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Not quite. Yes they control the social media channels, but check any other crypto sub and you'll find some of the same articles and information. For what it's w

by acejam 8y ago

Not quite. Yes they control the social media channels, but check any other crypto sub and you'll find some of the same articles and information. For what it's worth, I think forks are great because they allow people to try new things. However, Roger Ver and the Bitcoin Cash community have clearly taken steps to mislead the public into thinking that the original Bitcoin is "Bitcoin Core", and that Bitcoin Cash is "Bitcoin". When an outsider comes in and tries to buy "Bitcoin", but is misled into buying Bitcoin Cash, that's a genuine problem. Here is one example: https://www.wetalkcoins.com/news/quotbitcoin-cashquot-faces-a-potentially-massive-class-action-lawsuit-for-misleading-people-to-buy-their-coin https://www.wetalkcoins.com/news/quotbitcoin-cashquot-faces-...

cocktailpeanuts 8y ago
> check any other crypto sub and you'll find some of the same articles and information That's because no matter which coin they own, the main source of their information comes from the Bitcoin community. If Bitcoin dies, all other coins will be affected by it, so even the stupidest traders keep an eye on what happens to Bitcoin even if they didn't invest in Bitcoin itself. I didn't sell my Bitcoins when the chain split happened so i own the same amount of BTC and BCH, but I still think this "Bitcoin brand is owned by the original Bitcoin chain" is ridiculous and ignorant idea. But that's just my opinion. You see, it's all about opinions and there is no such thing as "fact" in crypto because nobody knows the future. Anyone's free to have their opinion, just like you think Bitcoin cash is a scam. I'm just sharing my own opinion because I think it's as legitimate as the "bcash is scam" opinion yet doesn't get enough attention, mostly due to the unfortunate turnout of the market. Most people who bought into Bitcoin late last year bought BTC and not BCH, and these are the people who are most active on social media, and of course they want BTC to win and BCH to fail because otherwise it means they made a bad investment. In contrast, a lot of early investors (who have owned Bitcoin for a long time even before the fork) don't have any incentive to speak out because to them it doesn't really mater which side wins (unless they're just irrational people who don't understand the market). So we end up with a world where the loudest people are the ones who bought BTC, and the people on the BCH are automatically presented as frauds and scammers.

by acejam 8y ago

cocktailpeanuts 8y ago

> check any other crypto sub and you'll find some of the same articles and information That's because no matter which coin they own, the main source of their information comes from the Bitcoin community. If Bitcoin dies, all other coins will be affected by it, so even the stupidest traders keep an eye on what happens to Bitcoin even if they didn't invest in Bitcoin itself. I didn't sell my Bitcoins when the chain split happened so i own the same amount of BTC and BCH, but I still think this "Bitcoin brand is owned by the original Bitcoin chain" is ridiculous and ignorant idea. But that's just my opinion. You see, it's all about opinions and there is no such thing as "fact" in crypto because nobody knows the future. Anyone's free to have their opinion, just like you think Bitcoin cash is a scam. I'm just sharing my own opinion because I think it's as legitimate as the "bcash is scam" opinion yet doesn't get enough attention, mostly due to the unfortunate turnout of the market. Most people who bought into Bitcoin late last year bought BTC and not BCH, and these are the people who are most active on social media, and of course they want BTC to win and BCH to fail because otherwise it means they made a bad investment. In contrast, a lot of early investors (who have owned Bitcoin for a long time even before the fork) don't have any incentive to speak out because to them it doesn't really mater which side wins (unless they're just irrational people who don't understand the market). So we end up with a world where the loudest people are the ones who bought BTC, and the people on the BCH are automatically presented as frauds and scammers.