05-25-2021, 02:00 AM
Who remembers the "Pineapple Fund" of 2018, where a top 250 BTC holder cashed out 5,
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>It was one of the high-points of the Bear Market of 2018 and one that made me glad to be in the Crypto Space, where it seems like you don't need to be a ruthless sociopath to get rich. </p> <p>Pine, as she goes by, earned so much money she was "past the point of satiety" and decided to donate the rest. In total, she donated 5,104 BTC worth $55,000,000, </p> <p><a href="http://pineapplefund.org/">http://pineapplefund.org/</a> </p> <p>She scoured the web and took suggestions, donating thousands to millions of dollars to verified charities. </p> <p>These are the kinds of people we should hold up with praise. I have absolutely no beef with rich or the super rich, but I do think if you earn so much money you can't possibly spend it, you are a special kind of asshole if you don't at least engage in some philanthropy to re-distribute your abundance of wealth. </p> <p>EDIT: It's a GURL.<br/> DOUBLE EDIT: In true reddit fashion, lots of squabbling over whether Pine is male or female. <strong>WHO CARES</strong>. It doesn't matter. Pine donated $55,000,000.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/TNGSystems"> /u/TNGSystems </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/njvs8f/who_remembers_the_pineapple_fund_of_2018_where_a/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/njvs8f/who_remembers_the_pineapple_fund_of_2018_where_a/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>It was one of the high-points of the Bear Market of 2018 and one that made me glad to be in the Crypto Space, where it seems like you don't need to be a ruthless sociopath to get rich. </p> <p>Pine, as she goes by, earned so much money she was "past the point of satiety" and decided to donate the rest. In total, she donated 5,104 BTC worth $55,000,000, </p> <p><a href="http://pineapplefund.org/">http://pineapplefund.org/</a> </p> <p>She scoured the web and took suggestions, donating thousands to millions of dollars to verified charities. </p> <p>These are the kinds of people we should hold up with praise. I have absolutely no beef with rich or the super rich, but I do think if you earn so much money you can't possibly spend it, you are a special kind of asshole if you don't at least engage in some philanthropy to re-distribute your abundance of wealth. </p> <p>EDIT: It's a GURL.<br/> DOUBLE EDIT: In true reddit fashion, lots of squabbling over whether Pine is male or female. <strong>WHO CARES</strong>. It doesn't matter. Pine donated $55,000,000.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/TNGSystems"> /u/TNGSystems </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/njvs8f/who_remembers_the_pineapple_fund_of_2018_where_a/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/njvs8f/who_remembers_the_pineapple_fund_of_2018_where_a/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R