One of the leading Bitcoin network supporters Michael Saylor, the executive chairman and a co-founder of MicroStrategy, could be losing steam as a maxi. According to a recently revealed audio clip by...
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The Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol will end ecosystem maximalism
When I entered crypto, I succumbed to the contest between blockchain ecosystems, believing one had to be “better” than others. I have since realized the future of cryptocurrency is bringing with it a ...
The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin Maximalism
In hindsight, the Dragon’s Den set the stage for maximalism’s emphasis on adversarial thinking – it is Bitcoin against everyone – where attack is the best defence. You need only look at ho...
MicroStrategy takes its BTC maximalism to the next level with new engineer hire
MicroStrategy, the business intelligence and tech company that holds the world’s largest Bitcoin (BTC) reserve, is hiring a Bitcoin Lightning software engineer to create a Lightning Network-based soft...
It’s Time to End Maximalism in Crypto
As new layer 1 blockchains have popped up, we’ve seen the concept of maximalism shift to include individuals that believe their prefered chain (and only their chain) is the future of digital finance o...
Bitcoin Maximalism: Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy’s CEO, Quits to Focus on BTC
Michael Saylor, an American businessman, and entrepreneur who is one of the most well-known supporters of Bitcoin in corporate America, resigned as CEO of MicroStrategy (MSTR). They assumed the additi...
The NY Times Feature On Bitcoin Maximalism Is Full Of Surprises. Here Are A Few
Is The NY Times changing its tune? Not exactly, but it’s a start. And a big improvement over the mainstream media’s constant attacks on bitcoin. The newspaper interviewed notable bitcoiners, quoted th...
Crypto industry heavyweights clash over intellectual honesty of Bitcoin maximalism
Input Output CEO Charles Hoskinson responded to a recent Cory Klippsten interview by calling the Swan Bitcoin CEO “an idiot.” Hoskinson took exception to Klippsten calling blockchain a “marketing scam...
Where Does Bitcoin Maximalism Go From Here?
You may have recently seen some of the unhealthy internecine drama engulfing the Bitcoiner “community,” notably around who is—and who is most certainly not—a “maximalist.” A Bitcoin maximalist, in the...
Nic Carter DESTROYS Bitcoin Maximalism WITH FACTS AND LOGIC
That’s just not how technology – or money – works, especially at a global scale: There are fits and starts, changing circumstances, and most of all, bubbly spurts of enthusiasm broken up by fallow per...
The meaningful shift from Bitcoin maximalism to Bitcoin realism
There was a time when all cryptocurrencies traded against Bitcoin (BTC). Speculators ventured into other coins when they saw assuring tokenomics or promising hype, but Bitcoin was their settlement coi...
Bitcoin, Ethereum and finding the middle ground with maximalism
On the latest episode of the Bankless podcast, Vitalik Buterin expanded on his blog article, “In Defense of Bitcoin maximalism.” In fact, he also touched upon why he thinks maximalism is good, a count...
Is Bitcoin maximalism a curse on the crypto industry?
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says Bitcoin tribalism holds back the entire cryptocurrency industry. Speaking at Paris Blockchain Week Summit last week, Garlinghouse said he has invested in several cryp...
Ripple CEO Claims Bitcoin Maximalism is Taking Crypto Backward
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse revealed in a recent interview with CNBC that tribalism around Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies is hindering the growth of the entire crypto industry. Garlinghouse...
April Fool’s Day Joke? Ethereum (ETH) Creator Vitalik Buterin Defends Bitcoin (BTC) Maximalism in New Blog Post
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin is passionately defending Bitcoin (BTC) maximalism – which may or may not be an April Fools’ Day joke. In a new blog post, Buterin argues that storage of weal...
Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Praises ‘Bitcoin Maximalism’ (Maybe)
And he seems entirely sincere about the meat of his argument. Amidst the huge diversity of blockchain ideas, he writes, the Bitcoin community’s commitment to caution and willingness to defend Bitcoin ...
Vitalik Buterin’s Best Work Yet: “In Defense Of Bitcoin Maximalism”
Did Buterin come to his senses? Did Ethereum developer Péter Szilágyi’s thread convince him that something was rotten? Or is this some kind of sick joke? The title of the latest post on Vitalik Buteri...