Haha π that wheel tilted the hell out of me
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For real tho ππ€£
And as the price rose, it became more work to spin the wheel than I was getting in sats.
Their payment processor rugged me a couple of times, which was a headache to recover. I also think you gotta spend at least $1k a month to make it worth it in any way. Probably more now though π€·ββοΈ
i pay $1000/year for #xapo account... i think i prefer the sting in the start than in the end... the governments and the banking cartels leavy heavy, inflated monopoly prices on banks that dare to dabble in bitcoin, so it costs more, but i think thtis is always how it is at the beginning of a new industry, the new tech always is more expensive, but i think that before it was mostly just one rug after another (wirex, binance) but xapo has been legit for me the two years i've been subscribed to them
but you definitely ain't gonna be able to afford one without at least a part time senior dev wage
self-custody is the way
i rent a full service lightning relay that i control, and that keeps most of my "kitty" cash (stuff that mostly will get spent) and i have a bitcoin full node that will be holding the surplus as i accumulate it... i have plans to acquire some movable residence in the near future because i think it's gonna be a good thing to be able to scoot from anywhere over the next 8 years
The rewards are reduced down to nothing (thanks enshittification)
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Now, you also get to be ripped off with interest!