A few weeks ago, I wrote an article explaining why Bitcoin needs a reference specification. The article was linked on reddit and Greg Maxwell made several comments on it.

I’m writing this followup article mostly so people can see what it’s like to try to have a technical conversation with CTO of Blockstream, Greg Maxwell.

“There is a specification”

Oh great, there is a specification now. Why didn’t you just say so in the first place? That would have cleared everything up a lot sooner.

Umm, Greg, are you sure this is a Specification?

“::sigh:: it is a specification”

Or maybe you should write one. Also, “It is immoral to demand other people to do your work for you”

Several people told me to write one. Well for starters, I’m flattered. Maybe I will some day.

I also never actually demanded anyone do anything, so I don’t know where he got that from. Greg is apparently ok to work with people who think slavery is moral (hint, his name rhymes with Juke Lunior), but ok I guess he gets to decide what is moral for everyone.

I especially never demanded that Greg or Blockstream do anything, even though he is the CTO of a company that was given $76 million to support Bitcoin (or whatever is supposed to be Blockstream’s business model, if anyone even really knows anymore).