Greg Tonoski

Support Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 444 (https://bip444.github.io). "(...) most people don't want the headache that comes with that [arbitrary file storage system] becuase it has nothing to do with money." - Bitcoin Mechanic at Plan B Forum 2025, "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2R_LiXhRYI".

2025-11-22 12:06:05 UTC

- Tell me how Bitcoin is not sound money without bip444? Please explain your position.
- Because of the trust that's required to make it work. Miners must be trusted not to obstruct circulation of money with bulky and malicious garbage that makes it:
- less portable,
- riskier,
- costlier,
- less valuable.
BIP-444 eliminates that weakness and aligns incentives. https://x.com/GregTonoski/status/1992178220049809545
https://cdn.hzrd149.com/2c158601717dbda1255c73460d243bffb953ba54b06e2fa0f771e8ab3914d196.jpeg

2025-11-16 22:18:50 UTC

https://bip444.github.io/

2025-11-15 20:40:42 UTC

Blockstream's co-founder Reid Hoffman will be investigated over his relationship with paedophile financier J. Epstein as demanded by POTUS. Did Adam Back @adam3us (co-founder too and CEO) have any contact with J. Epstein, perhaps?

2025-11-02 20:27:15 UTC

https://x.com/GregTonoski/status/1984947653520884118
https://cdn.hzrd149.com/2c86551c3531a472294103b430126f3e127c8e84e1964b99decee95e840f4cc1.jpeg

2025-10-31 18:05:34 UTC

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Congratulations.

2025-10-30 19:40:08 UTC

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Miss.
You know I run Bitcoin Knots (bitcoinknots.org) which is the best Bitcoin node implementation and an independent one. OpenSats hasn't contributed anything to its development.
Instead, OpenSats paid for development of malware Bitcoin Core v30 for Citrea and its previous versions.
Nostr apps are hardly usable and orphaned in most cases, unfortunately. I tried using Iris.to, Snort, Amethyst and a few more. I keep struggling to use Yana.

2025-10-29 21:50:09 UTC

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Where results? How effective?

2025-10-21 11:01:46 UTC

Bitcoin not cRyPtO,
sats not JPEGs,
Bitcoin Knots not Core™.
https://github.com/bitcoinknots/bitcoin/releases

2025-10-19 15:27:18 UTC

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@npub1qny…95gx will be the last one to run a Bitcoin Knots node.
https://github.com/bitcoinknots/bitcoin/releases

2025-10-18 22:40:12 UTC

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https://cdn.hzrd149.com/28722ca6980375661d90ab20d964d09758e0768b001cfad0efd9de582eb06657.jpeg
Smoke and mirrors by @ODELL. If he wanted to, he could zap/donate contributors to Bitcoin Knots. https://x.com/LukeDashjr/status/1979604437305061659

2025-10-18 16:09:55 UTC

@npub10pe…n34f , @npub1qny…95gx , @npub1sg6…f63m , Brink, @Spiral and other wannabe Bitcoin funding organisations failed. The leading, most important, Bitcoin projects, e.g. Bitcoin Knots, are developed independently and haven't received any funds from the organisations.

2025-10-15 20:58:55 UTC

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Circus.

2025-10-13 13:43:45 UTC

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ODELL is the new Bitcoin Knots maintainer. LFG!!!

2025-10-13 13:39:15 UTC

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Why do you think that direct donations wouldn't be more effective than alternatives like OpenSats? Honest donors are more than happy to donate directly instead of risking misallocation, fees or extra costs.

2025-10-13 09:00:09 UTC

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Haven't all ODELL's pleasers who are paid (via OpenSats) to influence Bitcoin, disinformed masses at the https://bitcoincore.org/en/2025/06/06/relay-statement/ and smear campaigned against the independent implementation of Bitcoin node, i.e. Bitcoin Knots? I think there are at least 9 of them on the list.

2025-09-30 13:43:56 UTC

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Clown world.

2025-09-30 13:41:51 UTC

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No, corrupted judges. https://imgflip.com/i/a7nroj

2025-09-30 08:59:26 UTC

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Nope, we use the Mainnet. Have fun staying on a testnet!

2025-09-26 14:15:47 UTC

Every new use case would bloat UTXO set. https://imgflip.com/i/a7anzg

2025-09-26 13:10:31 UTC

Every "new use case" bloats UTXO set. OP_RETURN opens up possibility for virtually unlimited, arbitrary nEw UsE cAsEs on Bitcoin.
Restrict the consensus rules so that so-called "OP_RETURN" arbitrary data is disallowed in order to curb bloating of the UTXO set.
Besides, use "datacarrier=0" option in Bitcoin Knots. It blocks the spam from propagation in P2P network mempools and so denies it anonymity.

2025-09-26 11:53:55 UTC

Bitcoin P2P network is the best privacy tool for monetary transactions.
It is damaged by spamming attacks which are facilitated by Bitcoin™ Core and co.
Run Bitcoin Knots instead, set "datacarrier=0".

2025-09-25 19:54:58 UTC

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"if core ships an update i do not like then i will refuse to update my nodes
if the trend continues then i will support an alternative implementation
everything else is noise" - Odell
nevent1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskueqqyqjtap3ljgxhazxz6u5xyjnhstnu8wy73cyn3va2xfru37e49f7hw4ru9kk
nevent1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskueqqyprs5kv4xm289zqdpg8sne0qql7k0339a33nww5th7crlrzm8phfuacw3se

2025-09-25 15:22:41 UTC

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- Who is the best advocate for Core 30?
- Matt Odell
6 days ago
https://cdn.hzrd149.com/8bbcb7fefd22b665919b5e6779aceda7af13fc68962e3536ba7b58ebf64010d8.jpeg
https://x.com/GregTonoski/status/1968741299479097854

2025-09-25 13:56:13 UTC

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https://xcancel.com/GregTonoski/status/1970887947034796320

2025-09-25 13:54:57 UTC

https://cdn.hzrd149.com/14d4d578a2615d1474ace33e54aa017c43d18ef9fb08501a626f13e1847168df.jpeg

2025-09-23 16:28:32 UTC

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When will you release your implementation?

2025-09-12 11:02:41 UTC

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And attention tax, e.g. noise in communication, propaganda.
And barriers to movement, e.g. cross-border.

2025-09-06 14:47:45 UTC

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Your take is a joke. Go, lick Bitcoin™ COREporation's boots. You may find Bitcoin Unlimited interesting too.

2025-09-06 14:44:33 UTC

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Super important message.

2025-09-02 09:10:06 UTC

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Will you relay 100kB spam from your node in Bitcoin?

2025-08-24 09:35:42 UTC

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Which podcaster and developer do you mean? Could you give an example of a type if not a particular individual so it is easier to understand the message, please?

2025-08-24 06:05:26 UTC

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Do you run a Bitcoin node? Will you publish here its Internet address if yes? You may be thankful and stronger soon after (following your logic).
If a response to an attack is dumb, then a responder says that they are thankful and made stronger as a result of the attack.

2025-08-23 08:14:04 UTC

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Could anybody tell the attacker IP, ISP etc.?
Are there other ways to block the attacker?

2025-08-23 06:54:24 UTC

Why are there so many messaging/chat apps and people migrate to one after another?
E.g. Messanger, Signal, WeChat, WhatsApp, Skype, Telegram, ICQ, Slack, Teams, iMessege and so on.
(They are not interoperable, migration is far from seamless, XMPP is not in widespread use if any).

2025-08-11 15:10:12 UTC

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Is there any other responsibility (beside the personal one) that can be taken?

2025-08-10 07:48:16 UTC

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If there was freedom, you wouldn't need privacy, perhaps.

2025-08-03 20:30:59 UTC

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N - might not be obvious what it stands for.
Priv - ambiguous, should be supplement with the word key.
"Nostr priv. key" wouldn't be good enough too, in my opinion.
"Nsec" isn't good enough either, IMO.

2025-08-03 19:51:15 UTC

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"(...) print enough money so that we (...) sit there and never jump out." https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Nu9eCuT7KBMygrgNOpmkI

2025-08-03 18:09:00 UTC

Bitcoin - the digital treasury (of the Internet).

2025-08-03 11:32:10 UTC

Bitcoin to save oneself from (financial) oppression!

2025-08-03 07:21:23 UTC

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Why do you think so?

2025-07-29 06:57:56 UTC

Nobody has incentive to defend you nowadays.

2025-07-28 18:59:34 UTC

"(...) department has always refused to learn. It's very difficult to get people to learn something if doing their job depends on not understanding it".

2025-07-26 17:47:08 UTC

Bitcoin is money with 21m units fixed cap enabled by users - this is my shortest and simplest pitch for nocoiners. Give me yours, please.

2025-07-13 07:32:41 UTC

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I think that's their business as usual.

2025-07-11 14:23:19 UTC

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Important subject: mining pools benchmark by Barefoot Mining https://x.com/boomer_btc/status/1943428013724426298

2025-07-08 20:35:50 UTC

https://apnews.com/article/fly-factories-cattle-screwworm-texas-baf01b846d38e34d9ff1c1414cd752a4

2025-07-03 18:33:12 UTC

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"You can't have nothing burger without a word salad".

2025-07-01 20:32:39 UTC

How much do you think running a Bitcoin full node costs?
- less than $10 per month,
- $10-$49 per month,
- $50-$500 per month,
- more than $500 per month.
Respond either here or at https://twitter.com/GregTonoski/status/1940133449026994323

2025-06-30 20:26:13 UTC

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Don't you have any conflicts of interests shilling MSTR?
I bet MSTR rug pull will be infamous like Enron, Dotcom bubble etc.

2025-06-30 19:14:11 UTC

High costs are bad for Bitcoin. Transaction fees inclusive.

2025-06-30 19:13:23 UTC

Bitcoin is not for mob.
Its fate is not determined by popularity contests.

2025-06-29 19:45:22 UTC

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Figuratively, understood. Little signal anyway.

2025-06-29 19:07:09 UTC

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Could you explain, please?

2025-06-27 20:31:45 UTC

What is the opposite/antonym to "financial freedom"? When did the term gain popularity?
Was there significantly more or less share (% of) population enjoying financial freedom a century ago?

2025-06-23 20:14:34 UTC

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What comment should be appropriate? Could you give an example, please?

2025-06-23 16:35:40 UTC

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Have you just bought sats without KYC?

2025-06-23 13:14:08 UTC

Bitcoin adaptation:
https://i.postimg.cc/W1wG6YJn/Anonymscannothavebitcoin.jpg

2025-06-14 06:25:41 UTC

Comparison of profitability of mining with selected mining pools:
https://xcancel.com/GrassFedBitcoin/status/1933342977461748166#m

2025-06-11 20:08:20 UTC

https://xcancel.com/UnderCoercion/status/1932813059669569977#m

2025-06-11 15:58:33 UTC

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False. I am reaffirming that my previous requests to include Bitcoin Knots and other anti-spam projects were repeatedly ignored by RHR presenters. There are the examples:
2025 Jun 06 (rhr.tv live chat): Logan, could you update agenda with the Bitcoin Knots adoption going parabolic, perhaps? #nevent1q…3xwc
2025 Jun 06 #note12a6…kh5e
2025 May 08 (rhr.tv live chat)
2025 Apr 10: #note1ege…w50l
... and many more.
Earlier (a year ago) you had talked down Bitcoin Knots and downlplayed the problem of spam in Bitcoin.

2025-06-10 20:14:09 UTC

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2025-06-10 20:11:43 UTC

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I think you overestimate my capacity for trusting.

2025-06-10 20:02:47 UTC

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Disagree. I am not in the business of raising funds and distributing them.
Anyway, I do my best to contribute to Bitcoin Knots and other projects. I hope you appreciate it even though it's not financial donation.

2025-06-10 19:42:20 UTC

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I don't have evidence.

2025-06-10 19:26:38 UTC

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I interpret the answer as: "I am free from such influence because I say so."

2025-06-10 18:49:37 UTC

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Will you talk about Bitcoin Knots and other anti-spam projects on the next Rabbit Hole Recap, perhaps? My previous requests were repeatedly ignored.

2025-06-10 18:44:46 UTC

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What do you do to be free from such influence?

2025-06-10 18:35:14 UTC

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How can I verify? How much have OpenSats already paid out to contributors to Bitcoin Knots?

2025-06-08 15:06:54 UTC

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I think that the asset has been depreciating fast.

2025-06-07 20:45:54 UTC

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Also Tether - the most profitable organisation per employee who just email spreadsheets with US treasuries yield.

2025-06-07 13:39:40 UTC

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What's wrong would there have been even if there had been a single maintainer?

2025-06-06 07:57:53 UTC

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Will you discuss the jump of share of Bitcoin Knots nodes, perhaps? It has gone parabolic to 10%.
https://coin.dance/nodes/knots
https://nostr.download/1f5e1970cb9c8c2850222c535c556248d1e02a3186b88744a0692417a27ae7c1.png

2025-06-04 21:07:20 UTC

BITCOIN™ COREporation crisis mgmt:
https://i.postimg.cc/zBh7bSC9/c0re-board-meeting.jpg

2025-06-03 08:32:02 UTC

https://i.imgflip.com/9w14x8.jpg

2025-06-01 18:20:02 UTC

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https://i.postimg.cc/0NncBVVh/Todd-X.jpg
I asked: "Why don't you quit Bitcoin and spam any other blockchain, e.g. Solana?"

2025-05-30 10:53:58 UTC

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There may be many rentier levels with MSFT in the apex one in 2025.

2025-05-30 10:46:58 UTC

Fiat profit is an indicator of how close to fiat printer a corporation is.

2025-05-26 10:31:08 UTC

https://i.postimg.cc/Pr6DZHTF/9v77sk.jpg

2025-05-14 21:18:06 UTC

BITCOIN COREporation roadmap:
'25 - depracate OP_RETURN limit,
'26 - depracate block size limit,
'27 - depracate 21m BTC supply limit.

2025-05-14 10:21:10 UTC

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*in BITCOIN COREporation.

2025-05-14 10:07:53 UTC

Do they find so-called "economic nodes" to include spam filtering ones in Bitcoin?

2025-05-13 19:09:48 UTC

Each bit of spam relayed in Bitcoin is less freedom to transact and save.
Run Bitcoin Knots to block spam.

2025-05-13 19:04:12 UTC

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Long live Bitcoin Knots nodes too!

2025-05-13 13:15:39 UTC

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What's the configuration of spam filters in your node? Could you show bitcoin.conf, please?

2025-05-13 10:55:55 UTC

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SRSLY? Have you considered possibility of applying the theory mistakenly?

2025-05-13 07:15:08 UTC

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- Greg Maxwell's "meaningful" and
- Andrew Poelstra's "principled" capitulations to spam in Bitcoin Core(poration).

2025-05-13 07:01:54 UTC

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Another one capitulated to spam Bitcoin Coreporation. Slay your heroes.

2025-05-12 19:18:09 UTC

@npub1qny…95gx , would you have hosted the spammer Casey in epidose 91 of Citadel Dispatch 2 years ago if you could have gone back in time?

2025-05-12 14:45:13 UTC

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Thanks to such smear campaigns by spammers, @npub1lh2…a9nk gets more and more credibility. Thank you @npub1lh2…a9nk and other contributors for Bitcoin Knots.

2025-05-11 17:18:11 UTC

It's been invigorating to see Bitcoiners taking responsibility and upgrading nodes with Bitcoin Knots instead of the buggy Bitcoin Core(poration)™ spam tool.
https://postimg.cc/bSqvv7Wj

2025-05-11 07:08:38 UTC

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My node is Bitcoin Knots. I deleted Bitcoin Core because it is poorly maintained and bugs were added instead of fixes.

2025-05-10 13:14:46 UTC

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Are you okay? Bitcoin Knots is open source and doesn't make any harm to you. Why do you go on with the smear campaign?