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bigiain on Nov 23, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Someone just made a $147,239,214 Bitcoin transfer

Sure, there are 18 year olds with impressive technical chops.

But do you know _anybody_ who would deposit money in a bank run exclusively by an 18 year old?

Coding skills can be created and honed by highschoolers - business, legal, and commercial experience - very much less so.

sejje on Nov 23, 2013 | [–]

I think any skills can be created and honed by highschoolers.

But I think it's extremely rare in the cases you mentioned.

rikacomet on Nov 23, 2013 | [–]

the question is, if they really know if he/she is 18 year old or something.

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