this article is head in the clouds laa dee da that does not fit the reality.

first of all bitcoin foundation should not be involved in development of
bitcoin if that are interacting with the state. that means not paying
salaries to people who exert undue influence over the protocol.

if they choose to continue to be involved with bitcoin development then
they should also support dark wallet, electrum, and hive (which are now
combining as one project pooling our efforts).

if they want to be involved in development, then the role should be in
establishing a neutral space (which i have not seen be done and have no
confidence will be done). i want to see more stick. I've seen some cliquey
and sneaky behaviour coming from bitcoind devs. multiple instances of
top-down commands (evoking that power when not neccessary) or shutting
down debate over contentious issues.

twice i contacted the foundation over issues where I was being unfairly
placed at a disadvantage as a dev because of office politics (being taken
off mailing lists .etc) but they refused to intervene. they are paying
salaries of devs. I would have words if someone I was working with was
acting like a cunt.

I told this to elizabeth already, and she's a force for good working on
bitcoin with pure motives.

from a journalist friend of ours. he sent me this yesterday:

> Just got a call from the bitcoin foundation. They wouldn't go on the
> record to comment on the article but just kept telling me "off the
> record" that you lot have no credibility and that a much better story is
> some venture capitalist yesterday investing $9m in bitcoin...
>

can't stop laughing. ok, where is this 9 million. what is it doing? i
haven't seen any of it yet. they have all the resources, leigitimacy and
attention but what have they done. they are lost in the politics.

we have donations from many, not 1 rich fascist. how will this 9 million
be used. the money from the community will go far, be collectively
managed in a multisig and be used well. we don't waste 9 million on
lawyers giving to people part of the state apparatus.

why don't they go on record and back up their words?

godspeed :) today we finally forced an important issue in bitcoin to the
forefront. this is where we will make our stand for freedom and our
values. great job cody for his mastermind work here.

> The video is so fucken crazy. Thank God you’re a force for good.
>
> Another time and place you could work for the propaganda ministry of some
> Eastern Block country. :)
>
> Check this out also, it’s a balanced piece doing the rounds:
>
> http://techliberation.com/2013/10/31/bitcoin-is-going-mainstream-here-is-why-cypherpunks-shouldnt-worry/
>
>
> On 1 Nov 2013, at 2:01 pm, Cody R Wilson <codywilson@???> wrote:
>
>> I'd like to thank everyone on this list especially for the tremendous
>> response the Dark Wallet campaign received yesterday. Within 24 hours we
>> received just over 25k USD in combined contributions. Share the video if
>> you haven't already. It seems to be popularizing the spirit of crypto.
>> There is demand!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Amir Taaki <genjix@???> wrote:
>> >> Hi!
>>
>> We're doing a crowd funding campaign for DarkWallet soon. I'm looking
>> for any material (especially from people here) that we can weave into
>> a tapestry of our vision and ideals.
>>
>> How we are thinking, what we are working towards, what interests us, ...
>>
>> Articles, videos, images, forum posts, ... anything. We want to
>> present something to the people
>>
>> * It's not only about the 'black market' but tools for the people, the
>> limitations and the monopoly of money / economy.
>> * Tools like DarkWallet are your own financial system, a free financial
>> system.
>> * It's important to talk about independence and community (organising
>> together).
>> * Everything from petrol, food, computers, even our health is
>> manipulated.
>> * Finance is one aspect, but we need to take back control of more
>> things.
>> * Silk Road: $1.2 billion market, 2 murders, >2 years. DPR is a hero.
>> Compare that with something like producing rice and all the people
>> that die.
>> * More simply:
>> ** Bitcoin = amazing scifi. The blockchain is incredible.
>> ** No technical limitations. The limitations are human limitations.
>> ** We will have all the tools, but we need the community.
>> * Bitcoin Foundation has a lot of money, all the legitimacy but they do
>> nothing. They are lost in the politics, but aren't thinking of serving
>> the people.
>> * We are here now working with the future in mind. These things take
>> time and are slow. Maybe 5 years from now all these crazy concepts
>> become reality.
>> ** Bitcoin is still young.
>> ** It's also about the internet.
>> ** Bitcoin is something new but immensely powerful.
>>
>>
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>>
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>>
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