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Re:Arti – An implementation of Tor in Rust by WesternWind on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @08:32AM (#30684469)
I mean I urge folks who have the ability to direct some of their company's money towards Tor. It's directly helping both Ukranian and Russian citizens right now.
Re:Arti – An implementation of Tor in Rust by colesantiago on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @08:52AM (#30684606)
Sure Tor helps Ukrainian and Russian citizens, but I urge the Tor foundation to question themselves and to stop accepting crypto token donations and grants.

It acts as an endorsement and emboldens the cryptobros, enthusiasts and fans to pump the price of the token.

Re:Arti – An implementation of Tor in Rust by DoItToMe81 on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @10:11AM (#30685522)
Why should they forgo an opportunity for funding that allows people to donate in countries where direct bank transfers to the Tor project would be logged and marked as suspicious, and which is resistant to payment processors deciding not to process the donations? Because you personally don't like cryptocurrency? That is ridiculously childish.
Re:Arti – An implementation of Tor in Rust by colesantiago on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @10:45AM (#30685967)
There is no reason to present a personal attack with your non-argument. As I said before in other threads there are alternative ways they can receive grants for funding of Tor projects without endorsing crypto scams. I mentioned Mozilla and Rust foundation as examples.

On the crypto tokens, there are tons of reasons not to use them as I have mentioned on this thread and others have mentioned as well. [0]

[0] https://lukeplant.me.uk/blog/posts/the-technological-case-ag...

Re:Arti – An implementation of Tor in Rust by kerowak on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @11:07AM (#30686257)
Privacy coins like zcash and monero should be considered distinct from the rest of the crypto sphere. They actually serve their use case very well, and of all cryptos they easily see the most use as actual currency rather than vehicles for speculation.

Their use case just happens to be purchasing drugs and other illicit products off deep web marketplaces. Or receiving payments for ransomware.

Re:Arti – An implementation of Tor in Rust by krater23 on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @09:12AM (#30684791)
When you know a better solution just name it. It's easy to criticice a decision when you don't need to find a better way. Who's interested in some crypto bros and some idiots that lose their money when you don't have another working possibility?
Re:Arti – An implementation of Tor in Rust by colesantiago on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @09:17AM (#30684839)
I already did. They can go for the Rust Foundation Grants Program or perhaps the Mozilla Foundation grants program.

I am sure there are other grants that I have missed out but the solution is there.

Re:Arti – An implementation of Tor in Rust by WesternWind on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @10:17PM (#30706844)
You could condition your companies annual grant on that, and make it large enough that they'd forgo crypto.