-- The Riddle of the Twin Brothers - Who Were, Are and Will Rule the World!

[Vlad2Vlad]

I just stumbled upon this and will guess Jesus' evil twin Lucifer.

Interesting perspective which didn't cross my mind, but Jesus has no twin.  Although I think your logic is on the correct tangent.

Good to have you here, brother, spoetnik will be on your right. 

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[Vlad2Vlad]

Some hard proof that Mike Hearn is lying his ass off.


Garzik on Twitter:

@jgarzik: The #bitcoin community should get behind https://t.co/6m3ywEaa5O [Bitcoin Classic] the best hope for moving past current blockage.  Added my name.  More soon!

It's only a 2mb block-size increase and withOUT Hearn's XT features, like Blacklists.

Moreover, Garzik supports Maxwell/Blockstream's solution for adding features and scaling which is by using [merge mined] sidechains.

Invest in the correct sidechain(s) and you'll be a true Champion of Crypto!

Word of Caution:  They can use any merged coin or launch a new coin altogether.  My personal conviction remains!

[Vlad2Vlad]

Game over for Hearn's pipe dream for XT/Unlimited/BankCoin and any other "fresh faced" happy sounding monopoly schemes.


"F2Pool supports 2MB blocks and welcomes classic."

That's as good as written in stone.  Fork it already so we can choose the necessary sidechains and I can go home either legit batshit crazy or the genius prophet of crypto.  lol

[Vlad2Vlad]

Sonic BOOM!!!

Re: Bip 102 - Increase Blocksize to 2MB.


BtcDrak:  @rebroad The pull request already has 95% miner signaling.

Bitcoin is as good as forked!!!

[Vlad2Vlad]

The sidechains courtship is gonna start soon and it's gonna be shameless.

I may not have the billions which some of the other coin backers have but I am shameless so allow me to be the first to start the sidechain propaganda machine with some iXpower.  

I can only "level-up" so many times per year so accept these pics as my serenade of Bitcoin.  ha!

Bitcoin, I wanna sidechain 'ya for life!!!  

Tove Lo:  Talking Body:  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AzRyxGBGiAE

[Vlad2Vlad]

Here are some hard facts and links for anyone wanting to really understand the dangers of Mike Hearn and the banks/govt backing him.  XT was nothing but a power-grab scheme and an attempt for the banks/govt to privatize Bitcoin.  Some devs in Bitcoin core (who will probably be fired soon [and coming to IXC?] lol) and Maxwell/Blockstream are the only real opposition standing in the way of an XT-type protocol/takeover. 

Don't fret, they'll eventually succeed.  Enjoy the freedom!


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Collection of Writeups regarding Bitcoin XT vs Core
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Forward:

   There is a lot to read. If you pride yourself on being knowledgeable about this topic and care about the future of bitcoin, you will read all of it. This discussion has been framed around wither or not to increase the blocksize, with XT being in favor of bigger blocks and Core being against any changes. Nothing could be further from the truth. My hope is that by the end of this document you will be well educated on what the debate really is, what support of XT really means, and why so many people are outraged and view this as an "attempted takeover".


If you read nothing else
========================

-Bitcoin XT Faq naming Mike Hearn as sole Decision-maker on all issues Bitcoin:
"Decisions are made through agreement between Mike and Gavin, with Mike making the final call if a serious dispute were to arise."
https://bitcoinxt.software/faq.html

-There is so much interest in scaling Core that there is a Conference for it:
https://scalingbitcoin.org/montreal2015/

-Almost no blocks actually hit the block limit:
https://blockchain.info/charts/avg-block-size

-Coinbase Director of Engineering on Why the XT fork is Dangerous and Irresponsible:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3hp190/charlie_lee_nuclear_option_of_forking_the/cu9e4tj



The False Dichotomy of Core Vs XT on Blocksize
==============================================
-Major Infrastructure in favor of bigger blocks but not XT:
Coinbase: https://twitter.com/SatoshiLite/status/634501460340940801
BTCChina: https://twitter.com/BTCChina/status/633506381996277760
BitPay: https://medium.com/@spair/increasing-the-block-size-limit-85ff236fc516

-Core Dev team members in favor of bigger blocks:
https://twitter.com/adam3us/status/635317833086271488
https://twitter.com/adam3us/status/635341310124146692
https://twitter.com/adam3us/status/635340995467411456
https://twitter.com/wmougayar/status/635113554761355264
https://twitter.com/petertoddbtc/status/635142003076894720

Core Dev Proposal for dynamic block sizes (FlexCap):
https://www.mail-archive.com/bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07620.html

Bram Cohen, creator of BitTorrent pointing out the false sense of urgency:
https://medium.com/@bramcohen/bitcoin-s-ironic-crisis-32226a85e39f



Trust issues & Problems with XT & "Voting"
=========================

-XT TOR Blacklist Privacy Leaks:
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-August/010379.html

-XT Node Count Manipulation:
https://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoinxt/comments/3i1dra/psa_its_super_easy_to_manipulate_the_node_count_i/

-XT Mined Blocks Count Manipulation:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Buttcoin/comments/3h9x47/new_bitcoin_fork_notbitcoinxt_pretends_to_be/

-Mike dodges question on existance of XT Network Test data:
https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/bitcoin-xt/P8We1DokNUk

-XT's Rate of Scale Proposal is not based on hard data:
https://gist.github.com/sipa/c65665fc360ca7a176a6#gistcomment-1553078



Problems with Mike Hearn
========================

-Mike Hearn's US government involvement:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3d26tk/did_mike_hearn_work_in_sigint_does_he_now/

-Mike Hearn's anti-fungibility & stance on coin tracking:
https://twitter.com/Tone_LLT/status/635465361354321920
http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-tracking-proposal-divides-bitcoin-community/


Errata
======

-Luke-Jr's illustration of what is and isn't an altcoin:
https://twitter.com/btcdrak/status/635235161525886976

-Other Writeups:
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/networks/the-bitcoin-for-is-a-coup
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-08-23/what-bitcoin-xt-primer-everyone
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/bitcoin-core-devs-in-civil-war-insist-were-not-getting-the-whole-story
http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/22/money-and-politics-bitcoins-governance-crisis/
http://wallstreettechnologist.com/2015/08/19/bitcoin-xt-vs-core-blocksize-limit-the-schism-that-divides-us-all/

-Satoshi Nakamoto's Unsigned but Origin-Confirmed email:
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-August/010238.html

[Vlad2Vlad]

Interesting observation:

IX/XI  =  9/11

[suda123]

One more point I wanna make before the media does in a year or so.

This massive deflation is engineered to coincide with Bitcoin blowing up.  Once Bitcoin peaks and trillions of wealth is transferred (into Bitcoin) then Those with the new wealth will swap out imaginary money for ultra cheap real assets (gold, silver, real estate, stocks, etc.) and after that is done they will re-inflate and in a massive way.

Therefore, the masses will get torn to shreds on the way down, deflation and on the way back up, inflation.  100 years of generational wealth will be lost (transferred).

This is by far the most brilliantly planned and executed wealth transfer I have ever heard of.  The most brilliant part is the fact they're gonna get everyone to do it with their own hands, (while cheering, lol).  No matter what happens, you gotta respect that kind of evil brilliance. 

And besides, the sheep have willingly and defiantly placed wolves as their leaders; the final outcome is not only immutable, but also earned and well deserved.

How long will the bitcoin until the runup peak last?

What price will bitcoin probably peak?

[Vlad2Vlad]

How long will the bitcoin until the runup peak last?

What price will bitcoin probably peak?

I don't understand your first question.  How long until Bitcoin price peaks?

It's so hard to say, economics is a complex machine and Bitcoin will involve many variables consisting of many government and central bank policies.  Mass media pump and human psychological reaction and adoption is also hard to predict with timely accuracy but I think it's gonna be unworldly and soon (2016, max 2017).

Looking at the incredibly unstable state of geopolitics and economics I would say 2016 is gonna see the massive economic collapse and global chaos I expected last fall.  If/when that happens Bitcoin will explode, it will go Atomic.  But Sidechains have to be put in place beforehand Since Bitcoin simply can't handle the volume. 

So I expect to see 3-5 Sidechains to be bolted onto Bitcoin in the next 3-6 months.

As for peak price, hard to say with such massive deflation coming and then massive inflation.  But in nominal terms I think Bitcoin has a 50% chance of hitting $1,000,000 and I think $100,000 per coin is a near guarantee (in the next 2-3 years).

The banks, Wall Street and high frequency traders are gonna [completely] take over when the run starts.  One primaney goal is to shake out all the early adopters first. 

Be prepared for lots of head fakes and massive volatility with huge ups and downs.  If you wanna trade then hold on to a core position or you'll be stopped out of your coins before the "real" run and you won't have a chance to get back in.

Good luck!

[Vlad2Vlad]

Wait for it...


BEIJING (Reuters) - "China's central bank wants to launch its own digital currencies to cut the costs of circulating traditional paper money and boost policymakers' control of money supply, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said on Wednesday."

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And let me guess, let guess, they're gonna sidechain them to Bitcoin.

Now why would Bitcoin backers allow China to bolt-on their cryptos?

Cause China holds the Nuke option:  ~5X the current total global hash-power [on standby] ready to flip the crypto kill switch if Gavin, Hearn, Wall Street or anyone else tries to play Monopoly.  This is why Hearn and the Bankers couldn't pass XT.

I tell you the truth, China's [main] coin has already been birthed and is amongst us.

Correctly choose China's ponies and become a true Champion of Crypto.  My conviction remains unwavering!

[publicjud]

You believe China will use Ixcoin?

I tell you the truth, China's [main] coin has already been birthed and is amongst us.

Correctly choose China's ponies and become a true Champion of Crypto.  My conviction remains unwavering!

[Vlad2Vlad]

You believe China will use Ixcoin?

I think they'll use a few merged mined coins for different niche markets and IXC will be one of them.  No hard facts just a [high risk] guess.

[suda123]

How long will the bitcoin until the runup peak last?

What price will bitcoin probably peak?

I don't understand your first question.  How long until Bitcoin price peaks?

It's so hard to say, economics is a complex machine and Bitcoin will involve many variables consisting of many government and central bank policies.  Mass media pump and human psychological reaction and adoption is also hard to predict with timely accuracy but I think it's gonna be unworldly and soon (2016, max 2017).

Looking at the incredibly unstable state of geopolitics and economics I would say 2016 is gonna see the massive economic collapse and global chaos I expected last fall.  If/when that happens Bitcoin will explode, it will go Atomic.  But Sidechains have to be put in place beforehand Since Bitcoin simply can't handle the volume. 

So I expect to see 3-5 Sidechains to be bolted onto Bitcoin in the next 3-6 months.

As for peak price, hard to say with such massive deflation coming and then massive inflation.  But in nominal terms I think Bitcoin has a 50% chance of hitting $1,000,000 and I think $100,000 per coin is a near guarantee (in the next 2-3 years).

The banks, Wall Street and high frequency traders are gonna [completely] take over when the run starts.  One primaney goal is to shake out all the early adopters first. 

Be prepared for lots of head fakes and massive volatility with huge ups and downs.  If you wanna trade then hold on to a core position or you'll be stopped out of your coins before the "real" run and you won't have a chance to get back in.

Good luck!

good luck to you guys to

[shanem]

You believe China will use Ixcoin?

I think they'll use a few merged mined coins for different niche markets and IXC will be one of them.  No hard facts just a [high risk] guess.

China is accepting Factom and its clone.
FCT was recently listed in China with high volume and ETH was listed yesterday in Yunbi. Looks like China is not going for the merged mined coins.

[Vlad2Vlad]

China is accepting Factom and its clone.
FCT was recently listed in China with high volume and ETH was listed yesterday in Yunbi. Looks like China is not going for the merged mined coins.

Do you know who Thomas Nasakioto is/was?  lol

Good to spread the risk across more coins and FCT/ETH are solid, lower risk bets than IXC or other merged coins but I wouldn't count IXC out yet.

[Vlad2Vlad]

Looks like the Chinese just flipped and are back to supporting core, on some piece written by "Luke Skywalker".  lol

"Stress Test" back in full-effect.  Unconfirmed txs at nearly 20k, mempool 'bout to blow.

This is geopolitics at its finest and the bankers have met their match!

[suda123]

You believe China will use Ixcoin?

I think they'll use a few merged mined coins for different niche markets and IXC will be one of them.  No hard facts just a [high risk] guess.

China is accepting Factom and its clone.
FCT was recently listed in China with high volume and ETH was listed yesterday in Yunbi. Looks like China is not going for the merged mined coins.

Whats its clone?

[Vlad2Vlad]

Wait for it...


LONDON (Reuters) - "World stock market losses are approaching $8 trillion so far this year and investors last week poured the most money into government bond funds in a year, suggesting they fear the global economy could tip into recession, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Friday."

----

So in 1 week we went from ~$3 trillion to $8 trillion market losses.

Consider the January effect and its predictive nature. 


'Cataclysmic year'

[BitcoinNational]

do i disagree ... nope

Wait for it...


LONDON (Reuters) - "World stock market losses are approaching $8 trillion so far this year and investors last week poured the most money into government bond funds in a year, suggesting they fear the global economy could tip into recession, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Friday."

----

So in 1 week we went from ~$3 trillion to $8 trillion market losses.

Consider the January effect and its predictive nature. 


'Cataclysmic year'

hit the reset button
so what is the new money?
crypto, and it is more than just BTC

[Vlad2Vlad]

hit the reset button
so what is the new money?
crypto, and it is more than just BTC

Yeah, it's the first total global reset and a massive pension grab.  Tens of trillions will be stolen from pensions and savings.  You'll see 401K's IRA's, etc drop 60-70-% in the next 1-2 years.  The sheep will beg their fund managers to buy the "safe" Bitcoin ETF.  

Definitely 99.9% certain it's gonna be Bitcoin plus other cryptos, the Chinese will do anything to throttle down Bitcoin's scalability to keep it from scaling, from becoming a global monopoly.  From the beginning I said cryptos greatly empower the govt, banks and corporations, in that order.  Any benefits like cost savings from frictionless money to consumers pales by comparison.