The market "Trump inauguration" is marked as ENDED and PAID. But I have not received my payment.

Can you double check: ted.....44@walletofsatoshi.com -> 40,000 sats

Are we back to the 80s?

Hhmm can't remember them all but the John Carvalho on Lightning comes to mind.

Not the most insightful guy I've seen on the podcast I'll be honest...

Even lower %.

I do think it is about the book.

Anyone who becomes a public figure around Bitcoin gets massively scrutinised.

If it wasn't for the latest book, he would have stayed low key and officials would have not know about him. I do believe the book and the timing of its release + arrest, after so many years, is not coincidental.

Yep, and this guy is not even in it for the FreedomGoUp Tech...

Might be the most damaging bitcoin Influencer. Why did we make him an icon?

The speaker explains their current perspective on Bitcoin upgrades, particularly CheckTemplateVerify (CTV). They feel uneasy about their position, acknowledging that it may not fully align with objective truth but remain unsure where their reasoning falls short. The core points include:

Bitcoin upgrades, such as CTV, are polarizing. The speaker explores the broader implications, including governance, user trust, and technical impact, rather than focusing solely on technical details.

CTV, which allows users to set conditions on spending Bitcoin, is seen as relatively innocuous, akin to previous features like CheckLockTimeVerify and multisig. The speaker argues that it could improve scalability and security (e.g., vaults for enhanced theft resistance) without introducing major risks.

The speaker highlights a divide between:

The latter group believes Bitcoin's stagnancy undermines its resilience.

The speaker critiques Bitcoin Core for being slow and politically averse to implementing even widely agreed-upon features.

Skepticism exists toward proponents of certain upgrades who may prioritize personal agendas over Bitcoin’s best interests.

While acknowledging the potential for unintended side effects, the speaker argues that CTV's limited scope makes such risks minimal.

Beyond CTV itself, the debate symbolizes larger issues in Bitcoin's governance and decentralization. The speaker suggests that activating CTV without Bitcoin Core could demonstrate the community's ability to circumvent bottlenecks in development.

The speaker encourages informed debate, transparency, and collaboration to ensure decisions align with Bitcoin’s principles and long-term viability.

While cautiously supporting CTV as a beneficial upgrade, the speaker emphasizes its symbolic role in addressing Bitcoin’s stagnancy and governance inefficiencies. They invite counterarguments to refine their stance and guide the community’s next steps.

If we'll need to use Liquid for scaling, we can consider Bitcoin a failed experiment.

Bro, don't telegraph your holdings.

Budapest, 05/12/1994

I'm checking out of this convo, after realising how little you know.

There can be no historical justification for terror and genocide.

Isn't a voluntary agreement between two parties libertarian?

The United States, Ukraine and the United Kingdom all voluntarily agreed to the "Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances".

Since when do libertarians do not believe in signed agreements, property rights, defence of lives and freedoms?

Can you have any freedoms if you are enslaved to an enemy state?

When will us libertarian stop sucking Putin's dick?

Some of the issues are unsolvable because of the current on-chain dynamics. but gl to us, I hope so too.

I wish we had gotten a demo of the self-custodial Lightning wallets at the time of the blocksize war promises. It turned out much more messy than I'd have imagined, we lost so many of the bitcoin properties in terms of ease of use.

Have you ever tried developing an app on LN?

Onboarding non technical users is beyond-belief horrible.

Teach your grandma how to manage liquidity channels, before even making or receiving the very first transaction

yeah I don't care about bcashers but the self-custodial experience of LN is still absolutely shitty.

I don't hold or have ever held any BCH.