pgorsira

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   by pgorsira 11y ago

   We built something like BoA's "Keep the Change" for bitcoin. Link a bank account and we'll watch all of your transactions for spare change. This spare change is used to buy bitcoin. Frequent buys work to manage the crazy
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   Show HN: Lawnmower.io – Invest spare change in Bitcoin(lawnmower.io)

   4 points by pgorsira 11y ago|1 comments
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   by pgorsira 12y ago

   That-s a perfect way of putting it. We already consider the USD change we receive from each transaction to be nearly worthless when considered individually. The idea is to make that change work for you in (admittedly) volatile context.
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   by pgorsira 12y ago

   That was certainly a huge inspiration for us to develop this. Too many times have I heard my less tech-savvy friends talk about getting into bitcoin/crypto but not actually committing. I think it's a combination of the technical h
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   by pgorsira 12y ago

   Thanks, we definitely aim to go in that direction. Bitcoin was the easiest to implement from the start (due to the WAY higher availability of APIs/libraries) but overall our vision is a platform for passive, casual investment into the
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   Lawnmower.io: Turn your spare change into cryptocurrency(lawnmower.io)

   22 points by pgorsira 12y ago|11 comments
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   by pgorsira 12y ago

   Yea, definitely the fact that it's not organic makes it go from potentially cool to cringey.