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Re: Tippin.me – Micropayments on Twitter

#3

Post by amasad »

I want to congratulate the creator Sergio for building on Bitcoin. Whereas others would create an altcoin, ICO, make a ton of claims and then... nothing comes out of it.

The reason "crypto" (it's really just Bitcoin) stagnated is because nobody was building on existing solid infrastructure. Now with LN leading the way we're going to see mainstream applications being built on BTC.

Bravo Sergio for leading the way :clap:

Re: Tippin.me – Micropayments on Twitter

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Post by chippy »

Three clicks got me to the actual about page: https://tippin.me/howto

and you shouldn't click the "about" link at the bottom. (The about link opens a biography of the web designer or someone a user shouldn't care about initially).

First click the taco icon top right which says "US" (I thought it was a locale changer).

Then work your way down the page to the link "Want to Tip? Get started with Lightning Network" (Very small link, right at the bottom).

Then you will see that it's actually what this site is about and the first mention of Twitter.

Re: Tippin.me – Micropayments on Twitter

#8

Post by fabiandesimone »

amasad wrote: post #3

I want to congratulate the creator Sergio for building on Bitcoin. Whereas others would create an altcoin, ICO, make a ton of claims and then... nothing comes out of it. The reason "crypto" (it's really just Bitcoin) stagnated is because nobody was building on existing solid infrastructure. Now with LN leading the way we're going to see mainstream applications being built on BTC. Bravo Sergio for leading the way :cla…

I'm not trying to create controversy but:

"The reason "crypto" (it's really just Bitcoin) stagnated is because nobody was building on existing solid infrastructure."

So you know this for a FACT?

Looks like Crypto is not stagnated by any means (price might be suppressed) if you look at the news, it seems crypto as a whole is moving forward at an accelerated pace.

Re: Tippin.me – Micropayments on Twitter

#9

Post by amasad »

maeln wrote: post #4

I like the comment of Peter Sunde on it : https://twitter.com/brokep/status/1098485289528500229 Seriously, what are the advantage of Tippin compare to a service that use real word currencies ? Anonymity ?

Money over IP is quite impressive. Something ideological must be clouding your judgement if you can't see it.

Re: Tippin.me – Micropayments on Twitter

#10

Post by amasad »

fabiandesimone wrote: post #8
amasad wrote: post #3

I want to congratulate the creator Sergio for building on Bitcoin. Whereas others would create an altcoin, ICO, make a ton of claims and then... nothing comes out of it. The reason "crypto" (it's really just Bitcoin) stagnated is because nobody was building on existing solid infrastructure. Now with LN leading the way we're going to see mainstream applications being built on BTC. Bravo Sergio for leading the way :cla…

I'm not trying to create controversy but: "The reason "crypto" (it's really just Bitcoin) stagnated is because nobody was building on existing solid infrastructure." So you know this for a FACT? Looks like Crypto is not stagnated by any means (price might be suppressed) if you look at the news, it seems crypto as a whole is moving forward at an accelerated pace.

It's all fluff and nothing of substance. Add to that all the 51% attacks. Ethereuem World Computer couldn't handle some kitties.

Come on. Bitcoin is here. Bitcoin works. Bitcoin is battle tested.

Obviously anyone choosing to altcoin is doing it as a quick-get-rich scheme and not actually trying to build something useful.

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