Why Nicolas Dorier Is A #Bitcoin Legend

Helped millions accept $BTC payments for FREE
Turned the tide of the Fork Wars and changed history.

A thread. 1. Nicolas' journey starts with a single tweet.

In 2017, #Bitcoin was in crisis. Warring factions were attempting to change Bitcoin.

BitPay, a centralized payment processor, wanted to raise the block size limit without consensus.

@NicolasDorier vowed to make them "obsolete"

Why Paul Krugman Is A #Bitcoin Idiot

NY Times Economist who loves fax machines
Short $BTC since it was less than $10

A thread. 1/ Krugman’s story starts in 1998 when he compared the internet to the fax machine.

The internet has since reimagined global commerce.

No one under 50 has ever sent a fax. 💀

Why Ross Ulbricht Is A #Bitcoin Legend

Launched the largest $BTC market at $0.50
Just turned 40, serving a 2x life sentence

A thread ✨ 1/ Ross launched the Silk Road in 2011, a free #Bitcoin market where anything could be bought or sold

It's estimated 18% of drug users used the marketplace.

It accounted for 20% of all $BTC trading.

Why Luke Dashjr Is A #Bitcoin Legend

@Jack Dorsey calls him Bitcoin's "Guardian Angel"
$BTC developer since $0.30

A thread. 1/ Luke is a true OG. He discovered #Bitcoin at an IRC New Year's Eve Party at the end of 2010.

The price was $0.30

Why I don't believe Hal Finney created #Bitcoin

Time to answer this (on the record).

A thread. 1. As a "#Bitcoin historian," I am often questioned about who is or isn't Satoshi.

To be honest, I spend very little time thinking about this.

That said, the claim Hal is Satoshi is now causing stress for the Finneys. I hope this can reduce that burden.

🔥 Why Max Keiser Is A #Bitcoin Legend 🔥

Personal advisor to El Salvador's president
$BTC HODLer since it was under $1

A thread. 2/ On December 24, 2010, Max became the 1st mainstream journalist to profile #Bitcoin.

The price was just $0.30 🔥

WHY MARTTI MALMI IS A #BITCOIN LEGEND

He released over 100+ emails with Satoshi Nakamoto last week, but to many, Martti remains unknown.

Here's why he's one of the most important Bitcoin contributors of all-time 🧵 1. Martti joined the project in May 2009, at a time when #Bitcoin was worth $0, started mining to protect the network, and helped Satoshi directly with his code.

He was only a college student at the time 👏

THE SATOSHI EMAILS: BITCOIN'S NEW MONEY MAN

Last week, 100+ emails written by #Bitcoin's creator were published for the 1st time. The biggest addition to his archive, they are filled with new findings.

None may be more interesting than a "mystery donor." Here's what we know: WHY IT'S INTERESTING

This is the 1st time it's clear Satoshi:

1. Tried to provide financial support to people building services for the #Bitcoin economy.

2. Supported early attempts to price $BTC in dollars.

Prior to these emails, there's been no evidence of either.

NEW: Satoshi Nakamoto's earliest collaborator Martii 'Sirius' Malmi just released their entire email history.

At 120 pages, its the most significant addition to the archives of #Bitcoin's unknown inventor.

Here are the most important new findings ✨ When asked how #Bitcoin might scale in the future, Satoshi theorized the network would have a maximum of 100,000 nodes.

Here he goes into the calculation, and the economics of the network at scale.

Note: About 50,000 nodes run the software today

NEW: Adam Back's complete email history with Satoshi Nakamato was entered in the court records today

Email #1: Adam and Satoshi discuss #Bitcoin 4 months before its official launch Email #2: Adam's reply

Here Adam suggests that Satoshi investigate a paper called "B-money" by Wei Dei.

Dei was a well known cryptographer working on digital cash, and is a frequently cited candidate for Satoshi.

✨ The 14 most historic moments from #Bitcoin's 14th year to celebrate its 15th birthday ✨

A thread 🧵 #BITCOIN ETF COMMERCIALS DEBUT

Wall Street's Bitcoin love affair reached fever pitch this December as its hopefuls unveiled professional ads for their institutional products.

Expectations are now high a 1st Super Bowl spot will help bring billions in new investment 👏

✨ 15 facts about the #Bitcoin White Paper on its 15th birthday. A thread 🧵 1) The White Paper is Only 9 Pages Long

At 9 pages and 2,736 words, the #Bitcoin white paper is shorter than the Magna Carta (3,550 words) and the Constitution (4,543 words), but longer than the Bill of Rights (652 words).

When it comes to history, it's the message that matters

✨ An image of one #Bitcoin wallet from every year since the price was $0, in chronological order

2009-2010: The Satoshi Nakamoto wallet 2011: The 1st mobile #Bitcoin wallets arrive on Android

✨ Exactly 11 years ago today, infamous dark market Silk Road held "The Great 4/20 Sale and Giveaway."

50,000 #Bitcoin worth $1.4 BILLION was stolen. Even crazier, the crook kept the money AND the drugs.

Buckle up 🧵 Famed as "The Underground Website Where You Can Buy Any Drug Imaginable," Silk Road was responsible for bringing #Bitcoin into the mainstream.

You could buy and trade virtually anything on the website, and all trade was conducted in $BTC.

✨ 10 #Bitcoin champions worthy of adding to any year-end "crypto" media influencer list

A thread 🧵 Cory Klippsten, CEO, @SwanBitcoin

For calling out the crypto VC pump-and-dump complex and for building a #Bitcoin business that opposes it

✨ 14 facts about Satoshi Nakamoto's #Bitcoin White Paper on its 14th anniversary

A thread 🧵 1/ Coming in at 2,736 words, the #Bitcoin white paper is shorter than the Magna Carta (3,550 words), the U.S. Constitution (4,543 words) and the most recent U.S. Infrastructure Bill (2,700 pages)

The average book is 70,000 to 120,000 words.

🏆 The 9 Principles of #Bitcoin Maximalism 🏆

A thread on the values that unite us and why the movement can be a force for good / 🧵 1. A Commitment to Safeguarding #Bitcoin for Future Generations

🚨 This week marks the start of my 9th YEAR working full-time in #Bitcoin.

I've been a journalist, led at multiple companies, and I've spent thousands of hours down the rabbit hole.

Here’s a few things I’ve learned along the way 🧵 1/ NUMBER GO UP, NUMBER GO DOWN

Everyone wants to talk about how easy it is to HODL. It’s not. The quickest way out of Bitcoin is to invest more than you can afford to lose.

There will always be someone, somewhere with more #Bitcoin than you. Have patience.

In honor of the 13th anniversary of the #Bitcoin Genesis Block…

A quick thread on misconceptions about its launch 🧵 1/ THE BLOCK REWARD FOR THE GENESIS BLOCK IS UNSPENDABLE

Every time a #Bitcoin block is found, new bitcoins are issued to the winning miner. This was not the case with the Genesis Block. Satoshi made this reward (50 BTC) unspendable.

RIP Mircea Popescu (1980 – 2021)

Called "The Father of Bitcoin Toxicity" by some, Mircea will endure as one of #Bitcoin's most vilified figures and inarguably one of its greatest philosophers.

In memory, a collection of my favorite MP quotes below. "Bitcoin is fate. It operates completely outside of any human agency. For all you know about who Nakamoto was... Bitcoin might as well have created itself.

The way fate works is quite simple : do the right thing and you're part of it. Do the wrong thing and you're in the dark."

IF YOUR STANDARD IS CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROOF, TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF SATOSHI'S DISAPPEARANCE FROM #BITCOIN

A THREAD 🧵 2/ The last message we know for a FACT is from Satoshi Nakamoto is dated 4/26/2011.

In that email, Satoshi sent @gavinandresen a cryptographic key only he could have possessed that controlled an alert system for the entire network.