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

320 points · 277 comments · jakemanger

  1. pluc · · focus · HN ↗

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    1. esskay · · focus · HN ↗
      I know you're joking but keeping bitcoin now really does feel like a poor investment given it's showing no signs of ever being revived.
      1. w4yai · · focus · HN ↗
        <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bitcoindeaths.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bitcoindeaths.com&#x2F;
        1. burkaman · · focus · HN ↗
          Many of these quotes are technical or social critiques of Bitcoin, not claims that it is &quot;dead&quot;. Here&#x27;s one for example: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bitcoindeaths.com&#x2F;posts&#x2F;2023-10-26-every-single-bitcoin-transactioneven-buying-a-latteconsumes-over-100-in-electricity-says-a-new-report" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bitcoindeaths.com&#x2F;posts&#x2F;2023-10-26-every-single-bitc.... It is dishonest to frame this as a disproven claim just because the price has gone up since the quote. The truth of this claim has nothing to do with the success or failure of Bitcoin.

          A couple other examples: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bitcoindeaths.com&#x2F;posts&#x2F;2019-02-07-bitcoin-inefficient-as-large-scale-payment-system" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bitcoindeaths.com&#x2F;posts&#x2F;2019-02-07-bitcoin-inefficie..., <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bitcoindeaths.com&#x2F;posts&#x2F;2024-11-20-nobel-prize-winning-economist-says-beware-of-the-bitcoin-craze" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bitcoindeaths.com&#x2F;posts&#x2F;2024-11-20-nobel-prize-winni.... This bothers me, you can&#x27;t respond to a genuine critique with &quot;but look how much money I&#x27;ve made!&quot;

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