‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Returns to Twitter in Latest Endorsement of Elon Musk
Bitcoin Jesus is back. After a year of social-media silence, Roger Ver, who earned the moniker for his evangelical-like advocacy, is the latest crypto pioneer to voice his support of Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter.
Like many of the early cyberpunks and Libertarians who gravitated to Twitter while helping to popularize crypto, Ver said in an interview he’s optimistic Musk will end “censorship” on the social media platform. Coinbase Global Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong called Musk’s planned purchase “a great win for free speech.”
“It’ll certainly make Twitter more attractive,” said Ver, who has 742,000 followers on the site. “I am really, really grateful that Musk is out there calling out censorship.”
Even though he’s still often referred to by the nickname, Ver, 43, hasn’t been a supporter of the largest cryptocurrency for awhile because he says it deviated from its original purpose as an alternative currency. And he’s no fan of many of the current high-profile proponents such as MicroStrategy Inc. CEO Michael Saylor.
“He talks about how Bitcoin is encrypted packets -- it’s techno-bubble nonsense,” Ver said.
Ver is now a fan of Dogecoin, Musk’s favored cryptocurrency. Musk called Dogecoin “the people’s crypto,”and Ver said it’s also faster and cheaper to use than Bitcoin.
“Dogecoin is significantly better,” Ver said. “It’s cheaper and more reliable. If I had to pick three contenders [for the world’s dominant cryptocurrency], they would be Doge, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash.”
The sentiments are a long ways off from where Ver started. After discovering Bitcoin in 2011, when it traded for less than $1, Ver would carry forth about the cryptocurrency at MeetUps and backyard barbecues, before moving on to conference
Read more on tech.hindustantimes.com
