# ![@UglyOldGoat1 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::846727167966793729.png) @UglyOldGoat1 Totally Depraved Boomer, OP_RETURN Moron

Totally Depraved Boomer, OP_RETURN Moron posts on X about bitcoin, money, core, gold the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  44.55% [finance](/list/finance)  32.67% [countries](/list/countries)  1.98% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  0.99%

**Social topic influence**
[bitcoin](/topic/bitcoin) 43.56%, [money](/topic/money) 17.82%, [core](/topic/core) 12.87%, [gold](/topic/gold) 6.93%, [spam](/topic/spam) #1456, [bullish](/topic/bullish) 4.95%, [closed](/topic/closed) 4.95%, [devs](/topic/devs) 3.96%, [relay](/topic/relay) 3.96%, [base](/topic/base) 3.96%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@tonevays](/creator/undefined) [@mattkratter](/creator/undefined) [@grassfedbitcoin](/creator/undefined) [@giacomozucco](/creator/undefined) [@jimmysong](/creator/undefined) [@hodlonaut](/creator/undefined) [@lukedashjr](/creator/undefined) [@adam3us](/creator/undefined) [@bitcoinmotorist](/creator/undefined) [@homeytelarticlecf89omegathefinaljpeg366d75d798b5](/creator/undefined) [@knutsvanholm](/creator/undefined) [@horoshi192021](/creator/undefined) [@shinyazurill](/creator/undefined) [@wsbitcoin](/creator/undefined) [@theonevortex](/creator/undefined) [@mikealfred](/creator/undefined) [@homeytelgoldthemoneytheycannotseef9950ce014ad](/creator/undefined) [@homeytelarticlexxvtowardthemtpelerinmoment3726aafbc316article](/creator/undefined) [@homeytelarticlexvidraftingthegenesisactfromdeclarationtoconstitution40fc7484ccbcarticle](/creator/undefined) [@nickszabo4](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin) [Ethereum (ETH)](/topic/ethereum)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Public record: Ive now been blocked by @mattkratter and @GrassFedBitcoin after asking the same narrow question: Where do non-node-running users fit in Bitcoins legitimacy model No insults. No spam. Just silence block. Draw your own conclusions. @giacomozucco @ToneVays @jimmysong @Jethroe111 @w_s_bitcoin @knutsvanholm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021344208716693894)  2026-02-10T22:03Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"How NPC rhetoric is just another form of gatekeeping. The KNOTS/BP110 elite @GrassFedBitcoin @mattkratter @LukeDashjr are being exposed for technicratic elites they are. This isnt dont trust the experts. Its replace consensus with suspicion. Dragging unproven allegations into a protocol debate isnt verification its authority by character assassination. Bitcoins rules dont become legitimate because: you distrust Adam Back (I am blocked by him also) you distrust Greg Maxwell or you label dissenters NPCs They become legitimate only through user adoption then node enforcement miner compliance and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021602371458007443)  2026-02-11T15:08Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Keystone Series 4: From Drift to Expulsion: A Live Case Study What happens when a constitutional question is raised in Bitcoin Not a rebuttal. Not debate. Rage. Blocking. Calls to leave. This thread documents how governance drift hardens into expulsion in real time and why that reaction is the signal. When authority cant explain itself it enforces itself. https://medium.com/p/keystone-series-4-from-drift-to-expulsion-a-live-case-study-f1c65db048c0source=social.tw https://medium.com/p/keystone-series-4-from-drift-to-expulsion-a-live-case-study-f1c65db048c0source=social.tw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021850630470480316)  2026-02-12T07:35Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"In the beginning was the WORD not xoxos. Here is imagery describing where #Bitcoin is at today The missing 4th Vertex elevates prose above code. This reduces devs to glorified order takers a tough pill to swallow Miners will follow the orders. Node runners enforce the orders. But consensus must originate in prose and the art is the ability of the devs to write code in conformance the consensus. Their work is ratified by the node runners and adopted by the users. I write this from my hospital bed. My body is weak but my mind has never been so clear. Upon my release I will get on you YouTube"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2019955041688506818)  2026-02-07T02:03Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Core v30 exposed #bitcoins fatal flaw. Knox confirms it. And BIP [---] is stabbing to make certain it dies. What a wonderful bunch of #Bitcoiners are we. A lump on of gold has no such discussions so the [--] million Bitcoin went into gold . And stupid arrogant bitcoiners still dont get"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2020067811247419653)  2026-02-07T09:31Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"The collective intelligence of Bitcoin Devs Bitcoin miners and Biitcoin node runners is lower than my pet rock. Change my mind"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2020186931548799339)  2026-02-07T17:24Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Youre still missing the pointand now youre proving it. Legitimacy has nothing to do with GitHub until theres disagreement. When consensus fractures code alone cannot resolve it. Thats not opinionthats history. Architecture isnt buildings. Its constraint-setting. Bitcoins constraints were social before they were technical. Satoshi knew that. You dont. If legitimacy were just who commits code Bitcoin would already be a corporate product. The fact that it isnt is precisely why your worldview fails. You can insult me all you want. It doesnt substitute for an answer."  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2020317173902713240)  2026-02-08T02:02Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"It's great to see this issue de-escalating. @ToneVays 's presentation was accurate. He omitted that the fourth missing Vertex are users like me non-node running users speaking in prose not code. BP110 is part of the problem. While he mentioned the problem he did not emphasize it. This has now been corrected. I will do a very short broadcast presenting and defending the Genesis Act if my health holds and welcome all to change my mind. https://homeytel.medium.com/the-genesis-act-e0d68a5241d2 https://homeytel.medium.com/the-genesis-act-e0d68a5241d2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2020519426320204156)  2026-02-08T15:25Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Here is how we exactly fit in and we are hated for it. The Missing Layer Everyone Is Avoiding Here is the claim that gets me attacked by both camps: Bitcoin consensus is not complete without adoption by non-node-running users. Thats it. Thats the heresy. Nodes enforce rules. Miners comply with them. Developers codify them. But users especially non-technical users grant legitimacy. This is not a moral claim. Its a constitutional one. https://homeytel.medium.com/i-dont-support-core-or-knots-and-that-s-why-this-debate-is-broken-0103d1e8381b"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021352407494689165)  2026-02-10T22:35Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"More disinformation from @mattkratter What this video claims BIP-110 does According to Matthew Crowder speaking via Bitcoin University BIP-110: Defines Bitcoin as money only and treats non-monetary use as hostile attack Eliminates inscriptions BRC-20s large OP_RETURN data at the consensus layer Reduces node costs increasing decentralization Protects node runners legally and morally (CSAM framing) Is temporary therefore safe and conservative Is not centralized because anyone can run it and it lowers costs Thats the surface narrative. It sounds tidy. It is not. The core move being made (and why"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021448970900291857)  2026-02-11T04:59Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"That analogy fails. Running a node is not voting. Its operating infrastructure. Citizens dont lose political legitimacy because they dont run a polling station print ballots or administer elections. Bitcoin legitimacy does not come from who could run a node. It comes from who actually uses the money. If consent only counts after technical compliance then Bitcoin isnt decentralized money its operator governance with an opt-in test. And once legitimacy is conditional on tooling its no longer voluntary. Its gated. Thats not how money works. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021476201689182260"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021476201689182260)  2026-02-11T06:47Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Thats a dodge.Pointing at Ethereum and yelling inflation doesnt answer the question being one here is proposing Ethereums monetary policy. Were questioning who gets to define Bitcoins rules.Bitcoin Ethereum because Bitcoin historically refused: discretionary governance moral arbitration just run the software or shut up legitimacyIf your defense of v30 or BIP-110 is go use Ethereum youve already conceded the point:Youre no longer defending Bitcoins neutrality youre defending operator doesnt require users to become sysadmins to matter. If it does its not decentralized money."  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021476949370028063)  2026-02-11T06:50Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"That statement proves the problem. If users of the money are not users of the network then Bitcoin has already been redefined from money into operator software. People who: earn bitcoin spend bitcoin save bitcoin price goods in bitcoin are users by definition. Saying they dont fit in unless they run infrastructure isnt decentralization its conditional legitimacy. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021478439421722990 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021478439421722990"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021478439421722990)  2026-02-11T06:56Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Go to ETH/SOL isnt an argument its an eviction notice. When disagreement is answered with exile youre no longer defending Bitcoins design. Youre defending who is allowed to belong. Bitcoin did not always work this way. Whats new is the claim that users who dont run infrastructure have no say. That is not how money works. That is how operator clubs work. If Bitcoin only tolerates those who pass a tooling test then it hasnt ossified it has closed ranks. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021758773577007163 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021758773577007163"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021758773577007163)  2026-02-12T01:30Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Calling users Layer [--] already answers the question and not in Bitcoins favor. If users are merely: liquidity fee generators or adoption metrics then they are inputs not constituents. Money doesnt derive legitimacy from being used by speculators or feeding miners. It derives legitimacy from being chosen as money by users. If users sit above Bitcoin as an optional layer they can be ignored. In a constitutional system users sit above authority itself. Layering users after nodes and miners isnt decentralization; its financialization without consent. Thats the drift being named."  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021761361940799851)  2026-02-12T01:40Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"I dont disagree that custodial layers can be useful as on-ramps. But usefulness legitimacy. If Layer [--] exists primarily to be: reverse-compatible with legacy banking custodial by design and tolerated temporarily until users graduate to L2 then users are being treated as flows not constituents. The constitutional problem isnt where users start. Its whether their adoption confers authority at all. If rules can be set justified and enforced without user ratification then every layer above settlement becomes financialization by default not a bridge. Adoption that doesnt grant legitimacy doesnt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021764202805764325)  2026-02-12T01:52Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Thats exactly the distinction youre collapsing. A constitution would allow devs to make benign policy changes but it would also draw a hard line between policy and purpose. Mempool policy redefining what Bitcoin is. When outrage turns a discretionary policy dispute into a consensus change thats not minority capture; thats evidence there was no prior authority boundary. Absent a constitution everything is fair game. With one outrage can make noise but it cant rewrite first principles. Thats the missing layer being named. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021784966011535673"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021784966011535673)  2026-02-12T03:14Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"This is one of the cleanest first-principles defenses of Bitcoin as monetary infrastructure across time Ive read. The emphasis on restraint credibility and asymmetric risk is exactly right. Where Id add one clarificationbecause its where drift quietly entersis authority. You outline the hierarchy correctly but it only holds if one thing is explicit: users grant legitimacy prior to code not merely by choosing which client to run after the fact. Absent an explicit constitutional layer restraint risks being enforced by operators on behalf of users rather than by mandate from them. Thats where"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021873994140463398)  2026-02-12T09:08Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"This article makes a policy case. A detailed one. What it still doesnt do is answer the prior question: By what authority does a policy preference become a consensus mandate OP_RETURN should be constrained may be reasonable. Nodes dont want to relay it is fine. Spam imposes costs is obvious. But none of that explains where users authorized a redefinition of Bitcoins purpose at the consensus layer. Until that authority question is answered upstream every summary however well argued is still arguing from operator preference not user legitimacy. That distinction is the whole debate."  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021977282198327787)  2026-02-12T15:58Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"I do remember [--------]. Very well. What we had then wasnt an answer it was shared context: small scale aligned incentives low stakes and informal norms that didnt need to be named. That worked because authority was implicit and uncontested. But Bitcoin is no longer small informal or low-stakes. Appealing to an earlier era doesnt answer the question it postpones it. If the answer truly exists back there it should be possible to state it explicitly today: Who grants legitimacy How is restraint authorized What binds operators before code Remembering the past isnt a substitute for articulating"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2022314509663137815)  2026-02-13T14:18Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"This post quietly admits what the BIP-110 debate has actually become: Not a question of Bitcoins purpose. Not a question of technical correctness. But a question of who has the means to control the network. Once you say that out loud the mask slips. Declaring the debate concluded while celebrating exclusion blocking and retreat into private feedback loops is not victory it is consolidation. Notice what is missing: No mention of users who do not run nodes No explanation of legitimacy beyond those who run this code decide No acknowledgment that adoption not enforcement is what gives money value"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2022328936424755370)  2026-02-13T15:16Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Check out a constitutional alternative. Both Core/Knots hate it. Why Crickets. https://homeytel.medium.com/the-genesis-act-e0d68a5241d2 https://homeytel.medium.com/the-genesis-act-e0d68a5241d2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021348948477464852)  2026-02-10T22:21Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"https://medium.com/@homeytel/i-dont-support-core-or-knots-and-that-s-why-this-debate-is-broken-0103d1e8381b https://medium.com/@homeytel/i-dont-support-core-or-knots-and-that-s-why-this-debate-is-broken-0103d1e8381b"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021350612378714207)  2026-02-10T22:28Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"More disinformation from @mattkratter What this video claims BIP-110 does According to Matthew Crowder speaking via Bitcoin University BIP-110: Defines Bitcoin as money only and treats non-monetary use as hostile attack Eliminates inscriptions BRC-20s large OP_RETURN data at the consensus layer Reduces node costs increasing decentralization Protects node runners legally and morally (CSAM framing) Is temporary therefore safe and conservative Is not centralized because anyone can run it and it lowers costs Thats the surface narrative. It sounds tidy. It is not. The core move being made (and why"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021449430491078729)  2026-02-11T05:01Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Direct challenge to @mattkratter You claim BIP-110 proclaims Bitcoin is money and labels other uses as hostile. That is not technical. That is rule-making. So answer one question: Who gave you the authority to define Bitcoins purpose for everyone else Bitcoin is legitimate only if it is adopted by users enforced by nodes complied with by miners codified by devs. BIP-110 bypasses users entirely. Temporary doesnt make it harmless norms harden businesses die legitimacy shifts. If users cant withhold consent this isnt decentralization. Its a faction ruling by code. @ToneVays @giacomozucco"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021453689290915916)  2026-02-11T05:18Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Blocked by Luke Dashjr. Apparently the champions of BIP-110 decentralization and free discussion all share one move when questioned: Silence the user. If your ideas cant survive open scrutiny from non-node users they arent consensus theyre control. Bitcoin doesnt need gatekeepers. It needs legitimacy. Just curioous. Why is the Genesis Act so dangerous for BP110 @ToneVays @giacomozucco @jimmysong @BitcoinMotorist @w_s_bitcoin @LukeDashjr @GrassFedBitcoin @mattkratter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021466299004510553)  2026-02-11T06:08Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"I just published Keystone Series 3: Rage and Drifit https://medium.com/p/keystone-series-3-rage-and-drifit-7244ab6959dasource=social.tw https://medium.com/p/keystone-series-3-rage-and-drifit-7244ab6959dasource=social.tw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021731905129910399)  2026-02-11T23:43Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"I implore my current and past #Bitcoin friends to please consider this. Enjoy. @giacomozucco @ToneVays @jimmysong @GrassFedBitcoin @Excellion @knutsvanholm @BitcoinMotorist"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021733551574520251)  2026-02-11T23:50Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Perfect timing https://www.youtube.com/watchv=QNrW4dUc_U4 https://www.youtube.com/watchv=QNrW4dUc_U4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021854381877211499)  2026-02-12T07:50Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Go @ToneVays and @theonevortex LIVE also here on X w/ @theonevortex to talk the dangers of #BIP110 & Knots UASF push https://t.co/118Mwi72R1 LIVE also here on X w/ @theonevortex to talk the dangers of #BIP110 & Knots UASF push https://t.co/118Mwi72R1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021989995582829021)  2026-02-12T16:49Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Agreed blind trust in a centralized dev team would be catastrophic. But thats not the failure mode being named. The danger isnt too much skepticism. Its misdirected skepticism. Questioning people while leaving authority undefined doesnt decentralize Bitcoin it just relocates power. If defending Bitcoins principles means enforcing purpose by code without user ratification that isnt resisting authority. Its exercising it. Bitcoins mission dies not when experts are questioned but when users are excluded from legitimacy itself. Skepticism without a constitutional anchor becomes discretion. And"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021933463067091330)  2026-02-12T13:04Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"1/ @mattkratter's video isnt just technical. Its a legitimacy argument dressed as engineering: Bitcoin is permissionless money not permissionless data storage. 2/ Notice the move: he repeatedly shifts from policy (relay filters) to moral law (abuse enemy low IQ chains) and then to power (the community can rug them). 3/ That is a political claim: We decide which uses are sanctioned and we can coordinate to destroy the rest. 4/ Fine but then stop pretending this is people talking past each other. Its a dispute over who has standing to define Bitcoins purpose. 5/ @mattkratter's framework has a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2022367644197007782)  2026-02-13T17:49Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"https://homeytel.medium.com/article-%CF%89-omega-the-final-jpeg-366d75d798b5 https://homeytel.medium.com/article-%CF%89-omega-the-final-jpeg-366d75d798b5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021946554647769256)  2026-02-12T13:56Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"This entire video argues policy preferences as if they were constitutional authority. Yes spam imposes costs. Yes node runners care about bandwidth storage and fees. Yes Bitcoin is money. None of those answers the actual question being avoided: Who has the authority to define Bitcoins purpose at the consensus layer @mattkratter argument repeatedly jumps from this is bad for me as a node operator to therefore this should be forbidden by consensus. That leap is not technical. It is political. Mempool policy filters pruning relay rules these are operator choices. Consensus rules are collective"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2021974327101399265)  2026-02-12T15:47Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"https://medium.com/@homeytel/article-%CF%89-omega-the-final-jpeg-366d75d798b5 It is false that all problems always have a satisfying and immediate solutions. It is false that doing something silly is always superior to doing nothing. It's false that to say something is silly prevents from saying something else also is silly just because the former and https://medium.com/@homeytel/article-%CF%89-omega-the-final-jpeg-366d75d798b5 It is false that all problems always have a satisfying and immediate solutions. It is false that doing something silly is always superior to doing nothing. It's false"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2022528329874645020)  2026-02-14T04:28Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Prove me wrong @mattkratter @theonevortex @adam3us @GrassFedBitcoin @ToneVays @jimmysong @giacomozucco Gold is invariant. Bitcoin isnt and Core v30 didnt cause that; it exposed it. Knots confirmed that the variance exists. Engineers keep arguing. Users keep losing confidence. If consensus is truly against spam finalize it. Thats what a Genesis Act and Final JPEG are: a Gold is invariant. Bitcoin isnt and Core v30 didnt cause that; it exposed it. Knots confirmed that the variance exists. Engineers keep arguing. Users keep losing confidence. If consensus is truly against spam finalize it. Thats"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016392697519702024)  2026-01-28T06:07Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Not necessarily. Due to Core v30 exposing governance variance Knots confirms the variance and BIP-110 temporarily manages it. Engineers keep arguing about it. All three share the same flaw: They treat Bitcoins settlement layer as something that can be continually tuned without consequence. Non-node #Bitcoin users now see that this is false and lose confidence daily. The million-dollar Bitcoin narrative is being easily absorbed by gold due to the stupidity of Bitcoin devs and node runners. Non-node running users alone determine legitimacy and they are choosing gold. What @jackmallers is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016414277780045870)  2026-01-28T07:33Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Innovation is a virtue almost everywhere except money. Gold survives because nothing about it is negotiable. Bitcoin now faces the same choice. I just published Keystone Series 1: Gold vs Bitcoin: Why Invariance Beats Innovation in Money. Enjoy. https://medium.com/p/keystone-series-1-gold-vs-bitcoin-6d86a07d6656source=social.tw https://medium.com/p/keystone-series-1-gold-vs-bitcoin-6d86a07d6656source=social.tw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016445019062972440)  2026-01-28T09:35Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@mikealfred Everyone is so desperately bullish on Bitcoin. Enjoy. https://homeytel.medium.com/keystone-series-1-gold-vs-bitcoin-6d86a07d6656 https://homeytel.medium.com/keystone-series-1-gold-vs-bitcoin-6d86a07d6656"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016459757717250260)  2026-01-28T10:34Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@TheBTCKnight @mikealfred Everyone is so desperately bullish on Bitcoin. Enjoy. https://homeytel.medium.com/keystone-series-1-gold-vs-bitcoin-6d86a07d6656 https://homeytel.medium.com/keystone-series-1-gold-vs-bitcoin-6d86a07d6656"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016459840827347039)  2026-01-28T10:34Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@stackhodler Everyone is so desperately bullish on Bitcoin. Enjoy. https://homeytel.medium.com/keystone-series-1-gold-vs-bitcoin-6d86a07d6656 https://homeytel.medium.com/keystone-series-1-gold-vs-bitcoin-6d86a07d6656"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016460475404616007)  2026-01-28T10:36Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@StrategyMaxi Everyone is so desperately bullish on Bitcoin. Enjoy. https://homeytel.medium.com/keystone-series-1-gold-vs-bitcoin-6d86a07d6656 https://homeytel.medium.com/keystone-series-1-gold-vs-bitcoin-6d86a07d6656"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016460616492585226)  2026-01-28T10:37Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@Swan Everyone is so desperately bullish on Bitcoin. Enjoy. https://homeytel.medium.com/keystone-series-1-gold-vs-bitcoin-6d86a07d6656 https://homeytel.medium.com/keystone-series-1-gold-vs-bitcoin-6d86a07d6656"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016461724871016742)  2026-01-28T10:41Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"This is a formal constitutional challenge to @mattkratter @ToneVays @Adam3us @GrassFedBitcoin @jimmysong and @giacomozucco: identify the source of authority by which dissent over Bitcoin settlement rules may be declared illegitimate. https://medium.com/p/when-disagreement-becomes-illegitimate-bitcoin-is-already-broken-6fa980fa1e82source=social.tw https://medium.com/p/when-disagreement-becomes-illegitimate-bitcoin-is-already-broken-6fa980fa1e82source=social.tw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016577126032650261)  2026-01-28T18:20Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"RT @Julian_defi: @UglyOldGoat1 This frames the debate perfectly. Money earns trust by being predictable not by constantly changing. Golds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016592355605061754)  2026-01-28T19:20Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@uanbtc @jimmysong Black hat. @giacomozucco looks mean"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016603237936517294)  2026-01-28T20:04Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"A challenge to @mattkratter for crossing the line. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=iD2JXwEEyxU&t=1s https://homeytel.medium.com/when-disagreement-becomes-illegitimate-bitcoin-is-already-broken-6fa980fa1e82 https://www.youtube.com/watchv=iD2JXwEEyxU&t=1s https://homeytel.medium.com/when-disagreement-becomes-illegitimate-bitcoin-is-already-broken-6fa980fa1e82"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016606909491708297)  2026-01-28T20:18Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@BTCLeukocyte_WR Frankly Core Knots and BP-110 are all clueless. Prove me wrong https://homeytel.medium.com/when-disagreement-becomes-illegitimate-bitcoin-is-already-broken-6fa980fa1e82 https://homeytel.medium.com/when-disagreement-becomes-illegitimate-bitcoin-is-already-broken-6fa980fa1e82"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016619760386216106)  2026-01-28T21:09Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @Brandonlutnick: Tethers launch of USA is a historic step forward for the digital asset ecosystem in the U.S. @Official_Cantor began"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016623010669838787)  2026-01-28T21:22Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Gold is quickly absorbing the prevelant million dollar #Bitcoin narrative. And this is https://homeytel.medium.com/when-disagreement-becomes-illegitimate-bitcoin-is-already-broken-6fa980fa1e82 Glad to see gold finally catching up with bitcoin https://t.co/wZHQ5bCecv https://homeytel.medium.com/when-disagreement-becomes-illegitimate-bitcoin-is-already-broken-6fa980fa1e82 Glad to see gold finally catching up with bitcoin https://t.co/wZHQ5bCecv"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016623457359057021)  2026-01-28T21:24Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Gold is quickly absorbing the [--] million dollar #Bitcoin narrative and this is why"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016635727350780301)  2026-01-28T22:13Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"I agree. It is time to push the narrative. The long-term success of #Bitcoin depends on it. All sides are crickets now except for the same old same old narratives. Hopefully El Salvador will be the beginning of the Mt. Pelerin Moment. @ToneVays will be giving the keynote on this historic #Bitcoin issue on Friday. https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016577126032650261s=20 https://planb.sv/ I have a hunch that many influential people stay quiet on the topic of Cores philosophical shift because they are afraid of social backlash professional consequences or the performance of their investments."  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016643887620878627)  2026-01-28T22:45Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"It is @mattkratter who crossed the line with There is zero reason for anyone to be against this soft fork unless theyre a bad actor. Just as he holds Adam Back accountable he must also be held accountable. Kratter accuses @Adam3us of being a bad actor. It does not follow that anyone opposing BP-110 is a bad actor. Kratter is poisoning the well. @mattkratter must also be held accountable. https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016577126032650261s=20 https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016577126032650261s=20"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016652011509600357)  2026-01-28T23:18Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"This is a philosophical pivot just not the one being admitted. The pivot is treating Bitcoins settlement layer as infrastructure that can be continually tuned instead of money that must eventually stop changing. Core v30 didnt cause this. It exposed it. Knots confirms it. BIP-110 manages it temporarily. None of these answers the real question: Is Bitcoin settlement final or permanently negotiable https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016681753549951380 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016681753549951380"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016681753549951380)  2026-01-29T01:16Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"No fundamentals just hype. The million-dollar Omega #Bitcoin God candle is being easily absorbed by gold. A lump of gold has no GitHub nodes Magisterium of Maintainers devs or governance variance. Gold has no governance because it does not need any. This is why users flee to gold not Bitcoin. The trend is your friend. Nor is gold even close to being overpriced. https://medium.com/@homeytel/gold-the-money-they-cannot-see-f9950ce014ad https://medium.com/@homeytel/gold-the-money-they-cannot-see-f9950ce014ad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016692936646545543)  2026-01-29T02:00Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Kratter is factually correct about history. Hodlonaut is emotionally correct about drift. BIP-110 is mechanically correct as a response. And yet all three remain trapped in the same failure mode: They are arguing about principles inside a system whose legitimacy boundary was never finalized. That is the problem. They are trying to restore morality through enforcement instead of closing legitimacy through finality. What Kratters transcript actually demonstrates is not just philosophical drift. It demonstrates something deeper: In [--------] Bitcoins principles were enforced socially In 20252026"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016914803374063717)  2026-01-29T16:42Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Resolution requires an explicit permanent declaration that Bitcoins base layer exists solely for monetary settlement and that non-monetary uses are categorically excluded going forward. That declaration must be socially agreed first and only then enforced technically (e.g. via a narrowing soft fork) not continually revisited through policy or defaults. The key is finality: constraints may tighten but never relax. Until settlement meaning is explicitly closed enforcement debates will repeat indefinitely"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016921170139107338)  2026-01-29T17:07Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"That framing is exactly the issue. If settlement rules are clear but expanded rules are left open for ongoing market exploration then settlement meaning is not final it is conditionally provisional. BIP-110 evaluates limits but it does not close the question of whether the base layer is permanently fixed or perpetually subject to reinterpretation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016923503736369648)  2026-01-29T17:16Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"BIP-110 is fine as a stopgap but leaving expansion perpetually open means settlement meaning is never final. Money requires debate and then closure. Timed exploration can lead to finality it cannot replace it. This is where the Schelling Point matters. If 90% of participants already agree that Bitcoins base layer should be for monetary settlement and oppose non-monetary spam then the coordination point already exists. The open question is not what we believe but whether we are willing to finalize that belief instead of treating it as perpetually revisitable."  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016929393357082812)  2026-01-29T17:40Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@fernevak @mattkratter Thats the difference between us. You see no urgency in exploration; I see urgency in closing settlement meaning because money pays a real cost for permanent uncertainty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016931721006940359)  2026-01-29T17:49Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Youre optimizing for the best possible solution over time; Im concerned about the cost of leaving Bitcoins settlement meaning open-ended while we search for it. For money delay and perpetual exploration are not neutral they slowly erode confidence even if no single change is catastrophic. This is why we are seeing gold easily absorb the so-called Omega God candle since the Core v30 drop in October. I am market neutral and not caught up in the hype of million dollar BTC. BTC under 10K will be a great opportunity for a new group of young Bitcoiners who hopefully will not see all the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016936386725581140)  2026-01-29T18:08Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"That is a big "if". My position is consensus is here now. Both @mattkratter and @hodlonaut concede as much. Consensus opposes spam. The longer it is allowed the more it will be accepted. The more we will drift. The opportunity and window are now not in a year. The enemy is not Core v30. Core v30 exposed the problem to us dummies. Knots confirms it. BP-110 temporarily treats the symptoms hoping there is a cure. The is a cure now. Most likely things will metastasize this coming year. It will then be too late. That is why I hold you @hodlonaut and @mattkratter as part of the problem. There is no"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016944551886295065)  2026-01-29T18:40Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@mattkratter Im not arguing consensus by decree. Im arguing that money fails if consensus is treated as permanently provisional rather than something that can be socially closed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016945661913043434)  2026-01-29T18:44Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@wolo_chat @BitcoinMonk21 @secsovereign The problem isnt that some people think they know better. The problem is that Bitcoins settlement meaning was never explicitly finalized so technical discretion keeps filling the vacuum. Cores dominance doesnt create that power legitimacy ambiguity does"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016978532228886659)  2026-01-29T20:55Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"By settlement meaning I mean this: what the Bitcoin base layer is for and what it is not for. Is it strictly for monetary settlement (moving sats settling obligations) or is it a general-purpose data layer whose uses are open-ended and revisitable If that boundary is not explicitly closed then discretion shifts to software defaults miner conservatism or market voting which is exactly the ambiguity Im pointing to. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016983125340147901 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016983125340147901"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016983125340147901)  2026-01-29T21:13Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Nice. Well done but . . . Since Hoppe's theory attempts to derive self-ownership from the fact that we engage in argument it as fails Humes Guillotine. All natural law theories including those favored by libertarians like Murray Rothbard show that without a divine axiom these systems are merely "groundless" and cannot provide a truly objective moral foundation. Moral certainty comes only from Scripture not from human reason or observation of human behavior (like arguing). "Argumentation ethics" as an attempt by human reason to usurp a role reserved for revelation. While there is private"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2016990303203279094)  2026-01-29T21:42Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@hodlonaut @mattkratter Thank you so much. We are so very close. Something very personal has come and I want to respond very carefully. I may not get back for a while. But wanted to let you know"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2017022040239423754)  2026-01-29T23:48Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"I agree the lack of a formal spec was a mistake and that early opcodes showed broad capability. But capability purpose. Bitcoin can technically do many things and still fail as money if the base layer isnt normatively constrained to settlement. Hashed commitments and higher layers respect that constraint; open-ended on-chain data erodes it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2017107028238274853)  2026-01-30T05:26Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Thank you for saying this so clearly and honestly. I agree with you on what matters most: this isnt about bad faith or villains its about a fracture in meaning and the sadness comes from realizing how fragile the social layer really is. I respect your decision to run BIP-110. I see it as a sincere act of conscience in a moment where people feel the ground shifting. But I want to be very clear about how I see BIP-110. I respect those who run it as acting in good faith. It is also not the solution to the deeper issue that Core v30 exposed and frankly causes a subtle but real problem. BIP-110"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2017116944176971831)  2026-01-30T06:05Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"I agree set in stone mattered precisely because it removed ongoing discretion. Satoshi designed for future possibilities up front so the base layer would not require continual reinterpretation later. What Core v30 exposed is that we never explicitly closed settlement meaning we relied on social enforcement to do that work. At scale assumptions decay. Finality has to be named. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017216459307360524 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017216459307360524"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2017216459307360524)  2026-01-30T12:40Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"I created this JPEG to summarize why I believe BP-110 is part of the problem and not part of the solution. I have already been muted by one BP-110 node-runner for taking this stand which demonstrates the contentiousness of BP-110. We have one shot to correct and BP-110 ain't it. We need the Final JPEG which will easily fly and be a permanent fix by appealing to all those who claim they hate spam. Prove me wrong. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017245586987102495 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017245586987102495"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2017245586987102495)  2026-01-30T14:36Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Prove me wrong. @mattkratter @hodlonaut"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2017249857359012263)  2026-01-30T14:53Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@mattkratter What question was not answered I may have missed. Let me know. I just listened to you lately and here is my reply. And yes the BP-110 supporters mute me and refuse to address this. Prove me wrong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2017253741750055222)  2026-01-30T15:09Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@stevenroose3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2017287662365749498)  2026-01-30T17:23Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@0xReflection Liquidation only comes with a grinding bear or sideways market absolutely no one is predicting so it i likely to happen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2017310525978243202)  2026-01-30T18:54Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"The Missing Fourth Vertex: @ToneVays versus @GrassFedBitcoin Suggested reading: Article XVI Drafting the Genesis Act Why Bitcoin needs a legitimacy boundary (constitutional layer) beyond just code. XXV Toward the Mt. Pelerin Moment How social coordination becomes durable without formal institutions.  The Final JPEG Why delay becomes precedent and drift becomes permanent. https://medium.com/@homeytel/article-%CF%89-omega-the-final-jpeg-366d75d798b5 https://medium.com/@homeytel/article-xxv-toward-the-mt-pelerin-moment-3726aafbc316Article"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2017858081728737644)  2026-02-01T07:10Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@Bitcoin_Teddy because it is going down maybe Where are all the [--] million dollar BTC people Where are all those who called a market bottom last week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018120565773476091)  2026-02-02T00:33Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@bitf1ash @TheBTCTherapist Correct. Saylor is immune to a flash crash. A grinding bear or sideways 3-4 years will do it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018127178924188100)  2026-02-02T00:59Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"The Missing Fourth Vertex: @ToneVays versus @GrassFedBitcoin Suggested Sunday reading: Article XVI Drafting the Genesis Act Why Bitcoin needs a legitimacy boundary (constitutional layer) beyond just code. XXV Toward the Mt. Pelerin Moment How social coordination becomes durable without formal institutions.  The Final JPEG Why delay becomes precedent and drift becomes permanent. https://x.com/i/status/2017507279914811872 https://medium.com/@homeytel/article-xxv-toward-the-mt-pelerin-moment-3726aafbc316Article"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018166783321006170)  2026-02-02T03:37Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"My contempt is for the elements on both sides that engage in ad hominem attacks that are either irrelevant or untrue. I am a big believer in ad hominem argument as long as both of these criteria are met. So my contempt is for this post. It is a lie that @ToneVays is pro-spam and I am calling @venorusprime for this post. It needs retraction. The contempt for the plebs is dripping from every word these pro-spam Core apologists excrete. @ToneVays belittling people who are still building their stacks tells me everything I need to know about who he is and how he processes information. It's no"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018299063624475027)  2026-02-02T12:22Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"First the origins of hyperwave came from Ted Warren in the 1930s. It was further developed isolated and named by Tyler Jenks. Before Tyler Jenks it was a known tool by successful traders like me who simply had no name for it. Like any tool it has limitations. In January of [----] I met Tyler Jenks at Unconfiscatble. Using Hyperwave along other fundamentals I was the only particpant that said Bitcoin would never penetrate $3000. Tone did not even want me on the stage Kind of like being bearish last October or bearish on January 1st this year. The unfortunate incident is that Tyler Jenks made a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018307504489267652)  2026-02-02T12:56Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@giacomozucco Hey @giacomozucco if your name winds up in the files what will be your new handle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018324870837219528)  2026-02-02T14:05Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@giacomozucco What Paul and Saylor What a sicko"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018325913323061340)  2026-02-02T14:09Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Youre describing process legitimacy. Im talking about monetary legitimacy. They are not the same thing. BIP-110 may be a process signal to Luke or a coordination mechanism among devs. Thats fine. But money does not close by process. A last chance to object a time gate or a roadmap to future BIPs does not express monetary finality. It expresses a managed transition. That is precisely the distinction. Monetary finality exists when the market treats a boundary as not subject to scheduled review even though code remains voluntary forever. BIP-110 explicitly says: this is temporary while we figure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018374454825627926)  2026-02-02T17:22Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"You asked for concrete examples. Here they are. 1) The Schelling point was reached long ago. False. If it were reached Core v30 could not have removed long-standing relay limits without triggering an immediate legitimacy crisis. The fact that this happened silently proves the boundary was never socially closed. A Schelling point that can be altered without market reaction is not a Schelling point its an assumption. 2) BIP-110 is enforcement not renegotiation. Incorrect. BIP-110 explicitly introduces: a sunset a review period an expectation of future replacement That transforms a legitimacy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018402081376219376)  2026-02-02T19:12Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"You asked for concrete examples. Here they are. 1) The Schelling point was reached long ago. False. If it were reached Core v30 could not have removed long-standing relay limits without triggering an immediate legitimacy crisis. The fact that this happened silently proves the boundary was never socially closed. A Schelling point that can be altered without market reaction is not a Schelling point its an assumption. 2) BIP-110 is enforcement not renegotiation. Incorrect. BIP-110 explicitly introduces: a sunset a review period an expectation of future replacement That transforms a legitimacy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018402235059745022)  2026-02-02T19:12Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Please show me my error. I listened I answered I understand I never questioned your intentions I never accused you falsely. The issue remains that we do not agree. Thank you for illustrating the Knots/BIP110 problem. Core supporters seem more open to The Final JPEG than the Knots side which caught me by surprise. https://medium.com/@homeytel/article-%CF%89-omega-the-final-jpeg-366d75d798b5 https://medium.com/@homeytel/article-%CF%89-omega-the-final-jpeg-366d75d798b5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018422354985329077)  2026-02-02T20:32Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Yes and thats precisely the point. P2P systems explain how rules propagate not why monetary legitimacy is granted. Non-node-running users are the missing variable the fourth vortex youre overlooking. Markets dont audit code paths; they respond to perceived finality. Thats where Tone Vays @ToneVays work stops and where the Genesis Act begins. https://homeytel.medium.com/the-genesis-act-e0d68a5241d2postPublishedType=initial https://homeytel.medium.com/the-genesis-act-e0d68a5241d2postPublishedType=initial"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018433583791374426)  2026-02-02T21:17Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Ok fellas. Now what BIP-110 either closes consensusor proves Bitcoins legitimacy is negotiable. Prove me wrong and I will gladly go away. @mattkratter @GrassFedBitcoin @ToneVays @jimmysong @giacomozucco @LukeDashjr @NickSzabo4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018522277789229321)  2026-02-03T03:09Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Here is simple imagery explaining why the Four Pillars of Bitcoin Consensus are written and argued in prose not code. Adoption by non-node running users is the fourth vertex needed for constitutional legitimacy. This is the missing layer of @ToneVays and @GrassFedBitcoin @mattkratter @jimmysong @giacomozucco @NickSzabo4 @LukeDashjr https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018574139817161034 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018574139817161034"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018574139817161034)  2026-02-03T06:35Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@Crypt0doc @ToneVays @GrassFedBitcoin I agree enforcement details matter. I disagree that temporary fixes resolve legitimacy. Without final settlement boundaries every fix becomes the next debate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018760776710844752)  2026-02-03T18:57Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@WealthAI_trade @ToneVays @GrassFedBitcoin Permissionless doesnt mean endlessly negotiable. Centralization risk isnt just code control its when settlement boundaries stay open and must be re-argued forever. Memes dont fix that and neither does temporary enforcement"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018763780671283552)  2026-02-03T19:09Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@SteveHall761758 @axexang @ToneVays @GrassFedBitcoin Fee markets discipline behavior inside settled rules. They dont define what the rules are. Waiting for price to decide legitimacy is how drift happens"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018783253113835808)  2026-02-03T20:26Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@axexang @SteveHall761758 @ToneVays @GrassFedBitcoin Appealing to Satoshis intent is not Bitcoin governanceits ancestor worship. Bitcoin survives because users choose what settles not because developers curate meaning. The moment junk is defined by authority Bitcoin ceases to be permissionless"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018784597258211335)  2026-02-03T20:32Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@GrassFedBitcoin @ToneVays Just curious. Between you and @LukeDashjr are you competent to code The Genesis Act Or are you saying it is not possible"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018797622962880580)  2026-02-03T21:23Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@flaming_hodl @ToneVays @GrassFedBitcoin The Straw Man is conflating @ToneVays with @UglyOldGoat1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2018813449900527678)  2026-02-03T22:26Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"dewmap this is an excellent articulation of the narrow optimum and the danger of reducing Bitcoin to a neutral byte market. I believe this is the exact concern that has motivated many of us across different parts of this debate. If I may try to build a bridge especially between perspectives often represented by Tone and Mechanic I think your post highlights something important that might actually unify rather than divide. Node runners are absolutely critical because they enforce constraints. Without independent validation Bitcoin becomes dependent on trust and the system loses its defensive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2019289050042015969)  2026-02-05T05:56Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Sorry I missed this. So here is my late reply. As this saga develops it is becoming apparent that there is a growing disconnect between non-node running users and everyone else. You have always been someone I looked to as a bridge across that divide. But Im beginning to see it differently now not as a gap but as a missing fourth vertex in how Bitcoins legitimacy actually forms. Bitcoin has never functioned through a single class of authority. It has remained stable when four forces stay aligned: Developers propose and codify rules Nodes enforce validation Miners comply through economic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2019388138645282983)  2026-02-05T12:30Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@hodlonaut Sorry @hodlonaut but BIP110 is not a solution. I sit in the unique position of being blocked by @adam3us and @mattkratter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2019469451037454495)  2026-02-05T17:53Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@hodlonaut @adam3us @mattkratter https://homeytel.medium.com/the-genesis-act-e0d68a5241d2 https://homeytel.medium.com/the-genesis-act-e0d68a5241d2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2019470744762130771)  2026-02-05T17:58Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@ToneVays I am not here to save BTC from @saylor His liquidation if it comes is his doing. The crrente node crisis is with Core. Knots is a secondary and exasperates the issue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/UglyOldGoat1/status/2019501149330833520)  2026-02-05T19:59Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements

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