#  @Justin_Bons Justin Bons Justin Bons posts on X about sol, crypto, decentralized, bitcoin the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [-----] [#](/creator/twitter::958495164686917632/interactions)  - [--] Week [-------] -49% - [--] Month [-------] +2.60% - [--] Months [---------] +11% - [--] Year [----------] -45% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::958495164686917632/posts_active)  - [--] Week [---] +37% - [--] Month [---] +33% - [--] Months [---] +53% - [--] Year [-----] -21% ### Followers: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::958495164686917632/followers)  - [--] Week [------] +0.08% - [--] Month [------] +0.62% - [--] Months [------] +4.60% - [--] Year [------] +9.60% ### CreatorRank: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::958495164686917632/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies) 60.56% [finance](/list/finance) 24.65% [countries](/list/countries) 1.41% [currencies](/list/currencies) 1.41% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) 0.7% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 0.7% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 0.7% **Social topic influence** [sol](/topic/sol) 21.13%, [crypto](/topic/crypto) 19.01%, [decentralized](/topic/decentralized) #2590, [bitcoin](/topic/bitcoin) 9.15%, [inflation](/topic/inflation) #2012, [in the](/topic/in-the) 7.04%, [the most](/topic/the-most) 7.04%, [ada](/topic/ada) 6.34%, [future](/topic/future) 5.63%, [sui](/topic/sui) 5.63% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@marcdemesel](/creator/undefined) [@adeffy40649](/creator/undefined) [@intocryptoverse](/creator/undefined) [@cybercapital](/creator/undefined) [@johnso13475](/creator/undefined) [@sabihgrimm](/creator/undefined) [@cerkoryn](/creator/undefined) [@ablastforever](/creator/undefined) [@0xalank](/creator/undefined) [@thedesertlynx](/creator/undefined) [@uel39840705](/creator/undefined) [@xinds2z0naewovf](/creator/undefined) [@primordialaa](/creator/undefined) [@jarjarwatt99](/creator/undefined) [@kelechiokonkwo8](/creator/undefined) [@solana](/creator/undefined) [@ferocioustaurus](/creator/undefined) [@ercwl](/creator/undefined) [@gametheorizing](/creator/undefined) [@starch78](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin) [Solana (SOL)](/topic/solana) [Ethereum (ETH)](/topic/ethereum) [Cardano (ADA)](/topic/cardano) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Algorand is still centralized Their own official documentation clearly describes permissioned elements within its design. ALGO's community can call me a "dumbass" & a "caveman" with "brain damage" all they want That does not change reality as denial only prevents change:" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1998874768611881257) 2025-12-10T21:57Z 65.8K followers, 32.3K engagements "The truth is that Bitcoin died in [----] That is when the capture & perversion of BTC was completed Transforming BTC into something unrecognisable to early bitcoiners like myself While laying the seeds for its destruction a real shame as the original design might have worked" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020239911677472773) 2026-02-07T20:55Z 65.8K followers, 21.2K engagements "BTC will collapse between [--] to [--] years from now First the mining industry will fall as the security budget shrinks Then the network will be attacked (censorship & 51% attacks) Core will then have to increase inflation beyond 21M splitting the chain & that will be the end" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1957123433923301437) 2025-08-17T16:52Z 65.8K followers, 388.3K engagements "Decentralization matters: It is what makes crypto valuable useful & meaningful in the first place ANY permissioned elements are a deal breaker for me BTC ETH SOL TRX DOGE ADA & BCH have ZERO permissioned elements (top10 MC) There is no justification for centralization" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1999240517364613561) 2025-12-11T22:10Z 65.8K followers, 13.8K engagements "BTC will lose its marketcap dominance to competitors; this is inevitable A purely speculative asset such as BTC cannot possibly compete with the economics of functional blockchains This was never part of the plan for BTC but neither was arbitrarily restricting its capacity" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2014746108421926962) 2026-01-23T17:04Z 65.8K followers, 28.8K engagements "BTC does not solve any real-world problems at scale because it cannot scale at all The promise of a fixed supply is a lie as the security model is unsustainable Support in BTC is based on belief not utility or value BTC is now a purely speculative vehicle for greed & naivety" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2016200972020646163) 2026-01-27T17:25Z 65.8K followers, 49.6K engagements "ETH has 34x the capacity of BTC SOL has 132x the capacity of ETH Why is it so hard to get people to recognize technological progress The answer lies in human nature: Tribalism makes most replace rationality with popularity contests. Giving us the opportunity of a lifetime ๐ฅ" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2018741651804393749) 2026-02-03T17:41Z 65.8K followers, 22.9K engagements "Let BTC die It only holds back crypto & the longer we keep pretending the more harm it will do Like a band-aid that is better pulled off sooner than later No long term security scarcity or even decentralization. BTC is a lie only alts can deliver the cypherpunk revolution" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019925860887970099) 2026-02-07T00:07Z 65.8K followers, 101.9K engagements "Monero was successfully attacked; XMR is now insecure & centralized Qubic can rewrite XMR history censor & double-spend Turns out a $300M PoS chain can "take over" a $6B PoW chain PoS is that much better The attacks will continue foreshadowing BTC's fall; PoW is cooked: ๐งต The Full Story: It all started out in May as a way to optimize profit for the Qubit validators as they were able to dedicate spare compute cycles to mine XMR on the side (2% of XMR hashrate) This ended up being so successful that Qubic formalized its decision by June to fully integrate XMR to help fund the Qubic ecosystem." [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1958216006071189907) 2025-08-20T17:14Z 65.8K followers, 275.7K engagements "BTC is not as decentralized as most think it is: It would only take two parties to collude to attack the system (Foundry USA & AntPool) Decision-making (governance) is also totally centralized under a single party (Core) BTC is in fact below the top [--] in decentralization" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1963623694896369988) 2025-09-04T15:22Z 65.8K followers, 66.4K engagements "Refreshing after being ridiculed & ostracized from ETH for opposing "L2 scaling" Everyone is singing a different tune now in harmony with leadership Unfortunately the new plan is uncompetitive too ZK-EVM will take 3-5 years for significant scale & slows ETH down indefinitely https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2018711006394843585s=20 https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2018711006394843585s=20" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2018790381391863972) 2026-02-03T20:55Z 65.8K followers, 21.1K engagements "The new Layer Zero chain looks "interesting" However flexing capacity in [----] is meaningless without context Especially for a ZK-VM which trades speed for capacity While sacrificing builder decentralization: Far too much context is missing to justify ZERO's lofty claims ๐ต" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2022385536791711983) 2026-02-13T19:01Z 65.8K followers, 13.3K engagements "1/23) Cardano is not a serious competitor Propped up by lies & false hope promising the moon while only delivering mediocrity The truth is that ADA is slow & does not have the capacity for real adoption or DeFi at all At a mere [--] TPS; ADA is a dinosaur chain in disguise: ๐งต" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1897695202392826220) 2025-03-06T17:06Z 65.8K followers, 161.4K engagements "In crypto there are meme coins & revenue earners: There is nothing in between; most peddle fantasy instead of reality Some aim to be something & others do nothing. What side are you on The era of utility & fee-based security is upon us; nothing can stop the future of finance" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2009310650615415221) 2026-01-08T17:06Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "BTC will collapse within [--] to [--] years from now First the mining industry will fall as the security budget shrinks That is when the attacks begin; censorship & double-spends Core will then have to increase inflation beyond 21M splitting the chain & that will be the end ๐งต The code & math do not lie; as this can all be verified independently. We must prioritize the truth no matter how much we love the idea of Bitcoin; BTC is an emperor that wears no clothes: Broken Security Model As it stands now BTC must either double in price every four years for a century or sustain extremely high fees." [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2011887670473982455) 2026-01-15T19:46Z 65.8K followers, 301.4K engagements "Vitalik finally acknowledged the failure of "L2 scaling" As we successfully predicted in [----]. Four long years were wasted on a technological dead end So what will ETH do now Spend the next four years on another overly complex & over-engineered scaling solution ofcourse: ๐งต The latest pie-in-the-sky idea is the "ZK-EVM" which will take at least [--] to [--] years to fully implement before we see any significant scaling benefit What is even worse is that a ZK-EVM will keep ETH block times slow indefinitely as slow block times are required under this plan due to the time it takes to compute a ZK" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019104330582778168) 2026-02-04T17:42Z 65.8K followers, 58.3K engagements "On its current trajectory SOL is destined to become the most secure decentralized & scarce crypto That is because fees ultimately pay for security decentralization & scarcity in the long run Finally fulfilling Satoshi's vision for the world SOL is the real cypherpunk chain" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020899306241188200) 2026-02-09T16:35Z 65.8K followers, 33.4K engagements "@PrimordialAA What differentiates ZERO from ETH's ZK-EVM roadmap That is except for you deploying [--] years before them Design look similiar with similiar trade-off's to me I am most concerned about speed here: Due to the compute times even with JOLT that is the biggest limiting factor" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2022470082060746913) 2026-02-14T00:36Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "Considering moving out of NL due to the 36% tax on unrealized gains It will not affect me due to having LLCs/BVs However I do not want to live in a country that makes investment impossible for the middle class Undermining the very engine of prosperity that once made us great" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2022689520278524318) 2026-02-14T15:08Z 65.8K followers, 61.3K engagements "@SagaciousBen In the UK there is no Tax on unrealized gains However they have Orwelian censorship that has imprisoned more people for speech crimes over the last few years than RU & CH combined That is totally untenable for me all from the historical birthplace of liberty what a tragedy" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2022690948925526086) 2026-02-14T15:14Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "Top [---] chains rated on: Scalability (1) Governance (2) Decentralisation (3) Economics (4) & Reliability (5): ๐งต [--]. [--]. [--]. [--]. [--]. BTC: โโโ โโ ETH: โโโ โ โ BNB: โ โโโโ XRP: โโโโโ SOL: โ โโ โ โ TRX: โ โ โโ โ ADA: โโ โ โโ DOGE:โโโ โโ BCH: โ โโ โโ XMR: โโโ โโ HYPE: โ โ โโโ XLM: โ โโโโ SUI: โ โโโโ ZEC: โโโ โโ AVAX: โ โโ โ โ LTC: โโโ โโ HBAR: โ โโโโ CC: โ โโโโ TON: โ โ โ โโ DOT: โโ โ โโ NEAR: โ โโ โโ ICP: โโ โโโ ETC: โโโ โโ PI: โโโโโ APT: โ โ โ โ โ ATOM:โโ โ โโ KAS: โ โโ โโ ALGO: โ โ โโโ FIL: โโโ โโ VET: โ โโโโ DASH: โ โ โ โโ S: โ โ โโ โ SEI: โ โ โ โโ XTZ: โ โ โ โโ TIA: โโ โโโ No chain is perfect. Despite that most claim they are the best in all categories;" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2012568229860774035) 2026-01-17T16:50Z 65.8K followers, 76.3K engagements "Do everything you can to achieve your dreams You will never regret trying & failing However never trying is something you will regret for the rest of your life Life is meant to be lived; take a chance. As our time on this planet could end at any moment. So Carpe Diem ๐ฅ" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019852598946271549) 2026-02-06T19:16Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "@JarjarWatt99 @MarcDeMesel @cybercapital In my case it is the same investment thesis as every other L1 SOL is just objectively better than the competition now My thesis states that SoV money & platform should be combined The primary value proposition is the fee burn. So we are betting on high usage shrinking supply" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020109445619970395) 2026-02-07T12:16Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "ETH will take at least [--] years before it even approaches SOL's league in capacity The ZK-EVM guarantees that ETH will also never compete with SOL on speed Beyond maxi bull speak ETH is uncompetitive ETH just wasted [--] years on "L2 scaling" only to waste the next [--] on a ZK-EVM" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020578189052125476) 2026-02-08T19:19Z 65.8K followers, 22K engagements "@Yogurt_Boy_123 My view on privacy is quite different from most As I do not believe "privacy coins" are the ideal solution Instead I think that privacy is best built on top of scalable L1s. The more capacity & speed the better as that makes it more viable Think Tornado Cash or Privacy Cash" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020900659910860863) 2026-02-09T16:40Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "Without decentralization crypto is pointless: The benefits of decentralization are the innovation All centralized "crypto" is bogus from L2s single servers & permissioned designs That is how we travel from the shackles of fiat oppression to a new anarchist financial order" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2021271808389865791) 2026-02-10T17:15Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "RT @toly: This is even incredibly dumb to do in war time. Imagine instead of stocks you owned egg laying chickens. The value of the chi" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2022389175627190579) 2026-02-13T19:15Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements "RT @bowtiedbrazil: You will pay an exit tax on your biz shareholdings thats an unrealized gains tax on the FMV (deemed disposition) of the" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2023063901269815713) 2026-02-15T15:56Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements "Solana is failing right now The rate of dropped TXs has degraded SOL's UX to an unacceptable state Victory laps by modular scaling advocates are premature though as this will be fixed within weeks SOL will return to reliably hosting more TPS than ETH & all L2s combined soon" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1777356556700357090) 2024-04-08T15:23Z 65.8K followers, 144.7K engagements "1/18) There is no ETH scaling anymore only "L2 scaling" No matter what breakthroughs are made none of it will be implemented on the L1 That is how committed ETH core devs are to L2s; it has become self-destructive. The tech behind MegaETH could scale ETH but it won't: ๐งต" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1807829451385815532) 2024-07-01T17:31Z 65.8K followers, 62.1K engagements "Blockchains should be scalable & programmable Decentralization is also critical; two factors are governance & permissionlessness. Unfortunately out of the top [---] only [--] meet these [--] criteria: ๐งต [--]. BTC: โ [--]. ETH: โ [--]. SOL: โ [--]. XRP: โ [--]. TON: โ [--]. DOGE: โ [--]. ADA: โ [--]. TRON: โ [--]. AVAX: โ [--]. BCH: โ [--]. DOT: โ [--]. LTC: โ [--]. NEAR: โ 24: KAS: โ [--]. MATIC: โ 28: ICP: โ [--]. XLM: โ [--]. ETC: โ [--]. APT: โ [--]. XMR: โ [--]. SUI: โ [--]. FIL: โ [--]. ATOM: โ [--]. HBAR: โ [--]. VET: โ [--]. ARB: โ [--]. OP: โ [--]. TIA: โ [--]. ALGO: โ [--]. FTM: โ [--]. SEI: โ [--]. BSV: โ [--]. EGLD: โ [--]. EOS: โ [--]. NEO: โ [--]. XTZ: โ " [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1822300205170966809) 2024-08-10T15:53Z 65.8K followers, 230.7K engagements "1/17) Tether is a [---] billion dollar scam; bigger than FTX & Bernie Madoff combined No proof of reserves & an audit has never been done; USDT is printing counterfeit money (fraud) Caught falsifying documents obscuring identities & lying about reserves Stop using USDT now ๐งต" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1834994430178103599) 2024-09-14T16:35Z 65.8K followers, 798.8K engagements "Max decentralization with max scalability That is what sharding does; by breaking up the workload; sharding lowers node requirements while increasing capacity ๐ง Turning the scaling trilemma on its head Fully deployed on NEAR & EGLD right now with SUPRA & SHM coming soon ๐ฅ" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1862168872683520295) 2024-11-28T16:17Z 65.8K followers, 39.2K engagements "There are many ways to scale a blockchain L1 capacity is what matters & there are two dominant methods today: Parallelization - SOL SUI APT ALGO Sharding - TON NEAR EGLD SUPRA There are also other more novel designs; only one thing is certain: L1 scaling is the future ๐ฅ" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1888626008586129794) 2025-02-09T16:28Z 65.8K followers, 44.1K engagements "Fourth-generation blockchains are more scalable scarce & decentralized ๐ฅ The old guard does not stand a chance as BTC & ETH do not scale. That is why real adoption apps & revenue have to come from the alts Overtaking speculation with chains that provide real value: ๐งต Achieving a capacity of 10k+ TPS has become the new norm orders of magnitude better than BTC & ETH There are several advanced scaling techniques that enable massive throughput on-chain today: Parallelization The most prominent being a pure parallelized approach which is also the fastest within a sub-second confirmation range" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1945162909006356590) 2025-07-15T16:45Z 65.8K followers, 50K engagements "Bots are good The more bots running on a chain the better as more bots = more volume = more fees = more security scarcity & decentralization ๐ฅ The majority of the legacy stock market is run by "bots" today for good reasons People who think bots are bad have it backwards" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1978190920085336552) 2025-10-14T20:07Z 65.8K followers, 18.6K engagements "Decentralization is not just ideological; it is practical We can build more resilient secure & fair systems for money governance & finance Changing human civilization for the better that is the cypherpunk dream: Tech that empowers humanity by unleashing the free market ๐ฅ" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1981750760221061584) 2025-10-24T15:52Z 65.8K followers, 18.9K engagements "Decentralized usage is what gives crypto all of its value That is why sacrificing decentralization for utility or vice versa is self-defeating A false dichotomy; a false impossible choice that undermines crypto Support the cypherpunk revolution with optimism & hope instead ๐" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1988996191002992766) 2025-11-13T15:43Z 65.8K followers, 10.1K engagements "BTC & ETH will not scale due to centralized governance & perverse incentives Most blockchains are "scams" with no real intention to ever fulfill their promises What is left are the gems: Scalable & decentralized; enabling massive utility These chains will change the world ๐ฅ" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1992386317980959016) 2025-11-23T00:14Z 65.8K followers, 33.2K engagements "Please be careful out there: There is centralization: XRP BNB XLM & HBAR There are admin keys: HYPE MNT ARB & OP Significant systemic risks: BTC USDT & HYPE To straight up scams: PI & HEX This only scratches the surface of the dangers we face in crypto every single day ๐ต" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1997260188643217807) 2025-12-06T11:01Z 65.8K followers, 57.4K engagements "Solana is Bitcoin [---] SOL is more decentralized more scalable more programmable more private more secure & more scarce All based on measurable objective metrics So if you care about cypherpunk values stop playing pretend with a pet rock & join the crypto revolution: ๐งต There is narrative & then there is reality. SOL deserves to be the top chain based on the facts. Let me explain: More decentralized: Decentralization is a spectrum defined by multiple metrics. We will compare the major ones here now Nakamoto Cooificient is the measure of how many entities it would take to attack the network:" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2000257816272011274) 2025-12-14T17:33Z 65.8K followers, 128.4K engagements "SOL has more than twice the economic security of BTC at only a fraction of its Market Cap Security measured as a percentage of MC is even more ridiculous: BTC's relative security budget is 0.47% while SOL's is 28% "Don't Trust Verify": The code & the math do not lie: ๐ BTC: 16.42B (inflation) + 0.14B (fees) = 16.56B x [----] (attack threshold) = $8.44B SOL: 74B (market cap) x [----] (stake participation rate) = 49.58B + 1.42B (fees) + 7.7B (MEV) + 5.26B (inflation) = 63.96B x [----] (attack threshold) = $21.1B Proving how much more secure PoS really is today ๐ฅ" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2001691435267961235) 2025-12-18T16:30Z 65.8K followers, 14.3K engagements "Ethereum is celebrating record-breaking usage at [--] TPS While SOL hit a sustained 3k+ TPS yesterday. Celebrating a TPS of [--] on a chain at its limit while its competitor does 100x is delusional The ETH community is out of touch with reality & cannot compete in the market" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2013650404345626857) 2026-01-20T16:30Z 65.8K followers, 49.3K engagements "Real decentralization is only possible with decentralized governance As the alternative is always centralized control. That is the ugly reality behind most chains today including BTC ETH & XRP They are all totally centralized controlled by a "Core" of dictatorial devs" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2016644554099741140) 2026-01-28T22:48Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "Crypto value investors spend their time seeking out real use cases & revenue That is why we do not care for purely speculative assets without utility such as BTC The greatest price appreciation will come from the immense utility blockchain offers Overtaking all meme coins ๐ฅ" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2018030348399980716) 2026-02-01T18:35Z 65.8K followers, 15.9K engagements "@JR_Openheimer @tigfoundation I cannot comment without doing more thorough research on this project In principle the goals are good though I have been skeptical of decentralized compute in the past due to the inefficiencies It would be wrong for me to criticise without a deep dive so I will refrain" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2018033104623931781) 2026-02-01T18:46Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@kelechiokonkwo8 @SUPRA_Labs To be fair ZK-EVM is legit on-chain scaling However the trade-offs are just bad Primarily low speed due to comput cost of the ZK proofs & centralization concerns that come with that SUPRA's sharding is a great example of an alternative with better trade-offs implemented NOW" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2018797014767779921) 2026-02-03T21:21Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "The state of freedom of speech in the UK is straight-up Orwelian Crypto is bringing freedom back to the historical birthplace of liberty London is still a world-class city for a reason Catch me at DAF & House Of Sol today As @Solana & @SuperteamUK are at the centre of it all" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019337596284072217) 2026-02-05T09:09Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "@Jamesjo44370069 There is nothing to adopt as it is now a purely speculative asset Ironically if the banks do not wisen up before it is too late they are going to take a huge hit It does not matter how much they believe in it when the security budget runs out Wishful thinking only goes so far" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019929339769291204) 2026-02-07T00:20Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "@FerociousTaurus Well said BTC is indeed anti-crypto in every single way Self custody: Impossible as mass adoption can only happen through custodians. DeFi: Impossible without programmability on the L1. All while BTC remains totally captured by a centralized cabal. Cannot make this up" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019931509654757811) 2026-02-07T00:29Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "@mert @WuBlockchain Agree with you on this even if for different reasons Hybrid consensus is a stupid idea because PoW is objectively terrible Go full PoS or go home There is no good reason to use PoW; it is less secure decentralized & far less efficient. In other words; PoW is outdated tech" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019946840884478343) 2026-02-07T01:30Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@Macro364818 @FerociousTaurus Self custody on the Lightning Network still requires an on-chain transaction. So it does not solve that problem at all If everyone in the world only tried to do one on-chain transaction the queue would be over [--] years long Not exactly the future of finance & money then" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019952992540324211) 2026-02-07T01:54Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@johnso13475 The quantum risk to BTC is real @Nic_carter has done a great job exposing this recently I still consider the security budget dilemma to be an even greater risk which is why I focus on that instead Though both will likely occur simultaneously now creating a perfect storm" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019967096080257273) 2026-02-07T02:50Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "@themarketsniper This is true for many people just not me: I literally fought against those "dark forces" during the block size debates That was when BTC was captured & when we lost that battle (2017) I became a critic & excluded it from my fund Still fighting the good fight a decade later" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020095891206775216) 2026-02-07T11:22Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "@rsh_btc @JarjarWatt99 @MarcDeMesel @cybercapital If there is a lot of usage then the burn rate can exceed the inflation rate That is what makes this design potentially MORE scarce than a fixed-supply model While fixed-supply models are also very insecure without sufficient fees That makes tail+burn scarcer & more secure ๐ฅ" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020237504897773970) 2026-02-07T20:45Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@Depin_IoTex I became a full time crypto researcher by [----] So it depends on how you define "early" as everyone starts off as a newcomer It is now over [--] years later which gives me a much older track record than most I also founded what is now the oldest liquid token fund in the world" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020248927837253666) 2026-02-07T21:30Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@Ichaka_001 Considering that ETH will not even be able to start competing for so long If we can even call that competing. I highly doubt that ETH will be the most secure or decentralized in a few years That is because ultimately fees pay for decentralization security & scarcity" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020579518025724099) 2026-02-08T19:24Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "@mimomsg The trade-offs for the ZK-EVM are horrible While making ZERO sense when compared to alternative scaling techs Sharding alone would be faster more decentralized & more scalable & secure While pure parallelization only sacrifices a little decentralization for even more speed" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020580549040247153) 2026-02-08T19:28Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@AdrianoFeria @Ichaka_001 I respect your intellectual honesty & consistency I expected you to change your tune like the rest of ETH community as soon as Vitalik said "L2 scaling" was a mistake Denying the reality of competition is not the answer either: SOL has proven PMF as the leading chain in usage" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020587906948304951) 2026-02-08T19:57Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@iguanarchist No scaling solution provides scalable privacy by default including ZK-EVM. It is too demanding However whatever solution can provide the cheapest capacity will also be best able to support privacy solutions on top Such as Tornado Cash in ETH's or Privacy Cash in SOL's case" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020603284994818211) 2026-02-08T20:58Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@LeonWaidmann Sounds impressive until you realize ETH only breaks all-time highs if you compare it exclusively with itself. The usage here is nothing compared to its closest competitors like SOL A perfect example of tunnel visioned thinking that is typical in maximalist crypto communities" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020643624355315965) 2026-02-08T23:39Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "@sabihgrimm What does "VC chain" even mean Seems like you are throwing shade without any technical basis Considering that SOL is a decentralized public & a fully permissionless chain My thesis is that the top fee earner will become the most cypherpunk exactly due to those qualities" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020909375913656479) 2026-02-09T17:15Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@AdEffy40649 Do you realize both BTC & ETH had early bootstrap phases with high inflation. SOL is no different; what matters is that long-term inflation is low which it is Combined with a fee burn to monotize high usage & we have a model that is scarcer than anything that came before" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020911366022766906) 2026-02-09T17:23Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@D1pEater Exactly glad you understand this Many seem to be struggling with these concepts Utility is what drives sound blockchain economics in the long-run Therefore the chain with the most usage is destined to become the most secure decentralized & scarce That is self-evident" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020912895333212364) 2026-02-09T17:29Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@BigMoeGambler Do you not understand that SOL's long-term inflation is low & that early inflationary bootstrap phases are the norm Even BTC & ETH went through an early inflationary period when they first launched Fixed supply is a lie as it is unsustainable. Fee burns can offset inflation" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020913960304710067) 2026-02-09T17:33Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@SlimFlexington Why not Do your socially constructed narratives not match up with that SOL is fully permissionless public & decentralized Thanks to its scalability it has the best chance at being the most scarce due to fee burns While SOL privacy is among the best for high-throughput L1s" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020914827623874639) 2026-02-09T17:36Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements "@ABlastforever Monero does not scale though. An important aspect of the cypherpunk ideology is activist meaning we want the world to adopt this tech I am glad Monero exist but it is technologically incapable of providing privacy for the whole world That is where scalable solutions come in" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020915626072522944) 2026-02-09T17:40Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@AdEffy40649 BTC's fixed supply is unsestainable At this stage I am convinced BTC will be forced to increase its inflation rate within [--] to [--] years A shame as the original design might have worked You can read the full explanation of BTC's inevitable collapse here https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2011887670473982455s=20 BTC will collapse within [--] to [--] years from now First the mining industry will fall as the security budget shrinks That is when the attacks begin; censorship & double-spends Core will then have to increase inflation beyond 21M splitting the chain & that will be the end ๐งต" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020920375635476730) 2026-02-09T17:58Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@sabihgrimm You are missing the link I made here; it is not fees that make it cypherpunk It is how high fees lead to max decentralization Enabling cypherpunk use cases at scale such as privacy I put all L1s in the same category; other chains are just less effective at achieving adoption" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020929194272907543) 2026-02-09T18:34Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@0xalank What are you talking about SOL literally has several orders of magnitude higher economic security than BTC & a higher Nakamoto Coefficient right now. (Counting pools as the most concentrated entity) I was also clearly talking about a future scenario here not the present" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020929431855038700) 2026-02-09T18:34Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@0xalank The Nakamoto Coefficient is the measure of the smallest number of entities that are able to attack the network For BTC that is [--] or [--] depending on the day versus the SOLs NC of [--]. Pools absolutely have the power to attack the network; that is simply a technological fact" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020931639493394542) 2026-02-09T18:43Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@chai_lens The cutting edge lies with decentralized governance As that has historically been crypto's biggest weakness Ultimately any chain that does not have stakeholder governance is effectively centrally controlled This has led to huge problems due to bad centralized decision-making" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2021273578348454012) 2026-02-10T17:22Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "It is not about the node cost but the final result: A wide distribution of power (decentralization) PoW performs worse due to economies of scale Usage drives fees increasing participation/decentralization Node cost on its own is a vanity metric unrelated to decentralization To answer your question if you rented everything the hardware would cost about $1k per month & the voting fees (a form of sybil protection) would cost an aditional $2k per month Also if you are good at running a validator it will cost you nothing & yield you a return instead ๐ฅ" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2021277457010110710) 2026-02-10T17:37Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "Technically ETH is the most decentralized chain with around 5k validators However if you factor in governance that is no longer the case. The most decentralized chain today is ADA It comes close to ETH with 3k validators but has stakeholder governance so ADA wins Seriously if the rules of the system are effectively controlled by a centralized power then it is not truly decentralized That is de facto the case without token voting; it is crazy if you really think about that In the long run my bet is still on highly scalable systems such as SOL becoming the most decentralized. Because token" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2021280394050494578) 2026-02-10T17:49Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@ABlastforever That is fair That paper also glaringly does not talk about speed a major downside of a ZK-VM scaling design I am not impressed by ETH's ZK-VM roadmap so I am not impressed by Zero either until we get clarity on finality As that is the differentiating factor not capacity" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2022015812736049258) 2026-02-12T18:31Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements "There is a battle raging between decentralization & centralization: BTC & ETH are on the side of centralization by pushing for L2s While alt chains like SOL SUI & NEAR fight for decentralization by offering scalable solutions Do not be fooled by their lies; the future is now" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2023064088532980130) 2026-02-15T15:57Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements "A list of the top [--] L2s; a dystopian nightmare of centralization: ๐งต Arbitrum - Can steal all user funds instantly through a multi-sig. A centralized operator can exploit MEV & centralized sequencer can censor. A resource exhaustion attack can also steal Base - Can steal all user funds instantly through a multi-sig a centralized operator can exploit MEV & the centralized sequencer can censor. There is no exit window Optimism - Can steal all user funds instantly through a multi-sig a centralized operator can exploit MEV & the centralized sequencer can censor. There is no exit window Linea -" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1965435994565738832) 2025-09-09T15:23Z 65.8K followers, 98.2K engagements "Do not use ETH L2s As they are all insecure centralized & dangerous ETH's "L2 scaling" roadmap has failed ETH is now a platform for building centralized services. Using scalable L1s such as SOL SUI or NEAR today is WAY more decentralized & secure compared to any L2 ๐ฅ" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1965795163877593454) 2025-09-10T15:11Z 65.8K followers, 61.4K engagements "SOL now far exceeds ETH's daily DEX & perp volume revenue active addresses & TPS This is what "L2 scaling" looks like for ETH; being overtaken by SOL is the price it pays A sign of ETH's failure as much as of SOL's success ETH's lack of capacity is now its Achilles' heel" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1966905554036744491) 2025-09-13T16:43Z 65.8K followers, 101.5K engagements "If you now doubt your favourite chain because it underperformed Then you lack conviction Price performance over the last year is meaningless compared to the fundamentals If you are in it for the long run then ignore the meme coins & dinosaurs; keep your eyes on the prize ๐ฅ" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1967658845687386607) 2025-09-15T18:36Z 65.8K followers, 52.7K engagements ""L2 scaling" is a vampire attack against ETH Bleeding ETH dry for all of its users & fees before leaving it for dead Redirecting users & fees towards private centralized L2s where VCs can rent seek L2 lobbying ensures ETH never scales; like a parasite slowly killing its host" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1968352337610907810) 2025-09-17T16:32Z 65.8K followers, 31.5K engagements "ETH cannot compete with scalable L1s: The @Unchained_pod debate has dropped ETH L2s are not the future as they can steal user funds & censor. @Haonan debated well however; The future is decentralized not a dystopian nightmare of L2 centralization: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vAxRQjkRbNJl https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vAxRQjkRbNJl" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1968696744146850172) 2025-09-18T15:20Z 65.8K followers, 37.8K engagements "Base CAN instantly steal ALL user funds The SC admin key is controlled by a "security council"/multi-sig If these are "extensions of Ethereum" then ETH is centralized & insecure now So disappointing to watch Vitalik make blatantly false statements: https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1970258498996048247 Base is doing things the right way: an L2 on top of Ethereum that uses its centralized features to provide stronger UX features while still being tied into Ethereum's decentralized base layer for security. Base does not have custody over your funds they cannot steal funds or" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1970496163137695886) 2025-09-23T14:31Z 65.8K followers, 97.9K engagements "1/9) Ethereum is dying while L2's dance on its grave ETH cannot sustain high fee revenue because it lacks the capacity At the same time L2s are seeing record highs in usage & fees while they lobby to keep ETH's capacity down That is what makes it a parasitic relationship: ๐งต" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1971596803369005217) 2025-09-26T15:24Z 65.8K followers, 186.7K engagements "EGLD's fall from grace: Going from a capped supply to a yearly inflation of 8.75% is reckless What is even worse is that 40% of that is being funneled directly to a "fake DAO" While they plan to mint an additional $250M worth of EGLD to GIVE directly to private companies ๐งต Including "MvX Labs US LLC" which is owned by EGLD's leadership; clearly a massive conflict of interest A real shame as they have some of the best sharding tech; however none of that matters if they wreck the economic model in this way Inflation Is Not Growth: Within the context of blockchain token economic design" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1976740246374302194) 2025-10-10T20:02Z 65.8K followers, 167.2K engagements "@DBCrypt0 Since when do the "norms" in crypto determine the ethical standard we should uphold for you If a majority says ETH is secure does that make ETH secure LLMs will give you the majority opinion not the truth It is an argument from authority. Prompting also introduces biases:" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1977145092503994503) 2025-10-11T22:51Z 65.8K followers, 10.9K engagements "Ethereum & Arbitrum fees peaked at $100 during the crash & BASE peaked at $50 ๐ Solana's median fee remained in the subcent range with fees peaking at $1 What is even more impressive is that SOL proccessed more TXs than ETH & all L2s COMBINED ๐ฅ SOL is the future of finance" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1977826644229558457) 2025-10-13T19:59Z 65.8K followers, 105.1K engagements "Beware of centralization disguised as "crypto" โ In the top [---] by market cap there are [--] chains that are totally permissioned (centralized): BNB XRP XLM HBAR MNT POL VET ARB OP STX & STRK Crypto's value is based on decentralization; so reject the pretenders ๐ฅ" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1979199068887765262) 2025-10-17T14:53Z 65.8K followers, 121.3K engagements "I went from being a bitcoiner in [----] to an XMR & DASH supporter by [----] to getting really into ETH by [----] Joining the BCH revolution in [----] & LUNA by [----] NEAR & EGLD were it in [----] only for me to flip to SOL by [----] ๐ฅ Change is the only constant. What was your journey" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1981381535426060429) 2025-10-23T15:25Z 65.6K followers, 30.1K engagements "Avoid any community that normalizes ad hominem (personal attacks) ๐ฉ Attacking the person instead of their ideas degrades all discourse; it is that toxic. Instead embrace reason & debate in good faith That is how the best communities are built as the truth sets us free โค" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1982528736835653963) 2025-10-26T19:24Z 65.8K followers, 29.1K engagements "A blockchain is not cypherpunk if it does not scale Crypto is pointless if it cannot be used by the masses BTC & ETH only play pretend while scalable chains like SOL SUI & NEAR will change the world Make fun & feel superior all you want; as freedom & truth are on our side" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1987521088222289987) 2025-11-09T14:02Z 65.7K followers, 40.7K engagements "@dori_coin That is a false & unfair statement I know you believe in ETH but that does not justify spreading misinformation about its competitors. It is absolutely impossible to censor TXs on those chains for the exact same reason it is impossible on ETH: A decentralized validator set" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1987527701226303858) 2025-11-09T14:28Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements "@taka_alpha @solana @SolanaConf For sure looking forward to getting immersed in the tech & the culture while there BTC & ETH "refugees" need a new home SOL is an excellent place for that now For those who value scaling decentralization for the masses by building real products today That is the real alpha" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/1997086417185276015) 2025-12-05T23:31Z 65.7K followers, [---] engagements "I was wrong about Solana As I claimed that SOL had a Nakamoto Coefficient of [--] In reality SOL's NC is [--]. A major mistake I am owning up to now Credit to @mert for proving me wrong with good arguments & data My new NC methodology is based on stake instead of validators:" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2000938885799694767) 2025-12-16T14:39Z 65.6K followers, 49.4K engagements "@Salmanwastra @BroachonBch I was involved in the blocksize debates before the BCH fork even happened My miners actually even helped test by forking off the chain beforehand I was also involved in Bitcoin Classic XT & Unlimited at the end That experiance informs my view on blockchain governance today" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2002204430217658854) 2025-12-20T02:28Z 65.6K followers, [--] engagements "@BroachonBch That is why the vote will not be decided by the "average Solana holder" but by the majority of stake instead Crypto governance is not [--] person [--] vote but [--] coin [--] vote. A key difference that avoids the pitfalls of democratic governance Making it closer to equity governance" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2003525239339385175) 2025-12-23T17:56Z 65.6K followers, [---] engagements "Aave is going through a governance crisis right now Born from the inevitable conflict between the for-profit company (Aave Labs) & the DAO This conflict of interest can be solved: Aave Labs must die The only way to achieve that is if the Aave DAO BUYS Aave Labs fair & square" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2003775628848324981) 2025-12-24T10:31Z 65.7K followers, 13.9K engagements "Ethereum is in big trouble: The crowning jewel of ETH's roadmap is a poison pill: The ZK-EVM is terrible & will ruin ETH unless it corrects course Relying on ZK means catastrophically limiting ETH while adding insane hardware requirements A clear case of over-engineering: ๐งต That is because generating the ZK proof is extremely computationally expensive. Requiring arrays of top-tier GPUs which alone would cost upwards of $100K That is at ETH's current speed & capacity. The cost of these builders increases linearly with the demand placed on them. Combining that with the extreme relative" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2008614314580881530) 2026-01-06T18:59Z 65.8K followers, 58.5K engagements "@matteodotsui @SuiNetwork Ironically I like SUI a lot; it has some of the best tech arguably even better than SOL Nothing got all of the checkmarks; that was my main point; nothing is perfect SUI stakeholder governance is coming & still hope to convince you all that a supply cap is a terrible idea" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2012943938051563902) 2026-01-18T17:43Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements "@zooko @vinibarbosabr Zooko nailed it I am more concerned with LONG-TERM inflation Bootstrap periods with high inflation are the norm which includes BTC ETH ZEC & SOL It makes sense a chain needs time before it can become self sustainable Additional reward may also give competitive advantages" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2013025545567498517) 2026-01-18T23:07Z 65.7K followers, [---] engagements "BTC's security is lower now than it was [--] years ago The security budget will keep falling until the network is attacked Most bitcoiners do not understand PoW; hashrate does not measure security. Block reward does which is cut in half every [--] years & BTC is not keeping up:" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2013205367254040745) 2026-01-19T11:02Z 65.6K followers, 30.5K engagements "@Morecryptoonl SOL's raw TPS was actually 10k yesterday I deducted for consensus messaging -4k I also looked at predominant TX type (oracle update) & normalized based on CU cost -50% As you can see I was extremely fair & thorough when doing this comparison so it does tell the whole story" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2013704755000836341) 2026-01-20T20:06Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements "Body bags line the streets in Iran The regime are killing their own people murdering 20k protesters in [--] weeks [--] days of internet blackout yet they still cannot hide the truth A grim reminder of the price of freedom every nation must pay with the blood patriots & tyrants" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2014381732124930393) 2026-01-22T16:56Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements "@kelechiokonkwo8 @SUPRA_Labs @grok You know every crypto community thinks AI agrees with their L1 Why do you think that contradiction exists It is because we inject our biases into prompting by unconsciously cherry-picking keywords SUPRA is a capable chain do not get me wrong but no chain is that special" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2014748956060770383) 2026-01-23T17:15Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements "MegaETH can censor front run & steal all user funds without delay It is so centralized that it literally runs from a single server Flexing capacity & speed in this case is not a flex at all Less than 0.2% of fees make it back to ETH which is also exceptionally parasitic: ๐งต If we truly care about decentralization & its utility. Then we should stay clear of centralized L2s & advocate for high capacity L1's such as SOL SUI & NEAR instead Admin Key Risk: It is the MegaETH smart contract that lives on ETH that exposes users to the risk of theft & loss of funds. As the smart contract can be" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2015110196213821795) 2026-01-24T17:11Z 65.7K followers, 56.9K engagements "@SpectatorTech It is a shame as Bitcoin was meant to provide a massive value to society I am still convinced crypto will do that Replacing BTC as ZERO cypherpunk dreams can be supported by BTC's [--] TPS. The majority of value is in productive assets; crypto will continue with that trend" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2016204052153933888) 2026-01-27T17:37Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements "@TheDesertLynx That seems more like a weakness than a strength New chains are always created by somebody; all chains start off centralized The decentralized way to do it is to have a legal entity owned by a DAO If I am not mistaken DASH even has that Foundations funded by DAOs work too" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2016243343294898409) 2026-01-27T20:14Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements "Crypto is wonderful Disrupting finance with superior grassroots alternatives The opportunity of a lifetime for generational wealth & changing the world for the better Despite the corruption & massive flaws. Crypto is still the most important invention since the internet ๐ฅ" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2016564252723589428) 2026-01-28T17:29Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements "@intocryptoverse Ironic for you to say considering that BTC is the biggest meme coin of all The definition of a meme coin is no utility = BTC BTC actually helps justify all the BS in crypto The only way the crypto & cypherpunk revolution can succeed is through the alts; BTC is holding us back" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2016581554537967795) 2026-01-28T18:38Z 65.8K followers, 10.3K engagements "@intocryptoverse You did nothing to refute my point; if anything you reinforced it I argue BTC is pure speculation & you quote a price chart to prove me wrong that is a self-own. I will not argue past price but I will bet on a different future That is what real investment is all about" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2016588555103981609) 2026-01-28T19:05Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "@intocryptoverse Again with the price talk while ignoring fundementals BTC excells at nothing. It is not the most secure usefull or decentralized This can all be objectively measured without "narrative" Unsustainable security will lead to added inflation: BTC is the ultimate meme coin grift" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2016590968997171562) 2026-01-28T19:15Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "@PastaBeanFras Validator voting involves the majority of stakeholders voting; how is that not "close" to "stakeholder voting" There is obvious correlation between stake & validators It is not perfect which leads to perverse incentives Why do you resort to ad hominem so quickly It is toxic" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2016648115126743083) 2026-01-28T23:02Z 65.6K followers, [---] engagements "@CryptJoh I will miss many here so forgive me for that: In terms of OG's governance pioneers it would be DASH DCR & XTZ For the second-gen DOT actually has fantastic governance For third-gen chains NEAR APT & SEI also have good governance implementations & there are many more" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2016649244371808761) 2026-01-28T23:07Z 65.6K followers, [---] engagements "@PastaBeanFras It is literally an ad hominem & even if it was not it is rude It is not something you would say to somebody in person unless you are in the habit of getting into fights My rule is that I do not engage with such toxicity So if you also enjoy those convos please be respectful" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2016653892105253133) 2026-01-28T23:25Z 65.6K followers, [--] engagements "@ItsDave_ADA Most chains are governed by straight up dictatorships exploitable voting would be an improvement. As far as I know ADA governance is great there are a few adjustments I would make Such as making votes weighted based on time locked this helps reinforce long-term incentives" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2016876799255359669) 2026-01-29T14:11Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "1/16) What is decentralization & how do we really measure it We rate BTC ETH XRP SOL TRX & ADA in this thread The results are surprising as we rate ETH & ADA highest With BTC & XRP scoring lowest Methodology is key as objective analysis defeats the crypto cults: ๐งต" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2017289942083239975) 2026-01-30T17:32Z 65.8K followers, 20K engagements "2/16) [--]. Validator distribution Counting the number of nodes is meaningless as there is no Sybil protection against node spam What does matter is the distribution of unique validators (nodes involved in block production) As they have skin in the game whether PoW or PoS" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2017290219125448990) 2026-01-30T17:34Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements "3/16) [--]. Client distribution Using an analogy borrowed from democracies: A blockchain network with a single client implementation is equivalent to a one-party system A single client implementation can act as a gatekeeper to all change; this is how BTC was effectively captured" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2017290220933124335) 2026-01-30T17:34Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements "13/16) Measuring ADA decentralization: [--]. 8/10; High validator count [--]. 8/10; Diverse client ecosystem [--]. 10/10; No permissioned elements [--]. 8/10; Native delegation [--]. 9/10; On-chain governance [--]. 3/10; Little pushback to IOHK & Charles cult ADA decentralization score: 46/60" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2017290912280240577) 2026-01-30T17:36Z 65.8K followers, 18.2K engagements "@cybercapital 15/16) Much shorthand was used for this model though I still stand by the results Despite a more sophisticated model weighing these differently ADA coming out ahead is surprising but makes sense Going from 3k to 5k nodes does not make up for the lack of on-chain governance" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2017291025031512562) 2026-01-30T17:37Z 65.7K followers, [----] engagements "@CryptoAvon2626 Absolutely It is the weakest link in all the major chains today That is why when the CIA commissioned a report on how to disrupt & attack a blockchain The researchers concluded that it was easiest to corrupt/pervert the governance Only takes bribing/blackmailing a few devs" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2017293148062462333) 2026-01-30T17:45Z 65.6K followers, [---] engagements "@shiicoinprotips Finance even legacy finance is too abstract for most people to see the benefits However it does benefit people in all sorts of ways they do not realize From supporting agriculture to funding enterprises that would otherwise be impossible Crypto finance is much the same" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2018108735860728023) 2026-02-01T23:46Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@materkel That sounds nice but it is simply not true at all Taking ETH's roadmap at face value there will be no significant scale for at least [--] to [--] years (ZK-EVM) Assuming SOL stands still. Which will not be the case at all The truth is that beyond narrative ETH does not scale" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2018757963368771611) 2026-02-03T18:46Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@connan_james Cheers It was surprising how fast. One day I was a respected researcher investor etc And then the next day I was a phony scammer shill etc From people whom I respected overnight switch when I became a critic Groupthink & lack of stake governance is the real problem here" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2018793125175828480) 2026-02-03T21:06Z 65.7K followers, [---] engagements "@TheDesertLynx That is 100% a fair point ๐ฏ This is good for crypto as a whole no matter what way we cut it Part of what got ETH into trouble is they looked at BTC's "success" & tried to replicate it. Following market irrationality is usually not a smart long-term developmental approach" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019108731309682992) 2026-02-04T18:00Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "@archill @solana @SuperteamUK Me too Will be doing a presentation on the "everything chain thesis" You can think of it as a supercharged version of the "fat protocol thesis" This is a crucial aspect of understanding crypto as I believe an L1 should excel in all attributes The trade-off space is a lie" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019338736723718281) 2026-02-05T09:14Z 65.7K followers, [---] engagements "RT @archill: Justin is about to spit some fire at House of Sol launch tonight. ๐ณ" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019339498019254665) 2026-02-05T09:17Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements "RT @MarcDeMesel: Justin for president" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2019729907048464725) 2026-02-06T11:08Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements "RT @MarcDeMesel: Converted 25% of my $ETH to $SOL $HYPE & $SUI picks of @Justin_Bons as he has been a true crypto visionary and evangel" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019814274605203864) 2026-02-06T16:43Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements "RT @Rocco_Fornetti: A simple explanation why #btc is dying. Its a matter of time. Part of this big problem is #Bitcoin isn't & can't be use" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2019834274514714871) 2026-02-06T18:03Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements "@Cerkoryn @intocryptoverse I will gladly debate Benjamin. Though I suspect he will be unwilling to debate me For what it is worth he can take this as my formal challenge to a debate To be fair at this stage I have debated all of the the smartest Bitcoiners. From @ercwl to @gametheorizing bring it on" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019929419754684541) 2026-02-07T00:21Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "@starch78 @Cerkoryn @intocryptoverse @ercwl @gametheorizing More to lose. He would also be exposing his significantly larger audience to my BTC critiques Considering that I am also a much more seasoned debater (whether I am right or wrong) It is a risky proposition. I would certainly respect him debating me immensely but incentives" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019934727961006188) 2026-02-07T00:42Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@MarcDeMesel Really appreciate the shout-out Marc. It means a lot coming from you Some extra notes: HYPE is great now but when SOLs Alpenglow rolls out it could get obseleted SUI is great the tech is better than SOL but not 10x better. The economics of SUI are also terrible be careful" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019942126260220054) 2026-02-07T01:11Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "@JRotzooi @starch78 @Cerkoryn @intocryptoverse @ercwl @gametheorizing I can admit Eric "won" that debate Though he did so through the use of ad hominem which does not make him right Truth is on my side; history will continue to validate my position As the Bitcoiners like to say; do not trust verify. It is in the open source code for all to see" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019943435495698636) 2026-02-07T01:16Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "RT @TheAsianFathers: BTC is a distraction" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2019953125302628738) 2026-02-07T01:55Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements "@Hamncheze22 BTC literally cannot be mass adopted the tech literally does not allow it Bitcoiners like to talk about doing good While missing that all the positive attributes of BTC are meaningless without scalability Like what is the point if it cannot scale those benifits to the masses" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019960916725649551) 2026-02-07T02:26Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements "@nikzh @Bit_Faced You are the goat Nikita I stand by your side remaining consistant on all of these points for the last decade as well We should jump on a Spaces together sometime Would like to try to convince you that stakeholder governance is the solution to this systematic design flaw ๐ฅ" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2019965134156796200) 2026-02-07T02:43Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@rsh_btc @JarjarWatt99 @MarcDeMesel @cybercapital Ofcourse that is all public it is still an open source blockchain after all Long-term SOL inflation is still low today Which is what matters the most in the grand scheme of things New chains have an inflationary bootstrap period which is normal as it was for BTC & ETH too" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020241711147151531) 2026-02-07T21:02Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "@etherbalance Of course I remember I helped create BCH I still view it as a failure though primarily in governance design As the market did not route around BTC through its forks but through ETH & now also SOL I argue that falls outside of Bitcoin's governance mechanisms so it failed" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020245257821253789) 2026-02-07T21:16Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements "RT @fr333d000m: Yes at this point Bitcoin holds the crypto revolution back. We need a regime change" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2020577879612932309) 2026-02-08T19:18Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements "RT @sabihgrimm: Crypto likes to call itself progressive but Bitcoin culture is deeply conservative: preserve the past resist change sanc" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020899205552726130) 2026-02-09T16:34Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements "RT @solanapoet: SOL has purpose" [X Link](https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2020921039157592308) 2026-02-09T18:01Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
@Justin_Bons Justin BonsJustin Bons posts on X about sol, crypto, decentralized, bitcoin the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours.
Social category influence cryptocurrencies 60.56% finance 24.65% countries 1.41% currencies 1.41% automotive brands 0.7% travel destinations 0.7% technology brands 0.7%
Social topic influence sol 21.13%, crypto 19.01%, decentralized #2590, bitcoin 9.15%, inflation #2012, in the 7.04%, the most 7.04%, ada 6.34%, future 5.63%, sui 5.63%
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @marcdemesel @adeffy40649 @intocryptoverse @cybercapital @johnso13475 @sabihgrimm @cerkoryn @ablastforever @0xalank @thedesertlynx @uel39840705 @xinds2z0naewovf @primordialaa @jarjarwatt99 @kelechiokonkwo8 @solana @ferocioustaurus @ercwl @gametheorizing @starch78
Top assets mentioned Bitcoin (BTC) Solana (SOL) Ethereum (ETH) Cardano (ADA)
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"Algorand is still centralized Their own official documentation clearly describes permissioned elements within its design. ALGO's community can call me a "dumbass" & a "caveman" with "brain damage" all they want That does not change reality as denial only prevents change:"
X Link 2025-12-10T21:57Z 65.8K followers, 32.3K engagements
"The truth is that Bitcoin died in [----] That is when the capture & perversion of BTC was completed Transforming BTC into something unrecognisable to early bitcoiners like myself While laying the seeds for its destruction a real shame as the original design might have worked"
X Link 2026-02-07T20:55Z 65.8K followers, 21.2K engagements
"BTC will collapse between [--] to [--] years from now First the mining industry will fall as the security budget shrinks Then the network will be attacked (censorship & 51% attacks) Core will then have to increase inflation beyond 21M splitting the chain & that will be the end"
X Link 2025-08-17T16:52Z 65.8K followers, 388.3K engagements
"Decentralization matters: It is what makes crypto valuable useful & meaningful in the first place ANY permissioned elements are a deal breaker for me BTC ETH SOL TRX DOGE ADA & BCH have ZERO permissioned elements (top10 MC) There is no justification for centralization"
X Link 2025-12-11T22:10Z 65.8K followers, 13.8K engagements
"BTC will lose its marketcap dominance to competitors; this is inevitable A purely speculative asset such as BTC cannot possibly compete with the economics of functional blockchains This was never part of the plan for BTC but neither was arbitrarily restricting its capacity"
X Link 2026-01-23T17:04Z 65.8K followers, 28.8K engagements
"BTC does not solve any real-world problems at scale because it cannot scale at all The promise of a fixed supply is a lie as the security model is unsustainable Support in BTC is based on belief not utility or value BTC is now a purely speculative vehicle for greed & naivety"
X Link 2026-01-27T17:25Z 65.8K followers, 49.6K engagements
"ETH has 34x the capacity of BTC SOL has 132x the capacity of ETH Why is it so hard to get people to recognize technological progress The answer lies in human nature: Tribalism makes most replace rationality with popularity contests. Giving us the opportunity of a lifetime ๐ฅ"
X Link 2026-02-03T17:41Z 65.8K followers, 22.9K engagements
"Let BTC die It only holds back crypto & the longer we keep pretending the more harm it will do Like a band-aid that is better pulled off sooner than later No long term security scarcity or even decentralization. BTC is a lie only alts can deliver the cypherpunk revolution"
X Link 2026-02-07T00:07Z 65.8K followers, 101.9K engagements
"Monero was successfully attacked; XMR is now insecure & centralized Qubic can rewrite XMR history censor & double-spend Turns out a $300M PoS chain can "take over" a $6B PoW chain PoS is that much better The attacks will continue foreshadowing BTC's fall; PoW is cooked: ๐งต The Full Story: It all started out in May as a way to optimize profit for the Qubit validators as they were able to dedicate spare compute cycles to mine XMR on the side (2% of XMR hashrate) This ended up being so successful that Qubic formalized its decision by June to fully integrate XMR to help fund the Qubic ecosystem."
X Link 2025-08-20T17:14Z 65.8K followers, 275.7K engagements
"BTC is not as decentralized as most think it is: It would only take two parties to collude to attack the system (Foundry USA & AntPool) Decision-making (governance) is also totally centralized under a single party (Core) BTC is in fact below the top [--] in decentralization"
X Link 2025-09-04T15:22Z 65.8K followers, 66.4K engagements
"Refreshing after being ridiculed & ostracized from ETH for opposing "L2 scaling" Everyone is singing a different tune now in harmony with leadership Unfortunately the new plan is uncompetitive too ZK-EVM will take 3-5 years for significant scale & slows ETH down indefinitely https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2018711006394843585s=20 https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2018711006394843585s=20"
X Link 2026-02-03T20:55Z 65.8K followers, 21.1K engagements
"The new Layer Zero chain looks "interesting" However flexing capacity in [----] is meaningless without context Especially for a ZK-VM which trades speed for capacity While sacrificing builder decentralization: Far too much context is missing to justify ZERO's lofty claims ๐ต"
X Link 2026-02-13T19:01Z 65.8K followers, 13.3K engagements
"1/23) Cardano is not a serious competitor Propped up by lies & false hope promising the moon while only delivering mediocrity The truth is that ADA is slow & does not have the capacity for real adoption or DeFi at all At a mere [--] TPS; ADA is a dinosaur chain in disguise: ๐งต"
X Link 2025-03-06T17:06Z 65.8K followers, 161.4K engagements
"In crypto there are meme coins & revenue earners: There is nothing in between; most peddle fantasy instead of reality Some aim to be something & others do nothing. What side are you on The era of utility & fee-based security is upon us; nothing can stop the future of finance"
X Link 2026-01-08T17:06Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"BTC will collapse within [--] to [--] years from now First the mining industry will fall as the security budget shrinks That is when the attacks begin; censorship & double-spends Core will then have to increase inflation beyond 21M splitting the chain & that will be the end ๐งต The code & math do not lie; as this can all be verified independently. We must prioritize the truth no matter how much we love the idea of Bitcoin; BTC is an emperor that wears no clothes: Broken Security Model As it stands now BTC must either double in price every four years for a century or sustain extremely high fees."
X Link 2026-01-15T19:46Z 65.8K followers, 301.4K engagements
"Vitalik finally acknowledged the failure of "L2 scaling" As we successfully predicted in [----]. Four long years were wasted on a technological dead end So what will ETH do now Spend the next four years on another overly complex & over-engineered scaling solution ofcourse: ๐งต The latest pie-in-the-sky idea is the "ZK-EVM" which will take at least [--] to [--] years to fully implement before we see any significant scaling benefit What is even worse is that a ZK-EVM will keep ETH block times slow indefinitely as slow block times are required under this plan due to the time it takes to compute a ZK"
X Link 2026-02-04T17:42Z 65.8K followers, 58.3K engagements
"On its current trajectory SOL is destined to become the most secure decentralized & scarce crypto That is because fees ultimately pay for security decentralization & scarcity in the long run Finally fulfilling Satoshi's vision for the world SOL is the real cypherpunk chain"
X Link 2026-02-09T16:35Z 65.8K followers, 33.4K engagements
"@PrimordialAA What differentiates ZERO from ETH's ZK-EVM roadmap That is except for you deploying [--] years before them Design look similiar with similiar trade-off's to me I am most concerned about speed here: Due to the compute times even with JOLT that is the biggest limiting factor"
X Link 2026-02-14T00:36Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Considering moving out of NL due to the 36% tax on unrealized gains It will not affect me due to having LLCs/BVs However I do not want to live in a country that makes investment impossible for the middle class Undermining the very engine of prosperity that once made us great"
X Link 2026-02-14T15:08Z 65.8K followers, 61.3K engagements
"@SagaciousBen In the UK there is no Tax on unrealized gains However they have Orwelian censorship that has imprisoned more people for speech crimes over the last few years than RU & CH combined That is totally untenable for me all from the historical birthplace of liberty what a tragedy"
X Link 2026-02-14T15:14Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Top [---] chains rated on: Scalability (1) Governance (2) Decentralisation (3) Economics (4) & Reliability (5): ๐งต [--]. [--]. [--]. [--]. [--]. BTC: โโโ
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No chain is perfect. Despite that most claim they are the best in all categories;"
X Link 2026-01-17T16:50Z 65.8K followers, 76.3K engagements
"Do everything you can to achieve your dreams You will never regret trying & failing However never trying is something you will regret for the rest of your life Life is meant to be lived; take a chance. As our time on this planet could end at any moment. So Carpe Diem ๐ฅ"
X Link 2026-02-06T19:16Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@JarjarWatt99 @MarcDeMesel @cybercapital In my case it is the same investment thesis as every other L1 SOL is just objectively better than the competition now My thesis states that SoV money & platform should be combined The primary value proposition is the fee burn. So we are betting on high usage shrinking supply"
X Link 2026-02-07T12:16Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"ETH will take at least [--] years before it even approaches SOL's league in capacity The ZK-EVM guarantees that ETH will also never compete with SOL on speed Beyond maxi bull speak ETH is uncompetitive ETH just wasted [--] years on "L2 scaling" only to waste the next [--] on a ZK-EVM"
X Link 2026-02-08T19:19Z 65.8K followers, 22K engagements
"@Yogurt_Boy_123 My view on privacy is quite different from most As I do not believe "privacy coins" are the ideal solution Instead I think that privacy is best built on top of scalable L1s. The more capacity & speed the better as that makes it more viable Think Tornado Cash or Privacy Cash"
X Link 2026-02-09T16:40Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"Without decentralization crypto is pointless: The benefits of decentralization are the innovation All centralized "crypto" is bogus from L2s single servers & permissioned designs That is how we travel from the shackles of fiat oppression to a new anarchist financial order"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:15Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"RT @toly: This is even incredibly dumb to do in war time. Imagine instead of stocks you owned egg laying chickens. The value of the chi"
X Link 2026-02-13T19:15Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements
"RT @bowtiedbrazil: You will pay an exit tax on your biz shareholdings thats an unrealized gains tax on the FMV (deemed disposition) of the"
X Link 2026-02-15T15:56Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements
"Solana is failing right now The rate of dropped TXs has degraded SOL's UX to an unacceptable state Victory laps by modular scaling advocates are premature though as this will be fixed within weeks SOL will return to reliably hosting more TPS than ETH & all L2s combined soon"
X Link 2024-04-08T15:23Z 65.8K followers, 144.7K engagements
"1/18) There is no ETH scaling anymore only "L2 scaling" No matter what breakthroughs are made none of it will be implemented on the L1 That is how committed ETH core devs are to L2s; it has become self-destructive. The tech behind MegaETH could scale ETH but it won't: ๐งต"
X Link 2024-07-01T17:31Z 65.8K followers, 62.1K engagements
"Blockchains should be scalable & programmable Decentralization is also critical; two factors are governance & permissionlessness. Unfortunately out of the top [---] only [--] meet these [--] criteria: ๐งต [--]. BTC: โ [--]. ETH: โ [--]. SOL: โ
[--]. XRP: โ [--]. TON: โ
[--]. DOGE: โ [--]. ADA: โ [--]. TRON: โ
[--]. AVAX: โ
[--]. BCH: โ [--]. DOT: โ [--]. LTC: โ [--]. NEAR: โ
24: KAS: โ [--]. MATIC: โ 28: ICP: โ
[--]. XLM: โ [--]. ETC: โ [--]. APT: โ
[--]. XMR: โ [--]. SUI: โ
[--]. FIL: โ [--]. ATOM: โ [--]. HBAR: โ [--]. VET: โ [--]. ARB: โ [--]. OP: โ [--]. TIA: โ [--]. ALGO: โ [--]. FTM: โ
[--]. SEI: โ
[--]. BSV: โ [--]. EGLD: โ
[--]. EOS: โ
[--]. NEO: โ [--]. XTZ: โ
"
X Link 2024-08-10T15:53Z 65.8K followers, 230.7K engagements
"1/17) Tether is a [---] billion dollar scam; bigger than FTX & Bernie Madoff combined No proof of reserves & an audit has never been done; USDT is printing counterfeit money (fraud) Caught falsifying documents obscuring identities & lying about reserves Stop using USDT now ๐งต"
X Link 2024-09-14T16:35Z 65.8K followers, 798.8K engagements
"Max decentralization with max scalability That is what sharding does; by breaking up the workload; sharding lowers node requirements while increasing capacity ๐ง Turning the scaling trilemma on its head Fully deployed on NEAR & EGLD right now with SUPRA & SHM coming soon ๐ฅ"
X Link 2024-11-28T16:17Z 65.8K followers, 39.2K engagements
"There are many ways to scale a blockchain L1 capacity is what matters & there are two dominant methods today: Parallelization - SOL SUI APT ALGO Sharding - TON NEAR EGLD SUPRA There are also other more novel designs; only one thing is certain: L1 scaling is the future ๐ฅ"
X Link 2025-02-09T16:28Z 65.8K followers, 44.1K engagements
"Fourth-generation blockchains are more scalable scarce & decentralized ๐ฅ The old guard does not stand a chance as BTC & ETH do not scale. That is why real adoption apps & revenue have to come from the alts Overtaking speculation with chains that provide real value: ๐งต Achieving a capacity of 10k+ TPS has become the new norm orders of magnitude better than BTC & ETH There are several advanced scaling techniques that enable massive throughput on-chain today: Parallelization The most prominent being a pure parallelized approach which is also the fastest within a sub-second confirmation range"
X Link 2025-07-15T16:45Z 65.8K followers, 50K engagements
"Bots are good The more bots running on a chain the better as more bots = more volume = more fees = more security scarcity & decentralization ๐ฅ The majority of the legacy stock market is run by "bots" today for good reasons People who think bots are bad have it backwards"
X Link 2025-10-14T20:07Z 65.8K followers, 18.6K engagements
"Decentralization is not just ideological; it is practical We can build more resilient secure & fair systems for money governance & finance Changing human civilization for the better that is the cypherpunk dream: Tech that empowers humanity by unleashing the free market ๐ฅ"
X Link 2025-10-24T15:52Z 65.8K followers, 18.9K engagements
"Decentralized usage is what gives crypto all of its value That is why sacrificing decentralization for utility or vice versa is self-defeating A false dichotomy; a false impossible choice that undermines crypto Support the cypherpunk revolution with optimism & hope instead ๐"
X Link 2025-11-13T15:43Z 65.8K followers, 10.1K engagements
"BTC & ETH will not scale due to centralized governance & perverse incentives Most blockchains are "scams" with no real intention to ever fulfill their promises What is left are the gems: Scalable & decentralized; enabling massive utility These chains will change the world ๐ฅ"
X Link 2025-11-23T00:14Z 65.8K followers, 33.2K engagements
"Please be careful out there: There is centralization: XRP BNB XLM & HBAR There are admin keys: HYPE MNT ARB & OP Significant systemic risks: BTC USDT & HYPE To straight up scams: PI & HEX This only scratches the surface of the dangers we face in crypto every single day ๐ต"
X Link 2025-12-06T11:01Z 65.8K followers, 57.4K engagements
"Solana is Bitcoin [---] SOL is more decentralized more scalable more programmable more private more secure & more scarce All based on measurable objective metrics So if you care about cypherpunk values stop playing pretend with a pet rock & join the crypto revolution: ๐งต There is narrative & then there is reality. SOL deserves to be the top chain based on the facts. Let me explain: More decentralized: Decentralization is a spectrum defined by multiple metrics. We will compare the major ones here now Nakamoto Cooificient is the measure of how many entities it would take to attack the network:"
X Link 2025-12-14T17:33Z 65.8K followers, 128.4K engagements
"SOL has more than twice the economic security of BTC at only a fraction of its Market Cap Security measured as a percentage of MC is even more ridiculous: BTC's relative security budget is 0.47% while SOL's is 28% "Don't Trust Verify": The code & the math do not lie: ๐ BTC: 16.42B (inflation) + 0.14B (fees) = 16.56B x [----] (attack threshold) = $8.44B SOL: 74B (market cap) x [----] (stake participation rate) = 49.58B + 1.42B (fees) + 7.7B (MEV) + 5.26B (inflation) = 63.96B x [----] (attack threshold) = $21.1B Proving how much more secure PoS really is today ๐ฅ"
X Link 2025-12-18T16:30Z 65.8K followers, 14.3K engagements
"Ethereum is celebrating record-breaking usage at [--] TPS While SOL hit a sustained 3k+ TPS yesterday. Celebrating a TPS of [--] on a chain at its limit while its competitor does 100x is delusional The ETH community is out of touch with reality & cannot compete in the market"
X Link 2026-01-20T16:30Z 65.8K followers, 49.3K engagements
"Real decentralization is only possible with decentralized governance As the alternative is always centralized control. That is the ugly reality behind most chains today including BTC ETH & XRP They are all totally centralized controlled by a "Core" of dictatorial devs"
X Link 2026-01-28T22:48Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Crypto value investors spend their time seeking out real use cases & revenue That is why we do not care for purely speculative assets without utility such as BTC The greatest price appreciation will come from the immense utility blockchain offers Overtaking all meme coins ๐ฅ"
X Link 2026-02-01T18:35Z 65.8K followers, 15.9K engagements
"@JR_Openheimer @tigfoundation I cannot comment without doing more thorough research on this project In principle the goals are good though I have been skeptical of decentralized compute in the past due to the inefficiencies It would be wrong for me to criticise without a deep dive so I will refrain"
X Link 2026-02-01T18:46Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@kelechiokonkwo8 @SUPRA_Labs To be fair ZK-EVM is legit on-chain scaling However the trade-offs are just bad Primarily low speed due to comput cost of the ZK proofs & centralization concerns that come with that SUPRA's sharding is a great example of an alternative with better trade-offs implemented NOW"
X Link 2026-02-03T21:21Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"The state of freedom of speech in the UK is straight-up Orwelian Crypto is bringing freedom back to the historical birthplace of liberty London is still a world-class city for a reason Catch me at DAF & House Of Sol today As @Solana & @SuperteamUK are at the centre of it all"
X Link 2026-02-05T09:09Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@Jamesjo44370069 There is nothing to adopt as it is now a purely speculative asset Ironically if the banks do not wisen up before it is too late they are going to take a huge hit It does not matter how much they believe in it when the security budget runs out Wishful thinking only goes so far"
X Link 2026-02-07T00:20Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@FerociousTaurus Well said BTC is indeed anti-crypto in every single way Self custody: Impossible as mass adoption can only happen through custodians. DeFi: Impossible without programmability on the L1. All while BTC remains totally captured by a centralized cabal. Cannot make this up"
X Link 2026-02-07T00:29Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@mert @WuBlockchain Agree with you on this even if for different reasons Hybrid consensus is a stupid idea because PoW is objectively terrible Go full PoS or go home There is no good reason to use PoW; it is less secure decentralized & far less efficient. In other words; PoW is outdated tech"
X Link 2026-02-07T01:30Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@Macro364818 @FerociousTaurus Self custody on the Lightning Network still requires an on-chain transaction. So it does not solve that problem at all If everyone in the world only tried to do one on-chain transaction the queue would be over [--] years long Not exactly the future of finance & money then"
X Link 2026-02-07T01:54Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@johnso13475 The quantum risk to BTC is real @Nic_carter has done a great job exposing this recently I still consider the security budget dilemma to be an even greater risk which is why I focus on that instead Though both will likely occur simultaneously now creating a perfect storm"
X Link 2026-02-07T02:50Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@themarketsniper This is true for many people just not me: I literally fought against those "dark forces" during the block size debates That was when BTC was captured & when we lost that battle (2017) I became a critic & excluded it from my fund Still fighting the good fight a decade later"
X Link 2026-02-07T11:22Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@rsh_btc @JarjarWatt99 @MarcDeMesel @cybercapital If there is a lot of usage then the burn rate can exceed the inflation rate That is what makes this design potentially MORE scarce than a fixed-supply model While fixed-supply models are also very insecure without sufficient fees That makes tail+burn scarcer & more secure ๐ฅ"
X Link 2026-02-07T20:45Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@Depin_IoTex I became a full time crypto researcher by [----] So it depends on how you define "early" as everyone starts off as a newcomer It is now over [--] years later which gives me a much older track record than most I also founded what is now the oldest liquid token fund in the world"
X Link 2026-02-07T21:30Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@Ichaka_001 Considering that ETH will not even be able to start competing for so long If we can even call that competing. I highly doubt that ETH will be the most secure or decentralized in a few years That is because ultimately fees pay for decentralization security & scarcity"
X Link 2026-02-08T19:24Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@mimomsg The trade-offs for the ZK-EVM are horrible While making ZERO sense when compared to alternative scaling techs Sharding alone would be faster more decentralized & more scalable & secure While pure parallelization only sacrifices a little decentralization for even more speed"
X Link 2026-02-08T19:28Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@AdrianoFeria @Ichaka_001 I respect your intellectual honesty & consistency I expected you to change your tune like the rest of ETH community as soon as Vitalik said "L2 scaling" was a mistake Denying the reality of competition is not the answer either: SOL has proven PMF as the leading chain in usage"
X Link 2026-02-08T19:57Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@iguanarchist No scaling solution provides scalable privacy by default including ZK-EVM. It is too demanding However whatever solution can provide the cheapest capacity will also be best able to support privacy solutions on top Such as Tornado Cash in ETH's or Privacy Cash in SOL's case"
X Link 2026-02-08T20:58Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@LeonWaidmann Sounds impressive until you realize ETH only breaks all-time highs if you compare it exclusively with itself. The usage here is nothing compared to its closest competitors like SOL A perfect example of tunnel visioned thinking that is typical in maximalist crypto communities"
X Link 2026-02-08T23:39Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@sabihgrimm What does "VC chain" even mean Seems like you are throwing shade without any technical basis Considering that SOL is a decentralized public & a fully permissionless chain My thesis is that the top fee earner will become the most cypherpunk exactly due to those qualities"
X Link 2026-02-09T17:15Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@AdEffy40649 Do you realize both BTC & ETH had early bootstrap phases with high inflation. SOL is no different; what matters is that long-term inflation is low which it is Combined with a fee burn to monotize high usage & we have a model that is scarcer than anything that came before"
X Link 2026-02-09T17:23Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@D1pEater Exactly glad you understand this Many seem to be struggling with these concepts Utility is what drives sound blockchain economics in the long-run Therefore the chain with the most usage is destined to become the most secure decentralized & scarce That is self-evident"
X Link 2026-02-09T17:29Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@BigMoeGambler Do you not understand that SOL's long-term inflation is low & that early inflationary bootstrap phases are the norm Even BTC & ETH went through an early inflationary period when they first launched Fixed supply is a lie as it is unsustainable. Fee burns can offset inflation"
X Link 2026-02-09T17:33Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@SlimFlexington Why not Do your socially constructed narratives not match up with that SOL is fully permissionless public & decentralized Thanks to its scalability it has the best chance at being the most scarce due to fee burns While SOL privacy is among the best for high-throughput L1s"
X Link 2026-02-09T17:36Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements
"@ABlastforever Monero does not scale though. An important aspect of the cypherpunk ideology is activist meaning we want the world to adopt this tech I am glad Monero exist but it is technologically incapable of providing privacy for the whole world That is where scalable solutions come in"
X Link 2026-02-09T17:40Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@AdEffy40649 BTC's fixed supply is unsestainable At this stage I am convinced BTC will be forced to increase its inflation rate within [--] to [--] years A shame as the original design might have worked You can read the full explanation of BTC's inevitable collapse here https://x.com/Justin_Bons/status/2011887670473982455s=20 BTC will collapse within [--] to [--] years from now First the mining industry will fall as the security budget shrinks That is when the attacks begin; censorship & double-spends Core will then have to increase inflation beyond 21M splitting the chain & that will be the end ๐งต"
X Link 2026-02-09T17:58Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@sabihgrimm You are missing the link I made here; it is not fees that make it cypherpunk It is how high fees lead to max decentralization Enabling cypherpunk use cases at scale such as privacy I put all L1s in the same category; other chains are just less effective at achieving adoption"
X Link 2026-02-09T18:34Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@0xalank What are you talking about SOL literally has several orders of magnitude higher economic security than BTC & a higher Nakamoto Coefficient right now. (Counting pools as the most concentrated entity) I was also clearly talking about a future scenario here not the present"
X Link 2026-02-09T18:34Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@0xalank The Nakamoto Coefficient is the measure of the smallest number of entities that are able to attack the network For BTC that is [--] or [--] depending on the day versus the SOLs NC of [--]. Pools absolutely have the power to attack the network; that is simply a technological fact"
X Link 2026-02-09T18:43Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@chai_lens The cutting edge lies with decentralized governance As that has historically been crypto's biggest weakness Ultimately any chain that does not have stakeholder governance is effectively centrally controlled This has led to huge problems due to bad centralized decision-making"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:22Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"It is not about the node cost but the final result: A wide distribution of power (decentralization) PoW performs worse due to economies of scale Usage drives fees increasing participation/decentralization Node cost on its own is a vanity metric unrelated to decentralization To answer your question if you rented everything the hardware would cost about $1k per month & the voting fees (a form of sybil protection) would cost an aditional $2k per month Also if you are good at running a validator it will cost you nothing & yield you a return instead ๐ฅ"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:37Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"Technically ETH is the most decentralized chain with around 5k validators However if you factor in governance that is no longer the case. The most decentralized chain today is ADA It comes close to ETH with 3k validators but has stakeholder governance so ADA wins Seriously if the rules of the system are effectively controlled by a centralized power then it is not truly decentralized That is de facto the case without token voting; it is crazy if you really think about that In the long run my bet is still on highly scalable systems such as SOL becoming the most decentralized. Because token"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:49Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@ABlastforever That is fair That paper also glaringly does not talk about speed a major downside of a ZK-VM scaling design I am not impressed by ETH's ZK-VM roadmap so I am not impressed by Zero either until we get clarity on finality As that is the differentiating factor not capacity"
X Link 2026-02-12T18:31Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements
"There is a battle raging between decentralization & centralization: BTC & ETH are on the side of centralization by pushing for L2s While alt chains like SOL SUI & NEAR fight for decentralization by offering scalable solutions Do not be fooled by their lies; the future is now"
X Link 2026-02-15T15:57Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements
"A list of the top [--] L2s; a dystopian nightmare of centralization: ๐งต Arbitrum - Can steal all user funds instantly through a multi-sig. A centralized operator can exploit MEV & centralized sequencer can censor. A resource exhaustion attack can also steal Base - Can steal all user funds instantly through a multi-sig a centralized operator can exploit MEV & the centralized sequencer can censor. There is no exit window Optimism - Can steal all user funds instantly through a multi-sig a centralized operator can exploit MEV & the centralized sequencer can censor. There is no exit window Linea -"
X Link 2025-09-09T15:23Z 65.8K followers, 98.2K engagements
"Do not use ETH L2s As they are all insecure centralized & dangerous ETH's "L2 scaling" roadmap has failed ETH is now a platform for building centralized services. Using scalable L1s such as SOL SUI or NEAR today is WAY more decentralized & secure compared to any L2 ๐ฅ"
X Link 2025-09-10T15:11Z 65.8K followers, 61.4K engagements
"SOL now far exceeds ETH's daily DEX & perp volume revenue active addresses & TPS This is what "L2 scaling" looks like for ETH; being overtaken by SOL is the price it pays A sign of ETH's failure as much as of SOL's success ETH's lack of capacity is now its Achilles' heel"
X Link 2025-09-13T16:43Z 65.8K followers, 101.5K engagements
"If you now doubt your favourite chain because it underperformed Then you lack conviction Price performance over the last year is meaningless compared to the fundamentals If you are in it for the long run then ignore the meme coins & dinosaurs; keep your eyes on the prize ๐ฅ"
X Link 2025-09-15T18:36Z 65.8K followers, 52.7K engagements
""L2 scaling" is a vampire attack against ETH Bleeding ETH dry for all of its users & fees before leaving it for dead Redirecting users & fees towards private centralized L2s where VCs can rent seek L2 lobbying ensures ETH never scales; like a parasite slowly killing its host"
X Link 2025-09-17T16:32Z 65.8K followers, 31.5K engagements
"ETH cannot compete with scalable L1s: The @Unchained_pod debate has dropped ETH L2s are not the future as they can steal user funds & censor. @Haonan debated well however; The future is decentralized not a dystopian nightmare of L2 centralization: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vAxRQjkRbNJl https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vAxRQjkRbNJl"
X Link 2025-09-18T15:20Z 65.8K followers, 37.8K engagements
"Base CAN instantly steal ALL user funds The SC admin key is controlled by a "security council"/multi-sig If these are "extensions of Ethereum" then ETH is centralized & insecure now So disappointing to watch Vitalik make blatantly false statements: https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1970258498996048247 Base is doing things the right way: an L2 on top of Ethereum that uses its centralized features to provide stronger UX features while still being tied into Ethereum's decentralized base layer for security. Base does not have custody over your funds they cannot steal funds or"
X Link 2025-09-23T14:31Z 65.8K followers, 97.9K engagements
"1/9) Ethereum is dying while L2's dance on its grave ETH cannot sustain high fee revenue because it lacks the capacity At the same time L2s are seeing record highs in usage & fees while they lobby to keep ETH's capacity down That is what makes it a parasitic relationship: ๐งต"
X Link 2025-09-26T15:24Z 65.8K followers, 186.7K engagements
"EGLD's fall from grace: Going from a capped supply to a yearly inflation of 8.75% is reckless What is even worse is that 40% of that is being funneled directly to a "fake DAO" While they plan to mint an additional $250M worth of EGLD to GIVE directly to private companies ๐งต Including "MvX Labs US LLC" which is owned by EGLD's leadership; clearly a massive conflict of interest A real shame as they have some of the best sharding tech; however none of that matters if they wreck the economic model in this way Inflation Is Not Growth: Within the context of blockchain token economic design"
X Link 2025-10-10T20:02Z 65.8K followers, 167.2K engagements
"@DBCrypt0 Since when do the "norms" in crypto determine the ethical standard we should uphold for you If a majority says ETH is secure does that make ETH secure LLMs will give you the majority opinion not the truth It is an argument from authority. Prompting also introduces biases:"
X Link 2025-10-11T22:51Z 65.8K followers, 10.9K engagements
"Ethereum & Arbitrum fees peaked at $100 during the crash & BASE peaked at $50 ๐ Solana's median fee remained in the subcent range with fees peaking at $1 What is even more impressive is that SOL proccessed more TXs than ETH & all L2s COMBINED ๐ฅ SOL is the future of finance"
X Link 2025-10-13T19:59Z 65.8K followers, 105.1K engagements
"Beware of centralization disguised as "crypto" โ In the top [---] by market cap there are [--] chains that are totally permissioned (centralized): BNB XRP XLM HBAR MNT POL VET ARB OP STX & STRK Crypto's value is based on decentralization; so reject the pretenders ๐ฅ"
X Link 2025-10-17T14:53Z 65.8K followers, 121.3K engagements
"I went from being a bitcoiner in [----] to an XMR & DASH supporter by [----] to getting really into ETH by [----] Joining the BCH revolution in [----] & LUNA by [----] NEAR & EGLD were it in [----] only for me to flip to SOL by [----] ๐ฅ Change is the only constant. What was your journey"
X Link 2025-10-23T15:25Z 65.6K followers, 30.1K engagements
"Avoid any community that normalizes ad hominem (personal attacks) ๐ฉ Attacking the person instead of their ideas degrades all discourse; it is that toxic. Instead embrace reason & debate in good faith That is how the best communities are built as the truth sets us free โค"
X Link 2025-10-26T19:24Z 65.8K followers, 29.1K engagements
"A blockchain is not cypherpunk if it does not scale Crypto is pointless if it cannot be used by the masses BTC & ETH only play pretend while scalable chains like SOL SUI & NEAR will change the world Make fun & feel superior all you want; as freedom & truth are on our side"
X Link 2025-11-09T14:02Z 65.7K followers, 40.7K engagements
"@dori_coin That is a false & unfair statement I know you believe in ETH but that does not justify spreading misinformation about its competitors. It is absolutely impossible to censor TXs on those chains for the exact same reason it is impossible on ETH: A decentralized validator set"
X Link 2025-11-09T14:28Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements
"@taka_alpha @solana @SolanaConf For sure looking forward to getting immersed in the tech & the culture while there BTC & ETH "refugees" need a new home SOL is an excellent place for that now For those who value scaling decentralization for the masses by building real products today That is the real alpha"
X Link 2025-12-05T23:31Z 65.7K followers, [---] engagements
"I was wrong about Solana As I claimed that SOL had a Nakamoto Coefficient of [--] In reality SOL's NC is [--]. A major mistake I am owning up to now Credit to @mert for proving me wrong with good arguments & data My new NC methodology is based on stake instead of validators:"
X Link 2025-12-16T14:39Z 65.6K followers, 49.4K engagements
"@Salmanwastra @BroachonBch I was involved in the blocksize debates before the BCH fork even happened My miners actually even helped test by forking off the chain beforehand I was also involved in Bitcoin Classic XT & Unlimited at the end That experiance informs my view on blockchain governance today"
X Link 2025-12-20T02:28Z 65.6K followers, [--] engagements
"@BroachonBch That is why the vote will not be decided by the "average Solana holder" but by the majority of stake instead Crypto governance is not [--] person [--] vote but [--] coin [--] vote. A key difference that avoids the pitfalls of democratic governance Making it closer to equity governance"
X Link 2025-12-23T17:56Z 65.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Aave is going through a governance crisis right now Born from the inevitable conflict between the for-profit company (Aave Labs) & the DAO This conflict of interest can be solved: Aave Labs must die The only way to achieve that is if the Aave DAO BUYS Aave Labs fair & square"
X Link 2025-12-24T10:31Z 65.7K followers, 13.9K engagements
"Ethereum is in big trouble: The crowning jewel of ETH's roadmap is a poison pill: The ZK-EVM is terrible & will ruin ETH unless it corrects course Relying on ZK means catastrophically limiting ETH while adding insane hardware requirements A clear case of over-engineering: ๐งต That is because generating the ZK proof is extremely computationally expensive. Requiring arrays of top-tier GPUs which alone would cost upwards of $100K That is at ETH's current speed & capacity. The cost of these builders increases linearly with the demand placed on them. Combining that with the extreme relative"
X Link 2026-01-06T18:59Z 65.8K followers, 58.5K engagements
"@matteodotsui @SuiNetwork Ironically I like SUI a lot; it has some of the best tech arguably even better than SOL Nothing got all of the checkmarks; that was my main point; nothing is perfect SUI stakeholder governance is coming & still hope to convince you all that a supply cap is a terrible idea"
X Link 2026-01-18T17:43Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements
"@zooko @vinibarbosabr Zooko nailed it I am more concerned with LONG-TERM inflation Bootstrap periods with high inflation are the norm which includes BTC ETH ZEC & SOL It makes sense a chain needs time before it can become self sustainable Additional reward may also give competitive advantages"
X Link 2026-01-18T23:07Z 65.7K followers, [---] engagements
"BTC's security is lower now than it was [--] years ago The security budget will keep falling until the network is attacked Most bitcoiners do not understand PoW; hashrate does not measure security. Block reward does which is cut in half every [--] years & BTC is not keeping up:"
X Link 2026-01-19T11:02Z 65.6K followers, 30.5K engagements
"@Morecryptoonl SOL's raw TPS was actually 10k yesterday I deducted for consensus messaging -4k I also looked at predominant TX type (oracle update) & normalized based on CU cost -50% As you can see I was extremely fair & thorough when doing this comparison so it does tell the whole story"
X Link 2026-01-20T20:06Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Body bags line the streets in Iran The regime are killing their own people murdering 20k protesters in [--] weeks [--] days of internet blackout yet they still cannot hide the truth A grim reminder of the price of freedom every nation must pay with the blood patriots & tyrants"
X Link 2026-01-22T16:56Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements
"@kelechiokonkwo8 @SUPRA_Labs @grok You know every crypto community thinks AI agrees with their L1 Why do you think that contradiction exists It is because we inject our biases into prompting by unconsciously cherry-picking keywords SUPRA is a capable chain do not get me wrong but no chain is that special"
X Link 2026-01-23T17:15Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements
"MegaETH can censor front run & steal all user funds without delay It is so centralized that it literally runs from a single server Flexing capacity & speed in this case is not a flex at all Less than 0.2% of fees make it back to ETH which is also exceptionally parasitic: ๐งต If we truly care about decentralization & its utility. Then we should stay clear of centralized L2s & advocate for high capacity L1's such as SOL SUI & NEAR instead Admin Key Risk: It is the MegaETH smart contract that lives on ETH that exposes users to the risk of theft & loss of funds. As the smart contract can be"
X Link 2026-01-24T17:11Z 65.7K followers, 56.9K engagements
"@SpectatorTech It is a shame as Bitcoin was meant to provide a massive value to society I am still convinced crypto will do that Replacing BTC as ZERO cypherpunk dreams can be supported by BTC's [--] TPS. The majority of value is in productive assets; crypto will continue with that trend"
X Link 2026-01-27T17:37Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements
"@TheDesertLynx That seems more like a weakness than a strength New chains are always created by somebody; all chains start off centralized The decentralized way to do it is to have a legal entity owned by a DAO If I am not mistaken DASH even has that Foundations funded by DAOs work too"
X Link 2026-01-27T20:14Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Crypto is wonderful Disrupting finance with superior grassroots alternatives The opportunity of a lifetime for generational wealth & changing the world for the better Despite the corruption & massive flaws. Crypto is still the most important invention since the internet ๐ฅ"
X Link 2026-01-28T17:29Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements
"@intocryptoverse Ironic for you to say considering that BTC is the biggest meme coin of all The definition of a meme coin is no utility = BTC BTC actually helps justify all the BS in crypto The only way the crypto & cypherpunk revolution can succeed is through the alts; BTC is holding us back"
X Link 2026-01-28T18:38Z 65.8K followers, 10.3K engagements
"@intocryptoverse You did nothing to refute my point; if anything you reinforced it I argue BTC is pure speculation & you quote a price chart to prove me wrong that is a self-own. I will not argue past price but I will bet on a different future That is what real investment is all about"
X Link 2026-01-28T19:05Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@intocryptoverse Again with the price talk while ignoring fundementals BTC excells at nothing. It is not the most secure usefull or decentralized This can all be objectively measured without "narrative" Unsustainable security will lead to added inflation: BTC is the ultimate meme coin grift"
X Link 2026-01-28T19:15Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@PastaBeanFras Validator voting involves the majority of stakeholders voting; how is that not "close" to "stakeholder voting" There is obvious correlation between stake & validators It is not perfect which leads to perverse incentives Why do you resort to ad hominem so quickly It is toxic"
X Link 2026-01-28T23:02Z 65.6K followers, [---] engagements
"@CryptJoh I will miss many here so forgive me for that: In terms of OG's governance pioneers it would be DASH DCR & XTZ For the second-gen DOT actually has fantastic governance For third-gen chains NEAR APT & SEI also have good governance implementations & there are many more"
X Link 2026-01-28T23:07Z 65.6K followers, [---] engagements
"@PastaBeanFras It is literally an ad hominem & even if it was not it is rude It is not something you would say to somebody in person unless you are in the habit of getting into fights My rule is that I do not engage with such toxicity So if you also enjoy those convos please be respectful"
X Link 2026-01-28T23:25Z 65.6K followers, [--] engagements
"@ItsDave_ADA Most chains are governed by straight up dictatorships exploitable voting would be an improvement. As far as I know ADA governance is great there are a few adjustments I would make Such as making votes weighted based on time locked this helps reinforce long-term incentives"
X Link 2026-01-29T14:11Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"1/16) What is decentralization & how do we really measure it We rate BTC ETH XRP SOL TRX & ADA in this thread The results are surprising as we rate ETH & ADA highest With BTC & XRP scoring lowest Methodology is key as objective analysis defeats the crypto cults: ๐งต"
X Link 2026-01-30T17:32Z 65.8K followers, 20K engagements
"2/16) [--]. Validator distribution Counting the number of nodes is meaningless as there is no Sybil protection against node spam What does matter is the distribution of unique validators (nodes involved in block production) As they have skin in the game whether PoW or PoS"
X Link 2026-01-30T17:34Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements
"3/16) [--]. Client distribution Using an analogy borrowed from democracies: A blockchain network with a single client implementation is equivalent to a one-party system A single client implementation can act as a gatekeeper to all change; this is how BTC was effectively captured"
X Link 2026-01-30T17:34Z 65.6K followers, [----] engagements
"13/16) Measuring ADA decentralization: [--]. 8/10; High validator count [--]. 8/10; Diverse client ecosystem [--]. 10/10; No permissioned elements [--]. 8/10; Native delegation [--]. 9/10; On-chain governance [--]. 3/10; Little pushback to IOHK & Charles cult ADA decentralization score: 46/60"
X Link 2026-01-30T17:36Z 65.8K followers, 18.2K engagements
"@cybercapital 15/16) Much shorthand was used for this model though I still stand by the results Despite a more sophisticated model weighing these differently ADA coming out ahead is surprising but makes sense Going from 3k to 5k nodes does not make up for the lack of on-chain governance"
X Link 2026-01-30T17:37Z 65.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@CryptoAvon2626 Absolutely It is the weakest link in all the major chains today That is why when the CIA commissioned a report on how to disrupt & attack a blockchain The researchers concluded that it was easiest to corrupt/pervert the governance Only takes bribing/blackmailing a few devs"
X Link 2026-01-30T17:45Z 65.6K followers, [---] engagements
"@shiicoinprotips Finance even legacy finance is too abstract for most people to see the benefits However it does benefit people in all sorts of ways they do not realize From supporting agriculture to funding enterprises that would otherwise be impossible Crypto finance is much the same"
X Link 2026-02-01T23:46Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@materkel That sounds nice but it is simply not true at all Taking ETH's roadmap at face value there will be no significant scale for at least [--] to [--] years (ZK-EVM) Assuming SOL stands still. Which will not be the case at all The truth is that beyond narrative ETH does not scale"
X Link 2026-02-03T18:46Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@connan_james Cheers It was surprising how fast. One day I was a respected researcher investor etc And then the next day I was a phony scammer shill etc From people whom I respected overnight switch when I became a critic Groupthink & lack of stake governance is the real problem here"
X Link 2026-02-03T21:06Z 65.7K followers, [---] engagements
"@TheDesertLynx That is 100% a fair point ๐ฏ This is good for crypto as a whole no matter what way we cut it Part of what got ETH into trouble is they looked at BTC's "success" & tried to replicate it. Following market irrationality is usually not a smart long-term developmental approach"
X Link 2026-02-04T18:00Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@archill @solana @SuperteamUK Me too Will be doing a presentation on the "everything chain thesis" You can think of it as a supercharged version of the "fat protocol thesis" This is a crucial aspect of understanding crypto as I believe an L1 should excel in all attributes The trade-off space is a lie"
X Link 2026-02-05T09:14Z 65.7K followers, [---] engagements
"RT @archill: Justin is about to spit some fire at House of Sol launch tonight. ๐ณ"
X Link 2026-02-05T09:17Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements
"RT @MarcDeMesel: Justin for president"
X Link 2026-02-06T11:08Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements
"RT @MarcDeMesel: Converted 25% of my $ETH to $SOL $HYPE & $SUI picks of @Justin_Bons as he has been a true crypto visionary and evangel"
X Link 2026-02-06T16:43Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements
"RT @Rocco_Fornetti: A simple explanation why #btc is dying. Its a matter of time. Part of this big problem is #Bitcoin isn't & can't be use"
X Link 2026-02-06T18:03Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements
"@Cerkoryn @intocryptoverse I will gladly debate Benjamin. Though I suspect he will be unwilling to debate me For what it is worth he can take this as my formal challenge to a debate To be fair at this stage I have debated all of the the smartest Bitcoiners. From @ercwl to @gametheorizing bring it on"
X Link 2026-02-07T00:21Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@starch78 @Cerkoryn @intocryptoverse @ercwl @gametheorizing More to lose. He would also be exposing his significantly larger audience to my BTC critiques Considering that I am also a much more seasoned debater (whether I am right or wrong) It is a risky proposition. I would certainly respect him debating me immensely but incentives"
X Link 2026-02-07T00:42Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@MarcDeMesel Really appreciate the shout-out Marc. It means a lot coming from you Some extra notes: HYPE is great now but when SOLs Alpenglow rolls out it could get obseleted SUI is great the tech is better than SOL but not 10x better. The economics of SUI are also terrible be careful"
X Link 2026-02-07T01:11Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@JRotzooi @starch78 @Cerkoryn @intocryptoverse @ercwl @gametheorizing I can admit Eric "won" that debate Though he did so through the use of ad hominem which does not make him right Truth is on my side; history will continue to validate my position As the Bitcoiners like to say; do not trust verify. It is in the open source code for all to see"
X Link 2026-02-07T01:16Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"RT @TheAsianFathers: BTC is a distraction"
X Link 2026-02-07T01:55Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements
"@Hamncheze22 BTC literally cannot be mass adopted the tech literally does not allow it Bitcoiners like to talk about doing good While missing that all the positive attributes of BTC are meaningless without scalability Like what is the point if it cannot scale those benifits to the masses"
X Link 2026-02-07T02:26Z 65.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@nikzh @Bit_Faced You are the goat Nikita I stand by your side remaining consistant on all of these points for the last decade as well We should jump on a Spaces together sometime Would like to try to convince you that stakeholder governance is the solution to this systematic design flaw ๐ฅ"
X Link 2026-02-07T02:43Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@rsh_btc @JarjarWatt99 @MarcDeMesel @cybercapital Ofcourse that is all public it is still an open source blockchain after all Long-term SOL inflation is still low today Which is what matters the most in the grand scheme of things New chains have an inflationary bootstrap period which is normal as it was for BTC & ETH too"
X Link 2026-02-07T21:02Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@etherbalance Of course I remember I helped create BCH I still view it as a failure though primarily in governance design As the market did not route around BTC through its forks but through ETH & now also SOL I argue that falls outside of Bitcoin's governance mechanisms so it failed"
X Link 2026-02-07T21:16Z 65.8K followers, [---] engagements
"RT @fr333d000m: Yes at this point Bitcoin holds the crypto revolution back. We need a regime change"
X Link 2026-02-08T19:18Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements
"RT @sabihgrimm: Crypto likes to call itself progressive but Bitcoin culture is deeply conservative: preserve the past resist change sanc"
X Link 2026-02-09T16:34Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements
"RT @solanapoet: SOL has purpose"
X Link 2026-02-09T18:01Z 65.8K followers, [--] engagements
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