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Proton Mail Auctioning Rare 'X' Username for Charity, Current Bid as of Posting is $50,000,000USD [Update: $15,000USD] (www.ebid.net)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/technology@lemmy.ml
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Looking through the history looks a bit suspicious. Even if the questionable bids were removed, it’s still likely to be 100k+ for the username!

Edit: Closer to $15k right now lol.

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[–] 0oWow@lemmy.world 120 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Look at that. An email address that will be instantly added to every spammers list. And they know the owner has money too.

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 11 months ago

Yikes! I hadn’t thought about that!

[–] moody@lemmings.world 33 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And they know the owner has money too.

Not after spending 50 mil on it

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 25 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Anyone willing to spend $50m on an email address probably has more money than sense.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Until they spend 50 mil on an email address, then they have an equal amount of both.

[–] DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

If that person has a networth of...say, roughly 230 billions...that 50mil isn't even a noticeable change.