Wikipedia to Stop Accepting Crypto Donations on Environmental, Other Grounds

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Wikipedia will no longer accept cryptocurrency donations following a three-month debate in which the environmental impact of bitcoin was a major discussion point. by Aoyon_A and KReyofCoinDesk

Wikimedia, the non-profit foundation that runs Wikipedia, has decided to stop accepting cryptocurrency donations following a three-month debate in which the environmental impact of bitcoin was a major discussion point.

Excluding new accounts and unregistered users, of the fewer than 400 users who voted, 232 to 94, or 71.17%, supported no longer accepting crypto. White argued that Wikipedia risked damaging its reputation by accepting crypto donations, citing the decision earlier in the year by non-profit peer, Mozilla, to

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