'Liquid' is a scheme whereby Blockstream (vis-à-vis Maxwell) severely encumbers the blockchain capacity with 1MB blocks - so you will have to buy access to their little private sideschains.  

100% dead.  Ain't never coming.  Spondoolies and Guy Corem to get sued by creditors soon.

How about if you stupid fuckers from the UK learn to spell shit right instead of complaining about defective browsers?  WTF?  Blaming your stupid shit on Yanks?  You are lucky the Yanks even let you near their computers.

$55 million buys a shit-ton of influence.  From here, Blocksteam is everyone's new Daddy.  They now own the blockchain and you will never get it back.  Their Liquid and sidechains are made to look 'free' and 'public' but many more aspects of what they do are designed to cause you to pay tax on their system. 

Long live 1MB blocks.  We just handed Bitcoin over to PwC.

Looks like those assholes at Blockstream are losing finally.  Looks like their 1MB block limit crippling of the blockchain so we all need to buy their Lightning Network isn't working out.  I knew people would finally jump over their very dumb arguments that 2MB would lead to centralization. 

I am not in favor of a private entity owning a group of core programmers who take a position to make valuable the offerings of that private entity.  That just reeks of improper.  Good riddance Blockstream.  Looks like the new kid on the block is Bitcoin Classic!!!

http://paymentweek.com/2016-1-20-bitfury-now-supports-bitcoin-classic-and-2-megabyte-block-size-seems-to-be-winning-the-battle-9421/?utm_content=bufferf2145&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Ron doesn't seek any excuse.  He merely sets forth some things that occurred in his life.  He doesn't need any understanding from you. 

The poor guy openly admits he fucked up every startup he tried, that he junked up his marriage, and he wants to kill himself sometimes.  Give him a break.  I didn't like the guy, but I sure don't feel a need to beat him down after that grand admission. 

Mastercoin was 100% fucked long before Ron arrived on the scene.  'Open source' is a disaster.  The same disorganization now exists with bitcoin re block size.  With no CEO to choose a path, no path will be taken.  Satoshi's dream that miners would 'vote' to reach a concensus - is just not a workable scheme.  So, we have a fork and real threat to the whole thing.  Decentralization is a bit tricky.  Ron didn't cause this. 

When Mastercoin paid Micheal Terpin's PR company $6K/mo for three months, it was quite clear the project would burn up everything before doing anything.  Terpin claims to have placed one story (in Forbes - not even the real Forbes, but a website which borrows the Forbes name).  That kind of waste consumed all Mastercoin funds before they could get a legit platform running. 

Ironically, they are pretty close today to having an interesting system.

Don't use Xapo.  Their CEO just left and went to PayPal.  Xapo will close soon and keep all your money.  Scam alert!

Is that it?  That's the end of this discussion?  No more news about Shift Visa card?  Two weeks passed and no body cares any longer about having a debit card tied to their bitcoin at coinbase.  Wow, I thought this would be more exciting. 

Maybe someone has actually used one and has a story or two to tell?

This is completely silly.  It shows you don't understand security at all.  With this, all you've done is reduce the remarkable security of a private key down to a stupid physical hunk of metal key (the unsafe deposit box).  Obviously, you think a deposit box is high security - when in fact it is very low security.  Now you propose putting your key behind that terrible system.  Wow!  That is the same as taking your SLR and putting Toyota body panels all over it.  Not smart.

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Actually, the Blockchain CEO has assigned powers to various people who also can stop transactions.  But they almost never do because it is viewed as 'improper' and somewhat annoying.  Nevertheless, if they had a good reason, they could stop them as they like.

A pretty fair portion of our bitcoin community is so fucking dumb - it hurts.  I am starting to think something like 90% are complete imbeciles

Well, this place 'Atlantis' is not actually a nation.  They hope they can organize a nation.  It might turn out to be a bit harder than they imagine.  But hey, everyone has fantasies.

Actually, the transaction time would still be 10 minutes.  Difficulty will be adjusted down.  It's always 10 minutes by definition.

Using a new shiny blue laser I just bought, I already transmitted a copy of the blockchain to millions of alien civilizations.  No need for travel. 

Why would you only want half of your money to double?  Buy all 1M in bitcoin, let it double -0 and then really have some fun.  You'll still have a 1M and you'll also have a 1M in fun!!  wtf?  Is this a trick question?

The OP didn't have a math teacher that explored the concept of 'infinitely divisible".  While not infinite, bitcoin is pretty damn close.  This is a major non-issue.  


It's almost as if your mind doesn't actually work.  Maybe: 'sort-of lays around' is more like it.

Look at what a dumb-ass this guy is:

He is going to look good in jail.

It figures that the fucker's real name is "Homer"  Doh!!!!