Re:Mozilla Foundation pausing cryptocurrency donations
by acdha on Thursday January 06, 2022 @04:01PM
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Their mission is entirely to be picky about the impact of their decisions. You can’t sell Bitcoin without encouraging its use, which is exactly why people donate it trying to improve the reputation of their goods for sale. Remember when a few companies accepted it and the Bitcoin salespeople were crowing about how that proved it was the future of finance and you had to buy in now to avoid being left behind? Using Mozilla’s reputation for their marketing is an ethical choice and has consequences.
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Re:Mozilla Foundation pausing cryptocurrency donations
by smsm42 on Friday January 07, 2022 @01:44AM
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Maybe there was a period, years ago, where decision of Mozilla to accept or not accept crypto somehow would influence its popularity. This time has long passed, and most people who deal with crypto couldn't care less about Mozilla. The only people who are affected by this decision are Mozilla project, who won't get the donations of people who wanted to donate in crypto. Since Mozilla now considers them a filthy, planet-destroying fraudsters, apparently, I guess it's for the best for both sides. But let's not overestimate how much this means overall. Which is - not a real lot.