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A comment on Wikipedia RFC to stop accepting cryptocurrencies passes by majority vote. Parent comment

Re:Wikipedia RFC to stop accepting cryptocurrencies passes b... by flotzam on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @02:47AM (#31011866)
Wikipedia used BitPay, the most widely loathed of all cryptocurrency payment processors - https://debitpay.directory/anti-bitcoin/ - and required prospective donors to provide an obscene amount of personal data: https://bitpay.com/464448/donate

It's a high friction, culture-clashing payment flow. I certainly noped out of that form real fast.

For comparison: https://www.givedirectly.org/crypto/

And another campaign on The Giving Block, an anonymity friendly donation payment processor: https://thegivingblock.com/campaigns/ukraine-emergency-respo...

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Re:Wikipedia RFC to stop accepting cryptocurrencies passes b... by numeri on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @02:57AM (#31011904)
This is the real reason they received so few donations. I've only ever donated to them through Brave's Attention Tokens [1], so I never realized they use BitPay, but it really is intrusive.

1. I wonder if they'll keep this enabled or not?

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Re:Wikipedia RFC to stop accepting cryptocurrencies passes b... by gwd on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @04:28AM (#31012356)
> 1. I wonder if they'll keep this enabled or not?

I was wondering the same thing -- hopefully they will, as I'd like to see that model succeed.

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Re:Wikipedia RFC to stop accepting cryptocurrencies passes b... by kuschku on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @06:14AM (#31012942)
> required prospective donors to provide an obscene amount of personal data

Yes, that’s known as KYC laws, which are required if you’re a payment processor of any kind.

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Re:Wikipedia RFC to stop accepting cryptocurrencies passes b... by flotzam on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @06:43AM (#31013096)
Seems more like preemptive overcompliance. Plenty of reputable charities accept anonymous donations just fine, whether it's cryptocurrency or cash by mail.
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Re:Wikipedia RFC to stop accepting cryptocurrencies passes b... by marcinzm on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @09:11AM (#31014180)
Given the financial size, global scope and dislike by certain governments of Wikipedia I see preemptive overcompliance as a very sane option.
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Re:Wikipedia RFC to stop accepting cryptocurrencies passes b... by stjohnswarts on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @11:29AM (#31015839)
This is a flaw in a service. Turning down free money isn't wise for a service that needs charity (from whatever sources) to continue existing.
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