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Luke Dashjr

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Luke Dashjr

@LukeDashjr

Roman #Catholic, husband, father of 11 children, #Bitcoin Core developer, and CTO @OCEAN_mining; INTP; I condemn fake "Catholics", cryptobros & pedos; see link

Florida, USA

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Joined July 2012

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Luke Dashjr
@LukeDashjr
Sep 29, 2020
I am a community-paid #Bitcoin developer working on Bitcoin Core & many other parts of Bitcoin. You can help fund my public Bitcoin work by: 1) Sending me bitcoins - contact me for a Bitcoin address! 2) GitHub Sponsors: github.com/sponsors/luke-… 3) Patreon: patreon.com/LukeDashjr?utm…
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Luke Dashjr
@LukeDashjr
Nov 12, 2023
Replying to @LepantoInst and @Emma506131772
A pope is a monarch who has the authority to exercise unlimited power, yes
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Luke Dashjr
@LukeDashjr
Dec 6, 2023
PSA: “Inscriptions” are exploiting a vulnerability in #Bitcoin Core to spam the blockchain. Bitcoin Core has, since 2013, allowed users to set a limit on the size of extra data in transactions they relay or mine (`-datacarriersize`). By obfuscating their data as program code,
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Luke Dashjr
@LukeDashjr
Jan 1, 2023
PSA: My PGP key is compromised, and at least many of my bitcoins stolen. I have no idea how. Help please. #Bitcoin
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Luke Dashjr
@LukeDashjr
Aug 22, 2024
Replying to @vocalcry
You should be prosecuted for adultery, not bragging about your infidelity. You're a bad person.
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Luke Dashjr
@LukeDashjr
Nov 6, 2021
Test. If you see this, Twitter finally unbanned me ~10 minutes ago. Thank you everyone for your support. I appreciate it. Unfortunately, Twitter did not admit wrongdoing, so I may have to self-censor here moving forward to avoid being wrongly banned again #FreeLukeJr #Suspended
Luke Dashjr
@LukeDashjr
Aug 26, 2025
From 2010 until 2022, Bitcoin used spam filters to keep garbage out of the chain. Despite that, the blockchain has grown far faster than technology can keep up with. In 2022, the "Inscription" exploit was discovered, and we now have 2 full years of its damage to observe. Anyone
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Luke Dashjr
@LukeDashjr
Jan 20, 2025
Is Ross free yet?
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Luke Dashjr
@LukeDashjr
Aug 13, 2024
Replying to @GithubProjects
It should actually be a merge request
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Luke Dashjr
@LukeDashjr
Jun 10, 2025
Don't let the bad actors trick you into thinking Bitcoin Core 30 allows you to re-enable the datacarrier limit: 1) Along with unlimiting the default, they also broke it further. datacarriersize=83 now (as of Core 30) allows for 83 outputs totalling 830 bytes of spam, instead of
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Luke Dashjr
@LukeDashjr
Aug 12, 2024
Replying to @gothspiderbitch
Why do some people have psychological breaks if you stay up too long, while others are just annoyed/tired?
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Luke Dashjr
@LukeDashjr
Oct 30, 2025
Replying to @UN_Women
They're paid. Just not in a way the government can tax. That's what you really want: more taxes.
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Luke Dashjr
@LukeDashjr
Sep 8, 2025
Bitcoin is not a finished product. We may be on a detour to address spam, and part of the crisis did originate with (mishandling of) the Segwit and Taproot upgrades - but to improve the world, we still need more functionality. Stopping all improvements forever ("ossifying") is
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Luke Dashjr
@LukeDashjr
Mar 3, 2025
Government is funded by taxpayers. It has no business having "reserves", whether it be dollars or bitcoins. Any excess should be refunded to the taxpayers, or used to reduce taxes the next year.
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