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Thanks for the tip! I also found Mt Pelerin, which is based in Switzerland and allows SEPA transfers for USDT or Bitcoin up to €999 a month without verification.
However, since they're a crypto exchange company, I wonder if their bank transfer data is shared with tax authorities across Europe. If so, it pretty much defeats the purpose of being non-KYC.
You probably only read half of my post and didn't see that I wrote: "Young people might say" implying that they will not understand.
A site like Stacker News works on donations between users, so yes, everyone is encouraged to contribute, and their system is well-designed because if you want to participate actively, you inevitably have to donate sats. I like it !
The sats must flow!!!
If Bitcoin continues its upward trajectory, we'll all look like fools or legends in 30 years, having donated thousands of sats for a post here, which might soon be worth thousands of dollars or more.
Young people might say, why did we kill ourselves working back then if all we had to do was post every day on Stacker News or nostr, keep everything on a cold wallet, and retire rich in 30 years.
Oh yeah, I actually discovered Goldbacks a few days ago through this video: https://youtu.be/GJXbxlYXvMo. Really interesting video for beginners btw.
I find it fascinating to be able to buy gold in the form of paper notes, plus the artistic designs on them are gorgeous, which makes them great collector's items.
I’m based in Europe and quickly looked around online for these famous Goldbacks, but I can't seem to find them anywhere. I guess they're pretty rare around here or it might be easier to find them for sale through private collectors.
I like both too. If you truly understand Bitcoin and the history of money, it’s only logical to appreciate gold and silver too.
Recent events just prove how important energy is nowadays.
We're still very much in the petrostandard era, and honestly, I see us staying here for at least another decade.
The race to produce and store clean energy is going to be crucial for the next generations, and this is exactly where bitcoin could shine. It’s the first time in history we’ve managed to turn electrical energy expenditure and wastes into something of concrete, real world value that can be sent globally with zero risk of censorship.
Gold, on the other hand, will continue to slowly appreciate over decades.
It will remain a solid way for governments and private banks to store value reserve, those who choose Bitcoin instead of, or as a supplement to, will certainly be at a significant advantage.
Just bought my first mini gold bar a few days ago : #1491389 and started reading gold blogs. Man, the antiBitcoin bias is real. Every time btc dips, they celebrate!
It’s obvious what's happening. They either secretly know bitcoin is better (decentralized, digital...) and fear the competition, or they genuinely think it’s a useless "shitcoin" trying to copy physical gold on the internet.
Either way, trashing Bitcoin is just marketing to keep their own business alive.
on Gold Avenue they don't buy back the gold sent physically, there is an option of storage in a safe in Switzerland, I saw a video about this where new users feel scammed for not having read all the details, and this is where they abuse on the premium prices.
They highlight free storage up to 10k euros and no additional costs on resale but they apply their own resale prices below the metal price.
I looked at most of the physical stores around me, repurchased gold at -5% of the price of the gold rate.
Well, I paid 181€ for the gram of gold, and 80€ for the silver coin, on the Swiss website Gold Avenue.
I know it's a lot compared to the price of the metal, about 30% for gold and 10% for silver, but the fact that it's a limited edition increases the premium price even more, I imagine? Or maybe I just paid more for nothing, I don't know.
I saw some websites in the US selling this same Dune gold bar for 215€ after conversion, but as you say, prices vary a lot depending on the country, which is normal.
I also read that it's normal for small coins and bars to have a higher premium.
For comparison, the 5 grams Lady Fortuna bar from Pamp is currently sold with a premium of only 5%, on the same website.
Here there's no tax on gold purchases, I only paid the dealer's premium.
Gold is taxed upon resale. There's a flat fee plus a capital gains tax.
I haven't thought about when to resell it yet. I plan to keep it for at least 10 years. I'm closer to Switzerland and Luxembourg than to Asia, so maybe I'll resell it there.
The Bible was writing by humans. Humans have been waging war since ancient time, even before our time.
We are a product of evolution, with survival and self-preservation instincts that, unfortunately, lead to violence in certain cases, over territory, over food, and much more.
That is the harsh reality that has brought us to where we are today, and what we continue to do.
Yet I am a very peaceful person, even in my everyday life and in my interactions with those around me. Human nature is what it is.
On a deeper, more philosophical level, I would even say that everything around us is a fight, life itself. If conflicts no longer exists, it means that everything is dead.
I’ll check out lnp2pbot. I used to use SimpleSwap, but now I use Tocador to swap stables for Bitcoin, it finds the best possible rate across many platforms, and yes fixedFloat is often the cheapest!