome, I’m focused on the logic behind the decision. I never said that the ou… https://t.co/sutE0czUNZ

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@anonyx10 Yes it’s inflammatory. It’s also equivalent logic to a bunch of bullies on a schoolyard playground voting… https://t.co/kGmCFrMav6

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@jimyoung2817 @Bulldozer0 @markb Indeed, I have no interest in arguing about tax laws. The whole thing is laughable… https://t.co/1fRsnzgeW4

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@AFDudley0 @STEVEN_HALL_bTC The state cares not how your income is denominated. If you earn income in bitcoin it’s taxed just the same.

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@plebcapital The use of such logic is grotesque in any situation where it forces the will of a majority upon a mino… https://t.co/nujX7R48iy

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@markb My argument is that the logic is based upon immoral tyranny of the majority. The “straw man” as you put it i… https://t.co/zAy5LPpJrN

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Sickening statist tyranny of the majority logic. Let’s use a counterexample to expose the flaw:

“Look. This isn’t… https://t.co/WtPEcTu4h3

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@timoncc @Excellion @peterktodd Surely your time can be better spent on other things…

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@JosephFiscella @SoundCrypto @VeriBlock I think you missed the “k” - you’re off by 3 orders of magnitude.

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VeriBlock miners posted 783,000 transactions to Bitcoin’s blockchain in December and are on track for 1,500,000 in… https://t.co/E14Sdf2dlt

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@AbsenceAbdullah @BryceWeiner @mbs_ctt I’d recommend reading the discussion on /r/bitcoin https://t.co/Wp3exVe3e1

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@WayneVaughan @VeriBlock To be fair, VeriBlock identified themselves with their block explorer and @notsofast and @Marsmensch tipped me off.

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