Wikimedia Foundationfrom January 10 to April 12 cryptocurrency donations He conducted a community poll asking if he would stop accepting it. The pressure of proof-of-work cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin shows no signs of giving up.
It seems that the Wikipedia community does not approve of donating with crypto. of Wikipedia A recent survey by the Wikimedia Foundation, which oversees its funding, revealed that community members are against donations in cryptocurrencies.
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Wikipedia may stop receiving donations with crypto
A recent survey from the Wikimedia Foundation has questioned how acceptable the topic of donations with crypto is. Of the 326 Wikipedia members who voted for the survey, 71 percent are on the platform. ban on crypto donation wanted. Wikipedia administrators stated that they will evaluate this situation.
Last week Mozillaannounced that it will not accept proof-of-work cryptocurrencies for donations, citing high energy usage. Only consumes less energy proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies will allow. It is thought that the Wikimedia Foundation may take a similar move.
“These results demonstrate general community support (against crypto donation). For this reason, the Wikimedia community demands that the Wikimedia Foundation stop accepting cryptocurrency donations.”
Written statement from Wikimedia
Wikimedia Foundation Bitcoin in 2014 He started accepting it and, interestingly enough, he raised $140,000 in the first week. Wikimedia reported less than 1 percent of 2021 revenue ($130,000 from 347 donors) crypto donation reported as received. But Julia Brungs of the Wikimedia Foundation said they “never hid cryptocurrencies.”
Many crypto critics point to the energy used to create digital currencies and support networks. However cryptocurrencies to Ukraine against the invasion of Russia even managed to help.
“Crypto has proven to be a real lifesaver thanks to its ease of use,” said Alex Bornyakov, Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation.
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