On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 2:18 AM, Alec Conroy <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Bitcoin-- we (and the web in general) desperately need a > zero-overhead micropayment system of some kind. > Both wikimedia and the web could indeed use a free micropayment system very well. It doesn' t need to be bitcoin as a currency, and it doesn' t need to be bitcoin as a payment system. Free payments, that is, payments weher no fee is deducted for the processing of the payment, would probably make a hugh difference for wikimedia and donation driven websites and institutions. An added bonus for the usage of bitcoins is that there is no controlling power. The US government was able to have shut down virtual all payments to wikileaks, and other institutions might in the future suffer the same fate. Mind you, I'm not against the USA, against governments, or against government regulation of financial markets, but it would be good for freedom if 1 government can not single handedly block all funding - worldwide. Teun _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
