To be noted, in case this were not clear enough.

My intervention was among other things AGAINST the takeover of the dogecoin channels by Dogecoin Labs. They took control of community resources (the old dogecoin_devs X account that in the past was used by Dogecoin Core developers was renamed to DogecoinLabs) because the Dogecoin “Foundation” (a group with no mandate to represent the Dogecoin community and which pushed several disasters over the past years) gave them access to the channel. I am against all of this and disgusted by it. Do not try to frame my opinion in support of it.

If you are a commercial venture building for the Dogecoin ecosystem and you want to see it grow, including its open-source projects: - Support Dogecoin Core and its development. Help keep it secure and up to date. There is a real need for good, rigorous engineers reviewing code (crucial) and making well-argued, thoroughly researched proposals. People's respect for Dogecoin starts here, IMO. The review part is truly crucial, now more than ever. - Support the ecosystem at large, including alternative node implementations and open-source projects from small independent developers. - Support rigorous, data-backed research into ways to improve Dogecoin, with full transparency. - Of course, create technically sound, transparent commercial products with clearly stated business models and risk disclosures. Care about your users. Big names who supported Doge in the past clearly stated that its open nature, its decentralization, and the fact that nobody could control it were its greatest assets (alongside the dog in the logo).

I am a nobody, I am fairly old, and an old Dogecoin user. Never been rich or wealthy, I work many jobs for a living, and so sharing private information on the web is not my thing as it shouldn't be for everybody else's in the same situation. If I were profiting from a commercial venture, I would disclose my identity.

Dude, You are a private commercial venture operating within the Dogecoin ecosystem. You have entered into agreements with the Dogecoin Foundation, another organization that has never received a mandate from the community to represent Dogecoin as a whole, and now you are pushing this. You also made claims in the past, on public record, to try and get the trademark assigned to the Foundation. We all remember that. You are perfectly entitled to build good products and businesses around Dogecoin. What you cannot legitimately claim is that these private commercial arrangements somehow make you Dogecoin. In fact, it surprises me that you, @cb_doge, and all the other influencers trying to push this (I wonder why) do not understand that you will undermine exactly the reason why some of your heroes were interested in Dogecoin in the first place. You are poisoning the well instead of just focusing on your products. If you want to help Dogecoin, establish a fund to support single and independent developers and researchers without commercial interests, and who might not necessarily work in YOUR interest.

First, are you really retweeting a bridge displaying “Keep amounts small: the bridge is new and has not been audited” from a 4M account? Second, you forgot once again to check “Paid Sponsorship”. Have you guys gone insane? Any shred of decency left?