Is the concentration of hashpower within the borders of China (or any nation, for that matter) a cause for concern..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…m0
A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. pic.twitter.com/THL6DV1Oro
lopp If Bitcoin is a new form of life:
* Electricity is its food
* The Internet is its circulatory system
* Miners are i..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Bn
@Bcoin @theanmolsharma_ @0xjatingupta @pkknowsnothing I ran out of tweetspace!
2022 commits & contributors:
Bitcoin Core: 2,587 & 143
Core ⚡️: 1,573 & 61
libbitcoin: 1,182 & 3
lnd: 1,140 & 83
R..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…bM
Lessons learned from running a routing node on the Lightning Network. blog.lopp.net/lightning-netw…
@nvk Them’s fightin’ words!
The “zoom and enhance” joke is now deprecated. While it won’t be admissible as forensic evidence, we can improve th..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…V6
RT @BITPAINTCLUB: Gource
@nvk I’m surprised you’re an Apple user…
Ferdinando1970 This is possibly the most relevant #bitcoin post I’ve read in 2022. Congratulations to @lopp for always being so in..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…6G
How it started: “You want to do _____? There’s an app for that!”
How it’s going: “You want to do _____? Don’t simp..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ao
“Don’t let the bastards get you down.”
- Barbara Walters pic.twitter.com/LLquDYKLWb
@krugermacro Doesn’t BSV have the most on-chain usage?
*ducks*
@krugermacro As long as the blockchain still exists, my funds held on it are using said blockchain.
@alexbosworth Federated custody is a multi-custodial model that arguably fits into neither self-custody nor single third party custody.
@NinjaGrannyHodl Yup. That’s how you deplatform someone from the physical town square.
@mikojava This will always be the case. It’s dangerous to silence folks in order to try to “protect” others from falling into such traps.
@GretaThunberg In America we’re told that we can’t recycle pizza boxes because of the grease contamination…
@CharlieShrem Dunking on scammers and hypocrites.
Many of the reknowned historical thinkers, dissidents, and contrarians would have been deplatformed if they lived i..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…iT
“The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.” - Thomas Paine
According to this analysis of 90 years of stock market data:
* Most stocks end up going to 0
* Median lifetime of..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…6J
@twobitidiot Ha I’ve reported more than that in a single day. @djbooth007’s ScamClerk makes it easier.
Are you interested in learning what all the fuss is about with Bitcoin but don’t know where to start? Ease yourself..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…PR
We’re still seeing ripple effects in the supply of Christmas trees as a result of the recession a decade ago. It ca..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…uZ
Pro tip: if you are trying to avoid law enforcement, stay off of social media.
@Excellion Yes but the smart people are able to figure out how to use Discord, don’t you see?
@woonomic @danheld How is any truly free market safe from “manipulation?”
Isn’t this kind of a “fiat mindset” prob..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…wM
@woonomic @danheld I’ve always looked at it as the Bitcoin protocol being ambivalent about the BTC exchange rate; i..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…HJ
lopp The true scammers are the “journalists” who claimed that Bitcoin is a ponzi scheme.
@macieklaskus I guess it’s read-only for the moment, right? Perhaps making it easy for folks to tag accounts as bel..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…mF
I’ve been using the Hivemark browser extension for the past month and it’s pretty amazing how much it improves the..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…SI
Open interest for bitcoin futures dropped from $11.5B to $7.3B over the course of 2022. pic.twitter.com/fIBVA2D5wU
@qx7qdhsgvy I’d suggest you pick up a copy of “Extreme Privacy” by @IntelTechniques - I myself don’t know much about the Apple ecosystem.
@benz145 Objectively it should go in the pocket corresponding to your non-dominant hand. Otherwise you have to swit..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…QZ
As the exchange rate dropped in 2022, the number of bitcoin addresses storing certain amounts increased. We’re appr..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…fh
The @BitMEX insurance fund grew by 2.5% in 2022. It now holds 0.19% of all BTC. pic.twitter.com/Mxc0QWJtBZ
Inflation deflection narrative isn’t going over that well. Stung by cyberhornets? pic.twitter.com/gxuO4Rdzzb
@ewarren You and your cronies are quite literally one of the biggest drivers of inflation.
@CoinControversy It’s also noteworthy that almost all of Faketoshi’s ire toward me is concentrated in Q4 of this ye..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Hh
@brucefenton Still waiting to hear an explanation for why corporate greed is so volatile! Isn’t her narrative that… https://t.co/f9LRg9qta4
@birdsrnotreal2 Very few make it to my inbox. Probably 98% are notifications / mailing lists / automated emails for..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…f1
@CoinControversy Faketoshi does seem to be quite obsessed with me.
I see ~64 standalone tweets from Faketoshi in 2..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Go
My 2022 stats:
132,000,000 Twitter impressions
110,000 blog visitors
107,000 web site visitors
Received 68,500 ema..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…9K
@JennaAguilera4 @woonomic @danheld The primary use of bitcoin is whatever you want to use it for.
@woonomic @danheld Are you suggesting UTXO ownership == protocol control? Ask the whales who tried to force a hard..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…iY
@_JustinMoon_ I’m an ErgoDox fan. ergodox-ez.com
lopp 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’..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…bp
Time for defi exploiters to update their threat model… pic.twitter.com/oB4u7aIOb6
@PeterMcCormack @Arthur_van_Pelt @Dr_CSWright @ComancheTippie Yes but Craig likes w̶r̶i̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ copy/pasting.
hivedotone We’ve got one more gift got you this year: a brand-new Chrome extension!
* Spot notable accounts with the Hivemar..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2z
It makes an excellent stocking stuffer pic.twitter.com/SbxgM42DlZ
@saylor @MicroStrategy But ser, the FUDsters swore you were looking to liquidate your whole stash!
@CryptoVinco More evidence that you’re an ignorant fool. You’ve never even heard of Ghash, have you?
Recursos Bitcoin Chilenos en Español bitcointec.cl
There is such a thing as being suspiciously successful… pic.twitter.com/yG7AikfAx3
TheOnion Crypto Confidence Soars After CEO Defrauds Customers Just Like Real Bank theonion.com/our-annual-yea… pic.twitter.com/SEANyMSv04
lopp If your financial advisor hasn’t recommended a small allocation of your portfolio to bitcoin by now, it’s time to f..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…tr
@mikebelshe Only 4 degrees? WEAK
@realjohnmonarch To be clear, the protocol does not guarantee that your transaction gets confirmed. That’s why the..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…BX
There’s no such thing as being “deprotocoled.”
Protocols > Platforms
@TGMatthews_ Nothing obvious. https://t.co/36QpL5Qy81
This should surprise no one, as I identified 6 separate red flags when I reviewed them 18 months ago. The 17% APY w..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…jS
Oh dear. Sounds like @btccom_official got hacked to the tune of $3m. prnewswire.com/news-releases/…
The median on-chain bitcoin transaction value in 2022 was ~$90, down 50% from 2021 and back to 2020 levels. pic.twitter.com/6HQeYQGGUg
@brucefenton “X should be free” is just a weaselly way of saying “somebody other than me should pay for X.”
The blockchain is useful for more than just transfers of bitcoin. It can also store immutable timestamped records o..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…tY
lopp BITCOIN BLOCK HEIGHT HITS ALL TIME HIGH!
@zooko As I recall those situations were more user-impacting because they were driving up the market rates for bloc… https://t.co/RHYkmtvcOR
@Anon2553 @OurielOhayon @the_daylight_co @GrindingPoet @0xIrish369 @ZenGo @enjoyoor @udiWertheimer @rainbowdotme… https://t.co/txCekkIt2E
@GrindingPoet @Anon2553 @OurielOhayon @the_daylight_co @0xIrish369 @ZenGo @enjoyoor @udiWertheimer @rainbowdotme… https://t.co/63BxUmiaGx
@zooko @mikecryptolife Bitcoin added ~64GB this year https://t.co/DPUJ8meguX
Ethereum added ~600GB for default get… https://t.co/ho8ubl74rM
@Anon2553 @OurielOhayon @the_daylight_co @GrindingPoet @0xIrish369 @ZenGo @enjoyoor @udiWertheimer @rainbowdotme… https://t.co/l3ESEnkgmh
Bitcoin’s global hashrate dropped by an estimated 40% during the polar blast that swept across the US. Many miners..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Xl
@bitgould Appears to be someone exploiting an issue with shielded transactions to fill blocks with a single transac… https://t.co/RbR3DYlQ51
The zcash blockchain spammer took a few breaks, but they have effectively increased the total blockchain size to 6X..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…mz
Do you want to better understand what’s going on inside of Bitcoin nodes right now? Check out..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…75
There’s more to wallet security than just keeping private keys safe; here are some often overlooked issues with wal..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…IY
Merry based Christmas! pic.twitter.com/nWY0VkixQF
lopp Bitcoin is not:
A crypto republic
Crypto democracy
Crypto socialism
Crypto communism
Bitcoin is crypto anarchy.
Dr. Rand Paul’s 2022 Festivus Report on Government Waste. Highlights:
* $119k spent to see if Thanos could snap his..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…KO
@Dr_CSWright And yet we have proof you’re a lying clown. Keep digging, 11:41 AM, Dec 25th, 2022 via Twitter Web App in reply to Dr_CSWright
How to set up a Pixel phone with the privacy enhanced Graphene operating system. blog.lopp.net/grapheneos-pho…
@MarioNawfal Time for another PSA! pic.twitter.com/ENyuA7aSas
@macieklaskus This is one reason I make so many public posts - I’m leaving behind a fingerprint of my personality…. https://t.co/jXghJDaWbr
Why is Bitcoin so hard to understand? blog.lopp.net/nobody-underst…
@saifedean It’s not sustainable; Moore’s Law tells us to expect 2X every couple years. But in the short term this c..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…kJ
lopp The melt value of a modern US nickel is now 9 cents.
@TBD_Investments Some light reading:
blog.keys.casa/the-dos-and-do…
blog.lopp.net/how-to-back-up…
@ktownguyy Nope, 2FA is irrelevant in this case - the 2FA only prevents an attacker from getting your data via norm..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ps
@TreefeedXavier 2FA is irrelevant in this case - the 2FA only prevents an attacker from getting your data via norma… https://t.co/SjAvLYC0RX
@rcrsv 1password is pretty good.
@saifedean Check out this comparison: twitter.com/JanneSarkela/s…
@clancyRbtb We can only hope that CBDCs will have privacy attributes as strong as what’s available via Lightning! (They won’t)
A guide to preventing and resolving Bitcoin address gap limit edge cases. blog.lopp.net/mind-the-bitco…
If you’re a Lastpass user and aren’t sure if you should be worried about the recent leak of their users’ encrypted..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…pS
@CalvinAyre “CrAiG WiLl wiN aLL cAsEs” pic.twitter.com/DLCuWeQCFU
@hodlonaut There’s only one way this is going to end. https://t.co/y25nN3r5EE
@BodgerLeges “Devs have absolute control of BTC” is a laughable claim. blog.lopp.net/who-controls-b…
@STEVEN_HALL_bTC It’s in a trust, not a corporate balance sheet.
@cobie Well, somebody had to. Better institutions than retail?
lopp You can cancel my Twitter account.
You can cancel my YouTube account.
You’ll never cancel my Bitcoin account.
Bitcoin known to be held on corporate balance sheets at the close of year.
2017: 12
2018: 3,479
2019: 4,411
2020:..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…vf
FYI @Greenpeace @greenpeaceusa
Your “Change the Code” campaign funds will be far more effectively utilized if you..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…A9
@CalvinAyreNews Don’t give up Calvin, you’re doing great! pic.twitter.com/QbIW7BLzZN
@CoinDesk @jackschickler Just in case he’s still feeling masochistic.
@ph1x @hivedotone @matthewherper @futuryst @justinamash @davidasinclair @nanomagazine @Neuro_Skeptic @windley… https://t.co/8dXx9anji8
@kooljbabbs Added!
@Bitcoin_Shiva Good suggestion; I’ll add it shortly!
Hive started out by focusing on mapping the Bitcoin Twitter social graph.
But that was only the beginning.
They’v..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Af
I just followed accounts @hivedotone has ranked at the top of their community:
Biotech: @matthewherper
Futurism:..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2N
@smolgrrr @Nakamotolisk @adam3us Micropayments or PoW would work, though I think payments are better (2-way incenti… https://t.co/sqQBU131lZ
@smolgrrr @Nakamotolisk @adam3us Did you even read it? You can alternatively watch my keynote version.
I haven’t s… https://t.co/QcEzz3p7S4
@Snowden I’m looking forward to the day it all comes together.
By which I mean: open virtual worlds that are gener..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…qV
@smolgrrr @Nakamotolisk @adam3us To be clear, the problem is economic in nature. Running nodes on p2p networks impo… https://t.co/qDuo9vo6KY
It is highly appropriate that nostr was invented by @fiatjaf, a dev with Lightning Network experience.
Because I d..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1o
@smolgrrr @Nakamotolisk Micropayments at scale means we can address the problem @adam3us sought to solve decades ag… https://t.co/SRn8IULmTl
@BitcoinNews21 It’s more interesting than your average theft given that the two parties are at war with each other…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…bb
@satstackking77 I wonder if committing cybercrime against folks with whom you’re at war would ever actually be pros… https://t.co/ArjclE7tuB
Top 10 most frequently posted words in the “news” subreddit this year.
Sums up 2022 quite well. pic.twitter.com/8d1V3aPMBd
@zackvoell Well my time and reputation have value, so it’s not free for me…
I tried to play nice and pay for Twi..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ry
Heartwarming hacking! forbes.com/sites/thomasbr…
@DanDarkPill @hodlonaut We tried that for years. It didn’t work.
Are you an avid reader seeking Bitcoin focused books? These works go into great detail about the system or the idea..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…kz
A few days ago we were being banned for promoting alternative social networks. Today I’m seeing paid ads for them! pic.twitter.com/1fQcGQzW7L
@benz145 Plank FTW!
@DrNo_Reformed @Kevin_McKernan Turns out I was wrong; they have already exposed 360 communities they’ve mapped!
@DrNo_Reformed @Kevin_McKernan Check out hive.one to find quality Twitter accounts. At the moment th..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…0P
“He who dares not offend cannot be honest.” - Thomas Paine
lopp welcome to web3 where every click is a taxable event
A lot of folks don’t seem to know how bail works; you don’t have to pay the full bail amount. In many cases you don..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Tc
@brucefenton Merry Christmas
Shouldn’t one’s bail amount be higher than the amount you’re accused of stealing?
@0xGoogi My historical sources have changed over the years, but the past few years I’ve used The Block’s annual report.
My @LuganoPlanB keynote presentation is now available!
We must learn from history in order to understand the dange..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…zR
Crypto industry venture capital funding:
2012: $23M
2013: $120M
2014: $368M
2015: $850M
2016: $850M
2017: $1,200M
2..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…LV
@_prestwich That’s the best way to ensure you finish.
15% of all bitcoin mined in 2022 was generated by publicly traded companies. Core Scientific, which just filed for..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…rr
Bitcoin balances on exchanges (estimated via on-chain heuristics) dropped 20% from 2,821,054 to 2,244,941 during 20..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ga
Crypto exchange spot trading volume halved from 2021 to 2022 but remains multiples higher than in years prior. pic.twitter.com/66HI3Q8nt0
@DanDarkPill @adam3us @druidian He is Satoshi when it’s convenient.
He’s not Satoshi when it’s inconvenient.
Abracadabra!
@egolder256 ROFL
Translation: after having his ass handed to him by judges in 3 different countries, he’s giving up trying to scam t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…nY
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Reload pic.twitter.com/GhHBQ60rIJ
Be the culture you want to see!
twitter.com/lopp/status/97…
@PeterMcCormack @CoinDesk @Dr_CSWright @JamieCrawleyCD Imagine thinking that Craig is a scientist!
WarrenDavidson Self-Custody Is the antidote to FTX’s fraud and my Keep Your Coins Act would protect self-custody from misguided at..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…H8
lopp You know you’re a Bitcoin OG if you’ve heard every flavor of FUD before and are now immune to it.
@sbergman No, read the ruling. The judge explicitly states that Craig has failed to prove he’s Satoshi and he has deceived the court.
“Money has become mankind’s oxygen, and thus should be considered the greatest invention humans made. But the real..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…i6
@cyberat2600 Ah right, that was pre-bitcoin in Australia IIRC. Somehow I doubt he ever actually performed the community service.
“Wright had advanced a deliberately false case until shortly before trial. When the falsity was exposed, he changed..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xL
After lying to courts in multiple countries, Craig Wright will FINALLY have to answer to a contempt of court charge..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…pF
RT @PeterMcCormack: The final judgement in my case against CSW has been handed down.
It is not a very good judgement for Craig but ultimat…
*squints* pic.twitter.com/nJjdQZKxV7
Ignoramus: “BiTcOiN iSn’T iNnoVaTinG”
Me: “Bitcoin Optech’s annual overview of developments gets truncated in my e..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Q2
Amazing progression of @midjourney models in 2022!
Prompt: “dog” pic.twitter.com/KfB81P89mH
πόροι bitcoin στα ελληνικά weacceptbitcoin.gr
@jack Nostrich preparing for battle pic.twitter.com/mEWoyjxmli
@Snowden The Tree of Liberty is thirsty
Nostr adoption pic.twitter.com/4aR5MVqa0l
@elonmusk Can you post it as a tweet thread?
@forwardsecrecy Don’t bogart that relay, my man!
@Snowden You have to pass the bill if you want to know what’s in it, amirite?
RT @Plinz: Fun fact: Wikipedia has 10 times as much money as it needs. Very little of that goes towards improving the encyclopedia itself,…
The number of deployed Bitcoin ATMs increased by 13% during 2022 to 39,000. pic.twitter.com/9Wd841yLXv
@LukeDashjr Well, last I checked there was exactly 1 instance in which the target successfully defended himself.
Do you think these tactics are limited to Twitter, anon? Best to assume every big tech company is compromised.
theintercept.com/2022/12/20/twi…
@moekidemeeuw @STRML_ @TwitterBlue @elonmusk I think so.
Some might disagree.
@BitcoinDurp I am the master of understatement.
@BloggingBitcoin Basically the same.
@2DCrypto Please create an issue or pull request on the repository!