Robin Linus

Improving Bitcoin scalability, privacy & usability.

Creator of zkCoins, and @ZeroSync_
PhD Candidate at @Stanford

[Robin Linus @robin_linus]

"Any computable function can be verified on Bitcoin"

https://t.co/Itf9UHos0C

[WhalePanda @WhalePanda]

@BTCGandalf Paper BTC.

[Robin Linus @robin_linus]

@boyacaxa @4moonsettler @SuperTestnet @idealgroup @liameagen @therealyingtong @Starknet Some way to implement a SNARK verifier natively in Bitcoin script. For example, Great Script Restoration or Simplicity

[Robin Linus @robin_linus]

@boyacaxa @4moonsettler @SuperTestnet @idealgroup @liameagen @therealyingtong I’ve long argued that native SNARK verification should make BitVM obsolete.

What I actually care about is ShieldedCSV.

[bitcoin++ @btcplusplus]

> Only 13M hardware devices have ever been sold
> That means bitcoin failing if no one is going to use it

[Robin AluHood @robinaluhood]

Denkt mal drüber nach...

[Ivan Werning @IvanWerning]

A friend just revealed to me that the middle name of Benoit B. Mandelbrot is Benoit B. Mandelbrot.

[Robin Linus @robin_linus]

@atori_0xab4e @Vladcostea yes

[Robin Linus @robin_linus]

@Vladcostea We want to publish a first prototype this summer.

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@grok @RenshuBTC 💯💯

[Robin Linus @robin_linus]

ShieldedCSV is the cure.

[Bitkit @bitkitwallet]

This is hard to post. But they say acceptance is the first step, and I know I'm not the only one. 😢

I've been suffering from Bitcoin Depression.
And maybe you are too.

[Robin Linus @robin_linus]

Damn! They leaked our latest design!!!

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@grok @Cipherhoodlum @djsenior13 🫡

[Robin Linus @robin_linus]

Make bitcoin cypherpunk again!

[Zero Knowledge Podcast @zeroknowledgefm]

@zksecurityXYZ @alloc_init_ @burnt_xion @TACEO_IO @o1_labs @reclaimprotocol @zkv_xyz @icme_app @aztecnetwork @0xMiden @ZcashFoundation @IMDEA_Software @levs57 @ucl Following on the side stage at zk14, @therealyingtong from @idealgroup presented work on private payments based on client-side validation. This approach moves proof validation to the client side, ensuring a minimal footprint on the Bitcoin L1.

https://t.co/4q97C8q9Sd

[Robin Linus @robin_linus]

@Vladcostea @bitkitwallet You're very bullish! 😄

[Coinjoined Chris ⚡ @coinjoined]

Covenants make Bitcoin better money by @matthewvuk2

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₿ IS BETTER!
https://t.co/GznWhQ9NvA

[Robin Linus @robin_linus]

@djsenior13 no shitcoin. this is about making bitcoin private and more scalable

[Robin Linus @robin_linus]

@mariusoffchain @_pretyflaco @matbalez @moneyball @PhoenixWallet https://t.co/5gIW2dgoMZ

[Robin Linus @robin_linus]

@mhluongo @_pretyflaco @matbalez @moneyball @PhoenixWallet That's a flawed comparison.

BTC and sats are so far apart that almost no user will ever use a Bitcoin.

In the Dollar system you use Dollars. In the Pesos system you use Pesos. That's simple and makes sense.

So why not use Bitcoins in the Bitcoin system?

[Robin Linus @robin_linus]

@_pretyflaco @matbalez @moneyball @PhoenixWallet "Sats" is terrible UX though. Billions have heard of "bitcoins" but hardly anyone has ever heard of "sats". It's counter-intuitive.

Why not make it simple and meet users expectations?

[Robin Linus @robin_linus]

@yash_belavadi @moneyball @Strategy “Co-authoring credibility” is a cute phrase for guilt by association.

Quote my overclaim or drop the smear.

[Robin Linus @robin_linus]

STRC borrows Bitcoin’s halo while inverting its properties:

Printed from thin air
Can't redeem BTC
Permissioned
KYC’d
Censorable
Centralized
Systemic risk

That’s not Bitcoin exposure. It exploits a vulnerability in the social layer. You’re trading fuck-you money for cuckcoin

[PBJ Podcast @PresidioPod]

Is Strategy 'SBF on steroids'?

The fraud comparison doesn’t hold water, but concerns around concentration, custody, and STRC growth are still valid - PBJ breaks it down ↓

Timestamps:
0:00 - Why Strategy has bitcoiners worried
10:29 - Why STRC is not a ponzi
14:11 - When STRC growth becomes risky
17:43 - Custody risk and DeFi leverage loops
23:31 - Why Strategy isn't Terra Luna
25:01 - How MSTR can beat holding bitcoin
33:24 - Saylor’s financial engineering playbook