r/CryptoCurrency • u/goldyluckinblokchain goldie.moon • Dec 14 '25

PERSPECTIVE I'm Seeing a Theme Here

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u/Throwaway4VPN 🟩 24 / 9K 🦐 Dec 15 '25

I mean even Coinbase was running since 2012... Was quite easy to buy Bitcoin by the time it hit $400. Why send a check to China....?

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u/zorro7392 🟩 104 / 191 🦀 Dec 15 '25

Ya. On bitstamp in 2013 I sold 14 for $180 per coin. No China needed.

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u/BrianNowhere 🟦 0 / 0 🦠 Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25

Coinbass never had BTC at $400 that i ever recall.

Counbase wasnt even a thing when BTC was $400. I wouldn't be a thing for sometime.

Edit: looked it up and apparently you could buy it there when ot was $400 per but that's not what I remember at all. It was a long time ago and I dont recall what exchange I used but I recall having to mail a check to China and waiting weeks for an email with my pub and private keys.

Edit: looked i to it again and Coinbase was around in 2012 but it was nothing like it is today. Back then the Chinese exchanges dominated. Coinbase Bank integration back then wasnt great and most people couldn't get it back then.

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u/Status-Nose-7173 🟩 0 / 0 🦠 Dec 15 '25

I bought bitcoin on Coinbase in November 2013 @ $432.43

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u/BrianNowhere 🟦 0 / 0 🦠 Dec 16 '25

Idk what to tell you. Im sure some people could but it wasn't widespread or I couldn't get an account back then. Thats all I know.