#111: Hijacking Bitcoin & /r/btc Chaos feat. Emergent Reasons & CheapLightning

The Bitcoin Cash Podcast

Two prominent BCH figures make a return appearance on the show: Emergent Reasons (John) and Cheap Lightning. We talk about /r/btc coup drama: its timeline, response, and lessons learned. We also discuss Roger Ver’s upcoming book “Hijacking Bitcoin” and BCH winning the narrative. Enjoy the chat!

Links:

Emergent Reasons on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmergentReasons

Cheap Lightning on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cheaplightning

Presentation slides of this episode: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1exeH_1jZEdt-fpFIGGv_sfUg_AIrMhAk/edit#slide=id.g1001e085589_0_4

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Timestamps:

00:00 Podcast starts

00:37 Intro

01:39 Emergent_Reasons's intro

02:56 Cheap_Lightning's intro

05:14 BCH gaining on ratio

09:35 We are winning!

19:18 "Hijacking Bitcoin" book

27:27 Statement on impartiality

34:26 George Donnelly

51:27 Ragequit

59:18 On giving people the benefit of the doubt

1:01:12 Drama starts

1:13:13 Immediate outcry

1:19:23 Drama escalates

1:47:22 Sanity “somewhat” restored

1:53:25 All things crypto?

1:56:26 /r/btc drama takeaways

2:09:09 Decentralization as an immune system

2:12:50 Community comment of the week

2:25:40 Meme of the week

2:30:08 Message to the community

2:38:17 Special thanks: Shadow_Of_Harbringer

2:40:05 Podcast supporter appreciation

2:40:56 Shoutouts and outro