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Ric “el pony esponjoso”

@fluffypony

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Breather, Thought Follower, Cereal Intrepreneur. Director of Dull Sculleries at the Institute for Lemonade Studies. I do other stuff too. 🖖🏻

Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
Joined October 2011
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
2 months
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is a wrap. Goodbye Craig Wright. Goodbye BSV. Goodbye Calvin Ayre.
@BitMEXResearch
BitMEX Research
2 months
Judge: I will prepare a fairly long judgement I have reached the conclusions the evidence is overwhelming CSW is not the author of the whitepaper CSW is not satsohi CSW is not the creator of Bitcoin CSW did not author the Bitcoin software
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I am very pleased that the U.S. court has released me. I am actively working with my attorneys on a way to return to South Africa as soon as possible so I can address this matter and get it behind me once and for all. That’s what I’ve always wanted to do.
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@fuckyouiquit Just wait till they find out about people born on June 9th…
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6 years
Beautiful representation of 25 notable cryptocurrencies, by nickwb
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3 years
I'm hosting the Bitcoin whitepaper, as distributed by Satoshi under the MIT license with the original Bitcoin code, on this site:
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3 years
Guys I just confirmed that Tether is a scam! I tried to redeem $500 million with Tether and THEY REFUSED!!!!
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6 years
Such a productive few days, finally got to sit down with @SatoshiLite and talk about a possible merger between the Litecoin Enterprise Alliance and the Monero Enterprise Alliance, which we’d obviously call the LAMEA. #blessed #justblockchainthings
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6 years
@elonmusk ELON I BOUGHT 6 FLAMETHROWERS NOW THE TSA IS TELLING ME I’M ON SOME SORT OF WATCHLIST?!? WHAT HAVE I DONE PLEASE HELP
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3 years
“If you can’t handle me at my -3.7% you don’t deserve me at my +291%” - Bitcoin
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4 years
Just so we're clear, Craig Wright has just openly admitted (via his lawyers) to be the guy that stole 80k BTC from Mtgox. The screenshots below show the court documents indicating the "1Feex" address is where the stolen Mtgox funds were sent. What do you have to say, @CalvinAyre ?
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3 years
Nobody has ever tried this before, this time it will definitely work.
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@itsALLrisky Ideally, Doge speeds up block time 10X, increases block size 10X & drops fee 100X. Then it wins hands down.
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5 years
Bitcoin vs. Bitcoin SV in a nutshell.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
5 years
Boston Dynamics is getting really impressive.
@MediumSqueeze
RideTheLightning⚡- e/acc
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What the fudge...
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
10 months
@maximilianhils When I was lead maintainer on @monero my default reply to people asking "when will you add X" was "when you submit a PR for it". Unfortunately none of them ever did.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
5 years
All talk, no action. This moron is just a snake-oil salesman in a cheap, ill-fitting suit, wearing a gaudy watch that he thinks looks expensive because a store clerk told him as much, bragging about money he doesn’t have & skills he can’t demonstrate. It’s just sad & pathetic.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
3 years
@sama Orwell’s 1984 wasn’t supposed to be an instruction manual, you llamas.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
This is amazing - sneakernet being used to shed light inside North Korea
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6 years
“SEC denies Bitcoin ETF” is the “China bans Bitcoin” of 2018.
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3 years
"The internet of money shouldn't cost more than $250 per transaction. It's kind of absurd."
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6 years
It’s happening (if you’re running the dev kit)
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6 years
Happy 4 year anniversary, Monero!
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4 years
This is a surprisingly good advert. Well done, @cryptocom
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6 years
I guess you could say I'm expert level at identifying pictures containing cars, trucks, store fronts, road signs, boats, roads, and fire hydrants.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
3 years
2021 is going to be great! (video courtesy @TheKiffness and /u/anonymousoctopus777)
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
This is insane: guy buys a @LedgerHQ hardware wallet off eBay, which arrives already setup with this fake recovery sheet in it. He proceeds to use it, and has all his money stolen. Buy your Ledger directly from !
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5 years
Do I win?
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
@andrewgdotcom What if we stopped printing plastic credit cards that expire every couple of years, if we stopped producing machines to swipe those cards, if we stopped producing paper for printed credit card receipts, and just used Bitcoin instead? I think you’re backing the wrong pony, Andrew.
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6 years
Found the Ethereum foundation offices.
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6 years
So much for Verge $XVG and their IP address privacy, someone's publishing originating IP addresses for Verge transactions (not just general node IP addresses). Considering that IP address obfuscation is their single privacy claim, looks like they're toast.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
Who on earth are these people?
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
@ryanxcharles You mean it'll rise to #40 ? Buying some Bitcoin Core Coin now!
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
This is one of the best write-ups on "privacy coins" I've seen in a very, very long time. I'm just going to send this to people in future when they ask for an overview of the landscape.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
5 years
Sorry I didn’t give you a Tesla, but instead we’ll give you two economy class tickets to attend our conference. That’s basically the same thing, right?
@justinsuntron
H.E. Justin Sun 孙宇晨
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@uzgaroth @Tronfoundation However, I do recognize that this is an unfortunate situation, and would like to extend my warmest welcome to the next #niTROn summit in 2020, including a fully paid round-trip ticket to the event location. We are very grateful for your continued support. #TRON
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
3 years
Finally we have confirmation, via his lawyers, that Craig Wright is the Mtgox hacker (see his claim of ownership on the 1FeeX address: ). I'd imagine those affected by the Mtgox hack will want to pursuing Craig Wright for his theft of their BTC.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
4 years
Just so we're clear, Craig Wright has just openly admitted (via his lawyers) to be the guy that stole 80k BTC from Mtgox. The screenshots below show the court documents indicating the "1Feex" address is where the stolen Mtgox funds were sent. What do you have to say, @CalvinAyre ?
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
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Yeah you're a cool person, but you'll never be as cool as this dog is.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
3 years
Mircea Popescu died last week. He was a thoroughly unlikeable person, who taught me so much about Bitcoin. I think the thing that will stick with me is his insistence that noobs lurk for 6 months before saying anything. We’d have stronger communities if this was a tradition.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
5 years
Even his university calls him Mr. Craig Wright and not Dr, because he doesn’t have a PhD.
@mashable
Mashable
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Update: Australian university says Craig Wright did not complete a PhD as claimed.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
3 years
A short story
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
My rating of the Weiss Ratings: F-
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
"It's so volatile - why would you want to invest in something that can just drop 20% in a day? Why would you put your money anywhere that is that risky? It sounds like a massive scam, a giant ponzi scheme, and the bubble is clearly bursting." - me, on the topic of Facebook stock
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
5 years
Busy filing for the copyright on the US constitution, brb.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
Consensus 2017: “fluffypony is the worst! He made a video with a fake announcement! I hate him!” Consensus 2018: “fluffypony is the worst! He wore an expensive watch! I hate him!” Well I, for one, can’t wait to see what I do at Consensus 2019.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
For those wanting to #PayWithLitecoin there’s no need to wait for #LitePay . @GlobeeCom supports Litecoin today, includes a fully compatible BitPay API, and has plugins available for over 50 shopping cart and PoS systems, including Shopify. cc @SatoshiLite
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
5 years
What if Satoshi is Banksy?
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
Now that Greg Maxwell is no longer my @Blockstream point of contact, I’ve invited him to join the Monero Enterprise Alliance as CTO, and he said yes!
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
3 years
The ETH logo explained: it's what you're left with after you've paid the gas fees for a transaction. h/t @al27x
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
3 years
BREAKING: Bitcoin tumbles to levels not since since Saturday. Is this the end of the Bitcoin bubble? inb4 Forbes headline
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
5 years
IBM Blockchain is just an overpriced, rubbish database used to get a rubber stamp from enterprises that want to be able to tell their investors they’re “blockchain enabled”. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
3 years
Monero transacts $0 observable value per second. As it should be.
@Excellion
Samson Mow
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#Bitcoin moves nearly half a million dollars in value around the globe permissionlessly every second. It was never about transactions per second and coffee. It's all about value transacted per second and a new financial paradigm. #VTPS not #TPS . Nothing comes close to @BTC . 👑
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
Am considering taking Monero private at 1 XMR. Cryptography secured.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
5 years
Please don’t list Monero.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
4 years
The Tesla CyberTruck looks dope. Congrats to @elonmusk for getting it to appear in The Mandalorian, very sneaky product marketing!
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
5 years
XRP is more decentralised than Bitcoin. #XRPtheStandard
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
I don’t normally talk about price, but I’d like to take a moment to welcome all the newcomers to the Bitcoin rollercoaster. Plz remember: - do your own research - don’t listen to bagholders pumping their bags - don’t invest more than you can lose - don’t look at prices too often
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3 years
Tether pumping on the news
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
Ready to merge Monero pull requests.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
1 year
@dog_rates How it started vs. how it's going
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
5 years
If only such a thing existed. If only.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
5 years
The comment section in this thread gives me hope that, no matter how much the Bitcoin SV community tries to normalise this behaviour, the broader cryptocurrency community rejects it as disgusting and despicable.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
4 years
Oh dear... $zcash #zcash
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
4 years
A fluffypony walks into an event full of suits at Davos. Chaos ensues.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
3 years
NO YOU CAN'T SELL AN NFT FOR $69.34M I CAN JUST RIGHT CLICK AND DOWNLOAD IT WHYYYYYYYYYYY
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
3 years
It must be awful to be Dash, combining one of the worst privacy features with nearly zero actual usage of it, yet constantly suffering delistings along with Monero because of their aggressive marketing of it😂
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
5 years
Congrats on this. Seriously. @SatoshiLite
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
We had very unusual snowfall yesterday, like 50km inland from where we live. /u/sailedmoon snapped a pic of a giraffe in the snow and it’s awesome.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
5 years
Bitcoin miners: before broadcasting a block, ask yourself “does this block spark joy?” If it doesn’t, throw that block out and start anew.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
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PSA: Ezekiel Osborne is not one of the original Monero core team members that started the community-based stewardship of Monero, nor has he EVER been involved with Monero in ANY way. Until today none of us had ever even heard of him! cc @ForbesME @ClaudineColetti @patron_io
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6 years
Hahahahhahahhaaahahaa!
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
Monero is now unfairly cheap
@coinmetrics
CoinMetrics.io
6 years
Average fee has plummeted from 60 cents to 2 cents
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
4 years
CSW claims to have kissed Jim Morrison at a party in the 90s, despite him having died in 1971.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
I speak out against intentional scammers, unintentional scammers, snake-oil, projects making provably false claims, & projects that cannot possibly deliver, not to spread “FUD”, but because there is genuine damage being caused by these projects. #NoMoreScams #SpeakOut
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
First they came for Monero, and I did not speak out - Because I was not a Monero holder. Then they came for ZCash, and I did not speak out - Because I was not a ZCash holder. Then they came for Bitcoin - and there was no one left to speak for Bitcoin. (h/t @jeetsidhu_ )
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
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This is my life. I work AND I already have all this. I still study and I already have oats. If you think crypto is about sitting in your pyjamas and making more, expect gainz. Enjoy seeing aspects of my holiday next week and remember that this is lying & impersonating someone
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
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Man @jack is KILLING IT on Twitter today😂
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
I've spent weeks working with @p_bnntt on a new project called: "Monero Sucks and My Altcoin is Better Comparison Chart". Today we present the first two of hopefully many: ZCash vs Monero, and Dash vs Monero. Please distribute so we can end these ongoing debates.
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3 years
Congrats on the exit, Dfinity
@jeetsidhu_
Jeet Sidhu
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$6b rugpull dfinity icp
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3 years
“Poor staying, fun have” - Yoda on Bitcoin
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
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lol Dash's burn rate is so high that it's at jeopardy of not being able to continue if the price drops lower, so now some people want to fire the Dash CEO for mismanagement😂 Source:
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
6 years
In a few years this is going to be the CoinBase Yankees vs. the Binance Athletics
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
5 years
Wow. I’m really struggling to view Coinbase’s actions in anything but the harshest light. 1. Deal with blockchain tracing firm 2. Discover that firm selling client data 3. Don’t disclose this to anyone 4. Buy a firm that is made up of human rights violators 5. Profit?!?
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Janine 🍳✊
5 years
Director of Institutional Sales at Coinbase praising Neutrino's "best-in-class technology" and saying that they needed to migrate to another "provider" because their previous one was "selling client data to outside sources." (1:25) h/t @BTCismoney
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
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A few months back Natalino was diagnosed at ~12.5 years old with aggressive lung cancer, about a year after his brother passed. The symptoms are progressing rapidly now, so we’ve decided to say goodbye to him on Sunday. He’s been a good friend & a champion dog, he will be missed.
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Stacking sats makes a lot of cents.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
5 years
When you finally buy Bitcoin in December 2017.
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Monero is so private that law enforcement can't figure out how much the AlphaBay owner had; not so with the other cryptocurrencies.
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I think I’m finally done with Bitcoin SV...
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
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lol, @AriDavidPaul handling it like a champ when the reporter says (of Monero), “isn’t that the one used by criminals?” Last minute or two of the clip.
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Update on Lucy: we decided to adopt her ourselves, because how can you look at that face and say no? Welcome to your fur-ever home, Lucy:)
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
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Monero fixes this.
@APompliano
Pomp 🌪
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Every human should have a right to financial privacy.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
4 years
I am shocked and surprised. What an unexpected turn of events. Nobody could have seen this coming.
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Breaking: Craig Wright's lawyer confirms he does not have the private keys for Satoshi Nakamoto's fortune. #craigwright #bitcoinsv #satoshi
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
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lol imagine being @PeterSchiff and thinking this would play out differently. (Credit to /u/total-nothing)
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
5 years
Responding to spammers on Telegram is always entertaining
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
7 years
I’m starting a new Bitcoin company called Xapo. If this gets enough retweets then I expect @wences to rename his little startup to Xp1.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
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@EricHolthaus Just wait till you learn about how much plastic is wasted and electricity is burned due to credit cards and credit card readers and banks and bank servers and bank employees driving to branches and private keys flying to Davos to discuss how they can central bank better.
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
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Natalino’s wheezing got worse last night, so we asked the vet to come today instead of tomorrow to put him to sleep. He was the best of dogs, and he will be sorely missed. Goodbye, Natalino. June 6th, 2006 to January 19th, 2019
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Hey @CalvinAyre , is it possible to get a 4-for-1 deal on those lawsuits so that the whole @magicalcrypto team can get sued together? That way we can sync up our lawsuit timing. cc @WhalePanda @SatoshiLite @Excellion
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Ric “el pony esponjoso”
5 years
Bitcoins? Oh yeah, I read about them in Cosmo.
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