On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 12:31 PM, Jake Orlowitz <jorlow...@gmail.com> wrote:
> * Our peers like EFF, and Internet archive accept it To be totally honest, I think this is moot. Support for bitcoin among these two organizations has hardly been a ringing endorsement. In the past, EFF has rejected it for very practical reasons I think still apply.[1] As for Internet Archive, I was literally in the room when their fundraising staff announced they started accepting bitcoin, and they actually said they didn't really understand what it was, other than people requested they accept it. In general, I would personally like it if the WMF avoided accepting bitcoin. Today, bitcoin isn't really a functioning currency of exchange -- it's actually used more as an investment tool to create wealth that naturally appreciates in value, like playing the stock market or buying gold. Avoiding lots of risky investments is something our very competent financial managers already steer clear of, and I see no reason to start taking on more risk now. 1. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/06/eff-and-bitcoin _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>