Wikipedia won't take crypto anymore
Wikimedia is the non-profit firm behind Wikipedia and a host of other sites that operate under similar principles, and has the goal of «developing and maintaining open content» and funding it. Now, after four months of community discussion and argument, it has announced that it will no longer be taking donations in cryptocurrency.
The 'no crypto' campaign was started by the multi-talented Molly White, a software engineer, the creator of Web3 Is Going Just Great, a Wikipedia editor with the unbeatable name GorillaWarfare, and a sworn enemy of crypto-bros everywhere. White made a Wikimedia 'request for comment' which ran from January 10 to April 12, during which time the community argued both sides of the crypto donation issue.
Around 400 community members took part and, per the Wikimedia document, the most common arguments in favour of the crypto-ban were «issues of environmental sustainability,» «that accepting cryptocurrencies constitutes implicit endorsement of the issues surrounding cryptocurrencies,» and «community issues with the risk to the movement's reputation for accepting cryptocurrencies.»
Opponents of the ban argued that there are «less energy-intensive cryptocurrencies» that relay on proof-of-stake, that «cryptocurrencies provide safer ways to donate and engage in finance for people in oppressive countries,» and that «fiat currencies also have issues with environmental sustainability.»
what's that rumbling noise in the distance, slowly growing louder, you ask?it is the stampede of crypto zealots who have never once donated to the wikimedia foundation, shouting «guess i'll take my money elsewhere!»April 13, 2022
Amusingly enough, while this was going on the discussion was posted to several crypto forums and
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