#74: Shinobi vs Cyprian Debate Review

For a temperature check on the current Bitcoin narratives, Jett and I do a 4 hour breakdown of the debate between Shinobi (Brian) and Cyprian (formerly Vin Armani), which was hosted recently (Feb. 8) by Hotep Jesus. Enjoy!

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:16 Crypto market update

02:25 Who are Shinobi and Cyprian?

09:33 Debate starts

26:14 Commentary: BTC got the brand and BCH got the idea

32:20 Has the market decided?

36:29 Commentary: debate strategies

39:18 Debate: the meaning of #marketcap

44:03 Commentary: market cap vs other metrics

1:11:51 Debate: #Satoshi 's vision

1:14:50 Commentary: Satoshi's vision, and does it matter?

1:19:46 NSA, #cryptography, and Bitcoin

1:24:23 Summary of the arguments so far

1:36:10 Commentary: nodes and scaling

1:40:55 Debate: blocksize and technical tradeoffs

1:50:32 Commentary: scaling and computing requirements

2:05:01 Debate: Level 2 and payment channels

2:11:03 Commentary: importance of such debates

2:14:21 Debate: the right blocksize

2:21:53 Commentary: the right blocksize is all about moderation

2:25:14 More blocksize debate

2:47:44 Hotep asks Shinobi: "are you a BTC maxi?"

3:04:31 Commentary: BCH ticker and naming

3:12:10 Debate: naming, which is the real Bitcoin?

3:29:34 Commentary: ? extremists in all camps

3:34:41 Debate: Hotep Jesus on Bitcoin maximalism

3:44:22 Interplay between online behavior and real world

3:54:51 Relationship between hashpower and transactions

4:03:04 Wrap-up

4:11:52 Shoutouts and outro

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