Brace yourselves; Crypto Fool’s Day is coming. https://t.co/uZaQc9rJds
@spencerwyckoff @TraceMayer I suspect folks are getting upset by this metaphor because it’s extremely difficult for… https://t.co/RwFsnLIV3J
@1971NewOrder @TraceMayer There are no official classes; this is a metaphor for the power wielded by users relative… https://t.co/SNbZ8LMotj
@BigRedMurphy @TraceMayer Well, there’s no such thing as “core blocks” but there was an incident where some miners… https://t.co/PvWPxiqAgG
@BigRedMurphy @TraceMayer Full nodes can and will receive invalid blocks that they will then reject. Case in point: https://t.co/LFc9hdlk3c
After reviewing @pamelawjd’s Cryptoasset Inheritance Planning guide, I expect that it will become required reading… https://t.co/4JGV9KOfdA
@caseygraysi @TraceMayer It’s true that a lot of traditional labels don’t map well to this new system; the major di… https://t.co/k2VU9S2X37
@BigPixsCom @TraceMayer If you have a desktop or laptop built in the past few years, it should run a node just fine… https://t.co/8jU3t5EF4d
@CypressXMX @TraceMayer Sure, though you’ll want to set some config parameters to limit the bandwidth usage. Check… https://t.co/r3f407NP2M
@caseygraysi @TraceMayer If you don’t validate the rules to which you agree, you have no power to determine the rul… https://t.co/P0jkvEGclS
@1971NewOrder @TraceMayer It’s not quite clear what you’re arguing. Anyone who runs a full node does validate the u… https://t.co/b4iokiQQoZ
@caseygraysi @TraceMayer It’s not so much about social scale as it is about self sovereignty.
@ravichahal @TraceMayer You can use Electrum Personal Server https://t.co/J17laMRBJ6 or any wallet software that su… https://t.co/2CbF2bO1f1
“If you don’t run a fully validating node, you’re a second class Bitcoin citizen. If you don’t hold your own privat… https://t.co/vqJqNOXSVZ
High time preference crypto noobs right now: pic.twitter.com/A0S9av6mac
I weighed in on current events at @CrushTheStreet in which we discussed ICOs, crypto ad bans, privacy, AI, and… https://t.co/bJW8unbSGf
@elliot_olds @DanielKrawisz It was terrible for many reasons. Daniel’s making an argument that I don’t care about b… https://t.co/MKPQDL5iV2
RT @chris_belcher_: Connecting your hardware wallet to your own full node https://t.co/Pa6gpCXfSc
@DanielKrawisz I can think of no greater honor than to be ridiculed by the Emperor of Bitcoin. I think you’re overa… https://t.co/B7o1isyYlO
In high stakes adversarial environments you must defend against the impossible because the impossible will happen.… https://t.co/ulwLPUAonJ
@mikeinspace @wasthatawolf Now that’s what I call a trading card!
@zacksomeone I expect there will always be a diversity of networks; the more interesting question IMO is how their… https://t.co/9En3XzmPNj
@mikeinspace I care as a Cypherpunk; any progress with privacy preserving technology is a win in my book. From an i… https://t.co/mVPoDtR6Kg
@ColbySerpa IIRC there is an attack vector with Schnorr signatures that required a fix and the signature aggregatio… https://t.co/tYnYCJ30yg
Grin team is making great progress & just launched testnet2! New features:
* Schnorr-style signatures
* Fast chain… https://t.co/eHKxJRMa4Z
The same qualities that make Bitcoin resistant to manipulation also make it coldly unforgiving of mistakes. Financi… https://t.co/kVHwhYtX1I
The dollar is just a fad - the real potential can be found in the underlying money printing technology!
RT @pamelawjd: Friends. My new book: Cryptoasset Inheritance Planning: a simple guide for owners is now available for presale on Amazon. I…
@Truthcoin This is great; you should do long-form reviews of CSW’s publications!
@PaavoCoin Sure, though it would also get pretty boring without a diverse set of “other people!”
When you spend most of your time working in an adversarial environment, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that th… https://t.co/9HwRD1TLe3
@RobLicker The presumption that a human is mature enough to handle responsibility X at age Y is fundamentally flawe… https://t.co/HcY50QmQcO
After having spent countless hours of my life debating the merits of gun control with authoritarians, I only have t… https://t.co/55S4VieEIW
These relatively quiet periods are the best, in my opinion. Haters are happy because they think Bitcoin is dead / d… https://t.co/9IuiPc2GTk
@pete_rizzo_ @NeerajKA Full track: https://t.co/vC2mI3EeWb
@Crypto__101 @RichardHeartWin 🙃 the main problem in this case is with how “mentally ill” is defined and who gets to define it.
RT @Blockstream: Today is the 5th day of our #WeekofLApps and @Blockstream is excited to announce a simple point-of-sale solution called #n…
@ziggamon @bitrefill In B4 you’re the new banking elite who are going to require AML/KYC and censor transactions! /s
RT @nathanielpopper: key takeaway from a dive into ICO data and success rates: 81% of ICO’s were Scams, ~6% Failed, ~5% had Gone Dead, and…
@blockstralia Makes sense; I deleted my account. Will ask them to remove the link.
@rohanagarwal94 @iam_preethi @naval @aantonop Proving a negative is generally difficult if not impossible. Closest… https://t.co/qbxn6mfJte
You can lead a human to freedom but you can’t make it think.
@sciack76 @Crypto__101 False. If you really believe that, you should probably stop following me. Not sure why you’d… https://t.co/e3L5QrRTJ2
Crypto__101 Who is @lopp. You can hear the interview at crypto 101 podcast. bit.ly/2HWQF6k
@flyosity Maybe M is “military.” I’d be fine with that - I’d rather my tax dollars be spent to make the military to… https://t.co/QrwFCAd9kC
RT @_jillruth: I just published my thoughts on the big problems awaiting token projects. None of them today are long convexity (or as the c…
RT @Melt_Dem: i just published “drowning in tokens: a pragmatists take on perceived scarcity and artificial demand”
https://t.co/S6GQZBO6TO
RT @Blockstream: Day 3 of our #WeekofLApps brings us one of the most desired use-cases for #Lightning Network payments: Tipping! With #nano…
RT @NickSzabo4: New blog post: The many traditions of non-governmental money (part i)
https://t.co/qFY8YlM89a https://t.co/kPtKBeSTwS
@LukasBraziunas @LTESKNCRYPTOGOD Blockchain is just a data structure; it’s unrelated to consensus protocols.
@itsmangopeople @LTESKNCRYPTOGOD Blockchain is just a data structure; it’s unrelated to consensus protocols.
RT @Blockstream: We’re excited to reveal our next #LApp for @Blockstream’s #WeekofLApps: #LightningPublisher for @WordPress is a plug-in th…
@kyletorpey @TwitterSupport @kyletopey Weird, they delete every account I report. Must be because I’m verified.
@WhalePanda I don’t mean to be insensitive but you might want to cut back on the krill and fill up more on the shoo… https://t.co/cVCChJCE42
@bitcoinyuri @CasaHODL Probably not any time soon; not sure it would make much sense to do so until we got it to th… https://t.co/Fe6vArQleY
RT @alexbosworth: Some people who live without freedom learn to love their lack of it, especially if they don’t run into negative consequen…
@remybigot @TwitterSupport Not sure, I haven’t had any issues on instagram.
Pro tip for popular crypto folks: set a recurring event to search for yourself on Twitter and report impersonators.… https://t.co/YlXsw1v0qP
Lots of great introductory material is available on @mybitbuddy - consider sending the crypto curious to their site! bitbuddy.org/guides
@ukgimp Recycled FUD. https://t.co/1xQ68Xc5Qx
RT @TheCryptoconomy: Today’s read is by @lopp on @coindesk. Many arrogant personalities will tell you they know what bitcoin is. The ones…
@rexyfayed @TEDxDelft Should be fine for pocket money but I wouldn’t put my life savings on it - creates a coercion vulnerability.
Sovereignty is not granted, it is asserted.
@DrSammyD @psycho_sage @naval They are shunned by everyone who is paying attention.
RT @Blockstream: Welcome to the #WeekofLApps! @Blockstream is introducing 7 new #LightningApps (#LApps) over 7 days. The first #LApp is #Fi…
@psycho_sage @naval Bitcoin is a game where everybody watches everybody else to make sure nobody cheats.
@bitcoinyuri @CasaHODL Casa’s value doesn’t lie in having a unique key model, but in having superior usability and… https://t.co/n8l48loZ94
Just as BTC has been used for illegal txns, so has its data store been used to save illegal data & objectionable co… https://t.co/N49W7E84x3
@YBhutwala @CasaHODL @blockstack @jeremyrwelch @ElectrumWallet @BitGo I don’t forsee great privacy for multisig unt… https://t.co/1heeRa3dDW
@YBhutwala @CasaHODL @blockstack @jeremyrwelch @ElectrumWallet @BitGo It depends; you can use BitGo in several conf… https://t.co/dxvThO2hmq
@YBhutwala @CasaHODL @blockstack @jeremyrwelch @ElectrumWallet Mainly a user-friendly interface that reinforces bes… https://t.co/b2Hrv8mtEd
Indeed; I understand Bitcoin so poorly that I wrote a 3,000 word article about why that is the case.… https://t.co/r73xHp0yYw
@GabrielNergaard @naval Why’s that? Has someone observed the expansion of the universe to be slowing down?
“Second law of thermodynamics states that total entropy only increases. Living systems locally reverse entropy, but… https://t.co/eVvSowcz4q
“Casa: Premium HODL Software” - the @CasaHODL demo from @blockstack Berlin 2018 with @jeremyrwelch is now viewable: https://t.co/TuTOTr5f01
@BashCo_ Clearly Merriam-Webster didn’t look at the maths!
@JmeStn @naval Whenever I come across a great crypto ELI5 I add it to lopp.net/bitcoin.html
“Someone who is using a lot of fancy words and big concepts probably doesn’t know what they’re talking about. The s… https://t.co/LwWKpJ4S5a
@robzon @reddit @openbazaar OB seems to be currency agnostic; I expect they will support any that are in demand for… https://t.co/NaK3e52Lou
Anyone who is upset with @reddit’s stifling of voluntary economic activity should be checking out @openbazaar right… https://t.co/OJR8BR3PNb
RT @jimpo_potamus: Breakdown of different types of Bitcoin clients https://t.co/YIjB7nPHKQ
“Today I believe happiness is a default state. It’s what’s there when you remove the sense that something is missin… https://t.co/b53HDIlR0C
@kyletorpey Weird that they waited so long…
*NEW PRESENTATION* I gave at #MITBitcoinExpo2018: “The Challenges of Noncustodial Wallet Engineering” https://t.co/sNcX4fBAbq
“To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.” - John Quincy Adams
@GabrielNergaard You may be interested in @CasaHODL
@coindesk What a time to be alive! pic.twitter.com/I23Fo2NxNq
@amredman @VinnyLingham Generally yes, though there’s also a method for using P2SH to add arbitrary data to the blo… https://t.co/JbIeu0HXms
@amredman @VinnyLingham You can encode arbitrary data in the blockchain though it isn’t cheap. Of course, then the… https://t.co/mp2NE1BIxB
@VinnyLingham No, it’s not concerning. This has been the case for years - someone’s just digging up old FUD and recycling it.
@WeathermanIam @cryptoglyph @aantonop @NickSzabo4 @LukeDashjr Weak FUD. Governments need far less justification to ban Bitcoin.
@cryptoglyph @aantonop @NickSzabo4 @LukeDashjr @WeathermanIam This is not an attack; Bitcoin users are unaffected.
It’s time for another episode of @KeiserReport: we discuss Bitcoin forks, ICOs, and @CasaHODL security! https://t.co/EIUiO6zx5B
RT @magicalcrypto: Watch the new Magical Crypto Friends Episode: Episode 05: Spoons, Forks & Lawsuits. In this episode: mining, ASICs, loss…
RT @spudowiar: Full technical write-up, video demonstration and proof-of-concept code for @LedgerHQ hardware wallet vulnerability.
https:/…
@fluffypony Only if it’s at least as funny as Dogecoin.
@BrendonMcNamara For sure. I actually learned that in high school when I participated in a student government program.
@WhalePanda SODL! But only because I’d retweet it anyway 😋
My reputation is not for sale. pic.twitter.com/mqUdKT4QLI
I had a great interview with @Crypto__101 where we talked about my background, philosophy, and vision for the futur… https://t.co/gRznE2MNLJ
@_Kevin_Pham @santisiri Interpreting the whitepaper as a sacred text of Satoshi’s Vision, on the other hand…
“A whitepaper is not a product. Token holders are not users. Bootstrap your business.” - @tayvano_… https://t.co/T1SHIMQL0o
“You only have to solve a small problem to meaningfully change the world. If we all solve small problems, the impac… https://t.co/NlB1U42hqN
“Economic incentives + protocols + networks = global public utilities.” - @jerallaire #MITBitcoinExpo2018
Prefer proactive paranoia for powerful personal privacy.
RT @alexbosworth: Crypto tech can be used by the individual for sovereignty, or by entrenched powers. I like to think that on the long path…
“When the stakes are high, expect attackers with high potential.” - Charles Guillemet #MITBitcoinExpo2018
If we’re building the Internet of Money, asking “do you accept Bitcoin?” should become as silly as asking “do you a… https://t.co/Q2WmxCCZJe
@blockwilder @AriJuels A third party everybody trusts!
“Smart contracts that are executed on a blockchain have poor privacy & performance. Trusted execution environments… https://t.co/7dL69wEE6Y
“When you overspecify regulations, you end up with regulators picking the winning and losing business models rather… https://t.co/RFrXwqJNCq
“A lot of folks in Congress confuse ‘investments’ with ‘securities’ - they think that because you can speculate upo… https://t.co/rpeulc3esw
@giacomozucco @neha IIRC this is because confidential transactions only hide values of asset transfers but they don… https://t.co/1lGR9J51YI
zkLedger offers a nearly ideal solution for an auditable system with strong privacy. Biggest deficiency is poor sca… https://t.co/BEUC72fNBG
80% of US companies are audited by one of four huge firms. These auditors fail on a regular basis for a variety of… https://t.co/y9juEQA7ZU
RT @khannib: I’ve published my observations of the effects of the latest episode of high fees here: https://t.co/fIB2ihlBcA
TL;DR A lot of…
@benvh @lightning Well done; added a link to the comprehensive LN resources on https://t.co/d2FH36KLv2
RT @benvh: I just started compiling a list of @lightning resources at https://t.co/p44dcQDJc1 - additions are welcome
@andreasklinger @TuurDemeester @tdryja Sure, except for the bugs of course.
@coindesk To be specific, many neglected to upgrade when we said they would “save money.” Once we gave them specifi… https://t.co/LCklHUjrL2
patrickhermann There is even divergence on estimating transaction fees, let alone paying them! - @lopp at #MITBitcoinExpo2018 pic.twitter.com/GEg461AmjG
RT @StacieWaleyko: “The challenge that non custodial wallets face is finding the balance between security and ease of use.†- @lopp #MITBit…
@patrickhermann @reddit Here you go: https://t.co/QLTZV5X1Ci
“40% to 50% of ICOs are currently underwater - trading at a price lower than the initial offering price.” - @ccatalini #MITBitcoinExpo2018
“Market protocols are programmable value-creation networks with economic structures that rival centrally managed or… https://t.co/6eafsthXkm
“We estimate that a given unit of bitcoin changes possession, on average, 1.4 times per month.” - @random_walker #MITBitcoinExpo2018
BlockSci’s in-memory “database” (non ACID compliant) is highly optimized for linearly traversing immutable data.… https://t.co/QzMXaYYIMz
“Over 20,000 Bitcoin transactions per month leak confidential information such as multisig key changes or movement… https://t.co/vlRmrP9BcT
“If everyone agrees to the current state of a (dumb or smart) contract, there’s no need to actually execute the con… https://t.co/rHVIi5eBu3
“Altcoin airdrops feed frothy markets.” -@Joi #MITBitcoinExpo2018
Paraphrased: Conversations in crypto communities get skewed by biased bagholders. At a higher level, there’s a gene… https://t.co/Flgcmf6h7x
“People are currently building AOLs and Compuserves in the blockchain ecosystem when they should be building Ciscos… https://t.co/etScI8pBfj
“If you look at the evolution of Internet protocols, standards are determined more by the consensus of the communit… https://t.co/I7cc5qPH2V
The MIT Bitcoin Expo just announced that due to the generosity of sponsors they are refunding 100% of ticket purcha… https://t.co/jOJFUk3B5K
I dropped in on the @KeiserReport recently to chat with @maxkeiser about @CasaHODL, Bitcoin security, scaling, priv… https://t.co/S8GlXp2c2D
@starkness @Beautyon_ Yeah but there’s mathematical proof that it can’t work! JUST LOOK AT THE MATHS! pic.twitter.com/TnPfHu4IDF
RT @iam_preethi: I’ve gotten asked too many times: “Can I use blockchain for X?”
A: Sure, you can use it for almost anything. But that’s t…
@Twitter @TwitterSupport Please add @Yubico & U2F 2FA support and get rid of SMS 2FA KGR8THXBAI
The awkward part being that the latest round of FUDsters is largely comprised of early Bitcoin adopters who have so… https://t.co/SiuEWU6dNV
RT @NodedPodcast: New episode! In Noded 0.10.0, @bitstein and @pierre_rochard chat with @murchandamus about coin selection algorithms. http…
Overheard: “Crap, my Lightning node is down. I bet my wife unplugged it again.” #UpdateYourThreatModel
RT @bitrefill: Announcing: Lightning network payments (real money, mainnet), publicly available on https://t.co/UiNWCUsnFv effective immedi…
Bitcoin Cache on Bitcoin @CashApp would be more cash-like than Bitcoin Cash. https://t.co/ZUfucAORno
@Ed25519vfx Lightning is protocol agnostic - the blockchain you’re using is just a parameter.
@BryanAulds @CasaHODL @Billfodl_Wallet The ultimate goal is for each key signing device to be a separate brand / model.
Vaporware: so hot right now! https://t.co/DGtWw5jwRA
coindesk BREAKING: Bitcoin Lightning Startup Goes Beta With Twitter CEO Backing bit.ly/2FXkTZN pic.twitter.com/EnNEsxYh5Y
@BryanAulds @CasaHODL @Billfodl_Wallet One of our goals is to make it as easy as possible for users to secure their… https://t.co/HZZMMIBGZl
@BitMEXResearch I suspect that the majority of the exchange rate is speculative, but it’s built upon a base of util… https://t.co/ntL5EDgQjl
@peterktodd @_jillruth You can always burn BTC to stay warm…
@gwilliams81 DEXes, Lapps, and privacy oh my!
Lots of folks making references to the 2 year bear market after MTGOX imploded. IMO a prolonged bear market is high… https://t.co/gDw7Vs8baa
RT @khannib: While only 28.6% of transactions are SegWit transactions, they represent more than 36% of transacted volume and pay only 14.9%…
@Bradimus89 @whatbitcoindid There are SSSS tools & libraries online, though they’re generally not particularly user-friendly.
@BCHNewsUpdates @MadBitcoins @ToneVays @Sailfishionado @jimmysong @theonevortex LOL that’s not confusing at ALL!
@cryptoshaman @CasaHODL @slushcz @TREZOR @LedgerHQ Ledger is great too; I use both.
RT @meeDamian: TIL: There’s a 77 page long paper¹ on an improved coin selection algorithm for a #Bitcoin transaction, and its implementatio…
@intjr @Bitcoin_Lobby @21E6BTC @CasaHODL Nope, not really. I use both Trezor and Ledger devices frequently. Haven’t… https://t.co/NUQqCwGoeF
This has been a long time coming - @murchandamus did his Master’s thesis on coin selection strategies several years… https://t.co/XAJJXFXT4o
@Y3llowb1ackbird @VinnyLingham @WhalePanda That it was! https://t.co/aj90KCmlLy
@VinnyLingham @WhalePanda Have you considered sponsoring race cars and bobsled teams? “BCH PLS” ads doing 100+ MPH… https://t.co/1WWRYBSEex
@SamUchivoitachi @CasaHODL Ledger is great too!
@NotEnoughAnts @CasaHODL I’ve heard a number of horror stories of paper wallets being used incorrectly or insecurel… https://t.co/TJTAmuUVgS
@NotEnoughAnts @CasaHODL I’d say the biggest advantage is user friendliness. If you’re extremely tech savvy and are… https://t.co/vSGfq5hSKK
@21E6BTC @CasaHODL Keys on a Trezor are safe from theft at a 9/10 level. However, they may not be safe from catastr… https://t.co/76kPnGjkNM
@flyosity You gonna whip out your MacBook at the show and build something awesome?
@jimmysong The biggest threat to Bitcoin is apathy. As long as a lot of us care about it, folks will continue to in… https://t.co/j9Oh30RYDl
@MadBitcoins @ToneVays @Sailfishionado @jimmysong @theonevortex I’m blocked too, but that’s fine. That twitter acco… https://t.co/wZAEQk8Nze
Be your own bank. pic.twitter.com/Wg4o75I05x
“There must be regulatory distinction between tokens that exist on a blockchain and tokens that are merely a promis… https://t.co/cr6120NMJa
Cambridge_Uni “Look up at the stars and not down at your feet” - Professor Stephen Hawking
1942-2018 cam.ac.uk/stephenhawking pic.twitter.com/RVeQx2BTxP
@JamesGMorgan @dailycryptopick @cindyanabanana @csuwildcat @RcryptoP1 @MiguelCuneta @iamjohnoliver It was not!
RT @UberFacts: A honey badger’s skin is so thick, they can withstand multiple machete strikes, arrows and spears.
@ncweaver Lots of folks have asked Laszlo that question and he says he has no regrets. I tend to believe him becaus… https://t.co/zU2lYhKeI6
@8bitandstuff That’s not the crypto anarchist thinking I’m looking for! 😬
MTGOX trustee could have just given folks back the USD equivalent of what they lost directly in BTC and saved every… https://t.co/Nop4EM09r2
If you plant a bitcoin wallet seed in the ground, will it grow into a merkle tree? 🤔
@CryptaMoon Maybe something from @ConsenSys? https://t.co/hludZmUwcT
Still under development: https://t.co/gyeKE9dNqs
@cryptoTakates If you’re not a technical person by nature, probably. Check out my resources for getting started: lopp.net/bitcoin.html
Time for a refresher. This is a must-have reference for anyone building bitcoin applications. pic.twitter.com/YLM4Fv1lST
@NeerajKA @Lillyandpumpkin Sure, just don’t get upset if I’m a couple hours early or late.
RT @adam3us: @_drgo @lopp cypherpunk is a state of mind - a proactive approach to societal change by doing: building and deploying tech - r…
@masonic_tweets Noted.
@PoettersBetter Small world. I interviewed for a job at Viget when I was preparing to graduate from college.
@palerendor You don’t need anyone’s permission to help defend privacy. Writing code is a powerful way to project yo… https://t.co/783WsLlPIJ
I’ve been seeing increased usage of the phrase “self-proclaimed cypherpunk” lately. A cypherpunk is any activist wh… https://t.co/ZkaWN0ZU1B
Is this real life? pic.twitter.com/qDOByNtbtS
@uknicks @CasaHODL We will incorporate this possibility into our threat model; we want it to be impossible for our… https://t.co/KlDNDiJVrB
@neneynimus The more authoritarian / draconian governments would be most likely. We’ve already seen confiscation of… https://t.co/mVn7Adg0AH
@NotEnoughAnts The value is the same reason why people use banks: few folks want to go to the trouble to learn how… https://t.co/SPFwiqD8Y2
If you believe that hyperbitcoinization may happen then you should ask yourself what the likelihood is that governm… https://t.co/L4TDuKgtwj