0 sats \ 3 replies \ @darwin 17h \ parent \ on: Why Roger Ver Deserves A Presidential Pardon conspiracy
His strong support for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) could be viewed as harmful to BTC. Essentially, during the blocksize wars, he stood on the wrong side.
But for me personally, he caused harm by recommending MtGox before its collapse. He did issue an apology, though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRIJ_jpmwzo
On balance, I personally believe he has done more good than harm over the years. Especially in the early years, he was very influential, hence the nickname “Bitcoin Jesus”.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic OP 17h
This, to me, sounds more like the victor writing history, rather than a huge problem. Was he recommending Mt. Gox as a scammer or was he negatively affected by the crash, too?
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @darwin 13h
He put his reputation on line for Karpeles, pretty bad move, IMO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP1YsMlrfF0
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic OP 7h
Yes, that was a mistake, however, did he know the real situation? Did the Mt. Gox people just lie to him and he, unknowingly, repeated the lie? I don’t know, but what did he have to say afterward?
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