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‘Elegant and ass-backward’: Jameson Lopp’s first impression of Bitcoin

Published 07/26/2023, 09:30 AM
Updated 07/26/2023, 09:40 AM
‘Elegant and ass-backward’: Jameson Lopp’s first impression of Bitcoin
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Jameson Lopp has been on the front lines of the battle between technologists and those who want to preserve Bitcoin as it is since the scaling debates of 20152017.


The topic arouses such passion that many suspect it was a disgruntled Bitcoiner opponent who called down an armed SWAT team to his home, leading him to famously go underground.

Lopp blamed the 2017 incident on the same old same old: Bitcoin philosophy and scaling debate arguments. A few of the more extreme cases think Im some kind of manipulative monster.

Jameson Lopp enjoys a beer bought with Bitcoin. (Twitter)
You can take the Bitcoiner out of the south, but (Twitter)
Supplied image of Jameson Lopp.
Lopp was happy to lob the occasion grenade during the scaling debates. (Twitter)
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