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Should include somewhere "The Blockstream Satellite network broadcasts the Bitcoin blockchain around the world 24/7 for free, protecting against network interruptions and providing areas without reliable internet connections with the opportunity to use Bitcoin." as of unknown. This is the very best possible feature of bitcoin today. It was very difficult for me to find it. This is a very important feature of blockchain and cryptocurrency. No other forex can do that, unless you are an oil sheik or even then. https://blockstream.com/satellite/ THANKS Lasermoons (talk) 21:14, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, so let's just include "and satellite" somewhere with an.. with a reference that fits. Whatever, otherwise the link is not correct? I can still modify it. It wouldn't be bad if she/he who get access got into it somehow. It's just a satellite cryptocurrency after all. Not just, it's. Lasermoons (talk) 22:05, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We need WP:RS to include things at wikipedia, and on cryptocurrency articles we are only using high quality sources such as wsj, nyt, fortune.com, etc. We are not using a blockstream blog post or marketing info. Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 22:17, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No. This isn't a reliable source, and these claims are extraordinary and promotional. Stop trying to add spam to Wikipedia. Grayfell (talk) 22:19, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Lasermoons:, sometimes you need to filter out the bad sources and you can still find a good source or two. This here can show you how to do the search, you note I manually remove the crypto sources so that there are less to read through. Remaining we have forbes, futurism (I am not sure if this is an RS, but maybe), vice, decrypt (not sure about decrypt, looks like a crypto source), IBT, forbes. I think you should be able to find content in these articles to say something, not sure if it will be WP:DUE on this bitcoin article (a whole different discussion), but I suspect you easily could add it to the Blockstream article. Last, I am not sure the nuance here, as if it is internet from space or internet (eg starlink), from a landline (eg fiber), from mobile (eg 5G), then what is the difference? Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 08:18, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Both satellite TV and Starlink transports data however not both are for internet access. I think same logic can be applied for this. Throat0390 (talk) 14:07, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I propose adding that on May 20, 2024, a Bitcoin flag was raised at the summit of Mount Everest. This event was covered by major crypto media like Cointelegraph, though not yet by mainstream legacy media. Source 1, Source 2, Source 3
Despite the lack of mainstream coverage, the event is significant within the Bitcoin community and represents its cultural impact. I believe it should be included in the "History 2020–present" section. Lustigermutiger21 (talk) 06:37, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
To help you understand we are not using cryptocurrency sites as RS on wikipedia. Try to find something mainstream like nyt, wsj, bloomberg, ft.com, etc Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 08:31, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You are welcome. Sometimes you can also look at forbes. But we are not using WP:FORBESCON on cryptocurrency articles (nor any contributor sources for that matter). You will sometimes see the word contributor next to the author's name, and if you do, it isnt kosher here. Sometimes you will see Forbes Staff (or something like that) and then it is ok to use. Also no blogs, no binance, no coindesk, etc. Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 21:32, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
While Bitcoin Core is the primary node implementation, there are a couple additional such as btcd (written in Go) and Bitcoin Knots that are in consensus. Is there a reason these are not included? Before making the change, figured I'd write a quick post to get feedback. If no disagreements, I can add in a couple other Bitcoin node implementations. Thanks! ILoveFinance (talk) 01:33, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@ILoveFinance: I think the issue might have been lack of WP:RS, or maybe nobody bothered to add them. Please see if you can find some. Might want to look through Andreas Antonopolous (and others) in google books, those should be fine. We are not using cryptoblogs, coindesk, theblock, etc. Thanks Jtbobwaysf (talk) 05:35, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
To preface, I am in no way attempting to be argumentative here, but from a consistency standpoint, Bitcoin Core lacks any reference to any mainstream news article or research paper, at least in the footnotes that I have seen. The only reference is to the Bitcoin Core GitHub (footnote 3).
@ILoveFinance A corporate website such as River.com is not considered a reliable source on Wikipedia. If something is not mentioned in what the English Wikipedia considers a "reliable source" then, from the perspective of Wikipedia, it does not exist and cannot be added here. Dura lex, sed lex... a455bcd9 (Antoine) (talk) 07:40, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yep, as was my assumption. But then again, Bitcoin Core lacks any source other than a reference to its own repository, which would appear to be contradictory to the standard.
Standards aside, Bitcoin Core should obviously be mentioned here and cited and the reference to its repository makes sense. But the point I am trying to make here is that there is not a consistent standard in terms of citing node implementations.
There is a world map showing NZ as 'permissive' but prosecutions here have been successful recently. The map needs updating.
The NZ Fair Trading Act states that Pyramid schemes (of which Bitcoin is one, and NZ court found Ethereum tokens also to be) are illegal "whether or not they provide a product or service, or both". 122.102.109.173 (talk) 07:28, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]