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⚡️🇫🇷 WTF - BITCOIN TARGETED BY A PETITION CALLING FOR A BAN IN EUROPE A petition launched in France calls for a ban on the use and ownership of Bitcoin in Europe, citing its electricity con...

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Translation: France calls for restricting people's access to random numbers and math.

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SATSMAN @SATSMAN · 49w

You know what's underrated? Letting people be… https://blossom.primal.net/0464858c75b3aef8e10a734b387cb4e8205e5380115b9fa893dea5922a299b96.jpg

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The tomb was empty!
Thank you, Jesus!

Matthew Kratter · 27w

That's true-- I've known Peter since 1995, which was the last year that I was wealthier than Peter. We met at the famous Rene Girard seminar at Stanford University. I helped Peter launch and grow Clar...

Geek @1dullgeek 1771773717

This argument doesn't help resolve the question of whether or not BIP110 is a good idea. When both sides are attacking the intentions of the people on the other side we lose contact with the actual merits and problems of BIP110.

Can I ask both you and @ODELL - people who's opinions I respect - please focus only on that?

Moist · 26w

exactly. dick measuring contests help nothing

Sync · 26w

They both made their opinions on BIP110 loud and clear, now its scope has expanded into tribalism and are now in 💩 slinging part of the argument. Non of this is beneficial.

Michoe · 26w

Core started this! with their reckless OP_RETURN policy. This is on core.

Geek @1dullgeek 1771769690

While true, irrelevant. The risk of a chain split is not zero. The risk of csam on the chain is also not zero. The question is which is the bigger risk. I can see arguments for both.

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Michoe · 26w

It is relevant. Core created this problem. If they reverse their OP_RETURN policy, things will cool down. It's up to them.

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This is compelling. Making me rethink my running bip110.

One thing that's refreshing: this note is talking about the problem rather than questioning the intention of the people. If living under a government has taught us anything it's that intentions rarely match outcomes.

So it's nice that this note only talks about the problem without impugning the people.

ODELL @ODELL · 26w

Replying to @YEGHRO

since bip110 has nowhere near consensus it will result in a chain split when they activate the main chain will have blocks mined significantly faster than the bip110 chain if miners switch to bip110 days, weeks, months after activation it will reverse every bitcoin transaction Show more

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Geek @1dullgeek 1771768639

I heard about it much earlier than I decided to get some. I also wish I'd heard about it earlier but I still think it would have taken time to understand enough to take the risk.

Or maybe I'd have got caught up with some crazy exchange failure and ended up losing. I got lucky when I came in after the importance of self custody was obviously important.

I got Bitcoin exactly when I deserved to. I think that's true for most people.