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 They haven’t been a sponsor in a long time, and I dont see anything about them getting rid of spins. I legit wonder if it’s a mistake. It still has all the same spin details in the docs. Granted they did add partial ACH rewards too, so maybe it did change and the website isn’t updated? 🤔 
 I've been active in their Discord server for a year or two now and have monitored their rewards evolution and people's opinions thereof. It seems like people don't read their emails with program updates or maybe it's going to Junk Mail. 

They communicated all the changes about spin rewards and ACH rewards weeks in advance, but many people still seemingly caught by surprise. 

I understand people don't like losing the amount of "free" sats they were able to get before, but so much has changed. Given the changes with the global economy (i.e. rates) it's not surprising that they can't sustain the generous rewards, not to mention it's rewards on a DEBIT product, which is much different from CREDIT products. 

They have matured and adapted to the environment and their primary users: people who want to get on zero (fiat), a bridge between fiat and Bitcoin. To those who use it as their primary spending account the ACH rewards system is a net positive.  It's a Loyalty rewards system. 

It's not for everyone, and for those who are rewards maxis/optimizers who have access to other credit products with 5% cash back and can pay off their balance every month, good form them, but not everyone has access to those products.  
 If it was updated via email, I missed it. Email is the bane of my existence 😂

But I agree with basically everything you said. I wouldn’t be able to function without Fold these days, plus it’s my main debit card for personal and business expenses so I easily make back what I put in, not to mention the round ups, auto stack, gift card rewards, etc. I literally use them for everything and it makes living on a bitcoin standard vastly easier.

That said, I simply didnt realize they were getting rid of spins and was surprised by it. Legit thought it was a bug because I looked up (maybe it was an old website cached or something, but it had the same details for spin rewards as before. 
 Yea, could be that there is an older blog post or something. When I do a search I do see some posts with older dates that come up.  
 Sorry didn't realize they weren't still a sponsor. I'm not sure about the docs but they definitely removed the wording about 1 spin every $10 spent from the app. I don't it hard to believe that's a mistake. 

Not sure why they're doing this; feels like the only reason anybody would still be using them at this point is momentum. Not sure how they will sustain this because I can't be the only one thinking of not using them any more. 
 Disagree on not having a purpose without the spin rewards. They aren’t really the major way I was getting sats anyway. 

But being on a bitcoin standard, Fold is by far my best multitool and I still get way more sats than it costs, by a long shot actually. In fact, I got more than my monthly cost in just the last 24 hours. 
 Maybe I'll try to set up the ACH rewards stuff and give it a go. I do think it would be a net positive if I can get sats for my bill payments. But I agree with the guy below me. I honestly wish they'd get rid of the spins entirely at this point. I think what leaves a bad taste is just the promotion they did around it for so long feels like a bait and switch which just rubbed me the wrong way  
 If Fold isn't your primary spending account and/or you don't have a lot of debit card spending, then it may not be for you anymore.