Crypto made up just 0.08 percent of its donations in 2021.
“I’m really happy that the Wikimedia Foundation implemented the request from its community, and I’m really proud of my community for making what I feel was the ethical decision after a lot of thoughtful discussion,” White said in a statement to. “There are just too many issues with crypto for any potential donation revenue to be worth the cost of helping to legitimize it.”
The WMF concluded its update by saying it “will continue to monitor this issue” and will “remain flexible and responsive to the needs of volunteers and donors.”
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