I can think of a few reasons why we should accept bitcoin: * It's consistent with our leadership in internet technology * Our peers like EFF, and Internet archive accept it * It's secured using the same kinds of encryption we rely on to maintain user privacy * It permits donations from countries that do not have Visa/Mastercard services * It has a fanatically loyal and growing following that is dying to give us money in that currency
Most imporantly, current technology would permit us to accept bitcoin without ever *holding* bitcoin. Companies like BitPay ( https://bitpay.com/) and CoinBase ( https://coinbase.com/) are little different than accepting Visa, Mastercard, or Paypal. It's now possible for funds received as bitcoins to be *immediately* converted to USD. I don't think we should 'make a statement' by accepting bitcoin, I think the currency is simply at the stage where it would be to our benefit to do so. Jake (Ocaasi) _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
