Hello.

Some of you might have heard of me, some might not have. For those who haven't, here's a short introduction: I'm pokkst. I write software. I maintain Crescent Cash, a semi-popular (I guess) Android and desktop wallet. The first wallet to feature full Cash Accounts support, CoinText SMS integration, etc. and first mobile wallet to feature SLP tokens, custom OP_RETURN messages, and UTXO management. I also work on tipbitcoin.cash, a non-custodial tipping service for livestreamers. I also maintain a fork of bitcoincashj.

For the past several years I had worked on BTC projects, similar to what I have been working on now for Bitcoin Cash. As time progressed and blocks remained full it became extremely unbearable to work on the BTC chain. That's just the base chain that was a pain, due to high fees and long confirmation times. Lightning Network development is a whole different story of pain.

So, in March of 2019 I announced my departure from BTC development and switched to Bitcoin Cash development. This was met with a LOT of hatred from the BTC camp. I lost a lot of "friends" (but in the end I guess they weren't friends to begin with) because I simply preferred a different digital currency than them. Some stood by my side because that's what true friends do. Shoutout to them, they know who they are.

After my announcement, I was very quickly invited to various Bitcoin Cash focused community Telegrams and Discord servers. I was welcomed with open arms. Several people got to know me and helped me get situated with all the people in the community, others linked developer resources for me to improve my software so it worked better with Bitcoin Cash.

On top of this, many developers got in contact with me to collaborate on various projects. This does not happen often in BTC. Everyone is fairly isolated, but once in a while collaboration does happen but it's not as common. One of the first developers I collaborated with was Jonathan Silverblood with his Cash Accounts system. This collaboration gave birth to Crescent Cash, the first Bitcoin Cash wallet to feature full Cash Accounts support.

People then introduced me to SLP tokens, which I had no idea existed on BCH until after switching. I began reading documentation of various SLP libraries and found the Android SLP SDK, so I quickly implemented that into Crescent Cash, making the wallet the first mobile wallet to feature SLP tokens support.

Then Vin Armani contacted me about collaborating and integrating CoinText into Crescent Cash. This made Crescent Cash the first wallet to feature CoinText SMS integration. These types of collaborations are very important to the ecosystem as it makes everything essentially compliment each other.

Then later on I got to know Collin Enstad. He hosts Collin It Like It Is, a crypto news show. Collin was in need of a Bitcoin Cash tipping service for livestreaming, so that's how tipbitcoin.cash was born. A non-custodial Bitcoin Cash tipping service.

I see a lot of comments in various chats in the Bitcoin Cash community that the community is overall very bitter with each other and everyone is always pissed off and there's a lot of drama. While there's drama, you have to keep in mind that it's not all like that. There are kind people everyone always looking to help someone out. The above examples are my personal prime examples of the community being very kind, welcoming, and helpful.

Bitcoin Cash, unlike BTC, has allowed for my portfolio to grow and for my life to change and grant me a better life financially and I've made a lot of cool friends because of it.

Here's to peer-to-peer electronic cash. :)