Very severe blow to bitcoin - page 3.

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Quote from: JorgeStolfi on July 11, 2014, 11:14:43 PM

Quote from: hmmmstrange on July 11, 2014, 11:03:40 PM

At least the mastercoin foundation finally kicked Brock to the curb today.

Wow! Any link?

No one is talking about it. He was removed yesterday or today. Brock is no longer listed @ http://mastercoinfoundation.org/#board as a board member. They forgot to change the 7 to a 6 though. "Original 7 Volunteer Board Members"

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Quote from: hmmmstrange on July 11, 2014, 11:03:40 PM

At least the mastercoin foundation finally kicked Brock to the curb today.

Wow! Any link?

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Quote from: JorgeStolfi on July 10, 2014, 11:12:20 AM

Quote from: gondel on July 10, 2014, 09:26:21 AM

So what?

How is that going to affect the BTC price in negative way?! I dont get it, please someone explain!

The President of The Bitcoin Foundation (the "The" being part of its name), billionaire virtual currency entrepreneur Brock Pierce, tells the Wall Street Journal that people should use RealCoin, a second-generation cryptocurrency, for e-commerce, instead of Bitcoin; since the latter is incurably volatile while RealCoin is pegged to the dollar. (However he expects some fringe bitcoiners to be displeased for silly ideological reasons.)

At least the mastercoin foundation finally kicked Brock to the curb today.

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Quote from: DGulari on July 11, 2014, 10:17:40 AM

Quote from: redhawk979 on July 11, 2014, 10:07:01 AM

Bitcoin high priest Andreas Antonopolous who vouched for Mark Karpeles and worked for Neo & Bee finally admits the Bitcoin Foundation is a sham.

Its cool though because Andreas loves talking about Bitcoin so we give him a pass everytime he wants to wipe the poop off his boots that hes been walking around. Roll Eyes

Hmmm good point. Still, you've got to love Andreas somehow. He definitely comes off as one of the good guys.

People I know who started bringing up the Karpeles and Neo & Bee things first are all Foundation members who post on their forums. I'm pretty sure it's a PR counter-attack they chose to lessen the blow, true or not

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Quote from: redhawk979 on July 11, 2014, 10:07:01 AM

Bitcoin high priest Andreas Antonopolous who vouched for Mark Karpeles and worked for Neo & Bee finally admits the Bitcoin Foundation is a sham.

Its cool though because Andreas loves talking about Bitcoin so we give him a pass everytime he wants to wipe the poop off his boots that hes been walking around. Roll Eyes

Hmmm good point. Still, you've got to love Andreas somehow. He definitely comes off as one of the good guys.

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Bitcoin high priest Andreas Antonopolous who vouched for Mark Karpeles and worked for Neo & Bee finally admits the Bitcoin Foundation is a sham.

Its cool though because Andreas loves talking about Bitcoin so we give him a pass everytime he wants to wipe the poop off his boots that hes been walking around. Roll Eyes

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On the one hand it might be bad news when one after another core developers turns their back at Bitcoin but:

Do the masses care/even know about this? I doubt that very much.

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Quote from: oppahdoggystyle on July 11, 2014, 07:29:25 AM

I do not think a person like him can singlehandedly move the Bitcoin market.

Are you aware of Brock Pierce's experience with IGE?
EDIT: specified "his"

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Quote from: AmDD on July 09, 2014, 05:54:41 PM

Name one thing the foundation has done to benefit Bitcoin. Seriously, maybe I missed something but I dont know what good the foundation has ever brought...

My thoughts exactly.

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I do not think a person like him can singlehandedly move the Bitcoin market.

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Quote from: AmDD on July 09, 2014, 05:54:41 PM

Name one thing the foundation has done to benefit Bitcoin. Seriously, maybe I missed something but I dont know what good the foundation has ever brought...

Don't they pay Gavin's salary?

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Quote from: RawDog on July 09, 2014, 05:25:09 PM

Andreas Antonop's tweet is the worst news yet that I've heard for bitcoin.

Quote from: SpontaneousDream on July 09, 2014, 02:24:16 PM

Looks like Andreas is done with the Bitcoin Foundation. Good. Screw the Bitcoin Foundation.

"I can no longer have even the smallest association with the Bitcoin Foundation, because of the complete lack of transparency" https://twitter.com/aantonop/status/486926129409052672

The Bitcoin foundation has gained Pierce and lost Antonopolos. This isn't going in the right direction at all.

Does it really matter? The Bitcoin Foundation are what exactly? An unelected body that nobody voted for. Andreas can go on to serve the bitcoin community in better ways now. He doesn't need them and we don't need the Foundation.

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in current state Bitcoin can do without BF.

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Quote from: dopecoindude on July 10, 2014, 09:47:59 PM

Someone is trying to bring down Bitcoin!

I have a feeling its the creator behind RealCoin ....a TBF board member also... Shocked

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Quote from: theymos on July 09, 2014, 07:05:35 PM

Quote from: Lethn on July 09, 2014, 05:36:16 PM

All the core developers who were with Bitcoin at the beginning are starting to leave, this could actually affect the price, especially if the Bitcoin foundation still has the ability to fuck with the network unless the community can create their own fork we all agree on.

What are you talking about? The Foundation is entirely separate from the Bitcoin Core development group. They don't have any power over the network.

Except 3 of them are paid by the foundation. When you pay someone a salary they become your employee. I have a tendency to do what my boss tells me to do.

QuestionAuthority, do you realize you were quoted by Coindesk?

No? Do you have a link?

http://www.coindesk.com/new-study-low-bitcoin-transaction-fees-unsustainable/

Cool, thanks.

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Core dev leaves me neg feedback #abuse #political

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on July 10, 2014, 09:58:53 PM

Quote from: jonald_fyookball on July 10, 2014, 09:57:49 PM

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on July 10, 2014, 09:56:18 PM

Quote from: theymos on July 09, 2014, 07:05:35 PM

Quote from: Lethn on July 09, 2014, 05:36:16 PM

All the core developers who were with Bitcoin at the beginning are starting to leave, this could actually affect the price, especially if the Bitcoin foundation still has the ability to fuck with the network unless the community can create their own fork we all agree on.

What are you talking about? The Foundation is entirely separate from the Bitcoin Core development group. They don't have any power over the network.

Except 3 of them are paid by the foundation. When you pay someone a salary they become your employee. I have a tendency to do what my boss tells me to do.

QuestionAuthority, do you realize you were quoted by Coindesk?

No? Do you have a link?

http://www.coindesk.com/new-study-low-bitcoin-transaction-fees-unsustainable/

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You lead and I'll watch you walk away.

Quote from: jonald_fyookball on July 10, 2014, 09:57:49 PM

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on July 10, 2014, 09:56:18 PM

Quote from: theymos on July 09, 2014, 07:05:35 PM

Quote from: Lethn on July 09, 2014, 05:36:16 PM

All the core developers who were with Bitcoin at the beginning are starting to leave, this could actually affect the price, especially if the Bitcoin foundation still has the ability to fuck with the network unless the community can create their own fork we all agree on.

What are you talking about? The Foundation is entirely separate from the Bitcoin Core development group. They don't have any power over the network.

Except 3 of them are paid by the foundation. When you pay someone a salary they become your employee. I have a tendency to do what my boss tells me to do.

QuestionAuthority, do you realize you were quoted by Coindesk?

No? Do you have a link?

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Core dev leaves me neg feedback #abuse #political

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on July 10, 2014, 09:56:18 PM

Quote from: theymos on July 09, 2014, 07:05:35 PM

Quote from: Lethn on July 09, 2014, 05:36:16 PM

All the core developers who were with Bitcoin at the beginning are starting to leave, this could actually affect the price, especially if the Bitcoin foundation still has the ability to fuck with the network unless the community can create their own fork we all agree on.

What are you talking about? The Foundation is entirely separate from the Bitcoin Core development group. They don't have any power over the network.

Except 3 of them are paid by the foundation. When you pay someone a salary they become your employee. I have a tendency to do what my boss tells me to do.

QuestionAuthority, do you realize you were quoted by Coindesk?

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Quote from: theymos on July 09, 2014, 07:05:35 PM

Quote from: Lethn on July 09, 2014, 05:36:16 PM

All the core developers who were with Bitcoin at the beginning are starting to leave, this could actually affect the price, especially if the Bitcoin foundation still has the ability to fuck with the network unless the community can create their own fork we all agree on.

What are you talking about? The Foundation is entirely separate from the Bitcoin Core development group. They don't have any power over the network.

Except 3 of them are paid by the foundation. When you pay someone a salary they become your employee. I have a tendency to do what my boss tells me to do.

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Someone is trying to bring down Bitcoin!

I have a feeling its the creator behind RealCoin ....a TBF member also... Shocked

On a side note.....anyone know if any good coin dev's lol ....looking for one for this coin:

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