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

63•jakemanger•59m ago

I was looking at neovim's donation footer at the bottom of their site and saw a bitcoin donation address.

Thought I'd check how much in donations they've gotten. And I saw this massive 10 Bitcoin donation from back in 2023 (worth $800,000 now...)

From the activity history, neovim last sent bitcoin out of the address in 2019 so it's been max 7 years since they've definitely had access.

Does anyone from the neovim project know about this? Seems like a pretty significant amount of funding to have sitting there. Hope it can come to good use as I use neovim daily.

https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/addresses/btc/1Evu6wPrzjsjrNPdCYbHy3HT6ry2EzXFyQ

Comments

JimBlackwood•26m ago

I imagine they might wait, to make it’s legally obtained Bitcoin.

pluc•22m ago

hodl

esskay•12m ago

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.

accountrequired•5m ago

Bitcoin died *again*? hehe :P

seymon•20m ago

I hope they still have the private key.

wyclif•19m ago

The project no longer uses that Bitcoin wallet for bounties.

ricardobeat•9m ago

What does that mean for that donation, and why is the wallet still listed on the website?

colesantiago•11m ago

Bitcoin really isn't money.

They should send it to a dead wallet instead.

AIiscoming•8m ago

True and its also not compareable to gold.

But as long as others giving you real money for this garbage, it would be better to use it for a project like neovim :)

deniska•3m ago

To never have experienced a usefulness of cryptocurrency is a privileged position to be in.

gitowiec•6m ago

Exactly this! It was rendered money by some minds.

loopydosuette•4m ago

is this (w)hole lie still hodling up? crazy! is my botnet still not out of puberty?

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