Jameson Lopp

Bought a badass brand new six figure sports car and now I can't stand driving my normie vehicles because the contrast is so stark.
Lifestyle inflation is a harsh mistress!

2026-03-02 21:06:14 CET

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Smart contracts are shitcoins!
(don't explain lightning network) 😬

2026-03-02 18:45:36 CET

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How long before cars don't even allow humans to drive and thus speeding isn't an option 😬

2026-03-02 18:44:34 CET

I'm sad that Dathan Ohm decided to make a BIP-110 BTC bet with Zender rather than me, but I'm even more disappointed that they are executing the bet via a simple 2of3 multisig with a human arbiter rather than using a trustless script based contract.
🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

2026-03-02 18:11:25 CET

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Speed cameras?
R9 and highway radar warn you about those.

2026-03-02 17:04:46 CET

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🤣🤣🤣🤣cry harder, anon😂😂😂

2026-03-02 17:02:06 CET

Uniden R9
+ Front & Rear Laser Jammer w/recent updates
+ Highway Radar app
+ Waze
= nearly bulletproof protection against road pirates

2026-03-01 14:28:29 CET

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Yeah, decentralized Airbnb dapp on Blockstack

2026-03-01 12:43:07 CET

Today marks my 8th anniversary of building @nprofile…t8dp
Time flies when you're having fun!

2026-02-28 17:37:22 CET

Visiting a fellow paranoid cypherpunk.
Took us half an hour to get my devices working on his home network because he runs OPNSense with a ton of rules to block unauthorized traffic from exiting his network 😂

2026-02-28 16:29:25 CET

Today I'm going shopping, 'cause talk is still cheap.

2026-02-28 13:45:34 CET

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Some of these morons think that Bitcoin is a democracy or that, at the very least, they can impose democratic ideals upon the network.
I predict they will continue to be upset. ☺️

2026-02-28 03:46:45 CET

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I dunno, is selling bitcoin you don't have valid?

2026-02-28 03:38:29 CET

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Due ewe no wart duh day tears?

2026-02-28 00:18:34 CET

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Just wait until the fork blows up spectacularly - I'll be insufferable 🤣

2026-02-27 21:49:56 CET

Mark Karpeles is proposing a hard fork to reclaim 80,000 BTC that was stolen from MTGOX 15 years ago. Bold move, let's see if it pays off for him. 😂
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5575915

2026-02-27 21:10:14 CET

Knotzis would be really upset if they could read and understand these points. 😬
https://knotslies.com/

2026-02-27 16:41:29 CET

You know you're in the south if you see a highway exit sign that says to turn left for the Chick-fil-A with the playground and turn right for the Chick-fil-A without a playground.

2026-02-26 19:00:56 CET

PSA: if you have a public Amazon wishlist then it's easy for a malicious party to find your shipping address.
A stalker who wants your address can simply open an Amazon seller account and list themselves as a third party seller for any item on your public wishlist. Then, they order the item from themselves as a gift for you. Presto, they now know your address!

2026-02-26 13:01:17 CET

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Just when you thought the legal attacks were over because Craig Wright slunk off into the sunset... 😬

2026-02-26 01:43:06 CET

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Yeah, it was obvious that Luke & Mechanic were gunning for a consensus change and I gave them the opportunity to admit it but they pussed out.
That line is going to age like a fine wine as Knotzis flail and fail. ☺️

2026-02-25 23:56:43 CET

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Anyone can decide to be puritanical and apply subjective tests. It's not well defined by any means and purity tends to change over time until it devolves into absurdity.

2026-02-25 22:15:06 CET

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I'm in favor. They're not perfect but I think a dynamic multiparty coalition of miners is better than a simple multisig federation of you want a sidechain to be robust against nation state pressure.
I'm not particularly worried about the claims that they could harm the main chain if they became more valuable.

2026-02-25 22:00:29 CET

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I'mma be real, I don't even see most of the comments because my policy is to mute morons ☺️

2026-02-25 21:44:37 CET

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Yes but how is building on Bitcoin going to be fun if playing with your bitcoins is a sin?

2026-02-25 20:20:08 CET

Thanks to government enforced scarcity...
https://image.nostr.build/ae58227bbce456187479583e751d3114c7334b2b4444921db7967c7f4f74d02c.jpg

2026-02-25 17:36:39 CET

Arbitrary data > arbitrary purity tests.

2026-02-25 17:36:05 CET

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Cry harder, puritan ☺️

2026-02-25 15:38:08 CET

https://image.nostr.build/2f343b75ed99cb29a559aff091126ee52acaf499f10be89dda595281cc058756.jpg

2026-02-25 15:25:48 CET

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The same inquisitiveness that led me to Bitcoin has led me to explore many other technologies. You'll get no apologies from me, nor will you be able to stop me from continuing my journey.

2026-02-25 14:51:29 CET

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I wouldn't fall into the purity test trap; purity tests tend to spiral tighter and tighter to the point of absurdity.

2026-02-25 14:45:47 CET

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Hopefully it will make it into Core v32 otherwise I don't see signalling starting this year.

2026-02-25 14:32:43 CET

Bitcoin is strong but it's not perfect; Bitcoin is vulnerable to attack. There are principled people who have been warning us for years about the need to patch Bitcoin's weaknesses, and it's long overdue for us to take action.
It's not controversial: let's activate BIP 54!
https://bips.dev/54/

2026-02-25 10:00:57 CET

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Like I said, it's an incomplete high level document. Bitcoin whitepaper purists should note that the following things are NOT described in the whitepaper:
script
multisig
block size
addresses
ASIC mining
mining pools
21M coin cap
decentralization
8 decimal precision
2016 block difficulty adjustment
and much, much more...

2026-02-25 01:40:13 CET

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You're gonna flail and fail. 🫠

2026-02-24 22:31:44 CET

Crawfish are the pistachio of seafood.

2026-02-24 21:12:29 CET

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It's right here... no clanker can pull off a deep dive at this level that even references nostr posts.
#nevent1q…ac4z

2026-02-24 21:09:38 CET

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A clanker most certainly didn't write the 5,000 word article I posted yesterday ☺️

2026-02-24 17:40:14 CET

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Yeah, Bitcoin is programmable money.
Sorry you can't handle reality.

2026-02-24 15:45:08 CET

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Yeah I don't have a sauna at home... yet.

2026-02-24 14:43:10 CET

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It's a damn shame. Doomed from the get-go. At least big blockers had balls.

2026-02-24 14:36:35 CET

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Sweet! Do you have the balls to put your bitcoin where your mouth is?
#nevent1q…rkms

2026-02-24 14:34:37 CET

American sauna etiquette is ridiculous and basically anything goes, but I just had a guy enter and start TAKING PHONE CALLS. 😡

2026-02-24 14:09:38 CET

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You don't want to take my bitcoin? Imagine how heroic that would be!

2026-02-24 13:44:33 CET

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I think the reason it's confusing is because I was gaming out many possible scenarios that could theoretically happen but would require varying levels of support to practically occur. The first 11 points are the problems in theory if it were to gain meaningful support. My analysis becomes more practical after that.

2026-02-24 13:17:03 CET

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Well enough to know that it's not a holy document, is incomplete at describing the system, and is often misinterpreted by religious fanatics.

2026-02-24 13:15:25 CET

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Good thing this fork futures contract is trustless!
#nevent1q…rkms

2026-02-24 13:12:38 CET

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I made a few points and more importantly made an offer for you to take my bitcoin if I'm wrong. ☺️
#nevent1q…ac4z

2026-02-24 13:11:48 CET

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Link: #nevent1q…ac4z

2026-02-24 12:53:56 CET

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There are many possible scenarios, but if any blocks at all get produced on the BIP-110 fork then you should expect that major custodians and anyone using attention will take a "wait and see" approach by suspending withdrawals / deposits / trades during the period of uncertainty.

2026-02-24 09:52:21 CET

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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

2026-02-24 09:44:57 CET

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Technically yes but for all practical purposes I don't expect it to disrupt anything.
#nevent1q…pj6n

2026-02-24 09:43:37 CET

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Link is in the post but I'd say the odds are so skewed the juice isn't worth the squeeze.

2026-02-24 09:41:37 CET

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Practically speaking, I don't expect a chain split until August and when it happens you won't be able to "sell the BIP-110 side" of the fork because no services will support it. It won't be safe to use due to the extremely low hashrate and lack of replay protection. It will be a DOA fork.

2026-02-24 08:06:45 CET

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You can talk about money all you want, but I'm taking about Bitcoin, which always has been and always will be more than just money.

2026-02-24 07:33:19 CET

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Cool story. Programmable money, on the other hand, by definition allows the ability to encode data.
You can hate information theory but you can't undo reality.

2026-02-24 07:25:56 CET

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Nothing. Never has been.
For all you know, it's already there.

2026-02-24 07:24:39 CET

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#Bitcoin is programmable money. For arbitrary purity tests, hardfork and build Bitcoin Cashjr instead.

2026-02-23 23:21:00 CET

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Still don't have the balls to put your bitcoin where your mouth is?
#nevent1q…rkms

2026-02-23 23:19:51 CET

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Great! I don't care what you run, but I am interested in economic signals. Would you care to put your money where your mouth is?
#nevent1q…rkms

2026-02-23 23:16:55 CET

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No shit, my policy is to block cultists and clankers. I will once again presume that this is your way of evading actually committing to a wager that you know will result in the loss of your bitcoin.
https://image.nostr.build/69f6df40213aa3c9e21b4e9282068e642455fc773791cebdd017bf1830d8a634.jpg

2026-02-23 22:16:30 CET

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Of course, it's just funny that they wouldn't admit it on stage and released the BIP a day later.
I look forward to watching you flail and fail.
Reminder that the offer to take my BTC by betting that I'm wrong is still on the table.

2026-02-23 16:29:40 CET

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Yep, that's covered in the article!

2026-02-23 15:15:59 CET

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The debate was over last year, what you're asking for has already happened numerous times. Not gonna waste any more of my time.

2026-02-23 14:48:25 CET

My comprehensive analysis of BIP-110:
* Why it's reckless
* Why it's irrational
* Why it's doomed to fail
* My predictions for what will happen
* My recommendations for how to proceed
https://blog.lopp.net/a-laymans-guide-to-bip-110/

2026-02-23 03:33:17 CET

https://image.nostr.build/0f7d000603f0033fa5b8c3aa4bd2d1d983b0ec8c237a3ab24819f82cf34395e7.jpg

2026-02-23 02:53:26 CET

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Yeah, dumbass. Go watch the full uncut interview where I explain why Citrea neither needed nor asked for the change.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EscZzzTyrFY

2026-02-23 02:46:27 CET

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If you're holding both sides of the fork then you're net neutral and have no effect upon the fork's success. If you're hope to push miners towards one side of the fork then you have to send an economic signal rather than a zero value Sybillable node signal.

2026-02-23 01:43:45 CET

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Care to put your money where your mouth is or are you spewing bullshit?
#nevent1q…rkms

2026-02-22 19:40:30 CET

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How, pray tell, would it do that? Sounds like you've been decieved into believing a lie that's nearly a year old at this point.

2026-02-22 17:52:21 CET

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Because they're on the correct course.
Pissing off ignorant puritans is just an added bonus.

2026-02-22 15:06:50 CET

I love how dependabot will suggest bumping a library version to patch a vulnerability but won't warn you that the new version has backwards incompatible changes that will break the build. 🫩
On a related note, I'm pleased to announce the lastest release of my xpub version converter! 🥳
https://jlopp.github.io/xpub-converter/

2026-02-22 14:38:40 CET

Went to a craft beer festival and they had vendors handing out THC laced beverages 🤯

2026-02-22 14:35:24 CET

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At least Luke agrees that there is no debate 🫠
https://image.nostr.build/d5b645e9c4aa566e8777e3cd5df4883c94a756e1106bc0139f789a1d67488822.jpg

2026-02-22 12:41:36 CET

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False, I specifically explained that Citrea neither needed nor asked for the change. Naughty clanker!

2026-02-22 01:27:01 CET

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The debate ended last year. The only thing to do now is watch the game play out, point, and laugh.

2026-02-22 01:25:52 CET

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If you truly detest me as a shitcoiner then the logical decision would be to take my money by winning a trustless fork futures contract with me.
Imagine how much shitcoinery you will save Bitcoin from by putting that BTC into pure hands! You'll be a hero!

2026-02-22 01:21:36 CET

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I stand to lose nothing because nary a Knotzi will engage with me in a fork futures contract.
Do you have the guts to change that?
#nevent1q…rkms

2026-02-22 01:19:50 CET

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Yeah I've heard that one before. Folks are free to believe that, it just shows a lack of understanding in the importance of economic signals. Of course, by abstaining that reveals an economic signal itself.
I'm assuming that was your explanation for abstaining.

2026-02-21 18:46:17 CET

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It's such a huge emergency that they moved back the fork deadline from February to September 🤡

2026-02-21 18:44:27 CET

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Hey Knotzi, any chance you're willing to put your money where your mouth is?
#nevent1q…rkms

2026-02-21 18:37:17 CET

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You really haven't been paying attention if you're under the impression I care what you want.

2026-02-21 17:13:21 CET

October 2009, in the depths of the bear market, TIME said we should stop investing retirement funds in equities.
The stock market went on to return 17% per year over the next decade.
https://image.nostr.build/8de2c06a8ddb0fd062fbb22d55c39264cb114b00ff7295dc842fc7d989326d18.jpg

2026-02-21 16:35:20 CET

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😂😂😂😂😂
Most impotent response ever on a censorship resistant network.

2026-02-21 16:13:46 CET

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These are my favorite Mad Kratter vlogs, watching you slowly but surely ostracise yourself from everyone but a few hundred Knotzis. Keep going, you're doing great 👍🏼

2026-02-21 16:00:10 CET

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Sorry you weren't paying attention.
Alternatively, understand that no one is obligated to spend their time convincing you.
The free market will sort this out, resulting from many individual actors making their own decisions.

2026-02-21 15:28:04 CET

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You could load the Epstein Files into RAM and hunt for pedos in there 😬

2026-02-21 15:23:26 CET

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It ended when Core merged the code and said if you don't like it you can run different code.
So... go run whatever you want 🤪

2026-02-21 14:05:51 CET

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The debate was over 6 months ago. The only thing left to do is watch the game theory play out, point, and laugh.

2026-02-21 13:13:41 CET

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Bitcoin Core maintains its reputation by making difficult technical decisions despite upsetting ignorant folks.
The neat thing is, if your feelings are hurt you can always write your own code. Or you can run code from a monarchist sedevacantist who thinks heretics should be murdered by the State and claims nobody could create a better self custody setup than his hot wallet that lost him his life savings.
Freedom is great!
https://blog.lopp.net/knot-a-serious-project/

2026-02-21 13:04:58 CET

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Correct. If we engage in a contract, I'll follow you and blast the news across all my networks.
How much are you willing to deposit? I'll match pretty much anything.

2026-02-21 12:43:37 CET

Which way, western man?
https://image.nostr.build/fa66e1b33bc36de6285c9b573c7a7b766ffda49cf0eb4b9c26e6a74c9e86a4c7.jpg

2026-02-20 21:29:22 CET

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First, interpret the following phonetically and answer to the best of your ability: due ewe no wart duh dayt ears?

2026-02-20 21:25:09 CET

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Liar 🤪

2026-02-20 18:12:00 CET

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I'm making a prediction based upon incentives.
Your prediction is the unfounded one.

2026-02-20 17:55:31 CET

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Sounds about right. I'd say none of us on nostr are normal by any means but Luke excels at operating outside of social consensus.

2026-02-20 17:51:03 CET

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Liar 🤡

2026-02-20 17:50:53 CET

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Liar 🤣