[INFO] Unloadable knock-offs

[tldr-hodl]

Now this is just weird:

https://www.amazon.com/2021-Holographic-Commemorative-Bitcoin/dp/B08TWDZTSH

(Even though I kinda like the design actually.)

And this part is funny:

Is this a real Bitcoin?
This coin does not have monetary value in any currency; it does not carry Bitcoin and cannot be loaded to carry Bitcoin. While theoretically a private key could be placed under the security sticker, this has not been done to avoid regulation issues with the SEC.

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[bitbollo]

practically it is an imitation of a casascius neither more nor less, with several very similar aspects, from the design to the inscriptions.
it's nice as an object, but I don't like these imitations and from a collector's point of view they have no intrinsic value.

[markinaz]

I thought they were pretty cool as well.   A nice conversation piece to carry, as most physical bitcoins are too valuable to carry around.  These look so much better than the cheap non loadable you see everywhere.  I do agree, it's a shame they did not make a loadable DIY version, as they look really good:

[OgNasty]

It is a good looking coin. I’m not sure this is the sort of thing people want to support by purchasing though. I have no idea who is behind it, but it’s pretty clear that all they did was rip off designs from Mike Caldwell and Mick Bruce then combine them into a single coin. Unless they paid Mike and Mick or at the very least sent them free coins and got their approval, I don’t think it’s appropriate to support this.

[MoparMiningLLC]

There are a multitude of coin and slab makers that use these very similar characteristics on both their items and holograms - I am betting none of them reached out to those that they copied.