Emergent Reasons (John) and Cheap Lightning, two early bitcoiners and prominent BCH figures, make a return appearance on the show. We reflect on 15 years of Bitcoin and on BCH in 2023. We also talk about BCH Guru Beta release, defeating Jameson Lopp on Twitter, and other topics. Enjoy! Links: Emergent Reasons on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmergentReasons Cheap Lightning on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheapLightning Bitcoin Cash Foundation: https://bitcoincashfoundation.org Bitcoin Cash Foundation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BitcoinCashFoundation Bitcoin Cash Foundation on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BCHF_ORG “It's a F*****g Scam?” article by CL: http://iafs.cash "How Can I Help BCH?" article : https://read.cash/@BCHF/how-can-i-help-bch-49f06e98 Jameson Lopp vs. BCH Podcast Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/TheBCHPodcast/status/1742166631650918589 Presentation slides of this episode: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Nxpm8nh7idCPa5AB_zeCb4tV2cwRE8Bc/edit#slide=id.g1001e085589_0_4 Donations: bitcoincash:qpnclw90u8sns0g97ke83jddavslafm7tcjs6vvhy9 Sponsors: Thank you very much to our flipstarter contributors: https://flipstarter.bitcoincashpodcast.com/en General Protocols: https://generalprotocols.com and https://bchbull.com Socials: Website: https://www.bitcoincashpodcast.com Timestamps: 00:00 Podcast starts 00:38 Intro 01:52 BCH turns 15 06:59 Retrospective on BCH in 2023 13:06 "Individuals do make a difference" 17:15 CheapLightning’s current work 20:31 EmergentReason’s current work 28:37 Crypto market update 29:44 Mt. Gox asset distribution 33:55 BCH Guru Beta launches 45:51 "Nobody is ready for how hard BCH is going to hit" 50:05 Jameson Lopp vs. The BCH Podcast 1:01:45 How will prominent BTC maximalists react? 1:13:58 "We are the rescue boat" 1:16:56 What is maximalism? How to keep it rational? 1:26:40 What is the purpose of Bitcoin? 1:32:00 BCH, CHIP process, and incentives 1:35:45 Meme of the week: simultaneous chess 1:41:16 Community comment of the week: FiendishCrypto 1:45:01 CL’s message to the community 1:46:31 ER’s message to the community 1:48:37 Podcast supporter appreciation 1:50:27 Shoutouts and outro #bitcoin #bitcoincash #bch #btc #crypto #cryptocurrency #cbdc