Jon B

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[Tomer Strolight @TomerStrolight]

Are you aware that for years attempts to get core to correct the exploit were disregarded? The people you accuse of playing god resisted a soft fork for years, all while being goaded and baited into it by people denying there was an exploit or claiming there was no way to fix it. But if you’re now acknowledging it is an exploit and a way to fix it without a soft fork, and you’re right, then I am all ears and I am sure you’ll win over most if not all people who view the soft fork as a last resort.

[David Davis MP @DavidDavisMP]

This is a total disgrace.

It is absolutely not the role of the police to intimidate members of the public - especially while openly admitting no law has been broken.

An affront to free speech and a massive overstep of authority.

The public expects the police to focus on real crime, like stopping burglaries, not squandering taxpayer funded time and abusing their powers by actively undermining free speech.

https://t.co/gzBXywJy3m

[Softfork Mechanic #BIP-110 @GrassFedBitcoin]

Taproot is almost 5 years old.

It's important to admit it when things don't turn out remotely as planned after a reasonable amount if time has passed.

[Craig Murray @CraigMurrayOrg]

New Labour is rushing its new National Security State Threats bill through parliament in just one day.

It will be illegal to publish TRUE casualty information from Iran, from Hamas run hospitals in Gaza, or IDF assault details from the resistance in Lebanon.

14 years in jail.

[Tomer Strolight @TomerStrolight]

Boy oh boy, can we at least admit that activating Taproot turned out to be a real shitshow?

Its use "as intended" (i.e. privacy and advanced security/spending options) is negligible, while its use for discounted data embedding represents the overwhelming majority. And now we've got a civil war over whether to deal with that matter, and how.

But the past is the past, and we now must deal with the unforeseen consequences of that decision.

[Tomer Strolight @TomerStrolight]

Core isn’t used to being questioned and expects to be worshiped and obeyed. Their arrogance and hubris has led us all here and our choice is to let bigheaded egos get even bigger or to humble them, potentially removing them if they don’t get their egos in check. The whole discussion is just dripping with elitism and an unearned and undeserved superiority complex from core and their bootlicking cronies. There’s a serious lack of self awareness involved here too. They feel entitled to praise and unquestioning obedience. But this is bitcoin.

[Seb Bunney @sebbunney]

From what I understand so far, and there’s always much to learn, I support BIP-110 and will be signalling on my node. I believe Bitcoin has the power to change the world… as a monetary tool.

[Tomer Strolight @TomerStrolight]

@wk057 Matt's willingness to misrepresent and then prevent discussion that clarifies and corrects is exactly what many are generally upset with at Core. When one conducts themselves without integrity and honesty they will lose everyone's trust.

[Jason Hughes @wk057]

Fun, but learn reality. "Reverse engineering" isn't really required for an open source protocol and open source code. 😆

Reality:

Been 7+ years from inception of Sv2 to first mainnet block (which is identical to Core defaults with a centralized generation output anyway, so why bother)

DATUM: ~90 days for initial development AND public deployment, with the first publicly announced mainnet block 24 hours after public launch. Nearly 2 years later, 900+ blocks, 3 public pools, and 4 (known) implementations.

(Fun fact: the first unannounced DATUM block was 857812 during final testing... but prefer to give credit to the first that wasn't me making the template.)

[Jason Hughes @wk057]

The main gripe I have is the constant false claims of Sv2 being "first" to things that DATUM has been doing for years.

It's like constantly claiming to the be the first person to summit Everest. Everyone knows you're lying, and it undermines the real achievement.

Mining the first Sv2 block on mainnet is also a real achievement, even if not the first decentralized template block. Why not just say the first Sv2 block on mainnet? That's a win. Take it. Celebrate it. It's a real achievement. It's not a lie. Congrats on it!

The 915 decentralized template blocks mined before this "first" Sv2 block are the proof of work, etched into the ledger for eternity for all to see.

Trying to claim "first" by adding a fake qualifier (and a disputed one nonetheless) to try and bolster the achievement does the opposite and makes you look like a fool. It's clearly an attempt to jab at DATUM, and a flat attempt at that.

(@TheBlueMatt locked the thread to prevent real discussion, so bringing the convo here.)

[Afshin Rattansi @afshinrattansi]

John Pilger challenging former CIA Latin America Station Chief Duane Clarridge on the CIA-backed Pinochet coup against Salvador Allende (born on this day in 1908):

Pilger: Salvador Allende was democratically elected. Is that okay to overthrow a democratically elected government?

Clarridge: ‘It depends what your national security interests are.’

Pilger: ‘Are you denying the huge suffering Pinochet caused in that country?’

Clarridge: ‘Huge? I don’t buy it. He committed crimes, I agree.’

Pilger: ‘Those crimes are worth it?’

Clarridge: ‘Yeah.’

Pilger: ‘What right do you have to do what you do in other countries’

Clarridge: ‘National security interests.’

Pilger: ‘The people you do it to have no say.’

Clarridge: ‘Well that’s just tough…and if you don’t like it, lump it.’

Remember this exchange whenever you hear the US government talking about defending democracy in Latin America, or anywhere around the world.

[Jon B @_JonB21]

@Anton__BTC @djsenior13 Will be forever grateful for your top of the market calls last year!

[Alistair Milne @alistairmilne]

Whole of UK dumping their BTC to buy AC

[hodlonaut #BIP-110 @hodlonaut]

"On the Stephan Livera Podcast in October 2024, she (Gloria Zhao) described the Bitcoin Core development environment: "I think this is as close to like an actual meritocracy as I've ever seen."

She was recruited by cold email from the CEO of Chaincode, accepted to a residency the year after meeting Newbery at his own dinner, funded as Brink's first fellow in a vote Newbery cast without recusal, and appointed maintainer nineteen months later. This is the closest thing to a meritocracy she has ever seen."

https://t.co/mtGy0KVPsj

[Sparrow Wallet 🐦 @SparrowWallet]

Unless @Apple's decision to terminate @craigraw's Apple Developer account is reversed by June 30, all new installs of Sparrow will fail, and development on macOS will end. If you value Sparrow, a repost would help. @AppleSupport

[Kiawtzin @kiawtzin]

Cato was banned after this post. Probably nothing.

[hodlonaut #BIP-110 @hodlonaut]

About 70% of all transactions last 7 days are non-monetary.

Disgusting. Permanent. And a direct attack on Bitcoin imo.

[hodlonaut #BIP-110 @hodlonaut]

1/
The CAPTURE series doesn't describe a hack or a coup. It describes something slower and harder to see: a permissionless project steered through patient, institutional attrition.

There's a name for that playbook. Fabian strategy.

Here is how the record matches it, point for point.

[Bitcoin Anon @14g23h34]

@CatoTheElder17 account was suspended after posting the intelligence and Government Contracting ties of @Strategy

@elonmusk @nikitabier is this a free speech platform or not?

[hodlonaut #BIP-110 @hodlonaut]

"@LukeDashjr is the 10th man from world war Z. i want him to keep doing that for the robustness of bitcoin. his job (self chosen mission in fact like Rorschach in watchmen) is to do things his way and be immune to group think; and he's really good at that.

I dont have to agree with Luke to love that he is out there doing 10th man things with a genius level IQ and a mission, doing his contrarian thing. #bitcoin is safer for it."
- Adam Back, December 9, 2023

"Pro-tip for people arguing consensus logic with @LukeDashjr introspect carefully your logic... He's got a near 100% hit rate on the topic, if you're arguing against him it's almost certain you are in fact, wrong. cf consensus critical data being on chain and non consensus not."
- Adam Back, February 14, 2025

What happened to Adam? Luke didn't change. Adam did.

What happened?

https://t.co/2PN5MS6ciA