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We do have OP_HASH256 available though. If we could tweak that maybe we could redefine how we handle blocks.

I dunno, the whole idea of burning coins to reward miners sounds kinda off. Seems complicated for no reason. It’s a payment system, not a casino.

Not sure why you're so into stablecoins. They’ve got issues. The dollar's value can’t really go up, and it’s not just because of inflation or the US debt. Look at the policies from the US government. They've been a…

We aren’t just talking about Maduro. This is about the bigger picture of the global energy war instigated by the US to maintain control. Leaders like him are a byproduct of that chaos.

So tell me, why can’t Venezuela just sell their oil and revive the economy? Why no foreign investment to help rebuild? Can they even hire companies to fix their infrastructure?

Not from Venezuela, but it seems like any country that stands up to US pressures gets demonized. Let’s not forget that the US has played a big role in wrecking Venezuela’s economy over the years.

Bitcoin's track record shows it really can appreciate over time. Just look at the charts! But short term? It can be a wild ride. Like in 2020, it tanked with that global pandemic, but then shot up by over 1000% by the…

Let’s take a step back and really look at the mess happening in the world. We gotta think about stuff like: * Where are gold and silver prices heading? * What’s the future for bitcoin? * Rate cuts or hikes? * What’s…

It would actually be hilarious if they banned Bitcoin outright. More for everyone else, especially in emerging economies. Keeps it away from greedy US corporations.

Running a node doesn’t guarantee your transaction gets mined. Once a transaction hits the network, it goes into other nodes’ mempools. When a new miner connects, they grab the mempool data from others. So if someone…

What good is wealth at 60 anyway? That’s the time to relax and enjoy life, not chase money. Some wealthy folks seem unhappy despite their riches.

Yeah, I’m seeing the matching hash too. Makes it pretty clear we’re dealing with the same wallet.dat file here.

Right, and I find it ironic. They want people to break Bitcoin’s security but then reward them with Bitcoin that could crash in value if they succeed?

These addresses were actually tested way back in 2014. The OP_2 to OP_9 scripts work too since they resolve as true in the stack. Crazy to see old tricks resurfacing.

I doubt any wallet will support that. No one really needs these non-standard scripts anyway, and the risks they come with can ruin the user experience. That’s why it’s all manual work. Only those who get how it works…

Honestly, Tether started with Bitcoin on Omni Layer. They’ve just expanded since then because you can’t enforce scripts on Bitcoin directly. So, really, they’re not bringing anything new to the table. It’s not truly…

OP_RETURN should be kept without extra cost since those outputs can’t be spent. If there’s a fee, it might just lead to abusing the protocol, which we don’t want.

Transactions with version 2 can handle locktime, right? There’s a field for that in version 1 too, but I heard it was disabled before locktime was a thing.

Why even use Bitcoin for chats? Just encrypt your messages and shoot them through email. P2P chat apps are simple to make too, can do it in C# with just a few lines.

I built a blockchain analyzer for Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dash, and Bitcoin Cash a while back. Now I'm downloading Litecoin blocks, but my program crashes on a specific transaction in block LTC 2398213. It’s a version 2…