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Bitcoin Brawl: Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Takes on the Crypto Twitter Shills

The euphoria over the bitcoin price's climb to a new 2019 high above $11,000 couldn't last forever, and it wasn't long before drama broke out on Crypto Twitter. | Source: YouTube (i), Shutterstock (ii). Image Edited by CCN.
The euphoria over the bitcoin price's climb to a new 2019 high above $11,000 couldn't last forever, and it wasn't long before drama broke out on Crypto Twitter. | Source: YouTube (i), Shutterstock (ii). Image Edited by CCN.

The euphoria that followed the bitcoin price's climb to a new 2019 high above $11,000 couldn't last forever, and it wasn't long before some low-volume drama broke out over the weekend on Crypto Twitter.

Seemingly apropos of nothing, Dan Held (@danhedl), a pal of Anthony Pampliano and legend of Bitcoin Twitter, reminded everyone that Ethereum mastermind Vitalik Buterin had once tried to raise money to build a quantum computer for Bitcoin mining.

Vitalik Buterin's Quantum Bitcoin Mining Ambitions

Buterin retorted that he was not trying to raise funds for a personal project. He also said:

“I recommend you re-evaluate your model of me; the process may even convince you ethereum is interesting and worth your time to explore and participate in!”

Read the full story on CCN.com.

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