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

September 2020

@alpacasw I tried to several years ago and never got a response from the local voting commission.

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Least presidential debate of all time. pic.twitter.com/QRKZFKSPQT

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We have the technology to only enable the mic of the person who has been allotted time to speak.

But let’s be real… https://t.co/oJNXGgyt23

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For sure, the next generation’s gonna innovate some next level dystopian shit. https://t.co/rFKB7FFmTP

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I’m drunk and still can’t overlook the fact that:

Biden has made multiple self-contradictory slip-ups.

Trump reli… https://t.co/jvZB3eB1dc

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“GENTLEMEN DO YOU REALIZE YOU’RE BOTH SPEAKING AT THE SAME TIME?”

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I vote every day.

Few understand this.
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@danheld @danheldn I think the folks manning the @TwitterSupport impersonation reports are on vacation. They used to be pretty responsive.

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No need for a presidential debate bingo card tonight.

Simply drink whenever you have a pervasive feeling of dread.

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We can’t know for sure, but we can be sure that none of Craig Wright’s patents are holding anyone back. https://t.co/IKhem60E4e

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folks who store value in fiat be like pic.twitter.com/DVKDypDd7t

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@defrost94 @CasaHODL It can be additionally tricky because on Ledger and Coldcard you have to change settings / app… https://t.co/STWFixF9I1

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@devilninja777 @DanDarkPill High time preference; I was burning my publicly registered possessions.

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@alistairmilne @krakenfx These are rookie numbers; @BashCo_ you gotta up your sockpuppet game.

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@pmccall777 You could probably crash it to 0 with $10,000 - the daily trading volume is only a few grand.

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Remember Bitcoin Private?
Once valued over $1,000,000,000 now it’s $500,000
https://t.co/x8jTZ8PbqH https://t.co/DYsoBglRd6

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Bitcoin fork farming and reinvesting in BTC has been a profitable strategy. H/T @krakenfx pic.twitter.com/yXfLtvBlHe

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@orionwl @pwuille I’d think there’s easily a 1% margin of error; the bottleneck is definitely CPU. Same machine I’v… https://t.co/MqVGBdF14a

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I ran 4 different syncs of Bitcoin Core to benchmark the real-world performance improvements offered by enabling GL… https://t.co/GrEpfYYbba

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The @Grayscale Bitcoin Trust is now holding 450,000 BTC - 2.4% of the current supply. 💀

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Fascinating: a single point of failure (a CeFi exchange hack) has wreaked havoc across the DeFi landscape. pic.twitter.com/9tOo26fAZn

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@FiseraMartin No, no one can block bitcoin funds from being spent. If an exchange RECEIVES funds it believes are st… https://t.co/NgElq8dKLo

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If a “decentralized” project can invalidate stolen tokens then it can invalidate YOUR tokens.

Censorship resistanc… https://t.co/EdumJvUqtg

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History doesn’t repeat but it does rhyme. Fascinating to see how rollbacks have evolved since The DAO. https://t.co/oKyv4C4UAg

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@greg_not_so Nope, it’s an administrative function wielded by the team that launched the contract.

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The veil of decentralization is lifted when “DeFi” projects freak out about stolen funds being laundered. https://t.co/w1NmZv21ij

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Historical software design focused on human-computer interaction at the micro (individual) scale. This can result i… https://t.co/w7qWcuMyxz

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@WhalePanda You can secure google style TOTP with a yubikey via @Yubico Authenticator

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RT @CasaHODL: 🤔🔰 Weekend reading:

Hardware wallets let you trade the Pandora’s Box of digital threats to your #Bitcoin for the more predic…

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@jimmysong Uh oh, nobody tell the patent police!

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@montaga “Yourself” is one word, thus it’s illogical to have an ‘S’ in that acronym.

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Intellectual property protections pause public project progress. Bitcoin will become more performant, private, and… https://t.co/WNdkMqP0nx

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Bitcoiners: we’re running the numbers in 10 blocks! https://t.co/EG8riRpc4E

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@ScrillaVentura I was trying to remember if anyone ever made a Rare Pepe of me but I don’t recall…

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I’m told that real bitcoiners neither value art nor touch ERC NFTs so this might have a very small market. Nonethel… https://t.co/vMmiMuIL5y

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Just realized the armory is severely lacking a phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range. Projectile weapons will be… https://t.co/I1FG9TxayJ

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Enough is enough.

It’s time to put our feet down.

NO, 2020, YOU CAN’T HAVE RON PAUL!

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Bitcoin: because the only way to win the fiat game is not to play.

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@BitcoinEmp @magicalcrypto Bitcoin user not affected by bitcoin IOU user 🙃

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From today’s Ethereum panel: “database sharding is a common challenge in the realm of computer science; so much so… https://t.co/BP0BCWJLXT

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@AriDavidPaul @thebitcoinrabbi @stoolpresidente It’s speculation all the way down 😏

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@AriDavidPaul @stoolpresidente “Productive” assets are not safe from being traded speculatively; bagholder phenomen… https://t.co/nsLWVGlqM8

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“Bitcoin is just one big ponzi scheme. I understand what I think you guys think it is but to me it is a ponzi schem… https://t.co/0xm1aXlRMd

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@OneBuckSwope Better to be heavily outgunned than insanely outgunned.

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Well, if the State sends heavily armed and armored thugs to invade your home then a handgun with 10 rounds simply w… https://t.co/aTt3EjOfva

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What if the Ring drone narcs on you when it sees what you’re doing with your 3D printer? https://t.co/ckq3hdtdJF

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I’m presenting at @magicalcrypto VR tomorrow - it’s gonna be lit! pic.twitter.com/iZchdD1IgH

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The gap between future cyberpunk dystopia and current cyberpunk dystopia is narrowing.

2020 sci-fi… https://t.co/DdK7x6NswV

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@PaddysPubKey Column CB of https://t.co/bvKFiILdff shows 545 / 6029 respondents (9%) stating that they are minoriti… https://t.co/03kHrvMN7m

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FOSS contributors are ~95% males, < 10% minorities.

We are privileged to have time to spend volunteering.

We oper… https://t.co/uaPqAoc6q5

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Q: WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO IF POLITICIAN X WINS?
A: The same thing we do every day; continue building systems to route around them.

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@KevLeht @PrimeTrustCo While there may very well be business opportunities in networking with that crowd, it’s prob… https://t.co/FesEzWTcg8

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@BookofNick It’s in a safe I can’t access at the moment but it’s basically one of these with a sticker on the back https://t.co/0p6tEenutU

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I recently found a DIY 1 BTC silver coin I created in 2014; does it have any collectible value as the only physical Lopp-minted coin?

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One fun aspect of entrepreneurship is the folks who go to great lengths to explain why they think your business mod… https://t.co/37EhF0Ie3H

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In conclusion, the only cop charged in the Breonna Taylor case is the one who did the worst job of shooting at her. https://t.co/UQaN1xk1Ks

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All the cool kids are out there farming liquids and flipping the latest hot potato token and I’m just sitting here… https://t.co/8ZQn8SVefX

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@PeterMcCormack We can finally have literal beanie babies on the blockchain!

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Running the numbers in ethereum continues to be quite challenging. https://t.co/Hfz449Q6sD

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RT @badcryptobitch: It’s shilling time again!

I’m hiring our first Research Engineer for @hashcloak.

Details: https://t.co/d7FHgceUbV

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@greg_not_so It plays a role but on its own does not prevent double spending.

The blockchain as an append-only led… https://t.co/yRr0PODRrr

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RT @CasaHODL: Only 12 hours to the deadline for our Platinum membership giveaway!

If @PeterMcCormack can get his security under control wi…

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Oh, the irony. Didn’t even send the request from the same domain / IP that was blocked. pic.twitter.com/zvuJUX5YJ6

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@zackvoell Rather amazing how many folks still follow him. Goes to show that followers are pretty sticky.

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@greg_not_so Nah. It’s far more important to validate that no one’s double spending money or creating money faster… https://t.co/inZR7d5Mg3

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Naïveté: the Bitcoin network achieves consensus via proof of work.
Nuance: PoW is but one of many rules validated i… https://t.co/fP7Fyxm21R

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@NeerajKA If only we had millions of gun owning Americans who are out of work and would love to get paid by the government to hunt…

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@mflaxman No clue, someone should investigate!

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@mflaxman Loading phase will take about the same amount of time, signing phase is much faster.

100 input single si… https://t.co/QPb8ZJYh03

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Governance tokens are simply a second layer signaling mechanism. There’s no way around the fact that truly decentra… https://t.co/kxCeVu90Xe

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@ZackG1982 Service! DIY for free will always be an option for folks; we offer something different for those who wan… https://t.co/qKf6jDA31f

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@vjaceslavs93 @TuurDemeester @Unscrip24849698 @eric_lombrozo My increased reach on social media resulted in attract… https://t.co/fgPdqYmpVJ

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@TuurDemeester First you’d have to settle on what constitutes an “influencer” but yeah…

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Casa is not merely a multisig wallet - we offer a level of service that’s unparalleled in the self custody space. https://t.co/q7jNPoKwQK

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New Tree-D printing technology will enable us to reforest the planet faster than ever before! pic.twitter.com/D3dMN8B5FY

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Stack more sats by swallowing soy instead of steak. pic.twitter.com/9hbawOxCzi

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@notsofast Chads are chairless. Gigachads are homeless.

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@larrysalibra Strengthening your HODL and stopping you from unnecessary consumption. It makes you ask the question… https://t.co/2GrERswHGj

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The first-mover advantage of switching to use bitcoin as your unit of account cannot be overstated.

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@udiWertheimer One small step for Bitcoin, one giant leap for gigachadkind.

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@masonic_tweets They could always start a gas limit war and appeal to miners; likelihood of success is far higher than in Bitcoin.

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The State isn’t ignorant; it is correct to be fearful of software. They know that technology empowers individuals a… https://t.co/5BRP5dSITk

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Y’all think 2020 is crazy but the ride is only getting started. This century will be humanity’s greatest challenge… https://t.co/UGOW4jGOie

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The market prices of cryptocurrencies with strong privacy characteristics are a reminder that practically nobody va… https://t.co/bE9AISD5jf

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I recently observed 2 unrelated incidents in different communities during which folks lost their minds over a singl… https://t.co/n1IuIJqKH2

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Before the internet shrank the world, requiring that your friends agreed with you 100% on every topic was a surefir… https://t.co/MthCQpCGu5

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Last week Donald Trump extended Proclamation 7463, declared 19 years ago, giving the POTUS emergency military power… https://t.co/CtHo7KDgEc

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@ErikVoorhees Technological innovation will continue to accelerate; will this result in the legal system lagging fu… https://t.co/EVeqFYKD0y

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@matthew_d_green Trimming the bush to create a glory hole sounds like the right number of entendres to me; it will work itself out.

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@ErikVoorhees I’ve been asked that question many times and thankfully it’s a simple answer: we never have control o… https://t.co/ggNAvTXqQW

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@ErikVoorhees The flip side is that it’s equally frustrating that projects / exchanges won’t come out and explain w… https://t.co/CsD1REYq3K

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@ErikVoorhees Probably because they know the law is open to interpretation and don’t want to end up being on the wr… https://t.co/1KSDul5mpK

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In the Information Age the weapons are digital, the front lines are in cyberspace, & nation states find themselves… https://t.co/sDfy59QLQd

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Imagine being the “most powerful nation in the world” and feeling threatened by a mobile app.
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@aDaveJohnson Mullvad / NordVPN / ProtonVPN ain’t bad https://t.co/tA3I5YNBkp

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Wait, “VPNs” is trending? Privacy is finally cool?

Oh, the kids want to route around censorship to get their TikTo… https://t.co/Fzzf6e0fai

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@michael_saylor You got the hang of Twitter pretty quick! 💏💏

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RT @michael_saylor: #Bitcoin is a swarm of cyber hornets serving the goddess of wisdom, feeding on the fire of truth, exponentially growing…

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Not a fan of stock to flow models? There’s also the “Never Look Back Price” model! The NLB price is the last time b… https://t.co/LDcMFsg3dy

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@EarnBetAL Indeed! There are no more than 165,000 BTC on Lightning network. https://t.co/PHLzS3fK2b

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Broke: there is more bitcoin on ethereum than on lightning network.
Woke: there is 0 bitcoin on ethereum and it’s i… https://t.co/RWMQQv51Cq

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@AndyGolay Only temporarily, as I explained here. https://t.co/Kqiuhlgyum

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@fluffypony Depends on how many office doors Bezos has

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The robustness of any platform should be judged by the “how many doors must be kicked down” metric. If the answer i… https://t.co/jrAVFKFEAA

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The duopoly of Apple and Google’s mobile app stores has become a dangerous chokepoint for freedom of speech. App pl… https://t.co/30CzJ1KRRz

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Latest report from @ARKInvest shows that there are a variety of value capture paths Bitcoin could take to become a… https://t.co/ntDdnES4tY

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@0xfactor1 @thewiseturtle Absolutely! However, from looking at their github repositories it looks like the uniswap… https://t.co/QS9mwgGVPk

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@EarnBetAL It’s called adversarial thinking; I recommend applying it liberally against every project.

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@_navdw @San_person When you “provide liquidity” then your money is no longer in your control, correct? Is there no… https://t.co/fFR2epeJw2

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@EarnBetAL Nobody’s crying; it’s a question of attack vectors. If you’re going to invite attack by regulators, it’s… https://t.co/kAY4dPHJYQ

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@pierre_rochard Sell your firstborn child so you can buy more .

Am I doing this right, @pierre_rochard?

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@thewiseturtle Yeah I wanted to put “decentralized exchange” in quotes. It’s decentralized in an ongoing operationa… https://t.co/rTunqWecwj

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@San_person When you lend your money to another entity with the hope of a positive ROI, I’d consider that an invest… https://t.co/BSikJX9ibb

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Can anyone explain how a governance token from a company that pays out users for investing their money in said comp… https://t.co/l9laWeBtkf

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RT @CasaHODL: Wildfires, insider fraud, travel restrictions, SIM swaps, malware.

There is a lot to consider when securing your bitcoin, an…

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You can’t cancel a sovereign individual. 😏 https://t.co/rB93ihObc4

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@_JustinMoon_ Web site is misnamed; should be BTCIOUsonethereum

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RT @PeterMcCormack: I’ve twisted the arm of @CasaHODL and they are giving away a one year Platinum membership for their Bitcoin multi-sig s…

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#ThrowbackThursday to 2014 when I was incredibly eager to convert my retirement funds into bitcoin before an ETF wa… https://t.co/Rip2g9cHAQ

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@superenrico @torproject In my experience most sites sophisticated enough to block popular VPNs will also block tor exit nodes.

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Blocked from the 2020 Census site due to my VPN.
Locked out of a bank account due to my VPN.
Media on Twitter break… https://t.co/NEBtcmfKgk

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Stop holding out on us and spill the beans to the recipe for creating explosives with 3.5 ounces of guacamole. https://t.co/ckS3IAaeZl

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RT @APompliano: New episode with @michael_saylor is now live!

We discuss how Michael built MicroStrategy, what his $500 million dilemma ea…

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🥳🎉 Global Bitcoin ATM installations just surpassed 10,000 units according to @CoinATMRadar! https://t.co/rnryPGzRWQ

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“I find the entire Bitcoin community to be inspirational… one of the key drivers of our belief in the success of… https://t.co/8vhUIs4RfQ

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“The #1 knock on Bitcoin is maybe it’s the MySpace to Facebook… absolutely not!

Myspace was 200X smaller than Bi… https://t.co/yzXe6PZ5V3

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A winning formula has been to [invest in] a digital dominant network that dematerializes something.

Mobile: Apple… https://t.co/skK30QezqT

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@PeterMcCormack Nope. Pretty clear from his profile that he’s only interested in free payments infrastructure, not sound money.

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Apathy is a social media superpower; those who get triggered tend to lose the game.

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Waiting for toxic carnivore bitcoin jihadists to attack the bitcoiners who are banksters now 🙈🙊🙉

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A common claim is that the solution to monopolies is government anti-trust regulation & enforcement.

Government is… https://t.co/TOiRuNE1Vv

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Surveillance footage released by law enforcement shows a brazen daylight theft of cash from a Bitcoin ATM in East L… https://t.co/wztRP9qJyI

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@matshenricson False. You’d better be paying the applicable taxes on that transaction!

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Them: “Anarcho-capitalism sounds scary! Can you imagine a world in which governments don’t interfere with every pri… https://t.co/1BZv54Iyuz

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So you want to buy bitcoin? You may prioritize for one of the following:

* Privacy
* Low fees / spread
* Convenience / fast execution

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RT @WhatBitcoinDid: WBD260 - How to Protect Your Bitcoin with Nick Neuman (@Nneuman) & Jameson Lopp (@lopp). We discuss:
- Storing your pri…

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The ownership of bitcoin’s supply is becoming more distributed over time. H/T @coinmetrics pic.twitter.com/4h312UEdtx

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“You’re not a bitcoiner if you don’t run your own node.”

“You’re not a libertarian if you drive on state owned roa… https://t.co/4nd2rRa4Uf

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Did you know that the combination of red & yellow is proven to make people hungry? pic.twitter.com/i5WOPrPijr

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Bitcoin is politician-proof.

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RT @bcrypt: my friend sophie got fired from her job at Facebook and turned down a $64,000 severance package in order to leak this, so u bet…

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@danheld Solution: go into cryogenic stasis for a millennium, wake up rich.

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At @CasaHODL we HODL your hand, not your keys. Start building your own bank with expert guidance at… https://t.co/H9eMJW4mf4

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Dopes: “Bitcoin wastes energy!”
Wokes: “Bitcoin feeds on waste energy.”

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Joke: Bitcoin is going to zero
Woke: the dollar is going to zero

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@Polylunar_ @_prestwich @jimmysong @achow101 No, timelocks are in redeem scripts. xpubs are only used to create one… https://t.co/t06TQnyjDr

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@gh0st_meat I’m just saying there’s a disconnect here.

“Workweeks” make sense for jobs with clear cut hours like r… https://t.co/pgx0zXYZZ4

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As someone who oversees infrastructure for tech startups, the idea of a “workweek” is quite quaint. I can assure yo… https://t.co/yFoYgTU8io

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@ChristopherA I’m currently facing the possibility of having to build logic into wallet software that knows what ha… https://t.co/OXB3MHZ27I

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@ChristopherA Yes, I’d aim for being able to support more like a 1 MB PSBT just to have plenty of margin to handle… https://t.co/qRnOvh663J

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The elegance of Proof of Work’s brute force approach is in its simplicity. No work? No problem - no reward! https://t.co/uCI8H8P5qV

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@Wealth_Bitcoin Yes, we even have a guide for how to do that if you’re a Casa client. https://t.co/0RU5N5Icpm

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@KayBeSee Depends on use case. In 2017 when I was at BitGo we had an influx of users struggling with high-UTXO coun… https://t.co/h7LpiWSYcO

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Behold - I am reborn in virtual form! pic.twitter.com/arvF3oUyGH

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@DoctorTringale The number of inputs to your transaction is going to be bounded by how many deposits you’ve made to… https://t.co/O0xzGaXR8L

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@LlanbroUplift It’s relative to one’s net worth and what you’re willing to lose. I’d suggest multisig to folks who… https://t.co/VmXHvP4aZS

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If you want to self custody large amounts of bitcoin, multisig is the preferred method for creating highly robust s… https://t.co/27am8EoBtZ

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@pd_myers @druidian He’s a Bitconnect scammer, just moved on to a new scam.

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@ErikVoorhees @jespow There’s no way that anyone under the age of 100 can consent to being governed by a 250 year old institution.

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@FreedomIsntSafe @_JustinMoon_ It’s not security research; everybody does security research!

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@_JustinMoon_ Call me when you’re out of alpha 🤔

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