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https://x.com/zherbert/status/2084269925632217297

Captured screenshot of the post by @zherbert, posted 3 Aug 2026, 13:27 UTC
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Long-form first-hand account by Foundation's CEO of NVK's years of public attacks on Foundation, SeedSigner, WalletScrutiny and independent researchers; the GPLv3 to Commons Clause license change; the BTClock trademark takedown; and a point-by-point correction of claims made about those projects. The author leads a direct competitor and says so inside the piece; The Bitcoin Layer's aftermath letter defers to this thread for its account of Coinkite conduct.

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