I’ve been running nodes for ages, over 10 years now, and never spent a single Satoshi. Sure, I bought some coins, but most of my stash is from faucets and selling expired domain names. And yeah, I’ve got like $40 locked in a wallet I forgot the password to. Need to find time to recover that one.
If you’re looking to claim forked coins, check out LoyceV’s guide here. Noticed it hasn’t been updated since 2022, probably because there’s not much to change.
Crazy to think you've been in Bitcoin this long without sending any coins. Respect! If you're consolidating, you should look at ways to save on transaction fees, especially if you have a bunch of small inputs.
Haha, I feel you. I tend to collect too much stuff too. Got a garage full of randoms and like a dozen bikes. Definitely should sell some on eBay. Wish they accepted Bitcoin though. Just stumbled upon some external hard drives with my wallet data. Gonna check what's on them.
Gotta give it to you, running nodes for a decade is no joke. You’ve shown some serious discipline. And yeah, moving coins between wallets won’t get you taxed.
LoyceV’s got the right steps for claiming those forked coins. But honestly, a lot of those forks are pretty useless and harder to sell as time goes on.
Seems like you’re aiming for a specific Bitcoin amount before selling. Just remember your seed phrase; we’ve seen too many lose access to their assets.