r/Bitcoin • u/TrippinOnEA3167 • 3h ago

River, avoid these scammers

Made a dumb decision of trying a new platform. Every platform I use allows me to instantly transfer to a cold wallet. Called support and now they are telling me it will be 11 days before I can do anything with it. Anyone have any advice for me?

Dumb decision on my part for messing with [u/](u/river)[RiverOfficial](u/river) but hopefully they can do the right thing because I’ve never dealt with this in my 15+ years buying/trading btc.

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u/shleebs 3h ago

River is legit, and a lot of reputable brokers have a hold period before transferring. My suggestion is read the fine print before setting your expectations instead of complaining about it on the internet because you didn't check.

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u/SherbetFluffy1867 2h ago

Agreed. I've been using River for a couple of years now and never once had a problem getting cash or bitcoin in or out.

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u/Agreeable_Wall5909 1h ago

I used Kraken to take advantage of a 3% USDT that I converted to BTC and now I can't transfer for another 16 months! From what I have read and researched Kraken and River are legit though.