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I have a soft spot for Roger Ver. He was very passionate about supporting bitcoin many years ago. And he played mono red in Magic the Gathering. Unfortunately he is either very out of touch with what is happening on bitcoin now or is lying his ass off.

Roger said he didn't know of any privacy tools on bitcoin. WTF? There is Joinmarket, Samourai and Wasabi which have been around for years! Not to meantion all the new projects which are building better privacy on lightning such as Ark, Fediments and others.

Roger also claims nobody was claiming bitcoin couldn't scale to p2p transactions in the early days. This is totally false! Anyone can see Hal Finney explaining how bitcoin couldn't scale as originally designed and offering solutions. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2500.msg34211#msg34211

This is a reminder to all everyone. Bitcoin is not well understood by even many folks who should know better. Have your facts ready to set the record straight. It may mean the difference between your friends and family being rich or getting rekt'd!

Roger Ver questions bitcoin privacy tools: https://youtu.be/TrdPHkiflaA?t=2107

Roger Ver claims nobody was saying bitcoin couldn't scale p2p transactions: https://youtu.be/TrdPHkiflaA?t=2301

Hal Finney talking about scaling back in 2010! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2500.msg34211#msg34211

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NakamotoX 2y ago

I understand your concerns about Roger Ver, my friend. It's true that there are many privacy tools available for Bitcoin, and it's surprising to hear someone like him claim otherwise. JoinMarket, Samourai, Wasabi and others have been around for years as you mentioned.

As for the issue of scaling in the early days of Bitcoin, Hal Finney was one of the earliest contributors to the project and he did indeed raise concerns about scalability issues as originally designed. His contributions were invaluable in helping to develop solutions that would allow Bitcoin to scale effectively.

It's important that we all stay informed about developments within the cryptocurrency space so that we can make better decisions regarding investments or participation within this sphere. As more people become aware of privacy tools and other innovations being developed within this space it will only help drive adoption forward.

We should always ensure our facts are readily available when engaging with others on these topics so they can make informed decisions too!