17 sats \ 13 replies \ @SatsMate 20 Jul \ on: My top 3 list of the most influential actors that could harm Bitcoin bitcoin
Hmm - I don't think we should create enemy lists as it could be bad juju. I will say Michael Saylor as much as I think he has been decent with Bitcoin so far, I think he is trying to move bitcoin to the digital gold narrative away from the peer to peer electronic cash narrative. I think that isn't good, but he is the biggest celebrity as it comes to bitcoin. I already see a divide in philosophy amongst many bitcoiners on the SoV vs MoE points.
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114 sats \ 0 replies \ @rod OP 20 Jul
Enemy? Never wrote that word...
Michael Saylor is an interesting case, quite influential but I have not seen yet any indication of him being a potential danger to Bitcoin in any form or shape.
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14 sats \ 11 replies \ @jp305 20 Jul
I don't think these characteristics are mutually exclusive in Saylor's view.
You can buy a car with bitcoin, but for a coffee it's not really practical. So is it cash then? Yes and no?
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0 sats \ 10 replies \ @03365d6a53 20 Jul
how do you mean? I've been buying coffee with btc almost every day for years now
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0 sats \ 9 replies \ @jp305 20 Jul
You wait ~10 minutes, sometimes longer, every morning at the coffeeshop?
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0 sats \ 8 replies \ @south_korea_ln 20 Jul
Lightning network ;)
Even though I'm not sure you're asking this in good faith...
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0 sats \ 7 replies \ @jp305 21 Jul
LN is L2 Bitcoin is the settlement layer
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0 sats \ 6 replies \ @south_korea_ln 21 Jul
Yes, but it inherits all the properties of the base layer... With potentially enhanced privacy if you use it right. So yes, one can pay coffee with btc without waiting 10 minutes.
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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @jp305 21 Jul
playing with words, it’s a separate codebase, they’re not the same
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100 sats \ 4 replies \ @03365d6a53 21 Jul
yes they are
I don't need global settlement assurance for a coffee (and neither does the vendor)
I use ecash for spending. And lightning to top up ecash.
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