Tag: Parents

Early Ether investor sells all his ETH, plans to buy parents a house

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A Redditor named “u/FollowMe22”, 27, says he has finally sold off the last of his Ether (ETH) stash acquired back in 2016. According to the Reddit post, he began buying ETH back in 2016 when the price was slightly above $2, adding: “I put my whole tax return in 2016 and threw a couple hundred at it whenever I could. I didn’t buy a car and biked to work to save money. I remember at the time thinking there was about a 1/3 chance it would 100x, so there was…

Hodler liquidates to pay off parents’ mortgage

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Reddit’s r/Bitcoin community continues to pull on our heartstrings. On Thursday, a user by the name of “u/Bigtony96” claimed to have sold their entire Bitcoin (BTC) stash to pay off their parents’ mortgage.  The Redditor supposedly unloaded a total of 6 BTC accumulated over the past three years to close out the remaining balance on their parents’ home. They said there was enough money left over to cover taxes and, possibly, buy a new car. “Today is the day I’ve dreamt of for the past several years, and it feels…

See Parents? Video Games are Good for Kids

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New data may suggest a link between increased gaming and reduced underage drinking, drug use and sex. The data comes from the CDC via Twitter and Reddit. While the link is tenuous at best, it presents a positive outlook on the effects of gaming. It seems like every generation of video games has some sort of moral panic surrounding it. From Mortal Kombat to Hot Coffee, gaming is never safe from the moral guardians. Well, it might be time for those guardians to relax a bit. Data seem to suggest…