I think that the connections from the node to terminal.lightning.engineerig are in clear net, exposing your IP to lightning.engineering at least. Also, to whoever is watching your traffic is clear that you're running a node.
Is there a way to avoid that?
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
to change the consensus in a successfully way (ie: without risking that your fork goes to 0) you don't need the majority of users, you need the majority of the economic power. Let's say that within that date the govs manage to get 80% of the supply (via ETF or by law-enforced custody of user funds or simply because users keep their stack on exchanges). In that case they can successfully change the supply
Never Go Up!
it would be a pleasure to meet you in person: hope it will happen soon!
just run core, knots and btcd. Just in case 😬
I was just upgrading and wondered: what if Github comprimise the keys in the guix repo? How do I check the keys? Also, why don't core developers cross signs their keys?
you seem to say it with a negative connotation. In gulag there were roads and you always knew when it was the right time to celebrate birthdays!
or maybe I mysteriously die after eating a donut!
they're not confiscating, they're buying. Yes, they might get to the point where they control a good percentage of all circulating bitcoins. That would have the effect to increase the value of the remaining ones.
gold has been already confiscated by governments in recent history. Also, how do you think they're going to tax Bitcoin TXs?
was supposed to be a permissionless peer to peer electronic cash
cannot say there are many activities accepting it where I live, but I don't see a negative trend either
Bitcoin was not supposed to be a get-rich-quick tool
it gives me the power to purchase whatever I want without asking for permission