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by scintill76 4212 days ago
In other words, dollars weren't actually moved, 217.5k BTC were. I like Bitcoin, but you're right, and I'm getting annoyed with Bitcoiners' self-congratulation over things like this. Moving millions isn't exactly an every-day problem for most people, and even in more realistic scenarios, network transaction fees aren't the only cost and are much smaller than the other costs.