River

Invest in #Bitcoin with confidence

Zero-fee recurring buys | 100% reserve custody | US phone support | Lightning

Support: https://river.com/support

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_@river.com

NIP-57 Address

opensats@vlt.ge

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nostr.wine

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2024-10-24 11:05:05

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No this is US only unfortunately.

2024-10-24 10:59:26

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We encourage clients to take self-custody, and for those that do store bitcoin on River, we have our monthly proof of reserves.
With that said, to clarify, this product does not use bitcoin, the interest is earned on dollar deposits, and converted to bitcoin which can then be withdrawn.

2024-10-23 07:59:39

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Thank you!

2024-10-22 16:08:19

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It takes 1-2 business days for the transaction to go through, as per usual withdrawals from the platform.

2024-10-22 16:06:28

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We're not earning 1% on this product. We don’t receive the same interest rates as tradfi on large dollar balances.

2024-10-22 16:04:43

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More client relations!

2024-10-22 14:53:14

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Outside of the typical time it takes for a bank transfer to complete, there are no lock ups. Interest payouts are immediately settled and can be withdrawn after payout!

2024-10-22 13:45:22

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Daily for the calculation yes.

2024-10-22 13:31:12

Introducing 3.8% Interest on Cash—Paid in Bitcoin!
Stop letting your cash lose value to inflation, even in “high-yield” accounts.
Unlock the predictability of dollars with the opportunity to build real wealth in Bitcoin. Only on River.
https://youtu.be/W21SBG39Zwk

2024-10-21 15:51:24

High-Yield Savings Accounts are misleading.
You’re not saving anything, you’re actually getting poorer by 20% in 5 years!
The money supply is growing faster at 6.8% per year than you are earning dollar interest.
Know anyone who uses a HYSA? Tag them below.
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2024-10-10 17:08:32

Don't bet against the River team.
We're all on team orange 🧡
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2024-10-02 19:27:56

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Love to hear it! We’re happy to have you

2024-10-02 17:29:00

At River we think self-custody is incredibly important.
But some people still prefer to trust an exchange. Proof of Reserves is a must to protect them.
Our second monthly proof is now up on http://river.com/reserves
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2024-09-26 20:16:03

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Absolutely, but knowing some people won't for a variety of reasons, exchanges need to do better too.

2024-09-26 15:13:20

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Correct, but proof of assets without proof of liabilities would have still made scandals like FTX and Prime Trust come out much sooner before they further escalated.

2024-09-26 14:49:56

If we don’t normalize Proof of Reserves, we’re going to get paper bitcoin.
Ask your exchange where their reserves page is. Here is ours 👉 river.com/reserves
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2024-09-24 16:52:45

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If you're confused by the large % drops, this graph doesn't show the value currencies lost, but how much new supply was printed.
🇨🇳 13 trillion CNY in 2000 -> 305T CNY today
🇬🇧 801 billion GBP in 2000 -> 3T GBP today
The economies grew, offsetting some loss in currency value.

2024-09-24 16:01:02

The largest theft of the 21st century: The time and energy of billions of people, drained by the money printer 🖨️💵
And we haven’t bottomed out! These currencies will keep dropping, until there’s nothing left.
Start saving in unprintable currency, save in bitcoin.
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2024-09-20 08:29:40

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You don't need to do individual account UTXO management to do proof of reserves. See the video linked at the top of our reserves page for a walkthrough if you're interested in understanding how it works! https://river.com/reserves

2024-09-20 08:27:40

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It was and we fixed it, thanks for calling it out!

2024-09-18 14:07:18

You deserve to know your bitcoin is safe. That's why today, we're announcing River Proof of Reserves.
Our Founder and CEO Alex Leishman walks you through how it works in the video 👇
https://youtu.be/53UqZsLBP1M
Proof of Reserves is not just a new feature at River, but a commitment to transparency.
Many Bitcoin custodians ask for your blind trust, and deflect concerns around solvency by telling you to withdraw or reassuring you they're audited. But not every Bitcoiner is ready to self-custody, so it's time for our industry to do better.
The Bitcoin protocol gives us the tools to provide unprecedented transparency to depositors. This drastically reduces the risk of insolvency going undetected.
We will be performing proof of solvency attestations monthly, and encourage all clients to validate our attestations themselves at https://river.com/reserves

2024-09-08 10:28:18

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Do we count.
Thanks for the kind words!

2024-09-08 10:27:42

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It's after the first week, but if you do a monthly recurring buy then you don't notice until the second month of course. Happy to have you and your father!

2024-09-06 16:13:37

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Let us know if you have any questions Maria, and thanks for the kind words @npub1rcr…cfuz!

2024-09-05 12:14:11

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If it would get closed after being open for a while, it would likely be obvious to you why it was closed. You would think back of recent actions. The case flagged above is different and is about opening an account.
As for keeping cash on the platform, any cash is always returned to the owner.

2024-09-04 15:39:22

There is a surge of business bitcoin adoption happening, including 1000+ companies on River.
We're proud to present our new report: Why Business Bitcoin Adoption Grew by 30% in 1 Year.
In this report:
- An overview of business adoption so far
- Where adoption stands today by all publicly available information
- Case studies of 7 companies using bitcoin
- Why business treasuries today lose value
- Bitcoin's role as a treasury asset
- River-specific insights
- How businesses are using bitcoin for payments
If you'd like to help us spread business bitcoin adoption, please share this with business owners you know!
You can find the report here: https://blog.river.com/business-bitcoin-adoption-2024/

2024-09-04 10:55:46

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He is correct that we are unable to share the reasons for account closure. His case has been closed, but he is understandably not happy about our decision.

2024-08-30 18:23:13

Everyone loves dollars, but the dollar doesn't love you back 💸💔
Check out the real reason why our currency is broken, and what you can do to protect your savings.
Send this video to your friends who still don't get it 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u5KZyEsQAo

2024-08-30 09:10:34

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14 was first seen in March 2024 and last added yesterday.
18 was first seen in 2021 and added 3000 BTC yesterday as well.

2024-08-29 16:35:54

These are the top 20 entities by bitcoin holdings 👇
(as far as we know)
12 of them are holding clients' bitcoin.
If you're one of the unknowns, don't let us know in the comments 🤫
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2024-08-19 16:59:23

60% of the top hedge funds own Bitcoin ETFs and none are selling
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2024-08-14 15:08:41

What would it mean for the United States🇺🇸 to have a Strategic #Bitcoin Reserve like Senator Lummis proposed?
How would this impact the financial position of the country? Could it help solve the debt crisis?
We break it down in simple terms in this video 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRwvBEJaXGE

2024-08-13 15:59:29

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All US exchanges have to do the selfie thing by law. The government loves selfies.

2024-08-10 08:47:39

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In terms of what we should improve about the product: a lot of people asked us to build specific features they want that competitors offer so that they can have everything in one place.

2024-08-09 14:50:12

2 weeks ago we had a blast at @npub1rwh…7avv
We're still energized by all of the interest, questions, appreciation, and thoughtful feedback we got from everyone who visited us 🧡
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2024-08-02 14:53:24

Some people ask "Why does Bitcoin have value?"
The real starting point to answer this question is:
If we could redesign money, what qualities would we want it to have? 🤔
PS: How cool is that animation at 1:55 🌎🤯
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUJfuCrlnPw

2024-07-26 23:40:32

Our booth at the Bitcoin conference was stacked today 🥵
Thanks everyone who stopped by 🫶
If you didn’t already, come get some free #bitcoin tomorrow!
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2024-07-18 16:38:51

We will be at @npub1rwh…7avv in Nashville next week with a booth!
You can find us straight ahead from the entrance.
We hope to see many of you there, come say hello!
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2024-07-16 13:52:23

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You press the 2 little arrows to reverse the direction of the translation.

2024-07-16 13:37:42

Going all in on #Bitcoin? Delivery matters.
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2024-07-10 16:47:28

To help grow Nostr adoption and explain how it relates to Bitcoin, we created a dedicated River Learn article.
We're happy to hear your feedback!
https://river.com/learn/what-is-nostr/

2024-06-26 15:43:21

“#Bitcoin is too complicated” -US Dollar user
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2024-06-25 18:50:29

Which of these mistakes have you made on your #Bitcoin journey?
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2024-06-18 17:09:16

Our team had a great time at @npub167n…zu3r connecting with clients, fellow Bitcoin builders, and friends 🫶
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2024-06-13 17:01:36

Open-source development is the backbone of the #Bitcoin ecosystem.
We made an overview of 115 open source projects 👇
It highlights the work of brilliant developers that are working on something much greater than themselves 🙏
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2024-06-07 15:17:27

#Bitcoin is not about getting rich quickly 💡
It’s about not getting poor slowly through inflation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGAjDBjnsYw

2024-06-06 16:36:27

Critics tell you that #Bitcoin's code can simply be changed.
But this is the process that changes go through👇
Proposals must pass dozens of independent minds to even get a chance at adoption.
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If you own some bitcoin, you should understand a bit about Bitcoin Core.
We make it easy for you in this article: https://river.com/learn/what-is-bitcoin-core/

2024-06-05 15:31:20

We're adding a free monthly on-chain withdrawal to round out a great self-custody setup:
1️⃣ Buy #Bitcoin with zero-fee recurring buys.
2️⃣ Set up an automatic withdrawal to self-custody.
3️⃣ Enjoy zero fees for one withdrawal each month.
We will forever encourage self-custody 🤝
Read more 👇 https://blog.river.com/rivers-commitment-to-self-custody-with-free-monthly-withdrawals/

2024-05-30 18:18:49

Need a good stacking goal?
We looked at the average wealth people have by age group today, and converted that to #Bitcoin
But if you own any Bitcoin, you may already be further along than 90% of people 😉
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2024-05-16 20:40:25

12 of the largest 25 US Hedge Funds collectively have over $2.6 billion Bitcoin ETF exposure.
11 of the largest 25 Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) also have exposure
All while #Bitcoin is just a $1 trillion asset class.
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2024-05-15 15:44:06

Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Google, Amazon: Today's highest valued corporations.
Two companies are putting huge amounts of #Bitcoin on their balance sheet to overtake them.
MicroStrategy + Tether have bought 350+ BTC/day over the past 6 months. 78% of the new daily supply!
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2024-05-08 20:05:25

Huge milestone for #Bitcoin
1 billion peer-to-peer transactions have been sent on the network! 🥳
Forever stored by over 19,000 full nodes and counting.
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2024-05-03 20:52:20

Happy Friday, ya'll 🫡
Any big weekend plans?

2024-04-20 00:17:58

Another fantastic cycle complete 🥂
Thank you Satoshi for the best monetary policy that the world has ever seen.
The era of 3.125 is here.
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2024-04-17 20:59:15

Every single person is affected by a financial term called the Cantillon Effect, but we're never taught about it in school 🏫
Covid lockdowns, inflation, supply chain issues, and war have impacted your purchasing power and the value of your savings, but some people are affected much more than others. How is this possible? 🤔
Once you learn about this simple principle, the strange ways in which the financial system works begin to make sense.https://m.primal.net/HwWy.mp4

2024-04-10 14:12:41

Elon Musk
Jack Dorsey
Tim Cook
Mark Zuckerburg
What do they have in common?
It's simple: they all own #Bitcoin
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2024-04-05 15:26:58

Historically, Bitcoin's price has performed incredibly well in the last ~1.5 years after each halving
Of course, there is absolutely no guarantee that this pattern will repeat itself 🤷‍♂️
But then again, there is also no guarantee that it won't 👀
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2024-04-01 16:23:23

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Reaching out to you via DM in order to resolve this!

2024-03-22 14:09:47

Guess we can't make everyone happy 🤷‍♂️
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2024-03-21 18:19:28

Most of the world does not know what the #Bitcoin halving is, nor that there will only be 21 million bitcoin
Will they find out before 2140? 🤔
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2024-03-20 17:53:21

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Unfortunately, we do not have a timeline for this. We've submitted all the proper documentation for jurisdiction in Idaho, but we are now waiting for a response.

2024-03-20 17:52:41

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We host the Columbus Bitcoin Meetup once a quarter (so 3 more times this calendar year). Feel free to reach out to us at support@river.com, and we can get you set up with more information this

2024-03-20 17:40:34

Last night, we hosted the Columbus Bitcoin Meetup at our HQ!
As expected with the recent craziness, it was a jam-packed session. We had plenty of great talks covering the upcoming halving, ETFs, Institutional interest, and of course, #Bitcoin reaching the all-time-high in price 😎
https://m.primal.net/HmnP.mp4

2024-03-19 14:51:21

If Bitcoin was a country, it would rank somewhere between 10-20 in population size.
Could we see it entering the top 10 soon? 👀
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2024-03-13 21:25:46

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Both!

2024-03-08 20:35:56

You're probably getting a different flavor of messages about #Bitcoin in the coming days and weeks...
It's tempting to tell people "I told you so", but let's seize this opportunity to welcome newcomers to Bitcoin! 🤝
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2024-03-08 15:47:00

Congrats to everyone who held on for the past 2.5 years
Welcome to everyone who has joined in since! Enjoy the ride! 🚀
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2024-03-04 17:27:59

Price on 03/04/23: $22k
Price on 03/04/24: $67k
We are so back.
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2024-03-04 15:12:37

What a way to start off Monday 😎
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2024-03-01 16:06:36

If our coffee isn't in a River mug, we don't want it! 😎
Happy Friday, it's been a fun week
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2024-02-29 20:42:32

Given the price craziness, we thought this would be a good thing to remember...
This feature is now live! Update your River widget and get back to work 🤝
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2024-02-28 17:59:40

Friendly reminder 🙂
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2024-02-28 17:25:33

Our marketing team has been hard at work today
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2024-02-28 17:24:05

Well, this is fun

2024-02-26 20:00:03

🧐 👀
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2024-02-26 16:26:19

Lower fees today could mean big savings in the future 👀
Navigating #Bitcoin self-custody smartly pays off when you consolidate your UTXOs in low-fee environments 🧠
Learn to manage your UTXOs in a few simple steps 👇
https://river.com/learn/bitcoins-utxo-model/

2024-02-21 16:19:42

River turns 5 years old today 🥳
Thank you to our wonderful clients, supporters, partners, and amazing team for getting us where we are.
And thank you to all Bitcoin core devs! We stand on the shoulders of giants, so we're donating $50k to support them through Brink 🧡
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2024-02-16 17:05:44

🎢 Stay on track
🟠 Stack sats
🔍 Zoom out
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2024-02-14 15:09:25

While your date may not appreciate your green texts, take comfort in the fact that you can stack #Bitcoin on the River Android app 💚
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2024-02-13 17:00:41

Ladies, the real way to a man’s heart this Valentine’s Day is through #Bitcoin
Spread the love and the wealth 🧡
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2024-02-09 17:48:31

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Reaching out via DM to resolve this!

2024-02-07 20:59:23

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Yep! Go ahead and send someone there a River Link 🇦🇺

2024-02-07 20:58:58

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As long as you can send them the link, they'll be able to get it!

2024-02-07 20:58:38

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Yep! You would just need to send it to them

2024-02-07 20:57:44

We all have a TV show or movie that we hold dearly to our hearts 🫶
Who is one fictional character that you would want to orange-pill?
Our answer: Mr. Krabs from Spongebob 🦀
Given his budget-savviness, he'd surely want protection against inflation

2024-02-06 17:49:32

The easiest way to send #Bitcoin to anyone, anywhere, any wallet 📱
No need to coordinate for an address, or sending on-chain or Lightning.
Let the receiver claim the payment how they want 🧠
Try out River Link, from River to anywhere!
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2024-01-29 20:54:02

Doing #Bitcoin self-custody the smart way is SO important 🧠
If you're constantly (auto-)withdrawing <$100 from exchanges to cold storage, you are setting yourself up for high future fees 📈
Learn to manage your UTXOs in a few simple steps
https://river.com/learn/bitcoins-utxo-model/
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2024-01-23 19:19:33

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🙌

2024-01-22 15:25:47

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Working on it!

2024-01-22 14:36:18

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Soon!

2024-01-22 14:32:28

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If you are interested in more stats from our Lightning nodes, check our industry report from a few months ago!
https://twitter.com/SDWouters/status/1711758161042866231

2024-01-22 14:32:00

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⚡️ We hit the first 5k in December 2022 after running our nodes for over 3 years, though our lifetime volume was under 1k at the start of 2022.
⚡️ The next 5k happened in just over a year.
⚡️ For each 1k bitcoin we routed, we earned ~0.4 BTC in fees.
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2024-01-22 14:26:50

River's Lightning nodes have now routed twice the capacity of the entire Lightning network ⚡️
10.1k bitcoin vs 5,050 bitcoin
We routed 3.78M transactions with an average transaction size of 268k sats/$109 (10x network average)
A few more fun facts below 👇
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2024-01-18 18:34:40

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We believe Bitcoin truly is for everyone, and so is River!
Don't hesitate to reach out to our customer support team or explore our help center. We're here to help every step of the way.
https://river.com/support

2024-01-18 17:54:20

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There are risks with a DIY inheritance solution that most people haven't considered.
What if..
🧐 the software no longer works as described?
👀 a curious beneficiary takes an early look?
🔑 you didn't consider the risks of sharing your keys?
Learn more https://river.com/learn/how-to-set-up-bitcoin-inheritance/

2024-01-18 17:53:53

Picture this: stacking sats your whole life, only to lose them forever 😬
It happens more often than you’d think! Don't be that person – set up your #Bitcoin inheritance before life pulls a surprise
Read our new article and learn how to pass bitcoin on to your loved ones in a safe way 👇
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2024-01-17 18:59:25

2023 was a wild ride in Bitcoin 🎢
What is on your Bitcoin bingo card for 2024?
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2024-01-09 20:22:13

Asking the important #Bitcoin questions today
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2024-01-09 15:54:26

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We are currently working on this!

2024-01-08 22:08:56

Over 2 billion individuals do not have access to fundamental financial services…
This is why we need #Bitcoin and the future we build for at River