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

June 2021

RT @usecriptobr: Bitcoin não tem:
líder carismático
fundação financiada
token de governança
cronograma de aquisição
conselho diretor
escrit…

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@jasonffl drat, I should have taken the ruler out

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Bitcoin has…
no charismatic leader
no funded foundation
no governance token
no vesting schedule
no steering counc… https://t.co/REXKSF71P8

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Few things are as satisfying as routing around gatekeepers.

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You can’t bomb your way to peace.
You can’t vote your way to freedom.
You can’t spend your way to surplus.
You can’… https://t.co/eunW8QusEB

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RT @bitrefill: Pt 1. Jameson Lopp @lopp CTO of @CasaHODL on El Salvador, Crime & crypto, and getting swatted - To the Moon ep. 16
https://…

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In 2 days the Bitcoin network will automatically retarget a new mining difficulty just like it has hundreds of time… https://t.co/crfHScMiFP

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@danheld Hell is when your digitized consciousness is reanimated as a nonperson cyberslave.

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@danheld It’s a better-than-nothing backup plan but I’d rather not have to go that route.

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Twitter Spaces is working flawlessly in the web app. RIP Clubhouse

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Today @RepBillFoster stated that “there’s a significant sentiment, increasing sentiment, in Congress that if you’re… https://t.co/ntspbE8sVO

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The best support tickets are the one where the user is totally pissed that their account doesn’t work and it takes… https://t.co/2o7ITAxkKH

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@acityinohio for the sexy voice playing off the contrasting uber nerdy voice *chef’s kiss*

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@CoinDesk @coinbase @compass_mining @cryptocom You’re gonna confuse people by tagging the company when it’s referri… https://t.co/hlzbD93VIJ

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This is why your phone number AND ANYTHING YOU TIE TO IT is not safe. https://t.co/l2DT64eCX9

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@AriDavidPaul Well hurry up already; writing robust and maintainable code is a PITA. Can’t believe I’m still coding… https://t.co/XSKN26NNrg

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Of course, a “natural Ponzi scheme” that has no schemer and no actual payments to earlier investors with funds from… https://t.co/InyBwphc76

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You don’t have to be a rocket scientist or even an economist to understand that inflation is theft on a mass scale. https://t.co/iGeIspi257

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Fire your financial advisor if they aren’t taking advances in longevity biotech into consideration for your retirement planning.

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Bitcoin has already been declared dead twice as many times in 2021 as in all of 2020.😏

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A larger block reward market, a greater share of hashrate within the US, & emergence of US foundries foster a more… https://t.co/NFi6CctLCb

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@emilepetrone FYI one unexpected side effect from my weight loss journey was that I stopped snoring.

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congrats this might be an even worse idea than @AMLBitcoin https://t.co/8wrB8AlPkw

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Bitcoin price charts are just noise.

The signal is in the central bank charts.

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@BtcBlackthorne I regularly check in on how various networks are doing in terms of full validation sync performance… https://t.co/L9LOXOPbeZ

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“Verifying a string of 30 random characters is onerous and nerve-wracking!” exclaimed the person who clearly doesn’… https://t.co/KeOEASnMYb

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I don’t have a LinkedIn account. If you have an account and you’d like to crush a scammer, please report this impos… https://t.co/pFtk39Dydn

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@danielwingen Imposter. All my real accounts have attestations on keybase.

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Everything in moderation.
Including tolerance.
Lest it be weaponized against you.

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@1Blockchaintech There are many possible ways. Casa has an inheritance setup built around our multisig service. https://t.co/1MjNC8ZVue

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@D34D81 I’m testing all the clients listed on the documentation at https://t.co/gxjApbKkxB

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@cburgdorf I saw the note that it’s not production ready, but it’s on the list of clients in the docs thus I tested… https://t.co/RlUzKvOHfo

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@LefterisJP @ErigonEth Yes I’m making a note of that; I’m testing the clients listed on the ethereum.org docs list

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@orweinberger Yep there was that error and a bunch of others about unpickling / referencing variable ‘field’ before… https://t.co/tuuxpXyb0L

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Full validation sync of Ethereum Trinity 0.1.0a37 node got to block 51,000 on my benchmark machine in 10 minutes an… https://t.co/NMzFRQZ0zY

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“I strongly believe that Bitcoin’s value is driven by overzealous investors, coming from a very small tech communit… https://t.co/VOrQt0zzZL

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Conservative extrapolation (based upon 20% sync) for completion of EOS 2.1.0 full validation sync on my benchmark m… https://t.co/8uN9AYNJ24

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@Mariandipietra Sure, if your network is small / highly centralized.

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@TusharJain_ Technically yes, anyone is free to fork for any reason. Doing so becomes less and less tenable as the… https://t.co/80eHKY1zlx

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@AlmostSureMath I don’t believe Satoshi ever explained the decision around that constant before disappearing. https://t.co/PGvFhflGAN

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If a nation state seizes all of the mining equipment within its borders, people in other nations can build new equi… https://t.co/HT9louvV5u

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@AlmostSureMath Because you can not know the true hashrate of the network due to block time variance. Hashrate is /… https://t.co/1QoUeUQUZT

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Q: Why doesn’t Bitcoin’s mining difficulty adjust itself more quickly?

A: Bitcoin does not have the same perspecti… https://t.co/MJvHHW8Mct

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Bitcoin’s exchange rate is still so low because few understand that the network has become robust enough to withsta… https://t.co/JIbpIuKVsc

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@jer979 When you have sanity+clarity+conviction and no one else does, you find yourself out of consensus with every… https://t.co/mf2XRN6GV9

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@balajis Funky things happen when you try to make difficulty adjustments to be “more responsive.”

See: BCH

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@gersonmartinez In the case of children who are too young, I’d suggest that you set up a trust to take ownership an… https://t.co/1KMHKHgQZm

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If you set up inheritance to ensure your heirs can recover bitcoin, the plan shouldn’t stop at the recovery step.… https://t.co/CDumLjGBYH

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“The value of SafeDollar has dropped to $0” 🙄
https://t.co/5QL4pjEjeJ

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We’re building better money.
We’re not asking for permission.
We will not be stopped by trolls or threats.

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@KimDotcom @0xpraetorian meaningless drivel
meaningless drivel
if you choose, sure
show us said patents
it’s a diff… https://t.co/JalQCi3zwN

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Insanity is basically a prerequisite to be an extremely early Bitcoin adopter.

On the other hand, sanity is relative.

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@brucefenton Ah yes, you’re a non-person if you don’t have a GPG identity on the web of trust, right?

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RT @pete_rizzo_: RIP Mircea Popescu (1980 — 2021)

Called “The Father of Bitcoin Toxicity” by some, Mircea will endure as one of #Bitcoin’s…

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@astrojoe001 IIRC his twitter account was suspended many years ago for a threat he made against Andreas Antonopolous

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You don’t know jack about toxic Bitcoin maximalism if you don’t know the tale of Mircea Popescu. https://t.co/DfYOUKzCwz

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Traders love the thrill of buying dips.

I buy block space market dips.

❤️ 1 sat/b lightning channels.

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@danclarkie 60 minute block times aren’t particularly rare. You may find this interesting: https://t.co/E2E2wUAvRi

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How many charismatic billionaires does it take to screw millions in pump & dump shitcoinery?

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@claudio_btc All the Bitcoin FUD debunking one needs is at https://t.co/MsEEjiqQ1B

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@AlistairZ80Aftw @jeetsidhu_ It’s a 3X magnifier for the holographic sight, not a scope. Bayonet is suboptimal beca… https://t.co/2TCLDbTwYr

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@sbj175 @CoinDesk @PrimeTrustCo @CelsiusNetwork @IanAllison123 As far as I’m aware they don’t offer a yield generat… https://t.co/pvpmRUaS08

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How many countries are going to have Bitcoin ETFs trading before the United States?

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RT @stephanlivera: SLP286 @hectorr159 of @CasaHODL #Bitcoin & Inheritance

Hector and I chat:
- self custody vs custodial
- how early it i…

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@RickV3D @satsie F-15s spend most of their time defenseless on the ground and can be captured with common AR-15s

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But there’s this thing called the NY DFS… https://t.co/fjuJ3EZ5Xa

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@Bitcoin_Win It’s about fundamental freedoms, not about the specific example.

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@onchainlyrics Biden is the revisionist, lying about history in order to make it seem like “it’s always been this w… https://t.co/SKL2O7a7dP

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@nlw @officialmcafee I’m probably clear to talk about it since we never went further than brainstorming

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@nlw @officialmcafee I spent an entire day brainstorming with him & his entourage at a hotel in Atlanta.

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Biden recently repeated his revisionist history about citizens not being allowed to own cannons so I’m just gonna l… https://t.co/69HKWMOPhf

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“Disobedience is the vehicle of progress.”

- @officialmcafee, Rest in Peace

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@danheld @jack Just gotta keep trying; I think it took me 5 or 6 applications before being accepted.

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RT @labitconf: #HodlersToMars

Get ready for incredible news from LABITCONF; since 2013 the #1 Bitcoin Conference in Latin America.

We ar…

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@JosephPitluck @PeterSchiff Yeah @cryptowat_ch makes it really easy - just paste the tweet URL while viewing the chart.

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ETH2 isn’t even usable for anything and folks are already getting rekt. Impressive! https://t.co/4Lk7EXtPl0

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Full validation sync of Litecoin Core v0.18.1 to block 2,074,000 on my benchmark machine took 3 hours 10 min.

RAM:… https://t.co/oq5mKPFlWw

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Full validation sync of Binance Chain 0.8.2 to block 8,520,000 on my benchmark machine took 13 days, 1 hour, 15 min… https://t.co/XxzoqoOT7c

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If you thought you were rich in January but today you’re poor, that’s just your monkey brain playing tricks on you.

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Anybody have a billion bucks I can borrow for a few years? Willing to post my bitclout as collateral.

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Normally in order for an internet service to relocate major infrastructure without downtime requires massive amount… https://t.co/54A85f0nqI

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RT @BitcoinMagazine: This oil well in Montana contains a #Bitcoin mine powered by excess natural gas. “Relative to continuing to flare, thi…

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RT @CasaHODL: 🛡Think you know the best way to protect your bitcoin from thieves?🛡

Join our Twitter Space tomorrow @ 2:30pm PST!

Bitcoin…

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Remember that time the bitcoin exchange rate crashed (to $800) because China banned it?

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You can’t ban Bitcoin, you can only ban yourself from Bitcoin.

Bitcoin will benefit the countries that offer the g… https://t.co/dXTIjOEQR1

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@PeterMcCormack My death threats went down substantially when I made folks pay to message me!

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“Fear makes a good business partner.”

- 25th Ferengi Rule of Acquisition pic.twitter.com/agB8DAa3ZO

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If you’re bearish on freedom then you have my sympathy; it must be depressing to be pessimistic.

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If China’s Bitcoin bans were actually effective then they wouldn’t have to keep loudly reiterating them.

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“China’s mining dominance is unlikely to last; I expect that this theoretical attack will become less and less like… https://t.co/BAVby9YSPE

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RT @SeverinAlexB: Major graph update 🗺️
- 8 new filters
- Complete UI overhaul, fullscreen
- Tons of mobile🔱and performance🚴‍♀️optimisation…

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The Chinese central bank FUD will continue until everyone learns this lesson. https://t.co/wWH8PPwKsz

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@USympathizer Politicians write the base layer; lawyers write apps on top of that.

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Going to court is like debugging in prod.
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I wouldn’t have to pay $500 an hour for this shit if the legal system had better tooling.

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Lawyers are just old-school coders who run their code on a really clunky meatspace machine.

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If you don’t learn to code you will be at the mercy of those who can. https://t.co/NYhp9uilFg

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@TruelevelSa Either it works perfectly or it ends catastrophically.

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You’re either a fool or a genius if you roll your own crypto.

You’re either a fool or a genius if you roll your own smart contracts.

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@orweinberger 💆this fella WYSIWYGs💆

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20 years in and WYSIWYG editors still suck at creating clean code.

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The *chef’s kiss* is the prop65 cancer & reproductive health warning on the back. pic.twitter.com/KHMchSi8yC

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Very considerate of China to compel miners to shut down during a weekend when demand for block space is low!

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Poloniex rushing to take advantage of low fee UTXO consolidation yesterday. pic.twitter.com/pNLJELMkBC

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@gr0kch8n GrapheneOS does not run Google services. https://t.co/vauQFnGlIq

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Regular reminder that phones are surveillance devices. Android users in Massachusetts are getting a nasty surprise,… https://t.co/hEzZJV0Nws

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@BaldBitcoin It could be a mistake.

It could be someone just in a rush.

Or it could be a hack; hackers don’t mind… https://t.co/OsiIQy8mX7

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@masonic_tweets Overpaying by about 100X for consolidation if you ask me.

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Someone just dumped 4 blocks worth of high fee transactions into the mempool. Very low number of transactions spend… https://t.co/YVF31rhwEV

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LND node operators should take note that in order to make use of anchor output channels (which are safer in certain… https://t.co/yl0ZyBMYl9

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@IntelTechniques Magic Earth works well on GrapheneOS for navigation

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On one hand, seeking lightning liquidity flows in order to serve demand and capture fees is quite challenging.

On… https://t.co/CmAc87j3sC

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When it comes to mission critical systems in which a single failure can be catastrophic, a slower pace of advancement is ultimately faster.

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@NeerajKA You’re alright in my book, Neeraj. Your eyes may be weak, but your tongue is sharp.

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The latest lnd release includes a “cluster mode” which is a huge step forward for folks who want to run enterprise… https://t.co/VbAvGPzgAs

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@valegalteam @LudiMagistR Good opportunity to update your perspective. https://t.co/dh05aZWIIV

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@LudiMagistR The point is not Peter, but rather that Bitcoin Ambassadors take their own initiative. Anyone who cont… https://t.co/ZTkWUIBTty

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@LitecoinPatrick @jratcliff People might read my tweet as critical because they have been conditioned by authoritar… https://t.co/mzctSmqIFf

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Résumé of a self-appointed Bitcoin Ambassador
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RT @mykeysmycoins: The best list to follow for #Bitcoin experts

Thanks @lopp

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“Official; adjective: authorized by a proper authority; authoritative.”

There is no authority who can proclaim any… https://t.co/xOngT9Q2q9

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Now that the Bitcoin adoption game is being played at the nation state level, vigilance is even more crucial in ord… https://t.co/IXCY04j2t0

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There is no such thing as an “Official Bitcoin _______” except for scams stretching for claims of legitimacy.

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If you receive key management hardware in the mail that you weren’t expecting, don’t plug it into ANYTHING.

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RT @BleepinComputer: Scammers mail fake Ledger devices to steal your cryptocurrency - @LawrenceAbrams
https://t.co/TYCByx0RTm

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💎🙌 > 💩🙌

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RT @CasaHODL: Bitcoin is forever—even when it’s lost!

So how do you secure it as generational wealth for your family?

Just in time for F…

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RT @TIP_Network: This week, @PrestonPysh sits down with @Nneuman and they talk about #Bitcoin security and self custody. They also discuss…

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If only there was some sort of censorship resistant option that makes BitPay obsolete… https://t.co/5TrLsDTF8Q

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5) Overly conservative / slowly adjusting fee estimate algorithm
6) Naive wallet with hard coded static fees
7) Unc… https://t.co/7KcBxrLgXP

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Q: Why are some folks paying 10X the txn fee required to get confirmed in the next block?

A: Could be:
1. A custod… https://t.co/NrijNcZCGG

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If Bitcoiners don’t spend their precious time investigating other crypto projects, we’re “closed minded.”

If we do… https://t.co/EXNeKoGh7J

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@nic__carter turn in your pleb badge and gun

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@KyleSamani This is an odd form of bar-lowering in which you’re engaged. I thought we were trying to IMPROVE upon legacy trust models.

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Fourth robbery this year perpetrated against bitcoin traders in Hong Kong. H/T @richardbensberg
https://t.co/fTXZFNn2l7

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When you say “you don’t need to verify the integrity of the system yourself as long as others are verifying it” I h… https://t.co/vMgxq4bkCx

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@KyleSamani I don’t know how to quantify this “decentralized enough” to which you refer.

I know that if I can veri… https://t.co/AcWPLLNTh5

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@sanumbitcuniam Yes, nuance is hard. I just want to make it clear that these networks do NOT all operate the same way.

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@MewnSurfer @dfinity I’m sure they are comfortable with the model they have built.

What I’m more interested in is… https://t.co/eQvxzMcNmB

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I’ve yet to discover a high throughput blockchain-based network that doesn’t make some sort of trade-offs regarding… https://t.co/LpNoRmoEWU

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@danostrovsky But it’s not possible to just run a read-only node that doesn’t participate in consensus on the production network?

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@danostrovsky Are you saying that if I connect a “slow” machine to the production network in order to read data fro… https://t.co/vHBrU4ae8J

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@michael_saylor A bitcoin in cold storage is worth 10 in a third party’s custody.

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@danostrovsky I want to run a node on my benchmark machine and sync to the production network. Not sure why it’s so… https://t.co/bkcsnHzE3j

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@twobitidiot Can’t believe those ethernet maximalists weren’t more open-minded about token ring technology!

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@thousandbtc That’s what I’m trying to verify. The Dfinity folks are being coy/evasive. I’m wondering who is actually running nodes now.

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@Cryptdorian @frk0196 I assure you that my annual node report will reflect more poorly on a project if I can’t even… https://t.co/5t5oi3sj7H

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If anyone out there has been able to successfully build and run an “Internet Computer” node on their own, please reach out to me.

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@dominic_w There are no built releases available on this repository and when I follow the instructions to build it… https://t.co/xoVFLELBHl

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@dominic_w Why can’t I check out the code and run it on my own machine to see how it fares?

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@PeterSchiff @michael_saylor If I had a bitcoin for every time someone said I was insane…

😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏… https://t.co/WmTaNaa29Q

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@michael_saylor I don’t know what this means but it sounds like your thirst for bitcoin is far from quenched.

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@brucefenton “SEC 2021” sounds like a pretty boring conference

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@LoneCeltic This is whatever the defaults are for running the node, so I assume only the relay chain.

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