Someone just made a $147,239,214 Bitcoin transfer

Re:Someone just made a $147,239,214 Bitcoin transfer by qnr on Friday November 22, 2013 @02:01PM (#6782926)

The parent comment said direct transfer. Bank wire involves intermediate parties, is subject to various capital limits, account closures, funds freeze etc.

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Re:Someone just made a $147,239,214 Bitcoin transfer by mkramlich on Friday November 22, 2013 @02:07PM (#6782984)

and fees

with Bitcoin, fees are optional

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Re:Someone just made a $147,239,214 Bitcoin transfer by Marazan on Saturday November 23, 2013 @03:35AM (#6785697)

And if you don't pay the Bitcoin bribes, sorry fees, your transaction can take hours or even days to be accepted by the benevolent miners.

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