Wrote up the story so far: https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2018/04/27/no-wikipedia-is-not-partnering-with-the-request-network-dont-believe-the-hype/
Any new stuff, corrections, clarifications etc most welcomed! - d. On 27 April 2018 at 21:04, David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com> wrote: > TrustNodes tested out Request's donation offering: > > https://www.trustnodes.com/2018/04/27/request-network- > partners-wikimedia-launching-beta-plus-test-run-review- > digital-codable-invoices > > tl;dr it's incredibly clunky, painful and disappointing and largely > doesn't work. Also, it only offers Ethereum. > > On a related note, I notice the WMF Bitcoin gateway currently uses > Coinbase's merchant option to accept cryptos and then pay the charity > on dollars (so WMF never touches a crypto). Coinbase are deprecating > this shortly, going to a model where the merchant has an account on > Coinbase and cashing out is their own problem. What will happen to the > WMF bitcoin option? > https://medium.com/@coinbasecommerce/upgrading-the-merchant-experience- > d97679274c71 > > (I'm just writing up this terrible story for my blockchain blog.) > > > - d. > > > > On 27 April 2018 at 19:05, David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 27 April 2018 at 17:21, geni <geni...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Not really. At best you end up with a less efficient version of a > >> downloadable database. People claiming that "blockchain technology" is > >> useful for things are either cyptocurrency advocates (with the usual > >> conflicts of interest) or third parties trying to be nice to them. > > > > > > seconded. Actual blockchain expert here! As in, I wrote a book about > > it that's sold well and the BBC calls me an expert now. > > > > Just for readers of this list, as copyright holder I hereby grant you > > permission to download this copy: > > > > http://libgen.io/book/index.php?md5=41A766EE9752E757169A46C936C2EC17 > > > > (like I could stop anyone anyway) > > > > tl;dr "blockchain" anything is a boondoggle at best and horribly > > damaging at worst, and you really don't want to go near this actively > > terrible rubbish. > > > > > > - d. > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
