12-10-2021, 05:16 AM
TIL that 9 years ago you could convert your karma on reddit for btcoin
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>All you had to do was send a message to <a href="/u/bitcointip">u/bitcointip</a> with the subject “Free Bitcoin” and say REDEEM KARMA followed by your wallet address. </p> <p>Typing all that sounds like a scam you expect to find in the comments section of Youtube, but this was 100% real and legit. </p> <p>As far as I know, it wasn’t an official reddit thing, but a project by a crypto advocate. The purpose was to give redditors a few cents (which would be a couple hundred $$ now) to expose them to crypto and learn more about it. </p> <p>I don’t know what the exact exchange rate was, but here’s a sample conversion:</p> <ul> <li>1,510,146 karma = you get 0.01510146 BTC (worth 15 cents back then, and $744 today)</li> <li>543 karma = you get 0.00100543 BTC (worth $50 today)</li> </ul> <p>Alternatively, you could also donate it to a public faucet instead of sending it to your wallet.</p> <p>There was a 100 karma minimum and it was a once-per-user thing. You had to decide whether to cash in right now, or karmawhore some more for a bigger payday. </p> <p>Good times. </p> <p>Unfortunately, the bot was turned off a few years ago and doesn’t work anymore (but you’re free to still try - who knows?)</p> <p>Here’s the <a href="https://np.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/zqocl/exchange_your_karma_for_bitcoin_reddit_bitcoin/">original post</a>.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/toyume"> /u/toyume </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rchnrq/til_that_9_years_ago_you_could_convert_your_karma/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rchnrq/til_that_9_years_ago_you_could_convert_your_karma/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>All you had to do was send a message to <a href="/u/bitcointip">u/bitcointip</a> with the subject “Free Bitcoin” and say REDEEM KARMA followed by your wallet address. </p> <p>Typing all that sounds like a scam you expect to find in the comments section of Youtube, but this was 100% real and legit. </p> <p>As far as I know, it wasn’t an official reddit thing, but a project by a crypto advocate. The purpose was to give redditors a few cents (which would be a couple hundred $$ now) to expose them to crypto and learn more about it. </p> <p>I don’t know what the exact exchange rate was, but here’s a sample conversion:</p> <ul> <li>1,510,146 karma = you get 0.01510146 BTC (worth 15 cents back then, and $744 today)</li> <li>543 karma = you get 0.00100543 BTC (worth $50 today)</li> </ul> <p>Alternatively, you could also donate it to a public faucet instead of sending it to your wallet.</p> <p>There was a 100 karma minimum and it was a once-per-user thing. You had to decide whether to cash in right now, or karmawhore some more for a bigger payday. </p> <p>Good times. </p> <p>Unfortunately, the bot was turned off a few years ago and doesn’t work anymore (but you’re free to still try - who knows?)</p> <p>Here’s the <a href="https://np.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/zqocl/exchange_your_karma_for_bitcoin_reddit_bitcoin/">original post</a>.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/toyume"> /u/toyume </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rchnrq/til_that_9_years_ago_you_could_convert_your_karma/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rchnrq/til_that_9_years_ago_you_could_convert_your_karma/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R