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Following Bitcoin Cash on its rise to global reserve currency.

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Sunday, 24th March 2024

#111:

Hijacking Bitcoin &

/r/btc Chaos

feat. Emergent Reasons & Cheap Lightning

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Emergent Reasons & Cheap Lightning

General Protocols, BCH Foundation Chief Sanitary Officer

https://twitter.com/EmergentReasons

https://twitter.com/CheapLightning

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BCH Gaining on Ratio

USD $454.69 = 100 megasats (up). 1 BTC sat = 143.3 BCH sats (up). 1 ETH = 743 megasats (up).

Apr 4 halving (11 days), BLISS in 51 days

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We’re winning

  • John Carvalho capitulates on Lightning Network
  • BCH has been doing better than ever, community cohesion has been high
  • Price starting to rise
  • Roasting Adam Back on Twitter
  • BTC salt is rising & influence in disrupting BCH is at all times low
  • Argentinian influencers with 1M subs “BCH is real Bitcoin”

https://twitter.com/MKjrstad/status/1770358823871500727

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faoG_aDHIYk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSwCZk9qdFE

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Hijacking Bitcoin

  • Roger Ver announces upcoming book “Hijacking BTC”
  • Available Apr 4
  • Goes to #1 Amazon Economics section just on pre-orders
  • Confirmed by Roger to have pro BCH info as well, not just BTC bashing
  • Laser eye salt goes off the chart instantly, Adam Back returns to debate in /r/btc & beseech Roger
  • Censorship continues on /r/CryptoCurrency etc.

https://fedimint.org/

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Statement on Impartiality

  • On a controversial topic, particularly involving “censorship”, accusations of “bias” are going to be very easy to reach for
  • I offered David Shares to come on the show, but he said he wouldn’t do a podcast
  • I spoke to Roger
    • He said he wasn’t interested in drama
    • He has vetted althornton and known for 10+ years
    • He thought unbanning George “defangs” his complaints
  • I offered /u/althornton2462, no response
  • This is my show. DYOR ofc.

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George Donnelly

  • Appeared on Episode 18 of The Podcast
  • Cycle of behaviour (6-12 months):
    • Do some good sounding work to draw in unfamiliar new people to community
    • Use it to start attention seeking drama
    • Get banned / rebuked for disruptive behaviour
    • Cry censorship, play victim
    • Demand evidence, sealioning, repeat
  • Chose BCHA, ragequit BCH
  • Catalyst in this scenario, but it’s not about him - “It’s just 1 guy, what’s the big deal”
    • Also: Feliz & others

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Ragequit - Dec 20, 2021

https://www.reddit.com/user/georgedonnelly/comments/rkq1v5/i_have_left_rbtc_and_rbitcoincash/

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Drama Starts

  • /u/althornton2462 emerges from 3 year hiatus to unban George Donnelly on /r/btc
    • Tries to remove /r/bitcoincash mods
  • Other blindsided mods (Tom Zander, Shadow) petition Reddit admins to remove suspect from /r/bitcoincash
    • Get accidentally promoted
  • Roger removes ALL mods. Re-adds BitcoinXio & althornton (verified as not hacked)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoincash/comments/1blppko/summary_of_rbtc_drama_for_anyone_who_missed_it/kw7iqxu/?context=3

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Immediate outcry

https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/1bl0f9b/poll_should_ualthornton2462_step_downbe_removed/

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Drama Escalates

  • Near universal outcry on Reddit
    • Debate begins in Telegram, Twitter
  • /u/althornton2462 adds George Donnelly as a mod
  • Censorship begins
    • Satirical post about BCH free speech orgy is removed
    • /u/Veterinarian599 is banned for violating “Reddit ToS”
  • Community still going ballistic, despite protests from a few. Others begin asking “What’s going on?”

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Sanity (somewhat) restored

https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/1blgr0q/cant_you_guys_just_all_agree_to_allow_each_other/

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Takeaways

  • Not super confident in these new mods. “fireduck” needing to prove themselves
  • BCH community still in a very healthy, psyop resistant & principled state
  • Important to keep decentralising comms channels over time
  • Important to keep new users aware of the history & culture

https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/

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Community Comment Of The Week

Stop the cap.

https://twitter.com/DavidShares/status/1771300289112633732

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Meme Of The Week

Bitcoin, Ryan’s Interpretation of Satoshi’s Vision (BRISV)

https://twitter.com/BTCsessions/status/1771355924793622548

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Message To The Community

Open platform to speak to the Bitcoin Cash community, with any thoughts, advice, feedback, criticism, encouragement, story or point of view you feel should be more prominent or appreciated.

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Special Thanks: Shadow Of Harbringer

https://t.me/bchchannel/367389

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Supporter Appreciation

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Donators!

Patrons

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Sponsors!

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Flipstarter (Eps 106 - 115)

  • Flipstarter IV funded!
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That's called obsession

It's something that you live

The only single thing that matters

After your wife and your kids

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Cos if you can't learn to float

Then you sink or you swim

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Thanks for watching!

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