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Re:Gimp – $1,300,000 in Bitcoin donations idle since 2014 by tinus_hn on Saturday November 13, 2021 @03:26AM (#29208335)
In other news, safely storing $1.3M at a bank is now apparently free.
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Re:Gimp – $1,300,000 in Bitcoin donations idle since 2014 by ryanlol on Monday November 15, 2021 @08:31AM (#29227101)
But making 500+ international bank transfers probably isn’t.
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Re:Gimp – $1,300,000 in Bitcoin donations idle since 2014 by wmf on Saturday November 13, 2021 @06:19PM (#29214026)
It's not free; the bank will actually pay you.
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Re:Gimp – $1,300,000 in Bitcoin donations idle since 2014 by tinus_hn on Sunday November 14, 2021 @05:34AM (#29216461)
In many countries today the banks will charge you negative interest. And don’t forget that with amounts of money it’s no longer insured so if there is a bank run you’re toast.
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