Jonas Schnelli (@_jonasschnelli

Jonas Schnelli

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Jonas Schnelli

@_jonasschnelli_

Former Bitcoin Developer and Maintainer (2013-2021). Sane voice in Bitcoin. Now working on PCBs.

Joined August 2015

Jonas Schnelli
@_jonasschnelli_
Oct 21, 2021
Dear Bitcoiners I decided to step down as Bitcoin Core maintainer and contributor. The last years where amazing and I coded, discussed and learned so much! I started contributing in 2013 and went full time in 2015. What a ride! But now, it’s time for me to move on. Thread 👇
Jonas Schnelli
@_jonasschnelli_
Nov 11, 2021
Jonas Schnelli
@_jonasschnelli_
Dec 23, 2017
#Bitcoin fees to high? Unusable? Hate it? Me too! Could not download a CD in the early 90ies? Hated it too! You have invested in early tech! Some people think and work day and night so solve this issue in a way Bitcoin can survive centuries! Have faith. Give us time.
Jonas Schnelli
@_jonasschnelli_
Sep 7, 2021
McDonalds implemented lightning before all major Bitcoin exchanges. Let that sink.
Jonas Schnelli
@_jonasschnelli_
Dec 4, 2018
The current state of the world in one picture
Jonas Schnelli
@_jonasschnelli_
Mar 28, 2022
Bitcoin is rat poison! Wait until people figure out who the rats are. 🚀
Jonas Schnelli
@_jonasschnelli_
Mar 8, 2022
If your car can be shut down remotely, it’s not your car.
Jonas Schnelli
@_jonasschnelli_
Oct 21, 2021
Replying to @_jonasschnelli_
I’ll will hang around here and will continue to tweet interesting Bitcoin insights (and will not stop to criticize the loud bullies). … and who knows, I may start contributing again further down the road. ❤️
Jonas Schnelli
@_jonasschnelli_
Dec 24, 2017
The devs and minds behind #Bitcoin are in for the long term. They don't care if you "leave Bitcoin for XYZ reason". They even don't care (too much) if BTC drops to 10USD. They will continue to build the best decentralized peer to peer electronic cash system.
Jonas Schnelli
@_jonasschnelli_
Dec 3, 2017
That feeling you get when you wait on the airport, see a rasta dude trading a two digit amount of Bitcoins next to a random business guy reading about Bitcoin in a major newspaper... while you are working on a Bitcoin Core patch.
Jonas Schnelli
@_jonasschnelli_
Oct 21, 2021
Replying to @_jonasschnelli_
You may ask, why step down now? What happened? Sometimes, interests shift and you can’t do much about it. On top, I feel that the legal risks for Bitcoin developers are increasing year by year (which can be stressful). New contributors should join anonymously (it’s tricky).
Jonas Schnelli
@_jonasschnelli_
Jan 10, 2018
Bitcoin Core Git Stats 2017: - Total pull requests created: 1'843 (~5 per day) - Merged pull requests: 1'195 (~3.27 per day) - GitHub comments/reviews: 21'153 (~57.95 per day) - Commits: 3'277 (~8.98 per day) - Git contributors (merged code): 161 - GitHub contributors: 713
Jonas Schnelli
@_jonasschnelli_
May 23, 2021
Matter of perspectives
Jonas Schnelli
@_jonasschnelli_
Aug 21, 2021
Bitcoin is not just a “new currency”. It is a new way of thinking, planning and living.