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Neovim have a ~$800k Bitcoin donation sitting untouched since 2023

320 points · 277 comments · jakemanger

  1. seymon · · focus · HN ↗
    I hope they still have the private key.
    1. osigurdson · · focus · HN ↗
      It is an interesting fact about Bitcoin in general. There are 21M tokens in total AND some percentage are lost every year. Run this simulation long enough and there will be very few active Bitcoins remaining.
      1. eru · · focus · HN ↗
        Well, they are infinitely divisible in principle, so it doesn't matter too much.

        (At the moment, there's a smallest fraction you can send on the network, but they can change that.)

        1. tigereyeTO · · focus · HN ↗
          No they are not. There are only 8 decimal places, not infinite.
          1. fsflover · · focus · HN ↗
            AFAIK it can be changed later.
        2. chinathrow · · focus · HN ↗
          Can't the change the 21M?
          1. eru · · focus · HN ↗
            Yes, they could change that, too.

            However I expect that adding more decimal places will actually happen, but adding extra bitcoins won't.

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