[Wikimedia-l] Re: RfC: Stop accepting cryptocurrency donations

2022-01-12 Thread Lane Chance
If you live in China or the USA, no payment system is guaranteed invisible from state agents. There is no reason to believe that cryptocurrency transactions going in or out of countries with sophisticated security agencies could be any more anonymous or trustworthy than, say, an anonymous payment

[Wikimedia-l] Re: RfC: Stop accepting cryptocurrency donations

2022-01-12 Thread Gerard Meijssen
Hoi, For what it is worth, I don't mind the WMF accepting crypto.. I do mind WMF hanging on to crypto currencies. So when they get it and monetise it immediately, all well and good. The motto being: You do not look a gift horse in the mouth ... Thanks, GerardM On Tue, 11 Jan 2022 at

[Wikimedia-l] Re: RfC: Stop accepting cryptocurrency donations

2022-01-12 Thread Vi to
Implying the most common cryptos are actually safe by this pont of view. Vito Il giorno mer 12 gen 2022 alle ore 13:37 Nickanc Wikimedia < nickanc.w...@gmail.com> ha scritto: > I am honestly shocked about how the whole discussion does not touch the > fact that for many people in many countries

[Wikimedia-l] Re: RfC: Stop accepting cryptocurrency donations

2022-01-12 Thread Nickanc Wikimedia
I am honestly shocked about how the whole discussion does not touch the fact that for many people in many countries supporting wikimedia is politically inconvenient and doing so in a very transparent way such as through the banking system might result in a backslash from the authorities. We

[Wikimedia-l] Re: RfC: Stop accepting cryptocurrency donations

2022-01-11 Thread Kim Bruning
Hmm, I'd be interested to hear a nuanced opinion from [[User:Gmaxwell]], if still active. sincerely, Kim On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 08:47:38AM +0100, Vi to wrote: > Long overdue! > > Vito > > Il giorno mar 11 gen 2022 alle ore 04:25 GorillaWarfare < > gorillawarfarewikipe...@gmail.com>

[Wikimedia-l] Re: RfC: Stop accepting cryptocurrency donations

2022-01-10 Thread Vi to
Long overdue! Vito Il giorno mar 11 gen 2022 alle ore 04:25 GorillaWarfare < gorillawarfarewikipe...@gmail.com> ha scritto: > Hello all, > > I have created an RfC at Meta to discuss no longer accepting > cryptocurrency donations. You can read the proposal, discuss, and vote at >