VerIfied scammer pays Shapeshift to list Bitcoin as Bitcoin Core

[pereira4]

And in a turn of events, the community goes against this and they have to retract themselves and claim it was "an error":

https://bitcoinist.com/shapeshift-apologizes-bitcoin-core-blunder/

Im so sick of Roger Ver's shenanigans, but it shows that people aren't buying. Every time you see a service listing Bitcoin as "Bitcoin Core", "Bitcoin 1MB" or anything other that what it is (Bitcoin) call them out and expose them for being absolute scammers of monstrous dimensions.

[nightmanisrightman]

Please enlighten me, why is calling Bitcoin "Bitcoin Core" a bad thing? I don't see how that hurts the brand in fact I thought it was what it was called. Good job on the propaganda on their part....

[rezurect]

He is probably slowly realizing by now that nobody, besides his goonsquad, is really on board with any of his shit.

[MiiDoViic]

Please enlighten me, why is calling Bitcoin "Bitcoin Core" a bad thing? I don't see how that hurts the brand in fact I thought it was what it was called. Good job on the propaganda on their part....

The problem isn't just in calling bitcoin ,bitcoin core . The problem is that this lunatic wants to force people to call and recognize bitcoin cash as the real bitcoin and be branded "bitcoin" . While in the other hand he got pissed off and went ape shit on someone who interviewed him and reffered to bitcoin cash as Bcash . It's scummy to make people think they are buying into bitcoin while in fact they are buying bitcoin cash.
You seriously don't see any problem here in calling bitcoin ,bitcoin core ?

[JuniAiko]

I'm not really against Bitcoin Cash. However I do not actually believe that compromising the security/integrity of the blockchain for speed and lower cost is a good solution in the long term.
Hence I had taken out BCH from my portfolio. But regardless, there are a lot more shitter coin that BCH.

I'm staying out of the current conflict, and I hold no BTC nor BCH, lol.

NEO TO DA MOON!!!

[pereira4]

Please enlighten me, why is calling Bitcoin "Bitcoin Core" a bad thing? I don't see how that hurts the brand in fact I thought it was what it was called. Good job on the propaganda on their part....

Because Bitcoin is a network. It doesn't matter if you are using Bitcoin Core, Bitcoin Knots, or any other software that follows the nakamoto consensus rules. As long as this is the case, you are:

1) Using Bitcoin
2) Not using an altcoin

That is all. Which is why Bcash is an altcoin, as it is a different network. Bcash shills deliberately push this agenda of calling Bitcoin "Bitcoin Core" in purpose.

[penig]

Please enlighten me, why is calling Bitcoin "Bitcoin Core" a bad thing? I don't see how that hurts the brand in fact I thought it was what it was called. Good job on the propaganda on their part....

You should ask why they would want to push the name Bitcoin Core.  It's to alter the Bitcoin image to either make Bitcoin Cash seem an equal, or to in time reclaim/hijack Bitcoin name.

I have no issue with Bitcoin Cash, I believe the purpose of the fork highlighted a problem in Bitcoin that too many are in denial about, however this sort of activity is underhand and they haven't actually gone on to develop Bitcoin Cash so it does end up looking shady.

[bratbu]

And in a turn of events, the community goes against this and they have to retract themselves and claim it was "an error":

https://bitcoinist.com/shapeshift-apologizes-bitcoin-core-blunder/

Im so sick of Roger Ver's shenanigans, but it shows that people aren't buying. Every time you see a service listing Bitcoin as "Bitcoin Core", "Bitcoin 1MB" or anything other that what it is (Bitcoin) call them out and expose them for being absolute scammers of monstrous dimensions.

What do expect to this man? he wants to take down bitcoin,and replace his trashy BCash that is the real bitcoin for him.People wont support this man because we already seen what he really wants,to make money from his fool followers who bought Bitcoin Cash,scammers indeed.

[pereira4]

Please enlighten me, why is calling Bitcoin "Bitcoin Core" a bad thing? I don't see how that hurts the brand in fact I thought it was what it was called. Good job on the propaganda on their part....

You should ask why they would want to push the name Bitcoin Core.  It's to alter the Bitcoin image to either make Bitcoin Cash seem an equal, or to in time reclaim/hijack Bitcoin name.

I have no issue with Bitcoin Cash, I believe the purpose of the fork highlighted a problem in Bitcoin that too many are in denial about, however this sort of activity is underhand and they haven't actually gone on to develop Bitcoin Cash so it does end up looking shady.

I would have no issue with Bitcoin Cash myself if they didn't claim that it was Bitcoin.

The idea that a fork which was born out of consensus claims to be Bitcoin (while ignoring the rest of the people that didn't agree with the fork) is completely retarded and misleading.

Bitcoin is ALSO lack of consensus. So if some losers can't deal with the fact that there is no consensus to raise teh blocksize, go on with a fork themselves and then claim that is Bitcoin, it is a de-facto scam.

Pursuing the scaling way via raising the blocksize constantly so they never get full is a reckless way to go but im nobody to stop them from doing so, but do not claim that is Bitcoin, no matter what the hell the whitepaper said. If there is no consensus to do something then deal with it.