The non-profit organization Mozilla, the developer of the Firefox browser, announced that it has paused the initiative due to the backlash after it reminded that it accepts donations with cryptocurrencies.
Accepting crypto donations since 2014 Mozilla, 31st of December With his post on his official Twitter account on Accepting crypto donations via Bitpay had reminded.
Former co-founder of Mozilla 3 days after post Jamie Zawinski under the post in an abusive comment emphasizing that cryptocurrencies harm nature found. Zawinski;
Hello, I’m sure the person who manages the account has no idea who I am, I’m the person who founded Mozilla and I’m telling you……. I’m here to say go. Everyone involved in this project should be ashamed of themselves, along with these scammers who caused the planet to burn.
said.
also FireFox the basis of the browser Gecko search engine constituent Peter Linss;
Hey Mozilla, I guess you don’t know me either, but I’m the maker of the Gecko engine your browser is built on and I agree with Zawinski 100 percent. What a… a fact. You’re supposed to be better than that.
commented.
Mozilla about the topic January 6 He shared on his official Twitter account.
Mozilla stated that they shared a reminder that they accept donations with cryptocurrencies last week, which led to a discussion on the environmental impact of cryptocurrencies. Saying that it has decided to review whether the current policy on crypto donations fits its climate goals, Mozilla said, that they paused accepting donations in cryptocurrencies throughout the review process. announced.
Mozilla alsothat they will update with shares so that the process progresses transparently. expressed.