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Laanwj’s blog
Personal blog · laanwj.github.ioprogrammingeconomics
Laanwj’s blog is a personal blog at laanwj.github.io about programming and economics. Since 2016, 14 different Hacker News readers have linked it 15 times, most often “Bitcoin Core Lead Maintainer Steps Back, Encourages Decentralization”. The last post was in 2024, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (5) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Personal blog of Wladimir van der Laan, whose posts cover Bitcoin Core's future and decentralization. HN readers cite them in threads on Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin governance.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 5 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
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Most-linked posts?
- Bitcoin Core Lead Maintainer Steps Back, Encourages Decentralization6 people · 6 mentions · first linked 2021-01-21
- Dazed and confused, but trying to continue4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2016-05-06
- “Of regrets” (re the MIT license failing to stop vexatious litigation)2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2023-02-06
- Porting Bitcoin Core to CloudABI2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2017-03-02
What Hacker News says?
> they have intense hatred for anyone with a different opinion, even the very people who developed bitcoin. Hal Finney, the very first recipient of a Bitcoin transaction claimed, quote: "Bitcoin itself cannot scale to have every single financial transaction in the world be broadcast to everyone and included in the block chain. There needs to be a secondary level of payment systems which is lighter weight and more ef…
Comment linking /2016/05/06/hostility-scams-and-moving-forward.html
on “Coinbase Co-founder: Ethereum Is the Forefront of Digital Currency”Submitted Bitcoin Core Lead Maintainer Steps Back, Encourages Decentralization as a story · 107 points
HN discussionAlso here are a bunch of signed messages calling him a fraud using the keys to addresses HE CLAIMED TO OWN IN COURT -_- https://craigwrightisnotsatoshi.com/ Edit: Explanation/thoughts from Wladimir regarding the removal & future of Bitcoin Core - https://laanwj.github.io/2021/01/21/decentralize.html
Comment linking /2021/01/21/decentralize.html
on “Bitcoincore.org removes Satoshi's whitepaper from website after threats from CSW”Submitted “Of regrets” (re the MIT license failing to stop vexatious litigation) as a story · 7 points
HN discussionalso see git-based blogs (strong publisher authentication via pgp signing commits) https://blog.invisiblethings.org/2015/02/09/my-new-git-based... https://laanwj.github.io/about/
Comment linking /about/
on “Git-Based Wiki”Submitted The widening gyre: how to decentralize Bitcoin as a story · 4 points
HN discussion> led by Adam Back Adam, the only person who's name is mentioned in the body of the bitcoin whitepaper, was happily using Bitcoin long before creating a company to support it. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=225463.msg2371674#ms... though Adam has never been actively involved with the bitcoin software project itself-- beyond some mailing list discussions and such. Aside, the numbers on the website you linked…
Comment linking /2016/05/06/hostility-scams-and-moving-forward.html
on “The senatorial governance of Bitcoin: making (de)centralized money”Submitted Porting Bitcoin Core to CloudABI as a story · 4 points
HN discussionYes, but these licenses have far more protection for me than regular licenses. I'm working with a lawyer to ensure that these licenses are void if the user expects me to have any duty, like the Bitcoin lawsuits ([1], see comments at [2]) or the EU's upcoming Cybersecurity Resilience Act that might require me to be audited or worse [3], which I can't afford. (I do want an audit when I can afford it, though.) [1]: htt…
Comment linking /2023/02/06/regrets.html
on “You shouldn't join Y Combinator”Submitted Decentralize as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Decentralize. The Widening Gyre as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Widening Gyre as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Porting Bitcoin Core to CloudABI as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Dazed and confused, but trying to continue as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Gavin's commit access to Bitcoin Core will not be reinstated as a story · 1 points
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