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BITCOIN SEASON 2: Inside the Mind of Luke Dashjr, Bitcoin's Most Polarizing Developer

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We expose controversial Bitcoin developer Luke Dash Jr, his extreme religious and political views, geocentric beliefs, and how his Bitcoin Knots client reflects his authoritarian ideology while claiming to save Bitcoin.

Today we dive deep into the controversial world of Luke Dash Jr, the Bitcoin developer behind Bitcoin Knots who believes the sun orbits the Earth, supports monarchy over democracy, follows an obscure Catholic sect with only 30,000 followers worldwide, and thinks using Bitcoin in ways he disapproves of should be criminal. We expose his authoritarian development practices and why Bitcoiners should know exactly who they're endorsing.

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Notes:

• Luke's sect has only 30,000 followers vs 1.4B Catholics

• Luke was sole BIP editor for a while

• Bitcoin Knots filters some lighting & coinjoins

• Luke believes violating laws equals immoral behavior

• “GitHub doesn't work with Knots” claims disputed

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

00:32 Geocentrism is back baby!

06:26 Why Luke is a Bitcoin legend

09:12 UASF

13:52 Knots

16:52 ONE maintainer to rule them ALL

23:06 Luke merge unreviewed code, sounds safe..

24:34 BIPs repo

28:30 Knots has more maintainers? ahh, what?

35:12 Obscure religious sect

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👋Bitcoin Season 2 is produced Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on Twitter and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech!

Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter by clicking here.

Questions or want to sponsor? [email protected]

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We expose controversial Bitcoin developer Luke Dash Jr, his extreme religious and political views, geocentric beliefs, and how his Bitcoin Knots client reflects his authoritarian ideology while claiming to save Bitcoin.

Today we dive deep into the controversial world of Luke Dash Jr, the Bitcoin developer behind Bitcoin Knots who believes the sun orbits the Earth, supports monarchy over democracy, follows an obscure Catholic sect with only 30,000 followers worldwide, and thinks using Bitcoin in ways he disapproves of should be criminal. We expose his authoritarian development practices and why Bitcoiners should know exactly who they're endorsing.

Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com

Notes:

• Luke's sect has only 30,000 followers vs 1.4B Catholics

• Luke was sole BIP editor for a while

• Bitcoin Knots filters some lighting & coinjoins

• Luke believes violating laws equals immoral behavior

• “GitHub doesn't work with Knots” claims disputed

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

00:32 Geocentrism is back baby!

06:26 Why Luke is a Bitcoin legend

09:12 UASF

13:52 Knots

16:52 ONE maintainer to rule them ALL

23:06 Luke merge unreviewed code, sounds safe..

24:34 BIPs repo

28:30 Knots has more maintainers? ahh, what?

35:12 Obscure religious sect

-

👋Bitcoin Season 2 is produced Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on Twitter and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech!

Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter by clicking here.

Questions or want to sponsor? [email protected]

  continue reading

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