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Imadeddin | Surviving Gaza 🍉 · 1w
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kyle-moore · 2w
Lmao copium much?
epsql · 3w
Maybe, you're not replying to the main argument put forth in my note though: do you agree that changing consensus on Bitcoin requires hashpower and that without it nodes cannot do much?
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I think I agree. Here's what the hashers did though. Core increased the op_return. Clearly not good for Bitcoin. Hashers implemented it. Thats a work of a fairly small network of individuals. Thousand of nodes then request to roll it back + minimise the non financial data. Hashers deny that. So if the changes in consensus are dependent on centralised miners permission then Bitcoin is not really permissionless or decentralised. And if the hashsers are happy to have high op_return which is causing problems for nodes, the nodes have the right to find new hashers which align with the wishes of these nodes. And that's what is happening.
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epsql · 3w
Core uncapping the OP_RETURN size was certainly something I did not like, but that is not a *consensus* change, only a relay policy one though. This has to be specifically stated otherwise our conversation does not make much sense. > So if the changes in consensus are dependent on centralised miner...
epsql · 3w
> Mine for a decentralised Bitcoin chain with reduced attack vectors to support the sound money project Miner incentives == more fees in the short to medium term I don't think miners are ideological...
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The whole idea of Bitcoin is ideologically motivated. So if the miners pretend its all about fees for them then they are simply lying. Bitcoin has attracted some of the smartest and most clued up people on the planet. Any claims they may make of not understanding the ideological motives are just a fascade at best.
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epsql · 3w
Maybe, you're not replying to the main argument put forth in my note though: do you agree that changing consensus on Bitcoin requires hashpower and that without it nodes cannot do much?
epsql · 3w
I honestly don't understand why after BIP110's failure everyone seems to have woken up to what I think is quite an obvious thing: - nodes without hashpower have a lot of power to resist changes - nod...
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How can you say miners had no incentive to signal bip 110 😂. The incentives were very clear. Mine for a decentralised Bitcoin chain with reduced attack vectors to support the sound money project or mine for a state chain that can do whatever it wants with it thanks to controllable 3rd parties influence Bitcoin was meant to eliminate. Miners don't want Bitcoin without controllable 3rd parties so they chose latter.
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epsql · 3w
> Mine for a decentralised Bitcoin chain with reduced attack vectors to support the sound money project Miner incentives == more fees in the short to medium term I don't think miners are ideologically motivated
Hanshan · 3w
If you think miners are going to make decisions based on ideology and not economics youre gonna have a hard time.
nostrich · 3w
He says interesting things like "The frat brats on the code that I BOUGHT they wanna change it now." He bought the code? "I am not buying access to the miners, I am buying access to the protocol I w...
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Obviously core chain is an attack on Bitcoin. I may be wrong but when I listened to it I actually thought he refused to get on their side and was challenging the immutably of the protocol if core can just change the rules with no accountability to nodes. Either way I don't know Gary Cardone and very disappointed with Grant Cardeone investing with David Bailey and hanging out with the statists
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nostrich · 3w
Well yes, he challenges them because this change is not initiated by him and comes sudden to him. But I don't think he will be opposed to changes sold as NGU, whatever they may be. I think he is mostly a fiat maxi ... surrounded by grifters and bad actors. I don't think he is a bad actor but he i...
nostrich · 3w
He says interesting things like "The frat brats on the code that I BOUGHT they wanna change it now." He bought the code? "I am not buying access to the miners, I am buying access to the protocol I was told." So someone told Gary that he is buying the Bitcoin-Sha256 protocol? Maybe the compromised...
Security Pleb · 3w
Sell more devices.
🇵🇸 whoever loves Digit · 3w
None, it's a honeypot.
Max · 3w
It's a unique differentiated for a niche player in a hard market. There are a decent amount of graphene OS users who are eager for better hardware, so I imagine sales go up. I hope graphene devs will make sure that the hardware is up to par, seems like the two teams are collaborating well to make it...