I think the value comes from have a deposit on River that your DCA pulls from. So while it’s sitting there in USD waiting to be converted, you get interest in the form of Sats.
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I think the DCA can pull from your checking though. Typically people DCA weekly or biweekly as they get paid.
Most Bitcoiner’s if they have an extra $1000 in savings will smash buy Bitcoin immediately.
I use strike. And I just have my direct deposit load up money there and let my DCA pull from that pile of money. 100% set and forget is the way to go.
This is how I use River, allowing me to both DCA and smash buying when I see it dip: