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Andreas Antonopoulos is one of the most ideologically consistent people in Bitcoin.

He’s always spoken in favor of Litecoin as the “digital silver”, he’s always been bullish on “Bitcoin 2.0” protocols (Counterparty, Mastercoin, Ethereum), he always said that kids of the future will issue their own cryptocurrency.

His views have been the same for years. His only “sin” was that of not changing his tune to play along with the new cool kids who dismiss anything that isn’t Bitcoin.

He wrote a book about the most successful “Bitcoin 2.0” project and then he was so cancelled that it didn’t matter that he subsequently wrote “Mastering the Lightning Network”. Which is a shame, as it’s still the best book about Lightning and there’s a lot to learn from it ⚡️

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jb55 2y ago

true, but not changing your views in response to harm that those technologies have done to the ecosystem isn’t a huge W either

Vlad, Bitcoin Takeover Podcast 2y ago

Why does anyone need a huge virtue signaling W from the guy who writes the best books, gives the most memorable speeches, and educated both Joe Rogan and the Senate of Canada on Bitcoin?

He’s done more for education and adoption than anyone else, in a time when promoting Bitcoin wasn’t safe from harsh criticism and accusations of shilling Ponzi schemes for drug addicts.

mark 2y ago

ethereum is trash, and for him not to acknowledge that is sus

i bet if you had beers with him off record, he would admit his early open-mindedness toward ethereum was a mistake

still, i side with the optimists and this was a quality mistake anyone should be forgived for making. i think his lightning book was a tacit 'mea culpa'

ferrell 2y ago

ideological consistency is not necessarily a good thing.

Vlad, Bitcoin Takeover Podcast 2y ago

Moving goalposts to keep up with the latest version of virtue signaling is much worse.

nout 2y ago

Cancelling is stupid. The Mastering Bitcoin talks are still very valid.

Erik 2y ago

Some bircoiners are as close minded and intolerant as those they stay all day long yelling at.

I don't like Ethereum or Litecoin, but I'm in no position to judge anyone here. He made many things to the community, and I appreciate this.