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Re:Sleeping beauty Bitcoin wallets wake up after 14 years to... by FabHK on Saturday July 05, 2025 @07:40AM (#44472039)
> Bitcoin holders as a group are constantly losing money by definition

Modulo market cap representing unrealized PnL, but yes otherwise. Miners and exchanges take a good cut.

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Re:Sleeping beauty Bitcoin wallets wake up after 14 years to... by LikesPwsh on Sunday July 06, 2025 @07:53AM (#44479929)
Yeah the paper gains are nice, but they all net to zero in real money.
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