I gotta admit... TAO does sound an awful lot like Alexandria, and we already know the problems in a system like that.

The problem for TAO should be easier to understand in light of the court ruling earlier this week: Backpage and Craigslist are new precedent.

If TAO turns into a marketplace of criminal activity it's RIP.

How does one prevent child porn, suicide videos, and copyrighted content from being monetized in a truly decentralized system?

Either TAO is going to become a pedophiles best friend or it won't be decentralized.

I doubt investors want that on their conscience.

So here's a tip:

Just do what you do and leave the "blockchaining" to people who understand it...or we will end up doing your job too.

I didn't get here alone. Fellow $TAO developer Justin Valo who incidentally is the talented developer behind Verge currency has managed to successfully track down the fake "bryceweiner" account.

My favorite troll lives in Brazil. Hi Nelson.

So if you've been following me for a while you now see why I take no shit from anyone in Bitcoin.

All stakeholders in the music economy are invited to participate in the ongoing development of the $TAO network.

As a member of a few actual "secret societies", I think it's cute.

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I'm Bryce Weiner.  It's 9/15/2016. Much is placed on the ability to execute on a vision. Sometimes an opportunity to shine when it really counts comes from beyond business.
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Your money is worthless to me because you are poor

Don't buy my coins, ever

They aren't for you



Feel better now?

There are some issues with the network. We may need to re-launch to counter these attacks.

Stay tuned. Your $TAO is safe. I hold the private keys.

What we are developing is a means for millions of people all around the world to have their content heard and be paid for it.

I profit from $TAO by making music people want to listen to, not the coin.

My replies sometimes reads like I'm annoyed, but that's because you can't see I'm always smiling.

The MusicIndustry needs a blockchain solution operated in the public trust or the situation for creators only gets worse.

I caught a rapist with a #blockchain. Now he's going away for 11 years.

Transparency doesnt always work like you think it does.

This week is gonna be a lot of fun.

... and people wonder why I experimented with half a dozen networks and never asked for a dime while doing it.

The bottom feeders of crypto simply can't believe the $TAO project is real.

The network is staking and has launched without any issues.

We created $TAO because we think it's time artists had a say in how technology impacts their craft.

I don't need your permission.

I don't need your blessings.

I don't need your lightning network.

Fuck you Bitcoin. Fuck you very much.

On May 08, 2014 I wrote: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=268705.msg6604888#msg6604888

My name is Bryce Weiner. I'm the developer of AmKoin, PetroDollar, the lead dev on PopularCoin, and I've taken over OpenSourceCoin from r3wt's very capable hands.  I'm also the Director of Cryptoeconomy Engineering at Blocktech and I promise I'll be gentle.

You have no fucking idea what I'm capable of and that makes me VERY VERY happy.

Daddy's home kids and he is VERY VERY angry.

The reason nobody else has tried anything like this before is because nobody else has had the substance to stand on.

I created the Genesis block and self funded the next YouTube for the next 10 years.

I win.

"Proof of stake" on the $TAO blockchain is more than stake in the network. It is literally a stake in the future of the #musicindustry.

Have a little faith

The hundreds of people who own $TAO tokens and are currently securing the network through proof of stake are the ones making this possible.

Every trader.

Every troll.

Every CEO.

Every dev.

Every consumer.

Every analyst.

Every exchange.

We did this.

We made this.

We are $TAO.

All of this has happened before and some of us aren't fooled.

You're welcome.

Your deposit will make it to Yobit. I have spoken to the owners. Have a little faith

$TAO is the only musicindustry blockchain project that actually has a blockchain.