Roger Ver: There Has Been a Lot of Suppression of Ideas on Bitcoin Forums
Roger Ver has a big problem with the “suppression of ideas” on public forums such as /r/Bitcoin. Now, the renowned Bitcoin investor and owner of Bitcoin.com has launched forum.bitcoin.com, promising a new kind of platform where anyone can express and discuss opinions on cryptocurrency without censorship. CoinTelegraph spoke with Ver about the new forum, his plans for Bitcoin.com, his dispute with OKcoin, and what he thinks of major banks hopping on the blockchain bandwagon. CoinTelegraph: As the owner of Bitcoin.com, why did you launch forum.bitcoin.com? “It seemed like the perfect time to....
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Roger Ver wants to see more of a ‘Lovefest’ in Bitcoin online forums, like in the early days of the cryptocurrency created by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. He believes one way the Bitcoin Community could usher in more ‘lovefest’ is by criticizing censorship, in particularly in Bitcoin forums at Reddit’s r/Bitcoin and the independent BitcoinTalk. “One of the things that I would like to see from the Core side and the Core supporters…I think people should speak out against theymos and speak out in favor of people posting whatever they want on r/bitcoin,” Mr. Ver elaborates. “One of the things....
This letter to Ross Ulbricht was written by Roger Ver. Hello Ross, I don’t think I’m very good at writing letters, so I’ll just tell you what I think. Mostly I just want you to know that the world has not forgotten you, or the ideas you helped to spread. In fact, I suspect you will go down in history in a similar spot to Harriet Tubman for helping slaves....
Roger Ver nicknamed Bitcoin Jesus, an early American investor in Bitcoin at Coyote WallStreet, and Peter Smith of Blockchain will be the keynote speakers at Pioneers Festival, Europe’s major conference for tomorrow’s ideas. The event brings together the smartest startups with corporations, media and investors eager to support the next big thing. The organizers of Pioneer Festival inform that more than 1,600 startups from 90+ countries applied to meet over 400 investors in the Hofburg Imperial Palace, Vienna. Roger Ver and Peter Smith will be addressing nearly 2,500 participants who have....