Bitstamp To Be Banned By Theymos For Supporting BIP 101
The drama between Theymos and anyone who isn’t following his hidden agenda is far from over. Earlier today, popular Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp announced how they will be implementing BIP 101 in a few days. As you would come to expect, it was only a matter of time until Theymos issued a comment on how Bitstamp will be removed from all Bitcoin references, including Reddit and the Bitcoin Wiki. Nejc Kodric, CEO, and co-founder of Bitstamp took part in the largest Bitcoin AMA in history on the Bitcoin.com forums earlier today. One of the questions from the community was how Bitstamp feels about....
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